Chapter 67 Children’s Choir (5)

Gu Qiufeng has been called this name ever since he can remember.

His earliest memory began in the research institute. As for why he was in the research institute, Gu Qiufeng guessed that maybe his biological parents sent him there.

After the research institute was closed down due to illegal experiments, Gu Qiufeng was sent to an orphanage for adoption. However, even though he was sent to the orphanage, these reformed children who came out of the institute were still under surveillance. Because the doctor who was in charge of everything at the institute destroyed all the experimental reports before leaving, the authorities did not know what exactly had been transformed into these children. They could only monitor them closely to prevent any accidents from happening to them.

It was not until the age of ten that the people above finally determined that the genes of these children had not been tampered with, their physical signs and personalities were normal, and only then did they remove the surveillance on them.

Gu Qiufeng can finally live like a normal child.

He was greeted by a kind couple.

The couple did not come to adopt a child because they were infertile or for any other reason. On the contrary, they already had a son who was about to enter junior high school, and they came to the welfare home purely to find a brother for their son to accompany him.

Because their son had a withdrawn temper and an imperfect personality, and was not considered a normal person by psychological standards, the couple was worried that they would not be able to take care of their son when they got old, sick, or died, so they came up with a solution.

Adopt another child and let the brothers take care of each other.

Gu Qiufeng joined a new family in this way, with a pair of nice parents and a brother with a bad temper.

The couple were nice people and they had consulted Gu Qiufeng if he wanted to change his name.

Gu Qiufeng refused. This name was given by the doctor who took care of him. Although he never saw the doctor again, Gu Qiufeng instinctively wanted to keep this name that represented the memory of the past.

Until he was fifteen years old, the couple died in a car accident.

"I don't mention it because I feel I have done my best for him over the years." Gu Qiufeng pinched the bridge of his nose irritably, "I was only taken care of by them for a few years. I can't work for Xie Xin for nothing for the rest of my life."

He didn't say he was working for free because Xie Xin wasn't that bad. At least he had a good salary when he was a broker.

But no matter how good he was, facing Xie Xin's temper, Gu Qiufeng felt it would be better to resign.

"Xie Xin seems to have no human emotions. He only cares about himself, like a stone that can't be warmed up." Gu Qiufeng said, "Since you have interacted with Xie Xin, you should be able to get a glimpse of his personality. I think any normal person would not be willing to stay around him."

People are very greedy. Once they give something, they will expect to receive something in return.

"Then have you ever thought..." Duan Jiangli pondered for a moment, "The reason why Xie Xin is like this is because he is originally an emotionless monster?"

Gu Qiufeng's smile disappeared: "What do you mean?"

"I think you should have known a lot of things, such as the origin of the group of monsters entering the group reality." Duan Jiangli said, "Is there a possibility that Xie Xin is also an origin who escaped from the copy?"

Gu Qiufeng said, "Do you think I'm a fool? Xie Xin has lived with me for fifteen years, can't I tell anything from him?"

"Senior, why are you so impulsive when it comes to Xie Xin? As expected, no matter what, you still treat him as a relative you have been with for more than ten years, right?" Duan Jiangli sighed, "You can't tell the difference, or are you unwilling to think deeply about it?"

"Is it possible that whenever you discover something unusual, Xie Xin will use some means to change your memory?"

Gu Qiufeng was stunned for a moment.

Duan Jiangli stared at him and continued, "When you were ten, fifteen, and twenty-two, you were admitted to the intensive care unit several times. The First Hospital of City A also has your medical certificates, and all of them were due to severe burns. Could it be that you played with fire and burned yourself? Do you remember why these happened? You don't remember."

Listening to Duan Jiangli's words, Gu Qiufeng rolled his Adam's apple.

He did find a lot of suspicious points. He always lacked certain memories during certain time periods. However, no matter what, Gu Qiufeng was unwilling to doubt his relatives with whom he had lived for several years.

Duan Jiangli mercilessly helped him expose some of his old illnesses that were hidden from the light to the sunlight.

Gu Qiufeng subconsciously pressed the joints of his left hand. The scars left by the burns on his hands began to ache again, perhaps due to psychological reasons.

“I’ll think about this carefully,” he said.

If Xie Xin is really the origin monster that escaped from the copy, the level of terror would be beyond words.

A monster put on human skin and imitated humans, but no one could tell it was him, and he was getting along just fine.

The biggest difference between the origin creatures and humans was their inhuman appearance and lack of human emotions. But if there were monsters with abilities like Xie Xin, then were the people around humans companions or well-disguised monsters?

Duan Jiangli said: "I hope you can help me, senior."

Gu Qiufeng smiled and said, "Don't you think I'm an ordinary person now?"

