Chapter 11: The Head Buried Deep in the Sea (Plus More for Support!) )
Accompanied by Mrs. Iwama's little narration.
Iwama Qiao's experience before and after the entire incident was truthfully unfolded in front of Lu Xuan and Dagu.
Ever since he learned from Lu Xuan that the "Dragon Palace Incident" might not be as simple as he imagined, Iwama Qiao had deep doubts about the deaths of his former colleagues.
So, he first visited his former colleagues who were close to him and tried to reconnect with them.
As you can imagine, all the efforts Iwama has made have been in vain.
Fortunately, at the last moment, Iwama found the direct leader who led the "Dragon Palace Incident" - Katsumi.
Said he had found it, but in fact, what Iwama found was just a head of Katsumi.
Or rather, it was a model head that looked exactly like Katsumi.
The model head was salvaged from the depths of the sea, where Katsumi would eventually disappear.
Everyone told Iwama that the head might just be a simulation model that Katsumi had created out of some kind of bad taste, using the equipment inside.
But the first time Iwama saw the model's head, he was sure that it must have been missing for years.
Because there is a scar on the forehead of the model's skull that has been healing for an unknown amount of time.
It was during the baptism of an ocean storm, and Katsumi was injured when he hit his head on the pole of a boat while trying to save Iwama, who was a new recruit at the time.
Even if Katsumi is really out of some kind of bad taste, he restores a model of his own head one by one.
It is also impossible to restore the scar on the forehead together, and it is also done to the exact extent.
All of the above details only show that Katsumi died in this sea many years ago, and the remaining head has become the model it is today.
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"It's as if you've been bewitched by some inexplicable power......"
"Since that day, Iruma's behavior has become weird, and he even brought the model head home."
When talking about this experience, Mrs. Iwama's expression was a little oozing.
No matter how much the heartfelt horror is concealed, an inadvertent action also exposes the most real fear of Mrs. Iwama.
"Although 'it' mimics a lot like ......"
"Not only in appearance, but also in memory, there is no difference between the real Iruma and the real Iruma."
"But I'm pretty sure 'it' isn't my husband."
When she said "it", Mrs. Iwama also deliberately strengthened her tone.
Living with such a "monster" who looks exactly like her husband, but is completely different in nature.
Lady Iwama's fear during this time can be imagined.
So when the news of Iwama's admission to the hospital came yesterday, Mrs. Iwama even had a feeling of "finally relieved" for a while.
"Do you think what happened to Mr. Iwama is actually a reproduction of the original Katsumi?"
Thoughtfully tapped the table.
Lu Xuan always felt that there was some contradiction in Mrs. Iwama's words, but he couldn't figure out the key to it for a while.
From a living person, into a model with only a head left.
What happened to Katsumi was indeed weird, but it was impossible to prove that the same thing was happening to Iwama.
After all, Lu Xuan also knew the Kiriel people.
They may possess and encroach on the bodies of intelligent beings, but there is no need to turn living beings into models.
For the Kiriel people, it was a shameful "waste".
The most important thing is that Lu Xuan did see some pictures about victory from the prophet's memory data.
It seemed to be on a beach, and the soothsayer was indifferently staring at a human not far away, little by little from flesh and blood to an inorganic puppet model.
Then, the model sank to the bottom of the ocean under the wash of the waves.
The fish and shrimp in the ocean continued to gnaw at the torso of the puppet model, leaving only the unwilling and frightened head to sink into the trench.
Through this picture, Lu Xuan can basically determine that Shengjian's "inorganicization" was not done by the Kiriai people.
To be precise, it seems that the people of Kiriel are intent on determining a fact through the changes in Katsumi.
After thinking about it, the crew members who disappeared after coming should have suffered similar to Katsumi.
"I'm not sure if what happened to Iwama is the same as Katsumi."
"That's why I'm seeing you today, I want to know what's going on with my husband."
The fear in her heart gradually subsided, and Lady Iwama showed her qualities as a strong woman at this moment.
"Because the reason why he went to investigate the cause of their death was after coming into contact with your Galvin Corporation."
Seeing that Mrs. Iwama was as strong as ever, Lu Xuan, who was thinking, suddenly raised his head and sneered.
"Hehe, ma'am, I think there's something wrong with you."
"I'm not here to apologize and atone for my sins."
"The reason why your husband is connected to our Galvin Company is actually to treat you and your daughter's genetic disease."
After a brief pause in his voice, Lu Xuan looked at Mrs. Iwama with a stunned face and continued to speak.
"As for this time?"
"It was also the tragedy caused by your husband's deliberate concealment of some information during his cooperation with us."
"Well, I personally don't want to use the word 'tragedy' to describe this incident."
"In my opinion, the reason why Mr. Iwama ended up where he is now is purely self-inflicted."
Lu Xuan was telling the truth at this point, he hated Iwama's character of being cheap and obedient.
Don't talk about breaking the agreement in advance, the first thought when you get into trouble is to find someone to clean up the aftermath for yourself.
If Iwama hadn't found himself, he would have been more or less influenced by the prophet's personality......
Lu Xuan was actually happy to see how far this incident would get in the end.
"Ahem, we at Galvin are also deeply sympathetic to what happened to Mr. Iwama."
At this time, Da Gu, who had not spoken, spoke in time, interrupting the-for-tat momentum between the two sides.
"But now is not the time to dwell on the faults of both sides."
"What really needs to be solved now is how to minimize the impact of this badness."
First, he motioned to Lu Xuan with his eyes not to speak again, and then Da Gu threw a crucial question at Lady Iwama.
"Ma'am, I heard what you just said, Mr. Iwama brought that model head home."
"I don't know where that model head is now, can you let us take a look at it first?"
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(End of chapter)