Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 2 Escaping the Past
"I'm sorry, Mr. Li, Ms. Fang, I haven't thought of any clues yet."

"As you know, I was terrified at the time and lost a lot of memories. I don't even know my own name."

"But don't worry, I'm already seeing a psychologist. I'm cooperating with the Hypnosis and Public Security Bureau's inquiries. If I think of anything, I'll let you know immediately."

As Han Su passed by the heartbroken couple, he managed to say a few words before leaving.

"Let's go!"

Xu Ji was pulling him along, but he was actually a little dissatisfied. So much time had passed since the kidnapping, shouldn't Lao Han have his own life now?
Even the police department said he was innocent and forbade the victims' families from disturbing his life anymore, but some victims' families refused to give up and came to find him again and again, and this couple was one of them.

"Old Han, if all else fails, I'll have my dad talk to them. They love their daughter, and they don't want to interfere with your life, right?"

"No need, I understand why they are so sad."

"Then why are you still wearing that long face?"

"Understanding doesn't mean I'm not annoyed!"

"..."

As the two talked, they arrived at the school gate and saw several sports cars parked outside. Several young people dressed in luxurious clothes, who looked somewhat frivolous in the eyes of ordinary people, were waving.

The security guard at the school gate looked on with displeasure at the sports cars and flashy-looking guys who were obstructing the students' entry and exit.

But it's not easy to drive them away, and when your eyes meet occasionally, you have to quickly put on a smile.

In these rapidly expanding megacities, privileges have expanded proportionally. Amidst this endless prosperity, the status and position of the wealthy have reached an alarming level.

Even prestigious institutions like Qingdao University, with its centuries-old tradition, cannot refuse entry to the privileged children of large corporations and powerful families.

Among them were students from Qinggang University and some rich kids who had dropped out of school early. They would get together to have fun every weekend. But how could such a gathering of rich people be complete without the truly wealthy young master, Xu Ji?
So they would often gather in groups and come to the school gate to pick him up.

Of course, there were also times when it wasn't just Xu Ji who came to pick them up; some female students would also shyly climb into their car and skillfully tie their hair back.

"Let's go?"

Upon seeing them, Xu Ji changed his tone, smiling as he grabbed Han Su and said, "Come with me today and see my driving skills?"

Seeing Xu Ji so eagerly inviting Han Su, the expressions of those wealthy young men were somewhat unnatural.

Every time Xu Ji went out to play, he would drag Han Su along. Logically speaking, they were happy to give Xu Ji face and show the proper friendliness when facing Han Su. On the contrary, this poor student could never get along with them.

How insensible of you...

Han Su glanced at the rich young men, shook his head, and said, "I'm not going. I'm going to the library."

Xu Ji was speechless: "Damn it, why work so hard? It's useless, I'm telling you. Do you think my family is so rich because I earned it through hard work?"

"..."

Han Su waved with a smile, slung his backpack over his shoulder, and quickly left the school gate.

The wealthy young men around them were already finding it a bit outrageous. Xu Ji was the most powerful young master in Qinggang City.

All of us have to fawn over him every day, trying to please him without making ourselves seem deliberate or being laughed at by others in the circle. Even picking up girls isn't this difficult.

This rich young master invited a poor student who needed to work, and the student was so disrespectful.
Xu Ji, watching Han Su's departing figure, didn't say anything to express his dissatisfaction, but he muttered to himself, "Why is Old Han acting so strangely lately?"

"Looking in the mirror and going to the library..."

"Could it be that it has finally grown up, started to go into heat, and is thinking about women?"

"..."

He didn't care what Han Su's attitude was towards him, after all, Han Su was his own brother.

If it weren't for his parents' disapproval, he would have even wanted them to adopt Han Su. Of course, even if they disagreed, he was determined to take power as soon as possible.

When the time comes, I can adopt Han Su myself.

He immediately asked the people around him, "Does anyone know a girl who is pure, beautiful, rich, has a good personality, isn't obsessed with looks, and is considerate?"

"I want to introduce him to my brother!"

Those around were stunned and said, "Such a perfect standard can only be achieved by Mr. Xu himself undergoing gender reassignment surgery."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ji was troubled: "It's easy to talk to my mother, but my father will definitely not agree!"

Upon hearing this, the group of cronies scattered.

With a strange expression: Does this guy have something on you that you killed? Why are you being so nice to him?

