I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

"Go ahead and ask."

Hirata blinked and said, "Shiratori Manor, the vice president of the Kiyokaze-kai, Aoyama Tadashi, did you kill him?"

Chen Ya immediately replied, "No."

Upon hearing this answer, Hirata seemed to let go of the burden that had been weighing on his mind for a long time, and a smile blossomed from the inside out.

"Alright, I guessed you weren't the one who killed him. In that case, you can leave."

Hirata automatically stepped aside.

Chen Ya didn't linger and strode out, with the women following closely behind him.

When Hirata was out of sight, Gu Yuqing asked softly, "What happened? Who is he? What did you say?"

Because the two had been speaking in Japanese, neither of them understood what they were saying.

Chen Ya quickly replied, "It's nothing. When I first arrived in Japan, I got caught up in a power struggle within a yakuza organization. I was forced to take the blame, which also earned me the qualification to take over a group."

Gu Yuqing was completely confused, but Chen Ya refused to explain further.

Qin Yun Chu listened silently from the side, feeling that this was going to be another long adventure story.

Maybe I'll have a chance to hear it someday?

Soon, everyone boarded the extended Lincoln limousine prepared by the Asai family and arrived at Ruriko's private airport without any incident.

Once on the private jet, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief and began chatting and laughing.

Qin Yunchu then noticed that almost everyone on the plane was a member of the "Red Faces" group.

If Lu Keke and Lu Aiai, along with Xu Xiangxiao, come over, then all the members of their group will be together.

In particular—Qin Yun Chu's gaze shifted to the corner, where Su Xiao Nuan was sitting, holding her huge black suitcase—and he finally saw Su Xiao Nuan, whom he hadn't seen before.

"You said you had something to tell me, what is it?"

Chen Ya sat down across the corridor from Su Xiaonuan and asked.

Su Xiaonuan raised her wrist, glanced at her watch, and maintained that mysterious smile on her face.

"It's almost 23:56 PM," Su Xiaonuan said.

"What's wrong with 11:56 PM?" Chen Ya asked. It's only 9:30 PM now.

苏小暖转头道：“2023年4月11日晚23：56分，一架私人飞机在日本海上空坠落，飞机上乘客陈涯和浅井琉璃子下落不明。这起空难引起了严重的世界变革。”

After Su Xiaonuan finished speaking, the entire plane fell silent.

"This is the history that happened in my parallel world," Su Xiaonuan said, looking at Chen Ya and emphasizing each word.

Chapter 496 The Third Dimension (Final Chapter)

“2023年4月11日晚23：56分，一架飞机在日本海上空坠落，飞机上乘客陈涯和浅井琉璃子下落不明。这是我所在哪个平行世界发生的历史。”

After Su Xiaonuan finished speaking, the entire cabin fell into a deathly silence.

Qin Yun Chu stared intently at her, eager to see the look of glee on her face as she tried to pull off a successful prank.

But Su Xiaonuan was serious from beginning to end.

"What do you mean?" Chen Ya finally asked. "You mean you traveled from the future?"

“No, no,” Su Xiaonuan said, “it was the future that activated the time reversal project and sent me here.”

"Hiss..." Jiang Xinhai made a chilling sound.

In fact, Chen Ya had long pondered a question—am I the only time traveler in this world?

Am I the only person in the world who possesses the so-called "Life Achievement System"?

When you're young, you always want to believe that you are the chosen one, but the older you get, the easier it is to realize that if you really are the chosen one, then the "heaven" that has never shown its face is the most terrifying existence.

The wisest thing to do is always to ask, "So, what is the price?"

When Su Xiaonuan said those words, Chen Ya realized that the price had been waiting for him for a long time.

Chen Ya said, "Explain."

Su Xiaonuan glanced at the time and said, "Okay, then I'll explain it briefly. Xiaoyou, do you remember the Fermi paradox I mentioned to you?"

“I remember.” Xia You nodded. “If the universe were infinitely large, we would definitely encounter aliens, but so far no aliens have appeared.”

“Similarly, if humans invented a time machine, we would definitely meet people from the future,” Su Xiaonuan said with a smile. “In such an era, emerging technologies are everywhere, and every source of technology leads to a remarkable scientific achievement. This place should be full of future talents.”

Everyone held their breath, and Jiang Xinhai couldn't help but ask, "So what's the reason?"

Su Xiaonuan said, "Because your era, compared to the future when time machines have already been invented, is equivalent to prehistoric times. At this time, even the theory of building a time machine has not yet been born."

She paused, then explained, "Our academic community generally believes that the conditions for building a prototype time machine will not be available until the end of the 22nd century. Even if people from the future come early to provide theories, they will not be able to accelerate this process."

