MCL CH20

Chapter 20: “You’ve truly gone mad.”…

Ju Ze followed closely behind Yan Xingzhou, reporting, “President, the delegation from Country A is expected to arrive in 5 minutes.”

“Mm, got it.” Yan Xingzhou’s mood was clearly not good due to his interaction with the United Administration. He replied casually and strode through the central venue, heading straight for the main entrance.

When this figure appeared, Lin Xi’s gaze couldn’t help but follow him until he disappeared at the door. Only then did he turn his head with a smile and continue to discuss with the person in front of him, “Of course, I don’t mean anything bad about the former Executive, I’m just curious. Executive Lin has been dead for three years, why are you still crying so tragically?”

“What do you know!” The one who was talking to Lin Xi was a refined-looking office worker. He was originally crying his heart out, but upon hearing this, he immediately glared at Lin Xi. “Executive Lin is the hero of our time! If it weren’t for him leading the ability users of the United Administration to fight on the front lines against the fissures, the cities we live in now would have been completely destroyed long ago. How could we have lived in peace for so many years!”

“I don’t understand…” Lin Xi was about to say something more, but under the office worker’s death stare, he finally cleared his throat. “Ah, fine, I don’t understand.”

The office worker wiped his eyes, and tears immediately blurred his vision again. He was still sobbing. “Three years ago, it was the only super S-class fissure in the world that appeared. At that time, the entire N City was listed as a high-risk area. My wife was pregnant with our child at that time, and she could have gone into labor at any time. Do you know how difficult it was during that time in the temporary shelter? If it weren’t for Executive Lin personally coming to N City to solve the crisis of this fissure, at that time we might have already… already…”

The voice in his mind timely chimed in: [The story of the super S-class fissure… I never realized before, the story of our first encounter sounds quite touching.]

“…”

Seeing that the office worker was about to burst into tears again, overcome with emotion, Lin Xi patted him on the back to comfort him. “If Executive Lin knew that so many people still remembered him, he would definitely be very gratified.”

The office worker was crying his eyes out. “Unfortunately, we’ll never have the chance to say thank you to him in person again.”

Lin Xi silently looked up at the ceiling. “…That’s not necessarily true.”

His voice was very soft, and the office worker didn’t hear it clearly for a moment. “Huh?”

“Nothing,” Lin Xi smiled, a barely perceptible flicker of pleasure in his mismatched eyes.

Noticing the sudden commotion outside, he looked up and saw Yan Xingzhou returning, along with several blond-haired, blue-eyed figures beside him.

The color in Lin Xi’s eyes moved imperceptibly, and the smile in their depths deepened a little.

Although he didn’t know the diplomat-like politician walking in front, he did know the man walking side by side with him.

A head of eye-catching blond hair, paired with blue eyes. Compared to the others, his flamboyant and gorgeous attire, like a peacock spreading its tail, was really out of place with the simple and solemn funeral scene today.

Samuel, the dual-ability X-ability user from Country A.

In terms of friendship, the fact that Lin Xi was able to maintain an absolutely friendly relationship with the Ability Management Administration of Country A during his time in office was largely thanks to this friend.

After waking up this time, Lin Xi had also searched for related content.

Although there was very little information about these top-level ability users on the foreign internet, the snippets were enough to let him know that since his death, Hua Country had suffered a lot in its corresponding diplomatic affairs.

For no other reason, after all, X-ability users were the most convincing representatives of the strength of ability users in various countries. The Hua Country United Administration had “died in the line of duty” one, and with Yan Xingzhou’s falling out, another had “run away from home.” With only the remaining few dual-ability users, even if their ability strength was strong, they were still not enough to stand against those “X”s.

Samuel was not only outstanding in ability, but his appearance was also comparable to an international superstar.

As he walked, he directly turned the path from the entrance to the venue into a large-scale red carpet.

Samuel was originally smiling and greeting the passersby who frequently cast their gazes on him. His casually striding footsteps suddenly paused subtly.

However, just as he looked back, Lin Xi had already withdrawn his gaze without a sound and continued to comfort the office worker who had started to recall the past again.

The office worker’s mood calmed down a little. He looked at Lin Xi with some dissatisfaction. “After saying so much, what about you? You came to the funeral, but you haven’t even shed a single tear.”

Lin Xi: “…Mm, you’re right.”

He tried hard to wipe his eyes and also very sociably squeezed out a few tears for the death of Executive Lin.

The faint feeling of being watched disappeared in an instant among the crowd of grieving figures.

No trace could be found.

