Star Railway: The Pioneer's Journey

Chapter 241 Treasure: It Gave Me Out My PTSD

Yun's words are cruel.

The so-called liberation is actually just letting him die in peace.

At most, it can guarantee no pain.

only……

He survived because he was waiting for Lan to wake up, but now Yun Zhizong couldn't just kill Chadwick without saying a word.

At the very least, ask Chadwick if he has anyone or anything he cares about, and if so, deal with it before he dies.

Anyway, he himself is already dead.

At first, I thought I was fine. I had already guessed that Chadwick was under house arrest, but I always felt that he should be living quite well in this dream world.

But as soon as Chadwick opened his mouth, Yunzhi felt incredibly irritated.

This is really upsetting.

Chadwick blinked slowly after hearing Yun Zhi's somewhat threatening words.

"I don't remember..."

He had forgotten too much; he seemed to remember asking someone for help once.

But he even forgot what that person looked like and what their name was.

Has his spirit withered from being imprisoned for too long?

Yun rubbed her head, feeling restless and uneasy.

really...

He took out his phone and opened Xing's communication.

Send a message.

[Yunzhi: Xing, do you have time now?]

【star:?】

[Yunzhi: Could you please come to this location for a moment?]

[Yun Zhi: "Position"]

[Star: Overtime? More pay!]

[Yunzhi: Ten minutes. Bring your clock tricks over here, kid. Money's no object.]

[Star: I'm here~]

I can just imagine how Xingzai's eyes would light up when he heard the word "money".

Yunzhi changed his contact person.

[Yunzhi: I hope I haven't bothered you, Mr. Screws. I met Chadwick, #79 of the Genius Club, in Pinocchio. If you're free, please come over.]

[Screw Gum: ...]

[ScrewGumm: Question: Are you sure it's Calderon Chadwick?]

[Yunzhi: Confirmed.]

[Screw Gum: Please wait a moment, I'll be there soon.]

The reason for seeking out the star was for her "watch trick".

This was a gift from a small mascot of Pinocchio, which can help those lost in dreams to heal their emotions and prevent them from completely losing themselves due to numbness.

Chadwick clearly needs this.

Screw Gum is the most gentlemanly member of the Genius Club—at least to Yunzhi. At least with him around, Yunzhi doesn't have to worry about Chadwick falling from one tiger's den to another.

At that point, we might really have to ask Master Boshi to personally bail them out.

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Thanks to pioneering efforts, the stars arrived even earlier.

Yun Zhi personally went to bring her in.

The hound didn't say anything.

There's probably nothing much to say.

Xing didn't know why Yunzhi wanted to see her, nor did she ask Yunzhi why he knew about her clock trick.

Anyway, Yunzhi can find out if she wants to.

"He is... "

Xing noticed the kind old man and blinked in surprise.

Chadwick looked up and sized up the new girl.

A short while later, he laughed:

"Hello, young anonymous visitor."

Yunzhi: ...

You recognized her pretty quickly.

Xing tilted her head: "Hello, I'm Xing."

Since he's someone I know, he must be a very important person.

Yunzhi's introduction also proved her conjecture:

"Genius Club #79 Chadwick, a brilliant scientist, but now he is dead. What you are in front of is his consciousness, preserved through some means."

Xing was startled and blinked.

It seems she is still processing Yunzhi's words.

After some time of reflection...

Xing drew his baseball bat.

Should we help him get out of this predicament?

I remember Yunzhi saying something like that it's very sad that a person's mind is still imprisoned after death.

So she instinctively wanted to give Chadwick a good whack on the head to put him to rest in peace.

But as soon as the baseball bat was pulled out, before Xing could finish speaking, Yunzhi gave her a sharp rap on the head.

"Silly child, I already told you to bring the clock trick. I'm not sure if Chadwick has any unfinished business outside. He needs you to help him sort out his emotions and recall the distant past."

"Don't resort to violence to solve everything."

Yun spoke very gently.

Xing couldn't help but contradict her: "But don't you always say that violence can solve the problem?"

Was Chadwick the one who caused the problem?

Yun sighed helplessly, rubbing her forehead. "You should take a better look at the current situation before making a decision."

Chadwick, watching the conversation between the two men, couldn't help but laugh:

"The First Envoy and Miss Nameless seem to get along very well... But when did you become Miss Nameless?"

Chadwick last met Cloud two Amber Ages ago, when Cloud was still flying solo and hadn't boarded the Star Train.

It's perfectly normal that Chadwick didn't know.

"It's been a long time... You probably don't have much of a concept of time here, so I won't say much more to you."

Thinking back to my own time in that dark and hopeless place, Yun Zhi, judging others by her own standards, knows that Chadwick has absolutely no concept of time now.

When the days go by too long, you might even forget yourself, right?

Xing scratches her hair.

"Then, let me take a look at his emotional state..."

Xing stepped forward and made eye contact with the old man.

Yun Zhi could see that Xing took a gear out of his pocket and entered Chadwick's consciousness.

Soon, Chadwick's emotions underwent a subtle change.

His hands trembled slightly, seemingly unable to contain his anger.

"I...I think I've remembered something."

He closed his eyes, recalling everything in his memory: "I seem to have committed countless killings, I have taken countless lives, I..."

Seeing that the old man was becoming increasingly agitated, Xing interrupted him promptly: "Perhaps you've been involved in a war?"

The old man could not answer the question.

But Yunzhi answered for him:

"It wasn't his fault, but he was tormented by guilt for countless years because of it..."

Xing didn't understand.

"He once created a weapon that took countless lives, it's that simple."

The clouds are described in a light and understated way.

Xing couldn't sense any particular emotion from Yunzhi's tone.

But her heart sank.

She didn't know exactly how many of these "countless lives" were, but the weight of life was always unbearable.

Therefore, Xing did not continue to ask this question.

She changed the subject:

"Since you're a member of the Genius Club, it would be better to find some geniuses, right? Hmm... should I send a message to Black Tower and ask?"

"I've already called Screw Gum over."

Yunzhi's gaze lingered on the edge of the bed for a moment.

"Xing, go outside and look for him, then bring him here."

Yunzhi's gaze grew slightly colder.

"I need to invite another guest."

Yun understood that Chadwick's confinement here could not possibly be solely the family's decision.

The company, Yiting... it's a really complicated case. It's not surprising that someone is monitoring us from the outside. As for who it is, Yunzhi thinks it's not important.

But they really showed no respect for the First Commander.

This incident already made me upset by bringing back memories of the past.

Since that's the case, why not make a big deal out of it?

Yun watched Xing leave the room, then took out her phone and silently looked at a certain high-ranking person in her contacts.

—Erudition doesn't necessarily mean you have to come.

—But as a machine, it should be possible for Him to say a word to Chadwick via mobile phone, right?

Yunzhi silently pressed the keys and sent a short message to Boshizun, who was floating somewhere unknown.

—The child of the Bo Shi Zun family…of course we should call Bo Shi Zun to come and see him.