"How many cities like New Shanghai 0297 are there?" E-Goat frowned.
"I can only say that it's far more than you know. In order to facilitate management, each group will divide the city into different living circles, but I don't know the specific situation. Like you, I'm just an ordinary employee of Shengtang Morgan's New Shanghai 0297 branch," Qiu Ming said as he led Zhang Heng and E-Goat through the crowd at the station.
The three of them took the escalator to the fourth floor. There were no more applicants here, only some staff in blue uniforms driving forklifts in and out, transporting some 2m x 1m metal boxes to the station downstairs. There were also two guys who looked like security guards standing outside the gate.
Qiu Ming showed his work ID, and the three of them were let in. Then, Qiu Ming pointed to a small house in front of him. "Xu Qian is there. You came at the right time. If you were any later, her memories would have been rewritten, and she would have been molded into someone suitable for her next job. After that, she would have been put into the boxes you saw just now and sent to other cities. You would never see her again."
Although the road from the gate to here wasn't too far, E-Goat felt like he had been walking for several years. He looked at the door in front of him, feeling a little complicated.
Zhang Heng didn't rush him. He just stood there and waited quietly. E-Goat took ten seconds to organize his emotions. He then took a deep breath and opened the door with the bracelet on his hand.
The area inside was much larger than he had imagined. In fact, it looked more like a hotel suite than a prison cell. Xu Qian was now sitting on the sofa, watching a soap opera projected on the screen.
She even made herself a cup of longan red date tea and hugged her knees. Because she was so focused, she didn't even notice that someone had entered the room.
E-Goat heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this scene. Although Qiu Ming had assured him that Xu Qian wasn't hurt, it wasn't until he confirmed it with his own eyes that he was completely relieved.
For E-Goat, in just twenty minutes, the despair and helplessness he felt had exceeded the sum of his memories. However, when he saw the figure on the sofa, Xu Qian's long hair draped over her shoulders, and the tip of her small nose, he felt the warmth of the world that he had not felt for a long time.
At this moment, E-Goat was no longer entangled in whether his feelings for Xu Qian were real or fake. It was as if he had returned to every lonely and long night. He would stay in front of the projection on time, just to see the face in front of the camera and listen to her talk about all kinds of trivial things she had encountered that day.
"I bought Patchi's chocolate today. It's really delicious ~ I ate one in the morning, and I feel like I'm full of energy for the whole day."
"Ah.
KGC lost again. Really, they clearly had a good performance in the early stages, but they couldn't hold on to this advantage. "
"Hey, I heard a song somewhere in the afternoon, but I can't remember the name. The melody should be like this …"
"I seemed to have dreamed of a panda last night, but it kept chasing me. But I'm not a bamboo, who knows how to interpret dreams? Can you tell me what it means?"
…
This time, E-Goat was the same as countless times before. He was so stiff that he didn't know what to say. He looked at Qiu Ming and Zhang Heng for help, but neither of them responded. It was obvious that they were waiting for him to speak first. Qiu Ming even gestured for him to speak.
But at this moment, E-Goat became nervous again. His mind was a mess.
Although the process was completely different from what E-Goat had imagined, strictly speaking, it was indeed a great rescue of love.
E-Goat was like a prince riding a white horse in a fairy tale, vanquishing demons all the way until he finally arrived in front of the castle where the princess was locked up. This was probably the most glorious moment of E-Goat's life. The blood on the dragon-slaying hero's body had yet to dry, and the sword was glowing with a cold light. However, he didn't know what to say to start the reunion.
Should it be an affectionate confession like "Do you know how many difficulties I've overcome to find you?"? But it sounded like he was taking credit for it.
Or, "Do you know that our memories are actually fake?" Going straight to the point like this seemed a little too depressing.
He might as well just say, "I'm here." These three words were short and cool, but it felt like he was pretending to be impressive.
E-Goat thought about it and finally mustered up his courage to blurt out, "You … What movie are you watching?"
"…" Qiu Ming covered his face, as if he couldn't bear to watch such a bloody scene anymore.
But no matter what, Xu Qian's attention was finally pulled back from the projection. She noticed the three new people in the room, but she didn't immediately answer E-Goat's question. Instead, her gaze swept over the three of them.
When she saw Qiu Ming, Xu Qian's expression was a little complicated. She didn't know whether to hate or thank him. Then, her eyes moved to E-Goat, and her gaze moved slightly. However, she didn't say anything. She just nodded at the latter and finally looked at Zhang Heng.
"Who are you?" "A friend of yours is here to fulfill our agreement. But it seems that you already know what happened to you," Zhang Heng said.
"It's you!" Xu Qian was surprised. "Aren't you dead? The news said that you died in the fire!"
Because Zhang Heng's disguise was too good, Xu Qian didn't recognize him at all. In fact, even now, she was still a little skeptical.
"I'm sorry. I was involved in something before, and it's only now that it's over. I immediately rushed over to see you," Zhang Heng explained.
"After I saw the news, I sent you a lot of messages, but I didn't receive a single reply. That was my most panicked and helpless time. I even hated you a little." Xu Qian paused for a moment before continuing, "But after knowing the truth, it doesn't matter anymore. Even if you were by my side at that time, it wouldn't have changed the result, right?"
"In order to make up for my previous dereliction of duty, E-Goat and I came here to take you away from here."
"Leave? Where? "Xu Qian asked rhetorically." I can no longer be a streamer, and I've lost my previous life. Even if I escape, everything won't get better. There's no place for me in New Shanghai 0297, but the good news is that there are other jobs waiting for me elsewhere. "
"But at that time, your memory will be rewritten again. You will no longer be yourself. You will forget everything here," E-Goat said eagerly.
"This isn't the real me anyway." Xu Qian didn't care.
"I don't know what you were like at the beginning, just like I don't know what I was like at the beginning, but we really exist now." E-Goat held it in for a long time before spitting out these words.
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