Chapter 90 Chapter 90 Shackles
When a person is reincarnated successfully, there will always be a period of confusion with blurred memory. Therefore, every time Chi Nu reincarnates, she will arrange one or two absolute confidants to be by his side. On the one hand, it is to protect him, and on the other hand, it can guide him to recover his memory smoothly.
Now Chi Shuangliu is acting as Chen Run's guard. He is impeccable in ensuring her safety, but he is obviously unqualified as a guide. He even hopes that she will completely forget her cognition as a human being and become a complete monster like him, so that he can own her forever and have her all to himself.
She died to save the people of the city, but Chi Shuangliu could not bear the price of losing her. He was selfish.
Out of a subtle selfish motive, Chi Shuangliu took her and stayed in the deep sea, not giving her any chance to come into contact with humans, so that she would never be able to recognize her human identity.
But this approach is not without its drawbacks. Most of the fish in the deep sea have hard skin and dry meat. As Shen Run gradually "grew up", she became picky about the taste of food, and the fish meat in the deep sea could not meet her needs at all.
Chi Shuangliu brought back a mutated three-headed megalodon today. She took one bite and spat it out: "Pah, it's disgusting!"
Sharks urinate through their skin, so you can imagine how it smells.
She is now gradually recovering some human characteristics, such as being picky about food and her language function is gradually recovering.
Chi Shuangliu went for the big-ticket option, selecting his prey based solely on size, not taste. He flipped the shark over, facing the relatively soft underside towards him, and said to the child, insincerely, "You're eating in the wrong place. Try this place; the meat is fragrant and tender."
"That's what you said last time!!!"
Having been fooled twice, Chen Run resolutely refused to try again. He swung his tentacles to slap the shark's body away and angrily spit out a string of huge bubbles at him.
Chi Shuangliu: "..."
It's easy to feed her well by taking her to shallower waters, where the resources are more abundant and there are many fish with rich fat and delicious meat - but in that case, the probability of her coming into contact with humans will be greatly increased.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Chen Run's seven or eight tentacles started to spin and began to tear down the "nest" that Chi Shuangliu had spent a lot of effort to build on the seabed.
Chi Shuangliu: "..."
Strictly speaking, she is still in her childhood with confused memories, so it is understandable that she is a little naughty...but she is too naughty!!
After demolishing the house, Chen Run's tentacles began to spin again, this time clearly heading towards people.
She yelled in exasperation, "I'm hungry!"
Chi Shuangliu wasn't afraid of being beaten, but he couldn't let her go hungry. After weighing the pros and cons for a moment, Chi Shuangliu finally compromised: "...I'll take you to find something delicious."
After bringing her to shallower waters, Chi Shuangliu hid her in a lush and tall reef to prevent her from seeing humans, and went fishing diligently.
But Chen Run was obviously not as honest and obedient as he thought. Not long after Chi Shuangliu left, she came out from the reef and instinctively swam in the direction of the light.
This sea area is an archipelago region in the Pacific Ocean and belongs to the high seas. There are not many ships coming and going. Chen Run floated on the sea for a while out of boredom and used her tentacles to drive away several seabirds that were harassing her.
But it was still very comfortable to bask in the sun. Chen Run closed his eyes and enjoyed the feeling of the warm sun shining on his body. Suddenly, a loud sound of a ship came from the distance.
A medium-sized cargo ship was heading towards her, with an arrogant skull flag flying on it and the symbol of a superpower underneath. Five or six pirates of various races were standing on the deck, leaning against the side of the ship, drinking and playing cards.
"...Business has become increasingly difficult recently, with customs inspections in various countries being so strict."
"Not only are the inspections strict, but there's nothing good to be had at sea lately. Whenever we come across a 'rich mine,' at least seven or eight factions will rush to grab it. By the time we get there, we won't even be able to get a sip of water."
This illegal gang makes huge profits by reselling mutant animals and plants at sea. Generally, the high seas areas where there are many mutant animals and plants are called "rich mines". They sometimes also commit murder and robbery.
