Chapter 67 Parents
When Ji Minghuan heard the word "demon", the first impression that came to his mind was actually "Majin Buu" from "Dragon Ball".
When he was a child, he particularly liked this cartoon because it was one of the few ways to entertain the children in the orphanage: whenever the children performed well, the nurses would show them an episode of Dragon Ball as a reward.
Everyone gathered around the TV, arguing about which Saiyan form of Goku was the coolest.
Unfortunately, cartoons are just cartoons after all. If there really is such a thing as a demon in reality, it is probably not a short, fat villain with squinty eyes and cute cheeks that makes people want to pinch it. Instead, it is a very ugly weird creature.
"That sounds really bizarre... How do humans and demons mate?"
The boy in hospital gown smacked his lips and asked a question that sounded inappropriate for children.
The instructor took a sip of water to moisten his throat, then explained, "Some high-level demons have intelligence. They can even transform into human form and disguise themselves as ordinary humans to blend into human cities. In the human state, it is not impossible for demons to mate with humans. Firion was born in this way."
"So, there are many demons?" Ji Minghuan asked.
"No," the teacher shook his head, "Firio is the first demon we have found so far. His father must be a very powerful demon, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why Firion possessed such terrible power at a young age."
Hearing this, Ji Minghuan thought silently: So, if Firion's father is still wandering in human cities, then I should have a chance to meet this demon in the future?
What parent doesn’t love their children? I think I can guide them to the base of the Savior Society and rescue their children.
According to the mentor's description, although Firion's father is a demon, he still has a human mind, so it seems that there should be no problem communicating with him.
Maybe this demon is leading an army of demons, which would make it easier to deal with.
Devil Taijun, the task of rescuing me from the laboratory is now yours! Taijun! All my hopes are pinned on you, you must help me, Taijun!
Ji Minghuan raised his head and asked expressionlessly, "What does this little demon look like?"
"As the name suggests, he is half devil and half human: he has both devilish and human characteristics."
"No wonder he was locked up here..." Ji Minghuan murmured, and then asked: "How are his parents now?"
The instructor was silent for a while. "When we followed the clues, his mother had been eaten. Only some body parts were left in the house, and the demon father who had a child with her is still missing."
Ji Minghuan raised his eyebrows: "Could it be his devil father who ate his mother?"
“That’s what we speculated at the beginning.”
"Then what?"
"Later we found out that we were wrong. The person who ate his mother..." The instructor paused and lowered his voice:
"It was Firion himself."
Ji Minghuan was stunned.
As if he couldn't believe his ears, he was silent for a moment, then he stared into his mentor's eyes and repeated, "You mean... Firion ate his own mother?"
"Yes, we found undigested human body parts in his stomach."
The mentor lowered his eyes and spoke slowly: "When the demon was young, he was like a pure beast. Even his demon father only gained a stable mind after he grew up... So one day, when the demon father went out hunting, Firion ate his mother with his own mouth."
He paused. "When we found Firion, he was still crying, 'Mom, where are you?' At that time, none of us thought that he had eaten his own mother with his own mouth - of course, this was more like an unconscious, instinctive behavior engraved in his genes."
Ji Minghuan was silent.
Naturally, he didn't expect to meet a kind and innocent boy with a red scarf around his neck in such a ghost place.
But the first person to appear was a heavyweight hunk who ate his own mother alive, which somewhat shocked his three views.
He hesitated for a while and whispered, "My mother taught me that I should be careful when making friends. Otherwise... I should not make this friend, right?"
"It's too boring without making friends... I see you really want someone to chat with you?" The instructor raised his eyebrows.
Ji Minghuan leaned back on the chair and sighed, "I only care whether this guy named 'Firio' will suddenly open his mouth and eat me while we are chatting happily?"
"Impossible." The instructor smiled and interrupted, "Don't worry, we found Firion when he was young and brought him back to the laboratory. The people here have educated him very well, and the 'human' part of him clearly outweighs the 'devil' part. In his cognition, he is a human being, so he would never do something like cannibalism."
