Chapter 21 Daily Life (Part 2)
"Lu Zhongnian, 18 years old this year, birthday January 20, Aquarius."
"Born and raised in Xinlian. I like sweet food and hate all foods with strange smells. I like playing basketball and reading, and I don't like all unnecessary but noisy occasions. I like to sleep, but I can't sleep well. Sometimes I lie on the desk for a long time but still can't fall asleep. If you call him and he doesn't respond, it may be that he doesn't want to pay attention to you."
"I went to Xiaoying Primary School for primary school and Xinlian No. 1 Middle School Affiliated Primary School for junior high school. He was always at the top of the class in school and all the teachers liked him..."
Mu Yu talked nonstop for a long time, and Hong Yang looked weird: "It's so detailed that it seems made up."
Mu Yu: “?”
Hong Yang: "Where did I go to elementary school?"
Mu Yu was puzzled and said, "Xiayang Road is small."
Hong Yang: “…” Damn, how do you really know that?
Mu Yu continued.
First, to Ye Sui: "You and him were deskmates for half a year in your second year of high school. You two didn't talk much but got along very well. Lu Chongnian sometimes borrowed your comic books to read. Do you remember?"
Ye Sui's expression was subtle.
Then he said to Hong Yang: "I remember that the elders of your Hong family have some friendship with Lu Chongnian's grandfather. Didn't you meet him at a birthday party before?"
Hong Yang is also a little master, with a bit of a little master's temper, but not much of a little master's behavior.
Hong Yang frowned: "My aunt and her family know a family from the Lu family... Is the Lu Chongnian you mentioned from that Lu family?"
Finally, he said to Yan Shaowen: "You and Lu Zhongnian have known each other since you were 8 years old. You went to junior high school and high school together. Don't you feel that a big part of your memory is missing?"
Yan Shaowen listened quietly for a long time, his hands on the table playing with his car keys: "Actually, I know a good psychiatrist."
Mu Yu remained calm and continued, "Who did you eat with every day during your three years in high school?"
Yan Shaowen raised his eyebrows slightly: "Sometimes it's me, sometimes it's with others."
Mu Yu: "Who are 'others'? And who among those guys you used to play basketball with in high school was the one who grabbed rebounds for you all day long, and who was the one who was 100% sure about three-point shots?!"
Yan Shaowen laughed: "One hundred percent three-point shooting? You are the one who watched Slam Dunk—"
A picture suddenly flashed through his mind and he stopped talking.
Mu Yu noticed his strangeness and immediately pressed the issue: "Who did you grow up with? Who was the one who ranked in the top two in your grade during your three years of high school?"
Yan Shaowen narrowed his eyes: "Except you, of course..."
Who is it?
He paused again.
He finally had to admit that there were indeed strange gaps in his memory.
There is a blackened shadow in many of the images.
Until this moment, Mu Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Zhongnian's presence in this world was indeed not completely wiped out.
His position is still there.
No matter what they need to do to find Lu Chongnian later, this is first of all good news.
Ye Sui said to Yan Shaowen and Hong Yang: "I just listed the names of everyone in our class, and I can only list 47 names. There is one more name that I can't remember."
There is no point in checking the members of their class WeChat group, as not all of them are in the group in the first place.
Hong Yang got goosebumps. He touched his arm and asked, "What's going on? Why is this happening? If this person really existed, why did all of us forget about it, but only you, Ayu, still remember it?"
"I don't know either."
Mu Yu leaned back on the sofa.
When did it start?
If there had been any unusual events recently, apart from Lu Zhongnian's disappearance, the only thing left was the copy they had just experienced.
Could the person who created the copy be the same person who erased Lu Chongnian's existence?
Is Lu Zhongnian’s disappearance also related to the copy?
Mu Yu suddenly realized something.
On August 20, they held a class reunion at a place called Wenshan Club, halfway up a mountain in the southeast corner of Xinlian University Town.
That was a newly opened club in Yan Shaowen's family, given to him by Yan Shaowen's uncle as a coming-of-age gift. At that time, the club had just been open for a week, and Yan Shaowen could not resist the persuasion of a group of people in his class and invited them to go over and play.
The club is located in a very remote place, almost on the edge of the university town, and is not a place that students usually go.
That night, some people stayed in the room upstairs, including him and Lu Chongnian. Everyone left on August 21.
