Chapter 849 Submerged

For Lawyer An, when it came to fighting,

One-on-one,

Was out of the question. He preferred a group brawl. If a group brawl wasn't available, he would create the conditions for one.

Actually, at this moment, it was a bit of a bully move. In the clash of spiritual power within the illusion, everyone was still in a stalemate, with neither side gaining a clear advantage.

However, Lawyer An, who had consumed the White Fox's inner core, still had remnants of the White Fox's consciousness within him. This consciousness should have been refined and eliminated as an unstable factor – that was standard operating procedure.

But Lawyer An hadn't done that. On one hand, it would have been a bit of a waste; he was reluctant. For someone skilled in spiritual power like himself, having the White Fox's consciousness within him was like adding wings to a tiger.

On the other hand, it was because the White Fox was currently in the Late Night Bookstore. At least for the short term, unless the boss suddenly died,

The White Fox wouldn't be in any danger of turning against him.

Her partial consciousness remaining within him wasn't a high risk; it could even be his helper. Pretty good.

Just then,

The White Fox's phantom image howled as it rushed forward, bringing immense pressure.

A'Peng diverted part of his consciousness to block it,

However,

Lawyer An seized the opportunity to launch another attack. In a battle of spiritual power, what one waited for was precisely this opening.

"Buzz!"

A'Peng's vision darkened, then brightened again.

At this moment,

He was standing on an old street,

The people around him were wearing clothes with a strong Republic-era feel.

Directly in front of him was a brothel, with many soliciting women standing at the entrance.

This wasn't a high-end establishment.

In fact, even considering a century on either side, such establishments had highs and lows, clearly demarcated.

In ancient times, there were courtesans who sold their bodies but not their art, earning prestige and attention. There were also prostitutes in old brothels who were scantily clad and constantly posed suggestively by the door.

Now, there were also "Waiting-for-Husband Stones" in People's Parks or old alleys, as well as so-called escorts in high-end establishments.

A'Peng's face immediately darkened.

He remembered this place.

He would naturally not forget this place.

Back then, it was because of gambling debts that he had personally sold his wife into this place.

He knew that he had already lost the upper hand and entered the game set up by Lawyer An, but he didn't panic. Instead, he seemed very calm.

The first thing to do was to stabilize his emotions and prevent his flaws from being magnified, because his opponent was An Buqi. A'Peng didn't dare to take any chances.

Next,

What he had to do was wait for an opportunity to break through this illusion.

As long as he looked, he would definitely find it.

Fake things are inevitably fake. There is no absolutely perfect illusion in this world that can be mistaken for reality!

A rickshaw stopped in front of the brothel.

Lawyer An, dressed as a young master, stepped out of the rickshaw.

A'Peng stared at Lawyer An in front of him.

Lawyer An even reached out to greet him, winking.

"Heh."

A'Peng sneered inwardly.

He didn't know why,

But Lawyer An had actually appeared in front of him in his own form.

Illusions, like dreams, need a sense of resonance and immersion. At this moment, in this illusion, Lawyer An's appearance in his own form was a choice that greatly undermined the sense of immersion.

It was like a scam: directly telling you that the person in front of you is a scammer. In theory, your chances of being scammed would be reduced a lot.

Just then,

A woman in a slit cheongsam came out of the brothel. The woman had rouge on her face and looked somewhat shy, very restrained and unaccustomed to the place. It was obvious that she was new and hadn't fully let go yet.

A'Peng's gaze swept over her, unmoved. This was his wife. Yes, in this illusion, she was supposed to be the protagonist. Everything here was actually designed for her.

"An Buqi, you're still too naive."

A'Peng said calmly.

An Buqi waved his hand. "Not at all, I didn't intend to kill you with this illusion. If you die, I won't get any money. It's meaningless."

"Master, you've arrived."

The madam came up to greet Lawyer An.

Actually, Lawyer An was giving an authentic performance. He was a young master during the Republic era in his previous life. His family's decline was something that happened later. At least before the age of thirty, Lawyer An lived a very comfortable and carefree life.

"Come, let's just do it here."

Lawyer An pointed to the ground.

Behind the rickshaw, a group of servants suddenly ran out, carrying a bed and a screen, and set it up directly on the street.

A'Peng's gaze narrowed, and then he slowly closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Come, it's you. Play with me, and I'll take good care of you."

Lawyer An pointed to the restrained woman in front of him.

Behind the woman's cheongsam, there was a white tail faintly visible, but she was still very reluctant to come forward. Finally, she was pushed over by the madam and the pimp.

"Elders and folks, don't shout, don't yell, don't make noise. You're all fake, all things in the illusion. Fake, don't make a fuss."

Lawyer An shouted with his hands on his hips.

"But what I want to play is this kind of thing, isn't it? Today, I'll give you a live lesson!"

"An Buqi..."

A'Peng opened his eyes. He wasn't angry, nor was he upset.

He just felt a little dumbfounded.

"You're just trying to disgust me?"

Lawyer An beckoned to A'Peng and said:

"It's a pity. I can't conjure up a DV in this era, otherwise it would be completely collapsed. Otherwise, I really want you to hold a DV next to me and help me film it."

"Okay, I can cooperate with you," A'Peng said simply.

"Tsk tsk." Lawyer An pointed at A'Peng. "Can we cooperate a little?"

