Two Subordinates Who Would Never Betray Him

Memory loss? Was there something wrong with my memory?

No!

That wasn't right!

Zhang Lin remembered!

His consciousness had been trapped inside his own body, forced to watch as someone else controlled it. Back then, the person with mysterious powers had said something.

As long as their memories were erased, it would be as if this had never happened!

Zhang Lin's face turned deathly pale. They had lost their memories of that period, and it had even been rewritten as a car accident.

The driver controlled by the anomaly, the passengers whose personalities had changed drastically after being corrupted, and the mysterious youth who had suddenly appeared.

Everyone had forgotten. Only he still remembered!

A power this terrifying... Zhang Lin gave a bitter, helpless smile. "No wonder. I'd never heard of anomalies existing in this world before."

Those who knew the truth had probably had their memories erased without even realizing it, just like everyone else!

Why... did he still remember everything?

Could it be because he was an Adaptive, like that person had said?

"What anomaly?" Sun Xin asked, completely bewildered. "You should focus on recovering. I'll go ask the doctor when you'll be back to normal."

With that, he left the hospital room.

Zhang Lin opened his mouth to speak, but in the end, he didn't call Sun Xin back.

He calmed down.

Everyone said it had been a car accident. Even if he told them what had really happened, they'd only think there was something wrong with his memory.

After all, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that something as far beyond reality as anomalies could exist.

He needed to recover from his injuries before he'd have the energy to verify all of this!

Zhang Lin had thought he'd have to keep this to himself for a while. To his surprise, his superior came to visit that very afternoon, the day he woke up.

"Captain Chen?"

Chen Guangji carried a case of milk and a bag of fruit. "You did a good job, kid. The higher-ups singled you out for praise. You saved so many passengers this time, so you're sure to get a Second-Class Merit. That'll make things a lot easier for you down the road. Focus on recovering. The bureau will cover your medical expenses."

Zhang Lin had some reservations, but Captain Chen had always looked out for him, so he steeled himself and decided to tell him the truth.

"Captain Chen, I'm afraid no one will believe me if I say this, but you know what kind of person I am. I never lie, and I promise I'm thinking clearly right now!"

"What is it that you think I won't believe? Go ahead. I'm listening." Chen Guangji was straightforward by nature and couldn't stand people who beat around the bush.

Zhang Lin gathered his thoughts and told Chen Guangji everything, exactly as it had happened: from receiving the emergency call and heading out to guide the bus to a stop, to the driver and passengers going berserk, the mysterious person appearing, and someone taking control of his body.

Chen Guangji's expression grew serious, losing the relaxed look he'd worn at first.

Chen Guangji knew some things that had been kept under wraps. To avoid causing panic among their subordinates, the information hadn't been shared even among the police.

Only a handful of people remembered the words.

The Eerie Era has gone live. Blue Star, logged in.

Just after midnight on New Year's Eve, a retired official had heard a voice say those words. Strangely, the incident had attracted a great deal of attention at the time, and he'd even discussed it with his family. But a few hours later, he was the only one who still remembered it.

Even the family members who had discussed it with him remembered nothing.

The abnormality put the official on alert, and he immediately reported it to the government.

The response was swift. They found more than a dozen people online who remembered the same thing, confirming that those words had indeed been spoken.

After that, they held several meetings and secretly gathered reports of abnormal incidents across the country. They also proposed building new defensive facilities in various places, just in case.

Chen Guangji had been fortunate enough to attend one of those meetings.

After hearing Zhang Lin's account, Chen Guangji realized that what he said was probably true!

This was likely the first time they'd come into close contact with an abnormal incident!

Seeing Chen Guangji's grim expression, Zhang Lin thought he didn't believe him and said anxiously, "Captain Chen, everything I said is true!"

Chen Guangji gently patted his uninjured hand in reassurance. "I understand. I'll look into it. For now, focus on recovering. In a few days, someone else will come to ask you about this. Just tell them what happened."

Zhang Lin was taken aback. Why didn't Captain Chen seem surprised?

Could there be someone in the military who'd experienced something similar?

"I'll report what you told me to the higher-ups as soon as possible."

Chen Guangji didn't stay long before hurrying off. He'd just received such an unexpected piece of news, and he had plenty to do now.

In the next room, Shen Yu lay in bed, playing on his phone.

At the same time, he communicated with the system.

"System, what do the associated characters on this Character Card do?"

System: "Associated characters are closely connected to the Character Card. Their existence makes the character more plausible. They can handle many trivial matters and can also increase the host's combat strength."

"Their behavior and personalities are entirely generated by the host. They possess a high degree of independent intelligence, are completely loyal to the host, and will neither betray him nor require any additional control."

In other words, they were two subordinates who would never betray him.

Shen Yu tapped the screen to take a look.

Bai Zuo's Character Card had two associated characters: Supervisor Ji Wu and team member Xu Zhou.

Xu Zhou was a Contract Anomalist, while Ji Wu was responsible for keeping an eye on Contract Anomalists who were more troublesome.

As it happened, he needed to investigate which company would qualify for the Ten-Million-Level Company Acquisition Voucher he'd drawn.

He also had to handle the paperwork and run through the procedures, so he could send those two to take care of it for him!

Shen Yu spent a little time thinking up personalities and backstories for them.

Just as he was about to bring them into the world, the system's alarm went off.

"Beep! A moderate anomalous presence has been detected. Its source is unknown. An investigation is recommended!"

"Then I'll send Ji Wu and Xu Zhou."

After all, it would be a little strange for such a large organization to have only one person show up.

Shen Yu brought them into existence in a stairwell without surveillance cameras.

He set it up so that the two of them had been searching for Bai Zuo, whose whereabouts were unknown, and had followed his trail to the area. There, they unexpectedly detected an anomaly.

In keeping with the organization's principles, members of the Aberration Association had to use every means at their disposal to contain any anomaly they encountered.

So they went into the hospital.

Xu Zhou carried a long blade wrapped in cloth on his back. Looking troubled, he asked Ji Wu, who was walking ahead of him, "Where on earth did Brother Bai run off to?"

Ji Wu had an unlit cigarette dangling from his mouth and wore a gray suit, making him look like a mature, dependable businessman.

"That little brat is always causing trouble for me. I hope he hasn't made too much of a mess this time."

Xu Zhou clutched his head in despair, instantly putting on a look of utter anguish. "I don't want to write a report! Why does something as awful as reports even exist?"

"You can dump the report on that little brat. It's his job anyway."