paranoianovel Chapter 38 Awakening the New Sequence
Chapter 38 Awakening the New Sequence
As thoughts flooded his mind, Zite instinctively tensed up.
However, he soon realized that it wasn't Nie Zhifeng who had invaded his brain.
On the contrary, he glimpsed the consciousness of others.
It's not a specific expression of feelings, just pure thoughts.
Zite couldn't describe that subtle feeling; simply put, it was that he could sense the strongest thoughts in other people's hearts.
For example, Ji Chenyu is now single-mindedly focused on killing Nie Zhifeng.
For example, in the next dorm room, someone is thinking about what excuse to skip class, someone is extremely dissatisfied with their roommate's smelly socks, someone wants to confess their feelings to a certain girl, and someone wants to use their superpowers to steal a kiss from their roommate...
Therefore, this time a new sequence, Mind Perception, has been awakened.
This was undoubtedly a good thing, but Zite was not happy about it.
The newly awakened superpower is not even in the same league as Nie Zhifeng's.
Within the same sequence, a lower-level opponent has absolutely no chance of winning against a higher-level opponent.
After confirming his newly acquired superpower, the time came to 9:02, with only 7 minutes left before class.
According to the original timeline, my brain was completely invaded by the other party within three minutes after class started.
"Chenyu, go to the laboratory building."
Without saying a word, Ji Chenyu picked up Qi Te and rushed out of the dormitory at top speed.
On his way to the lab, Qi Te ordered medicine through the "Flying Legs" food delivery platform while simultaneously calling Sherlock.
After the questioning ended yesterday, the other party left his business card and said that if he thought of any information related to the death of Loduyan, he should contact him immediately.
"The number you dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."
After calling three times without getting an answer, Qi Te had no choice but to send the number to Ji Chenyu and instruct him to keep calling after nine o'clock.
Then, he quickly searched for information about Old Man Qian and his two good-for-nothing sons on the Feixun platform.
"The up-and-coming pure and innocent actress Lu Ya'er meets a man at night, who turns out to be Qian Shoucheng, a wealthy married man."
"Young Master Qian spends lavishly on a luxury mansion; Lu Ya'er's belly is noticeably protruding, suggesting she may be pregnant."
"Wealthy young master Qian Zhiyuan and top public relations expert Feng hope were caught kissing passionately on the beach, confirming their relationship as an older woman/younger man couple."
The Qian Group's financial strength is second only to the Luo family, and in terms of influence in Haicheng and even the entire Long County, the two families can be said to be evenly matched.
The old man suffering from a terminal illness was named Qian Jihe. The information available online is very basic, while there is a wealth of information about his elder brother, Qian Bo'an.
After all, Qian Bo'an is the current head of the Qian Group, while Qian Jihe himself has not made any outstanding contributions. Apart from serving as the head of a subsidiary of the Qian Group, he has nothing else to show for it.
If it weren't for the numerous gossip and scandals surrounding his two sons, the old man probably wouldn't have much media exposure.
Qi Te immediately recalled that Nie Zhifeng had mentioned Cao Yingchong, and suspected that he might be a member of the Cao family.
Qi Te, a penniless man from the bottom of society, knew almost nothing about those wealthy conglomerates. The Luo family's businesses were numerous, involving technology, biology, pharmaceuticals, and other fields; it would be difficult for him not to know about them.
But I've never heard of the Cao family before, and I have no idea what they do.
With no other options at the moment, Qi Te dialed Cao Yingchong's number on a whim.
"Squad leader, do you know these two people, Qian Shoucheng and Qian Zhiyuan?"
Cao Yingchong paused for a moment, then said, "I know."
"Is there any way to contact them?"
"Why are you looking for those two idiots?"
Clearly, the squad leader had some knowledge of the Qian brothers.
As Qi Te searched the laboratory for what he was looking for, he said in a deep voice, "I know who killed Luo Duyang..."
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"Tezi, does this really work?"
With a worried expression, Ji Chenyu applied the patches behind Qi Te's ears and neck, and then helped him wrap a portable brainwave bionic shock device around his waist.
"I don't know, but it's definitely better than doing nothing."
After saying that, Qi sent a message to Lao Liu, asking for leave on behalf of his good brother.
Just as I was leaving the lab building, the two bottles of medicine I had bought earlier were delivered.
Sodium citicoline tablets promote brain activity and are often used for symptoms such as loss of consciousness caused by cerebral infarction and intracranial hemorrhage.
To deal with mind-controlling individuals, the Bureau of Extraordinary Abilities has specialized brainwave-blocking helmets. Yue Yi'an stated that he could apply to use this equipment, but it was too late.
With little time left, I was already doomed before the process was even finished.
Therefore, Uncle Yue provided an emergency strategy, stating that the effects of medication and electric shocks are only temporary and can cause some damage to the brain, even resulting in long-term effects.
