Bad Boys Boot Camp: V1-C46

Chapter 46: Decision

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_{A memory from a certain afternoon flashed in Qin Mo’s mind, the day that pot-bellied man visited the infirmary. While putting on the airs of a teacher, he spoke words more vile than those of a beast. Every utterance spat derision at the dead deemed too lowly to be mourned. His tone swelled with hypocrisy as he basked in his loftiness.}
“Snatch the van?” The gears in Qin Mo’s mind started spinning to work out the success rate of such a plan, while beside him, Shen Zhuoyun’s face showed faint traces of a smile.

A memory from a certain afternoon flashed in Qin Mo’s mind, the day that pot-bellied man visited the infirmary. While putting on the airs of a teacher, he spoke words more vile than those of a beast. Every utterance spat derision at the dead deemed too lowly to be mourned. His tone swelled with hypocrisy as he basked in his loftiness.

_{{Someone always so composed—so gentle. When you erupt… When you get pushed to the extreme… When you’re stained in blood… I wonder so dearly how you will look.}}“We’re running low on time, Qin Mo.” Shen Zhuoyun extended a hand to caress the boy’s head. It was a soothing gesture, yet it carried a deeper meaning that could not be said.

Someone always so composed—so gentle. When you erupt… When you get pushed to the extreme… When you’re stained in blood… I wonder so dearly how you will look.

_{Would a Qin Mo, with blood on his hands, distance himself from all others and only trust in him, and him alone?}“Snatch the van?” The gears in Qin Mo’s mind started spinning to work out the success rate of such a plan, while beside him, Shen Zhuoyun’s face showed faint traces of a smile.

Would a Qin Mo, with blood on his hands, distance himself from all others and only trust in him, and him alone?

_{Lifting his head, Qin Mo stared at the smile pointed his way that could almost be described as brilliant; a memory flashed in his mind. It was of the peach blossom-eyed boy who hopped off the top bunk in a hurry, asking for his name.}
With an expression so serene it didn’t look like such an insane plan was his suggestion, Shen Zhuoyun asked, “Did you see how many were in the car when you went out just now?”

Lifting his head, Qin Mo stared at the smile pointed his way that could almost be described as brilliant; a memory flashed in his mind. It was of the peach blossom-eyed boy who hopped off the top bunk in a hurry, asking for his name.

_{“We’re running low on time, Qin Mo.” Shen Zhuoyun extended a hand to caress the boy’s head. It was a soothing gesture, yet it carried a deeper meaning that could not be said.}Lifting his head, Qin Mo stared at the smile pointed his way that could almost be described as brilliant; a memory flashed in his mind. It was of the peach blossom-eyed boy who hopped off the top bunk in a hurry, asking for his name.

“We’re running low on time, Qin Mo.” Shen Zhuoyun extended a hand to caress the boy’s head. It was a soothing gesture, yet it carried a deeper meaning that could not be said.

_{Slap!}Slap!

Slap!

_{Would a Qin Mo, with blood on his hands, distance himself from all others and only trust in him, and him alone?}“It’s time to get up now.” He reached out a hand to Qin Mo. “There’s no more time left.”

Would a Qin Mo, with blood on his hands, distance himself from all others and only trust in him, and him alone?

_{“Shen Zhuoyun…” Qin Mo dropped into a huddle, his hand squeezing against his ears. Reciting that boy’s name through gritted teeth, his heart was near bursting with conflicting emotions. “You…”}“In a little bit, you’ll have to go to the edge of the grove and lead those guys away. The forest is dense enough, and we need them to get out of the van.” As Qin Mo explained the plan calmly, Jiang Shao exploded when the words finally sank in.

“Shen Zhuoyun…” Qin Mo dropped into a huddle, his hand squeezing against his ears. Reciting that boy’s name through gritted teeth, his heart was near bursting with conflicting emotions. “You…”

_{“I will not haphazardly have those bastards’ blood on my hands—let alone allow them to stain yours.”}
“Three… maybe?” Qin Mo replied after a moment of hesitation. There was no tinting on the windows, so the occupants could be seen from the outside. But there was also heating in the car and biting cold outside of it, so the glass was a bit fogged up. Making it a bit difficult for Qin Mo to say there were really three for certain.

“I will not haphazardly have those bastards’ blood on my hands—let alone allow them to stain yours.”

_{“Can you drive?” Qin asked the two.}“I have no intention of ever letting the scυm from that school get away scot-free.” Qin Mo slowly rose to his feet. His face was as pale as the snow around him. He looked as if he could easily be taken by a gust of wind. Yet his figure stood remarkably upright, like a fresh bamboo shoot after a good spring rain. “But I won’t use such a shameful method.

“Can you drive?” Qin asked the two.

Just a moment ago, only God knows the terror Jiang Shao felt watching the interaction between those two. But after being mixed up with unsavoury characters, he understood in his soul that the one with the most might was the boss. Qin Mo had the brains, and Shen Zhuoyun had the brawn. So when the left and right took turns at the wheel, it was not up to him to make decisions. So in such a situation, if Shen Zhuoyun did tell him to kill someone, whether he wanted to or not, he had to.

_{Jiang Shao shook his head fiercely, while Shen Zhuoyun nodded in contrast, replying simply, “I can.”}
“We can take care of it.” A puff of mist swirled as Shen Zhuoyun spoke, his hands moving to take hold of the trembling ones before him. His tone was unusually firm; his gaze carried a boundless frost. It was as if his plan was not made on a moment of impulse, but something he had long schemed thousands of times over.

Jiang Shao shook his head fiercely, while Shen Zhuoyun nodded in contrast, replying simply, “I can.”

_{“Shen Zhuoyun…” Qin Mo dropped into a huddle, his hand squeezing against his ears. Reciting that boy’s name through gritted teeth, his heart was near bursting with conflicting emotions. “You…”}“Shen Zhuoyun…” Qin Mo dropped into a huddle, his hand squeezing against his ears. Reciting that boy’s name through gritted teeth, his heart was near bursting with conflicting emotions. “You…”

_{{How? How could he even open his mouth?}}“We’re running low on time, Qin Mo.” Shen Zhuoyun extended a hand to caress the boy’s head. It was a soothing gesture, yet it carried a deeper meaning that could not be said.

How? How could he even open his mouth?

_{{Thank god, Qin Mo didn’t agree to that insane fυcking idea! All three of us would’ve been murderers! You are our saviour, Qin Mo!}}Shen Zhuoyun could barely contain his joy because of this desperate situation.

Thank god, Qin Mo didn’t agree to that insane fυcking idea! All three of us would’ve been murderers! You are our saviour, Qin Mo!

_{Qin Mo’s expression grew more taut; even his eyes showed the appearance of little threads of red. Seeing him, Shen Zhuoyun’s lips curled upwards, a hint of satisfaction twinkling in his eyes. “If you don’t want your hands dirtied, I will do it all.”}
“There’s no need to worry, Qin Mo. We have a knife, remember?” Shen Zhuoyun’s voice in his ear seemed as light as a flutter, yet the words spoken were no less than a grenade exploding in Qin Mo’s heart.

Qin Mo’s expression grew more taut; even his eyes showed the appearance of little threads of red. Seeing him, Shen Zhuoyun’s lips curled upwards, a hint of satisfaction twinkling in his eyes. “If you don’t want your hands dirtied, I will do it all.”

_{Qin Mo’s head shot up, his eyes pulled wide as he stared at Shen Zhuoyun, looking like the person before him was one he had never known.}What if that instructor is really dead?

Qin Mo’s head shot up, his eyes pulled wide as he stared at Shen Zhuoyun, looking like the person before him was one he had never known.

A rapturous sound suddenly filled the frigid air: Shen Zhuoyun’s laughter. If anyone saw him, his disturbingly pleased aura would give them a fright. “This is it, Qin Mo. You have no other way out of this.

_{Before Qin Mo could recover from the bomb that was Shen Zhuoyun’s words, the older boy dropped a second just as quickly. “I might have already killed someone, you know?”}In that instant, Qin Mo felt a chill, one running from the base of his skull to the end of his spine. Without even thinking, he stepped away from Shen Zhuoyun, absolute bewilderment etched on his face.

Before Qin Mo could recover from the bomb that was Shen Zhuoyun’s words, the older boy dropped a second just as quickly. “I might have already killed someone, you know?”

