Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1526: The Difference Between You and Me

Chapter 1526: Chapter 1526: The Difference Between You and Me

Although it was strenuous, although her body and soul were in pain, Lin Xi still forced herself to turn her body to look at the bastard who had hurt her, the mysterious masked man.

"I have so much I can’t let go of, but I know my time is running out. I have two questions I want to ask you." Lin Xi gazed intently at the mysterious masked man, her voice so weak, her eyes so hopeful for an answer, who could bear it?

The mysterious masked man said lightly, "I know which two questions you want to ask me."

Lin Xi nodded slightly, "You said you lost all your emotions over the long years, yet when you pulled the trigger, I saw you hesitate. Do you still have a trace of..."

"Indeed, I thought I had lost all emotion, that I wouldn’t care about anyone or anything. But in the moment I decided to kill you, I realized that I was, in fact, reluctant. It seems that deep down, I still have some feelings for you," the mysterious masked man readily admitted, yet spoke so calmly, as if those feelings didn’t matter much.

Gu Fan was furious, silently clenching his fists. He couldn’t accept that his future self could become like this.

Lin Xi smiled faintly, "Since it’s you who kills me, I can only accept it gladly. But can you answer my other question? What did you mean by the last words you said to me?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked. Why, at this moment, did Lin Xi still want to know the meaning of that sentence? How important could that sentence be, what exactly had been said?

The mysterious masked man shook his head, "I’m sorry, I cannot tell you."

"Is it for this reason that you chose to kill me?" Lin Xi stared at the mysterious masked man and saw him nod indifferently.

"So that’s how it is. I think I understand why you had to do this..." After speaking, Lin Xi smiled contentedly and then closed her eyes, letting her head tilt to the side as her arm hammered down.

When Qian Feng arrived, it was all too late; Lin Xi was already gone.

Gu Fan held back his tears, gently laying Lin Xi on the ground. He was very strong, having gone through so much. No matter the grief, no matter how hard it was to accept, he would not be knocked down, nor would he become weak from his sorrow.

"Even if you are my future self, I cannot forgive you." Gu Fan could no longer hold back the hatred in his heart, turning his grief into power. Now, possessing perfect immortality, his aura and strength were both astonishing.

Not just Gu Fan, but everyone else directed their hostile and vengeful glances at the mysterious masked man.

Yet, the mysterious masked man, unfazed by the danger, said coolly, "Want to avenge Lin Xi? Together, you are no match for me; you will only end up accompanying Lin Xi in death."

Hearing this, everyone grew even angrier, especially Gu Fan, who strode towards the mysterious masked man. The battle across the space-time tunnel was about to begin.

"I want you to go down and apologize to Lin Xi!" Gu Fan charged forward immediately, punching the mysterious masked man squarely in the face and sending him flying, smashing heavily into the ground.

The mysterious masked man stood up quickly, wiped the place where he was hit, with an air of total indifference.

Gu Fan charged again and landed another heavy punch on the mysterious masked man, venting his grief and hatred.

This time, the mysterious masked man crashed into a wall but still stood firm, showing no signs of being defeated.

Gu Fan continued the assault, throwing countless punches, not caring whether it was effective or not, not caring about the true nature of his enemy. He was now blinded by hatred, only thinking of fighting, only throwing punch after punch to suppress the tearing pain in his heart.

However, the mysterious masked man’s strength meant that he would not be easily defeated, nor was it possible to kill him; he stood up properly after being hit by Gu Fan several times.

"Are you done venting? Feeling any better?" The mysterious masked person’s calm demeanor only added to the aggravation.

Gu Fan was filled with extreme grief and rage, with a single thought in mind—to avenge Lin Xi and to kill the person before him who looked exactly like himself.

The mysterious masked person showed a disdainful expression: "Revenge? On what grounds? Lin Xi died by my hand, but what’s the difference if it had been by yours? I am you from the future. What I am doing now is what you will do later. Years from now, you will also cross through the space-time tunnel and arrive here, and then it will be you who Lin Xi dies by."

"This..." Gu Fan was struck by these words, he stood there stunned, unable to comprehend everything happening before his eyes.

"Long ago, I also stood where you are, witnessing Lin Xi die at the hands of my future self. I hated my future self just as much as you do, but what of it? I still ended up doing the same thing. Do you think you’ll be any different?" The mysterious masked person pulled out a button, pressed it lightly, and then the space-time tunnel appeared behind him.

"Alright, I have done what I needed to do. History is just like this; your hatred for me is pointless." Having said that, the mysterious masked person turned to step into the space-time tunnel.

Lin Yue refused to let it go and picked up a weapon to chase after, but was stopped by Gu Fan.

"What do you mean by this?" Lin Yue demanded loudly, greatly infuriated.

The mysterious masked person mocked: "Gu Fan is looking out for you, he doesn’t want you to rush to your death, just to spare Lin Xi’s memory."

"Shut up!" Su Hui shouted angrily, her whole body tense. Not just her, everyone looked ready to fight the mysterious masked person to the death.

Seeing so many eyes filled with hatred, the mysterious masked person remained composed, indifferent: "Want to know why I turned out this way? I can tell you, each one of you played a part in it." After saying this, the mysterious masked person gave a cold laugh, then turned and entered the space-time tunnel.

Suddenly, Gu Ling called out to the mysterious masked person, asking: "What about me? Am I still your sister?"

"You?" The mysterious masked person paused for a moment, then shook his head.

At that moment, Gu Ling’s heart sank. Had she, his own sister, also become dispensable in his eyes? What on earth had the future Gu Fan experienced to turn out this way?

Gu Fan’s face was set as he said lightly, "We will meet again, won’t we?"

"Soon someone will come looking for you, and when you see this person, all of this will make sense to you," the mysterious masked person said cryptically, seemingly deliberately keeping them in suspense.

Watching the mysterious masked person about to step into the space-time tunnel, it would be too late to intercept.

Gu Fan no longer showed any intention of fighting to the death. His anger, his madness, his sorrow, upon recognizing that the enemy before him was indeed his future self, upon realizing that Lin Xi had in fact died by his own hands, his heart had already faltered.

Unable to find an outlet for his distress, Lin Yue punched the ground hard, his eyes fiercely fixed on Gu Fan.

At that moment, everyone fell silent, unable to imagine such an ending, unable to accept the loss of Lin Xi.

Raising his head with a sigh, Gu Fan suppressed all his hatred and pain, turned back to look at Lin Xi lying quietly on the ground, held back his tears, and walked over.

Everyone was worried about Gu Fan, worried that he might do something foolish.

Gu Fan picked up Lin Xi, his face tense, without uttering a word, and walked away with heavy steps.