Chapter 425: The Metropolis Mystery (Part 6)

The night was deep, and the Mayor's mansion in Metropolis was still brightly lit. The bloodstains in the hall had not been cleaned up, and the agents patrolling the courtyard and various floors were holding high-power flashlights, making every place as bright as day.

In every room, no one was asleep. The situation developed too fast, and many people hadn't reacted yet before being driven into the guest rooms like ducks. But now, they calmed down and discovered many things that were not right.

Everything happened too coincidentally. Mayor White gathered all the celebrities on the East Coast to hold a charity gala. Coincidentally, agents were responsible for the security work of this gala. And coincidentally, when the gala was about to start, the host, Mayor White, died in full view of everyone.

And coincidentally, the Philby List was brought up again. With murder cases added to spy cases, the agents had even more reason to control everyone.

Many people reacted. This might be a conspiracy by the agent agency.

If it were normal times, the agents couldn't go door-to-door to investigate them. Once there was such an action, those being investigated would definitely notify each other and then unite. That spy might also get the news and thus hide deeper.

However, taking this opportunity, everyone was controlled on the spot. At least for this night, they couldn't leave.

The external industries and relationship networks of these people were being investigated, while they were in a state of being out of contact and couldn't arrange or prepare. In this situation, if anyone had any traces that hadn't been covered up in time, it was very likely they would be discovered.

Perhaps, Mayor White's death was also directed and acted by the agents, just to have an excuse to lock everyone here and provide convenience for their investigation.

Thinking of this, everyone felt a chill down their backs. They thought that the so-called Philby List and that mysterious agent must be very important, worth the security agency sacrificing a Mayor of Metropolis to set up a trap and lock them here.

Many of them couldn't help but start weighing whether they were more important than the Mayor of Metropolis. If not, it was better to stay obediently in their rooms and not go out.

In Yin Wensi's room, he was standing in front of the bathroom mirror, talking to himself in the mirror: "Jianqiao Five..."

"Rebirth of the Financial Titan"

He pressed his brow with his middle finger, recalling in his heart the wonderful but slightly ridiculous story he had once understood.

The Jianqiao Five refers to five legendary spies who graduated from Jianqiao University. They were all native-born British people, or even if they weren't born in the UK, they were born in British territories, and most of their growth time was in the UK.

Their family backgrounds were also very good. Some were nobles, some were wealthy businessmen. Since childhood, they had no worries about food and clothing, and their lives were comfortable. In short, they had nothing to do with the proletariat.

However, after they were admitted to Jianqiao University and entered MI6 to work, without exception, they all turned to the embrace of communism, and it was the kind that brought their own dry food, relied entirely on ideals, and didn't want money even if given.

These five people had all held high positions in the British intelligence department for many years, constantly passing information to the Soviet Union.

And when it came to the most outstanding and well-known of these five, it was of course Harold Kim Philby.

In Philby's legendary career, he once served as the highest leader of the MI6 counter-intelligence department. What this meant, I suppose there is no need to say more.

However, in the real history that Yin Wensi understood, there was never any mention of the existence of a "Philby" list. He didn't know if this was a change produced by the DC world, or some conspiracy he didn't know about.

And what worried Yin Wensi the most was precisely the treacherous conspiracy that forced his past self to leave Metropolis and go far away to Cat Getan.

Just when Yin Wensi was thinking, he heard a knock on the door. The knocking sound carried some dullness, and it could be heard that the visitor shouldn't be too familiar with Yin Wensi.

Yin Wensi put on his glasses, walked out of the bathroom, and then came to the door. He asked, "Who is it?"

"It's me, Professor Yin Wensi, I am Luo De." Luo De's voice came from outside the door. Yin Wensi twisted the doorknob and opened the door. Luo De, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, was standing outside the door.

Yin Wensi raised his glasses. Before Luo De could speak, he said, "You are here to invite me to the reception room to see Mr. Little Luo De, right?"

"That's right, Ma Te has been waiting in the reception room. Originally, if the gala had proceeded smoothly, at the opening, I would have brought him down, introduced him to the Mayor first, and then the Mayor would introduce him to celebrities from all walks of life."

"Of course I know, most children are in this scene when entering the social circle. Unfortunately, his luck is a bit bad. Today's gala didn't go very smoothly."

Luo De nodded, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his fingers, and said, "This is also my dereliction of duty as a father. I thought this would be a very good occasion. Celebrities from the East Coast gathered together, and there were many people he had seen at the parties I hosted."

