I Conquered the Villain Boss Chapter 44
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 44: I Was Angry
After his attack missed, Pei Xiao jumped back and was about to attack when he saw the girl who was originally hiding behind Si Xu rush out and stand between him and Si Xu.
"Stop!"
Jiang Ran drew out her gun and pointed it directly at Pei Xiao.
"Stop, all of you!"
Pei Xiao stepped forward, pointed a cold sharp blade at Jiang Ran, and said coldly, "Get out of the way."
"No!"
Jiang Ran finally understood: This person was one of Pei Wan'er's kins. He was initially hostile to Si Xu because of Pei Wan'er's death, but now he was attacking Si Xu because she said Si Xu was her boyfriend.
He asked Si Xu: Where was your respect for Wan'er?
The reason why he was so angry now was because the man Pei Wan'er once liked had another woman by his side.
Jiang Ran was very angry.
She knew that she should be considerate. After all, the other party had lost one of his kins, and Pei Wan'er was indeed innocent.
He was a family member of the victim. It should not have mattered even if he cursed and ranted to vent his anger.
However, she was still very angry.
"You!" Jiang Ran pointed her gun at the stony-faced young man opposite her and asked in a somber voice, "Who are you to Pei Wan'er?"
Pei Xiao didn’t expect her to know Pei Wan'er. Pei Xiao put down his knife. "I’m her brother."
"Oh, you’re her brother." Jiang Ran said, "Why did you attack Si Xu for no reason?"
For no reason? Pei Xiao frowned and stared at Jiang Ran with his long and narrow eyes, trying to see something on her face –– fear or anger.
But there was nothing.
The girl looked calm, and her eyes were clear and bright, without any malicious thoughts. Her hand on the gun was steady, and she didn't hesitate when she pointed the gun at him, indicating that she voluntarily stepped forward to defend the man behind her.
Defend Si Xu, a devil who killed without blinking an eye? That kind of bastard had nothing worth defending, yet she drew a gun on him who was trying to save her.
"Since you know Wan'er, you should first ask what the guy behind you did to Wan'er."
"I don't know Pei Wan'er." Jiang Ran showed no mercy. "But I know what happened to Pei Wan'er at the base. That's why I'm even more curious about why you attacked Si Xu."
Pei Wan'er’s murderer was Yu Huang, and his accomplice was Shen Yang. Si Xu's only two faults were probably... not accepting Pei Wan'er's love confession, and failing to discover Yu Huang's conspiracy in time to rescue Pei Wan'er.
However, Si Xu had avenged Pei Wan'er, and that caused him to form a rift with the Shen family.
Pei Xiao wanted to avenge his sister. Instead of targeting Shen Yang or the Shen family, he picked on Si Xu. If this man wasn't so upright, she really would have wanted to scold him for being a bully.
"Since you know, why did you still ask me?" Pei Xiao sneered. "This man caused Wan'er’s death. Do you still want me to greet him with a smile when I see him?"
Jiang Ran, "..."
Meeting the man’s burning and furious eyes, Jiang Ran suddenly didn't want to explain. "The person who killed Pei Wan'er isn’t Si Xu, and I won’t allow you to bully him. If you dare to take another step forward, I’ll shoot."
Her slender figure was trembling slightly in the cold wind. She was obviously just an ordinary human being, yet she was standing in front of him, holding a gun that could never threaten a superhuman...
Si Xu's anger that had been barely suppressed due to being provoked quietly subsided.
He put one hand on Jiang Ran's shoulder and said warmly, "Jiang Ran, get behind me."
"No."
Seeing that Pei Xiao still wanted to attack, Jiang Ran hit the roof. "If he dares to bully you, I’ll bash him up!"
Bully him? Who could bully him? Pei Xiao? Hah, how could a fool who was so blinded by hatred bully him?
"He can't bully me." Si Xu grabbed the girl's wrist and gently pulled her to his side. "He's just a superhuman with fifth-level metal-type abilities."
Jiang Ran, "..."
In her memory, at the end of the novel, Xie Chengzhi's superpower reached the sixth level.
Xie Chengzhi was described in the novel as a very talented person with special abilities, and he was also the main combat force of Xiling Base at that time.