"Let me explain the operating principle of our time machine. Our time machine is divided into a transmission end and a receiving end. Whether it is going back in time or moving forward in time, a signal will be sent to the receiving end in advance so that the other end can prepare. The power is provided by the time machine above."

Su Xiaonuan used two fingers to represent the time sequence, explaining:

"Because of the structure of time machines, the energy provided by the previous time is always less, and much less. Your era does not have a time machine, nor does it have a receiver. Therefore, sending anything to you would require an extremely large amount of energy, which is beyond the capabilities of private individuals. So, in the future, people will basically not be sent to you."

Su Xiaonuan's words contained a great deal of information, and even though everyone on the plane was highly intelligent, it was still very difficult for them to understand what she meant.

Chen Ya asked, "Then why did they send you here?"

Su Xiaonuan smiled and said, "Actually, they didn't send me here. What they sent me was the chip in my brain."

She pointed to her head and said, "Chen Ya, do you remember my family background? How did I come to be here?"

Chen Ya was momentarily dazed, then said, "You were found. You were adopted by my next-door neighbor."

“Yes,” Su Xiaonuan said, “In order to allow me to fully integrate into this world, they chose to send me here as an infant, and at that time, a chip was implanted in my brain.”

"The chip contained a wealth of knowledge about the future world and guided me step by step to understand and complete my mission. It was unlocked gradually as I grew up, and it wasn't until five years ago that it was fully unlocked."

Chen Ya fell silent.

No wonder he felt that Su Xiaonuan was special so early on.

Every time he didn't see Su Xiaonuan for a while, he felt that she had changed. At that time, he thought all girls were like that.

Su Xiaonuan continued, "It seems everyone has accepted the fact that I am from the future. Now I will talk about my mission. My mission is very complicated and it is related to everyone here. I hope you will listen carefully."

Everyone took a deep breath, and Su Xiaonuan's mini-lesson began again:

"As I just mentioned, there are parallel worlds. There are theories about parallel worlds in this era, which means that when spacetime changes, an infinite number of parallel worlds will appear... This is nonsense, but it has similarities to the real parallel world theory."

"The concept of parallel worlds exists only in relation to time travelers. Only through time travel can the existence of parallel worlds be discovered. Theoretically, there should be an infinite number of parallel worlds, but they are all deeply hidden from each other."

"According to future research, only two parallel worlds have been explored. One is a world dominated by the spacetime technology I am in, which we call 'finite spacetime', and the other is a world dominated by spacetime warping technology, which we call 'infinite spacetime'."

Qin Yun Chu rubbed her forehead and said, "There's so much information, I'm starting to lose it."

Su Xiaonuan smiled and said, "My reaction was the same as yours. Just think of it as one world having a time machine and the other not having one."

She continued, "Our 'limited spacetime' is based on the invention of the time machine, which has been used to travel through time, conduct transactions, and create a world most conducive to human survival."

"On the other hand, the 'Infinite Spacetime' side has invented space warping technology first, and its main theme is interstellar travel and interstellar colonization."

"Both of these technologies require the world's best efforts to develop successfully, and coincidentally, the theories behind both technologies were proposed in the 21st century."

Su Xiaonuan turned to look at Chen Ya and said, "Chen Ya, the theory of space warping technology was proposed by your son."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire cabin erupted in chaos, and all the women nearly jumped up.

"What?! Chen Ya later had a son?!"

"Who did he have the child with?! Who did he have the child with?!"

Su Xiaonuan covered her ears with her fingers and waited for the women to finish arguing.

Chen Ya said, "Wait a minute, didn't you say before that my plane crashed and I went missing?"

The cabin fell silent again.

Su Xiaonuan said, "That's right, so that's the history of the 'Infinite Spacetime' side. On our side, because your plane crashed, the space warping technology was not developed, and spacetime technology took the lead instead."

Chen Ya understood.

"So what is your mission?"

Su Xiaonuan's expression changed, becoming even more serious, and she said:

"Whether it's finite or infinite spacetime, in both of these parallel worlds, humanity has been wiped out."

There was another moment of silence.

"To make a long story short, on the other side of infinite spacetime, humanity began interstellar exploration and colonization. At first, things were fine, but as humanity's footprints spread throughout the Milky Way, due to the barriers of spatial distance, internal divisions and rebellions began to occur within humanity."

"Later, humanity encountered a powerful enemy from outside the galaxy, but by then the long civil war had made it difficult for humanity to reconcile internally. Coupled with years of internal strife, humanity was powerless to resist external invasion and was eventually completely enslaved."

