Chapter 56 – Interception
Unexpectedly, she managed to tear a piece of flesh from him.
“I won’t do anything for you anymore, and you should stop looking for me. From now on, we’ll stay out of each other’s way,” Tu Ran said.
Xie Xu nodded, “Alright.”
“Then, goodbye.”
There was no reason to stay here any longer, so Tu Ran decisively turned and left.
However, Xie Xu suddenly called out to her retreating figure, “Who are you now, really?”
Xie Xu hadn’t anticipated her sudden recovery of memory, which led to the current situation.
He couldn’t understand why Tu Ran had suddenly regained her memory.
No, rather, how did she, with the soul of a person from another world, acquire the true Tu Ran’s memories?
“Of course, I am Tu Ran,” Tu Ran turned back to glance at him, a smile playing on her lips. “I have always been Tu Ran since birth.”
She wasn’t lying; she had always been called Tu Ran.
In the previous world, her name had been Tu Ran.
…
Since Tu Ran had found the Snake King within two days and slain it, their Fourth Squad’s mission was already half completed.
In the remaining days, all members of the Fourth Squad focused on clearing out the Hook Snake minions scattered around Reigaken State.
During this period, Tu Ran visited Kenny Egan’s wife at the medical center. Her health was not in serious trouble, and with the vast inheritance left by Kenny Egan, she could comfortably live out her life.
In her memory, the mechanical snake she had once saved had silently left after recovering.
All along, she never knew that Tubin was that very mechanical snake. To repay her kindness, it had accompanied her for over a decade and ultimately sacrificed its life for her safety.
Tu Ran had no intention of telling her this. Losing her husband was already enough to keep her immersed in sorrow. If she were to know the truth, Tu Ran feared she wouldn’t be able to bear it.
Knowing she was safe, Tu Ran didn’t go to the medical center again.
Ding Naiqing was seriously injured and spent three days recuperating at the medical branch in Reigaken State before he could continue his duties.
At this moment, the sky was overcast with thick clouds, and the rain drizzled steadily onto the ground. The sky was dim, and fog was rising, reducing visibility to less than ten meters.
Beneath the towering, closely connected skyscrapers of Reigaken State, Tu Ran carried a machine gun, navigating through narrow gaps. She and Yao Bei were flanking a mutant from both ends.
This mutant was a pioneer and a member of their Fourth Squad, having previously been on the same team as Yao Bei.
It was unclear when he had been possessed.
That morning, as they executed their mission, he was in charge of long-range sniping.
Known for his exceptional accuracy, he missed three shots that morning, arousing Yao Bei’s suspicion.
Pretending to accidentally bump into his shoulder, Tu Ran saw his memories split into two parts.
One part contained his human memories, and the other part held the mutant’s memories within him.
He was undoubtedly a mutant.
But there was no evidence.
She couldn’t just say she had seen his past.
So, she fabricated a piece of incriminating evidence, accusing him of being an alien and threatening to shoot him.
The man couldn’t keep up the act and quickly fled.
Aliens moved at a speed humans couldn’t match.
With the dense buildings providing ample hiding spots, he disappeared from sight in an instant.
Therefore, Yao Bei assigned tasks to everyone: she and Tu Ran were to search below, while Ding Naiqing went upstairs to report the mutant’s position in real time.
