Sudden Cardiac Death

Fang Qi held Gu Xi's face, his fingertips still retaining the fading warmth of her skin.

Her eyes were open.

And his fingers were trembling slightly.

He felt a kind of bewilderment that made his scalp tingle.

What in the world was...

Bang!!

A loud crash.

The wooden door behind him was smashed open!

Bang!

Another loud noise as the door slammed fiercely against the wall and bounced back!

That light purple figure had already rushed to the doorway! Her long silver hair whipped forward from the momentum!

The silver-haired girl spread the five fingers of her left hand, faint deep blue electric arcs dancing at her fingertips!

Her crimson and amber eyes flashed simultaneously!

The intertwining scarlet and deep blue light cast flickering shadows across her face!

Master, what happen—!

The moment she saw the scene inside the room clearly, her voice caught abruptly in her throat.

The tense anxiety and vigilance on her exquisitely beautiful face instantly froze!

She remained in the posture of smashing the door open, looking at Fang Qi, her gaze...

Her line of sight slowly shifted to his hands.

Staring intently at his hands, which were still cupping Gu Xi's cheeks!

Fang Qi's incredibly chaotic brain finally, prompted by Liguang's reaction...

Managed a moment of clarity.

Following her gaze, he looked at his own hands.

He was still holding Gu Xi's face, his palms still pressed against the sides of her cheeks, which were gradually losing their warmth.

...Ah.

His gaze trembled!

Then he abruptly let go!

Thud.

Gu Xi's head fell back onto the wooden floor with a soft, muffled thud.

Her jet-black hair spread out even further across the floor.

Those lifeless eyes remained open, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Her lips still maintained that helpless yet poignant curve from a moment ago.

At the door, the silver-haired girl did not move.

She just stood there, holding the pose of pushing the door open.

The mountain wind blew in from behind her, fluttering the hem of her light purple hoodie and lifting her silver hair.

The scarlet in her crimson eye seemed to stagnate.

In her amber left eye, deep blue data streams surged!

She tilted her head slightly, her gaze slowly moving from Fang Qi's hands to his face.

The originally tight curve of her lips now curled up little by little, becoming...

Amiable!

Master...?

That sweet and soft voice was incredibly familiar to Fang Qi!

There was no anger, nor was it a question or a threat; she seemed just like an obedient little maid who saw her master do something she didn't understand.

So she tilted her head, blinked her eyes, and meekly...

Waited for her master to give her a reasonable explanation.

But right now, Fang Qi had absolutely no energy to explain!

His brain was still in complete chaos!

Gu Xi's words from just now were still bouncing around in his skull like echoes!

He looked at the already dead Gu Xi...

His vision trembled.

He felt that, just a moment ago...

All his past understanding of this world had been washed away.

He thought he was just a player who had accidentally entered a game.

Thought he was just trying to capture yandere targets.

Thought his biggest challenge was just to keep his wife happy.

Dealing with Dawn, maneuvering around Twilight, deceiving the rules of the world...

In the end, wasn't it all just to coax his wife?

Right now, he just wanted to be with his wife in this game world.

It was that simple!

But then he discovered...

This world was not as simple as he had imagined at all.

There was a group of people who seemed to understand the truth of this world?

They seemed to be protecting this world?

And he, Fang Qi, an outsider from beyond the heavens...

From beginning to end, was he just a virus in their eyes that needed to be eliminated?

A factor making this world unstable?

He raised his hands and clutched his head!

His fingers dug into his hair, gripping tightly!

His nails dug into his scalp, stinging! But it made him a little bit more awake.

Damn it...

What in the world is...

He tried to stand up, but just as his knees left the ground...

He stumbled!

He felt the world spinning, the floor seeming to tilt suddenly, and he fell sideways!

Master!

A light purple afterimage!

The next second, an arm wrapped around his waist, pulling his entire body into a soft embrace carrying the sweet scent of strawberries!

Silver hair brushed against his face.

It tickled.

The silver-haired girl supported him, her movements very steady.

She was looking down at Fang Qi, the scarlet and deep blue in her heterochromatic eyes still flashing incessantly.

Then, her gaze moved away from Fang Qi's face...

Landing a few steps away on Gu Xi, who lay motionless on the floor.

Her phoenix eyes narrowed slightly.

In her amber left eye, the deep blue data stream flowed a bit faster!

...Sudden cardiac death?

She murmured softly.

Fang Qi's eyelids twitched violently!

He instantly looked up, staring straight at Liguang.

...What did you say?

Being stared at by him like this, the silver-haired girl's eyelashes fluttered.

She pursed her lips, hugged Fang Qi a little closer to her chest to let him lean more comfortably...

Then she said softly:

Master, just now when Liguang was outside, I suddenly sensed that inside the room...

This police lady's vital signs showed severe fluctuations.