"Forget it, let's go explore somewhere farther away today. Turn the boat around... Wait! What is that?"
As the boat approached, they saw purple-red tentacles more than ten meters long floating on the sea. Looking up along the tentacles, they could vaguely see the upper body of a human female.
The speaker's tone grew increasingly excited, his voice trembling: "Mutants! They're mutants! We're going to get rich!"
Mutants are a combination of humans and mutated plants and animals. They are rare and expensive. Previously, at the Darwin auction, mutants almost fetched a sky-high price.
As soon as he finished speaking, several of his companions on the deck became excited and jumped onto the side of the boat, ready to attack. He stopped them in time: "Don't move yet. I'll call Huashe and the others over. Let's do it together!"
In less than ten minutes, two more ships with the same flag came over, and the three ships surrounded Chen Run in the middle.
"This mutant is probably a moron. Surrounded by so many ships, she didn't even react. This makes her easier to catch." The first speaker rubbed his hands excitedly. "Alright, she can't get away this time. Cast the net!"
Someone looked at Shen Run through a telescope and said excitedly, "Oh, this one looks pretty good. Those rich people like this kind of thing. It should be able to sell for a high price."
He said with relish, "I heard some wealthy people buy mutants specifically to make R-rated movies that incorporate gore, violence, and pornography, then sell them on the dark web. They're more exciting than 'The Human Centipede,' 'House of 1000 Corpses,' or 'Wrong Turn.' Do you think we'll see a movie featuring this mutant in a few months?"
Everyone on the boat burst into laughter.
The lowest-level ship among the three ships was a strong C-level, and Shen Run didn't look very smart, so they didn't take her seriously. They pressed the fishing button, and a strong big net was instantly cast into the sea.
Chen Run noticed that there were other creatures approaching, but because they were too weak, they could not pose a threat to her, so she continued to bask in the sun comfortably.
Just when she was about to fall asleep, a huge fishing net covered her head. After confirming that she was in the net, the net began to tighten mercilessly, lifting her out of the sea little by little.
Rough cheers rang out from the three contraband ships, mixed with exclamations such as "We're rich" and "It's so easy".
Chen Run: “?”
Her nap was interrupted and she started to lose her temper again. Her tentacles stirred up the net, quickly breaking it into pieces and turning it into pieces of hemp rope.
The smiles of everyone on the three boats froze on their faces.
After a brief silence, the three boats tacitly turned their heads at the same time and fled in the opposite direction at the fastest speed.
But they only escaped less than a hundred meters before they were frozen in place, as if held down by an invisible hand.
Everyone on the boat looked back in horror and saw that the sterns of the three boats were entangled by several tentacles and could not move forward at all.
Before they could react, the tentacles chopped down quickly. In just a few seconds, the three ships were smashed into pieces by the terrifying force, and all the people on the ships fell into the water like dumplings.
Someone tried to use his superpowers to resist, but was soon pierced through the heart by a relatively thin tentacle. The tentacle moved downward, cutting through his chest and abdomen, and forcefully pulling out his bloody internal organs and intestines.
As usual, Shen Run planned to start eating from the internal organs. Just as she was about to put the fresh blood food into her mouth, the pirate, who looked like a drowned rat, screamed in fear and retched.
She suddenly stopped opening her mouth, her head began to throb slightly, and some past scenes flashed through her mind rapidly.
The stench of human blood became pungent, as if something extremely horrible would happen after eating a human.
She began to bend over and retch uncontrollably, throwing the piece of meat away in horror.
The hundreds of pirates on the three ships saw that she was distracted. Some tried to fight back, while others quietly dived to the bottom of the sea to escape.
Shen Run's expression was confused for a moment, until a supernatural power hit her, and she finally came to her senses.
She looked back at these humans, raised her hand and waved casually, and immediately countless crackling electric currents jumped out of the sea water. Thanks to the conductivity of the sea water, within a few seconds, all the pirates were foaming at the mouth and fainted one after another.
