[Master! Master!! Wake up! Wake up!!]

Xia Yangyang heard the system's distant call. She tried her best to wake up, but her whole body felt heavy and powerless, as if she were bound by invisible chains.

Suddenly, a low, piercing metallic scraping sound pierced her eardrums.

She suddenly opened her eyes.

The night was dark, and as I turned my head, two eerie train lights, like the eyes of death, were approaching from afar.

Her pupils suddenly dilated.

He instinctively tried to stand up, but when he looked down, he saw that his body was bound by rough ropes and he couldn't move.

System: [What are you standing there for! Roll over to the side!]

The cold rails beneath me trembled slightly.

Xia Yangyang twisted her body desperately, her fingers rubbing against the rails for any possible lifeline.

Just a second before the train was about to run her over, she touched the gap at the edge of the rails and, with her last bit of strength, threw herself toward the edge of the platform.

Her vision blurred, and all she could hear was the roar of the train rushing past.

The train has completely passed.

Xia Yangyang's breathing was heavy.

She gazed up at the night sky, and after a long while, her deathly pale face slowly regained its warmth.

The way she tied the hemp rope around her body was very clumsy. After groping around for a while, she found the knot, pulled hard, and untied the hemp rope.

Xia Yangyang sat weakly on the gravel-paved railway.

She looked up at the bright moonlight, then looked down at herself, still wearing her pajamas.

Wasn't she sleeping in her bed at home? Why was she suddenly tied to the train tracks?

System: [Would you like to view the recording?]

Xia Yangyang frowned: [What video?]

System: [Everything you did while you were asleep was, to be precise, done by the parasitic species.]

Then a semi-transparent blue screen appeared in front of Xia Yangyang.

The flickering light and shadow cast shadows on her face.

Xia Yangyang saw herself in the image, enveloped by black tentacles.

She moved swiftly and decisively, with a clear goal in mind, first taking her family's quirky animals to the pet store.

They smashed the pet store to pieces and ate all the pets inside; the gore was so graphic that it needed to be censored.

Then he went to the circus, turned it into a mess, and went on a killing spree. The ferocious beasts were released, while the weak animals were brutally torn apart and swallowed.

Finally, they arrived in a grand procession at the railway line where trains passed by.

The nimble monkey found a rope and tied her to the railway tracks.

And Mr. Parasite condoned their behavior, silently lurking beneath her skin...

Moonlight shone on a pair of tightly pursed lips.

Xia Yangyang's face was completely pale. After reading everything, she felt a chill creep through her: [I didn't expect it to be so averse to those two jobs.]

So far, Mr. Parasite has performed very well.

She couldn't understand why this was happening tonight.

System: [It's not a work-related issue, can't you see? It's trying to take control of your body.]

Xia Yangyang: [Why? I've been feeding and caring for it well, and it's always been very well-behaved. For over a month before this, it never did anything out of line.]

The system said quietly, "I guess what caused this change was neither you nor it, but the parasites it devoured."

If you can communicate with it, then the parasites it devours can naturally communicate with it as well.

They will turn it against you, drive a wedge between you two, and make it lose itself amidst the cacophony of voices, turning it once again into a parasitic species dominated by desire and pleasure.

Xia Yangyang's eyes sharpened for a moment.

Yes, that makes sense now. So that was the real purpose of those parasitic species.

Xia Yangyang: [But if I die, won't it die too?]

The system's tone was sinister: "[It just needs to devour you before you die.]"

Xia Yangyang: [Backlash?]

System: [Yes.]

Xia Yangyang's hands hung limply at her sides, her fingertips still trembling slightly at the thought of the train that had just run over her: [So, the reason I was clearly conscious but couldn't wake up just now was because...]

System: [Because you are being devoured by it, your weak mental strength is no longer able to regain control of your body. Although you two are symbiotic, its backlash against you is tantamount to killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of your own, but at least it can break free from your control and gain freedom.]

Xia Yangyang suddenly let out a mocking laugh: "So, he thinks he can become king and tyrant just like that?"

The system shook its head: [It was confused by the parasites' words, it never expected—]

Xia Yangyang continued, following the system's words: [Unexpectedly, I, who am also severely weakened, have become the meal for the parasites within my body.]

