48 Hours a Day - Chapter 304

Chapter 304: 304

Chapter 304 Enjoying The Process

“It seems that Nancy has eliminated that fatso . Don’t worry about Livingston . I left him a big gift . With me right now is solid evidence, proving his connection to the schoolkid’s death . He thought he was just going to answer some simple questions from the investigators . He’ll be surprised to see the FBI waiting for him . In other words, he’s been eliminated from this round of the game . Only three of us are left now . I suggest we improve our relationship before we set to the moon . All in the name of ensuring the mission is completed without hiccups, of course . You can start by returning my items to me . ”

“Is that right? I don’t think so . Thanks to you, I now remember some things that happened not too long ago . I missed something important and interesting . Want me to enlighten you?”

“Why not? We have lots of time, anyway . ”

Bruno plopped on the couch in his bathrobe and touched his throat with his hands . Although Zhang Heng did not voice his intention, Bruno knew that he wasn’t about to be killed when he saw Zhang Heng put down the butter knife . At that, Bruno seemed to be pleased, and he relaxed a little .

“What day is today?”

“I’ve no idea . We have only two weeks left before Apollo 11 launches . ”

Bruno shrugged .

“I’m not talking about the time we have left for this quest . I’m asking about the date in the real world . ”

“Why ask?”

“Hey, have you ever thought of this? After the useless fatso’s team abandoned him, why didn’t he look for a new one willing to accept him? Why choose to embark on such a high-risk quest instead?” .

“Well, you did say that his previous team abandoned him . It clearly shows that there must be something wrong with him . He couldn’t find…”

Suddenly, Bruno paused mid-sentence . He noticed that something didn’t quite fit . If Jia Lai’s team had really abandoned him, he still had an entire month to find a new one . It made no sense that he would give up looking for a reliable team before starting a new round of the game . Bruno began dreading that something terrible would happen to them soon . At the same time, Zhang Heng opened the door and saw Jia Lai standing outside his room; the plump man still looking sluggish and cowardly . After Zhang Heng opened the door, Jia Lai poked his head in like an ostrich, scanning around with his eyes wide open .

“You’re here! That’s nice . ”

Then, he turned around to look at Zhang Heng .

“You first or me first?”

Zhang Heng moved aside and allowed Jia Lai into the room, who then thanked him again .

“Where’s Nancy?”

Seeing that the conversation had moved toward Nancy, Bruno didn’t feel too good .

“Are you referring to Zhen Xiong? She’s with her little pet now,” Jia Lai replied with a smile .

When Bruno saw the strange smile on Jia Lai’s face, his heart sank . Jia Lai, however, simply ignored him and turned his attention to Zhang Heng . “Do you know how your engines died?” “Huh?”

“Nancy has a C-grade game item that allows her to communicate with small animals within a certain area . She has the ability to give them some simple commands . With that, she commanded a flock of birds to fly along your flight path . Unfortunately for her, she used up her last usage for the item attacking me tonight,” said Jia Lai .

After that, he walked toward the table and pulled out two pieces of tissue, wiping the blood off his hand .

“Did you kill her?” Bruno asked as he gulped .

“No . No . No… but I’ve got to admit that I was tempted . However, I didn’t want to get into any trouble . NASA has enough on its plate . I don’t want to add to their problems . ”

Although Jia Lai appeared to be extra considerate, it did nothing to alleviate Bruno’s anxiety and fear .

“I didn’t kill your partner, but you don’t seem too happy about it . ” Bruno curved his lips and tried to put on a smile .

“I realized something when I felt like killing her . Right now, there are only four of us left . If I were to kill her, it means I’ll have to let you live . I’m not sure if that’s the right decision . I also know she’s been lying and taking advantage of me the whole time . She was trying to hide your turbulent relationship with Livingstone . But that’s is the true nature of women, isn’t it? Forever in a state of fickle-mindedness . Can’t really blame her for that . ”

Jia Lai moved a chair and placed it in front of Bruno .

“There’s something I still can’t figure out . She flirted around with almost everyone here . Even the high-school kid had a taste of her . Being her partner, however, she didn’t even allow me to touch her hand . The more she did that sort of thing to me, the more excited I felt . I’ve dreamt for a day like this time and again . When she exposed herself in front of me, I saw the fear on her face, and she knelt and begged me for forgiveness . She even said she was willing to do anything as long as I forgave her . Unfortunately, when that day arrived, I had lost all interest in her…”

Jia Lai paused for a while .

“…But soon, I realized that my interest wasn’t lost after all . I was subconsciously enjoying the whole process . ”

As he talked, he extended his arm to tap Bruno’s shoulder .

“I know people nowadays care about the results more than anything else . Of course, I’m not against it . After all, I want to be among the three to complete this quest . But then again, at times, I feel that people care about the results so much that they forget to enjoy the process of getting there . Don’t you think it’s a waste?”

“What are you trying to say here?” “It’s simple . After all, Zhen Xiong and I are good friends . Even though she didn’t invest too much in our friendship, I’m still willing to give her a chance . ”

Jia Lai took out a ballpoint pen and a bloody piece of paper from his pocket .

“So, this is the situation . There is still one available seat on Apollo 11, and I have to choose between the two of you . I’m trying to be as fair as possible, so I gave her 15 minutes to come up with a plan that can help me kill you without raising NASA’s suspicion . Now, I’m going to give you five minutes to come up with a plan to kill her . After that, my independent friend right there will choose one for me to execute . He’ll be the one who decides who will live on for this round . Any more questions?”

Immediately, Bruno ran and grabbed the pen in front of him .