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Chapter 75 The Truth of This World

What pleased Jiang Yu the most was that neither of them made a sound like royalty along the way.

But Nagi did indeed shift into the wrong gear.

Jiang Yu suspected that the lucky bag had affected her, causing her to become somewhat uncoordinated.

However, the two did not discuss any explicit topics such as body shape or yoga pants.

It's the version that the three of them heard in the car when Jiang Yu confronted Lin Wei.

Jiang Yu suddenly felt as if a wrongful conviction had been redressed.

He felt that those flamboyant and repressive chat contents were not his usual speaking style!

To be honest, although he thought his master was very beautiful and amazing.

But he hasn't been that repressed yet!

He wouldn't say something like that.

I've finished watching the video of the trip to Yushan...

Jiang Yu watched the video of him coming down from Yushan Mountain again.

The video of them going down the mountain looks strange.

He remembered clearly that after coming down the mountain, he was shocked to see the new A8, and then in the car he questioned Nagi about the strange things he had encountered since childhood.

Nagi was asleep at the time and did not respond to him.

Then he sped off to work the whole way, and there was no sound from inside the car.

That's normal; he wanted to get back to his workplace as soon as possible to find Lin Wei and get some answers.

However, this video tells a completely different story.

The scene begins in the scenic area's parking lot.

The two returned to the car and chatted casually.

"Sister Guang, what temperature should the air conditioner be set at?"

"Any temperature will do, just pick one that feels comfortable to you."

"Okay, then I'll set it to 22 degrees."

"Um."

After a few seconds of silence, Jiang Yu's voice rang out.

"Do you want a wet wipe? Your face is covered in dust."

"Really? Where?" Nagihiko's voice sounded a little tired.

"Left cheek, near the ear."

"Oh, I see. It's all because of that damn anomaly."

The rustling sound must be Nagi wiping her face.

Then silence returned.

"Sister Guang, you should get some sleep. I'll wake you up when we get there."

"Okay, I'm going to sleep now. Drive slowly, no rush."

"Okay, I've been maintaining around 60 mph."

"Yes, you can play music. I'm a very heavy sleeper, so I won't be disturbed."

"it is good."

The carriage was quiet for about two or three minutes.

Then music started playing.

That was the prelude to Sunset Boulevard.

This is the song that Jiang Yu listens to most often on his NetEase Cloud Music playlist. Its rhythm and atmosphere make people feel very relaxed.

The intro in the video is still playing.

The sounds of drums and guitars flowed gently through the carriage.

After a while, his soft humming could be heard coming from inside the carriage.

"We search for the middle of this road—we are lost at either end of it."

The strangest thing is...

As the car passed a fork in the road, its speed slowed down.

There is a fruit picking garden at the fork in the road.

Jiang Yu saw "himself" get out of the car and buy some strawberries.

That feeling was really eerie.

He could clearly see "himself" in the picture walking back from a distance, carrying strawberries...

Moreover, I felt very unfamiliar with myself in the photos.

This scene actually made Jiang Yu wonder if he really had a mental illness.

Imagine this...

You see yourself doing something you have absolutely no recollection of through surveillance footage...

It's like sleepwalking.

Jiang Yu had no recollection of getting off the bus and buying strawberries on his way back.

According to Lin Wei's statement that day...

"On the way here, you saw an old lady selling strawberries by the roadside and felt sorry for her, so you bought 100 yuan worth of strawberries from her."

He thought the statement was ridiculous at the time.

I don't have a loved one.

But I did find strawberries in the trunk later, so I didn't pursue the matter further.

But now the video clearly shows that the strawberries were not bought on the way there, but on the way back.

The two versions don't match at all!

Jiang Yu silently leaned back in his seat.

The car was extremely quiet.

He was trying to figure out why two versions had come up.

What is the connection between these two versions and his experiences from childhood to adulthood?

What exactly is wrong...?

He glanced out the car window.

The fog hadn't lifted yet, and the entire government building was looming in and out of sight, looking quite unreal.

He looked away and saw the book "How to Get Along with Others" that Nagi Hikaru had tucked into her waistband.

He was deeply impressed by that book.

When the two first met, in the library, Nagi was engrossed in reading this book.

At the time, he thought it was a bit strange for an adult to read this kind of book.

"Guangjie, could I borrow that book to take a look at?"

"sure."

Nagi Hikari generously handed the book from her waist to Jiang Yu.

Jiang Yu took it; it still carried Nagi's body heat.

He turned to page 37 of the book.

When he first met Nagihiko in the office that day, Nagihiko made a bunch of jokes about sex with him.

They even asked him if he was involved in any messy business with Chu Nan.

Finally, Nagi turned to page 37 of the book and explained to him why she wanted to talk about these things.

The book at the time stated: "Research has shown that humor related to sex can effectively reduce the psychological defenses of strangers, shorten social distance, and establish initial trust relationships..."

Jiang Yu even complained at the time, saying that the book was referring to humorous topics related to sex with strangers of the same sex.

Nagi told me not to worry about the details.

Now, when Jiang Yu turned to page 37, he found that this sentence was not in the book at all.

He quickly flipped through the book again…

That statement simply doesn't exist.

Jiang Yu returned the book to Nagi.

His mind is a bit of a mess right now.

