Confession

Liu Bo also put away his smile: "How can you force this kind of coincidence on me? Besides, as you said, I went with Homeroom Teacher. Doesn't she have any suspicion?"

Chen Miemie pointed at his watch:

"Coincidence? Once is a coincidence, but is it a coincidence every single time?

The day after I was assassinated, you sent me a message;

The first time I went to school after my amnesia, you appeared and waited for me right as I entered the gate;

The day of the graduation exam when I didn't come back, you again sent me a message.

Originally, I thought it was just the care of a good friend, but in our daily lives, we don't often chat via messages. So thinking about it again, you were trying to confirm whether I was dead or not, weren't you?"

"If that's what you think, I have nothing to say. You have no evidence, it's all just guesswork."

"Evidence? I'm not from the guard squad, why would I need evidence.

If we really must talk about evidence, you trying to shift the suspicion onto Homeroom Teacher just now was a terrible move.

I think you also know Homeroom Teacher's abilities; under her [Hundred Eyes], clues have nowhere to hide.

You knew that if a student didn't die in the graduation exam, Homeroom Teacher would definitely come to my door. To prevent her from noticing anything wrong and starting her own investigation, you preemptively offered to tag along.

It was precisely because the sharp-eyed Homeroom Teacher went to my house with you that the Paradise Building manager, who might have known something, had to die before you arrived.

You were trying your hardest to prevent Homeroom Teacher from obtaining evidence."

Liu Bo took a deep breath: "So, you're certain it's me?"

Chen Miemie stared into his eyes: "Why did you do it."

"No reason. What's done is done." Liu Bo dropped his feigned angry expression, and his whole body seemed to relax as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

"Who is the mastermind behind this?"

"Don't you already know? Who else could it be but Bishop Jing."

"Thank you for not speaking in riddles at a time like this."

"You're thanking me? Haha, Chen Miemie, you might just be even more hypocritical than Yue Junyang! I betrayed you, and more than once!"

"True, I'm not someone who repays enmity with virtue, but Bishop Jing has already become public enemy number one in the city. Your fate from here on out probably won't be very good, so why should I gnash my teeth at you anymore.

Your mistakes will be punished, and for the help you've given me, a verbal thank you is nothing."

Hearing this, Liu Bo looked around.

After it was exposed that he was connected to Bishop Jing, the way the people around him looked at him was not right.

His legs went a bit weak, he stumbled, and almost fell to the ground.

Chen Miemie walked up to him and handed over a plate of roast chicken that appeared from who knows where:

"Tell me, what happened."

Liu Bo looked at the roast chicken Chen Miemie handed him, his nose twitching slightly. He immediately tore off a chicken leg, sat on the ground, and stuffed it into his mouth: "Haha, good stuff, it smells amazing."

Chen Miemie also sat down to the side, tore off another chicken leg, and threw it to Yue Junyang: "Have some too."

The three of them sat on the ground, as if returning to their school days when they would occasionally go out to a restaurant.

Liu Bo chewed fiercely for a few big bites, swallowed, and slowly spoke: "Chen Miemie, do you know? Actually, I hate you a little."

Chen Miemie and Yue Junyang ate their chicken meat, keeping quiet, waiting for him to continue.

"When I first awakened my [Mystery] in school, its prototype was [Identity Perception]. When I was very young, I could see a title similar to a code name above everyone's head.

Chen Miemie, above your head was [Male Protagonist], and above Yue Junyang's was [Pretender].

And I, Liu Bo, was actually [Supporting Male Character].

We enrolled together, played in the mud together, climbed walls and ran wild together, becoming the best of friends.

You were the [Male Protagonist], and I was happy for you. I felt that being a [Supporting Male Character] meant I was at least a named secondary lead.

The turning point happened when we were in the fourth grade.

You still remember, right? I told you that in the fourth grade, you were attacked once.

Your mother, the Great Witch Chen Miaomiao, crossed through space via some method I don't understand, flew into a rage, and directly wiped out everyone who attacked you. She even blasted a mountain range to the west into a rift valley.

That time, Sixiang City was in turmoil, and many people died. It wasn't just those who took action; a huge swathe of others were implicated, and even the Church of Mist didn't escape unscathed.

But the real mastermind behind the scenes severed his own tail to survive. Although his losses were heavy, he ultimately managed to extricate himself from the incident.

