304 The Snow of Dusk (2/2)

Then we got to this point where Jiang Chen has replaced Sun Jiao, who ran away, and was taking her for a walk in the backyard.

Although Sun Xiaorou herself could walk with this voice-controlled wheelchair, in a complex environment, it was more convenient to have someone beside her. Especially since it was not easy to explain the direction she wanted to go in the first place.

Jiang Chen gently breathed out a cloud of mist. After hesitating for a moment, he said, ”It’s okay… I have always wanted to apologize to you.”

”Why do you need to apologize to me?” Sun Xiaorou blinked her eyes. ”I almost killed you and the person you love. Then because of your anger, you took revenge as I didn’t want to confess. Or rather… I should thank you for not killing me.

Jiang Chen paused for a second and after a while, he smiled.

”Thank you.”

Whether or not she really meant it, when he heard she didn’t hate him, it made Jiang Chen feel better.

Sun Xiaorou gently blinked her eyes as she didn’t continue on with the conversation, but quietly stared at the snow along the tiny path.

”Are you better now?” Jiang Chen stared at the peacefulness shown on the side of her face as he gently asked.

Sun Xiaorou’s mouth curved up. ”What area? If it is the body, I can’t move below the shoulder.”

Based on what Lin Lin has said, with her current condition, the brain damage was more problematic than nerve damage. The nerve on her back did not suffer any damage nor was there any abnormalities in her body condition; she just couldn’t move her body parts below the shoulder. It felt as if she has ”forgotten” how to use her arms and legs.

It was a problematic condition. Whether it was in the Fishbone base or the Sixth Street, there was no medical equipment could conduct brain repair surgery. But Jiang Chen already used the Fake Legs Bar to put up a reward. Whoever obtains a complete set of surgical equipment would receive 5000 crystals.

With such a high reward, eventually, this problem will be solved.

”Uh, spiritually.”

It was a weird way to ask this question. As to why he asked the question, Jiang Chen was also not quite sure.

Her black hair fell to her side as Sun Xiaorou titled her head, ”Why would you ask that?”

”Because your memory returned right? … Ah, it is too intrusive to ask this in such a way, just pretend I didn’t ask the question.” Jiang Chen forced a smile.

Hearing this, Sun Xiaorou only smiled.

”How do you think I should be?”

Jiang Chen was about to say 'Remove the brainwashed part and become the sister of Sun Jiao', but that sentence was stuck in his throat.

Sun Xiaorou watched the sunset in the distance as she continued.

”There have been two figures fighting in my mind to take control of my body. One being the religious me, the other being the sister me. It’s weird to say it this way right?” Sun Xiaorou turned around to look at Jiang Chen as she timidly smiled.

”No… Not weird.” Jiang Chen shook his head and stared into her eyes while waiting for her to continue.

”To be honest… I have been thinking a lot in the past few days. Regardless which me it is, they are all me.”

”But that you was brainwashed-” Jiang Chen couldn’t help but state.

”What exactly is being brainwashed?”

Jiang Chen couldn’t interpret the meaning behind those words. He didn’t answer as he just looked at her, puzzled.

”For humans to live in this world, they are constantly receiving an external signal. A ray of sunshine, a breeze of wind, the occasional snowstorm, words of advice... How do you determine what is brainwashed?”

”Then you are…”

”Perhaps the two personalities meshed together. Maybe that is easier to understand.”

Sun Xiaorou blinked as she said playfully.

It was hard to imagine, as the victim, she could have such a bright smile.

”Do you hate those people? Since they were the ones that used the chip to lock your memory,” Jiang Chen asked.

Sun Xiaorou shook her head and once again looked at the sunset in the distance.

The deep red was no longer blinding, it looked like a torch about to extinguish.

”What’s after dusk?”

Jiang Chen followed the direction Sun Xiaorou was looking as he gazed at the orange color. He thought for a moment as he gently said.

”It’s night.”

Sun Xiaorou nodded and said while gazing at the setting sun.

”That’s right… They are just a bunch of petty people.”

The religious firmly believed in the doomsday of the earth’s civilization. The promise to stay away from the fallen sun, the effort of spending their entire life creating the ark that will carry the new civilization away from the wasteland, into the endless night.

Even if the mission they had given their all to was successful, would the future waiting for them be the dawn?

Pitiful people. Why hate the pitiful people.