Chapter 222 It’s Not an Illusion
Qiao Suisui was stunned for a moment in disbelief, and murmured, "Addiction? Carl?"
How is this possible.
Carl is a male who can suppress his hunger instinct when he is on a mission. He can even control himself well every time he feels emotional towards her and will never go any further without her consent. Carl, who has such self-control, is addicted to hallucinogens?
"Is there some misunderstanding here? Karl wouldn't be that kind of person."
Zong Fang and Sang Yan both fell silent.
After a while, Zong Fang gently squeezed her palm and said, "Do you want to go see him? I'll arrange it."
Qiao Suisui nodded heavily.
Three days later, Qiao Susu and others arrived in the Federation.
The Secretary-General reported to Zong Yan the news of Zong Fang's entry into the Federation. Zong Yan was surprised but also somewhat relieved, thinking that Zong Fang had finally figured it out. He was about to arrange for someone to pick him up when he heard the Secretary-General say, "He came with the leader of the Freedom Alliance this time. Given the extremely tense relationship between the two sides, it would be somewhat sensitive if we were to be too public about it. Besides..."
The Secretary General hesitated.
Zong Yan frowned: "Speak."
"There's a female with him."
Zong Yan was stunned and asked, "Are you sure it's a female? What's her identity?"
He understood his son well. If he could change his mind, he would have done so thirteen years ago. Why would he wait for him until today?
The Secretary General was puzzled. "That's why we can't find her identity. Even the Sky Eye can't detect her scent or genes. We can only tell from the surveillance that she's a female. At this time, the three of them have already entered the monitoring center."
Regulatory center.
Qiao Sui Sui removed the brooch from her chest. It was a hidden item from the Points Mall. She figured, since the orcs were gradually forgetting her identity as an ancient human, it would be best to withdraw from public view to avoid further trouble. Furthermore, with the INF Company's supervisors in this world, they were in the dark while she was in the light, making it difficult to draw attention. Therefore, she kept a low profile.
At this time, follow the warden all the way to the end of the corridor. The first room on the left is the room where Carl is imprisoned.
The conditions in each room are the same, and the layout and things are very simple, so you can see it at a glance.
"Number 8747, someone is here to see you." The warden patted the iron door, but there was no movement inside.
Munakata ordered, "Open it directly."
".I'm afraid this is"
"Open it. I'll take responsibility for the consequences."
"yes."
The warden scanned his irises and the iron door opened.
Qiao Susu held her breath and looked inside. She saw a man sitting in the middle of the room with his back to the door. He had no reaction to the outside world at this moment. He just looked up at the only square window in the room. No one knew what he was thinking.
Qiao Suisui was a little hesitant to recognize him. She slowly took two steps closer and called out softly, "Karl."
The man's body suddenly stiffened, but he still didn't turn around. He just tilted his head slightly, revealing his thin profile.
"Karl, what's wrong with you?"
The man looked at her calmly, then passed Qiao Sui Sui and looked at Sang Yan and Zong Fang behind her, and said, "You came to see me?"
Qiao Susu stood there in a daze, not understanding why he completely ignored her.
Zong Fang took a step forward, put his hand on her waist, and said to Karl: “She is looking for you.”
Carl raised his eyebrows and laughed at himself, "Now I have three hallucinations, what's the difference between quitting and not quitting." After saying that, he turned around and looked up at the window.
The warden sighed and said, "He's been in forced abstinence for three years, and during that time he's relapsed over twenty times. Others escape to be free, but he escapes, gets a shot of hallucinogens, and comes back again. I don't know what he's trying to achieve. I once asked him, 'You can come and go so freely, why do you come back?' He can't quit. He said he had nowhere else to go."
At this point, the warden looked at Zongfang's expression and asked, "Can you take him away this time? We really can't take care of him."
Qiao Susu listened from the side, her heart shrinking into a wrinkled orange, sour and bitter, she couldn't describe the feeling.
She walked over quietly and sat next to Karl, accompanying him without saying a word.
Sang Yan wanted to say something but was stopped by Zong Fang. He waved for everyone to go out and give them some space.
Carl was wearing an ill-fitting prison uniform with his trouser legs a little too short, which made him look funny and awkward, but he was completely unaware of it. He rested his arms on his knees and stared out the window without blinking.
Qiao Susu also followed his gaze and looked out the window, but saw nothing except the dazzling sunlight.
"Karl, what are you looking at?"
Karl didn’t look at her, but seemed very familiar with her existence. His voice was low and hoarse, as if he was talking to himself, but he was answering her question: “I’m watching every day after she left.”
He suddenly turned his head and looked at her with fatigue and nostalgia.
"You haven't appeared for a long time. I thought the hallucinogens had worn off."
His last injection was half a month ago, and Carl sadly discovered that he had developed antibodies to the hallucinogen and would no longer have hallucinations.
Qiao Susu could no longer hold back her tears, which fell with a "pa" sound, hitting the back of her fair hand.
Carl was a little flustered. He felt that the illusion in front of him was too real, as if the real Su Su was crying in front of him. He couldn't help but tremble in his heart and felt a sharp pain.
"Don't cry, don't cry."
He almost subconsciously reached out to wipe the tears from her cheek, but when he felt her soft and smooth skin, he felt as if he was stung and froze in mid-air.
"you"
He looked at Qiao Susu in shock and was speechless for a long time.
The touch of Sui Sui in the hallucination would not be so real, he was sure of it because he had hugged her countless times in the hallucination.
Karl called out cautiously, "Sui Sui?"
Qiao Susu's eyes were red from crying. She threw herself into Karl's arms, hugged his neck and sobbed in pain.
"Karl, I don't want you to become like this."
Carl forgot to react, his hands were stiff, staring blankly at the wall opposite, but in fact he didn't see anything. His internal organs were churning and his heart was beating so wildly that it almost exploded.
"Sui Sui?" he called again.
Qiao Suisui wiped away her tears with her hands and answered with a trembling voice, "I'm here."
Karl touched her face with his hand blankly, feeling the heat of her breath, then he excitedly moved from sitting to kneeling, holding her face with both hands, his eyes full of bloodshot and tears.
He stroked her outline, forehead, eyebrows, and nose bridge over and over again. When his fingertips reached her soft red lips, a hot tear rolled down.
"Sui Sui."
"I am here."
"Sui Sui."
"I am here."
Karl's hands were shaking uncontrollably. He gasped for breath, his eyes filled with excitement and fear, tears welling up in his eyes. It was as if all the longing, pain, and regret he had suppressed for so long poured out like a flood. His whole body began to tremble, and he held Qiao Suisui tightly in his arms, afraid that she would disappear again in the next second.
"It's really you, tell me, tell me this is not an illusion, please tell me, this is not an illusion."
Qiao Suisui hugged his waist, buried her face in the crook of his neck, and said, "This is not an illusion, I'm back."
(End of this chapter)
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