My girlfriend died in the past

Chapter 330: Some of Us Have Problems
Zhuang Xiao didn't go to find Xu Qicheng.

It is possible that he is not "possessed" at this moment.

Or maybe there is not much connection, after all, it was early morning when I triggered the defense mechanism of Dongfang No. 1 Middle School.

Even if they can detect it outside, it will take time for them to get in.

Zhuang Xiao didn't want to cause any more trouble at this moment.

However, he still contacted Secretary Zhang and asked him to send someone to keep an eye on Xu Qicheng, but it would be best not to alert the enemy.

After giving all the instructions, Zhuang Xiao returned to the logistics office.

After everything was restored, Zhuang Xiao pushed the door open and went out. Dong Zeyu was still watching nervously.

Seeing Zhuang Xiao coming out, he looked around cautiously and asked casually, "How is Brother Zhuang? Is everything done?"

"That's it."

Zhuang Xiao glanced at Dong Zeyu imperceptibly.

If you ask me who is the most suspicious person around me, it must be this fat guy.

My parents gave birth to me, so there shouldn't be any problem.

The Shu Die family's interactions with the Zhuang Xiao family are different in different timelines.

The same is true for Gu Shiyue and An Lan.

After all, the two people who have been hanging out together every day since childhood are actually Dong Zeyu and Dong Weirui.

Even Dong Weirui died in high school.

No, in fact Dong Zeyu also died, but that was in 2022.

Almost twenty years have passed since they were in elementary school.

But Zhuang Xiao is not the type of person who would suspect others without reason. In the end, everything depends on evidence.

Seeing Zhuang Xiao close the door of the logistics office, Dong Zeyu finally breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed, "So where are we going next?"

"Let's go to the chicken farm." Zhuang Xiao decided to check all the places where "accidents" had occurred today.

"Okay, let's go now." Dong Zeyu did not hesitate and immediately followed him out of the school and got into the car.

Twenty minutes later, the SUV arrived at the abandoned chicken farm.

Even at this time, Zhuang Xiao's first reaction was to look around, but he still didn't see any traces other than himself and Dong Zeyu who had been there in the early morning.

In other words, at least no one has been here for a long time except for the two of them.

Including the previous times when Zhuang Xiao went back in time, he had observed that no one had come here for a long time.

So there is no "passage" to the underground secret room here?
Or has that person not been in this world for a long time?
Zhuang Xiao wasn’t sure, but he still had to find out.

After arriving at the warehouse, Zhuang Xiaoxian carefully checked the warehouse, but did not find any problems.

He didn't rush down to the basement, but began searching the entire chicken farm.

After half an hour, he basically finished the search, but still found no problem.

Dong Zeyu looked puzzled for a moment, "Brother Zhuang, what are you looking for?"

"The entrance to the basement." Zhuang Xiao looked him in the eyes and answered, "Just what the security guard said."

Dong Zeyu understood immediately, "I understand! It's the basement of the hospital, right? So just like every ancient ruin in "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" has a huge bronze monument, Brother Zhuang, do you suspect that there are similar basements in many places?"

"Yes, there is indeed such a place in the school. I now suspect that there is also one in our warehouse." Zhuang Xiao nodded, "And it is most likely under the basement."

Dong Zeyu suddenly realized, "Okay, then you go ahead, Brother Zhuang, I'll watch over you from above."

Zhuang Xiao looked at him strangely, "You won't come with me?"

"There shouldn't be any danger down there the previous two times. If there is a similar underground secret room here, there shouldn't be any danger either." Dong Zeyu said calmly, "Brother Zhuang, you must have discovered something down there, and it may have reminded you of me. At this time, I must avoid suspicion. Tell me when you think it's appropriate for me to know."

Zhuang Xiao raised an eyebrow, "Don't you think this makes me a little distrustful of you?"

"Well, this is true trust. You have to eliminate my suspicion first. I understand you~"

Dong Zeyu hit him on the shoulder and said, "When we were on a mission before, the captain would also ask us to turn off all our phones or hand them in. As long as we start to eliminate all possibilities, we can trust you wholeheartedly. How normal is that."

Zhuang Xiao also laughed, "If this were a TV show, we would probably have an internal conflict. Okay, then you help me watch from above, and I'll go down and explore the way."

But yes.

If it weren't for the wholehearted help from all his friends around him, he wouldn't be where he is today.

After talking to Dong Zeyu for a few words, he went down to the basement.

The basement was the same as before, with nothing near the far end, and a table and surveillance equipment against the wall next to the exit.

