In the wee hours of the morning, Ocean City, Harry Somewhere on the west bank of the W. Kelly Memorial Bridge.

In this area unoccupied by the mob, there is a nondescript motel.

At this time, a man and a woman were sitting in a guest room in the hotel, around a small table, eating supper.

"Unbelievable." In the room, Carmen put a spoonful of scrambled eggs in her mouth and said, "What the hell is this?" Molecular cuisine disguised as scrambled eggs? ”

"No, it's scrambled eggs." Lance, on the other hand, was eating a piece of cheese that looked moldy, and took a sip of red wine between saying this, "It's just that the eggs used are more elegant, and the person in charge of the cooking is also more powerful." ”

"Oh? Did you bring your own chef with you this time? Carmen said.

"Hehe......" Lance chuckled twice and explained, "these dishes are all prepared by Sakaki. ”

Carmen paused a little when she heard this, and then she continued, "You mean...... Sakaki no illusion? ”

"yes." Lance replied, "This kid has been in Sakura's Mansion for more than half a year, and he said that he was surveilling, but he didn't have much to do...... His meticulous hand work can be said to be an instant match when used in cooking, and as a result, in less than half a year, he has trained from a half-baked gourmand to a first-class chef...... I was still telling him yesterday morning that he would not have to gamble anymore and would make a fortune by opening a restaurant and selling scrambled eggs. ”

"Don't you think...... Is there too much information you reveal in this paragraph? Carmen listened, her tone did not change, but she said lightly.

"Isn't that what chatting is all about?" Lance said, "Talking about what you know. ”

"Just because I'm sitting with you for dinner now, you think we're the kind of relationship where you can reveal information at will?" "Or do you, like the villains in those movies, like to ramble a lot on your captives to show your composure?" ”

Hearing this, Lance was silent for a moment.

During this time, he put away his flirtatious smile and thought thoughtfully.

After a moment, he spoke again: "I just want to ...... with you Wouldn't it be okay to chat like a normal person? ”

"What do you say?" Carmen asked.

"But I remember we used to talk like that." Lance Road.

"I was young and ignorant before." Carmen replied coldly, disgust in her eyes.

"Do you only regret what happened to us?" Lance Road.

Carmen was also silent, but only for a few seconds: "I never regret what I have done, and I also want to make those things something worth remembering, the one who ruined everything...... It's you. ”

"What's wrong with me? I'm just showing you the real ......" Lance said.

"The real you are a sociopathic murderer." Carmen interrupted him.

"Ahh......h He paused, "Do you still see it that way?" ”

"And what should I think?" Carmen asked rhetorically, "Like those people, who see you as a 'hero'?" ”

"Can't you?" Lance said, "Aren't the people who send the wicked criminals to hell who can't be judged by the system? ”

"The one who sends the villains to hell through the system is the hero." Carmen is not so easy to be led astray logically, "Those who jump out of the system and exercise violence are also evildoers...... Whatever the motives. ”

"But you don't believe in the system you talk about, and you don't believe it when you're in law school." Lance Road.

"That's why I want to change it from within." Carmen Road.

"Huh...... Raymond thought so too. Lance Road.

"I'm not as brainwashed by you as easily as he is." Carmen Road.

"But you admit that you were once as stupid as he was, right?" Lance Road.

"Don't force me to splash people with such a good red wine." Carmen Road.

Hearing this, Lance laughed, and became even more unrelenting: "In the final analysis, it was your background that shackled you and made you limit your path and camp from the beginning, but I ...... Got you. He stared into Carmen's eyes, took a quick sip of his drink, and added, "You and I are the same kind of people, and if it weren't for your bloodline, you would have done the same thing as me a long time ago, or even more extremely, am I right...... Carmen Mo Wixtoke? ”

Ding——

In this second, the goblet in Carmen's hand shattered.

She crushed it.

A few shards of glass pierced into her white palm, blood and red wine mixed together, exuding a unique rich smell that dripped down.

It took her a long time to calm down, looked at Lance and said, "Okay...... I confess that I am this kind of person, I bind myself with those stupid, worldly baggage, and again and again I show my true nature under the provocation of your kind...... I'm like a madman who puts himself in an insane asylum, a thief who forces himself to be a good person, are you satisfied? ”

Lance didn't answer her, but silently reached out, pulled her hand over, and then, with a gentle motion, unhurriedly, began to pull out the glass that had pierced into her hand.

"I can handle this little injury myself." After a few seconds, Carmen said, but she didn't take her hand back.

"Just let me do this last thing for you." Lance's answer was a bit confusing.

