Chapter 1002: Coward and the "Hand"

Coward and the "Hand"

"Fang Liangye, you are a coward!"

"..."

"The toxic milk powder produced by that group of lunatics killed our little sister! Didn't you see how she was tortured in the hospital? She was less than a year old!!"

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"I asked you to go with me to find them for revenge and you didn't go, all you know is pulling banners and writing report letters! Didn't you hear what those people said? That's the Dusk Society's business! Do you think the Witchcraft Association has the guts to interfere with the Dusk Society's affairs??"

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"Fine! Since you, the eldest brother, don't dare to go, then I will! Whoever produced the toxic milk powder, I will kill them! So what if it's the Dusk Society? I, Fang Liangyu, am not like you! I am not a coward!!"

"... No, Xiao Yu!!!"

Fang Liangye had a very long dream... He seemed to dream again of that rainy night many years ago, when a fourteen-year-old boy, holding a knife, roared furiously at him, and then rushed into the rain without looking back...

By the time Fang Liangye saw him again, he was already a corpse covered with a white cloth. The police officers said he was found on a barren ridge, covered in bruises all over his body, as if he had been beaten to death alive.

That was the darkest time in Fang Liangye's entire life.

He had never hated his own cowardice so much. He always believed that as long as people did things according to the rules, worldly justice would stand up for them, but he was wrong... Justice could only deal with those who also abided by the rules.

Fang Liangye would never forget the look in Xiao Yu's eyes that day. That kind of anger, sorrow, and disdain pierced deeply into his heart like needles, becoming a wound that could never heal.

With the return of his own memories, the pain and self-blame buried deep in his heart drowned Fang Liangye like a tide... His cheeks were covered with tear stains, and he sat blankly on the spot, his eyes incomparably hollow.

The Silver King had swapped away his memories, and had also allowed him to temporarily forget the pain and self-blame.

Chen Ling's memories of being decisive in killing were like a dose of drugs, making him addicted, making him intoxicated, making him forget his regrets... And now, the effect of the drugs was gradually fading, and his true self returned, leaving behind only endless emptiness and pain.

"I..."

Fang Liangye looked at his ordinary and powerless hands, his fingertips trembling unconsciously.

Right at this moment,

A palm gently patted his shoulder.

Fang Liangye subconsciously turned his head, only to see a figure draped in a great crimson theatrical robe quietly looking at him, a touch of complexity rippling in those eyes as deep as lakes...

"There is something I've always wanted to tell you." Chen Ling paused for a moment,

"The Dusk Society has never had its own factories, nor has it ever sold toxic milk powder... That so-called 'Dusk Society business' back then should have been a background fabricated by local black-hearted merchants for the sake of profit."

Chen Ling had possessed Fang Liangye's memories, so naturally he also knew his past. Fang Liangye always believed that the Dusk Society's toxic factory had killed his little sister, and also murdered his younger brother Xiao Yu who went for revenge. This was the source of his hatred for the Dusk Society.

But actually, as long as one understood a little bit about the Dusk Society, one would know this was complete nonsense.

First, most Dusk Society members hid in various major domains. Due to their missions, it was impossible for them to stay in one place for a long time, let alone properly build a factory and brazenly sell toxic milk powder; Second, the Xiao Yu in Fang Liangye's memory was beaten to death alive. If a Dusk Society member had taken action, killing an ordinary person would simply be a matter of a single thought, and they absolutely wouldn't have let the corpse just lie there on a barren ridge.

If it were the Fang Liangye of the past, he might not have believed Chen Ling's explanation, but the current Fang Liangye had experienced Chen Ling's memories, so naturally he could realize this point...

He lowered his head, his fists clenched tightly... and then helplessly loosened them.

"I originally thought my fate was miserable enough... But compared to you, the things I experienced are simply nothing." Fang Liangye looked at Chen Ling, "I really envy that crazy drive of yours that disregards your life. If I could be like you, maybe Xiao Yu wouldn't have died..."

Chen Ling shook his head. "There's no need to envy me. You and I both know very well what kind of price has to be paid to become like this..."

Chen Ling helped Fang Liangye up, and glanced at the Wuji Domain shrouded in chaos in the distance:

"... I should go."

"Mhm."

"Right, the matter I asked you to investigate, is there a result?"

Hearing this question from Chen Ling, Fang Liangye's body trembled slightly.

...

"Hello, I am the newly appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Enforcers, you can call me... Tan Xin."

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"I heard from the Leader over there that you don't like politics, nor are you good at management... From now on, I will become your 'hand' and help you manage the Aurora Domain."

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"Me? I am indeed on the Path of the Soldier, but unlike you, this Asura, my divine path has no offensive power whatsoever... If a fight breaks out in the future, remember to protect me well."

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"Although you are my leader, you can't just disappear for so many days without a word of greeting, right? Do you know how much effort I spent to help you cover it up with the Leader?"

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"You... Sigh, forget it, let it go this time... You're not allowed to be this willful next time, you hear me?"

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"Such a grown person, and you don't even know how to write a debriefing report? Did you really put all your talent points into combat? Handing in such a large blank space, the Leader is going to scold you again... How about this, you fill in these few political achievements of mine, it should be enough to fool him."

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"No, I told you to copy my homework and you don't even know how to copy it? Forget it, forget it, give me the pen, I'll write it for you, alright?"

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"Leave the matter of the Lord of the Aurora research to me, just don't worry about it. Just read and understand that set of 'Panda Panpan's Marvellous Adventure: Taking You Into the Magical Magnetic Field World' I gave you, and then memorize the data I taught you, and you should be able to muddle through with the Leader..."

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"I really don't know how an idiot like you, who only knows how to fight, grew up to be this big..."

"..."

Tears uncontrollably flowed from the corners of Hong Xiu's eyes. In a daze, all the memories returned to her body in a mighty surge, making her feel as if she was once again situated beneath the aurora...

She remembered the Aurora Domain being very cold, and life there was dull and tedious.

Only that figure was warm and resplendent, making her unable to look away... The entire domain had warmth because of his existence.

"Tan Xin..."

Hong Xiu sat blankly on the ground, as if remembering something, she tremblingly took off the pendant around her neck and placed the still-speaking tongue next to her ear...

Hong Xiu wanted to hear his voice one more time.

Here and now.