Yan Xingzhou, who was leading the way in front, looked back. “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing,” Samuel had already concealed the sharpness in his eyes in an instant. He smiled and put his arm around Yan Xingzhou’s shoulder, speaking in fluent Chinese, “It’s just been too long since I’ve been to Hua. I feel very nostalgic. It’s just a pity that the guide who took me around on my travels has already passed away, leaving me to reluctantly accept your kind invitation. Although you are not as beautiful and delicious as him, at least you are not annoying.”

“…” Yan Xingzhou lowered his eyes and glanced at the hand on his shoulder, but in the end, he didn’t push it away. “I shouldn’t have let him be your Chinese enlightenment teacher back then.”

Samuel blinked in confusion. “Is my pronunciation not standard enough?”

“No, it’s very standard,” Yan Xingzhou replied. “But in the course of learning Chinese, there is also a very important rule.”

Samuel: “Hmm?”

Yan Xingzhou glanced at him. “In Hua Country, you don’t need to use an idiom in every sentence.”

Samuel looked hurt. “Today is Lin Xi’s funeral. I just wanted him to check the success of my teaching. And the fact that I can be here already shows the attitude of the management Administration. I believe that after this funeral, he will definitely be immortal.”

“That’s why I told you, you don’t have to use idioms.”

Yan Xingzhou said, “Immortality is too tragic. He definitely wouldn’t like it.”

“Then I’ll change the word.” Samuel was quite willing to take advice. “Which idiom do you think is better?”

Yan Xingzhou: “I think it’s best if you shut up. The reception room is here. Please come in.”

Lin Xi felt that if it weren’t for the fact that the confidentiality mechanisms of those foreign countries were too high, for example, someone with Samuel’s status, if he were recognized, it would definitely cause a huge uproar.

And now, what he was more concerned about was another point.

The Ability Management Administration of Country A would definitely not easily let Samuel go abroad. For him to appear here today, Lin Xi could only think of one possibility.

His gaze lingered on the corner of the corridor leading to the inner hall for a long time. “Yan Xingzhou, what on earth… are you planning to do?”

The successive arrival of the United Administration and the delegation from Country A had already set a grand stage for today’s century funeral.

And soon, more and more big shots arrived and signed in.

Not only were there many faces that could usually only be seen in ability magazines, but there were also many people whose faces had not been seen before, but whose aura was enough to determine their absolutely noble status.

The short process of guest registration almost became a grand gathering of the world’s top ability users.

Finally, the funeral officially began.

According to the previous arrangement, the entire venue was divided into inner and outer sections.

All the citizens who came to pay their respects spontaneously were arranged in the outer field, while those with invitations took their seats in the inner field one after another.

But even with invitations, the top ability users almost occupied the front rows closest to the coffin. Some powerful people who had not awakened any abilities were also very tactful and did not try to join in the fun.

For example, Mayor Zhou, even though he was the local official of N City, only sat in the middle section.

There were too many familiar faces at the scene. Lin Xi, of course, would not be so foolish as to show off too much. He directly chose a position closest to the exit.

However, after entering the door, he still took another look at the coffin from afar and praised it sincerely, “To be honest, Yan Xingzhou is really quite up-to-date.”

When he first saw the metal coffin displayed there from afar, Lin Xi thought of his tragic state of being blown to pieces back then. He estimated that at most, he could only have a cenotaph. But he didn’t expect that after entering the door, he found that there was indeed a set of his uniform from when he was at the United Administration inside the coffin. It was just that it was also combined with projection technology to perfectly complete a holographic restoration, to the point that even he himself, looking at the effect displayed on the large screen, felt that he had died very peacefully.

The master of ceremonies read the eulogy in a solemn tone. “May 30th, three years ago, was a very sad day for the world. Lin Xi, the Chief Executor of the Hua Country United Administration, unfortunately died in the line of duty while clearing a super S-class fissure. We are deeply saddened by this. However, for some reason, it was not until three years later that we were able to hold this grand funeral that this hero of the world deserves…”

During the funeral proceedings, the entire venue was plunged into a deep atmosphere of mourning.

Lin Xi sat at the very back, just in time to see the reactions of everyone at the scene. His gaze finally landed on Gu Beiqiu.

It was clear that after his death, the United Administration had a lot of mess to clean up. His deputy, who he remembered as always following behind him, had become much more calm and capable in his aura.

Finally, after the funeral proceedings ended, Yan Xingzhou stood up from his seat.

After he had given a few instructions to the assistant beside him, Ju Ze also neatly made some arrangements, and the ability users in the front row also stood up one after another.

Lin Xi watched as those people walked into the deeper corridor and couldn’t help but laugh. “Sure enough, it’s about to begin.”