Later, when he contacted Lu Chongnian again, it was already August 30th.
Lu Zhongnian took a long time to reply to him... Could it be because something happened to him at that time?
Mu Yu concentrated on thinking.
But after the copy came, Lu Chongnian did appear, and did not show anything unusual at the time.
And when the copy ended, time went back to before he received the two messages from Lu Chongnian.
——It seems that Lu Chongnian only exists when the copy exists.
So does that mean they can only see Lu Chongnian again when the copy comes again?
Copy...
Mu Yu looked at the three people who were discussing in front of him.
In fact, if it weren't for these three people, I'm afraid what he said today would really send him to a mental hospital.
Ye Sui and Hong Yang are his best friends. If any one of them wants to go crazy, the other two will accompany him unconditionally.
As for Yan Shaowen, Mu Yu knew that he didn't care.
In fact, this person doesn't care at all whether someone he once knew is mentally ill or not. At most, he would appreciate the other person's madness, give a psychiatrist's business card, and then walk away.
He doesn't care at all whether the world is still normal or not. Even if Superman flies over his head, he will still sit in his luxury car and listen to today's financial news as usual. Even if the earth is going to explode tomorrow, he will still open a bottle of red wine and have a glass of red wine.
But would it be too much for them to receive two pieces of strange news a day?
Can they digest it?
Mu Yu considered it, sat up straight and wanted to speak. When his upper body leaned forward, he suddenly felt something hard poking at his left trouser pocket.
He reached into his trouser pocket and took out a round silver coin.
There is a crescent-shaped mark in the middle of the coin, which is clearly the logo of the monster generator!
Mu Yu was stunned.
When did this thing appear in his trouser pocket?
Could it be that it was there when the instance was finished? He hadn't discovered it until now!
"What are you looking at?"
Yan Shaowen noticed his gaze downward.
Mu Yu hesitated and put the coin on the table.
Hong Yang and Ye Sui's attention were immediately attracted.
Hong Yang asked curiously: "What is this? Game currency?"
Mu Yu moved her lips and said, "Actually, I encountered a strange thing during the welcome party today. I..."
The feeling of suffocation came suddenly.
Mu Yu felt like someone was strangling his neck. He covered his throat and choked hard before he felt his trachea was unblocked. At that time, his face was pale, he felt dizzy, and he couldn't help gasping for breath.
Hong Yang was frightened and patted his back quickly: "What's wrong? What happened?"
Ye Sui and Yan Shaowen's expressions also changed slightly and became serious.
Mu Yu shook his head: "...I can't tell."
The person who created all this does not allow the participants to tell others about their experiences.
Hong Yang was confused, but Ye Sui and Yan Shaowen understood a little bit and they fell into deep thought.
The data of a person's existence in this world is erased, which can perhaps be said to be man-made.
But for a person's existence to be erased from everyone's memory is definitely not something any human being can do.
And now, there is one more thing that humans cannot achieve.
Mu Yu calmed down his breathing, adjusted his glasses, was silent for a moment, and said, "Anyway, I asked you out today just to confirm whether you have really forgotten Lu Zhongnian completely. It would be good if you can still find the contradictions in your memory."
"There are some things I can't tell you," Mu Yu put away the demon coin, "I may have some ideas about how to see Lu Zhongnian again. But there are some other things that I may need your help with."
"What's the matter?" Ye Sui asked.
"I don't know what will mark Lu Zhongnian's disappearance. Will the person who wants him to disappear make him disappear completely at will, or will he disappear completely only when everyone in the world has forgotten him?"
Mu Yu's inner inclination is the latter.
Because if He was so free-spirited, they wouldn't be sitting here talking about it right now.
Mu Yu said to them solemnly: "I hope you can remember Lu Zhongnian. Regardless of whether you can recall any memories related to him now, at least remember this name, remember this person."
"Also, I asked someone at the Department of Mathematics at Lian University to check whether all traces of Lu Zhongnian there have been erased as well. I will ask the teacher at the high school myself, and as for Lu Zhongnian's home—"
"Yan Shao Wen, could you please help me find out what happened? You should know which Lu family it is, right? I want to know if the people in their family didn't notice that someone was missing from their home."
Yan Shaowen's car keys kept colliding on the table.
He said, "I can ask for you, but don't hold your hopes too high."
Mu Yu pursed her lips slightly: "Thank you."
