Chapter 592: Not Such a Beautiful Dream
In the Forbidden Demon Prison on the third underground floor of the Special Management Bureau, the air was filled with a heavy and oppressive atmosphere.
In fact, the treatment in Tianhai City's Forbidden Demon Prison is considered to be relatively good.
But after all, there are some aliens who are deeply malicious towards humans imprisoned here, so security protection cannot be ignored.
Yang Er has always advocated that as long as you don't cause me trouble, I will try my best to meet your requirements.
This kind of management method has also enabled the Tianhai City Special Management Bureau's Forbidden Demon Prison to be selected into the list of excellent model prisons every year.
At this moment, Li Muhan's footsteps echoed in the empty corridor, causing waves of echoes.
"Are you here?"
At the prison entrance, Yang Er was playing with his mobile phone. He didn't look up at Li Muhan, but just threw out a registration form.
"Fill it out."
"Captain Yang, you're playing games again. If Yan Yu sees you, you'll be fined again."
Li Muhan wrote his name and said to Yang Er with a smile.
"Don't worry about her. She's stuck here all day long. How can she survive without playing games?"
Seeing that Li Muhan had finished filling out the registration form, Yang Er raised his hand and whistled.
The black dog immediately ran out and bit Li Muhan's calf.
"Fuck! I'm not a criminal!"
Li Muhan grimaced in pain.
"Hahahahahaha, it doesn't treat you as a prisoner, it treats you as lunch."
Yang Er asked Xiaotian to lead Li Muhan to the cell where Zuo Xi and Raven were.
It is called a cell, but it is actually a very clean double room with all kinds of furniture and facilities, just like Zuo Xi and Raven’s warm home.
Pushing open the door, Li Muhan saw Zuo Xi sitting in the corner with a distracted look and a dazed expression.
He seemed to be immersed in his own world, with no reaction to anything in the outside world.
Raven sat quietly beside him, his eyes full of helplessness and sadness.
After seeing Li Muhan enter the room, Raven smiled and patted Zuo Xi's shoulder.
"Zuo Xi, look who's here to see you." Raven called softly, his tone as gentle as if he was coaxing a child.
Zuo Xi slowly raised his head and his eyes fell on Li Muhan, but his eyes were not focused.
He was stunned for a moment, and suddenly revealed a dreamy smile.
"...Chang! Chang Ju! Chang Ju!"
Zuo Xi stood up and rushed to Li Muhan. He grabbed Li Muhan's hand, his eyes full of excitement.
"I saved her! I saved Mo Xuan! Look! Look! Chang Ju! Your apprentice! I brought her back!!"
Li Muhan was slightly stunned, and then looked at Raven.
Raven's eyes were full of sorrow. She seemed to understand that Zuo Xi had gone mad and he could never go back to being the gentle and kind boy he used to be.
He was trapped in the old world, and everything now seemed like a falsehood to him.
Li Muhan did not answer. Raven stood up, took Zuo Xi's hand, and gently pulled him back to the chair.
"Director Chang, you won't blame me, right? I brought them back. I brought everyone back... Hahaha, look, look, Wuzhiqi, Gengyang, look! Look! Director Chang! Hahaha, I brought them all back!"
Zuo Xi pointed excitedly at the other two chairs.
There are two stuffed dolls placed on the chair.
But in Zuo Xi's eyes, he was his irreplaceable comrade-in-arms.
"Report to the Standing Committee!!"
Zuo Xi suddenly stood up again and stood in front of Li Muhan. "Captain of Team Seven! Zuo Xi! Mission successfully completed! All personnel! Returned safely! Director Chang! Please give your instructions!"
Li Muhan's heart suddenly felt a pang of pain...
The former captain of Team 7 has now become like this.
He could rescue him from Moriarty's grasp.
But there was no way to pull him out of his own quagmire.
But even in this situation, what Zuo Xi cares about most is still Team 7.
Someone once said, how long did it take you to walk out of this shadow?
Then there was silence.
This also means that perhaps he has not yet walked out of the swamp.
Li Muhan didn't know whether Zuo Xi could recover, but now, all he could do was to let Zuo Xi have a sweet dream, just as the raven's eyes prayed.
"...You did a great job, Zuo Xi."
He raised his hand and patted Zuo Xi's shoulder with trembling hands.
It was this action that made Zuo Xi stunned, and then tears welled up in his eyes and he shouted excitedly.
"I didn't let you down, I didn't! I'm a good captain! I will bring everyone home!!"
