CW: Suicide
Song Rui helped Fan Jialuo into the house, and seeing three brand new gray lazy chairs in the living room, he couldn’t help raising his eyebrows. “Was one of the chairs bought for me?” The pleasure in his eyes was almost overflowing.
“Yeah, why don’t you sit down and give it a try?” Fan Jialuo patted the back of the chair with a very expectant expression.
Song Rui complied and sat down, closing his eyes to feel it silently.
Fan Jialuo sat beside him, his eyes similarly closed, and his voice was quiet as he asked, “How does it feel?”
“Very comfortable, you are good at shopping.”
Just this simple compliment made the young man’s dark eyes shine brightly. He chuckled twice and murmured, “I also feel it is very comfortable. At night, I move the chair to the balcony, facing the evening breeze and bathing in the moonlight. I can sit there for hours.”
“That must be very comfortable.”
“Yes, very comfortable, you can try it too.”
“Then I’ll come to your place another night and try it with you?”
“Yes, you’re welcome to come.”
Song Rui laughed softly, stood up, rolled up his sleeves, and said seriously, “Don’t just sit there, come and heal your injury.” Without asking, he knew what the young man’s so-called healing involved. The last time Xu Yiyang was injured, he lay and soaked in the bathtub.
Fan Jialuo followed Dr. Song into the bathroom, took off his clothes, and looked in the mirror. He saw that his shoulder blade was misaligned, and one bone protruded abruptly, almost piercing through the skin. A bruise in the shape of a palm print was branded on his pale skin, appearing shocking.
Fan Jialuo seemed to have gotten used to such injuries, and was slowly realigning his bone at this moment. Song Rui had a doctor’s license and quickly went over to help.
“The people who hurt you did it on purpose,” Song Rui’s tone was icy cold as he said, “They are all people who have undergone special training, and some of them have been genetically modified. It is impossible for them not to know how their strength can harm ordinary people, but when facing you, he didn’t restrain his strength. He definitely did it on purpose.”
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Fan Jialuo stared at Dr. Song through the soft, bright ripples of the water, and found that the corners of the other man’s mouth were smiling, his eyes were warm, and he did not feel afraid or stay away because of his weirdness. This caused a smile to bloom on his red lips.
“Ah, I almost forgot about something!” Song Rui patted his forehead, then walked to the balcony, took the two roving eyeballs, and stuffed them into the young man’s hands. “The last time I visited your house, I saw you put them into Xu Yiyang’s bathtub. I think you both need their company when you are injured? Do they accelerate the healing of your injuries?”
Fan Jialuo gently squeezed Dr. Song’s fingertips to show that he guessed right. It was really reassuring to have Dr. Song by your side, because he would always consider every aspect for you, and he could even notice the tiny details that you had overlooked.
Seeing the bright smile of the young man soaking in the water, Song Rui’s dark eyes couldn’t help softening. He held his hand and said softly, “Sleep and get better as soon as possible. Don’t scare the child.”
The last sentence obviously hit Fan Jialuo’s weakness, causing him to close his eyes immediately.
Seeing the water in the bathtub turn from clear to gray-black, and finally as black as ink, Song Rui didn’t feel scared at all. No matter how dark the water was, it couldn’t hide the young man’s face that seemed to be shining, and that was enough. He watched him quietly for several hours, and after feeding the frog, he went to school to pick up Xu Yiyang.
When Fan Jialuo opened his eyes again, a small face that was about to cry was hovering above his bathtub.
“Brother, are you feeling better?” Xu Yiyang asked anxiously.
“It’s much better, look.” Fan Jialuo turned his body around and asked him to look at his white and round shoulders. After only staying in the water for a few hours, his superficial skin injuries had almost healed. Of course, the bones still needed some time to recover.
Xu Yiyang didn’t dare to touch it, for fear of hurting his elder brother, so he just poked it lightly with his finger to make sure that his elder brother was fine, and smiled through his tears. As Song Rui said, being able to see an intact older brother made him far more happy than seeing a wounded brother after school.