Good news: He did not do what happened with the new A8, such as speaking arrogantly to his master or touching his master's feet.

The bad news: But these things did happen.

That day, when I picked Jiang Ning up from school, she said she smelled like two women.

Jiang Yu even smelled his hand at that moment.

It definitely has that vibe.

Furthermore, he remembered perfectly clearly how he drove Lin Wei and Nagi Hikari back to "Gengge Mountain".

If it weren't for what Lin Wei said on the mountain, how could he have accepted his "illness"?

However, the "Genggeshan" version no longer exists in Nagi's eyes.

The "Yushan" version is back.

He is the only one who remembers the memories and even the experiences that switch between the two.

But the memory seems incomplete?

For example, the part about buying strawberries exists in both versions, but he has no recollection of it at all.

The touching of feet and the speaking in a royal tone happened in the old A8, but he had no recollection of it.

"Hey kid, what's wrong with you? You seem really strange today..." Nagi looked at Jiang Yu with suspicion.

"I...didn't sleep well."

"Didn't sleep well? What did you do last night?"

"My grandma got up at night and kept me awake all night."

Jiang Yu deliberately pronounced the word "grandmother" very clearly.

He wanted to see Nagi's reaction.

If Nagi's memories were "refreshed," she would naturally accept the fact that "he has a grandmother."

If it hasn't been refreshed...

Nagihiro nodded, her tone as flat as if she were saying that the weather was nice today.

"It's normal for elderly people to get up at night."

Jiang Yu did not ask any further questions.

It's hard to judge what this answer means.

Perhaps it was just a polite remark, a casual, perfunctory comment.

"By the way, Sister Guang, what were you going to tell me?" Jiang Yu changed the subject.

Nagi Hikari paused for a moment, her brows furrowing slightly, as if she was trying to recall something.

"Oh yeah, I was going to tell you something... but you interrupted me and I forgot."

She took out her phone, opened the notes app, and glanced at it.

"Oh right, I remember now."

She put down her phone, turned around to look at Jiang Yu, and a relieved smile appeared on her face.

"You're quite something, kid. The bureau is going to promote you to a full-fledged patrol officer."

"A promotion beyond the usual level?" Jiang Yu was taken aback.

"Yes, we don't need to do a three-month internship anymore."

"What a pleasant surprise..."

Jiang Yu showed no sign of surprise or delight.

"Yes, the department thinks you are very capable, and an internship would be a waste of your time."

Nagi paused, then added, "Of course, the main reason for promoting you is to help you prepare for the national planning bureau joint special investigation selection next month."

Jiang Yu was taken aback.

Special investigation?

Whether it's the "Gengge Mountain" version or the "Yu Mountain" version...

The Special Investigation Division is a core department that transcends the Inspection Division.

They have high salaries, great authority, and access to more core information.

Jiang Yu ultimately chose to respond to Nagihiko with the words Lin Wei had spoken on "Gengge Mountain".

"Sister Guang, I remember Sister Wei telling me that the requirements for entering the Special Investigation Division are very high, such as education, qualifications, family background... Basically, no one can enter the Special Investigation Division in their early twenties."

Nagi Hikaru smiled faintly: "That depends on who it is. Don't forget, you're my apprentice."

After saying that, she looked at Jiang Yu with a serious expression: "Of course, it's mainly because you are very outstanding."

"Yushan is a level 4.1 anomaly, and you are on the edge of the 'core'. It's already remarkable that you haven't had a mental breakdown."

Jiang Yu was not surprised to hear the word "abnormal" come out of Nagi's mouth again.

Because his master was very unstable.

Who knows if she'll change her tune again in the next second and say she didn't say anything at all?

Fortunately, he started recording after reviewing the dashcam footage.

He wanted to figure out what was going on.

He wanted to see if he would hear something different after the recording was finished.

For example, he might be having sex with Nagi in the car, or touching her feet or something.

"So... Yushan really is unusual, really appeared suddenly, right?" Jiang Yu continued the conversation.

"Of course, don't you know about 'Tides'?"

"Yes, I know, but I only know it's abnormal. I didn't know that this thing had an official name called 'tide,' and no one has explained it to me," Jiang Yu said helplessly.

"Because you didn't ask!"

Jiang Yu: "???"

"After returning from Yushan, Xiaowei waited for you for several days, but you didn't say a word and just went about your business. We all thought you knew everything!" Nagi said, both amused and exasperated.

Wardfa…

He clearly asked about it that very day!

Lin Wei told him that "Yu Shan does not exist."

Then he drove the two of them back to Yushan to face off.

How come it's now that I didn't ask?

Lin Wei waited for him for several days?

Jiang Yu is now certain that he has encountered some kind of "parallel world" or time-space distortion.

The mountain is wrong, the car is wrong, the book is wrong, the memory is wrong…

Is their memory wrong?

still…

They're not even human anymore?

Is all of this related to "tides"?

Jiang Yu leaned closer to the driver's seat.

"Guang-jie, can you tell me what exactly 'tides' are all about?"

Nagi nodded casually.

"Sure, no problem. Anyway, I'll be talking to you about the Special Selection process soon."

Then, in the early morning as the fog gradually dissipated…

Jiang Yu sat in the passenger seat of the old A8, listening to Nagi Hikari recount the truth of this world.