Deep in the Living
Chapter 78 - 78 72 People End of this volume thanks to Alliance Hierarch Hamster Knight

78: Chapter 72: People (End of this volume, thanks to Alliance Hierarch Hamster Knight) 78: Chapter 72: People (End of this volume, thanks to Alliance Hierarch Hamster Knight) Drizzling incessantly,

the rainwater long accumulated among clouds was suddenly released, crashing down on every corner of the city in its fullest, fastest form, showcasing its most beautiful rendition in this lifetime.

Yet the hurried pedestrians paid little to the rain,

eventually, it could only channel along curbs and into alleys, descending into the endless depths of the sewers.

[Jupiter City Phoenix City]

Here lies the district with the highest land value, equipped with top-tier security teams and a garden-style green environment.

Today,

an upscale club within the community has been privately booked for the whole day to host a somewhat secretive event.

There are no signs or decorations indicating any activity on the first floor of the clubhouse; one would have to go to the second floor to see a few white wreaths intended for a funeral.

Cries at the funeral were overwhelmed by business conversations and laughter.

A month has passed since the Admissions.

The “Four Middle School Incident” has been included in the national critical historical archives,

Following thorough investigations, it is confirmed that Fourth Middle School’s Psychological Detection, security arrangements, and emergency responses all met standards, without any issues.

The occurrence of such a severe event was only because Thought Corners are increasingly becoming common, and the nature of Corners is undergoing some form of change, with a very small portion of Pseudo-Person becoming too special they could achieve perfect Disguise, and existing methods of Psychological Detection needed changing.

Downstairs at Phoenix City Club,

a family of four arrived by car, their physique much larger than ordinary people, dressed in black with black umbrellas.

The bald leader, towering over two meters tall with a broad figure, resembled a strong man from TV shows, and so did his family members behind him.

The visitors were Anna’s family.

Upon reaching the second floor Spirit Hall and seeing Wu Wen’s grayish-white photo, Anna could no longer hold back her emotions and broke down crying, luckily her brother was there to support her.

However, such crying attracted odd looks from many in the Spirit Hall, as if there was no need to be so distraught.

At that moment,

a handsome man close to 1.9m tall approached and shook hands with Anna’s father.

After a polite exchange, akin to a business talk, the man went on to greet another guest.

It took quite a while for Anna to calm down somewhat; she had no desire to stay here and wanted to leave quickly.

“Let’s go…”

“Mhm.” Anna’s father, Sergey, only had business relations with Wu Wen’s father, and those interactions had dwindled over the past years; he himself disliked such commercial environments.

Just as the family was about to leave,

a mysterious visitor enveloped in a raincoat walked up the corridor alone.

It was rare for anyone to come alone, as visitors usually arrived in pairs or groups.

Moreover, most of them drove directly into the underground parking lot of the community, avoiding the necessity to use umbrellas or even wear raincoats.

The security personnel onsite immediately sensed something might be wrong with this person and grasped their Mechanical Stick to step forward and interrogate.

Anna’s family just happened to pass by and paused,

If someone indeed dared to cause trouble here, they wouldn’t mind taking some action.

Anna, relatively shorter, suddenly caught a glimpse of the familiar nose and lips under the raincoat’s hood.

“Luo Di?!”

She immediately used her strong physique to push aside the security guard and further confirm the person’s identity.

It was indeed Luo Di,

but he looked visibly thinner and more haggard than before.

At this moment, the middle-aged man organizing the spirit hall noticed the disturbance at the staircase and heard a name that piqued his interest.

Moving quicker than before and maintaining a successful demeanor, he approached the staircase,

with a superior gaze, he signaled the security guard to disperse, and Anna also stepped aside.

Then, he smiled towards the young man who arrived alone asking:

“Luo?”

Luo Di gave no response, just stared at the grayish-white portrait placed in the middle of the wreath and walked straight towards it.

As he brushed past the middle-aged man, he even splashed some rainwater onto him.

The man wasn’t angry, after all, many partners were present at the scene; he turned to Anna beside him, “Did you invite Luo, Anna?”

“No, Uncle Wu.”

“That’s odd, I clearly did not invite him, yet he managed to find this place.

Nonetheless, it’s good.

If it weren’t for such an exceptional youth, the Four Middle School Incident might have turned out much worse.”

…

The only item related to the class president in the entire spirit hall was this black-and-white photo.

The president’s body, according to the Corner Law, had long been claimed by the research bureau, and even direct relatives had no ownership rights.

Luo Di stood before the memorial portrait,

similar to his demeanor a month ago in the classroom, he silently gazed at it, with no change in his expression.

