Chapter 74
The head of the propaganda department approached Xiao Wei, spoke his mind, and fully expected the matter to be settled. Who knew...
"I won't take it." Xiao Wei refused cleanly and decisively.
The Minister of Propaganda was stunned on the spot.
"This is a rare honor; many people want it but can't get it..."
The propaganda minister tried to persuade them.
Xiao Wei said indifferently, "Then go find them."
Minister of Publicity, "..."
"Is there a special reason for the refusal?" The propaganda minister refused to give in easily and bravely negotiated, "Tell me what difficulties you have, and I can help you with your advice."
“I don’t believe in superheroes, and I despise individualism,” Xiao Wei said, word by word. “If my wishes are ignored, I will resign and file a lawsuit if necessary.”
The propaganda minister was dumbfounded.
If he weren't an office worker, he would have grabbed Xiao Wei by the collar right now and asked, "Is it really necessary?"
He believes he didn't make any unreasonable demands, so how did the topic suddenly shift to resigning?
The Minister of Publicity took a deep breath.
The propaganda minister tried to remain calm.
The head of the propaganda department had a flash of inspiration.
"If instead of superheroes, you were to post photos of all public officials at work, would you mind participating?"
"All public officials?" Xiao Wei asked, puzzled.
"Yes," the head of the publicity department replied with absolute certainty. "One to three work photos for each person, made into a video and released."
"Okay," Xiao Wei agreed.
He thought that if everyone participated, and each person had 1-3 work photos, he could blend in and not stand out at all.
That night, Xiao Wei had a long-awaited dream about her childhood.
His biological father was a scumbag who would act crazy when drunk.
At first, they hit him with their fists, but when no one intervened, they started smashing him with bottles. He was starving, couldn't sleep, and was emaciated. He had no ability to fight back and could only endure it silently.
Once, the biological father, drunk, pushed him hard, sending him crashing into a pillar.
He hit his head on a pillar and got a big bump on his head. He lay on the ground, unable to get up for a long time.
"Playing dead again."
The man mumbled something incomprehensible to others, picked up a bottle of liquor, and staggered out.
At that moment, Xiao Wei suddenly realized that either the man would die unexpectedly, or he would be beaten to death by the man; one of them had to die so that the other could escape their current predicament.
He is young and not very strong; he would undoubtedly lose if he faced him head-on.
Just then, Xiao Wei overheard the adults boasting, "Everyone says industrial alcohol can kill you, but I've tried it, and it didn't really do anything. It tastes like alcohol, a bit harsh on the throat, and it's much cheaper than other alcoholic beverages..."
If he poured industrial alcohol into the bottle, would that man close his eyes forever and disappear from his sight forever?
Once the thought took hold, it couldn't be dispelled, and Xiao Wei became restless.
Before taking action, he found Yunxin and said, "I might not live much longer. If I die one day, please sue him for me."
He didn't want to cry.
But the tears, on their own initiative, slid down from the corners of their eyes, completely out of their control.
Xiao Wei thought this was a contest where only one of them could survive. If he died, he hoped Yun Xin would help him send the surviving man to prison.
Unexpectedly, Yunxin told him, "Just bear with it a little longer, it will be fine in three days at most."
Three days...
If there is anyone in the world who can be trusted, then that person must be Yun Xin.
Xiao Wei decided to trust her and postpone the matter of adulterating the alcohol. He stayed away from home for the next few days, trying not to go back.
To everyone's surprise, before Xiao Wei could even make a move, that man killed himself first.
The manner of death was the same: industrial alcohol poisoning.
If Xiao Wei hadn't listened to the advice, he would have definitely thought that his biological father had died at his own hands.
Even in death, that man wanted him to bear the guilt of killing his own family.
At the funeral.
Looking at the man's corpse, Xiao Wei felt no sadness, only a surge of pleasure.
He suffered greatly, but finally he was able to get rid of his opponent.
However, good fortune did not come.
The man's sister, who was nominally his aunt, said she felt sorry for him and wanted to adopt him. After taking him home, she treated him differently.
They don't eat together. After his aunt's family of three finishes eating, he eats the leftovers.
Instead of sleeping in his own room, he slept on a makeshift bed on the floor of the living room, which was drafty on all sides.
