I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 149 I'm Curious ( words)

"What is that mission you said only I can do?"

Lin Xing'an looked at the 3D projection image of Taoyuan and asked.

"As a glutton, I joined the glutton organization—the committee, whose full name is the Animal Husbandry Committee."

Taoyuan paused.

"The committee is responsible for the sale and distribution of eggs throughout the henhouse, the capture of chicks, and various other trivial matters related to the awakening of chicks."

"They are also connected to the 'mother' who currently runs the chicken coop."

"We have always been in an information disadvantaged position, and our search for the truth has now reached a bottleneck."

"It's almost impossible for us to get any more information from the front alone."

“All the information we have now was actually obtained around round 0013.”

"That means after nearly ten rounds, our progress in discovering the truth... is almost zero."

Taoyuan suddenly smiled bitterly.

Lin Xing'an raised his head.

"So the only way to break the deadlock is to infiltrate the committee."

"Get more information through the glutton."

He narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Yes."

Taoyuan nodded.

"..."

The room fell into silence again.

Lin Xing'an let out a light breath and raised his hand to his heart.

"Even if I can release the ghost domain now, even the gluttonous ghost can't see any abnormality in me..."

"Committee, is it easy to get in?"

he asked with a frown.

Since Taoyuan said so, he should have tried to insert people into the committee a long time ago.

"The committee has never been accessible to ordinary gluttons."

“Especially with the growth of the chicken coop, the current committee has become its own closed circle.”

"Although they advertise that anyone with strong abilities and passing the test can enter, in reality, only second- and third-generation gluttons can reach the entry threshold."

"Normally speaking, it would be impossible for us to even allow an ordinary glutton to join the committee."

"They haven't even had the opportunity to sign up for the test."

Taoyuan looked at Lin Xing'an and then changed the subject.

"But seventeen years ago, we instigated a glutton from the committee to rebel."

"We have carefully protected her identity over the years."

"In the committee's eyes, she's still on task."

Tao Yuan's words made Lin Xing'an think of something, and his Adam's apple rolled slightly, "...Who is she?"

"Yu Yu."

Taoyuan and the ragdoll cat said in unison.

"Yu Yu..."

A hint of complexity flashed across Lin Xing'an's eyes again.

But it's not surprising.

Although he had never expected Yu Yu to have such an identity...

"Yu Yu's parents are second-generation members of the committee. Although their rank is not high, Yu Yu has been blessed with a silver spoon in his mouth since birth."

"When her Class A ability [Command] awakened, she naturally joined the committee."

"At that time, I used Eve to crack the Taogui network, causing great losses to the committee and making the committee feel a sense of crisis for the first time."

"So one of the gluttons on the committee came up with an innovative idea."

"His name is Zhang Guang. At the time, he was the Deputy Director of the Logistics Department, responsible for logistics, equipment, and assistance, within the Seventh Bureau of the Committee, which was responsible for hunting down awakened humans."

"And this idea is also the basis of our entire undercover plan now."

Taoyuan paused.

"It wants to send a gluttonous ghost, disguised as a human, to infiltrate human organizations, constantly monitor humans, learn about their every move, and capture them all at the right time."

"But just like it's impossible for a human to disguise himself as a glutton, it's also impossible for a glutton to disguise himself as a human."

"Because their instincts will drive them to kill humans after discovering them awakening."

"But Yu Yu is an exception."

"Her ability, when used on herself, creates a 'bug' that allows her to violate those three rules."

"So, she naturally became the only candidate for Zhang Guang's plan."

"We had a candidate, but after the report was submitted, the committee's top management at the time was not interested in the plan."

"In their view, going undercover in a human organization was completely unnecessary, not to mention that Zhang Guang's rank at the time was too low."

"However, Zhang Guang was unwilling to give up. He found Yu Yu alone, and unexpectedly, Yu Yu was also interested in this plan."

"So... the plan began."

"And the only one who knows Yu Yu's mission and identity is Zhang Guang."

"Now, Zhang Guangjing has gone from being the deputy director of the Logistics Department to the director of the Seventh Bureau. He is a prominent figure in the entire committee."

Taoyuan raised his hand.

Zhang Guang’s message appeared in front of Lin Xing’an.

But there is very little information.

Not to mention Zhang Guang's abilities, he doesn't even look like this gluttonous ghost.

"So, seventeen years ago, when the gluttonous ghosts were rounding you up, Yu Yu found you and let you go. It wasn't the so-called 'Soul Formula' that turned her into a human."

