Starting with dissecting ghost stories

Was I just incredibly lucky? Or are there just too many extraordinary people in this small town?

Or is it that unusual events have already begun to permeate every aspect of life, and you just haven't noticed them yet?

Did she realize she had become an anomaly? What abilities does the anomaly within her possess?

The abnormality occurred extremely close to the brain. Is the person sitting in front of him now Wang Xinran, who has been eroded by the abnormality, or the abnormality that has taken control of Wang Xinran's body?

I really want to take her back to the garage.

"You...you care about this a lot, don't you?" Wang Xinran seemed to have mustered up her courage. She looked up at Shen Xing and slowly lifted her bangs.

This simple action almost made Shen Xing stand up abruptly.

Who knows if it's planning to use some kind of abnormal ability on itself?

But Shen Xing restrained his instinct to get up and leave. He tried his best to keep his facial expression unchanged and looked at what was hidden under Wang Xinran's bangs.

"I was burned by a hot water bottle when I was little. Luckily, it didn't make me bald," Wang Xinran said with a grin as she put her hand down. "How was it? Pretty scary, right? It's okay if you think it looks bad. I'm used to it."

"No...not bad!" Shen Yuan, who had been acting like a wooden statue, raised her head and stammered, "It's cool, like a phoenix."

Shen Yuan's answer seemed to startle Wang Xinran slightly, but she quickly smiled again, this time a more genuine smile, without the awkwardness from before. She said with a smile, "Thank you, you look beautiful too~ By the way, who is this...?"

"My name is Shen Yuan, and I am his sister." Seemingly infected by the other person's smile, Shen Yuan's nervousness also disappeared a lot.

They started chatting naturally, but Shen Xing had some doubts in his mind.

When Wang Xinran showed her forehead just now, what he saw was not a scar, but a dense network of honeycomb-like holes, enough to trigger trypophobia in anyone.

It looked like something might crawl out of those holes at any moment.

Will she... notice me?

Or rather, did it even notice itself?

When he first encountered Li Xiaohua's form, the [02-Doll], he used the abnormal flesh on his left hand to "persuade" her to back down. At that time, the [02-Doll] must have realized that he was also "dangerous" or "one of its kind".

But the "scar" on the girl's head did not show any extreme reaction to her.

When the abnormal flesh and blood do not use their power, the abnormal creatures cannot detect their own abnormality.

Based on current observations, Shen Xing can make a certain judgment about Wang Xinran in front of him.

From an ordinary person's perspective, Wang Xinran is very optimistic, has a sweet appearance, and loves to laugh. She didn't mind Shen Yuan's presence and showed kindness to both Shen Yuan and the waiters.

She is a sweet and kind girl.

But from Shen Xing's perspective, one can see many other things.

Her expression was lively, seemingly oblivious to the fact that there was a hole in the scar on her forehead, and she answered questions very quickly and with her own unique style, not like someone who had been abnormally eroded.

Like Li Ya and [02-Puppet], one has developed some mental problems and started to become somewhat neurotic, while the other has a strong robotic feel, lacking independent thought and relying only on instinct and obedience to commands.

Wang Xinran behaved exactly like a normal human being with a sound personality; at least so far, Shen Xing hadn't seen any flaws in her behavior.

Based on the current understanding, Shen Xing is more inclined to believe that Wang Xinran has not yet realized that she has been abnormally corrupted.

That......

What is this anomaly? Does it have a physical form? And how was Wang Xinran corrupted?

Li Ya found the doll at the garbage dump, but what about Wang Xinran? Did she also unexpectedly acquire something?

He was curious.

Keep in touch and see if you can observe anything else.

At this moment, Wang Xinran seemed to realize that she had neglected her date. She quickly looked at Shen Xing and said, "The food is a little slow... Shen Xing, I heard from Uncle Wang that you are a very skilled doctor?"

Forensic pathologist, the kind who cuts up corpses.

Shen Xing didn't say it directly. He knew that if he brought it up with others during a meal, they might find it a bit disgusting.

"I used to be a policeman in the provincial department, and now I'm a school doctor. The salary is lower, but it's more relaxed," Shen Xing answered her question with a smile.

Shen Xing's words didn't bother Wang Xinran, but they stung Shen Yuan's heart.

She knew that Shen Xing had quit his promising job and returned here for her sake. The more Shen Xing showed this kind of "sacrifice," the more useless Shen Yuan felt.

I can't do anything.

But at least he shouldn't let others look down on him because of this "sacrifice".

"My brother is amazing. He quit his job to come back and take care of me, but he can find a great job anytime he wants," Shen Yuan said, trying her best to praise Shen Xing, as if she didn't want the other person to look down on him. "Even the police officers in the city bureau come to my brother for help when they encounter problems they can't solve."

After speaking, Shen Yuan lowered her head again, not daring to look at Shen Xing beside her.

"That's amazing!" Wang Xinran exclaimed enthusiastically, her tone slightly raised as she looked in Shen Xing's direction. "So, he's a great detective now? Like Sherlock Holmes!"

"If I had to say, I'd say it's Watson," Shen Xing said with a smile, picking up where the other person left off.

"You've read the Sherlock Holmes stories too? I love them! Do you know Detective Conan...?"

Once the conversation started, Wang Xinran's nervousness completely disappeared, especially after finding Conan, a topic that Shen Yuan also liked, the atmosphere of the conversation became better and better.

When the steak was served, Shen Yuan wasn't used to using a knife and fork, so Shen Xing helped her cut the beef into even small pieces so she could eat it with a fork.

In the end, not only Shen Yuan, but Shen Xing also had a smile on his face, looking forward to continuing the conversation, until a phone call interrupted the chat.

Shen Xing stood up, apologized, and answered the phone after walking to the door.

Lu Wenying?

"Feed?"

"Hey, senior brother, have you had dinner yet?"

"Eating."

"Where are you? I'm coming to find you. I've discovered something very strange."

"Mingjue Coffee Shop"

"Hmm? Eating so well? Are you bringing Xiaoyuan along?"

"Blind date."

"Oh, uh? Uh... I'm sorry to bother you, I'll call you again tomorrow."

"fine."

Shen Xing smiled and hung up the phone.

The cold night wind blew on him, bringing a slight chill.

When he turned around to push open the door and enter the store, his body froze.

He saw himself reflected in the glass door, a contented smile on his face. His brain seemed to be constantly releasing dopamine, just like the genuine pleasure he felt when studying anomalies and dissections.

Was I someone who used to enjoy chatting so much?

Would I be someone who talks at length about a woman I've only met once and finds joy in it?

Isn't my purpose in coming here to leave as soon as possible?

Shen Xing's emotions quickly cooled down with the evening breeze. An unusual surge of heat in his body dispelled the chill and also the remaining happiness in his mind. He frowned slightly and did not push open the door of the Western restaurant again.

Shen Xing had experienced this feeling not long ago, at 5 p.m. today, in the school clinic.

At that moment, an uncontrollable desire arose in my mind to return to my destination.

And now, I am experiencing a happiness that doesn't belong to me at all, an uncontrollable desire for happiness.

If it were anyone else experiencing this joy, they wouldn't feel anything unusual about it.

But this feeling of happiness, this dopamine release in the brain, sent a chill down Shen Xing's spine.

Because he knew.

There are few things that can make me happy, but talking to women is even less likely to be one of them.

He was affected by something unusual, without realizing it.