It was clearly the last time they met, and when Li Muhan carried Zuo Xi to the door of Tianhai City Special Management Bureau, he was still able to maintain his composure.
But now...
"Director Chang! You won't oppose my marriage to Mo Xuan anymore, will you? I love her! I love her! Mo Xuan! Tell your master quickly that we truly love each other! I have the ability! I can take good care of you!"
Raven closed his eyes in pain, tears welling up in his eyes.
Perhaps in Zuo Xi's heart, she could only ever be a substitute for Mo Xuan, but now, she still held Zuo Xi's hand and stroked it gently, as if this could ease his pain.
"Mo Xuan...why don't you say anything? Tell your master that you won't leave me. We will be together! Right?!"
"I'm always here and will never leave you..."
Raven choked and forced a soothing smile.
Li Muhan looked at this scene with mixed feelings.
He understood that Zuo Xi had fallen into his own fantasy and mistook the raven for his lost lover.
And Raven also chose to accompany him and sink into this beautiful lie.
Raven raised his eyes and silently begged Li Muhan not to burst this dream.
Her eyes were full of despair and pleading, as if only this illusory happiness could support Zuo Xi and herself to continue living.
Li Muhan remembered what he saw in Mengmeng's fantasy. Some people would rather indulge in beautiful dreams than face the cruel reality.
At that time, I could say with certainty: People always have to wake up.
But now...
He had to pay the price for what he had said so firmly before.
"Zuo Xi, thank you for everything you've done for the Special Management Bureau. You're a true hero, and we will never forget your contributions."
Zuo Xi looked at him blankly, then nodded as if he understood.
"Hero... I just want to protect the one I love... Director Chang, you, please promise me, promise me and Mo Xuan, we want to be together forever!"
Raven hugged Zuo Xi gently, tears silently falling.
"I..." Li Muhan's nose felt a little sour. He understood that his words might make this dream continue endlessly.
Mengmeng...did I really do the right thing at that time?
I shattered the dreams of those souls, forcing them to wake up and face the cruel reality.
Am I really doing it right...
At this moment, Huo Tian's face flashed through his mind.
At the end of Mengmeng’s dream, he saw Huo Tian.
Maybe Huo Tian’s soul was worried about him and was waiting there, watching him.
Or maybe it's just my own illusion.
But Huo Tian also told Li Muhan in his own way that things are not necessarily right or wrong, and the world is not necessarily black or white.
Everything depends on your original intention, how you look at them, and how you deal with them.
The purpose of breaking the dream bubble is to allow the souls to be reborn and not be dragged down by the illusion.
So now...
Maintaining this dream may be the best option for them.
Li Muhan took a deep breath, then smiled and nodded.
"Of course... there is no man more worthy of Mo Xuan than you, Zuo Xi... I wish you all the best..."
Zuo Xi raised his head, his eyes sparkling with childlike innocence and joy.
He held Raven's hand tightly, a bright smile on his face.
"Chang Ju, thank you! Mo Xuan and I can finally be together forever..."
Raven gently hugged Zuo Xi and stroked his head softly, as if comforting a child.
She gave Li Muhan a grateful look and a bitter smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
Li Muhan understood that he could not change anything.
Sometimes, illusory happiness is more meaningful than the cruel truth.
He took one last look at this special pair of "lovers" and turned to leave the cell.
"Don't take it too personally."
When leaving the Forbidden Demon Prison, Yang Er was still playing games.
He put his feet up on the table, glanced at Li Muhan and said, "It's a very happy thing to be alive and have someone by his side."
"......Um."
Li Muhan smiled and nodded, but there was a hint of bitterness in his smile.
"You, little brother, always take all the trouble on yourself. Once you don't do it perfectly, you will blame yourself and feel guilty. Do you know what this is called?"
Yang Er put down his phone and looked at Li Muhan.
"...a nice guy?"
Li Muhan said self-deprecatingly.
"You have a savior complex. You always think you can save everyone. Li Muhan, you have a powerful force within you. You have indeed saved the world, but you are still not satisfied. Isn't this just greed?"
Yang Er stood up, walked to Li Muhan and patted him on the shoulder.
"Learn to relax. You are not God. Even if you were, you couldn't make the world perfect. Just be yourself and have a clear conscience. Leave everything else to luck."
"...Thank you, Captain Yang."
Looking at Li Muhan's depressed look, Yang Er sighed. He knew that Li Muhan's character would not change because of his two words.
But if he continues like this, he will be the only one stuck in the quagmire and unable to extricate himself.
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