Chapter 305: The Bloody Truth
The Shadow of the Light Family...... I'm afraid I weave a lot of beautiful dreams for the Einsatzgruppen.
Their so-called family ...... There must be a problem!
"Yurui...... You wait here obediently first, and I'll go out...... Well, I'm going to talk to X about something......" The phantom took a deep breath and said to Zuo Yurui with a certain determination.
"Okay, I'll wait for you." The little girl didn't think much about it, and replied in a very cheerful tone.
Based on the experience of the past two days, generally speaking, when he and Zuo Yurui have a meal, their eyes staring behind their backs will relax a lot - after all, they are also going to eat.
There could not be a better time, and the phantom's thoughts gradually became clearer, and his steps became faster and faster.
He knew that no matter what, he had to deal with it all - if he could, he would expose the lies of the Lamp Shadow family.
Passerby X treats himself well, perhaps in his heart, he is already one of his own in this almost full city...... Friend.
I don't want my friends to be deceived for the rest of their lives, even if the truth may be extraordinarily cruel.
Hiding in the depths of the flower bed, the pale blue flames faintly flowing on the surface of his skin. He was well aware of the special ability of the Passerby X, detection, and almost omniscience within a certain range.
This ability basically relies on the diffusion of his spiritual power tentacles, and his own use of Cangyan is enough to offset those spiritual power tentacles, and he can hide himself to a certain extent - provided that the passer-by X does not seriously probe the surroundings. However, generally speaking, when meeting with "parents", Passerby X should not use his full ability.
He saw that the passer-by X was smiling and communicating with a middle-aged couple, and the young man's face was filled with a simple joy. Only at this time did the phantom feel that Passerby X was also a child, a good child who did not hesitate to make himself a monster and hide his physical problems from his parents in order to take care of his parents.
But...... It's all fake.
Children can always grasp the sincerity of emotions more accurately than adults, perhaps because they are still a "child" in some way, and the phantom has a very accurate grasp of people's feelings. He could see ...... The middle-aged couple treated their "son" with a hint of incongruity, as if they were perfunctory.
Laugh when it's time to laugh, sigh when it's time to sigh, and open your arms when it's time to hug your son......
But because of the prejudice that he brought in psychologically, the phantom has been looking at it with suspicion, and he always feels that there seems to be something missing here.
Something important, something internal, and everything is a little unreal, as if ...... Manipulated puppets, lacking souls.
"Passerby X...... You've been scammed. Phantom muttered to himself, "I don't know why the Lamp Shadow Family is weaving such a dream for you, but ...... I'm afraid that you who are deeply involved in it are the most innocent ......"
I don't know the true face of Lushan, only because I am in this mountain.
For some reason, two rhyming words suddenly flashed through the phantom's mind. He didn't know how it got into his brain, but he felt ...... It couldn't be more suitable. Perhaps it was precisely because he was in it that Passerby X didn't notice the falsity of that family affection.
"Although I don't have any substantial evidence...... But what do I have to do......" The Phantom muttered to himself, watching nervously.
Phantom One
Thinking about it, he subconsciously followed the footsteps of the three people. What the hell should I do? What can be done to expose the falsehood of the "parents", and what can be done to make the passerby X believe in himself?
Even the passer-by X, whose ability is "detection", could not detect the so-called falsity of his parents, and if he hadn't learned the information from the Gray Wing King in advance, he probably wouldn't have doubted it.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and the phantom's heart was getting more and more anxious. I have made Zuo Yurui wait for too long, and the person in charge of protection (and surveillance) today is estimated to find out about his problem, but he still has no clue.
Why don't you give up and talk about it next time?
No, the Phantom is clear that there will be no better chance.
"So...... That's it......" The Phantom muttered to himself, standing up and stepping forward.
"Silly boy, do you really want to die like this?" A faint voice sounded in his ears, the voice was somewhat similar to that of the Gray-Winged King, and the phantom looked left and right, but did not find the small dragon-like creature.
Then the phantom quickly discerned that the voice was not the Grey Wing King...... Or not exactly, it contains only the male part of the neutral voice of the Grey Wing King.
And where the sound comes from...... It's like coming from the depths of your heart.
"If you think about it, do you think those two people could be real people?"
