Divine Beast Creator

Chapter 2361 - 2362: An Unexpected Person

Fortunately, those people only wanted to figure out the general reason for what happened, so Feng Yuan didn’t stay long before leaving. Of course, since he was suddenly called in for an investigation and holds special credentials, the Baiman City Special Duty Team offered Feng Yuan several meal vouchers for top-tier restaurants in Baiman City as an apology.

Maomu Special Service Team naturally has similar offerings, but knowing Feng Yuan’s preferences, they typically don’t give him such things. Besides, given Feng Yuan’s close relationship with Maomu Special Service, they wouldn’t suddenly call him in to assist with an investigation like the Baiman City team did.

Usually, if there’s anything up, Feng Yuan himself would inform them. If he doesn’t mention anything, at most, Liao Yu might call to inquire about the situation, not necessarily having to get to the bottom of it.

Just like this time, although it happened in the jurisdiction of Baiman City, Feng Yuan still informed Liao Yu about what occurred here.

The already headache-induced Captain Yan was now even more stressed, primarily due to being short-handed. The people who mistakenly stumbled into other timelines are beyond their control for now, but those who fell into their timeline must be promptly extracted, or else something undesirable might occur.

After all, different timelines develop differently, but people remain quite similar. If they don’t investigate while the event is fresh, later on, it’ll be much harder to identify individuals intentionally hiding once they’ve adapted to this world.

However... the Maomu Special Service Team is already understaffed, and now faced with such a large-scale screening project, it’s really...

Feng Yuan naturally wasn’t aware of Captain Yan’s troubles. Currently, they’re heading to the Hellfire Mine Pit Restaurant, the vouchers from the Baiman Special Duty Team were for this very restaurant. Of course, according to online information, although Hellfire Mine Pit isn’t necessarily the best restaurant in Baiman City, it’s definitely among the top tier.

After all, so-called "best" is hard to judge; everyone’s preferences for food and dining environment vary, so it’s difficult to definitively rank them.

Just as Feng Yuan and the others were preparing to eat, the Maomu City Special Service Team received an unexpected visitor.

Weary, Liao Yu returned to the team, saw someone standing at the entrance, and approached him with a puzzled look, patting his shoulder and saying,

"Hey, buddy, anything you need help with?"

"Huh?!"

Seeing that somewhat familiar face, Liao Yu stepped back abruptly. Despite the resemblance, there was a notable age gap between the two. The person nodded slightly at Liao Yu’s reaction and said,

"Indeed, just as I suspected, being with him, it’s impossible to remain unknown."

"Though it might be a coincidence."

"Sorry for possibly scaring you. But, I hope to know one thing: the person who looks like me, where is he now?"

The Parallel World Qi Chen spoke to Liao Yu with an indifferent smile. Even though he didn’t live in Maomu City in his own time, he could deduce the potential whereabouts of the Qi Chen in this timeline based on past experiences.

No choice — compared to this world’s Qi Chen, the experiences of the Parallel World Qi Chen weren’t particularly pleasant. Moreover, it was precisely those experiences that forced him to develop, compensating and enhancing his analytical skills among other original weaknesses.

"Who exactly are you?!"

Liao Yu stared warily at the Parallel World Qi Chen. Though the resemblance to Qi Chen was uncanny, he certainly didn’t consider the other as Qi Chen’s sibling or any other relative.

Thanks to Feng Yuan, they had investigated Feng Yuan’s acquaintances, naturally understanding Qi Chen’s true situation.

Looking at Liao Yu’s vigilant demeanor, the Parallel World Qi Chen gazed at the blue sky and said with a sigh,

"Me? I’m Qi Chen, of course not the person you know, that fortunate ’me’ alongside Feng Yuan."

"If you don’t believe me, you can contact them; I’m sure they can provide you an explanation."

Though the Parallel World Qi Chen could explain, he was well aware that his words might not be credible. Truth be told, it might be quicker to let Feng Yuan and the others explain.

