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Chapter 855, Section 850: Investigating the Past (4k views, please vote!)

After only a moment's thought, Marx and Engels walked up to the newsstand.

Although it looked just like the newsstand he was familiar with, neither the holographic projection nor the various floating buttons and panels on it were familiar to him, and the operating logic was also somewhat different from that in reality.

However, after a few simple steps, he quickly mastered the machine. After all, it was an open device for everyone, so there were no real barriers to entry.

He quickly found a detailed report of the news at a newsstand.

At least in the description in this report, they were completely unaware of what the word "Shenxiao" meant, and the reporter obviously regarded it as a sign of some kind of "serial killer".

The reporter also made many connections around this word, and after researching a lot of information, it seems that he wanted to use this word to tell some kind of imaginative "horror story", which obviously has a lot of personal creative elements.

All of this content has nothing to do with the Shenxiao that Marx and Engels were familiar with.

When Ma En tried to use the machine to find more information about Shenxiao, he was blocked by the payment interface.

In fact, this machine can be used for smart payments by scanning a QR code with your face, but when Ma En tried to pay with his face, the machine did not respond at all.

He searched his pockets but found nothing to pay for it.

However, Ma En did not give up. Instead, he used his mental abilities to sneak into an internet cafe and searched for the word "Shenxiao" inside.

But all he could find was the report itself, though Maren was close to confirming something.

That is, this report is not some third-rate tabloid that no one cares about, but a fairly formal local official newspaper, which reveals a rather important piece of information.

This news was not blocked in any way.

There could be many reasons for this. First, if the person who left this name is Shenxiao herself, it means that she actively released this information, which also implies a lot.

What was her purpose in doing this? Is she currently within the Federation? If so, what reason would she have to do this, and why didn't the Federation try to stop her?

If she wasn't among them, what was her purpose in doing so?

Countless possibilities flashed through Maren's mind. The existing information was insufficient to make a reasonable judgment, but it did indicate that the Federation's current situation was quite different from what he was familiar with.

She shouldn't be the Federation's number one enforcer now, otherwise there's no reason for this to happen. After all, if she were the Federation's number one enforcer known to everyone, there would be no need to emphasize her name.

Everyone knows her name.

There are several possibilities: perhaps she is indeed in the Federation, but not as the number one enforcer; or perhaps she is completely free.

Based on the intelligence that Mar and Eng currently possess, neither of these possibilities is very clear.

If Shenxiao is not the Federation's top enforcer, then the Federation should have the ability to control her. However, if Shenxiao is not affiliated with the Federation, it is also difficult to explain the attack they suffered.

Although he didn't go into details, the magician mentioned that they had recently robbed the Federation.

In other words, if Shenxiao is a member of the Federation, then their attack can be explained.

In this vague state of mind, Ma En searched for Qin Luan and Qin Lan's names again, but this time he found no publicly available information.

If he wanted to figure out the specifics of Shenxiao, he might have to find information about the abnormal world, but he didn't plan to continue the investigation, since a general investigation might be dangerous.

If you want to find out Shenxiao's situation, the best way is to go to a suitable memory scene, such as going back to his cronies and directly questioning them with high precision.

This is the only way to avoid those potential dangers.

Then Marne began searching again for the old martial artist who had been killed.

A lot of things can be found by searching for the name Lin Dehao.

First, there is information about him as a martial artist. He is a contemporary master of Snake Fist, and he has even made many innovations to the original Snake Fist, creating a new school of Snake Fist. He is known as one of the four standard-bearers of contemporary Beast Form Fist.

Moreover, he has many outstanding achievements, and recently he has sparred with other martial arts masters several times, winning about 60% of the battles.

Based on the magician's words, these martial arts masters should all be very strong "abnormal ability users," although the term "abnormal ability user" may be somewhat inaccurate.

At least the Control Bureau doesn't consider martial arts to be any kind of abnormal ability, but it's a fact that they are very strong.

Moreover, unlike most people with supernatural abilities, these martial arts masters do not shy away from appearing in public. Although they do not reveal their true strength, many of the publicly known martial artists are probably very strong.

This Lin Dehao should be no exception, and considering that he often spars with other masters, it can be basically inferred that he does have considerable fighting strength, which also basically confirms that this is an unusual conflict.

Then, Mar and Eng noticed some even more interesting anecdotes.

The current master can be described as highly respected, with a large number of disciples and his New Snake Fist martial arts schools have opened in more than a dozen cities, but he has not indulged in pleasure.

He even used his wealth almost exclusively for two purposes.

Open more martial arts schools and do charity work, especially the latter.

He not only donated a great deal of wealth to help orphans, people with disabilities, ordinary people suffering from serious illnesses, and various groups in need, but also frequently organized and participated in various charitable social activities.

But that's not what Marne found interesting.

What really caught his attention were some third-rate self-media outlets that were specifically trying to "smear" him.

This mentions past rumors about this elderly martial artist, which, according to these sensationalist tabloids, claimed that he had already shown promise at a young age.

In his early twenties, he began challenging masters from various schools and sects. Although he suffered more defeats than victories, he also won many of them, including against martial arts masters of the time.

In other words, if this report is true, it means that he was already very strong when he was young.

But these reports are more concerned with rumors than the outcome of the game itself.

According to their accounts, some of the martial arts masters who fought with him died of illness within a few years, and judging from the tone of these reports, this seems to be quite unusual among martial artists.

