Did the world end today?

Chapter 161 The First Lock
Those who are brought back from the dead can escape the end of the world.

Is this Ayana's password?

Lin Xu watched as Ayana underwent a "transformation" in a very short time. She was no longer the slightly weak, seemingly naive girl from the slums of a small country. Instead, her eyes held a clear-headedness and decisiveness.

After a long silence, the two seemed to be trying to figure out each other's true identities.

Lin Xu didn't want to speak first.

Because he knew that in this situation, the person who speaks first always has a significant disadvantage.

Only silence is the most powerful deterrent.

He looked directly into Ayana's eyes, waiting for her to speak first.

Ultimately, Ayana did not, like him, develop a stable confidence through countless deaths.

She finally couldn't help but speak up.

"You are my enemy."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xu's expression changed slightly.

This was an expected answer, but he really didn't expect Ayana to be so direct.

"why?"

Lin Xu was equally straightforward, perfectly following Ayana's rhythm.

"Because someone told me that if the person who awakened my memories wasn't him, then it could only be our enemy."

Zhou Yue.

Without a doubt, the person Ayana was referring to was Zhou Yue.

And the other party's judgment was clearly correct.

Aside from the butterfly, it's highly unlikely that anyone else will be able to obtain the "password" to awaken Ayana.

So, as early as when Zhou Yue first started contacting Ayana and locked her brain through the so-called "neural Trojan," he had already implanted value judgments into Ayana.

A judgment that is completely opposed to one's own side.

This is a big problem.

Where is the breakthrough?
Lin Xu pondered for a moment, then said:
"I know who you're talking about."

"Zhou Yue, right?"

"Have you ever thought about what you would face if you were captured by your so-called enemy?"

Ayana paused for a moment.

"die?"

Her eyes flickered.

"Zhou Yue once said that death is the inevitable end, but also the beginning of everything."

"Only those who die and are brought back to life can escape the end of the world."

Good guy.

It seems that Ayana has been completely brainwashed.

She firmly believed in Zhou Yue's theory, and there was not even a hint of fear of death in her eyes.

On the contrary, it seemed to carry a hint of anticipation?

What do you mean?
Do you really think that the apocalypse will end if you die and come back to life?

From her, Lin Xu could vaguely see the brainwashing methods used within the so-called "Planetary Reincarnation" organization in the previous world.

The good news is that this version of Ayana doesn't refuse to communicate.

Or rather, she had not received professional counter-interrogation training, so she had already extracted several pieces of information from just a few sentences.

With this in mind, Lin Xu slightly adjusted his strategy.

He essentially used what he had just learned in the secrecy lessons Qin Feng had taught him.

Following Ayana's words, he shook his head and retorted:

"It is true that those who are brought back from the dead can escape the end of the world."

"But the prerequisite is that you must die when the end of the world happens."

"If you die now, you will face utter death."

Partially agree, largely disagree.

This is an effective strategy for getting the person being interrogated to talk.

Sure enough, Ayana was immediately infected as well.

"No, death is death, regardless of time."

"Because our time is not a river that cannot flow backwards, but a sea. As long as we find the beacon on the sea, we can reach any point in time."

Her understanding of time clearly came from Zhou Yue, which also suggests that Zhou Yue revealed many secrets to her.

The relationship between these two is indeed extraordinary.

Zhou Yue's use of her clearly went beyond the scope of simply using her as a "tool".

so.
He did indeed have feelings for Ayana.
Most likely yes.

After all, as the "Goddess of Memory," Ayana is the anchor point he must find in countless reincarnations.

Over time, feelings can develop. It would be strange if people who have walked side by side for hundreds of years didn't have any feelings for each other.

Do you really think you're a god?

Let's learn to control our hormone levels first!

Seeing that the strategy was effective, Lin Xu immediately pressed on relentlessly.

"Only for Zhou Yue is time a sea."

"For everyone else, time is a linearly flowing river."

He lied to you.

"He tells you he will find a way to transcend time, but in reality, you are just a tool for him."

"Do you know what he did to you in that sea he mentioned?"

"You saw Mars, right? You know Mars is the starting point of the apocalypse, right?"

"Then, before the end of the world truly came, he abandoned you and left that world."

"This is Zhou Yue."

"Believe me, I know him better than you do—far, much better."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ayana stared in astonishment, her eyes widening.

Mars, apocalypse, a way to travel through time.
That's true. These are all things Zhou Yue told me.

But why is the version of the story told by this man completely different from the version told by Zhou Yue?