"But her mission is to infiltrate the organization."

"She let you go just to disguise herself as a human and enter the organization?"

Lin Xing'an looked at Taoyuan and asked.

But Taoyuan shook his head.

"No, what happened that day was exactly the same as the version you and Ting Yushi told me."

"Yu Yu didn't disguise her identity at all. She told me frankly that she was a glutton."

"She even told me that her mission was to infiltrate the human organization and told me everything she knew about the truth."

"The truths that countless predecessors have explored with their lives are not as much as what Yu Yu told me in just a few minutes."

"Yu Yu said that after she used her abilities to suppress her gluttonous instincts, she gained a completely new perspective on the world and a new assessment of her own identity."

"She said she was very interested in my 'Soul Formula' and wanted me to use it to give her a 'human soul'."

Taoyuan's voice had some fluctuations.

"At that time, I didn't believe Yu Yu's words at all. I knew in my heart that there was no such thing as the 'Soul Formula'."

"But in that situation, I had no choice. I brought Yu Yu to my studio. I simply wanted to delay time and calculate whether there would be any chance of a turnaround."

“But I didn’t expect it to be successful.”

"I input a formula into Yu Yu's brain that I had never been able to successfully implement, and this formula truly made Yu Yu... become a 'human'."

"I tried it countless times afterwards, but there was no way that formula could transform a glutton into a human."

"But Yu Yu's performance and various signs all indicate that she has become a 'human'."

When Lin Xing'an heard this, his brows furrowed again.

"But...how did Yu Yu transform back into a gluttonous ghost, and then become a 'human' again when I was six years old?"

He asked, rubbing his chin.

This is also the reason why he still doesn't dare to believe Yu Yu until now.

The day of the full moon, and the six years of trials, were truly too much...

"Yu Yu turned back into a gluttonous ghost because she hid the order she had given her and issued new orders to block some of her memories of the past period."

"And the hidden order will be invalidated after hearing my voice."

"And when you were six years old, the way I woke her up was very simple."

"I just called her."

Taoyuan said calmly.

Lin Xing'an closed his eyes.

"But after she was awakened, she still killed me three times in the car..."

"I asked her to do this. Xu Zhe in North City can hear the sound of Class A abilities. Your frequent use of them at that time made him pay unusual attention to you."

Tao Yuan hesitated for a moment and played the video of Yu Yu's last conversation with him in the car.

At that time, her gentle face was full of brokenness and tear marks. "...No wonder..."

Seeing Yu Yu constantly taking medicine, Lin Xing'an suddenly thought of the scene when he killed Lin Yunchen in Villa No. 6...

At that time, he just wanted to vent out the gloom, without any thought, and without targeting Lin Yunchen's weaknesses.

But such a simple outburst actually killed Lin Yunchen, a Class C...

Before his death, Lin Yunchen was horrified and surprised when he asked what Yu Yu had eaten...

"White capsules. Taking them will make it easier for the glutton to die."

"After Yu Yu ate it, they ate Yu Yu's flesh and blood."

"It wouldn't have had any effect."

"But Yu Yu ate too much."

Taoyuan looked at Lin Xing'an's expression and explained silently.

“…Don’t let go…”

When Lin Xing'an heard Yu Yu say, "The last thing An An said to me was 'I never considered you a mother'," he felt his heart suddenly palpitate.

He sighed bitterly, his Adam's apple rolling.

"Before Yu Yu died, he prepared two videotapes for you."

"Inside are the words she never had the chance to say to you, words she said to you as a mother, not as the glutton you see her as."

Taoyuan patted Lin Xing'an on the shoulder.

But Lin Xing'an shook his head.

"If he had this identity, why did Yu Yu die?"

"She is...how could she be...be..."

Lin Xing'an closed his eyes again.

His body was shaking slightly.

Even now, even though ten years had passed, he could still recall that scene in the Gourmet Restaurant...

"How could she die like that...without dignity..."

"As long as she reveals her identity and tells Tian Ming that the reason for her violation is an undercover mission, she can... survive."

Lin Xing'an asked with a frown.

"Perhaps, but she was no longer in good health."

"Her ability consumes a lot of her energy, and she has been using it on herself for a long time, causing her body to become...extremely weak."

"Because I was dormant for a long time and didn't manage her undercover identity during those years, speaking out would only expose everything."

Taoyuan said calmly.

Lin Xing'an opened his mouth.

In the end, he just sighed softly and did not ask Taoyuan why he "woken up" Yu Yu so late.

