Memory inheritor

Chapter 214 Verification

Chapter 214 Verification (Part 1)

After having dinner at Zhang Shuqiu's house, Wei Hongsi said goodbye when he saw that it was almost time to leave, and helped her take the trash downstairs as he went out.

He had a tight schedule; he took a taxi to the train station and boarding began just a few minutes later. It was only because Xicheng Station was relatively small that he dared to arrive so precisely on time.

The vehicles stopping here are all passing through, and the stop time is very short. Wei Hongsi got on the bus, found a seat, and the bus started moving as soon as he sat down.

He booked his ticket in the morning, but there were no second-class seats left, so he bought a first-class seat by the window. After sitting down and adjusting the back of the chair slightly, he leaned back, closed his eyes, and reviewed his trip back to Xicheng. He felt that it had been quite rewarding.

Through two conversations with Zhang Shuqiu, some previous guesses were confirmed, and new clues were discovered, especially a greater understanding of one's own situation. Although this raised new questions, they were all stepping stones to finding the final answer, and it was believed that as long as they continued on this path, they would eventually reach their destination.

But precisely because of this, there is one thing that Wei Hongsi finds very puzzling.

Before and after his contact with Zhang Shuqiu, his "system" did not respond at all, neither giving him a "task" nor triggering an "event," which made him think that he had gone in the wrong direction and that his thinking was flawed.

However, this is clearly unlikely. It has been confirmed that Uncle Zhang implanted memories into him when he was young, and Zhang Shuqiu was aware of this. Therefore, focusing the investigation on Zhang Shuqiu is certainly the right direction.

Furthermore, given the capabilities the "system" has previously demonstrated, even if there were deviations in the direction of the investigation, shouldn't it have adjusted and guided the process by issuing "tasks"?

Wei Hongsi summoned the "System" panel and looked at it. The content was exactly the same as what he had seen when he arrived. After leaving the company yesterday, he had not paid attention to the recovery of the "mental pollution" patients, so even his contribution points had not changed.

Logically, since the "second personality" retains all memories related to Zhang Shuqiu, it should be able to provide more specific guidance or hints. Why is the "system" so quiet this time? This is really unusual.

Could it be that because they knew Zhang Shuqiu so well and were aware of the key points, their information was blocked by a subconscious firewall, preventing it from being transmitted?

Wei Hong pondered for a while and felt that this was a fairly reasonable explanation. If the "second personality" could transmit those messages by issuing tasks, then there would be no need to transfer memories through dreams.

If this hypothesis is correct, then the "system" is completely unreliable when investigating events related to one's secrets. One can only accumulate contribution points to exchange for skills and gradually recover the relevant memories.

Are there other ways to obtain information? Perhaps we could try getting drunk like Zhang Shuqiu did?

Wei Hongsi was startled by his own bold idea, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed like he could give it a try.

The technique he and Zhang Shuqiu used for memory implantation was the same, and they might even have used the same device. Therefore, the method that worked for Zhang Shuqiu could also work for him, or at least have a higher success rate than when used on members of the Light Guide Society.

Hearing the flight attendant's call for drinks, Wei Hongsi closed the "system" panel, opened his eyes, and waved to the flight attendant. He hadn't had any water at Zhang Shuqiu's house today; next time he went, he'd have to remember to bring his own.

The flight attendant pushed the cart over and asked, "Sir, what would you like to drink?"

"Mineral water, thank you," Wei Hongsi said, taking out his phone to scan the QR code to pay.

The young girl sitting outside him saw the flight attendant hand her a bottle of mineral water, took off her headphones and said, "Please get me one too."

Wei Hongsi remembered that when he first sat down, the seat next to him was empty.

He sized up the girl with the high ponytail. She looked to be about his age, with an oval face and delicate features, but not particularly striking. She was the kind of girl next door who would easily remind people of a little sister.

Next to the girl was a small backpack with a small animal charm hanging from the side pocket. Wei Hongsi vaguely remembered this backpack; he had seen it on the platform at Yuecheng Station yesterday.

He scanned the flight attendant's payment code with his phone, then pointed at the girl and himself, and said:

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Together."

The girl was about to scan the QR code when she saw Wei Hongsi say this, so she asked, "Are you treating me?"

Wei Hongsi nodded and paid for two bottles of mineral water. The flight attendant received the money and pushed the cart away.

The girl turned to Wei Hongsi and asked, "Why did you invite me?"

Wei Hongsi smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

The girl smiled, said nothing more, and put her headphones back on.

Wei Hongsi drank some water, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes again.

Ever since he acquired the whistle skill and had that long dream, he has become more alert, constantly watching to see if anyone is secretly observing him.

Although he knew that his vigilance and counter-surveillance capabilities were practically nonexistent, and that he had people arranged by Director Liang to protect him, the feeling of being constantly on edge made it difficult for him to completely relax.

Thinking about it carefully, this girl has appeared around him more than once or twice recently. His ability to notice this isn't due to any particularly keen sense of observation, but rather because the girl makes absolutely no attempt to avoid him. Like now, sitting openly and confidently next to him.

Wei Hongsi still remembered that night when they were being chased and beaten, and when he and Xia Shiyu hid in an alley, a man and a woman came in from the alley entrance to help them. It was very dark at the time, and he couldn't see the two people's faces clearly, but he felt that the woman's figure was similar to this girl's.

He offered the girl next to him a bottle of mineral water, just to test her; it wouldn't matter if he got it wrong. But judging from her reaction, it seemed like she had admitted it.

Perhaps she feels that it's more convenient to interact with people nearby, and she wants to make this a regular practice in the future?

Wei Hongsi didn't care. For the girl, it was just a job, and as long as her safety could be guaranteed, he would let her do it.

On the contrary, some of his own changes made him feel the need to take a good look at himself.

Is the heightened vigilance this past week due to the potential threat posed by Uncle Zhang's organization, or is it influenced by the assassin's memory fragments?

He certainly didn't try to integrate those memory fragments, so he wasn't affected by the fragments of consciousness within them.

It is said that when a lion sees someone with their back to it, it will trigger its hunting instinct. Wei Hongsi sees so many people's backs every day, yet he has never imagined any corresponding murder scenes.

But he did gain the memories of those murders behind the scenes, and every fragment was crystal clear if he was willing to think about it. It felt like watching a movie or TV show shot from a first-person perspective, or playing an FPS game.