Chapter 81 Beiyang County Jinrong School 25+26
"You're trapped in 1980, so what about you in that time and space?" you asked Ning Zhaodi curiously.
"You've confirmed that the person in front of you is Ning Zhaodi from three years in the future, not only because of the origami cranes, but also because of the unnaturalness in Ning Zhaodi's eyes."
Ning Zhaodi: "My version of myself from this timeline has traveled three years into the future."
"Three years later? But I still haven't seen her."
"Are you sure she went three years later? Why?"
"They can't be in the same time and space for more than an hour," Ning Zhaodi said.
"So she went to the future in my place."
"Does your maternal grandmother know about this? What about your younger sister there?" you asked again.
Ning Zhaodi: "She will protect her younger sister, perhaps in another way, which Grandma here doesn't know."
"In another way? Could it be that cat?"
"But when the cat saw herself using the ghost mask and doing all sorts of other things that didn't fit Ning Pandi's persona, the cat probably already knew that she wasn't the real Ning Pandi."
"Moreover, when I was digging the cellar, the cat was so scared that its fur stood on end, which shows that the cat was afraid to come back here."
"Grandma must have known that Ning Zhaodi in this timeline had turned into a cat, which is why she said we can't lose the cat."
"Grandma probably didn't want to tell Ning Pandi the truth, which is why she said she was going to look for her sister."
"And several of those rules seem to be specifically designed to protect cats."
"Why did she turn into a cat?" you ask Ning Zhaodi.
Ning Zhaodi shook her head, indicating she didn't know, then added, "Perhaps only Grandma knows the answer."
"Did you also get here through the cellar?" you asked.
Ning Zhaodi nodded.
"Now, the only questions you have are the ones reported on the television news."
"Neither Chen Jing nor his grandson died, nor did they become vegetative. Even though they were injured by their grandmother, they are almost fully recovered."
"Perhaps my grandmother won't be sentenced in the upcoming court hearing."
"As for the medical records of Chen Jing and Chen Xiao, it is highly likely that the principal fabricated them to cover up the truth."
"In a bizarre world, connecting two different time periods through a cellar and a lake doesn't seem to make sense."
Having clarified everything, you tentatively asked, "After your birthday night, did you go to the hospital to preserve any evidence?"
"Although I really don't want to reopen Ning Zhaodi's wounds, this is something that needs to be clarified."
"As evidence, the semen in your body must be examined and extracted within 24 hours to be valid."
Ning Zhaodi looked somber and seemed reluctant to speak, but she still answered your question.
Ning Zhaodi: "Of course, do you know why I came back three years ago? It was to preserve my semen."
"I will only choose to go back after I can bear all the damage those things have caused. The time I will return will still be the moment I arrived in this time and space."
"Only when I am no longer sad, and have enough courage to accept the strange looks and repeated questioning from others, will I be able to travel through time again."
"But I've realized I can't go back three years, because what happened that night has left a permanent shadow and scar in my heart. I can't forget it."
"I can't forget it, I'll never forget it..."
"As she spoke, Ning Zhaodi's tears started streaming down her face, and she couldn't stop them."
"You started crying too. You could empathize with her and understand even a tenth of her pain."
You wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "I will find a way for you, believe me. Your grandmother there still needs you; she is waiting for you to come back."
"I can help you forget your pain, but you also need to pull yourself together."
"Ning Zhaodi immediately threw herself into your arms, just like you when you first became an orphan as a child. She was indeed an orphan."
You continued to comfort her, saying, "Don't cry, we'll solve the problem if there is one."
"You thought about it. If you use the hypnotic pocket watch on Ning Zhaodi, you won't be able to hypnotize Xiao Chenjing into turning himself in."
"But between the two, you would rather use hypnosis on Ning Zhaodi to help her erase her memories and forget her pain."
"As for everything that Xiao Chenjing has done, you can actually give the evidence to Ning Zhaodi and let her choose what to do."