Ignoring everything else, Qi Te poured out a handful of pills and stuffed them into his mouth.
Ji Chenyu's pupils dilated in shock: "Are you crazy? You can't just take this medicine like that!"
The phone vibrated, and Qi Te answered the call.
"I'm getting on the bus."
Cao Yingchong said, "Also, I've already contacted those two idiots, but there's been no reply yet."
Chit frowned, and Inspector Sherlock couldn't be contacted. These two "filial sons" also failed at the crucial moment.
"Squad leader, if you manage to contact them later, tell them to go to their father's manor as quickly as possible. Tell them the old man is dying, and the family fortune is first come, first served."
As soon as he finished speaking, a gentle piano melody began to play.
9:10, class starts!
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"Debugging complete"
Your body, now, belongs to me.
Qi Te, who had just reached the middle of the two teaching buildings, suddenly stopped. It was pitch black in front of him, and he could not hear any sounds from the outside world.
According to the original timeline, the other party completed the full-scale intrusion about five minutes after class started.
Nie Zhifeng's actions were brought forward.
The college hostage crisis was reviewed once. The Meiling Tunnel Burning and Explosion and the Oriental Tower subway station incident were reviewed twice.
Three incidents, five timelines. After reviewing the events multiple times, Qi Te concluded that returning to a point in time before the events occurred after his death would accelerate the course of events.
This change provides further strong evidence for this inference.
"Who are you?"
"Me? I am your controller. You can call me Master."
What are you going to do?
"No, no, no, you can't be so rude to your master."
"Whoever you are, get out of my head right now!"
"Don't rush, the real show is just beginning."
After the exact same conversation ended, Zit's vision and hearing returned, and he was once again controlled by the other party to walk towards the academy gate.
Just to be on the safe side, he did not reveal the other party's identity.
Luo Duyang has definitely been "possessed," and the person who replaced him has not synchronized the original's memories. This can be judged from the fact that the imposter did not recognize the legal advisor.
Luo Tianjun ordered his bodyguards to take Luo Duyang back. Nie Zhifeng must have been worried about things being exposed, which is why he killed Luo Duyang without any hesitation.
This shows that this person is not only very meticulous, but also extremely ruthless.
Furthermore, why wasn't my consciousness transferred to Qian Jihe's body? Was it because the other party couldn't perform a two-way transfer, or was it intentional?
If we compare the body to a computer, the old man's consciousness is the new program, and his behavior of not deleting the old program is like leaving a backdoor.
Before transferring the old man's consciousness, Nie Zhifeng specifically emphasized, "As long as I live, you can live forever." This was practically a direct message to the old man, telling him not to try and kill him, the one who knew the truth.
Nie Zhifeng has already obtained authorization for 5% of the shares. Once the transfer process is completed, he will essentially be sitting on a gold mine.
Therefore, the other party deliberately left time for maneuver, so that after obtaining the shares, they could use their backing to invade "Young Master Qian's" mind again and eliminate him to prevent future troubles?
Thinking hard.
Faced with such an opponent, Zite dared not harbor the slightest bit of wishful thinking or carelessness.
Given Nie Zhifeng's behavior pattern, once he discovers that he knows his identity and intentions, there is only one outcome: elimination.
Even if Ji Chenyu tied himself up with ropes and locked him in the dormitory, it wouldn't help.
First, the anchor trigger word is "class," which is something you can't avoid.
Secondly, mental attacks are completely unstoppable by physical means.
Even if they are resurrected or their lives are reversed, the other party will still eliminate them again when they realize something is wrong.
During the subway incident, Qi Te had a vague feeling that although his superpower was not a one-time use ability, it was also impossible for him to resurrect indefinitely.
Perhaps there is a limit to the number of backtracking attempts, or perhaps there is a limit to the loop of a single event.
In short, live as long as you can avoid dying.
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Just like in the original timeline, the "Dada" express train traveled smoothly and arrived at the manor about an hour later.
The driver hurriedly jumped out of the car, ran to the passenger side to open the door, and even thoughtfully used his hand to block the edge of the car so that the distinguished guest would not bump his head, being even more attentive than the driver in the original timeline.
Nie Zhifeng helped Qi Te out of the car, took out his phone and clicked to give a reward.
He had already spent all his money on lottery tickets, and only a few dozen dollars were left in his account, which was not enough to pay for the bus fare.
However, when the camera was pointed at Zit's face, a prompt automatically popped up on the screen.
"Your credit history has been detected, and you have been automatically applied for 'LoanAid'."
"Scan verification passed, a loan of 1000 yuan has been disbursed to you."
"Thank you, thank you!"
The driver smiled broadly and repeatedly bowed to express his gratitude.
Qi Te walked towards the manor gate expressionlessly, his desire to kill Nie Zhifeng reaching an unprecedented level.