Chapter 5: A Strange and Familiar Woman
At this time, Lin Ming, who had already found the high-end apartment where he lived according to the address, opened the door with a key. However, he found that there was no one in the house.
It's just that in the room, there is a zoomed-in photograph hanging. Among them is the intimate marriage photo of the original owner of the body he is now passing through and the woman in the photo in the wallet.
This can almost verify one thing, that is, Lin Ming's original body and this woman who he felt a little familiar, but was actually a complete stranger, should be husband and wife.
Although it seems like a good thing to have a cheap wife. But Lin Ming was not happy at all at this time. He needs to know the truth, he needs to understand what secrets the city is hiding, what is going on here.
Even Lin Ming was not ready to fall in love with a "virtual AI" at all. Of course, even if the world was real, he didn't like this completely eerie city. What's more, in this damned city, there may be no day at all, only night, and the sky is forever black, with no stars and no moon.
The only source of light comes from the sporadic lights in the city, but they are eerily faltering and seem to be going out at any moment.
But why does the woman in this photo always give herself a sense of immediacy that she has seen before? This is certainly not a remnant memory of the original. To be precise, there is not even a trace of memory left by the original body except for this body.
It is also said that this woman is known to Lin Ming. But the woman in the photo is obviously a white Western female face although she has dark hair and deep eyes.
Of course, deep hair and deep eyes are the most common hair and eye color among humans. After all, blonde and blue-eyed are all recessive genes. It is also related to the fact that most of the places where Shenfa Shenyan lives and lives are densely populated areas.
However, it is obvious that Lin Ming was an ordinary person in his previous life, although he also had the experience of contact with foreigners in his daily life. But most of them are nodding acquaintances, and there may be some business contacts occasionally.
So this woman is certainly not the one he knew in this way. Then there is only one possibility for this familiarity, that is, this woman looks very similar to which female star in Europe and the United States.
Lin Ming had such an idea strangely in his contemplation. The world may indeed be illusory, but it is illusory in another sense.
If this woman looks very similar to a certain female star she once remembered, then the world in front of her is likely to be the world in some weird thriller-themed film.
Lin Ming was still somewhat convinced of his judgment, of course he needed to really get in touch with this woman. After all, photos can be beautified, and I can't say that this woman's real appearance is just a little similar to a certain female star.
In that case, it would be difficult to find a factual basis for the idea that you have traveled into a movie world.
At this time, the door was opened. Lin Ming, who was sitting in the dark place at this time, knew that the woman he was waiting for that made him feel strange and familiar was coming.
Sure enough, after seeing Lin Ming's face, this woman immediately recognized the original owner of this body. Although she looked a little nervous, she seemed to be a little afraid of Lin Ming. But the emotions in her memory for many years still calmed her down.
It's just that Lin Ming is very sensitive to emotional changes, and he always feels that this woman should know something. Maybe it's about his identity, maybe it's related to those "murders of women on call".
Lin Ming is here to verify one of his guesses, and this guess can be said to be at least 50% likely to be verified.
Yes, he does have an impression of the woman in front of him, or the actress who plays her. The girlfriend of the Hulk in the Hulk directed by Ang Lee back then, the daughter of the villain general.
Well, it's actually Jennifer Connelly, although she is not a first-line female star in Hollywood today, but she still left some impressions on Lin Ming back then. After seeing this face, he could be sure that this was indeed some horror thriller that he had not yet remembered, or had never seen.
So who are you? It may be an ordinary supporting role in this film, or of course it may be just an ordinary passerby. However, after thinking about it, Lin Ming still ruled out the possibility of passers-by.
Indeed, if it is a passerby, then it is a waste of resources to arrange a role played by a star actress as a wife. Of course, it is also possible that Jennifer Connelly was not yet famous when she played this role.
However, Lin Ming felt as if he was vaguely triggering a line, no matter how important this line was, although everything was his own choice. But it is clear that everything is the same as the strange city in front of you, the hidden secrets. The whole world is about the "truth". Certainly not the real kind of truth. It's just that this city is really weird and inexplicable.
Lin Ming's silence made the woman in front of her a little suspicious, and she asked in a deep voice, "John, I'm so worried about you." ”
However, her emotional expression did not get Lin Ming's reaction. Indeed, "Jennifer Connelly" is a star. But this one is just one of the many roles she plays.