It’s getting late.
Before leaving, Mu Yu took out three similar photo card holders and four mobile phone cases with cards from her bag.
Hong Yang and Yan Shaowen: "......?"
The card sleeve still showed the picture of Lu Chongnian leaning on the railing and looking back, while the card face in the card shell showed the scene of Lu Chongnian shooting a basketball in the sun.
A set consists of a card sleeve and a pain shell. Mu Yu carefully gave each of them a set.
"..." This was a bit beyond Young Master Yan's understanding. "If you want us to remember him, why don't you just send us his photo?"
Mu Yu looked at him in surprise: "If I send you his photo, can you look at it every day?"
Yan Shaowen: “…” Of course that’s impossible.
Mu Yu said, "I knew it." "So, it's better to put his face where you can see it every day. Seeing it every day will help strengthen your brain memory."
Yan Shaowen: Is this a new type of health product scam?
Hong Yang was shocked: "You prepared all these things a long time ago?!"
Ye Sui: "No, he just came back to the dormitory to finish his work..."
Hong Yang was shocked again: "When did your hand speed become so strong?"
"?" Mu Yu said curiously, "This won't take much time. I'll make something more awesome when I have time."
Everyone: What else do you want to do?
Hong Yang felt shocked and whispered to Ye Sui, "I have a feeling that he has wanted to do this for a long time. Is this what they call lost memory?"
Ye Sui: “.”
Mu Yu: "What are you whispering about! Okay, let's adjourn the meeting!"
*
The ground was wet after the heavy rain, and there were potholes everywhere.
The hot temperature dropped a little because of the rain.
Pedestrians put away their umbrellas and vehicles sped past on the road.
Hong Yang took the subway back to the Media Corporation, while Mu Yu and Ye Sui walked on the way back to the Polytechnic dormitory area.
"At the welcome party..." Ye Sui thought for a moment and asked, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay," Mu Yu said with a smile, "I'm fine, right?"
"Then, what is the way to see Lu Chongnian again?"
Mu Yu stopped smiling and looked ahead on the road.
“It’s an uncertain thing.”
Something that is uncertain as to when and where it will happen.
Mu Yu couldn't say that he was looking forward to the copy coming again, because that kind of dangerous "game" would inevitably bring death.
But the appearance of the crescent coin made him feel that it was impossible for the copy to appear only once and then disappear without a trace.
The two stopped at the entrance of the science and engineering dormitory area.
Mu Yu turned to face his friend and said, "Ye Sui, you and Hong Yang should see me less often during this period."
Ye Sui frowned: "We are friends."
"As a friend, I shouldn't involve you. Don't worry, I'll be fine," Mu Yu patted his shoulder and said with a relaxed look, "Look at the pain shells and card sleeves I made more often every day. It would be great if you can remember some things. Let's go."
Ye Sui looked at his back without saying a word.
*
Jiang Shuyue, Su Mingyun, Chang Sen and Jing Qiao all added him on WeChat.
Jiang Shuyue created a group named "A Group of Lucky E".
Mu Yu commented: "This group name is not very auspicious."
So the name of the group immediately became "Win 100 million tomorrow".
Jiang Shuyue: "I asked a friend in the mathematics department, and he said that there is no one named Lu Chongnian in their department..."
Su Mingyun: "??? What's going on [scary] Isn't Lu the most handsome boy in your school???"
Jiang Shuyue: “…………”
Jing Qiao: “[Picture]”
Jing Qiao: "I just found the photo of the handsome guy from Lian University on the forum."
Jing Qiao: "@Jiang Shuyue [silence]"
Su Mingyun: “???”
Chang Sen: "????"
Mu Yu: “…………”
Su Mingyun: "@Jiang Shuyue, the school hunk at Lian University is actually you?! [Shocked]"
Jiang Shuyue: "[Sa Beining breathing oxygen.jpg]"
Chang Sen: "That makes sense. Didn't they say that the school hunk is from the law school? I thought there was no way this could be wrong..."
Jiang Shuyue: “[vomiting blood.jpg]”
Jiang Shuyue: "Let's go over this one first..."
Jiang Shuyue: "There is one thing that is quite suspicious. There are two classes in their major, and the other class has a dormitory with only three people, but the extra bed has been vacant and no one has filled it."
Chang Sen: "Ah? We usually ask people from other classes to come and fill the beds."
