Chapter 49: City of Happiness
◎If that's the case, why do they have to kill people?◎
Although Xie Wenzhe had said before that Xie Han's former name was Lu Yiming, before seeing these memories, Gu Nian still found it difficult to connect the two people. The black-haired boy who had helped her in the dream was proud and unruly, while Xie Han was taciturn. Apart from their appearance, they were completely different people.
Only then did Gu Nian truly realize that Xie Han was Lu Yiming, and Lu Yiming was the former Xie Han. She walked to the bedside and asked, "Do you feel that you have done something wrong? Do you regret it?"
Without waiting for the boy on the bed to respond, she continued, "If I were you, I wouldn't regret it. As long as there's a glimmer of hope, I'll choose to save my family without hesitation, because no one knows what the outcome will be before trying."
The boy remained quiet.
Gu Nian continued, "Do you think your mother is upset because you contacted the Xie family? You're wrong. She's upset because she's worried about you. What do you think she'd think if she saw you like this? Would she be able to rest assured? This will only make your loved ones sad and your enemies happy."
The boy still didn't speak.
Gu Nian: “…” This situation is what gives her the most headache.
A person's heart cannot be opened by just a few words, let alone someone like Xie Han. Since reason doesn't make sense, we can only try another method.
Gu Nian said, "Actually, you already know, right? The one who wants to exchange souls with you is Xie Zhengguo."
She had had some suspicions before. When the resurrection technique was performed, Xie Han had not yet gotten into trouble and was still the pride of the Xie family. Since the Taoist priest was working for Xie Zhengguo, it was impossible for Xie Zhengguo to be completely unaware of it. To put it another way, even if he was unaware of it at the time, he could have found out later. And just over a month ago, the Taoist priest was still working for Xie Zhengguo, while Xie Han was completely abandoned.
After thinking about it, there is only one possibility, Xie Zhengguo is the real mastermind behind the scenes.
A young, energetic body, a genius, and the lost bloodline of the Xie family, all perfectly met the needs of Xie Zhengguo, the ruler who was gradually declining from his heyday. That was why, after more than a decade of indifference, he went against all odds and designated a newly adopted illegitimate son as the heir to the group.
Xie Zhengguo's plan was well thought out, but something went wrong and the soul exchange failed for some reason. Xie Han also paid a huge price.
The memory fragments made it seem as if Xie Han was unaware of the situation, but Gu Nian felt that with Xie Han's intelligence, he might have guessed the truth even before becoming a brain evolver. His inaction wasn't due to physical limitations, but rather to punishing himself.
Gu Nian asked, "Do you think Xie Zhengguo would be very happy to know that you're dead? That Taoist priest has very strange abilities. He might be able to use a corpse to revive someone else. When you die, Xie Zhengguo will become you and inherit the Xie Group. He'll probably have no problem living for a few more decades. Do you want to watch him live a glorious life using your body?"
The boy's eyelashes trembled slightly.
Okay, that's a reaction.
Gu Nian decided to give the next dose of ruthless medicine: "When the time comes, he will use your body, use your name, and face you, calling your enemy "Dad". During the holidays, he might even pretend to be a filial son to disgust your mother. Can you tolerate this? I think your mother has a bad temper too. By then, she might be so angry that she will crawl out of her grave. Can you tolerate this?"
With every word Gu Nian spoke, the boy became more and more angry.
"He's dreaming!"
Gu Nian nodded in agreement: "Yes, he was just dreaming, but if he can do such a thing as soul-swapping, what else can't he do? If you don't want this to happen, you have to cut off this possibility with your own hands." Gu Nian said the last sentence very seriously.
After a moment, the illusion began to collapse.
Gu Nian returned to the entrance of the basement. The young Taoist priest was carefully holding a dagger against the man's neck. When he saw Gu Nian wake up and was about to speak, he suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Xie Han.
From the moment Xie Han opened his eyes, the happiness value above his head began to rise rapidly, 3 points, 4 points, 5 points, all the way to 60 points, before finally stopping.
Gu Nian glanced at the time. Fortunately, it was only a few seconds until five in the morning.
After a few seconds, everyone's happiness value dropped by 3 points, and Xie Han's was no exception. However, his happiness value had just dropped to 57 points, and it quickly changed again and returned to 60 points.
The young Taoist priest was shocked. How was this done?
Gu Nian showed a gratified look. Brain Evolvers were indeed extraordinary. Although it took some time, the effort and reward were proportional. She said considerately, "If you don't like being called Xie Han, we can call you Lu Yiming from now on."
After a while, Xie Han squeezed out two words: "No need."
Gu Nian readily changed his words: "Okay, then I'll still call you Xie Han."
Xie Han turned his head and stopped talking.
It's just awkward, it seems to be like this when you are a teenager. Gu Nian remembered something and asked the man curiously, "By the way, what was that explosion just now?" The flame was only 37 degrees, and it shouldn't cause any serious consequences, let alone an explosion.
