CH 20

CHAPTER 20—Sister Xie Chan

Xie Yu was taken by his manager to another entrance of the apartment complex, and directly entered a room two buildings away from his real apartment through the aircraft connection point that’s equipped on the balcony of each apartment unit.

He followed behind Zhou Cheng, restraining his appraising eyes.

This one-bedroom apartment was another real estate purchased privately when the address of his apartment was uncovered by the media after the original body became famous.

In this period of time, he needs to avoid the attention of the media.

So, everyone in his team will fly a different aircraft to land directly at this apartment, and then transfer to his real apartment from the center of the building complex.

Usually, the original body would use a pseudonym to receive courier packages and order takeout, and the address he filled in was also this one-bedroom apartment.

After Xie Yu signs for the receipt, the items would be sent to the storage box outside the apartment by a robot.

And after the original body’s light brain confirms the information, he’d come to this suite to take away the items.

This approach, even compared with his peers, was extremely cautious.

Zhou Cheng and the others were also fed up with the media’s uninterrupted surveillance, but it was clear that the original paid great attention to privacy.

Only the original himself knew that this apartment stored the information he had collected during his years in the entertainment industry.

Xie Yu looked at the huge safe embedded in the wall of the room, then at the sofa, and looked away thoughtfully.

In his memory, in order to protect the safety of his family and clues he had found, the original basically exhausted all protective measures.

He didn’t involve his family in it, so naturally nothing was disclosed to them.

And since the security of his apartment was not extremely secure, and with his team members who could come in and out at will, he did not leave any information in his apartment.

The original body didn’t only think up to this extent, but also thought very far ahead.

This small, single room was indeed well hidden, but once it’s exposed, it’d be quite eye-catching.

So the original simply sat up a safe to store jewelry, which was given by a sponsor. And then, the most important documents were attached to the safety compartment at the bottom of the sofa.

Xie Yu had been acting all his life, and had also heard countless secrets that were not known to others.

However, the fate of the original body still made him feel very stressed.

He wasn’t sure whether he had the confidence to fulfill the wish that the original had been working hard to pursue during his lifetime.

While he was thinking deeply about this, he was also secretly aware of his inner anticipation and excitement.

Perhaps in the future, he will encounter and do many things that he’s never done before, and obtain experiences that he’s never had before…

“Let’s go, your sister is still waiting for you.” Seeing that Xie Yu was in a daze, Zhou Cheng quickly reminded him, “It’s only a short distance away, don’t dawdle.”

“No, I was thinking, should I order takeout later? Brother Cheng, do you have any suggestions?” Xie Yu explained himself casually, following Zhou Cheng through the living room and through the gate of the house, and into the passageway inside the building.

He has to grab the secrets left in this single room, but he needs to find a good time to avoid Zhou Cheng and his family to do so…

“Recently, a new store that makes retro hot pot has been popular. I’ve heard that there are many styles of hotpot. It should be suitable for people with different tastes, so you can try it… But you may need the help of a housekeeping robot, and the robot at your home… hasn’t it been dismissed by you a long time ago?” Zhou Cheng said his thoughts carefully while walking quickly through the corridor, taking Xie Yu back to his apartment.

“I’ll take a look at it.” Xie Yu turned a corner, and after his manager swiped his light brain and opened the door, he walked in sideways and saw a girl standing up from the sofa.

“Brother!” The visitor was thin and slender, with a fair and delicate face. At first glance, her facial features were somewhat similar to those of the original body.

“Xie Chan?” Xie Yu called out subconsciously, and waited for the girl in front of him to respond after calling her.

The girl didn’t speak, but instead quickly walked around the table and chairs, stretched out her arms, and ran towards Xie Yu.

Xie Yu stood still as she hugged him firmly, and did not move for a while with half-raised hands.

He obviously felt that the person in his arms was agitated, and was stunned for a bit, but then quickly hugged Xie Chan’s shoulder and raised his hand to comfort her.

“Brother…” Xie Chan didn’t speak for a long time, and when she raised her eyes again, her eyes were red and she was sobbing, and quite emotional.

Xie Yu had no siblings since he was a child, and he had never been so close to any female since he grew up.

Being hugged now, he could only comfort her with a gentle voice, and at the same time looked at Zhou Cheng beside him for help.

Zhou Cheng spread his hands out and shrugged.

He wasn’t going to take part in Xie Yu’s housework, so he just pointed in the direction of the door, mouthed “I’m gonna go” silently, and left quickly.

Once Xie Yu heard the sound of the closing door, he exerted some strength in his hands, slightly pushed the person in his arms away, and gently helped her to the side of the sofa.

“Little Chan is already this big, why suddenly…” Xie Yu looked down at the tear stains on his shoulder.