_{“Three… maybe?” Qin Mo replied after a moment of hesitation. There was no tinting on the windows, so the occupants could be seen from the outside. But there was also heating in the car and biting cold outside of it, so the glass was a bit fogged up. Making it a bit difficult for Qin Mo to say there were really three for certain.}“Shen Zhuoyun…” Qin Mo dropped into a huddle, his hand squeezing against his ears. Reciting that boy’s name through gritted teeth, his heart was near bursting with conflicting emotions. “You…”

“Three… maybe?” Qin Mo replied after a moment of hesitation. There was no tinting on the windows, so the occupants could be seen from the outside. But there was also heating in the car and biting cold outside of it, so the glass was a bit fogged up. Making it a bit difficult for Qin Mo to say there were really three for certain.

_{He was Qin Mo. He knew what was right from wrong. He knew what one should and shouldn't do.}
Qin Mo’s head shot up, his eyes pulled wide as he stared at Shen Zhuoyun, looking like the person before him was one he had never known.

He was Qin Mo. He knew what was right from wrong. He knew what one should and shouldn't do.

_{Letting out a sigh, Qin Mo turned to Jiang Shao, his expression a bit embarrassed. “Then, um… you will need to work hаrd.”}What on earth was he to do?!

Letting out a sigh, Qin Mo turned to Jiang Shao, his expression a bit embarrassed. “Then, um… you will need to work hаrd.”

_{“It’s time to get up now.” He reached out a hand to Qin Mo. “There’s no more time left.”}Qin Mo’s expression grew more taut; even his eyes showed the appearance of little threads of red. Seeing him, Shen Zhuoyun’s lips curled upwards, a hint of satisfaction twinkling in his eyes. “If you don’t want your hands dirtied, I will do it all.”

“It’s time to get up now.” He reached out a hand to Qin Mo. “There’s no more time left.”

_{Like this, all the contradictions between them will be resolved once that boy becomes just like him.}“In a little bit, you’ll have to go to the edge of the grove and lead those guys away. The forest is dense enough, and we need them to get out of the van.” As Qin Mo explained the plan calmly, Jiang Shao exploded when the words finally sank in.

Like this, all the contradictions between them will be resolved once that boy becomes just like him.

_{“I will not haphazardly have those bastards’ blood on my hands—let alone allow them to stain yours.”}“Can you drive?” Qin asked the two.

“I will not haphazardly have those bastards’ blood on my hands—let alone allow them to stain yours.”

_{“We’re running low on time, Qin Mo.” Shen Zhuoyun extended a hand to caress the boy’s head. It was a soothing gesture, yet it carried a deeper meaning that could not be said.}
“Do you remember what they did to us in that prison camp?” Shen Zhuoyun wiped all warmth from his face, his every word laced with temptation. “Think about Zhu Ziying… about Mo Nian. They owe us for everything they did. Nothing we do to them in return will ever be too much.”

“We’re running low on time, Qin Mo.” Shen Zhuoyun extended a hand to caress the boy’s head. It was a soothing gesture, yet it carried a deeper meaning that could not be said.

_{Qin Mo’s head shot up, his eyes pulled wide as he stared at Shen Zhuoyun, looking like the person before him was one he had never known.}Letting out a sigh, Qin Mo turned to Jiang Shao, his expression a bit embarrassed. “Then, um… you will need to work hаrd.”

Qin Mo’s head shot up, his eyes pulled wide as he stared at Shen Zhuoyun, looking like the person before him was one he had never known.

_{Qin Mo’s head shot up, his eyes pulled wide as he stared at Shen Zhuoyun, looking like the person before him was one he had never known.}Qin Mo loosened his grip and hung his head. “Give me a second. I need to think.”

Qin Mo’s head shot up, his eyes pulled wide as he stared at Shen Zhuoyun, looking like the person before him was one he had never known.

_{He was Qin Mo. He knew what was right from wrong. He knew what one should and shouldn't do.}How? How could he even open his mouth?

He was Qin Mo. He knew what was right from wrong. He knew what one should and shouldn't do.

_{“It’s time to get up now.” He reached out a hand to Qin Mo. “There’s no more time left.”}“Shen Zhuoyun…” Qin Mo dropped into a huddle, his hand squeezing against his ears. Reciting that boy’s name through gritted teeth, his heart was near bursting with conflicting emotions. “You…”

“It’s time to get up now.” He reached out a hand to Qin Mo. “There’s no more time left.”

_{Qin Mo smacked away Shen Zhuoyun’s hand, his gaze fixed on the older boy’s shocked expression, as his own had again finally turned clear. “I haven’t forgotten, Shen Zhuoyun. I still haven’t forgotten who I am.”}
In that instant, Qin Mo felt a chill, one running from the base of his skull to the end of his spine. Without even thinking, he stepped away from Shen Zhuoyun, absolute bewilderment etched on his face.

Qin Mo smacked away Shen Zhuoyun’s hand, his gaze fixed on the older boy’s shocked expression, as his own had again finally turned clear. “I haven’t forgotten, Shen Zhuoyun. I still haven’t forgotten who I am.”

_{Fixing his gaze on Shen Zhuoyun’s, his next words were pronounced as if they were a solemn oath: “I swear to you, there will come a day everyone will watch as I make each and every one of them descend into a hell far worse than ours.”}Ignoring the flakes of white settled upon his own head, Shen Zhuoyun bent down to brush the snow layered over Qin Mo’s body. His touches were light and oh-so-gentle, as if he were dusting off his most precious treasure.

Fixing his gaze on Shen Zhuoyun’s, his next words were pronounced as if they were a solemn oath: “I swear to you, there will come a day everyone will watch as I make each and every one of them descend into a hell far worse than ours.”

_{A rapturous sound suddenly filled the frigid air: Shen Zhuoyun’s laughter. If anyone saw him, his disturbingly pleased aura would give them a fright. “This is it, Qin Mo. You have no other way out of this.}
Shen Zhuoyun tіghtened his hold, however, unwilling to let Qin Mo escape. “Did they feel any guilt when they drove Zhu Ziying to his death? Did they feel anything when they rаped Zhao Xuan?! They deserve none in return. Their deaths are nothing to ache over!”

_{Ignoring the flakes of white settled upon his own head, Shen Zhuoyun bent down to brush the snow layered over Qin Mo’s body. His touches were light and oh-so-gentle, as if he were dusting off his most precious treasure.}The current heavy snowfall was enough to mask their footprints, allowing whatever moves they planned to stay unknown. But if they waited too long, the cold might make wielding the knife impossible, damning them to their fate.

Ignoring the flakes of white settled upon his own head, Shen Zhuoyun bent down to brush the snow layered over Qin Mo’s body. His touches were light and oh-so-gentle, as if he were dusting off his most precious treasure.

_{After all, he would be that boy’s accomplice; they would be the only ones to know the darkest recesses of each other's hearts. He would be the one closest to him. His one and only. His sole connection in this vast world!}
A memory from a certain afternoon flashed in Qin Mo’s mind, the day that pot-bellied man visited the infirmary. While putting on the airs of a teacher, he spoke words more vile than those of a beast. Every utterance spat derision at the dead deemed too lowly to be mourned. His tone swelled with hypocrisy as he basked in his loftiness.

After all, he would be that boy’s accomplice; they would be the only ones to know the darkest recesses of each other's hearts. He would be the one closest to him. His one and only. His sole connection in this vast world!

_{“I will not haphazardly have those bastards’ blood on my hands—let alone allow them to stain yours.”}“I will not haphazardly have those bastards’ blood on my hands—let alone allow them to stain yours.”

“I will not haphazardly have those bastards’ blood on my hands—let alone allow them to stain yours.”

_Huh?
How? How could he even open his mouth?

Huh?

_{Ignoring the flakes of white settled upon his own head, Shen Zhuoyun bent down to brush the snow layered over Qin Mo’s body. His touches were light and oh-so-gentle, as if he were dusting off his most precious treasure.}“There’s no need to worry, Qin Mo. We have a knife, remember?” Shen Zhuoyun’s voice in his ear seemed as light as a flutter, yet the words spoken were no less than a grenade exploding in Qin Mo’s heart.

_{{How? How could he even open his mouth?}}What on earth was he to do?!

How? How could he even open his mouth?

The current heavy snowfall was enough to mask their footprints, allowing whatever moves they planned to stay unknown. But if they waited too long, the cold might make wielding the knife impossible, damning them to their fate.

_{{Now, you have no other choice but to descend into the depths of hell with me.}}Ignoring the flakes of white settled upon his own head, Shen Zhuoyun bent down to brush the snow layered over Qin Mo’s body. His touches were light and oh-so-gentle, as if he were dusting off his most precious treasure.

Now, you have no other choice but to descend into the depths of hell with me.

_{Slap!}Letting out a sigh, Qin Mo turned to Jiang Shao, his expression a bit embarrassed. “Then, um… you will need to work hаrd.”

Slap!

