Cannon Fodder Counterattack System (Twenty-Eight)

“…”

Shang Li silently put the last apple in the fruit plate into his mouth.

It cannot be denied that he did not remember anything during that period.

It was as if before entering the realm, this younger brother had never existed in his life.

Is it because when I first crossed over, my attention was focused on Cui Lan drawing his sword and I had no time to pay attention to anything else?

This reason is too strong.

Why didn't I go look for Xiao Jiang at that time?

Even if you are busy doing other things, you should at least create a clone to see what the remaining relative will be like ten years later.

Shang Li chewed the sweet and juicy fruit flesh in his mouth, and the more he thought about it, the more guilty he felt.

Jiang Mingyu leaned back on the sofa pillows and looked for a while at the ghost opposite him who had curled up into a small ball with the three big words "Sorry" written on his face from head to toe, then looked away.

The two stopped talking, and the living room fell into silence in an instant.

...As expected, it has turned out like this.

Jiang Mingyu sighed inwardly.

Those words before were not meant to blame Shang Li. After all, he shouldn't be responsible for his own life... and Cui Lan was the same.

Everything that happened that night ten years ago is still as clear as yesterday in Jiang Mingyu's memory.

It was the important period of junior high school graduation. After 8 o'clock in the evening, he stayed in school to study in the evening, preparing for the upcoming high school entrance examination.

However, just as Jiang Mingyu closed his exercise book and was about to do a set of papers, the teacher on duty suddenly called him to the corridor outside.

"Your brother came to the school to look for you." The teacher pointed behind him.

Jiang Mingyu looked in the direction he was looking in and saw a short-haired young man with silver eyes standing quietly not far away.

Before he had time to be surprised that "his brother suddenly came to visit him", he immediately noticed the lingering gloom on Cui Lan's face.

"Brother Lan?"

He realized something was wrong and rushed forward to grab Cui Lan's sleeve, "Is it true, is it true that something happened to Brother Lili?!"

“…”

Cui Lan glanced at the teacher on duty, then pulled Jiang Mingyu downstairs to a deserted and quiet place in the corner of the mezzanine.

"Xiao Jiang."

He suddenly said, "Do you want to go to another city to study in high school in the future?"

The night wind of that season had become somewhat chilly, and the young man's voice seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.

Jiang Mingyu immediately shook his head like a wave drum, "I want to stay in Yan City."

"Um."

Cui Lan responded and then asked, "Then would you like to go to No. 1 Middle School?"

"It's a key high school with a pretty good admission rate. With your grades, you should be able to get in."

“…”

Jiang Mingyu looked up at the face that was trying to keep up appearances, pursed his lips, and said, "Brother, what do you want to say?"

Cui Lan turned her head and remained silent for a long time before slowly telling the truth about why she came here to look for someone, "You can't stay with us any longer."

“?!”

Jiang Mingyu opened his mouth, but before he could respond, the young man interrupted him.

"Shang Li's soul is missing. This matter is so serious that even the Supernatural Bureau cannot solve it."

He lowered his eyelids. "So I have to... use some extreme methods to save it."

"That apartment will most likely arouse suspicion from the Bureau of Supernatural Powers. I will move it to the Rift soon."

Cui Lan took out a key and put it in Jiang Mingyu's hand, "I bought you a new house near No. 1 Middle School. If you don't want to live there..."

“You can sell it.”

He took out another bank card and placed it on top of the key. "This card is in your name. There's five million on it, which should be enough for you to live on for the next ten years."

“…”

Jiang Mingyu lowered his head, the two things in his hands were so heavy that he could hardly breathe normally.

"Brother, how long will you be gone?"

After a while, he asked in a hoarse voice.

"I don't know, maybe a long time, maybe only a few days."

Cui Lan rubbed her brother's fluffy head, sent him back to the classroom, and then left.

Soon, Jiang Mingyu discovered that Cui Lan used her supernatural powers to cut off all connections between him, Shang Li and her except for their memories, and then she completely lost contact and disappeared without a trace.

When Shang Li got into trouble, Cui Lan followed him. The household registration book that originally had three people in it suddenly only had one person left.

From then on, no one in this world knew that Jiang Mingyu had two relatives in this world who had lived with him for seven or eight years.

It was not until much later, when the news of Cui Lan killing dozens of people appeared in the news, that he finally smelled a hint of the truth and understood why Cui Lan wanted to cut off the relationship.

If he didn't do this, he would be immediately taken in by the Supernatural Bureau for investigation, or even have his soul searched.

Even if the Bureau of Superpowers lets him off, there will be countless more ruthless enemies looking for him.

He is an ordinary person without any special powers. He has no ability to resist those people with special powers and can only let them do whatever they want.

Furthermore, once you are labeled as the relative of a serial killer, it will be a stain that can never be washed away. You will no longer be able to study and work normally, let alone enter the entertainment industry and become a so-called "star".

The attack four years ago brought Jiang Mingyu to meet Shang Li for the first time after the family split.

Shang Li, who has become the mainstay of the Supernatural Bureau, came to the bedside of this "lucky survivor" and asked about the details of Cui Lan's attack.

