Chapter 79

As usual, they arranged for people to keep watch at night, and because so many things had happened in succession, they decided to have two-person shifts.

A male and a female paired together.

This would ensure that there were at least two people in each room.

In nightmares, especially at night, those who are alone are easily preyed upon by ghosts. This has become common knowledge among those who have experienced nightmares firsthand.

Jiang Cheng was fortunate enough to be assigned to a group with Chen Xiaomeng. The two of them sat around the stove, the blazing fire reflecting on Jiang Cheng's face, making it appear flickering and indistinct.

He comfortably narrowed his eyes, then couldn't help but shiver, like a lazy cat.

Chen Xiaomeng sized him up and down with great interest, her sharp eyes hidden in the shadows like a scalpel, already dissecting Jiang Cheng into countless pieces, ready to turn his internal organs inside out for examination.

She had felt several times that she had seen through this man, but the truth proved that she had not.

In nightmares, there were few people she found troublesome, and these people were all leaders in their respective fields without exception.

Either possessing excellent skills, professional knowledge, or excellent analytical and judgment abilities, and a calm mind... Of course, more often than not, they possessed all of the above.

But the man in front of her was different. He wasn't that perfect. He was just unbelievably... shameless, despicable, and without any bottom line.

Lacking a sense of public morality, a fish that slipped through the net of nine years of education – even these words were far from enough to describe him.

Normal people in missions would hope to appear in a positive, sunny, and upright image, even if it was a disguise, they would disguise themselves as very reliable.

But he was different. He wasn't ashamed of it, but rather proud of it.

He narrated his shameful experiences in detail, like being the top performer in nightclubs, the leader of high-end groups... at the same time, he also showed a mysterious smile as if he would be admired by everyone.

No one knew what he was thinking, and no one could predict what he was going to do next.

That was the most terrifying thing.

Because of the nightmares, Chen Xiaomeng had self-studied some psychology. She seriously suspected that Jiang Cheng's strangeness was not feigned, but innate.

He seemed to be an antisocial personality disorder patient.

This personality disorder is also known as callous-unemotional traits, manifested as abnormal emotions, extremely cold personality, being good at lying, and manipulating other people's emotions.

Ignoring the pain and demands of others, not being bound by the general moral standards of society, doing things in their own way, and easily doing things that most people find difficult to accept.

And the most terrifying thing is their extremely strong aggressiveness and cold-bloodedness.

Although Jiang Cheng has not yet shown this side, Chen Xiaomeng is sure that she will not be mistaken.

Such a person is very dangerous, whether as a teammate or an enemy, because you cannot use your own way of thinking to predict what he will do.

And for people who cannot be seen through and controlled, letting him disappear forever is the best choice.

This is what that person once said to Chen Xiaomeng.

And he... was never wrong.

Just as Chen Xiaomeng was staring at Jiang Cheng in a daze, Jiang Cheng raised his head and met her eyes. As soon as the two gazes met, Chen Xiaomeng's gaze collapsed.

Not because of fear, but... Jiang Cheng gave her a look that said, "You know, I know."

"They should all be asleep," Jiang Cheng pouted, looking at Chen Xiaomeng shyly, as if full of anticipation for what was about to happen, "I'm too tired to resist. You can do whatever you want."

Chen Xiaomeng took out a rope from her clothes, and then tied a loop at one end of the rope, about the size of Jiang Cheng's head.

Jiang Cheng suddenly sat up straight, his face full of the righteousness of an upright person: "Don't always be like this," he throat bobbed, "I'm not that easy to strangle to death."

He then lowered his voice and leaned forward and said, "Think about it, if you don't strangle me to death right away, and then make a noise and get discovered by everyone, catching you red-handed, what do you think I'll say?"

Chen Xiaomeng raised an eyebrow.

"If you can't have me alive, you'll attack me after I die," he pointed at Chen Xiaomeng's nose with feigned anger, "You, you, you... you're immoral!"

"Stop talking nonsense," Chen Xiaomeng gnashed her teeth in hatred, but she really didn't dare to make too much noise, "What exactly do you want?"

"I want to live," Jiang Cheng blinked his innocent big eyes, and changed the subject and said, "I'm different from you. No one wants you, but if I can't go back, many young ladies will be sad."

"Then you should send them a dream, and ask them to burn more paper money for you," Chen Xiaomeng felt that the two of them had no way to communicate normally.

"Hmph," Jiang Cheng pouted, "Those heartless people will definitely take the opportunity to drink to drown their sorrows in my name, and then take the opportunity to top up someone else's account. I know them too well."

"But you don't understand the current situation," Chen Xiaomeng stared at Jiang Cheng.

"You haven't been in nightmares for long, do you understand the operating mechanism here? Do you know that nightmares need to be opened?"

Although Chen Xiaomeng's voice was small, it was coaxing, "I can tell you this, but you have to cooperate with me."

"Creak—"

The sudden friction interrupted Chen Xiaomeng's words. The door of the room opened, and Li Lu walked out wrapped in clothes.

Because of their previous conversation, Jiang Cheng and Chen Xiaomeng were sitting relatively close, and Chen Xiaomeng's upper body was also slightly leaning over, so reflecting the warm light of the stove, the scene at this moment was vaguely ambiguous.

Li Lu also seemed to realize it later, and her face was a little embarrassed for a while. She opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something to smooth things over, but she didn't say it.

Fortunately, Jiang Cheng spoke first. Li Lu looked at Jiang Cheng gratefully, as if she had found a savior. She decided that no matter what he said, she would just follow up with a word or two, after all, she really didn't mean to, she just wanted to get up to use the restroom.

"Cough, next time... next time remember to let me know," Jiang Cheng lowered his head and dared not look at Li Lu, as if trying to hide something, his face was red, and at the same time, he straightened his collar.

The collar, which was not messy in the first place, seemed to have been violently tugged after he straightened it.

Li Lu was stunned for a moment, and then seemed to confirm what she thought in her heart. Her face suddenly turned red, the kind of red that was crimson.

Among the few women here, although she was the oldest, and she was already married and had children, perhaps it was a matter of concept that made her a very conservative person.

She lowered her head slightly and said softly: "I'm sorry, I... I just had an urgent need and didn't mean to disturb you."

"You want to go out to use the restroom?" Jiang Cheng also pretended to have just recovered from the embarrassment, as if he wanted to change the subject.

Li Lu nodded carefully, "Yes."

Although everyone knew that it was dangerous outside, some things could not be avoided, and there were no tools for convenience in the room, so they couldn't just do it on the spot, right?

To make such a decision, Li Lu must have gone through a lot of mental struggle.

"It's okay," Jiang Cheng nodded understandingly, then turned his head and said, "Let Xiaolongnv accompany you."