Chapter 28.2 : Zhang Ling Dies in a “Car Accident” (Part 2)
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"Y–you… you are…!! cough cough!!" Large mouthfuls of blood poured from Zhang Ling's mouth, his eyes filled with shock.
"You're wondering why it's me?" Tang Qingmo sneered. "You bullied me so happily during this time—did you never think I might retaliate?"
"!!!"
"Whether you thought about it or not doesn't matter anymore," Tang Qingmo said coldly. "Because you're about to say goodbye to this world."
Zhang Ling took several labored breaths. Finally, his body could no longer hold on. After one violent spasm, he collapsed completely, all signs of life gone…
His eyes remained wide open, as if he had died with unresolved resentment.
But Tang Qingmo only let out a cold laugh and didn't spare the corpse another glance.
Zhang Ling wasn't like Tang Feifei—he died easily. It could be considered revenge for at least one of the original host's grudges.
[What a pity!] the system suddenly sighed. [Why wasn't Zhang Ling an important character connected to the original host? If he were, we could've drained all his repentance points before letting him die!]
Tang Qingmo was speechless. [System, you're really about maximizing resource usage, huh.]
He returned to the car, put on cloth gloves, and drove it away.
[By the way, Host, you're amazing! You actually managed to fix an abandoned, unregistered car!] The system's tone was full of admiration.
The car had originally been an abandoned vehicle left in a parking lot.
Using the system to inspect it, Tang Qingmo discovered that most of the parts only needed basic repairs to function. He went to a hardware store, bought some tools and components, and quickly fixed the car just enough to make it operational.
Tang Qingmo said calmly: [Given my special background, having a few extra skills isn't surprising.]
Before transmigrating, he often had to engage in "physical negotiations" with mutant beasts. Sometimes, abandoned vehicles left by the roadside became crucial tools for escape and survival.
Because of that, he had learned how to perform quick repairs and electronic manipulation.
The technological development of this world was similar to that of his original world, so adapting to it was easy.
As for the surveillance cameras along the route—using the route markers provided by the system, Tang Qingmo successfully hacked into the internal system with a laptop and deleted all footage of the car hitting Zhang Ling as well as its driving path afterward!
So no one would ever trace this "accident" back to him!
After taking care of the car, Tang Qingmo walked back to the Tang residence.
It was already eight in the evening. As soon as he entered the villa, he heard Tang Ruoling's scolding voice:
"Why are you back so late? Where were you fooling around?"
"..."
His previously good mood was instantly ruined.
"Aren't you also only back after ten every night?" Tang Qingmo sneered in response. "Where are you fooling around?"
Seeing Tang Qingmo dare to compare himself to her, Tang Ruoling instantly flew into a rage. "I'm working! That's different from a brat like you!"
"I was studying at a classmate's house," Tang Qingmo replied calmly. "That's different from a cold-hearted person like you."
"You—!"
Tang Ruoling wanted to argue further, but seeing how late it already was, she suppressed her anger.
"Come with me to the hospital. Go see your Fourth Sister."
The rest of the Tang family was already at the hospital. The reason Tang Ruoling was still at home was specifically to bring Tang Qingmo over.
Because they all knew that if they didn't personally come to fetch him, given Tang Qingmo's current temperament, he absolutely wouldn't go to the hospital.
Sure enough, Tang Ruoling heard him say, "I'm not going. I haven't eaten dinner yet."
"Your Fourth Sister is lying in the hospital right now, and you still have the mood to eat?!"
"She's lying in the hospital and won't die," Tang Qingmo replied with a smile. "But if I don't eat, I will starve to death."
Tang Qingmo walked into the living room and asked Aunt Wang to cook him a bowl of chicken-wing noodles…