Embers Ad Infinitum

Shang Jianyao looked forward, smiled and said:

"Actually, I also have such suspicions, so I want to find him and take care of him."

"Depending on the ability of our team, we may not be able to do this." After killing "Father", Jiang Baimian did not hesitate at all, and solemnly reminded, "If it weren't for Du Heng, a mysterious strong man who surprised me at that time, Without Xiao Chong, we still don’t know where we will end up.”

Shang Jianyao nodded:

"What I plan to do is to understand things with reason and move them with emotion."

Are you sure this works? For some reason, all that came to Jiang Baimian's mind were certain scenes from old world dramas.

Among them is "the mother-in-law is acting up and wallowing, and asking her son to divorce with snot and tears."

Of course, the scene imagined by Jiang Baimian is still somewhat different from the original series. For example, the mother-in-law is played by Shang Jianyao, and Xiao Chong is the son.

While talking, the two walked towards Ugo Hotel.

To this day, they still have three rooms here - and with a large amount of activity funds, they are not stingy at all in setting up safe houses.

After passing the hotel door, Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian saw that there was no one at the front desk, and the door to the room at the back belonging to the hotel owner was closed.

They were already used to this, they looked at each other and nodded.

Without the need for words, they easily understood what the other person meant:

One is an electrical signal that confirms there is human consciousness in the room, and the other is an electrical signal that confirms the presence of a medium-to-large creature inside.

The two approached the front desk and waited patiently.

Waiting and waiting, Jiang Baimian heard heavy breathing and a beast-like roar of pain.

She raised her hand and touched her metal cochlea, and looked at Shang Jianyao in slight surprise.

She remembered that with her hearing, she had to go around the front desk and walk to the door of the hotel owner's room to hear similar sounds, but now, she was still outside the front desk.

"This time it's a bit intense." Shang Jianyao's comment confirmed Jiang Baimian's suspicion.

Jiang Baimian turned his attention to the room again and said to himself with a little worry:

"Is there any danger?"

"Go in and take a look?" Shang Jianyao suggested.

If the disease is really difficult to alleviate, the earlier it is discovered and sent to the doctor, the more likely it is to save it.

Jiang Baimian's eyes moved slightly and said:

"Wait one more minute."

She was worried that rushing in so rashly would not save people but reveal the secret of the hotel owner Ugo.

"Okay." Shang Jianyao walked around the front desk and came to the door of the room, as if he would knock on the door as soon as the time was up.

Jiang Baimian followed him, also prepared.

Time passed by second by second, and the heavy breathing and beast-like roars of pain in the room not only did not subside, but became more frequent and more intense, as if some kind of terror was brewing.

Wow!

There were sounds of many things being swept to the ground.

Jiang Baimian glanced at Shang Jianyao and nodded gently.

She means it's time to move.

Although there were still seventeen or eight seconds left before one minute, the movement inside made her feel that she could no longer wait.

Shang Jianyao, who was ready to go, lowered his shoulders and slammed the wooden door of Ugo's room directly into the side wall.

In the clanging sound, Jiang Baimian saw the situation in the room.

This is a standard one-bedroom, one-bathroom layout with no extra decoration. The cement floor is littered with sewing needles, burning candles, multiple ropes, old knives and other items.

The dark-skinned Ugo was standing in front of the bed with his upper body naked, and there were traces of whips on his body.

The whip was in his right hand.

He felt the movement at the door, half-turned his body, and looked over. His eyes were cloudy, and he lost his human spirituality and became like a wild beast.

At this moment, the first thought that came to Jiang Baimian's mind was:

"No worries"!

Boss Ugo has an "unintentional disease"!

The next second, she smelled the strong odor of sweat permeating the air, the special smell produced by burning candles, the stench emanating from the toilet, and various odors that were not usually so obvious at all.

Jiang Baimian felt that his sense of smell was now almost catching up with that of a canine creature.

This made her feel nauseous and wanted to vomit out the remaining food and acidic water in her stomach.

Then, she saw Shang Jianyao rushing out and rushing towards the hotel owner Ugo.

Can you still be immune to this state if you have mental problems? Jiang Baimian was a little surprised for a moment.

As soon as this thought crossed her mind, Shang Jianyao spat it out with a loud sound, and because of the close distance, the yellow and green splash all over Ugo.

Ugo, whose eyes were cloudy and his face was distorted, subconsciously wanted to avoid it, but failed. His whole body seemed to be frozen for a second.

Shang Jianyao seized the opportunity, punched sideways, and hit him hard behind the ear.

Plop!

Ugo fainted and fell to the ground.

Jiang Baimian then smelled the sour smell of vomit. It was so strong and exaggerated that she finally couldn't restrain herself, turned her body sideways, and vomited by the door.

After vomiting, she found that her sense of smell returned to normal.

Although the smell of vomit was still noticeable, it was no longer unbearable.

