Kill him

Curiosity is like a small flame that is secretly ignited by someone.

Ivy didn't know when it was lit. Was it the first time she saw Lorraine after waking up? Or when she found out that this man who was more injured than she was would silently guard her? Was it the bone where he lightly but quietly carved his name on the ivy leaf? Or...

She doesn't know.

In her memory, the man was cold and arrogant, but after that brief contact, Ivy found that he just seemed to be bad at flattering and saying nice things.

Anya, Xin Lan, and even the red-haired Ci Li, all told Ivy affirmatively.

"He loves you."

But for Ivy, this statement is still a bit scary.

What is even more terrifying is what Song Xu added:

"You love him too."

Ivy suddenly wanted to look for some psychological tests online, tests of your potential personality, your XP, your dark side...

Maybe she really has some strange attributes.

"Do you know why I came up with this?" Song Xu analyzed the data seriously. "First of all, I have tried so hard, but whenever Luo Lin is around, you should always look at him - people's subconscious reactions will not lie."

Ivy hugged the soft pillow and listened to him humbly.

She had long noticed that the house was "under surveillance", and Song Xu also told her frankly that the surveillance at the main entrance was exactly the same as the new model currently used by the military; there were also suspicious people standing guard outside the house, they were not wearing military uniforms and looked more like privately arranged security personnel.

Ivy guessed that the other party should be someone from the Divorce Review Office.

They seem to be recording the visitors here. If two people stay together for too long, it may affect something——

Ivy wasn't sure of the specific impact, but she had a vague feeling that if Lorraine knew, she would probably be unhappy.

She doesn't want the other person to be unhappy.

Although I can't find the specific reason, this is my subconscious mind.

What they talked about today also involved Yu Mo. As far as Ivy remembered, Yu Mo was also injected with drugs, but he seemed to have forgotten nothing.

Unfortunately, Yu Mo was not fully awake most of the time, so Ivy was unable to chat with him for a few words. Song Xu said that on the way out of the dungeon, Yu Mo, whose body was broken into N pieces but still conscious, chatted with him for a while.

"He told me that emotional cleansing is irreversible, but cloud memory is not," Song Xu said, "but what he said afterwards was too outrageous, such as immortality and memory uploading, which was completely inconsistent with the values ​​promoted by the current federal government. I ignored him - I thought he was just talking nonsense because of the pain."

Ivy was also confused. She urged: "Don't talk about this nonsense. I want to hear your analysis. Why do you think I love Lorraine? Is it just because I often see him? This is not very strange - because he is very handsome and fits my aesthetic taste."

"Does that mean I'm not handsome?" Song Xu was dissatisfied. "I understand the reason, but can you praise me a little?"

"You are also handsome, very handsome," Ivian said to the unhappy puppy, and said to him in a smart way, "You and Lorraine are two different kinds of handsome. He is like a peony, and you are like a peony. One is dignified, and the other is beautiful."

Song Xu quickly shook his big fluffy tail again.

"That's more like it," Song Xu said, "Since you asked sincerely, I must tell you everything - Ivy, do you know when I found out that you really love Lorraine?"

Ivy asked, "When?"

"At first, it was when you were getting divorced," Song Xu said. "You and him were such a good match, and he was so in line with your aesthetics, but you insisted on divorcing him. In fact, during the divorce review, I secretly peeked at the record book of the handsome brother with glasses."

Ivy was stunned.

"Okay, I admit that this behavior is very bad, but I was really curious at that time... because I didn't understand why you wanted to divorce Lorraine. Although I have been looking forward to this day for a long time, Ivy is not an item, nor a mission reward. Compared with the result I hope to get, I care more about whether you are happy during this process." Song Xu stared at her with sapphire eyes, and the eyes as pure as tropical water contained the purest tenderness. "In that record book and the on-site recording, I heard your conversation... Very tacit, very in tune, even more in tune than you and me... I can feel that there is a misunderstanding between you, and this misunderstanding made you choose to leave him. It's not because you don't like him, but because you like him too much that you don't want to continue to suffer this emotional distress."

Ivy touched her head and it was itchy.

She said, "You make me feel like something is about to come out."

"Liking is possession, but love is not," Song Xu said sincerely, "In fact, I just put myself in your shoes... Ivy, just like now, I like you very much, but you don't like me that much, so I often feel pain - but I won't force you to stay by my side because of my own pain, because I hope you can live the life you want without interference and freely - you must have said the same thing to Lorraine at the beginning."

Ivy said hesitantly, "I don't remember clearly..."

But she did argue with Lorraine and made it clear that she "didn't like him enough".

In her memory, she felt that Lorraine didn't love her that much.

Or, it's like a kind of...love from a superior position.

