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"......is that so?"

Vita's face was still somewhat confused and puzzled, her eyes full of confusion.

Her own previous experience...was that the case?

26. Change Vita’s clothes?

Vita lost her memory, including her name, her identity, and her past experiences. She forgot all of them the moment she woke up, or maybe she had forgotten them before that. The back of her head still hurts.

But memories are something that cannot be completely forgotten. Even if a long time has passed, as long as you actually hear the relevant content, or stand in the place in your memory, you will always remember a little bit. Just like Xiachuan Hu's case, by constantly seeing acquaintances in his memory, he has remembered a lot of things about the Collapse world.

But Vita didn't feel that way now.

Was she... a researcher? A researcher wearing a toga-like outfit? Based on her common sense, Vita felt that she should dress more formally.

"Vita?"

Seeing her standing there in a daze, Xia Chuanhu stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes: "What's wrong? You look so dazed."

"No, nothing... I just feel a little strange and surprised. I'm actually a scientist and researcher. That should be a very impressive profession, right? Am I that impressive?" Vita quickly took a half step back. "But, the name [Vita] is really nice. Vita... well, it's a name I like."

"After all, this is your own name. At least that's what the information says. It's just that you used to have long hair, but now you have short hair. It seems like the information hasn't been updated for a long time."

Long hair?

Vita touched the hair hanging on her shoulders, then ran to the large test tube and looked at the translucent outer wall. Objectively speaking, she thought her reflection with short hair was also quite cute. Should I say it was her own foundation? She felt that she could handle long or short hair very well.

Without paying any attention to Vita, Xia Chuanhu continued to digest the information stored in his mind.

(From the information, the tsunami in the [Quantum Sea] happened two months ago, which coincides with the time when the population disappeared. The bubble of the world where Vita was located was affected a month ago, which is very close to the time when I came to this world...)

The two time points coincide so closely that it can no longer be called a coincidence.

(Could it be that the continuous disappearance of residents is related to the tsunami in the quantum sea? The [tsunami] not only affected a large number of world bubbles, but also affected the real world?)

Xia Chuanhu had previously learned part of the concepts of the quantum sea and the world bubble from Tianming's information. The information he had just received also contained detailed concepts and explanations. The so-called "tsunami" should actually refer to some kind of violent impact that occurred in the quantum sea.

It's like the entire quantum sea received forced interference from the outside world, which led to internal turmoil?

The influence from the outside world caused the quantum sea to mutate - the resulting [tsunami] caused many world bubbles to disappear - and at the same time, the impact of the [tsunami] in turn affected the real world, causing residents to disappear one after another.

(That’s probably what happened. Those people weren’t captured by anyone. They just fell into the quantum sea due to an accident... The possibility of rescuing them should be close to zero.)

Even for Xia Chuanhu, trying to fish out a person who had been trapped in an infinitely large space for two months would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

(But this raises another question: why does a tsunami occur in the quantum sea? Or what is the "external interference" that causes a tsunami in the quantum sea? Oh, and internal factors cannot be ignored.)

(As soon as one problem is solved, another one pops up. It's really endless.)

After scratching his hair for a few times, Xia Chuanhu sighed, "Never mind. It's already a good result to have been able to investigate to this extent with just one investigation. Next, let's do more investigations centered on this laboratory. But before that... 乴."

Xiachuanhu looked at Vita who was wandering around the laboratory and said, "What are you looking at, Miss Vita?"

"Hmm? I'm trying to regain my memory." Vita smiled. "Since you said this was originally my laboratory, if I walk around, maybe I can suddenly remember something. For example, the cup I used before might bring back some memories, or I might find the clothes I used to wear."

"There's nothing like that here. Your bedroom is the second room on the left after you walk out of the laboratory."

"Eh?"

Vita was stunned: "How did you know?"

"My spatial perception is very good. I sensed it by chance on the way here. Do you want to go and take a look? And change into thicker clothes. It's a snowy mountain outside and it's quite cold. Or I can get you some."

"Make one? Can you knit clothes?"

"No, it means exactly what it says. According to your body size and requirements, we will make large-scale modifications based on the clothes you are wearing." Xia Chuanhu said as he patted his casual clothes, turning them into a beach floral shirt and then a tuxedo.

