Oh no! I'm surrounded by female ghosts!

"Fish in a tank?"

Su Ming looked at Chen Zhiwei's notebook.

The title of Xu Qinghe's background story ② is "Fish in a Jar".

He just doesn't understand the meaning behind those four words yet.

He twitched his fingertips slightly, turning the page.

Chen Zhiwei's writing is delicate and vivid. When you read her stories, your brain will automatically fill in the scene.

The prologue to the story takes place at Nanxian General Hospital in 2020.

Xu Qinghe was in a car accident at the time, and despite all efforts to save him, the doctor sadly pronounced him dead.

When Su Ming arrived, although he was able to restore her body completely by using the time reversal technique, he was unable to wake her up.

Chen Zhiwei said that although Xu Qinghe's body was alive, her soul had fallen into the subspace.

Thus, Su Ming used Xu Qinghe's body as an anchor point, his soul left his body, and he entered the subspace.

The story officially begins here.

Inside the ward, Chen Zhiwei watched Su Ming's soul enter the subspace, then solemnly instructed Yu Mengnian, who was supporting his body: "Protect their bodies."

"No matter what happens outside the community, you must not leave before I contact you."

This is also one of the most important tasks Yu Mengnian has to stay on Blue Star.

Only with her personally overseeing the situation can everything be guaranteed to be foolproof.

Seeing Yu Mengnian nod, Chen Zhiwei turned and walked away from the ward.

Outside the door, Zhou Zhengyang was urgently contacting headquarters to request the activation of the highest-level alert.

He plans to coordinate with countries around the world to completely eradicate all cult organizations within the territory of Earth.

After all, Chen Zhiwei just said that.

The image of the evil god in the warp will collapse and dissipate as long as the faith roots of all cults are destroyed.

Upon seeing Chen Zhiwei appear, Zhou Zhengyang immediately stepped forward to report: "Dr. Chen, headquarters has already sent people to liaise with the foreign ministries of various countries."

Chen Zhiwei raised her hand to interrupt him: "The process is irrelevant, I only care about the final result."

"Now, let's return to the capital."

"Yes."

Under Zhou Zhengyang's arrangement, the return flight was quickly prepared.

Inside the cabin, Chen Zhiwei sat quietly by the window, eyes closed, her expression calm and undisturbed.

Zhou Zhengyang looked at her somewhat uneasily, with an expression that suggested he wanted to ask but dared not.

Until Chen Zhiwei opened her eyes, chuckled softly, and succinctly saw through his thoughts: "Are you trying to ask me how to kill Xu Qinghe?"

This guy has really good hearing.

He must have heard what I said to Su Ming in the hospital room.

"Mhm." Zhou Zhengyang nodded quickly, his eyes filled with curiosity.

Chen Zhiwei spoke calmly, yet uttered a conclusion that defied common sense: "Xu Qinghe is unkillable."

"Even if her body is destroyed, she will not die."

"Even if Su Ming annihilates her soul in subspace, she will still not die."

"Even the power that Su Ming once used to kill Shen Wanyu could not kill Xu Qinghe."

Zhou Zhengyang was stunned and deeply shocked, his voice even carrying a hint of panic.

"Then...then...then if Your Majesty cannot kill Xu Qinghe, you will not be able to sever the 2020 doomsday line."

"I remember the king saying that the price of failing the mission is complete annihilation."

Chen Zhiwei nodded: "Completely erase all traces of Xu Qinghe's existence."

"At that time, even Su Ming will completely forget her. She will disappear from the world as if she had never existed."

Then she changed the subject and posed a chilling question.

"But have you ever thought about this?"

"Once Xu Qinghe is completely erased, she will disappear completely from Su Ming's character development sequence."

"So, who will replace her?"

"Is he a stranger with a life trajectory similar to Xu Qinghe's?"

"Or will Wen Qi, who was ranked third, take the lead?"

