QT- I’m Almost Died
Chapter 259. Zhang Yang’s True Colors Revealed
Zhang Yang, who was so thin he was almost unrecognizable, at first glance, looked remarkably similar to the ghostly figure who had committed the crime that night, though this didn’t mean anything. After all, there are plenty of people in the world with similar physiques.
However, Zhang Yang’s unusual behavior still attracted the attention of many netizens, and the news was quickly spread through social media tools such as Weibo and WeChat.
If a live stream lasts too long without any novel or interesting content, viewers will quickly leave. This is exactly what happened to Fan Jialuo’s live stream, its viewership plummeted from tens of millions to just tens of thousands.
However, when Zhang Yang stood up and exposed his skeletal body to the lights, the number of viewers in the live stream skyrocketed.
Zhang Yang always knew he wouldn’t die, so when Fan Jialuo imprisoned him in this strange space, he wasn’t worried. Instead, he had the arrogant idea of wearing the other person down.
He and the old monster were actually the same kind of people. The old monster could live for decades without eating or drinking, so could he.
However, five days later, harsh reality told him that his strength was far from enough to contend with Fan Jialuo, and he couldn’t even compare to the old monster he once looked down upon. Fan Jialuo could move freely for decades without eating or drinking, while he couldn’t even last a week.
His body was becoming weak and emaciated, and the rate of decline was accelerating. He wouldn’t actually die, but he could evolve into a living dead——the most terrifying outcome.
Before this, Zhang Yang had never experienced fasting, nor did he need to. He believed in living life to the fullest and being comfortable. Why torture himself? So, only now did he belatedly realize that his body had a serious problem! But why? When did this happen?
He slumped into the chair, his body drenched in thick, sticky sweat, clutching his aching abdomen with both hands, and staring at the person sitting opposite him with a look of horror and disbelief.
Fan Jialuo extended his fair hand, hovering it in front of his face, and said calmly, “Doesn’t it seem strange? You shouldn’t be this weak.”
Feeling the increasingly intense cramps in his abdomen and the continuous draining of his energy, Zhang Yang opened his eyes wide, his gaze filled with unprecedented panic. He knew that Fan Jialuo was sensing him, but he had no strength to escape.
“This is the effect the drug had on you.” Fan Jialuo said slowly, “It made your body like a high-speed engine, constantly heating up and burning to gain immense power. Your cells are your fuel, and the drug stimulates rapid cell division and reproduction, giving you strength through this continuous regeneration. But now, you’ve stopped taking the drug, so your body can only burn, not regenerate.”
Fan Jialuo withdrew his hand and let out a long sigh, “Right now, you’re like a burning coal, destined to turn to ashes one day. The weaker you are, the faster your body will burn away. What do you have to fight me with?”
Zhang Yang tried to retort sharply, but his voice sounded weak and light, like a kitten meowing, “You’re talking nonsense.”
Fan Jialuo curled the corners of his lips, his tone casual, “Whether I’m talking nonsense or not, you know best. Your stomach hurts, doesn’t it?”
Zhang Yang gritted his teeth and sneered, but his hand, which was clutching his abdomen, trembled. He desperately wanted to hide his pain, but his body wouldn’t obey him.
Fan Jialuo looked at a point behind him, his dark pupils losing focus, “Do you know what your body is doing?”
Zhang Yang pursed his lips and remained silent, but cold sweat poured out of him, quickly soaking his hair and clothes, making him look extremely disheveled.
Fan Jialuo focused his gaze on him, and said with a half-smile, “Your body is eating itself.”
These words were truly frightening, to the point that Zhang Yang’s eyes involuntarily widened.
“Your stomach has been empty for too long and needs food, but you can’t meet its needs, so it’s started digesting itself. It’s currently rapidly secreting gastric acid, dissolving itself, and extracting nutrients from it. You see, your enemy now isn’t me, but yourself. How can you be strong if you can’t even control your own body?”
Fan Jialuo smiled gently at the dazzling lights. Compared to Zhang Yang’s wretched state, he now looked like a celestial being. Both had gone five days and five nights without food or water, yet Zhang Yang was so weak that his stomach was beginning to dissolve, while Fan Jialuo seemed perfectly fine.
His control over his body is terrifyingly strong.
The viewers in the live stream were stunned.
Chief Yan and Meng Zhong also realized more directly that there is only one Fan Jialuo in the world, and there will never be another person like him.
But Song Rui knew better than anyone that Fan Jialuo could control not only his body, but also his consciousness, thoughts, and even his soul. In order to become as powerful as possible, he abandoned his sense of taste and many unnecessary emotions. He treated himself as harshly as he would an enemy.
It really was no disgrace for Zhang Yang to lose to him.