Xie Chengzhi's superpower was currently at level three, but in reality, there was already a superhuman with fifth-level abilities. Yet, Si Xu used the word "just" to describe him.
Jiang Ran glanced at Si Xu secretly. What was the level of this guy's superpower?
Hearing Si Xu's words, the four people behind Pei Xiao looked embarrassed and looked away in a tacit understanding to avoid embarrassing their captain.
Pei Xiao, "..." He pointed his sharp blade at Si Xu. "Since you sound so confident, come forward!"
Si Xu was about to take a step forward when Jiang Ran clutched his arm tightly and looked at the person opposite them. "Are you fighting with him now to avenge your sister? Or do you want to beat him up because you think he has spoken out of line?"
What was the difference?! Pei Xiao took a deep breath and ignored the girl's question.
"If you want to avenge your sister, why didn't you go and find Shen Yang first?" Jiang Ran said, "First come, first served. Shen Yang is probably the one whom Pei Wan'er wants to drag to her grave the most."
"You think I wouldn't look for him?"
Jiang Ran, "Then go ahead. Why are you acting tough here?"
Pei Xiao, "..."
"You know you’re no match for Si Xu, yet you still fight him?" After rendering Pei Xiao speechless, Jiang Ran continued, "I said you’re bullying him. Don't deny it –– Pei Wan'er's brother, if you weren’t her brother, you would have died ten or eight times already. One can only live a long life if one is aware of one’s limits, right?"
Pei Xiao, "..." This is the first time someone dared to point at his nose and scold him for not knowing his limits, and she was even a woman he wanted to save.
This ungrateful...
"Oh, one more thing."
One more thing? Pei Xiao made a decision in his mind. As long as she dared to say one more word to insult him, even if he had to fight with Si Xu, he would give this ignorant woman a beating.
"You know you’re no match for Si Xu, but you still want to save me from him. You’re a good person." Jiang Ran bowed and thanked him sincerely. "Thank you."
Pei Xiao, "..."
Glaring at the girl who bowed to him and thanked him, Pei Xiao felt that words were stuck in his throat. His fair cheeks turned red from holding his emotions in.
His teammates behind him were equally speechless.
Captain Pei always said that those who were good at controlling people's minds could achieve great things, and this girl was probably one of the best.
They knew their captain very well. His bark was worse than his bite. After the fuss created by the girl, the fight was probably over.
Sure enough, after two minutes of silence, Pei Xiao put away the blade in his hand and said coldly, "Don’t mention it."
Without waiting for Jiang Ran's reply, he called to his teammates behind him. "What are you looking at? We're in a hurry! We finally caught up with our prey. If he escapes again, I’ll break your legs!"
The teammates all stood at attention. "Yes, Captain!"
Just like when they came, the young superhumans leapt over the two people standing, and quickly disappeared into the night.
"Si Xu, just you wait! After I kill Shen Yang, I’ll come back to settle the score with you!"
That captain even dropped a threat before he left.
Si Xu, "... What a nutcase."
……
The good mood of the walk was ruined. Si Xu pursed his lips tightly on the way back, looking unhappy.
"Si Xu." The man walked so fast that Jiang Ran almost had to scuttle to keep up with him. "Wait for me."
Si Xu suddenly stopped and turned around to look at the person who was a few meters behind. "Buzz off. Don't follow me."
Jiang Ran, "???"
This was the only route back to the warehouse. Why did it become that I was following you? Besides, it was pointless for you to be mean to me. It wasn’t me who caused trouble for you.
After Si Xu finished speaking, he turned around again and walked away quickly without waiting for Jiang Ran to speak.
Jiang Ran, who was snubbed for no reason, pursed her lips and did not chase him. She followed him slowly and shot two zombies in the head before entering the warehouse.
……
When Gu Yunqing saw Jiang Ran coming back, he hurriedly waved. When Jiang Ran walked to the campfire and sat down, he asked doubtfully, "What happened to Si Xu? He came back pulling a long face. Did you quarrel with him?"
Picking up a branch and playing with the flames, Jiang Ran said helplessly, "Do you think I’m someone who would quarrel with him?"
"Then you..."
"We met Pei Wan'er's brother while we were taking a walk."
"Pei Xiao... Oh, shit!" Gu Yunqing swore, and after Su Qin glared at him, he immediately put on a radiant smile.