"This way, when he talks to them, he won't be too embarrassed. At the same time, the Mayor's eldest daughter and the Deputy Mayor's son are also there, and Mr. Wei En is of the same generation as him. If they chat together, they will have more common topics."

"You have considered it very thoroughly, Mr. Luo De, but heaven has unpredictable winds and clouds, and no one can predict everything."

Luo De revealed a smile again and said, "Fortunately, there are gains and losses. Originally, I planned to introduce him to you after the gala. Now it seems that he can see you, this knowledgeable professor, earlier."

Yin Wensi understood and said, "Of course, to thank you for helping me out in front of Ben Jie Ming before, I am also very happy to go see him."

The conversation between the two was full of various hints. Those adjectives and modal particles that ordinary people felt were a bit awkward all contained different meanings.

Just like that sentence before, Luo De used the same wording as when he helped Yin Wensi out in front of Ben Jie Ming before to remind Yin Wensi, "I helped you out, so you should do something for my son."

And Yin Wensi clearly pointed this out, which was telling Luo De, "I know you did this on purpose."

Two thousand-year-old foxes tested each other back and forth. Soon, they crossed the second-floor corridor and arrived in front of the reception room door.

After the door was pushed open, Yin Wensi saw a tall and straight teenager standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. Hearing someone come in, he turned his head, and Yin Wensi saw a handsome young face.

Although his figure was close to an adult, his appearance looked relatively immature. He had red curly hair, which was different from Luo De's hair color, but the eye colors of the two were the same.

Luo De walked up, patted Ma Te on the back, and said, "Come quickly, this is the professor you have been thinking about seeing. I spent a lot of effort to invite him over."

What made Yin Wensi feel a bit strange was that Ma Te appeared a bit shy. He hesitated in place. Under Luo De's staring gaze, he walked up and shook hands with Yin Wensi, but let go very quickly.

"Sorry, Professor, Ma Te is a bit like his mother, his personality is relatively introverted, and because he suffered from autism in his early childhood, so in terms of interpersonal communication, he is also a bit..."

"It doesn't matter, I have seen many such children. I think I can communicate with them. Come over, Ma Te, I heard that you are very interested in the research of consciousness and dreams..."

Ma Te kept his head down, and Yin Wensi couldn't see his expression. Hearing this, Ma Te nodded and then followed Yin Wensi to sit on the sofa in the reception room.

What made Yin Wensi feel even stranger was that in the following conversation, it was he who was talking, and Ma Te was listening. He didn't ask a few questions, appearing isolated and shy. On the contrary, his father, Luo De, asked one question after another.

After the conversation ended, Ma Te was sent back to the room by Luo De. When returning to the reception room again, Luo De sighed helplessly and said, "Sorry, let you see a joke, Ma Te has been like this since childhood."

Luo De frowned deeply and said, "Not to hide it from you, I invited you over, and there is another request."

"Before, I saw you mentioned in that paper that you can shape or change a person's personality by influencing their deep consciousness. In fact, I hope you can use this method to treat Ma Te."

Luo De's expression was a bit sad, and he said, "This child's life experience is a bit bumpy. His mother had some mental problems during pregnancy, but finally gave birth to him."

"He is my only son. I love him very much and invited many famous doctors to treat him. But his isolated personality has not improved much."

"If he were just an ordinary child, I wouldn't demand this of him. But he is the heir to the Luo De Group. Even if he became a playboy like little Wei En, at least he could be considered good at socializing. But he is like this now, and he simply can't inherit the group."

Luo De held Yin Wensi's hand full of expectation and said, "Professor Yin Wensi, you are the top expert in this field. I think only you can solve the problem of the future heir to the Luo De Group."

"I promise you, I will definitely give you a satisfactory price, and you will always be a friend of the Luo De family..."

Yin Wensi slowly narrowed his eyes. He was silent for a while and then asked, "What do you want me to do?"

Luo De looked at his expression and asked tentatively, "How far can you do?"

"Everything you imagine, or everything beyond your imagination."

Yin Wensi looked into Luo De's eyes and said seriously, "I can erase his current personality and re-establish a new personality. You can have any personality you want."

"Or, I can also make a few more personalities for him, and then set different trigger conditions for them, letting them float up in different scenes to complete some special work."

Luo De gradually widened his eyes, as if hearing some Arabian Nights. Yin Wensi's expression slowly returned to calm, and then he revealed a smile and said:

"Most importantly, I can copy a person's personality and then put it into another person's body."

Luo De's expression stiffened. Yin Wensi lowered his eyelids and asked as if talking to himself:

"If all of a person's memories and personality are put into another person's mind, does that mean he is reborn?" ===== CHAPTER 426 =====