If it was before, these people should have entered her stomach, but the memory that suddenly emerged in her mind made her hesitate.
So what should we do if we catch a bad guy?
Chen Run used his tentacles to roll up nearly a hundred pirates and followed his instinct to come to the patrol boat of the maritime patrol team.
She threw these people about a hundred meters away from the patrol boat, and only dived into the water quietly when the patrol boat discovered the abnormality and came over.
While she was doing these things, Chi Shuangliu hid in the nearby reefs. He did not stop her, but he did not leave either.
Just look at her quietly.
In the next few days, Chen Run's memory was still recovering little by little. She always tried to get close to the passing ships, but since her current image was too far away from people, she was always ruthlessly driven away. Many ships would call her a monster in various languages and shoot her away without hesitation.
Although those weapons would not hurt her, the feeling of being feared and hated was not very pleasant. Shen Run became very depressed, low in spirits, and had a poor appetite. The bluefin tuna that Chi Shuangliu had found was also ignored.
She was now in pain and conflict, her fragmented memories telling her that she might have once been human. But the reality was that she was a monster covered in tentacles, and with the skin of a monster, she would never be accepted by humans.
If she really was a complete monster, she wouldn't have to suffer the fact that she wasn't human.
Unable to clearly recognize her own existence, she could only turn to the only person she trusted, Chi Shuangliu, for help: "Tell me, am I a human or a monster?"
Chi Shuangliu moved his lips with difficulty.
Just as he expected, as soon as she began to recover her memory, she would find a way to return to human society. She would not be able to become a monster as he wished.
He also believed that as long as he gave her the answer and found a way to lure her back to the deep sea so that she would never come into contact with humans again, he would be able to monopolize her naturally.
If it were before, he would probably try every possible way to turn her into a complete monster, no matter if it was cheating or robbing, no matter if she was sad or angry, as long as he could get what he wanted.
But now, he has realized her importance, even more important than himself, and he must learn to restrain his arrogant and selfish nature for her.
What she wanted to do was to turn back into a human being. Respecting her wishes would make her happy. He could no longer just watch her sad and ignore her. Even if it was just a disguise, he had to pretend to be a generous and tolerant lover.
"...You were once a human, and a lot of things happened in between, and you became what you are now..."
It is extremely difficult to go against one's nature. Chi Shuangliu squeezed out each word from between his teeth with difficulty.
Shen Run's eyes lit up and he looked at him with shining eyes: "Really?"
Chi Shuangliu's heart was touched by this gaze, and his emotions unconsciously relaxed. For the first time, he was truly happy for her happiness.
His tone became smoother: "...I will help you restore your memory. When you grow up a little bit, I can help you become human again..."
After Chi Shuangliu was willing to take on the responsibility of a guide, it became much easier for her to recover her memory. In less than a month, she came out of the confusion period and remembered most of what had happened.
"I have something to ask you."
While Chen Run was practicing his transformation into a human, he suddenly asked a profound ethical question: "Are we... related by blood?"
Chi Shuangliu was slightly stunned for a moment before realizing what she meant: "...No, I don't have the concept of blood relationship. This body is constructed by my power and your bloodline. Don't understand it in terms of human kinship."
He lowered his eyes, a barely perceptible nervousness in his eyes: "Why do you suddenly ask this question?"
Ever since he lost her for a short period of time, he has been in a state of stress and anxiety, and even suspected that she wanted to use this as an excuse to break up with him.
"I'm just asking casually." Chen Run replied seriously, "If we are related by blood, then things will be difficult to handle next."
Chi Shuangliu's stress response reached its peak. Just as he was about to ask what happened, he felt his neck tighten and his upper body was pulled down by her.
Shen Run raised his head and kissed him: "Thank you."
After regaining her memory, she knew very well that Chi Shuangliu must want her to stay with him forever in the form of a monster. She also knew how difficult it was for Chi Shuangliu to make the choice to turn her into a human again.
