Chapter 214: Station Revelation

My training in mental alterations is still insufficient. I can’t reach a conclusion based solely on this scene.

But this tunnel looks deep and long, which is reassuring.

The longer pedestrians spend inside the tunnel, the more time the Main City has to identify anyone with mental abnormalities among them.

After a full five minutes, they finally exited the tunnel. The area ahead suddenly opened up.

Ascending the steps, they arrived at the Main City’s station lobby. A row of sentry posts stood before the thronging crowd.

Rows of tall detectors formed a continuous line. Behind them sat uniformed personnel.

Behind the personnel were special police officers in black uniforms, patrolling slowly.

Everyone approaching the sentry posts consciously formed a long line, passing through the final security check one by one.

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“Brother Lu, my parents should be waiting for me just outside the station. Do you want to come say hello?”

Xiao Yuan was carrying a huge suitcase, looking somewhat clumsy.

Lu Xin considered helping his leader with the luggage, but mentioning the idea terrified Vice President Xiao. Moreover, as if suddenly enlightened, Xiao Yuan insisted on carrying Lu Xin’s bag for him. Lu Xin had to put in considerable effort to refuse.

It wasn’t that Lu Xin didn’t want to accommodate his leader’s request; he was mainly worried his own bag wouldn’t pass the security check.

Hearing Vice President Xiao’s words now, Lu Xin hesitated slightly.

The ‘parents’ he mentioned should be the actual CEOs of the company. Logically, he ought to go over and greet them.

But Lu Xin’s gaze shifted, and he spotted a woman waiting by a small door at the far left of the front sentry posts. She wore a black casual suit, a white shirt, had short hair, and wore high heels. Standing quietly amidst the crowd, her height, appearance, and even her aura gave her an outstanding presence. At this moment, her eyes behind the sunglasses were looking at him with a smile.

It was his other leader, Chen Jing, the team leader of the Special Pollution Cleanup Department’s Special Action Team.

Comparing the two, this leader was more important.

So Lu Xin shook his head, saying, “Let’s talk when you have your gathering. I need to report in too.”

“Report in? Oh, okay.”

Xiao Yuan looked up blankly, watching Lu Xin walk towards a woman who stood out exceptionally in the crowd.

“So mysterious…”

Xiao Yuan couldn’t help but shake his head, struggling to lift the large suitcase as he headed towards the exit.

“Section Chief Chen, hello…”

Lu Xin approached Chen Jing, offering a respectful greeting.

Seeing this leader with a military background, he instinctively wanted to salute, but considering he wasn’t military personnel, he decided against it.

“The one who came with you, is that the person plagued by nightmares?”

Chen Jing nodded at Lu Xin with a smile, her gaze glancing towards Xiao Yuan’s retreating figure.

As the team leader of the Special Cleaning Department’s Special Action Team and Lu Xin’s direct superior, she naturally had access to the tasks Lu Xin was handling. She was fully aware of Xiao Yuan’s situation and what Lu Xin intended to do incidentally during this trip to the Main City.

However, she only knew that Lu Xin planned to use this entry into the city to investigate the mastermind behind Xiao Yuan’s nightmares.

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“Yes, he’s also the vice president of our company. Sort of my leader’s leader…”

Lu Xin answered Chen Jing’s question honestly, but after speaking, he felt something wasn’t quite right.

Chen Jing was his direct superior, and Xiao Yuan was his leader’s leader… how did it suddenly feel like Chen Jing’s position was lower?

As he thought this, he subconsciously glanced towards Xiao Yuan.

Just then, Xiao Yuan was already greeting an old man and a middle-aged woman across from the sentry post. Both were dressed expensively, accompanied by a secretary, clearly not ordinary people. They must be the big bosses of his company and Xiao Yuan’s stepmother. As this thought crossed his mind, Lu Xin paid a bit more attention, and then his expression froze slightly.

His gaze landed on Xiao Yuan’s stepmother, and suddenly his scalp tingled slightly.

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The first moment Lu Xin saw Xiao Yuan’s stepmother, he felt something was odd.

The woman looked only about thirty-something, still retaining some youthful feel. Compared to the old man beside her, Xiao Yuan, who was now moving towards them carrying his suitcase, looked more like a match for her.

She wore a black, stand-up collar, finely knit sweater, paired with a sparkling silver necklace, her hair tied up. She had a smile on her face, appearing sophisticated and generous.

But it was clear her spirit seemed somewhat lacking. Even her slightly smoky-style makeup couldn’t hide the fatigue in her eyes. Her smile gave no cause for complaint, but it was obviously forced.

However, what made Lu Xin’s scalp tingle wasn’t her expression.

It was the other form of her that he saw.

At this moment, she stood smiling beside the old man in the coat, quietly waiting for Xiao Yuan to approach. But in Lu Xin’s eyes, he saw her back bulge, a red spine extending out, and on top of that spine grew another face.

That face was exceptionally sinister, wearing a strange and ferocious smile, licking its lips as it watched Xiao Yuan walking towards her.

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Chen Jing was about to lead Lu Xin directly out of the station but noticed his reaction was slightly off. Following his gaze towards the woman, a look of surprise appeared on her face. “The person you’re looking for… it couldn’t be her, could it?”

Just from a glance, she had already connected Lu Xin’s task with this woman’s identity.

She was somewhat surprised as well.

At this point, Lu Xin had already reassessed the woman.

Then he nodded.

This time, he used “Mom’s Vision”.

Looking again, the woman appeared normal. The bright red spine and the second head vanished. She just stood there quietly, smiling at Xiao Yuan.

But now, Lu Xin could see a faint brownish-gray color within her body.

This indicated she was very nervous.

Additionally, comparing her mental power, Lu Xin confirmed one thing.

Her mental power was identical to the mental power he had seen inside Xiao Yuan before.

He even vaguely recalled that the disheveled-haired woman who had tried to pull him into the subconscious dreamscape back then looked just like her.

This made Lu Xin both surprised and puzzled: How could it be her?

Xiao Yuan had been tormented by this nightmare, not only nearly driving him mad but also repeatedly endangering his unaware younger siblings. In the past few days, alerted by Lu Xin, Xiao Yuan had compiled countless lists, speculating one by one who could be so malicious, devising such a method to destroy his family. Who could have thought…

…it would actually be this completely unexpected person?

Keep in mind, Xiao Yuan was unwilling to mention this to his family precisely because he worried about alarming this stepmother…

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Seeing Lu Xin confirm it, Chen Jing was also somewhat surprised. “This woman doesn’t look like an Ability User.”

Lu Xin nodded. “It’s definitely her.”

He’d never been more certain. After seeing *that*, how could she *not* be an Ability User?

With that, he started forward.

Since he’d found the source of Xiao Yuan’s nightmares, naturally, he had to apprehend this woman for him.

Only by capturing her would this commission truly be completed.

Although discovering the woman at this moment made Lu Xin feel a slight sense of regret. Originally, he had hoped to capture her on a more formal occasion, maybe even engage her in a fight, perhaps even request her help…

But as luck would have it, he discovered her right in front of his leader…

“Don’t.”

Just as Lu Xin was about to approach the woman, Chen Jing suddenly pulled him back gently.

Shaking her head slightly, Chen Jing explained with a smile, “This area isn’t under our jurisdiction. It’s the City Defense Department’s responsibility.”

Saying this, she raised the headset near her collar and whispered, “Send the watchdogs over.”