Zhou Zhengyang had never thought about this question.

As he pondered this moment, a chill instantly ran down his spine and spread throughout his body. His voice trembled: "Dr. Chen... Dr. Chen, did you say that His Majesty's previous missions had ever failed?"

Even Chen Zhiwei felt a chill run down her spine at this question.

There is no answer, but it is terrifying to think about.

Perhaps, there has never been a failure.

After all, every time Su Ming chooses Wen Qi, he gets caught in a closed loop.

But no one can be sure whether he ever failed in this recurring cycle.

But if he fails even once, someone who was once extremely close to him will inevitably disappear forever.

No one knows the answer.

Even Su Ming himself didn't know.

But the cost of failure is as cold and eternal as the underlying code of the universe.

The old characters were completely replaced, the apocalyptic timeline was reset and restarted, and the cycle continued until this unsolvable apocalyptic timeline was completely severed.

"Dr. Chen," Zhou Zhengyang's voice trembled violently, "do you think it's possible that the characters nurtured by the King's side could be quietly replaced without anyone noticing?"

Chen Zhiwei looked up, her eyes filled with confusion.

"I have no idea."

"But what is certain is that after Bai Xinglan was eliminated by Blue Star, a woman appeared whose life trajectory almost completely overlapped with hers."

"If Su Ming hadn't remembered Bai Xinglan, would the others have even noticed?"

Whether they have been quietly replaced, only you in 2026 will know.

"Because you possess a unique memory archive that can permanently preserve the appearance of the original world."

Upon seeing this, Su Ming felt a chill run through his body, and a layer of cold sweat instantly seeped out from his back.

This notebook finally reveals Zhou Zhengyang's true abilities, which he has kept hidden until now.

This was also a top-secret truth that Chen Zhiwei deliberately left behind to tell him.

He could no longer remain calm; the turmoil in his heart lingered for a long time.

Now, immediately, right away.

He had to see Zhou Zhengyang.

All I can say is that the notebook left by Chen Zhiwei was like a bombshell that shattered Su Ming's understanding from the very beginning, leaving him shaken and dizzy.

"Gu Yan, I have something to attend to, I'll be leaving now."

After hastily saying goodbye to Gu Yan, Su Ming immediately returned to reality.

He didn't even see Wen Qi and the others.

Before confirming Chen Zhiwei's guess, he had no choice but to speak up and dared not say anything easily.

At this moment, inside the secret base in Dajiang City, Zhou Zhengyang is urgently dealing with various bugs left over from the world's correction.

Just a moment ago, a series of chain reactions occurred in the world.

The most obvious change is...

According to the monitoring report from the entrance to the abyss: the data of the Flesh Mountain has suddenly stabilized, and it is no longer growing and spreading wildly and endlessly as before.

Why did this change occur?

Before Zhou Zhengyang could figure it out, a strong electric current burst forth.

It's the King calling.

He answered the phone quickly, but before he could even say hello, Su Ming's deep voice came from the other end of the receiver.

Send me your location.

not good.

Zhou Zhengyang's pupils contracted, and his heart sank.

He had never heard Su Ming speak in such a serious and cold tone.

In an instant, he quickly reviewed all the details of his time with Su Ming, checking and confirming them one by one.

It is 100% certain that he did not offend the king.

With immense trepidation, he cautiously replied, "Your Majesty, I have always been in a secret base in Dajiang City."

"Yes, that's the base where you listened to the sealed artifact before."

"I'll send it to you right now..."

Before he finished speaking, the space in front of him suddenly twisted, wrinkled, and collapsed.

A hand reached out from the distorted space and grabbed his collar.

The next second, Su Ming stepped out.

How to describe his expression?

Zhou Zhengyang had never seen Su Ming with such a serious expression.

Before he could even ask, Su Ming cut to the chase: "Your real ability is memory archiving, right?"

One sentence was enough to leave Zhou Zhengyang frozen in place.