"Oh no, the more I talk about it, the sadder I feel," Song Xu sighed, then stood up, opened the red wine, and poured a glass for Ivy. "Okay, let's not talk about Lorraine for now... Let's talk about something happy. To be honest, it's really a bit uncomfortable to talk to someone you like about someone she likes... I'm not a carefree and open person... Have a couple of drinks with me, and when I calm down, I'll talk to you about something happy."

Ivy doesn't drink often, but she was still infected by the spirit of Song Xu who sneaked over the wall to serve her red wine. She held the glass of red wine and sniffed it, then took a small sip. She didn't quite get used to it and frowned immediately.

"This is the red wine you used at your wedding," Song Xu told her seriously, "It's very good. I wrote down the brand at the time, thinking that if you get divorced, I must treat you to a drink."

Ivy took another sip and sighed, "Why didn't I think it was so unpalatable at the time?"

"Because memory can also be wrong," Song Xu raised his red wine glass and said seriously, "Don't trust too much in those memories of lost feelings, Ivy. Just like sometimes I also try to find fragments in my memory to prove that you love me too...but that's wrong. The person you love most is Lorraine, there is no need to try to find evidence of love."

Ivy smiled.

She raised her glass and gently clinked it with Song Xu's: "Thank you for telling me this."

They both drank the wine in their glasses.

Song Xu poured a second cup. He suddenly coughed and said loudly, "Well, now the old man is not here, and you don't like him that much! This is God helping me! Ha! Ha! Ha! Come on, drink! Let's drink!"

He drank another glass and poured another glass of wine into the glass in Ivy's hand.

Ivy wanted to persuade him but hesitated; Song Xu opened his blue eyes filled with tears, took the glass of wine and drank it seriously.

"Anyway, we are now on the same starting line," Song Xu said, "Ivy, why can't I tell you against my conscience that you don't like him at all? Why can't I be as shameless and vicious as my brother Song Feng and lie to you that I was the one you liked the most before... I..."

"Forget it," Song Xu raised his glass, his golden hair gleaming as he smiled cheerfully, "I have a clear conscience and I will have no regrets in the future."

…

Thousands of miles away, Lorraine finally heard the contents of the eavesdropping device.

"Well, now that old man isn't here, and you don't like him that much anymore! This is God helping me! Ha! Ha! Ha! Come on, drink! Let's drink!"

It was Song Xu's voice.

This sound was almost like a shout, and it was so loud that it was fully recorded by the eavesdropping device.

Ivy said something else, but it was inaudible and faded away in the chaotic sound waves.

"Old man" Lorraine sat in the chair, motionless and silent like a stone statue.

The room was built with sound insulation and privacy in mind. Even with the most advanced eavesdropping devices, it would not be possible to overhear a normal conversation between two people in the room.

Lorraine sat at the table, key in hand.

He will also secretly interrogate Yu Mo later.

Lorraine has higher authority and has surveillance of all secret locations in the house - except for the second bedroom where Ivy is resting. The moment Lorraine noticed that she chose to rest in that room, he immediately cut off the link with that surveillance.

Unilateral and irreversible.

Lorraine didn't want to be a "pervert" who would peek at girls while they were resting.

Now, here comes the downside.

It was too late for him to observe what Song Xu's enthusiastic golden retriever was doing.

Xin Lan was still counting the time beside him.

"It's been fifty-six minutes," Xin Lan said. "This is the longest time Song Xu has stayed. Before that, he was delivering things or helping Ivy to loosen the soil and compost the flowers and plants she planted... Well, a lot can be done in fifty-six minutes..."

"You've been talking a lot lately," Lorraine said. "Is there something wrong?"

Xin Lan said, "I believe Ai Wei and Song Xu will not have any sparks of affection at this time, otherwise it would not be your turn."

Lorraine said, "You're actually very elegant when you're silent."

"Now is not the time to be elegant," Xin Lan could no longer cover up, he shouted, "If something really happened to them - ? In fact, you can ask someone to come and take a look at them at this time -"

"Breaking the barriers?" Lorraine interrupted. "If Ivy really ..."

He couldn't continue and paused for a moment, Lorraine looked very bad.

"I won't allow it," he said. "Ivy's emotions have been cleansed. She is not wrong. It's Song Xu who is wrong."

Having said this, Lorraine stood up calmly, put bullets into the magazine one by one, loaded the gun, chambered it, and slowly pulled the trigger.

"Have Song Feng call Song Xu. Don't say it's you who's calling him. Say it's Yu Mo who's calling him," Luo Lin said. "Call now."

Xin Lan quickly called Song Feng. Song Feng was a mess in his emotional life, but he was very proactive when carrying out his superiors' orders.

