Chapter 112 Chapter 25 Why is my name Le...

Why is your name Lele?

That sounds so childish!

Like a child!

The older Wei Lele gets, the more he dislikes his name. He has always wanted to change it, but due to various unexpected reasons, he has never changed his name and has been with him since he grew up.

Like most people, he doesn't remember his childhood very clearly, and all he can recall are some very scattered images.

Some of these scattered images were real experiences, while others were attributed to nightmares by him as a child. After all, those images were really not very good.

In his dream, he had neither a father nor a mother, and lived in a shabby little house, being taken care of by an elderly man. The elderly man was not kind to him, always blaming him, calling him a burden and saying he shouldn't have been born.

Life was very difficult. I was always worried about food, my clothes didn't fit me, I was always hungry, and people around me looked at me and laughed at me.

How could it not be a nightmare?

When he was young, he sometimes woke up several times and couldn't tell which side was the dream. He told these dreams to his two caregivers in panic.

Both of them are gentle intellectuals who believe in scientific parenting. They never beat or scold him, and are very good to him. No matter what he asks for, they will try their best to satisfy it and give him enough freedom.

They are like the perfect, dream parents that every child dreams of having.

In response to Wei Lele's confession of his nightmare, they gently coaxed him, saying that it was all a dream and fake.

In response to Wei Lele’s dissatisfaction with the name, they also said that Lele means happy, what a good name, why don’t you like it?

Yes, why not like it.

Obviously no one laughed at his name, and obviously he received more praises, but he still had an inexplicable resistance. However, this resistance was not a complete rejection, but was mixed with another kind of emotion.

Wei Lele herself couldn't tell whether that feeling was due to dislike or something else, but she grew up in this noisy way.

When filling out his high school application, he deliberately chose a school in another city far from home.

It’s hard to say why. They were obviously very nice to her, so nice that there was no fault to be found at all. But after being away from him, Wei Lele felt an indescribable sense of relief and comfort.

This sense of relief didn't last long, and he soon felt an indescribable anxiety. It was as if there was something deep in his consciousness that he hadn't done, and it kept urging him to do it, but he didn't know what it was or what to do.

The psychiatrist said he had an anxiety disorder.

The two caregivers always care about us.

Such concern not only did not ease his anxiety, but made him even more irritated, until he accidentally discovered an old box, found many old books in it, and discovered the comic book among them.

After hastily reading the comics, I bought a very old computer and spent a lot of time and energy downloading the corresponding games.

While following the tutorial, he passed by an NPC and immediately broke away from the guidance, controlling the character to stay in front of Officer Li, triggering the first conversation.

"Hello, how can I help you?"

He clicked again, and Officer Li's lines changed again.

"I'm the captain of the Qingtan City Criminal Investigation Detachment. If you have any questions, you can ask me..."

Order again.

"Well...you talk, I listen."

Order again.

"Hello, how can I help you?"

It turns out there are only three trigger lines.

Wei Lele actually felt a little indescribable loss.

To be honest, although the portrait of "Officer Li" cannot be said to be ugly, compared with others, it can be seen that it is not made with much care.

Compared to other NPC identities that can be conquered, such as famous singers, famous stars, famous painters, or famous business owners, as a team leader in a novice map, an NPC who doesn't even have a full name, it really doesn't require too much thought.

But Wei Lele still wanted to dig out more about "Officer Li", his Easter eggs, his past...

What's his full name? Is he from Cheongdam? Why is he a detective? What's wrong with his leg? Why are the other NPCs always together, but he's always alone, aside from his two apprentices?

Why……

He was very curious...

It happened without me noticing.

When other roommates found out that he actually liked such a character, they all thought he was crazy.

Even when he realized it himself, he felt like he was possessed by an evil spirit.

I can’t say why.

Feelings are always so unreasonable. He couldn't even find a decent reason, and he just started to fall in love with an NPC.

Obsessed...

I heard this word from my roommate. He looked at the desk full of peripherals and the custom pillow on the bed, and said with a look of unbearable pain, with goose bumps all over his body, "You are so obsessed with a man, are you a pervert? Damn it, then you must stay away from me..."

In response to jokes about doubting his sexual orientation, Wei Lele simply picked up anything that was handy and threw it at the guy.

Wei Lele's body in the real world is a little stronger. After all, he likes sports and has a high athletic talent. Even if he doesn't use any strength, he can make his roommate scream in pain.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything..."

His roommates whispered that he was a freak.

It's normal not to understand him. After all, it's normal to like celebrities and virtual characters, but most people generally like beautiful girls. How could he play a game that has been shut down for a long time and like a... an... inconspicuous male NPC in it?

Why?