How did Your Majesty know this?

Only Chen Zhiwei and he himself knew about this ability of his.

wrong.

There is also Xu Qinghe.

Having the ability to hear minds, she is very likely aware of her true abilities.

However, ever since he learned that Xu Qinghe possessed the ability to hear minds, he has been extremely cautious.

She even wears props to hide her true feelings.

So, it was exposed in the past doomsday line?

Seeing that Zhou Zhengyang remained silent for a long time, Su Ming knew that the guy was thinking about how to answer.

He couldn't be bothered to listen to Zhou Zhengyang's explanation.

He came today not because of Zhou Zhengyang's abilities, but for an answer.

"Stop guessing."

"Chen Zhiwei told me."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhengyang trembled and instantly understood.

Since it was Chen Zhiwei who revealed the information, there must be a deeper meaning and arrangement behind it.

He immediately stopped hiding it and nodded, saying, "Your Majesty, that's right, my true ability is indeed memory archiving."

"I retain the most original, unaltered memories of this world."

"Therefore, I am fully aware of all the corrections and changes in the trajectory of the world."

"I remember Heng'an Middle School, I remember the Anthem of the Deep Sea, I remember the Lychee Hotel, and I also remember Pingjiang City."

He spoke with great righteousness, but at the end Zhou Zhengyang added, "But I didn't mean to hide it from you."

"Dr. Chen told me to keep myself hidden and not to tell anyone."

Su Ming was too lazy to argue with him. He stared at Zhou Zhengyang and asked in a deep voice, "Then let me ask you."

Has my character changed?

Zhou Zhengyang was stunned for a moment, and didn't understand what he meant for a long time.

What does it mean when a character's development has changed?

Su Ming stared into his eyes, his tone becoming more serious, and added, "It's about changing people, replacing them."

"Names and ages may change, but life trajectories and past experiences highly overlap."

"Just like after Bai Xinglan disappeared, Chen Hong seamlessly took over everything from her."

Bai Xinglan was once the leader of Su Ming's exclusive medical team.

After she was eliminated by Blue Star, Chen Hong appeared out of nowhere and perfectly took over all her positions and experiences.

She's like a middle-aged version of Bai Xinglan.

At this moment, Zhou Zhengyang finally understood why Su Ming's expression was so solemn.

This matter is far too big.

Upon hearing this, his mind went completely blank, and a chill ran through his body.

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment."

He bit his tongue, closed his eyes, and quickly retrieved all his archived memories, comparing them one by one with the changes and trajectories of people in different stages of the world.

After comparing for a long time, Zhou Zhengyang opened his eyes: "Your Majesty, nothing has changed."

"So far."

"The first person to appear beside the King was Wen Qi, followed by Shen Wanyu, Tang Tang, Xu Qinghe, and Bai Xinglan."

Su Ming's eyes narrowed, and he asked again to confirm, "Are you sure?"

Zhou Zhengyang nodded vigorously, his tone extremely firm: "Your Majesty, I am certain."

"As long as there is even the slightest trace of a change in their trajectory or a replacement of their identity, I will be able to detect it immediately."

"My memory archive is a fixed and unchanging foundation. No matter how the world changes, the archive will not have any problems."

Hearing Zhou Zhengyang's firm answer, Su Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief.

God knows how much pressure he was under just now.

Seeing that Su Ming's expression had softened and he was seated, Zhou Zhengyang cautiously approached and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, what happened?"

Su Ming hummed in agreement.

He placed the notebook that Chen Zhiwei had specially left for him on the table.

to be frank.

He's even a little afraid to look at this notebook now.

The beginning is so exciting, who knows what will happen next?

"Watch it with me."

Su Ming said to Zhou Zhengyang.

This notebook was written by Chen Zhiwei specifically for herself.

The implication couldn't be clearer.

You can decide whether to show it to Wen Qi and the others after you've finished reading it.