A Third-Rate Villain's Self-Rescue

My name is Jiang Xiao, and I am a time traveler. The good news is that I have traveled through a novel that I have read, and I know all the plots in it. The bad news is that I am a villain, and a third-rate villain who cannot survive the fifth chapter. The villains other people wear can be used as stepping stones, but I can't even be used as a stone. In order to survive to the finale, I must find a way to survive...