Zhuang Xiao glanced at the open space again, and then confirmed once again that Dong Weirui’s disappearance must be related to the incident with the elderly Shu Die, and that there were indeed new developments in the "Shadow World".

It has been two days, and the charred corpse that was supposed to appear still has not appeared.

And he didn't go back in time, which means Shu Die is not dead yet.

In other words, the Shu Die who is with Gu Shiyue now is the original Shu Die on this timeline of this world.

After a little thought, Zhuang Xiao began to check his surroundings.

The basement was not very big, and Zhuang Xiao finished the search quickly. He did not find anything problematic.

Isn’t it?

Zhuang Xiao looked around while thinking.

No, we still have to assume that there must be an underground secret room that is a hundred meters deep.

And if there is an underground secret room, there must be a nine-square grid button!
So where on earth would the nine-square grid keyboard be in this small basement that is almost visible at a glance?
Zhuang Xiao tried hard to move the table away, then bent over to untangle the pile of messy wires and searched the wall, but still did not see the nine-square grid keyboard.

Then that thing is not on the surface.

Zhuang Xiao recalled how he got to the first two basements.

The one in the hospital is the simplest. It’s placed in the elevator, but it’s a morgue elevator, the kind that normally doesn’t go up.

The one in Dongfang No. 1 Middle School is hidden in the bookcase.

Is there a place like a "door" in this basement?
Zhuang Xiao's eyes moved slowly and then stopped on the metal shutters of the vent.

Is it really so far away yet so close at hand?

Zhuang Xiao walked over and used brute force to pull open the metal shutter, revealing the vent at the back.

Then he reached in and felt around on the wall.

You know what, he really touched it!

It's right on the wall in the ventilation duct, just a hand's distance away!
“It’s true.”

Zhuang Xiao was the only one here, and he finally couldn't help but swear.

Although I had doubts before, it still had a huge impact on my mentality when I actually confirmed it.

Because this shows that, besides Dong Weirui, there are other people around him who have problems!
The question now is whose "passage" is this place?
Taking a deep breath, Zhuang Xiao began to try the dates of birth one by one.

I tried my parents’ birthdays first, but the result was wrong.

This relieved him.

At least for the time being, there is no problem with my parents.

Next was Shudie’s parents’ birthday, and there was no response either.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhuang Xiao entered Shu Die's birthday, but nothing was triggered here either.

Then it was Dong Weirui, and the result was the same.

So this is not Dong Weirui’s “passage”?
Zhuang Xiao then entered Dong Zeyu’s birthday.

Still no response.

Then he tried Gu Shiyue's birthday, and got the same result.

Zhuang Xiao was immediately embarrassed. "Neither of them? Am I thinking too much? Or..."

If you remove all these possibilities, there will only be one person left.

"Not really. You came so easily?"

Zhuang Xiao thought he would have to go through a lot of hardships.

So he entered his birthday without hesitation.

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The next moment, a beeping sound suddenly rang out.

Then there was a sound of gears turning, and even the ground shook a little.

Zhuang Xiao looked back in shock, only to see that the wall at the end of the basement slowly sank into the wall like an automatic sliding door, revealing the metal elevator door behind it.

Then the elevator door opened.

Zhuang Xiao was stunned for a moment, then walked in with an expressionless face.

The elevator door closed slowly, and then the elevator car went down.

The elevator continued to sink for about a hundred meters before it slowly stopped and the elevator door opened.

Zhuang Xiao walked out and looked around, he saw that the ceiling, the floor and all around were covered with the same unknown alloy as the basement of Dongfang No. 1 Middle School and the basement of the Third Hospital.

"So this is my 'channel'."

Zhuang Xiao looked around but didn't see the same document.

He didn't leave in a hurry, but sat down cross-legged and began to analyze.

"Since this is my 'passageway', then as long as I stay here at twelve o'clock at night, I can 'go out'?

“But now there is a very serious problem.”

That is, is this my "channel" or "my" "channel"?
I am certainly not the same as “me”.

It depends on whether Zhuang Xiao is a local, or whether he is actually the "indigenous NPC" used to possess.

Zhuang Xiao recalled and found that there was nothing missing in his memory.

No, it cannot be said that there is no missing. At least in the beginning, he didn't remember who his girlfriend was, and he even said that he didn't think he had a so-called girlfriend.

But not only him, but other people also don't think he has a girlfriend, or they are always ambiguous.

And there was the crucial evidence—he always got heads up when he tossed the coin.