That's right, that time, it was Bishop Jing who acted in secret.

After that, he seemed to realize that he couldn't act against you directly.

So, he sought out my family, sought out your friend, which was me.

I didn't know why he wanted to deal with you.

At first, he wanted to buy me and my family off with time, saying that he only needed us to gather some intelligence and nothing else.

2,000 years, 5,000 years, he even offered up to 8,000 years.

I didn't agree.

My father was tempted, but he respected my thoughts and didn't agree either.

I originally thought the matter ended there, but I never expected him to return as the graduation exams approached.

My home is in the north of the city, and the church's main forces are also in the north. Although Bishop Jing couldn't become one of the Big Three, in the north of the city, compared to our mere breeding farm, the church was still a behemoth.

This time, he didn't use bait; he used coercion.

Overnight, more than half of our family's poultry died. My father was attacked. He was just an ordinary person, and he lost a hand.

That night, the image of Bishop Jing in my living room, sitting next to my father, taking out a sharp dagger to peel an apple and feed it to him—I will never forget that for the rest of my life.

I didn't hesitate for even a second. I agreed immediately.

At that moment, I suddenly understood that I was just a [Supporting Male Character]. I couldn't be like you, Chen Miemie, a [Male Protagonist] who can't be killed no matter what, who makes breakthroughs in the heat of battle, and rises from the ashes.

A [Supporting Male Character] dies very easily.

If it were only me dying, then it wouldn't be impossible for me to act as a tough [Supporting Male Character] and wait for you to avenge me later.

Unfortunately, in this world, villains have no bottom line.

No matter how good a playmate or friend is, I couldn't harm my family because of you.

So, I started to hate you. Following you, the [Male Protagonist], didn't get me any meat to eat, but instead brought disaster to my family.

At first, it was agreed that I would only tip him off.

Unfortunately, the subsequent development of events seemed to exceed Bishop Jing's expectations. He needed me to do some things to hide clues.

I tried to act tough once more.

As a result, the family breeding farm caught fire, and my father ended up in the hospital.

In the end, I just let it go. Since I've become a bad guy, I might as well be bad to the end. Since there's no turning back, I'll walk into the darkness."

Yue Junyang felt that the chicken leg in his mouth was a bit tasteless:

"Didn't you ever think about asking for help? Chen Miemie has a witch behind him, and the school has teachers."

"How could I not have thought of it? But distant water can't put out a nearby fire. Could I get a witch to protect my whole family 24/7, or have the teachers write a few letters to complain about a bishop? Bishop Jing couldn't touch Chen Miemie, but could he not touch a livestock farmer?"

Chen Miemie wiped the grease off his hands.

"Speaking of which, you basically didn't contact me after graduation. The only time we went to the auction, I was the one who looked for you. What, did Bishop Jing stop pressuring you later on?"

"Well, speaking of the auction, I bought a mysterious item that time."

"I remember. It was called the [Law and Order Door Lock], right?"

"Right. I used that lock to hide all of Bishop Jing's correspondence, event records, and so on in one place. Those are all the unfavorable materials about him that I could collect.

If I die, my associates in the society will, one day when cleaning the unmanned mailbox, accidentally unlock that lock and see the materials inside."

"Do you think Bishop Jing is going to come after you?"

"Of course. My factory burned down. It's getting harder and harder for Bishop Jing to threaten me. He'll definitely kill me sooner or later, as I'm an informed person who's not one of his own."

"In that case, the money you used to buy the [Law and Order Door Lock] that day was probably the last of your family's fortune, right?"

"Yeah. What's the use of holding onto money?

Don't look at me like that. Maybe it was because of you at the beginning, but things have come to this point and it has nothing to do with you, Chen Miemie.

I, Liu Bo, also have a temper. I've been repeatedly threatened with my loved ones' lives. How can I not hate him?

Given Bishop Jing's cruelty, even if I were to be his obedient dog, do you think he'd let me get out unscathed? It's impossible."

"One last question. Why do you want to break the seal?"

Liu Bo was silent for a long time and then shook the watch on his hand.

"I didn't want to half an hour ago. My father is missing, and his life or death is unknown. I still have a glimmer of hope. Maybe if I do what he says one more time, I can get my father back."