Did the world end today?

Chapter 13 A Great Fire Falls from the Sky, Mars Appears on the Other Shore

"Name?"

"Lin Xu".

"age?"

"Forty-four?"

"You can't even remember your own age?"

The man sitting opposite Lin Xu frowned slightly, his eyes filled with suspicion.

"It's normal to forget some things as you get older, right?"

"Normal? So confused that you don't even remember your own age, and you call that normal?"

The man's tone was stern. Lin Xu gently moved his wrists, and the silver handcuffs rattled.

"Commander, I still don't know what you want to do with me."

"It's 2045 already, do you still need to ask me these basic questions?"

"An iris scan will show everything, why waste that time?"

"Right."

The man chuckled.

"There's really no need to waste this time."

"Then let's be frank and open with each other."

What is your relationship with Jiang Xingye?

Jiang Xingye.
Just as she had expected, the first "substantive" question the man asked was about Jiang Xingye.

Clearly, in their view, Jiang Xingye's importance, priority, or "danger" far outweighed that of the mercenary group that should never have appeared near the Sky Dome Technology Park.

They didn't even bother to ask where they found the mercenaries, nor did they bother to ask what their purpose was in finding so many mercenaries.

Jiang Xingye, what exactly did you do?
Lin Xu glanced at the old-fashioned clock hanging on the wall of the interrogation room, so rustic it seemed out of place with the times, sighed, and then replied:
"Sir, if I said I have nothing to do with her, would you believe me?"

"No relation whatsoever?"

The man's face showed a mocking expression.

"I suggest you think about it carefully before you speak."

"I've thought it over carefully."

Lin Xu shrugged.

“She and I were just former colleagues and ordinary friends. In fact, we haven’t been in contact for many years.”

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have been stupid enough to go to the company to look for her information, and I wouldn't have been discovered by you and then brought here for interrogation."

"To be honest, I really want to know, did she break a divine law or did I break a divine law? Just for asking about someone, you have to send the army to arrest me?"

"Don't try to trick me into saying anything."

The man looked at Lin Xu with amusement, his eyes filled with absurd humor.

"From the moment you sat down, you kept trying to get information out of me."

"I'm really curious, how come you're so carefree?"

"Do you know where this is? This isn't an ordinary police station, nor is it an ordinary national security office. This is the Coast Guard!"

“You should be familiar with the Coast Guard, right? Judging from your work experience, you have dealt with us before, but you just haven’t had direct contact with our department.”

"But you should be very clear about our style and our principles, right?"

"I'm not quite sure."

Lin Xu shook his head.

"I've already said I'm old and have forgotten a lot of things."

"Don't ask me what my relationship with Jiang Xingye is. In my memory, we are just ordinary colleagues and ordinary friends."

"If you want to ask me anything, you'd better ask more specifically."

Lin Xu's words were quite persuasive.

He had already realized that it was impossible to extract any information from the professional interrogator on the other end.

He's no nobody, and he wouldn't be foolish enough to reveal information that he, as a "suspect," doesn't know in order to fry fish.

He was overly cautious and overly rational.

He cannot make mistakes.

However, it's impossible for him not to make mistakes.

Because, in reality, all the information he possessed was completely unfamiliar to Lin Xu.

No matter what he asks, as long as he opens his mouth, Lin Xu can get information for free.

Either way, you'll make a profit.

Seeing Lin Xu's "fully cooperative" expression, the man's eyes shifted several times before he finally spoke:

"If you want to communicate, I suggest you be as honest as possible."

"Stop telling me things like 'you have nothing to do with Jiang Xingye,' okay? She's your ex-wife, do you dare say you have nothing to do with her?"

"."

Lin Xu was dumbfounded.

WTF?

In this world, I married Jiang Xingye?

They were not only married, but they're divorced now?
What kind of painless second marriage scenario is this?
Lin Xu looked at the man in disbelief, and the man looked back at him in disbelief.

"No, you really don't remember??"

"The emotion monitoring system shows that your credibility is 89%. Even if you are a genius actor, it is impossible to control your micro-expressions to this extent."

"You have amnesia? When did it start?"

