Restricted fantasy invasion

Chapter 437 434 Vipers
"So, which day do you want to travel to, meow?"

"Well"

This "if" timeline was very quiet. Since she couldn't see Yan Huan anyway, she simply didn't look for anyone else and stayed quietly in her room to rest. She also discussed the details of her last time travel with Yan Ye until the afternoon of the next day.

Bai Yi nodded, recalling the files he had seen before, and said to Yan Ye,
"The day my father was arrested!"

".Reason, meow?"

Bai Yi then took out her phone and showed it to Yan Huan.
"The case file contains police dispatch records."
"On November 8th, the operation began, targeting the mastermind behind that large-scale economic crime. On November 11th, the suspect Bai Letian, who is also my father, was arrested at Linmen Airport."
“But after the 11th, the operation to arrest the mastermind continued. Seven days later, however, my father was suddenly identified as the mastermind of the crime and sentenced to 22 years in prison.”

Yan Huan looked at Bai Yi and asked in return,
"So you think that since the mastermind hasn't been caught, they're using your father as a scapegoat?"

"Yes, yes! That way, even if my dad isn't completely innocent, he won't be sentenced so harshly. Maybe he'll be back when I'm in elementary school and can remember things from then on."

Bai Yi nodded, hoping.
"More importantly, after the arrest operation on the 11th, Officer Zhou handed over the remaining operations to other officers, applied for leave, and went abroad."
"After my father served ten years in prison, he was transferred to become a prison guard due to health reasons."

Even so, he still said those things about my father's case.
"So, he must have discovered something on the day my father was arrested on the 11th, but there was no substantial evidence!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Huan gave her a helpless look.

He actually knew what Bai Yi was thinking.

Although she only traveled back in time for one day, she could stop time as long as she had a clue.

She can get whatever she wants without making a sound.

either way
"Good meow."

Yan Huan turned on the pendulum clock anchored to the world line and began entering the year.

But upon losing, his expression suddenly froze.

Thankfully, it was November. If it had been any earlier, he wouldn't have been able to travel back in time!

At that moment, in that year, he looked at his own timeline and wiped the sweat from his brow.

July 1st of that year marked the beginning of his timeline, which was also his birthday.

Yes, you can't travel back in time to before you were born. The timeline before Yan Huan was born is a void for him, so there is no grandfather paradox.

Bai Yi's birthday is December 25th, making her almost half a year older than Yan Huan.

In November, I was only four months old, while she was almost a year old.

So, if you really think about it, Yan Huan should call Bai Yi "sister".

"what happened?"

"Nothing, meow, the time has already been set."

Yan Huan nodded and looked at the time.

Speaking of which, my parents also died in a plane crash at the end of November that year.
But this time, Bai Yi did not go back to that day to change their ending.

Sure enough, when he decided to coax her back to the present and give up the modifier, the timeline changed and no longer went in the direction where Bai Yi disappeared.

That's it.

"."

Thinking this, Yan cheered, looked at the golden pendulum clock in front of her, and whispered,
"It's almost time to leave, meow. Just so you know, this is the last time!"

"Yeah, I promise."

Bai Yi smiled slightly and looked at the pendulum clock that had begun to sway in front of her.

“Didi. Ta-da.”

As the ticking of clocks, like the sound of water droplets, rang out, the space before us opened up once more.

What appeared before us was none other than Linmen Airport from eighteen years ago.

"Passengers on flight BF1087 who have not yet boarded, please proceed immediately upon hearing this announcement."

Flammable and explosive materials are prohibited on airplanes.

“Didi. Ta-da.”

Even a decade or so ago, Linmen Airport was already considered a bustling and prosperous place.

Thanks to the tireless efforts of several leaders of Linmen, this offshore artificial island, with the help of the Golden Lion Group, has become a world-renowned international economic metropolis.

As an air traffic hub, Linmen Airport Hub makes it easy to see faces from all over the world.

Many of them are the fathers of the peers Yan Huan will meet eighteen years from now; at this moment, they may not yet be part of the Lin Clan.

"call"

At that moment, outside the airport gate, the young-looking Officer Zhou took a deep drag on his cigarette.

