CHAPTER 235: CHAPTER 153: BLACK COCOON: MOM, I CAN’T TELL, I REALLY CAN’T TELL

Inside a bank located on Hongyue Commercial Street, the "Restraint Incarnation" created by Black Cocoon hangs upside down beneath the ceiling.

At this moment, the restraint belt on the incarnation’s face has already fallen off.

Maintaining the appearance and voice of Su Zimai, Black Cocoon slowly spoke to Su Ying:

"Mom... is it really you?"

In the dead silence, the sound of police sirens echoed outside the bank. Long before Su Ying subdued the robbers, the bank staff had screamed and rushed out without looking back, leaving only corpses scattered on the ground.

Gazing at the young girl’s face which closely resembled hers, Su Ying was stunned for a moment.

Then, she pondered, "No way, are you really her child?"

"Her?" Black Cocoon tilted its head, "So, are you actually not my mom?"

Su Ying shook her head, "No, I’ve been looking for her for a long time. That’s why I always used her name during missions, hoping to catch her attention."

With one hand on her hip, she lowered her eyes and said, "Su Ying was once a member of the Exorcist Association, but then she suddenly left, as if she vanished into thin air. It’s really hard to find her..."

"Moreover, she seemed really mysterious within the association, always collaborating with others under a fake name and identity. Only a few people knew her real name was ’Su Ying’, and I’m one of them."

Black Cocoon squinted, "What is your relationship with her?"

"I was a stray she sheltered for a while." Su Ying looked up at Black Cocoon, "You said she later started a family?"

"Yes." Black Cocoon nodded, "You know about this too?"

Su Ying murmured, "I only vaguely heard about it from the people at the association, but none of them could confirm it, because no one truly knew Su Ying."

"Some even say she died in an accident and left behind several children... but I’ve always felt that wasn’t true, so I’ve been looking for her for a long time... But the last person in the association who knew her is dead, died in a demon hunting operation."

Upon reaching this point, Su Ying shrugged her shoulders, "I originally wanted to find that person to confirm if Su Ying was really dead... In the end, when I found out he was dead, the matter was left unresolved."

Black Cocoon lowered its gaze slightly, thinking: What she said might be true, even hackers couldn’t find any background on the name "Su Ying", indicating official records on Gu Qiye’s family were handled.

Moreover, the official treatment of Su Ying’s unexpected death back then was understated; her face didn’t even appear in any news or newspapers.

Under these circumstances, if it was really an old friend of mom’s looking for her, finding out she’s already dead could indeed be quite difficult... thinking of it this way, it’s not surprising that this imposter was kept in the dark.

"Umm..." Black Cocoon spoke, its face quietly reverting and covered by a layer of restraint belt, "So, you joined the White Crow Travel Brigade just to find her?"

"Yes." Su Ying put on the mask, "Didn’t expect to encounter you just a day after joining."

She paused, "So... is she really dead? Just like the rumors say?"

"Before I tell you these things, I want you to show your true appearance first." Black Cocoon said, "Otherwise, I can’t trust you, miss."

Hearing this, Su Ying silently retracted Celestial Driver, and the mask on her face disappeared. She brushed aside her bangs, changing to the guise of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl.

"Take off your face mask." Black Cocoon said eerily.

"Oh, you noticed?"

"I just said it offhand, turns out you really are wearing a face mask."

"Consider yourself lucky."

Su Ying said, tearing off the human skin mask on her face, revealing a face both neutral and exquisite, with slender eyebrows slightly raised, carrying a subtle sense of detachment akin to a stray cat on the street, exuding a wild aura.

She shook her head, her hair swaying along, "Now can you tell me Su Ying’s whereabouts?"

"Tell me your name, don’t lie, I have the ability to detect lies." Black Cocoon requested.

She said, "My name is ’Bai Zizhu’, with the code name ’Wildcat’. Previously, I was a wild exorcist, not affiliated with any organization. I usually trade bounties with the Exorcist Association by killing demons or capturing wanted criminals."

"Hmm... Doesn’t sound like you’re lying, Wildcat."

"What exactly happened to Su Ying?" Bai Zizhu tilted her head, speaking one word at a time.

Black Cocoon scratched its jaw, "Let’s cooperate... I’ll give you this intel, and you do me a favor in the future."

"Of course." Bai Zizhu said indifferently.

At that moment, Black Cocoon brought up a personal cultivation system and glanced at the newly added name above.

[The current progress is—Cultivation Task 3: Establish cooperative relationships with a total of 10 Superhuman Species (Current progress: 5/10, Established cooperative relationships with Superhuman Species: Mutant "Blue Arc", Exorcist "Su Zimai", Exorcist "Ke Qirui", Super Criminal "Ghost Bell", Exorcist "Bai Zizhu").]

Staring at the name "Bai Zizhu", Black Cocoon’s forehead broke out in black lines.

"...Damn!" It rarely uttered a curse.

It couldn’t trust others, but could the system it created with its superpower fool it?

"Alright, turns out this one isn’t Unit One’s mom." Black Cocoon thought secretly, "But that’s also a good thing, if mom really came back to life, my plans would be completely disrupted."

He had already resolved, calculating internally ten thousand times how to kick mom back into the coffin.