He was responsible for all the housework because no one is allowed to be idle in the family.
If his aunt was mistreated outside, she would nitpick and "educate" him with a feather duster.
The first time, Xiao Wei didn't resist, thinking that since he was eating someone else's food, he shouldn't be too arrogant. He figured it was just a one-off occurrence, and he could just let it go.
Even when her aunt is angry, she never hits her as hard as her biological father.
However, the second and third times, the beatings became more and more frequent.
On the sixth time, just as Auntie raised the feather duster, Xiao Wei snatched it away and said softly, "Under fourteen years old, you won't be held criminally responsible for murder. Auntie, do you want to go and join my father?"
The aunt felt a chill run down her spine when she saw the other person's dark and gloomy eyes. She rebuked him forcefully, "Who taught you to say that? You don't study properly, you're always so lazy, how are you going to find a job, how are you going to amount to anything?"
“What kind of future can the son of a domestic abuser have?” If she could, Xiao Wei would have snapped the neck of the man in front of her. But in the end, he snapped the feather duster in half with a “crack”. “Auntie, the barefoot aren’t afraid of the ones wearing shoes. You’d better not mess with me.”
The aunt felt a chill run down her spine and hurriedly fled.
Soon after, Yun Xin arrived at Xiao Wei's door with a bill personally signed by Xiao Wei, demanding payment of 500,000 yuan.
The aunt was both angry and anxious, and vaguely a little scared, so she took the opportunity to kick Xiao Wei out of the house.
On his first day at Yunxin's house, Yunxin returned the IOU to him and said with a smile, "I've chased away all the bad guys, so no one will bully you anymore."
Xiao Wei smiled silently.
After the funeral, although he was still thin and looked sickly, his strength had increased, his speed had increased, and his physical condition had improved.
No one can bully him, not even adults.
Living with Yunxin brought him a truly happy period. Just as his memories of the past were fading, the person who had bullied him reappeared before him.
In order to live with Yun Xin for a long time, Xiao Wei originally planned that he would let these people go as long as they didn't reappear.
However, human nature is treacherous. He didn't want to cause trouble, but trouble targeted him nonetheless.
Knowing he was strong and afraid things would escalate and get out of control, Xiao Wei deliberately held back during the fight and even took a few punches.
After the group fight, Yunxin scolded him for being stupid and taught him how to trick people.
Xiao Wei thought, the world is vast, and life is long, but he would never meet another Yun Xin. Not only was she willing to protect him and teach him how not to be bullied, but she also wanted to find all those who had bullied him, bring them to him, and make them apologize to him one by one.
At the same time, a rental apartment was being rented next door.
A middle-aged man suddenly opened his eyes and started typing rapidly on the computer, communicating with his companion using a messaging app.
"Dream Master: The situation has changed. The government may have anticipated our actions against Xiao Wei and implanted false memories in advance."
"Chief: What's wrong?"
"Dream Interpreter: The dream features domestic violence, bullying, and humiliation. Normally, this is the environment in which a serial killer grows up. Based on Xiao Wei's performance at work, he should love life, be optimistic and cheerful, and have a positive work attitude. A false dream means false memories. In other words, the Federation must have set a trap for me."
"Dream Enterer: My superpowers are entering dreams (peeping into dreams) and weaving dreams, but my combat ability is almost zero. Once discovered, there is absolutely no escape."
"Dream Master: The situation is urgent, please evacuate."
The dream interpreter was convinced that he had explained the situation clearly and that the leader would surely grant his request.
Who knew——
"Leader: Continue."
"Leader: The terrible living conditions are the real memories."
Upon seeing the reply, the middle-aged man gritted his teeth and lay back down.
The dream continues.
Xiao Wei grew up happily by Yun Xin's side. Until one day, Yun Xin took in a stray dog.
"Sit down," Yun Xin instructed.
The stray dog immediately sat obediently.
"Shake hands." Yun Xin changed the instruction.
The stray dog immediately stretched out its front paws.
Even if Yunxin doesn't say anything, the stray dog will lie down and turn its belly up!
Yunxin was having so much fun that she forgot to talk to Xiaowei.
Xiao Wei, "..."
He never imagined that one day he would be jealous of a dog.
