Corpse Recovery Diver-Chapter 854 - 153:

"Why do you get to have parents by your side, and I don't?"

From the car radio, Zheng Haiyang's voice came through.

Li Zhiyuan reached out to turn the volume knob, wanting to make the sound louder, but the static noise increased as well, causing the original sound to blur.

In the end, he could only find a balance, making the sound as loud as possible while ensuring it was still clear.

The front of the small pickup was pressed against the railing of this bridge. Since it had just gotten onto the bridge, the speed wasn't fast, so when the driver Tan Wenbin suddenly hit his head on the steering wheel and passed out, it didn't result in a severe accident.

Yes, that's right, Tan Wenbin just fell asleep like that.

Then, Tan Wenbin's voice started coming from the car radio.

Even though it was just his voice, it was enough to imagine the scenes he was experiencing.

Binbin had returned to the dreams of his past.

The biggest difference between an illusion and a dream is that an illusion is a deception of your current state, while a dream... can overshadow your established cognition.

Many university students dream of returning to high school, doing practice exams, anxiously answering questions, and submitting the paper with a sense of trepidation and despair, only to wake up and realize they've long since taken the college entrance exam, feeling genuinely relieved.

Such dreams persist even after graduating from university, getting married and having children, and even when much older; each time, you forget your current identity and circumstances and are instantly plunged into the tense atmosphere of high school.

However, Li Zhiyuan also noticed some clues, such as Binbin's smooth conflicts, his overly familiar words with Zhou Yunyun, and his composure in dealing with his father's affairs...

Including the unexpected situation of his mother drinking pesticide and entering the emergency room, maintaining that inherent calmness in his bones.

The current Binbin no longer fits his past "dream."

Under normal circumstances, he should have long since sensed something was wrong and woken up from the dream.

But this dream, he couldn't wake up from.

Li Zhiyuan had speculated on many of the Dream Ghost's mysterious and complex techniques, but when it actually happened, he realized he had overthought it.

Heavy swords with no edge, great skill often appears clumsy; the frightening aspect of the other party might just be the ability to forcibly draw you into a dream.

And the Array and Feng Shui setup pre-installed at the Luoxin Island Amusement Park could further amplify this ability of the Dream Ghost.

Just this point is enough.

Dragging you into the dream, making it so you can't come out, is like being thrown into a pot with firewood burning underneath. If it doesn't work once, then twice, or if two times don't work, three times... It will eventually stew you into residue.

The flow of time inside the dream is also noticeably different from the outside world because it can alter your perception of time. Sometimes a long dream only takes ten minutes in the real world, and sometimes a short dream takes more than half a day.

For example, Li Zhiyuan was just sitting in the car listening to the radio, while in the radio, Tan Wenbin had already experienced several days of plot time.

When your perception of time becomes blurred, whether two times, three times or even ten times, or more, it doesn't really make any difference from just one time. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Again and again, it overlays Tan Wenbin's understanding of the past and makes him repeatedly experience the cycle of this dream. Then those barbs and incompatibilities within him will be ground away.

In fact, Tan Wenbin could still remain relatively calm in this round, dealing with things decently and making light of Tan Yunlong's portrait. It is a testament to his personal qualities enduring the impact of the dream.

First, pull out the barbs, reverting him to the Tan Wenbin of eleventh grade, then soften him, letting his mindset gradually lean towards cowardice and panic, and finally... break him down.

Once self-awareness is shattered, he becomes the most obedient puppet. The Dream Ghost merely needs to transform into a simple figure, bestow a bit of kindness and warmth, and you'll regard it as your savior.

This kind of puppet is more reassuring than a ghost, for it's not controlled by external forces but rather a complete inner reshaping to fit you.

Simple... yet extremely effective.

However, by the end, especially with Zheng Haiyang appearing in the hospital, and those last two sentences of Zheng Haiyang also coming through the radio, Li Zhiyuan sensed something was wrong.

Previously, the radio was solely Tan Wenbin's monologue.

Now, it included a scene with another person's voice.

Zheng Haiyang should not have appeared in that plot environment because it was too early.

Tan Wenbin should have spent more time with Zheng Fang, watching Zheng Fang recover completely, experiencing mother-son affection, and finally... dying despite rescue efforts.

Zheng Haiyang's appearance at this point seems abrupt, and the sudden twist in Zheng Haiyang's character is also illogical.

Tan Wenbin has always had a barb in his heart, which is witnessing Zheng Haiyang's death.

The Dream Ghost should not give up the opportunity to make good use of this barb. In fact, that's exactly what it did. The first thing Tan Wenbin did when he entered the dream was to try saving Zheng Haiyang.

But doing it this way is wrong; it practically destroys the dream's immersive experience.

The tragedy of Zheng Haiyang's family, linked to that turtle in the seabed, showing Zheng Haiyang like this in front of Tan Wenbin, is like continuously stimulating Tan Wenbin psychologically, reminding him of that turtle.

Li Zhiyuan even suspected that in Tan Wenbin's dream, he had already seen the "turtle."

And that night was when Tan Wenbin truly resolved to fully accept the name "Zhuangzhuang" given by the Grandmaster, joining his own and Run Sheng's team, to one day avenge Zheng Haiyang.