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Chapter 107 It's obvious I've been set up!

"Holy crap!"

The man's face darkened, and he hurriedly covered his lower body with his hands, saying awkwardly, "Could you lend me a piece of clothing to cover myself?"

Xu Yuan shook his head: "I'm only wearing pajamas. You should cover your face first so that no one recognizes you."

"Cough cough————"

Cheng Tuo coughed lightly, took off his coat, and handed it over.

"Let's make do with this for now."

The man quickly took the coat, hurriedly tied it around his waist, and his tense expression relaxed slightly as he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Cheng Tuo looked at him and couldn't help but ask, "Jianjun, what happened to you?"

The moment he saw the person, all the lost memories he had of that person returned to his mind.

Wu Jianjun is a member of the Intelligence Section of the Yanjiang Sickness Management Bureau, specializing in intelligence gathering.

He could only remember the person, but he still couldn't recall why the person had appeared in the old building or why they had ended up in such a state.

Wu Jianjun sighed deeply: "More than a month ago, this old building suddenly started acting strangely. I was ordered to go in and investigate, and I've been stuck inside ever since."

"You went in more than a month ago?" Yu Hanqiu turned around upon hearing the voice.

Wu Jianjun looked surprised: "Yes, this building was the first to show abnormalities. You and Cheng Tuo were the first to investigate, and then you arranged for me to go inside and dig deeper. What, you don't remember?"

"I see."

Yu Hanqiu's eyes flickered slightly. No wonder she always felt that Wutong District looked very familiar; it turned out that she had indeed been here before.

Could the inexplicable sense of familiarity she felt when she first met Xu Yuan also stem from that operation? Had she met him a month ago?

The strange thing is that when she saw Wu Jianjun, her memories became clear as ever, but when she faced Xu Yuan, her memories remained hazy.

Wu Jianjun noticed her unusual expression and seemed to understand something. He tentatively asked, "Could it be that your memories of me have been erased?"

"No wonder no one from the station came looking for me for so long, and the progress of getting away with the photos this time was ridiculously slow. It turns out everyone was affected." He thought for a moment, then suddenly realized, and then felt a lingering fear. "So, I almost didn't make it back just now?"

His ability is to imprint his consciousness onto a photograph, while his physical body decays, essentially making his true self hide inside the photograph.

Combined with the fast-transfer camera function, it's almost like having three extra lives, allowing you to escape danger at any time, making it an excellent ability for intelligence gathering.

However, he was unable to extricate himself from the photograph; someone had to stare into his eyes for ten seconds to wake him up.

Moreover, he only has twelve hours to escape, and if no one comes to his aid after that time, he will be completely lost in the world of photographs.

Therefore, whenever he encountered danger during a mission, he would send out a large number of photos at once, distributing them among different colleagues, just in case. But this time, no one came to meet him for a long time.

Looking back now, it turns out that everyone's memories had been interfered with, and they couldn't remember that he even existed.

Yu Hanqiu's eyes sharpened, and he asked in a deep voice, "Memory erasure?"

"No, to be precise, it's more like my presence has been swallowed up by this building, which is why you've forgotten me."

Wu Jianjun's expression was solemn. "After I entered the old building to explore for a period of time, all my memories of the calamity and supernatural abilities were erased. Only my superficial identity as an ordinary person remained, and my words and actions were also confined to the thinking of ordinary people."

"Until recently, a dramatic change occurred inside the building, and I briefly regained my memory. I managed to take a photo with my telephoto camera and send a message, thus managing to escape."

"That building is extremely dangerous; the power inside is simply impossible to contend with, and the danger level is extremely high."

Wu Jianjun's tone grew increasingly grave: "This place is too terrifying. We are powerless to fight it. I suspect the danger level has reached a critical point, and we must immediately request support from headquarters."

"Malignant transformation————"

Yu Hanqiu's gaze, peering through his sunglasses, sharpened slightly. This was a level of danger beyond critical illness.

In fact, judging from the fact that the other party could directly affect everyone's memories, she had already made a prediction, and even secretly felt that the threat of this old building was probably not limited to this.

"It was terrifying to this extent—" Gu Ya murmured softly, her face full of lingering fear. "Luckily, it's already gone, otherwise we would have been in big trouble."

Everyone secretly rejoiced. If the old building had remained standing, they would have been powerless to resist it, and the entire Yanjiang area would likely have been overthrown, with unimaginable consequences.

"Left? What happened?" Wu Jianjun was taken aback.

Gu Ya then briefly explained the cause and effect. After listening, Wu Jianjun was still a little scared: "It seems that my ability to regain my memory is mostly due to its departure. Otherwise, I would probably have died in the building in a daze, without knowing why."

"Besides these, have you found any other clues?" Gu Ya couldn't help but ask.

