Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

#480 - Chapter 479 Brother, I'm Tired

Li Bai's cloudy eyes flickered slightly, staring intently at Li Ji through the glass, his fists involuntarily clenching the hem of his clothes.

"It's useless. The moment the Zhou family chose to attack me, everything was set in stone. Now, everyone knows I'm a Resurgent, and all eyes are on me, so... I can only die," Li Ji said, his tone helpless.

"Whether I can keep you alive is my business. You just need to tell me everything, and I'll find a way..."

"Brother!" Li Ji said heavily, cutting Li Bai off abruptly.

"The Chosen and the Resurgents are inherently on opposite sides. If my identity blurs this line, how will the Li family handle themselves in the future? Have you thought about that?"

Li Bai sat there dumbfounded, his mouth moving incessantly, but he couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Li Ji said unhappily, "Alright, stop with that expression. We haven't seen each other often over the years, and I don't have much affection for you anymore. What are you getting all emotional about?"

"You... you're my younger brother. How can I, as your older brother, not care about you? To watch you die..."

Li Bai's voice trailed off, his eyes slightly red, and he raised his hand to cover his mouth. "I can't get over this. I'm upset. When I think about you dying... I feel bad..."

As he spoke, the old man drooped his head and kept rubbing his eyes, occasionally sniffling.

Li Ji tugged at the iron chains on his body. "Hey, hey, hey... can you watch your image? There's a camera above your head. Be careful of people gossiping behind your back. Hurry up and compose yourself!"

The sound of Li Bai's sobs gradually weakened, but he still covered his eyes with his hand, not raising his head, seemingly aware that his current appearance was a bit embarrassing.

"You, I'll just die, so what? I can accept it calmly myself. What can't you get over? I think you're just too idle. People get sick easily when they're idle.

If you really have nothing to do, take over my fried rice restaurant. As soon as people get busy, they immediately stop overthinking. You can try it if you don't believe me!"

Li Ji had a smile on his face, but it was a bit unnatural, like a taut bowstring.

"So... that's why you opened a fried rice restaurant?" Li Bai suddenly raised his head.

Li Ji's smile froze, like a broken string, and didn't recover for a long time.

Li Bai continued to ask, "Is it because of Li Bochun?"

Li Ji lowered his eyes and looked at his shadow on the ground, remaining silent for a long time.

Seeing this, Li Bai smiled knowingly. "I've suffered too much to get to where I am today. Now that I can finally enjoy myself, you want me to fry rice? Do you want me to live to be old and tired to death?"

"My little Qiuzi also said the same thing, telling me to enjoy myself when I get old. I wonder how he's doing now," Li Ji murmured softly.

Li Bai asked directly, "Is he a Resurgent?"

"He is a Chosen," Li Ji said sincerely.

A hint of disappointment flashed between Li Bai's eyebrows. "You're still lying to me. Jumping from Level 1 to Level 7 in half a year is impossible for a Chosen to achieve."

Li Ji said calmly, "If nothing goes wrong, the people from the Security Administration have already taken control of him. In this situation, do you think I need to lie? Can my words change the results of the life detection device?"

Li Bai stared at Li Ji for a while, then asked again, "Does he know you're a Resurgent?"

Li Ji shook his head. "I even forgot that I was a Resurgent during the days I spent with him. How could he possibly know my identity?"

Li Bai nodded. "I understand. If... if you really leave, I will take care of him for you."

"Thanks... Brother, can I ask you for a favor?"

"Tell me," Li Bai gestured.

Li Ji said with some trepidation, "After Li Chenqiu's test results come out, can you arrange for me to meet him? I have something to say to him."

"Alright, I promise you." Li Bai supported his knees and slowly stood up, hunching his back as he walked away.

Hearing this, Li Ji let out a long sigh of relief, his shoulders slowly relaxing. He looked at Li Bai's back and said, "Find a partner, or no one will burn paper money for you when you're buried in the ground."

Li Bai paused, not turning his head, and said, "Are you really not going to tell me anything?"

"Brother, I'm tired. Since I can't live a peaceful life, I might as well lie down and relax."

Li Bai didn't reply, and walked forward, each step seeming so heavy.

...

The Flash-30's speed was very fast. It only took three days to fly back to the Northern Federation from Tianyuan Sea, and Li Chenqiu was escorted to the Security Administration by Zheng Tong and others.

More precisely, to the Security Administration branch located in the Third District.

In the Northern Federation, the Security Administration has two branches in addition to its headquarters in the First District, located in the Second and Third Districts respectively, referred to as Security Administration Second Branch and Security Administration Third Branch.

Although they are branches, their strength far exceeds that of the headquarters.

The Security Administration Third Branch is the strongest, followed by the Security Administration Second Branch, and finally the Security Administration headquarters. However, if ranked by safety index, the ranking would be reversed.

Like Zhaixing Academy, the Security Administration Third Branch is not located in a specific city, but exists outside the numbered districts, forming its own city, standing on the boundless wilderness, and is much larger in scale than Zhaixing Academy.

Under Zheng Tong's leadership, Li Chenqiu arrived at a completely enclosed square.

In the center of the square, there was a gray-black metal bed with countless slender, ghostly blue metal strips extending from below, connecting to a huge machine five meters high.

Several staff members wearing uniform white uniforms stood in front of the machine, typing on the protruding keyboard, seemingly busy with something.

This was the life detection device developed by the Zhou family.

After Zheng Tong led Li Chenqiu into the square, the staff members stopped their work and looked towards the entrance.

"Gentlemen, thank you for your trouble."

Zheng Tong took a step back and gestured to Li Chenqiu, who was wearing handcuffs and shackles.

"Team Leader Zheng is very efficient. You brought the person back so quickly."

A middle-aged woman with a ponytail praised while looking Li Chenqiu up and down.

The other staff members were also doing the same, staring at Li Chenqiu, their eyes filled with curiosity and burning with gossip. However, due to their status and the location, they didn't shout loudly like onlookers.

"Li Chenqiu cooperated with us very well, otherwise it wouldn't have been so fast."

As he spoke, Zheng Tong grabbed Li Chenqiu's arm and led him forward.

Looking at the huge instrument directly in front of him, Li Chenqiu appeared calm on the surface, but was extremely uneasy in his heart.

Along the way, Zheng Tong had been keeping his domain active, and within the domain, he had no freedom at all, and everything he did was under the other party's surveillance.

If he forcibly escaped, it would definitely confirm his identity as a Resurgent. If he didn't escape, he might be able to hide it with Absolute Control.

If he couldn't hide it and his identity was exposed... then so be it. Anyway, this wasn't his real body.