The Yu Yu in his memory was already dead...

Everything is over...

He was not wrong, and Yu Yu was not wrong either.

If there is a new timeline, then perhaps...

"But after I woke up, we started to operate the identity of Yu Yu again."

"Because Zhang Guang is the only glutton who knows Yu Yu's mission and identity, our business is doing surprisingly well."

"Now, this identity can be activated."

Taoyuan looked at Lin Xing'an.

The ragdoll cat next to it also sat up.

But just as she was about to speak, Taoyuan raised her hand to interrupt her.

"Lin Xing'an, only you are capable of carrying out this plan, except that you have accidentally turned into a 'gluttonous ghost'..."

"We don't know why, but you and Yu Yu really have a parent-child relationship."

"But this parent-child relationship is not based on blood, but on the soul. It is a parent-child relationship of the soul."

Taoyuan looked into Lin Xing'an's eyes, as if he could see directly into Lin Xing'an's soul.

"Soul parent-child relationship? Is there really a 'soul'?"

"Yes, I allowed my soul to enter the AI, but this kind of relationship is difficult for me to explain to you."

Taoyuan said calmly.

But Lin Xing'an still frowned.

"According to your story, all of us were captured from another world by 'Mother'."

"And Taogui is a 'robot', so how can I really have a parent-child relationship with Yu Yu?"

"Shouldn't all of our real parents be in another world?"

He asked in confusion.

Taoyuan shook his head calmly.

"First of all, it can be confirmed that Yu Yu's identity has always been problematic, ever since she was able to use her abilities to suppress her gluttonous instincts."

"I even think there's a high probability that she's not dead."

"Secondly, what you want to know is also one of the pieces of information we want to obtain from the Ghost Gluttony Committee through our undercover plan."

"That is, how exactly were we humans captured and thrown into this world?"

"And whether our common home, Taoyuan Village, actually exists, whether there is a Taoyuan Village, and those so-called angels, etc..."

"At present, if we just continue investigating like this for generations, there will be basically no progress. Only by infiltrating the gluttonous ghosts can we hope to see the truth."

There was inexplicably a hint of fatigue in Taoyuan's voice.

Lin Xing'an also lowered his eyes.

indeed……

In North City, humans are constantly being hunted by gluttonous ghosts. With their own lives at risk, how could they possibly have the energy to explore the truth?

"And the most important point is that you have never dreamed of paradise."

"Everyone alive today has dreamed of paradise, including me."

"The dream can be erased from memory, but the imprint will not disappear with it."

"That is to say, everyone has the potential to have the mark activated, believe in Mother, and sacrifice everything, except you."

Taoyuan's words brought a look of realization to Lin Xing'an's face.

No wonder Yu Yu tried his best to stop him from dreaming of paradise...

No wonder the illusory white shadow in the dream was so eager and anxious to pull him into the door...

"And you're already 'dead'. In the eyes of everyone, in the eyes of all the gluttons, you're already 'dead'. Now you are a brand new person, and we can customize your identity as we please."

"Of course, the identity aspect is just a premise."

"If you want to truly join the committee, we will provide you with professional training that will last for two years or even longer."

"You need to truly understand Tao Gui and the committee, and eliminate all your weaknesses in order to survive as a Tao Gui and an undercover agent."

Taoyuan paused.

"But you can also choose to follow Yu Yu's wishes and return to the less dangerous South City as a 'confused person' and live there for five years."

"The choice is yours."

He looked at Lin Xing'an, questioning with his eyes.

“Why only five years?”

"Your body was able to come back to life thanks to that feather, but your consciousness was able to awaken because we injected you with the essence of the Yin Spring. All the essence we collected can only last for five years."

"...So if I want to obtain the essence of Yinquan, I have to join the committee, right?"

Lin Xing'an took a deep breath and asked.

"Yes."

Taoyuan nodded.

Lin Xing'an smiled.

"Undercover missions are extremely difficult, especially once you join the committee, your situation will only become more difficult."

"I know."

Lin Xing'an let out a light breath.

"I want to know everything, too. I want to know..."

Lin Xing'an closed his eyes.

An angel who looks just like Yu Yu. How exactly were humans "dropped" into this world? Does Taoyuan Village actually exist? If not, where did humans come from?

"I'm curious."

He looked at Taoyuan and said.

　Brothers, I will take a day off tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, we will officially enter a new chapter. Then it will still be two updates a day, and it will not be a big chapter.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)