The Phantom opened his mouth, but before he could speak, the voice continued, "Definitely not! The Lantern Shadow family is a highly efficiency-oriented family, and to achieve the goal of 'letting the Einsatzgruppen see their relatives once in a while', finding someone to pretend to be their relatives is the least efficient method. β
The Phantom nodded dumbly, admitting that the voice had a point-
Find someone to pretend to be a so-called relative, in order not to reveal flaws, first of all, to ensure that the person in charge of pretending to maintain a constant identity every time they meet, which not only consumes a lot of time and manpower to find the right person, but also to place the person in charge of pretending to be in charge of the pretending time outside of the meeting, and at the same time let the person in charge of pretending to be familiar with the script repeatedly......
It's too wasteful to see each other only a few times a year, and the maximum length is only half a day.
"I have a guess that those two people were 'marionettes' manipulated by some of his supernatural abilities...... The level of that man was high enough to invalidate Passerby X's 'detection' - although I don't think Passer X would have been unaware of it, but I guess he was only 'suspicious'. β
The phantom gradually followed the voice of thought, very strangely, just like when he faced the Gray Wing King, he felt that this voice was trustworthy for no reason, "That...... What should I do? If I can't even find out about the number X, how can I ......"
"Ignore the level, ignore the difference in strength, unconditionally incinerate all extraordinary abilities - the one who dominates Cangyan is you, not the passerby X......" The voice gradually weakened, as if the person who spoke was a little farther away, until the end of the last few words was inaudible.
"In that case...... Phantom clenched his fists and turned his gaze to the middle-aged couple beside Passerby X, who had already followed the three of them to the entrance of a small park with few people at night, and there were no passers-by around - this was the best, and probably the last, chance.
The Cangyan explosion generally surged from all directions, and in an instant, it formed a huge hemisphere and enveloped everything here, and all the connection between the extraordinary power and the outside world was suddenly cut off. This is the power of the cangyan, incinerating all transcendent flames!
Passerby X turned his head in shock and looked at the young man standing in the blooming flame flower - "Xiao Yao! You're not ......."
His words came to an abrupt halt as his so-called "parents" beside him staggered and collapsed, like puppets that had been cut off from the silk threads, lying stiff on the ground, with a godless and strange glint in their eyes.
Something called "life" passed away from them, or rather, that kind of thing never existed in the first place.
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In another base of the Lantern Shadow Family, the handsome middle-aged man sitting at the log table suddenly opened his half-squinted eyes, lowered his head and looked at his fingers a little strangely.
"Number 6, what's wrong?" A kind-eyed old man beside him asked.
"My puppet silk thread...... Broken. Passerby No. 6 frowned, "Although the distance is far away and the puppet silk thread itself is fragile, it is absolutely 'invisible', and even the head of the family can't find it without knowing it in advance...... The people of the Einsatzgruppen, how did they do it? β
"Oh? That's an interesting thing...... I happened to be going to visit recently, so I'll help you inquire by the way. The old man smiled gently, "Anyway, it's not a big deal. β
"yes, it's just a few puppets, it's not a big deal anymore."
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"You...... Isn't it sad? The phantom looked at the passer-by X in front of him, and felt a kind of grief hidden deep under the calm exterior. At this time, the passer-by No. X was slowly putting away the puppet-like "parents" and did not say a word.
"Sad...... If I had to say anything, I'd be uncomfortable...... But," passer-by X smiled bitterly, "there was a feeling in my heart that the stone had finally landed...... I'm not stupid, you can see the problem, and I can catch something wrong with my parents...... But I always deceive myself with 'strange because I haven't seen you for too long', maybe I don't want to admit this fact in my heart......"
There was a brief silence.
Finally, Passerby X broke the silence: "Among the original ten people in the upper echelons of the Lantern Shadow Family, Passerby No. 6's telepathy has the use of 'puppet silk threads'...... He can be thousands of miles away and have complete control over other people's bodies, even dead people's bodies. Fear...... My parents are long dead, and they're just trying to keep me fighting hard in this way......"
The Phantom opened his mouth, hesitated slightly, but decided to tell everything he knewβ
"No...... Number X, based on what I learned...... You don't have parents at all. It may be cruel to say this, but you, like me, are individuals born in a petri dish, implanted with false memories. β
"What did you say?" Passerby X stopped what he was doing, turned to look at the phantom, "You are responsible for what you said!" About my childhood...... I have memories of what happened before I became a passerby! β
"I didn't lie to you!" Undeterred, the Phantom said, "You, like me, are creatures that have been created!" The only difference is that the person who made me told me the bloody truth, while the Lantern Shadow family has woven false dreams for you in order to make you work harder! β