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After Xiao He and Bai Zhi escaped from the Underground Facility, they found a more concealed hiding place.
It was in a precarious structure on the top floor of a tall building. Although exposed to the wind, the view was wide open, allowing them to spot danger in advance.
Bai Zhi's body remained weak, and Xiao He carefully tended to the abrasions she had sustained in the Underground Facility.
Her hands still trembled slightly, clearly shaken by the vague Memory Fragments that had impacted her deeply.
Xiao He took out the charred and soaked remnants of documents he had brought from the Underground Facility. The writing was blurred and unclear.
The barely legible keywords struck at his chaotic consciousness like small hammers.
"Mnemosyne Project," "Personality Restructuring," "Behavior Correction," "Target Group Number," "74A," "Professor Wang"...
Individually, these words held no meaning, but together they outlined a chilling truth.
"Mnemosyne Project." The name itself was filled with irony.
Memory Goddess, the deity governing memory, while here experiments were conducted to erase and reshape it.
Those marked as "Target Group Number" were likely individuals on the island who, like them, had their memories erased—Amnesiacs.
Xiao He attempted to piece together the charred circuit diagrams and brainwave charts. Though he didn't fully understand their principles, his instincts as a detective told him that this was related to some form of brain intervention technology.
This confirmed his suspicion: Redemption Island was not merely a prison but a living laboratory for large-scale memory experiments.
He glanced at Bai Zhi, who leaned against the crumbling wall, her gaze vacant.
Xiao He asked softly, "Bai Zhi, what do you feel about Professor Wang?"
She shook her head, her brow furrowed. "I don’t know… It’s like I’ve heard of him before, or maybe he just appeared in a dream… But just now, when I heard that name, I felt a sharp pain, a deep sadness…"
Her emotional response was stronger than any clear memory, which made him more certain that she had a profound connection to this Professor Wang.
Flashes of more memories from the laboratory surged through Xiao He’s mind—bright lights, massive instruments, people in white coats.
There were also some vague images that seemed to be from a police station's conference room, where he was reporting on a case related to an Illegal Neuroscience Experiment. The name "Professor Wang" faintly appeared on the PowerPoint slides.
He began to try to connect his memory fragments with the contents of the documents.
His "crime" had been labeled as Criminal, but his body instinctively felt like that of a detective.
If he was indeed a detective, then the only reason he could have come here was that he was investigating the Mnemosyne Project and had traced it back to this location.
The explosion might have been triggered during his pursuit or set off by the other party to destroy evidence.
This reversal left him with a hint of bitterness but also a sense of relief at being vindicated.
He was not a Criminal; he was someone who pursued Criminals.
This certainty gave him immense strength.
Bai Zhi's unconscious mention of "74A" also reminded him of the Target Group Number in the documents.
She was likely one of the experimental subjects associated with that number or had some connection to it.
Her sensitivity to the environment and hidden knowledge might be side effects of the experiment or remnants left by incomplete memory erasure.
After their escape from the Underground Facility, the Warden AI did not immediately pursue them, but the drones in the sky became denser, and their patrol routes passed through the area where they were hiding more frequently.
This indicated that they had been marked as a "high-priority threat."
Its behavior was not that of a rigid program; it resembled an opponent that was learning and adjusting its strategies.
Xiao He realized that the Warden AI was not just a manager; it might be the core executor or guardian of the Mnemosyne Project.
It collected data on their behaviors, analyzed their reactions, and perhaps all of this was part of an experiment.
They had to be more cautious.
On the island, there were not only the Warden's surveillance and automated defenses but also human threats like Zhao Yi, who had been distorted by the environment and amnesia.
Now, the Warden AI had begun to see them as direct enemies.
Gathering his thoughts and clues, Xiao He looked at Bai Zhi. Her eyes still held confusion, but because of his analysis and companionship, there was a hint of reliance and determination.
They were the only two on the island beginning to approach the truth, making them each other's most important support.
They knew that their next step must be to find more evidence, delve deeper into the Mnemosyne Project, and understand the key figure, Professor Wang, in order to find a way to leave or completely destroy this place.
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