The Cannon Fodder NPC Went Too Far [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 43
Chapter 43
Hiss, under intermittent gasps, Gu Aoyu sat upright, her face pale. The accompanying doctor from the police car took out the medical kit and used a cotton swab to sterilize the wounds.
Waves of intense pain hit her, and Gu Aoyu instinctively shivered and pulled her hand back.
“Don’t move! It’s not done yet! You feel the pain now, do you? Why didn’t you restrain yourself just now?” The doctor gripped her wrist tightly, pressing the alcohol-soaked cotton ball mercilessly onto the wound, disinfecting it thoroughly inside and out before applying medicine and bandaging it.
“Luckily, the cut wasn’t too deep, and the sterilization was timely. If you had tetanus and didn’t get immediate treatment, your right hand might have been crippled.”
Gu Aoyu lowered her head and blinked. Xu Luxi’s already bloodshot eyes turned even redder. Her fingers fretfully scratched at the raised scar on her palm, trembling to suppress the sudden urge of savagery in her nails.
How could she be like this? How could she be so careless with herself?
She kept telling her not to self-harm again, yet she was doing almost the same thing herself. Those knife and club wounds, dripping with bl00d, clearly hurt much more than hers.
She used to tremble for a long time after merely cutting her own arm; how much pain must she be in?
Must she crush all these bullies into pieces so that she won’t get hurt?!
Xu Luxi pursed her lips, clutching Gu Aoyu’s bl00d-red sleeve tightly. A few drops of hot tears slid down her cheeks. She watched silently from the side, barely making a sound.
The thugs were orderly loaded onto the police car. After the policewoman finished handling the situation there, she walked toward them with a stern face, dangling a pair of silver handcuffs.
Gu Aoyu looked up and met the policewoman’s gaze. Under the serious and sharp look, the last trace of hostility on her body quietly dissipated. She lowered her head and slowly extended her wrist.
“I participated in this brawl, and I’m one of the thugs. Arrest me; it has nothing to do with her. She’s a good student, and it’s not good for her to enter the police station.”
The policewoman was a little surprised. With a sharp rap on her head, Gu Aoyu angrily looked up, meeting the policewoman’s half-smiling face.
“If I wanted to arrest you, I would have done it along with those people just now. What are you thinking?”
Gu Aoyu looked a little confused, rubbing her slapped head.
“I received a report from your sister. Upon investigation, most of them had criminal records. We immediately dispatched officers. Why are you so stupid? When encountering something that endangers personal safety, the first thing to do is call the police, not play the hero. How old are you? Coming alone to meet them? Who do you think you are? A lone warrior? If your sister hadn’t called the police, the consequences would have been unimaginable…”
The policewoman frowned, giving her a thorough dressing-down.
Gu Aoyu’s head dropped lower and lower. The doctor poked her. Only then did the doctor suppress her anger, looking at the now very obedient Gu Aoyu with exasperation.
“Also, stop thinking of yourself as a low-life thug. Which thug protects others? It’s a miracle if they don’t bully others. Lift your head and stand properly.”
The last few sentences were forceful and resounding. Gu Aoyu instinctively straightened her back, her skin taut, looking at her.
“Your sister already explained the general situation, so I won’t take you back to the station. We’ll take your statement here. Tell me everything that happened afterward, and I’ll take notes.”
By the time all the procedures were completed, it was late. The policewoman waved her hand, and the surroundings were immediately cleared. The wailing police siren sounded again.
The alternating red and blue lights shone on Gu Aoyu’s face. The policewoman looked back, offering her a rare gentle smile.
“Although your actions were wrong from head to toe, you have good fighting skills and a good character. You have the makings of a police officer. Have you considered becoming one?”
Gu Aoyu stared blankly at the policewoman in uniform, tiny sparks flickering in her dark eyes, gently swaying.
She pursed her lips and kicked the ground with her toe, unusually lacking confidence, stammering, “C-can I? My grades are bad, and I love to fight. Will you accept me?”
“Whether we accept you isn’t up to me to say. It depends on whether you pass the exam.” The policewoman left this sentence without looking back, leaving Gu Aoyu stunned in place.
This was the first time they had captured a fight scene and hadn’t taken her back to the station with them. The first time they hadn’t treated her like a thug. A bitter, unpleasant feeling floated in Gu Aoyu’s heart. It was extremely uncomfortable.
She fiercely cursed herself in her heart for being so pathetic.
Can she really punish evil and promote good like them?
The moment Gu Aoyu saw that police officer, she felt she was so cool. In that moment, she was the coolest person in the world. She wanted to become a person like her, too.
In her two lives, this was the first time Gu Aoyu had a person she wanted to become.
She should be wearing the dark blue uniform, appearing bravely at every crime scene, the epaulets on her shoulders shining brightly. Gu Aoyu raised her small canine teeth and smiled freely.
Xu Luxi silently supported her arm, looking at Gu Aoyu, who had been immersed in her own world since the policewoman spoke those words. The dim night hid all emotions on her face.
“Are you angry?” Gu Aoyu glanced at Xu Luxi, asking casually.
Xu Luxi didn’t answer, the fingers supporting Gu Aoyu tightened slightly.