Behind them, several plainclothes police officers were also smoking, keeping a close eye on the taxi drop-off point in the distance.

"Here we are, boss."

"coming?"

Behind them, a police officer who had been staring at that direction suddenly spoke, drawing everyone's attention.

Looking over there, I saw a young, handsome Chinese man carrying a suitcase, his face slightly pale, getting out of a taxi and heading towards the airport.

"It's confirmed, it's Bai Letian."

Upon hearing this, Officer Zhou took another drag of his cigarette, without looking in that direction, and simply asked in return,
"Just him?"

"Ah."

"."

Officer Zhou narrowed his eyes, then, after taking the last drag of his cigarette, tossed the butt into a nearby trash can and walked towards the airport.

"go!"

"Hey"

Bai Letian carried a small suitcase, looking around as he checked in and dropped off his luggage.

"Go to China?"

"Um"

Even when facing airline staff, he couldn't help but avoid eye contact, as if afraid of attracting attention.

"Wow, that's my dad?"

Meanwhile, in the shadows, Bai Yi, fully armed, blinked and followed him.

"dong dong dong~"

He kept looking around until the staff member in front of him impatiently tapped on the table.

"Identification documents".

"what"

Bai Letian then came to his senses, awkwardly took out his wallet, and retrieved his identification.

In his panic, he didn't realize that when he took out his wallet, a photo just slipped out and fell to the ground.

"Okay, gate 191B."

"OK, thanks"

After checking in his luggage, he nodded and hurried toward the security checkpoint.

"."

Bai Yi quietly walked over and picked up the photo that had fallen to the ground.

She turned it over and saw that it was a photo of a family of three.

It's the kind of photo that was very popular in the early 2000s, taken at a photo studio.

You have to change clothes, put on makeup, and comb your hair, then take photos in front of fake props and backgrounds.

The background in the photo appears to be West Lake in China.

Ahead, a stunningly beautiful woman in a white dress stood with a somewhat indifferent expression.

In her arms was an infant who didn't yet remember anything; it was Bai Yi.

Even the previously high-saturation studio-style photos couldn't hide the exquisiteness of her features.

But that expression easily brings to mind the unpleasant atmosphere of taking photos back then.

Fortunately, Bai Letian, dressed in a suit, grinned foolishly, which neutralized the atmosphere, creating a classic combination of "careless and unhappy".

"."

Looking at the photo, Bai Yi blinked.

After watching for a while, she caught up with Bai Letian, who was in line, and handed him the photo.

"The photos have been left behind."

"Oh, thank you, thank you."

Turning around, Bai Letian thanked Bai Yi gratefully, then took out his wallet and put the photo inside.

Bai Yi then noticed that there were many other photos in the wallet.

The backgrounds of the other photos were changed; the Leaning Tower of Pisa replaced the West Lake in China with the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Eiffel Tower, or Big Ben.

Moreover, the baby in her arms was gone, replaced by solo photos of her like a model, with a few photos of her with Bai Letian.

The beautiful woman changed into more exquisite clothes and jewelry, and finally a smile appeared on her face.

The man, however, continued to grin foolishly.

Bai Yi guessed:

Zuo Jiangqin probably got angry with her father because of her clothes or background.

The reason this particular photo was on the outside of the wallet is because Bai Letian had just taken it out to look at it.

"."

But at this moment, after a simple exchange and watching Bai Letian leave, Bai Yi seemed to be touched.

She didn't move forward; she just stood there, holding her pocket watch, watching him go through security.

Subsequently
"Bai Letian!!"

"Stop!! Hands over your heads, don't move!!"

"Linmen Police Superintendent!!"

"Everyone else, don't crowd around! Disperse!"

"."

All around, passengers cried out in alarm, looking up in confusion, trying to figure out what was happening.

Only Bai Yi took a deep breath, silently turned the clock hand, activated the "No Concern" ability, and disappeared from the spot.

"Officer Zhou, he's inside."

"Um"

At the airport, in a lounge temporarily requisitioned by the police, Bai Letian hung his head, his hands cuffed behind his back on the chair.

His luggage and all his belongings were confiscated and placed aside.

Several officers were checking his wallet; of course, the private photos were set aside, and they were taking pictures of the stacks of receipts inside.

