Mystery Detective of the Steam World

Chapter 526 Enthusiastic Recommendation
Of course, Li Wei did not agree directly. Instead, he went to the Golden Mead Club to find Matilda and ask her if she was interested.

Matilda was also taken aback after hearing what Li Wei said.

"Yes, you want to adapt my novel into a picture book like 'Betty the Dog' and 'The Steel Legion'?"

"Almost. I'm planning to start a new magazine to serialize these comics. What do you think? There are two forms of payment: one is a direct buyout, and the other is based on subscriptions, with you and the artist splitting the royalties equally."

"Sir Levy, aren't you going to paint this?"

Matilda gestured with her fingers while cautiously watching Levi. She gave off the timid feeling of a squirrel clutching a melon seed.

You'd never guess he'd write eccentric literature.

But you can't judge a book by its cover.

"I don't plan to stay in this industry for the rest of my life."

Li Wei shrugged.

What do you think?

"So...which of my works are you planning to adapt?"

"What do you think?"

"Ah, well, let me think..."

Upon hearing this, Matilda's eyes lit up.

"This, this one is more to my liking..."

With that, Matilda jogged to the bookshelf and returned a moment later with a book.

The title on the cover is……………

"Unforgivable love?"

Looking at the book title, Li Wei felt a chill run down his spine. The title itself was quite normal, and it looked like an ordinary romance novel.

But considering Matilda's eccentric style... she actually managed to write "Unforgivable" in the title...

How inhuman are the characters in this movie?
"Can I take it back and take a look?"

"Of course, please, please be sure to take a look!"

Seeing Matilda's eyes light up as she enthusiastically recommended it to him, Levi had a bad feeling.

He didn't feel this way when he saw the Necronomicon in the Great Salt Lake castle...

"Ah, um..."

Li Wei glanced at the book in his hand, then at Matilda.

Anyway… let's take a look first, after all, this isn't the *Necronomicon*. It should be fine, right…?

In fact, Levi had a high opinion of Matilda's books because, although they appear to be romance novels, they actually have elements of thriller and suspense. This makes Matilda's novels unique, and it's no wonder she's so popular.

With the novel in hand, Li Wei returned home and began to read it.

The beginning of Matilda's novel is quite unconventional.

The book's main characters are two men, let's call them Male A and Male B. They are both scientists at a medical school. Male A is handsome, while Male B is a somewhat delicate and pretty boy. The two have been good friends since university. However, Male B has always secretly loved Male A, but he knows this is forbidden, as the world still cares a lot about such things, so he buries his love deep in his heart.

One day, Man A approached Man B, claiming he had completed a groundbreaking study: gender reassignment! He could turn men into women and women into men. From then on, everyone would no longer have to suffer because of their gender and could freely choose their own!
Well, seeing this, Li Wei felt like he was reading a science fiction novel.

Upon hearing this news, Man B was overjoyed. Man A said the problem was that no one was willing to experiment on him to prove its effectiveness. So Man B immediately proposed to be the experiment! In Man B's view, if he became a woman, the gender barrier between them would disappear!

Initially, Man A firmly refused, stating that if such a thing were discovered, they would all be fired. Man B, to demonstrate his resolve, voluntarily resigned and told his family he was going abroad for further studies, so that even if he disappeared, no one would suspect anything.

Seeing his unwavering determination, male A finally agreed to let him do the experiment.

Then, a miracle happened. When Man B opened his eyes again, he found that he had turned into a beautiful woman!

Okay, from now on, let's call her B.

Man A told Woman B that he had found her a new identity, and that she would live with him under this identity from now on. Woman B happily agreed, and the two moved in together as planned. After some time, Man A accepted Woman B, and they officially became a couple, eventually getting married.

What follows is a sweet love story, but it seems rather awkward to Li Wei… But Matilda is Matilda; if she had just finished writing it like that, she wouldn’t be a leading figure in eccentric literature.

Just as woman B was immersed in her happy life with man A, she felt that her memory was malfunctioning. Strange memories that didn't belong to her would frequently appear in her mind. In these memories, woman B was indifferent to man A, while man A was quite proactive towards her.

At the time, woman B found it strange and thought it was just some kind of fantasy.

But gradually, more and more of these original memories appeared, and even memories of female B's childhood appeared—this is impossible, because female B should have been male B!

Finally, unable to suppress her inner doubts, woman B followed her memories to the basement of an abandoned warehouse. There, she found man A's diary and a skeleton tied to a chair.

Through the diary, woman B learned everything.

It turns out that female B wasn't male B in disguise; female B was a real person, a student at that university, who had always liked male B. However, because she was very beautiful, male A pursued her instead. But female B didn't like male A; she only liked male B.

However, male B likes male A... and male A actually knows male B's feelings for him, and he hates him and finds him disgusting.

Then, an idea came to him.

He did invent a technology, but it wasn't gender reassignment; it was hypnosis. He tricked male B, brought him here, and then summoned female B. He used hypnosis to implant male B's memories into female B, so that whenever female B wakes up and sees her female body, she will believe that the change was successful.

Thus, man A got what he wanted. The awakened woman B not only no longer disliked him as before, but even took the initiative to throw herself into his arms. Ultimately, the two married, and man B was naturally killed by man A. Because he had been deceived by man A, he had faked going abroad to study before the incident, and his family only believed that he had disappeared in an accident abroad.

Upon learning all this, the sealed memories in Woman B's mind were finally revived. Unable to bear it any longer, she secretly took a gun and returned home. When Man A returned home, he was greeted by Woman B's vengeful fury!

A gunshot rang out, and Man A fell to the ground. However, as he lay there, he confessed his inner turmoil to Woman B. He admitted that he initially disliked Man B, but after Woman B gained Man B's memories and treated him with utmost care, Man A was moved by her sincerity. Therefore, he ultimately decided that even if she only possessed Man B's memories, he would marry her to atone for his sins!
Now that she knows the truth, male A can leave in peace.

The heartfelt confession of male A before his death also awakened the memories of male B, who was implanted in female B's body. Looking at the dead male A, male B was overwhelmed with grief and finally raised the gun in his hand, pointing it at his own head.

Both of them subsequently died.

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“……………………………”

Li Wei silently closed the book and rubbed his forehead.

When it comes to being utterly inhuman, it has to be you, Miss Matilda.

If Li Wei encountered a case like this in real life, he would absolutely not want to solve it.

Or rather, he simply doesn't want to encounter it.

(End of this chapter)