Chapter 67 There are bad guys among the masses

Wei Chuang was taken aback.
Immediately afterward, a look of gratification appeared on his face:
"You remember?"

It seems it is true... Yu Dazhang looked at Wei Chuang in a daze.
It wasn't that he remembered; rather, the place called Little Phoenix Mountain was far too familiar to him.
In his past life, he had died on that very mountain.
To be precise, he died inside the abandoned radar station on Little Phoenix Mountain.
That was the final stop of his previous life, where he had been taught a bitter lesson right before he died.

Yu Dazhang forcefully suppressed the surging emotions in his heart, struggling to calm himself down.
"Brother Chuang, please go on." His tone became calm and gentle again, and his voice lowered:
"I just remembered a little bit. Keep talking, and maybe once you finish, I will remember everything."

Wei Chuang nodded. By now, he completely believed what Yu Dazhang had said.
If it were false, how could he have instantly known they went to the abandoned radar station on the mountain the moment he mentioned Little Phoenix Mountain?
This proved that his memory was indeed recovering.

With his doubts dispelled, his speech quickened:
"After we arrived at the radar station, we first observed the perimeter for over half an hour, and then you told me to wait outside."
"Until that moment, I still didn't fully believe what you said."
"I accompanied you there simply to dispel those unrealistic thoughts in your mind."
"Then you went into the interior of the radar station all by yourself."
"About an hour later, you suddenly rushed out from inside."
"When you saw me, you threw a file bag you were holding toward me and shouted for me to run quickly."
"I saw a dozen people wearing brown camouflage uniforms chasing out right behind you."
"Each of their faces was covered with a camouflage mask. In the split second I was stunned, they had already tackled you to the ground."
"I didn't have time to think; I grabbed the file bag you threw over and ran down the mountain."
"Because I was unfamiliar with the mountain paths, I didn't get far before I was caught."
"Then the back of my head was hit by something, and I instantly lost consciousness. When I woke up again, I found myself dumped by the side of the mountain road."

Saying this, Wei Chuang stopped.
He was observing Yu Dazhang's reaction.
However, to Wei Chuang's disappointment, Yu Dazhang did not show any emotional fluctuations.

"Go on. What happened after that?"
Yu Dazhang wore a smile, as if Wei Chuang were simply telling a story that had nothing to do with him.

"Later, I immediately went down the mountain and reported the matter to the school leaders," Wei Chuang continued:
"At that time, even the General Bureau was alerted, and they immediately organized police forces to go up the mountain and conduct a thorough search of that abandoned radar station."

"Unfortunately, it was still too late. Not only did they not see anyone, but they couldn't even find a single daily living item."
"Before those people fled, they cleaned up the entire radar station, leaving behind no valuable clues whatsoever."
"You've seen what happened after that."
"Because I took a trainee into danger on my own accord and caused the trainee to go missing, not stripping me of my police uniform was already showing me leniency."

With these words, Wei Chuang had basically explained the general course of events.
He didn't need any details; Yu Dazhang just wanted to know the cause and effect of this matter.

"My parents don't know about this?" Yu Dazhang asked.
"No," Wei Chuang replied:
"The school leaders were afraid it would affect the school's reputation, so they strictly ordered those in the know not to leak it. Later, your parents came to the school many times to ask, but no one dared to tell them the truth."

The school is really something else... Yu Dazhang couldn't help cursing inwardly.
If it weren't for the fact that he had returned, if he hadn't come back, this matter would have just been brushed aside like that.
Even his parents didn't know his whereabouts, which showed just how strict the school's gag order was.

As for the rest, he could guess it without even thinking.
Upon learning the news that he had returned, the school immediately sent people to handle the aftermath.
While issuing the graduation certificate, they even arranged a job for him.
This was out of fear that once he recovered his memories later, he would come back to make trouble for the school.
With a job arranged, even if he did remember, he would have reservations.

What a ruthless scheme to pierce the heart!
There are bad people among the masses.
No wonder they say leaders don't need profound professional knowledge; as long as they thoroughly study human nature, they can rise rapidly.
Impressive, truly impressive.

Even though he now knew the truth, he couldn't muster the slightest urge to cause trouble for the school.
Mainly because they hadn't treated him badly and had made quite proper arrangements for him, making it impossible to summon the thick skin required to go and demand accountability.
Besides, given his relationship with Wei Chuang, he couldn't possibly do that.
Come to think of it, this matter was actually caused by himself, and the school had grievances they couldn't voice.

"Alright, Brother Chuang, it's getting late. I'll head back first."
Now that he knew everything he wanted to know and there was nothing more to say, Yu Dazhang wanted to go home.

"Wait a minute!" Seeing him stand up, Wei Chuang immediately grabbed his arm:
"You haven't told me what you experienced during those nine-plus months."

If Wei Chuang hadn't brought it up, Yu Dazhang would have completely forgotten about this detail.
People should try their best not to lie, because once a lie is told, it is very easy for the liar to forget it themselves.
Conversely, the advantage of telling the truth is that you don't need to deliberately memorize what you said afterward.
Yu Dazhang was now in an awkward predicament: he had told a lie, but it was hard to patch it up.

"Well..." he hesitated and said:
"If I said I didn't remember anything at all, would you believe me?"
"I wouldn't." Wei Chuang shook his head, his grip on Yu Dazhang's arm tightening.
"Brother Chuang, I really didn't remember," Yu Dazhang dropped the act and confessed directly:
"I was afraid you wouldn't tell me the truth, so I pretended to recover my memory just to trick the words out of you."
"Then how did you know about the abandoned radar station?" Wei Chuang stared at him with suspicious eyes.

Helpless, Yu Dazhang had no choice but to keep lying:
"I thought of that temporarily, but I only remembered just that little bit."

After the two of them haggled for a long time, Wei Chuang finally let Yu Dazhang go.
Before leaving, Yu Dazhang even went to the bedroom door and greeted Wei Chuang's wife through the door.
No matter what, since he had eaten a meal at their home, he had to observe proper etiquette completely.

On the way home, Yu Dazhang tried his best not to let himself think about that matter; at times like this, it was best to clear his mind first.
When he got home, he first took a shower, then chatted with his parents for a while before finally returning to his own room.
At this moment, his mental state was just right.

Lying on the bed, Yu Dazhang's brain raced, sorting through everything Wei Chuang had said from start to finish.
He was the one who had dragged Wei Chuang to the Little Phoenix Mountain radar station.
His purpose in going there was undoubtedly to investigate the serial missing persons case.

And here came the question.
He had been reborn into the present year, but how did the "him" of last year know about the serial missing persons case?
Besides, even if he knew there was a problem with the Little Phoenix Mountain radar station, he shouldn't have gone there.
Had he forgotten how he died? To go back and throw his life away like that required a terrifying level of obsession.
The "him" of this present life was well aware of the danger there, which was why he chose to stake out the entrance of the residential compound where the first missing persons case occurred.

Right!
I know where the problem lies... Yu Dazhang suddenly sat up in bed, his expression exceptionally grim.
The past-life version of him was entirely capable of doing such a thing!!
Reckless, persistent, stubborn, and even extremist—that was what he had been like in his past life.
The fact that he hadn't gone alone, but instead dragged Wei Chuang along with him, could already be considered a sign of progress.
Yes, exactly.
It was precisely because he knew there was danger that he hadn't let Wei Chuang follow him inside the radar station.

Which meant that the true time of his rebirth...
Was 2013!