However, he didn’t dare to comment on it, so he sat on the sofa and held Xie Chan’s hand, and whispered her name softly.

“Brother, you…” Xie Chan wiped her eyes by herself, then met Xie Yu’s gaze, and said in a hesitant tone, “Now it’s…really, you’re fine, right? The news said you entered the emergency center. What they said was…”

As soon as these words were uttered, Xie Yu understood her heart.

He pursed his lips and nodded seriously, “I did something stupid, but it’s over, and it won’t happen again.”

Xie Yu affirmed things directly, which made Xie Chan even more sad after feeling a bit surprised.

She leaned forward and grabbed her brother’s arm, “Brother, why did you do that! Nothing is more important than your life! As long as you survive, everything will be fine!”

Just as Xie Yu wanted to continue his explanation, Xie Chan interrupted him and didn’t allow him to make more excuses.

The reserved younger sister in the memory of the original body became stimulated after hearing such news, and her words conveyed a lingering warning.

“Never again…” Xie Yu could only hug her into his arms and repeat these words over and over again to express his assurance.

He leaned her head on his shoulder and shook his head with a faint smile.

Xie Chan was able to say such words because they didn’t just come from the concern of a younger sister, as she was someone who endured unimaginable things as a child and survived tenaciously.

So, when she said these words, they were heavy with meaning and held fear mixed with fortitude.

Xie Yu naturally couldn’t tell the truth about the disappearance of the original, so he could only take a deep breath and try to be a good brother from this moment on.

It took him a long time to comfort Xie Chan. And afterwards, he put her on the sofa to sit as he headed to the kitchen with Xie Chan following him with her eyes, to pour her a glass of water.

“Are you hungry?” Xie Yu pulled down her hand that was rubbing her eyes, looked at her eyes that were swollen from crying, and chuckled, “Crying like a little tabby cat…”

“A tabby cat is so small, every member of the Giant Gat clan would be bigger.” Xie Chan didn’t understand the common saying from the Earth Age, comparing one to a tabby cat, so after refuting Xie Yu, she sniffed, “…it seems I’m a bit hungry.”

Xie Yu nodded, then quickly picked up the light brain beside the table and asked her to choose ingredients she’d like.

The brother and sister selected a lot of fruits, vegetables, and meat, and quickly placed an order.

Xie Yu was planning to have a good chat with Xie Chan while waiting for the delivery, but before he could say anything, he received a notification that the package had arrived.

So, he stood up and left the apartment by himself to head to the single room to grab the delivered ingredients.

After entering the room using his light brain, Xie Yu’s eyes were first drawn to the package placed in the corner of the room.

He stepped forward to study the dismantling method, and after making sure that the vegetables, fruits and meat inside were all right, he looked around the single room.

After looking closely, he found that there were actually a lot of objects in the room, and their placement seemed random, but in fact, didn’t leave any blind spots.

Xie Yu approached the safe first. Relying on the memory of the original, he successfully opened several layers of combination locks, then opened the voiceprint lock, and finally saw the inside of the safe.

He had never seen such kinds accessories and jewelry before which clearly came from the Interstellar Era, so he took them out to have a look out of curiosity, and quickly placed them back to lock them away.

Then, he leaned against the wall and carefully inspected all the kinds of objects scattered around, large and small, and after confirming that there was nothing abnormal, he squatted down on the sofa and reached his arms underneath it.

With a small and crisp sound, Xie Yu suddenly felt a weight in his hands.

He withdrew his hand, looked down, and saw a small bag that was only the size of his palm wrapped in an old cloth, and looked very much like household waste.

He saw that there were writings on the cloth, so he was very careful when taking it apart.

As soon as he opened it, Xie Yu was stunned.

There were not many things in the small bag, just a few pieces of paper with handwriting on it. And at the bottom was a metal, slender rod…

Xie Yu remembered that the original body had used another set of identities, so he picked up the metal rod, pressed his index finger on the round surface at the top of the metal rod, and tried to activate it.

Soon, the bright white body of the rod flashed with light, and a light screen quickly extended.

[Owner: Ji Ming]

[Identity confirmed successfully, welcome]

Xie Yu looked at the completely unfamiliar name on the screen, and finally realized the extent of the original body’s ability.

In the Interstellar Era, after citizens were born, they’re quickly equipped with a light brain.

The ownership of light brains belong to local government departments, and their distribution and management are extremely strict and detailed.

All in all, if you want to get a fake identity, you’d have to go through a lot of trouble.

Xie Yu rewrapped the small bag and placed it in the inside pocket of his coat.

Then, he got up and carried out the box of ingredients that had been delivered earlier.

He didn’t have the confidence to verify anything about this matter, so he didn’t dare to take any careless or hasty actions.

In addition, his current environment didn’t allow him to delay his schedule for anything, so he could only take these things and hide them back in his apartment.