Sensing his anxiety, nervousness, and happiness, Fan Jialuo couldn’t help but look at Dr. Song, who was leaning against the door, with deep gratitude in his eyes. It turned out that what he himself claimed to be good for the child was actually harmful.
Song Rui chuckled and shook his head, not daring to take the credit, and told him when he was done, “Xu Yiyang, you must keep an eye on your brother as he heals his wounds, and make sure he doesn’t get up and move around. After finishing your homework today, send me a photo and I’ll check it for you, don’t trouble your brother.”
“Mmhmm, thank you Dr. Song.” Xu Yiyang nodded obediently, and forcefully pushed his big brother back into the water. His little arms turned out to be very strong.
Xu Yiyang was also a non-human, and his abilities should be very special. With him taking care of Fan Jialuo, Song Rui was relieved. After giving his private phone number and WeChat number to the child, he exhorted, “Your brother will also encounter danger and may even be hurt. He is not superman, so one day he will need help from others. If there is something wrong at home, you must notify me. You can’t let your brother fight alone, understand?”
Xu Yiyang held Dr. Song’s business card like a treasure, and kept nodding. Obviously, he has been brainwashed by Dr. Song.
After leaving the Moon Bay Community, Song Rui called Meng Zhong, his tone terribly cold, “Can you eat such a hot potato?”
Meng Zhong was stunned for a long time before he realized what he was talking about, and couldn’t help but sigh. “It’s difficult to say over the phone, so come to our headquarters. It just so happens that I have something to ask you too.”
More than an hour later, Song Rui arrived at the Ministry of Security, and was able to enter after many checkpoints and interrogations, but saw a person who should not have appeared here in front of the parking lot. The man was tall, thin, and handsome, with a sense of unruliness brewing in his eyes, like a prodigal son who had never touched a single leaf among thousands of flowers.
Several well-built bodyguards surrounded him, protecting him like the stars and the moon as they escorted him to his car. However, in the Special Security Department, which claimed to have the strictest security measures, this kind of mighty demonstration seemed to have no use other than giving people an impression of pomposity.
Song Rui stood in the hallway and looked at the other party. The other party looked at him at the same time, before hooking up the corner of his lips and smiling contemptuously.
Song Rui withdrew his gaze expressionlessly and entered the building, while the other party also stepped into a sports car and roared away. Several bodyguards each drove luxury cars, guarding the sports car in the center as they slowly approached the exit. In order for the convoy to leave safely without affecting the lineup, the gate guard had to open two gates at the same time to make way on the widest road. Such a flamboyant style was simply incompatible with the low-key profile of the Special Security Department.
Song Rui glanced back, his brows furrowed.
“I met Zhang Yang in the parking lot. How can he freely enter and exit the Special Security Department? What, has your department been acquired by the Zhang family?” Song Rui began to mock as soon as he sat down.
Meng Zhong closed the office door tightly and pulled the shades closed before sighing. “Pretty much. The Special Security Department has indeed undergone major reforms. It used to be under my control, but now it is divided into the Special Defense Team, the Logistics Department, the Resources Department, and the Human Resources Department. Although I am still the head of the Special Security Department in name, its power is actually divided among several branch heads. The only thing I can control is the Special Defense Team One, and each of the other nine special defense teams have an interest group operating behind them. I can’t control them at all. The Zhang family now controls the logistics and resource departments. You also know that no matter how powerful our agents are, they are just ordinary people. They need to clothe and feed themselves, as well as support their families. If you have no money or resources, who will work hard for you? Zhang Yang was here to report today, as he has an idle job in the Special Security Department.”
“I don’t think it’s just an idle job, but preparation to infiltrate the center of your power, right? Money is really a good thing,” Song Rui sneered, “When I saw Xiao Yanling, I knew that sooner or later, external forces would intervene in this matter. The temptation of her abilities was enough to arouse the desire of any ambitious person.”
“You guessed it correctly. She was snatched back, but regarding who should deal with her, the top are still arguing. Every interest group is fighting, their greedy faces are so ugly!” Meng Zhong pointed to the ceiling with a mocking smile.
