Chapter 150 I've lost my whole family, have you?

"What's wrong, Xiao Yuan?"

The voice coming from above made Shen Yuan shift her gaze from the screen to "Wu Xiaoting" in front of her.

Wu Xiaoting seemed unaware of anything, and simply bent down and reached out, as if trying to help Shen Yuan up.

Wu Xiaoting's simple action startled Shen Yuan. She braced herself against the floor and moved backward, almost crawling into the closet.

Wu Xiaoting seemed to realize that Shen Yuan's expression was a bit off. She paused slightly, then straightened up and took two steps back, putting her hands behind her back, and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

There was no... hostility...

Didn't she realize she had turned into a monster?

Shen Yuan raised her camera again and aimed it at Wu Xiaoting.

It's definitely headless... The scene has changed...

Is this how my brother finds the monster...?

Moreover, when my brother was filming Wu Xiaoting with a DV camera last night, he didn't show any strange expression on his face... Clearly, my brother has long been used to the "monster".

Brother... has he always been fighting against this kind of "monster"?

Shen Yuan had initially thought she knew Shen Xing quite well, but now she suddenly realized she still knew nothing about her brother. He was fighting against something she couldn't even imagine...

Calm down... Shen... You need to calm down...

At this moment... what would the older brother do?

Last night, after realizing that Wu Xiaoting had turned into a monster, my brother didn't panic. He didn't even chase Wu Xiaoting away or keep himself away from her.

Does this mean that Wu Xiaoting's state isn't actually harmful? Has she really turned into a monster? But the changes captured in the camera... can't be known by Wu Xiaoting...

According to Wu Xiaoting, during her deep dreams, her real body would act on its own, and she behaved very well with her mother and at school, with improvements in her learning and athletic abilities.

That's why the proprietress thought Wu Xiaoting would become "normal" after taking the medication...

After all, compared to the real Wu Xiaoting, who was driven to madness by her dreams, "Clockwork" Wu Xiaoting is indeed more in line with what people consider "normal." At least, these things prove that "Clockwork" Wu Xiaoting is harmless.

"...It's nothing." Shen Yuan wanted to act as nonchalant as her brother, but she still stammered when she opened her mouth. She got up, turned off the camera, hung it behind her, and walked outside: "Let's have breakfast...we'll go out after we eat..." Now, could "Clockwork" Wu Xiaoting be trusted?

Shen Yuan was a little unsure.

While Wu Xiaoting was having breakfast, Shen Yuan secretly sent a message to her brother under the table while pressing her phone.

But even after Wu Xiaoting finished eating, she still hadn't received any reply.

She also tried to make a phone call to Yang, but she couldn't get through.

Has my brother encountered any danger?

Standing in the sun, Shen Yuan turned around and looked at Wu Xiaoting sitting in the restaurant, feeling somewhat confused.

He can't contact his brother, his friend is unconscious, and now the only person by his side is a "monster"...

What should I do?

My brother seems to have protected himself too much; when faced with a real crisis that requires me to confront it independently, I'm so panicked. No... this can't go on...

Shen Yuan took a deep breath, gripped her phone tightly, and walked towards Wu Xiaoting's direction.

"Xiaoting, do you remember what happened yesterday?"

Shen Yuan decided to investigate the "clock head" thoroughly.

Perhaps it was the phone she was holding tightly that gave Shen Yuan some courage, and she was able to communicate smoothly with the "clock" in front of her. She learned some information that the "clock" also remembered what happened yesterday... but it didn't remember what happened after it last fell asleep.

Its personality was more stable than Wu Xiaoting's, and it seemed a bit more naive; it would answer whatever Shen Yuan asked. Should we call the police?

Shen Yuan looked at Wu Xiaoting in front of her, feeling uncertain.

Call the police and point out Wu Xiaoting's strange behavior. Without a doubt, Wu Xiaoting will be taken into custody... and you will be safer.

But doing so would go against one's original intention.