"Then...does he know that he ate his own mother alive?"
"We wanted to hide it, but when he grew up, he remembered it himself."
"What was his reaction then?"
"He pinched his own neck and lay on the ground vomiting for a long time, until tears fell from his eyes. Finally, he grabbed his throat and asked me in a look of despair: 'Why was I born?'"
Ji Minghuan was silent for a while: "Oh... If I were to encounter these things, I would also become autistic. It's normal."
"It's normal for you to be afraid of Firion, but just imagine, if even you are afraid of him, how will people outside see him... He is such a lonely child. If we can't accept him, then no one else in the world will accept him. If you are willing to be his friend, that would be great."
The mentor spoke in a low voice, and there seemed to be a hint of sadness in his voice.
Ji Minghuan tilted his head and looked at him silently for a while.
For a moment, it was hard to tell whether the man in front of me was pretending or was genuinely feeling it.
He asked, "So tomorrow, the three of us will meet in this room?"
"Yes, Kong Youling will come to see you too." The instructor smiled, "I know you really want to see her."
Ji Minghuan was silent for a moment, then raised his eyes to meet his mentor's. "You should also know that I am willing to sit here and chat with you because you have not caused any substantial harm to her. Otherwise, I would not have spoken a word to you, and I would not have accompanied you to find the 'nuclear bomb switch'."
He paused and said, "If I really find it... I will press the switch immediately."
What he meant was: If that demon loses control and hurts Kong Youling, then the worst that can happen is that everyone will go crazy together and stop playing... Let's see who is the most terrifying monster imprisoned here.
"We are not bad people. How could we threaten a child with someone he cares about?" The teacher laughed. "You have a deep misunderstanding and prejudice against us."
Ji Minghuan withdrew his gaze from his face.
In fact, he knew in his heart that the Saviors were more worried about Kong Youling dying or getting injured, as this would cause his supernatural powers to get out of control in the first place.
So from the beginning to the end, they used Kong Youling as his "mood stabilizer".
Ji Minghuan was silent for a moment.
He began to be a little confused about these people's real intentions.
Assuming that the Salvation Society is a kind organization, why would the exorcist "Red Light" suddenly go crazy overnight, turning into an insane executioner, slaughtering innocent exorcists, and deliberately leaving the mark of "The Salvation Society" after committing the crime?
This doesn't seem like something a good person would do.
Could it be that... there are actually two forces in the Salvation Society?
The one who caused "Red Light" to go crazy and kill was the bad side, while the mentor was actually on the good side?
Ji Minghuan's mind was full of mixed thoughts.
There are still too many questions about the "Salvation Society" organization waiting for him to sort out, but there is one thing he can be sure of: no matter whether the other party's original intention is good or bad, whether they want to use him or protect him, he will definitely take Kong Youling away from this broken place.
What does the destruction of the world have to do with him? It's better than being locked up in this cage without seeing the sun for the rest of his life.
People like them who have no home can only keep running, even if there is no place for them in the whole world, they have to run forward.
It’s just that…the orphanage they wanted to escape from at first;
Later, it became the laboratory in front of us.
After a long silence, he whispered, "I'm sleepy and want to rest."
"Okay, let's take a rest today." With that, the instructor stood up from the desk, turned around and walked towards the exit.
Before leaving, he suddenly stopped, turned his head, and asked hesitantly: "By the way...are you curious?"
"What are you curious about?"
Ji Minghuan gently picked a scab on his index finger and asked without raising his head.
"You abandoned your parents. How are they doing now?" said the mentor.
The entire cell was silent. This dead silence lasted for ten seconds. After a moment, Ji Minghuan's eyes moved away from the scab on his index finger. He slowly raised his head, met his mentor's gaze, and asked almost word by word:
"These two sons of bitches...are they still alive?"
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(End of this chapter)
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