Xia Liang raised an eyebrow, but he didn't give up. If worse cos to worst, he'll just have to defy the heavens and change fate one more ti.
"Call Zhan Le right now and see if you can get through," he ordered. "If you can't, call your parents and have them call Zhan Le's parents. If that doesn't work, tell your parents to go to Zhan Le's house! Go now! What are you standing there for? Don't you want to save Zhan Le's life? Or do you want to go through dying all over again?"
When Ma Ying didn't move, Xia Liang couldn't help but reprimand her loudly.
Having already experienced death once, Ma Ying no longer had the courage to commit suicide again; she knew she couldn't bear that final agony a second ti. Xia Liang's rebuke jolted her back to reality. She quickly took out her trembling phone and did as he said, first calling Zhan Le. As expected, his phone was off—just as they had agreed.
Since Zhan Le was unreachable, she called her parents. Ma Ying didn't have contact information for Zhan Le's parents, so she had to go through her own. Fortunately, her phone had been in her pocket when she jumped into the lake, and its waterproof feature had saved it from being soaked and ruined.
The bystanders never expected such a turn of events. They had assud everything was over once Xia Liang rescued the suicidal girl, never imagining this was just the beginning of the real trouble. The situation now involved a young couple who had made a pact to die for love! The onlookers focused all their attention on Ma Ying, praying she could quickly contact her parents and save the boy nad Zhan Le. Since the two had agreed to die together, every second was precious. Even Liu Tongtong grew tense, staring intently at Ma Ying, desperate for a glimr of hope.
In the live stream, the hearts of countless viewers were in their throats, all fearing it was too late.
* *Damn, how did things develop to this point? This is so bizarre!*
* *Sigh, kids these days are so rebellious. Parents always try to stop their children's relationships with their old-fashioned ideas, not realizing it can backfire so terribly.*
* *I hope there's still ti. The boy's phone is off, so hopefully they can contact his parents soon!*
* *Please don't die! If this boy dies, this girl will probably regret it for the rest of her life!*
...
Of everyone present, only Xia Liang was unsurprised by this turn of events. He knew from the System's mission prompt that this wouldn't be a simple rescue. In the past, his jobs were finished once the person was saved. This ti, however, there was a follow-up, one that involved Ma Ying's boyfriend, Zhan Le.
A mont later, the call connected. Ma Ying hurriedly explained the suicide pact to her parents and begged them to contact Zhan Le's parents to see if he could be stopped in ti. As expected, her parents were shocked to hear what the two kids had planned. They hung up imdiately to call Zhan Le's parents. Luckily, the two families had exchanged contact information when they last t. After ending the call, Ma Ying let out a long breath, clutching her phone tightly. Her expression was tense as she prayed ceaselessly.
Soon, her phone rang again. It was her mother. Ma Ying scrambled to answer, and in her panic to hear everything clearly, she pressed the speakerphone button.
"Yingying, Zhan Le's parents are out of town on a business trip! I just called them, and they tried calling Zhan Le, but his phone is off! Can you think of any way to get to him quickly? I'm rushing to his house now, and his parents are on their way back too, but it will take them three or four hours. It'll take over an hour to get there!"
Ma Ying's heart went cold. Utterly devastated, she mumbled a soft reply and hung up.
Everyone present had heard the news from the phone, and they all sighed in unison. It was over. There was no hope left.
Now, Zhan Le was all alone at ho. If he decided to commit suicide, there would be no one to stop him, unlike Ma Ying, who had Xia Liang to rescue her.
"Ah, you kids, why are you so stubborn? Is there anything that can't be talked out properly?"
"Young people nowadays are so fragile, always quick to consider suicide over love. Their parents don't pay enough attention to guiding their emotions, always sticking to the old ways!"
"Now it's really over. That boy, Zhan Le, is a goner for sure!"
...
But bla was one thing; a life was another. No one wanted to see the boy die. The crowd started shouting out random suggestions to Cao Xingde and Xu Lan, though most were of no practical value, as the ideas were simply too absurd. So said it would be great if a helicopter could just fly them to Zhan Le's house. Others wished for the ability to teleport directly into his ho. Soone even suggested that if they had superpowers, they could just fly over in a flash and it would be perfect!
The viewers in the live stream were also frantically brainstorming.
* *If we had the contact info for Zhan Le's neighbors, calling them directly might be fast enough!*
* *Does anyone know the number for the public security bureau in Zhan Le's district? They could send soone over to save him!*
* *This anxiety is killing ! If God Xia could teleport and take Doctor Bai and the others straight to Zhan Le's house, everything would be solved!*
* *Is the person above insane? If God Xia could teleport, he'd be an Immortal!*
* *If only there was a rainbow bridge leading to his house, we could all run across and save him.*
* *This is when we should summon Godzilla! It could carry everyone over in just two or three steps!*
...
Watching the increasingly outlandish comnts, Liu Tongtong couldn't help but sigh. She was just as anxious as everyone else, but she had no idea what to do. It felt like a dead end. To save Zhan Le, they had to get to his house—fast. But his ho was over twenty kiloters away. Even with a police escort clearing the way, it wouldn't be a smooth ride. At top speed, the journey would still take over an hour.
It was simply too late for anything. Their only hope was that Zhan Le had lost his nerve. But from what Ma Ying had said, they had both turned their phones off right after making the pact. No one knew what was happening on his end.
"Damn it! How did we end up in a ss like this?" the fire chief growled, throwing his helt to the ground in frustration. He clenched his jaw. "Fine. We'll take the fire truck. Whether we make it in ti is up to fate. At least we'll know we tried our best."
Just then, Ma Ying stopped crying. She stared blankly ahead and said in a dazed voice, "If sothing happens to him, I won't live either. We made a promise. If I'm the only one left alive, what's the point of my life?"
Xu Lan quickly tried to comfort her. "Don't say such despairing things, young lady. Maybe there's still a chance."
Everyone could see how close the girl was to the boy nad Zhan Le. Their feelings for each other were so deep that they were willing to defy their parents and die together. Now that she faced the reality that he might actually die while she survived, she naturally couldn't accept such an outco.
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