Electronic Nezha

Chapter 164 Witness
When I was a child, I loved catching bugs to play with, so I'm no stranger to the feeling of bugs wriggling in my palm.

But to be honest, I almost threw it on the ground. After all, the wriggling of insects and the wriggling of hair are not the same thing. The latter reminded me of Japanese horror movies. Sadako and Kayako both have long, shiny black hair. If they were bald, the horror atmosphere would be greatly reduced. The opposite examples are Voldemort and the purple potato in "The Avengers".

"What are you doing?" Ma Chaoran asked me when she saw my hand twitching.

Just as I was about to speak, I suddenly felt a strand of hair pierce my palm, a slight pain and itch, like being bitten by a poisonous insect. Then I felt dizzy, and Ma Chaoran's image blurred before my eyes, becoming two. Immediately afterward, the scene before me refreshed as if someone had pressed F5; Ma Chaoran disappeared, and I heard her anxious voice in my ear: "Old Liu, what's wrong?"

Then, I could no longer hear any sound. Suddenly, I saw a white figure appear in the living room. She had a stunning figure, her whole body shimmering with white light, and her long hair was silver-white, with each strand curling and writhing like a siren.

My old friend, the Queen of Latos, has appeared again.

"Strange, are they already asleep at this hour?" she muttered to herself, glancing at me with the same look she gave the tables and chairs. Then, she waved her hands in the air, and some of the furnishings in the room began to change. First, the messy KFC table was cleaned up, and the dust from the long period of neglect disappeared. The Queen walked around, constantly changing the details of the room, making everything look like everyday life. Finally, with a wave of her hand, Yuan Yuan appeared in the room, cleaning as usual.

I stood there looking at her, not moving or saying a word. I roughly knew what was going on—the hair in my hand must belong to the Queen. I had been hypnotized in the past because of this thing. It was something the Queen had tried to put on me. As long as there was contact with my body, the Queen could enter my dreams through this channel, provided that I was already asleep.

The first time I was hypnotized was because I hadn't slept well the night before and fell asleep at the stall. The second time was when I fell asleep naturally at home, and her hair was a bridge that allowed me to interact with her in my dreams.

But she didn't expect this situation to be special. I came into contact with her hair while I was fully awake. This stuff might have a certain anesthetic effect, which can make people sleep more deeply. Unlike before, this time she forcibly pulled me into a dream.

I'm currently in a dream, but my mind is clear. I can even guess that Ma Chaoran must be extremely worried right now. I forcefully open my eyes and vaguely see Liu Zhenhua and Ma Chaoran surrounding me. One strand of hair is lightly stuck in my palm. When I relax again, everything returns to the dream, and the hair is gone. I'm hovering on the edge of reality and dreams!
The Queen paced back and forth between the rooms, her hands and feet busy adjusting anything unusual she could detect. Finally, she reached the doorway, suddenly exerted all her strength, and her white hair stood on end. I felt the slight pain in my palm disappear, and the scene felt even more realistic. The next second, the Queen suddenly transformed into Liu Zhenhua in a school uniform. As he entered, he casually asked, "Dad, what are we having for dinner tonight?"

Oh, I see now. To her, I was just a prop. To put it bluntly, this was a game she set up that would only begin if she said so. She seemed unaware that I was watching her set up the whole thing...

The game began, and this time the Queen took the lead and played a role herself.

Before I could speak, Yuan Yuan said in a gentle voice, "We're having pork stew with vermicelli today. Dinner's ready soon!"

Liu Zhenhua said, "Hurry up, I'm hungry."

I stood there, unsure of what to do. The performance was forced upon me, and I wasn't paid. Should I cooperate or not? But I still gave the Queen a mental thumbs up. With the Queen's production, the props and details were still impeccable!
Yuan Yuan set out the food, and Liu Zhenhua asked in bewilderment, "Dad, why aren't you eating?"

I sat down next to him, patted his head, and said, "You eat, Dad will watch you eat."

Liu Zhenhua had goosebumps all over his neck.

This is so much fun! I've decided to keep playing!
Liu Zhenhua wolfed down a large bowl of rice and half a basin of vegetables. I said to Yuanyuan, "Bring the rice cooker over."

Liu Zhenhua said, "Dad, I'm full."

“You’re at the age where you’re growing, this little bit isn’t enough. You usually eat two bowls.”

"Okay, alright." Liu Zhenhua encouraged himself and ate another big bowl.

I placed the rice cooker in front of him and said, "Eat this."

"Dad, I'm so full..."

"Hmm, I think you're just bored and have nothing better to do." "Dad, what's wrong with you?"

I was about to get angry, but then I thought I should see what tricks she was up to, so I asked, "Anything interesting happened at school today?"

"Hey, no, it's just that the holidays are coming up soon, and the school asked parents to sign a holiday commitment form, which is due tomorrow." Liu Zhenhua said, taking a piece of paper out of his bag and handing it to me.

"Find me a pen."

Liu Zhenhua took out his pencil case and picked out a pencil for me. My heart was pounding with excitement, and my hands were trembling.

I picked up a pen and signed my name on the paper.

Liu Zhenhua craned his neck to look, and after I finished writing the last character, he couldn't help but say, "Andy Lau?"

I said, "Anyway, your teachers don't know my name."

Liu Zhenhua said with a bitter face, "This... I'm afraid it won't work. You have to take responsibility for me."

"Yes, I am your father—call me 'Dad' again."

Liu Zhenhua said speechlessly, "Dad, why are you acting so strangely?"

I abruptly asked, "Aren't you tired?"

"What do you mean?"

I pointed at Yuan Yuan and said to him, "She should have stopped you when I offered you a second bowl of rice."

Liu Zhenhua was taken aback: "She's just a robot, what does she know?"

I said, "So you've given yourself away. You didn't even grasp the characters' personalities before daring to be a director? Also, holiday commitment letters are signed during the summer vacation. What kind of commitment letter is it to be signed in the winter? Are all the kids in your school winter swimming enthusiasts? Are you afraid that the school will drown if you swim in the wild? Besides, these things are printed out at home and then handed back. There's no ready-made one to sign—you're too impatient, you know?"

Liu Zhenhua said angrily, "You figured it out a long time ago?"

I chuckled and said, "So the scenes in your dream were all created by you personally?" I really hadn't thought of that before. "Witness" is a good word, but not all witnesses are good.

When I was in school, there was a girl in my class who had a very special ability: she could cry on cue. Every time she performed this skill, all she had to do was cover her face with a book. When she took the book off, tears would stream down her face. We all found it incredible. Until one time, during a performance, she dropped the book on the ground, and the whole class watched in disbelief as she made faces and tried to yawn.

The Queen's mysterious and radiant image has been shattered in my mind by at least half.

The Queen gritted her teeth and said, "Liu Chuanfeng, you've tricked me again!"

"I'm teaching you to be good because you've called me 'Dad' so many times."

(End of this chapter)