Chapter 68 Nineteen Shotas



Chapter 68 Nineteen Shotas

"So the terms master and master are what he saw in the memories of the Grantis."

Scotland lifted his forehead and murmured, "I thought the researchers in the organization had some bad habits. Now that I think about it, no one would teach an important experimental subject who has only been awake for a short time to call someone that way for no reason."

"Why is your focus here?" Bourbon sat on the sofa, tightened his down jacket on his shoulders, and reminded helplessly, "Shouldn't we be curious about why there is such a memory inheritance?"

Opposite him, Scotland, who had been gentle and aloof most of the time in the organization, had a solemn expression on his face and could not help pacing back and forth in the room.

Hearing this, Scotland paused, looked at Bourbon, and after a moment of silence, he whispered, "I don't really want to think about that kind of thing."

His expression was extremely miserable.

"Bourbon, you know what this means, right?" Scotland closed his eyes and said with difficulty, "If after the death of the Grantis, their memories will be uploaded to A's brain... then, how many times has A experienced death alone?"

Scotland was right. Even though A's account of the incident seemed very calm except for the final emotional fluctuation, Bourbon could sensitively sense what it meant from the description.

Granty and the others died as cheap experimental rabbits, died as pathfinders during the mission, and died naturally on the seventh day when time ran out and they were unable to struggle...

At the same time, every time A gains a memory, he will also gain an experience of death. This goes on day after day, year after year. Later, Bourbon no longer dares to imagine how A will view every memory that is uploaded against his will.

Should he hate it? Granty and others can walk outside, have a brief freedom in handcuffs, and die easily, but he can only live as a bystander, soberly. He should hate it.

But the Grantis are innocent. From the moment they were born, they have the qualifications to become independent lives. However, they can only be born on Monday and die on Sunday. Until they die, they don’t know whether they have ever seen the real sun in their life in this world.

Should he be eager? For A, who has been confined to the research base since he was five years old, the only window through which he can see the colors of the sky outside the institute is Granty. Granty has "taught" him many, many things. He should be eager.

But the destruction of hope will bring deeper despair. A said this probably because he was deeply aware that the momentary light he longed for would come at the cost of Granty's death, and even he himself would be in pain.

In the final analysis, A and Granty are just victims in this matter, and the perpetrators who should be hated are only the researchers and the boss.

"He said that the gentleman wanted to find a way to reverse time from him." Bourbon gritted his teeth, his face gloomy, "Just for this reason..."

Just to satisfy his own selfish desires, he created the tragedy of A and Granty.

So, in a place that they could not see, how many innocent people had been tortured by this organization that had existed for half a century and the mysterious boss? When A became a test subject, he was still two months away from turning five!

"Think about it this way, he fell into a coma so quickly, probably because the environment on the snowy mountain reminded his body of the memory of being frozen, and he reflexively entered a dormant state." Scotland slowly breathed a sigh of relief, holding the armrest of the sofa and trying to calm down and analyze, "Indeed, he has been very sleepy since we arrived in Kitanosawa Village."

"It was really an accident." Bourbon covered his eyes with his arms, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice.

Fortunately, they encountered only a small snowstorm. Because they were with the children, the rescue team took the risk to go up the mountain to look for people before it was completely dark and the snow was lightening. It took them almost four hours to find Bourbon and A in the cabin.

The Scottish people were unable to go up the mountain and could only wait in the hotel.

Bourbon dared to guarantee that when his childhood friend saw them appear at the door of the hotel, the anxiety on his face definitely turned into gloomy anger in an instant.

Because of this, Bourbon took the initiative to call Scotland to his room as soon as he regained his mobility, and told A everything he had said before Scotland lost his temper, successfully diverting Scotland's anger.

Others may not know this, but Bourbon and Scot have known each other for almost twenty years. He knows best how terrible Scot, who seems to have a good temper, can be when he gets angry.

"What else?" asked Scotland.

"After we finished talking about Granty, he fell asleep." Bourbon put his arm down and changed the subject. "By the way, where are Hagiwara and the others?"

"Let's go back to the room and rest... It's better for us not to have too much contact with them." Scotland recalled for a moment and showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, "Yes, since the Grandys are clones of A at different ages, then the Grandy that Hagiwara saw twice four years ago was probably not the same one!"

While waiting for the two to be rescued, Hagiwara Kenji and Scotland found an opportunity to be alone and quickly explained some details that had been hidden before. As a result, Scotland quickly realized that something was wrong.

Bourbon looked at him suspiciously.

"Hagiwara said that the two times he met Granty, she was wearing different clothes, and her expression and attitude towards him were also subtly different, but he thought he was seeing things at the time." Scotland explained, "Since Granty and the others are clones with the same appearance but different ages, it's not surprising, but..."