After a simple bow, he turned and left without any hesitation or delay,

Just as he was about to leave, the middle-aged man who organized the funeral was already behind him, extending his hand showing a strong intent to shake hands.

“Luo Di, the brightest student of this year at Four Middle School, even possibly the best in the past decade.

During the Four Middle School Incident, you exhibited strength far beyond that of a typical student, managing to kill my unworthy daughter and minimizing casualties at the school.

As Wu Wen’s father, I truly thank you from the bottom of my heart, and I apologize to you.

Additionally, I am personally willing to offer one million as compensation for the incident and to invest in you personally.

My apologies for the trouble caused.”

Praise, thanks, and even a gift.

*Crack~*

A sound of joints moving came from the cervical vertebra,

It seemed as if Luo Di hadn’t lifted his head for a long time, but now he slowly raised it, staring at the handsome man in front of him who bore some resemblance to the class president.

Although the man was over forty years old, he had the handsome facial features of someone in his early thirties,

But in Luo Di’s eyes, this face had become very strange,

As the words from earlier were spoken, the entire face twisted and became extremely hideous.

It seemed that beneath this handsome mask, there was a face rotting and festering, exuding a horrible stench.

A bitterness reached the root of his tongue,

It was Luo Di’s first taste of “evil,” a taste that even the Pseudo-Person he had met before never had.

Facing Luo Di’s gaze,

The man kept praising, trying to dissociate himself from the class president from every possible angle, even patting Luo Di’s shoulder,

The guests who had come for the funeral also had their attention drawn, each squeezing out a smile as they greeted this “Heroic Youth.”

Suddenly,

*Ping!* A kind of invisible chain seemed to have snapped, and only Luo Di could hear the sound.

Somehow,

An intense, indescribable, and inappropriate emotion was emerging from deep within Luo Di, madly surging from a prison sealed with iron chains.

This emotion seemed like it had been locked up for several years, always tightly contained,

Now,

Merely coming to this “insignificant” funeral, somehow the entire chain had snapped.

Instinctively, his arm shot out,

Grabbing the throat of the man in front,

That noisy chatter was instantly suppressed.

The next second,

The man felt the world spinning as his body was slammed to the ground.

Before he could speak, a fist large as a sandbag swung at his face.

It was a punch of normal human strength, but enough to break his front teeth,

The guests still pretended to smile but were completely stunned, unable to comprehend what was happening before their eyes,

The next punch came, and his molars started to crack,

With consistent and sustained punching,

The guests just silently watched, none daring to step forward to pull him away, as they seemed to feel a direct killing intent threatening their lives.

Anna’s family, standing by the stairwell, was also completely stunned,

However, they seemed to understand why Luo Di was doing this,

Anna even saw on Luo Di’s cheeks, the transparent liquid that kept dripping.

“No…”

Anna immediately rushed forward to pull Luo Di away,

Not to save the man, but knowing clearly that if Luo Di killed this person, there would be no future for him.

However,

Before Anna could reach him,

His father and brother had already come to Luo Di’s sides, forcibly taking him away with absolute strength.

Both could also feel a scorching power filling Luo Di’s body, temperatures off the charts, and strength not like a high schooler’s.

Mr.

Wu on the ground was already unrecognizable, not a single tooth intact, his nose broken, and one of his eyeballs barely visible.

Unable to determine whether he was dead or alive,

But as a senior homeowner and corporate executive of Phoenix City, the emergency team would soon arrive.

Also, due to the grievous assault, an investigative squad would also be sent.

Luo Di did not leave; he just stood there,

Unprecedented emotional waves made his breathing extremely rapid, his blood-stained right hand trembling uncontrollably,

The liquid uncontrollably flooding from his tear glands was exactly the same situation as the class president who was about to die in the classroom a month ago.

He couldn’t hear the calls for help, accusations, and discussions of the people at the scene,

Nor could he hear Anna’s cries,

As his heart rate gradually slowed, he turned his head towards the class president’s photo behind him,

Not sure if it was due to the violent emotional fluctuation or some other reason,

He heard a voice that didn’t belong here,

Heard a tender voice too familiar,

It seemed everything returned to that day during winter vacation,

Back at the stairwell,

With her hands behind her back, the class president hadn’t received a response and had to stretch out her palm,

That touch, soft, delicate, and warm,

Was definitely the touch of a being called “Human.”

“Luo Di… Thank you.”

Tears flowed like springs,

But the muscles of his face were pulling at his mouth, making him smile, as if in response to something.

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Ps: This volume ends.

There are still many Alliance Hierarchs I haven’t added, I’ll add them when there are manuscripts saved, I really appreciate everyone’s support.

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