Her heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate all underwent abnormal changes in a very short period of time, and then...

She looked at Gu Xi's lifeless face, deep blue flashing in her eyes.

They suddenly all stopped.

So, Liguang thought Master had an accident, or the police lady did something harmful to Master, so I...

Rushed in.

And then, Liguang saw...

She turned her head, staring at Fang Qi once again.

She didn't continue.

But Fang Qi knew what she wanted to say.

Saw Master holding Gu Xi's face.

He could feel that the small hand wrapped around his waist...

Its fingertips were gently scratching his side!

Her nails lightly traced along his waist through his clothes.

It was ticklish, a bit numb.

Fang Qi took a deep breath.

Wait a minute...

Liguang.

Wait a minute.

Let Master first...

Think about this carefully!

His mind was truly a mess right now.

An absolute mess!

He looked down at the woman on the floor with lifeless eyes.

Gu Xi.

Beautiful police sister.

Matchmaker sister.

...Ghost sister.

She was still lying there.

Her black hair was scattered all over the floor, her leather jacket taken off and thrown aside.

The collar of her white inner shirt was crooked, and there were a few slender finger marks on her bare feet.

Her eyes were still open, but they were completely devoid of life.

...Sudden cardiac death.

Fang Qi muttered, repeating the term.

Then he stood up straight, turned to look at Liguang, his voice hoarse:

Liguang, tell me in detail, how is this kind of death caused.

Liguang's eyelashes fluttered again.

In her amber left eye, the deep blue data stream surged for a moment.

Sudden cardiac death refers to an unexpected natural death caused by cardiac reasons, occurring within one hour after the onset of symptoms.

Her speaking pace was unhurried, her voice still meek and gentle.

As she spoke, her body leaned forward slightly, drawing closer to him.

The hand that had been tracing his waist had, at some point, been raised...

Her fingertips rested lightly against the side of Fang Qi's neck.

Her smooth, perfectly trimmed nails trailed slowly... along the path of his carotid artery!

Gliding back and forth over... the faintly pulsing blood vessel on his neck!

"Common triggers include..."

The cool touch and the distinct sharpness of her nails caused a fine layer of goosebumps to slowly rise on Fang Qi's neck.

She was reminding him.

—Master, you promised Liguang. You aren't allowed to touch other women, not even with a single finger.

—But you did.

—Liguang needs an explanation.

Feeling the slight tickle on his neck...

Fang Qi let out a soft sigh.

Wifey...

You are not behaving!

Now is not the time to fool around!

He raised his hand and firmly grasped the small hand that was still lightly scratching his neck!

Her cool fingertips were enveloped in his palm.

"Under normal circumstances, cardiogenic...!"

The silver-haired girl's gaze froze slightly, and her words faltered.

She looked down at her hand, which was being held by him.

Then she looked up again, meeting Fang Qi's gaze.

Fang Qi was looking at her.

Just looking at her quietly.

He didn't say a word.

There was no panic, no more excuses, no explanations.

He just stared quietly into her eyes!

His expression was even somewhat serious!

The silver-haired girl met his gaze and blinked...

The friendly smile on her lips stiffened slightly.

A trace of panic even flashed through her eyes!

Her lips parted slightly:

"...Under, under normal circumstances..."

She continued speaking.

But she carefully withdrew that finger and obediently placed her hands in front of her lower abdomen.

Fang Qi withdrew his gaze.

Hmm, very good.

It seems...

At crucial moments, as long as he is a bit forceful...

His wife will still be obedient!

"...Sudden cardiac death mostly occurs in people with underlying diseases such as a history of heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes."

Liguang folded her hands together, her posture proper.

She stood obediently, her eyes cast down, her posture slightly rigid.

Fang Qi was immediately drawn by her words.

He glanced again at Gu Xi on the ground and asked:

"So, did Gu Xi have any of these warning signs?"

Liguang's somewhat tense shoulders slowly relaxed a bit.

She gently glanced at Gu Xi lying on the ground, then gently shook her head.

"Miss Gu's physiological indicators have always been very healthy under Liguang's detection. There were no signs of cardiovascular disease, nor were there any symptoms of overwork."

"Therefore..."

She looked up at Fang Qi again, a faint blue light flashing briefly in her amber left eye.

"From a medical perspective, she should not have suffered sudden cardiac death."

Fang Qi fell silent.

Then, he slowly let out a breath.

A healthy woman with no history of heart disease...

Even after being shocked a few times by Liguang, she could still curse him vigorously for being "shameless" and threaten him with "you will definitely regret this"...

Yet, she suddenly died right after saying those words.

...Just as I thought.

This wasn't a coincidence.

This was a punishment.

...It was this world's punishment upon her.

He narrowed his eyes, looking at the dead woman on the floor.

Gu Xi...

Just who exactly are you?