You are my wife, don't doubt it!

Xiao Yao turned his head to look at Xu Qingwei's heroic figure running again. He couldn't help but wonder what her socks would smell like when she took them off tonight. Then he was kicked by Yu Luying.

Zhao Xiaomei brought back many bottles of drinks. She bought Coca-Cola with ice chips for Xiao Yao and Yu Luying, while she drank room temperature mineral water herself. In addition, she also bought salty soda for the "basketball players" in the class.

The basketball "game" came to a temporary end, and Zhao Xiaomei walked towards the center of the playground carrying a large plastic bag of salty soda.

"Ah, thanks."

"Thank you Meimei."

"Zhao Xiaomei? Um...ah, thank you, I don't need it. I have water."

When Zhao Xiaomei handed the salty soda to Xu Qingwei, the latter was startled, looked alert, and subconsciously took two steps back.

Zhao Xiaomei: “?”

Xu Qingwei turned around and looked at Xiao Yao and Yu Luying, then reached out to take the soda: "Thank you."

School ended very early on Friday, and it was just around three in the afternoon.

Shen Jie was going to participate in a club activity of her street dance club. Xiao Yao and Yu Luying thought it would take a long time to wait, so they decided to go to the Sacred Heart Church to find Yu Bo first.

But Xiao Yao was worried about Shen Jie's safety, so he hooked Daiyu's neck and pulled him aside.

"What's wrong, my brother Yao?" said Daiyu.

"Your sister-in-law is going to participate in a club activity, so I have to go out with Yu Luying," Xiao Yao said in a low voice, "If you are not in a hurry to go home, please help me keep an eye on her."

"Brother," Daiyu said, "I know my sister-in-law is very popular in school - you must have confidence in yourself and in your sister-in-law."

"Bullshit," Xiao Yao said, "That's not what I meant. I meant the safety aspect."

"How could this be dangerous in school?" Daiyu said disapprovingly: "Doesn't she also know karate?"

Xiao Yao made the shape of a "shadow" with his mouth.

"Ah?" Hairtail didn't take it seriously at all.

"Yu Luying and I are going to talk to Brother Bo about this," Xiao Yao looked around and lowered his voice further: "After school yesterday..."

I briefly explained to Hairtail what had happened.

"It seems that you are the only one in school who I can trust, has some ability, and knows about Shadow?" Xiao Yao said.

"Ah, actually...actually there is such a thing," Daiyu nodded seriously, "Ah, by the way, what's the matter with Zhao Xiaomei? I saw her in physical education class today - I was so scared when I saw her."

"Aren't we going to ask Brother Bo?" Xiao Yao said.

"Brother Yao has entrusted his wife and son to me, which really touched me. But there is no water in the school, and my Theseus's fighting power is limited... Besides..."

"Fighting ability and the like are not that important," Xiao Yao said, "If there is anything unusual, just call me or Yu Luying immediately. We are both in the church across the street."

"That's fine..." Hairtail said reluctantly, "That's...that's..."

Xiao Yao felt a little unhappy with Hairtail's push and hold: "What is that?"

"I also have club activities later?" Hairtail said shyly.

That's it? That's it? Your B club activities are more important than your sister-in-law's safety? Do you have any conscience? Has your conscience been taken away by a dog?

"Forget it, fake brother," Xiao Yao said unhappily, "Yu Luying and I will stay and wait for her."

"Okay, okay, okay, I promise you." Daiyu noticed Xiao Yao's dissatisfaction and said, "Let's just cancel the club once."

Xiao Yao gave a thumbs up: "You are a true brother."

"What club does your sister-in-law join?" Daiyu asked Xiao Yao.

"It's a hip-hop club." Xiao Yao replied.

"Oh my god," Daiyu clapped his hands and stamped his feet, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? What a waste of time."

"What's up?" Xiao Yao rolled his eyes. "Are you also in the street dance club?"

"My brother Yao usually doesn't care about me enough." Daiyu showed a hurt expression, and he fell to the ground on the spot and crawled around on the floor of the classroom using his elbows to support himself.

"Okay, okay, okay," Xiao Yao stopped him, "That's it, thank you."

--split line--

"Street dance?" Yu Bo raised his eyebrows: "What's so fun about street dance?"

"That's right. I don't understand it either." Xiao Yao agreed.

"Christians should be as elegant as kings," said Yu Bo.

"That's right." Xiao Yao continued to agree.

"Sit down, sit down, both of you sit down." Yu Bo sat down in front of his desk, turned around leisurely, and then opened the drawer: "Here are the assistant cards for you and Xiao Shen, you can give them to her later."

