Chapter 796: Shadows of the Abandoned Institute
by xennovelThis issue is too complex to explain in a short time.
Faced with Lu Xin’s response, everyone who had entered the Research Institute sank into an unusually oppressive mood.
On instinct, they wanted to offer some explanation on his behalf.
Yet every time they opened their mouths, they found their explanations couldn’t hold water.
Two doctors—one adept at analyzing Mental Power and the other gifted in Pollution Logic Chain reasoning—were both left completely baffled.
After a long while, in the dark, deep corridor, Doctor An finally spoke softly.
Then she looked up at Lu Xin and whispered, “Let’s just continue our investigation for now…”
“Mr. Single Soldier, are you currently able to control your emotions and maintain your stability?”
“…”
“I…”
Lu Xin managed to speak, only to discover that his voice had become hoarse.
He paused, adjusted slightly, and then nodded quietly, saying, “I can.”
Even though the uncertainty and suspicion in his heart had reached its peak, he could do nothing but nod.
He wearily scanned the faces of Doctor An, Dr. Zhang, and Dr. Wang—he was desperate for answers but couldn’t even articulate his own state clearly.
So he forcefully suppressed the surge of thoughts and slid the playing card back into the drawer.
He didn’t even know why he had done that.
Perhaps he hoped that another version of himself might one day come along, needing to pull out this very card to prove something to someone?
Clack…
Only when that thought surfaced clearly did Lu Xin suddenly snap back to awareness.
How could he have such a strange idea?
He had already been here, so why was he still considering that another version of himself might come and take the card?
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“Then… let’s continue…”
Dr. Zhang and Dr. Wang, unsettled by Lu Xin’s odd behavior and the oppressive environment, looked visibly alarmed.
Even the steadfast researchers couldn’t remain calm at that moment.
It was like an atheist who still finds himself afraid of ghosts.
After all, even if ghosts don’t exist in this world, what if something suddenly appeared under the bed?
That thought c