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Chapter 1059 So You Are Here

"Yes"

"For most people, this would mean the beginning of trouble. I didn't expect you to quit so suddenly. It's not easy."

"Will I have trouble re-entering?"

"No, you can't enter for now. You will enter a new Infernal Affairs script. The original one has been marked as inaccessible by the system after you forced exit."

"What about the memory fragments of Chen Yongren in there?"

"You should have brought out most of his script. The remaining part can be consumed."

“Okay, I’ll continue.”

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Zhao Zhen looked around. The noise in the police station office made him feel dazed. An unfinished case report was displayed on the computer screen, and a cup of cold coffee was placed on the corner of the table. He looked down at his uniform, and the police badge on his chest was shining slightly under the light.

"Officer Zhao, Chen Yongren's file has been retrieved." A young colleague handed him a stack of documents. Zhao Zhen flipped through the file and saw Chen Yongren's photo - a sharp-edged face with unfathomable secrets hidden in his eyes. The file showed that Chen Yongren was an undercover police agent who suddenly lost consciousness while performing a mission six months ago and became a vegetable.

"Life Expansion System Correction Strategy..." Zhao Zhen remembered Li Jingling's words and realized that he must find Chen Yongren's consciousness as soon as possible.

He closed the file and decided to start the investigation from the last place Chen Yongren appeared.

As night fell, Zhao Zhen came to Kowloon Walled City alone. Neon lights flickered in the narrow alleys, and the humid air was mixed with the smell of oil smoke. He pushed open the door of a bar called "Ye Lan". Under the dim light, several figures were talking in low voices. The owner behind the bar looked up at him, with a hint of vigilance in his eyes.

"A glass of whiskey, no ice." Zhao Zhen sat down and pretended to ask casually, "I heard that Chen Yongren used to come here often?" The boss paused while wiping the cup, then smiled and said, "Officer, people come and go here every day, how can I remember their names?"

Zhao Zhen did not ask any further questions, but just pushed a banknote in front of the boss. The boss glanced at him and lowered his voice: "There is a man named Ajie in the back alley, maybe he knows something." Zhao Zhen nodded in thanks, drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, got up and left. In the darkness of the back alley, a thin man was leaning against the wall smoking. Seeing Zhao Zhen approaching, he subconsciously took a step back. "Ajie?" Zhao Zhen asked directly, "Did Chen Yongren see you before he disappeared?" Ajie's eyes flickered, and finally sighed: "The last time he came to me, he said he discovered 'their' secret, and then he never showed up again."

"Who are 'they'?" Zhao Zhen asked. Ajie shook his head: "He didn't say, but he mentioned a place - 'The Cloud'." As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps suddenly came from the alley. Ajie's face changed, he pushed Zhao Zhen away and turned to run. Zhao Zhen looked back and saw several men in black approaching him.

"It seems someone doesn't want me to investigate further." Zhao Zhen sneered and quickly pulled out a TK pistol from his waist. The gunshot echoed in the narrow alley, and the man in black fell to the ground. But more footsteps came from all directions. Zhao Zhen realized that he was surrounded. He took a deep breath and silently chanted "Nine Yin Qi". A warm current suddenly surged in his body.

He leaped up and easily jumped onto the three-meter-high wall. The men in black were stunned. Before they could react, Zhao Zhen's figure disappeared into the night.

Back at his temporary residence, Zhao Zhen turned on his computer and searched for information related to "the cloud". An encrypted forum post popped up on the screen, titled "Cracks in the Digital World". The post mentioned that the "cloud" was a virtual space hidden in the life expansion system, and only digitized souls could enter.

"Could it be that part of Chen Yongren's consciousness is trapped there?" Zhao Zhen thought. He decided to take a risk and use his special ability to enter the "cloud". He lay on the bed, closed his eyes, and concentrated. Gradually, he felt his body become lighter, and the scene around him began to distort...

When he opened his eyes again, Zhao Zhen found himself standing in a pure white world, with flowing data streams under his feet and countless code fragments floating in the sky. In the distance, a huge black building stood in the data torrent, with the word "cloud" engraved on the door.

Zhao Zhen walked towards the building, and the door opened automatically. Inside was an endless maze, with countless screens flashing on the walls, each showing a different memory fragment. He looked carefully and finally found Chen Yongren's memory in a corner - he was confronting a vague figure, and the other party was holding a glowing dagger in his hand.

"This is why he disappeared..." Zhao Zhen reached out and touched the screen, and was instantly pulled into his memory. He stood behind Chen Yongren and saw the blurry figure slowly turn around - it turned out to be another "Chen Yongren"!

"Who are you?" Zhao Zhen asked sternly. The other party smiled: "I am his projection in the digital world, but he refused to merge with me, so... I had to let him sleep forever." Before he finished speaking, the projection suddenly pounced on Zhao Zhen. The two of them fought fiercely in the data stream, and the power of the Nine Yin Qi gave Zhao Zhen the upper hand. In the end, he hit the projection's chest with a palm, and the other party turned into countless light points and dissipated.

The maze began to collapse, Zhao Zhen picked up the unconscious Chen Yongren and rushed to the exit. Just as they were about to be swallowed, a white light flashed...

Zhao Zhen suddenly opened his eyes and found himself back in the real world.

At the cabin, Li Jingling was looking at him with a smile: "Congratulations, you completed the mission beautifully." Zhao Zhen sat up and asked, "Where is Chen Yongren?" Li Jingling pointed to the next room: "He has regained most of his consciousness and should wake up soon."

Zhao Zhen let out a long sigh and looked at the starry sky outside the window.