Chapter Twenty-Six: Dream Battle

2195, Spring.

Crystal County, a commercial district.

A beautiful young woman was walking down the street with a stroller.

The warm sunlight poured into the car, illuminating the baby's young face.

This is a very cute child, and it can even be described as "pretty"; The genes given to him by his parents should have been a kind of luck, but ......

On that day, the child was snatched away.

Two skilled traffickers work together, one steps forward to distract the mother, and the other takes the opportunity to take the sleeping baby.

Four months later, the mother became ill and died shortly after.

The child's father was a civil servant with a decent job, but under the double blow of losing his wife, he chose to end his life with a bottle of liquor and a bullet.

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Babies that are not yet remembered are in high demand in the hands of human traffickers, especially boys; If you add factors such as cute appearance and good health, the price can be raised even higher.

In this case, the baby was undoubtedly a sought-after commodity, and after being abducted for more than ten days, he was sent to a city in Long County, where he was adopted by a couple surnamed Che, or rather...... It was "bought and raised".

In a way, he's still lucky.

"May my abducted child be raised by others somewhere as if he were his own, and grow up well" is the last psychological line of defense for the vast majority of abducted families, but the reality is ...... Most of the abducted children are not so lucky.

In the case of Che Wuchen, if he had been a child who had already remembered when he was abducted, he would probably have his tongue cut out, his legs broken, and turned into a begging tool.

And if he is a girl, he may be bought by some perverts with special hobbies, or he may be kept in a closed environment as a child bride, and used as a tool for reproduction and labor for the rest of his life.

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The couple who bought the car Wuchen have a little money at home, even if they can't reach the middle class, at least it's better than the salary.

The feudal and conservative ideas in the man's family are deep-rooted, and the woman's family is also open-minded when it comes to money, which can be regarded as a good match.

The union of a man and a woman is more of a deal than a marriage – a deal that satisfies two narrow-minded families.

Since it is such a family, it is natural to have the concept of "it is necessary to raise a son to pass on the ancestry", but unfortunately, both men and women have physical problems.

If the problem is only with the woman, the man is likely to find a surrogate, find a mistress, or even go to the woman's family to claim compensation and divorce; But the problem lies with the man, and their family has different standards and coping strategies.

At first, the couple also intended to go through the adoption process required by law, however, because both of them had a lot of bad records since they were students, they were still turned away by the adoption agency even if they were financially adequate.

Of course, this is not a big deal, the rule is dead, and people are alive...... It is not possible to follow the process according to the regulations, just "find someone to help".

They bribed the head of a local adoption office, who said, "Although on the surface, based on your materials, I can't help you submit an application to your superiors, but I can introduce you to other ways...... When the child is in hand, I can also help you get his birth papers, just look at the file and he will be like your own; But...... There is a certain commission for this, which is not cheap. ”

If you can put this word down, it means that this is not the first time that the person in charge has operated such a thing; He naturally has a backer at the top of the federation, otherwise he would not dare to promote this human trafficking business within the system.

It can be said that this is a very mature industrial chain and interest chain.

And this filthy chain, which feeds on the destruction of countless families, feeds and fattens many people.

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Cha Wuchen's childhood was not easy.

As he grew older, the estrangement between him and his "adoptive parents" deepened.

Just seeing a face that has nothing to do with him, his "father" will be inexplicably annoyed.

Plus...... In those years, the Che couple each made some failed speculative transactions, and almost lost their family's wealth; Both of them began to drink and gamble, and their tempers became worse and worse.

In the eyes of the older generation of the two families, Che Wuchen is just a "helpless choice", not only in appearance, but also in terms of intelligence and personality...... It's all out of place with everyone in the family.

When he questioned some of the ideas instilled by his "adoptive parents" when he was growing up, and even made a strong rebuttal, what he got was often not a rational discussion, but an angry beating and scolding.

Finally, when he was in junior high school, Cha Wuchen, who was in the midst of a rebellious period, began to make his "adoptive parents" feel an unprecedented emotion - "fear".

He is like a tiger wolf committed to the corral, and as his horizons broaden and his mind matures, his sharp fangs gradually appear.

