Chapter 193

Chapter 193

Once the recorder matter was settled, it needed quick action. Taking advantage of the lunch break, Cheng Jing planned to inform his teammates while also finalizing Jiang Nian’s team enrollment.

Meanwhile, Jiang Nian headed to the hospital to visit Jiang Wenwen. The two then drove off separately.

It was lunchtime, and Cheng Jing gathered all his teammates except Yang Kai in their small storage warehouse under the pretext of organizing it.

Yang Kai had joined them midway and, unlike the others who had known about Jiang Nian’s "nightmare omen" from the start, didn’t need a full explanation. It wouldn’t make much difference anyway.

However, when everyone arrived at the warehouse, they found their leader lounging in a chair, legs crossed, coolly showing off his snacks with a battery-operated fan whirring beside him. The warehouse was spotless—no tidying needed.

At the sight, they all silently were on the same wavelength:

The boss had something big on his mind, and since Jiang Nian wasn’t here, it likely concerned him.

Running through recent events, the most probable topic was Jiang Nian’s "reckless move" of seeking revenge against Chen Yue’s family.

The fact that Cheng Jing was still snacking meant the situation was under control. Zhao Lei teased,

"Cheng, you're creeping us out like this."

"No need to be nervous. It’s not a big deal."

Cheng Jing waved dismissively. Once everyone had settled, he got straight to the point:

"I called you here to hear your honest thoughts about Jiang Nian wiping out Chen Yue’s family completely."

Though he had dropped hints before, his teammates still didn’t know the full truth. The people Jiang Nian had killed deserved it, but to outsiders, they were still his relatives.

As the one who was in the thick of it, Liao Yu spoke first:

"Even without mentioning how that family abused him, their actions alone warranted death. They tried to kill me, Uncle Li, and the others, then planned to kidnap Jiang Nian to threaten you, Brother Cheng. If we hadn’t been prepared, we’d be planning our funerals right now."

Truth be told, Xia Weiwei and Chen Shanmin’s trap had been well-prepared. Without Chu Yi, they wouldn’t have escaped.

The teammates exchanged glances and nodded. Finally, Huang Qian spoke on their behalf:

"We share Young Master’s view. There’s nothing more to say—that family and Xia Weiwei could bathe in bleach and still stay filthy."

Everyone knew the backstory. They had nothing but admiration and 110% support for Jiang Nian’s actions, with no doubts whatsoever.

As for Chen Shanmin being Jiang Nian’s biological father? The way he schemed against Jiang Nian for Chen Yue’s sake stripped him of any right to that title.

Cheng Jing felt relieved:

"I thought you might find his actions toward his birth father too cold-blooded."

Previously, he had considered handling that family and Xia Weiwei discreetly for this very reason. He could handle being questioned—he was strong enough. But Jiang Nian wasn’t like that; he cares too deeply about his people.

Huang Qian, ever perceptive, hinted meaningfully:

"Even a cornered rat will bite. If Jiang Nian went that far, he must have had his reasons. All we need to do is respect and support him. Or… perhaps you could give us the inside scoop to help us understand better?"

"There are indeed more details."

Cheng Jing gave Sister Qian props—that's why she was his assistant. Then he pivoted sharply:

"They wanted to kidnap Jiang Nian because of his doomsday nightmare omen."

"......"

Everyone's faces changed. Jian Cheng spread his hands:

"If they meant harm and knew that huge secret, they deserved to die even more."

Everyone nodded along.

Zhou Rongbin frowned and asked:

"How did they know? Did Brother Nian tell them?"

Cheng Jing took over:

"That's exactly why I brought you all here. Some stuff sounds crazy, similar to Jiang Nian's bad dream warnings, but they're actually true."

Tang Yi chuckled:

"The apocalypse hitting out of nowhere was weird enough. Weird shit happening just makes it feel normal now. Hell, tons of people had dreams like Brother Nian, who had dreams before the disaster struck? Only difference? They didn't buy it like he did."

Lu Ningzhou sighed softly:

"If I'd been the one dreaming, I probably wouldn’t have believed it either."

"......"

"Same here."

Huang Qian nodded, figuring most folks would brush it off. Then she turned to Cheng Jing:

"So, Bro, what's with the sneaky meetup? What’s the matter? Did you have a dream too?"

"Jiang Nian never told Chen Yue’s family about his bad dream warnings or that his superpower could deal with zombies. But they knew anyway—because Chen Yue awakened memories from his past life."

After saying this, Cheng Jing took out a recorder under the sincere, trusting, yet astonished gazes of his teammates:

"This recorder's got Chen Yue spilling everything about his past life and the reasons they tortured Jiang Nian... Jiang Nian’s bad dream warnings included being tortured to death by his family, which is why he chose to distance himself from them and come to me."

He then turned on the recorder. It sounded pretty out there, and he didn’t expect everyone to fully believe it—just so you'd know what we're dealing with.

As the recording played, the team's faces got more serious by the second.

"......"

Meanwhile, Jiang Nian had originally planned to visit Jiang Wenwen at the hospital to discuss starting a farm together—after all, a water-bender would be killer for farming.

Unexpectedly, she beat him to the punch and called, saying she had already been discharged and wanted to meet elsewhere.

By the main road leading in and out of the base, Jiang Nian spotted a way skinnier Jiang Wenwen standing beside a modified minivan, dressed for action in outdoor gear.

Her hair was now cut short to her ears, and her eyes had gone ice-cold—she looked like a whole different person.

When she saw him, Jiang Wenwen lit up and came over:

"Stay put - I owe you a hug, hero."

With that, she pulled Jiang Nian into a quick hug, her voice thick with gratitude:

"Thank you, Jiang Nian."

She was chained like a dog by Xia Weiwei in the basement, with no friends or so-called 'family' to rely on, unable to imagine who would come to her rescue.

Waiting in despair to be taken back to the S Base, destined to become her father's experimental puppet.

The twisted doctor's theory of Superpower Core transplantation was something Xia Weiwei volunteered to participate in.

And because she was disobedient, her father decided to make her surrender her rare water-type Superpower Core to her younger sister.

So, when Chu Yi appeared and said Jiang Nian had sent him, in that moment, Jiang Nian's status in her heart meant more to her than her own life.

"..."

Jiang Nian stood motionless, letting her hug him for a while before asking after she released him:

"That outfit—are you going somewhere? Has your superpower fully recovered?"

Her hair was cut short, and she seemed more powerful now.

Jiang Wenwen nodded with a smile and replied:

"Fully recovered. Jiang Nian, I'm leaving the South City Base."

Though she was reluctant, this was a decision she had carefully considered.