I Conquered the Villain Boss Chapter 27
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 27: She Would Die If She Wasn’t Properly Cared For
Jiang Ranran had never been to Wuzhong City before the disaster. After walking with Si Xu for a while, she heard him say leisurely, "I heard from Gu Yunqing that there is a famous scenic spot not far ahead."
Scenic spot? Speaking of the famous scenic spots in Wuzhong City, Jiang Ran blurted out, "Is it Donglin Lake?"
"I think so."
They passed through the connecting road and the park, and further inside, there was a large red maple forest, The zombies wandered in twos and threes. When they caught the smell of fresh flesh, they walked toward Si Xu and Jiang Ran unsteadily.
Jiang Ran subconsciously held Si Xu's hand, her voice trembling: "They spotted us."
"Yeah, I know." Si Xu didn't take the zombies to heart. He rummaged through his space. "I have something for you."
Jiang Ran stared at the zombies approaching at an accelerated speed, and gulped, "Si-Si Xu, they are coming..."
"Yeah." Si Xu continued to answer absent-mindedly.
The next second, gunshots resounded through the maple forest, startling the birds on the tree to soar into the sky.
Jiang Ran, "..."
Looking at the zombies that fell to the ground in response, and the other zombies rushing this way after being alarmed by the gunshots, Jiang Ran bellowed in her mind. Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah! What was happening here? What was this guy’s intentions?
……
The moment he heard the gunshots, Gu Yunqing, who was discussing tomorrow's schedule with the team members, raised his hand to his forehead.
"I just knew it. I just knew it..."
The captain's muttering was filled with misery. Song Rong responded with great sympathy. "Captain, shall I arrange for someone to protect Sister Ranran?"
When Professor Si was in a bad mood, he would vent his anger on the zombies — not with supernatural powers, but with knives or guns... In short, by the time they reached the scene, they would always see the broken limbs of zombies scattered all over the place.
At the thought that a delicate girl like Jiang Ranran would face such a scene, he sympathized with the girl from the bottom of his heart.
"No need." Gu Yunqing tapped on the table. "Let’s continue with the meeting."
Si Xu must have intended to take Jiang Ran there on purpose. Gu Yunqing didn't want to ruin his plan by going there.
……
In the maple forest, Jiang Ran glanced at the small pistol that Si Xu stuffed into her hand, and then looked at Si Xu puzzledly.
"Give it a try." Si Xu retreated behind her, put one hand on her shoulder, and said in a low voice, "Have you learned shooting before?"
Snapping out of her thoughts, Jiang Ran remembered what she had said to him at noon. She widened her eyes slightly, stunned. "Si Xu, are you going to teach me?"
She mentioned the topic of improving her defense skills to him once during lunch, but his reply made her think that he was unwilling to teach her.
"The knife isn’t suitable for you." Si Xu said, "You aren’t physically strong enough to wield it. The knife will be a burden to you."
"But a gun... would alarm other zombies." Just like what was happening now.
"I did it on purpose." Si Xu said, "If you can adapt to this pistol, I have a modified one with a silencer."
On purpose? Jiang Ran was stunned. He deliberately fired the shots to attract the zombies so that they could be walking targets for her?
At the thought of that, Jiang Ran said, "I have played in the shooting center a few times before. I have a little experience." The captain of their debate team liked shooting very much, and after they got acquainted, he often took her shooting.
"This is a little different from that kind of practice room, but you can be considered to have some experience." Si Xu held her hand from behind. "This gun was originally modified by Shen Bai as a defense weapon for his sister, Shen Yao. I think it's good, so I asked him to modify two more such guns ——Shen Yao, like you, hasn’t awakened any ability. She’s also an ordinary person."
The implication was that if Shen Yao could use it, so could she.
He held her hand, and when he lowered his head to speak, his warm breath would land on the side of her face... She could smell the very faint smell of tobacco on his body.
Jiang Ran froze, nodding quickly to show that she was listening.
After explaining the features of the gun, Si Xu held her hand, aimed at the zombie that was about to pounce on them, and fired the first shot.
A hole appeared on the zombie’s head. It took two steps, and fell to the ground.
"... Just like this." Si Xu let go of her hand, "There are six bullets in the gun. I will replace them when they are used up."
Jiang Ran: "Okay."
……
After Jiang Ran nodded, Si Xu gave her free rein to practice by herself. He stood by her side and helped her kill those zombies that she didn't have time to kill or missed.
Because of her previous practice, Jiang Ran got the hang of it very quickly. Si Xu didn't express surprise at that, but he still praised the girl as usual.
The completely different experience from the practice room made Jiang Ran understand the fun of shooting for the first time. After shooting another round of six bullets, Jiang Ran exercised her wrist and realized that... her arm was so sore that should not lift it.
The girl took a deep breath and said with a mournful face, "Si Xu, I... my hand aches."
Wielding a sword to kill the nearby zombies, Si Xu looked at the endless stream of zombies approaching them, and said: "It's getting late. We’ll go back after I kill them."
Jiang Ran nodded quickly: "Okay."
……
The gun shots in the maple forest finally stopped, and Gu Yunqing, who was waiting at the door, yawned, and said listlessly, "It seems that Si Xu is coming back."
Song Rong was puzzled about the captain's behavior. "Captain, didn't Professor Si tell us not to wait for him? Why don't you go and rest first? I..."
"I have something to tell Si Xu." Gu Yunqing yawned again, wearing a depressed expression on his face.