It was also in this year that Mr. and Mrs. Che sent him to the "Sunshine Youth Behavior Modification Center", hoping to "correct" him into an "obedient child" with the help of Professor Tang.

People like the Che couple are actually very typical - narrow-mindedness and quantity, as well as the kind of selfishness, ignorance, anti-intellectuality, and incompetence soaked in the bone marrow...... Let them keep making the wrong life choices.

They can push others into the abyss of misfortune without hesitation and peace of mind for their own interests, but when they encounter misfortune themselves, they will be extremely psychologically unbalanced, complaining, and even retaliating against society.

They will never understand...... It is they who lead themselves to destruction.

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A few years later, the Che couple died in an accident.

At least all the evidence at the time indicated that it was an "accident", and no police officer saw anything suspicious.

Since it was an "accident", there would not have been too much in-depth investigation, and the case was closed quickly.

Soon after that, Cha Wuchen was admitted to university and left his hometown.

He worked on his own to earn tuition and quickly cut off ties with his hometown.

Many years later, Che Wuchen, who became an "inspector", found out that he was not born to the Che couple, and also knew that his biological parents had died many years ago.

But at this time, he didn't feel anything about these things.

The results of these investigations are nothing more than a confirmation of the facts that he was convinced of when he was a teenager.

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Time, back to the present.

Nine Prisons, Women's Prison Side, Sixth Prison, "Hidden Springs".

The person who let Che Wuchen see the dead "adoptive parents" was none other than one of the four deputy wardens of the Ninth Prison - the "Dream Master", Sara Ambrolin.

She is also the only remaining deputy warden who is still resisting.

And her ability, as you can guess from her title, is "to invade the dreams of her own making, and defeat or kill people in the dreams".

From a certain point of view, it is actually similar to Che Wuchen's "daydream", but ...... On closer inspection, there are still some differences.

First of all, Cha Wuchen's ability ...... At least at his current level, he still needs to touch his opponent's body with his hand to activate it, but Sarah's ability can already be activated directly at mid-range.

Secondly, Cha Wuchen's abilities can be applied instantly to anyone in any mental state, but Sarah's abilities can only be taken advantage of when a target is "asleep" or "distracted".

Third, and the biggest difference, they are fundamentally different in their "dream-building methods": Che Wuchen's "daydreaming" is "completely controlled" by the caster, and the scenes he creates in the dream do not need the slightest logic or the support of the magician's memory, the only limit is his own imagination; Sarah's ability is to "develop dreams based on the 'impressions' and 'memory fragments' in the recipient's brain", and the benefits are...... The dreams created in this way often hit the nail on the head, and can be very effective in defeating the human will, but the disadvantage is that the dream is limited, and it is impossible to have anything other than the recipient's cognition.

"Oh? Can you see me? Two seconds after Cha Wuchen said that into the air, Sara appeared and responded, "It's not easy...... It's a man who killed his parents with his own hands. ”

Sara is also very accomplished in the field of interrogation, and she knows how to use words to provoke others, make people lose their cool and emotional control...... Eventually, its psychological defenses were destroyed.

"You're not easy." However, when Che Wuchen heard this, he replied expressionlessly, "What age is it, and you still create such a boring and old-fashioned dream...... I must have watched a lot of second-rate family ethics dramas and horror movies, is this the daily life of older leftover women? ”

If Sara is a qualified interrogator, then Cha Wuchen is a rock star in the interrogation world; Although the car detective couldn't read the other party's memory fragments, with the help of the personnel files he had seen in advance, he easily and accurately found a pain point that the other party was extremely concerned about.

"......Shh Even the dreams around her were slightly distorted due to her emotional changes, and in an instant, an invisible pressure poured out from all directions, making Che Wuchen feel as if he was in a gradually clenched fist, breathless.

"What? Is it so unpleasant to be said by me? Seeing that the tactics were effective, Che Wuchen immediately took advantage of the situation and said, "Actually, I don't mean anything else, I just sympathize with people like you...... Otherwise, you surrender now, and I promise to beg the organization to let you live; In addition, I can introduce you to a few good men by the way...... If you have an urgent physiological need, and don't wait to get acquainted with them, I can still reluctantly take on your cannon ...... for the time being."