Xiao Yao stood up, took the two cards with both hands respectfully, then sat down and began to study the emblems on them.

The structure of this emblem is relatively simple. The shield is on a yellow background, forming a national flag-like rectangle, with a black eagle on it, its head facing west. The shield is naturally a curved and smooth triangle below, with a light color that Xiao Yao can't name, and three medium-sized scarlet dots on it, arranged in an inverted triangle ∵, a bit like the "because" in mathematics.

"Brother Bo, what color is this?" Xiao Yao asked Yu Bo.

"Mr. Karl Schederling has already consulted his superiors," Yu Bo answered irrelevantly, "Your mission is to meet with Zhang Zhengkai."

"What?" Xiao Yao didn't react for a while.

"Your mission is to meet Zhang Zhengkai," Yu Bo repeated. "Don't be nervous. When you meet him, just chat with him and tell him this, this, that, and this."

"So humble?" Xiao Yao said dissatisfiedly.

"You can think of your own words, the main thing is to appease him," Yu Bo told Xiao Yao, "Reduce his hostility towards you and Xiao Shen, and calm him down. This is also for your safety."

"I understand." Xiao Yao replied somewhat reluctantly.

"Don't worry about your safety. The organization will arrange for someone," Yu Bo told Xiao Yao, "You don't need to know who it is, but there will definitely be someone. First, to protect you and Yingying's safety. Second, you buy us some time. We will find out whether the person yesterday was Zhang Zhengkai's shadow, and determine whether he has a hall or not."

"I know, I know." Xiao Yao swallowed a mouthful of water nervously.

Why should I be nervous? I have been through so many storms, why should I be afraid of a mere little Zhang Zhengkai?

"This is your first mission as an assistant," Yu Bo said seriously, "I hope you won't let the organization down."

"Guarantee, guarantee to complete the task?" Xiao Yao said.

"Guarantee to complete the task!" Yu Luying stood at attention and spoke in a loud voice.

"I'll give you a code among the organization's assistants," Yu Bo said, "It's called 'We will meet in a place without darkness.'"

"We will meet in a place without darkness." Xiao Yao repeated.

"We will meet in a place without darkness," said Yu Luying.

"If someone says this to you," Yu Bo said, "you should answer 'That's it, that's it'. Pay attention, you must say it twice, but don't add any extra words, otherwise others will know that you are a helper."

"That's it, that's it." Xiao Yao repeated.

"The code must be kept secret. I don't need to tell you more about this. Ah, of course you can tell Xiao Shen later," Yu Bo said, "but you must be especially careful not to use the code at will unless it is absolutely necessary, because the less you and the organization know each other, the better. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand." "I understand." Xiao Yao and Yu Luying said.

"Members have another set of secret codes. When Xiao Yao goes out for a while, I will tell Yingying alone." Yu Bo said, "You'd better not use symbiotic eavesdropping."

"I...I know." Xiao Yao asked Yu Bo: "What happened to Zhao Xiaomei?"

"I thought you had already talked to her on the playground this afternoon?" Yu Bo said.

"How did you know that?" Xiao Yao was shocked.

Yu Bo smiled but said nothing: "This, I can only tell you, I have nothing to say."

Xiao Yao understood immediately that there were informants of the organization even in the school.

Has this "Guardian of Mingye" penetrated into every pore?

Not necessarily. After all, the school is close to Yu Bo's jurisdiction, so it is normal that it is easily affected.

"So," Xiao Yao asked anxiously, "is what she said true? About the amnesia? Or did you brainwash her?"

"The organization will not do anything that infringes on free will," Yu Bo emphasized. "Rather than saying that Zhao Xiaomei has lost her memory, it would be more accurate to say that her shadow has awakened."

"What the hell." Xiao Yao said, "Is the Zhao Xiaomei we see now actually Zhao Xiaomei's shadow?"

"Not entirely," Yu Bo leaned back in his chair, "Maybe the Zhao Xiaomei you knew before is Zhao Xiaomei's shadow?"

"What the hell?" Xiao Yao and Yu Luying screamed together.

"Do you understand dual personality?" Yu Bo asked leisurely, "Does Yingying understand?"

Xiao Yao and Yu Luying looked at each other and said, "I've seen some movies about this, like Identity, 24 Billy, and A Beautiful Mind? So Zhao Xiaomei is a person with split personality?"

