Chapter 121 - Chapter 121: Chapter 121: Persecutory Delusions (1/2)

Chapter 121: Chapter 121: Persecutory Delusions

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Chapter 121: Paranoia from Persecution

Has Lv Xiaoxia, after her mutation, fearing to disclose her identity, started answering on Zhihu using her account from five years ago?

But that doesn’t make sense, since now everything is real-name registered, you need to associate your mobile phone to reply and answer. If she’s using a phone that can’t be traced back to her, why not simply register a new profile?

Or perhaps she just wants to avoid acquaintances following her on account “Dawn Light”?

Xiang Kun gently tapped the table with his index finger, narrowing his eyes at “Kasumi of August” answers posted two days ago, and then at “Dawn Light” more than a hundred answers – indeed, this girl’s new account can definitely be labelled as “chatty.” She posted over a hundred answers, though most of them were just pure fun and banter.

The textual style in the couple of answers by “Kasumi of August” was starkly different from Lv Xiaoxia’s,

If it was just different from five years ago, one could argue that the change from a junior high school girl to high school senior naturally comes with a lot of alteration.

But now Xiang Kun had her other Zhihu account to compare, the words she used across various social platforms to compare, it can be largely confirmed that those two answers weren’t posted by the real Lv Xiaoxia.

Even though the person he spent half a day locating wasn’t the real one behind the answers, Xiang Kun didn’t feel the least bit discouraged. A negative answer is an answer in itself, and sometimes it may convey more information than an affirmative answer.

Xiang Kun had basically ruled out the possibility of someone around Lv Xiaoxia using her old account. Five years’ time, let alone someone else, even she herself might not remember the password. Also, in all likelihood, when she used it, her junior high school self didn’t bind the account with her phone, which is why she registered another new account to use afterward.

Then why would anyone use this account to publish such answers?

Looking at that answer, the person who published it is likely a mutant or a vampire, same as Xiang Kun. If they only wanted to establish contact with their fellow kind, they could have simply created a new account, no need to go through the trouble of getting someone else’s account.

Moreover, both answers have a careful reading that gives away an intentional imitation of a girl’s tone. Maybe behind the screen, there’s a bulkier dude scratching his feet than Kun…

Using an account with a used history of a young girl, to publish content in the tone of a young girl, meant to persuade the fellow “kind” into believing that the one answering is a newbie vampire whose transformations have just begun?

Compared to a profile with no history, an ID with a usage history seems more persuasive.

Xiang Kun thought about the feeling he first had when he saw that “Giant Owl,” about the “Giant Owl”‘s actions risking human attention as it approached human settlements in search of him. Two words came to his mind:

“Hunting,” “Fishing.”

But, in Xiang Kun’s judgement, it shouldn’t be official behind this.

Reason told him not to contact that author, to act like he knew nothing, saw nothing, would be the best way to avoid danger.

Quietly observing this answer, observing that author, would be the safest.

However, after only thirty seconds of hesitation, Xiang Kun made a decision.

Since he had already intuited a possible attempt by the other party, it is unclear who would be in the light or dark any longer.

He can first observe for a while, to see what’s up with the other party.