Chapter 196: Chapter 191: Suicide

"...!"

The lady’s face seemed to flatten, her nose collapsed and bled, and she lost several teeth.

She looked at the blood flowing to the ground in disbelief, her head spinning.

She hadn’t expected Clements to actually strike her, and she was stupefied.

"You... you actually dared to hit me! Help, murder— I’m going to sue you!?"

Then, as she came back to her senses, the lady inevitably started shouting again, showing a fierce expression toward Clements.

"..." But Clements, although he said nothing and made no move, shut the lady up completely with just one look.

Those who cannot be reasoned with are best persuaded physically.

Indeed, this approach proved very effective.

Seeing the woman finally quiet down, Clements then said, "I’ll let you go; after that, do as you wish."

"..." The lady said nothing.

After Clements finished dealing with her, he walked over to where Xiao Yi and the others were and checked that Nania’s injuries had fully healed. Clements breathed a sigh of relief and couldn’t help but express,

"Xiao Yi, everything related to you is just unbelievable, but what I find most admirable is that you are not at all afraid; it’s as if you have no sense of fear. Unlike me, I’m so scared I can hardly muster any strength."

"How could I not be scared?" Xiao Yi responded, "Facing threats, it’s normal for anyone to feel fear; it’s a natural physiological reaction. It’s like not being afraid of a tiger on TV, not being afraid of a tiger in a cage, but being very afraid of a tiger in front of you. Anyone without a sense of fear can’t be called human, perhaps not even a living being."

"Eh? You’re afraid too?" Clements and Nania were taken aback, "But we see you as not being scared at all. You even attacked him without any panic."

"I’m certainly scared too, since he’s a madman." Xiao Yi explained, "But precisely because I’m scared, I have to quickly eliminate the source of the threat, right? The reason a madman is terrifying is because they might unpredictably harm people, so eliminating their ability to harm should alleviate the fear, right?"

"This..." Clements and Nania exchanged looks, "That... makes a lot of sense. No, that’s actually the best mindset to have towards fear."

Facing fear, everyone’s reaction is indeed different, just like Xiao Yi, who prefers to quickly eliminate the source of the fear rather than yelling and trying to escape.

Meanwhile, the live stream audience couldn’t help but sigh in disappointment.

Because they hadn’t seen what they wanted to see.

In the end, the uncle might have killed himself due to mental instability, posing no more threat, so everyone could finally relax...

However, just then, the situation changed slightly.

The lady silently walked toward the door, unnoticed by anyone.

Eve glanced at her, but she said nothing.

Then, the lady picked up the gun that had been ignored on the ground and pointed it at Xiao Yi.

"Don’t move! You... you actually killed my husband again! I want you to pay with your life!"

"...!" Clements and Nania were also startled, regretting they had forgotten to collect the gun!

Just when they had finally calmed down, they now broke out in a cold sweat again.

And Xiao Yi, with a gun pointed at him, simply tilted his head indifferently.

"... Huh? I didn’t kill anyone; he killed himself."

"Shut up! No more nonsense! You killed my husband and my son! How can you compensate me for my loss, you murderer!"

The lady yelled hysterically, and seeing her state, it wouldn’t have been surprising if she really started shooting, so Clements and Nania were very anxious.

But Xiao Yi, with Eve standing beside him, looked utterly indifferent.

Just then, Xiao Yi suddenly said, "It’s just a dead husband, is it worth this fuss? At the worst, I could compensate you with a husband, right?"

"... Huh?" The lady was completely thrown off by his words.

"... Eh?" Clements and Nania couldn’t help but express their confusion.

[?????]Naturally, the live stream audience felt the same.

"... What did you say!?"

Eve, who had maintained a calm face throughout, suddenly panicked upon hearing those words!

She jumped up quickly, grabbed Xiao Yi by the collar, and pulled him to her height, anxiously questioning,

"Xiao Yi, what do you mean by this!?"

"What else could I mean?" Xiao Yi explained innocently, "Of course, it means introducing her to someone else. I happen to know an uncle named Xu Yingguang who would be quite suitable for her."

Xu Yingguang: "?"

Xu Yingguang couldn’t help but wonder if he had somehow offended Xiao Yi.

"Really? Is that so?" Eve finally breathed a sigh of relief, "When I think about it, you always speak in a way that’s easy to be misunderstood."

Xiao Yi was about to say that was impossible, as he had scored full marks in Chinese; how could he possibly have a problem with expressing himself.

But before he could say that, the aunt yelled again:

"Don’t try to divert the attention! Either pay the money or recompense with your life!"

Xiao Yi couldn’t help but sigh, "How selfish and inhumane. Your husband and son of many years have just died, and all you think about is your own benefit? Why are you this kind of person?"

"...What’s it to you! I... huh?"

The aunt suddenly paused, forced to think by Xiao Yi’s question, and began to doubt herself.

Why was she such a selfish, repulsive person?

Everything seemed so certain before, but when suddenly questioning this certainty, one realizes how fragile it all is.

"Why... why?" The aunt suddenly clutched her head, "No... memories? I don’t have memories of my own life; why am I this kind of person? I don’t understand? Ah... ah ah ah!"

"What’s the matter now?" Xiao Yi puzzled, "She isn’t getting sick as well, is she?"

"Ah ah ah forget it! Go die!" Suddenly, the aunt aimed her gun at Xiao Yi once more, her eyes, now bloodshot, showing no trace of sanity.

And... she pulled the trigger without a hesitation.

"...!"

However, the bullet didn’t hit Xiao Yi because the aunt suddenly raised her hand and fired a shot into the air.

Clements and Nania were deeply shaken, and when they looked at the aunt again, they found she seemed changed.

She was no longer hysterical or frenzied, her eyes had lost the luster a human should have.

Then, the aunt suddenly said, "Given how things have developed, I should commit suicide."

Immediately afterwards, she pointed the gun at her temple!

"...!"

Seeing this, everyone gasped in shock, and Xiao Yi, frowning deeply, immediately asked,

"Wait! Why suddenly decide to commit suicide?"

"..." And she responded, "Because... it is so."

Then, the aunt pulled the trigger without a second thought, dying unquestionably.

"..." Everyone silently watched, unsure of what to say.

"..." Xiao Yi too walked silently to her corpse, hoping to inspect the matter.

But at that moment, Xiao Yi realized that the uncle’s corpse, which should have been right next to the aunt’s, had suddenly disappeared.

In its place, there was a page from a book.

"A book page? Another book page?"

Xiao Yi picked up the page and began reading.

[Humans truly are beyond redemption, unable to recognize that greatness, and killing it for their own benefit. Everything is the same as before. As soon as mankind takes a step forward, there is always someone who wants to step back. Is this what they call the cyclical theory of history? Destined to return to the same spot, is this the inevitable fate of hopelessly doomed mankind? It’s laughably tragic. And I, who simply turns a blind eye, am utterly vile.]

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