Jiang Shuyue: "It's the same in our hospital, so I find it very strange."
Jing Qiao: "How many people are there in the class next door?"
Jiang Shuyue: "I'll ask him to ask tomorrow."
Mu Yu: "I just asked my high school classmates, and they all remembered that there were 48 people in our class, but they could only name 47. The situation in the class next to your classmate is likely to be the same."
Su Mingyun: "So the number of people matched, but no one noticed that one of them was missing?"
Chang Sen: "Then why don't we check at the Academic Affairs Office and find out what's wrong?"
Jiang Shuyue: "If that happens, it's more likely that teachers will think it's a data bug and change the number back to the actual number."
Mu Yu: “Yes.”
Su Mingyun: "What should we do? Did Mr. Lu just disappear? @Muyu, don't you have his phone number? You need an ID card to get a phone number, right? Doesn't the operator have any information records?"
Jiang Shuyue: "@Su Mingyun I suspect if I ask, I might get an invalid number..."
Mu Yu: "I'll check it out."
Jiang Shuyue: "By the way, does everyone have one of the devil coins?"
Chang Sen: "Did you just call it the devil coin? [laughing and crying]"
Jing Qiao: "Yes, I found this thing in my trouser pocket when I returned to the dormitory. I really wanted to throw it away..."
Jiang Shuyue: "Don't throw it away yet. I have a feeling that this dungeon won't just happen this time. Maybe this thing will be useful the next time a dungeon appears."
Su Mingyun: "[crying] I really don't want to enter the dungeon again..."
Chang Sen: "[want to die.jpg]"
Mu Yu: "Next time, not all of us will enter the dungeon."
Chang Sen: "How do you say that?"
Mu Yu: "Unless we make an appointment to get together, there is no chance for the five of us to get together. If there is no chance for us to get together, how can we enter the dungeon together again? We may not even be able to enter the next dungeon."
Su Mingyun: "...That makes sense. Then let's not meet. Let's communicate in the group if we have any news in the future [sweat dripping]"
…
Mu Yu stayed up late searching for information on the Internet.
The lights in the dormitory were off, and the light from the laptop screen was reflected on his lenses, with countless words and images flashing by.
Lu Chongnian has been a very noticeable person since elementary school.
He was brought out as a representative to be interviewed by reporters during his primary school anniversary celebration, he won prizes in the Mathematical Olympiad, there were always people discussing him in the junior high school forum, and he attracted attention wherever he went in high school.
This is Lu Chongnian.
Lu Chongnian is dazzling and anyone who sees him will never forget him.
During the years when Mu Yu had a crush on Lu Zhongnian, she would always search for information about him online when she was bored.
There are so many text reports and pictures related to him that the search engine often cannot fit more than three or four pages.
However, today, all this information has disappeared, replaced by some entries with the same name.
Mu Yu closed his laptop and sat quietly in the dark.
This is already the third day after completing the dungeon.
In three days, countless facts were presented to them.
The actual number of students in the Lian University mathematics class that Lu Chongnian was suspected to be in was an odd number, but if you ask anyone in the class, the total number of students they blurt out is always one more than the actual number.
No one in his high school remembered Lu Zhongnian, but when his homeroom teacher Xiao Yinyin was chatting with Mu Yu on the phone, she would naturally say, "All 48 of you..."
No one in the Lu family remembers Lu Chongnian.
Lu Chongnian's family relationships were somewhat complicated. Mu Yu was not very clear about the details. He had only vaguely heard about it from Lu Chongnian before. He returned to the Lu family where Grandpa Lu was now when he was fifteen years old.
Yan Shaowen said that there was an empty room at the end of the second floor of the Lu family's house.
No one knows exactly when the room was vacant.
The aunt who had worked in the Lu family for more than 20 years only knew that it was not a guest room, but no member of the Lu family had ever slept there.
She seemed to have never thought of asking Mr. Lu about the room, and Mr. Lu never mentioned it on his own initiative.
Thus, that room became a place in the Lu family’s old house where no one knew its secrets and why it existed.
Lu Zhongnian’s cell phone number is no longer in service.
Lu Zhongnian disappeared from the high school class photo.
Lu Zhongnian...
Mu Yu suddenly wondered how he and Lu Chongnian parted on the morning of August 21, the second day of the class reunion?
There seemed to be a blank in his memory.
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