Chapter 80

Although Wang Shufen used to dress in a very non-mainstream way, her features were actually decent. While not a stunning beauty, she could at least be called a delicate and pleasant-looking young woman.

But the “beauty” standing in front of Shi Jian now had beady eyes, a flat nose bridge, thick lips, and dark skin...

Most of the staff on Train 4444 looked fairly presentable. Even if Wang Shufen’s boyfriend wasn’t the most handsome one, it would have been fine—but he turned out to be the least good-looking of them all.

The livestream viewers erupted in heated discussion.

【??? What exactly was I expecting?】

【I listened to Shufen gush to fairy-like Shi Jian about how amazing and handsome her boyfriend was, and I actually believed her. Now I am speechless.】

【Fairy Shi Jian has leveled up—she’s now the Goddess of Deliverance. And I must say, the look in her eyes right now is exactly like when I saw the “handsome boyfriend” my bestie described.】

Still clinging to the possibility of a mistaken identity, Shi Jian asked again, “Li Xu?”

Li Xu nodded, giving a firm reply. “Yes, I’m Li Xu—Shufen’s boyfriend.” His voice noticeably brightened when he said Shufen’s name.

Shi Jian understood. Alright then.

She didn’t dwell on it—he wasn’t her boyfriend anyway. After confirming that this was the guy she was looking for, she showed him the photo on her phone.

“Your girlfriend’s selfie. She also asked me to pass on a message—she loves you.”

Li Xu was deeply moved. He came to life completely, standing out starkly against the apathetic, robotic demeanor of his coworkers.

He carefully admired his girlfriend’s selfie, and Shi Jian could almost see a spark of light in those beady eyes of his.

Shi Jian didn’t even have to offer her photo-delivery-and-makeup service—Li Xu volunteered for the full package himself. When it came to payment, he didn’t hesitate either.

In fact, he seemed to need the makeup service even more than his girlfriend.

Shi Jian generously said, “I’ll give you a discount.”

Lovebirds were always a profitable demographic—give and take, right?

Li Xu told Shi Jian, “Please tell her—I love her too. Forever.”

“And… could you help me deliver this necklace to Shufen?”

Li Xu carefully pulled a small box out of his pocket. It was clear he had been guarding it preciously. He looked at it with a dim expression full of regret.

“Shufen and I started dating in school. We both just started working and don’t have much money.”

“She never minded that I was poor. But I know she likes jewelry, and she envies other girls who get to carry pretty bags. She’s never asked me for anything, but I wanted to give her everything I could—she deserves it.”

Li Xu remembered how Shufen had longingly looked at this necklace behind his back, then reluctantly put it down. He had worked even harder after that—volunteering for overtime—until he finally saved enough to buy it.

He had planned to give it to her on a date.

But the train exploded.

Now he had no way to give her the necklace.

Shi Jian listened quietly as Li Xu told his love story. Meanwhile, the other streamers returned with disappointed looks.

“We couldn’t find the monitoring room,” they told her.

Shi Jian looked at Li Xu. Though she honestly hadn’t planned anything at first, she said, “Well, since we’re already talking this much—how about giving us a hand and taking us to the monitoring room?”

“You can hand off the necklace while you’re at it. I won’t charge you for that. And you can keep telling your story—it won’t get in the way of anything.”Following Shi Jian’s iconic “Well, since I’m already here” to the head nurse, she now delivered another soon-to-be classic line: “Since we’ve gotten this far, how about giving us a hand?”

Viewers: Honestly, it really doesn’t interfere with anything—Li Xu gets to keep telling his story, and Shi Jian’s team gets access to the surveillance room.

Is it time to start praising Shi Jian’s high efficiency?

Shi Jian—an elegant actress who makes full use of people, resources, and even ghosts. If they pass by her, she’ll make sure to get something out of it.

...

Li Xu didn’t refuse. Like Wang Shufen, he was restricted to a certain range of activity—but the surveillance room happened to be within his reach.

