My Healing Games

Chapter 776 A Completely Different Person
After watching Han Fei's dance, Li Huang's parents told Han Fei about their past, which they had always been reluctant to talk about.

“My mother passed away a long time ago. My father was the pillar of the family. At that time, his dance was not recognized by the mainstream. In addition, he had a bad temper, was stubborn, and refused to bow his head. The troupe he worked with always made him stand on the edge of the stage as a supporting role. Later, due to some conflicts, my father was forced to leave the troupe. He could only rely on doing odd jobs every day to support the family.”

“Our family used to be very poor, but my father always taught us that no matter how poor we were, we could not lose our integrity, otherwise the light in our eyes would disappear.”

“My father is a really good person. After the new neighbors moved in, he knew that the couple were blind and he would take the initiative to help them. At first, he also asked us children to spend more time with the neighbor’s child and play with him.”

"That's when I met him, the child who lived in a visually impaired family, his name was Gao Xing."

When Li Huang's father uttered the name, the color drained from his face, and his skin instantly turned much paler.

"Gao Xing's father lost his sight in one eye and his hearing in one ear in a car accident when he was young. After he grew up, he married a woman who was born blind. Their life was very hard, and they were always surrounded by darkness until Gao Xing was born."

"The appearance of that child was like a ray of light shining into a dark cage. The couple regarded the child as a gift from God."

"Gao Xing was raised by his blind parents. He embodies all the best qualities he received from them: kindness, gentleness, and a remarkable ability to be considerate and caring for others even at a young age."

“He knows that his parents are different from him and he is used to communicating with them in ways other than ‘seeing’. He will sit next to his parents and tell them what his new friends look like. He will put the clay figurines he makes in his father’s palm and let his family guess who they are by touching them. He will also bring flowers home so that the fragrance of flowers can also appear in that isolated little house.”

“In the days when we lived, blind people rarely went out alone. Gao Xing’s parents often locked themselves at home and earned a meager income by hand-weaving handicrafts.”

“They only go out once a week on weekends to hand over their woven works to vendors and then go to the market to buy daily necessities.”

“When the family goes out, happiness is their eyes. They walk with their parents on the sidewalk, ignoring the strange looks from others.”

“Blind people can’t see those faces with different expressions, but Xingxin can. He witnessed the exploitation of small vendors when he was very young. They would say nice things but their eyes were full of bitterness and sarcasm.”

"It was at that time that Gao Xing realized a truth—he had to work twice as hard as other children in order to live an ordinary life like ordinary people."

"After some time, Gaoxing went to school and met many children his age. Gaoxing gradually changed."

"While his parents taught him kindness, they also imprinted that sense of unease about the outside world deep into his heart."

“When other children talk about all sorts of things, Gao Xing realizes he has nothing; when other children’s parents drive to pick them up, Gao Xing can only wait until the very last minute to go home; when other children are bullied at school, their parents rush to the school to stand up for them, but Gao Xing can only endure it. He doesn’t want to cause trouble for his parents, nor does he want other children to know that his parents are different from theirs.”

At this point, Li Huang's father sighed softly: "The schools on the outskirts of the old city are too backward. One teacher has to take care of too many children and simply can't manage them all. I don't know if Gao Xing was bullied, but I know that his family can only afford that kind of school."

"This child's experiences are indeed bumpy, but they're not quite what I expected." Han Fei is looking for the mastermind behind three major criminal organizations, a veritable super criminal.

"After that, the old city was renovated and demolished, and intelligent and mechanized systems became widespread. Low-end labor was no longer needed, and the blind couple gradually stopped receiving orders."

“My father is very soft-hearted. After learning about the situation of our neighbors, he lied and said that he knew several bosses and would pay them to buy some handicrafts every month. At that time, our bed was already full of them.”

“This went on for a long time. As Xinhu began to build a smart city, two tech giants rose to prominence, the old city gradually became deserted, and the outer areas were planned as suburbs. Fewer and fewer people lived there. We grew up in this environment.”

"When I was in junior high school, one night my father suddenly knocked on my door, entered my room in a very serious manner, and said something to me that I still can't forget to this day."

"He sternly warned me not to have any more contact with Gao Xing's family, and said that he would move out of here in a while."

“I don’t know what my father saw or heard; he seemed very confused at the time.”

"I met Gao Xing on my way to school the next day. He was even thinner and had injuries under his long sleeves."

"He greeted me with a smile, just like before, with a cheerful and warm expression on his face and eyes full of kindness and joy."

“I wanted to go over, but then I remembered my father’s warning, so I ignored him and left. I could see the surprise and a hint of disappointment on his face. It seemed like he didn’t have any other friends in the compound besides me.”

"Everything changed three months later. While I was preparing for my college entrance exams, Gao Xing's parents were murdered. The murderer was a habitual burglar. This time, he was caught by Gao Xing's parents, and a fierce fight broke out. The burglar accidentally killed Gao Xing's parents."

"I was very sad when I heard the news and wanted to comfort and cheer him up."

"I saw Gao Xing for the last time at my parents' funeral."

He said he would eventually live in the tallest and most luxurious building in the city, and if he couldn't make everyone respect him, he would make everyone fear him.

"I can't understand his thinking, just like I can't understand why such a kind child would grow up to be like this?"

“At that time, I was still very sympathetic and happy, but my father disliked him and didn’t even attend his parents’ funeral. He chose to move away instead.”