Su Qin frowned at the mention of Pei Xiao's name, and asked, "Didn't they get into a fight?"
"They almost started fighting." Jiang Ran briefly told them what happened just now and asked Su Qin, "Captain Qin, is Pei Xiao also from the superhuman team of Xiling Base?"
"No." Su Qin sighed. "He’s the captain of the first superhuman team of Dongchao Base."
"Huh?" Jiang Ran discovered the crux to the problem. "He’s Pei Wan'er's brother. Why was Pei Wan'er at Xiling Base?"
One base was in the northwest, while the other was in the northeast. They were thousands of miles apart.
"Wan'er is the illegitimate daughter of the Pei family, and she and Pei Xiao are half-siblings." Su Qin said, "As for how she ended up as an experimental subject in the laboratory of Xiling Base, I'm not sure."
"I have another question." Jiang Ran said, "From what Pei Xiao said today, he should’ve known who caused Pei Wan'er’s death. Why does he still want to pick on Si Xu? Moreover, he seems to be misunderstood about Si Xu..."
"Well, it's a long story." Gu Yunqing assumed the stance of a storyteller, and after a long sigh, he said, "That guy got the news about Wan'er's death at Xiling Base from somewhere. That person distorted some facts and told him that Wan'er could not leave Xiling Base because she was imprisoned by Si Xu. Thus, he believed that Yu Huang could plot against Wan'er because Si Xu gave him the opportunity."
Jiang Ran responded briefly, " Oh." She did not know what to say further.
"The Pei family is the family in charge of Dongchao Base. The head of the Pei family, Pei Qing, is quite an aboveboard person. As his eldest son, high hopes are pinned on Pei Xiao from the Pei family. Because he was determined to welcome back his only sister, the Pei family specially arranged a superhuman team to go to Xiling Base to take Wan'er's ashes home.
"It was at that time that Pei Xiao met Si Xu, had a fight, and was beaten badly by Si Xu –– fortunately, Si Xu didn’t kill him for Wan'er's sake.
"Listen, Sister Ranran, he’s the only person who pointed at and scolded Si Xu without being dealt with by Si Xu. He really should go home and offer more incense sticks to his sister."
Jiang Ran propped her chin up with her hands, quietly listening to Gu Yunqing as he talked about the past grudges. "Was the misunderstanding resolved subsequently?"
"It was clarified clearly." Su Qin said, "I explained it to him personally and gave him Wan'er's diary."
"Then why did he..."
"He’s simply stubborn." Gu Yunqing pursed his lips. "Si Xu did not accept Wan'er's love confession. In Pei Xiao’s eyes, Si Xu is probably more hateful than those who killed his sister."
Jiang Ran was silent.
Disagreeing with Gu Yunqing's words, Su Qin rolled her eyes at him. "You men always think of things so simply."
"I think of things simply? Then you tell me. He already knows the truth. Why is he still targeting Si Xu?"
"Maybe..." Thinking of a possibility, the corners of Su Qin’s mouth twitched, but she didn’t say anything.
Jiang Ran said, "Maybe he regards Si Xu as a goal?"
Gu Yunqing, "Huh?" A goal? What goal?
"A goal to achieve." Jiang Ran said, "Because his beloved sister liked that kind of person, so he tries hard to be that kind of person –– he wants to be the kind of person that his sister could rely on with peace of mind."
"..." Gu Yunqing sighed, and said, "Then he’s really delusional –– no matter how hard he tries, he’ll never become someone like Si Xu... Seventh Brother is perverse. Ordinary people can’t... Ouch!"
Before Gu Yunqing could finish his words, he was slapped on the back by Su Qin and he feigned a howl.
"He's talking nonsense again." After teaching her boyfriend a lesson, Su Qin looked at Jiang Ran and said warmly, "Did you get a scare from Pei Xiao and Seventh Brother’s encounter?"
Jiang Ran shook her head. "No."
Although that man attacked Si Xu with his knife, her instincts told her that he was a good person.
"He thought I was forced by Si Xu and wanted to save me, and he even said..." He said to kill Si Xu but don't hurt the girl.
As a superhuman, he had given protection and care to ordinary people who had not awakened any superpowers.
