Falsifying history is good business

"Collins did this." Morpheus took one look at the corpse and immediately showed disgust on his face.

Hearing Sandman's confident words, Lin You once again felt helpless about his ignorance of the plot of "Sandman"; he asked, "Who is Collins?"

"A nightmare that escaped, or rather the first nightmare that escaped from the dreamland. He had already escaped into the human world long before I was trapped." Speaking of this history, Morpheus not only showed disgust on his face, but also a hint of emotional fluctuation in his tone, which was a rare occurrence for him. "Corinth liked to torture humans, not in dreams, but when he was awake. Gouging out the victim's eyeballs was his signature method of killing."

"Nightmare, you said nightmare?" Rose was suddenly excited when she heard what the Sandman said. "You said before that there was a nightmare that escaped and followed my brother. Is that the murderer?"

When others were excited, Morpheus regained his composure. He looked at the girl and replied, "I don't think so. People will dream as long as they sleep. If you want to cut off your brother's connection with the dreamland for a long time, you must stay in his dream every time he dreams. Collins is a serial killer who always commits crimes all over the world. I don't think he has enough time and patience to stay with your brother."

"But what's going on now?" Rose pointed at the body on the ground and asked, "Didn't you say that this was Collins' signature technique?"

Lin You understood it first and explained for Morpheus: "What the Sleepy Man means is that there are probably two nightmares surrounding your brother right now - is that what you mean?" He turned to ask the King of Dreams for the last sentence.

Facing Rose's nervous gaze, Morpheus nodded expressionlessly and answered concisely: "Yes." This answer also made Rose's mind go blank.

Since the nightmare named Collins is a serial killer, can the other nightmare whose identity is unknown still be a "good guy"?

Thinking of all this, Rose felt as if she was about to faint from exhaustion.

"You scared her." Lin You made the "accusation".

Morpheus responded calmly: "I just told the truth."

"If Collins took Jed away, what was his purpose?" Lin You quickly returned to the current situation.

"After Collins escaped from the Dreamland, the only thing he wanted to do was to escape my pursuit, besides continuing to kill people. He always tried his best to avoid any contact with the Dreamland, and even gave up his best power and never entered the dreams of any creatures again.

"But now he suddenly kidnapped a boy who is likely to be the focus of another nightmare, and this boy's sister is also a dream vortex." Lin You hinted, "This does not conform to the behavior pattern of Collins you mentioned."

Morpheus thought for a moment, "Yes! If he suddenly breaks this rule one day, then there must be only one purpose - to better avoid my pursuit."

"So what exactly does he want to do? Join forces with another nightmare, or..." Lin You turned his gaze to Rose Walker who was at a loss. "It's impossible to evade capture forever. If it were me, I would definitely think of a permanent solution."

Morpheus's gaze also fell on Rose; He already knew what Lin You wanted to say, and nodded silently.

The only way to solve the problem once and for all is to completely destroy the Dream Kingdom and kill the Dream King. If the Dream Kingdom no longer exists, who will hunt down the escaped Nightmare?

As for how to destroy the dream kingdom, is there a better way than using the dream vortex?

"Then there is only one last question left. How did Collins know that you and I had met with Rose?" Lin You said, "From the time of the crime, he almost took Jed away in advance when I handed over the foster family information to Rose."

"There are no betrayers in the Dreamland, at least the few remaining ones will not betray me." Morpheus said calmly, but with a firm attitude; during the decades when he was trapped by human wizards, those who wanted to escape and betray the Dreamland had already left. Among the few remaining subordinates, the librarian Lucien is loyal, "Pumpkin Head" has limited ability, and as for Crow Matthew, he has only been admitted to the Dreamland not long ago and is a misfit.

Of course, the most important thing is that these people are always in the dreamland, always under the nose of the sleep demon, and have no chance to do anything tricky.

Lin You then analyzed, "If there is no internal traitor, then Collins has been monitoring Rose's siblings. So when Rose showed abnormal behavior, he immediately became alert?" "It's possible."

“Although it’s possible, but…” Lin You still found it unbelievable, “Isn’t Collins’ performance a little too amazing? A nightmare that you chased to the ends of the earth and didn’t even dare to enter the dream world, when facing the dream vortex, was actually able to control the overall situation better than you, the king of dreams. No matter how I think about it, it feels wrong.”

Murphys was silent for a long time, then asked, "Are you trying to say that Collins has helpers behind him?"

"Do you think he has it? Or, can he find helpers?" Lin You asked, "The kind of helpers who are capable and willing to be your enemy and who know you well enough."

"Of course." A hint of helplessness flashed across Morpheus' eyes. "Among my brothers and sisters, more than one is willing to help Collins."

Lin You was stunned when he heard this: "Didn't I hear you say before that members of the Endless Family must not hurt each other? I remember hearing this only a few hours ago."

"You heard it right, but you must also remember another sentence I said: there is no clear definition of what kind of behavior is considered 'harm', or what degree of harm can be considered 'cannibalism'." Morpheus replied calmly.

"Haha...then I'll listen to you. You won't waste time on things like taking advantage of loopholes!" Lin You said sarcastically.

Morpheus was silent again, and nodded after a long while: "Yes, perhaps I should be more precise when I say this; not 'we', but just 'I'."

Lin You asked again: "Have you guessed who it is?"

"It's meaningless to make guesses. If you want to know the truth, you can only ask Collins."

"That's not easy!" Lin You poured cold water on him, "As you can imagine, as long as any of us stays with Rose, Collins will not show up. He will use the boy as bait and fish for the boy's sister from a distance; until one day the opportunity comes, he will pull the fishing rod to fish away the dream vortex, or directly detonate the power of the vortex and destroy the dream kingdom."

"I have to rescue my brother, I have to see him as soon as possible." Rose Walker suddenly interrupted. Her previous panic had gradually calmed down, and after listening to Lin You and Morpheus's slow analysis, she also made a decision in her heart.

Lin You reminded: "Didn't I tell you that Collins won't show up so easily?"

"Since it's not possible when I'm with you, I'll go alone." Rose said firmly, "You said Collins would use Jed as bait? OK, then you can use me as bait. I don't know what you mean by whirlpool, but I can hear that Collins wants to get me and use me; good, let him come! Is he very anxious now? As long as there is a chance, he will not be able to resist trying it?"

Lin You and Morpheus looked at each other in surprise.

After a long while, the writer spoke first: "I have to admit that this girl's idea is very courageous; although it is full of blind recklessness, just like her act of daring to come to the United States to find her brother when she herself does not have a job."

"A reckless 'courage' indeed." Morpheus agreed calmly.

Lin You continued, "But from a rational point of view, you and I should both understand that we cannot sacrifice the entire dreamland for the life of one person; because that means the whole world will be in danger."

Morpheus remained silent and did not respond immediately.

When the power of the dream vortex explodes, more than just the dream kingdom will suffer; the power of the vortex will break the boundary between dreams and reality, causing a head-on collision between the two worlds.

The worst outcome is that both reality and dreams are destroyed at the same time. (End of this chapter)