Chapter 42: Beware of the Clever Ones

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“As one of the most iconic figures in modern physics, Einstein was originally to be cremated after his death, but Dr. Harvey, who performed his autopsy, stole his brain.”
“By the time what Harvey did was exposed, it was already too late.”
“Einstein’s brain was cut into 240 pieces...”
“But is that really the case?”
Half of Sun Zhongwen’s cheek was swollen to the point that his eye was nearly closed.
Yet his deep, magnetic voice sent an inexplicable chill through everyone present.
At that moment, Chen Xiu, in the adjacent room, could no longer hold back and directly stepped past Zhou Mo, grabbing the microphone to question, “This is just a story from over a century ago! What does this have to do with the current case?”
“Heh...”
Sun Zhongwen chuckled softly, shaking his head, his eyes fixed unblinkingly on Zhou Mo. “Does it really have nothing to do with it? What if I told you the person who stole Einstein’s brain is the same person who ordered me to kill and retrieve brains?”
“They control our futures researchers at will. Just because I refused to join them, my scientific career was destroyed, and I became a voice actor!”
“Because of my distant and unreachable dream of science, they set a condition: if I could kill Liu Tianyou and retrieve his brain for them, they would let me return to being a researcher!”
In the other room, Xia An clenched his fists, his face full of anger. “What nonsense is this bastard spouting? Who would believe such lies?”
Chen Xiu frowned, lost in thought.
Only Zhou Mo, sitting opposite Sun Zhongwen, after a brief silence, asked, “Why did you only mention Liu Tianyou? What about the others? I truly don’t understand—are you so obsessed with research that you’re willing to kill for it?”
Sun Zhongwen sighed deeply. “The others are just filler; after all, the more brains they have, the better.”
“As for the killing...”
“Heh, let me put it this way.”
“Even if I don’t do it, do you think they won’t find someone else to do it?”
Sun Zhongwen lowered his eyelids, then looked up at the clock on the wall with a chilling expression. “If others can do it, why can’t I be the one to seize this opportunity?”
“After all, I have the ability and the resources.”
Bang!
A heavy thud came from the adjacent room—someone was pounding the table in frustration.
Clearly, Sun Zhongwen’s arrogance had infuriated them. So far, he showed no sign of guilt; instead, he revealed blatant disregard for the law.
But Zhou Mo, sitting across from him, didn’t believe the reason for the murder was that simple.
After Sun Zhongwen took the blame for killing Liao Feng and his group, Zhou Mo was convinced by his earlier claim that “we are on the same side.”
‘Sun Zhongwen is not aligned with the Brain Eaters...’
‘The crucial detail Sun Zhongwen didn’t mention is that they secretly swapped my brain with Liu Tianyou’s and are conducting some kind of experiment...’

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‘If the Brain Eaters are really as terrifying as Sun Zhongwen claims, why would they risk conducting experiments?’
‘Sun Zhongwen, Li Ya, and Liao Feng have all been expelled from the scientific community; what benefit could experiments bring to them?’
As Zhou Mo pondered, he suddenly recalled something from the memory he saw of Liu Tianyou.
[“Perhaps the brain is the key to unlocking all these secrets. I hope my sacrifice, even my death, will be worth it.”
“They wouldn’t let me go anyway.”]
The brain is the key to all secrets...
Could the Brain Eaters be like me?
Zhou Mo shivered and looked at Sun Zhongwen in shock.
“I understand now!”
“The real purpose of Sun Zhongwen and his group is to expose the Brain Eaters!”
The fragmented clues in Zhou Mo’s mind finally connected at this moment!
For some unknown reason, Sun Zhongwen and his group were forcibly expelled from the scientific community by the Brain Eaters, and they harbored deep hatred.
For these former researchers, the identity of scientist was everything.
Sun Zhongwen and the others discovered that the Brain Eaters might be like him, so they secretly swapped Liu Tianyou’s brain and conducted research behind the scenes—only to be unexpectedly caught off guard when Liu Tianyou took some countermeasures and they encountered Zhou Mo, who had traveled through time...
Exhale...
Zhou Mo let out a breath; this mystery was finally solved today.
Of course, only Zhou Mo could unravel this enigma. The others in the next room were filled only with rage.
Chen Xiu finally picked up the microphone again, her angry voice broadcasting into the interrogation room.
“Sun Zhongwen! You are showing contempt for the judiciary and the law! Whatever your reasons, do you know the consequences of your actions?”
Sun Zhongwen glanced at the clock again, sneering, “That’s why I say you don’t understand how terrifying their power and influence truly are.”
“Just from what I’ve told you, I won’t survive past tonight.”
“What proof do you expect me to believe? Even if I tell the City Guard about their existence, do you really have the capability to find them?”
“Struggling to solve a few cases like this, you expect me to trust you?”
“Ridiculous!”
Everyone in the adjacent room looked displeased; those few words struck like sharp slaps across their faces.
But Zhou Mo no longer had time for them. After a moment’s thought, he quietly asked, “Why must they have Liu Tianyou’s brain? As the most renowned scientist currently alive, his murder would certainly attract much attention, wouldn’t it?”
“There must be better options than Liu Tianyou.”

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Sun Zhongwen burst into loud laughter. “You finally asked the right question!”
“Why?”
“Because Liu Tianyou used to be...”
Before Sun Zhongwen could finish, a strong wave of malice suddenly filled the interrogation room!
Immediately, everyone saw a pair of pitch-black hands reach down from the ceiling, gripping Sun Zhongwen tightly, the sharp nails piercing his neck!
Crimson blood sprayed forth, and screams erupted from the adjacent room.
“Danger! Subconscious monster!”
Zhou Mo sprang up, ready to rescue him, but a barrier barred his way.
Damn it!
I can’t die yet!
Bang!
The interrogation room door was kicked open. Xia An, eyes cold, rushed in with his gun aimed at the two hands overhead, pulling the trigger.
Bang bang bang bang bang!
Without hesitation, Xia An fired, bullets striking precisely and breaking the two arms, but Sun Zhongwen was already slumped over the interrogation table, his body convulsing.
They quickly opened the barrier and rushed in with Zhou Mo, both pressing their hands against Sun Zhongwen’s neck, but the blood would not stop flowing.
“Doctor! Where’s the doctor?”
Xia An shouted anxiously as chaos erupted outside.
At that moment, Sun Zhongwen forced his eyes open to look at Zhou Mo, summoning all his strength to utter a few words from his throat.
“I only... wanted to kidnap...”
“The real... killer...”
“Is someone else...”
“Beware... of the clever ones...”
“Humanity’s... blank... history...”