"You're asking when someone with amnesia started experiencing memory loss?"

Lin Xu was dumbfounded.

"Isn't this question ridiculously stupid, sir?"

A slightly embarrassed smile appeared on the man's face. He seemed to realize that the question he had asked "subconsciously" was somewhat foolish.

After a brief pause, as if receiving some kind of instruction, he skipped the original question and asked instead:
"Do you know about the Planetary Reincarnation Organization?" "No, what kind of organization is that?"

Lin Xu had been waiting for this question. His expression was quite sincere, and his curiosity and doubt were genuine.
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This wasn't a performance; it was a genuine expression of emotion.

Seeing his expression, the man's brows furrowed even more.

He was almost certain that Lin Xu had indeed lost part of his memory, so after briefly consulting with his superiors, he replied:

"Planetary Reincarnation is a terrorist organization recognized by countries around the world, and is also classified as a cult organization by our country."

"They firmly believe that all objects in the universe exist in the form of 'life cycles,' even the stars."

"The most famous saying in their doctrine is 'A great fire falls from the sky, and Mars appears on the other side.'"

"So, do you remember?"

".No."

Lin Xu shook his head blankly.

Of course he had no memory of it. He had only heard the term "planetary cycle" for the first time today!
Seeing his reaction, the man interrogating him also began to feel somewhat at a loss.

"The brainwave monitoring is also fine."

"You really have no memory of planetary reincarnation or Jiang Xingye at all?"

"So what exactly do you want with her? And what's the purpose of hiring so many mercenaries?"

"If I knew, would it still be called amnesia?"

"I only vaguely remember that Jiang Xingye told me that the end of the world was coming, so I found mercenaries and wanted them to help me steal rockets from Tianqiong Technology."

Lin Xu's words were half true and half false, and even he himself found them unbelievable.

But strangely enough, the man seemed to have taken it to heart.

"Steal a rocket??"

The man's eyes suddenly narrowed.

As if he had grasped some crucial clue, he immediately began to ask, in a persuasive manner:

"Where to grab a rocket?"

Before Lin Xu could answer, the man suddenly raised his voice and said quickly:
"Don't think! Just say whatever comes to mind?"

".Mars?"

Lin Xu had never experienced such an interrogation before, and he subconsciously uttered the first answer that flashed through his mind.

After hearing his answer, the man opposite him let out a long sigh of relief.

"You've probably really been used by the Planetary Reincarnation Organization."

"This is basically consistent with the intelligence we had previously gathered."

"Although we cannot yet confirm your innocence, based on the current clues, you are most likely being used as a pawn."

"Your memories were likely erased by them using some particularly cruel method."

"That's why you forget so many things about them."

"No matter what, you are also one of the victims."

"From now on, you can stay here with us."

"We will protect your safety, and of course, we also hope that you will cooperate with our investigation."

"Those doomsday theorists pose a huge threat to society. If we could wipe them out in one fell swoop..."

"Sir, wait a minute."

Lin Xu interrupted the man, speaking very quickly:

"I don't know what the Planetary Reincarnation Organization does, but I'm absolutely certain that the end of the world is real!"

"Time is running out. Could you tell me where Jiang Xingye is right now?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a look of pity appeared on the man's face.

He looked at Lin Xu and asked:
"They tell you how long until the end of the world?"

"10 seconds."

Lin Xu answered without hesitation.

"The end of the world will come in 10 seconds!"

"You will die within 20 seconds of the apocalypse!"

"You must seize this last moment and tell me the answer!"

"Now!"

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

silence.

In the silence, a bright flash of light filled the entire interrogation room.

The end of the world is coming!

Lin Xu felt his life was rapidly slipping away.

He was blind, so naturally he didn't know what expression the man opposite him had.

He could only shout desperately.

"The end of the world is coming!"

Where is Jiang Xingye? Tell me the answer!

No one answered.

Lin Xu was holding on entirely by sheer willpower.

Time passed second by second, and just before his consciousness completely plunged into darkness, he suddenly heard a hoarse, indistinct voice, but one that was also burning out with life.

"Mars!"

"Mars!"

(End of this chapter)