Chapter 89: A Family of Fake Persons

His stomach churned like a raging sea.

Jiang Yuan suddenly remembered the snack that, minutes ago, had been half‑pushed into his mouth.

The snack that the "father" himself had handed him.

"Ugh......"

A strong wave of nausea shot up his throat; Jiang Yuan could no longer hold back, bent over violently and dry‑vomited fiercely, as if he wanted to spit his stomach out.

His abrupt, violent motion instantly shattered the fake warmth of the living room.

Mo Shu's expression also changed; she instantly assumed a combat stance, her right hand subtly pressing the hidden gun grip beneath her skirt, her whole body like a drawn bow, vigilantly scanning everyone in the room.

The chatter in the living room abruptly stopped.

The air, at that moment, seemed to turn into solidified glue.

The Li family members who a second ago were full of enthusiasm and smiles had their expressions vanish at the same instant.

All the smiles, all the warmth, all the kindness were as if erased instantly by an invisible hand.

In their place were three identical, expressionless faces.

Li Jianguo.

Li Mo's mother.

Even the internet celebrity Li Mo himself, who had just been "clarifying," was included.

The three of them, three pairs of eyes, stared straight and fixedly at the violently dry‑vomiting Jiang Yuan and the fully alert Mo Shu.

That was not a gaze a human should have.

There was no emotion, no fluctuation, only a dead‑water‑like void and numbness, like a store window dummy coldly scrutinizing an intruding foreign object.

Jiang Yuan's brain buzzed.

He finally understood!

He finally realized what was wrong!

Why did Li Mo, the person who had been wildly warning online about "Fake Person," suddenly change his story and claim everything was fabricated by him?

It wasn't because he was threatened.

Nor was it because he had some unspeakable secret.

But because he was no longer "him"!

When an abnormal appears within a group, that's called an abnormality.

But if the entire group becomes abnormal, the sole normal one becomes the out‑of‑place "odd one out"!

The reason Li Mo no longer thought there was an abnormality at home is that he himself had already become part of the abnormal.

The thought made Jiang Yuan's scalp feel like it exploded, and an unprecedented horror seized his heart.

In this household, there are no normal people!

Just as Jiang Yuan grasped everything, those three "family members" moved!

Without any sign, they stepped forward in a weird synchronized rhythm, advancing toward Jiang Yuan and Mo Shu.

"Don't move!"

Mo Shu reacted at lightning speed; as she shouted the command, her pistol was already drawn, and she pulled the trigger without hesitation!

Bang!

The crisp gunshot rang out in the small living room.

The bullet precisely struck the chest of the frontmost Li Jianguo, hitting a non‑lethal spot.

However, the expected spray of blood did not occur.

The "father" merely jolted his body backward; a charred bullet hole appeared on his shirt, yet not a drop of blood spilled.

He glanced down at his chest, then slowly lifted his head, and on his expressionless face, the corner of his mouth twisted into a strange curve.

He kept moving forward!

Behind him, Li Mo and his mother also took stiff steps, following.

"Damn!"

Mo Shu muttered a curse, about to change the magazine.

"I'll take it!"

Jiang Yuan let out a low growl, forcibly suppressing the discomfort from the dry vomit, replaced by extreme calm and focus.

He twisted his waist, flicked his wrist, and a stack of black Poker Cards had somehow appeared between his fingers.

They were not ordinary Poker Cards.

The card faces were pure dark, edges glimmering with metallic sharp cold light, and at the center was a minimalist side‑profile of a smiling Dummy.

This is the latest result of the Federal Weird Investigation Bureau's Research Department.

Since Lord Wei proposed the "Weird versus Weird" strategy, the Research Department has infused extracts of Sequence 003 "Smiling Dummy" wreckage into a special alloy, forging a batch of melee weapons specifically against the Weird.

The Fierce Ghost-type Weird "Hanged Man" had once been repelled by this weapon.

And this deck of Poker Cards was custom‑made for Jiang Yuan!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Jiang Yuan showed no hesitation, his wrist flicked twice in succession.

Two black Poker Cards, accompanied by sharp slicing sounds, turned into two black after‑images, left and right, precisely targeting the trailing Li Mo and his mother!

Pfft! Pfft!

The sound of a blade cutting flesh was clearly audible.

The two Poker Cards, like the sharpest scalpel, instantly sliced through Li Mo and his mother's necks!

No fresh blood splattered.

Taking its place were two mournful, piercing howls!

Li Mo and his mother's bodies, as if infused with high‑voltage current, began to convulse and twist violently!

Their bones emitted a grating "kaka" sound that made teeth ache, and something beneath the skin writhed wildly before tearing the surface apart!

Slimy, sticky, flesh‑colored tentacles sprouted madly from their bodies, flailing chaotically in the air!

Their bodily structures were utterly shattered, turning into an indescribable monster made of twisted flesh and wildly dancing tentacles!

"Effective!"

Jiang Yuan felt a jolt in his heart, and at the same time was slightly nauseated by the scene before him.

On the other side, Mo Shu had already swiftly swapped in a special silver magazine and fired two consecutive shots at the advancing Li Jianguo!

Bang! Bang!

This time, the bullets clearly took effect!

The silver projectile burst into two clumps of Blood Mist on Li Jianguo's body; he let out a painful howl, and his body likewise began that horrific Mutation, countless tentacles bursting out to become a struggling grotesque creature!

In an instant, the cozy living room turned into hell!

The two monsters formed from Li Mo and his mother, after their initial struggle, suddenly grew ferocious, marching with limbs no longer human, and once again charged wildly toward Jiang Yuan and Mo Shu!

Jiang Yuan's gaze hardened; another two Poker Cards flew from his hand, precisely severing the two thickest tentacles at their ankles!

The monster instantly lost its balance, shrieking as it collapsed to the ground, futilely writhing on the floor.

The monster that had become a "father" also lunged forward resolutely after its struggle ended!

"Go!"

Mo Shu grabbed Jiang Yuan's arm, swung back and fired another shot at Li Jianguo, repelling him, and without hesitation fired the remaining two bullets at the two struggling monsters on the floor, temporarily halting their movement.

She hauled Jiang Yuan, spun sharply, flung open the door, and rushed out!

The two sprinted toward the elevator shaft without looking back.

At that moment, Wang Zhangzhi's calm voice sounded through the earpiece.

"Jiang Yuan! Mo Shu! Report the situation! What's happening on your side?!"

Jiang Yuan, while sprinting, pressed the earpiece, feeling the ever‑present malice behind him, and, breathing heavily, let out a roar.

"Captain!"

"Li Mo didn't lie! He also wasn't threatened!"

"The reason he denied the existence of Fake Person......"

Jiang Yuan glanced back; inside the door that had been forced open, countless tentacles were surging out madly. His heart hammered, and he shouted with all his might the truth that made his scalp tingle.

"It's because their whole family, including himself, had long ago been fully converted into Fake Person!"