Genius Club-Chapter 543 - 4: The Mystery of Chu Anqing’s Disappearance_3

That cup of succulent grape milk tea;

That claw machine full of stuffed toys cradled in one’s arms;

That snack street shrouded in fireworks;

That quiet bar where "Never Contact Again" was sung.

Everything, just like that, seems like only yesterday, yet as if from another life.

Lin Xian faced the sky.

Basking in the moonlight.

He extended his right hand...

Grasped it, then opened it again.

He clearly caught it.

Clearly held Chu Anqing’s hand.

He couldn’t be wrong.

It was the touch of a hand; even through the thick space suit, he could feel Chu Anqing gripping his right hand tightly.

But just as he landed in his arms...

She inexplicably disappeared.

During this time, Lin Xian hadn’t stopped pondering the question:

[Did Chu Anqing disappear at 00:42 because she touched the Space-Time Particle?]

Or...

[Was her disappearance at 00:42 predetermined, and whether she touched the Space-Time Particle or not, nothing could prevent that inevitable moment?]

Lin Xian couldn’t understand.

But one thing he was certain of was...

After touching the Space-Time Particle, Chu Anqing knew in advance that she would disappear at 00:42.

There should be no mistake in this deduction.

That’s why Chu Anqing insisted on exiting the cabin, standing on the wing of the Skyspace Aircraft to capture the Space-Time Particle.

Because.

She knew.

She was about to disappear.

Just a few minutes.

She was no longer sparing of her life, daring to do any crazy feats.

No wonder nobody could stop her at that time.

Lin Xian and Gao Yang were both frantically arguing with Huang Que; the scene was so intense, they were almost at each other’s throats.

But Chu Anqing stood firm on Huang Que’s side, so even with Lin Xian and Gao Yang’s vehement protests, she eventually managed to convince them forcefully.

The compromised result was that safety rope tightly bound to Chu Anqing’s space suit, firmly held in everyone’s hands.

If only...

Lin Xian at that time hadn’t realized the established fact that Chu Anqing would disappear at 00:42.

Only when Chu Anqing stood on the wing, sighing and asking Huang Que what time it was, did Lin Xian truly sense something was wrong.

That tone of voice.

That manner of speaking.

That serene indifference to it all.

And, finally, the drifting fragments of Blue Stardust after landing, which made Lin Xian belatedly realize—

Chu Anqing had known about her time of death all along.

Knew.

That she would disappear, dissipate, vanish without a trace at the moment of 00:42 on March 28, 2024.

That’s why she dared to exit the cabin,

dared to unfasten the safety rope,

dared to jump from the wing of the Skyspace Aircraft,

dared to plummet from an altitude of twenty thousand meters, embracing the rice cooker as if headed to her grave.

"Sigh..."

Lin Xian exhaled deeply.

All the logic was just that.

From the result, it seemed that, as Huang Que said, there was indeed no need to save Chu Anqing, a Millennium Stake destined to fade away at 00:42.

Sooner or later, death was inevitable.

But for Lin Xian.

Even so.

Even so!

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No matter how many times he had to choose, even a thousand, ten thousand times, he would jump from the aircraft twenty thousand meters up in the sky without the slightest hesitation.

It was foolish, irrational, and unprofitable.

But he had once said to Liu Feng,

Life is not a math problem; it never has a correct answer.

To the multiple-choice question of whether to jump from the aircraft to save Chu Anqing, he would pick the same option every time, no matter how many times he was asked.

"Huff, huff!!!!!!"

Suddenly.

Gao Yang, who had held his breath for a while behind him, suddenly let out a loud snort and sat up from the bed:

"Damn... why do I feel so suffocated! I’m almost choked to death!"

He turned his head, looking at the open balcony door, the cold wind blowing in, looking at Lin Xian standing in the moonlight on the balcony:

"Damn! What the hell are you doing, bro! Scaring people like a ghost in the middle of the night! You almost scared me to death!"

Lin Xian’s thoughts returned, and he turned to look at Gao Yang:

"You better hurry up and lose some weight; otherwise... you might just run out of breath and suffocate in your sleep before getting frightened to death."

"What time is it? Hurry back to bed! I was wondering why it’s so cold. Close the balcony door quickly. It’s not yet April, and the Imperial Capital is not like East Sea City, it’s freezing! Hurry, hurry, hurry back... I can’t rest easy if you’re not sleeping."

After saying that, Gao Yang turned over and began snoring again.

Lin Xian also glanced at the watch; indeed, it was getting late.

And indeed... the end of March in the Imperial Capital was still quite cold, completely different from the climate of Donghai City.

"Let’s sleep first; anything else can be thought over tomorrow."

Now.

He had put all other things aside, focusing solely on investigating the mystery of Chu Anqing’s disappearance.

The mystery was deep.

He needed to investigate one clue at a time.

The good news was, the reason for Chu Anqing’s disappearance wasn’t too difficult to understand.

In The Future World, he had CC’s previous experience as a reference.

In the real world, there was also Zhang Yuqian, a girl who looked exactly like Chu Anqing, making it possible to trace her and potentially find DNA to confirm identities.

Compared with other mysteries, this one seemed to be the easiest to solve.

There were clues, ideas, and evident leads.

Lin Xian was confident in unraveling all this, to give Chu Shanhe an explanation, to give himself closure.

He yawned...

Walked back into the hotel suite.

Closed the balcony door.

Laid down in bed, pulled the blanket over himself, and closed his eyes.

Hopefully...

The investigation tomorrow.

Will go smoothly.