"We weren't able to explore much further." Wu Jianjun composed himself and shook his head. "However, I discovered that this building is home to..."

Numerous calamities befell them, yet none of them could step outside the room; this place seemed like a prison.

"cage?"

"That's right," Wu Jianjun said solemnly. "When I first entered the building, I tried knocking on the door, and all that appeared behind it were calamities. They longed to escape the room, but were always held captive by an invisible force."

"I suspect that this old building and its residents are not one entity; it is essentially a prison for those who are different."

"Why didn't I notice it?"

Hearing this, Xu Yuan frowned slightly and couldn't help but interject, "Although this building is a bit old, without an elevator, and the living environment is just average, it's still quite peaceful and comfortable to live in. How does it feel like a cage?"

Seeing his dismissive attitude, Wu Jianjun frowned and said, "This is a conclusion I reached through my own investigation, so it naturally has its basis. What makes you make this judgment?"

"I don't need to make a judgment."

"unnecessary?"

Wu Jianjun turned to look at Yu Hanqiu, his tone somewhat puzzled: "Captain Yu, is this person new to the bureau? His behavior is rather unprofessional."

"No." Yu Hanqiu shook her head. "The reason he doesn't need to make a judgment is because he lives in that building himself."

noodle."

"?"

Wu Jianjun's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Xu Yuan warily: "Are you a resident of the old building?"

"Yeah, right." Xu Yuan said matter-of-factly, "If I didn't live there, what right would I be making these comments?"

"What?"

Wu Jianjun's expression changed drastically, and he subconsciously retreated repeatedly until he caught a glimpse of the signaling looks from Gu Ya and the others, at which point he managed to regain his balance.

He subtly moved closer to Cheng Tuo and asked in a low voice, "What exactly happened?"

He couldn't understand why the people in the bureau got along so well with the residents of the old building.

After examining the other party repeatedly, he couldn't see any signs of danger. In addition, his previous impression of the other party was quite good, so he replied in a low voice, "It's Captain Yu's decision. I'll explain it to you in detail later."

"I see." Wu Jianjun nodded. Since it was Yu Hanqiu's judgment, even though he was puzzled, he chose to trust him.

Just then, Xu Yuan suddenly spoke up: "I've seen you before. You were with a woman before; she lived next door to me."

What is your relationship with me?

"Next door?" Wu Jianjun looked slightly taken aback. "You're the resident of 424?"

Xu Yuan nodded and said, "That's right."

"I have nothing to do with her."

"What's the big deal about you two getting together?" Xu Yuan asked, looking incredulous.

"That was an accident," Wu Jianjun shook his head and recalled, "The woman also seemed to be there to gather intelligence, and she went even deeper than me. She even got the key to room 423 and stayed in the building as a tenant. She also lost her memory, but her movements were not restricted."

"When I saw her, she didn't seem like the calamity of the old building. She was even able to leave the room, so I followed her in to investigate. I never expected to fall victim to it, and my memory was completely lost."

"So, you only lost your memory after entering room 423?" Yu Hanqiu immediately seized on the key point, "The source of the memory blockade was those rooms, or even the entire old building itself?"

"That's right." Wu Jianjun's expression grew even more solemn. "After entering Room 423, not only was my cognition disrupted, but my abilities were also suppressed."

"On my deathbed, my memories briefly returned, and I realized that the room was like a black hole, constantly devouring my power, my memories, and even my very existence."

"If I really died in that room, I'm afraid all traces of myself would be completely erased. Judging from your previous reactions, even the memories of me in other people's minds will probably disappear as well."

"To completely erase all traces of a person—" Gu Ya felt a chill run down her spine; such an ability was truly inconceivable.

"So that's how it is—" Xu Yuan seemed to have realized something, his expression darkening. "Could it be that the escape from this building was premeditated?"

"Premeditated?" Yu Hanqiu immediately pressed, "Why do you say that?"

"That thing in my room that interfered with my perception was clearly the power of the old building itself," Xu Yuan analyzed. "I was wondering before why I was so sleepy after defeating that thing, but now that I think about it, it was obviously a trap!"

Xu Yuan said solemnly and indignantly, "It deliberately put me to sleep and then quickly escaped. There's only one answer!"

Yu Ya held her breath and asked instinctively, "What's the answer?"

Xu Yuan concluded solemnly, "It's clearly eyeing my house and belongings!"

Yu Ya's brain suddenly went blank: "Huh?"

"Look, it didn't run away any earlier or later, but it ran away right after I borrowed a few hundred yuan. What does that mean? It means it had been watching me for a long time!"

"So they deliberately plotted against me, made me fall asleep, and then absconded with the money, fleeing to escape punishment!" Xu Yuan looked around, his face solemn. "This is clearly a meticulously planned crime!"

He grew angrier the more he thought about it, gritting his teeth as he said, "No, I have to find it sooner or later, break its legs, and make it pay for my losses!"