These reports, however, accuse Master Lin Dehao of possessing certain subtle and insidious effects in his boxing techniques during his youth, claiming that these martial arts masters were killed by the hidden harm left behind by his boxing techniques.

However, even when these reports were published, there were already many reasonable and compelling criticisms. Some commentators pointed out that these reports were completely unfounded and purely speculative, and condemned their poor behavior of manipulating public opinion.

Some comments directly pointed out that if the situation is really as these self-media outlets say, then why did none of the martial arts masters' disciples, friends, or even teachers react at all?

No martial artist has ever criticized Lin Dehao.

Clearly, compared to these self-media outlets that have no evidence, they are the ones more likely to know the truth. If they don't react at all, it basically proves that this speculation is malicious slander.

Moreover, these rumors from self-media only occupy a small part of the entire internet, and the reason he was able to find this information relatively quickly is because these rumors have recently been brought up again.

This time, some self-media outlets have started to amplify these rumors again, claiming that Lin Dehao was murdered because the descendants of these martial arts masters came to seek revenge.

The matter even reached the ears of several of Lin Dehao's disciples, and the new senior brother of Snake Fist, who was in charge of the martial arts school, also came forward to respond.

"These are all irresponsible rumors. Master did not use any underhanded tricks during the sparring sessions, and none of the descendants of these martial arts masters were his match."

"The murderer must be a well-known martial arts master."

Faced with his confident and assertive words, such rumors quickly vanished.

Ma En didn't believe it was true either, because the timing obviously didn't add up, and Shenxiao was likely killing someone for a much larger purpose; at least, the Shenxiao he knew would have done so.

But that's where the problem lies.

She might not be the Shenxiao he knew. At least now she seems to be different from the Shenxiao that Ma En knew, and this difference has already aroused his high vigilance.

This is why Maren paid more attention to the negative rumors surrounding Lindsay's early career.

Because if these unsubstantiated rumors reveal even a sliver of the truth, it would bring the image of Shenxiao closer to the situation Mar and Eng were familiar with, while if the situation was not so...

Then he should have something to worry about.

Therefore, after figuring these things out, Marx and Engels made a decision.

That means going to the headquarters of the local New Snake Fist Martial Arts School to find out what's going on.

Of course, his actions were likely meaningless, because his past self probably had no idea about the details of the matter and may never have had any in-depth contact with these guys.

The current situation only shows that he has seen this news, and it is even very likely that his understanding of this news is not based on the present moment.

Perhaps long after this incident, Shenxiao had already risen to fame, and it was only then that the ability user Ma En paid attention to the event of Shenxiao's first appearance.

This is very likely the real reason why he knew this information.

So it's very likely that he was able to reach the boundaries of his memories as soon as he got close to the martial arts school.

Of course, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. With his memory probe ability, he can sense where the boundaries of memories are. If he's really close to touching the edge, he can just turn around and come back.

There is also a very small possibility that he does have access to the details of this matter.

This means that he was likely deeply involved in the matter, or that he somehow learned the details of it; otherwise, he could not have maintained the stability of that area based on his memory.

If it is the latter, his investigation into this matter constitutes a deeper exploration of his memory, which will naturally help him recover his mental strength more quickly.

This is also the most likely opportunity he knows in this environment to help him increase his power, and it should be almost certainly safe, since there should be no information attacks in Shenxiao or martial arts.

Besides, Marx and Engels were indeed very interested in this matter.

First of all, he was already very curious about Shenxiao's situation, and now Shenxiao's current state is a very valuable mystery to him.

If we could figure out her past and the difference between her and the current Shenxiao, it would be of great value to Ma En.

This is not only because in reality Marx and Engels always regarded Shenxiao as a potential super ally.

Furthermore, it was because he had also been attacked by the power of the Divine Firmament not long ago.

In addition, he is also very interested in martial arts itself.

This is a mysterious power that has almost been lost to the past. If he can figure out what martial arts is through his memories, it should be of great value to him.

First of all, he was very interested in this technology that transcended the abnormal control bureau. If he could obtain some martial arts skills through this method, it would be of great help to him.

Of course, Marne did not think this was an easy thing.

But even if this is something he can't master, much of the information itself is still quite valuable.

Because at this moment, there is a martial artist named Li Hongyu in reality who has also noticed the problems of the past, and she is definitely quite interested in information about martial arts.

If I can find something valuable, I might be able to use her again, or even form a kind of alliance with her.

If all else fails, he can use this information to try and make a deal with Li Hu.

However, this is not something he can obtain simply by wishing for it, because whether he can truly grasp the details of martial arts depends on whether he has these things in his memory.

If one had no prior knowledge of martial arts, then one would likely not know much. First and foremost, one would certainly not know the essence of martial arts.

After all, he couldn't obtain things he didn't know before through a memory illusion.

This is a dream constructed from his memories, not a real journey through time.

Even if he didn't really master the details of martial arts, he should at least have obtained some valuable information, such as certain martial arts maxims and how to continuously improve in the field of martial arts. This information should also be able to be used to deceive the Li siblings.

Moreover, this can also be used to portray his past image, allowing him to understand how much he knew about martial arts in the past and helping him to recognize what kind of person he really is.

With this purpose in mind, he left the internet cafe and, while immersing himself in various information about the Eastern Federation Company, headed towards the martial arts gym he had just found out. And along the way...

He had no trouble getting around.

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