In the empty and silent room, only Xu Wenji's hoarse shouts remained. However, it was of no use, for Shen Jianyi would never let him go.
"Why did you frame me?" She just couldn't understand. They had no grudges against each other, and there had been few interactions between them before. Yet, he could do such a thing.
Xu Wenji could speak. He just couldn't move at the moment.
He could feel the drug's effect wearing off bit by bit. Soon, he would completely lose all his strength. By then, he would be like a lamb at the mercy of others.
Seeing that the man didn't say a word, Shen Jianyi was quite patient. Since she couldn't leave for the time being, she might as well keep interrogating him here.
"Not going to talk?" She looked at the other person.
Xu Wenji snorted coldly and turned his head without saying a word, as if waiting for something.
Shen Jianyi propped her hands on the table and stared up at him. This sense of oppression was something Xu Wenji had never experienced before.
Perhaps he really couldn't bear the pressure anymore, so he obediently told the truth.
"Because you're still the most powerful person in the club."
This short sentence left Shen Jianyi completely puzzled. Was it really just for this reason that he wanted her to take the blame for him?
On what grounds?
Shen Jianyi took two steps back and leaned against the man's chest. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and her tone was extremely cold. "Your heart is so dark. Is it just because I'm a hindrance to your future?"
"Yes!" He simply decided to go all out. "Your existence is not only a stumbling block to me but also a terrifying presence to the entire research lab."
"Research lab?" Shen Jianyi didn't quite understand this. She had always worked hard for the research lab, so why was she regarded as a hidden danger?
Xu Wenji stopped answering. This kind of thing that kept others in suspense was really annoying.
"Speak up!" Lu Jinsheng was getting impatient.
He had a rather short temper. Now that Xu Wenji was causing such a commotion, the anger in his heart was burning fiercely.
However, Lu Jinsheng found that his irritability disorder didn't show up at this time. If it were any other time, the irritability disorder would surely take over his rational mind.
Could it be... in the illusion created by Xu Wenji, his irritability disorder had already been cured? And that memory, although he had a general idea in his mind, he still wasn't quite sure who that girl was.
Perhaps Shen Jianyi noticed something strange about him and quickly asked, "Are you okay? Is your irritability disorder acting up again?"
He shook his head. "No. I seem to... be cured."
Hearing this, Shen Jianyi stood there stunned.
So all her years of study at Tsinghua University had been in vain in the end.
Just then, Xu Wenji suddenly snorted coldly. "You're sighing about your irritability disorder, aren't you?"
It seemed that he could guess everything. Both of them almost looked at him at the same time.
Xu Wenji was like a mastermind behind the scenes. His thoughts and emotions were calm as he said, "The illusion I created for you just gave you a helping hand. It was mainly the methods Shen Jianyi tried on you. She opened your heart first, so you recovered naturally."
So that was it. Unexpectedly, he had accidentally helped Lu Jinsheng.
Shen Jianyi suddenly leaned closer, a curve on her lips. "So I should thank you?"
"You're welcome." Xu Wenji's nonchalant attitude was really annoying.
The two of them continued to stalemate with him.
Suddenly, Xu Wenji spat on the ground and sneered. "Even if you keep me trapped here, what good will it do?"
After saying this, neither of them intended to answer him. So he continued to talk to himself. "Now this ship has activated its self - defense system. Before long, the whole ship will stop running, and we'll all die together!"
His eyes were extremely determined.
Precisely because of this, Shen Jianyi became more and more curious. He would rather die with her than go back to testify and help her clear her name.
"Xu Wenji, you're really stupid!"
"No!" He immediately retorted. "The stupid one is you. You're the one who's been kept in the dark all along!"
What he said now really confused Shen Jianyi. She even felt that her intelligence had decreased.
But there was another possibility, that is, Xu Wenji had been stalling for time, waiting for someone to rescue him.
After all, the matter of the chip was of great importance. He couldn't have fought alone for so long without any help.
However, the words "the ship will lose control" that Xu Wenji had just said kept lingering in Shen Jianyi's mind. If his words came true, it would mean that everyone would die with the chip when the ship met with disaster.
She had gone through so much trouble to seize the chip. She would never let such a thing happen easily.
Shen Jianyi turned her head and stared at the man behind her. She said coldly, "Have you contacted Mo Yun? Can the private plane fly over?"
"There's no signal here. I can't get in touch."
This was really a big problem. She just hoped that Fa Cai had left early and that the flying device on his back could help him escape to land.
But after all, the probability was still relatively small, and she didn't dare to be too sure.
"What on earth do you want to do?" Shen Jianyi looked at the other person. "Now you have to choose between your life and the truth. I'll only give you five minutes to think."
She had long lost her patience.
During these five minutes.
Shen Jianyi turned around and sat on the corner sofa, trying to contact Xia Liang through her watch. She could send the message, but there was no reply from the other side.
"How about it? Can you get in touch?" Lu Jinsheng's tone was gentle.
He knew that he couldn't be impatient now, even though he also really wanted to leave here quickly.
Shen Jianyi shook her head. "I can't get in touch. They might really be in danger. Xia Liang hasn't replied to me."
Just then.
Xu Wenji, who was sitting on the sofa, suddenly burst into a heart - rending laugh. He looked as if he had already achieved his goal.
"Lu Jinsheng, I remember telling you that the person beside you is the real mastermind behind all this. Don't you believe me?"
Actually, what Xu Wenji said was particularly disadvantageous to Shen Jianyi. After all, the initial grouping was based on what she had said. Now that something had happened, the first person people would think of was definitely her.
Even if Lu Jinsheng no longer believed her, it would be reasonable.
Shen Jianyi was already completely disheartened. Xu Wenji was too good at confusing others. He knew what words could break down the other person's psychological defense.
Just when Shen Jianyi thought that Lu Jinsheng was starting to doubt her, he suddenly sat down beside her, faced Xu Wenji, and said coldly, "If it's really as you said, then I must be an accomplice."