"If you put it that way, I think it's not accurate, but it's not wrong," Yu Bo told them: "Lucia killed Salome, and also killed the superficial personality that Zhao Xiaomei had formed over the past few years."

"The real Zhao Xiaomei's personality became the inner personality," Xiao Yao suddenly remembered the story that Xu Wuchen, the guy with the crew cut, had told him when he was distributing food to the homeless in People's Square. "Slowly, he became Zhao Xiaomei's shadow?"

"Smart." Yu Bo praised.

"So, Zhao Xiaomei was killed in the shadow time," Yu Luying continued, "and became a vegetable, but she woke up again not long after. The one who took control of her body was the personality that had been suppressed since the second year of junior high school."

"For now, this is the understanding." Yu Bo nodded.

"Then here comes the question," Xiao Yao said.

"How can you be sure that she is not pretending to deceive you?" Xiao Yao and Yu Luying asked in unison, word for word.

Chapter 362 Meeting with Zhang Zhengkai

2023-10-26

"Then here comes the question," Xiao Yao said.

"How can you be sure that she is not pretending to deceive you?" Xiao Yao and Yu Luying asked in unison, word for word.

Yu Bo spread his hands and shrugged, "I'm sure I can't be 100% sure about this."

"Then you will let her go?" Xiao Yao smiled.

Yu Bo hesitated for a moment and said, "In fact, Zhao Xiaomei woke up about a week after the beach terrorist attack."

Xiao Yao: "..."

"At first we also thought she was...playing us for idiots." Yu Bo continued, "So during the rest of the time, we have been...interrogating her. I might as well tell you that we also have helpers inside the GA. We invited an old XJ who has decades of interrogation experience... Even if a 15 or 16-year-old girl has received special training, it is difficult for her to not reveal flaws in front of them."

Xiao Yao imagined the scene in his mind and felt a chill down his spine.

"Did you torture her?" he asked coldly.

"We have also invited doctors who are psychiatrists and professional psychology doctors. Among them are experts in schizophrenia. These are our assistants and even members." Yu Bo ignored Xiao Yao's question and continued, "What I can tell you is that the conclusions of all professionals tend to be consistent. Zhao Xiaomei is not lying now, and there is no sign that she has received any relevant training."

"In '24 Billy', Billy successfully deceived everyone and escaped criminal responsibility," Xiao Yao pointed out, "and Zhao Xiaomei may have the support of the Freemasons. The fact that she can achieve this in the seaside summer camp is enough to show that she is not an ordinary person. Don't underestimate her age. She is completely capable of doing it—"

"I know," Yu Bo said straightforwardly, "So I just answered you that I can't be 100% sure."

"..." Xiao Yao was silent for a while and then said, "Okay, I understand."

"What else do you want the organization to do?" Yu Bo insisted, "Make her die in a reasonable way, or imprison her forever?"

"That's not what I meant." Xiao Yao said in a deep voice.

"I tell you, we don't have the technical and social conditions for the latter in this country," Yu Bo said. "The former can be done, but it is only the organization's final means of punishing traitors. It cannot be used to replace trial."

"If a person kills someone and sets a fire, can it be written off just because she suffers from amnesia?" This time, the person asking the question was Yu Luying: "Is she innocent?"

"Of course not, but this is not a matter of losing memory," Yu Bo spread his hands and said, "What if, what if this personality of hers is really innocent? The criminal personality is dead, and the sealed kind soul has awakened, should we -"

"Anyway, mentally ill people don't need to bear criminal responsibility, right?" Yu Luying said gloomily.

So, the Zhao Xiaomei that he knew was probably really dead - Xiao Yao thought somewhat depressedly.

The Zhao Xiaomei who was pursuing me eagerly.

Zhao Xiaomei, who went into the river just because she casually said "I wanted to eat fish".

However, compared to this...

"I'm thinking about a question," Xiao Yao asked Yu Bo, "You just mentioned that the original personality and the shadow can be transformed into each other. There is no one who is definitely the original and the other who is definitely the shadow, right?"

Yu Bo remained silent.

"It's like, I don't know whether it was Zhuang Zhou who dreamed of the butterfly," Yu Luying continued, "or the butterfly dreamed of Zhuang Zhou?"

"Will we be attacked by our own spiritual fortress?" Xiao Yao asked the question: "I was attacked by Don Quixote, Yu Luying was attacked by Cinderella, Shen Jie was attacked by Mary, and you were attacked by Amakusa Shiro..."

"Generally speaking, only tamed shadows can become spiritual fortresses," Yu Bo said, "People who can have a fortress have better control over their own subconscious."