Wen Fan looked down at the person on the ground.

The pool of blood beneath Gu Qin was still slowly expanding, the dark red liquid meandering along the texture of the concrete floor, dazzlingly bright in the evening light.

Gu Qin's breathing became shallower and shallower, and blood bubbles oozed from the wound on his chest with each breath.

He struggled to open his eyes, looking at Wen Fan's excessively calm face, and asked with his last bit of strength, "Why...?"

Wen Fan did not answer him.

He simply looked down coldly at the man who had once kidnapped his sister and had later appeared by her side repeatedly.

Gu Qin's breathing grew weaker and weaker, and the sharp voice in Wen Fan's mind also grew weaker and weaker.

The voice was still screaming wildly.

"You lied to me! You lied to me! How dare you lie to me!"

"Wen Fan, I won't let you get away with this!"

Wen Fan thought it was as noisy as a fly flapping its wings before it died.

However, as Gu Qin's life force gradually faded, the voice became increasingly faint, and finally disappeared completely.

Wen Fan let out a soft breath, and the world finally quieted down.

He then turned and walked into the villa, his figure disappearing into the deepening twilight.

Let's rewind a few hours.

Wen Fan stood in a dimly lit alley. His anxiety over his sister's disappearance and his exhaustion from not sleeping all night made him feel like a bowstring stretched to its limit.

After hanging up Su Yilan's call, he was leaning against the cold wall, panting, when a voice suddenly rang in his mind.

The voice was soft and seductive, as if whispering in his ear: You can ask your boss, Lin Zhiyan, for help. He can help you. He has plenty of resources and connections, which is much more useful than you searching blindly here on your own.

Upon hearing the sudden voice, Wen Fan paused, a flash of alertness crossing his eyes.

He glanced at the empty alley and confirmed that the sound was not coming from outside, but was ringing directly in his mind.

He lowered his eyes, his tone cold: "What are you? Why are you inside my body?"

The voice paused, then said, "I am the system, I can help you find your sister."

Wen Fan's eyes flickered: "System? What's a system?"

The voice seemed somewhat impatient, but due to certain rules, it had to patiently explain.

"I am an auxiliary system. You can't find your sister right now, right? I can tell you where she is, but only if you complete the task I assign you."

Wen Fan's gaze deepened as he listened, and after a moment he asked.

"Do you know where my sister is?"

"Yes, I'll tell you if you agree."

The voice said.

Wen Fan fell silent for a while before asking.

"What kind of mission?"

"I interacted with several target individuals."

The voice became light and cheerful, as if it were about something very easy.

Wen Fan's eyes flashed: "What target?"

"You should know Gu Qin, Lin Zhiyan, and Fu Anhe. Your task is to interact with them. The higher the level of interaction, the more interaction points you will get. But there are many types of interaction, such as physical contact, hugs, kisses... Well, different levels of contact correspond to different interaction points."

It explained in detail, its tone gradually taking on a salesman's enthusiasm, completely unaware of the dark look that appeared in Wen Fan's eyes when he heard those three names.

"What is the purpose of interaction points?" Wen Fan asked, his tone calm and without any ripples.

"For every five interaction points you accumulate, I'll tell you one piece of information about your sister." The voice paused, then added, "Of course, since you're in a hurry to find your sister, I can tell you one piece for free first, but you must complete these tasks afterwards, otherwise—"

"What?"

"You will be punished," it said. "In severe cases, you will be electrocuted, or in serious cases, you will be killed."

Wen Fan's pupils contracted very slightly.

"Elimination?"

He repeated the word, the last syllable rising slightly, carrying a tremor that the other person might mistake for fear.

The voice seemed satisfied, and comforted him even more gently: "Don't worry, as long as you complete the mission on time, you won't be eliminated. You love your sister so much, you'd be willing to do anything for her, right?"

But after speaking, Wen Fan remained silent for a long time, so long that the voice began to sound uneasy. Just as it was about to urge the other voice, Wen Fan said softly, "Okay."

"You agreed?" The voice became noticeably excited, and it seemed about to say something, but Wen Fan interrupted it.

Where is my sister?

The voice paused, as if considering its own thoughts, before saying, "She's in Lin Zhiyan's villa in the suburbs, but she's safe now. Lin Zhiyan didn't do anything to her."

Hearing this, Wen Fan's heart, which had been hanging in suspense all night, finally eased slightly, but only for a moment, before being filled with something else again.

Lin Zhiyan's villa...

His sister is being held captive in a villa by another man... No wonder they couldn't find her before...

Wen Fan lowered her eyelashes, her fingers slowly clenching at her sides.

He asked the voice why his sister was with Lin Zhiyan, but the voice stopped answering and only said that interaction points were needed to exchange for her.

Wen Fan didn't ask any more questions. He looked up at the sunlight outside the alley, his eyes seemingly covered with an unyielding layer of frost.

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