Looking directly at the ancient gods for a whole year

Chapter 2328 List (Part 10)

So it really is Mr. Dickins who lives next door?
That makes sense; someone who's old enough to be invited to see cats is definitely not suitable for booking a family room.

Parents also have their own privacy, and there might be arrangements that are inconvenient for them.

Mr. Carton's voice was not loud; in fact, it sounded like a gentle whisper in the darkness, a stark contrast to his movements.

Although no specific titles were mentioned throughout, the doctor's last statement could certainly help to identify him to some extent.

Lucy, who was stood up, once explained that the reason for their ill-fated relationship was that Carton was brought here by his doctor father.

The right career, a bedside chat, and it's on someone's bucket list... With these elements combined, the probability that the person who was brought a pillow to his bed in the middle of the night was none other than Karton's father is quite high.

Although this filial piety was somewhat extreme.

On his deathbed, the regret the old man desperately wanted to make up for was sneaking into his father's room in the middle of the night and covering his face with a pillow.

It is truly touching that filial piety was a lifelong commitment.

Reflecting on this unfulfilled father-son bond, Fu Qian became even more curious about Mr. Carton's list.

Here's a brief summary of the current situation—

The location was not the person's hometown, but an unfamiliar place visited by his father many years ago.

Time seems to have passed at least thirty years since then, and the passage of time is even more pronounced on the faces of those involved, as if it has never come back.

The characters are still there, but Lucy is already preoccupied with the mundane details of daily life. Mr. Dickins is gone, leaving Lucy with no one to act with.

Although judging from Carton's attitude towards Lucy, it doesn't matter that she's gone... what matters is the place, and thus, "reconciliation" with his past self.

So the question is, what happened here back then that requires him to reconcile with himself?
……

Lucy's cat can perhaps be summarized as a regret of youth.

Although there were some suspicious points, such as why Carton wanted to attend the meeting and had the time, but ultimately did not.

But the second thing is much more abstract by comparison.

Do you regret not suffocating your father to death?
Carton did what appeared to be that kind of thing, though he said something else entirely—he was concerned about his father's condition.

His face looked terrible, as if something was about to burst out, and there were strange noises... It sounded like he had noticed his father next door wasn't feeling well and had come over to check on him and offer help.

So Carton's regret is that he noticed his father's strange behavior back then, but didn't offer any help.

Unless it's an exorcism, there's absolutely no indication that this action is offering help—or perhaps it is an exorcism?

At one point, Mr. Carton's contradictory words and actions were actually fitted together by a suitable coefficient found by Fu Qian.

Something unusual happened to Mr. Deakins back then, but it was so unusual that the young man was shocked and unable to offer any help, ultimately leaving him with a lifelong regret.
Logically, it does make some sense, especially considering that there are supernatural powers in this world.

Of course, it's just a simple and crude fitting at the moment, and there are still too many doubts.

For example, Mr. Deakins, who did not receive his help, would most likely not have encountered any accidents.

Otherwise, Lucy, who was standing up while living so close, shouldn't have been unable to gather this information.

Then, if Mr. Deakins encountered some kind of supernatural event, why did Karton end up becoming an intermediate-level player?

Unfortunately, after hearing the doctor's words, the old man remained silent.

Even now, her hands have completely left the pillow, and she is simply gazing quietly at the bed, as if the first course of treatment has ended.

click!
Without lingering for long, the old man simply opened the door and left.

Although I didn't return to my room—

As he listened to the footsteps, Fu Qian kept an eye on Katon's figure as he went from the hotel front desk and then returned.

……

It looks like the second item on the list is already completed.

As they approached, the old man's eyes were clearly fixed on them. Although he had rested briefly, he showed no signs of vitality and still seemed as if he might pass away at any moment.

dong dong!

Soon those eyes were on the car window, and they even politely tapped on it first.

I naturally wouldn't refuse before payment and readily helped open it.

"Have you always been here?"

After Mr. Carton skillfully climbed back to his position, he was immediately amazed by his dedication to his duty.

"Always."

Fu Qian nodded and spoke the truth.

Ok……

For a moment, Kadun remained silent, his gaze in the rearview mirror carrying a somewhat meaningful look, as if he were wondering whether Fu Qian had gotten out of the car and taken in his actions.

There was no insistence on this, and the elderly person was comfortably reclined there, given ample time to organize their thoughts.

For ordinary people, a mid-level transcendent being is already quite terrifying.

However, the gap between them was even greater than that, and Fu Qian was not worried at all about Ka Dun discovering his extraordinary abilities.

In other words, if the latter is confident enough, he will definitely be able to conclude that the driver, An Ke, is an ordinary person and has no ability to see everything he just said and did while sitting in the car.

"You don't have to turn off the engine; it won't be so cold that way."

As it turned out, after much deliberation, Kardon gave up on pressing the issue and instead offered a kind reminder.

"The engine's off now, we don't have that much fuel left."

Unfortunately, this well-intentioned act that ignored the objective circumstances was immediately countered by a pre-payment reminder.

……

I only added a small amount of oil, so the mileage was indeed limited.

The statement before payment was clearly difficult to refute, and the system froze again after a brief pause.

Even more silently, his already lifeless eyes slowly closed, and he was about to suffocate further.

"That's enough... Let's go."

However, in the end, no. At a certain moment, it seemed that the calculation was completed, and he directly indicated that there was no need to worry about mileage before payment, but it was fine to drive.

Oh? So we're already getting to the third item so soon?
The old man wasn't just there to interrogate the driver; he was rushing to his next appointment.

"Where to go?"

Fu Qian had no objection to such efficiency; the car started almost as soon as the request was received.

"The place where you bought the oil."

The target was indeed clear, and Katon gestured again in the direction he had come from.

"That's enough."

Without warning that the place might already be closed, he simply turned the car around and drove away.

……

"Anke, how did you feel about that place just now?"

On the way back, the road remained quiet and deserted.

Perhaps it was because he was in high spirits after a happy occasion, but after resolving two obsessions in succession, Mr. Carton did not go to sleep in the car this time. Instead, he quietly watched from behind for a moment before suddenly asking a question.