Carmen thought for a few seconds and came to a conclusion: "So...... I won't survive the sunrise? ”

"Heh......" Lance laughed, "I would have killed you long ago, so why should I arrest you and entertain you with delicious food and drink." He seemed to be afraid that the other party would not believe it, and after a slight pause for half a second, he added, "Don't worry, no matter what you say, you are also 'Wickstock', and you are the only direct descendant of the 'Great President'...... Except, of course, yourself. ”

When he said this, Carmen not only did not "rest assured", but showed a more solemn expression: "Then what do you mean? ”

"Don't you already understand what I mean?" Lance Road.

"Impossible." Carmen suddenly stretched out her other hand and grabbed Lance's wrist, making him stop the movement of his hand, "Why?" ”

"Heh......" At this moment, Lance showed a gentle, completely inconsistent smile, "because it's time for me to 'go back'." ”

"What to go back? Where to go back? Carmen continued to ask, her voice rising in flames.

"I know, you think you know me well......" Lance said, "but really...... I have a secret that only a few people in the Reverse Cross know; I can't tell you, but you don't have to be upset, I said, I'm not going to die, I'm just ...... 'going back'." ”

"So what should I do?" Carmen blurted out this sentence, and she didn't know why she was asking.

"You ......" Lance was about to reply, when suddenly, as if something had interrupted his thoughts, his expression changed slightly, "Alas...... When the time comes, I want to talk to you like a normal person...... Maybe it's time to say goodbye, perhaps, never again. ”

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly rolled his eyes, and the whole person collapsed limply.

Carmen quickly grabbed him and didn't let him fall to the ground, but when Carmen lifted his head to check, he found that Lance's breathing and pulse had stopped.

…………

About a minute ago, somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, in the depths of the ocean.

In this depth, which is not yet accessible to human technology, in the dark trench, lies a square black object.

Compared to the one in the jungles of South America, the remains of this Dark Water Tribe are significantly smaller, and their size is not as large as an ordinary residential building.

The interior of the ruins is also not divided by wall columns, there is only an integrated space.

In the middle of this space, there is a pillar of light less than two meters in diameter, and in the pillar of light, a child is suspended; It was a little boy, who looked no more than ten years old, and his appearance was basically a miniature version of Lance.

Click-click-

In the open space, there are footsteps slowly approaching.

A man walked up to the pillar of light and slowly raised his right hand, and with the movement of his hand, countless black square particles poured out and rose from the floor, and quickly pieced together a metal console with black body and dense cyan streamers on the surface.

The man glanced at the console, then touched it lightly with his hand.

Immediately after, the pillar of light in front of him slowly dimmed, and the little boy in the pillar of light also slowly descended, and the moment his feet touched the ground...... Open eyes.

"Oh? The result is you. As soon as the boy who looked like Lance opened his eyes, he said this to the man.

"Tell the truth." Li Xiaofan shrugged his shoulders and responded, "When I heard about this 'secret' of yours, I was also quite shocked. ”

"It's not necessarily a good thing to know too many secrets." The boy laughed.

"I know, maybe one day I'll be killed for it." Li Xiaofan replied, "But now...... I think we should reacquaint ourselves, right? ”

"Hmm......" the boy nodded, and said with a straight face, "First time we met, my name is Gu Shen." ”

"Fortunately, I will be fortunate to be in the small sail." Li Xiaofan responded.

"Heh......" Gu Shen smiled, "Seriously, I originally thought that the one who came to 'send me away' would be Zilin, or Boss Tian himself, but it's up to you...... And it does make sense. ”

"Yes, after all, it is necessary to use wormhole technology, and there is an irreparable risk, even if there is only a 1 in 10,000 chance that something will go wrong, it should be avoided." Li Xiaofan replied, "In order to prevent Boss Tian himself or Zilin from being involved in other parallel universes and causing immeasurable consequences, it is obviously more appropriate for me to come." ”

"That's why I said it makes sense." Gu Shen said, "Anyway, you are a parallel universe traveler yourself, and your acceptance of my matter is relatively high, besides...... An ordinary person like you, even if you cross over again due to an accident, the impact on other universes will not be great. ”

"But what about you?" Li Xiaofan said, "You're not an ordinary person, are you?" ”

"Didn't Boss Heaven tell you about me before you came?" Gu Shen asked.

"He only said that you are also from another parallel universe, and he also told me what to do, and he asked me to ask you directly." Li Xiaofan replied.

"I'm really lazy, that uncle ......" Gu Shen pouted, then paused for two seconds before continuing, "Well, you guessed right, I was in the original universe, and I was indeed not an ordinary person...... It's because I'm so unusual, that's why I'm sent here. ”

"Could it be that you are the same existence as Boss Tian or Zilin over there?" Li Xiaofan asked again.