It wasn’t as easy to access as the broadcast station, but since Li Xu was a train attendant, he had the clearance.

Shi Jian and the others unlocked the surveillance room, and she kept her promise—delivering Li Xu’s selfie and the necklace to Wang Shufen.

Wang Shufen eagerly put the necklace on, and also gave Shi Jian a heads-up.

“If you want to stop the explosion, you’ll have to act fast. If I remember correctly, it happens two stops before the terminal station.”

Other streamers: What even is going on here?

They’d been treating the ghostly figures in the instance like venomous snakes—meanwhile, Shi Jian was casually getting help from them?

Shi Jian, completely composed, told them, “Just a little token of appreciation from an apprentice and her boyfriend.”

Because yes—Wang Shufen had been learning makeup from Shi Jian. She didn’t succeed, but the sentiment counted.

The ghost squad—major credit earned!

But time was getting tight. There was still a fair stretch of train left to cover, but between simulating gunfire, finding the surveillance room, preparing traps, and drawing closer to the station Wang Shufen warned them about—the pressure was mounting.

...

Shi Jian and the streamers gathered in the surveillance room, all eyes locked on the screens.

The Blazing War God was waiting for the timed bomb to go off.

He had a baby face, looked like a college student, and didn’t seem dangerous at all. There were plenty of passengers like him on the train, so picking him out would’ve been nearly impossible. He had boarded the train early on.

But under that harmless exterior, a bomb was strapped to his chest. He intended to take all the passengers down with him.

To avoid suspicion, he kept playing on his phone. Other solo passengers on the train were doing the same, so it didn’t stand out.

In the group chat, he saw the Abyssal Abomination constantly posting links.

Stuff like “Click here to watch my sister dance live,” and “Brave, hardworking tea-selling girls...”

The Abyssal Abomination had always been loud and energetic—so much so that he exposed himself in front of Shi Jian and got sent straight to the afterlife. So these link spams weren’t too suspicious either.

Everyone just thought the flavor was a little too heavy—too much going on.

The Blazing War God ignored all of them. He had no desires and no sympathy. The tea-selling girl’s tenacity in leaving the big city for her grandpa meant nothing to him.

His attention stopped at a later message: [The World’s Greatest Bomb Expert Turns Out to Be... HIM?!]

The Blazing War God was instantly intrigued. Without hesitation, he tapped it open.

Blazing War God: No one understands bombs better than me. Let’s see which damn loudmouth is spewing nonsense out there.The Blazing War God had no desires, no empathy—but—

After he clicked the link, there was no news article. Instead, a map began flashing on his screen with garishly saturated, multicolored light. The hues were so intense that his entire face was cast in a rainbow glow.

Blazing War God: ???

Shi Jian immediately spotted him among the many screens in the surveillance room. And not just her—every other streamer and all the viewers saw it too.

After all, there was only one man on the whole train being lit up by rainbow lights.

Some viewers had been skeptical earlier, wondering how Shi Jian would make him stand out from the crowd like she said.

Now…

On the entire train, he was by far the most distinctive person.

Shi Jian and the other streamers lit up with excitement. Shi Jian pointed at the man and shouted, “Get him!”

Now that they had confirmed the Blazing War God’s location, it was much easier to act. The streamer who had the item that could enclose monsters immediately trapped him inside it—seat and all.

There were still a few hours left before the train reached the station where the explosion was supposed to happen.

The Blazing War God had no idea he’d been sealed. He didn’t even realize until Shi Jian tapped on the transparent barrier around him to get his attention.

“Brother, you’re under arrest.”

Only then did he look over at Shi Jian’s group.

The barrier was transparent, so the viewers got a perfect view of the confusion and panic that flitted across the Blazing War God’s face.

“What is this supposed to mean?”

“What is this thing?”

Still in denial, he slammed his palms against the barrier, trying to force his way out—but there was no escape.

Shi Jian looked at him, unimpressed. “Cut the act. You’re not even good at it.”