This is actually an application of material transformation magic, but Xia Chuanhu rarely uses it. After all, he is not very particular or picky about his clothes, and only his family members like to use him as a clothes hanger.

Seeing Xia Chuanhu's special skill, Vita's eyes lit up: "How amazing! I like this! Can any clothes be transformed?"

"Well, do you want to give it a try?"

"Yes! As for your request...just make this robe I'm wearing cuter and prettier. Oh, and you said it's quite cold outside, can you make it warmer?"

"Okay, just stand still."

Xiachuanhu put his hand on Vita's shoulder and was about to use matter transformation magic to give her new clothes, but before he could move -

“Buzz————————!”

An extremely strange spatial fluctuation suddenly spread out from the huge test tube device near the two people! The space itself seemed to be distorted, and it seemed to be sunken into a vortex, presenting a very strange scene.

It was like a door opened in space.

Then, under the gazes of Vita and Xiachuanhu...

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a trembling sound of the ground, a huge monster that looked similar to a tank-class Honkai beast, but had an extremely dark color overall, walked out from the other side of the [door]. And on the surface of its shell, it was covered with...mechanical material that was incompatible with its body?

"------!"

Almost as a subconscious instinctive reaction, Vita shrank directly into Xiachuanhu's arms.

Gently pressing Vita's shoulders, Xia Chuanhu glanced at the foreign object in front of him: "...Okay, I roughly know the situation. You showed up at a really good time, but at the same time, it's really not the right time - it's common sense not to disturb a lady when she's changing clothes."

"A brainless beast."

Swish————————!

In just a moment, thousands of vacuum faults tore the monster, which had only appeared for less than ten seconds, into pieces.

27. Vita's subsequent arrangements

A short while later, the Siberian branch.

“——That’s probably what happened.”

In the conference room.

Sitting side by side with Vita, Xiachuan Hu briefly explained his and Vita's experiences to Theresa, the head of the Siberian branch, and Otto, who came here through the projection.

The two were still in that underground base until fifteen minutes ago.

But after getting rid of the monster, Xia Chuanhu took Vita back to the branch for various reasons. Of course, he closed the door to the quantum sea when he left.

"Although it was possible to continue the investigation, it was not a good idea to continue a dangerous investigation with a person who had no fighting ability. In addition, I also obtained enough intelligence, so I returned first."

[Well, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Xiachuan. ]

Otto nodded slightly.

[But I am really surprised. I didn't expect that the series of disappearances that have troubled us for a long time would eventually be related to the Quantum Sea... Ms. Vita, I am deeply sorry for your experience. I hope you can get over the situation of losing your hometown as soon as possible.]

"Thank you...thank you?"

Vita didn't know how to communicate with Otto. She instinctively felt that this man, who had the same golden hair as Xiachuan Hu, was probably two completely different extremes from Xiachuan Hu, and she couldn't get along with him.

[Then, allow me to ask one more question, Mr. Xiachuan. Since you have investigated to this point, how should we solve this incident next? I believe you have already made up your mind? ]

"Almost... Next, I plan to deal with Vita's matter first, and then continue the investigation. If everything goes well, it should be finished tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

[That's great~~~Having such a capable ally like you is the most fortunate thing I have experienced in the past decade or so.]

Otto shook the wine glass in his hand.

[Well, Theresa, branch chief, I will now hand over the next task regarding the series of missing persons cases to Mr. Natsukawa. Both of you and the entire Siberian branch must assist us and try to resolve this difficult case this morning.]

"I got it, Grandpa."

"Yes, Your Excellency the Bishop!"

Theresa and the head of the Siberian branch responded one after another, and Otto quickly ended the projection.

Then, watching her grandfather leave, Theresa sighed heavily: "Ah~~~ Xia Chuan, I really can't keep up with your progress and rhythm. You said before that you would come back in the evening, right? But now you haven't even had lunch yet, your work efficiency is too fast, right?"

"Can you blame me for this? Shouldn't I be praised for being so capable?" Xia Chuanhu smiled and boasted, "Well~~~ Actually, I was a little surprised myself. After all, I didn't expect to be able to investigate to this extent in such a short time. By the way, you don't need to care about what the bishop said just now. I can handle it alone. You continue to be responsible for the handover of the children to the orphanage."

"If my prediction is correct, I'm afraid that Ms. Theresa may need help at the last minute."

