Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 581 Forgotten Things

After dealing with the three people, Fan Zhonghong went back and found Lin Yilin and the others.

Lin Yilin and Hong Yijia were also unusually relaxed. They found a food stall at the place where the initial encounter took place, bought some food, and enjoyed it to themselves.

It didn't look like someone was watching them at all.

I was originally planning to go to the processing station, but now that I've been attacked on the way, I might as well not bother looking for it anymore. I'll just wait here and the processing station will come to me.

“You two…” Fan Zhonghong stepped forward speechlessly and said, “Give me some.”

"Buy it yourself if you want to eat it," Hong Yijia pointed to the stall next to her.

The food stall owner had witnessed everything that had just happened. He was about to push his cart away when he was stopped. He couldn't afford to turn down this business.

Fan Zhonghong also went upstairs and bought some things. While eating fried chicken strips, he said to Lin Yilin and Hong Yijia, "The Pure White Society is probably making some moves again."

"The target this time is Jiajia, or more accurately, Pure White Factor." Lin Yilin nodded. "The Pure White Society seems to be in dire need of Pure White Factor lately. They are collecting Pure White Factor in various ways."

One of the reasons Lu Chongming was forced to leave his hometown was the rise of Pure Whiteism within the Pure White Society, which cut off the external use of Pure White Factors. At the time, it didn't seem like much, but looking back now, it seems like it was premeditated.

Furthermore, based on the information Zheng Fan brought back from the "Mechanical World," the Tide Army suddenly went mad and destroyed other multiple worlds in order to use the new equipment, the "World Bleaching Program," to wash all the other worlds into pure white factors and then collect them.

However, it's still a bit too much to take action against Hong Yijia.

While it's true that the pure white gene in a person is extremely valuable, Hong Yijia isn't just some random nobody; she's the youngest daughter of the Hong family.

Do you really think it's okay to bully someone just because they're from a family that's good at handling legal matters?

Or is it simply that they've reached a point where they're desperate and will eat anything?

"Sigh, this is really bad timing," Fan Zhonghong sighed dejectedly.

“It won’t affect anything,” Lin Yilin said. “Jiajia will be protected by her family from now on. We just need to focus on our own actions. Your situation is more urgent, so bring Miaosheng back first.”

Fan Zhonghong looked at Hong Yijia, who was not in a good mood. She was chewing on the snack in her mouth, but it tasted like nothing.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it." Fan Zhonghong could see her mood, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only say that.

Next, we'll go to Rue Lumière. Although it's a grey neighborhood, it's the White Society's private territory, practically their home turf.

If they want to capture Hong Yijia, then taking Hong Yijia with them would be like walking into a trap.

Hong Yijia naturally understood this as well.

The bureau's personnel arrived quickly, and this time Shiraishi led the team. His serious face revealed his uneasy mood, and while the others finished up, he strode up to them.

"learn?"

Lin Yilin nodded.

“I received a message from Deputy Director Hong on my way here.” He looked at Hong Yijia. “Miss Hong Yijia, please accept our protection. We will then transfer you to Nolan Street.”

At this time, it would definitely be better to let Hong Yijia return to their family, as they would have more power, and it would be best if her sister, who is currently the chief of Nolan Street, were to return.

Hong Yijia seemed a little stunned, then nodded and said, "I understand."

Guided by Shiroishi, Hong Yijia got into the vehicle from the departure agency. She didn't say much throughout the journey, but she kept smacking her lips as she chewed the snack in her mouth.

Lin Yilin and Fan Zhonghong watched as Hong Yijia got into her car and left.

"Is this the first time she's encountered this situation?" Fan Zhonghong asked.

"This must be the first time she's been targeted by the Society, far exceeding any danger she's faced in the past. Not accepting the consequences of this pure white factor... has forced her to confront it again." Lin Yilin understood the source of Hong Yijia's current inner turmoil.

After saying that, she suddenly turned her head and glanced around: "Mr. Illusion?"

However, Zheng Fan did not respond.

"He's not here, where did he go?" Fan Zhonghong looked around, but found nothing.

Lin Yilin narrowed her eyes: "Okay, Mr. Illusion cares about Hong Yijia more than I thought." "...He also has a relationship with Hong Yijia?"

"He is also connected to many things."

Fan Zhonghong hesitated for a moment, then finally said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Lin Yilin looked straight ahead, her expression unchanged: "I was mentally prepared long ago, and this may not necessarily be a bad thing."

"I can't see what good this could do from the perspective of human possessiveness."

“Starting from people’s dependence and love, it will eventually turn into a good thing,” Lin Yilin said meaningfully.

The topic was not pursued further, and both parties will now cooperate with the Bureau's investigation.

……

Hong Yijia was in the car. After talking to her father on the phone, she answered a call from her mother, and then talked to her sister. Finally, she stared blankly at the flashing typing cursor on her phone.

Come to think of it, I felt something similar a long, long time ago.

But she had already forgotten all of that.

Her family all agreed with her choice. Although being an ordinary person meant she had no power, with her family's support, she could live an ordinary life. Even as a clerical worker in the bureau, she could inherit her parents' will and contribute to the order of the capital. But becoming a lamplighter meant that even with power, she wouldn't live for herself, and she had to say goodbye to everything from her past, spending the rest of her life as a ray of light in the beacon.

Hong Yijia had no pursuit of power, so she never felt uncomfortable with this choice.

But now, she suddenly realized that she must have forgotten something in the past.

Or perhaps, in the instant the car was hit and overturned, when she realized that the other party's target was her, the feeling of imminent danger reminded her of something.

This was not the first time she had experienced such direct danger.

Suddenly, my phone received a message from an unknown number.

It seems you've forgotten something?

Hong Yijia pursed her lips and sent a message: "Mr. Illusion, do you know?"

What you've forgotten is with me.

Hong Yijia was stunned.

After a short wait, Zheng Fan sent another message.

[In the past, you made a choice: to give up. Now, you can make another choice: whether to take it back.]

Hong Yijia couldn't help but chuckle and typed, "If I were to take back something I gave up in the past so casually, wouldn't that seem frivolous? I would never have wanted Mr. Illusion to bring that thing out again."

That's how casual it is.

Zheng Fan's answer was quite simple.

I interfered with your past, so my purpose for you is simply to allow you to live your life as you please. If you don't like it, I can always take it away from you in the future, however you wish.

[Now that you're feeling uncertain about your past and future, I think you need to pick up what you've forgotten and look at it again.]

Looking at the words that popped up in the message, Hong Yijia's confusion and bitterness disappeared, replaced by a sweet smile, and her fingers tapped the screen again.

"Does Mr. Illusion treat Xiaolin and others like this too? I'm so envious."

Aren't you the same now?

"Hahahaha..." Hong Yijia couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The escorting personnel cast curious glances at them, then silently turned away.

(End of this chapter)