“Oh, by the way, I’ll show you a good thing. It’s a potion sent by the Zhang family. It is said to be able to stimulate a human’s ultimate potential. Some team members have already taken it, and their strength has increased very quickly, but I always feel that it is wrong, and didn’t dare to use it. Can you take it to a lab to test it for me?” Meng Zhong casually threw a blue vial over.
Song Rui grabbed it and pierced through his little scheme, “The laboratory of your Special Security Department should be the most advanced in the world, right? You can’t test it yourself, so what’s the use of handing it over to me? You want me to take it to Fan Jialuo to have a look?”
“Sure enough, you saw through me, so please take care of this matter. You haven’t seen those who have taken the potion, but their strength instantly skyrocketed, and the light in their eyes is very bright, the kind of brightness as if even their souls are burning. People like me who are used to ghosts and demons don’t dare to look at them. Think about how weird this is? I’ve felt uneasy after getting the potion, so I haven’t taken it all this time. The Zhang family used this potion to infiltrate into the center of power in the Special Security Department. The morals of the world have really changed. The Special Security Department is no longer the original Special Security Department. Various forces have infiltrated it and gradually turned it into a tool for some people to realize their selfish desires.”
Meng Zhong took off his military cap and lowered his head, as if in silent mourning.
Song Rui put the blue bottle in his jacket pocket and said in a very flat tone, “I will take it to Fan Jialuo to have a look. You’d better not drink anything of unknown origin. The Zhang family’s behavior is getting more and more sinister, you have to be careful.”
“I know, speaking of evil, the case we encountered today is really evil, please watch this video.” Meng Zhong turned the computer screen face him and slowly explained, “I’m sorry, I can’t play the sound for you because these dozens of mass suicide cases were all triggered by a song. A while ago we found a song that was popular on the internet called ‘Seeing Peach Blossoms in Your Dreams.’ There are no lyrics, only a gender-neutral and raspy voice singing high and low with the accompaniment, with the gimmick ‘A song that makes people want to commit suicide.’ You also know that people are curious, and the more sensational something is, the more they desire to learn about it. This song became popular, and the scope of its spread continued to expand. At the beginning, there were only a few sporadic suicides that failed to attract the attention of the police. By the time we found out, it was too late, and the situation had completely spread. Hundreds of students from more than a dozen middle schools made a collective appointment to commit suicide, and openly played this song at the place where they wanted to die, so the teachers, police, and parents who rushed to dissuade them were also bewitched and wanted to jump off the building.”
Meng Zhong covered his face, his voice somber as if he was about to suffocate, “Hundreds of children, scattered from more than a dozen middle schools, meeting to jump off a building together. Can you imagine how terrible the scene was? What’s more terrible is that everyone who went to dissuade them was affected by that song and had suicidal thoughts. How could we deal with Xiao Yanling’s matter? We were too busy laying air cushions.”
During the moment he was speaking, dozens of children in the video jumped off the tall building without hesitation, falling to their deaths. The air cushions that didn’t have time to inflate failed to save anyone’s lives. The limbs and blood all over the ground caused the elites of the Special Security Department who were guarding downstairs to turn their heads, unable to bear the sight.
Song Rui stared straight at the screen without showing any emotion. He even turned on the volume and let the song “Seeing Peach Blossoms in Your Dreams” slowly float out.
Meng Zhong’s face changed drastically, and he quickly took out an MP4 from the drawer and played Su Fengxi’s song.
Song Rui looked at him with raised eyebrows, and he waved his hands helplessly. “This is the only way we accidentally found to save these people. As long as Su Fengxi’s song is played live, those children can get rid of their suicidal thoughts. Su Fengxi’s voice contains a healing energy, which is exactly the nemesis of this song of death. Therefore, the top has lifted the ban on Su Fengxi’s album. She will make a comeback soon, and is going to hold a concert. All of my efforts to suppress her before are all in vain now, and I have offended the Zhang family severely. I have been isolated by the other departments now, and have nothing left in my hands except the special defense team. Since I am very worried about the Zhang family’s medicine, I prohibited my team members from taking it, but some of them are starting to resent me. I’m really struggling right now.”
Meng Zhong patted the armrest of his chair and sighed quietly.