When the system approached him, Wei Lele had actually been thinking about this question. After entering the game world and seeing Li Zheng in person, this question surfaced in his mind again and again.

He didn't know why, but there was only one thing he was extremely sure of in his heart, that was that he really liked him very much and loved him very much.

Like a rugged tree, its winding roots were densely packed and growing in his heart.

Instinctively, he moved closer to him.

Never regretted it.

When the system asked Wei Lele whether he wanted to go to another world, he gave up everything he had easily without any reluctance.

Didn't even think for a few seconds.

During the few days he spent with Li Zheng, he felt a sense of familiarity and intimacy. Although he had only been in Qingtan for less than a week, maybe only four or five days.

But he always felt that he had known him for a long time.

When they stayed overnight, he smiled and told me that he felt very familiar with him as soon as he saw him, as if they had known each other in their previous life.

He really didn't mean it at the time.

But after hearing Officer Li say that the boy's name was Wei Lele, these unintentional words suddenly came to his ears, repeating over and over again.

When a normal person hears that there is an NPC with the same name as their own, they will think, "Oh, what a coincidence, we have the same name."

But what came to his mind was:

——He is Wei Lele, then who am I?

——I am Wei Lele, then who is he?

The system started making that malfunction-like noise again, crackling non-stop, which made Wei Sheng's eardrums and head hurt.

He remembered that the system had told him when he entered this world that there were many bugs here and it might not be possible to enter. It said that there were taskers who had tried to enter before but were bounced out, but he successfully entered.

But just as the system reminded me, after entering, I encountered many bugs one after another, such as some props could not be used, negative buffs appeared from nowhere, etc.

Even when the system wants to clear this bug, not only is it unable to clear it completely, but once the clearing instruction is entered, the system will fall into disorder, so it can only be ignored.

Since there is no way to clean it up, then why... why not try to merge with that "bug"?

This idea came to Wei Sheng's mind unexpectedly. Although it sounded bizarre, it was a possible solution.

The system's answer was that it could be tried, but bugs were generally extremely unstable, and the conventional practice was to eliminate them. Otherwise, there might be unknown consequences, so it asked Wei Sheng to think about it carefully.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Noticing that Wei Sheng's expression was amiss, Li Zheng released his hand that was about to turn off the bedside lamp, and sat down on the edge of the bed, facing Wei Sheng.

Same as last time.

Wei Sheng crossed his legs and looked up at him.

Not long ago, Li Zheng, who had also been through a lot and was not feeling very calm, said in a comforting tone, "If you can't remember, then don't think about it for now. Maybe it's just a name. Don't think too much."

It was already early morning and it was extremely quiet outside.

It was like an important piece of a puzzle that was missing before. Now that I have this piece, the scattered and vague memories in my mind are becoming clearer and clearer.

The dim light in the room cleverly concealed the undercurrent in Wei Sheng's eyes. In his field of vision, he opened his backpack and checked his props one by one.

The lights snapped off.

Li Zheng's voice came from the darkness: "Actually, I originally wanted to ask you a question, but there's no need now."

“………”

"Go to bed early."

"good."

Perhaps because I had experienced too many things the day before, my body was too tired but my mind was highly active.

Before going to sleep, Li Zheng's mind kept flashing back to the scenes he saw in the internet cafe during the day, what Wei Lele had said in the interrogation room, Wei Sheng's expression when he heard Wei Lele's name, and what Li Mingyu had said to him...

Li Mingyu seemed to know that Li Zheng was checking the surveillance at that time, so he looked up directly at the surveillance position.

He said a lot, a lot, a lot of things.

What those NPCs were for testing, the test results were the same as he imagined, what the world was fake, and asked Li Zheng if he wanted to leave together.

It's like crazy.

This is what the police who interrogated him face to face thought, as did the police who later wrote the case report. Therefore, they did not include his nonsense. They only said that the police have found out that the criminal is a mentally ill patient with severe delusions. He was unconscious when he committed the crime and is currently under police control. Please do not panic too much, do not spread rumors, do not believe rumors, etc.

Whether it is true or false,

There has to be an explanation, right?

Should I tell Mingyao and Mom about my brother? How did Wei Lele become Wei Sheng? Why is Wei Lele still in a coma? Will there be more awakened NPCs like this in the future? What will be the final outcome of this world?

Too many...

All kinds of questions almost flooded into his head, and he thought he would toss and turn and not be able to sleep.

Unexpectedly, I fell into a deep sleep without realizing it.

On the second day, Li Zheng received a call from the Municipal Bureau and got two new pieces of information.

The first piece of news is related to the case. The gist is that even if an explanation is given now, it is time to release some news about the previous cases.

