Chapter 350: Divergence

Seeing that everyone was speechless, Chu Tianqiu turned his head to look at Lao Lü and Xiao Yanjing.

"Uh... what's wrong?" Lao Lü felt uneasy. "I didn't say anything just now."

"You two aren't watching the door; what if outsiders come in?" Chu Tianqiu emphasized the word "outsiders," seemingly hinting at something else.

No sooner had he spoken than a figure in a black leather jacket appeared at the classroom door.

"Too late, the 'outsider' has already come in," Song Qi said.

"Oh..." Chu Tianqiu turned back and forced a smile. "Isn't this Lao Qi from the 'Mao' family?"

Song Qi didn't speak; after entering, he just scanned the room, but soon showed a puzzled expression.

Qi Xia had sent him to confirm Chen Junnan's safety, but in this room, there was a corpse of Chen Junnan plus an unharmed Chen Junnan, and now the unharmed one was holding the corpse, which looked indescribably weird.

Is this "something wrong" or "nothing wrong"?

Chu Tianqiu's gaze was fixed tightly on Song Qi's restored right hand, his expression slightly hesitant.

"You..." Song Qi looked at the two Chen Junnans. "What are you now...?"

"Don't mess with me," Chen Junnan said blankly, then put down "his own" corpse, turned around, and came in front of Chu Tianqiu.

"What?" Chu Tianqiu asked.

"Xiao Chu... I don't know what you did, but I feel like you have ulterior motives," Chen Junnan narrowed his eyes and said. "I advise you to explain clearly now, otherwise my slap will land on your face."

"For you, it might be hard to understand, but I really am saving you," Chu Tianqiu said seriously. "You can step back and look at it; just now 'Chen Junnan' was about to die, so I found a way to let 'Chen Junnan' live—that's the cause and effect of the whole thing."

After hearing this, Chen Junnan turned around and asked Yun Yao with some bewilderment: "Big star, I'm really confused right now; is that how it is?"

Yun Yao didn't say anything.

Chen Junnan looked at Tong Yi again: "Auntie, is that how it is?"

Tong Yi thought for a moment and nodded: "Although it's a bit hard to understand, based on the final result, yes, it is."

Lao Lü was stunned after hearing this: "No, that can't be right...?"

"Nothing wrong..." Xiao Yanjing said from the side. "Just like Chu said, we should step back and look at it."

Zhao Yisheng's view was different: "It's not right. The one who died isn't you, and the one who was copied isn't you, so of course you can step back and look at it, but what about the person who was copied...?"

Everyone seemed to have different opinions, and no one could convince the other.

Chu Tianqiu ignored the others, adjusted his glasses, and asked softly: "Song Qi... what brings you here this time?"

"I'm here on someone's behalf to handle their affairs," Song Qi said, then walked to Chen Junnan's side, looked at him for a few seconds, and then lowered his head to mutter to himself.

In the prison.

Zhou Liu came to Qi Xia's cell door and knocked on the iron door symbolically.

"What?" Qi Xia, sitting in the chair, tilted his head back.

"Song Qi has something to tell you," Zhou Liu walked in nonchalantly. "Is it convenient?"

Without waiting for Qi Xia to nod, Zhou Liu started speaking on his own: "I'm at 'Tian Tang Kou' now; the situation here is complicated. I saw Chen Junnan holding Chen Junnan's corpse; the corpse still has body temperature, obviously just died, but there's also an unharmed Chen Junnan here..."

"Hmm...?"

Zhou Liu ignored Qi Xia's doubt and continued to relay: "That's what I saw; someone at the scene said Chu Tianqiu used some special 'hui xiang' to copy a Chen Junnan, but no one knows how he did it—not even Chu Tianqiu himself is willing to reveal it."

Qi Xia blinked slightly.

Copied a... Chen Junnan?

Why...?

After thinking for a few seconds, Qi Xia looked up and said: "Fake."

Zhou Liu didn't say a word of nonsense; he put a finger to his ear and said softly: "Verify if it's real or fake."

Song Qi nodded after hearing this, lowered his head to Chen Junnan and said: "This morning, I brought a group of people to 'Tian Tang Kou' and met you at the door; what was the first thing you said to me?"

"I don't remember... damn," Chen Junnan looked up at Song Qi, paused for half a second, and then said. "Probably... Xiao Song...?"

Song Qi was stunned after hearing this; he felt something was off.

What was strange wasn't Chen Junnan's attitude, but that the first sentence he heard this morning was indeed "Xiao Song."

"Do you have anything else?" Chen Junnan asked absentmindedly. "My mind is a mess right now... don't mess with me."

Hearing this, Song Qi stepped back and said softly: "Three parts fake, seven parts real."

Zhou Liu relayed Song Qi's words exactly to Qi Xia.

Qi Xia frowned and said: "Seven parts real...?"

He didn't understand the situation at the scene; a person is either real or fake—how can it be seven parts real?

"Can I talk to him directly?" Qi Xia asked.

"No," Zhou Liu shook his head. "Tsk, you smart aleck, don't think too much; I'm already being kind by relaying for you; if you're not satisfied, go back and see for yourself."

Qi Xia didn't argue with her and just said: "Alright, tell him there's a kid named Zheng Yingxiong; ask him how many people were in the room when we first saw Zheng Yingxiong."

Zhou Liu impatiently relayed the question.

When Chen Junnan heard the question, he slowly frowned: "Song Minghui... are you deliberately trying to trouble me? How the hell would I remember how many people were there?"

Song Qi relayed back helplessly.

Qi Xia nodded: "It should be real."

Qi Xia understood Xu Liunian's personality; if this Chen Junnan was Xu Liunian in disguise, he would probably guess a number based on the situation, but if he's too lazy to even guess, it's likely the real Chen Junnan.

But if Chen Junnan is fine… then what about the corpse that Song Qi mentioned?

And what about the "copying"?

How could Chu Tianqiu have such an ability?

This ability sounds just like…

"Wait a minute…"

Qi Xia felt something was off; isn't this the ability of "Sheng Sheng Bu Xi"?

Why can Chu Tianqiu use "Sheng Sheng Bu Xi"?

"Are you really working towards 'Quan Neng'?" Qi Xia said bewilderedly.

"Hey," Zhou Liu called. "Are you done asking? There's a corpse there; are you sure he's real?"

"I'm done," Qi Xia said, and as soon as he finished, he felt a headache; he could only hold his forehead and say. "No matter if there's a corpse or not, as long as 'Chen Junnan' is fine, it's okay."

Zhou Liu looked at Qi Xia suspiciously, just "tsked" and didn't say more, and relayed Qi Xia's words to Song Qi.

"Okay, I understand," Song Qi nodded; he was about to relay to Chen Junnan when he noticed Chen Junnan staring at him curiously.

"What?" Song Qi asked.

"Xiao Song… your state just now… it looks familiar to me," Chen Junnan put down "his own" corpse, stood up, and stared into his eyes. "Were you communicating with someone remotely?"

"Yes," Song Qi nodded.

"Zhou Liu…?" Chen Junnan asked tentatively. "Or should I call her Zhou Liu?"

"You… you know her too?"

"Oh, I see…" Chen Junnan smiled bitterly and instantly understood. "Qian Wu, 'Mao', Zhou Liu… ha ha ha… so that's how it is…"