52: Meeting without knowing each other

"Brother."

Vivian's face was expressionless, but her inner voice once again reached Meng Yun's heart.

Fortunately, her ability could not be intercepted.

At the same time, Vivian's poker face made it almost impossible for lie detectors to work properly.

Others might not see it.

But Meng Yun could understand.

From Vivian's expressionless, flawless face, he clearly read longing, pain, and a sense of brokenness.

After many days, Vivian was still immersed in the cold reality that her brother was a stranger.

She was tormented.

Sleepless nights.

But fortunately, Vivian always had the Coffin of Slumber.

As long as she lay inside, she could immediately see her brother.

The brother who would smile at her, hug her, and play with her.

And not this serious scholar with a silent expression in front of her.

Meng Yun's heart ached.

He didn't know how much Vivian had realized.

Was it ten percent or fifty percent?

But for Meng Yun himself, even if he only remembered one percent, the pain of meeting yet not recognizing her was enough to pierce his heart.

Vivian, wait for me, just wait a little longer.

Forgive your brother for being incompetent.

Your brother is still too weak.

A glance felt like ten thousand years, but it was just a flick of a finger.

Their gazes met and parted instantly, Meng Yun spread his hands and said, "An A-class humanoid containment, the Calamity Witch. Rumored to be the strongest A-class containment, capable of easily slaughtering a city.

I've long wanted to behold her beauty, and today I finally get my wish.

Beautiful and powerful Miss Calamity Witch, Gentleman Jerry salutes you.

I wonder if there will be an opportunity to dance with you later?"

Meng Yun once again took off his top hat, elegant and debonair.

Vivian pursed her lips, at a loss.

She felt a little disgusted by this slightly frivolous man.

He had the same face, exuded the same aura, but lacked the same warmth.

Frivolity and scrutiny, objectification and desire, all flickered in this person's eyes.

Could she kill him?

Kill him, then put him into the Coffin of Slumber, so she could see her brother forever.

Meng Yun didn't know how Vivian felt, but he was distressed.

Even if he deceived her, he couldn't deceive himself.

But there was nothing he could do.

He was afraid that if Vivian continued like this, she would eventually reveal a flaw.

This is good, this is for the best.

Hate is more straightforward than love, and easier to forget.

"Hahaha, Mr. Jerry's request, I will certainly fulfill it." Statham clapped his hands, smiling, "If Mr. Jerry had seen her S-class form, he would be even more excited."

Damn it, he's still testing me!

Meng Yun's face showed a shocked expression: "Oh my, the Chairman wouldn't want me to help her ascend to S-class, would he!

Jerry only knows a little trivial maintenance technique, but he can't upgrade containments."

"Alright." Statham sighed.

Although Statham did not possess all of the reincarnation memories like Vivian.

But even a blurry feeling of one-billionth was enough to make him vigilant.

After repeated failures, his guard gradually lowered.

Perhaps, it really was just an absurd illusion.

"Come on, Mr. Meng Yun, help me take a look at Vivian, how to best maintain her."

"It's Jerry." Meng Yun looked helpless.

Saying that, Meng Yun walked directly in front of Vivian, silently looking at the girl who was still half a head shorter than him, even when wearing Mary Jane shoes.

Once, he could hold her in his arms without any scruples.

Now, he could only look at Vivian with the eyes of someone appreciating an object.

Damn Statham, damn Demonic Seed!

"Vivian, give me your hand." Meng Yun extended his hand, making a request.

Vivian was stunned. She looked up slightly, gazing at Meng Yun's calm and indifferent eyes, and her golden pupils finally stopped fluctuating.

He is not her brother.

There is no brother in this world at all.

That was just an ordinary, yet captivating dream.

But for some reason, Vivian felt like she couldn't breathe.

Her heart ached.

She could have endured the darkness.

If she had never seen the light.

She numbly reached out her hand, letting him grasp it.

His movements were not as gentle as her brother's; they were somewhat rough, as if he wanted to knead her into his palm.

Her brother would never treat her like this.

The last glimmer of hope completely vanished.

The moment Meng Yun touched Vivian, all information about her was instantly known in his mind.

Aside from the information he already understood very well, some intelligence caught his attention.

【The girl waiting for her brother, due to despair in her heart, her own realm is difficult to stabilize, and seems to have a downward trend】

【On Statham's finger, there is a mind controller that controls Vivian, which is also a containment】

Meng Yun frowned, "Mr. Statham, the Calamity Witch's state seems a bit...

Not quite normal."

Upon hearing this, Statham's hawk-like gaze rested on Meng Yun for a moment before he slowly spoke, "Oh? What's not normal?"

Meng Yun shook his head lightly: "Her strength is rapidly declining, the reason is unknown. But according to my guess, perhaps it's a certain desire of the Calamity Witch that hasn't been satisfied..."

Statham listened quietly, and the lie detector still did not detect any signs of lying.

"I do have a maintenance plan with a thirty percent success rate, Chairman, you might consider it." Meng Yun left Vivian, not even looking at her again.

Statham naturally wouldn't agree immediately.

"First, Mr. Jerry, please help me maintain the other containments."

Meng Yun readily agreed.

【At Statham's invitation, you came to the Mysterious Foundation to perform maintenance work on the Foundation's containments】

【Statham was suspicious of you, and even repeatedly tested you with Vivian. Being fully prepared, you never revealed any flaws】

【You settled down at the Foundation with peace of mind, systematically performing maintenance work on numerous containments, starting from C-class and gradually moving to B-class.】

【You set a rule that when you perform maintenance on containments, any form of surveillance is prohibited, otherwise you would rather leave. After initial resistance, your rule was gradually accepted by everyone, as your maintenance was indeed effective】

【After a week of your work, finally, Statham relaxed his guard and decided to let you access A-class containments】

【Your Empty Hand Trick was already itching for action. From this day forward, you successively took many obscure containments for yourself and quietly replaced them with replicas】

【It is worth mentioning that you discovered a disguise mask. This means that you will be able to change your face and disguise yourself in the future, further increasing your safety factor】

【Another half month passed in a blink of an eye, and no one noticed that at least 1/3 of the Foundation's containments had been successfully swapped by you】

【This day, Statham came to your research lab. He brought with him the honorary title of S-class Professor, and—Vivian】

"Mr. Jerry, your contributions are evident to everyone at the Foundation." Statham said with a heartfelt smile, genuinely thanking Meng Yun.

Meng Yun smiled, "Thank you for your praise. It would be even better if there was an extra serving of fine wine for dinner."

Evident to everyone? No, no.

The Empty Hand Trick cannot be seen by anyone.

"Hahaha, it's not too late to sit down and have a drink together after you've finished maintaining Vivian!"

Statham smiled, but his heart was not at ease.

Simply because.

Vivian, who was originally at the peak of A-class and could barely cast Level 7 Arcane, now found Level 6 Arcane extremely difficult.

Although she hadn't fallen below A-class, it had severely impacted Statham's plan to create the ultimate killing weapon.

"It is my honor to maintain your strongest Calamity Witch." Meng Yun still scrutinized Vivian with the eyes of someone looking at an object, while slowly extending his hand.

"Come here."

Then he looked at Statham: "Take off the mind controller and wait outside the research lab."

As if he didn't see Statham's displeased expression, he added one last sentence:

"Remember to close the door."