The first emotion that emerged in Luo Nan's heart when faced with his uncle's doubt was not nervousness. Instead, he let out a secret sigh of relief. It's finally here.
Actually, this was much better than the worst case scenario shown in the plan. Only one uncle and aunt came, and it was the wise and rational uncle. It was clear that they wanted to have a heart-to-heart chat, not a three-way joint hearing.
This was already the most ideal situation. The more it was like this, the more he couldn't screw things up. The group of friends entered a state of silence at this time. Everyone had a tacit understanding to let Luo Nan calm his mind.
Luo Nan carefully compared the plan in the document. He first silently apologized to his uncle. To the outside world, it was a relatively long period of silence. Then he spoke:
"It was an accident."
Mo Haihang was unable to be satisfied with this answer. He frowned slightly: "Accident? When did the accident happen? "
"September 30th."
"Which one?"
"The night of September 30th, the Mid-Autumn Festival. We went to see Grandpa that day. You guys said that he could be at any time...."
Mo Haihang recalled seriously for a moment. His brows locked even tighter: "Our entire family was together that day, aside from Mo Ya. From morning till night."
"But I was unconscious for a period of time. That night, after I met Yan Yongbo... It was at that time that I went to the fighting arena."
Mo Haihang opened his mouth when he heard Yan Yongbo's name. In the end, he forcefully swallowed the words "nonsense" back down. His rational side prevailed, and the bizarre logic that had been circling in his mind naturally pushed out the answer:
"Out-of-body state?"
A group of people exploded in the group of friends: "Damn, he really is knowledgeable."
"It's normal for a high-level SCA technician to know a few things. The key is how to deal with it."
"Looking at this guy's expression, he must have guessed something beforehand, right? Speaking of which, is he about to confess? "
"I want to see the document written by Secretary He."
Luo Nan continued to calm his breathing amidst the chaotic messages in the group. He did his best to look at his uncle with a calm gaze. That's right. His uncle had a basic concept of this sort of thing. Since this was the case, he could save some words.
From now on, the element of lies began to permeate. It had officially entered an irreversible domain: "I was a 'soul-bound' at the time. My consciousness was entrusted to..."
The sound of flapping wings could be heard clearly in the pitter-patter of rain outside the window.
Luo Nan made a gesture, and the automatic curtains slowly opened. An enormous bird could be seen extending its claws to hook onto the windowsill. Under the illumination of the light in the room, its pitch-black feathers seemed to completely melt into the darkness of the night.
"It's called Ink. It was originally a very common bald crow. But I would use it to conduct some experiments, so now I've become a little different from a normal crow … That night, after my ability sprouted, part of my consciousness was placed on Ink. I wanted to track down Yan Yongbo and find out more about that guy, but I ran into something along the way. I met a friend and took a wrong turn, entering the recycling stratum of the River Wu District. There, we discovered that underground combat arena and met Rui Wen. "
Luo Nan spoke to this point in a single breath. His heartbeat had already sped up unconsciously. Right now, he really couldn't go back.
Mo Haihang was obviously stunned. He looked at Luo Nan, then he stared at Ink outside the window. This happened a few times, but he actually didn't pursue the matter. He just said softly, "Then, are you an ability user now? Did you join … … "
Luo Nan nodded and finished speaking in a single breath, "Yes. After I sent my soul to Ink, I helped my friend destroy that underground combat arena. And that friend was a member of the Xia City branch. Also, there were members of the branch in the hospital where I stayed that day. Over and over again, they recruited me into the society. Last week, I officially awakened. My abilities are soul attachment and precise perception. "
"You've awakened?" Mo Haihang subconsciously confirmed once more. His absent-minded state was quite obvious.
Luo Nan just went, "Yep." Red Fox, who had been rather quiet all this time, suddenly roasted in his friend group, "Official awakening … … This is the most disgusting joke I've ever heard."
Zhang Yingying also chimed in, "Sure enough, secretaries are all black-hearted and black-handed. This document is quite lacking in sincerity."
For this group of people to speak like this, it proved that the current situation hadn't gone astray.
Sure enough, Luo Nan's uncle had done some mental preparation. He accepted Luo Nan's words in a dazed but smooth state. Several seconds later, he asked, "What happened to you … … How did you feel at the Xia City branch?"
Luo Nan didn't know what his uncle had left unsaid. He could only respond step by step, "The people there are quite nice. Everyone treats me quite well."
Mo Haihang thought of another young man who was quite close to Luo Nan. "Xue Lei. Is he also a member of the branch?"
"Yeah. But he joined the society later than me. I was the one who recruited him into the society. Gym Master Xiu approved of it."
"Really? If that's the case, then of course it's great. "Mo Haihang suddenly laughed. He had many more questions that he wanted to ask in depth. But he, who had rich experience in society, knew very well that it was impossible to interrogate Luo Nan about all of Luo Nan's ins and outs with just a few words.
It wasn't just Luo Nan. The ability user society probably wouldn't allow it either.
He could only continue to ask in a chatty manner, like a dragonfly skimming the surface of the water. "You've been in the society for over two months now. How have you been doing during this time? What kind of work has the Society arranged for you normally? "
"I don't have any clear duties right now. After all, I just joined the Society not too long ago. My initiation training has just ended …."