"Yes, yes, yes~~~ You are in charge of this matter now, and you have the final say." Theresa waved her hand helplessly, "Then we will go and take care of the children's affairs first. Miss Vita, whom you brought back..."

"I'll make proper arrangements."

"OK then."

After saying that, Theresa and the Siberian branch chief also left the meeting room one after another, leaving only Xiachuan Hu and Vita sitting at the conference table.

After a brief pause, Vita asked, "Um... is this the end of the meeting?"

"Correct."

“That’s great~~~~~”

After getting the affirmation, Vita lay down on the conference table like a deflated doll: "I was really nervous just now. I was attacked by a monster, and you brought me to this strange place. Then I had to have a meeting with people I didn't know at all... I don't know if it's my illusion, but I always feel that you don't respect my personal opinion~~~"

"So do you want to stay in the empty laboratory? Or do you want to survive alone in the snowy Ural Mountains?"

"Uh... I, I'm just complaining. Of course I know you are making the best arrangements for me." Vita smiled and said, "What's next? What else do you plan to let me do?"

Xia Chuanhu shook his head: "It's not that I want you to do anything, I just want to do something for you - as for the current situation, I will arrange a place for you in this branch for you to stay for a few days. After I deal with the matter of the Quantum Sea, if you want to go to my house with me, I can take you there, and if you want to leave and live on your own, I won't stop you."

"Wow~~~ You are so considerate~~~ You seem very experienced. Do you often help girls like me?"

"...half and half."

Half and half?

Vita raised her eyebrows and asked curiously, "What about the other half?"

"I used to travel around the world and often met people who had nowhere to go. With so much experience, I became very familiar with how to deal with similar situations. The reason why I [meddlesome] was purely because I felt that this was what I should do and it was also something I had agreed with people."

"Appointment? With whom?"

"With my best friend. [Within the reach of my hands, I will do my best to help those in need] - that's the promise we made a long, long time ago."

"Hmm~~~"

Vita hummed softly, and then showed a sweet smile: "I am beginning to be curious about your past. I always feel that your past must be very exciting. Can you tell me what you have experienced in the past?"

"If there's a chance." Xia Chuanhu stood up, "Come with me, I'll take you to your place, and then I have to come back to prepare lunch. If you don't come back, it's fine, but if you come back, I'll be embarrassed to hand it over to someone else - let's do the follow-up investigation in the afternoon."

As Xia Chuanhu spoke, he touched the thing in his pocket - when he reported to Otto and the others before, there was only one thing he did not tell them.

That is the [dropped items] that fell from the monster that emerged from the quantum sea and disappeared into the interlaced vacuum fault... or rather, fell off, and were not destroyed by the vacuum fault.

Feeling the metallic texture from his fingertips, Xia Chuanhu gradually began to have many guesses in his heart.

28. This place is full

After preparing a large table of sumptuous lunch for the children and the Valkyries, Xiachuan Hu ate a little and left the branch again.

However, this time he did not go to the Ural Mountains. Instead, he asked the branch chief for a list of missing residents and launched a new round of investigation in the city.

However, to others, his investigation seemed somewhat strange.

“This is the last one.”

Comparing the map in his hand, Xia Chuanhu took a look at the alley in front of him. Like many big cities, this alley was also dirty and messy, with trash cans that had long been filled with garbage piled up at the entrance, and even more bags of garbage that could not be stuffed in and had to be thrown in.

In terms of time sequence, this is where the first person disappeared two months ago - and as of today, thirteen people have disappeared in this city, and many more have disappeared in other areas as well.

"Is there anything strange here, Mr. Detective?"

Next to Xia Chuanhu, Vita, who was wearing a big cotton-padded jacket and looked two times fatter than before, asked curiously, "Are there any clues here? It's so cold outside~~~ Can we go back quickly? I want to drink the hot soup you prepared."

"I told you before I left that you didn't have to follow me."

"But I think it's very interesting. It's up to the two of us to find out the truth of a suspicious case that has been hanging for more than two months. Don't you think it's super interesting? We are like Sherlock Holmes and Watson~~~"

Vita spoke with some excitement, and her face was flushed, not sure if it was because of the cold or simply because of excitement.

Xia Chuanhu put away the map and said, "I'm so surprised that you know the story of Sherlock Holmes and Watson. Are there any Sherlock Holmes collections published in your bubble world?"