Chapter 943: Opportunity

Chen Ling didn't know how long he had waited in the church.

The sunset outside the window gradually sank, and darkness swallowed the earth again. When the last ray of light disappeared behind the glass window, a hungry rumbling sound came from Chen Ling’s stomach in the dim church...

Chen Ling touched his stomach, his eyes showing some fatigue.

He got up from the bench and walked out of the prayer room. At the same time, Lou Yu’s voice sounded again:

"Not waiting anymore?"

Time passed, night fell, and Lou Yu was still in the same posture, sitting in the front row of the church pews. The magnificent cross hung in the sky in front of him, and his figure was already shrouded in shadows...

"He doesn't seem to want to see me." Chen Ling shook his head.

"I’ll have someone pass this letter on... Anyway, I’ll write a new one tomorrow. As long as he doesn't give me an explanation for one day, I’ll write a letter every day and come here to find him."

After speaking, Chen Ling walked out without looking back.

Lou Yu glanced at him sideways and then withdrew his gaze. As the door to the prayer room slowly closed, deathly silence and darkness gradually swallowed everything, leaving only a sculpture-like black-robed figure sitting under the cross, silent.

……

"My King, he has returned."

In another room, Chi Tong pushed open the door and spoke respectfully.

A figure in an English-style coat was leaning casually against a black grand piano, his gaze passing through the window, looking leisurely at the haze shrouding the Wuji Domain... Moonlight and starlight were both covered by that layer of haze, like a giant hand covering the sky, hanging over the Wuji Domain.

"I saw it." The Silver King picked up the black coffee on the piano and took a gentle sip.

"Have you been watching him all day today?"

"After all, he is a fusion of a World-Ending Calamity; being careful is never a mistake."

"Then do you still need me to report to you?"

"No need to say what he did, just give me the conclusion."

"Yes." Chi Tong looked at the record sheet in his hand and said seriously,

"According to our observations, his behavior today is significantly different from before. Last night at the banquet, he ate the cilantro along with the noodles, but today he picked out all the cilantro before eating greedily; besides that, his demeanor and tone have changed significantly. He started sunbathing, watering flowers, and was even diligent enough to clean his room himself, as if he were treating that room as his own home."

The Silver King nodded slightly. "Give me the opinion letter he wrote."

Chi Tong respectfully handed over the letter. The Silver King scanned it a few times, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face:

"It seems that the Calamity inside him doesn't care whether Chen Ling’s memories belong to him... Or rather, as long as Chen Ling doesn't face a life-or-death crisis, it won't intervene."

"So, whose memory did you swap with his?" Chi Tong couldn't help but ask.

"The one sent from the detention center is an ordinary person from a civilian resistance group who was caught for organizing workers to march on the street."

"Civilian resistance group..." Chi Tong was a bit confused. "Why did you swap this person’s memory with his? Is there anything special about his past?"

The Silver King smiled slightly.

"You’ll know soon."

The Silver King put down his coffee and turned to walk out of the room, the hem of his English-style coat disappearing into the darkness. "Make arrangements, have him come see me tomorrow."

"Yes."

……

The next day.

Chen Ling put down the basin-sized rice bowl in his hand and asked in surprise:

"What did you say? The Silver King wants to see me??"

"That’s right." Chi Tong laughed. "After the King came back yesterday, he read your opinion letter and said he planned to talk to you in detail."

"No problem!" Chen Ling agreed immediately. "When? Now?"

"Anytime, the King doesn't seem to have anything to do today."

"Then now!"

Chen Ling couldn't wait. He got up and walked out, and at the same time reached out and patted Chi Tong’s shoulder twice heavily. "Thank you, Chi Tong! I knew you would speak up for me."

Chi Tong: ?

Chi Tong looked at Chen Ling strangely, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but ask:

"In your memory... who am I?"

"What are you talking about?" Chen Ling looked at him in confusion and touched his cheek. "We’re brothers. When we were in the workshop, I slept on the bunk above you... You forgot? Back then, you were chasing that great beauty Xiao Ran from the neighboring workshop, and I even helped you!"

Chi Tong’s mouth twitched slightly, thinking that his persona in Chen Ling’s mind was actually so close, and he couldn't help but smile.

"Haha, I remember, Xiao Ran!"

"Although you are working for the Silver government now, I believe you have your own difficulties... Hey, what were your difficulties again?"

"This... this is a bit complicated... Let’s not talk about this first, the King is waiting for you in the room."

"Good."

Chi Tong brought Chen Ling to the door, and the latter pushed it open impatiently and walked in quickly.

The Silver King was sitting on an ancient stone chair. Seeing Chen Ling arrive, he put down the paper in his hand and stood up slowly with a smile...

"How is it? Have you gotten used to living here these past two days?"

"It’s okay." Chen Ling had no interest in wasting words with the Silver King and got straight to the point. "You asked to see me, what’s the matter?"

"I read your opinion letter yesterday and think what you said makes some sense." The Silver King said leisurely. "Sustainable development is indeed an important policy. After the Wuji Monarch sacrificed two districts in a row, our population is no longer large, so we should prioritize everyone’s health..."

Chen Ling froze, and joy appeared in his eyes. He answered immediately:

"Yes, if we go on like this, we will..."

"But before that, there is one more problem." The Silver King changed the subject.

"What problem?"

"Among the people, there are bad guys." The Silver King’s expression was somewhat helpless. "A few days ago, we were chasing a Twilight Society member hiding in the Wuji Domain, but he was seriously injured and escaped... Based on his tracks, he should be hiding near the District 9 manufacturing plant now."

Hearing the words "Twilight Society member," Chen Ling’s pupils contracted slightly.

"I have read your resume, Mr. Chen." The Silver King supported his head with one hand and said lightly, "In your early years, your younger brother Xiao Yu was killed by a Twilight Society member. What kind of demons they are, it seems I don't need to tell you..."

"Twilight Agency..." Chen Ling gritted his teeth as he spoke, "How could they be there?"

"I don't know. We've sent people to investigate, but if I recall correctly, you should be quite familiar with that place."

"Yes, I worked there."

"Very good..." The King of Silver curled the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Now, I'll give you a chance... go find that Twilight Agency member, and then, kill him with your own hands."