"It's so well-behaved!!" Yunxin exclaimed with delight.
Xiao Wei tried to grab the hem of her clothes. "I'm very well-behaved too, look at me."
But Yunxin was so engrossed in playing with the puppy that she had no time to pay attention to him.
At that moment, jealousy burned in my chest.
Xiao Wei sulked all night, and the next morning, she found Yun Xin looking for someone to adopt a stray dog.
A hint of smugness rose in Xiao Wei's heart. "You're not planning to leave it behind?"
"I already have you, I can't keep it." Yunxin said seriously after having a blast playing with the puppy last night.
Yes, choose him. Xiao Wei made up his mind that he would definitely be the most obedient and well-behaved.
The middle-aged man who had entered the dream and was watching, "..."
That's a bit outrageous.
It's hard to believe that all of this actually happened.
After a moment of contemplation, he began to use his superpowers to weave dreams.
A criminal with superpowers once told Xiao Wei, "This world is terrible, let's destroy it and rebuild it."
Xiao Wei didn't say anything at the time, but swiftly grabbed the person.
The dream interpreter replaced the superpowered criminal with Yun Xin, and used Yun Xin's voice to say the same words, "This world is terrible, let's destroy it and rebuild it."
This is his most frequently used tactic.
When family and friends yearn for evil, super-powered detectives often don't know how to choose.
Compromise is something I cannot bear the pangs of conscience for.
After being arrested and brought to justice, I felt an indescribable sense of guilt.
This dilemma allows one to better understand the target's true thoughts.
Who knew——
Xiao Wei smiled and agreed, "Okay."
Dream Interpreter: ? ? ?
He refused to believe in superstition and began to weave a new dream.
Yun Xin: "I hate the Federation, and I want to kill everyone in the government."
Xiao Wei: "Okay."
Yunxin: "The people on the street are also an eyesore, I don't want to see them."
Xiao Wei: "Okay."
Yun Xin: "I want to create a world where only people with superpowers exist."
Xiao Wei: "Okay."
"Okay," "Okay," "Okay," "Okay," "Okay," "Okay," "Okay," "Okay," "Okay," "Okay," "Okay," "Okay"...
No matter what you ask, the answer is always "okay".
After staring at Xiao Wei's smiling face for a while, the dream interpreter suddenly felt inexplicably terrified.
He sat up as if he had risen from the dead and began rapidly typing on the computer keyboard.
"Dream Interpreter: He's extreme, has anti-human tendencies, and is like a madman!!"
"Leader: That's right, it really is Xiao Wei's dream."
The middle-aged man, "..."
Wasn't he supposed to be a staff member in a special department? How can his personality be so dark? Doesn't the government have any moral standards when hiring?!
"Leader: Continue."
Left with no other choice, the dream interpreter had to lie down again.
This time, he fabricated a dream about Yunxin's death.
The subway station was a mess. When Xiao Wei arrived, she found many people lying on the ground, one of whom looked particularly familiar.
Xiao Wei's eyes turned red.
Xiao Wei let out a painful cry.
The dream began to shatter.
"What's wrong? What's going on?" The dream interpreter was a little flustered as this was the first time he had encountered such a sudden situation.
Immediately afterward, he realized something was wrong—like a superpowered person facing death for the first time, Xiao Wei was stimulated, his potential was unleashed, and his spiritual attribute was soaring.
His spiritual attribute is 8.2. He can only use his dream entry and dream weaving abilities on people whose spiritual attribute is 1 point lower than his (spiritual attribute ≤ 7.2).
The higher the opponent's spiritual attribute, the stronger the dream's defense. At best, it will kick them out of the dream; at worst, it will cause irreparable damage to their mental state.
Having weighed the pros and cons clearly, the dream interpreter disregarded the leader's orders and eagerly fled the dream.
Unfortunately, it was too late by then.
The dream interpreter felt as if he had been kicked hard, and immediately felt dizzy and disoriented.
When he opened his eyes again, he seemed like a different person, only able to chuckle foolishly, drooling from his mouth without even wiping it away.
"Chief: How is it?"
"Leader: What's the situation? Speak!"
After a while, the chat window disappeared, the messaging app was deleted, the chat history vanished, and everything returned to normal as if nothing had ever happened.
(End of this chapter)
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