“And also,” she added, “we all know you’re strapped with a bomb.”

The Blazing War God hadn’t expected to be exposed. He’d been so cautious!

He glared at Shi Jian, questioning, “Where did you come from? Why didn’t I notice you… and how did you find me?!”

Shi Jian thought for a second, then replied with a double entendre, “I used the back door.”

“Back door” carried two meanings—one, that she literally approached from behind, and two, that she got help from Wang Shufen’s boyfriend, Li Xu, who had played a major role in locating the Blazing War God.

【The back door! Legendary!】

【Teacher Shi is back with another class: today’s lesson—“The Back Door” and “Since We’ve Come This Far…”】

Just to make sure the Blazing War God was properly rattled, Shi Jian pulled out her gun and the chainsaw, grinning.

“Look, recognize these?”

Give it up—his accomplices were all dead.

The Blazing War God hadn’t expected everything to fall apart so quickly. But then a deranged expression crept onto his face.

“No matter. We’ll all die together!”Shi Jian: ?!

She instinctively took two steps back. What was he trying to do? Did she celebrate too early—did the Blazing War God still have a hidden trump card?!

Everyone tensed up again.

The Blazing War God's move was to directly cut the wires of the timed bomb—he wanted to set it off early.

“……”

Shi Jian turned to the male streamer who had provided the item. “You’re sure this item works, right?”

The male streamer nodded firmly. “Definitely. It won’t affect us.”

That reassured Shi Jian. She relaxed, then turned back to face the Blazing War God and corrected him, “You’re the one dying.”

They would be perfectly fine.

Just before the Blazing War God’s eyes widened and he was blown into a bloody mist, Shi Jian shouted at him with lightning speed, “I’m Shi Jian! If you’re upset, file a complaint against me!”

Shi Jian never missed a chance to ask to be reported.

The streamers and viewers: Brutal! He’s about to die, and she’s still provoking him!

Everyone could sense just how much the Blazing War God wanted to curse her out—but he’d already lost that chance.

…

The male streamer’s item really did work. The bomb only took out the Blazing War God.

After resolving this huge crisis, everyone felt the weight in their hearts finally lift.

Even though the open-book test format had made the ordeal much easier, it had still been stressful. Now, cheers erupted from the entire group.

Shi Jian and Jiang Xinyue went back to the sleeping berth to visit Jiang Hai and bring him the good news.

Jiang Hai was being well cared for by the old man. Shi Jian chatted with the old man a bit more.

“What are you going to do when you reach the final stop?” she asked.

Usually, dungeon NPCs—especially the ones with low presence or no direct relevance—didn’t get much attention. But after the old man had tried to protect her and Jiang Xinyue when the chainsaw killer broke in, Shi Jian no longer saw him as just a cold backdrop.

The old man looked out the window and spoke in a poetic tone, “I heard the rapeseed flowers are blooming over there. I’m going to see them.”

Shi Jian sincerely wished him well. “I hope you get to see fields full of golden flowers.”

Though Jiang Hai was resting comfortably in bed, he still had to rejoin the group. The situation might seem stable now, but no one could be sure what might happen in the remaining three stops. Staying with the others was safer.

A male streamer stepped up to help support Jiang Hai.

It seemed the explosion really had been the final threat.

Everything was calm. The train continued on smoothly. No more dangerous individuals boarded, and the train staff showed no signs of trying to sabotage the streamers.

Shi Jian even heard the train's announcement that it had arrived at the final destination: Liuxia Station.

The PA system played the train crew’s reminder: “This train has arrived at the final stop—Liuxia Station. Please gather your belongings and disembark in an orderly fashion…”

The streamers could barely contain their excitement.“The final stop is here!”

“The first half of this dungeon was so hard to get through, I think I might have trauma from trains now.”

Shi Jian could relate—not just because of the massacre.

Someone asked, “If we get off the train as instructed and reach the final stop, does that mean we clear the dungeon?”

