RIACMET chapter 172

 

“Ah!”

Jiang Nian knew exactly where to strike. The infected area wasn’t fully necrotic; it could still feel pain. Chen Yue screamed. Realizing that Jiang Nian was serious, Chen Yue shouted in anger and fear.

“In my previous life, I only wanted you to use your superpower to heal me! Xia Weiwei and Base S were the real masterminds behind everything! We were tricked, too—cough, cough…”

All he wanted now was to survive. Xia Weiwei had orchestrated everything else to deceive their parents and his sister.

To put it bluntly, it was the purification-type superpower that had led to all the consequences—what Base S had targeted from the beginning. Whether he made excuses or not, the outcome would have been the same. Why did all the blame have to fall on him?

If strangers could help, why couldn’t his half-brother?

“Heh!”

This kind of dog-eat-dog drama was hilarious no matter how many times you saw it. Jiang Nian sneered indifferently.

“Don’t try to weasel out of responsibility. None of you get to walk free! I was imprisoned because you begged them not to let me roam free. You were the one who first used Xia Weiwei’s influence to control me. Chen Yue, you deserved to die from the start!”

“But we didn’t hurt you in this life! You’ve been living well, haven’t you?! Base S and Xia Weiwei want to take down Cheng Jing and the brain-evolved mutants, so they came to us. Cough, cough…”

Chen Yue was both ashamed and angry; at this point, his words barely made sense.

Jiang Nian pressed harder, spitting out each word like venom.

“Your very existence was my greatest misfortune! I’m living a better life now, and it has nothing to do with you. But all the suffering I endured in my last life was because of you!”

“Urgh…”

Chen Yue coughed up blood again. He tried to sit up instinctively, but the steel pipe was too long. It pinned him down and restricted his movements. Even if he let it pierce his body, he still wouldn’t be able to reach Jiang Nian. All he could do was cough up blood and curse.

“We’re innocent! Jiang Nian, you should just die!”

Unfazed, Jiang Nian nodded and smiled like a maniac.

“I died in the most miserable way. Now it’s your turn! Just because the circumstances have changed doesn’t make you innocent!”

He didn’t want to hear any more of his excuses. With a thought, his superpower activated and blue-white energy surged from his palm. It wound its way along the steel pipe and into Chen Yue’s body.

Keeping that mind sharp makes interrogation easier.

“AHHH!”

“Jiang Nian! I’ll kill you—!”

A piercing scream rang out, and the person who had just been shouting fell completely silent.

Jiang Nian felt thoroughly refreshed. He leaned in with a cold reminder:

“First, I’ll purify you, then I’ll inject you with infected blood and virus serum. Over and over. Even when your whole body rots and not a shred of flesh remains, you’ll still be awake!”

“… ”

Black smoke billowed from Chen Yue’s body. Jiang Nian felt like an exorcist purging a demon that refused to repent.

Since his rebirth, he had buried his thirst for revenge deep inside and tried his best to stay upbeat and friendly with those around him. The scene he had imagined over and over again was finally becoming real!

He wouldn’t let Chen Yue die easily or lose his mind. No way!

The more advanced the infection, the more painful the purification. After a few minutes, Chen Yue writhed on the iron bed, foul blood pouring out as rotten flesh fell off in chunks.

His mind had become much clearer, but the clearer he became, the more terrified he was.

Jiang Nian adjusted the purification level, withdrew the superpower, and removed the pipe. Then, he took out a syringe, stepped forward, and injected Chen Yue. His tone was calm and detached.

“You won’t die, and you can’t kill yourself either. You’ll have plenty of time to decide whether or not to tell me the truth.”

“Hah…”

After a long while, Chen Yue’s lips trembled as he forced out a few words.

“You… devil…!”

If he had known it would end like this, he would have told Xia Weiwei about Jiang Nian’s superpower. If they were going to die, they could have taken him down together.

“This is just the beginning. You did this to me in my last life. What, did you never think about payback?”

Jiang Nian smiled and pulled out an automatic crossbow. It fired with a thunk, pinning Chen Yue’s hands and legs to the bedframe. Blood quickly soaked through the sheets.

After a few more screams, Chen Yue finally calmed down, covered in sweat.

Jiang Nian tossed the steel pipe aside, turned around, opened the door, and walked out. Chen Yue was going to spill everything, so Jiang Nian needed some witnesses to hear it, too.

“…”

Outside, the area had already been cleared. The soldiers had withdrawn from the basement on Uncle Li’s orders.

Now, only “their own people” stood guard outside, along with Chen Shanmin’s family.

Liao Yu, who had been keeping watch, noticed that Jiang Nian looked fine and smiled.

“I thought having too many people around might affect your performance, Godfather, so I had Uncle Li send the rest upstairs.”

“Alright.”

Jiang Nian smiled back and glanced toward the room where Tang Ji was.

“If Xia Weiwei shows up, make sure to remind Tang Ji.”

Tang Miao died on the spot while shielding Xia Weiwei from zombies. She hadn’t had time to say goodbye to her brother.

Tang Ji hadn’t been able to recover her body. Only killing Xia Weiwei himself could relieve his hatred.

Once Jiang Nian had gotten what he needed from Chen Yue, he planned to cut out the bastard’s tongue and hand him over to Tang Ji. Revenge was addictive, and he was starting to feel like a total sadist.

He thought about it, nodded to his teammates, and walked over to Chen Shanmin and the others.

Chen Xiuling asked in a trembling voice,

“What did you do to Xiaoyue?”

“You’ll know when you see him. I said I wouldn’t delay your little family reunion.”

Jiang Nian gestured for them to go.

Chen Shanmin’s face was pale with dread.

“Jiang Nian…”

Jiang Nian responded coldly.

“Don’t make me regret this.”

“…”

The three of them hesitated briefly, but eventually staggered forward.

“Xiao Nian, is it okay to leave them alone with him?”

Uncle Li frowned slightly, still concerned.

Jiang Nian shook his head.

“It’s fine. Don’t worry, Uncle.”

With injuries, restraints, and a special collar, there wouldn’t be any issues unless Chen Shanmin and Chen Xiuling suddenly awakened extremely powerful superpowers.

Just then, Jiang Nian heard Chen Xiuling crying.

He turned to his teammates and explained,

“I’ll probably be down here for a while. You guys help Tang Ji with things on the surface. If you manage to contact Brother Jing, tell him not to worry and to come find me later.”

Xia Weiwei and the perverted doctor were Tang Ji’s responsibility. Jiang Nian needed to finish things with Chen Yue before dawn. Given Brother Jing’s efficiency, he would probably show up soon.

“Got it.”

Liao Yu nodded, and Uncle Li and the others followed.

“…”

When Chen Xiuling saw Chen Yue nailed to the bed, she almost passed out from crying.

Chen Shanmin held Chen Xiuling with one arm and hugged a sobbing Chen Lin with the other.

“He’s not dead yet. No need to start mourning.”

Jiang Nian walked in wearing a mask, locked the door, took out a tranquilizer gun, and handed it to them.

This item is specially formulated by some capable people who have been request by Brother jing in the last days, and the dosage and timing are very accurate.

Things like this were difficult to obtain before the apocalypse. Now, however, it was a different story.

“You…”

“…”

Chen Xiuling and her daughter were the first to collapse at the foot of Chen Yue’s bed.

Chen Shanmin stumbled back and fell to the ground. He glared coldly at Jiang Nian.

“Jiang Nian! I’m your father, no matter what!”

“Ha…”

Jiang Nian let out a cold laugh as if he’d just heard a joke.

“What proof do you have that you’re my father?”