Su Xiaonuan paused for a moment to allow everyone to accept the information, and then continued, "As for our limited spacetime, time machine technology is becoming increasingly mature, so that humanity does not need to carry out interstellar colonization. It is enough to be self-sufficient in the solar system. When humanity comes into contact with extraterrestrial forces, humanity will... perish immediately."

Chen Ya said, "So, your mission is to save the future of humanity."

Su Xiaonuan nodded: "My target is you, Chen Ya. The technical theory of the time machine was proposed by Lu Aiai."

Chen Ya's eyes widened in surprise. "Impossible," he said. "Isn't she researching the direction of space travel?"

Su Xiaonuan said, "Yes, but after you disappeared, she changed her research direction and devoted herself to tackling time and space technology. After all, these two disciplines are closely related. Chen Ya, the papers you left behind have a greater impact than you imagine. You are the source of two eras."

Su Xiaonuan's words contained too much information, and even if Gu Yuqing and the others were very smart, they would have a hard time understanding them.

Chen Ya knew that she spoke simply, but the project she was talking about contained the combined power of two worlds.

From investigating the entire timeline, moving up and down through time and space, communicating with another parallel world, to tracing back to the source of everything, and researching the impact of historical changes on the future... Su Xiaonuan's future world has done a lot of work before it came to her.

"Looking back now, there were many things you deliberately guided me through. Was that also your mission?" Chen Ya asked.

Su Xiaonuan nodded: "In 'finite time and space' and 'infinite time and space,' the records of this era are already quite vague, but combined with your and my experiences, your life has changed a lot relative to the two worlds."

She continued, "For example, according to the established history of the limited time and space I come from, there were only you and Ms. Asai Ruriko on this plane. Back then, you didn't know any of the other people on this plane at all."

Chen Ya raised an eyebrow: "What about in infinite spacetime?"

“In an infinite time and space, you don’t know Ms. Asai Ruriko, nor have you ever been to Japan,” Su Xiaonuan said.

"really."

Su Xiaonuan continued, "As I just said, the extinction of humanity cannot be avoided in either timeline, so we launched a plan—the Third Parallel World Project."

"A third parallel world?"

“Yes, in that world, time travel technology and space warping technology are developed and advanced in tandem,” Su Xiaonuan said. “Because time travel technology serves as a link, human interstellar colonization can avoid internal rebellion, and space warping technology also gives humanity a broader cosmic perspective, and the use of time machines is no longer limited to the small Earth and solar system.”

At this point, a rare look of excitement finally appeared on Su Xiaonuan's face:

"In the new parallel world, humanity will achieve final victory in the cosmic war with the support of two major technologies."

Chen Ya said, "So, you didn't come here to crash this plane?"

“Of course not.” Su Xiaonuan opened the briefcase in her hand. “Inside is an electromagnetic wave filter. With this device, the plane will reduce the impact of electromagnetic storms during flight, and at the same time, the flight direction will also turn south.”

Su Xiaonuan turned to Liulizi: "Ms. Asai, please order the captain to change course."

Ruriko nodded, her face ashen. Her expression wasn't one of lingering fear from narrowly escaping a plane crash, but rather of dismay upon hearing that she didn't know Chen Ya in the other world.

Chen Ya then asked, "So how do we open the third parallel world?"

Su Xiaonuan said, "There's no need to do anything special. Haven't you noticed? Among those present are leaders of Sino-Japanese conglomerates, representatives of future official forces, and leading figures in the cultural and artistic circles. What we need to do is to advance two plans in parallel while ensuring national security. Based on the history of our two worlds, you can do all of this."

"Wait a minute," Gu Yuqing said with a smile, "I'm just curious, who is Chen Ya's genius son's father? Is it one of us?"

Her words immediately created a tense atmosphere on the plane.

“Yes, Chen Ya said before that he would announce his choice, so who will he choose?” Liulizi returned and asked with a slight smile.

Jiang Xinhai twirled his fingers in his hair, his eyes constantly scanning Chen Ya's face: "Such a big matter, I, a mere singer, probably can't be of much help, right? Am I out of the game?"

Liu Ruyan didn't understand what Su Xiaonuan was saying from the beginning; her attention was entirely on Chen Ya's profile, and she smiled from time to time.

Xia You absentmindedly gnawed on her fingers, pondering in her mind, "The future official representative," could it be referring to me?

Qin Yun Chu was filled with anxiety. She looked left and right, and said, "There shouldn't be anything... about me, right?"

Seeing everyone's reactions, Chen Ya suddenly felt immense pressure.

Knowing that I needed to integrate all these so-called forces, why didn't they stop me before? With things turned into such a complicated mess, is there really any hope for humanity in the future?

Chen Ya looked at Su Xiaonuan and said, "Can you tell me who my son was born to?"