Gu Aoyu tilted her head to look at Xu Luxi, completely ignoring the road, letting Xu Luxi guide her.
Under the faint streetlamp, the girl wore a muddy white school uniform. Her high ponytail was long gone, and her black hair was scattered wildly, some strands sticking to her bloodless face. Her eyes were like extinguished flames, deep and almost terrifying.
She was truly angry.
Gu Aoyu looked her up and down, her face almost resting on Xu Luxi’s shoulder.
“Xu Luxi, don’t be angry. It was indeed thoughtless of me. I made you worry.”
Gu Aoyu had spent a long time thinking about how to deal with that bloody big trouble, but she hadn’t considered calling the police.
Because after calling the police, those people would at most be detained for a few days before being released, followed by their more insane and indiscriminate retaliation. When she was young, she was full of righteousness and did it a few times, but within a few days, they put a sack over her head and beat her half to death. After that, she never did it again.
She had always honestly followed their rules, subduing them with punch after punch.
She originally thought this world was no different from her previous life, still ruled by fists. Seeing it today, there was actually a difference.
She felt that with such good police officers, this matter certainly wouldn’t repeat itself.
Xu Luxi’s slender eyelashes fluttered, and she turned her head away to avoid Gu Aoyu’s approaching face. She was afraid of softening the moment she saw Gu Aoyu’s gentle expression.
“Little Blue Orb, what should I do? She’s ignoring me.” The little Gu Aoyu in the sea of consciousness lay on the ground glumly, irritably pulling out small weeds.
The Little Blue Orb descended from the sky and sat on her back with a plop, coldly snorting, mimicking Xu Luxi’s action, and turning its head to ignore her.
Serves you right for courting death. Now Xu Luxi doesn’t want you, right?
Wait a minute, when did the relationship between the Host and the Great Villain become so good? Did it miss something? System 10086, who always clocked off on time, was momentarily stunned.
It won’t happen again, right?
Seeing that the Little Blue Orb was also ignoring her, the expression on Gu Aoyu’s face grew colder, her eyebrows almost knit into a knot.
How do you appease someone you’ve made angry?
Gu Aoyu’s mind was blank, she had no experience. She had always only killed and never buried, with a cold face and a venomous tongue. No one had ever been able to make her yield and apologize; this was the first time.
Gu Aoyu stopped, standing still in place.
Xu Luxi, seeing she couldn’t pull her, stopped moving too, standing there with Gu Aoyu.
Under the faint streetlamp, the two distorted shadows were cast on the ground. The cold wind howled through, causing the street trees to rustle. Neither of them spoke.
On the deserted street, the girl covered in bandages was supported by a girl in a school uniform, both enduring the cold wind. It looked utterly bizarre.
Gu Aoyu turned her face back to look forward at some point. Just as Xu Luxi calmed herself and was about to speak first, Gu Aoyu apologized again in a muffled voice:
“Older Sister, I was wrong.”
She noticed that Xu Luxi really liked calling herself her older sister in front of outsiders. She should be appeased by this apology now, right?
A faint pink crept up her earlobes. Seeing that Xu Luxi still hadn’t reacted, Gu Aoyu took two steps forward on her own.
A cold hand ran along Gu Aoyu’s jawline, covering her ear and the side of her face. The chill instantly penetrated her skin.
Xu Luxi stepped forward, intercepting Gu Aoyu in place. Her left hand resumed supporting Gu Aoyu, and her right thumb rubbed Gu Aoyu’s burning earlobe, deliberately or otherwise. The extreme coldness and heat stimulated Gu Aoyu, making her skin crawl.
“Gu Aoyu, do you know why I’m angry? I’m angry that you don’t care about yourself at all, always getting yourself covered in wounds. I’m even angrier that you don’t tell me anything, planning to face everything alone and just fob me off? How many times has this kind of thing happened?”
“I…” Gu Aoyu opened her mouth, about to explain, but met Xu Luxi’s tearful face. Feeling guilty, she closed her mouth, letting Xu Luxi manipulate her.
Her thumb rested on it, slowly rubbing. Gu Aoyu trembled, the burning heat quickly warming her fingertips. Xu Luxi slightly bent her fingers, tugging downward forcefully, pinching Gu Aoyu’s ear hard.
Next to her ear was Xu Luxi’s usually gentle and soft voice: “Aoyu, don’t let there be a next time.”
Next time, I can’t guarantee what I will do.
Kill them or… punish you.
Gu Aoyu quickly nodded. Xu Luxi continued to support Gu Aoyu, and the two walked towards the car that was still waiting for them, seemingly as usual.
Gu Aoyu looked down distractedly at their synchronized steps. A tiny electric current traveled down her earlobe, continually stinging her nerves.
Under the burning heat, the icy touch arrived belatedly. The mix of cold and hot made her irritable. Her brows furrowed, her lips were tightly sealed, and Gu Aoyu remained silent with a cold face.
Her naturally drooping fingers trembled. Xu Luxi, beside her, supported her dutifully as if nothing was wrong. Gu Aoyu ultimately did not reach out to rub her malfunctioning ear.
Perhaps she was mistaken, but her mark seemed to linger on her body.