Chapter 989: Heart and Heart

"Next, I ask, you answer!" Jian Changsheng threw out the first question directly,

"Where is the Twilight Society headquarters...?"

"The Ancient Treasury of the Play Path!" Chen Ling and Fang Liangye answered simultaneously.

"What is the Twilight Society’s contact code?"

"I want to buy a glimmer of hope!"

"What is the vehicle the Twilight Society uses to travel between domains?"

"A tractor!"

“……”

Every answer from Chen Ling and Fang Liangye matched perfectly, making Jian Changsheng feel that they weren't two people at all, but as tacit as the same person.

Jian Changsheng was also confused. Most of the things he asked were only known to Twilight Society members. If a Fire-Tamperer had mixed in, they shouldn't have known them either...

Actually, Jian Changsheng wanted to ask more specifically, such as things related to himself, but the problem was that the part of Jian Changsheng’s memory concerning Chen Ling had been stolen, so he didn't even know if their answers were correct.

"You, you guys..." Jian Changsheng wiped the sweat from his forehead, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"I am the real Heart 6," Fang Liangye said solemnly. "You can ask me anything, I can answer it all..."

"Stop!"

Chen Ling directly called an end to this farce.

He took a deep breath, pointed at himself, and then at Fang Liangye. "No need to distinguish. In a sense, we are both Heart 6."

Jian Changsheng looked bewildered.

Fang Liangye also frowned and stared at him. "What are you talking about?"

"I am Heart 6, and you are Fang Liangye, who inherited Heart 6’s memories... Our lives have been swapped." Chen Ling slowly extended a finger. "I know this sounds magical, but I only need one sentence to prove it."

"What?"

"I ask you, what is the real name of Heart Q?"

Fang Liangye didn't hesitate at all. "Bai Feng."

"Bai Feng??" Jian Changsheng looked up abruptly and pointed at Fang Liangye. "You’re wrong!! Heart Q is Bai Ye!"

"How is that possible?" Fang Liangye’s brows furrowed tightly. "No, I remember very clearly, Heart Q is Bai Feng..."

"The Silver King’s memory grafting only changed the past history, it didn't change the people in the memories... Therefore, the Twilight Society members in your memories are all substituted with the people from your own memories.

If you don't believe me, you can compare all the names in your memory with his and see if what I said is true."

Chen Ling’s voice was incredibly calm.

Fang Liangye frowned as he looked at Jian Changsheng and compared several more names with him. Without exception, none of them matched...

Fang Liangye’s brows furrowed tighter and tighter. He scanned the two of them and wanted to say something.

"I know what you want to say," Chen Ling interrupted directly. "You will suspect that actually, neither he nor I are Twilight Society members, but Fire-Tamperers in disguise, and that we set this trap specifically for you... After all, if it were me, I would definitely think so."

Fang Liangye didn't deny it, but just looked at Chen Ling like that. "There is one more question."

"Go ahead."

"If, as you say, our memories were swapped, then why can you still retain the memories belonging to Heart 6?"

Chen Ling smiled slightly.

He walked up to Fang Liangye, leaned into his ear, and said slowly in a voice only they could hear:

"How long has it been since you’ve seen [Audience Expectation]?"

Fang Liangye’s pupils contracted sharply.

[Audience Expectation +3]

[Current Expectation: 45%]

These two lines of characters floated up in front of Chen Ling, while in front of Fang Liangye, it was empty.

Fang Liangye seemed to realize something. His gaze toward Chen Ling went from shock, to confusion, and then to the helplessness of realization... The two of them just looked at each other in the faint light, their expressions incredibly complex.

Jian Changsheng looked at this scene, bewildered. It wasn't until a long time later that he tentatively spoke:

"So... are you two really both 'Heart 6'?"

Not cool, man... you Heart 6s are too weird, aren't you!?

At the same time,

Wu Duo’s figure poked her head out from above the manhole cover,

"Are you guys not done talking yet? If we don't leave now, the sky will be bright soon!"

Dawn had arrived silently, and a touch of fish-belly white rose slowly from the east, dispelling the darkness on the earth. Soon, this factory area would become busy.

If they didn't leave now, they would really be exposed.

Fang Liangye glanced at Chen Ling and looked up at Wu Duo. "Right away."

After Wu Duo left, Fang Liangye spoke again: "What should we do to swap our memories back?"

"Once we’ve found each other, the rest will be easy to handle." Chen Ling turned to look at Jian Changsheng. "You are... Spade 6 Jian Changsheng, right?"

"Right."

"Didn't you guys hide in the Tian Shu Domain? Why are you here?"

"This..."

Jian Changsheng hesitated for a moment but still recounted their experience, only concealing the fact that they had come specifically to save Heart 6, instead using Sun Bumian’s need to do something as a cover, and saving Heart 6 was just incidental...

Jian Changsheng didn't know why he didn't say it directly, but the words just came out like that... It was as if in front of Chen Ling, being stubborn was his instinct.

"So, Club is here too?"

"You mean Little Flower? He’s here! He should be looking for you guys in another city block!"

"Very good..."

Chen Ling looked at Fang Liangye and said solemnly, "The Fire-Tamperers are still looking for me, I can't stay here too long... How about this, you give me an address, and once I’m free, I’ll come find you... Then, we’ll have Club help us swap our memories back."

"The underground stronghold has been destroyed. We should be hiding in this factory area for the time being. I can leave marks for you nearby."

"That would be best."

Talking to someone on the same frequency as himself was direct and efficient. Chen Ling and Fang Liangye determined the next strategy in just a few words, and then Chen Ling prepared to turn and leave.

"Wait a minute... which Heart should I follow?"

Jian Changsheng asked blankly, watching Chen Ling and Fang Liangye walk in two different directions.

"You follow him," Chen Ling said, pointing at Fang Liangye.

"Yeah, you come with me," Fang Liangye nodded.

"Oh..."

Jian Changsheng scratched his head. Although he didn't understand, he still followed Fang Liangye honestly.

Fang Liangye and Jian Changsheng climbed back to the surface to rendezvous with the other Rat Party members. Chen Ling didn't know how Fang Liangye would explain Jian Changsheng’s appearance to everyone, but he believed Fang Liangye could handle it properly...

"After inheriting my memories, you’ve changed a lot..."

Chen Ling walked back while flipping through Fang Liangye’s memories in his mind. The Fang Liangye he had just seen was almost a different person from the gentle and harmless Fang Liangye of the past.

Can his memories change a person to this extent?

Chen Ling pondered as he returned to the Fire-Tamperers' battlefield, seeing several gloomy figures standing in the ruins from afar.