Soul Trigger

Chapter 40 Aftermath
Amid the cheers of the crowd and the shouts of some nosy students, a group of people rushed up and surrounded Ji Li, creating a chaos at the scene.

Some were saying how awesome their brothers were, some were asking whether Mad Dog was dead or not, and some were about to rush up and lift Ji Li up.

But these students were stopped by the physical education teachers:
"Everyone, stand back! Stand back! That's a mad dog! Be careful of the virus infection!"

The excited crowd calmed down a little, but the noise remained.

A school doctor rushed over to check Ji Li for any wounds. In their eyes, rabies was no joke.

But after checking, she found that Ji Li didn't have any wounds on his body, so she breathed a sigh of relief and gave up. She also reminded him that it was good to save people but not to be impulsive.

At this time, the bob-haired girl who had been crying for a long time let go of Che Li, grabbed Ji Li's bloody hand and thanked her repeatedly. She was emotional and incoherent, sobbing and shrugging her shoulders.

Only then did Ji Li notice the familiar bob haircut of the other person. He didn't expect it to be the girl from the "women's restroom incident".

But what about the dog-licker following next to her?

"Zou Ke? It's okay, it's okay, the dog is dead... Are you okay?"

A female teacher came up and patted her shoulder to comfort her, but the girl became even more agitated. She hugged Ji Li, who was covered in blood, and started crying again, regardless of her tears and snot. Several teachers took a lot of effort to separate her from Ji Li.

But in a corner of the crowd where no one was paying attention, a boy with a mask who followed the crowd back had a rather stiff expression.

After Ji Li and the teachers protected the scene for a few minutes, the people from the security department notified by the principal also arrived, led by the principal's driver.

After hurriedly learning the details from Ji Li, he first thanked him and expressed his relief, and then brought people to escort Ji Li and the other person, and took the "dog corpse" wrapped in clothes out of the playground.

At this moment, some doctors in white coats arrived at the scene and carried the injured people who were temporarily bandaged by the school doctor onto stretchers and took them away.

The school had prepared a comprehensive emergency plan, but after something like this happened, the physical examination could not be carried out.

Some teachers were busy organizing the students and leading the large group to evacuate from the playground.

But after what happened just now, how could these restless young people calm down? The whole group of acquaintances gathered in groups of three or four, discussing what had just happened.

Some were afraid that the dog would pass by them, some tried to save face by saying that they were also going to hit the dog, but more of them kept recalling the scene of the bullet in the head just now, wishing that they were the awesome person just now.

But some people may not be in such a good mood.

Zou Ke, a girl with a bob haircut, was supported by her best friend and followed the slow crowd to move out. Her tear-stained face was full of indifference and she didn't want to pay any attention to the boy in the mask behind her.

"...Keke, believe me, I'm just too scared! I'm not..."

"Jiang Yincheng! If you are afraid of Zou Ke, aren't you afraid too? What were you doing when Ke Ke needed you the most?"

"You just ran away by yourself and left Ke Ke there alone?"

"I……"

"If Ji Li hadn't been here today, what do you think would have happened? What's the point of rushing back to apologize now that it's over?"

"I finally see your true face!"

The best friend angrily pushed the masked boy away, then turned around and comforted Zou Ke in a low voice.

Jiang In-seong was speechless for a moment and could not find any reason to refute the other party's question. Even with a mask on, one could see that his eyes were dull and his face was ashen.

The entanglement between the three also attracted the attention of the surrounding students and teachers. As the crowd whispered, the news that Jiang Yincheng had abandoned the girl and ran away alone spread.

All of a sudden, all kinds of eyes were focused on him, making him feel itchy all over. He looked at the cracks in the ground and wanted to crawl into them. He could only look to a teacher next to him for help.

The teacher sighed, patted his shoulder and told him not to mind it, then walked forward to comfort Zou Ke.

The regret rising in his heart under the gazes from others and the girl's cold attitude made him feel cold all over. The teacher's unnecessary comfort made him feel like crying without tears, and he had the illusion of being abandoned by the whole world.

It wasn't until his good friend came up from behind, hugged him, and whispered his understanding and comfort to him that Jiang In-sung's emotions finally calmed down.

"Don't worry about it. When that dog rushed over just now, who wasn't afraid? Who didn't run away? Prepare some gifts and apologize to Zou Ke in private. You two are such good friends, she will definitely understand you!"