As soon as Fan Jialuo finished speaking, Zhang Yang slumped to his knees on the floor, clutching his stomach and retching. He exhibited all the symptoms of severe dehydration and extreme hunger. He wouldn’t die, but he would have to endure this agony.
After retching, he looked up, revealing a face drenched in cold sweat and emaciated. In just over ten minutes, he had lost a significant amount of weight.
Just as Fan Jialuo had predicted, his burning speed was accelerating.
Seeing his pitiful and helpless appearance, the viewers in the live stream couldn’t bear it and began to condemn him. 【Forget it, let Zhang Yang go! He’s just an ordinary person, how can he compare to Fan Jialuo! You’ve locked him in this room for five days and five nights without food or water, that’s murder! 】
【Yes! This is blatant murder! Fan Jialuo accused Zhang Yang of murder without any evidence. How is his approach any different from torture? 】
【Reported! This stream needs a name change to ‘Live Murder Event.’ Something this gruesome is going down, and the mods are just sleeping?! 】
【Let my husband go! I’ve called the police! 】
【Release Zhang Yang at once! Fan Jialuo, you really are a cold-blooded animal! 】
【To be able to do something so cruel to an ordinary person, I now think that Fan Jialuo is the real culprit! 】
Initially curious onlookers, netizens were deeply affected by Zhang Yang’s horrific condition, their sensitive nerves stirred, and they rallied to his aid. They weren’t perverts, so why would they enjoy such a gruesome scene? To starve a person to this extent——how is Fan Jialuo any different from Ma You?
Looking at it this way, it seems he really did commit those three murders, right? Did he bring Zhang Yang here to frame him?
Public opinion, which had initially shown signs of turning around, has now overwhelmingly sided with Zhang Yang again. In the public’s mind, “whoever is weak is right” is a valid logic, and they cannot bear to see others fall into a pitiful and helpless situation.
Chief Yan had been closely monitoring the comments in the live stream and noticed that netizens were extremely disgusted with Teacher Fan’s actions, and many media outlets were also strongly condemning this inhumane behavior. He began to worry. Just then, his direct superior called him, telling him to stop.
He gritted his teeth and retorted a few times, buying Teacher Fan a little more time, but after hanging up the phone, he showed a troubled expression.
“The time has come. I’ll go over there.” Song Rui strolled over to the next room, pushed open the door to the interrogation room, went behind the vending machine, opened the hatch, put in two vials of blue drug, locked it again, then smiled at Fan Jialuo and strode away.
It was only then that Zhang Yang realized that the vending machine was half exposed outside and half stuck inside. People outside could put items into the retrieval compartment, and people inside could retrieve items from the compartment through this passage.
Zhang Yang was drawn to the blue liquid inside the transparent compartment. His eyes widened instantly, and he crawled over on all fours, staring intently at it, his breathing becoming increasingly heavy.
“Does this feel familiar? That’s right, this is exactly what you need most.” Fan Jialuo said casually.
Zhang Yang tried to break down the hatch to get the two vials of drugs, but he couldn’t do it at all. This transparent glass, which used to be as fragile as a piece of paper to him, breaking with the slightest touch, was now like a steel plate, indestructible.
He slapped it with his hands, kicked it with his feet, and even banged his head against it, but he couldn’t budge the thin, transparent barrier. For a moment, he felt a deep despair.
It was at this moment that Fan Jialuo, using his all-pervasive magnetic field, shattered one of the vials of the drug. The slightly volatile liquid then permeated the small space, imbuing every air particle with an incomparably sweet aroma. This aroma wouldn’t affect ordinary people, but it would have a fatal attraction for those who tasted it.
Saliva suddenly gushed from the corner of Zhang Yang’s mouth. It was thick, yellow, sticky, and had a fishy smell. It dripped and trailed in a long line down his chin. His drooling and frenzied appearance made him look as ferocious as a ghost.
The viewers in the live stream felt extremely uncomfortable, and then became increasingly vehement in reporting, criticizing, and appealing, demanding that this inhumane game stop immediately.
Just then, Fan Jialuo spoke up, “There’s only one vial of drug left. Do you want to drink it? Scan your face if you want a drink.”
The sweet aroma in the air had driven Zhang Yang mad. If Fan Jialuo hadn’t used a magnetic field to directly implant his voice into his mind, he probably wouldn’t have heard anything at all. As if bewitched by a demon, he clung to the fuselage to his feet, pointed his swaying head at the virtual frame on the screen, and pressed the recognition button.
“Recognition failed, please try again.” A hollow voice came from the vending machine.
Fan Jialuo slowly walked to Zhang Yang’s side and said gently, “It’s a failure. Let’s change your face.”
