Chapter 36

Chapter 36

As the game continued to progress, Dong Zhen began to feel more and more uncomfortable, as if dreading what was to come.

But the two doctors, Eva and Neil, were determined to see their task through. They were still seeking to fulfill their contractual obligations and have Johnny end up on the moon at some point.

As the memory hops continued, the two ended up finding out why Johnny wanted to woo River in the first place.

It is because Johnny sees River as a special existence, because she stands out from the crowd and can be considered unique.

This was obviously not something one wanted to hear from a significant other. And even Nicholas voiced his disapproval after Johnny revealed this to him.

[ I feel sorry for River ][ Johnny has suddenly become annoying ][ +1 selfish devil for sale ][ But something still feels off, maybe theres more to it? ]

The chat began fervently discussing, but Dong Zhens attention was still enraptured by the game.

Johnny here was indeed being very selfish, he could even say it was annoying. But Dong Zhen still couldnt help but feel like something was missing.

According to the previous segments, Johnny eventually confessed this information to River, but it still didnt explain the origami rabbits.

You could say this was Rivers way of retaliation to Johnny, but that seemed far-fetched. After all, they ended up being truly in love.

More memory hops, and the two made it to see a much younger Johnny.

He was leaving for school, and just like at his wedding, his mother does not call him Johnny, but Joey.

Later, Eva and Neil used a football as a medium to continue hopping. But this time it was different.

Dong Zhen, who was now wrapped up in a thick blanket and comfortably reclining, leaned forward in surprise.

What awaited the two doctors was a vast expanse of white nothingness. And at the same time, the two could smell the heavy stench of roadkill.

There seems to be a problem with Johnnys childhood memories.

Seeing no way forward, Eva and Neil decided to work with what they already gathered. And proceed with the process of implanting Johnny with the dream of becoming an astronaut.

However, players would be unhappy with what the two were doing. How could they choose to skip over such an interesting mystery?

But this doesnt mean the memories are completely erased, they are simply hidden and subconsciously ignored.

So in order for the machine to access these hidden memories, they will need something to trigger the subconscious.

At this point, Dong Zhen began to connect the dots.

The smell of roadkill Didnt Neil run over that squirrel in the beginning? And Eva was complaining about the strong smell earlier too. Well use the dead squirrel to trigger the memories!

Wow, so this was all set up from the beginning of the game. It was all planned, thats pretty cool.

I see, so this squirrel was fated to die! It was the will of the heavens! Chat, come thank the squirrel for its outstanding contribution.

[ Squirrel : No problem, thank you ][ Best worst character award : The squirrel ][ RIP ][ o7 o7 o7 o7 o7 o7 o7 ]

Apart from a few troublemakers, most of the viewers were just like Dong Zhen. Ready and eager to see what Johnnys childhood memories contain.

Soon the scent of roadkill was collected from the squirrel and brought to Johnny, triggering a chaotic reaction.

It was a very confusing segment, where different points of time seemed to overlap. The two doctors saw more than one little Johnny playing on the street.

Among them, Dong Zhen notices that one of them is playing with a football, just like the football memento that first brought them here.

After searching high and low but finding nothing, Eva seemed to realize something and led the rush back to the place where they first hopped in.

At the same time, Johnnys mother had just finished her visit with some neighbors. She got in the car and got ready to leave.

No one noticed little Johnny chasing his football to the back of the car.

There was a loud bang, and the sound of something wet being dropped on the pavement.

Whats this? Johnny had a car accident? Is this why he lost his memories? But what about the beta-blockers?

There were lingering doubts, but like Neil, Dong Zhen also believed that it was Johnny who was hit by the car.

But in the next moment, the real Johnny appears.

The doubts were answered, he had a twin!