"?"

Wu Jianjun looked at Xu Yuan's indignant expression with a blank expression.

"Does he understand us?" he quietly asked Cheng Tuo, tilting his head slightly. "And is he serious? Why would someone so wicked go to such lengths to scheme for his wealth?"

Cheng Tuo said, "He's always been like this; you'll get used to it."

Seeing that Xu Yuan had come to this conclusion after his analysis, Yu Hanqiu felt helpless, but seeing his emotional state, she still comforted him, "Don't worry, there will be opportunities in the future."

Xu Yuan nodded. The reason he was so eager to find that old building was not only because he was angry that his valuables had been stolen, but also because he remembered that well-behaved little girl.

"Is she—also a calamity?"

He didn't actually show any obvious discrimination against calamities. After all, they were all residents of the same building and monsters, so they were all pretty much the same. As long as they didn't provoke him, he didn't care.

But that little girl was so cute, and she even gave him things. She was such a good girl, he would argue with anyone who said she wasn't good!

Besides, he had many other questions in his mind: how exactly did he end up living in this old building? He seemed unable to remember that part of the past.

"Alright, we can talk about the rest later. Let's leave here first and restore the neighborhood that has been stripped of reality to its original state."

After Yu Hanqiu finished speaking, she took the lead and walked forward, with the others following closely behind.

Xu Yuan suppressed his thoughts and quickly caught up. Right now, if he wanted to make big money, he still had to rely on Yu Hanqiu. As they walked, he asked her curiously:

What does "detaching from reality" mean?

"A method to temporarily transport a real-world area into another dimension," Yu Hanqiu explained patiently. "To avoid exposing the scenes of our battle with the calamity to ordinary people."

Xu Yuan clicked his tongue in amazement: "They actually have this kind of ability? The Sickness Management Bureau is quite impressive."

The two chatted along the way, and soon they saw several figures appear ahead, standing guard on a patch of uneven ground.

A white-haired young man stood on one side, while a short distance away, a burly man with a buzz cut sat on the ground, chatting idly in front of the empty space.

In the crowd, a masked man turned his head at the sound, his indifferent gaze first sweeping over Wu Jianjun, and finally settling on Xu Yuan.

"Captain Yu, you're back."

Ye Chu, who had been feeling rather bored, brightened up when she saw Yu Hanqiu. She quickly walked over and glanced at Xu Yuan without showing any emotion: "Did things go smoothly?"

"Hmm." Yu Hanqiu nodded slightly.

That means things are settled—Ye Chu felt relieved and turned to look at Wu Jianjun, asking curiously, "Old Wu, what happened to you? Come to think of it, I just realized that I had completely forgotten about you."

Yu Hanqiu pondered to herself: Could it be that as long as one person regains their memory, the effects on everyone will be lifted? Or is it because the effect was weakened after Lao Lou left reality?

Wu Jianjun waved his hand: "It's a long story, let's talk about it later."

Ye Chu guessed that something had gone wrong with the mission, so she didn't press for details and smiled, "It's good that nothing happened."

"Your look is quite unique!"

At this moment, the burly Xu Chang stepped forward, looked Wu Jianjun up and down, and couldn't help but laugh, "I thought I was rugged enough, but I didn't expect your outfit to be even wilder than mine."

Wu Jianjun's face darkened, and he was about to speak when a clear female voice suddenly came from the void: "Uncle, is this your complication?"

Xu Chang chuckled and said, "Youyou, you haven't been here long enough to know him. His complications aren't like this."

"Huh?" Xu Youyou's voice held a hint of wariness. "Then—could it be a natural exhibitionist?"

Wu Jianjun suppressed his embarrassment and solemnly explained, "This was due to me following a mission—"

"If I'm not mistaken, the jacket you're wearing around your waist belongs to Cheng Tuo, right?" Xu Chang asked with a half-smile. "What kind of mission is this that requires us to take off all our clothes?"

Wu Jianjun was speechless for a moment and remained silent.

Yu Hanqiu spoke up at the right moment, interrupting everyone's teasing: "Alright, things have been taken care of, let's get ready to leave."

"Shouldn't we observe for a while longer?" Ye Chu asked, somewhat surprised.

"No need."

Through her conversation with Xu Yuan, she was now certain that the old building had chosen to leave because of Xu Yuan and would not return anytime soon, so there was no point in staying any longer.

"That's great!" Ye Chu said cheerfully. "I thought this mission would be very dangerous, but I didn't expect to just stand by for a few hours and still get paid for nothing. It's a real bargain."

After exchanging a few words, the group was about to leave when Xu Yuan suddenly frowned, turned back to look at the masked man, and met his cold gaze.

He paused, tilted his head, and asked with a puzzled look, "I was just about to ask—why have you been staring at me like that?"