Jiang Mingyu raised his eyelids and looked at the brother in front of him who was like a stranger to him and whom he had not seen for six years.

The man's posture was calm and elegant, and his tone of voice was quite gentle and polite, which was completely different from Shang Li's personality, who only appeared mature and stable on the surface but was actually extremely childish.

This was the first time that Jiang Mingyu intuitively and clearly felt that the soul in Shang Li's shell was replaced by a stranger.

He used all his acting skills to keep his expression from breaking down on the spot. When the conversation was over, Jiang Mingyu realized that his palms were bleeding from being scratched by his fingernails.

He had never understood Cui Lan so deeply before, and he also felt equally strong resentment.

Why am I the one left out?

Why don't I even have the right to choose?

So now, Jiang Mingyu, who has gained power, finally has the capital to participate in it and has the ability to compete with them on an equal or even higher status.

He could even unscrupulously take advantage of the guilt of the people in front of him to force them to fulfill his own goals.

"Brother, if we really count the ages, you are actually a few years younger than me."

Jiang Mingyu said helplessly, "There's no need to act like an elder in front of me. I don't need your care now."

"I just said a few words, why are you so scared?"

Is this a little complaint?

Shang Li complained silently in his heart.

Is this resentment that has been held for who knows how long? !

"so?"

The ghost snorted for a while before saying in a subtle tone: "Just like in the TV drama, you feel the sense of home with Lu Yao?"

Jiang Mingyu couldn't help laughing.

After laughing for a long time, he said with a frown: "It's a bit embarrassing to say this, but I am really happy that he puts me first in his heart."

“…”

"Mr. Lu would probably be happy to hear this, too."

Shang Li responded angrily.

"He's listening now."

Jiang Mingyu smiled.

"Well, I've left you here talking nonsense for so long, I'm afraid you're getting a little impatient."

"You're in a hurry to find Brother Lan, right?"

He imitated Shang Li's movements and snapped his fingers, pointing his index finger at the ghost. "He's in the second room on the left on the second floor. Go ahead."

“…”

Shang Li lifted his hair a little awkwardly, then slowly moved in that direction, looking back every few steps.

"Xiao Jiang."

"Um?"

"Are you planning to let us stay here for the rest of our lives?"

When they reached the corner of the stairs, Shang Li suddenly leaned on the railing and asked.

"Is this bad?"

Jiang Mingyu was still sitting on the sofa, crossing his legs leisurely. "Whatever you want, I can make it happen here. Everything you want will come true. You don't have to worry about anything anymore."

"So, you're going to fix this for all of us?"

"I'm not that capable yet."

The young man produced a cup of hot tea and put it in his hand, "Of course..."

"Let me take care of it."

A laughing voice suddenly appeared and took over his words.

Shang Li felt a hand patting his shoulder from behind. He turned around and saw the "Shang Li" who had tricked everyone into this place appear unknowingly, leaning next to him on the railing on the second floor.

Shang Li No. 2 pulled the ghost's long hair casually and said, "You just sit here and enjoy the achievements. Isn't it nice?"

“Tsk.”

Shang Li pulled his hair back, turned around and strode towards the room that Jiang Mingyu had pointed out earlier.

"Don't be so cold to yourself."

Shang Li No. 2 followed with his hands behind his back, "I still take good care of myself."

Shang Li sneered, letting Number Two follow behind him like a tail, and entered the room.

"Crack."

The door opened and Cui Lan was curled up quietly on the bed.

Seeing this, Shang Li breathed a sigh of relief and stepped aside to let No. 2 enter the room.

The young man was a little surprised when he saw his other self with red eyes doing this. "Are you really going to let me in?"

Shang Li raised an eyebrow, "Hmm?"

"Aren't you afraid that I might suddenly snatch Cui Lan from you?"

“…”

The ghost's eyes suddenly became indescribable, as if he was looking at an extremely rare mental patient.

"Okay, I didn't mean it that way. I just said it to piss you off."

Number Two raised his hands to prove his innocence. "I thought you were the jealous type."

"Cui Lan won't give me the chance to be jealous." Shang Li slammed the door shut and set up a shield.

"Are you trying to talk to me about serious matters?"

"uh-huh."

The ghost responded softly, then turned around and jumped up at a rapid speed, punching No. 2 hard on the forehead.

“Boom!”

This unexpected attack stunned No. 2.

"I've been fed up with you for a long time. You even betrayed me. I should have let Cui Lan lock you in the snow and freeze you to death."

Before he could react, the ghost dissipated and gathered behind him in an instant. It grabbed the thick short hair with both hands and pulled it down hard, bending No. 2's waist nearly 90 degrees. "I don't believe you can come up with any good ideas."

"Ha, you're a kid who just graduated from college, why are you lecturing me in such an elder's tone?"

Number Two also lost his temper and grabbed Shang Li's long hair with his backhand, "You can't beat Xiao Jiang so you take it out on me, right? That's all you'll be like for the rest of your life."

"What can you do if you still have only a vague understanding of the current situation? You should stay at home and be a good child to Cui Lan!"

When Cui Lan finally woke up from her coma, she saw two people on the floor under the bed pulling each other's hair in a very childish way.

“…”

He rubbed his brows, wondering if he was still sleepy.