In less than a minute, Song Feng called and told Xin Lan.

"Song Xu said he just finished exercising and was about to take a bath and go to sleep," Song Feng said, "I'll call you back tomorrow."

“Bang, bang, bang—”

Lorraine held the pistol and fired three shots at the target on the wall with an expressionless face, and every shot hit a bull's eye.

Xin Lan detected that his anger was bursting at the moment.

"Uh..." Xin Lan comforted awkwardly, "Maybe the exercise Song Xu mentioned is running... I remember there were a lot of indoor treadmills in that house... Or maybe he was doing Pilates with Ivy. Song Xu seems to be very good at taking care of his body..."

"Is Yu Mo willing to eat?" Luo Lin turned around and asked Xin Lan, "Does he agree to the exchange now?"

Xin Lan said: "He still said that he wanted the hard drive about 'creating new humans'..."

"Impossible," said Lorraine. "Hang him up and keep him locked up—"

"You don't have to give it to me," Xin Lan said, "or you can ask for one of Ivy's personal belongings. Anything is fine."

Lorraine was extremely cold: "Ivy is not here."

"Ah," Xin Lan was puzzled, "but don't you still have Ivy's pants in your bedroom--"

When Lorraine came into sight, Xin Lan suddenly woke up.

"I'll go see him," Lorraine said to Xin Lan, holding the gun. "You go tell the guards to control Song Xu if he comes out - don't alarm Ivy."

Xin Lan asked, "What if Song Xu stays there tonight?"

Lorraine was silent for a moment, then said, "Go prepare the expedition car for the return trip. I'm going back today."

Before going back, Lorraine, who had almost run out of patience, went to see Yu Mo.

Yu Mo's body has completely recovered. His long silver hair hangs down quietly, and the headband with "001" embroidered on it is on his wrist. His mental state seems to be relatively stable.

Lorraine broke in and took a dagger.

"I don't have time to stay here with you. I have to go see Ivy tonight," Lorraine told Yu Mo straight to the point, "If you don't tell me, I don't mind breaking your brain again."

Yu Mo leaned against the wall and smiled.

"I've already said that the elimination of emotions is irreversible," Yu Mo said, "Those micro-robots rely on phagocytic cells to complete the erasure of emotions - this is also the research result of you humans."

"Humanity did not put it to use and chose to seal it. If you just want to talk to me about the heinous crimes of mankind today, there is no need for us to continue talking."

Having said this, Lorraine stood up and approached Yu Mo with a dagger in his hand. The moment before the tip of the knife touched Yu Mo's forehead, he raised his head and stared at Lorraine.

"Why do you think I can solve this problem?"

"You can 'read Ivy's mind,'" Lorraine said calmly. "To be more precise, you can judge what Ivy is thinking through her micro-expressions. The scar on Ivy's head is not just a mark of emotional detachment when she was a child. What other surgery did you perform on her brain? Uploading her cloud memory in real time? That's why you can 'read her mind' so accurately."

Yu Mo smiled: "As expected of you - when did you start to doubt me?"

"When Ivy took the exam, Song Feng stole her food and bullied her," Lorraine said. "You didn't hide your true identity well."

"... so early," Yu Mo was very surprised, "So, at that time, you thought that Ivy's identity was also problematic? So you were also wary of her at that time? It's hard to believe that you would go to bed with her at that time. It seems that Ivy at that time had already begun to have a good impression of you. She would not do things driven by desire. She could only like you, but you were obviously not gentle enough to her. The next day, her legs were hissing."

Took a breath of cold air.

The sharp blade of the dagger in Lorraine's hand pierced into Yu Mo's skin, oozing blood and preventing him from uttering more information.

"...I can retain my consciousness because I can download my memories and consciousness from the cloud at any time," Yu Mo looked into Luo Lin's eyes, "But Ivy can't. She is different from me."

"What's the difference?"

"My memory is with the 'Yuan'," Yu Mo said, "As long as it doesn't die, I won't disappear. But Ivy is different. Her and Alice's consciousness are independent of the 'Yuan' and cannot be downloaded indefinitely-"

Luo Lin grabbed his long silver hair and pulled it up mercilessly. The cold hunting dagger fell to the ground. He slapped Yu Mo three times, his voice faintly filled with anger: "So, you are the one who disguised yourself as me and tried to lure Ivy into the room?"

——Ivy questioned Yuan at that time.

——But Yuan’s reaction was confused.

Even though he was beaten, Yu Mo still maintained his cool and elegant temperament and smiled indifferently.

"She recognized you," he said, "but not me."

"Don't be sentimental and pretend," Lorraine said sharply, "Tell me, how do we make Ivy recover? How do we cut off her memory synchronization and uploading?"

