Chapter 184: Fifty-two This is my answer (6K)_2

So, such a trade requires enough trust.

Gerard asked, “Was your last Host…”

“I’d rather you call him a partner,” Bai Wei corrected, “Calling him a Host sounds too harsh, as if I’m some sort of parasite.”

“Alright,” Gerard did not dwell on this issue, “Was your last partner in the same state?”

“Yes,” Bai Wei said indifferently, “I know what you want to ask. He didn’t trust me much either, but he wouldn’t force his body back when I was controlling it.”

Gerard asked subconsciously, “Why?”

“It’s simple,” Bai Wei raised Gerard’s eyebrows, “Because every time he handed his body over to me, he was nearly beaten to death. If I hadn’t taken over, he’d have ended up meeting his beloved Lord Rhein. Naturally, he wouldn’t do anything foolish.”

Gerard: “…”

“Getting back to your question, you can’t even manage to talk to me when I’m controlling your body now,” Bai Wei said, “This really shouldn’t be happening, which makes me guess there’s something wrong with your soul… It’s not whole.”

“…Why would that be?”

“I’m not an expert in this field, but I guess it might relate to that action of yours ten years ago, didn’t you lose part of your memory?” Bai Wei said, “I think what you lost might be more than just your memory, but part of your soul, just that that memory was embedded in your soul.”

Memory… embedded in the soul?

Gerard felt this explanation was somewhat foggy, yet it somehow made sense.

So, the crux of the matter was still related to that action ten years ago?

Gerard closed his eyes lightly but opened them quickly again. He looked down at his left hand’s middle finger and asked, “By that logic, if I hand my body over to you, I would never wake up again, then wouldn’t you be able to control my body indefinitely?”

“Of course…not,” Bai Wei said with slight regret, “As much as I would indeed prefer that, it would save me a lot of trouble, but it’s just a partial loss and not a complete vanishing of your soul, so you will always gradually wake up. The current condition is more about the soul’s fragmentation causing maladjustment. Once adapted, you should feel much better, just like earlier, even without my calling you, you woke up quite quickly on your own, and you should be able to feel that.”

Although Gerard couldn’t be certain whether all that Bai Wei said was true, it was enough to let him breathe a sigh of relief.

Yet at the same time, he reminded himself internally that unless absolutely necessary, he must not let Bai Wei take over his body.

It was still too dangerous.

As for the soul issue, he couldn’t solve it now, so Gerard could only focus first on the three things Bai Wei just mentioned.

“You just spoke of two minor things and one major thing,” Gerard asked, “What’s the major thing?”

“Hehe, finally asking about this, huh?” Bai Wei said, “Look to your left.”

Gerard turned his head and only then noticed a blood-soaked sack on his left side; his pupils slightly narrowed: “What is this?”

“You’ll know when you open it,” Bai Wei said indifferently, “Gathering so much wasn’t easy, don’t get scared now.”

Hearing Bai Wei say so, Gerard felt a sinking feeling in his heart.

What could be inside?

Dark’s head?

Just a moment before he lost consciousness from switching bodies, Gerard seemed to have seen Bai Wei physically removing Dark’s head to place it inside that mixer.

What did he do with Dark’s head?

Gerard was puzzled, but he knew everything Bai Wei did had its deep reasons; thus, after taking a deep breath, he still opened the sack.

And then, he saw what was inside,

the brimming coins.

Gerard was momentarily stunned: “What is this?”

“Money,” Bai Wei said, “What else could it be? I found it in that factory owner’s office. Tsk, tsk, the guy’s quite rich.”

“But… what do you need money for?”

“Huh? Did you forget? Don’t you still owe that girl a hefty amount?”

Gerard was completely dumbfounded: “Just for that? This is the big thing you mentioned?”

“What?” Bai Wei also asked in a surprised tone, “You promised her you’d repay her. Is a man’s promise not a big deal anymore? Or did you plan to default from the start?”

Bai Wei’s words left Gerard unsure of how to react, he even began to wonder if he was still dreaming, momentarily at a loss for words.

“Alright, it seems you really don’t think this is a big deal.” Bai Wei stopped joking and said indifferently, “Then look through it a bit more, check out another minor thing.”

…So there’s more than just money in here?

Gerard became serious again and then reached into the sack to search, quickly pulling out a rotting piece of flesh.

“What is this?”

“The most direct cause of turning someone into a Monster.” Bai Wei also glanced at the piece of flesh, then “tsked” in disapproval, “It’s more decayed now than when I first found it. It won’t be long before it completely decomposes.”

Then, Bai Wei proceeded to tell Gerard all the information he had obtained from Luobo.

After listening, Gerard frowned tightly, his gaze towards the piece of flesh becoming even warier.

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