Lin Bai, who was lying on the hospital bed next to him, was also somewhat shocked upon hearing this.
Weren't Chi Chen's parents robbed and killed in their home five years ago?
Chi Chen escaped disaster because his parents hid him in a closet.
And later, the police from the Public Security Bureau even caught the murderer!
But now, from their conversation, it's clear that Chi Chen's parents were also killed by that ghost-faced demon.
At this moment, Lin Bai couldn't hold back his tears any longer!
In those five years, every time I mentioned mystery and taboo in front of Chi Chen, wasn't that just hurting Chi Chen?
But strangely enough, Chi Chen always responded with a smile.
He lived alone for five years, bearing all the secrets by himself.
Lin Bai recalled Chi Chen's madness when facing the Ghost-Faced Demon last night, and he finally understood what kind of emotion was contained in Chi Chen's roar of "Live on!"
After a long while, Chen Sheng suppressed his shock, gathered his thoughts, and asked:
"Lin Bai said that you unleashed superhuman strength last night to fight the Ghost-Faced Demon? You even almost killed the Ghost-Faced Demon by yourself? You also awakened a forbidden ability?"
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen hesitated whether to reveal the secret he had kept hidden in his heart the previous night. Although Chen Sheng had saved him and Lin Bai, Chi Chen, who had lived alone for almost five years, had an innate sense of aversion to anyone other than Lin Bai and his mother.
At school, Chi Chen had almost no friends besides Lin Bai! Therefore, although Chi Chen was very grateful to Chen Sheng, he was reluctant to tell him his secret, even though he really wanted to know what the terrible scars that had tormented him for five years were.
"You should know that this world has undergone earth-shattering changes since three hundred years ago. For those forbidden awakened abilities that are different from ordinary people, each war zone must keep detailed records. Even if you don't tell me today, relevant departments will definitely come looking for you in the future. Some of them are not as easy to talk to as I am."
Seeing this, Chen Sheng spoke up somewhat seriously, continuing before Chi Chen and Lin Bai could speak:
"Of course, the most serious issue isn't the surveillance and investigation by relevant departments. In this world, besides the official departments, there are naturally some unstable individuals with forbidden abilities. If they set their sights on you, you'll either become one of them, or..."
Chen Sheng didn't finish speaking because he knew that Chi Chen was a smart man. Through Lin Bai's description of Chi Chen's battle last night, Chen Sheng already had a certain understanding of the eighteen-year-old's character.
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen remained silent for a moment. In fact, Chi Chen had already learned about what Chen Sheng was talking about through all the channels he could find out over the past five years. For the past five years, he had been searching for the cause of the scar on his chest, but to no avail.
Chi Chen looked up at the somewhat disheveled middle-aged man and said:
"Are you from the Secret Bureau?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Sheng was slightly taken aback. Sure enough, this young man was not as simple as he appeared. Although the existence of the Secret Bureau was not a secret, only a minority of ordinary people knew about it, and even if some ordinary people accidentally found out, their memories of it would most likely be erased.
"The Secret Slayer Bureau? Chi Chen, what is that?"
Lin Bai looked at Chi Chen and had a vague feeling that the boy in front of him seemed a little different from the Chi Chen who was usually in front of him.
Chen Sheng glanced at Lin Bai and said:
"The Secret Slayer Bureau is a department in our Great Xia War Zone that specifically manages individuals with forbidden abilities. As you who have studied the new history should know, this world is now full of strange things. The Ghost-Faced Demon you encountered last night was one such strange thing. We collectively call them mystical! The Secret Slayer Bureau, on the other hand, is a formal department that gathers more than 80% of the forbidden ability users in the entire Great Xia!"
"Our duty is to be stationed in every region or outside the city walls, and to eliminate any evil or mystery that appears!"
Chen Sheng didn't care that Lin Bai knew these things, because Lin Bai, who had awakened the forbidden ability of 010, would definitely join the Secret Slaying Bureau in the future. As for Chi Chen, Chen Sheng would naturally not give up on this mysterious young man easily.