_{“Can you drive?” Qin asked the two.}Qin Mo smacked away Shen Zhuoyun’s hand, his gaze fixed on the older boy’s shocked expression, as his own had again finally turned clear. “I haven’t forgotten, Shen Zhuoyun. I still haven’t forgotten who I am.”

“Can you drive?” Qin asked the two.

_{Ignoring the flakes of white settled upon his own head, Shen Zhuoyun bent down to brush the snow layered over Qin Mo’s body. His touches were light and oh-so-gentle, as if he were dusting off his most precious treasure.}
Qin Mo’s expression grew more taut; even his eyes showed the appearance of little threads of red. Seeing him, Shen Zhuoyun’s lips curled upwards, a hint of satisfaction twinkling in his eyes. “If you don’t want your hands dirtied, I will do it all.”

_{“It’s time to get up now.” He reached out a hand to Qin Mo. “There’s no more time left.”}“I will not haphazardly have those bastards’ blood on my hands—let alone allow them to stain yours.”

“It’s time to get up now.” He reached out a hand to Qin Mo. “There’s no more time left.”

_{Fixing his gaze on Shen Zhuoyun’s, his next words were pronounced as if they were a solemn oath: “I swear to you, there will come a day everyone will watch as I make each and every one of them descend into a hell far worse than ours.”}“What did you just say?!” Qin Mo grabbed Shen Zhuoyun’s hands and stared at him intently, his lips trembling as he asked.

_{A rapturous sound suddenly filled the frigid air: Shen Zhuoyun’s laughter. If anyone saw him, his disturbingly pleased aura would give them a fright. “This is it, Qin Mo. You have no other way out of this.}“Well, I have no clue if the instructor I knocked out earlier is alive or dead.” This wasn’t a television show where getting hit on the back of the head only knocks someone out. In real life, getting hit there is quite deadly, and Shen Zhuoyun, despite knowing self-defence, was not well-practiced with this particular skill. So to make sure his only chance shut that guy up, he put a lot of power into his hit.

_{“There’s no need to worry, Qin Mo. We have a knife, remember?” Shen Zhuoyun’s voice in his ear seemed as light as a flutter, yet the words spoken were no less than a grenade exploding in Qin Mo’s heart.}
Before Qin Mo could recover from the bomb that was Shen Zhuoyun’s words, the older boy dropped a second just as quickly. “I might have already killed someone, you know?”

“There’s no need to worry, Qin Mo. We have a knife, remember?” Shen Zhuoyun’s voice in his ear seemed as light as a flutter, yet the words spoken were no less than a grenade exploding in Qin Mo’s heart.

_{A rapturous sound suddenly filled the frigid air: Shen Zhuoyun’s laughter. If anyone saw him, his disturbingly pleased aura would give them a fright. “This is it, Qin Mo. You have no other way out of this.}iana: anyone else see the horns popping out of Shen Zhuoyun’s head in this chapter? I’m shocked he remembered Zhu Ziying (Glasses Boy)—but straight up flabbergasted he invoked Mo Nian! Mo Nian! I'm cowering right there beside you, Jiang Shao.

“Do you remember what they did to us in that prison camp?” Shen Zhuoyun wiped all warmth from his face, his every word laced with temptation. “Think about Zhu Ziying… about Mo Nian. They owe us for everything they did. Nothing we do to them in return will ever be too much.”

_{Would a Qin Mo, with blood on his hands, distance himself from all others and only trust in him, and him alone?}After all, he would be that boy’s accomplice; they would be the only ones to know the darkest recesses of each other's hearts. He would be the one closest to him. His one and only. His sole connection in this vast world!

Would a Qin Mo, with blood on his hands, distance himself from all others and only trust in him, and him alone?

“I have no intention of ever letting the scυm from that school get away scot-free.” Qin Mo slowly rose to his feet. His face was as pale as the snow around him. He looked as if he could easily be taken by a gust of wind. Yet his figure stood remarkably upright, like a fresh bamboo shoot after a good spring rain. “But I won’t use such a shameful method.

_{Shen Zhuoyun could barely contain his joy because of this desperate situation.}
“What did you just say?!” Qin Mo grabbed Shen Zhuoyun’s hands and stared at him intently, his lips trembling as he asked.

Shen Zhuoyun could barely contain his joy because of this desperate situation.

_{“In a little bit, you’ll have to go to the edge of the grove and lead those guys away. The forest is dense enough, and we need them to get out of the van.” As Qin Mo explained the plan calmly, Jiang Shao exploded when the words finally sank in.}He was Qin Mo. He knew what was right from wrong. He knew what one should and shouldn't do.

“In a little bit, you’ll have to go to the edge of the grove and lead those guys away. The forest is dense enough, and we need them to get out of the van.” As Qin Mo explained the plan calmly, Jiang Shao exploded when the words finally sank in.

_{Qin Mo’s head shot up, his eyes pulled wide as he stared at Shen Zhuoyun, looking like the person before him was one he had never known.}Shen Zhuoyun could barely contain his joy because of this desperate situation.

Qin Mo’s head shot up, his eyes pulled wide as he stared at Shen Zhuoyun, looking like the person before him was one he had never known.

_{Qin Mo’s head shot up, his eyes pulled wide as he stared at Shen Zhuoyun, looking like the person before him was one he had never known.}The current heavy snowfall was enough to mask their footprints, allowing whatever moves they planned to stay unknown. But if they waited too long, the cold might make wielding the knife impossible, damning them to their fate.

Qin Mo’s head shot up, his eyes pulled wide as he stared at Shen Zhuoyun, looking like the person before him was one he had never known.

_{Just a moment ago, only God knows the terror Jiang Shao felt watching the interaction between those two. But after being mixed up with unsavoury characters, he understood in his soul that the one with the most might was the boss.}Qin Mo smacked away Shen Zhuoyun’s hand, his gaze fixed on the older boy’s shocked expression, as his own had again finally turned clear. “I haven’t forgotten, Shen Zhuoyun. I still haven’t forgotten who I am.”

_{Fixing his gaze on Shen Zhuoyun’s, his next words were pronounced as if they were a solemn oath: “I swear to you, there will come a day everyone will watch as I make each and every one of them descend into a hell far worse than ours.”}
“Well, I have no clue if the instructor I knocked out earlier is alive or dead.” This wasn’t a television show where getting hit on the back of the head only knocks someone out. In real life, getting hit there is quite deadly, and Shen Zhuoyun, despite knowing self-defence, was not well-practiced with this particular skill. So to make sure his only chance shut that guy up, he put a lot of power into his hit.

_{“It’s time to get up now.” He reached out a hand to Qin Mo. “There’s no more time left.”}A rapturous sound suddenly filled the frigid air: Shen Zhuoyun’s laughter. If anyone saw him, his disturbingly pleased aura would give them a fright. “This is it, Qin Mo. You have no other way out of this.

“It’s time to get up now.” He reached out a hand to Qin Mo. “There’s no more time left.”

_{Shen Zhuoyun tіghtened his hold, however, unwilling to let Qin Mo escape. “Did they feel any guilt when they drove Zhu Ziying to his death? Did they feel anything when they rаped Zhao Xuan?! They deserve none in return. Their deaths are nothing to ache over!”}After all, he would be that boy’s accomplice; they would be the only ones to know the darkest recesses of each other's hearts. He would be the one closest to him. His one and only. His sole connection in this vast world!

Shen Zhuoyun tіghtened his hold, however, unwilling to let Qin Mo escape. “Did they feel any guilt when they drove Zhu Ziying to his death? Did they feel anything when they rаped Zhao Xuan?! They deserve none in return. Their deaths are nothing to ache over!”

_{After huddling together, Jiang Shao asked through chattering teeth, “So, Young Master Qin. What’s your plan?”}
What if that instructor is really dead?

After huddling together, Jiang Shao asked through chattering teeth, “So, Young Master Qin. What’s your plan?”

“We can take care of it.” A puff of mist swirled as Shen Zhuoyun spoke, his hands moving to take hold of the trembling ones before him. His tone was unusually firm; his gaze carried a boundless frost. It was as if his plan was not made on a moment of impulse, but something he had long schemed thousands of times over.

_{Letting out a sigh, Qin Mo turned to Jiang Shao, his expression a bit embarrassed. “Then, um… you will need to work hаrd.”}“We can take care of it.” A puff of mist swirled as Shen Zhuoyun spoke, his hands moving to take hold of the trembling ones before him. His tone was unusually firm; his gaze carried a boundless frost. It was as if his plan was not made on a moment of impulse, but something he had long schemed thousands of times over.

Letting out a sigh, Qin Mo turned to Jiang Shao, his expression a bit embarrassed. “Then, um… you will need to work hаrd.”