The man's expression froze for a moment, and he finally raised his hand holding the small spray bottle. "I'm a bit of a germaphobe, and this is filled with high-concentration medical alcohol."
Gu Nian was silent. How much must this person have sprayed to cause the explosion?
But at this point, Gu Nian asked, "Where's Xie Wenzhe? Is he down there?"
The man nodded and said quickly, "He's Chairman Xie's son. I really didn't do anything to him. As for you guys, I just wanted to trap you." He pointed to his neck cautiously, "Um, can I take this away?"
The young Taoist looked at Gu Nian.
Gu Nian shook his head: "No." Then he added: "By the way, take the spray bottle away too."
The man handed over the spray can with a look of despair on his face.
After confirming that there was no movement in the basement, Gu Nian still asked the young Taoist priest to guard the man, and then he went down to bring the unconscious Xie Wenze out. Fortunately, although he looked dirty, he was not seriously injured.
Gu Nian originally wanted to pour a basin of cold water on the person to wake him up, but because exchanging for water required a lot of happiness points, he gave up. In the end, he could only use the most primitive method to wake the person up.
When Xie Wenzhe woke up, he felt a little pain on his face, but after seeing Gu Nian and Xie Han, he relaxed a little, but soon looked around cautiously again.
Gu Nian said: "Don't look for them anymore, they are gone."
Xie Wenzhe was about to breathe a sigh of relief.
Gu Nian: "Your girlfriend is here with us."
Xie Wenzhe took a deep breath and said cautiously, "I don't know what you mean."
Gu Nian frowned at him, then reached into her pocket, pulled out her phone, turned on the recorder, and played a clip of the conversation between her and the girl. After playing it, she said, "Do you know now?"
Xie Wenzhe's face was gloomy: "What do you want to do?"
Gu Nian put the phone back in place and said, "Don't be so nervous. Just think of this as a deal. We're here to rescue you, and you have to fulfill your promises. One is about the paradise, and the other is about the Taoist priest who performed the soul-swapping technique on Xie Han and Xie Zhengguo. Explain everything clearly."
Xie Wenze's expression remained unchanged until Gu Nian pointed out the person who had swapped souls with Xie Han. He showed some surprise, but not excessive shock. He had obviously guessed this beforehand. Perhaps this was the real reason he wanted to deal with Xie Zhengguo.
But Gu Nian was not interested in this. She urged, "Hurry up and tell me. Time is running out."
Qin Ping was taking the risk of attracting everyone's attention. In addition to looking for information about the Taoist priest, they also wanted to learn more about the situation in the paradise so that they could find the core of the pollution as soon as possible.
Xie Wenzhe glanced at Xie Han and said, "You are very lucky." Without letting Gu Nian urge him any further, he told all the information he knew.
According to Xie Wenzhe, this park was led by the Xie family and built by a total of eight companies. These companies are involved in various industries, and the actual controllers of these companies are the first people to move into the park, and the right to approve admission to the park is also in their hands.
Xie Wenzhe said: "Although the park was built to resist pollution, my father and his people did not miss this business opportunity. They exchanged the right to stay in the park for a lot of profits." That's why the park was built so big and so quickly.
Gu Nian asked, "Are you saying that these eight people are the key to finding the core of the pollution?"
Although she had previously reviewed the Special Affairs Bureau's records, which listed many companies involved in the park's construction, it was difficult to trace the specific companies that took the lead. According to Xie Wenzhe, while the other residents of the park were also residents, they had actually paid "protection money" to the eight individuals to gain refuge there, and might not have known certain inside information.
Gu Nian thought of the dead person under the fountain pool who was suspected to be a park worker.
Indeed, such a thing can only be done so secretly by the real leader.
Xie Wenzhe nodded, and then expressed his guess: "And I think that what my father did, the other seven people might also do."
Xie Wenzhe's meaning was very clear. He was saying that in this paradise, apart from Xie Zhengguo who killed someone, the hands of the other seven might not be clean.
This was also what Gu Nian was most worried about. She had always hoped that Xie Zhengguo's men would successfully find the contaminated core, because she was worried about this situation. Xie Zhengguo might have been worried that he sent people to confirm whether the deceased was the contaminated core. However, after learning about the Taoist priest's past, Gu Nian felt that he would not be so careless. Qin Ping's success also confirmed Gu Nian's suspicion.
None of the people killed by Xie Zhengguo were the core of pollution.
So far, three pollution cores have appeared in the paradise.
This wasn't hard to explain. No one would want others to know about murder, so they would have done it secretly, or at least thought they were. Xie Zhengguo had a Taoist priest to help him, but no one else did. If Xie Wenzhe's suspicions were true, it meant someone had made a mistake.
Perhaps the person they were going to kill was originally a Contaminated Core, or perhaps their actions of killing caused someone to become a Contaminated Core. In any case, this is the current situation.
The young Taoist priest was a little confused. "If that's the case, why do they have to kill people?"
Isn’t it enough to just not kill people?
Gu Nian said calmly, "Because they think that the one they killed is the polluted core."
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