I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 903 - 903 902. Understanding of the Leading Version

Chapter 903: 902. Understanding of the Leading Version Chapter 903: 902. Understanding of the Leading Version Upon hearing Lu Ban’s words, Cui Siter was completely baffled.

The real world, what kind of cryptic expression was that?

Wasn’t this place reality?

The man looked like nothing more than an attractive common citizen, so how could he know clues that only the police would know?

He appeared quite normal; he didn’t seem drunk or drugged.

Plus, having received a call to the scene, this man had chosen to come to the police station to deliver clues instead of simply explaining over the phone because he wanted to meet him in person.

Putting these pieces of information together, Cui Siter quickly sketched out a profile of the man before him in his mind.

A person quite logical, full of initiative, who had experienced major events and could handle them with ease, yet beneath this rational facade, his words included some incomprehensible parts, like an extremely intelligent and sane individual who yet believed in some extraordinarily strange events, and filled in the logic on their own.

Cui Siter had read about some cases before where, abroad, some extreme psychopathic assassins exhibited similar traits; they might be professionals like lawyers or doctors yet harbored dark, perverse desires, committing crimes with clever tactics and even provoking the police.

Now, Lu Ban had come to the police station saying he had information that only the police or the criminal would know and was even taunting Cui Siter, speaking nonsense.

This man was trouble!

Cui Siter’s eyes turned sharp, and after a moment of silence, noticing that both colleagues were looking at him, he spoke.

“We’ve probably never met before. You might have seen me on TV, but I’m certain I don’t know you.”

Cui Siter had appeared on television before for solving a big case and had received several female fans back when he was younger.

“You’ve been on TV?”

Lu Ban asked in return, and with this clue, he quickly recalled indeed having seen young Cui Siter’s face on the television; back then, he was somewhat shy, nothing like the unkempt, bearded appearance he had now.

These memories were gradually becoming clearer as if they had been pulled out of a box.

Lu Ban found it all quite marvelous, yet at the same time, he speculated that maybe it was the moment he encountered Cui Siter that these memories had been infused or fabricated into his mind.

“It was just a youthful mistake…”

Cui Siter looked at the young man strangely.

“Oh, it’s nothing. We were quite familiar before. I couldn’t find your place in this world initially. I didn’t expect it to be so effortless to find you.”

Lu Ban did not question further, instead saying this.

“Do you understand what you’re talking about?”

Cui Siter frowned.

“Of course, in the real world, uh, you’re not from the real world. You live in a world called Abandoned Capital, where you are a detective, just like me, a Chosen by Gods. Later, we met during a mission in the Night Country and were to attend a wedding…”

Lu Ban spoke earnestly, and as he continued his tale, the expressions of the three police officers became increasingly bizarre.

Setting aside Cui Siter for now, He Youwu and Chen Danshen were twitching at the corners of their mouths, trying hard to suppress their laughter.

When Lu Ban paused, Cui Siter noticed his colleagues’ expressions and cleared his throat.

“What are you two doing?”

“Nothing, it’s just… Old Cui, we’ve had professional training.”

He Youwu couldn’t hold back a snicker.

After all, the Cui Siter described by Lu Ban shared some similarities with the Old Cui they knew, yet he was different, and those incredibly far-fetched stories were something they could not comprehend, leaving them completely confounded.

The group of them were in the Criminal Investigation Department and had seen all sorts of vicious criminals, but they had never come across someone like Lu Ban who seemed so serious yet spoke such outlandish nonsense.

“Get out of here.”

Cui Siter had the two individuals make written records on the side as he looked towards Lu Ban.

“Was what you just said from the content of some novel?”

“No, it’s real, rather, it’s this place that is the Illusion Realm.”

Lu Ban was relentless.

“So are you going to tell me next that August is the peak recurrence period and you’ve entered the cycle?”

Cui Siter asked.

“Although August is indeed the high incidence period for recurrences, we haven’t entered the cycle.”

Lu Ban answered earnestly.

“All of this is an illusion, in fact, even you are false. The real Cui Siter had already sacrificed himself, sealing the Ancient Overlord beneath Jiangcheng Mountain. I am telling you all this just to see what kind of reaction a false illusion will have upon learning these facts.”

“What exactly do you want to do?”

Cui Siter furrowed his brows.

“Never mind, let’s take a look at the case first.”

Lu Ban was clear, just as he did not admit to this being the real world, the Cui Siter of this world would definitely not consider Lu Ban’s world to be the real world.

A person’s cognizance stems from his experiences, for Old Cui of this world, his past memories are absolutely real, no matter if this place is a virtual Illusion Realm or some sort of nearly correct Foreign Domain, this Cui Siter is whom he perceives Old Cui to be.

“First, this case should be a serial killing. The police have extracted the surveillance from the scene but haven’t found any suspicious individuals, and the method of murder is particularly unique, similar to some previous cases, just with a longer interval.”

Lu Ban did not dwell on it and continued.

“Secondly, I estimate this case is also a dismemberment case; the victim is most likely here to view a house or someone who might rent a place for short term. You guys can investigate whether there have been similar cases in this vicinity previously.”

Upon hearing Lu Ban’s words, He Youwu and Chen Danshen exchanged glances and took out their phones to send a message to their colleagues at the station for confirmation.

They only had information on recent cases; as for incidents that occurred years ago in this place, they hadn’t yet conducted an investigation.

After all, many homicides have happened, and it’s not unusual for cases to arise several years apart in the same place. With different people involved, it’s hard to link them together.

Soon, He Youwu received a message. He showed it to Cui Siter and the latter’s eyes shifted before he lifted his gaze from the phone screen towards Lu Ban.

“On what basis are you saying all this? Did you witness it yourself, or did you hear it from someone else?”

“It seems I wasn’t wrong.”

Lu Ban spoke naturally.

“Because in the real world, I have seen the criminal.”

“So you’re saying you have entered the cycle after all?”

Cui Siter felt like Lu Ban was toying with him.

“It’s not the cycle, it’s the real world.”

Lu Ban repeated.

“Everything here is the Illusion Realm, merely a dream set by The Dark One to trap me here for some purpose, but the Illusion Realm is based on the real world. This serial killing occurred in the real world as well, and I was involved in the investigation then, so I know the details.”

Listening to Lu Ban’s words, Cui Siter felt a throbbing pain in his temples.

Then, he saw the materials that Chen Danshen has passed over, and suddenly felt a sense of clarity, and so he asked.

“…Did you just come out of a mental hospital?”

“That’s right.”

Lu Ban spoke the plain truth.