Chapter 330 - Chapter 330: Chapter 330: Could It Really Be Him? (1/2)
Chapter 330: Chapter 330: Could It Really Be Him?
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Returning to the ward where his father was staying, both his father on the sickbed and his mother on the makeshift caregiver’s bed had already fallen asleep.
After checking on his parents, Xiang Kun quietly stepped out into the hallway again.
He attempted to co-manifest a piece of cake with a flick of his hand but did not succeed, so he looked up at the surveillance camera hanging in the corridor.
Before he “co-manifested”, he knew the surveillance was there. With his various super sensory abilities, it was nearly impossible for him not to detect electronic devices like surveillance cameras; they were the type of thing he instinctively noticed, and paid special attention to, having developed it as an instinctive habit.
Xiang Kun was simply trying to “pretend not to know,” fooling himself as he attempted to co-manifest.
He moved a few steps to a blind spot under the surveillance camera and successfully co-manifested this time. But as he held the co-manifested cake and attempted to move slowly away, the cake immediately disappeared.
Based on some phenomena he had observed before, Xiang Kun still believed that the main reason for this was not that the co-manifested items could not be photographed, but that his own subconscious was rejecting the situation of being photographed.
Perhaps, if someone attacked him with a sudden covert snapshot before he could react, or if there were surveillance equipment he could not detect, there may be a chance to photograph the items he co-manifested.
Unfortunately, with his sensory abilities, it was difficult to find equipment or people who could surprise him when he was unprepared. Surely, they wouldn’t resort to a satellite to capture images of him.
Fortunately, from his experiments today, Xiang Kun could infer that while his and Old Xia’s “Illusion Reality” were both calling on his abilities from the same root, whether or not Old Xia’s co-manifested items disappeared would have a direct relationship with Old Xia’s own subconscious.
Therefore, he could try to surprise Old Xia and take photographs while she was unprepared.
If successful, it could indirectly demonstrate that the subconscious of the person co-manifesting the item is resisting the capturing or recording of co-manifested items by electronic devices.
As for why, Xiang Kun had a vague guess in his heart.
He thought back to the phenomenon he observed when examining his own blood under a microscope – when he observed in real-time, the rate of blood decomposition and transformation accelerated.
He couldn’t understand why at that time, but thinking back now, was it his subconscious “commanding” the blood and other body tissues to transform into that gray powder quicker?
Normally, when body tissues leave his body, his subconscious can only “command” those disjointed body tissues as a whole. But when he observed at a cellular-level through a microscope, his subconscious gathered more detailed tissue information through vision and was able to “command” a lower level of tissue, hence the efficiency of decomposition and transformation greatly increased?
As for why his subconscious would do such a thing, Xiang Kun speculated that it might be instinctively “seeking benefits and avoiding harm”. Just like how normal people reflexively dodge when pricked with a needle, or want to run away when encountering terrifying creatures or dangerous situations.
Perhaps the longer the disembodied blood and other body tissues existed outside, or the slower they transformed, the more harmful it was to him.
Of course, it could also be said that the faster they transformed, the more beneficial it was.
So when he could observe cellular-level changes, his subconscious would “issue commands” for them to accelerate transformation.
Since he could establish a “super sensory contact” with some simple structured, simple composition items and achieve “Super-Distance Sensing,” it was not unreasonable for his subconscious to execute “commands” over distances.
Of course, these were all Xiang Kun’s speculations for now and further experiments and observations were still needed to corroborate them.
If he were alone, conducting certain tests would be more difficult. However, with Old Xia’s assistance, especially since Old Xia had developed the “Illusion Reality”—a method that allows him to establish special connections with his “Super-connected Objects” and “Emotion Infused Objects”—many things were going to be a lot more convenient and easier.
The next morning, before his parents woke up, Xiang Kun went home and cooked breakfast to bring it back to the hospital.
On his way back to the ward, he ran into a familiar face.
“Brother Xiang, what are you doing here?”
The person Xiang Kun had encountered at the ward was Brother Chu, Chu Xiuwen, whom he had become acquainted with in Tongshi Town to intermediate for Liu Feibao, and with whom Liu Caifu was familiar with.
“My family is staying in the hospital here. Brother Chu, what brings you here? Are you visiting a friend?” Xiang Kun looked at the fruit basket Chu Xiuwen was carrying and asked.
“Indeed, the father of an old friend of mine is also hospitalized at First Affiliated Hospital.”
After exchanging pleasantries, Chu Xiuwen learned that Xiang Kun’s father was the one hospitalized. He insisted on going to pay a visit. Xiang Kun didn’t object, as his impression of Chu was good. They went back to his father’s ward together. However, Xiang Kun asked Chu in advance not to mention how they had met in Tongshi Town, or their collaboration with Liu Caifu and You Meng in front of his parents.
Since Xiang Kun’s father had worked in Tongshi Town for quite a long time, Chu Xiuwen, a local, was able to converse about many events that had occurred ten or twenty years ago. Therefore, they quickly found common ground and chatted easily.
Despite having a mild concussion and requiring two days of hospital observation, Xiang Kun’s father was actually free of any concussion symptoms. Apart from having fallen on his buttocks and needing to rest, his overall spirits were high. So when someone brought up stories about his younger days in Tongshi Town, he was lively and spirited.
As such, Chu Xiuwen stayed in Xiang Kun’s father’s ward for nearly an hour before he excused himself. However, before leaving, he firmly left behind the fruit basket.
Chu Xiuwen had come to the hospital ward to visit Mr. Guo, the father of his good friend Guo Lin. On the evening of the 29th day of the last lunar month, Mr. Guo had a sudden heart attack on his way home on the bullet train. Although he was rescued, he needed to stay in the hospital for observation over the New Year.
Chu had accompanied Guo Lin to the hospital on the 29th, after which he had returned to Tongshi Town. It was not until today that he had a chance to come back to visit Mr. Guo. But he certainly hadn’t expected to meet Xiang Kun here.
Reflecting on his recent conversations with Xiang Kun’s parents, Chu Xiuwen was puzzled. They seemed like normal, lovely people, showing no signs of any special backgrounds.
From what Xiang Kun’s parents mentioned about the people and events related to Tongshi Town, he could basically confirm everything as true. In addition, Xiang Kun’s old classmate relationship with You Meng was also easy to verify. This meant that, regardless of what Xiang Kun did after he graduated from college, his family and social relationships in Citong and Tongshi Town were indeed plain and ordinary.
Ji Hang had claimed with certainty that Xiang Kun had a special official background. So the only possibility was that he had come into contact with some secret official departments during his university or working years and had started working for them. However, Xiang Kun’s university and work records were also very clear.
Could it be, that… Ji Hang got it wrong?
Could it be a misunderstanding if Liu Feibao, Qi Haoguo, and others, like Ji Hang, misidentified Xiang Kun to be someone rather powerful?
After all, Chu Xiuwen himself, as well as his family and friends, many of whom were within the system or had direct and frequent contact with it, didn’t notice any signs that the government intended to secretly intervene in the development of Tongshi Town through any special or secret departments. Moreover, it wouldn’t even be necessary. If some bigwig had privately asked Xiang Kun for a favor, it wouldn’t have been possible for Chu to find no clues at all. Liu Feibao’s, Qi Haoguo’s, and even Liu Caifu’s reactions all seemed a bit irrational to Chu, especially Qi Haoguo’s recent series of strange actions.
As he was thinking, Chu Xiuwen had already arrived at Guo Lin’s father’s ward.
He had often seen Guo Lin’s father before, so they were familiar with each other. Upon entering, he started chatting with Mr. Guo, who seemed in good spirits.