Infinite Nightmares

Song Jianguo was furious when he heard Zhang Wenda turn the tables and accuse him.

"Who stole your chopsticks?! You're the one who snatched my chili jar! You poured so much into your bowl—isn't that too spicy for you?!"

Hearing this, Zhang Wenda looked down and realized he was clutching something in his hand. It was the jar of chili powder his uncle had given Song Jianguo. He had no idea how it had ended up there.

When he looked into his bowl, he saw that the beef noodles he'd ordered were now covered in a layer of red powder, like viscous, flowing magma.

As a thought struck him, Zhang Wenda pulled out a napkin and wiped his mouth. A smear of red appeared on the paper. He'd already eaten a few bites of the spicy noodles, but he hadn't tasted any heat at all. In fact, he'd found it quite appetizing.

Seeing this, Zhang Wenda grew uneasy. 'Why can I suddenly eat food this spicy, just like Teacher Rabbit?' he wondered. 'Besides its damage transfer ability, could this suit be passing his other habits on to me too?'

At that thought, Zhang Wenda immediately took off the fuzzy costume and had Song Jianguo feed him another bite of the spicy noodles. The heat instantly brought tears to his eyes.

'No more tests needed. It's because of this suit that I suddenly love spicy food. No, wait... maybe the reason my uncle could handle so much spice was because of this suit too!'

'This suit is definitely more than just a simple tool. It must have other properties I don't know about.'

Everything that night had happened so fast. His uncle had gotten in the car without even properly explaining what this gift was for.

"What's wrong? What's going on? What happened?" Song Jianguo asked curiously from the side.

After hearing Zhang Wenda's explanation, Song Jianguo said in astonishment, "A piece of clothing that can practice Qi Gong on its own and likes spicy food? This thing is like a living person!"

Zhang Wenda, who had just picked up his chopsticks again, froze when he heard that. 'Like a living person? So... the suit is alive?'

'If that's the case, does that mean my uncle is my uncle, and Teacher Rabbit is... Teacher Rabbit? That Teacher Rabbit is just a suit, which means it didn't die?!' Zhang Wenda's heart pounded at the possibility.

Zhang Wenda didn't know how likely this was, but no matter how slim the chance, he was willing to try again.

He quickly put the rabbit suit back on. His voice was filled with anxiety and caution as he asked, "Hello? Is that you, Teacher Rabbit? Teacher Rabbit, can you hear me? Answer me! It's Zhang Wenda!"

He didn't just speak aloud; he even called out in his mind. But no matter how many times he tried, there was no response.

With every unanswered call, the hope in Zhang Wenda's heart grew smaller and smaller.

'Did I... get it all wrong?' Just as Zhang Wenda was about to give up his last glimmer of hope, a faint voice suddenly echoed in his mind. "Save me..."

The voice was faint, but to Zhang Wenda, it was like a clap of thunder.

BANG! Zhang Wenda shot to his feet, startling the other diners in the restaurant.

"Teacher Rabbit! You're not dead?! You're alive?! You're really alive?"

"What teacher... Hurry, save me... I'm in your jar. I'm Hu Maomao..."

"What?!" Zhang Wenda quickly unzipped the suit and pulled out the enamel jar.

As he tipped the jar over, a small blue hamster with a tinfoil hat tumbled out onto the table.

It was small, only about thirty centimeters tall. Clearly, in Thought Wave Two, Hu Maomao was an animal.

She looked to be in a pitiful state. One of her legs and a foot were broken, she had nearly bled out, and she looked terribly pale. She was on the verge of death.

Apparently, she had been trapped in there ever since Tang Xingxiong's sneak attack last night.

Zhang Wenda reached out and pressed his hand firmly on her body. Some of Hu Maomao's injuries instantly transferred to him, and she was no longer in a near-death state.

"Hang in there!" Gritting his teeth through the pain, Zhang Wenda carefully picked up Hu Maomao and ran toward the Bureau 507 headquarters.

After a flurry of activity, Zhang Wenda finally saw Hu Maomao, now covered in tubes, open her eyes once more.

"I'm sorry. So much has happened today, I completely forgot you were in the jar."

Hearing Zhang Wenda's voice come from the rabbit in front of her, Hu Maomao didn't blame him. She just slowly shook her head and said, "Since you're wearing his suit, does that mean Biaozi is gone?"

When she saw Zhang Wenda slowly nod, the atmosphere in the hospital room grew somber.

"I'm so sorry. Biaozi was my friend, but in the end, I wasn't much help to him in this matter."

Zhang Wenda shook his head and stood up, not wanting to show any more emotion.

"It's okay. It's all in the past now. Just focus on getting better. Your undercover mission should be over. I just sent a message to 2826; he'll be here shortly."

With that, Zhang Wenda walked toward the door of the room. But just as he reached it, Hu Maomao's voice came from behind him.

"By the way, about that rabbit suit... did Biaozi ever tell you about its risks and proper use?"

"No. You know where it came from?" Zhang Wenda turned around, looking at Hu Maomao on the bed in surprise.

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be a layer of skin that Biaozi shed."

"Skin?" Zhang Wenda looked at his own white rabbit paws in astonishment.

"You probably don't know what your uncle's ability is, do you? Biaozi's callsign was 'Chameleon.' The skins he shed not only have different abilities but can also possess various habits. In fact, even though you're his nephew, you've probably never seen what he truly looks like."

Zhang Wenda nodded. "I know about that. I saw the zipper on his neck. I know he has many skins. But what does that have to do with the rabbit?"

"Since he gave you this skin, I won't say much else, but what I do want to say is that while Biaozi's skins are powerful, they also have side effects."

"If you wear it for too long, its habits and abilities will likely influence you subconsciously. It might even cause a second personality to emerge, based on the skin."

"A second personality? A second... personality?" Zhang Wenda's eyes flickered as images of his uncle and Teacher Rabbit flashed back and forth in his mind.

Glancing quickly at Zhang Wenda, Hu Maomao instantly understood which Thought Wave he was in.

"There's something I need to tell you in advance. The biggest difference between Thought Wave Two and Thought Wave One is that there are no purely good things here. The kind of lollipop that could heal any injury with a single bite no longer exists. Here, every gain comes at a price."

Hearing this, Zhang Wenda immediately recalled something and pulled out his phone, swiping to a message 2826 had sent him.

"Thought Wave Two, Rule 4: Within this Thought Wave, there are always gains and losses."

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