Translator: Lordbluefire
After stabbing the sharp mirror shard into Uncle Xu’s eye, Xu Mo didn’t stop. He used all of his strength, and his left hand directly grabbed the other party’s mouth. He then directly pressed the guy’s body down onto the ground.
Uncle Xu struggled intensely only to see Xu Mo pressing him down with a strength death might envy. The shard stabbed down ferociously, causing blood to splash all around. Very soon, the other party’s flesh and blood looked like a mess, and his body started convulsing. The struggles grew weaker and weaker until all movements ceased gradually.
Xu Mo stared at the now unidentifiable face of his uncle, and his body and arm trembled slightly. He forcefully endured his churning stomach and carried the corpse away from the bedroom door. He then found a cloth and covered the body, also wiping away the bloodstains on his body and the floor.
After doing all of these, Xu Mo leaned against an old sofa as he panted heavily. His arm was still trembling slightly. The danger of this world caused him to feel a lingering fear in his heart.
“The Subterranean World!”
Xu Mo muttered to himself. Only now did he have time to survey his memories and knew that this place he was living in was known as the Subterranean World. In the memories of the original host of this body, there was no knowledge of the world above at all. He only knew that those who could live on the world’s surface were major characters.
For example, in the munition factory where his parents had worked, it was said that the president was a major character from the world above. He owned several factories underground in the Subterranean World, and their purposes were to provide services for the world above.
However, his belief was different from the original host. He didn’t feel that everyone living up there was a major character. But those who had the capabilities to control the resources of the Subterranean World probably were extraordinary in the Surface World.
As for the original host of this body, he was working as a staff in Old Mister Batu’s general store.
In the Subterranean World, the law and order were extremely chaotic. If not, it would be impossible for something like this to happen today.
“Is this a parallel world or a civilization from another universe?” Xu Mo silently mused. Humans were truly too tiny and inconsequential before the universe. Their knowledge gained from the probing of the universe was merely a drop of water in the ocean. Even if some other civilization from another universe existed, Xu Mo wouldn’t find it strange.
Xu Mo organized the original host’s memory and discovered that the original host’s understanding of this world was pitifully little. He only knew his surroundings and this small place was his entire world.
“Mn?”
At this moment, Xu Mo suddenly heard loud noises that seemed to indicate someone was sprinting in his direction.
Very soon, a voice from above drifted over. Xu Mo could even hear clear sounds of panting.
“Xu Mo!” A voice filled with worry drifted from outside. The makeshift door to the house was directly pushed open, and Xu Mo could see a girl clad in a yellow dress panting heavily. The group of people behind her entered the house calmly and unhurriedly while sweeping their sharp gazes around the house.
When the girl saw the situation in the house, she exclaimed in shock. Her right hand then covered her mouth as her body shuddered lightly.
“Xu Mo.” She looked at Xu Mo who was leaning against the sofa and felt some heartache. Tears also flowed down her face.
“Miss Mia.” Xu Mo called out when he saw the girl. She was his boss Batu’s daughter. In the memories of the original host, Miss Mia was kind, beautiful, and had a very good voice. She also sang very well. The original host had always been secretly in love with Miss Mia, but he would always feel self-inferior to her, so he didn’t dare to speak too much.
“Sorry, I came too late,” Mia spoke, feeling upset. It was impossible for her to imagine what Xu Mo had experienced.
“I’m from the law enforcement team. Do you recall what happened and who were the killers?” A man who came with Mia was currently squatting on the ground to check on the corpses. He looked at Xu Mo and questioned him. After trying to recall the chaotic memories in his mind, Xu Mo shook his head. He then spoke somewhat blankly, “My head is very painful. I think I’ve forgotten what happened.”
That person then took a look at Xu Mo’s head. There was a conspicuous wound there that was still bleeding right now. Xu Mo being able to live on was truly a miracle.
“You can’t recall anything? Do you know anything about your parents’ death? Did they offend someone?” The other party continued to ask. “This is very important for the investigation. You want us to catch the culprits, right?”
Xu Mo pretended to recall. After that, he feigned a look of pain as he clutched his head while shaking it. “I don’t know, I cannot recall anything.”
That person didn’t really mind. He smiled and stood up, not continuing with the questioning.
“We will bring the corpses away. As for this matter, we will conduct an investigation in the future.” The others then entered the room and did a search before carrying the corpses out. They also didn’t seek Xu Mo’s permission because these people were from the law enforcement team. It wasn’t that the Subterranean World had no law and order. Rather, things were very bad for the ordinary folks.
Xu Mo glanced at the person who spoke. The other party couldn’t even be bothered to put up an act. However, this was within his expectations. The law and order in the Subterranean World were formulated by those ‘major characters’, and the president of the munition factory clearly would have very high authority in the Subterranean World. If not, how would he dare to kill someone so openly by barging into their homes?
Besides, Xu Mo knew that before his parents died, they went to look for a law enforcement team. He wasn’t clear as to what happened exactly, hence, he naturally wouldn’t dare to say anything.
