I always kept a safe distance from everyone, and I refused to tell my fear and helplessness, and I didn't dare to expose how badly I was injured in front of everyone, but I just hoped to become a good captain who will never stop.

But no one is invincible.

——And I, in the end, no one could protect me.

——Chu Mie

Chu Mie took over everything left by Zhou Shangqi.

Whether it is the grief-stricken people, or the last wishes of those who have passed away.

After returning to reality, he opened Aunt Qin's small restaurant with a copper key and found a box in the drawer of the counter.

Inside the box were various odds and ends, and a crumpled booklet.

The booklet contains the name, the corresponding relic, and the person's wish.

The first name, Chu Mie, was not familiar to him. He was probably the one who had struggled with Zhou Shangqi until now, until he saw Aunt Qin’s name, and the later name, Chu Mie, could remind him of the corresponding face and what he had said to them.

The names recorded in these books were all living people.

Chu Mie pinched a corner of the booklet, and wrote Zhou Shangqi's name on a new page with a pen.

[Zhou Shangqi, who was once the team leader, and his relic is a pack of cigarettes, drowned to save people in the dungeon "Mingyang Community". 】

【Last wish: I hope that Lin Jinhan can protect everyone in his place. 】

…………

Chu Mie completely accepted Zhou Shangqi's death.

From that moment on, Chu Mie knew that everything was different.

Because he is no longer the "Little Lin" in everyone's eyes, but the future captain whose every move will affect everyone's life and death.

To Chu Mie, everyone used to be relatives of the elders, brothers and sisters with different surnames, but now everyone is a responsibility to him, and they are also people who are sworn to protect.

He started to keep a fixed distance from everyone.

It was a close but not intimate distance.

Only when he will not be dependent and weak, can he become the captain who is indomitable, tough and decisive in everyone's eyes.

Although Chu Mie didn't talk much in the past, he was still a person who occasionally teased and played around.It's just that Zhou Shangqi's death and the burden of protecting everyone completely changed his appearance.

He has become taciturn, habitually carrying a pack of cigarettes that will never be lit, and can face any situation without changing his face, hiding all emotions without revealing anything.

Because Zhou Shangqi's death changed not only him, but also Shen Chiyu.

Shen Chiyu always felt that it was her fault that Zhou Shangqi died, so she quietly found Chu Mie on the night Chu Mie officially became the captain and told Chu Mie that she planned to leave the team.

"why?"

The relationship between Chu Mie and Shen Chiyu is very good, Shen Chiyu is also the person who knows his real life best, if even Shen Chiyu leaves, then he will really be alone.

"Brother Zhou's death was not your fault, it was because the dungeon wanted to put Brother Zhou to death, and everyone didn't blame you."

"I can't pass this hurdle." Shen Chiyu shook his head, "I can't look at everyone, because as soon as I see them, I will remember their expressions when they expected Brother Zhou to come back alive, and listen The reaction after Brother Zhou's death..."

"But according to what you said, Brother Zhou's death...is also my responsibility." Chu Mie clenched his fists: "Then how should I deal with myself?"

Shen Chiyu showed an apologetic smile: "Sorry, I don't have the courage to face everyone's eyes, so I can only run away."

Chu Mie knew that he could not escape, nor could he.

At the end, he said helplessly, "Are you really planning to leave?"

"Yeah." Shen Chiyu suddenly reached out to hug Chu Mie, patted Chu Mie's shoulder and said, "If one day I figure it out, are you still willing to let me come back?"

Chu Mie showed a sad smile: "Yes, as long as you want, everyone will always wait for you to go home."

Shen Chiyu let go of Chu Mie's hand, took a step back and said, "Goodbye, Chu Mie."

"See you."

…………

When Chu Mie announced Shen Chiyu's departure the next day, no one said much, but fell into a long silence and sadness.

But no matter how sad they go through, the dungeon will never give them time to react.

Chu Mie could only force himself to temporarily forget about Zhou Shangqi's death and Shen Chiyu's departure, and led the team to find ways to survive the dungeons again and again.

Facts have proved that Zhou Shangqi's vision is not wrong.

Chu Mie not only led most of his team members to survive, but also attracted a large number of players to follow him because of his reputation among players. Since then, his team has grown stronger.

Now that their team has grown, dealing with the mirage must be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

When Chu Mie proposed to the team members to deal with the Mirage, except for the core members who had a close relationship with Chu Mie, most of the other peripheral team members were in disbelief and timidity.Because they tried their best to survive in the mirage, and they followed Chu Mie precisely because his team had the highest survival rate.

The rest of the people are thinking about dealing with the mirage, but they haven't made up their minds yet, so they are waiting for someone who can give them a hand.

This person is the current Chu Mie.

Chu Mie knew this well.

The core members are very clear about Chu Mi's plan. They have already made plans to confront Mirage, and they are also trying to get information about dealing with Mirage when they go to different dungeons.

As the leader, Chu Mie naturally had to take the lead in the face of danger and go forward without hesitation.

