Who hid My Corpse!

...

After entering the room, Bai Wei leaned against the window, crossed his arms, and leisurely looked at Vic, who had not spoken for a long time, and said: "Are you trying to find the truth through silence?"

Vic was silent for a moment, then slowly raised his hand and removed the hood covering his entire face.

Then, that half-human, half-wolf face was exposed to Bai Wei's eyes.

Bai Wei carefully scrutinized Vic, then nodded slightly: "The wolf part has faded a bit. In two more days, you should be back to normal."

"... Can I still be considered normal now?"

"Depends on how you think," Bai Wei shrugged and said, "Haven't you always wanted to find that little dog? Now that you know it's inside your body, shouldn't you be happy?"

"... I didn't expect it to be like this."

"Of course, no normal person would."

"But you seem to know something." Vic looked at Bai Wei, a bit agitated, "Why won't you tell me?"

"Calm down, Vic," Bai Wei said calmly, "No one knows exactly what's going on with you, and even if I said I knew and then told you the answer, would you believe me?"

"... I would verify it."

"Yes, just like that little girl downstairs, she knows she needs evidence," Bai Wei said, "So you also need evidence, and since that's the case, why not go find it yourself and draw your own conclusions? Maybe you'll even avoid some detours... What do you think?"

Vic fell silent once again.

His mind was in turmoil, truly chaotic.

When he discovered that Ade, whom he'd been searching for tirelessly, was inside his own body, Vic nearly broke down.

If it hadn't been for Bai Wei holding him down in time and saying he would help find the answer, and that Vic should just follow him, he really wouldn't know what to do.

After slightly calming his emotions, Vic asked, "You think I have something to do with the Wildfire Sect, right?"

"It's not what I think, it's what you think," Bai Wei corrected, "You thought so, which is why we're starting from this angle."

Vic recalled.

At the time, he was the first to consider whether he was related to the Wildfire Sect, after all, they were the ones who used wolf transformations to fight. He's the same now, so it's hard not to connect the two.

And when he communicated this idea to Bai Wei, Bai Wei also confirmed it.

So indeed, it was his conjecture, not Bai Wei's.

But Vic was a bit puzzled, as if Bai Wei placed a lot of importance on the fact of who proposed the conjecture.

And when he asked Bai Wei about it, he only received Bai Wei's dismissive response of "I just don't want to take the blame," which felt perfunctory.

But more importantly, there was a matter more pressing at hand.

"Why are we here?" Vic said, "Shouldn't we go directly to find the Wildfire Sect members? Just catch one or two and question them, and we should get the answers."

"Great idea." Bai Wei gave Vic a thumbs up, "Afraid people won't find you, rushing to throw yourself into the net, right?"

Vic was at a loss again, and after a while, he said, "Then what should we do now? I really don't want to just wait; I just want to know the truth, and..."

The latter half of the sentence wasn't spoken by Vic, but Bai Wei still "heard" it.

He still wants to find Ade.

Vic doesn't know what kind of state Ade is in now, whether alive or dead.

If dead, he wants to know the truth; if alive... he still wants to find Ade.

Even at any cost.

He truly thinks this way.

Bai Wei looked at the very anxious Vic and said slowly, "Generally speaking, dogs don't lose things, because their extremely keen sense of smell allows them to easily find most lost items. But humans are different; humans need their eyes, memory, and brains to find something lost. Although these three things are not as good as a dog's sense of smell in most cases, if the lost item is beyond the reach of smell, you must rely on these three things."

"... Can you explain more clearly?"

Bai Wei sighed: "What I want to say is, haven't you noticed that I was just helping you search for the truth?"

"... Ah, just now?" Vic was a bit hesitant, "Weren't you just teasing that little girl?"

"If you can only see the surface, you'll never find the truth in your lifetime."

Vic was even more confused.

Bai Wei slightly moved his body aside, letting Vic look out at the small town from the window behind him.

The sun had not fully set, and the twilight dyed the entire town a pale gold, giving a sense of tranquility and harmony.

Such a scene might not seem strange in any other place.

But here, in this land without God ravaged by night.

"Remember what that girl said?" Bai Wei began leisurely, "People from the Wildfire Sect never stay here overnight; they only come during the day, and when they do, they conduct proper business and bring news from outside. Don't you think the treatment here is entirely different from that of Yade Town on the border?"

Listening to Bai Wei, the confusion on Vic's face slowly turned into contemplation.

He had indeed been to this town and experienced its uniqueness.

It's just that at that time, he was focused on looking for the lost Sacrificial Arena, so he didn't stay long or think much about it.

And now, hearing Bai Wei deliberately mention it, he seriously thought about it.

"Indeed... very strange." Vic said softly, "This town is very vibrant, just like that lady boss."

Bai Wei had an expression of satisfaction, as if saying, "You've finally noticed the blind spot": "Yes, that little girl doesn't seem like a resident under the control of Esoteric Buddhism. Her eyes are full of clear... stupidity, which is absolutely abnormal in this land."

...Indeed.

Normally, under the dual interference of night and the Wildfire Sect, the residents' lifestyle here should be more like that of the townsfolk in Yade Town.

But why exactly is this the case?

Vic subconsciously wanted to continue asking Bai Wei but then remembered what Bai Wei had said earlier.

The biggest difference between humans and dogs is using your brain.

So he forced himself to use his brain.

A small piece of harmonious territory in a dangerous land, untouched by darkness and Wildfire.

Secluded from the world.

Which means...

Images suddenly formed in Vic's mind.

He stood inside a shallow, uncrossable fence, surrounded by flesh and blood.

Then a shout: "Bastard! What are you doing?! That's my wolf, not your livestock!"

In an instant, an answer formed in his heart, and he blurted out.

"Livestock!"

"Hmm?"

"This town is like a livestock being penned." Vic didn't have time to think where the image came from because he was already frightened by his own conjecture, "This town is specially penned livestock... I've seen it! It's to fatten them up and kill them for meat. Only livestock wouldn't know anything about the outside world; only livestock would be protected in a dangerous world, at least until they're killed for meat, they are safe."

Vic looked expectantly at Bai Wei, nervous and excited, thinking he had found the answer.

"Am I right?"

Bai Wei's face held a faint smile.

"Of course."

Wrong answer.

The answer is imitation.

Bai Wei quietly looked at the jubilant Vic.

Just like you're imitating humans.

They.

Are imitating God.

The God of governance.