Zhang Yang’s body was burning rapidly, first his stomach, then his intestines, then his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys, and finally his brain. His reason and thinking ability were all defeated by humanity’s earliest and most powerful instinct——food. He was hungry, thirsty, and needed a huge amount of energy to sustain his decaying body, he couldn’t care less about anything else.
Without a second thought, he changed his face.
Through the camera mounted on the vending machine, indignant netizens witnessed this bizarre scene, then fell into a deathly silence. The dense barrage of insults, warnings, and complaints that filled the live stream vanished in an instant, leaving everyone stunned.
After a long while, someone finally spoke up, sounding utterly astonished: 【This is my idol! 】
Yes, the face Zhang Yang was currently scanning belongs to one of the most popular young male idol in the entertainment industry. Although the cheeks were sunken and the eye sockets were slightly dark, the facial features were exactly the same as the original one.
【Why did Zhang Yang become my idol? Ahhhh, this is terrifying! 】
The idol’s fans shrieked in absolute horror. Safe in their own little bubbles, it had never crossed their minds how lethal and unpredictable creatures like Zhang Yang could be.
Only now, when he appeared with the face of their idol, did these fans suddenly realize how immense the damage was to the person whose identity had been stolen and exposed in such an ugly light.
The young idol’s anti fans were also in the live stream and immediately captured a screenshot of his drooling, grotesque face, posting it online. The idol’s fans retaliated immediately, pointing out a way for passersby to find the truth in the live stream, which sparked a media frenzy.
A massive crowd swarmed the broadcast room, watching in horror as Fan Jialuo stripped away Zhang Yang’s skin layer by layer, exposing what lay beneath
“Recognition failed, please try again.” Even the handsome young idol’s face didn’t work on the vending machine.
Fan Jialuo tempted, “Try changing your face.”
Zhang Yang, who had been living in a daze, now had a stunningly beautiful face. As it turned out, the face belonged to none other than an ultra-top-tier movie queen.
Fans of the movie queen: !!!
The recognition failed again. This time, without the guidance of Fan Jialuo, impatiently, Zhang Yang replaced his features with a sharp, dashing countenance that belonged to a talented action star.
Fans of action star: !!!
Then came a cute and handsome face, belonging to a newly popular young actor.
The young actor’s fans: !!!
In this way, Zhang Yang changed dozens of faces, each one possessing immense popularity and fame, causing the viewers in the live stream to become numb from the rapid beating of their hearts. The fans of these celebrities were furious and terrified, crying and cursing simultaneously. The screen was filled with condemnations of Zhang Yang, no one spoke up for him anymore.
He’s neither pitiful nor helpless, he’s a monster! The netizens who were just frantically calling the police to rescue him are now cursing themselves for being idiots.
Another observant netizen noticed a major problem and wrote tremblingly: 【Haven’t you noticed? The faces Zhang Yang conjures up all seem to belong to celebrities signed to his film and television company! He can transform into whoever he’s familiar with! 】
The massive fan bases of dozens of celebrities were completely stunned by this speculation, and then went on a rampage for their idols. So these celebrities also secretly snuck in, watched the live stream, and were all left feeling utterly disheartened.
Only then did they belatedly realize that signing a contract with the Zhang family wasn’t a step up, but rather a plunge into a fire pit. With a boss who could turn into their appearance at any moment, their rights to reputation, life, and property were not guaranteed, so how could they talk about development?
Is this situation terrifying? Absolutely terrifying! Are the consequences serious? To others, perhaps it doesn’t matter much, but for these celebrities who rely on their looks, it’s like the end of the world. If Teacher Fan hadn’t suddenly started this live stream, they would never have imagined that such a monster existed in the world!
When everyone’s hearts were frozen by fear, Zhang Yang, who had repeatedly failed yet tried again, suddenly conjured up a face so handsome it was almost otherworldly.
The vending machine jingled, opening its storage compartment for him. Overjoyed, he leaned down, eagerly pulled out the intact vial of drug, and drank it down in a frenzy.
Only then did Song Rui, who had been controlling the live stream, press a button to capture a screenshot of Zhang Yang’s head raised high, take a screenshot, and send it to the discussion forum, asking: 【Is he the murderer captured in those three videos? 】
When netizens took a closer look, they were all stunned.
This face was none other than Fan Jialuo’s! His cheeks were so gaunt, his expression so ferocious, and his eyes so greedy. He was the very same murderer who had committed three horrific crimes and eaten human hearts just a week ago! His vicious appearance was already deeply etched in everyone’s minds, no one could mistake him!
However, not far from this face, another identical face stood by indifferently. This bizarre sight stunned the viewers in the live stream, finally making them realize that this live stream was not a joke or a cruel game played by Fan Jialuo, but a face-to-face confrontation with the murderer.
He never uttered a single lie, he was truly innocent!
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