Chapter 5002: Chen Guorong and Ance? Chen Long

Chen Guorong: "I feel you're pulling the wool over my eyes, but I have no proof."

Fallen Angel Twelve-Winged Black Cat Clan: "??? Didn't you go to the hospital?"

Chen Guorong: "I was indeed on my way to the hospital. But going for a medical checkup and me, out of curiosity, watching this guild's internal content… aren't these two things unrelated?"

Tony Isn't the Richest: "To be honest, that's true."

Kōsaka Kyōsuke: "There are just too many points to吐槽! I don't even know where to start."

Sakata Ginji: "@Chen Guorong. To be frank, the guild imposes no restrictions on members who join. You can do whatever you want! Even if you publicly reveal the guild's existence within your mind—or even defect to the state—no one will stop you."

Sakata Ginji: "But the key issue is… this is a decision you make after knowing everything. If you act impulsively now and do something, you might regret it later when you fully understand everything."

Sakata Ginji spoke with implication.

Edogawa Conan: "…"

Edogawa Conan: "Mr. Sakata, I think I understand what you mean. You're afraid Chen Guorong, because his mind isn't clear, will tell the doctor about the guild?!"

Conan found it both amusing and exasperating.

Edogawa Conan: "But even if he really tells the doctor, the doctor won't believe him! Just like how Chen Guorong, despite clearly seeing this interface in his mind, still doubts the guild's existence."

Ōsaka Taiga: "Talking all this is pointless… just watch the memory replica. I'm out!"

Chen Guorong: "… Will watching that so-called memory replica really make me believe the guild exists?"

Chen Guorong sensed the unspoken meaning behind the guild members' words.

After a moment's thought, he realized he still had time before reaching the hospital, and immediately decided to divert a small portion of his attention to the guild chatroom to watch the memory replica.

Meanwhile, Su Han noticed that the number of people speaking in the guild was dwindling.

With a faint, uncertain smile, Su Han re-entered the guild's game interface and played some single-player games for a while.

When night grew deep, Su Han got up, washed up, then closed his eyes and went to sleep.

Early the next morning, Su Han awoke, got up, and went straight to the dining room. He found Lei Muleimu standing silently on either side of the door between the dining room and the kitchen.

When they saw Su Han arrive, they bowed slightly; then Lei Mu entered the kitchen and brought out breakfast.

"I didn't expect you two to wake up so early today… Wait, these are shadow clones～?????? 纤??? 蜨忯??? 耦鬣

"Yes, Master," Lei Mu smiled faintly.

"After all, we can now maintain hundreds of shadow clones for extended periods," Lei Mu added with a smile. "In fact, if you go anywhere in the castle now, you'll find other versions of me and Lei Mu cleaning."

"Of course, our true bodies are probably still in bed—maybe even still asleep! After all, we watched the memory replica until very late last night."

Su Han's expression grew thoughtful, but he said nothing more.

As he ate breakfast, Su Han's thoughts drifted into the guild chatroom and found it unusually lively.

Chen Long Doesn't Want to Dig Up Antiquities: "!!!!!!"

Cheng Long Doesn't Want to Dig Up Antiquities: "????"

Gudako: "Don't get too excited."

Cheng Long Doesn't Want to Dig Up Antiquities: "How am I supposed to stay calm? Chen, Chen Guorong—he looks exactly like me! Even our surnames are the same!"

Hatsune Miku: "… Didn't You Suowei and Yang Jian look exactly alike too? Yet you weren't this worked up back then."

Hatsune Miku was speechless.

Ryūgū Reina: "Put yourself in their place… Yang Jian cultivated countless immortal arts—things like body doubles and such. So he'd naturally be more accepting of this kind of thing?"

Ryūgū Reina: "As for You Suowei… honestly, if I'd been weak back then and learned there was another version of me in another world who was actually a divine immortal from myth, I'd have accepted it gladly."

Ryūgū Reina spoke with conviction.

Ryūgū Reina: "But Cheng Long and Chen Guorong are both ordinary people… That's probably why they're so shaken right now?"

Katsura Kotohira: "…"

Dr. Roman: "Miss Ryūgū, I think you're overthinking this."

Dr. Roman's expression grew subtly strange.

Chen Guorong: "Doubting life. jpg"

El Nastie: "Sigh, right now I'm thinking about that character Ance and his father in New Police Story."

El Nastie: "The relationship between Ance and his father is like Frankenstein and the monster he created."

El Nastie: "Frankenstein created the monster, yet despised it. Even when the monster asked for a wife, Frankenstein refused! That's why the monster later went on a killing spree, murdering Frankenstein's loved ones in furious revenge."

Minako Nanami: "Hmm… isn't that a bit exaggerated? The Chief Superintendent may have abused his son, but he still had feelings for him!"

Minako Nanami: "It's just… parental pressure to succeed? Though I agree, this kind of pressure is twisted and excessive…"

Friend of the Monster: "His childhood experiences twisted Ance. He spread his resentment toward his father onto the entire police force—using crime to attract his father's attention."

Friend of the Monster: "Neither the Chief Superintendent nor Frankenstein ever reflected on their own actions. Only after reaping the bitter fruits did they blame their creations… That's probably why El Nastie linked them together."

Katsuragi Suzune: "The impact of one's original family… lasts a lifetime."

Katsuragi Suzune's gaze grew distant. In that moment, she thought of herself—and of the male protagonist from Classroom of the Elite.

Aikawa Ayumu: "I'm curious—what will Chen Guorong do next?"

Aikawa Ayumu looked intrigued.

Chen Guorong: "…"

Chen Guorong: "I'll do everything in my power to stop him! To prevent him from committing crimes—and to save him with all my strength."

Chen Guorong: "After watching the memory replica and learning his pattern… at least I won't be as passive as in the original timeline."

Chen Guorong bit his lower lip, his expression hardening with resolve.

(Damn) Tsuchimikado Mai: "… What an excellent police officer."

Chen Long Doesn't Want to Dig Up Antiquities: "…"

After a brief hesitation, Chen Long made his decision.

Cheng Long Doesn't Want to Dig Up Antiquities: "@Chen Guorong. If you run into trouble, ask for my help. I'll come immediately and lend you a hand!"

Chen Guorong: "... Thank you very much."

Chen Guorong's expression was complex—gratitude, yet a hint of hesitation... He truly wanted to ask: just how strong was this Chen Long?

But considering Chen Long had come to help, to turn around and directly ask about his strength would seem mercenary!

After much deliberation, he made his decision: unless pushed into an absolute last resort, he would not disturb Chen Long.

And even if he did eventually need to disturb Chen Long, he must first clearly explain the situation—let Chen Long judge for himself whether his strength was sufficient...

If, at that point, Chen Long deemed it sufficient and still agreed to come, he would gladly accept.