"Click~"

The next second, Officer Zhou finished negotiating with the airport staff and walked in, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

Looking at Bai Letian, who was alone inside, he paused for a second, then said to the person next to him,
"Take it out and film it."

"Okay, boss."

The group exchanged glances and began gathering the wallets, invoices, and photos from the table.

However, when Officer Zhou reached out to pick up the photos, he pressed them down.

"."

The officers glanced at Officer Zhou, and seeing that he offered no explanation, they wisely refrained from asking further questions and left with their other belongings.

"uh-huh?"

“Didi. Ta-da.”

Officer Zhou sat down in front of Bai Letian, lit a cigarette, and handed it to Bai Letian.

Bai Letian glanced at the other person and shook his head.

“I can’t, officer.”

"."

Officer Zhou casually stubbed out the cigarette and the photo on the table, then leaned back and glanced at the other person.

“Didi. Ta-da.”

At that moment, Bai Yi, who was driving without a care in the world, also quietly slipped into the room with a white cat.

She glanced at the police officers who were being kept outside and excitedly said to Yan Huan,

"I knew it! Yan Ye! Officer Zhou must have had some leads, which is why he spoke to me privately and didn't record it."

"It's meow."

Looking at the scene, Yan Huan wagged its tail.

Officer Zhou suddenly spoke up.

Do you know how many years you'll be sentenced for this?

"I think I know pretty much."

“That’s good to know.”

Officer Zhou nodded, lit a cigarette, and then said,

"Illegal immigrant, first case, serious circumstances. You will most likely be barred from commutation or parole and serve your full sentence."

"."

"You now only have two choices. First, give that person away."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yi nervously grabbed Yan Huan and excitedly exclaimed...
"An accomplice! And possibly the principal offender."

But before Officer Zhou could finish speaking, Bai Letian shook his head and said,

"I don't know who you're talking about."

"You and I both know who that is!"

"."

Bai Letian remained silent, while Bai Yi was as anxious as an ant.
"Tell me, and I'll go find the evidence right away! That way you won't have to."

"."

Seeing this, Officer Zhou took a puff of his cigarette, took out a tape recorder from his pocket, and placed it in front of Bai Letian.

Without a word, he pressed the play button. A female voice quickly came through.
"I don't like this background, it's so tacky, let's change it."

"It's a scene from our hometown, after all. Let's take a picture with Yiyi."

"."

Upon hearing the recording, Bai Letian's expression faltered slightly, and he immediately looked up at the person in front of him.

Bai Yi was also slightly taken aback, but Yan Huan suddenly realized something and her expression changed.

Officer Zhou, smoking a cigarette, said expressionlessly,

“You took your daughter to a photo studio for a photoshoot before, and they keep a record of the video footage. I brought it back.”

He immediately turned his head to look at Bai Yi, and nudged Bai Yi with his paw.

"Bai Yi, listen to me, let's go."

"Wait, wait, wait, swallow's leaf"

"."

The recording is still going on over there.

"By the way, how's the identity thing going?"

"Old Zhao is asking for a high price, so we'll have to save up."

"We need to hurry. Yiyi was born in Linmen, so she's a Linmen resident. What will we do about schooling, filling out household registration, and all that? You don't want her to grow up and find out her parents are illegal immigrants, do you?"

"Yes, indeed."

"If all else fails, just get one done first. Can you get one done for me?"

"Row"

"This is also for Yiyi."

Every so often, Officer Zhou would press a button.

He seemed to have listened to these recordings many times and had even extracted the key parts.
"And what about the moving? You haven't even asked about it yet? I think the house we looked at before was pretty good."

"But that price was too high. They were clearly taking advantage of us because we were immigrants."

"If you had status, wouldn't things not be like this?"

"."

"Besides, that's just how prices are in Linmen. The more you spend, the more you earn."

"."

"The main problem is that Yiyi sleeps with us all the time, so she can't sleep at all. She gets hot and noisy at night, which makes her uncomfortable too."

"Don't I always get up to comfort them?"

"Then why don't you move to a different house for Yiyi and get her a crib? Besides, it's not just for now; she's getting a little older and still crammed into that tiny little room with us."

