Chapter 91 Is this me? [VIP]
He didn't know how much time had passed, but Cheng felt his consciousness gradually clearing up. He could hear the sound of dripping water, which seemed to be from an IV drip tube.
He wanted to move his body, but only two fingers twitched briefly.
Someone seemed to have noticed his slight movement, followed by the sound of a bench scraping against the floor, and then the anxious voice of a familiar colleague: "Doctor! Doctor! The patient has moved!"
After an unknown amount of time, the surroundings became noisy. Cheng Youneng could feel someone examining his body. He tried hard to open his eyes, but he couldn't.
He heard the doctor say, "The patient's condition has improved a lot, but he seems to be in a state of light coma. This state is dangerous. We can only give him some rest. If he is determined, he will wake up."
Cheng You fell into a deep sleep again, and this time the dream changed; he was running.
He was holding someone's hand, but it was blurry. He could see that it was a child, and the person's lips were moving, but he couldn't hear what they were saying.
The scene shifts again, revealing an explosion. A young Cecil suddenly appears, grabbing him by the neck: "You're something else! I underestimated you. I painstakingly trained you into an all-around assassin, and this is how you repay me?!"
The body in Cheng Youmeng's dream suddenly sneered, "Hahaha, do you believe in karma and retribution?! Your retribution will come sooner or later."
Finally, the body closed its eyes, and before it fainted, it heard Cecil say, "Increase the dosage. Such a useful person must never disobey me."
When he opened his eyes, a terrifying-looking man carrying a huge syringe walked towards Cheng You. He felt as if the sky had fallen and the earth had cracked, as if he had fallen into an abyss.
Cheng opened his eyes in fright.
When I opened my eyes, all I saw was a white ceiling and white lights.
Suddenly, someone came up beside him and took his hand: "You're awake? Is there anything else that's bothering you?"
This is Ryougu Zero.
Cheng shook his head: "It's alright. I was unconscious for a few days?"
Rei Furuya: "One month."
Behind her, Youyi slowly walked over, and her eyes instantly welled up with tears the moment she saw Cheng You: "You're finally awake! Why did you chase after him? Why didn't you put your own safety first? You're always like this! I hate it when you're like this!"
Her voice was trembling with tears at the end.
With Furuya Rei's help, Cheng You slowly got up. He looked at Yuichi with apology and said, "I'm sorry, I was indeed reckless." He took the warm water that Furuya Rei handed him and drank it slowly.
He looked at his body; both arms were wrapped in bandages, and he could no longer feel the wounds inside. Only a dull, aching feeling remained in his chest.
"Ahem," Rei Furuya suddenly coughed, picked up a file from the table, and said, "Do you know what harm this accident has caused you?"
Seeing Furuya Rei's serious expression, Cheng You instantly had a bad feeling: "What?"
Rei Furuya said, "A severe comminuted fracture of the upper arm may prevent you from lifting heavy objects or even shooting. A gun weighs over ten kilograms or more; you may not be able to lift it or even aim it."
Cheng lowered his head and remained silent. He thought he could kill Cecil directly, but it seemed that the opponent was too strong and his own ability was still insufficient.
At that moment, Morofushi Kagemitsu pushed the door open and came in: "Alright, Zero, don't scare him." He put toothpicks on the fruit he had bought and handed it to Cheng You.
For some reason, Cheng You's eyebrows twitched as he looked at his smile, sensing that the other person was suppressing his anger.
"What are you trying to scare me about?" he asked.
Zhu Fujingguang said with a smile, "That's what the doctor originally said. Your arm was basically useless, but your body functions very well and you recovered very quickly. Now, there are almost no problems."
"...It's amazing that there are still no problems." Cheng You muttered, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "What about the three photos I brought out from there?"
Yuichi walked over and said, "I gave one of them to Mr. Furuya so he could help check my identity. The other two are with me."
Cheng frowned. He knew one of the cards was for Yuichi, but he didn't know who the other two were for. Why was only one card given to Furuya Rei?
Yuichi understood what he was thinking. He looked at Furuya Rei and Morofushi Kagemitsu and said, "Go and check on the investigation mission."
After the two of them left, the ward fell silent. Yuichi sat down on a chair and said, "Because this matter is very confidential, only those two people and Ryuzaki are investigating it."
Cheng nodded: "Mm."
Yuichi: "Sorry for taking the photos without permission, I was just worried they'd fall into the hands of the police or the FBI. Don't you have any questions? Like—" He took the two photos out of his pocket, "Who are these two people?"
"Do you know them all?" Cheng asked.
"Yes, I knew most of the people who participated in the experiment, but there was only one person I was very familiar with, and I didn't know his name."
"One is you, the other is who?"
You handed the photo to Cheng You: "Don't you remember me?"
Cheng examined the sleeping boy's face closely: "It looks familiar, but I can't remember it."
"Hmm... I think your brain is protecting you by not being able to remember, and it's better that way."