After a brief moment of surprise, Chi Shuangliu raised his hands and held the back of her head, deepening the kiss.
He didn't let her go until she was breathless from the kiss. He whispered a warning in her ear: "Whether you are a human or a monster, you are mine. You can never get rid of me."
"Oh my god, that's a creepy thing to say, as if someone is possessed by a ghost." Chen Run bared his teeth and complained in a very unromantic way.
She looked at her newly recovered body in the sea again and said, "Now that things are settled, shouldn't we find a place to stay?"
As long as Chen Run is by his side, it doesn’t matter where Chi Shuangliu goes: “Where are you going?”
Poor ghost Chen Run thought for a long time: "... Let's go back to the rental house first."
A real god, a strong man with the power of a god, returned to their old and shabby rental house hand in hand.
......
After experiencing life and death, Chen Run and Chi Shuangliu temporarily calmed down, but they still had an imminent problem - Chi Nu.
They didn't know where Chi Nu was hiding, nor did they know what stage Chi Nu's plan to become a god had reached, and they didn't know what impact Chi Nu's deification would have on the world.
Shen Run was thinking about what to do next, but he didn't expect that the next day, someone would knock on the door of the rental house.
She thought it was someone from the property management, but when she opened the door, she was stunned: "Yan Xunqing? Captain Yan?"
Chi Shuangliu was peeling potatoes in the kitchen. When he heard Yan Xunqing's name, he rushed into the living room with the peeler in hand.
When Yan Xunqing saw Chi Shuangliu, he couldn't help but think of how he had torn an outer god into pieces, and his eyes inevitably became complicated.
When he saw Chi Shuangliu wearing a pink and blue women's apron, holding a peeling knife in her left hand and a round peeled potato in her right hand, his expression suddenly became more complicated.
It was Shen Run who broke the silence first: "Captain Yan, what can I do for you?"
Yan Xunqing took a deep breath and forced himself to look at Shen Run: "I have something I want to talk to you about in private."
Before Chen Run agreed, Chi Shuangliu spoke for her: "Impossible."
Chen Run glanced at Chi Shuangliu guiltily, then turned to Yan Xunqing: "...Okay, let's talk outside."
She could actually guess what Yan Xunqing wanted to say to her. Last time in Thailand, Chi Shuangliu had already fought with the official people, and his identity had been exposed. No country could tolerate such a big evil god standing on its territory.
Yan Xunqing asked her to come and talk about the matter of Chi Shuangliu. This matter will have a result sooner or later, and it would be best if it could be negotiated peacefully.
She turned around and coaxed Chi Shuangliu again: "We are talking about serious matters. I promise you, I will be back soon."
Chi Shuangliu really wanted to force her to stay, but was afraid of making her unhappy, so the moment she left the house, he could only summon a transparent tentacle with eyes on the top and follow her silently.
Shen Run didn't even turn his head: "You are not allowed to follow me secretly!"
Chi Shuangliu paused, then retracted his tentacles in disappointment.
Yan Xunqing explained to her as they walked, "...After you disappeared in Thailand, we tried to find you, but we were too late. The last we heard about you was that you sacrificed your life to save the people of the city, and your body was taken away by 001. The patrol team couldn't believe you had passed away like that, and had been keeping an eye on your hometown and rental house. We didn't expect you to actually come back. It must have been 001 who saved you, right?"
A faint smile appeared on his cold face, but it made people feel very gentle: "No matter what, I'm glad you survived."
Chen Run didn't realize the hint of emotion hidden in his words, and reported hurriedly: "I didn't die suddenly, I was murdered!"
Yan Xunqing raised his eyebrows suddenly: "What do you mean?"
Chen Run picked out the key points and told him about Chi Nu: "He set up this whole thing from the beginning to the end. He's the one behind Darwin. His purpose in setting this up is to make you and Chi Shuangliu fight, so that he can reap the benefits."
Yan Xunqing's expression gradually became serious, and he nodded: "I understand. Don't worry, I will pay attention."