Shen Yuan had promised Wu Xiaoting that she would investigate together and help her solve her bizarre dreams.

"Um... can we go to school now?" Wu Xiaoting looked at Shen Yuan and pointed to the clock behind her. "It's almost seven o'clock."

"It's okay, I've already asked for leave." Shen Yuan shook her head and said, "I asked for leave for you too."

When her brother left, he told her to stay at home... Shen Yuan didn't intend to break that promise.

They were determined to stop Wu Xiaoting from leaving until her brother returned.

Fortunately, Wu Xiaoting did not seem to resist.

Time passed by, minute by minute. Wu Xiaoting seemed a little bored, so she found a DVD and put it on. Shen Yuan sat on another sofa, staring intently at Wu Xiaoting as if she had some kind of mission.

Just before eight o'clock, the landline rang. Wu Xiaoting was relatively close to the landline, but she didn't answer the phone. Instead, she turned to look at Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan got up, walked around the table, and went to the landline from the other side, picking up the receiver.

"Feed? Ah Xing?"

"Feed? You are...?"

"Oh... Xiao Yuan? Why didn't you go to class? Where's your brother? Is he next to you?"

"Who are you?"

Shen Yuan didn't answer directly. She was a little wary and glanced at the phone number, which was unfamiliar.

"I'm Uncle Chen, Chen Liming. We met last night, remember? Is your brother next to you?"

Uncle Chen? A policeman?

Why are you calling at this time?

Seeing that the other person was a police officer, Shen Yuan felt a little relieved. She replied, "He's not here. He went out last night and hasn't come back yet." "Xian... Oh, I... Okay, it's alright..."

After receiving the reply, Chen Liming's voice instantly weakened, as if he had learned the answer.

Shen Yuan noticed the change in the other person's tone and asked, "Uncle Chen, what's wrong? What happened?"

"Oh, it's nothing, I just need your brother's help with a case... It's nothing... Are you home alone?"

"Being with friends."

"Okay, don't go out. Today... today is a big day... I'll come find you later."

Chen Liming's voice stammered. This man, who used to be so smooth and eloquent, now spoke as if a thorn was stuck in his throat. "Uncle Chen, what's wrong with my brother?" Shen Yuan didn't know if she was breathing. She only felt a wave of dizziness, and her ears felt like they had been hit by a hammer. The tinnitus was getting louder and louder.

When our parents had their accident, my older brother called and told me not to move around at school, that he would come back from the provincial capital immediately, and he didn't say what had happened.

Adults always think they are good at pretending, but in fact, children are more sensitive to emotions. Often, an adult's sigh, a pause in tone, or a fierce look can be magnified infinitely in a child's mind.

"It's okay, the signal isn't very good in the rain... I'll hang up now, Xiaoyuan."

Chen Liming hung up the phone.

Shen Yuan put down the receiver and sat down on the sofa in a daze. Then she got up and dialed a number she had memorized long ago on the landline, as if the other party would answer without her using her own mobile phone.

"Sorry, the user you dialed is temporarily unavailable..."

Stand up, sit down, and pull the trigger again.

"Sorry, the user you dialed is temporarily unavailable..."

Dial again.

"sorry...."

"Xiao..." Seemingly noticing Shen Yuan's unusual behavior, she reached out her hand, hesitated for a moment, then lowered it and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing to report..." Shen Yuan put down the receiver and walked back to her seat.

Lightning flashed and thunder roared outside the window, and a strong wind blew raindrops in from the sun, causing the curtains to flutter wildly.

Wu Xiaoting carefully stood up and closed the sliding window, and the room quickly became quiet.

After sitting quietly for about five minutes, Shen Yuan suddenly stood up and walked towards the room.

She took out the dictionary from the bookshelf, took out all the money tucked inside, then opened the bottom of her piggy bank and shook out all the money inside.

The money in the golden pig was mostly her parents' New Year's money. Although the New Year's red envelopes here are very small, mostly just a few yuan, she has accumulated quite a bit over time.