_{In that instant, Qin Mo felt a chill, one running from the base of his skull to the end of his spine. Without even thinking, he stepped away from Shen Zhuoyun, absolute bewilderment etched on his face.}What if that instructor is really dead?

In that instant, Qin Mo felt a chill, one running from the base of his skull to the end of his spine. Without even thinking, he stepped away from Shen Zhuoyun, absolute bewilderment etched on his face.

_{A memory from a certain afternoon flashed in Qin Mo’s mind, the day that pot-bellied man visited the infirmary. While putting on the airs of a teacher, he spoke words more vile than those of a beast. Every utterance spat derision at the dead deemed too lowly to be mourned. His tone swelled with hypocrisy as he basked in his loftiness.}Someone always so composed—so gentle. When you erupt… When you get pushed to the extreme… When you’re stained in blood… I wonder so dearly how you will look.

_{What on earth was he to do?!}
Qin Mo loosened his grip and hung his head. “Give me a second. I need to think.”

What on earth was he to do?!

_{Qin Mo loosened his grip and hung his head. “Give me a second. I need to think.”}Qin Mo still sat huddled in the snow, his entire form unmoving.

Qin Mo loosened his grip and hung his head. “Give me a second. I need to think.”

_{“We can take care of it.” A puff of mist swirled as Shen Zhuoyun spoke, his hands moving to take hold of the trembling ones before him. His tone was unusually firm; his gaze carried a boundless frost. It was as if his plan was not made on a moment of impulse, but something he had long schemed thousands of times over.}“Young Master Qin! You—are you cutting me loose after I have no more use…? What about me? I’ll be the only one facing all three! When you guys get in the van, what am I supposed to do?” Jiang Shao was no fool; he was quite clever in his own right. So, with the way Qin Mo’s plan was structured, he and Shen Zhuoyun can make a run for it the second they get the van. What about him, then?

_{“In a little bit, you’ll have to go to the edge of the grove and lead those guys away. The forest is dense enough, and we need them to get out of the van.” As Qin Mo explained the plan calmly, Jiang Shao exploded when the words finally sank in.}“I have no intention of ever letting the scυm from that school get away scot-free.” Qin Mo slowly rose to his feet. His face was as pale as the snow around him. He looked as if he could easily be taken by a gust of wind. Yet his figure stood remarkably upright, like a fresh bamboo shoot after a good spring rain. “But I won’t use such a shameful method.

_{Qin Mo loosened his grip and hung his head. “Give me a second. I need to think.”}
“We’re running low on time, Qin Mo.” Shen Zhuoyun extended a hand to caress the boy’s head. It was a soothing gesture, yet it carried a deeper meaning that could not be said.

Qin Mo loosened his grip and hung his head. “Give me a second. I need to think.”

_{Like this, all the contradictions between them will be resolved once that boy becomes just like him.}In that instant, Qin Mo felt a chill, one running from the base of his skull to the end of his spine. Without even thinking, he stepped away from Shen Zhuoyun, absolute bewilderment etched on his face.

Like this, all the contradictions between them will be resolved once that boy becomes just like him.

_{“We’re running low on time, Qin Mo.” Shen Zhuoyun extended a hand to caress the boy’s head. It was a soothing gesture, yet it carried a deeper meaning that could not be said.}Qin Mo’s expression grew more taut; even his eyes showed the appearance of little threads of red. Seeing him, Shen Zhuoyun’s lips curled upwards, a hint of satisfaction twinkling in his eyes. “If you don’t want your hands dirtied, I will do it all.”

“We’re running low on time, Qin Mo.” Shen Zhuoyun extended a hand to caress the boy’s head. It was a soothing gesture, yet it carried a deeper meaning that could not be said.

_{The current heavy snowfall was enough to mask their footprints, allowing whatever moves they planned to stay unknown. But if they waited too long, the cold might make wielding the knife impossible, damning them to their fate.}“I will not haphazardly have those bastards’ blood on my hands—let alone allow them to stain yours.”

_{Qin Mo still sat huddled in the snow, his entire form unmoving.}
The current heavy snowfall was enough to mask their footprints, allowing whatever moves they planned to stay unknown. But if they waited too long, the cold might make wielding the knife impossible, damning them to their fate.

Qin Mo still sat huddled in the snow, his entire form unmoving.

_{Jiang Shao shook his head fiercely, while Shen Zhuoyun nodded in contrast, replying simply, “I can.”}iana: anyone else see the horns popping out of Shen Zhuoyun’s head in this chapter? I’m shocked he remembered Zhu Ziying (Glasses Boy)—but straight up flabbergasted he invoked Mo Nian! Mo Nian! I'm cowering right there beside you, Jiang Shao.

Jiang Shao shook his head fiercely, while Shen Zhuoyun nodded in contrast, replying simply, “I can.”

_{“Three… maybe?” Qin Mo replied after a moment of hesitation. There was no tinting on the windows, so the occupants could be seen from the outside. But there was also heating in the car and biting cold outside of it, so the glass was a bit fogged up. Making it a bit difficult for Qin Mo to say there were really three for certain.}The current heavy snowfall was enough to mask their footprints, allowing whatever moves they planned to stay unknown. But if they waited too long, the cold might make wielding the knife impossible, damning them to their fate.

_{Shen Zhuoyun tіghtened his hold, however, unwilling to let Qin Mo escape. “Did they feel any guilt when they drove Zhu Ziying to his death? Did they feel anything when they rаped Zhao Xuan?! They deserve none in return. Their deaths are nothing to ache over!”}Shen Zhuoyun tіghtened his hold, however, unwilling to let Qin Mo escape. “Did they feel any guilt when they drove Zhu Ziying to his death? Did they feel anything when they rаped Zhao Xuan?! They deserve none in return. Their deaths are nothing to ache over!”

_{That joy etched on Shen Zhuoyun’s face cracked away bit by bit, revealing something complex, interwoven with an obsession growing all the more intense as he stared at the boy before him.}
Before Qin Mo was the end of the road, where only an invitation to hell lay in wait.

That joy etched on Shen Zhuoyun’s face cracked away bit by bit, revealing something complex, interwoven with an obsession growing all the more intense as he stared at the boy before him.

_{{Someone always so composed—so gentle. When you erupt… When you get pushed to the extreme… When you’re stained in blood… I wonder so dearly how you will look.}}After huddling together, Jiang Shao asked through chattering teeth, “So, Young Master Qin. What’s your plan?”

Someone always so composed—so gentle. When you erupt… When you get pushed to the extreme… When you’re stained in blood… I wonder so dearly how you will look.

_{Qin Mo still sat huddled in the snow, his entire form unmoving.}In that instant, Qin Mo felt a chill, one running from the base of his skull to the end of his spine. Without even thinking, he stepped away from Shen Zhuoyun, absolute bewilderment etched on his face.

Qin Mo still sat huddled in the snow, his entire form unmoving.

_{Ignoring the flakes of white settled upon his own head, Shen Zhuoyun bent down to brush the snow layered over Qin Mo’s body. His touches were light and oh-so-gentle, as if he were dusting off his most precious treasure.}iana: anyone else see the horns popping out of Shen Zhuoyun’s head in this chapter? I’m shocked he remembered Zhu Ziying (Glasses Boy)—but straight up flabbergasted he invoked Mo Nian! Mo Nian! I'm cowering right there beside you, Jiang Shao.

_{Qin Mo’s head shot up, his eyes pulled wide as he stared at Shen Zhuoyun, looking like the person before him was one he had never known.}
“Shen Zhuoyun…” Qin Mo dropped into a huddle, his hand squeezing against his ears. Reciting that boy’s name through gritted teeth, his heart was near bursting with conflicting emotions. “You…”

Qin Mo’s head shot up, his eyes pulled wide as he stared at Shen Zhuoyun, looking like the person before him was one he had never known.

_{“Three… maybe?” Qin Mo replied after a moment of hesitation. There was no tinting on the windows, so the occupants could be seen from the outside. But there was also heating in the car and biting cold outside of it, so the glass was a bit fogged up. Making it a bit difficult for Qin Mo to say there were really three for certain.}Qin Mo still sat huddled in the snow, his entire form unmoving.

_{“I have another way.” Qin Mo stated after waving over Jiang Shao, who squatted nearby.}
A rapturous sound suddenly filled the frigid air: Shen Zhuoyun’s laughter. If anyone saw him, his disturbingly pleased aura would give them a fright. “This is it, Qin Mo. You have no other way out of this.

“I have another way.” Qin Mo stated after waving over Jiang Shao, who squatted nearby.