System: [Yes.]

So this is the nature of parasites, this is the only strategy they can win.

From the very beginning, their appearance was not a surrender to the destroyer of the ecosystem, but rather an attempt to eliminate their own kind and humanity that disrupted the balance.

The system's tone was worried: [So, what do you plan to do? Your current situation is very dangerous.]

Xia Yangyang swayed as she stood up from the ground, her long, loose hair falling to both sides of her face, leaving only the middle of her face bare, revealing her pert nose and curled eyelashes.

Her knee was scraped by a pebble, and blood soaked through her trouser leg: [Do you remember the phone number Officer Jiang left behind?]

System: [I have a record... Do you want them to help you?]

Xia Yangyang didn't answer directly, but instead said: "[When I was a child, my next-door neighbor was a dog trainer. He often said that if a dog is classified as a vicious dog, the problem usually lies not with the dog but with the person. If even the owner indulges or fears it, then it deserves whatever treatment it receives.]"

The system scratched its head, not understanding what this meant.

Xia Yangyang didn't bring her phone. Perhaps Mr. Parasite was afraid of being held accountable, so it remained curled up in a corner of its consciousness, silent.

Xia Yangyang did not punish him.

Instead, they went to a public phone booth and exchanged 1 point of "good pregnancy points" for 1 coin.

I dialed Officer Jiang's number.

It was 3 a.m., and the other end should still be asleep, but the call was answered after only a few rings.

He coughed lightly, a faint grinding sound coming from his throat, as if clearing away any lingering sleepiness.

[Feed? Who?] His voice was slightly hoarse.

"Officer Jiang, I'm sorry to bother you so late. I'm Xia Yangyang."

The voice on the other end was much clearer: [Ms. Xia?! What can I do for you?]

"I admit I am 'The Hidden One,' and I'd be happy to help you execute the 'Glutton's Counterattack Plan.' Is it too late to join now?"

A series of commotion sounds came from across the table, as if someone had accidentally knocked over a water glass and was hurriedly wiping the table with paper.

[Of course you'll make it! That would be an honor for the entire City A! Are you going to the bureau now? I can tell you about the latest strategic plan.]

Xia Yangyang rubbed her temples: "Let's talk about this tomorrow. Actually, I'm calling you now to ask for your help. I'm very sorry that my negligence has caused some unnecessary trouble for society, and tonight, those troubles have escalated to a point that I can't handle on my own..."

Next, Xia Yangyang revealed all the evil deeds that Mr. Parasite and his henchmen had committed at the pet shop and the circus.

This includes the fact that those evil animals are entirely parasitic.

Officer Jiang listened quietly until the end, then spoke again, his voice much clearer: "I knew about those animals the moment I saw them."

Xia Yangyang was surprised and could only cover her face, saying, "I'm sorry, I lied to you."

Officer Jiang: [You've said "sorry" so many times tonight.]

"Excuse me."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone: [It's okay, where are you now?]

Xia Yangyang looked around at the empty platform. It was abandoned, with only occasional coal trains passing by.

It was still early before sunrise, and the vast darkness made it impossible to distinguish east from west.

She rubbed the landmark sign on the phone booth with her thumb: "I'm at an abandoned train station platform called 'Sandao Li'."

The person on the other end said, "Wait for me there," and then hung up.

The wooden benches on the platform have been weathered and worn by time.

The air was filled with the smell of rust and decay.

Xia Yangyang sat in the phone booth, hugging her knees, under the only dim light source.

She gently rested her chin on her knees, gazing at the empty platform and the faintly visible tracks in the distance.

I don't know how much time passed.

A pair of gleaming black leather boots caught her eye.

She looked up at the newcomer, whose aura was stern and imposing. Beneath the brim of his dark hat, a pair of deep, narrow eyes were visible.

He reached out his hand to her, and one could vaguely see his wrist, which was always poised to strike, hidden in his sleeve.

The five fingers, encased in leather gloves, were slender and well-proportioned.

"Let me reintroduce myself. I am Jiang Yan, the team leader in charge of the 'Glutton' counterattack plan. Like you, I am also a parasite carrier."

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