"What? Is it important?"
"It's very important." Gu Yunqing looked back, but there was no one in the living room. He whispered, "Isn't Si Xu going to the city tomorrow? Let him take He Ru with him."
"Huh?" Why did he suddenly mention He Ru?
"That girl is too delicate." Gu Yunqing looked helpless. "Si Xu had wanted her to provide us with effective suggestions for our search. The trip today showed that she didn’t contribute much to our acquisition, so it's not worth it."
That girl was indeed familiar with this city, but her understanding of Wuzhong City was only limited to that before the disaster.
He took her out the whole day, but she hardly gave any useful advice. Instead, she affected the speed of their search... She was too delicate. It seemed that her former team had never asked her to go out and find supplies.
"Captain, if you think she is useless, you can just refuse to take her with you tomorrow."
"That won't do." Gu Yunqing said, "That fellow was brought back by Si Xu. It would be like giving Si Xu a slap in the face — besides, can't you tell that girl is quite interested in Si Xu?"
Song Rong, "... Captain, you asked Professor Si to take that girl with him because you want to see how he’ll cope with the love entanglement, right?"
"Nonsense. Am I that kind of person?!" Gu Yunqing rolled his eyes. "I’m considering the girl's feelings –– if I don’t let her demonstrate her value, I’ll be denying her worth, okay?"
Song Rong, "..."
In their field of vision, the familiar figure was getting closer. Song Rong said, "Captain, Professor Si is back. I'm going for my duty. You have the talk with him."
Gu Yunqing waved his hand: "Go. Be serious at work. I’ll take over from you in the latter half of the night."
……
Gu Yunqing deliberately waited at the door. Thinking that he had something important to say, Jiang Ran tactfully went back to the room first.
Preparing to take a bath first, Jiang Ran naturally saw the pajamas neatly folded by the man next to the pillow. Thinking of what happened in the morning, the temperature of her cheeks rose uncontrollably again.
"That guy..." She suddenly couldn't quite figure him out.
After hearing his reply at noon, she no longer had any expectations for her suggestion. Yet, he had already chosen a more suitable weapon for her.
"Why didn't he tell me? Geez." Jiang Ran went to the bathroom with her pajamas in her arms, muttering, "I should pay more attention to his words in the future..." Otherwise, maybe a misunderstanding would occur accidentally.
……
Regarding Gu Yunqing's suggestion, Si Xu was indifferent.
Anyway, he would follow Gu Yunqing's team tomorrow. It didn't make any difference whether He Ru followed him or the team.
"Hey." After finishing discussing work, Gu Yunqing put his arm on Si Xu's shoulder as they walked upstairs. "You practiced for two hours. Does Sister Ranran have the aptitude for it?"
Knowing that he was asking about shooting, Si Xu nodded. "She’s not bad." She might not be talented, but she wasn’t stupid either.
"You have to praise her properly then..."
Before Gu Yunqing finished talking, he saw Si Xu staring at him with a strange expression on his face. He couldn't help stammering, "Why-why are you staring at me? Let me tell you, Si Xu, I'm not interested in men..."
"Are you interested in Jiang Ran?"
"Huh?" What? What? How was he interested in Jiang Ran?
"You’ve mentioned her in front of me often recently." Si Xu was thoughtful. "Besides work, you used to mention Su Qin the most."
"Hey, hey, hey! Don't be mistaken!" Afraid that this guy might misunderstand his intentions, Gu Yunqing raised a hand. "I swear that I’m not interested in Sister Ranran! Otherwise, I'll be bitten to death by zombies!"
“...”
"Hey, I’ll be honest with you. Si Xu, I’m not concerned about Sister Ranran. I’m concerned about you — Well? Raising a girlfriend is interesting, right? You can tease her and make her happy or coax her to sleep. When you’re in a bad mood, you can even argue with her... it’s much more interesting than your work in the laboratory, isn't it?"
"Hmm." It was a little more interesting than work.
"But Si Xu," Gu Yunqing squinted his eyes as he smiled, "it hadn’t been easy for you to finally fancy a girl. I'm worried that you won't be able to handle her with your EQ..."
"You think so?" Si Xu said calmly, "She’s just a girl."
"Listen, listen." Gu Yunqing pointed at him. "If Sister Ranran hears your tone and words, she will definitely fall out with you!"
"Huh?" Si Xu, who was just stating a fact, was a little confused, "Did I... say anything wrong?" Wasn’t she a girl? She couldn’t have been a man after all.
"..." It was impossible to correct this guy's misconception in a day or two. Gu Yunqing twitched the corners of his mouth. "You're right, Sister Ranran is indeed a girl — but Si Xu, it's precisely because she is a girl that you have to ask her more about her opinions and show more concern for her, okay? Girls are fragile. They will die easily if they are not properly cared for. "
"Hmm?" She would die easily if she wasn’t properly cared for? Si Xu frowned. "Jiang Ran isn’t that fragile."
"Yes, she is!" Gu Yunqing said seriously, "In my opinion, even though Qin is a superhuman, she’s far weaker than a man, let alone an ordinary person like Jiang Ran."
"... I see." She would die easily if she wasn’t properly cared for –– if Jiang Ran died, wouldn't his efforts in taking care of her be in vain? "I’ll take good care of her. I won’t let her die easily."
Gu Yunqing, "..." Oh no, he seemed to have said it too tactfully. Instead of expressing his meaning clearly, this guy misunderstood even deeper.