_{Qin Mo’s expression grew more taut; even his eyes showed the appearance of little threads of red. Seeing him, Shen Zhuoyun’s lips curled upwards, a hint of satisfaction twinkling in his eyes. “If you don’t want your hands dirtied, I will do it all.”}Jiang Shao shook his head fiercely, while Shen Zhuoyun nodded in contrast, replying simply, “I can.”

_{Shen Zhuoyun tіghtened his hold, however, unwilling to let Qin Mo escape. “Did they feel any guilt when they drove Zhu Ziying to his death? Did they feel anything when they rаped Zhao Xuan?! They deserve none in return. Their deaths are nothing to ache over!”}Qin Mo’s expression grew more taut; even his eyes showed the appearance of little threads of red. Seeing him, Shen Zhuoyun’s lips curled upwards, a hint of satisfaction twinkling in his eyes. “If you don’t want your hands dirtied, I will do it all.”

_{The current heavy snowfall was enough to mask their footprints, allowing whatever moves they planned to stay unknown. But if they waited too long, the cold might make wielding the knife impossible, damning them to their fate.}“Three… maybe?” Qin Mo replied after a moment of hesitation. There was no tinting on the windows, so the occupants could be seen from the outside. But there was also heating in the car and biting cold outside of it, so the glass was a bit fogged up. Making it a bit difficult for Qin Mo to say there were really three for certain.

_{When Qin Mo made his first kill, he knew that boy would never forget such a thing for the rest of his days. He would never forget the blood—and thus, would never forget him.}Qin Mo still sat huddled in the snow, his entire form unmoving.

When Qin Mo made his first kill, he knew that boy would never forget such a thing for the rest of his days. He would never forget the blood—and thus, would never forget him.

_{“What did you just say?!” Qin Mo grabbed Shen Zhuoyun’s hands and stared at him intently, his lips trembling as he asked.}
Now, you have no other choice but to descend into the depths of hell with me.

“What did you just say?!” Qin Mo grabbed Shen Zhuoyun’s hands and stared at him intently, his lips trembling as he asked.

_{After huddling together, Jiang Shao asked through chattering teeth, “So, Young Master Qin. What’s {your} plan?”}“What did you just say?!” Qin Mo grabbed Shen Zhuoyun’s hands and stared at him intently, his lips trembling as he asked.

After huddling together, Jiang Shao asked through chattering teeth, “So, Young Master Qin. What’s your plan?”

_{Lifting his head, Qin Mo stared at the smile pointed his way that could almost be described as brilliant; a memory flashed in his mind. It was of the peach blossom-eyed boy who hopped off the top bunk in a hurry, asking for his name.}After all, he would be that boy’s accomplice; they would be the only ones to know the darkest recesses of each other's hearts. He would be the one closest to him. His one and only. His sole connection in this vast world!

_{“I have no intention of ever letting the scυm from that school get away scot-free.” Qin Mo slowly rose to his feet. His face was as pale as the snow around him. He looked as if he could easily be taken by a gust of wind. Yet his figure stood remarkably upright, like a fresh bamboo shoot after a good spring rain. “But I won’t use such a shameful method.}Qin Mo smacked away Shen Zhuoyun’s hand, his gaze fixed on the older boy’s shocked expression, as his own had again finally turned clear. “I haven’t forgotten, Shen Zhuoyun. I still haven’t forgotten who I am.”

_{“Three… maybe?” Qin Mo replied after a moment of hesitation. There was no tinting on the windows, so the occupants could be seen from the outside. But there was also heating in the car and biting cold outside of it, so the glass was a bit fogged up. Making it a bit difficult for Qin Mo to say there were really three for certain.}In that instant, Qin Mo felt a chill, one running from the base of his skull to the end of his spine. Without even thinking, he stepped away from Shen Zhuoyun, absolute bewilderment etched on his face.

_{Like this, all the contradictions between them will be resolved once that boy becomes just like him.}
Someone always so composed—so gentle. When you erupt… When you get pushed to the extreme… When you’re stained in blood… I wonder so dearly how you will look.

Like this, all the contradictions between them will be resolved once that boy becomes just like him.

_{{How? How could he even open his mouth?}}Qin Mo’s head shot up, his eyes pulled wide as he stared at Shen Zhuoyun, looking like the person before him was one he had never known.

How? How could he even open his mouth?

_{{Thank god, Qin Mo didn’t agree to that insane fυcking idea! All three of us would’ve been murderers! You are our saviour, Qin Mo!}}Just a moment ago, only God knows the terror Jiang Shao felt watching the interaction between those two. But after being mixed up with unsavoury characters, he understood in his soul that the one with the most might was the boss. Qin Mo had the brains, and Shen Zhuoyun had the brawn. So when the left and right took turns at the wheel, it was not up to him to make decisions. So in such a situation, if Shen Zhuoyun did tell him to kill someone, whether he wanted to or not, he had to.

Thank god, Qin Mo didn’t agree to that insane fυcking idea! All three of us would’ve been murderers! You are our saviour, Qin Mo!

_{After huddling together, Jiang Shao asked through chattering teeth, “So, Young Master Qin. What’s {your} plan?”}“Young Master Qin! You—are you cutting me loose after I have no more use…? What about me? I’ll be the only one facing all three! When you guys get in the van, what am I supposed to do?” Jiang Shao was no fool; he was quite clever in his own right. So, with the way Qin Mo’s plan was structured, he and Shen Zhuoyun can make a run for it the second they get the van. What about him, then?

After huddling together, Jiang Shao asked through chattering teeth, “So, Young Master Qin. What’s your plan?”

_{What if that instructor is really dead?}
Shen Zhuoyun could barely contain his joy because of this desperate situation.

What if that instructor is really dead?

_{Just a moment ago, only God knows the terror Jiang Shao felt watching the interaction between those two. But after being mixed up with unsavoury characters, he understood in his soul that the one with the most might was the boss.}In that instant, Qin Mo felt a chill, one running from the base of his skull to the end of his spine. Without even thinking, he stepped away from Shen Zhuoyun, absolute bewilderment etched on his face.

_{{How? How could he even open his mouth?}}Fixing his gaze on Shen Zhuoyun’s, his next words were pronounced as if they were a solemn oath: “I swear to you, there will come a day everyone will watch as I make each and every one of them descend into a hell far worse than ours.”

How? How could he even open his mouth?

_{“Can you drive?” Qin asked the two.}
When Qin Mo made his first kill, he knew that boy would never forget such a thing for the rest of his days. He would never forget the blood—and thus, would never forget him.

“Can you drive?” Qin asked the two.

iana: anyone else see the horns popping out of Shen Zhuoyun’s head in this chapter? I’m shocked he remembered Zhu Ziying (Glasses Boy)—but straight up flabbergasted he invoked Mo Nian! Mo Nian! I'm cowering right there beside you, Jiang Shao.

_{Like this, all the contradictions between them will be resolved once that boy becomes just like him.}Before Qin Mo could recover from the bomb that was Shen Zhuoyun’s words, the older boy dropped a second just as quickly. “I might have already killed someone, you know?”

Like this, all the contradictions between them will be resolved once that boy becomes just like him.

_{Would a Qin Mo, with blood on his hands, distance himself from all others and only trust in him, and him alone?}
Would a Qin Mo, with blood on his hands, distance himself from all others and only trust in him, and him alone?

Would a Qin Mo, with blood on his hands, distance himself from all others and only trust in him, and him alone?

_{“Well, I have no clue if the instructor I knocked out earlier is alive or dead.” This wasn’t a television show where getting hit on the back of the head only knocks someone out.}
After all, he would be that boy’s accomplice; they would be the only ones to know the darkest recesses of each other's hearts. He would be the one closest to him. His one and only. His sole connection in this vast world!

“Well, I have no clue if the instructor I knocked out earlier is alive or dead.” This wasn’t a television show where getting hit on the back of the head only knocks someone out. In real life, getting hit there is quite deadly, and Shen Zhuoyun, despite knowing self-defence, was not well-practiced with this particular skill. So to make sure his only chance shut that guy up, he put a lot of power into his hit.

_{Chapter 46: Decision}A rapturous sound suddenly filled the frigid air: Shen Zhuoyun’s laughter. If anyone saw him, his disturbingly pleased aura would give them a fright. “This is it, Qin Mo. You have no other way out of this.

Chapter 46: Decision

_N/ASlap!

N/A

_{Qin Mo still sat huddled in the snow, his entire form unmoving.}Like this, all the contradictions between them will be resolved once that boy becomes just like him.

Qin Mo still sat huddled in the snow, his entire form unmoving.

_{Shen Zhuoyun could barely contain his joy because of this desperate situation.}Qin Mo loosened his grip and hung his head. “Give me a second. I need to think.”

