[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-three-towers-game":3,"chapter-the-three-towers-game-the-three-towers-game-chapter-12":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Three Towers Game",{"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},2294149,4488,"Chapter 12: Turning Fate","the-three-towers-game-chapter-12",12,"\u003Cp>\"Hello, who is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, may I ask if you are a doctor at Moen Hospital?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm? You have the wrong number. I don't work at Moen Hospital, and I am not a doctor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The call ended; the conversation was very brief. Wen Xishu narrowed his eyes, feeling that the situation was becoming interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the old building, he borrowed a phone from a passerby and made a call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the number for that doctor, the one Jack had left behind. But he did not find that doctor; it was a wrong number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jack has no reason to lie to me; that doesn't fit his character profile. In that case, this doctor is indeed very suspicious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu looked into the distance. The place he was going next was the Moen City Fourth Nursing Home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack's mother was in this nursing home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he had thought of something, he suddenly quickened his pace, shifting from a slow walk to a sprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moen City, old building in the slums.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of Wen Xishu did not delay the timing of certain things Jack was doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless a major logical change or guidance occurred, people in the Desire Tower would do what they were supposed to do according to their original rhythm as much as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was their destiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A while after Wen Xishu left, Jack stopped staring blankly; he decided to head upstairs to mend his relationship with Remian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of his life, Jack hoped that in everyone's heart, he was a good person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end, he stood at the stairwell and heard Remian's phone call to Yulia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those hurtful words completely shattered the self-deception in Jack's heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, he walked toward his room, only to happen upon the remarks made by his \"good friend\" Anderson, who was offering up their friendship as a tribute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before death approached, the things in his life he thought were important began to break apart in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack's tears fell silently onto the steps of the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world was so terrible. He suddenly wanted to go see Jennifer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was probably the only way he could find strength and see something beautiful. He wanted so much to hear Jennifer's happy, childlike laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just at this moment, Jack's original behavioral logic changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he remembered that the mysterious man had given him an invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please open it only when you feel you cannot endure the pain and want to go see Jennifer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought he wouldn't need this note, but he hadn't expected that the man would be as if he could foresee the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack already felt the overflowing pain right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened the invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jack, my friend. When you decide to open this, I think you already understand that you have been deceiving yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are many disgusting and terrible people in this world. Being a good person is certainly not wrong, but you shouldn't deceive yourself into believing in people who are inherently malicious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't need to know how I could guess that you were shedding silent tears in the hallway. I also know that you really want to go see Jennifer at this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please don't be anxious. Jennifer is a good child; she will attend your performance, but not now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She is also not the only person in your life worth inviting. Your mother is still waiting for you; you might as well go see her first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Additionally, you will not die of stomach cancer, and you have never suffered from stomach cancer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the contrary, in the coming disaster that has everyone in fear, you are luckier than anyone else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to know everything, you might as well put away your current despair and go see your mother first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance between the nursing home and the old building was not far, and Wen Xishu ran the whole way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was racing against someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The formula for constructing a villain in this world is simple: a terrible and harsh living environment, plus a little bit of love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Use that little bit of love to make a person never give up on life or hope in a harsh environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, destroy that love, making him realize he never possessed it. In this way, an evil villain is created.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu had already received confirmation from Jack that Jack's evolution was inevitable and had nothing to do with his experiences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he discovered that Jack's life had traces of being orchestrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remian's betrayal, Anderson's lies, Yulia's disgust—these could all be explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But immediately after, Jack's mother also met with an accident and passed away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this happened on the same day. These events were far too coincidental and compact. Put together, it was like a potent drug meant to alter human nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he heard about the doctor, Wen Xishu was already wondering how the doctor had diagnosed Jack with stomach cancer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, he verified that the doctor was very likely a fake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the many coincidences in Jack's day could also have been designed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Jack becoming a monster and destroying all of Jennifer's ties could also have been designed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key to saving Jennifer actually lay in saving Jack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the Ghost Tower, during Jack's performance, the nursing home staff said on the phone that Jack's mother had met with an accident.