[Huh? Begin what? Isn’t this funeral over?]

Lin Xi: “Not the funeral. Not only did he force the top brass of the United Administration to be present, he even invited Samuel to Hua. Although I also think my funeral is worth it, but to let such a good opportunity go to waste, that wouldn’t be Yan Xingzhou. If I’m not mistaken, he should have something big planned.”

The voice in his mind instantly became excited: [What do you mean, what do you mean? Is he finally going to avenge you?]

Lin Xi: “…In this peaceful era, fighting and killing is not good.”

[Hehe, when they made a move on you, it didn’t seem very peaceful.]

“Indeed,” Lin Xi’s gaze was still fixed on the direction those people had left. “But, Yan Xingzhou has always been a civilized person who knows what’s important.”

After a pause, a hint of pity that was completely inconsistent with his previous words gradually appeared between his brows. “Dealing with such a civilized person, I can only say, I hope everyone’s heart is well.”

At the same time, all the distinguished guests had already arrived at the deepest conference hall under Ju Ze’s leadership.

Before entering the door, no one knew what Yan Xingzhou was planning to do. It wasn’t until they stepped in that they found a video was playing on the large screen in the center.

At a glance, Gu Beiqiu’s figure suddenly paused. “This is…”

The others from the United Administration had also reacted one after another. Someone rushed out of the ranks to turn off the playback device. Before he could reach the control panel, his footsteps suddenly stiffened, and then he fell down with a blank expression.

“What’s wrong?” “Are you okay?”

The change happened in an instant. The people behind hurriedly stepped forward to support that ability user, only to see him open his eyes wide in pain, as if he were trying his best to break free from something. But under the powerless resistance, his whole body twitched, and gradually, his limbs were twisted into an extremely strange shape. It wasn’t until the others had managed to control him that he didn’t break his own limbs on the spot. Then, in this extreme pain, he reached out and forcefully choked his own throat.

The people beside him shouted in shock, “Quick! Quick, control him! He’s really going to strangle himself!”

The group from the United Administration stood there with unclear expressions. Only Su Muye from the Ninth Administration whistled, not minding the commotion.

As if to let everyone at the scene better appreciate this tragic scene, the playback screen in the conference room paused there.

The sound of unhurried footsteps came from behind. Gu Beiqiu did not look back, but he heard the person ask in a calm tone, “The person in the video is him, right? Back then, it was he who blew up the last escape route.”

After a brief silence, Gu Beiqiu asked, “Are you sure you want to kill him here, in front of so many people?”

“Kill?” Yan Xingzhou asked back instead of answering. “He was repenting for his past at the funeral and wanted to commit suicide. How can you say I killed him?”

The scene had become even more chaotic for a moment.

“Someone help! I can’t hold him back anymore!”

“No… he’s really going to die…”

“Is it mind control or a dream? There should be ability users of this type at the scene, right!”

More and more people stood up at the scene, but to no avail.

As if being pulled by some invisible force, even though everyone tried to stop him again and again, they could only watch as the ability user’s eyes widened in despair. Tears flowed continuously under the intense fear, but he burst out with astonishing strength, bit by bit, choking his own throat even tighter.

Gu Beiqiu had already withdrawn his gaze and was no longer looking.

Yan Xingzhou possessed the world’s strongest dream-type ability. In front of him, no one could interfere with the dream world he created.

Crack.

With the sound of a neck being completely broken, the surroundings fell into a dead silence.

No one had expected that at today’s funeral, with so many top-level ability users present, someone would actually die.

“Oh my, what are you all still standing here for? Weren’t you going to play some video? This scene looks quite exciting.” Samuel’s light voice sounded, thus breaking the stalemate. He seemed not to have seen the lifeless figure in the middle of the road, casually kicking it to the side like trash, and found the best viewing area in the middle to sit down. “Yan Xingzhou, are you not going to play it?”

Gu Beiqiu had not shown any reaction since the ability user’s death. It was only at this time that he spoke again, “Do you have to do this? You should know what the consequences will be.”

Yan Xingzhou also looked at him calmly. “Of course, I am very clear about what I am doing. And in my opinion, you should even be grateful for my mercy. After all, I did not directly publish this video on the central screens of commercial plazas all over the world.”

A trace of ripple finally appeared in Gu Beiqiu’s eyes. “You’ve truly gone mad.”

“You should have known this three years ago.”

Yan Xingzhou thus calmly pressed the play button again. When he looked up at the central screen, there was no warmth in his eyes. “Thank you all for coming to today’s funeral. I wish you a pleasant time.”