He brought Chen Run to a nearby cafe and took her into a small compartment at the back.
But for some reason, his expression was a little complicated. He paused for a moment before pushing the door open and said, "Come in."
There was a middle-aged man sitting in the private room. His eyebrows and eyes were very similar to Yan Xunqing. There was no supernatural power fluctuation on his body, but his every move was full of impressive aura. It was obvious that he had been in a high position for a long time.
Chen Run vaguely heard that Yan Xunqing came from a high-ranking official family and his father was a general with real power. It was obviously the person in front of him.
She greeted him politely: "Mr. Yan."
General Yan took the initiative to stand up and shake her hand, smiling and said: "You are Miss Shen, right? You are indeed young and promising."
Chen Runte was not used to such polite words and laughed dryly: "You came to me just for Chi Shuangliu's matter. Let's talk straight, otherwise I will feel uncomfortable and lost."
General Yan was stunned for a moment, then he threw his head back and laughed heartily: "Then I won't be polite."
After laughing, he slowly sighed: "Chi Shuangliu's existence has alarmed the top leaders. He is a time bomb wherever he is. He has the power to overturn the entire world at any time, and he has no weaknesses. He is really quite troublesome."
Chen Run became more and more uncomfortable as he listened, and asked, "So what are you going to do?"
"He can't be hurt, nor can he be killed. Since we can't force him, we can only negotiate." General Yan teased, then gave her a soothing look, indicating that she should be patient. "I have carefully studied his information and found that he is not completely without weaknesses."
"You, Miss Shen." He looked at Shen Run and smiled. "If I'm not mistaken, you and he have a deep emotional connection. You can even be said to be the only person he cares about on this earth. But I'm afraid you alone can't restrain him."
Chen Run became alert instead: "What do you want to do?"
General Yan did not answer, but signaled the guard to take out a box made of special materials. He opened the box and pushed it in front of Shen Run. Shen Run found that what lay in the box was actually a... collar?
"After discovering his presence, we immediately reported it to the higher-ups and activated the emergency plan. We worked overtime to create this collar. I won't hide it from you, the original material of this collar is the meteorite that fell. Several Super S-levels used their supernatural powers to transform this collar, and it can have a certain restraining effect on him."
“And you, Miss Shen, you are the only one who can put a collar on him.”
Shen Run was stunned.
General Yan didn't hide anything and said frankly, "After all, he's not human, and he's extremely dangerous. Who knows what he might do? Miss Shen, I'm afraid you can't guarantee that either, so he must wear this collar."
Shen Run frowned: "What do you want me to do?"
She knew how much Chi Shuangliu hated being controlled and manipulated by humans. Chi Nu built a temple to try to suppress him. Sun Umbrella once gave Chi Shuangliu a collar, hoping to tame him for his own use. Chi Nu was regarded as his mortal enemy, and Sun Umbrella later paid the price for his actions. Almost the entire company's senior management was infiltrated and enslaved by him.
Emotionally, she didn't want to be the third person to control Chi Shuangliu, but rationally, she had to admit that what General Yan said made sense and Chi Shuangliu did lack stability.
——She still clearly remembers the conversation they had in Thailand before. Chi Shuangliu rejected her request not to destroy humanity without hesitation. She is still not sure what Chi Shuangliu is thinking.
This is also what often makes her feel uncomfortable about Chi Shuangliu. His extreme love for her is in sharp contrast to his cruelty and ruthlessness towards other humans, but she also has great empathy with ordinary people.
"You are the only one who can get close to him right now, and the only human who can make him vulnerable. I hope you can find a way to put this collar on him without him knowing. For him, it's a shackle, but for others, it's an insurance policy for their safety."
He paused, then continued, "Of course, we won't let you take this risk in vain. As long as you agree, we can arrange for you to join the patrol team." He stared at Chen Run and added meaningfully, "Because you have made significant contributions to the country, you have a regular position."
Chen Run: “…”
What a cunning old fox!
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