"Why cut it off?" Yu Mo asked back, "As long as Yunduan's memory is there, it means she can live forever... This is the goal you humans have been pursuing thousands of years ago. Qin Shihuang, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, which of these emperors didn't want to live forever? Ivy can do it, she can live forever. After she dies, she can just change her body--"

"Really?" Lorraine asked, "Is Ivy still her after she changes into another body?"

They all know the answer.

Especially Yu Mo, he has changed his body too many times, and cannot perfectly inherit his consciousness and emotions every time.

In other words, it is Yu Mo who dies every time, and it is also Yu Mo who is reborn every time. But just as a person can never step into the same river twice, the Yu Mo who is reborn every time is not the same one who died.

The human body, soul, memory, emotions...

Only when all of them match, you are that unique person.

Otherwise, Yu Mo would not risk his life to protect Ivy.

He kept saying that he wanted Ivy to give up her body and upload her memories willingly, but in reality, he was carefully protecting her current body.

Yu Mo smiled with the corners of his mouth pulled: "It's better than dying completely. Even if it's not... I have the patience to accompany her to grow up."

Lorraine was annoyed by his acquired tone.

"Your brain is dirtier than a medieval Paris street," Lorraine said, "—tell me how to download her previous emotions."

Yu Mo closed his eyes.

"You haven't agreed to my terms yet," Yu Mo said, "give me all the data Yuan has about 'creating new humans', and I will tell you the method."

Lorraine silently punched him again and then injected him with a small dose of sedative.

"Xin Lan!"

Lorraine called him, "Come here, carry this white-haired vampire to the car—go home!"

…

It was not until the morning that Lorraine arrived home.

Song Xu never left the bedroom where Ivy was resting.

Good news, there was no movement in the bedroom;

Bad news, the two have been in the bedroom for over 12 hours.

Based on the detailed feedback, Song Xu brought a bottle of expensive red wine before entering the bedroom. It was the wedding wine agreed upon by Ivy's parents and Hector's family. Because the winery made up a beautiful love story, it almost became the exclusive wedding wine.

Lorraine did not drink with Ivy - on the wedding day, he was on a mission and when he arrived at the wedding reception, Ivy was already drunk.

Song Xu is Ivy's second boyfriend and the one before him.

He actually didn't meet Ivy's Daddy Issue, but Ivy still dated him for a while.

Song Feng once mentioned that if it weren't for his interference, Song Xu and Ivy might have been together a long time ago.

Lorraine looked at the marks on the back wall. There were roses planted outside to represent love, and several of them were trampled by Song Xu who climbed over the wall. His beautiful and clean wall was also left with the dirty footprints of Song Xu.

He suppressed his anger and went around to the main gate and entered through the main gate.

Xin Lan begged him not to shoot.

"You must not get involved in something like 'murder'. If you really want to kill someone, do it secretly, or wait until you reach the wasteland... Not here, absolutely not here, we can't leave any evidence behind..."

"Be patient, it's nothing. There's an old Eastern proverb that goes, 'A turtle lives for a thousand years and a tortoise lives for ten thousand years.' As long as you can make a living, you'll always have something green on your head..."

"Actually, Ivy didn't do anything. You're already divorced. Even if she has eight boyfriends now, to be honest, it has nothing to do with you..."

Lorraine said, "Stand here and don't move."

The fewer words, the more dangerous.

Xin Lan was so scared that she stood at attention.

Lorraine pushed open the door to the second bedroom.

The smell of alcohol wafted in the air, and the air was filled with the unique flavor of red wine. Without looking around, one could see Ivy resting under the quilt on the bed, and Song Xu lying on the ground, drunk and wearing only a pair of underwear.

Song Xu's clothes and his vomit were scattered all over the place.

...killed him.

Castrate him, kill him.

Cut off and kill; cut off and kill; cut off and kill; cut off and kill; cut off and kill; cut off and kill.

Kill.

The black military leather boots stepped on Song Xu's hand. Lorraine didn't even look at the person on the ground, but walked straight towards Ivy. His blood was boiling, and the pain like being pricked by a needle became more and more intense.

But she was not wrong, not wrong, not wrong.

Lorraine suppressed her thoughts.

The damned person was Song Xu who took advantage of the situation.

He bent over and wrapped Ivy in the quilt. She was drunk and still asleep, with red cheeks. It was unclear whether it was because of alcohol or lack of sleep.

So light.

Every time I hold her, she is lighter than the last time.

He picked up Ivy, left the second bedroom, and silently carried her to the master bedroom.

Lorraine didn't know what happened last night.

But he knew what was supposed to happen next.