Thus, Xu Mo didn’t stop them. He didn’t have the ability to do so anyway. Moreover, he couldn’t even handle the corpses by himself, let alone the fact that one of the corpses belonged to his uncle who had just been killed by him.
In the bedroom, Yao`er stretched half her body out and watched everything. She sobbed lightly but did her best to endure it, stretching her tiny hand out to wipe away her flowing tears.
“Yao`er.” After Xu Mo saw her, he walked over and embraced her. He then looked as the law enforcement team carried the corpses out.
The person who questioned him earlier looked at Mia and smiled. “It has been tough on Miss Mia. We will return and do an investigation now.”
“I have to trouble you then.” Mia bowed. There were still tears from the corner of her eye. The pure and innocent her didn’t realize that the law enforcement team was merely putting up a pretense and acting with formality.
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After they left, Mia looked at Xu Mo who was embracing the little girl. She also had no idea how to comfort them. She, who was just 18 years old, had never encountered such a tragic scene.
“Are you injured?” Mia walked over and saw the wound on Xu Mo’s head. There were still traces of blood on it.
“Xu Mo, let me bring you to see a doctor,” Mia nervously spoke.
“There’s no need for that. The wound has healed, and I also don’t feel any discomfort,” replied Xu Mo. In truth, the original host of this body had died due to this head injury.
“Miss Mia, why are you here?” Xu Mo asked.
“My father said that he heard a piece of news from the black market. He told me the moment he returned and I quickly went to get the law enforcement team. Sadly, we came too late. I’m sorry.”
“Old Mister Batu.”
In Xu Mo’s memories, the personalities of Old Mister Batu and Miss Mia were just so nicely mismatched. The former was a greedy and crafty fatty with only benefits in his eyes. Hence, Xu Mo had never understood how Old Mister Batu could have such a kind and beautiful daughter like Mia.
“Mn.” Mia nodded. “Xu Mo, you should bring Yao`er and leave with me. This place isn’t safe.”
She was worried that those culprits wouldn’t spare Xu Mo.
Xu Mo recalled the scenes from before. The bunch of thugs indeed hadn’t planned to spare him. In fact, they were prepared to kill Yao`er as well. But after that, he fainted and had no idea why Yao`er was fine.
If ‘he’ was still alive, danger indeed might exist if he stayed here.
After taking a look at the little girl in his arms, Xu Mo didn’t reject Mia’s suggestion, hence, he nodded his head.
The place Xu Mo was staying in was a run-down building, and the gates to the other houses were tightly shut. They then headed down the building and Xu Mo could see that this entire region was densely stacked with run-down buildings. He couldn’t take in the entire scene with just a glance because the population here was exceptionally overcrowded.
There was also no sky and no sunlight here, causing Xu Mo to feel very stifled.
The little girl in Xu Mo’s arms hugged his neck tightly and rested her head on his shoulders. Because Xu Mo’s parents were working in the munition factory, they usually didn’t have much time. So for the majority of the time, Xu Mo was the one taking care of his younger sister. The two siblings could be said to have always relied on each other for survival. Hence, the little girl was extremely close to Xu Mo and very obedient to him.
“Elder Brother, will Daddy and Mommy return?” asked the little girl in a low voice as tears filled her eyes.
“Dad and Mom will return when Yao`er grows up.” Xu Mo’s right hand hugged the girl’s head as he softly answered.
“In that case, Yao`er will quickly grow up,” said the girl innocently. At this moment, Mia was wiping her tears at the side. She didn’t look over in Xu Mo and the girl’s direction. She was leading the way while Xu Mo carried Yao`er and followed behind.
“It’s too tragic.”
“The three bodies who were carried away by the law enforcement team are all beaten to death.”
“Don’t talk nonsense. Guard your own mouth well.”
Whispers abounded from the corners. Evidently, quite a lot of people knew about what happened in Xu Mo’s home today. However, no one dared to be a busybody. In fact, they were filled with trepidation just by discussing this.
“Mn?” When these voices entered Xu Mo’s ears, he felt that his perception had indeed grown stronger. The volume of these whispers wasn’t loud, but he could actually hear them clearly. Was this the different thing about this world when compared to his original world?
If it was a civilization from another universe, there should also be differences among humans.
They then continued walking forward. Xu Mo silently perceived the differences he felt. Very soon later, he revealed a strange look and halted his steps. He suddenly grew nervous and began to glance at the surroundings.
Someone was following them!
He could sense that someone was following him but he couldn’t sense the exact location of the other party. The passersby all showed no signs of abnormality.
Could it be that the thugs had returned?
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“What’s the matter?” asked Mia after seeing Xu Mo stopping and turning around.
“Nothing much.” Xu Mo continued to walk forward. However, the feeling of being followed persisted. This caused his heart to be filled with vigilance.
The two of them walked out of this residential area and crossed a few streets before coming to another area. This place was like a commercial district, and Old Mister Batu’s general store was located here.
In Xu Mo’s impression, Old Mister Batu was an evil capitalist exploiter. The environment here was indeed way better compared to where Xu Mo came from.
The feeling of being followed also vanished at this moment, causing Xu Mo to heave a sigh of relief.