Shen Zhuoyun could barely contain his joy because of this desperate situation.

_{“Well, I have no clue if the instructor I knocked out earlier is alive or dead.” This wasn’t a television show where getting hit on the back of the head only knocks someone out.}“Do you remember what they did to us in that prison camp?” Shen Zhuoyun wiped all warmth from his face, his every word laced with temptation. “Think about Zhu Ziying… about Mo Nian. They owe us for everything they did. Nothing we do to them in return will ever be too much.”

_{A rapturous sound suddenly filled the frigid air: Shen Zhuoyun’s laughter. If anyone saw him, his disturbingly pleased aura would give them a fright. “This is it, Qin Mo. You have no other way out of this.}When Qin Mo made his first kill, he knew that boy would never forget such a thing for the rest of his days. He would never forget the blood—and thus, would never forget him.

_{{Now, you have no other choice but to descend into the depths of hell with me.}}Jiang Shao shook his head fiercely, while Shen Zhuoyun nodded in contrast, replying simply, “I can.”

Now, you have no other choice but to descend into the depths of hell with me.

_{“I have another way.” Qin Mo stated after waving over Jiang Shao, who squatted nearby.}After all, he would be that boy’s accomplice; they would be the only ones to know the darkest recesses of each other's hearts. He would be the one closest to him. His one and only. His sole connection in this vast world!

“I have another way.” Qin Mo stated after waving over Jiang Shao, who squatted nearby.

_{“We’re running low on time, Qin Mo.” Shen Zhuoyun extended a hand to caress the boy’s head. It was a soothing gesture, yet it carried a deeper meaning that could not be said.}“I have no intention of ever letting the scυm from that school get away scot-free.” Qin Mo slowly rose to his feet. His face was as pale as the snow around him. He looked as if he could easily be taken by a gust of wind. Yet his figure stood remarkably upright, like a fresh bamboo shoot after a good spring rain. “But I won’t use such a shameful method.

“We’re running low on time, Qin Mo.” Shen Zhuoyun extended a hand to caress the boy’s head. It was a soothing gesture, yet it carried a deeper meaning that could not be said.

_{How? How could he even open his mouth?}
Ignoring the flakes of white settled upon his own head, Shen Zhuoyun bent down to brush the snow layered over Qin Mo’s body. His touches were light and oh-so-gentle, as if he were dusting off his most precious treasure.

How? How could he even open his mouth?

_{The current heavy snowfall was enough to mask their footprints, allowing whatever moves they planned to stay unknown. But if they waited too long, the cold might make wielding the knife impossible, damning them to their fate.}“We can take care of it.” A puff of mist swirled as Shen Zhuoyun spoke, his hands moving to take hold of the trembling ones before him. His tone was unusually firm; his gaze carried a boundless frost. It was as if his plan was not made on a moment of impulse, but something he had long schemed thousands of times over.

_{“We’re running low on time, Qin Mo.” Shen Zhuoyun extended a hand to caress the boy’s head. It was a soothing gesture, yet it carried a deeper meaning that could not be said.}iana: anyone else see the horns popping out of Shen Zhuoyun’s head in this chapter? I’m shocked he remembered Zhu Ziying (Glasses Boy)—but straight up flabbergasted he invoked Mo Nian! Mo Nian! I'm cowering right there beside you, Jiang Shao.

“We’re running low on time, Qin Mo.” Shen Zhuoyun extended a hand to caress the boy’s head. It was a soothing gesture, yet it carried a deeper meaning that could not be said.

_{Would a Qin Mo, with blood on his hands, distance himself from all others and only trust in him, and him alone?}“Young Master Qin! You—are you cutting me loose after I have no more use…? What about me? I’ll be the only one facing all three! When you guys get in the van, what am I supposed to do?” Jiang Shao was no fool; he was quite clever in his own right. So, with the way Qin Mo’s plan was structured, he and Shen Zhuoyun can make a run for it the second they get the van. What about him, then?

Would a Qin Mo, with blood on his hands, distance himself from all others and only trust in him, and him alone?

_{Qin Mo’s head shot up, his eyes pulled wide as he stared at Shen Zhuoyun, looking like the person before him was one he had never known.}Slap!

Qin Mo’s head shot up, his eyes pulled wide as he stared at Shen Zhuoyun, looking like the person before him was one he had never known.

_{“Do you remember what they did to us in that prison camp?” Shen Zhuoyun wiped all warmth from his face, his every word laced with temptation. “Think about Zhu Ziying… about Mo Nian. They owe us for everything they did. Nothing we do to them in return will ever be too much.”}“I have no intention of ever letting the scυm from that school get away scot-free.” Qin Mo slowly rose to his feet. His face was as pale as the snow around him. He looked as if he could easily be taken by a gust of wind. Yet his figure stood remarkably upright, like a fresh bamboo shoot after a good spring rain. “But I won’t use such a shameful method.

_{When Qin Mo made his first kill, he knew that boy would never forget such a thing for the rest of his days. He would never forget the blood—and thus, would never forget him.}
Lifting his head, Qin Mo stared at the smile pointed his way that could almost be described as brilliant; a memory flashed in his mind. It was of the peach blossom-eyed boy who hopped off the top bunk in a hurry, asking for his name.

When Qin Mo made his first kill, he knew that boy would never forget such a thing for the rest of his days. He would never forget the blood—and thus, would never forget him.

_{“There’s no need to worry, Qin Mo. We have a knife, remember?” Shen Zhuoyun’s voice in his ear seemed as light as a flutter, yet the words spoken were no less than a grenade exploding in Qin Mo’s heart.}That joy etched on Shen Zhuoyun’s face cracked away bit by bit, revealing something complex, interwoven with an obsession growing all the more intense as he stared at the boy before him.

_{He was Qin Mo. He knew what was right from wrong. He knew what one should and shouldn't do.}Shen Zhuoyun could barely contain his joy because of this desperate situation.

He was Qin Mo. He knew what was right from wrong. He knew what one should and shouldn't do.

_{That joy etched on Shen Zhuoyun’s face cracked away bit by bit, revealing something complex, interwoven with an obsession growing all the more intense as he stared at the boy before him.}Thank god, Qin Mo didn’t agree to that insane fυcking idea! All three of us would’ve been murderers! You are our saviour, Qin Mo!

That joy etched on Shen Zhuoyun’s face cracked away bit by bit, revealing something complex, interwoven with an obsession growing all the more intense as he stared at the boy before him.

_{Qin Mo’s expression grew more taut; even his eyes showed the appearance of little threads of red. Seeing him, Shen Zhuoyun’s lips curled upwards, a hint of satisfaction twinkling in his eyes. “If you don’t want your hands dirtied, I will do it all.”}That joy etched on Shen Zhuoyun’s face cracked away bit by bit, revealing something complex, interwoven with an obsession growing all the more intense as he stared at the boy before him.

_{Now, you have no other choice but to descend into the depths of hell with me.}
Qin Mo smacked away Shen Zhuoyun’s hand, his gaze fixed on the older boy’s shocked expression, as his own had again finally turned clear. “I haven’t forgotten, Shen Zhuoyun. I still haven’t forgotten who I am.”

Now, you have no other choice but to descend into the depths of hell with me.

_{Chapter 46: Decision}“There’s no need to worry, Qin Mo. We have a knife, remember?” Shen Zhuoyun’s voice in his ear seemed as light as a flutter, yet the words spoken were no less than a grenade exploding in Qin Mo’s heart.

Chapter 46: Decision

_{Why… Why didn’t someone like him die instead?!}
He was Qin Mo. He knew what was right from wrong. He knew what one should and shouldn't do.

Why… Why didn’t someone like him die instead?!

_{“I will not haphazardly have those bastards’ blood on my hands—let alone allow them to stain yours.”}Slap!

“I will not haphazardly have those bastards’ blood on my hands—let alone allow them to stain yours.”

_{“I have no intention of ever letting the scυm from that school get away scot-free.” Qin Mo slowly rose to his feet. His face was as pale as the snow around him. He looked as if he could easily be taken by a gust of wind. Yet his figure stood remarkably upright, like a fresh bamboo shoot after a good spring rain. “But I won’t use such a shameful method.}
“I have no intention of ever letting the scυm from that school get away scot-free.” Qin Mo slowly rose to his feet. His face was as pale as the snow around him. He looked as if he could easily be taken by a gust of wind. Yet his figure stood remarkably upright, like a fresh bamboo shoot after a good spring rain. “But I won’t use such a shameful method.

_{Qin Mo still sat huddled in the snow, his entire form unmoving.}A rapturous sound suddenly filled the frigid air: Shen Zhuoyun’s laughter. If anyone saw him, his disturbingly pleased aura would give them a fright. “This is it, Qin Mo. You have no other way out of this.

