Cannon Fodder Counterattack System (VII)

"Never mind him."

Shang Li said: "You killed this guy a long time ago. Now he is just relying on his supernatural power to go back to the past and survive for a short time."

Cui Lan said in a cold tone, "Then it should be okay for me to satisfy my urge to do it now."

Despite saying this, he did not move at all, still standing steadily in the corridor on the second floor, looking down at the people who appeared in the living room.

Shang Li sighed when he saw this, and then they all looked in that direction.

He could recognize that most of these were criminals who had been invited by Lu Yao to board the cruise ship and then killed one by one by Luo Qinglian and him.

The psychics were disguised as waiters of the Lu family's residence, surrounding the two outstanding-looking people.

Jiang Mingyu was relaxed among the criminals with superpowers. He didn't feel the slightest bit of uneasiness. He was like a sheathed sword. Although he had restrained his aura, one could still glimpse a hint of sharpness in him.

This is Xiao Jiang who is completely different from the one he knows.

Shang Li narrowed his eyes.

Is it a time traveler who appeared after going back in time?

No, that's not right. This Xiao Jiang is obviously older, and he is also a prophet...

To what extent has Ye Bai's special ability affected this area?

If Ye Bai's ability could make the entire Lu residence return to the state it was five years ago like it changed Cui Lan, then the two people below would not be in the state they are in now.

"Is this what Xiao Jiang will be like five years from now?"

Cui Lan, whose consciousness was still five years ago and who was still unaware of the bizarre changes that had taken place in Lu's house, frowned deeply, then relaxed, "It seems that he has become much more confident."

"It's so different from what you remember, why don't you think he's a time traveler?"

Shang Li's tone suddenly became a little sour.

Cui Lan glanced sideways, "I have my own way of identifying them."

"Isn't that man the richest man in Yan City?" He pointed at the tall man next to Jiang Mingyu.

Lu Yao often participates in some public activities and is quite famous on the Internet, so Cui Lan has some impression of his face.

He asked: "Why are he and Xiao Jiang so close?"

"Well, because she's Xiao Jiang's marriage partner."

Shang Li whistled, "Now our brother is also a member of a wealthy family."

Cui Lan: “…”

Who is following you?

Seeing Jiang Mingyu and Lu Yao arriving at the center of the living room and heading towards the sofa, Shang Li suddenly remembered:

By the way, Ye Bai is still lying on the sofa.

He set up a shield and poked Cui Lan again, "The kid is still on the sofa. We have to move him up here so they don't find him."

“Why?”

Cui Lan's expression remained unchanged. "Since he showed up here, it means he knows the owner of the house."

"This child sneaked in."

Shang Li said nonsense casually: "If these superpowers find out that their territory has been invaded, they will not show mercy to the children."

“…”

Cui Lan uttered a short "tsk", and it was unclear whether he believed it or not.

But in the end he set off.

The young man with silver eyes nimbly climbed over the railing and landed on the ground as quietly as a bird.

Under the protection of Shang Li's supernatural power, just before Jiang Mingyu's butt was about to press on Ye Bai's chest, he pulled Ye Bai off the sofa and carried him back to the study.

No one present noticed that two outsiders were performing such a drama right under their noses.

But Xiao Jiang, who had completely hidden himself and no one paid attention to, discovered him.

Seeing his two familiar brothers, he covered his mouth excitedly.

Just when Xiao Jiang was about to run to their side, someone suddenly sneezed.

“A-choo!”

"Why do I feel like there's someone hiding nearby?" The psychic disguised as a waiter wiped his nose.

The two people disappeared and became nervous.

"It must be an illusion."

Jiang Mingyu sat down where Ye Bai was lying. After a slight pause, he said calmly, "The security measures at Lu's residence are so strong that even an S-level invisible ability user would have difficulty breaking in. How could someone be hiding here?"

Xiao Jiang didn't dare to move.

The ghost on the second floor floated beside Cui Lan and raised his chin with a smile.

Cui Lan was too lazy to respond to the little action. Another thing aroused his curiosity. "Why is Xiao Jiang hanging out with these time travelers?"

"I don't know either."

Shang Li noticed his wife's gaze and spread his hands, "Don't look at me like that. I only regained consciousness five years later. I have no idea what happened in the past few years."

"But what I can tell you is that the richest man is also your ally now."

Cui Lan raised an eyebrow, "Ally?"

"Yes, you and him created a powerful illegal organization that specializes in hunting time travelers." Shang Li said.

Cui Lan: "I will never cooperate with such people."

"Well, maybe you were just considering your brother-in-law's status as your husband."

Cui Lan refuted again, "It is impossible for me to cooperate with him on business matters because of my personal relationship."

"Maybe the gang five years from now will use some tricks to capture you and force you to cooperate?"

"Is Xiao Jiang a hostage?" Cui Lan's voice sank.

"Stop, that's not what I meant."

Shang Li raised his two paws.

"...According to what you said, since he and I are both allies and relatives."

Cui Lan crossed his arms and sneered, "You are the real Shang Li, so why are we hiding here secretly instead of coming out and asking directly?"

Having said that, he made a move to use his supernatural powers to break through the ghost's shield.

Seeing this, Shang Li rubbed his eyebrows with a headache.

Just as he was about to organize his words to try to explain it simply and clearly, a voice from below interrupted what he was about to say.

"I want to visit my brother at the cemetery sometime."

The waiters around dispersed at the signal, leaving only Jiang Mingyu and Lu Yao in the living room.

Of course, there is also Xiao Jiang who is hiding.

"elder brother?"

The two people who were eavesdropping upstairs immediately shifted their attention in other directions.

Are you referring to me?

Shang Li thought.

