Doctor Hua

Chen Miemie realized he wasn't cut out for intelligence work.

Even though he was invincible now, he still couldn't find the cultists of the Mist Church, nor the utterly detestable Sun Never Sets Society.

Having failed to achieve both goals for going out, he had nothing to do and started wandering around Sixiang City.

The school.

Tomorrow was the graduation exam day. Today, it was very empty, basically deserted. Boring.

The night market.

Yesterday it was packed with people, but today it was completely empty. Also boring.

Chen Miemie wandered aimlessly, not really wanting to go home just yet.

"Hmm? Is that an acquaintance in that alley?"

In an alley next to the garbage dump.

Three men wielding daggers had a doctor cornered.

"Dr. Hua, you should just stick to treating illnesses. Why do you always like to meddle in other people's business?" The leading man with a scar had a cold, sinister expression.

Dr. Hua was the attending physician who had previously treated Elder Jiang.

"I am a doctor, not an accomplice. You force homeless people to sell their organs, and you expect me to perform transplant surgeries with such bloodstained organs?"

"You can't say that, Dr. Hua. You said it yourself, they are 'selling.' Who forced them? They signed the papers in black and white. It's a transaction. They are just cheap lives at the very bottom anyway, and they themselves want to earn some benefits for their families. Why are you feeling so indignant for them?

Besides, it would be one thing if you just refused to do it yourself, but you constantly ruin other people's business.

Dr. Hua, if it weren't for the fact that you've saved a few powerful figures, someone would have come for you a long time ago. But today, the patience of certain lords has reached its limit. We brothers are sorry, but your time is up."

The three burly men gradually approached, the distance closing to less than three meters.

"Scar, I saved your sister's life."

Scar stopped in his tracks. "My sister died last week."

"How could that be? Her condition had clearly stabilized. As long as she continued treatment..."

"Continued treatment? Do you know how much time continued treatment takes? I'm just a thug. How many bad things do I have to do to afford this continued treatment?"

"So you just!!"

"Of course not. She was my biological sister, the only family I've had since childhood. Even if it killed me, I would have kept trying to save her.

Last week, they told me to deal with you. Because you saved my sister, I deliberately botched the job.

Then they told me my sister died. Died on the Day of No Tomorrow. Bullshit Day of No Tomorrow! I secretly checked the body, and there were obvious signs of foul play!

If I fail again today, I'll probably die on the Day of No Tomorrow too."

Dr. Hua looked at Scar, who had suddenly lost control of his emotions. "Don't you want revenge?"

"Revenge? I don't even know who my enemies are. Do you think they don't know I have hatred in my heart? Do you think they would give me a chance to take them down with me? Don't underestimate the powerful, Dr. Hua!" As he said this, Scar glanced at the two men behind him.

Dr. Hua narrowed his eyes slightly.

"If you trust me, I have a way to help you leave this city, Scar. If you go back, they'll still find an excuse to kill you. Escape the city. As long as you survive, there will always be a chance."

"No. Enduring humiliation to eventually get revenge is not a drama a thug like me can pull off. If I had that kind of capability, I would have made something of myself long ago. Living on would just be a muddled existence.

The day my sister died, I understood a truth: a bad guy has to be thoroughly bad, and play the role of a blade in someone else's hand well."

With that said, Scar was unwilling to continue the conversation and swung his knife directly at Dr. Hua.

Chen Miemie, invisible nearby, just watched quietly without the slightest intention of intervening.

A slash flashed by, and blood splattered from a throat.

Scar fell to the ground.

The two burly men who had been charging forward with Scar changed their expressions drastically and immediately turned to flee.

Dr. Hua gently flicked his right hand, shaking the blood off his scalpel.

"Why run? Scar knew my strength all along. He used his life to beg me to take revenge on his behalf. And I have already agreed."

The two large men ultimately failed to run out of the alley.

Dr. Hua returned to Scar's corpse and closed his eyes for him.

He stood silently with his head bowed, thinking about who knows what.

"I don't get it. Since you wanted to help him, why did you still kill him?" Chen Miemie revealed himself.

Dr. Hua glanced at Chen Miemie. In his eyes, Chen Miemie was a glowing, unfamiliar silhouette.

There was no change in his facial expression, as if he didn't care at all about Chen Miemie's sudden appearance.

Dr. Hua was very calm. He knew in his heart that since Chen Miemie could observe the whole process undetected, his strength was superior. By revealing himself proactively, it was highly likely he wasn't an enemy, so there was no need to adopt a hostile stance and unnecessarily increase animosity.

"The three of them died by my hands, which simply looks like a failed assassination resulting in a counter-kill. Scar's enemies won't know that someone is coming to avenge him.

Those people... even for me, it requires a long period of investigation and planning. Only when they are completely off guard will there be a sliver of a chance to bring them down."

Chen Miemie shook his head, not quite agreeing.

"What's the difference between you accepting this kind of transaction and those merchants who accept sold organs?"

"For them, it's a life for a life. For me, a life must be exchanged for turning the world upside down."

"I look forward to your performance." Chen Miemie disappeared.

Upon returning home, Chen Miemie began packing his belongings, fully arming himself in preparation to head to the gathering point for the graduation exam.

Whether it was Nan Jun or Dr. Hua, to him, they were just small stories happening around him, not stirring up much emotion.

Everyone has their own path. For now, he didn't have the ability to save the world; he cared more about how to live his own life well.

11:00 PM.

The East Gate of Sixiang City.

Out of the 400 students in this cohort, 360 showed up.

The 40 who didn't show weren't late; they simply weren't coming.

In matters of life and death, there will always be people who back out at the last moment. This is their right to survival, not a heinous crime, and no one laughed at them.

Dean Old Man Deng appeared once again.

"Students, I will say three final things.

First, after leaving the city, scatter immediately and act alone. Do not form groups. Not only is that more dangerous, but it will also prevent both of you from breaking through.

Second, if you see others in danger, do not intervene to help, and do not trust anyone. Many anomalies are adept at creating illusions to deceive you.

Third, if you successfully break through quickly, do not be greedy. Stop immediately and be sure not to do anything unnecessary.

We will be here, waiting for your triumphant return."

Chen Miemie found it a bit strange as he listened:

I clearly sent anonymous letters to the school, the city hall, and the church, informing them that the Mist Church would make a move during the graduation exam. Why aren't they warning the students at all?

11:40 PM.

The 360 students walked out of Sixiang City.

As soon as they exited the city, everyone scattered, sprinting toward the wilderness.

Finding favorable terrain before the Day of No Tomorrow arrived could at least slightly increase their chances of success.

Watching the city gates slowly close behind him, Chen Miemie shook his backpack.

"Qinghua, Bobo, get ready to work."