"I never directly said that you are ordinary. How could you be ordinary? It must be hard to live peacefully with a monster for so many years?" Duan Jiangli asked.

Gu Qiufeng didn't answer this time. He actually didn't feel tired.

Because Xie Xin never expressed any intention of hurting him, he disguised himself very well, just like an adult with an incomplete personality.

What is his purpose?

At this moment, the small space was removed by Arcana.

Akana explained to Gu Qiufeng: "It's dawn, and your companions are here to discuss something with you."

The herbal tea given by the priest should have a refreshing effect, so even after talking with Duan Jiangli for a whole night, neither of them felt very sleepy, nor did they look very bad. When they went out, they even looked more normal than the other four players who were troubled by ghosts in the room.

"We plan to search the entire church for clues. Do you want to go together?" The one who spoke was the girl who was a kindergarten teacher. Because Duan Jiangli believed her words yesterday and the method proposed by Gu Qiufeng saved them, the girl had a good impression of the two of them.

The elite man in suit snorted coldly when he heard this: "I won't go with them."

After saying that, he waved his hand and left with the other two people.

The girl was suddenly left behind by the others, and her expression suddenly became awkward and uneasy.

Seeing this, Gu Qiufeng said, "Come with us."

Hearing this, the girl hurriedly said, "Thank you, I'm very strong, don't worry about me if you have anything to do, just let me do the work."

Duan Jiangli chuckled: "Does that man have no brains? We two are obviously powerful people, not only does he not flatter us, but he also offends us."

Gu Qiufeng nodded: "Indeed."

The girl laughed out loud, but she probably thought it was not a good idea, so she quickly restrained her expression and introduced herself: "My name is Dai Xiao, I just graduated this year, and I am a kindergarten teacher."

Duan Jiangli: "Duan Jiangli, currently he is a parasite."

Gu Qiufeng: "Gu Qiufeng, celebrity agent."

Dai Xiao exclaimed, "What a high-level job! Can you see a lot of celebrities?"

Gu Qiufeng curled the corners of his lips and said, "No, the artist I manage is too disappointing. He is just a nobody."

Duan Jiangli laughed out loud. He could see that Gu Qiufeng really hated Xie Xin and was cursing him all the time.

But Dai Xiao didn't know the inside story, so he just looked confused.

Duan Jiangli: "Come on, let's go around the upstairs and look for sheet music."

He led the way, turned the corner of the corridor and came to the escalator, just in time to see the three men in suits being blocked by the priest from going upstairs.

The man in the suit turned his head and saw Gu Qiufeng and the other two, so he hurriedly tried to pull them in: "They want to go upstairs too, why don't you stop them?"

The priest turned his head and met the eyes of the boss he was trying to please.

Priest: “…”

The priest turned his head expressionlessly and continued to target the three men in suits.

Gu Qiufeng withdrew his gaze, and the three of them walked up the stairs in a swagger, in contrast to the three men in suits who were being bullied by the priest.

Man in suit: “…”

Why the fuck!!!

Dai Xiao's heart was pounding. After dealing with that group of patients yesterday and encountering ghosts in the room, she realized how dangerous this copy of the game was. Therefore, she was particularly fearful of NPCs like the priest today, fearing that the other party would suddenly attack and kill her.

But the priest actually let them go upstairs so easily?

It can't be because of good luck, Dai Xiao was puzzled.

"What's wrong?" Duan Jiangli noticed that she was hesitant to speak, so he said, "If you have any questions, just ask."

Dai Xiao said silently: "That priest...why did he let us go? Is it because there are more dangerous things upstairs, or is he planning to settle accounts with us later?"

Dai Xiao's thinking was actually very meticulous. He did not accept everything heartlessly. Instead, he was very wary of the NPCs and even anticipated the ambush that would follow the priest.

This is much higher than the quality of ordinary novices.

Gu Qiufeng couldn't help but take a look at this petite girl who was less than 1.6 meters tall.

He said, "Because I bribed the priest, don't be afraid."

Duan Jiangli's mouth twitched when he heard this.

Okay, poaching the dungeon's talents and getting the priest to switch jobs can be considered bribery in a sense.

Dai Xiaoze was shocked: "NPC can be bribed?"

Gu Qiufeng said seriously: "Yes."

Duan Jiangli: "..."

Duan Jiangli still couldn't hold it in, so he covered his face and found a wall to laugh.

The three of them went to the second floor first.

All the rooms on the second floor are locked except the one at the end.

Duan Jiangli frowned and looked at the string of small words on the bronze and gold plaque next to the door.

"Spanish?" He frowned, trying to make out the smudged handwriting. "Confessional?"

Gu Qiufeng pushed the door open.

Dust fell from the ceiling as the door was opened.