Someone is lying. I should trust Zhou Yue.

But the problem is
Why do I feel that the man in front of me is not lying?
Will I be abandoned?
Was everything Zhou Yue described to himself a lie?
Ayana's expression wavered, and Qin Feng, who was observing from behind the one-way glass, immediately caught the signal and then reminded Lin Xu through his earpiece.

That hit the vital point!
“Continue to investigate from this angle; she doesn’t completely trust Zhou Yue.”

"At least in this world, she doesn't completely trust Zhou Yue."

Lin Xu remained calm, paused briefly, and then continued speaking to Ayana:
"Zhou Yue told you that he will become a 'god,' right?"

"But in fact, he could never become a god."

"Now, he's locked in the interrogation room next door—he's already failed."

"He's just a smooth-talking conman; in fact, you're not even that important to him."

"You are just a passerby in his long life."

After saying this, Ayana fell completely silent.

Lin Xu did not rush to ask questions.

He knew that the most important task now was to break down her psychological defenses.

Once the psychological defenses are broken down, the subsequent interrogation work...
It will become incredibly simple.

Ayana remained silent.

Lin Xu stood up.

"In short, think about it carefully yourself."

"Think clearly about who your friends are and who your enemies are."

After saying that, he turned to leave.

Leaving some blank space will allow for more room for maneuver in subsequent interrogations.

But at that moment, Ayana suddenly spoke up.

“Monemashune”.

David Julius.

"You have to find him. He needs to ascend to a higher dimension."

After one hour.

in the office.

Lin Xu sat opposite Qin Feng, while Qin Feng's face revealed a faint expression of "worry".

He seemed to be hesitating whether to speak, but was afraid that what he said would not be accepted by Lin Xu.

Of course, he was also worried that Lin Xu might make the wrong decision after talking with Ayana.

He cannot interfere with such decisions—in fact, even if he could, the impact would be extremely limited.

So he became this restless and fidgety person, which made Lin Xu want to laugh.

"Drink tea."

Lin Xu spoke up.

Qin Feng picked up his teacup and drank it all in one gulp. His slightly nervous demeanor reminded Lin Xu of the first time he met Ren Jian.

So, what are you worried about?

Lin Xu moved his neck slightly and asked curiously:

"Are you worried that I'll fall into Ayana's trap?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Feng's hand, which had just put down the cup, froze in mid-air.

He stared blankly at Lin Xu, and asked in astonishment:
"Can you tell that what Ayana is saying now is a lie?"

"of course."

Lin Xu rolled his eyes.

"According to her, David Julius can only function after he ascends to a higher dimension."

"But there is a contradiction here—if the study of Mnemosyne technology is based on dimensional experience, then this technology is actually completely uncontrollable."

“When its development is not unique or exclusive, Zhou Yue cannot use it as his trump card.”

"So in reality, this is a trap."

“The lock has more than one layer. Just like the password Jiang Xingye set for the Butterfly Plan, we have only unlocked the first layer of the lock.”

"This is a trap that makes us think we have unlocked Ayana's lock and that we have obtained key information, but in reality it is all fake news."

"The basis for my judgment is very simple—I don't even need to consider whether there are any logical problems with the information Ayana provided."

"I only need to know one thing: all the information Ayana is providing now comes from Zhou Yue and is completely free of her personal judgment."

"She simply relayed the story that Zhou Yue had told her to us, like an observer."

"And Zhou Yue is completely untrustworthy."

“He is untrustworthy, and Ayana is certainly untrustworthy now.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

The young man in front of me has truly grown up.

Speaking of which, just two months ago, when I first met him, he still looked young and naive.

But now, he has completed a transformation.

Of course, this does not mean that he has fully matured or is completely without weaknesses.

But at least in many ways, he can now put his mind at ease.

Such a growth rate
No wonder Zhou Yue said that butterflies are "growth-oriented".

A smile appeared on Qin Feng's face.

"So what are you going to do?"

"What should we do with Ayana?"

"No need to deal with it for now—she didn't lie to us intentionally; she genuinely believed what she was saying was the truth."

Lin Xu replied:
"Therefore, it can be determined that the information she is currently providing is incorrect or misleading."

"But at the same time, she also provided the new direction we needed."

“When she mentioned David Julius and the so-called ‘dimensional ascension,’ she brought up information that we did not yet have.”

"Operator".

"David Julius was a key operator of the Mnemosyne technique."

"But I didn't see him on the Ares space station 20 years later."

"So, where should he be?"

(End of this chapter)