Original Mystery Novel: 《ℬ𝓁𝒾𝓏𝓏𝒶𝓇𝒹 ℳ𝒶𝓃𝑜𝓇》 EP47

Otherwise, how would he know Ayu was from Fog Valley? How would he know Chen Mo would be the negotiator?” This sentence was like a stone thrown into the water, ripples spreading out. Everyone was silent for a few seconds. “So that negotiation,” Chen Mo said slowly, “was planned from the beginning. The kidnapper chose me as the negotiator, held Ayu hostage, and made her say the word ‘brother’ in front of me—the only purpose was to make me remember Fog Valley.” “To make you remember, and then collapse,” Lin Jing added. “Because if a person’s memory is forcibly awakened, their judgment will be lost for at least forty-eight hours. During that time, they cannot protect themselves.” “That’s what they wanted,” Chen Mo said. “To break me, and then have me come here—to piece myself back together. Because only after being pieced back together can I open that door.” He looked at the iron key in his hand. It had been waiting here for eighteen years. “It’s decided,” Chen Mo said. “Xu Ziqian and I will go down. Lin Jing, if you insist—you can come down. The rest of you stay here, protect Dr. Shen and each other. No matter what happens, do not leave the hall.” Fang Guodong wanted to say something, but Chen Mo looked at him, his eyes calm, too calm for someone who had just discovered he had forgotten half his life. “Commander Fang,” Chen Mo said, “you are more useful up here than below. You are the only one with tactical training. If anyone comes in from the outside—” Fang Guodong was silent for a few seconds, then nodded. “Two hours. If you two don’t return within two hours (To be continued)