[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-help-i-do-not-want-to-guide-a-disaster":3,"chapter-help-i-do-not-want-to-guide-a-disaster-help-i-do-not-want-to-guide-a-disaster-chapter-61":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Help! I Do Not Want to Guide a Disaster",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1709056,2183,"Chapter 61: A Reward (1)","help-i-do-not-want-to-guide-a-disaster-chapter-61",61,"\u003Cp>Wenzhi’s eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that was it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The CEA was preparing to erase everyone connected to Project Xinyuan in order to move onto some new project.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait. What exactly did Shen Jue mean when he said the Old Blood intended to use Xinyuan to stop the Red Zone expansion and evolving monsters?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell was Xinyuan supposed to be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doctor Xie Yiheng slowly rose to his feet, shock written all over his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean by that?\" he demanded sharply. \"Is that a threat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi was already bored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The political drama was exhausting. Especially when Shen Jue opened his mouth again like he intended to keep talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Wenzhi simply adjusted his aim through the vent bars and pulled the trigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bullet tore straight through Shen Jue’s arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scream ripped out of the man’s throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panic exploded across the boardroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several people bolted toward the exits instantly while others stumbled back in horror before running off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi calmly pushed the vent cover aside and dropped into the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact echoed sharply against the polished floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jue looked up at him in absolute shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\" His voice trembled as he collapsed to his knees clutching his bleeding arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi walked toward him slowly. \"What future projects?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" Shen Jue stared at him with bloodshot eyes, his face pale from blood loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What future projects?\" Wenzhi repeated calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You shot me!\" Shen Jue shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi shot his other arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jue screamed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi stood over him coldly before pressing a finger against his earpiece. \"Sleeping Beauty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m here.\" Xinyuan’s deep voice came through the comms. \"There are forty-six staff members remaining aside from the dead armed personnel. Most are researchers and board members attending the meeting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused. \"They’re all important.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi’s brows lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something sounded wrong with Xinyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was too calm. Too controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he chose not to ask. Not yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder if those doctors are here too,\" Wenzhi murmured absently, suddenly recalling Song Mei and Yiran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shot Shen Jue directly through the knee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scream that followed was much louder this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Answer the damn question.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jue shook on the floor, blood spreading beneath him rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know!\" he cried out desperately. \"I swear I don’t know anything! I’m just following the president’s orders!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm.\" Wenzhi pouted slightly in disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Shen Jue really didn’t know anything useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t kill me,\" Shen Jue blurted out desperately, clutching his ruined arms. \"I can still be useful in oth—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bullet went straight through his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi lowered the gun casually before turning away from the body entirely and walking toward the massive glass wall overlooking the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, he simply stared at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang. Bang. Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracks spread across the glass surface before it shattered apart beneath the pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold wind rushed into the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi pressed against his earpiece. \"Blow it up, Shao Xinyuan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft static crackled through the comms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Xinyuan’s rough voice came through. \"I’m getting a reward after this, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi blinked once, caught off guard by the tone. \"Isn’t guiding you enough?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want more.\" The answer came immediately. Lower this time. Almost like a pleased purr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi felt his ears grow warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll see,\" he muttered before glancing back at the collapsing room behind him. \"Besides, I think we’re technically doing the CEA’s work for them by blowing this place up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that bad?\" Xinyuan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. Not really.\" Wenzhi shrugged. \"We’re still sending the same message.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right on cue, his stomach growled loudly again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi frowned. \"Hurry up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The line dissolved into heavy static. And then... it came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying roar of pressure exploded through the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire CEA headquarters shook violently. Cracks burst across every surface at once like spiderwebs spreading through glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floor beneath Wenzhi’s feet trembled hard enough to nearly throw him off balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The building began collapsing. Screams erupted from below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Concrete split apart. Steel groaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as he took a step forward, the floor beneath him cracked open sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could react,BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boardroom doors slammed open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doctor Ruixin rushed inside looking visibly panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi turned toward her just in time to see her eyes dart toward Shen Jue’s corpse being swallowed by the collapsing debris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked back at him and suddenly ran straight toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi barely had time to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One second he was standing there, the next, Doctor Ruixin had wrapped both arms around him. And together, they crashed out of the collapsing building into open air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Doctor Ruixin screamed, the wind roared violently in his ears as the massive CEA headquarters continued collapsing inward on itself behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire building folded downward toward the streets below while horrified screams broke out from every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vehicles swerved across the roads beneath the falling debris as panic spread rapidly through the entire district.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without warning, dark mist swirled around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xinyuan appeared. One arm wrapped tightly around Wenzhi while Doctor Ruixin still clung to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, the world vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them reappeared inside a narrow alley in a distant part of the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they landed, Xinyuan shoved Doctor Ruixin away from Wenzhi hard enough to make her stumble backward with a startled gasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took her place instantly. Both arms wrapped tightly around Wenzhi’s waist as he buried his face against him without a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi froze briefly, blinking rapidly. \"That wasn’t very gentlemanly, Sleeping Beauty,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... he didn’t pull away. Because he could already feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xinyuan was dangerously close to backlash again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xinyuan said nothing. Not a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before them, Doctor Ruixin stared in complete disbelief, still breathing hard from nearly dying inside a collapsing skyscraper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two did this,\" Her voice sounded almost hollow. \"How...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took an unconscious step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a threatening dark mist rose around Xinyuan like living tentacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, his hands tightened harshly in the back of Wenzhi’s jacket like he was afraid letting go would make him disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenzhi looked past Xinyuan toward Doctor Ruixin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bye, Doctor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mist swirled around them again. And the next second, both he and Xinyuan vanished from the alley entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving Doctor Ruixin standing there alone, one hand pressed tightly against her chest as she struggled to steady her breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>",1074,"2026-06-06T14:53:12.659Z",1,"novelbin.me","f821d9adf9897cdc457c888d95b4e092a4d8d789af13d33b266e8ed56c3f0835","help-i-do-not-want-to-guide-a-disaster-chapter-62","help-i-do-not-want-to-guide-a-disaster-chapter-60",73,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhelp-i-do-not-want-to-guide-a-disaster-cover.jpg"]