Cheng suddenly became a little suspicious. Protect me? Protect me of what? He then thought of his dream. There must be some connection between them, so he said, "When I was unconscious, I had a dream. I dreamt that I was locked in a glass container like the one in the photo, and then there was you, and the boy in another photo..."
He became increasingly certain of his guess as he spoke, and his voice grew weaker: "They called me number 101... I remember there was an explosion..."
After saying that, he glanced at Yuichi's expression. Yuichi's pupils dilated, and he looked incredulous.
Cheng gave a wry smile and asked cautiously, "So, is this me?"
You jumped onto the bed and hugged Cheng You's neck: "Brother, I will always be with you."
Cheng didn't speak; instead, he mentally asked the system: "I have memories of my parents. Is this your doing?"
System: [Yes. You are the key figure who can destroy the research institute and save the Conan world. I saved you and instilled in you the happy memories of a parallel universe where you weren't abducted by Cecil. Therefore, the time-travel mission assigned to you is also to get closer to the key figure, Yuichi.]
Cheng asked: "Who else? Who is that person in the photo?"
System: [I also arranged a meeting for you; he's in your life. I think the police should be able to find out soon.]
Cheng You: [Did I lose those things because of you?]
System: [Don't wrong me! Your memories were erased by Cecil. He went to great lengths to get you to obey him.]
Cheng You: [When will I be able to fully recover that memory?]
System: [The only way is through Cecil's stimulation. But I think that memory isn't good.]
Yu Yi suddenly realized something, and her expression turned serious: "Brother Cheng You, there's something very important. Cecil's bodyguard took him away, and it's highly likely that the bodyguard extracted your blood. This means that he may have discovered that you are Number 101. His obsession with you runs very deep."
"I'm currently hiding from the Black Organization. After dealing with them, I will cooperate with the police," Cheng replied calmly, the light in his eyes dimming slightly.
He asked, "Do you remember who the person in the other photo is?"
Yu shook her head: "Actually, I don't have much memory of him. It's been too long. Besides, it seems he was captured for two months before escaping. He probably forgot what happened at the research institute because of some medication."
Cheng nodded: "That's fine, it's really not easy for us to find them. It's better to hand them over to the police than to let Cecil fall into Cecil's hands."
"Oh, by the way, how did you deal with the Black Organization?" Cheng asked.
Yuichi: "Mr. Furuya said that Gin from the Black Organization sent Bourbon to help you escape from prison."
"Haha, you really have a friend here." Cheng You laughed, "As expected of Gin."
If someone else had been sent, they might have discovered that Li Hua hadn't been arrested. However, Mr. Bourbon would definitely have told Gin that he had been arrested and that it would take some time to escape.
Yuichi continued, "With Takeda Ryosuke in charge of the Invincible East Pavilion, everything is going smoothly. However, the matter of annihilating the research institute must be put on the agenda quickly. Cecil knows that your progress is 101 and will definitely take action."
Cheng nodded: "I will sell that dessert shop first, and briefly explain the situation to Furuya Rei, asking him to protect Mouri and Conan, as well as themselves."
Because of Cecil, Furuya Rei arranged for Cheng You to stay in a secret ward reserved for public security personnel.
Meanwhile, Ryuzaki opened an old folder, a compilation of all the missing persons cases in Japan from sixteen years ago. Furuya Rei and Morofushi Kagemitsu were both investigating missing persons cases from fifteen or sixteen years prior.
“Since Cecil is looking for them, it means these people must be alive,” Furuya Rei said. “They might be mixed-race, so they’ll be really hard to find.”
Morofushi Kagemitsu pinched the bridge of his nose: "According to Yuichi, Cecil was active on the border between Africa and Asia back then."
"Does the FBI have more complete information?" Ryuzaki found the withdrawn missing persons case.
Rei Furuya sneered: "They might not have as comprehensive an information as us."
Ryuzaki's fingers stopped. He carefully examined the contents of the page and then looked at the face in the photograph: "I think I've found it."
Rei Furuya and Kagemitsu Morofushi came over when they heard this, and paused for a few seconds when they saw the missing child's name and family member column.
Could it be his family?
"Bring him here and ask him, it's too similar."
"Without DNA, we can only rely on him to identify them."
As he spoke, Rei Furuya took out his phone and dialed someone's number.
In the dimly lit laboratory, a blond man sat in a wheelchair, coldly observing the group of bodyguards in front of him.
The crowd knelt before him, trembling.
Cecil suddenly sneered: "Do you know whose DNA Cheng You matches?"
No one dared to respond to him.
“It actually matched 101 in the database.” He laughed to himself. “That’s my most successful experiment. None of you bunch of good-for-nothings can compare to him.”
"Oh right, he seems to have amnesia now! He's so amazing even with amnesia, no wonder he's my most successful trainee."
"Everyone, find a way to capture him alive! I need to see him now!"
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