Lin Zheng is dead.

When he fell, Chao Ci still had a strong sense of unreality.

Is this person whom I have loved for eight years and hated to the core of my being just... dead?

Right in front of yourself.

Light and airy.

Everything that happened after that seemed to be separated by a layer of water to Chao Ci.

Through the water film, he could hear the appearance, movements, and voices of those people, but he still couldn't get a real sense of immersion, just like watching a movie.

Chao Ci called 120 for Lin Zheng, but Lin Zheng had stopped breathing long ago, and resuscitation efforts throughout the night were ineffective.

Chao Ci was also taken away by the police as a suspect when Lin Zheng entered the hospital.

However, Lin Zheng seemed to have carefully arranged the aftermath of this death. A team of top lawyers claimed to be hired by Lin Zheng to defend Chao Ci, and someone also provided clues as soon as possible: a video and a piece of proof.

That video was the surveillance installed by Lin Zheng in Chaoci's room. It clearly reproduced the scene at that time: Chaoci originally wanted to commit suicide with the knife, but the hand holding the knife was forcibly stabbed by Lin Zheng.

Even the video clearly showed that when Lin Zheng stabbed the knife into his chest, Chao Ci's hand obviously showed signs of shrinking back. After only shrinking a short distance, it was pulled back by Lin Zheng's strong force.

Break it over.

That proof was proof of Chao Ci's mental illness.

Everything seems to be sufficient. Not only did Chao Ci not kill anyone, he also suffered from mental illness.

Not long after, Chao Ci was released.

The day after he was released, Lin Zheng's body was also sent to the funeral parlor for cremation.

The staff brought out a square urn. The arrogant and domineering Lin Zheng lay inside.

Chao Ci didn't take it, but Lin Zheng arranged a responsible team for himself, so naturally someone took it.

Lin Zheng's funeral was very lively, and many people came. Those people looked sad, but they had their own thoughts.

The person in charge of the Lin family is dead, so what happens to the Lin family's immeasurably huge family fortune...?

The only two strangers at the funeral were Chao Ci and... Lin Zheng's father.

The middle-aged man with white hair and sideburns stood in front of everyone with a serious expression, and there was no trace of sadness on his face.

Hearing that Lin Zheng had snatched most of the power of the Lin family from him a year ago, and now that Lin Zheng was dead, he couldn't seem to be happy.

There was no sadness or joy, so he accepted the funeral and left.

But Chao Ci has always been behind everyone, watching these people express regret or sadness.

He just looked at it, and finally his eyes fell on the cold tombstone.

…………

In fact, Chao Ci was confused in his heart.

[What’s going on, I can’t leave even though Lin Zheng is dead?!] Chao Ci went a little crazy, [Is this a bug? Or will I be stuck here if the son of luck dies? 】

When Lin Zheng just killed himself, Chao Ci was overjoyed.

He almost felt that he would return to the system space in the next moment and go to the next world after the judgment was over.

He also felt that he had opened the door to a new world - yes, if these people could be killed directly, wouldn't he be pulled back again?

He had never considered this matter before. Firstly, in the world with Jin Yao in the beginning, his desire to kill Jin Yao was even more ridiculous than a dream. Secondly, under normal circumstances, children of such luck would not die so easily.

.

But Lin Zheng in this world died just like that. Suddenly and... casually.

However, what he was waiting for never came.

He has remained in this world with no sign of leaving.

[Perhaps...Lin Zheng is not dead?] The system makes random guesses.

[...?] Chao Ci felt that this was even more nonsense, [Is this still a supernatural world? Lin Zheng has turned to ashes and is still alive? ]

He became a little anxious: [I won’t have to be trapped in this world forever, right?]

If he had known that Lin Zheng would be like this if he died, he would not let Lin Zheng die no matter what.

[Otherwise, just wait.] The system didn't have any good suggestions, so it could only say dryly.

This is all we can do. Observe the situation first, and if it doesn't work, try committing suicide. If that doesn't work... the worst he can do is wait until his body dies.

…………

Lin Zheng made a will and left a large amount of inheritance to Chao Ci. However, these were not the core industries of the Lin family, and Lin Zheng gave them to his confidants to take care of. For a while, no one took advantage of this evil idea.

Although he received a large amount of property, including more than a dozen properties, Chao Ci did not touch it at all. Instead, he rented a small apartment.

The ninth day after the funeral.

There was a knock on the door of Chao Ci's small apartment.

It was eleven o'clock in the evening, and Chao Ci was getting ready to go to bed.

When he heard the knock on the door, Chao Ci felt very puzzled, because he still had no close friends as before, and he didn't order takeout now - the knock on the door late at night seemed a bit scary at this time.

He went to open the door anyway.

After all, for Chao Ci, he has seen many real ghosts in other worlds. Even if there are real ghosts in this world, Chao Ci has nothing to be afraid of.

After opening the door.

... Chao Ci felt that he had spoken too loudly too early.

Standing at the door was a person whom Chao Ci would never have expected.

——Lin Da.

Even if Lin Zheng and Lin Da are exactly the same in appearance, Chao Ci can recognize them at a glance, this is Lin Da.

"Lin Da." Chao Ci called out blankly.

The man smiled gently as usual, and his glazed eyes were slightly curved.

"Little words."

He looked dusty and there were some wrinkles on his clothes.

At this point, Chao Ci can only hold his nose and continue acting.

His eyes instantly turned red, he threw himself into Lin Da's arms, hugged his waist tightly, and buried his cheek into his shoulder.

"You're here...to take me away, right?"

"Take me away, okay?"

Lin Da felt dumbfounded and patted Chao Ci on the shoulder: "What are you talking about?"

He whispered softly and lowly into Chao Ci's ears, as if announcing something——

"I'm not dead, Xiaoci."

"I came back alive."

…………

Lin Da told him that he parachuted when the plane crashed.

After the plane encountered strong airflow, the windshield was broken, and the entire system lost control and fell uncontrollably. When it landed at about 5,000 meters, Lin Da parachuted alone.

Generally speaking, even if the plane is about to crash due to an accident, few passengers will parachute. Because most people have not received any training in this area, their survival rate is lower if they parachute than if they stay on the plane.

But Lin Da did.

Not only is he well-trained, but he is also very professional. For a long time, he was addicted to extreme sports such as skydiving.

He was lucky to have overcome many extreme conditions and survived.

He later explained this to the media.

Although there are many things in this explanation that can be called "miraculous", given his terrifying background, the media did not dare to report it extensively.

…………

Chao Ci finally knew why he couldn't leave.

[Because Lin Dai is not dead, so I can’t leave?] Chao Ci asked the system, [Is Lin Dai also an important character? But he obviously didn’t have any role in the previous plot. ]

Not only did he have no role, he didn't even show his face a few times.

[Even if he is really an important character, what does it have to do with me not being able to go back? Isn’t it because Lin Zheng is so unhappy with my death that I am being pulled back to this world? Now that Lin Zheng is dead, even if this world is still there

There are 1,800 important characters left, should I leave too?】

[Perhaps...Lin Zheng is not dead.] The system slowly spit out a sentence.

[I detected two soul fluctuations in Lin Da. 】

Chao Ci opened his eyes suddenly.

It was five o'clock in the morning, and the dimly lit sky outside revealed some light, shining on the people around Chao Ci.

The man held Chao Ci's waist tightly, a very possessive gesture.

They faced each other, breathing intertwined.
Chapter completed!