He keeps entering the dungeon, whether it is training newcomers or searching for clues, and the time he stays in reality is getting less and less—because the reality is too quiet, he is afraid that he will lose his vigilance and defense against danger due to indulging in it .

He killed the gentle and innocent "Chu Mie", just in exchange for the vigorous and resolute "Lin Jinhan".

…………

After Shen Chiyu left, Song Zhiyi became the person who accompanied Chu Mie the longest.

Song Zhiyi witnessed with her own eyes that Chu Mie gradually became a leader who showed no signs of emotion or anger, and she also called Chu Mie from "Brother Lin" to "Team Lin".

In fact, it's not just the change of her name, but basically all the later team members call him "Team Lin", instead of the intimate "Brother Lin" and "Xiao Lin".It's not that Chu Mie has a bad relationship with everyone, but that when everyone gets along with him, they always feel a subtle sense of distance and shock.As time goes by, everyone seldom jokes with Chu Mie anymore.

But thinking about it, Chu Mie seldom smiled afterward.

When he first became the captain, Chu Mie always pushed himself very hard, he never allowed himself to be weaker than anyone in the team.

Even Liang Weiyin, who was comparable to him in strength at the beginning, had to admit that Chu Mie was powerful later on.

Chu Mie constantly honed his strength and will during the life and death of the dungeon, tossing himself day and night like this, and finally developed a high fever when he returned to reality at the end of a dungeon.

Real time will stop at the moment of entering the mirage, and will not run again until the player returns to reality.

So in the past few years, Chu Mie's family didn't know the existence of Mirage, but felt that Chu Mie often had inexplicable emotional breakdowns, and his personality became more and more reserved.

Chu Mie hardly ever goes out in reality, and always collects some strange information, and looks at the information with a solemn face in silence. His family thinks he is strange, and even suggested that he see a psychiatrist, but they are all rejected by him. Prevaricate.

After that high fever, Chu Mie's family couldn't take it any longer, and they wanted to drag Chu Mie to the hospital to see a psychiatrist.Naturally, Chu Mie would not agree, and quarreled with his parents on the spot.

After a big quarrel, Chu Mie suddenly found his parents again, and on his face that hadn't shown a smile for many years, he showed the same bright smile as when he was 19 years old.

"Dad, Mom, I made you worry. I was a little pissed before, but now that I understand it, I'm fine."

He smiled and apologized to his parents, and hugged the tearful parents.

After that day, Chu Mie resumed the same way he got along with his parents when he was 19 years old, and even ate braised pork again.

His parents thought that Chu Mie really wanted to let go, and finally let go of his mind.

Not long after, Shen Chiyu, who had been separated for a long time, suddenly found Chu Mie's house.

Although Shen Chiyu and Chu Mie were separated, they still knew where each other lived. After all, they were classmates with a good relationship, but they didn't deliberately look for each other.Therefore, when Shen Chiyu returned to reality, he occasionally heard about Chu Mie's situation from his parents, and he felt something was wrong when he heard it.

Under Shen Chiyu's questioning, Chu Mie was silent for a moment, and told her everything.

…………

After going through so many things, Chu Mie couldn't return to the normal way of getting along with his parents.Fortunately, he has the experience of playing different roles in so many copies, and he has been able to play each role very skillfully.

So to reassure his parents, he played his 19-year-old self.

In fact, he still can't eat any meat, but his willpower can make him temporarily suppress the urge to vomit, and when his parents don't pay attention, he can just spit it out secretly.

Shen Chiyu was both devastated and shocked when he heard this.

The mirage really turned Chu Mie into "Lin Jinhan".

Shen Chiyu said distressedly: "You...why do you have to work so hard? You can tell your parents what you don't like or what you don't want! They love you so much and will definitely agree to any request you have..."

"Then how should my parents ask me to answer?" Chu Mie looked at her quietly, "If I don't do this, they will always be very worried."

Shen Chiyu pursed her lips: "But... I'm also worried about you. If your team members find out, they will also—"

"Then don't let them know about such a trivial matter." Chu Mie's mouth curled up slightly, and he smiled very calmly: "If you are really worried about me, then come back to the team and find a way to deal with the mirage together. .”

Shen Chiyu was stunned: "...is this a trivial matter?"

The expression on Chu Mie's face did not change at all.

He doesn't get into it at all now.

Shen Chiyu looked at Chu Mie who was smiling in front of her eyes, and sighed, "Okay, I promise you."

…………

Shen Chiyu returned to the team.

When she watched everyone look at Chu Mie with awe and trust, she realized how much Chu Mie had paid to be a qualified captain.

Everyone began to prepare ways to deal with the mirage.

Everyone believes that as long as the mirage can be solved, everyone can return to normal life and gain happiness.

Chu Mie had the same idea as everyone else.

So in dealing with the mirage, he has always paid more than anyone else, and suffered more offenses than anyone else.

He has always believed that the pain he is experiencing now is a small price to pay for destroying the mirage.

As long as the result is good, he can bear no matter how hard it is.

But he never thought about it...

——From the moment he decided to destroy the mirage, it was the beginning of another kind of suffering.

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