Two Unwavering Subordinates

Memory disorder? My memory is messed up?

No!

Wrong!

Zhang Lin remembered!

When his consciousness was trapped inside his own body, forced to watch as someone else controlled his movements, the person with that mysterious power had said something.

As long as we erase their memories, this never happened!

Zhang Lin's face was pale. They had lost their memories of that period, even had them altered into a car accident.

The driver controlled by a Weird, the passengers whose personalities had twisted from contamination, and that mysteriously appearing youth.

Everyone had forgotten. Only he still remembered!

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

Those in the know were probably just like this—unwittingly having their relevant memories erased!

Why... did he still remember everything?

Could it be related to what that person called him—an Adaptive?

"What Weird?" Sun Xin was baffled. "Focus on recovering first. I'll go ask the doctor when you'll be back to normal."

With that, he walked out of the ward.

Zhang Lin opened his mouth to speak but ultimately didn't call Sun Xin back.

He calmed down.

Everyone said it was a car accident. Even if he told the truth, they'd just think his memory was faulty.

After all, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that things like Weirds—beyond reality—actually existed.

He needed to heal first, then he'd have the energy to prove it all!

Zhang Lin thought he'd have to endure for a while, but to his surprise, on the afternoon of the very day he woke up, his superior came to visit.

"Captain Chen?"

Chen Guangji carried a carton of milk and a bag of fruit. "You did well, kid. The higher-ups specifically praised you. You saved so many passengers this time—a Second-Class Merit is guaranteed. Your future path will be much smoother. Rest up and recover; the bureau will cover your medical expenses."

Zhang Lin hesitated, but remembering how Captain Chen had always looked out for him, he steeled himself and decided to tell him the truth.

"Captain Chen, there are some things I'm afraid no one will believe if I say them. You know me—I never lie. And I swear my mind is clear right now!"

"What wouldn't I believe? Go ahead, I'm listening." Chen Guangji was straightforward and couldn't stand beating around the bush.

Zhang Lin organized his thoughts and recounted everything from start to finish: receiving the alert, heading out to guide the bus to stop, the driver and passengers going berserk, the mysterious person appearing, and his body being controlled.

Chen Guangji's expression shifted from relaxed to grave.

Chen Guangji knew some inside information. To avoid causing panic among his subordinates, these matters hadn't even been circulated among the officers.

Only a handful of people still remembered that sentence.

The Eerie Era has begun. Login planet: Blue Star.

A retired leader had heard that voice right after midnight on New Year's Eve. Strangely, it had caused a major stir at the time—he'd even discussed it with his family. A few hours later, only he still remembered.

The family members who had talked about it with him remembered nothing at all.

Such an abnormal situation put the leader on high alert, and he immediately reported it to the state.

The higher-ups acted quickly. They found over a dozen people online who also remembered, confirming that the sentence truly existed.

Afterward, they held several meetings, secretly collected reports of anomalous events nationwide, and proposed building new defensive facilities across the country 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 Zhang Lin said was likely true!

This might be their first close encounter with an anomalous event!

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 other, uninjured hand to reassure him. "I understand the situation. I'll look into it. Just focus on recovering. In a few days, someone else will come to ask you about this. Just answer honestly."

Zhang Lin was stunned. Captain Chen's reaction—did he not seem surprised?

Could there be others in the force who had encountered similar incidents?

"I'll relay what you said to the higher-ups as soon as possible."

Chen Guangji didn't stay long before leaving in a hurry. With such unexpected news, he had a lot of work ahead.

Next door, Shen Yu lay in bed playing on his phone.

At the same time, he communicated with the system.

"System, what's the use of the associated characters on this Character Card?"

System: "Associated characters are closely linked to the Character Card. Their existence increases the card's plausibility, handles many trivial matters, and can boost the Host's combat power."

"Their behavior and personality are entirely generated by the Host, possessing high-intelligence autonomy, completely loyal to the Host, incapable of betrayal, and requiring no separate control."

Equivalent to two subordinates who would never betray him.

Shen Yu tapped to open it.

Bai Zuo's Character Card had two associated figures: Supervisor-Ji Wu, and Team Member-Xu Zhou.

Xu Zhou was a Contract Anomalist, while Ji Wu was responsible for overseeing some of the more problematic Contract Anomalists.

Perfect timing—the Ten-Million-Level Company Acquisition Voucher he'd drawn required investigating which companies were suitable for acquisition.

He also needed to handle the paperwork and run through procedures, so he'd have these two do the work for him!

Shen Yu spent a bit of brainpower fabricating their personalities and character profiles.

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

"Beep! Moderate-level Weird aura detected, source unknown. Investigation recommended!"

"Then let Ji Wu and Xu Zhou handle it."

After all, for a large organization, having only one person show up would be a bit strange.

Shen Yu deployed them into a stairwell without surveillance.

His setting was that the two, searching for the missing Bai Zuo, had followed traces to the vicinity and unexpectedly detected the presence of a Weird.

Adhering to the organization's tenets, members of the Aberration Association must use every means to contain any Weird they encounter.

Thus, they entered the hospital.

Xu Zhou carried a long blade wrapped in cloth on his back, speaking somewhat troubled to Ji Wu, who was walking ahead: "Where the hell did Brother Bai run off to?"

Ji Wu had an unlit cigarette dangling from his mouth, dressed in a gray suit that made him look like a very mature and steady successful figure.

"That little bastard always causes me trouble. Hope he doesn't stir things up too badly this time."

Xu Zhou clutched his head in despair, instantly putting on a mask of agony: "I don't want to write reports! Why does something as detestable as reports even exist in this world!"

Ji Wu: "You can push the reports onto that little bastard. It's his job anyway."