The Parallel World Qi Chen hadn’t anticipated encountering such an incident while returning to his old home for remembrance. Initially, he was oblivious to what occurred, why a beam of light appeared amidst the debris.

Only after traversing the passage of wreckage and seeing this unfamiliar yet familiar city did he realize what happened, or rather, perhaps his Parallel World experiences allowed him to quickly comprehend the events that unfolded.

Unlike those intending to commit misdeeds upon discovering another world, Qi Chen didn’t feel substantial sentiments towards this different world. After all, it wasn’t where he originally lived — despite similarities, or even it being a compensatory experience for past regrets, none of it was enough to make him stay again.

Once realizing this place was Maomu City, the Parallel World Qi Chen understood things. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any familiar faces; thus, he proceeded based on memory and made his way to where Maomu Special Service used to be.

Honestly, initially, the Parallel World Qi Chen didn’t expect to encounter someone familiar with him, or rather, in his experiences, he had never interacted with Maomu Special Service.

"Hmm~ This Fire Mine Charcoal Grilled Chicken tastes pretty good~"

Inside the Hellfire Mine Pit Restaurant, Feng Yuan was evaluating the dishes on the table, considering them all as quite tasty food.

"The price isn’t simple either, merely providing information and..."

Qi Chen, feeling a bit guilty, muttered about the prices on the menu, wondering if simply providing information in exchange for such expensive meal vouchers wasn’t quite right.

"That piece of information was crucial for them, and we had no obligation to report it. Don’t forget others were present at the time."

Dou Yanlan said lightly, indeed, amidst special emergencies, reporting is required, but that’s assuming they’re the only ones aware of the situation.

In this instance, the event was first faced by the guards on the train, in terms of more detailed information?

That wasn’t known by them but was conveyed by Agunas — inquiring directly from them wouldn’t be entirely appropriate.

"They don’t lack money anyway, it’s all good. Hmm? What’s going on over there?"

Just as Feng Yuan was about to make a few comments, his phone rang unexpectedly. He looked at the contact label perplexed and puzzled.

Liao Yu generally doesn’t call him proactively, nor did he expect him to immediately notify after explaining the timeline overlap, the other party shouldn’t be actively calling him at this time unless something significant happened?

Amidst his confusion, Feng Yuan answered the call. As he listened, his gaze fell upon Qi Chen, not expecting such a coincidence to occur.

Is this other person trustworthy?

Based on Feng Yuan’s understanding of time streams, it’s likely trustworthy unless it’s one of those peculiar reversed streams; otherwise, personality-wise, there shouldn’t be a significant difference between the two.

Once Feng Yuan hung up the call and pocketed his phone, Qi Chen spoke up urgently,

"You were just staring at me, was it something related to me..."

"Yes, but it’s nothing major. Do you remember the Parallel World’s Different Time Call? I never thought this timeline overlap would cause the Parallel World Qi Chen to appear in Maomu City."

"What?!"

Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan looked at Feng Yuan in astonishment. Although the Parallel World Qi Chen belonged to a different timeline, his abilities and combat experience aren’t something Qi Chen can compare against. They hadn’t anticipated the Parallel World Qi Chen showing up in Maomu City.

"Are we heading back right now?"

Dou Yanlan turned to Feng Yuan and asked. Shaking his head, Feng Yuan replied,

"No, I sent word through him for the Parallel World Qi Chen to come to Baiman City himself, then I’ll help send him back to the right timeline."

Concerning the Parallel World Qi Chen, Feng Yuan wasn’t particularly worried; calling him to Baiman City was because Feng Yuan was reluctant to make another trip. For the Qi Chen, returning might not necessarily require seeking Feng Yuan.

Lorraine Tower could also assist the Parallel World Qi Chen in returning to his original world. As for Agunas?

Although Feng Yuan could request its help, considering Agunas is currently focused on handling the post-time overlap with its avatar, Feng Yuan chose not to bother Agunas for now.