"It can't be compared like this, there are completely different rules and conditions over there than here." "To put it simply...... For a variety of reasons, I've been burdened with too much karma since I was born, and if I don't let it go, I'm likely to destroy the world around me before I reach adulthood, so ...... My parents asked a friend of theirs to take me here and make a deal with the boss. ”

"What deal?" As a reporter, Li Xiaofan's curiosity is still very strong, and he asked with great interest, "Before that, what was 'karma'?" ”

Gu Shen was also the one who was going to leave anyway, so he didn't mind telling him this, so he straightened his thoughts and said: "In terms of the concept of this universe, the 'sin' controlled by the Heavenly Boss is actually an incomplete version of 'karma' - it is a kind of high-dimensional criterion that naturally exists in the underworld, cannot be accurately measured, but is incredibly accurate; However, in this universe, due to the death of the 'obliterator', only the part of the 'sin' is still functioning normally, and the part related to the 'cycle of cause and effect' is missing, and due to the laziness of the gods, this part of the function falls to the 'narrator', which is now the 'guide'...... Tianyi's body. ”

"So Boss Tian is actually a demigod?" When Li Xiaofan heard this, he couldn't help but interject.

"Actually, physiologically speaking, he is just a special human being." "But if you have to say that he is a god, then he is not just a 'demigod'...... Because he is already a part of this cosmic order, he is not only the gearbox that drives the timeline of this cosmic civilization, but also the embodiment and executor of the imaginary spatial variable of the 'law of cause and effect' in the physical world...... What a tragedy he has carried, and what a tragedy has happened to him, neither I nor Zilin can compare with it, and an ordinary person like you ...... I can't even imagine it.

"As for ...... The 'deal' I just mentioned is actually not a big deal.

"In terms of the time of this parallel universe, more than a century ago, that is, not long after the establishment of the Federation, I was ...... by a devil Yes, it's the literal 'devil', he has a little connection to my parents' generation, and he is the one who brought me into this universe.

"Boss Tian and the devil are also old acquaintances, and they quickly negotiated the terms of the deal - the devil promised to bring a very dangerous 'AI' born in this universe to the universe where I am to dispose of it, and the boss promised to let me live in some form in this universe before my 'karma' is completely eliminated.

"Once the deal was made, the devil went back, claiming that he would drag me back to a point in the universe not far from when I left when I re-entered the time tunnel.

"After that, I studied with Boss Tian in his bookstore for a few months, and learned some history and common sense about this world; And then we both felt ...... It's time to separate. ”

When Li Xiaofan heard this, he wondered, "Why? You guys fell out? He said, glancing around, "So he locked you up here?" ”

"Quite the opposite." Gu Shen replied, "We get along very well, and the proprietress likes me very much, and if I leave half a month late, she may have to dress me up and take pictures in women's clothes like my own son." ”

"Hmm...... ......Hearing this, Li Xiaofan immediately raised his eyes thoughtfully, and began to look at the really cute children's version of Lance in front of him with malicious eyes.

"Uh-huh!" Gu Shen cleared his throat loudly, interrupting the other party's malicious joke, and continued, "The reason I left is because I and the boss agreed that if I continued to stay in the bookstore, I would have a very ...... with them Very troublesome emotional bonds, considering that I will have to leave this universe sooner or later, and the two of them may have to stay until ...... Belch...... Forever, so it's better for us to separate sooner.

"So I was sent here; Boss Tian kept my original body in the energy container of this dark water tribe, and stayed in it for a year, which is only physiologically equivalent to a few days, so after more than a hundred years, my body looks like it has grown two or three years old.

"In addition, he also sealed my memories as a 'Gu Shen', and on the basis of preserving common sense, he added the cognition of 'I am a capable person', allowing me to operate on this planet in a state of 'possession' that is quite similar to yours.

"Of course, since I'm not a fuel-efficient lamp, in order to prevent me from turning the world upside down, every ten years, he will reset my memories to zero again and at the same time possess me to a new body.

And this state of affairs continued until that 'trial'.

"Until that day, when I sat with you 'jurors', I thought I was James Lance, but after that, Boss Heaven felt that the time was almost right, and he lifted the seal on my memory...... So, for almost a year from January to now, my memories as an ancient puppet and various experiences over the past century have become clear little by little like a trickle......

After hearing this, Li Xiaofan thought for a while before he continued: "Then can I think that by now, your 'karma' has been almost cleared?" ”

"Hmm......" Gu Shen nodded, and there seemed to be a hint of loss flashing between his eyebrows, "Even if I want to stay a little longer, I can't do it...... Isn't it? ”

Li Xiaofan was very keen, and he immediately continued: "Is there any person or thing that you can't let go?" ”

"You're asking too much." But on this issue, Gu Shen is not so frank, "We have delayed a lot of time, it is time to say goodbye." ”

Li Xiaofan also nodded, with a slight helplessness in his eyes: "That...... Do you need me to talk to anyone? For example, Boss Tian, Zilin, or anyone else, anyone can do it. ”

Gu Shen also thought for a moment: "Okay...... Just give Zilin a message for me. ”