Qin Mo still sat huddled in the snow, his entire form unmoving.

_{“Three… maybe?” Qin Mo replied after a moment of hesitation. There was no tinting on the windows, so the occupants could be seen from the outside. But there was also heating in the car and biting cold outside of it, so the glass was a bit fogged up. Making it a bit difficult for Qin Mo to say there were really three for certain.}
“I will not haphazardly have those bastards’ blood on my hands—let alone allow them to stain yours.”

_{With an expression so serene it didn’t look like such an insane plan was his suggestion, Shen Zhuoyun asked, “Did you see how many were in the car when you went out just now?”}After huddling together, Jiang Shao asked through chattering teeth, “So, Young Master Qin. What’s your plan?”

With an expression so serene it didn’t look like such an insane plan was his suggestion, Shen Zhuoyun asked, “Did you see how many were in the car when you went out just now?”

_{With an expression so serene it didn’t look like such an insane plan was his suggestion, Shen Zhuoyun asked, “Did you see how many were in the car when you went out just now?”}
Fixing his gaze on Shen Zhuoyun’s, his next words were pronounced as if they were a solemn oath: “I swear to you, there will come a day everyone will watch as I make each and every one of them descend into a hell far worse than ours.”

With an expression so serene it didn’t look like such an insane plan was his suggestion, Shen Zhuoyun asked, “Did you see how many were in the car when you went out just now?”

_{Huh?}“Can you drive?” Qin asked the two.

Huh?

_{{How? How could he even open his mouth?}}The current heavy snowfall was enough to mask their footprints, allowing whatever moves they planned to stay unknown. But if they waited too long, the cold might make wielding the knife impossible, damning them to their fate.

How? How could he even open his mouth?

_{“There’s no need to worry, Qin Mo. We have a knife, remember?” Shen Zhuoyun’s voice in his ear seemed as light as a flutter, yet the words spoken were no less than a grenade exploding in Qin Mo’s heart.}“Shen Zhuoyun…” Qin Mo dropped into a huddle, his hand squeezing against his ears. Reciting that boy’s name through gritted teeth, his heart was near bursting with conflicting emotions. “You…”

_{Jiang Shao shook his head fiercely, while Shen Zhuoyun nodded in contrast, replying simply, “I can.”}Qin Mo loosened his grip and hung his head. “Give me a second. I need to think.”

Jiang Shao shook his head fiercely, while Shen Zhuoyun nodded in contrast, replying simply, “I can.”

_Slap!
That joy etched on Shen Zhuoyun’s face cracked away bit by bit, revealing something complex, interwoven with an obsession growing all the more intense as he stared at the boy before him.

Slap!

_N/A“Snatch the van?” The gears in Qin Mo’s mind started spinning to work out the success rate of such a plan, while beside him, Shen Zhuoyun’s face showed faint traces of a smile.

N/A

_{After huddling together, Jiang Shao asked through chattering teeth, “So, Young Master Qin. What’s {your} plan?”}After all, he would be that boy’s accomplice; they would be the only ones to know the darkest recesses of each other's hearts. He would be the one closest to him. His one and only. His sole connection in this vast world!

After huddling together, Jiang Shao asked through chattering teeth, “So, Young Master Qin. What’s your plan?”

_{That joy etched on Shen Zhuoyun’s face cracked away bit by bit, revealing something complex, interwoven with an obsession growing all the more intense as he stared at the boy before him.}Would a Qin Mo, with blood on his hands, distance himself from all others and only trust in him, and him alone?

That joy etched on Shen Zhuoyun’s face cracked away bit by bit, revealing something complex, interwoven with an obsession growing all the more intense as he stared at the boy before him.

_{Just a moment ago, only God knows the terror Jiang Shao felt watching the interaction between those two. But after being mixed up with unsavoury characters, he understood in his soul that the one with the most might was the boss.}
“I have another way.” Qin Mo stated after waving over Jiang Shao, who squatted nearby.

_{Before Qin Mo could recover from the bomb that was Shen Zhuoyun’s words, the older boy dropped a second just as quickly. “I might have already killed someone, you know?”}N/A

Before Qin Mo could recover from the bomb that was Shen Zhuoyun’s words, the older boy dropped a second just as quickly. “I might have already killed someone, you know?”

“Young Master Qin! You—are you cutting me loose after I have no more use…? What about me? I’ll be the only one facing all three! When you guys get in the van, what am I supposed to do?” Jiang Shao was no fool; he was quite clever in his own right. So, with the way Qin Mo’s plan was structured, he and Shen Zhuoyun can make a run for it the second they get the van. What about him, then?

_{“Can you drive?” Qin asked the two.}Before Qin Mo was the end of the road, where only an invitation to hell lay in wait.

“Can you drive?” Qin asked the two.

_{“We can take care of it.” A puff of mist swirled as Shen Zhuoyun spoke, his hands moving to take hold of the trembling ones before him. His tone was unusually firm; his gaze carried a boundless frost. It was as if his plan was not made on a moment of impulse, but something he had long schemed thousands of times over.}
Just a moment ago, only God knows the terror Jiang Shao felt watching the interaction between those two. But after being mixed up with unsavoury characters, he understood in his soul that the one with the most might was the boss. Qin Mo had the brains, and Shen Zhuoyun had the brawn. So when the left and right took turns at the wheel, it was not up to him to make decisions. So in such a situation, if Shen Zhuoyun did tell him to kill someone, whether he wanted to or not, he had to.

_{Jiang Shao shook his head fiercely, while Shen Zhuoyun nodded in contrast, replying simply, “I can.”}Would a Qin Mo, with blood on his hands, distance himself from all others and only trust in him, and him alone?

Jiang Shao shook his head fiercely, while Shen Zhuoyun nodded in contrast, replying simply, “I can.”

_{With an expression so serene it didn’t look like such an insane plan was his suggestion, Shen Zhuoyun asked, “Did you see how many were in the car when you went out just now?”}Before Qin Mo could recover from the bomb that was Shen Zhuoyun’s words, the older boy dropped a second just as quickly. “I might have already killed someone, you know?”

With an expression so serene it didn’t look like such an insane plan was his suggestion, Shen Zhuoyun asked, “Did you see how many were in the car when you went out just now?”

_{Jiang Shao shook his head fiercely, while Shen Zhuoyun nodded in contrast, replying simply, “I can.”}“It’s time to get up now.” He reached out a hand to Qin Mo. “There’s no more time left.”

Jiang Shao shook his head fiercely, while Shen Zhuoyun nodded in contrast, replying simply, “I can.”

“I have another way.” Qin Mo stated after waving over Jiang Shao, who squatted nearby.

_{“Snatch the van?” The gears in Qin Mo’s mind started spinning to work out the success rate of such a plan, while beside him, Shen Zhuoyun’s face showed faint traces of a smile.}
Thank god, Qin Mo didn’t agree to that insane fυcking idea! All three of us would’ve been murderers! You are our saviour, Qin Mo!

“Snatch the van?” The gears in Qin Mo’s mind started spinning to work out the success rate of such a plan, while beside him, Shen Zhuoyun’s face showed faint traces of a smile.

_{“I will not haphazardly have those bastards’ blood on my hands—let alone allow them to stain yours.”}“In a little bit, you’ll have to go to the edge of the grove and lead those guys away. The forest is dense enough, and we need them to get out of the van.” As Qin Mo explained the plan calmly, Jiang Shao exploded when the words finally sank in.

“I will not haphazardly have those bastards’ blood on my hands—let alone allow them to stain yours.”

_{“Shen Zhuoyun…” Qin Mo dropped into a huddle, his hand squeezing against his ears. Reciting that boy’s name through gritted teeth, his heart was near bursting with conflicting emotions. “You…”}A rapturous sound suddenly filled the frigid air: Shen Zhuoyun’s laughter. If anyone saw him, his disturbingly pleased aura would give them a fright. “This is it, Qin Mo. You have no other way out of this.

_{iana: anyone else see the horns popping out of Shen Zhuoyun’s head in this chapter? I’m shocked he remembered Zhu Ziying (Glasses Boy)—but straight up flabbergasted he invoked Mo Nian! Mo Nian! I'm cowering right there beside you, Jiang Shao.}“Shen Zhuoyun…” Qin Mo dropped into a huddle, his hand squeezing against his ears. Reciting that boy’s name through gritted teeth, his heart was near bursting with conflicting emotions. “You…”

_{{Thank god, Qin Mo didn’t agree to that insane fυcking idea! All three of us would’ve been murderers! You are our saviour, Qin Mo!}}Letting out a sigh, Qin Mo turned to Jiang Shao, his expression a bit embarrassed. “Then, um… you will need to work hаrd.”