"When Granti appeared for the second time, he didn't seem to know who Hagiwara was at first. It was only after thinking for a while that he 'remembered' Hagiwara."

Scotland said solemnly, "I originally thought that when the two of them were handing over, the first Granti just mentioned the rescue of Hagiwara to the second Granti. But this is very strange. If that was the case, why did the second Granti know everything Hagiwara and the others said at the time? And why did the Grantis describe Hagiwara's appearance and their conversation to each other?"

"Two reasons." Bourbon raised his finger, thinking, "One is that they can also share each other's memories. But in this case, A is basically asleep, but the organization would not have gone through so many years without realizing that the newly born Granty knows so much."

"The second reason is that the Grantis have other secret operations and need to know all the details about each other."

Scotland's expression was indescribable: "Which one do you think is more likely?"

Bourbon sighed: "It is precisely because both have obvious advantages and disadvantages that I can't guess which one it will be."

"It's the second one." A crisp child's voice suddenly rang out from the door. "Grantis can't share memories. Only I can receive their memories."

The two people in the room looked up in surprise, and saw the small figure that had just appeared in their conversation at the door that had opened at some point, and also...

"Ley?!" Bourbon jumped off the sofa in a second, alert, "Why are you here?"

Scotland's expression changed: When did Ley come? How much did he hear?

The black-haired young man wearing a knitted hat that never falters raised his eyelids, put his hands in his pockets, and said calmly, "I'll take him over."

While he was speaking, A cooperatively raised his hand to indicate that the 'he' was himself, then turned around and pushed the door closed again.

"...How did you get in?" Scotland asked sharply.

Lei looked thoughtful, then calmly admitted, "I broke the lock."

"Really? How come I didn't know you could pick locks?" The kid was about to agree, but Bourbon, who stood up behind Scotland, sneered at him and said faintly, "Come to think of it, I remember who pried open Scotland's door."

A, who was exposed, subconsciously moved towards Lei and grabbed Lei's trouser legs. Lei cooperated very well and blocked A behind himself.

Scotland and Bourbon on the other side simultaneously had the urge to beat Ley.

Before they spoke, A spoke first.

"It's okay, Mr. Lei. I know everything about the secret actions of the Granti." The child took a deep breath and walked out from behind Lei, and began to speak directly, "It was an accident that the Granti knew of my existence and hid it in a secret place using their own encryption method. Since then, every Granti has known that they are my clones."

"We had the same desire, so we reached a consensus," he said.

"Granti used their memories to tell me about the outside world, collected all the intelligence they thought was useful, and taught me my own abilities. The biggest advantage is that I have lived longer than them, so I am responsible for arranging this plan and looking for... looking for an opportunity to leave the organization."

"If we just want to get away, it shouldn't take that long with your abilities, right?" Bourbon asked.

A nodded, as if he didn't know what shocking words he was saying, and said calmly: "Because our wish is not just to get away."

"We want freedom, but they are invisible shackles that bind us." A said in a brisk tone, "Our wish is to destroy the organization, including the research base, including Karasuma Renya."

“So we need collaborators who share the same goal and who will not continue to covet us later.”

A thought about it again, and for the first time, he called Granti by his digital code name in front of a few people and told him the truth of four years ago.

"Four years ago, it was A7130 who saved Mr. Hagiwara. His time had just come to an end, and Mr. Hagiwara ran into A7131 who had just replaced him. This accident made 7131 suddenly feel like investigating Mr. Hagiwara secretly, and he unexpectedly found your information that had not been cleared yet."

Scotland was startled and turned to look at Bourbon.

Bourbon, who had deliberately concealed the information that "A knew our real names and identities" and wanted to cooperate with A to scare his childhood friend a little, turned his head guiltily and pretended not to see Scotland's expression.

"Granti and his men sent me to find the Master so that they could observe him closely before deciding whether to cooperate with him... Our identities prevent us from trusting anyone with a different stance. I'm sorry, Master."

After A finished speaking, Scotland was stunned. Just as he was about to say something to comfort her, he heard A continue.

"Because in the 19 years that Granty and I have been looking for the right opportunity, countless undercover agents and people behind the scenes have fallen before dawn." A's voice is still very immature, but also very firm. "This is the 20th year, and the best opportunity is now."

He looked up at them: "I know you may not trust each other from different official agencies..."

Lei, who had been silent the whole time, interrupted the conversation with a sharp look: "Wait a minute, what?"

Bourbon, who wanted to silence Ley when he heard A directly reveal Scotland's undercover identity, and Scotland, who was on high alert, were also shocked: "Ley too——?!"

Pretending that she had let the cat out of the bag accidentally, Chi Jiang Na Yue smiled in her heart, keeping her achievements and fame to herself.


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