I Contracted Myself

When she recalled the contents of the case, she told Zhang Ping.

About a year and a half ago, she became an official combatant of the mop-up team, and could look through various past case files.

Some of the cases recorded in these files have been solved by members of the cleanup team, while some cases are still unresolved and have yet to be resolved.

Among them, there was a very strange case of a missing body thirty years ago.

Because the accumulation of large numbers of corpses can easily attract corpse-eating dogs, cremation is practiced in Pearl City.

But in most cases, if someone dies, the funeral management office in Pearl City will leave four days for the family of the deceased to remember the deceased.

The strangest thing about this case is that the bodies are missing one after another.

At first, this incident alarmed the patrol team, but the patrol team searched the whole city and found no clues. After a month of continuous disappearance of bodies, the case was finally transferred from the city lord to the sweep-up team, who were responsible for investigating the case. .

But the investigation result of this case was nothing.

Liu Sishan couldn't understand the case, so she took the file to ask Situ Shibai for advice. Situ Shibai told her that this case was committed by a lost person. Unfortunately, the lost person was very cunning and found that his actions had alarmed the people of Pearl City. The three major organizations have decisively fled.

Therefore, the case became unsolved.

"Sister Sisi, what kind of monster is the Lost One?" Zhang Ping couldn't help but ask after hearing this.

Liu Sishan solemnly said: "The lost are also awakened. The captain told me at that time that the ability will slowly change according to the user's habits, and finally become the most suitable and accustomed form for the user. Then if the user's mind is not strong enough, If it is gradually controlled by ability, what will it become?”

"Lost?" Zhang Ping widened his eyes and asked in surprise.

Liu Sishan nodded and said: "Well, the lost are the awakened ones who cannot control their own power and instead become slaves of power."

"This will happen again." Zhang Ping was shocked.

But if you think about it carefully, you can see that he was actually affected by his ability unknowingly.

In his previous life, although he was not particularly lazy, he would always take a break from his busy schedule to find some fun for himself. But after coming to this world, especially after eating the contract gem, his greatest pleasure seemed to be exercising.

Thousands of push-ups and thousands of sit-ups, he would never have dared to think about it in his previous life.

Thinking about it more carefully, ever since he gained the ability to be a fire eater, he

He especially likes to stay by the stove. After getting Nightcrawler, he sleeps less and less at night. After getting the appraisal skill, he always likes to use appraisal on other things, and his curiosity is far beyond before.

And the pure blood body I just got...

A few minutes ago, he was still thinking of finding a reason to stay in Liu Sishan's body again, so he simply didn't come out.

In fact, he was indeed affected by his ability unknowingly, but this change was subtle and silent.

"Sister Sisi, do you think I will become a lost person in the future?" He asked a little worriedly.

Liu Sishan smiled lightly and said: "It's too far for you to think about this now. Generally, the lost are top-level awakened people. However, the captain said that as long as you stick to the justice in your heart and don't easily trample on the bottom line you set, then there will be no The risk of getting lost.”

To put it simply, it is about controlling ability, rather than being controlled by ability.

Because the more powerful an individual is, the less binding morality and law have on him. Therefore, once such a strong person tramples on the bottom line he has adhered to in the past, he will inevitably trample on it again and again.

This is very dangerous.

The most correct thing to do is to stick to your inner bottom line, not giving yourself the opportunity to challenge the bottom line, and fundamentally eliminating the risk of getting lost.

For example, Situ Shibai, the way he sticks to the bottom line is that he will never copy other people's abilities without their permission.

This is a limitation.

It can prevent yourself from doing evil things because your abilities are getting stronger and stronger, and eventually becoming a slave to your abilities.

"I remember!"

Zhang Ping couldn't help but think of the dead Zeng Xiaofan.

Because of his increased strength and the knowledge that he would not be punished, he actually resorted to lynching at that time. The correct approach should be to knock Zeng Xiaofan unconscious and then hand it over to the cleanup team for trial.

The disappearance of the patrol team does not mean that the laws of Pearl City are invalid. He actually has other options.

"Sister Sisi, actually I did something wrong tonight. I killed someone."

Zhang Ping clenched his fists, looked at Liu Sishan after reflection, and told Liu Sishan very seriously that he had killed Zeng Xiaofan tonight.

"Well, I understand. Although it is wrong to use lynching, since the other party has done many evil things, let's not do it next time. I will not take credit from the captain for this matter, and your reward will be gone." After Liu Sishan heard this, he couldn't help but stretched out his hand and rubbed his hair. Flat head, smiled slightly.

Zhang Ping reacted and frowned: "

Are there rewards? "

"If the Zeng Xiaofan you are talking about is the flower-destroying thief I know, then not only will he deserve to die, but regardless of whether he lives or dies, he can receive his reward in the patrol team or the sweep-up team. I remember his bounty is quite high." Liu Sishan replied .

Zhang Ping originally felt a little pity, but when he thought about the lost people, he felt that it should be so.

If he knew in advance that Zeng Xiaofan was a flower-destroying thief and could live or die, then it would be reasonable to kill Zeng Xiaofan. But at that time, he was taking advantage of his anger and killing to vent his anger, which was wrong.

This is two different things from the previous killing to rescue Chen Junting. The former was to save others. Moreover, the gangster had an obvious tendency to resist and attack. He was purely self-defense.

The latter was frightened to death by him, and his life would not be threatened unless he killed him.

"Sister Sisi, besides becoming a lost person, are there any other potential dangers for awakened people?" Zhang Ping asked a little worriedly.

Liu Sishan smiled and said: "Generally, there is no danger. After all, the awakened ones have more control, and the lost ones will only appear with a very small probability. However, if the lost ones deteriorate further, they will become veritable monsters and sinkers." !”

"Can it still evolve?" Zhang Ping asked in surprise.

Liu Sishan nodded and said: "I was shocked when I knew it at the time. In fact, the lost are more like patients suffering from mental illness, while the sunken ones have the ability to truly have their own consciousness. They will continue to transform their bodies in order to strengthen themselves. In the end, Become...a monster!"

"Ability has its own consciousness?"

Zhang Ping felt creepy, as if his own power had opened his eyes in the dark and was quietly peeping at him.

Under the black and white light, Liu Sishan looked at the pale Zhang Ping, couldn't help but smile softly, and said quietly: "Because the ability will gradually change into the form that the user is accustomed to, what if the form that the user is accustomed to is abnormal? No. The normal state will create an abnormal ability form, this is the sinker!"

"It's so scary that the Awakened Ones still have such terrifying hidden dangers." Zhang Ping swallowed, feeling as if he could lose control at any time.

Seeing this, Liu Sishan couldn't help but smile and said: "Zhang Ping, what are you afraid of? Aren't you able to control your body and mind 100%? It would be great to give an order not to get lost or sink."

"..."

Zhang Ping was struck by lightning, and his whole body seemed to be petrified.