[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lord-of-the-proles":3,"chapter-lord-of-the-proles-lord-of-the-proles-chapter-3":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Lord of the Proles",{"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},2290301,4478,"Chapter 3: Brother, Save Me","lord-of-the-proles-chapter-3",3,"\u003Cp>After leaving the train station, Li Banfeng took the subway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a taxi from school to the station took only half an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riding the subway from the station back to school took over an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Banfeng lived in Dormitory Six, not far from the campus gate; when he reached the dorm building, the gatekeeper glanced at him, raised an eyebrow, and asked, “You haven’t left yet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Banfeng curled his lips into a dull smile and walked straight up the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The school hasn’t issued any notice to evict us—whether I leave or not is none of your business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This floor housed only graduates; the building was utterly silent, and most people had probably already left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Banfeng went up to the sixth floor, entered his dorm, and found the room pitch black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to rules, dorm lights turn off at eleven, but it wasn’t even nine yet—the old man had already turned them off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dorm supervisor sure knew how to save electricity for the school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the dorm had left—those who found jobs reported in, those who didn’t went home to sit idle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jiaqing didn’t find a job, so he went home with his girlfriend to sit idle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, only Li Banfeng remained in the dorm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Banfeng couldn’t find a job because he had a psychiatric history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had nowhere to go—he couldn’t possibly move back to the Fuli Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How was he going to live from now on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go back to the construction site and haul bricks?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of his bright future, Li Banfeng relaxed his brow, curled his lips, and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time it was just emotional instability—anyone would’ve been unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a job fair tomorrow—I’ll try my luck again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight, I’m the only one in the dorm—at least I can get a good night’s sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Banfeng went to the public restroom for a cold shower, then planned to get into bed and play with his phone, when he suddenly remembered—he needed to call He Jiaqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if he really wet his pants?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if he caught a chill from wet pants, then got a cold? That’d be terrible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dialed, and the phone rang for a long time—no one answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really fell asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Banfeng dialed again; after another long ring, the call was finally answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Banfeng…” came He Jiaqing’s hoarse voice—he sounded half-asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiaqing, get up and pee!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jiaqing’s voice was confused: “Pee? Where? Where am I…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where am I?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You really sleep soundly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Banfeng said nothing, hung up, and in the pitch-black dorm, groped his way up the ladder to bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he reached the bed, he noticed his blanket was bulging—as if someone was wrapped inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone’s wrapped in my blanket?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it really a person?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Banfeng pulled back the blanket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It really was a person!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person lay facing the wall, back to Li Banfeng, utterly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who the hell is sleeping in my bed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strong smell of alcohol hit his nose—the man had clearly drunk too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even drunk, you can’t just crawl into any bed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get up! Who are you? Get up!” Li Banfeng shoved the man, but the man didn’t react at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The curtains weren’t drawn; moonlight spilled onto the bed, faintly outlining the figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Banfeng suddenly felt the figure looked familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed the man’s shoulder and flipped him over—when he saw the face, Li Banfeng nearly fell off the ladder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was He Jiaqing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour and a half ago, Li Banfeng had seen He Jiaqing off at the train station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now he’s sleeping in my bed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiaqing, what’s wrong? Jiaqing, wake up…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking He Jiaqing a few times, Li Banfeng suddenly pulled his hand back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s not right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just called He Jiaqing—he was on the train, wasn’t he? He was going to pee, wasn’t he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person in bed is He Jiaqing—then who answered the phone just now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every hair on his body stood on end; the previously stuffy dorm suddenly felt cool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this really Jiaqing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Banfeng turned on his phone’s flashlight and shone it on the man’s face for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It really was He Jiaqing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was Li Banfeng’s best friend in college—he wouldn’t mistake him for anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Banfeng fell off the ladder, knocking over the trash bin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He calmly stood up, righted the bin, and quickly left the dorm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing the door, he leaned against the corridor wall and stood silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voltage was unstable; the corridor’s dim lights flickered constantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Banfeng forced himself to calm down, pulled out his phone, and called He Jiaqing again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The receiver was eerily silent; after more than ten seconds, a woman’s voice came through:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello, the number you dialed is temporarily unreachable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried calling several more times—each time, the call failed to connect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Call Lu Xiaolan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Banfeng didn’t have Lu Xiaolan’s number—he rarely interacted with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corridor was completely silent; everyone on this floor seemed to have left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Banfeng turned back to look at the dorm door, thinking about what to do next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was the person on the bed really He Jiaqing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d been certain moments ago, but now he wasn’t sure anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go back and check again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you crazy? If you’re going back, you need to find help from another floor first!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where could he find help right now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all else fails, call the dorm supervisor up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What good would that do? He’d only cause more trouble without helping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to go back and check myself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Banfeng was arguing with himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to normal logic, he absolutely shouldn’t return to the dorm alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Banfeng wasn’t normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d been to the hospital—he wasn’t insane, but his mind wasn’t quite right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slightly curled his lips, revealing a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His emotions were unstable, but his mood was pleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used a special method to steady himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For what had just happened, he gave himself a reasonable explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hallucination—it must’ve been a hallucination!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have a mental illness; occasionally seeing hallucinations is perfectly reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I walk back into the dorm now and stay fully conscious, I absolutely won’t see He Jiaqing again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Banfeng opened the door with a smile and walked back in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hallucinations—all hallucinations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The closer he got to the bed, the stronger the alcohol smell became—as if warning Li Banfeng this wasn’t a hallucination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Banfeng climbed back up the ladder, raised his phone, and looked at his bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jiaqing lay on the bed, eyes closed, face pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Banfeng patted He Jiaqing’s face—it was warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He checked He Jiaqing’s breath—there was breathing, but it was faint and intermittent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He climbed down the ladder and immediately called emergency services.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After clearly stating the location and condition, Li Banfeng hung up and waited quietly for the ambulance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood beside the bed, where an unknown He Jiaqing lay motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them remained silent in the same dormitory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click-clack~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The message alert shattered the dorm’s silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was from He Jiaqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was certain the He Jiaqing before him could not have sent a message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he had indeed received a message from He Jiaqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The message contained only four characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Banfeng, save me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: The doctor said I could be discharged after finishing this chapter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think he’s lying to me, so I’ve decided to write one more chapter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1244,"2026-06-20T03:43:13.043Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","fbb375642a65db82d56350b6eb1a1feecd39942923cf8bee992cf577a3607089","lord-of-the-proles-chapter-4","lord-of-the-proles-chapter-2",863,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flord-of-the-proles-cover.jpg"]