Xiao Jiang knew that he was faking his death, and Lu Yao naturally knew about it. In addition, his identity had nothing to do with them on the surface, so there was no need for him to organize any grave-sweeping activities.

The biggest possibility is that, due to Ye Bai's out-of-control supernatural powers, they came to a timeline where they were actually dead, just like the timeline before the world was restarted through the seabed rift.

Jiang Mingyu lowered his eyelids, took a sip of hot tea and said slowly: "Speaking of which, his death is also related to you."

"Brother Li died on your cruise ship."

Lu Yao's cold and proud expression remained unchanged. "His death was caused by that young undercover agent from the Ability Bureau. It should have nothing to do with me."

As soon as these words were spoken, the originally gentle atmosphere between the two people suddenly became tense.

Sure enough, what happened was exactly as Long Aotian said.

His conjecture was confirmed, and Shang Li felt relieved.

Considering that he had already died and Cui Lan did not appear in the plot at all, it was right for him to choose not to show up casually, otherwise who knows what outrageous consequences might have resulted.

After all, that kid's ability is a real "retrospection", not some "phantom reappearance of the past."

But some people were no longer calm.

Cui Lan's hand holding the long sword at his waist clenched instantly, and his aura became cold.

"Where is Shang Li's body now?!"

He lowered his voice and asked the thoughtful ghost beside him.

"In the sea, it would have been crushed into powder long ago."

Shang Li rolled his red pupils when he heard that. Seeing his wife's worried look on his face, he suddenly felt inexplicably unhappy.

The ghost deliberately opened his lips, revealing his dark mouth. "Now you finally found it? I'm sure it must be a big surprise for you."

"The next 'Shang Li' will never be able to wake up in his body. I am the only one left to accompany you."

He put his hands on Cui Lan's shoulders, his eyes red and grim, "You can only believe that I am the real one, understand?"

Ghosts have no physical form, so Cui Lan doesn't feel any pressure.

Upon hearing this, the silver-eyed young man's chest heaved violently.

The long sword was pulled out halfway, but finally pushed back.

He closed his eyes, then opened them again, his expression returning to calm.

"This isn't really five years from now, but a possibility of 'I don't exist', right?"

Cui Lan glanced past the ghost in front of him and looked at the two people downstairs, and brought the topic back, "You are afraid of making a fuss and causing unexpected consequences."

"...I don't know what the accident will be, and I didn't hide it from you on purpose. When you regain your memory, maybe you will know everything."

Shang Li also retracted his claws.

The two of them returned to a relatively peaceful state.

They all lowered their heads again.

On the sofa, Jiang Mingyu turned his head and whispered something to Lu Yao, then stood up and walked upstairs.

Lu Yao wanted to follow, but was pushed back onto the sofa by the young man.

"I want to be alone in the study for a while."

Jiang Mingyu smiled and gently touched the man's slightly stiff hair.

When the invisible Xiao Jiang heard this, he hurriedly followed the person who looked like him.

Shang Li and Cui Lan, who were standing in front of the study, watched Jiang Mingyu pass by them and enter the study alone, without noticing Xiao Jiang following closely behind.

Jiang Mingyu locked the door, his originally straight shoulders slumped, and then he let out a long breath.

"Are you there?"

After a while, he raised his head and looked around the study, "The guest who hid his figure."

There were four guests hiding their bodies at the scene, not counting the system on Xiao Jiang.

Cui Lan glanced at Shang Li, and Shang Li shook his head.

Xiao Jiang asked the system in his heart, "System, could it be that he has discovered me?"

【……】

[Then will you show up? ]

The system said: [I would like to state in advance that my energy is not sufficient. ]

[If something irreparable happens later, I won’t be able to protect you completely.]

"It's okay."

Xiao Jiang said: "I just want to talk to him."

He glanced at his two brothers leaning in the corner.

Shang Li and Cui Lan still didn't notice that there was another person here. Their eyes passed over themselves and fell on "Jiang Mingyu".

【……】

So the pink-haired young man clenched his fists and, with a hint of timidity, slowly appeared in front of "Jiang Mingyu".

"Xiao Jiang?"

The two onlookers immediately looked at each other.

This really caught Shang Li off guard.

How did he suddenly pop out from here?

Jiang Mingyu obviously did not expect that the person who appeared in front of him would be someone who looked exactly like himself, but he still gave a polite smile.

"Who are you?"

"I, I um..."

Under so many gazes, Xiao Jiang seemed to have lost his language system. He groaned for a long time before saying, "I should be... you."

"should?"

Jiang Mingyu raised his eyebrows.

"It's probably... you who have the same background as me, but have a different life path."

Xiao Jiang put his hands behind his back.

"Oh, a parallel world." Jiang Mingyu understood.

When Xiao Jiang heard this, he nodded twice quickly like a chicken pecking at rice.

"So, why did you come to my world to find me?" Jiang Mingyu asked without showing any surprise and kept that expression.

"I sneaked into Lu Yao's basement and was almost discovered by him. I escaped in a hurry." Xiao Jiang intertwined their fingers.

Jiang Mingyu was stunned when he heard this answer.

In his impression, that basement has always been a place where he can go whenever he wants.

"So I'm jealous of you for being able to get involved in their organization. After all, I..."

“Ugh—!”

Before he could finish his words, a man in black climbed in from the window with swift movements.

Everyone present, visible and invisible: "?"

The man in black was wrapped up tightly, with only a pair of eyes showing, so his face could not be seen clearly.

When he found two targets with exactly the same appearance in the study, he simply picked them up one by one at a speed that was impossible for ordinary people to see, and jumped out of the window and disappeared.

The whole process takes no more than three seconds.

"Hold."

Shang Li and Cui Lan uttered a swear word at the same time.

Who cares about the impact?

The two immediately chased after him.