Chapter 248
Xiaoyi has no facial features and her face is as transparent as a jellyfish, which seems to be able to reflect the instinctive desires of human beings.
Xi Siling's eyes swept across the memory crystal clusters he had selected.
"No, I want the only 'truth'."
Since the Museum of Lies chooses to treat every guest with sincerity, Xi Siling simply expressed his thoughts.
He had to pass this level of assessment no matter what.
Xiao Yi did not refuse. He cleared all the memory crystal clusters in front of Xi Siling and summoned the next batch from afar.
"This is the truth you want."
Xiaoyi bowed again and gradually disappeared from the spot.
There are three memory crystal clusters in total, one is freezing cold, one is scorching hot, and the other is just ordinary.
But they all emitted an unpleasant FM noise, more like a videotape of memory than a crystal cluster.
If what Xiaoyi said about not lying is true, then the so-called "truth" must be included in it.
Please select from left to right.
He reached out and touched the cold memory crystal cluster, and a large number of memories flooded into his mind.
——
"Classmate?"
"......"
"Classmate?"
"...Sister Lingniao?"
Completely different from the haggard look in memory, Lan Lingniao now looks beautiful, healthy, confident and lively.
Seeing that Xi Siling had finally come to his senses, Lan Lingniao chuckled.
"It's rare to see a classmate in the department being distracted. Could it be that he has some unfinished work?"
Lan Lingniao joked that everyone knew that Xi Siling was a workaholic, and he was a top executive in the executive department of the Institute of Supernatural Powers who was evaluated for excellence every year.
"It was not easy to close the last case, otherwise Si Lingbao wouldn't be here anymore!"
Turning around, it turned out that Li Ke was there too. He was wearing the uniform suit that Si Ling remembered he wore when he worked at the Superpower Institute, and his face looked much more mature than it is now.
“Is it that exaggerated?”
Xi Siling blinked his eyes. He was just doing his job.
By the way, I took a look at the surrounding environment. This is... the arrival floor of the terminal?
"Hehe, even Minister Xiong came to me to complain about you. What do you think?"
Although Li Ke was not from the executive department, he was appointed as the deputy minister next door, so when several ministers got together, they would mention various things in their departments.
Xiong Conghai is also a workaholic, but not as crazy as Si Ling.
In order to investigate a case, Xi Siling could really stay away from home for a whole year.
Xi Siling scratched his head embarrassedly.
But Li Ke didn't really blame Xi Si Ling. He actually had a lot of things to do. It was a rare opportunity for them to have free time when Lan Yi retired, so they took this opportunity to get together.
"I haven't seen Brother Lan for a long time. I really miss him."
"That's what Yi said to me when he called me. He misses you guys too."
The Lanling Bird had curved eyebrows and a very gentle smile.
Li Ke raised his hand and gave a thumbs up, "If he dares to say he doesn't miss me, he will be in trouble!"
It has been five or six years since everyone graduated from the Secret Script Academy of Supernatural Powers. Lan Yi joined the army right after graduation. Not seeing each other for so many years has not affected their friendship.
Xi Siling suddenly felt a little dazed.
These memories were so real that they made him cry, as if this was how he imagined it should be.
Soon, a 1.9-meter-tall, white-haired man in a retired military uniform came out pulling a suitcase.
Lan Lingniao and Li Ke both went forward to greet them.
"Ayi! Welcome back!"
"Brother Lan! Long time no see!"
Lan Yi's originally serious expression softened in an instant.
"Sister, Ako, I'm back!"
He gave Lan Lingniao a hug, then patted Li Ke's shoulder hard.
Then, he looked at Xi Siling who was standing not far away.
"Si Ling."
Xi Siling couldn't help but smile. Even though he knew that none of this had ever happened, he didn't want to disappoint the shadow in front of him.
"Long time no see, 11."
Lan Yi walked over and patted his companion on the shoulder as well.
"Everything okay?"
"Well, have you decided what to do when you come back?"
When Lan Yi asked this question, what echoed in Xi Siling's mind was the sadness and pain of those years.
Because there never was a day when Lan Yi retired gloriously.
"Help my sister open the store first and then decide."
Anyway, there will be government subsidies after retirement, so he and his sister won’t have to worry about life problems for the next ten years or so.
After being separated from his family and friends for such a long time, what Lan Yi wanted to do most was to take a rest for a while.
Xi Siling nodded, "Very good."
"Let's go! Let's have a nice meal first!"
Li Ke helped Lan Yi carry some things, then pointed to the exit of the terminal.
His personality was the same as when he was sixteen, nothing had changed.
Lan Lingniao stretched out her arm and held her brother's. "Yes, this is your favorite store, Yi."
The three of them walked out together, and turned back when they realized that Xi Siling was not following them.
Li Ke tilted his head slightly, "Si Ling, what's wrong with you?"
He felt very strange from the beginning. He had clearly asked about it. The last case that Si Ling was in charge of had just been concluded, the criminal had been sentenced, and the next case had not been sent over yet. Why was he in a daze today?
Lan Lingniao looked concerned, "Are you feeling unwell? Do you want to go to the hospital?"