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An accident means the old woman did not die of natural causes. Making a reasonable guess, perhaps this was simply a murder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is someone hiding in the shadows trying to destroy Jack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have to retract my previous description of the Desire Tower; this place is just as interesting as the Ghost Tower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moen City Fourth Nursing Home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack's mother was in a dull, listless state most of the time. Because for a while now, no doctor had been willing to care for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's like that in nursing homes; in many of them, medical staff treat the elderly very casually. The more demanding an elderly person is, the less they tend to be liked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elderly people who crave attention gradually become sensible and gradually become listless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If their children were filial or capable, who would send their parents to a nursing home?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jack's work often caused him to leave early and return late; he had no choice but to send his mother to the nursing home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some elderly people can rely on inadvertently revealing their savings to make some medical staff become enthusiastic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's just that Jack's mother was clearly not in that category.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack was very poor; even though he paid the nursing fees and some extra costs, he still couldn't change his mother's situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today, Jack's mother was no longer alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young doctor with a kind face was actually willing to push her wheelchair and take her out for a walk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when she entered the elevator and discovered that the floors the elevator was going to were getting higher and higher...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She began to feel afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did she remember that she didn't seem to have ever seen this doctor before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the elevator reached the thirty-seventh floor, the highest point of the building, she asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do... doctor, why... why are we coming here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For happiness. And a glorious evolution, old lady.\" The doctor smiled very eerily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I don't understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"doctor\" gently pressed on the old woman's shoulders:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let me explain. You are Jack's mother, and also Jack's nourishment. Now, it is time for you to fulfill your value.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The world has already begun to change, and Jack is one of the people who can change the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But his personality is not conducive to realizing his talent. He needs a little help, and I need a little happiness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wheelchair approached the edge of the rooftop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your fall will be exchanged for his rise. This is the meaning of maternal love; it's truly moving, isn't it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"doctor's\" tone was as if he were reading a story to a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the actions he took made Jack's mother terrified, and she waved her hands desperately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"doctor\" pushed the wheelchair, accelerating toward the edge of the rooftop. Then he let go, allowing the wheelchair to slide toward the edge of the rooftop to meet its fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His smile became radiant, as if he were enjoying an outstanding comedy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just at this moment, a huge force suddenly pulled him back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That white coat was torn directly open by a powerful grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doctor's figure paused, and immediately after, a hand gripped his neck and yanked him back fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I like your method of treating patients. But it's a pity you chose the wrong patient.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chasing, dragging, then stabilizing the wheelchair. The movements were done in one smooth motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Wen Xishu, who had spent years walking on the edge of death and was skilled in extreme sports, the operation just now could be called simple and easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That \"doctor\" fell to the ground, looking at the suddenly appearing Wen Xishu with a look of shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doctor could not believe that at this critical juncture, someone would actually come to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not the first time he had done such a thing; how could a mess occur this time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interestingly, faced with Wen Xishu's violent behavior, the doctor, who looked big and tall, did not choose to fight back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was even looking at Wen Xishu with some panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu’s actions undoubtedly violated the Desire Tower’s rule against violence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the game rules only constrained Bunker people, meaning they only constrained players, not Three Towers people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this doctor was not a player, he was rather special and could not be considered a Three Towers person in the ordinary sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu also sensed something; the doctor did not even have a trace of an angry expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mastermind capable of manipulating Jack’s fate was actually showing such a face when confronted with violence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made him feel it was quite interesting; it seemed there were some unexpected existences within the Desire Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, two updates; there will be a slightly larger chapter tomorrow. Also~ asking for votes during the new book period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1716,"2026-06-20T04:46:41.185Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","cc415904baceada7b1b6d76ad59570ac8266309fdb29df6cdceec44f9828e15c","the-three-towers-game-chapter-13","the-three-towers-game-chapter-11",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-three-towers-game-cover.jpg"]