Since The Red Moon Appeared - Chapter 8

Chapter 8

“Psyche corruption, psyche mutation?”

Lu Xin remained seated, showing some surprise and confusion on his face.

Since he grew up in the city, he knew how different the world was after the Red Moon event. He also often heard colleagues or other people mention a variety of mysterious and unpredictable events or ghosts, about the crazy people outside the city, the vicious Wilderness Knights, and so on. However, to him, those things were still mostly rumors. His life was depressing but still stable.

Although he had a “family” around him, it seemed abnormal.

Although his sister often crawled around like a ghost and brought strange events to him, he never thought that the world had become so abnormal that psyche states could be transmitted and corrupt people like diseases?

Looking at Lu Xin’s expression, Chen Jing gave him a certain amount of time to digest the information.

Amongst those she had seen, the young man in front of her was one of the calmest and most normal.

Although she had already seen the craziness within him under the calmness.

However, she had met many people like him.

As long as one could maintain sanity in normal communication and in the face of psyche monsters, it was considered good enough.

“Previously in the test, although we assessed you and we’re certain that with your psyche power, the level one psyche corruption source can hardly hurt you, we still prepared a contingency plan. In the event that you cannot take it, someone will help you resolve the problem. However, before our people took action, you managed to solve the incident by yourself!

“Your performance was beyond our expectations!

“We now need people like you to help solve the corruption incidents between the main city of Qinggang and the five satellite cities…”

Chen Jing finished her explanation, leaned back slightly, stretched her chest, and looked at Lu Xin with a calm and appreciative posture.

“And that’s why I’m sitting here, ready to recruit you.”

“…”

Her movement caused Lu Xin to subconsciously glance at her chest and think to himself,

Big breasts.

Chen Jing noticed the change in his eyes and thought to herself,

Slightly perverted, danger index reduced by 10%.

They decided to recruit me just because I dealt with the monster in the cafe? Do they have other criteria? Moreover, is the corruption she mentioned the cause of the problems I’m experiencing today? In that case, will they be able to help me?

Lu Xin carefully asked, “What are the criteria for passing your test?”

…

Chen Jing did not expect Lu Xin to ask so many questions. She was a recruiter and did not intend to talk so much.

However, since he asked, she answered, “To see if you will lose control.

“It has been confirmed that there’s a certain connection between psyche mutants and psyche monsters, as well as those wandering madmen outside the city. It can be confirmed that the source of this connection is the red moon in the sky. Since there’s a connection, it’s necessary to be careful of it. So, our test is to see your control of your power. If you’re able to control it, we will recruit you!”

Lu Xin thought about it and asked, “What if I lose control?”

Chen Jing was silent for a moment. She looked at him and said, “Then, you will become the new source of corruption!”

Lu Xin was slightly shocked.

Chen Jing quietly observed the young man in front of her and caught every expression on his face.

This should be a very suitable recruitment target…

His initial potential was not the strongest, but from the outcome of the cafe incident, he was the best at making use of his abilities. With Spider Style, even without other help, he managed to deal with a psyche monster alone. Although he seduced the psyche monster when he almost escaped and it looked a bit grotesque, everyone else acted the same.

Most importantly, he seemed to be interested in these things, which meant that it was easy to convince him.

“I’m quite curious about what you’re talking about…

“And I’ve really been looking for a part-time job too…”

At this moment, Lu Xin, who had been in deep thought for a while, slowly shook his head and said, “But there’s a problem that I have to tell you…

“Actually, I’m not capable…”

“…”

Chen Jing couldn’t help but frown.

At this point in time, he still denied it. This showed that he was not as honest as he seemed and was somewhat difficult to deal with…

Then, Lu Xin said, “Actually, my ability was lent to me by my sister.”

Chen Jing’s gaze sunk slightly. She kept quiet and gently knocked on the table. “Your sister is?”

Lu Xin looked at her and answered slowly, “My sister was the one who helped me escape earlier on. She has always been with me.”

Chen Jing seemed slightly choked. A trace of gloom appeared on her face.

“Not only my sister…”

Lu Xin added seriously, “And my dad, my mom, we have always lived together!”

Chen Jing’s goosebumps raised.

At this moment, a tiny metal silver piece inside her left ear emitted an anxious voice, “Major Chen, you must make a final assessment of him. If he really has serious split personality symptoms, it means he’s likely to be on the verge of losing control. We cannot accept him. We must get rid of him as soon as possible before he creates a huge disaster!”

…

Chen Jing remained expressionless for a while.

However, no one knew that all the muscles in her body had been tensed, and even her hand was subconsciously pressed on the gun.

She knew that Lu Xin had a lot of secrets.

In her satchel, there was an old digital camera that captured many images of the high-speed rail station.

Thus, she understood it deeply that the harmless-looking young man in front of her was hiding his craziness…

Moreover, even in the background, the assessment of this young man was not optimistic.

For the cafe incident, he showed the ability of the precise control of his body in the face of the corrupted people, but not the observed “perseverance”. This might be him trying to hide it intentionally, but it might also be because he wasn’t trained enough.

Most importantly, there was something very strange based on their observation of him.

A dream maker entered Lu Xin’s dream world and tried to make a reasonable assessment of his psyche state.

However, the dream maker never woke up again.

He died in his deep sleep and was unable to detect any remaining psyche residue. According to past experience, even if he was killed when he entered Lu Xin’s dream, some psyche residue would be detected. However, he disappeared so cleanly that even Professor Bai couldn’t be sure if the dream maker’s death was related to the harmless-looking young man.

After all, the current research into the abilities of psyche mutants was not deep enough, and it was not uncommon for accidents to occur.

However, no matter what, because of these problems, the level of danger among the assessment of Lu Xin was high.

Moreover, he revealed a propensity of split personality?

But…

They finally found a potential “psyche mutant”. Chen Jing couldn’t bear to get rid of him so soon. However, she knew that the greater his potential, the greater the disaster he would bring if he lost control.

Therefore, after a long silence, she slightly adjusted her sitting posture.

Her gaze was a little sharp.

After taking a deep breath, she suddenly looked at Lu Xin and said, “Then, do you know that I have read your details and observed you. You have been living alone since the Moon Orphanage was destroyed. Your parents and sister do not exist. They’re characters from your imagination. Even the old building you were living in was resided by you alone!”

After saying that, she was slightly nervous. Her pupils turned red as if they were about to turn into red moons.

Directly puncturing some of his delusions could likely cause serious problems.

She knew that individuals at risk of losing control were the most dangerous when they were told the truth. 80% of them would lose control.

She was prepared for that.

However, to her surprise, Lu Xin sat there quietly without any semblance of nervousness or surprise.

“I know.”

Facing this question, Lu Xin calmly replied, “I found out long ago that others can’t see them.”

Chen Jing’s expression became a little odd.

Then, Lu Xin suddenly smiled and said, “But you cannot see them. I can see them. Not only can I see them, but I can also talk to them, communicate with them, and touch them. When I am alone, we will eat together and watch television shows together. When in danger, they will also appear to protect me. Tell me, how can such a family not exist?”

Chen Jing opened her mouth. As experienced as she was, she didn’t know how to answer that.