Ex-Girlfriend – Chapter 22

by Little Panda

Volume 1: Breaking the Cage

Escape 22

Legal Hunting

Xue Chenxin was hiding his figure in the teaching building.

The dormitory building was no longer safe, who knows when that group of people would go crazy, maybe if they couldn’t get anything, they might want to “die together with the enemy in the net” (idiomatic expression – similar to “if I go down, I’m taking you with me”).

Although all floors of the teaching building except the third floor were locked, the bathrooms weren’t locked, and he was hiding in the women’s bathroom, so he shouldn’t be discovered.

There were fewer and fewer people, those who survived were definitely not easy to deal with. Xue Chenxin didn’t plan to go out and confront them now, he wanted to wait until the end to see what the situation would be.

If there were fewer than five people, that would be good, he could directly surrender and join the small team.

Xue Chenxin vaguely heard footsteps and pressed himself against the wall of the women’s bathroom.

Ling Jiu: This guy is really despicable, actually hiding in the women’s bathroom, disgusting.

Xin Lan’s mouth curled into a cold smile, someone who could do that kind of thing, what good could they be.

Such a person’s death wouldn’t be a loss, even in a society ruled by law, who knows what kind of things they might do.

“You wait for me here, I’m going to the bathroom.”

Xin Lan looked towards the direction of the women’s bathroom and walked over there.

“Then I’ll go find Zhou Yunfei first, Xu Deng, you wait for her here.”

Shen Shuiyan knew well that walls have ears, so she didn’t speak very loudly.

Xu Deng nodded, indicating that she understood.

“If anything happens, just shout loudly, I’ll come out immediately.”

Xin Lan instructed her two teammates before going in.

— Da

These were the deliberate footsteps made by Xin Lan.

Xue Chenxin held his breath, with uncontrollable excitement in his heart.

The person coming in must be a girl, he had heard the voice.

When she comes in, immediately pounce on her and knock her to the ground, snatch away her clue fragments.

If she looks good and has a nice figure, then he can also… hehehe…

The footsteps were getting closer and closer.

When they were about to reach in front of him, Xue Chenxin had already prepared his posture.

But what he didn’t expect was that before he could make a move, he was grabbed by the sleeve and then pulled by the hand and thrown heavily to the ground.

There was a suppressed cry of pain in his throat, and just as he staggeringly stood up, he was grabbed by the hair and slammed against the wall.

That hit made Xue Chenxin dizzy, feeling something hot flowing down from his head.

“What the f*ck is wrong with you?”

“What were you trying to do just now, continue?”

Xue Chenxin was not willing to be provoked by a girl, shook his head, and in the weak light from outside the window, reached out towards Xin Lan.

Xin Lan grabbed his clothes and kicked him hard in the abdomen.

Xin Lan used more force than when she hit Zhou Yunfei, and the clothes were torn apart under the action and reaction forces. Xue Chenxin fell backwards onto the ground, making a muffled sound when his body hit the ground.

Xu Deng was startled by the thudding sounds inside and ran in, turning on the bathroom lights.

The scene before her made her pause for a moment, feeling that she might have disturbed Xin Lan while she was beating someone up.

Xin Lan had her hands in her pockets, looking composed, while a boy was lying on the ground, not knowing if he was dead or alive.

Xin Lan could tell from Xue Chenxin’s appearance that he was pretending.

He probably wanted to counterattack when she went to get the clue fragments.

But that wasn’t her ultimate goal.

Xin Lan walked over and stepped on Xue Chenxin’s chest.

Xue Chenxin was almost out of breath from her action, but still bravely pretended to be unconscious.

“Come here.”

Xin Lan beckoned to Xu Deng standing at the door.

Xu Deng nodded and quickly walked over, looking at Xin Lan and then at the boy on the ground.

“Do you remember how you dealt with that boy who was chasing you this afternoon?”

This “chasing” is not that “chasing”, Xu Deng immediately understood and pointed at herself.

“Yes, the harder the better.”

Xu Deng followed the order. She had been a bit afraid of this girl from the beginning, feeling an indescribable sense of danger. After experiencing a series of events, she decided to follow her lead unquestioningly, so kick it is.

Xu Deng raised her foot and stomped down hard.

Xue Chenxin let out a pig-like scream, clutching that area and curling up, rolling around.

“I originally wanted to cut off that part of yours,” Xin Lan took out a folding knife and twirled it in her hand, “but that would definitely mean seeing that part of yours, forget it, I’m afraid it would dirty my eyes.”

The cold blade reflected an icy light, making one involuntarily shudder.

Xu Deng silently moved a bit to the side, wondering what sin this person had committed to make Xin Lan hate him so much.

“But letting you die like this would be too easy for you.”

Xin Lan muttered, if she stabbed this person’s heart with one knife, letting him die from blood loss, compared to the original host who suffered from pain and torment, this way of dying would indeed be too easy.

He must be tortured to death in fear and pain, only then can he repay the mistakes he committed.

Xin Lan glanced at Xue Chenxin’s clothes and had a good idea.

She grabbed the collar of the unresponsive boy and slammed the back of his head against the ground.

Given the limited conditions, this was all she could do.

The back of the head is a very fragile part of the human brain, one wrong move and it could be fatal, so Xin Lan deliberately controlled her strength, knocking him unconscious but not to the point of death.

“Pull up his clothes, push the sweater and such up as much as possible.”