The second piece of news was about the inspection team. They went around various departments in Qingtan City. Nothing happened in the Municipal Bureau. Only a few individual leaders were criticized, but they were all minor issues. Another department suffered, and three people were taken away directly.

Because of this incident, people were in a panic for a while. Whether for show or to serve as a warning, the bureau was going to hold a meeting in a few days, and Li Zheng had to go.

"Okay, got it."

The person who made the call was the assistant next to the police, probably also passing on the message. After the announcement was made, he vaguely asked whether the friend next to him would go.

Li Zheng: "I don't know."

After hanging up the phone, he looked at Wei Sheng in the open kitchen. He was wearing an apron and busy in front of the stove, which was a little too small for him.

Noticing Li Zheng's look, he turned and said to him, "Wait a little longer, it will be fine in a moment."

According to his normal biological clock, Li Zheng would wake up once at six o'clock. Today was no exception. He woke up on his own at 6:10. It was almost a conditioned reflex that he got up, dressed, washed up, and then went to work.

When he sat up to get his clothes, he remembered, oh, it seemed that he was on vacation and didn't need to go to work.

He lay back down and continued to sleep, and this time he slept from six o'clock to ten thirty in the morning.

He had never slept so long before.

It was so long that my head was still a little fuzzy when I woke up.

At this time, the breakfast shops outside are almost all sold out, especially the one where Wei Sheng and I had eaten before, which should have sold out by 8:30.

It was Wei Sheng who volunteered to show him his skills.

He went to check the refrigerator, and there were still a few eggs and two tomatoes left in it, so he decided to make tomato and egg noodles.

I washed and scrubbed in the kitchen.

After all, it is tomato and egg noodles, so you naturally have to fry the tomato and egg noodle toppings before cooking the noodles.

Li Zheng watched with great interest.

I didn't expect that Wei Sheng, who looked like he wasn't very good at housework, was very skillful in cutting vegetables. The eggs were beaten in the pan, and the aroma spread from the kitchen into the small room.

Stir-frying the ingredients is basically equivalent to success. Cooking noodles doesn’t take much effort. Just boil the water, put the noodles in, boil again, and then add cold water and repeat this process three times until it’s cooked.

So after a while, the two of them were eating noodles face to face on the coffee table in the living room.

"How does it taste?"

Wei Sheng asked expectantly.

Li Zheng nodded and praised: "Not bad."

An overjoyed smile instantly spread across his face, with a hint of eagerness to try: "Then what do you want to eat for lunch? I'll make it for you. I'm a quick learner."

“I haven’t thought about it yet.”

Li Zheng saw the garbage at the door out of the corner of his eye, and remembered that he should have thrown it out when he went out to buy groceries in the morning, but he forgot, so he just mentioned it casually.

"Then I'll go throw it later."

Wei Sheng quickly responded.

After finishing the meal and cleaning up the dishes and the kitchen, it was almost eleven o'clock. The sun was gradually rising, and a few rays of sunlight came into the house through the window.

Li Zheng used to be always busy, going out early and coming back late. This was the first time, in almost two years of living here, that he noticed that his living room could actually have some sunlight shining into it.

"It's a rare day off, where are you going later?"

Wei Sheng asked casually.

“………”

Faced with such a simple problem,

Li Zheng was silent.

Before, I worked all the time. Even when I had a few days off during the holidays, I usually went back to my hometown or to the nursing home to visit my sister.

He rarely had any personal time, and now that he suddenly had it, he didn't know what to do with it.

Working? He's on vacation.

It will probably take several days for the case to have a result, and there is actually nothing he can do now.

Go to the sanatorium to see his sister? But if Mingyao asked about Mingyu, what would he say? He still hadn't thought of a good answer.

Going back to his hometown? He usually went back on fixed days and would call every time he went back. If he suddenly went there without saying anything, it would make her worried.

What else can I do?

A rare look of confusion appeared on Li Zheng's face.

It was like a system NPC who suddenly had his daily mission canceled. When it was time to do the mission, he didn't know what to do and could only stand there in confusion...

"Didn't you mention before that there's a valley in Cheongdam City? You drove there before and the scenery was pretty nice. Do you want to go see it again?"

valley?

Li Zheng remembered that he had indeed said this unintentionally when chatting with Wei Sheng before.

But what he didn't say at the time was that the last time he went to that valley was actually a few years ago, before he officially started working there, and the scenery was not as good as he said, it was just a bare cave.

"Actually, the scenery is pretty average..." Li Zheng said honestly, "There's no signal, and there are a lot of mosquitoes..."

"Uh, okay."

Wei Sheng gave up.

So the question came back to Li Zheng:

So… where to go, what to do?