"Have you become a 'high-level careless person'?" Jiang Baimian frowned and approached Ugo, who was covered in vomit.

Are "unintentional diseases" starting to break out again in these streets?

Shang Jianyao was silent for a moment and said:

"It's very similar."

"But what about the whip in his hand and the marks on his body?" Jiang Baimian looked confused.

After careful inspection, she found bloody pinholes, burn marks covered with a layer of wax and old knife marks on Ugo's body.

Shang Jianyao said seriously:

"He wanted to light candles and make clothes, but he was too clumsy."

"Can he be so stupid that he is covered in injuries?" Jiang Baimian muttered, "Does he have a hobby of self-abuse?"

"Using pain to suppress something?" Shang Jianyao suddenly had an idea.

This time, Jiang Baimian did not refute, and nodded gently:

"possible."

She paused and said:

"Don't rush to find the Sheriff yet. Wait until Boss Ugo wakes up and see what happens."

She felt that she could handle a simple "high-level unintentional person", not to mention that there was Shang Jianyao next to her.

Shang Jianyao agreed with "Yeah, yeah", as if that was what he originally thought.

With the "help" of the two people, more than a minute later, Ugo's eyes moved twice and his eyelids slowly opened.

What surprised Jiang Baimian was that the light blue eyes she saw were no longer cloudy, but only slightly bloodshot.

The focus of Ugo's eyes quickly recovered, and the disguised Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian were reflected in his eyes.

He sat up suddenly, ignoring the filth on his body, and asked urgently:

"Who let you in?"

Jiang Baimian asked instead:

"Did you just suffer from an 'unintentional disease'? You completely lost your mind and wanted to attack us."

She uses this line to imply that Ugo opened the door on his own.

This is not to deceive the other party, but to ease the atmosphere. Anyway, Ugo will know the truth if he goes back and checks the door.

Ugo's expression gradually turned gloomy.

He didn't answer immediately and slowly got up.

Looking down at his situation, Ugo was silent for several seconds before saying:

"It's not 'unintentional,' it just looks like it."

"More than a little." Jiang Baimian ruthlessly exposed Ugo's cover.

She originally didn't want to do this, but Ugo's behavior just now was really too "unintentional". As the leader of the "Old Tune Group", she felt the need to ask questions from both an individual and collective perspective. clear.

At this time, Shang Jianyao said in a whimsical tone:

"Is this your price?

"You exchanged your 'carelessness' for your ability?"

"I'm not a fool." Ugo denied his guess.

He was silent for a moment, looked around, and saw that neither Jiang Baimian nor Shang Jianyao had any intention of retreating, so he had to add:

“Anyway, you’ve seen it, so I don’t have to hide anything.

“I am an awakened person, and the price I pay is ‘reason’.

“This causes me to be in a state where I am only biologically instinctive intermittently, and it looks like I have an ‘unintentional disease’.

"I have been able to control myself to a certain extent before, and the situation was quickly relieved, but maybe I suppressed it too many times, and this time it exploded particularly strongly."

Shang Jianyao asked curiously:

"Why would you choose to give up your rationality?"

Ugo glanced at him and said coldly:

"The world is full of pain, and so is life. What's the point of being rational?"

"Awesome." Shang Jianyao clapped.

What a ruthless person... Jiang Baimian added helpfully in his heart.

She immediately said thoughtfully:

"Could this be the essence of 'unintentional disease'? There is something wrong with the rational part of the brain, leaving only biological instinct. The difference is that your rationality is only suppressed and can be restored, while theirs disappears completely. "

"Not only do they have biological instincts left, but they also have atavism. Their physique, skills, and talents have become stronger." Ugo did not answer, but just raised a point that Jiang Baimian's hypothesis could not explain.

Jiang Baimian said "hmm" and fell into deep thought.

At this time, Ugo looked down at the vomit on his body and in the room, and said calmly:

"If there's nothing else, I'll take a shower first."

As a citizen who grew up in the original city, the habit of washing off dirty things is engraved in our genes.

Jiang Baimian smiled apologetically and led Shang Jianyao out of Ugo's room.

Bang!

The door closed before their eyes.

"It's a pity that a lot of food was wasted at noon." Shang Jianyao looked at the wooden door with a distressed expression.

Jiang Baimian did not answer this topic that easily made her feel sick to her stomach. She thought for a while and said:

“Boss Ugo always says there is pain everywhere, the world is full of pain, life is full of pain, it sounds a bit religious.

"Is he a member of some secret sect?"

"'Morning Star'?" Shang Jianyao immediately raised a possibility.

This is a guess based on Ugo's abilities and characteristics.

"It doesn't feel like the teachings." Jiang Baimian shook his head, "The focus of 'Morning Star' is on fearing dreams and using dreams."

PS: I accompanied my wife to the hospital. It’s not fully activated yet and I can still code a few words. I don’t know when I will ask for leave. In short, when I ask for leave, I will try to maintain one update every day by saving manuscripts. .