Only if someone comes in from outside will the coin always land on the same side!
"So something went wrong with me that caused me to lose my memory of being outside? They mistakenly thought I was a local?"

But what about those memories?

Are all his memories false?

That’s not possible, because everyone around him can confirm that his memory is correct.

In fact, he was certain that An Lan and Shu Die must be pregnant outside, otherwise how could they get out?

It's impossible to be like Agent Smith in "The Matrix", who can invade the brain of outsiders and occupy their bodies.

Or was it the same with Zhuang Xiao himself? Someone actually came in and was assimilated by him?

Forget it, there’s no point thinking about these things now. I’ll know whether I am a “despicable outsider” or not at twelve o’clock in the evening.

But before that, you need to figure out everything else first.

After all, there was one thing he didn't figure out, and that was why Dong Weirui's body disappeared.

And why others would forget she existed.

It's not that she was forgotten, but it's as if she had never existed. After all, even if other people's memories disappeared, she would have left many traces in her life, and there would always be bugs among them.

But now there is nothing at all, as if she had never been born.

This doesn't match the information provided by the security guard.

Zhuang Xiao sat for a while, then stood up, went up the elevator, and then returned to the ground.

The bored Dong Zeyu came over and asked, "How are you, Brother Zhuang?"

"I have found something." Zhuang Xiao said, "Let's go to other places first and talk about it after we finish the whole tour."

"All right!"
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Five hours later, it was already dark.

Zhuang Xiao and Dong Zeyu returned to the abandoned chicken farm in the suburbs, and Gu Shiyue and Shu Die had also arrived.

"Brother Xiao! I haven't seen you for a few days. I missed you so much!"

Shu Die was about to pounce on Zhuang Xiao when she saw him, but Zhuang Xiao pressed his forehead against hers, "Stop it! I'm carrying food in my hands!"

Shu Die then curled her lips and rubbed her red, smooth forehead, then helped Zhuang Xiao take the plastic bag in his hand.

The four of them quickly spread out a picnic blanket in the warehouse and opened a few food boxes, eating while chatting.

Shu Die blinked her starry eyes, "Brother Xiao, do you have something to tell us? Have you got any results from your investigation?"

Gu Shiyue didn't say anything, just looked at Zhuang Xiao while eating.

Dong Zeyu's eyebrows lit up with joy, "Brother Zhuang, do we pass the test?"

Shu Die looked up curiously, "What test?"

"Nothing, let's eat first." Zhuang Xiao instructed, and Shu Die said "Oh" and continued to eat.

After eating for more than ten minutes, Zhuang Xiao took the Coke handed to him by Dong Zeyu and took a sip. Then he said, "In fact, we may all have problems."

"Ah? Are we all the same as Uncle Dong?" Shu Die was curious.

Didn't Brother Zhuang want to investigate Uncle Dong's affairs a few days ago? Why does he seem strange now? And he looks like he has something on his mind.

"Not quite the same." Zhuang Xiao pursed his lips and then told everything he knew and guessed.

Including the few places we just found.

At least he found the "channel" between Dong Zeyu and Shu Die.

Dong Zeyu’s “passage” is just below the building where he lives.

Shu Die's "passage" is underground in the old house, which is below the old residential building where her home, Zhuang Xiao's parents' home, and An Lan's home are located.

But the result was the same, there was no information in Dong Zeyu and Shu Die's "channel" either.

Dong Zeyu was amazed after hearing this, "You mean Xiaodie and I are the 'traitors' planted by some company next to you, Brother Zhuang?"

Zhuang Xiao glanced at him and asked, "Do you have similar memories?"

Dong Zeyu shook his head, "Not at all."

The three looked at Shudie, who was shaking her head like a rattle, with her waist-length hair flying left and right. "I don't have any memory of this either."

Dong Zeyu was shocked. "Could it be that Xiaodie and I are actually the 'vessels' that are possessed?"

"I'm not sure about that. After all, I don't remember it myself."

Zhuang Xiao took out a one-dollar coin and tossed it ten times in a row, and all ten times it landed heads up.

He threw the coin to Dong Zeyu, and Dong Zeyu also tossed it ten times.

Six straight and four back.

Then Shu Die also threw it ten times, two straight and eight backward.

Even the ancient moon had to be tossed ten times before it could pass.

Four straight and six back.

Zhuang Xiao took the coin handed to him by Gu Shiyue and tossed it ten times in a row, and it landed on the heads side all ten times.

Then he raised his eyes and said, "I tell you all this so that we can work together to see if we can deduce more clues."

(End of this chapter)