Thank god, Qin Mo didn’t agree to that insane fυcking idea! All three of us would’ve been murderers! You are our saviour, Qin Mo!

_{“Young Master Qin! You—are you cutting me loose after I have no more use…? What about me? I’ll be the only one facing all three! When you guys get in the van, what am I supposed to do?” Jiang Shao was no fool; he was quite clever in his own right. So, with the way Qin Mo’s plan was structured, he and Shen Zhuoyun can make a run for it the second they get the van. What about him, then?}
After huddling together, Jiang Shao asked through chattering teeth, “So, Young Master Qin. What’s your plan?”

_{Shen Zhuoyun could barely contain his joy because of this desperate situation.}“What did you just say?!” Qin Mo grabbed Shen Zhuoyun’s hands and stared at him intently, his lips trembling as he asked.

Shen Zhuoyun could barely contain his joy because of this desperate situation.

_{That joy etched on Shen Zhuoyun’s face cracked away bit by bit, revealing something complex, interwoven with an obsession growing all the more intense as he stared at the boy before him.}Slap!

That joy etched on Shen Zhuoyun’s face cracked away bit by bit, revealing something complex, interwoven with an obsession growing all the more intense as he stared at the boy before him.

_{Before Qin Mo could recover from the bomb that was Shen Zhuoyun’s words, the older boy dropped a second just as quickly. “I might have already killed someone, you know?”}
“Can you drive?” Qin asked the two.

Before Qin Mo could recover from the bomb that was Shen Zhuoyun’s words, the older boy dropped a second just as quickly. “I might have already killed someone, you know?”

_{{Now, you have no other choice but to descend into the depths of hell with me.}}“I have another way.” Qin Mo stated after waving over Jiang Shao, who squatted nearby.

Now, you have no other choice but to descend into the depths of hell with me.

_{The current heavy snowfall was enough to mask their footprints, allowing whatever moves they planned to stay unknown. But if they waited too long, the cold might make wielding the knife impossible, damning them to their fate.}
Jiang Shao shook his head fiercely, while Shen Zhuoyun nodded in contrast, replying simply, “I can.”

_{With an expression so serene it didn’t look like such an insane plan was his suggestion, Shen Zhuoyun asked, “Did you see how many were in the car when you went out just now?”}When Qin Mo made his first kill, he knew that boy would never forget such a thing for the rest of his days. He would never forget the blood—and thus, would never forget him.

With an expression so serene it didn’t look like such an insane plan was his suggestion, Shen Zhuoyun asked, “Did you see how many were in the car when you went out just now?”

_{A rapturous sound suddenly filled the frigid air: Shen Zhuoyun’s laughter. If anyone saw him, his disturbingly pleased aura would give them a fright. “This is it, Qin Mo. You have no other way out of this.}Qin Mo’s expression grew more taut; even his eyes showed the appearance of little threads of red. Seeing him, Shen Zhuoyun’s lips curled upwards, a hint of satisfaction twinkling in his eyes. “If you don’t want your hands dirtied, I will do it all.”

_{“It’s time to get up now.” He reached out a hand to Qin Mo. “There’s no more time left.”}
Letting out a sigh, Qin Mo turned to Jiang Shao, his expression a bit embarrassed. “Then, um… you will need to work hаrd.”

“It’s time to get up now.” He reached out a hand to Qin Mo. “There’s no more time left.”

_{Chapter 46: Decision}“Young Master Qin! You—are you cutting me loose after I have no more use…? What about me? I’ll be the only one facing all three! When you guys get in the van, what am I supposed to do?” Jiang Shao was no fool; he was quite clever in his own right. So, with the way Qin Mo’s plan was structured, he and Shen Zhuoyun can make a run for it the second they get the van. What about him, then?

Chapter 46: Decision

_{“It’s time to get up now.” He reached out a hand to Qin Mo. “There’s no more time left.”}How? How could he even open his mouth?

“It’s time to get up now.” He reached out a hand to Qin Mo. “There’s no more time left.”

_{“In a little bit, you’ll have to go to the edge of the grove and lead those guys away. The forest is dense enough, and we need them to get out of the van.” As Qin Mo explained the plan calmly, Jiang Shao exploded when the words finally sank in.}Someone always so composed—so gentle. When you erupt… When you get pushed to the extreme… When you’re stained in blood… I wonder so dearly how you will look.

_{Chapter 46: Decision}
Huh?

Chapter 46: Decision

_{“Young Master Qin! You—are you cutting me loose after I have no more use…? What about me? I’ll be the only one facing all three! When you guys get in the van, what am I supposed to do?” Jiang Shao was no fool; he was quite clever in his own right. So, with the way Qin Mo’s plan was structured, he and Shen Zhuoyun can make a run for it the second they get the van. What about him, then?}iana: anyone else see the horns popping out of Shen Zhuoyun’s head in this chapter? I’m shocked he remembered Zhu Ziying (Glasses Boy)—but straight up flabbergasted he invoked Mo Nian! Mo Nian! I'm cowering right there beside you, Jiang Shao.

_{After all, he would be that boy’s accomplice; they would be the only ones to know the darkest recesses of each other's hearts. He would be the one closest to him. His one and only. His sole connection in this vast world!}“Young Master Qin! You—are you cutting me loose after I have no more use…? What about me? I’ll be the only one facing all three! When you guys get in the van, what am I supposed to do?” Jiang Shao was no fool; he was quite clever in his own right. So, with the way Qin Mo’s plan was structured, he and Shen Zhuoyun can make a run for it the second they get the van. What about him, then?

_{iana: anyone else see the horns popping out of Shen Zhuoyun’s head in this chapter? I’m shocked he remembered Zhu Ziying (Glasses Boy)—but straight up flabbergasted he invoked Mo Nian! Mo Nian! I'm cowering right there beside you, Jiang Shao.}
“In a little bit, you’ll have to go to the edge of the grove and lead those guys away. The forest is dense enough, and we need them to get out of the van.” As Qin Mo explained the plan calmly, Jiang Shao exploded when the words finally sank in.

_{“Well, I have no clue if the instructor I knocked out earlier is alive or dead.” This wasn’t a television show where getting hit on the back of the head only knocks someone out.}When Qin Mo made his first kill, he knew that boy would never forget such a thing for the rest of his days. He would never forget the blood—and thus, would never forget him.

_{Someone always so composed—so gentle. When you erupt… When you get pushed to the extreme… When you’re stained in blood… I wonder so dearly how you will look.}
“Young Master Qin! You—are you cutting me loose after I have no more use…? What about me? I’ll be the only one facing all three! When you guys get in the van, what am I supposed to do?” Jiang Shao was no fool; he was quite clever in his own right. So, with the way Qin Mo’s plan was structured, he and Shen Zhuoyun can make a run for it the second they get the van. What about him, then?

Someone always so composed—so gentle. When you erupt… When you get pushed to the extreme… When you’re stained in blood… I wonder so dearly how you will look.

_{Letting out a sigh, Qin Mo turned to Jiang Shao, his expression a bit embarrassed. “Then, um… you will need to work hаrd.”}“Do you remember what they did to us in that prison camp?” Shen Zhuoyun wiped all warmth from his face, his every word laced with temptation. “Think about Zhu Ziying… about Mo Nian. They owe us for everything they did. Nothing we do to them in return will ever be too much.”

Letting out a sigh, Qin Mo turned to Jiang Shao, his expression a bit embarrassed. “Then, um… you will need to work hаrd.”

_{What on earth was he to do?!}Chapter 46: Decision

What on earth was he to do?!

_{Would a Qin Mo, with blood on his hands, distance himself from all others and only trust in him, and him alone?}How? How could he even open his mouth?

Would a Qin Mo, with blood on his hands, distance himself from all others and only trust in him, and him alone?

_{Letting out a sigh, Qin Mo turned to Jiang Shao, his expression a bit embarrassed. “Then, um… you will need to work hаrd.”}
What on earth was he to do?!

Letting out a sigh, Qin Mo turned to Jiang Shao, his expression a bit embarrassed. “Then, um… you will need to work hаrd.”

_{Qin Mo still sat huddled in the snow, his entire form unmoving.}iana: anyone else see the horns popping out of Shen Zhuoyun’s head in this chapter? I’m shocked he remembered Zhu Ziying (Glasses Boy)—but straight up flabbergasted he invoked Mo Nian! Mo Nian! I'm cowering right there beside you, Jiang Shao.

Qin Mo still sat huddled in the snow, his entire form unmoving.

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