The streamers hadn’t moved yet, but many passengers had already started disembarking.

One streamer had already walked ahead—only to be stopped!

“Don’t get off yet.”

“This might not be the final stop!”

It was Jiang Xinyue who said that, her expression somewhat grave.

Shi Jian agreed with her. She looked around, her delicate brows furrowed. “I think so too—this doesn’t feel like the final stop.”

The smile instantly vanished from the streamer’s face, and he quickly stepped away from the open train door.

This wasn’t the final stop?

But the sign said Liuxia Station, and the broadcast also said so.

…

Shi Jian said to the streamer, “Let’s hear what the girl has to say first?”

Jiang Xinyue took out her phone and gave her reasoning. “I wrote down the times for each station stop. The train has been perfectly on time at every stop—no delays, no matter what happened. But now, for the so-called final stop, we’ve arrived 15 minutes early.”

Jiang Xinyue showed her phone full of dense time records.

Shi Jian gave her a thumbs up. Just for that attention to detail, Jiang Hai’s praise about Jiang Xinyue’s grades didn’t seem exaggerated at all.

Fifteen minutes wasn’t too long or too short, but for streamers who’d been trapped on the train for days and were desperate to clear the dungeon, it was easy to overlook.

After using the data to support her point, Jiang Xinyue looked at Shi Jian. “Sister Shi Jian, what made you think this isn’t the final stop?”

Jiang Hai cut in, “Shi Jian, did you record all the stop times too?”

Jiang Hai: Truly worthy of being a goddess! Beauty and brains in one!

Other streamers: Beauty, combat skills, and brains all in one!

Shi Jian shook her head—she hadn’t recorded the stops at all. What made her doubt this was the final stop—

Shi Jian countered, “Didn’t you think it was all going too smoothly?”

Her suspicion came from how suspiciously easy the ending seemed.

Everyone was screaming inside: It wasn’t smooth at all! The only reason two massive crises were resolved was because Shi Jian coincidentally messed things up for the enemies!

【Dungeon: Too smooth? My bad?】

Shi Jian had another reason to doubt. She raised her hand and gestured for everyone to look to one side. “None of the older passengers are getting off.”

They were standing in the train corridor, not far from the hard-seat section, so they could clearly see the other passengers.The ones getting off the train were all young people, while the elderly passengers remained seated, unmoving, showing no intention of budging.

Shi Jian: Since when are the elderly not the first to rush ahead? This time they’re not even trying—this really isn’t like them.

Jiang Xinyue relied on data, while Shi Jian drew from life experience.

After both Jiang Xinyue and Shi Jian finished explaining their reasoning, everyone was indeed persuaded to hold back, but some still hesitated.

“But what if this is the final stop, and we don’t get off? Wouldn’t we be trapped on the train forever?”

Shi Jian replied, “We can test it.”

If the worry was missing the final stop, then test it and see.

How?

Under everyone’s gaze, Shi Jian gracefully walked over to a nearby female train attendant, noticing that she was watching a fan-made video edit on her phone.

This attendant didn’t seem numb like the others, but she definitely looked like she had checked out.

Shi Jian greeted her directly, “Hello, may I ask if this is the final stop?”

Hearing the voice, the attendant finally paused her video. She looked up and told Shi Jian, “Yes, the train has arrived at the final stop, Liuxia Station. Passengers, please disembark promptly.”

Shi Jian, like a born nitpicker, asked, “Really?”

“Are you sure you’re not lying to me?”

The attendant responded earnestly and without hesitation, “I’m a train staff member—how could I lie to you, ma’am?”

Jiang Hai: Can we trust this?

Train staff, trustworthy? If anything, that’s why they’re untrustworthy.

The attendant’s acting wasn’t bad; she really seemed genuine.

Shi Jian stared at her and whispered like the devil, “If this isn’t actually the final stop, all your favorite ships will end in tragedy.”

The attendant’s face twisted in shock: ?! What a vicious curse!