The money tucked inside the dictionary was mostly given to him by his older brother. His brother would give him extra money for his meals and also give him some pocket money every week.

Compared to her peers, Shen Yuan had a lot of pocket money, and she was quite frugal and didn't spend much, saving almost everything. She took out her schoolbag, emptied out all the books, put in her digital camera and money, slung her schoolbag over her shoulder, and walked out the door.

"Xiao Yuan, where are you going? It's still raining heavily outside." Wu Xiaoting got up and followed her. She didn't know why Shen Yuan had suddenly decided to go out after receiving a phone call, and she didn't want to be left alone here.

After all, thunder can be quite scary.

"Let's go to your house." Shen Yuan tossed an umbrella to Wu Xiaoting.

"Go to my house? Why?" Wu Xiaoting took the umbrella with a bewildered look, but still followed.

"Something came up." Shen Yuan changed her shoes and stood outside the door, waiting for Wu Xiaoting to change her shoes as well.

The simple decorations in Wu Xiaoting's room flashed through Shen Yuan's mind.

That peculiar wooden house hanging clock.

It's exactly the same as what's on Wu Xiaoting's head now.

Something might have happened to my brother.

She wants to wake up Wu Xiaoting.

Only when Wu Xiaoting wakes up will she know whether her brother is alright, and what way there is to save him or prevent him from being hurt. Just as Shen Yuan led Wu Xiaoting downstairs, a taxi happened to stop by the roadside. Shen Yuan hailed it and got in.

After Wu Xiaoting gave her the address, the taxi started and headed towards her home.

Soon, Shen Yuan returned to the apartment building she had visited before.

Wu Xiaoting led her up to the third floor, knocked on the door, but no one answered.

The landlady seemed to have already left, but fortunately, Wu Xiaoting had the key.

After opening the door, Shen Yuan changed her shoes with practiced ease, took out a digital camera from her backpack, and entered Wu Xiaoting's room. Wu Xiaoting stopped at the door without going in, seemingly still wary of the room.

Before entering the deep dream state yesterday, Wu Xiaoting suddenly fell into a deep sleep. Before falling asleep, she was "interrogated" by three people. One was herself, one was her brother, and the other was Professor Wen, whom she had never met before.

At least three people know about Wu Xiaoting's situation.

Myself, my brother, and Professor Wen.

Now, after entering the room, Shen Yuan discovered a problem.

The wall clock has disappeared.

Who took it?

Shen Yuan took a deep breath, took out a digital camera from her bag, turned it on, and then slowly raised the camera.

On the camera screen, where the clock was originally, two human heads surrounded by distorted noise are now placed, as if the camera is broken.

Shen Yuan's hand trembled slightly.

One of the heads belonged to Wu Xiaoting.

The other one was the head of a middle-aged man...

Shen Yuan slowly moved the camera and captured the man's head directly in the shot.

She walked to the door, handed the camera to Wu Xiaoting, and asked, "Is this Professor Wen?"

The content on the screen was shown to Wu Xiaoting.

When Wu Xiaoting saw the human head, she seemed to have no emotional reaction. But a few seconds later, after realizing that this was reality and not a dream, she was so frightened that she almost flew up.

"I...I...I don't know, how...how come there's a head here?!" Wu Xiaoting pressed herself against the wall behind her, looking at the spot where the clock used to be, and stammered.

"Is this Professor Wen?" Shen Yuan took two steps forward and continued to approach Wu Xiaoting.

"Professor Wen from last night..." Wu Xiaoting slowly calmed down and asked, looking at the screen.

"Mm." Shen Yuan nodded.

"It's not him." Wu Xiaoting shook her head. "Professor Wen looks older, his face is longer... and he doesn't have as much hair. Also, Professor Wen has double eyelids..."

Not Professor Wen?

Shen Yuan felt a sense of bewilderment.

And who is this?