"As for other people's opinions, why do you care about them? I didn't see many people dare to rush up to stop the dog."

Jiang Yincheng took a deep breath, but couldn't help coughing for a while because of his cold, and then he forced a smile:

"……you're right."

But why did it have to be that psychopath...

In an empty activity room in the school's administration building.

"…So this is the culprit?"

Che Li looked at the blood-stained white earphone in Ji Li's hand, with some disbelief in her eyes.

The corrupted dog corpse eventually turned into ashes on the ground, leaving behind two items, one of which was this white headset.

It was a popular wireless headset, and there was only one of them. Ji Li's soul trigger perception kept sending out waves of evil alien substances, which were obviously eaten by the dog by mistake.

As the assimilates continued to drain its spiritual essence, the dog eventually entered a state of corruption.

"I should have said that long-term exposure to or being in an environment with such pollutants will affect people's will and emotions, and the final result is Jinzai's fate."

Che Li felt a little cold and hugged her shoulders subconsciously:

"Evil spirits... aren't born after death?"

"After being corrupted, the soul loses its original will, so it's fine to regard it as a form of death. But I didn't expect that the first one to have a problem would be a dog..."

"These things are so dangerous..."

Che Li couldn't help but think about the worst. There were still some pollutants in the hands of her classmates. If these people went crazy like Jin Zai...

"In short, the dangers of these items have begun to emerge, and we need to speed up our pace."

"By the way, there is only one of this earphone. Considering the reality, it is possible that both earphones are contaminated, and the other one may be found during collection."

Che Li sighed:

"I got two this morning, and just now, with the help of the principal, I got another one from a teacher. Even so, according to the data you gave me, there are still more than a dozen, and there may be omissions..."

"The physical exam will continue until the afternoon, so you don't need to participate. With most students present by then, the collection efficiency should be very good. We will try to complete the collection within this week."

"But always pay attention to fluctuations in the values ​​on your watch. You saw the danger today."

Under the urgency of today's sudden situation, Che Li nodded solemnly to Ji Li:

"It's a pity for Jinzai, he's such a good dog..."

"It seems that the championship of the next dog beauty pageant will have to be given to other schools." Ji Li patted the girl's shoulder, signaling her not to be too nervous.

After reporting to the client again, the principal thanked Ji Li for his timely appearance, which prevented a bigger tragedy. He then gave Ji Li a reward of 10 Hong Kong dollars, and happily added 5 Hong Kong dollars in his personal name.

But after purchasing some artificial psychic props on the Flash Street board, there wasn't much money left.

Among them, those related to logistics include Soul Well supplements, and the "Spirit Charcoal Gauze" which has outstanding healing effects and can resist corruption, which is the kind that Jin Misa had used before.

One is for taking into account injuries sustained in battle, and the other is for use by ordinary people.

Other more miscellaneous items are some tactical tools of this era, and some protective charms for ordinary people that can offset negative emotions and awaken the positive and joyful spirit of the human spirit for a certain period of time.

He planned to give these things to Che Li tomorrow, and ask her to find a way to give them to the students who had possessed malicious assimilation objects, and try her best to ensure that they carried them with them.

After all, in addition to ensuring the safety of the informant, it is also necessary to avoid the sudden emergence of corrupt individuals like today, which made Ji Li spend more money to prepare.

Invest your money in military strength and survival first, and use the rest to enjoy life.

But now his financial resources can only support the purchase of mobile supplies. Needless to say, he has no money to buy the limited-time sales items on the board that can enhance one's body, so he can no longer enjoy life.

However, it has been less than a week since he entered the school, and there are still tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars left in his account. Ji Li is satisfied with this speed of making money.

After today's events, the principal arranged a larger office in the government building for Ji Li as an activity base. Che Li also participated in it, and the meeting place between the two was changed to this office room.

After the matter was over, Che Li went to prepare for the afternoon's confiscation operation. Ji Li did not leave, but sat on the big sofa given by the principal and took out a transparent collection bag.

Inside was a piece of hardened flesh and blood. Even through the containment bag, one could feel the coldness of the flesh and blood. From the shape, it looked like a brain stem. This was another item left behind after Jinzai's death.

Incomplete relics of personality, i.e. personality fragments.

(End of this chapter)