I Am Extraordinary Alone
Chapter 242 - 240: No More Secrets

Chapter 242: Chapter 240: No More Secrets

Wei Tianyang looked at the spine in the suitcase, well-wrapped and soaking in a clear, slightly bubbly, viscous preservative liquid.

Even sealed in plastic, the dark blood vapors endowed with the power of the Heavenly Falling Objects were not completely contained, but swirled around inside the case like billowing steam.

Wei Tianyang then turned his gaze toward Chiharu, who was unaware of the rolling black vapor in the box.

Wei Tianyang reached out, touching the spine through the plastic, and the black vapor, hungry as chicks pecking at grains, whooshed into his right arm.

Seeing Wei Tianyang’s touch, Chiharu quickly pulled the suitcase over to cover it up again, but the black vapor had already been fully absorbed into Wei Tianyang’s right arm; he indeed felt something awaken within him.

In his mind, many bizarre thoughts popped up, the fragmented mental activities of different individuals—illogical, emotional, brief. Wei Tianyang discerned which thoughts were conversing, which were arguing, which were dejected, which were joyful.

But these thoughts were all very blurred, at best just noisy background chatter. To make any sense of them required the use of his abilities and the expenditure of energy from his right arm.

At that moment, one very distinct thought surfaced in his mind, and he subconsciously realized that the owner of this thought wasn’t far from him.

[What is he doing? What has happened to her? Is it a Black Medicine episode? Should I run away? But he doesn’t seem like a bad person; he’s just been deceived. What should I do?]

Wei Tianyang’s eyes reddened, and he looked at Chiharu, who was also silently watching him, the tension evident on her face.

"I’m fine," Wei Tianyang said.

Chiharu remained silent, but her thoughts continuously emerged in Wei Tianyang’s mind.

[Why did he just touch the spine that way? What does that strange expression in the moment mean? Could it really be a Black Medicine episode?]

"Do you feel unwell anywhere?" Chiharu ventured.

"No. Let’s get back to Zoe; when you extracted her spine, was she alive or had she died? It’s unlikely for someone part of the Trinity to let themselves be in such a situation," Wei Tianyang asked.

[If I want to leave this place alive now, I can only rely on him... I need to gain his trust, while keeping Zoe’s whereabouts a secret... I can’t reveal the company’s ’rebirth’ plan...]

"At the time, she sustained heavy injuries protecting me from Fujiwara Makoto. She didn’t want her remains taken by Human Dawn or the Lingxian Sect. So, she entrusted me to extract and safely keep her spine before handing it back to the Libitelli Government," Chiharu answered.

"She trusted you quite a bit, huh? She was originally sent to kill you and then she ended up protecting you. Presumably, she thought highly of your research?" Wei Tianyang remarked.

"That’s not entirely true either; she could see through people’s hearts, and no one had secrets before her. The Libitelli Government needed her ability but was also wary of her. She told me that when officials faced her, they’d put on mental shielding equipment... and her family wouldn’t meet with her anymore."

"She said I was the only one who knew of her ability and was willing to communicate with her face-to-face without any defenses. I think she must have been very lonely, so I couldn’t help but talk to her a little longer..."

[Zoe...]

Chiharu spoke, seemingly falling into a memory.

Wei Tianyang reached out with his right hand and naturally placed it on her shoulder, feeling suddenly drawn into a scenario.

He became Chiharu, hanging upside down in a capsized car, the door pried open from outside. Xi reached in, pulling her out of the car.

"Xi..." Chiharu said.

Xi didn’t reply, her face half-covered in blood, anxiously checking Chiharu’s injuries.

"I’m fine..." Chiharu felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Suddenly, Xi was kicked aside to the car door, bouncing off it onto the ground with a thud.

Zoe appeared, clad in a dark blue tight-fitting combat suit layered with a bulletproof vest and gear, her white hair wrapped in a black ski cap, only a fringe visible outside, her stern face devoid of any expression.

Xi climbed up from the ground, drawing a handgun from her bosom.

But Zoe didn’t wait for her to draw the gun, instead kicking her in the stomach. Xi groaned and flipped onto her back on the ground.

Zoe stomped on Xi’s chest with force, causing her to faint from the impact. Her head turned to one side, her hands fell limply aside, her torso exposed. Zoe then pulled out a handgun from her thigh holster and pointed it at Xi’s head.

Chiharu hurriedly threw herself over Xi, covering her with her body.

"You want me, right?! Don’t hurt her... Just take me..." Chiharu pleaded.

"Are you Hasegawa Chiharu?!" Zoe asked coldly.

Chiharu nodded frantically.

"Do you know about ’The Dawn of Humanity’?!" Zoe asked again.

Chiharu was briefly dazed.

At that moment, Zoe grabbed her arm and effortlessly lifted her up.

"If you want to live, come with me," Zoe said.

...

The memory stopped there. Zoe’s ability could only extract short-term memories through touch. Wei Tianyang wanted to know more, but Chiharu had already come out of her recollection. To delve further was difficult; Wei Tianyang could only sense many fragments of scenes without any logic or thread, like the babble of a dream.

"Your first encounter must have been quite remarkable, after all, the government wouldn’t send the Superpower Special Forces to find an ordinary person," Wei Tianyang said.

"Yeah..." Chiharu sighed.

Wei Tianyang continued, "I have the ability to safely get you out of this city. The Libitelli military is on alert outside; I was authorized by them to come here. If you’re ready, we can leave now. We can talk more once we’re in a safe place."

"No!" Chiharu’s eyes widened as she immediately refused.

"Why not? Fujiwara Makoto wants you dead, going so far as to use me to get close to you. Even I have been used by her, having killed many of your people. Why do you not want to go now?" Wei Tianyang asked.

[The military outside must all be from ’The Dawn of Humanity’! They’ve always been after the ’Reincarnation’ project I’ve been working on. If I’m taken out, I’ll be walking into a lion’s den, for sure to be captured and interrogated...]

"I still have unfinished business here... I swore to help Fujiwara Makoto return to a normal life. Moreover, she trusted me so much before, and now she thinks I’ve betrayed her, wants to kill me—I have no complaints... But no matter what, I must clear up this misunderstanding... I have to help her," Chiharu said.

Wei Tianyang nodded, understanding Chiharu’s concerns.

The Fogen Government, Giovanni and Xue Bi, and the ring of government troops surrounding the city might all be members of "The Dawn of Humanity."

This organization pursued the sublimation and further evolution of humanity, and they wouldn’t let any technology related to "superpower" or "Heavenly Falling Objects" slip through their fingers.

Besides, with a trinitarian spine in her possession, the Lingxian Sect—with reverse engineering technology—was surely watching her too.

Both Fujiwara Makoto and Chiharu were the targets these two major organizations wanted to acquire; Lusimin City was just a dish on a table. Wei Tianyang felt as if two pairs of chopsticks were entangled in the sky, now and then stirring and searching in the dish.

He couldn’t deal with The Dawn of Humanity for the time being, but the Lingxian Sect’s chopsticks had already extended to Yin Country, even knocking around Zhao Ling, and they were watching him as well.

"Alright, let’s go find Fujiwara Makoto first," Wei Tianyang promptly said.

"Huh?" Chiharu exclaimed in surprise.

[I was just hoping he would call the United Council’s plane to take me out...]

"Finish what you have to do, then, I’ll personally take you out," Wei Tianyang said.

"Just you alone?" Chiharu asked.

Wei Tianyang smiled, a red light flickering in his eyes, and said:

"Let’s see who dares to stop me."