Lin Bai was stunned when he heard this. He used to think that people with forbidden abilities were the same as ordinary security personnel and belonged to the Public Security Bureau. But now it seems that people with forbidden abilities are obviously much more special!
"I am Chen Sheng, the deputy captain of the secret assassination squad in Luan Ning District!"
Chen Sheng revealed his identity and looked at Chi Chen.
Chi Chen and Chen Sheng exchanged glances for a moment. Chi Chen then completely ripped open his clothes, revealing spiderweb-like scars that covered his entire front body, making it look as if it were about to crack at any moment.
At this moment, Chen Sheng, who had seen the full extent of Chi Chen's injuries, couldn't help but gasp. Even he felt a tremor in his heart when he looked at Chi Chen's chest.
Lin Bai covered his mouth with his hand, his whole body trembling slightly. No wonder Chi Chen always wore at least two layers of clothing. Even during PE class on a hot summer day, Chi Chen was always unwilling to take off his outer clothes!
Chi Chen gave Lin Bai a slightly apologetic look, as if to say sorry for hiding it from his best friend for so long, and then he looked at Chen Sheng and said:
"Five years ago, I woke up from a nightmare. Under the crimson moonlight, a blinding white light flashed and almost blinded me. As a physiological reaction, I closed my eyes, but when I opened them, the white light had vanished completely!"
"Then, I heard noises coming from the living room, and when I opened the bedroom door..."
Chi Chen stopped speaking here, his hands clenched into fists. That night, he woke up from a nightmare, but fell into an even more terrifying nightmare.
Seeing this, Chen Sheng remained silent and waited quietly for Chi Chen.
After a long while, Chi Chen finally regained his composure and continued:
"When I woke up later, I found myself in the hospital. They told me that I could be discharged after a period of observation. Then a few people came in, asked me some questions, and then took out a device, shone it on me, and left. Was that the device you use to erase special memories of ordinary people?"
Chi Chen looked at Chen Sheng, who nodded and asked:
"Then why can you still remember these things?"
Chen Sheng did not tell Chi Chen that, in his perception, Chi Chen had actually died five years ago. At this moment, Chen Sheng was also unwilling to ask Chi Chen about the details of five years ago, such as how Chi Chen saw him chasing the Ghost-Faced Demon King, or whether he knew that the Ghost-Faced Demon King's bone spurs had actually pierced through his chest.
But all of this is extremely cruel to Chi Chen, because it will only ruthlessly expose the scars he most wants to cover up, making him recall the most painful memories!
Chen Sheng was certain that even the best hospital in the Luan Ning District could not have saved Chi Chen at that time. Therefore, the root of all these problems could only be the blazing white light that Chi Chen mentioned, or the terrible scars on Chi Chen's body!
Chi Chen shook his head and answered:
"I don't know. Actually, after that, I knew that someone was often watching me downstairs. So I could only pretend to have forgotten and accept the explanation given by the Public Security Bureau. But since that day, a red dot first appeared on my chest. And almost every night after the red dot appeared, I experienced extremely intense pain in both my body and mind. As time went by, the wound gradually spread across my chest, and the pain gradually intensified! Until last night, after the excruciating pain, I woke up in the middle of the night, and my mental perception seemed to have been suddenly amplified dozens of times. That's how I heard Lin Bai's shouts from the first floor!"
"And the reason I was able to fight the Ghost-Faced Demon was because this wound suddenly emitted a power that strengthened my body!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Sheng was once again shocked by the young man in front of him. For the past five years, he had endured excruciating physical and mental pain almost every night.
Five years ago, Chi Chen was only thirteen years old, right? How has this boy persevered until now? What has he relied on?
Although Chi Chen spoke as if it were nothing, Chen Sheng could sense the fear and helplessness that the young man had hidden deep beneath his face as he spoke!
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