At the same time, the real expression of emotion in the eyes of the woman in front of him made Lin Ming unable to treat her as a phantom from the movie world.
Of course, for now, Lin Ming felt that the most important purpose was to find out what was going on in the city, but in fact, he didn't really care if he could figure out who the person he crossed was.
Whether it's a serial killer, an ordinary person who has been framed, or a stranger who suddenly awakens. None of this is their own. Lin Ming knows that only the inner self is real.
But it was clear that this woman's memory made her unable to accept the question of her husband and herself suddenly becoming strangers, and she asked with some excitement, "Are you punishing me?" You know, if you punish me for my sudden disappearance, I don't like it very much! ”
Lin Ming knew that the woman in front of him was a little emotionally out of control, and he was not very good at dealing with this kind of thing, so he said calmly: "I don't know what you're talking about, I found these keys in my pocket, so I should live here." I found this picture in my wallet, and after coming to this room, I saw more pictures of you with me. You probably think you're my wife. Although you make me feel familiar, in reality we may be meeting for the first time today. At least that's what I remember telling me. ”
"Should it be? First meeting! The woman became more and more agitated, her voice was an octave higher, and she stood up and asked, "John? Do you really ...... Don't know who I am? Don't know who you are? ”
Lin Ming's silence made the woman agree with this speculation, and her tone became calm, "Your doctor told me that this is exactly what he was worried about. But why, you think I'm familiar? Isn't your memory completely lost? ”
He couldn't help but be a little curious, "My doctor, did he come to you?" ”
The woman sighed and found a business card from the side, "Yes, he gave me his business card." He is anxious to find you. ”
Every time this doctor appeared, a voice in Lin Ming's heart warned him that he must not believe this doctor's words. Lin Ming firmly believed in this feeling.
However, Lin Ming still took the business card, and he learned the doctor's address and his name from it. P. Schreber. But the name didn't elicit any memory from him.
Well, at least there was another clue, but Lin Ming also asked, "I don't know if I know your name." ”
"Emma, Emma Murdoch."
Emma, that's a good name. Lin Ming's expression was a little embarrassed, okay, he actually remembered a certain brain hole online article in his mind, the protagonist is Emma's crazy fan, and he frantically collects all kinds of girls named Emma in various planes, from Emma Watson to Emma Stone, and Emma Roberts. Anyone who is Emma is the object of this protagonist's hunt.
"You've never said that before." Emma's expression softened a little, "You think I'm familiar, which proves that your memory isn't completely lost." Maybe we can find a way together to get this memory back. ”
Lin Ming sighed, "Do you feel that the world we live in is false, like a nightmare that will never wake up?" ”
Emma was a little nervous, so she folded her arms and said in a deep voice, "Yes, I understand why you think it's a nightmare. Because I was having an affair and you were very angry with me. ”
Lin Ming sighed, sure enough, every "male protagonist" has to experience a tragedy before being crossed. Whether it's the girlfriend running away with other rich and handsome, or being divorced.
Unexpectedly, you have betrayed the revolution with thick eyebrows and big eyes, this is the so-called destiny of the protagonist. The original miserable past is completely dead. A mysterious soul from another world has taken over everything from you, and thus you have set yourself on the road to the pinnacle of life.
However, Lin Ming did not feel any painful emotions because of this, yes, it is true that Emma looks like a certain female star, but he has no feelings for her. At most, it's a little touching of chasing stars.
Lin Ming was a traverser after all, maybe if this original body really still had memories, his current reaction would definitely not be as calm as he appeared.
But that's fine, Lin Ming doesn't want to be polluted by the memory of the original body. So he was silent, and Emma seemed to suddenly remember something and whispered, "The police are looking for you." ”
Lin Ming said in his heart, sure enough, Emma should have contacted the police beforehand. With the police force of the city's police, it is actually easy to find out where you were from, family relationships, or something.
And now Emma suspects that he may be a psychopathic murderer, but on the other hand, she doesn't want to believe it. And judging by her performance, it's clear that Emma doesn't want to believe more. But at least she already had such suspicions.
"Would you rather trust the cops, or would you rather trust your instincts?"
Lin Ming asked calmly, but Emma sighed and said, "I don't understand." ”
"Anyway, no matter what happened, I'm not a madman, and I'm not a murderer. In short, everything you see, is false. Everything you have experienced may also be false. That's all I can say now. ”