Rebellious Game C25.2

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Chp25. part2

This is outrageous!

Lin Qin seethed. Who’s the boss here? Why are they all bending over backwards for the new hire?

While these thoughts swirled in his mind, Miss Secretary approached Yun Xin with a smile. “How are you feeling? Are you comfortable?”

Lin Qin didn’t look over, but his ears perked up instinctively, straining to listen.

When he realized what he was doing, he couldn’t help but berate himself—And I was just criticizing others! You’re just as guilty of watching her reactions!

“I’m fine,” Yun Xin said, knowing what they were worried about. “I feel energized and refreshed. It’s great.”

“That’s a relief,” Miss Secretary said, finally relaxing.

Lin Qin didn’t say anything, but he dared to pull out his phone and play games to pass the time.

Lu Lei discreetly observed Yun Xin, a peculiar glint in his eyes.

Yun Xin, enjoying her paid break with snacks, was quite content.

Before long, the train arrived at the station.

The five boarded in order.

Miss Secretary had bought consecutive seats in the third carriage.

Lin Qin was about to continue playing on his phone when Miss Secretary pulled out a deck of cards and suggested they play a game.

Brother Zhao was the first to decline.

Then Lu Lei said he wasn’t good at cards.

The remaining three started playing Dou Dizhu.¹

Miss Secretary held back a bit while playing, but Yun Xin was ruthless, her eyes blazing with competitive fervor.

In one round, with Yun Xin as the dealer, Lin Qin didn’t play a single card and lost the game.

“I’m done playing. This isn’t fun.”

Lin Qin refused to play this childish game any longer. Dou Dizhu was only fun when he drew good cards; otherwise, it was quite boring.

“Brother Lu, would you like to play?” Miss Secretary turned to Lu Lei. “It’s okay if you’re not good at it. Just something to pass the time on the way.”

“I…”

Just as Lu Lei was about to respond, Yun Xin, who had been staring fixedly in one direction, stood up. “I’m not playing anymore.”

With that, she walked toward the other carriage.

“What’s wrong with her?” Lin Qin asked.

Miss Secretary shook her head.

Her sudden standing, her abrupt declaration of not playing, and her swift departure all happened so suddenly.

Lu Lei guessed, “Could she have sensed something again?”

The four of them exchanged uneasy glances, a chill running down their spines.

Lin Qin felt particularly uneasy. While he’d been on his phone earlier, the system had insisted on pushing a video about a plane crash that had occurred five hours prior.

It wasn’t until he watched the post-accident analysis that Lin Qin truly understood how catastrophic the situation had been.

The accident was caused by a malfunction in the aircraft’s engine, which led to the cargo bay door opening unexpectedly. Compounding the disaster was a critical design flaw in the cargo bay’s electric door lock, which exacerbated the situation.

Passengers, along with their seats, were sucked out of the plane. Some were torn apart by the fan blades, while others plummeted to their deaths from the sky, their lives ending four minutes later.

Compared to that, the near-fatal oxygen deprivation the passengers experienced was nothing.

Post-accident investigations revealed that the plane’s wings had been damaged.

If the captain hadn’t made the decisive move to dump the fuel before landing, the landing itself would have been far more challenging, and the plane might have exploded upon touching down.

Had the experienced old captain not been at the controls, but someone else instead, the final landing wouldn’t have been so stable—it might not have landed in the center of the runway. A crash into a building could have easily resulted in the destruction of the plane and the deaths of all on board.

Lin Qin deeply felt that his survival was nothing short of miraculous.

It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that during that brief, half-hour flight, there had been five or six different ways he could have died.

A single mishandled detail could have cost him his life.

What was most infuriating was the online rumor that the airline had known about the design flaw for a long time, and that it could have been fixed. Replacing the aluminum fasteners with steel ones would have eliminated the safety hazard.

However, all the airline’s planes were of this model. The replacement would have required grounding all aircraft for months for modifications.

Thus, the company’s executives hesitated.

During their indecision, the accident occurred. Eight passengers paid the price for the executives’ hesitation.

After watching the video, Lin Qin broke out in a cold sweat, his unease growing. He wanted to ask Yun Xin if she was experiencing anything unusual, just to ease his mind.

But before he could speak, Yun Xin stood up, abandoned the card game, and walked out of the carriage.

It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that every move Yun Xin made now held the attention of the other four. Her sudden movement inexplicably unsettled them.

“Should we follow her and see what’s up?” Miss Secretary suggested.

Lin Qin slipped his phone into his pocket and led the way. “Let’s go!”

Footnote:

1.  Dou dizhu ‘fighting the landlord’ is a card game in the genre of shedding and gambling. It is one of the most popular card games played in China.  ↩︎

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