Only Lan Yi seemed to notice something.
"I think I forgot to say that."
"What?"
Xi Siling asked back.
"I miss you too, Siling."
Xi Siling smiled with relief, without any confusion on his face.
"11, Xiao Ke."
He looked at his empty right hand and finally sighed.
"I have to go."
For Xi Siling, existence is meaningful.
But the act of searching for meaning is meaningless.
What's the point of just buying a false memory to deceive yourself?
Neither he nor 77 will go back.
Crushing the memory crystal cluster in his hand, Xi Siling returned to the [Museum of Lies].
Xiaoyi is still not around, and the countless transparent display cases in the distance and the spiral staircases under my feet are still extending.
Then came the second portion of hot memory crystal cluster.
Xi Siling had a hunch that this was also a false memory.
But he still reached out his hand.
——
"The results of the election for the head of the Institute of Supernatural Powers are out!"
"Who is it? Who wins?"
"It's the young man named Liuhuaqi!"
"who?"
"That's the outstanding graduate of the Secret Text! The youngest super S-class (S+++) esper in the world!"
Xi Siling stood among the crowd, listening to their heated discussions.
77 became...the head of the Institute of Supernatural Powers?
Yes, if Lao Zei could complete this comic according to his original intention, Liuhuaqi would be able to become the strongest psychic as he originally wished.
The cell phone rang, Xi Siling took out the phone and found that it was a message from Liuhuaqi.
"Seniors, let's go to dinner together tonight. I've also invited seniors Li Ke and Lan Yi."
[Museum of Lies] is very aware of everyone's regrets and accurately turns these regrets into beautiful memories.
Xi Siling looked at the words on the phone screen and couldn't help but sigh.
If lies could become truth, it would be a beautiful wish.
Perhaps because the message showed as read but no reply was received, Liuhuaqi sent several more messages.
"Senior in the department?"
"Senior, have you seen the news? I have become the head of the Institute of Supernatural Powers."
'Aren't you happy for me?'
The people around me are still marveling at the emergence of the new main department, and everything seems so real.
It's fake after all.
'I'm leaving, 77.'
'77?'
In the previous life, Xi Siling always called Liuhua Qi "classmate Liuhua".
In fact, in this experience of 77, I am not an important person.
Without waiting to see how 77 responded, Xi Siling crushed the memory crystal cluster in his hand.
So there was only one memory crystal cluster left, which looked quite ordinary.
If I have to find words to describe it, it would be pale, empty, and strangely without any warmth.
No...it should be said that it is the temperature closest to human body temperature.
Xi Siling stretched out his hand. Unlike the hard touch he had imagined, the feeling of this memory crystal cluster could be described as "sticky".
And, it is fluid.
The memory crystal cluster turned into a pool of mucus, climbed up along Xi Siling's fingers, and finally seeped into the skin like lotion and disappeared.
What followed was the stabbing pain in my mind.
——
"Wait a minute, come back to me!"
The memory begins with Xi Siling's panicked and angry cry.
And in front of him was Lan Yi's back.
When Lan Yi heard his trembling voice, he finally stopped.
But he didn't look back.
"Si Ling, my sister is the most important person to me, you know that."
But my sister died, and her death was so miserable.
Not only was he seriously ill, he was almost sold as a precious item.
If Xi Siling hadn't discovered it in time, Lan Yi might not even know where his sister had gone, and in the end all he would have gotten was a report from the police station that she was missing.
But in the end, my sister still died.
It's all because of that bastard Ziyi Yueyi...
Xi Siling looked at Lan Yi's lightless eyes and was unable to say anything.
Why did things come to this point...
'I swear, I will destroy everything you have and wipe out all your loved ones.'
"Si Ling, this country is terrible. You, who are in the Institute of Superpowers, must see it more clearly than I do."
Lan Yi looked up at the sky, a few drops of rain gently hit his face, as gentle as the touch his sister gave him when he was sad.
But the remaining biting coldness, Lan Yi needs to experience it throughout his life.
"I..."
Xi Siling knew that this was the only truth in the Museum of Lies.
There will be no memory more unforgettable than despair.
"I will find Zi Yi Yue Yi."
He couldn't give anything except promises.
"I will definitely catch him and make him pay the price he deserves."
Lan Yi didn't say anything else, but just continued walking towards the distance.
Xi Siling stood in the rain for a long time until Li Ke, who was also soaked, ran up from behind.
"Si Ling!!! Where's Brother Lan? Where is he?"
Li Ke finally came to Xi Siling, and seeing his distraught expression, he knew that Lan Yi must have left.
"You... Si Ling..." Li Ke choked up a few times, "Did you fail to stop him, or..."
Seeing that Xi Siling still didn't answer, Li Ke forcibly dragged Xi Siling under the eaves. Even if she was a person with special abilities, she would get sick if she was kept exposed to the winter rain.
"Si Ling... Sorry, I'm late."
Xi Siling looked up at Li Ke.
This was the first time he saw the expression of his friend in his memory.
"No, it's not your fault."
People must never forget their past.
Always remember the way you came.
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