Ping Pong –

At this moment, a sharp, loud sound of something shattering interrupted Che Wuchen's unobscene but unbearable taunt.

Immediately afterwards, the invisible pressure turned into a tangible force, pressing Che Wuchen directly to his knees and sweating like rain.

"Unabashed scumbag......" Sara looked at Che Wuchen and said in a cold tone with obvious murderous intent, "I wanted to get some information from you, but since you are looking for death yourself......"

She's telling the truth.

At this point, Sara must have known that she would not be able to recover on her own, but if she could get some information from a member of the prison raiding organization before she escaped...... Then after she escapes back to the Federation, she will naturally have some explanations, and maybe she will still have credit to receive.

With this in mind, Sara will ambush here.

A few minutes ago, Kaijiu and Darkwater, who were the first to pass through here, one was very strong, the other was not human at all, and Sara would not do anything to these two; And the three people who arrived later, Che Wuchen, Sakaki Wuxian and Meng Yuhan, two of them felt too weak......

According to the general logic, the miscellaneous fish should not know much, so Sara finally chose Che Wuchen, who is of medium strength.

"Whew......" Che Wuchen adjusted his breathing and gasped and replied, "You...... Thought...... Huh...... Can you ...... yourself Kill me? ”

"Huh." Sara sneered, she didn't even bother to answer the other party's question.

In the next second, the illusions of the Che couple changed rapidly, with black blood flowing from both of them and ten fingers growing into hooks, just like the common ghost images in horror movies; At the same time, the ground beneath Che Wuchen turned into a blood-colored swamp, and before he could react, dozens of slender arms stretched out from the swamp, covering his whole body, and slowly dragged him down......

The limbs, the torso, and finally the head.

In just a few seconds, Che Wuchen was dragged into the blood swamp, and he didn't even bubble.

Three minutes later, Sara disempowered herself and walked out of her hiding place, bypassing a room and coming to Cha Wuchen's body.

People who die in the "dream" will die in a similar way in reality, but there may not be corresponding "external injuries".

For example, if a person is beheaded in a dream, his or her neck must still be connected in reality, but his brain thinks that his or her head has been broken, and his/her body will stop supplying blood and oxygen to the brain, resulting in death. For example, if a person drowns in a dream, his lungs will be congested and stop moving, and eventually he will die of lack of oxygen. There are also people who die of overeating or starvation in dreams, and in reality, they naturally die from a perforated stomach or a rapid loss of sugar and fat in the body.

Right now, Che Wuchen's physical signs are showing ...... He "drowned" in an air-filled environment; His palpebral conjunctiva, mucous membranes, and serous membranes all had petechial bleeding, and there was some reddish foamy mucus coming out of his mouth and nose.

Sara has seen a lot of corpses like this, and it can be said that it is not strange; However, out of caution, she walked over, crouched down next to the corpse, and reached out to feel the other person's pulse.

At this moment when she was sure that the other party was dead...... Che Wuchen's eyes suddenly opened.

This change made Sara scream.

She was afraid at this time, it had nothing to do with her ability to fight, even if a living person pointed a gun at her, she would not be so afraid, but a corpse that she had just confirmed to be dead suddenly opened her eyes and glared at such a close distance, it was impossible for her not to be startled.

"You haven't answered my question just now......" Looking at Sara who staggered back, Cha Wuchen's "corpse" slowly stood up from the ground, and said with a calm face, "Do you really think...... Can you kill me yourself? ”

After a breath of "Impossible ......", Sara, who had calmed down a little, stopped retreating, and the self-confidence of the fierce ability made her regain the courage to fight, "You were definitely killed by me in the dream just now...... " She paused, thinking of a hypothesis, "You guy...... Could it be that he has the power of resurrection? ”

"That's what you think about......" Che Wuchen nodded, patted the dust on his body, and then said leisurely, "So, what makes you think...... Are you out of the 'dream' at this point? ”

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