Song Rui said sarcastically, “I said a long time ago that you are not suitable for playing politics. Your so-called justice is not worth mentioning in the eyes of others. Turn this thing off, and I will give you something better to listen to.” After he turned off the MP4, Song Rui took out his mobile phone and started playing the audio of Fan Jialuo shaking the soul bell and chanting scriptures, which he secretly recorded when he was in Ziwei Palace.
Meng Zhong’s eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, “Why didn’t you send me this audio earlier! This is much more comfortable than Su Fengxi’s song!”
Song Rui pointed out, “Have you ever considered that the song of death is actually Su Fengxi’s work? She was holding you hostage with hundreds of lives, and she succeeded. What she did is the same as Xiao Yanling, the only difference is that she hides deeper and her backers are stronger.”
Meng Zhong closed his eyes and nodded. “I thought about it, but I didn’t have any evidence. Experts have done audio analysis on the song ‘Seeing Peach Blossoms in Your Dreams,’ and finally identified the singer as a male, about 30 or 40 years old, who was completely unrelated with Su Fengxi. That expert almost committed suicide, and he was relieved only by Su Fengxi’s song. He wouldn’t possibly allow us to accuse Su Fengxi. There is no way to stop the song, as it spread on the darknet rapidly, like a virus. We can’t stop it at the source, let alone predict where it will set off a bloodbath tomorrow, while Su Fengxi’s song is very popular, and can completely dispel the shadow of death formed by ‘Seeing Peach Blossoms in Your Dreams,’ while also covering the crowd of people who have been spreading ‘Seeing Peach Blossoms in Your Dreams.’ I knew that there must be someone behind this who planned and promoted it, but I can’t accuse someone for no reason when my power is being overridden.”
Meng Zhong smiled wryly and shook his head. “Did you know that the Special Security Department even decided to help Su Fengxi release a new album, with the gimmick of ‘Healing Queen,’ in order to offset the horrific consequences of ‘Seeing Peach Blossoms in Your Dreams.’ If this matter was truly planned by Su Fengxi, then I can only say that she succeeded. Her approach was hundreds of times smarter than Xiao Yanling. She held every potential victim hostage, and with the rapid spread of information on the internet, the number is possibly in the hundreds, thousands, or even tens or hundreds of thousands… In this case, we have to compromise.”
Song Rui took out a USB flash drive to copy the video and said calmly, “I will take these things back and show them to Fan Jialuo. I have already said that the people in your Special Security Department are a bunch of drunks. Where is Xiao Yanling locked up now? Can I take a look?”
Meng Zhong unexpectedly did not refute his friend’s insult this time, and he pointed upstairs and said, “Let’s go, I’ll take you to have a look. I also really want to know how they will deal with Xiao Yanling.”
Song Rui taunted mercilessly, “You spoke wrong, the real question is—do they have the ability to deal with Xiao Yanling.”
Ty for the chapter ❤️ this is a riveting story
This Su Fengxi is like a cockroach. Will she interfere with Fan Jialuo again? Will her family acquire Xiao Yanling?
I’m anxious. I hope they will be able to stop Su Fengxi. It’s most definitely a scheme for her if not by her. Thank u for the update!!
Can fan jialuo make su-annoying-as-an-undying-roach-fengxi disappear forever
I hope the special department blows themselves up. Okay, Dr Song’s friend and the people who still have faith in him can be spared, but the others… They’re the special forces, so why are they so dumb? Did the influence of rich families make their IQs drop or what.
Thank you for the chapter!
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Thanks for the chapter!!! ❤️❤️❤️
I caught up 😭
Thanks for the update 😍
Xu Yiyang is so cute with Fan Jialuo I love their bond 😭😭❤️❤️
Fact remains that there will always be corrupt people do as much as I want them to come crawling back to fan jailuo for help I hope he really does help them. At least for the sake of the innocents
I always love how caring Song Rui is with his wife, it’s so wholesome and such a contrast to their 1st meeting…Also well said at the end… do they even have the ability to deal with that devil…Thank you for the chapter so so much!! <3
Plot twist idea- Su Fengxi and Xiao Yanling take each other out.