From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 336 - 254: The Real Identity of 027_3

"But later, the child's grandfather was unwilling; after all, Old Xie's family had only this one child, and he certainly couldn't bear to let him be raised by someone else."

"However, if he didn't give the child away, the elderly man, being in his seventies or eighties, couldn't take care of the child either."

"Professor Chen and his wife had good hearts. In the end, they didn't adopt the child, but they often helped out, and would invite the boy downstairs to have meals with them."

"When the old man had difficulty walking, Liu Lanying would take the meals upstairs."

"The boy had lost his parents, but he was still a good student; he just didn't have the extra money for tutoring, nor could he afford a home tutor."

"Professor Chen was a kind man and, when he had the time, he would personally tutor the child."

"The child's grandfather was grateful and even said he wanted to change the boy's name."

Lu Heng felt like he was on to something, but he still pressed on, "Change his name to what?"

The elder waved his hand and said, "In the end, they didn't really change it; they just gave him a nickname, 'Shi'en'."

"Xie Shi'en." Lu Heng whispered the name.

In fact, when he heard the elder mention the name change, he had guessed as much.

Lu Heng had not expected that after searching far and wide, the person he was looking for had already been encountered in Abyss Battlefield.

Although there was still no direct evidence proving Xie Shi'en was 027, Lu Heng was sure in his mind that this was the answer.

Moreover, after confirming that Xie Shi'en was 027, many of the previous events began to connect.

...

When in Black Stone City, Xie Shi'en had appeared on his own, leading him out of Molten Lava Abyss to escape Black Stone City.

At that time, Lu Heng had wondered why he had appeared to help and, after helping, asked for nothing in return.

Now he finally knew the reason: because he was 027.

Also, when Derek Wolf was in Black Stone City, he had sensed 027's presence several times, but after several pursuits, he had found nothing.

Why couldn't he catch up?

The reason was simple.

Xie Shi'en was a Spirit Mind Master; he could use his Spiritual Power to control the air around his body.

That is to say, when he wanted to release his scent, the scent could drift away; if he did not want to, he could simply trap the air around him, and even the sniffing dogs couldn't detect any scent.

This meant that Xie Shi'en could play with Derek Wolf at will, emitting no scent and merely leading him away.

And why did 027 desperately refuse to leave the sanatorium?

Because even though he wasn't the biological or adopted child of Chen Xuesong and his wife, he owed them a debt of gratitude for raising him.

This was also why, after Professor Chen Xuesong's death, he could impersonate 027 for such a long time.

Because he was the person most familiar with Chen Xuesong, other than Liu Lanying.

Moreover, his identity was very secret.

On the surface, he had no relationship with Professor Chen Xuesong and his wife, he was just a neighbor, and even the name Xie Shi'en was not his officially documented name.

Shi'en was just a nickname.

After finding out the answer to the name Xie Shi'en, many things became clear, but there were still a few questions without answers.

The first, Professor Chen Xuesong died a month after joining the Creator organization, of unknown causes.

Xie Shi'en took over the identity of 027 and infiltrated the Creator organization, what was his purpose?

From his actions, it was clear that he was opposed to the Creator organization.

Therefore, there was a possibility that Chen Xuesong's death might be related to the Creator organization, and Xie Shi'en stealing the Holy Artifact was revenge against the Creator organization.

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After saying goodbye to the elder, Lu Heng and Su Muyu met up and re-entered the building, went up to the 4th floor, and stood in front of Room 402.

Su Muyu used the Chongming Bird to scout inside and said, "There's nobody in the house."

Then, the two used their Skills and went in.

In this apartment, they finally saw Xie Shi'en's photo, and he was indeed the Spirit Mind Master they had met in Abyss Battlefield.

There were not only photos of Xie Shi'en, but also of Chen Xuesong and Liu Lanying.

The photos taken from Room 301, were all placed in Room 402.

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Just then.

The door of Room 402 opened from the outside.

Xie Shi'en walked into the house, took off his hood, revealing his true face, and said, "Entering someone's home without permission, quite impolite of you."

Lu Heng looked back at him and calmly replied, "I took such a big risk to take out 013 for you, and you walked away without a word. Is that polite?"

Xie Shi'en thought for a moment, waved his hand to close the door, and said, "Since you've found this place, there's no point hiding anymore, let's have an open and honest talk."

He walked to the kitchen, poured two glasses of water, placed them on the coffee table, and said, "Please, have a seat."

Lu Heng and Su Muyu exchanged a glance, pulled out chairs, and sat down.

"I just need to confirm one thing, did you infiltrate the Creator organization to avenge Professor Chen?"

This question was key.

Although it was still uncertain whether Chen Xuesong's death was due to the Creator organization, as long as the reason for Xie Shi'en taking over the identity of 027 was confirmed, all would be answered.

Xie Shi'en was silent for a long while before nodding and admitting, "Yes, it's to avenge my teacher."

Lu Heng continued to ask, "So, is it true that Professor Chen's death was because of the Creator organization?"

Xie Shi'en was silent again for a while before slowly answering, "To be precise, initially it was just my suspicion; I was not certain about the cause of the teacher's death. I took the identity of 027 to investigate this within the Creator organization."

Because the documents had not listed the cause of Professor Chen Xuesong's death, Lu Heng was also very curious.

"How exactly did Professor Chen die?"

Xie Shi'en took a deep breath and answered, "Suicide."

"Suicide?"

Lu Heng and Su Muyu both showed surprised expressions.

They had considered many possibilities but did not expect suicide.

Xie Shi'en added, "Yes, suicide. But the teacher was a very optimistic person; I couldn't believe at first that he would kill himself. I suspected the Creator organization had killed him, which is why I infiltrated the group."

He said this and sighed, "But later I discovered that the teacher indeed committed suicide."

Lu Heng frowned and asked, "It's not that simple, is it? The hatred you have for the Creator organization couldn't just spring from nothing."

Xie Shi'en nodded and admitted, "Right, the teacher chose suicide because the Creator organization gave him a task against his will, demanding that he disclose research data from the Biological Energy Research Institute."

"The teacher didn't want to do this, but he had indeed initially received help from the Creator organization and joined voluntarily."

"So in the end, he chose suicide, thinking that would settle everything."