The group of friends hissed. A certain person didn't have any clear duties, but the Society didn't need to specifically arrange for him to find work for others from time to time.
Even Mo Haihang didn't quite believe it. After all, Luo Nan had experienced quite a few things over the past two months. He could recall it with a single thought. "What happened at Frost River Reality?"
"That was the Order of Justice going crazy. I just happened to be there at the right time. Plus, President Ouyang and Her Majesty Empress Wu have already suppressed the matter. "
Luo Nan knew that it wasn't easy to win people's trust with these words. He thought for a bit and faced the uniformly raised middle finger from his group of friends. He spoke without thinking, "I was just unlucky that time. So far, the real work that the Society has arranged for me is last month. I cooperated with a subordinate studio of the Society to do some investigative work. It mainly involved the infiltration of Mutants into Xia City. "
"Infiltration of Mutants?"
"Cough. Right now, my work is already done. Actually, it's very simple. I just need to divert some of my energy to Ink. Then I'll let it do its work. "
Bamboo Pole finally had the chance to remind Luo Nan. "Stop! Stop! That's about it. Talking too much might make things worse. "
Luo Nan stopped in time. Mo Haihang, who was at the center of the authority department, automatically filled in the details. "If it's the infiltration of Mutants …. Is it the one that Trigate Security filed a case last month?"
Luo Nan felt it was a bit strange. "They filed a case? But there's been no news from the government! "
"This involves far too much sensitive information. Revealing it to the public will only cause chaos."
Speaking up to this point, Mo Haihang had already formed a closed loop with Luo Nan's confession. The specific time, location, reason, and development were all present. Now, even concrete examples were listed out. Just the logical chain alone already had a relatively trustworthy skeleton. All that was left was the various details.
But what was the point of mulling over these things?
And so, Mo Haihang asked a few more questions about the changes in Luo Nan's daily life. Then, he stopped this round of heart-to-heart conversation. "What do you want to do now?"
"I …. Let's continue like this for now. It's not bad." Luo Nan spoke vaguely and looked over impatiently. "Should I tell Aunt about these things?"
Mo Haihang was a bit startled, then he laughed bitterly. "Let me think about it. You two, father and son, seem like you were born to give me problems."
Luo Nan was startled by the sudden mention of that person. Then he saw Mo Haihang get up to leave.
That's it? Just a few superficial questions like dragonflies skimming the surface of the water were enough to get through?
Luo Nan was a bit stupefied. He stood up instinctively. "Uncle …."
Mo Haihang really did walk out. He only turned around and warned Luo Nan when he opened the door, "The ability user society is a large vat of dye. Their reputation in Xia City is pretty good, but you need to pay attention. Don't stray from the path."
Luo Nan could only nod in agreement. He watched Mo Haihang walk out and close the door. But then he sensed that Mo Haihang didn't return to his room. Instead, he went to the study. There, he pondered in a daze.
In the group chat, Papercut was baffled. "That's it? That can't be right. "
Bamboo Pole expressed, "How could it be that easy to fool them? Since they're people from the SCA, a series of confirmations will certainly be unavoidable in the next few days …. But it's most convenient for a secretary to clean up their mess. We don't need to worry about it. "
"Then let's disperse. Disperse."
"Thank you, everyone." Luo Nan expressed his thanks in the group chat, then he closed the shared perspective. He lay on his bed, closed his eyes, and recalled his previous words to see if there were any slip-ups.
Nearly ninety percent of Luo Nan's words were true. It was just that he had been sloppy in certain key aspects of nature, confusing up a few timelines.
Though Mo Haihang grasped far more information resources than ordinary people, he wasn't a member of the inner world. It was like learning a foreign language for the first time. He could understand the meaning, but the color of emotion, the degree of seriousness, and so on were hard to grasp.
This gave Luo Nan the opportunity to speak vaguely.
"Truly …. I brought this upon myself!" Not even half an hour had passed since he returned home, but Luo Nan was physically and mentally exhausted. He wasn't this tired even when he ambushed and killed Jin Tong.
Luo Nan was at a loss for a long time whether or not he should tell part of the truth to his elders. But He Yueyin told him: Let's not talk about Uncle Mo Haihang's work resources in the SCA. Just consider the careers of Luo Nan's grandfather, father, and mother in the Wilderness back in the day, as well as related sensitive matters. This determined the essential difference between his family's elders and those ignorant ordinary people.
It was impossible to hide it. It was just a matter of how to express it.
Actually, according to He Yueyin's intentions, it was better to make a decision when it was necessary. Since things had already reached this stage, it was better to tell them everything and then immediately take measures to firmly protect his family. Of course, this was a fortress of safety established at the cost of completely destroying the normal lives of Luo Nan's family.
And even He Yueyin found it hard to guarantee that their family would truly be worry-free from then on. After all, it was impossible for the Xia City branch's strength to cooperate with the allies of Xia City's military and political departments, who didn't have a firm stance.
In the end, Luo Nan chose to tell them part of the truth in order to ease the anxiety in the hearts of his two elders. Since he had set this goal, he had to hide all the information of pressure, danger, and the like … … But he had to take responsibility for what he hid. It didn't matter if it was in his family or in the vast world.
Otherwise, he would just be an idiot who avoided reality and harmed his loved ones.
Luo Nan felt that he wasn't smart enough, but an idiot … …
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