"If she forgets the pain and successfully returns to the moment of time travel, then she can have her semen extracted and preserved as evidence."
"Whether she chooses to call the police, confront the Chen family, or join forces with Da Chenjing to bring Principal Chen down, is entirely up to her."
"However, before going back, Ning Zhaodi can go to the police station to change her name."
"In that case, when she returns three years later, even if she faces expulsion from school, she can transfer to another school and start over better, no longer being bullied because of her name."
Ning Zhaodi nodded, wiping away her tears as she asked, "Teacher, what's your suggestion?"
"The teacher can hypnotize you. If you've thought it through, I can erase everything that happened that night from your mind."
"At that point, all you'll remember is who violated you and what you should have done."
"If you clearly remember what Chen Jing did to you that night, you can write it down beforehand, whether it's an audio or video recording, to make a backup of your memory."
Ning Zhaodi thought about it and thought your suggestion was feasible. "Okay, once I change my name, please help me, teacher!"
You nodded and agreed.
"Tomorrow will be another 30th. You suggested that Ning Zhaodi change her name tomorrow. I'll write those down tonight and give them to you. I'll also record an audio recording of her making a statement."
"As for the afternoon, I'll go to the police station to get a certificate of no criminal record, which I'll need when I change my name."
"Whether or not you go to school to register doesn't really make a big difference."
"The next day, you accompanied Ning Zhaodi to the police station."
"She brought her original and photocopies of her household registration booklet, ID card, name change application, and proof of no criminal record."
"My younger sister, Ning Pandi, will also go; both of their names will be changed together."
"On the way, Ning Zhaodi told you some stories from the past. She said that both names were given to her by her grandmother when her father was not at home."
"After Dad died, Mom followed him in death."
"Grandma abandoned the two sisters to their elderly and helpless maternal grandmother."
"Even now, they still don't know how their father died or why he hasn't come home for so many years."
"There's only a cenotaph; there's no trace of my father's ashes. We don't know exactly where he's buried."
"You might guess that Grandma pocketed the compensation money left after Dad's death, which is why she threw the two of them away."
"Upon arriving at the police station's household registration department, Ning Zhaodi submitted the required documents and explained the name change."
"Then I got a temporary ID card and used a new name."
"The household registration department originally said it would take several days to get it, but you paid extra for Ning Zhaodi to expedite the process."
"Then Ning Zhaodi received her temporary ID card and new household registration book not long after that."
"Everything went smoothly, you can finally relax."
"Back at Ning Zhaodi's house, you used a hypnotic pocket watch on Ning Zhaodi."
"You hypnotized Ning Zhaodi in just one second by activating the pocket watch."
You ask: "Do you remember what happened to you on the night of March 20, 1984?"
Ning Zhaodi: "I remember."
"Is the memory of that night painful, perhaps even unforgettable?"
Ning Zhaodi: "Yes."
You: "Are you willing to forget the pain of that night?"
Ning Zhaodi: "I'm willing."
"You: 'From now on, you will forget what happened on the night of March 20, 1984. You will only remember that it was Chen Changle's biological son who did that to you, and that you have evidence that his biological son was the one with poor grades.'"
"When you travel back in time to three years later, there will still be evidence remaining in your body. You need to go to the hospital to have it extracted as soon as possible."
"Ning Zhaodi repeated your words before falling into a coma."
"She didn't wake up until half an hour later."
You anxiously asked her, "Ning Zhaodi, do you remember what happened on March 20, 1984?"
She nodded, and you asked again, "Do you know who that boy is?"
Ning Zhaodi: "He's Principal Chen's biological son, that academic failure."
You: "Do you remember when I helped you erase a piece of your memory? Are you still in pain?"
Ning Zhaodi nodded, then shook her head. "It's not as painful as before."
"It seems there are no problems with the hypnosis."
You: "Let's try to travel from that lake near the school to three years in the future!"
"Upon hearing this, Ning Zhaodi agreed to your proposal."