After each segment finished playing, Officer Zhou would press the button to play another segment.

"For Yiyi's sake, you can't..."

"Think about it, remember her."

"Let's consider it for Yiyi's future."

"Click~"

Until the very last paragraph, Officer Zhou narrowed his eyes, as if he had arrived at the key point.

After listening to everything, Bai Letian hesitated for a second, then suddenly spoke.
"About what you mentioned before, how about I look into it tonight?"

After listening to everything, Bai Letian suddenly seemed to relent and said something like this.

"real?!"

Upon hearing Bai Letian say this, Zuo Jiangqin's tone, which had been full of complaints, suddenly changed, becoming bright and cheerful.

"That's wonderful!"

But before she could finish speaking, a male voice, seemingly the owner of the photo studio, spoke up.

"Jinghe's clothes are ready, come and take a look."

"Okay, boss~ Here, you hold Yiyi."

Zuo Jiangqin left in high spirits, but no second footsteps were heard.

Then, the sound of Bai Letian coaxing a child could be heard.

"Yiyi, look who it is! It's Daddy."

"pa"

"Let's take a picture today."

“Hamuapa”

"Haha, you're so cute, Yiyi~"

"Click~"

The recording ended with the baby's indistinct voice.

Officer Zhou had finished his cigarette.

He touched the photos that Bai Yi had seen before, then looked up at Bai Letian in front of him.

“When you went to the photo studio to take photos and record videos, the owner kept a record of it. I went there and copied the audio and video recordings back.”

"Although nothing was said and there was no substantial evidence, you and I both know what the truth is."

Bai Letian sighed, lowered his head, and remained silent.

Seeing this, Officer Zhou crumpled the cigarette butt in the ashtray, then pulled out another one, preparing to light it.

"Back then, wasn't it she who persuaded you to smuggle yourself into Linmen?"

"."

"Let me guess what they mean, that this place is covered in gold?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Letian smiled and said,

"Officer, you can't force someone to come if they don't want to. I came to Linmen with her voluntarily."

Upon hearing this, Officer Zhou immediately interrupted.
"No, you came here with your daughter voluntarily."

Bai Letian remained noncommittal, but suddenly looked directly at Officer Zhou and asked in return,
"Officer, since you know this, I also have something I want to ask you."

"Say"

"In Linmen, if the parents go to jail together and are not by their child's side, what will become of the child?"

"."

Officer Zhou didn't say anything, he just lit a cigarette.

Because the outcome is obvious.
Welfare home, or rather:
orphanage.

So he stopped urging Bai Letian to expose Zuo Jiangqin and simply changed the subject.

"There is a second way. Return the stolen money. Actively returning the stolen money can help you get lenient treatment."

"Sorry, I've spent it all."

"bump!!"

Upon hearing this, Officer Zhou immediately stopped smoking and kicked the table in front of him away.

"Bang!"

In an instant, the recorder and photos on the table were scattered all over the floor.

Enraged, Officer Zhou grabbed Bai Letian by the collar and roared...
"Fuck your mother! What do you think you're doing?! Don't think I don't know just because I don't have evidence! You fucking gave her all the money!"

"You know perfectly well that she's using the child to blackmail you! Whether you came here alone today or you're prevented from giving her up, she's still a threat!!"
"'For Yiyi's sake, if we go to jail together, she's finished.' Did she say that to you?!"
"Her desires are all being conveyed to you through the mouths of you speechless children! As if everything her mother has is what your daughter wants!!"

"Bai Letian! If your daughter hadn't been born, would you be in this situation today!?"

"boom!"

"Click~"

Outside the door, several police officers heard the commotion inside and quickly pushed the door open and rushed in.

"Officer Zhou!"

"Boss!! Stop!!!"

"buzz"

Meanwhile, Bai Yi, who refused to budge no matter how Yan Huan pulled him, stared wide-eyed, utterly shocked, and slowly backed away.

how come.
How could this be?
At this moment, all the past events and Zuo Jiangqin's words resonated in my mind.
"Don't mention your father! If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have had such a hard life growing up!"

I raised you with great care and hardship.

"If he hadn't lied to me back then, would I have come to Linmen?"

