Who hid My Corpse!-Chapter 122 - : Twenty-three, do you see that over there?_2

Chapter 122: Twenty-three, do you see that over there?_2

Bai Wei paused for a moment.

“I’m afraid that up to now, Lyra still believes that you have been polluted, but they can’t find the evidence. All pollution detection has no effect on you; from any perspective, you are ‘clean’. And according to the rules of Lyra, you, who have not been polluted, cannot be executed. But that doesn’t mean they can do nothing. You may not be polluted, but what about other people? Those who did not return cannot prove their innocence, so they were labeled as Rebels, and this once Hero District has naturally become what it is now… Ah, what’s it called again?”

“Rim Station.”

“Ah, you didn’t need to answer that; it was just an irony.”

“I will answer all your questions,” Gerard replied. “That’s part of our deal.”

“Heh, that’s also true,” Bai Wei raised Gerard’s eyebrow, “so everything I just said is correct?”

“… Basically, yes,” Gerard said. “Although many people call me a Rebel, I am not one according to the rules of Lyra, so I can still serve in the ‘Skeleton’ division… That is the ironclad rule of Lyra, and no one can break it.”

When Gerard mentioned the ironclad rule, he heard an undisguised scoff of mockery from Bai Wei.

“Iron rule? Don’t you find your words funny?” Bai Wei said. “I won’t speak of what I’ve seen, just these last ten years. To my knowledge, countless people in this city have wanted to kill you, right? Even if it’s killing you by using the rules, they are still killing you. Doesn’t that alone already violate Lyra’s ‘iron rule’ for the ‘innocent’? If guilty you shall die, if innocent you bear no responsibility; that’s the real ‘iron rule,’ isn’t it?”

Gerard was silent for a while, then slowly said, “You ask too many questions; I’m a bit overwhelmed to answer.”

“I said it was irony, no need to answer,” Bai Wei said lazily. “But since you seem so eager to respond, just answer one then.”

“Go ahead.”

“What is most important to you?” Bai Wei gave him a multiple-choice question. “Rule, truth, or life?”

The question made Gerard’s expression flash with stupefaction; he had not expected Bai Wei to suddenly ask such a question.

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He stopped in his tracks, thought about the question seriously, but ultimately shook his head and sincerely answered, “I don’t know.”

“You don’t know? Well, that can be considered an answer, I suppose,” Bai Wei said with a smile. “But I think you will know one day, and when that time comes, remember to tell me.”

Before Gerard could reply, he heard Bai Wei speaking again.

“Ah, I think I have already seen your former home.”

Gerard also paused, wondering how Bai Wei, who had never been to this place, would know where his house was.

But when he looked in the direction indicated, he understood.

Among the row of old houses, there was one that was the most dilapidated, with half of it already collapsed. Getting closer, one could see various graffiti, with phrases like “The instigator should die,” “Give me back my husband,” and such.

“Hmm, it seems the old grudges people here have against you aren’t going away,” Bai Wei asked. “Was it done by that woman who stabbed you?”

“… It’s probably not just her,” Gerard said. “Everyone here should hate me.”

“You do have some self-awareness, I see.”

Bai Wei thought of the woman named Shana.

In fact, the day Gerard encountered Shana at the Sky Tower was not entirely accidental. In the game, Shana was a character constantly appearing at the Sky Tower, telling everyone her husband Helmo died in the Polluted Land, blaming it all on Gerard and begging players to help her, asking them to kill Gerard. But by then, Gerard had already died in Somo City, making it an impossible mission that only served to give players some insight into Gerard’s character.

Games and reality are different, but in reality, Shana did work at the Sky Tower. As long as Gerard stayed on one floor long enough, he would always encounter her, so this was also a small calculation Bai Wei had made regarding Gerard.

Bai Wei thought that Shana’s appearance would bring about some change in this old relic of a man, just not expecting it to be as straightforward as a stab.

But now it’s broad daylight; he probably wouldn’t encounter that woman.

“Do you want to go inside your home and have a look?” Bai Wei asked.

Gerard shook his head: “No need, I’m here to look for Helmo.”

Then he walked directly into the house next door.

… So, it turns out the two men’s homes were adjacent.

Bai Wei suddenly recalled the night when he came here, Gerard had tried to mutilate himself with that old detection device, which had once reported heir succession—whom to pass on his estate to after death. At that time, Helmo’s name was second in line.

Now, seeing these neighboring houses, it was clear, the man named Helmo had a very good relationship with Gerard. No wonder Helmo’s wife was so devastated after the incident.

Since there weren’t many people left in the residential area, the house was unlocked, and Gerard easily walked into the home of his former comrade.

“I must say, I don’t quite understand why you came directly to his house looking for him,” Bai Wei said lightly. “Even if your comrade did survive, he’s unlikely to come back home to live, right?”