Xu Deng didn’t know what she was going to do, but she complied.

Xue Chenxin was unconscious, completely unaware that his clothes were being pulled up, exposing his stomach.

Xin Lan played with the knife in her hand, considering where to start.

She bent down, the knife tip sliding on Xue Chenxin’s thigh.

First cripple both legs, so he can’t escape.

Then cripple both hands to make him completely immobile, then gag his mouth so he can’t scream.

Xin Lan had planned it out and nodded satisfactorily.

However, with the limited tools at hand, even if Xin Lan was strong, she couldn’t cut off a person’s foot with a folding knife, after all, it wasn’t a saw.

Xue Chenxin might have been wearing thin pants for easy escape, which also made it convenient for Xin Lan to act.

Xin Lan stabbed the knife into Xue Chenxin’s thigh, then pulled it out, blood staining that piece of fabric red.

Xue Chenxin’s body shuddered, but still didn’t wake up.

Xin Lan stabbed several holes in his legs and made several cuts on his calves.

His pants were already soaked with fresh blood, and under such intense pain, Xue Chenxin woke up from unconsciousness.

“Awake? Perfect.”

Xin Lan gestured with the knife towards Xu Deng, who quickly understood and took it.

Xue Chenxin’s eyes widened as he watched Xin Lan grab his arm and then twist it violently.

He was in so much pain he almost lost his voice, the pain from his waist down almost made him faint.

“Spare me, I shouldn’t have tried to ambush you earlier, you can take all my fragments, please.”

Xue Chenxin didn’t know how he had offended this lunatic, his face showing a pleading expression, tears covering his face.

If his legs could move, he would definitely kneel and beg for mercy, but it was too painful, even a slight movement was very painful.

“I will take your fragments, but not now.”

Xin Lan grabbed his other arm and dislocated it without mercy.

“Why don’t you just give me a quick death, torturing me like this…”

Xin Lan didn’t wait for him to finish, and dislocated his jaw as well.

“So noisy.”

“Don’t you know what kind of person you are?”

“Want to know why I’m beating you?”

Xin Lan stepped on Xue Chenxin’s stomach, leaning down to look at him, that beautiful face showing a hint of darkness. If not for this situation, Xue Chenxin would have found her low chuckle very alluring.

Xin Lan saw his expression become dazed for a moment, frowned, thinking he was incorrigible.

“Do I need a reason to beat you?”

Xin Lan straightened up, releasing her foot, watching Xue Chenxin’s suddenly changed expression.

Do I need to pick a date to beat you? (cultural reference – a play on words, referring to the Chinese saying “打你还需要挑日子吗?” which means “Do I need to choose a specific day to beat you?”, implying that beating can happen anytime without need for a special occasion)

She took the knife back from Xu Deng, the blood-stained knife tip sliding across the stomach, Xue Chenxin trembling in fear, but unable to speak, unable to beg for mercy, only able to widen his eyes and shed tears.

He wanted to escape, but his arms couldn’t move, and his legs were in pain, even slight wriggling movements could make his face contort.

It’s over, this is really the end.

Xin Lan chose a spot and stabbed in.

The knife tip wasn’t quickly withdrawn from inside, but deliberately stirred around in the wound a few times.

In the light, Xin Lan’s profile was cold, even her curved lips exuded a kind of eeriness that made one’s hair stand on end.

Xin Lan deliberately avoided places that would easily lead to quick death from excessive blood loss, stabbing Xue Chenxin’s chest one knife at a time.

“Do you feel despair now?”

Xin Lan said with a smile, the original host once felt this desperate too.

Xue Chenxin couldn’t speak, staring blankly at the ceiling.

His body seemed to be getting colder and colder.

He felt resentful, glaring fiercely in Xin Lan’s direction.

Xin Lan made a sudden realization expression, moving closer to his direction.

“How could I have forgotten this part, good thing you reminded me.”

Xin Lan’s knife tip fell on Xue Chenxin’s eyelid, feeling the eyeball beneath moving uneasily.

Xin Lan didn’t hesitate, even though Xue Chenxin closed his eyes, she forcefully cut them open and gouged out the eyeballs inside.

The eyeballs rolled on the ground, and she mercilessly stepped on them, crushing them flat.

Xu Deng had long been scared speechless by this kind of brutality, trying hard to shrink in the corner to reduce her presence.

She decided not to speak, just silently hugging her legs was good enough.

Ling Jiu had already developed resistance to such bloody scenes, watching while hugging a pillow was quite thrilling.

If only there were chips, but the system was forbidden from bringing food into missions, otherwise eating chips and cracking sunflower seeds in the host’s brain would definitely lead to complaints.

“Feel it well here, dying in the women’s bathroom, it’s quite an honor for you, isn’t it?”

Xin Lan tapped Xue Chenxin’s face with the knife tip, wiped the blood off the knife with his clothes, folded the knife and put it back in her pocket.

Xue Chenxin’s eye sockets were empty, his abdomen was full of knife wounds, including his legs, blood flowing more and more, his body getting colder and colder.

He would die here, no one would come to save him.

He still couldn’t understand why he had to be treated this way.

Xin Lan put her hands in her pockets, took the clue fragments from his body, and walked out casually.

Xu Deng followed behind, looking at her cool and efficient back figure, strangely imagining a BGM.

LP: Re-translated on November 21, 2024