"."

She had clearly seen it before; in the phantom of the "if" line, it was clearly the father who extended the invitation to the mother.

but
You were the one who wanted to come here.

It was clearly because of me that my father was forced to do these things by you.

Your father clearly left you money before he went in, but where did that money go?
You always have.
Are you lying to me?
"Kakakaka!!"

"what"

Bai Yi's eyes widened, and tears began to well up in them.

At this moment, her world seemed to freeze, isolating all sounds and sights.

No matter what the white cat said, she could no longer listen. She could only keep staring at Bai Letian, who was lying on the ground amidst countless photos, without saying a word.

However, as her emotions began to change, the pocket watch in her arms also underwent a terrifying transformation.

"Om!!"

"Kakakaka!!"

"Meow?!"

As she watched the pocket watch in her arms begin to spin wildly, seemingly entering a completely new phase, Yan Huan was utterly dumbfounded.

how come? !

"Boom!"

But before he could realize what was happening, an invisible wave burst forth from Bai Yi's body.

Yan Huan was instantly blasted away, while Bai Yi's eyes began to sparkle.

In the dim light, she seemed to see...
The future, Yan Huan's true worldline.

And so, she saw Yan Huan's worldline, which was still completely broken on July 1st.

"?!"

Yan Huan painfully scrambled to his feet. Looking up, he saw that Bai Yi's eyes, like his own, had turned completely golden. A sense of foreboding washed over him.

"Why...why hasn't it recovered? Yan Ye, are you lying to me?"

"Bai Yi, it's me."

"Waaah, I haven't saved Yan Huan yet? And..."

As Bai Yi realized this, tears streamed down her face.

She looked at Yan Ye, who was staring wide-eyed, and didn't even blame her; instead, she was filled with despair and collapse.

Even indifference couldn't maintain the connection; she covered her face and instinctively wanted to run away.
All she wanted to do was run away, escape all this pain.

To escape the reality that Yan Huan could not be saved, to escape the future of being deceived by her mother, and to escape the past of her father's downfall because of her.
But no matter how much she cried and ran, she couldn't shake off the regret that was chasing her relentlessly.

Because, at that moment, she suddenly realized:

All of this is because of myself.

If Yan Huan hadn't tried to save him, if Yan Huan hadn't known him, he wouldn't have been killed on his 19th birthday by his own abilities.

If it weren't for my birth, my father would never have done this, spending almost twenty years in prison without ever seeing me.
How could this be?
How could this be?
"woo"

"Bai Yi!"

In the midst of her frantic run, she couldn't even maintain a semblance of indifference.

But amidst her tears, she suddenly bumped into someone.

"boom!"

"Ouch."

In an instant, Bai Yi threw himself into a woman's arms.

"woo"

"you"

The woman in front of her instinctively supported the distraught Bai Yi and asked him a question.

When Bai Yi raised his eyes, he saw a kind-looking and extremely beautiful young female passenger in front of him.

Beside her stood a handsome man wearing a trench coat and glasses.

"Are you alright, little sister? Why are you crying like this? Did someone bully you?"

"woo woo woo woo."

But for some reason, when she saw the woman in front of her asking her questions with concern, Bai Yi couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Ughhhhhh!!"

"Ah, it's alright, it's alright."

The woman was slightly taken aback, but she still instinctively hugged Bai Yi tightly and patted her back to comfort her.

Seeing this, the man behind the woman frowned and reminded her,
"Yu Lu, we're going to miss our flight."

"Shh~"

The woman called "Yu Lu" turned around cutely, pouted her lips, and gestured for him to shut up.

"If I can't make it, I can't make it. Let me check on this little sister first."

"I don't know how long it will take over there. Now that the flight has been changed, it's probably going to be delayed for a few days. If we don't finish the work, the return trip will be slow. Didn't we agree to take Xiaohuan to have her picture taken in early December?"

"Hmm, let's change the time, darling~"

At that moment, in the distance, a white cat, also using its holographic ability, arrived behind Bai Yi.

When he looked up, he saw Bai Yi standing next to the man and woman.
My whole body felt as if it had fallen into an ice cave.

(End of this chapter)