"After settling Ning Pandi in, you should follow Ning Zhaodi to the lake where you traveled through time."
"Since Ning Zhaodi and her self from three years ago cannot coexist for more than an hour, then we must bring the cat back when we get back."
"But if the cat really is the older sister, then she would have drowned in the lake."
"We also need to find a way to turn my sister back into a human. I wonder if turning my sister into a cat is some kind of eerie act."
"Soon, the two of you crossed the lake and successfully returned to the cellar."
"Take Ning Zhaodi and quickly leave the cellar."
Back in the yard, you took out your phone and checked the time.
"However, the date at this moment is the moment you traveled through time, not the day Ning Zhaodi traveled through time."
"Do you think it's because you were there that the timeline you traveled through was controlled by you?"
"Or perhaps it's because you reached the shore first, and Ning Zhaodi climbed up after you, so the timeline is based on the time before you crossed over."
"However, you still quickly opened the door and brought Ning Zhaodi into the house."
"The cat was meowing loudly in the room, so you quickly ran into the room and picked it up."
"Are you Ning Zhaodi from three years ago?" you asked the cat.
"The moment the cat saw Ning Zhaodi, its tail was tied high and its fur started to stand on end."
"What exactly happened?"
"You injected a strange power into the cat, and only then did the cat finally calm down."
"Just then, you received a text message."
The text message read: "The cat is trapped inside the house. Try taking it out of the yard."
"Looking at that phone number, it seems very familiar."
"When you look through your phone's call history, you'll see it's Da Chenjing."
"How did he know about the cat, and even his phone number, when you deleted his call history from his phone?"
"After careful consideration, you decided to try the text message content."
"Since it's a simulation now, even if the text message is fake, it won't have much of an impact."
"You can let Ning Zhaodi stay at home, but you can take the cat out with you."
"Wait, where are you taking her?" Ning Zhaodi stopped you.
"Where did my grandma go?"
"You were in a hurry to take the cat out, so you walked right past her, saying as you went out, 'Some things can't be explained in a short time. If your sister successfully turns back into human form, I'll come back and explain to you.'"
"Turn on the TV, and don't believe the news."
"You brought the cat into the yard, and this time the cat was very well-behaved."
Standing in front of the large iron gate in the courtyard, you hesitated for two seconds before opening it.
"At this moment, Granny Wang was standing outside the courtyard."
"Who are you? Why are you holding Granny Xiang's cat?" Granny Wang asked you.
"Zhao Di is back. She's home. She's the one who gave me the cat."
"You were about to step out of the courtyard gate with the cat in your arms, but Grandma Wang stopped you."
"The cat can't come out!" she said.
You looked at her with a puzzled expression, "Could you tell me why?"
"Then, with a gentle push, you pushed Granny Wang far away."
"You left the cat outside in the yard."
"There was complete silence; the cat didn't react at all."
"You brought the cat back and started thinking about where things went wrong."
"It's too late, the timing is wrong, or there's something strange controlling and preventing everything."
"Or perhaps the content of the text message is unreliable?"
After Granny Wang left, grumbling, you tried it again.
"As a result, the cat really did turn into Ning Zhaodi."
"How did Da Chenjing know? Why is he helping me?"
"Even if I was exposed in the Chen family and discovered by the top student Chen Jing, he wouldn't know about the cat."
"Unless, he has another identity."
"Like the Containers in the previous instance, providing hints and assistance in other ways."
"Could it be that Da Chenjing has been possessed by a strange being, just like in the last instance?"
"Otherwise, none of this makes sense."
"Three years ago, Ning Zhaodi stood in front of you, looking at you with a wary expression."
"You: 'Come in with me, your time is running out. Ning Zhaodi from this timeline is inside.'"
Upon hearing this, she ran into the house.
"The two Ning Zhaodi met."
"It seems that if we want the cat to turn back into Ning Zhaodi, there can't be any outsiders present."
"You didn't go in and listen to what the two of them were saying."
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