Han Su then left alone, walked a few hundred meters, and swiped his card to enter the subway station.

Clutching his backpack to his chest, he silently watched the train weave through this highly urbanized concrete jungle. Neon lights and the colors of various advertisements shone into the carriage, making everything seem hazy.

The world was so quiet it felt unreal.

The display shows that the current date is June 13, 2724 in the Gregorian calendar.

Han Su stared intently at the number, as if he couldn't get enough of it, or perhaps he was afraid that it would suddenly start flashing and change to the year 2714. The robbery that had affected him for the rest of his life, and from which he still couldn't escape, had occurred at that time.

He was only ten years old at the time.

An ordinary campus trip suddenly turns into a dark and dilapidated castle.

There, these ignorant children saw many mysterious and bizarre monsters that shouldn't even exist in the real world.

They didn't know why they were kidnapped, nor what those monsters were. But Han Su was the quickest; the moment he saw the monsters, he knew this was no good place. Taking advantage of the commotion, he silently crawled out from the hole under the rose wall.

Run, run as fast as you can, and your shoes will fall off.

Finally, they arrived at a safe place, only to be greeted by countless flashing lights and police officers, as well as countless grieving parents and family members.

They desperately pressed for answers about who had kidnapped them and where the other children were.

Han Su pointed out the route he had taken to escape and indicated the place where the children were imprisoned, but there was nothing there but an empty factory area.

But the police searched the place thoroughly and found nothing.

Later, countless experts and scholars repeatedly questioned themselves, even undergoing lie detector tests and hypnosis, in an attempt to uncover the truth of the kidnapping case and find the whereabouts of the other children.

In the end, however, nothing was gained.

Even the detectives from the Public Security Bureau could only guess that he was frightened and remembered the place wrong, and could only wait for him to slowly remember.

After that, I was sent to an orphanage, where I lived, studied, and grew up to be where I am today.

Over the past ten years, I have dreamt countless times in the middle of the night about that eerie and terrifying place, and I feel incredibly lucky that I was able to escape from such a strange and evil place.

But it wasn't until later that he realized he hadn't.

Three years ago, he was once again targeted by those monsters.

First, everything around him began to flicker, then eerie whispers appeared in his ears. An invisible force captured him, and he was once again dragged back to the kidnapping case ten years ago, as a ten-year-old child, facing monsters that could not be described in words.

He was bewildered, but on instinct, he escaped once again, only to find himself still in his seventeen-year-old bed, with crumpled pieces of paper lying beside him.

The fight on TV continued, and everything around me was as usual, so I thought I was just having a dream.

But to my surprise, less than three months later, hey, he was caught and brought back again.

That time, when he escaped, he broke his leg. When he woke up again, he was completely stunned and finally realized that it was not a dream at all, because in reality, he had also become a cripple.

Countless new memories flooded his mind; along that entire timeline of his life, he had become a cripple.

"Three years, seventeen times..."

Han Su thought of this number and sighed softly to himself.

Time and time again, he was repeatedly captured by those monsters and sent back ten years, only to escape back to the present time and time again.

That was like a nightmare.

What's more terrifying than a nightmare is that the things that happen in a nightmare are gone once you wake up, but the injuries Han Su sustained in the castle will directly affect his current life.

For example, when he escaped this time, he injured his eye in the castle, and now he is a person who only has one eye that works.

"The dark bunker is constantly repairing itself, and the vulnerabilities I can exploit are dwindling, but rescuing so many people is still a long way off..."

"too difficult……"

"..."

A dull ache began in his right eye, pulling Han Su out of his memories. He sat silently for a long time, then took out his phone, found a chat window with a black rose icon, and slowly typed:

So, is it really true that only if everyone escapes can I break free from this curse?

A few seconds later, the black rose icon began to flicker, and a message appeared: [Have you been kidnapped back to the past by those monsters once again?]

Han Su paused for a moment, then replied: [Yes, I just escaped back.]

To others, it seemed like I had only taken a nap, but this time, I stayed there for four whole days.

[I used to escape alone, which was easier, but escaping alone was useless; I always got caught again. So this time, following your suggestion, I plan to bring the others out with me.]

But it still failed.

They were all very obedient, and I successfully led them to the key and the door, but in the end, before we could escape, everyone died at the hands of the monster. I even lost an eye.

【…】

The person with the black rose profile picture replied after a long time: "So, for you, the timeline has changed again?"

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