Saying that,

Lawyer An pushed the woman,

Pushing the woman in front of A'Peng,

A'Peng reached out and hugged the woman,

Then, the other hand directly grabbed the woman's neck.

At the same time,

He continued to look at Lawyer An as if nothing had happened,

"I really don't care anymore. It's been so many years."

The woman couldn't breathe,

Her feet began to kick around,

But her struggle seemed a little weak,

The man's fingers not only didn't loosen, but instead exerted even more force.

Lawyer An looked up,

Stretched out his hands,

Stretched greatly,

Then lowered his head,

Looking at A'Peng,

Said:

"Actually, I really think that the Enforcement Team's environment is a dead end for people like us who are on the spiritual illusion route, because it always makes us overdo it."

A'Peng shook his head and said:

"Is your current illusion leisurely?"

"We are really different. In the past few decades, have you smelled the sunlight shining in through the glass in the late morning?

I smell it often,

The sunlight shines on the body, very warm, and a little salty."

While speaking,

The woman died,

A'Peng let go,

The woman's body fell to the ground,

All the onlookers on the surrounding streets began to fall silent, as if a spotlight was shining on the real protagonist, and all the other extras retreated.

Lawyer An took out a cigarette, lit it with a match, and took a puff.

"This taste, I really miss it."

"What's next?"

A'Peng asked.

"What?"

"I said, what's next?" A'Peng pointed to the woman's corpse on the ground. "She's already dead. You can bring her back to life, or even just come with the dead one, it's fine!"

Then,

A'Peng looked up,

Looked at the sky,

"It's almost over, this illusion. You could have played a little longer."

"It doesn't matter, this little bit of time is enough."

Lawyer An kicked the screen in front of him,

The screen collapsed,

Inside was a retro bed,

An old woman was sitting on it, wearing a brown cotton coat, sitting there, her fingers trembling as she smoked.

In the chair under the bed, sat Lawyer An, wearing an old-fashioned black suit with his hair oiled.

"Oh, you're talking about Fengfeng, is her last name Miao?"

The old woman asked, smacking her lips.

"Yes, her last name is Miao."

A'Peng stared at this scene, his brows slightly furrowed.

"Oh, I really remember, she and I were sold to the brothel on the same day. I was sold in by my father, she was sold in by her husband.

She and I initially lived in the same room. She said that her husband promised her that if he made money, he would immediately redeem her and take her home.

I laughed at her and said that my father had also said the same to me, but I didn't believe it."

"And then?" Lawyer An asked respectfully.

"Then, she died."

"How did she die?"

"It was discovered that she was pregnant, and judging by the time, it must have been her husband's child, conceived before entering the brothel."

A look of reminiscence appeared on the old woman's face,

"The madam asked her to have an abortion. In the brothel, who has the time to give birth to her child? The women in the brothel have to be busy every day, making money, making money for the brothel.

She didn't agree,

Later,

The madam put medicine in her food, and the child was aborted.

The next day,

She committed suicide by jumping into the well.

I remember it very clearly, because until the brothel's second well was dug, for that month, everyone would rather run to the wells outside to fetch water, whether it was for eating or washing clothes, rather than use the well in the yard. It made me so tired.

She still didn't have as good a life as me. I stayed in the brothel for seven years, and later I was taken in by a small military officer as his concubine. I was able to go around with him to Hong Kong, although life isn't very good now, but I managed to get through it, didn't I?"

"Yes, by the way, did the child have a name?"

"No name, there wasn't enough time to give it one. But I did hear her say that her husband's last name was Chen."

A'Peng's eyes began to turn red,

He stared at Lawyer An angrily,

Grimacing:

"You really are unscrupulous."

"No, it's just that I happened to be reborn in Hong Kong thirty years ago to handle some business, so I helped you find out some news along the way. You know, what kind of relationship do we have?

It's a pity,

After you sold your wife, you didn't pay off your gambling debts, and you ran away and left that county, so you don't know about the later things. Well, maybe you don't want to know.

By the way, a person like you, the Yin Si political review originally couldn't pass,

It was really because your ancestors accumulated a lot of virtue that you managed to get through it. This is what that judge told me later."

"I don't believe it, I don't believe it, your tricks can't shake me!"

Chen A'Peng said sharply.

However,

At this moment,

He saw the woman he had just strangled to death lying on the ground,

Her belly,

Actually slowly bulged,

As if there was still a life existing inside, swelling and throbbing, extremely vivid!

And this scene was the last straw that broke the camel's back!

Chen A'Peng opened his mouth,

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!"

With a "plop,"

He knelt down.

In an instant, accompanied by the loosening of his inner defenses, Lawyer An unhesitatingly pushed in one illusion after another.

Fine,

Submerge.

This time,

You have completely lost.

All around,

The lights went out,

Just as Lawyer An was about to turn the lights back on,

A white fox appeared in front of Lawyer An, and she asked:

"Did you really investigate it?"

Lawyer An turned his head,

Looking into the darkness,

At Chen A'Peng, who was kneeling on the ground with a dull gaze, and the old woman sitting on the bed continuing to "click click" while smoking.

Answered:

"I really did, but his wife was lucky. Not long after she entered, she met a small warlord customer, and the man wanted to redeem her.

She had already discovered that she was pregnant at the time, so she quickly had an abortion and followed the small warlord away.

Then,

Around and around,

She finally arrived in Hong Kong."

On the bed,

The old woman looked at Chen A'Peng in front of her,

Still puffing away on her cigarette…