I created the Anomaly Control Bureau

Chapter 872, Section 867: Marx and Engels' "Confession"

In the Eastern Federation, the gloomy sky resembled a crumbling, gray, sprawling mountain range, almost collapsing into the vast, barren plains before Marne, blurring the lines between heaven and earth like a chaotic mudslide.

After traversing a rather long and strange gray wasteland, Li Hongyu finally led him to their destination.

Moreover, although the ground they were standing on was so flat that the horizon was clearly visible, it was only a moment after they arrived in front of the wooden building that Ma En suddenly realized it was right in front of him.

It was as if he had just passed through some kind of invisible curtain.

Li Hongyu pushed open the wooden door with a relaxed expression and stepped into the ancient building that seemed out of place in this era:

"come in."

Ma En followed her inside. The interior of the wooden building was more spacious than he had imagined, to be precise, almost dozens of times larger than what he had seen from the outside. Normally, such a sight would be the result of spatial abilities.

But he did not sense any change in space.

It's important to know that the Bureau of Abnormal Control has users with IV-level spatial abilities. Feng Shaoying, who used to belong to the Salvation Alliance, is now a member of the Bureau of Control, and she is also a very outstanding user with spatial abilities.

However, Ma En, who had used her abilities, did not notice any changes in space.

He felt something was off about the path he had just walked, but no matter what type of ability he used, he couldn't sense anything wrong.

"How did you hide this place?" So Ma En chose to ask.

Li Hongyu glanced at him:
“I didn’t hide it here; it did it itself.”

This answer confirmed Marx and Engels's suspicions:

"here it is……"

She looked up and around:
"The place I lived when I was a child, if I'm not mistaken, but my memory is very confused. I can always recall fragments of myself running in these corridors, but I can't remember what I looked like back then."

“I also remember growing up here. I remember the shape of the spoon, but not the bowl. I know that many children played hide-and-seek with me here when I was a child, but I don’t know who they are.”

"This is my past."

Indeed, whether it's the sudden appearance of this building or this strange, desolate plain, it's all due to the influence of the Unmemorable Ones here.

Something is blocking the building, but the building is unaware of its existence, which is why it appears so suddenly. The "twists and turns" and strangeness of the journey to this place also stem from the fact that there are many things here that have been erased by those who cannot remember.

If he wasn't mistaken, there should be many dilapidated buildings on the seemingly desolate plain outside the door, but he simply couldn't notice their existence.

Most buildings were buried in the world before the fault line, but this building "survived".

Although there are many dilapidated buildings here concealed by those who cannot remember, the density of this strange phenomenon does not mean that the power of those who cannot remember is stronger; in fact, the opposite is true...

This is likely a special location where those who cannot remember are extremely weak.

After all, there are so-called pre-fault objects all over the world, but they are so well hidden in other places that no one would find them strange.

But the power here was thin, which is why he was able to sense that something was wrong.

And this building may be the very center of this weakness.

This is also why Li Hongyu was able to escape with martial arts skills.

Ma En made no attempt to hide the curiosity in his eyes, constantly exploring the surrounding scenery. The interior decoration style of this building was very similar to the ancient architectural style of the Eastern Federation in the TV series, but there were still some subtle differences...

It reminded him of the martial arts school in his memory.

Yes, this is modern architecture.

“We’ve seen something similar before.” Li Hongyu suddenly looked at Ma En, who had spoken:

"in the past?"

Marx and Engels nodded:

"Yes, I have seen other martial arts schools before."

Although her initial impression of Marx and Engels wasn't very good, Li Hongyu still forced a friendly expression at this moment:
"If you don't mind, could you briefly explain how you traveled back in time? Of course, I don't need details, just the most basic introduction will do."

Marx and Engels naturally lied as well:

“My situation is somewhat similar to yours. If you have done your research, you should know that I spent some time in a mental hospital. There are certainly many doubts about this experience, and the federal government may also have many speculations.”

"But only someone like you can truly understand this."

“I do have mental problems because I crossed the fault line to get here.”

Li Hongyu's eyes lit up instantly:
"What do you mean? So you remember things from the past?"

Marx and Engels shook their heads:

"No, I don't remember anything. To be precise, I've lost all my past memories."

After only a moment's pause, Li Hongyu realized the weight of those words:
"You don't remember anything?"

Marx and Engels nodded:

“That’s right. Unlike you all, I didn’t have any new memories after passing through the fault line. I just lost all the memories I once had.”

Although Ma En's condition sounded more serious, Li Hongyu knew very well that it was actually a milder symptom. Although she had some difficulty distinguishing her own memories, she could still sense what had happened.

She lost most of her past memories, and then a lot of new memories filled those gaps.

Most people's situations are much more serious than hers.

But if Marne wasn't lying, the force seemed to have only acted on the first half of his case.

Marne then lied, saying:
"How we got back to the past is a secret, but in general, it was something that Sera and I did together. She had technology from the oldest era, and I had some rather unique conditions."

"Actually, I'm also very curious about what's going on with you."

“According to what Sera told me, you seem to think you were sent here by someone.”

Maren's tone made it sound as if he were standing on the other side of the fault line, which gave Li Hongyu a strange feeling.

"Yes, didn't you find someone named Li Liuhuo? I wasn't quite sure before, but now I'm 70% sure it was him who brought me here."

"Otherwise, I probably would have been just like them, completely oblivious to everything."

Marx and Engels nodded:

"Hmm, is there anything here that you think is worth noting, like the name of this place? Perhaps I can use this clue to find you and Li Liuhuo from the past."

This statement also reveals part of the process of finding memories to Li Hongyu. In fact, Ma En can indeed get close to this part of the past with such information—provided that he has such information in his memory.

Although he wouldn't actually try to go there to avoid being detected by the Divine Eye, and it's very likely he wouldn't be able to actually reach this place in his memory, he could still use this opportunity to gather some information from afar.

Li Hongyu nodded:
"This building does have a name; it should be called the Tower of Ascension."

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