"Since leaving the compound, our family's fortunes have turned around. My father's dancing has gradually gained recognition, and he has earned money that he never dared to dream of before. Our family no longer has to worry about making a living. We moved from the edge of the old city to the core of the old city, and then from the old city to the smart new city..."

Li Huang's father held his wife's hand and said, "Just when I had almost forgotten about Gao Xing, my father suddenly found me again one night and told me something very terrifying."

“The thief broke into the house to steal, which led to the murder of Gao Xing’s parents. The whole thing seems to be related to Gao Xing.”

"He used a thief to kill his blind parents who raised him."

Li Huang's father's words were chilling, and it was the first time Li Huang, standing next to Han Fei, had ever heard them.

"My father disappeared not long after he told me the news."

"On the third day after the disappearance, we received a pair of eyeballs and a note with the following sentence written on it: 'Now you should be able to understand me, right?'"

“My family’s situation started to get worse and worse from that time on. It was as if all our luck had been used up and we would fail at everything we did. It wasn’t until Li Huang grew up that our family returned to normal.”

Li Huang's parents were unwilling to talk about the past events, but they never expected that Han Fei could dance the dance that the old man had performed. Memories are like needles buried in a sponge; the harder you try to recall them, the more painful they become.

"Were you threatened by Gao Xing? I remember the police offered to help you find someone, but you refused their assistance."

"I'm sorry, I've told you everything I can." Li Huang's father looked at Han Fei: "You must stay away from him. Everyone who gets close to him, whether they are good to him or bad to him, is dead."

"I'll pay attention."

"You don't understand!" Li Huang's father said anxiously, "He's different from the criminals you've been chasing before; there's a fundamental difference! He..."

Halfway through Li Huang's father's sentence, a strange noise suddenly came from the other end of the phone, as if a vase had been blown over by the wind and broken.

"In short, don't try to find him, and it's best to give up on that idea altogether." Li Huang's father said firmly, "If you hadn't saved Li Huang before and could dance my father's dance, I wouldn't have told you any of this."

The video call ended, and Li Huang's home became very quiet.

"This is the first time I've heard anything about that person. My parents never tell me these things." Li Huang picked up her phone; she had already tried her best to convince her parents.

"They've already told me a lot of information." Han Fei called Li Xue again, wanting her to help investigate Gao Xing.

A few minutes later, Li Xue brought Han Fei some terrible news: there was no such person as Gao Xing in the citizen information database, and the police had also investigated the things Li Huang's father had said, but Gao Xing was not found in any of the data.

According to the files found by the police, the blind couple did indeed die at the hands of thieves, but they had no children. It seemed that Gao Xing was a character fabricated by Li Huang's father.

"Something's not right. Which link in the chain went wrong?" Han Fei frowned. While he was still thinking, his phone vibrated again. It was Liuli Cat calling him: "What happened?"

"The vegetable bun has been attacked! And the attacker is no ordinary player!"

"Is he alright?" Han Fei stood up abruptly and asked with some concern.

"You were targeted in the game. Let me have Brother Huang tell you." Liuli Cat handed the phone to Huang Ying.

"Han Fei, the people you've messed with this time are terrifying—the most notorious group of cocoon hackers!" Huang Ying lowered his voice: "I installed some small plugins in Liuli Cat's game pod that can detect viruses. Those cocoon hackers' goal isn't to destroy Liuli Cat and Caibao's game accounts; they want to find Liuli Cat in real life through the game accounts!"

"The Perfect Life is controlled by an AI, so it shouldn't be easy for hackers to get their hands on it."

"The information barrier is a protection set up by the Shanghai Cyber ​​Security Bureau for all citizens. Only hackers who have successfully breached the barrier are qualified to be called cocoon hackers. They are already very powerful, and this time it seems to be a multi-person collaboration. I really can't understand why the virtual image of a sunny boy would be targeted by so many vicious guys?" Huang Ying's voice carried a hint of sigh.

What do you think is the probability of Caibao and Liuli Cat's information being leaked?

"There is no risk of leakage for now, but it's hard to say what will happen in the future." Huang Ying had a security assessment done, and this incident served as a reminder to him.

"The online preliminary rounds should be almost over. Give me that virtual avatar; I'll play it from now on." Han Fei didn't want anyone to get hurt because of him.

"Okay, I'll tell Cai Bao right away."

……

Thick curtains blocked out all sunlight, and even at noon, the musty-smelling room remained completely dark.

In a building in the old city of Xinhu, a young man was counting money on a table; he hadn't seen cash in a long time.

"Are you sure you didn't contact the wrong person, the cocoon hacker you helped me with?" Sitting opposite the young man was a man wearing a guinea pig mask, his eyes gloomy as he looked at the report in his hand.

“It’s confirmed. There should be a female player under that male cloak. We found the best psychological analyst, observed all her videos, and deduced her personality and habits.” The young man didn’t even look up.

"Did I make a mistake? But why did he appear at such a coincidence? And why did he specifically choose to be in the same exhibition hall as Ye Xian?" Guinea Pig read the report: "Female, introverted, a little socially awkward around strangers, but becomes very outgoing once she gets to know them..."

The sunny boy in the report is vastly different from the sunny boy in the guinea pig's heart; it's like the difference between a seal and a sea monster.

"This is too strange. It seems I need to go and investigate myself."

(End of this chapter)