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=Parallel World= (Adapted from Wei Yu's novel "Parallel World")

=Episode 2= (This story is a work of fiction.)

I'm in luck.

That's a critical moment.

That fat guy.

You did it, right?

What fat guy?

He just drank what he brought himself.

He deserved it.

Why?

Did you let him go?

I gave him a bathrobe.

You gave him a bathrobe?

You're really kind-hearted.

At this temperature,

if someone spends the night naked with the window open,

they could either get frostbitten or freeze to death.

Once a person dies, it becomes a murder case.

Many people saw you two going upstairs together.

The police would question you first.

I understand, Chang Dong.

Thank you.

Thank you for caring about me.

Ye Liuxi.

Before we get to the Seadragon Heap,

I hope you can follow the rules.

Have some legal awareness.

Don't cause any trouble for me later.

Afterward,

you can do whatever you want.

Alright.

Follow the rules.

Have some legal awareness.

Who are you? Do you know who I am?

Do you know me?

What day is it today?

Another one is messing with me.

What are you looking for?

I know this car.

How about you tell me? I'll help you find it.

Dong!

Dong!

Fatty Tang?

Dong.

Don't move.

Dong, quickly tell her

we're a team.

You asked me to investigate her, right?

Quickly tell her.

Get up first.

Dong, do me a favor.

- I'm begging you. - It was you who had him search my car?

I'm begging you.

Dong.

Yes.

I thought you were a decent person.

I didn't expect you to do such shady things.

What did you find in my car?

I'm sorry.

I had him search your car

to see what kind of person you are.

But I've thought it over now.

Who you are

and what your identity is

don't matter.

As long as you can help me find Kong Yang.

Alright.

Considering you let me take a bath,

I'll let this go.

Thanks.

Took a bath together?

Dong.

But Chang Dong,

there shouldn't be a second time.

After all,

I don't have much legal awareness.

Why did you search her car?

Dong.

Ye Liuxi is not playing fair.

She ripped off my friend's goods in Li City.

He put the words out there,

saying whoever could recover the goods

would get at least 100,000 yuan for travel expenses.

If it weren't for you going to Bangs'

to check his store's surveillance,

I wouldn't have known

that this is related to Ye Liuxi.

We haven't seen each other for several years.

I haven't been doing well.

I opened a shop,

but I ended up losing money and in debt.

I can't even afford the rent.

You see,

I need to earn this money, Dong.

I'm begging you. Please, Dong.

Just take me with you.

Alright, whether it's finding the goods

or settling the score with her.

Don't let it interfere with my business.

You can trust me, Dong.

I won't interfere with your business.

Dong.

Is this trip to the desert

to find the Camellia team member?

Yes.

Ye Liuxi is going too?

She says she can find the Camellia.

Dong.

Could you take me with you as well?

What are you going for?

The path you're taking

overlaps with the Silk Road

in many places.

There must be valuable things in the sand.

They must be worth something by now.

What if I find one or two things there?

Fatty Tang.

The trip this time

is to find Kong Yang.

In my trunk,

I've got 18 body bags to fill.

I have a lot of things to do.

Dong, trust me.

I understand the rules.

Either contribute money or effort.

I'll do everything you say.

I won't freeload.

Hey, Dong.

You've got two beds here.

Just let me stay here.

I don't have to book another room.

Sure.

You just got here

and you searched her car without first checking into a room.

You're very clear about your priorities.

Don't tease me.

Let me tidy up quickly.

(Contact me if required)

(Contact me if required)

What's up?

Where are you? I need to meet you.

(Come to Desheng Street.)

Alright, be quick.

Welcome.

What would you like to eat?

You can sit inside.

Alright.

Come, handsome.

Take a seat.

(Plus-Size's Grilled Skewers)

What would you like to eat?

Whatever she's making.

I got it.

That girl not only looks pretty,

but also grills meat well.

You'll know when you taste it later.

(Plus-Size's Grilled Skewers)

Looking for me?

The guy you met yesterday is called Fatty Tang.

This time he's going with both of us.

I had him rent a car

to carry supplies.

- It's more reliable. - Eat. Are you not eating?

Then I'll eat.

Alright.

We'll enter from Xingyang.

If everything goes smoothly, we'll be out in four days.

Before entering the desert,

I'll contact the rescue team.

We will report our GPS location daily.

If we're out of contact for 48 hours,

they'll initiate a rescue.

Alright.

Sounds good.

The Seadragon Heap's area

is bigger than half of the Fanlong City.

All directions look the same.

It's easy for people to get disoriented in there.

What makes you so sure

that you can find Kong Yang's location?

Are you doubting me?

It's not doubt.

Tell me a rough location.

I'll plan ahead

to avoid detours.

The shape of the Seadragon Heap

is like an oblique triangle.

Many people have been there.

But most of them

followed the path left by predecessors.

They go in and out quickly.

This path

is taken by many teams every year.

If Kong Yang were in this area,

she would have been found long ago.

So before,

you must have entered the Seadragon Heap's inland.

There are three points on this path.

This one.

A historical site, the Beacon Tower.

This one.

It has two gasoline drums filled with sand,

marked with red paint as a road sign.

Here.

A hundred-meter ditch

is stacked with camel skeletons.

Where were you roughly last time?

Beacon Tower?

In that area, there's quite a bit of salt crush.

The road is pretty tough.

That's why

they haven't found Kong Yang.

Is there a problem?

Alright.

We'll meet at Progress Bridgehead

at 4:30 a.m.

Why go to Progress Bridgehead?

Why not just meet at the hotel and go together?

No reason.

Why the rush at 4:30 a.m. then?

Just because.

Aren't you going to explain?

Let's talk about it when we meet tomorrow.

(Protect Ecology, Benefit Today, Prosper Tomorrow.)

(Progress Bridgehead)

♪The future slowly weaves through waves♪

♪Across endless nights it strays♪

♪Together, hearts in harmony sway♪

♪Wealth and fortune illuminate the world's array♪

♪With a breeze's gentle play♪

♪Prosperity sails our way♪

♪Hidden dreams slumber♪

(4:30 a.m.)

A guy

expects a woman to wait for him?

Seriously, what's that all about?

♪The twilight of destiny♪

♪Turns into the fortress of truth for love♪

♪When sealed memories♪

♪Slumber with the winds and sands♪

♪When choosing to continue the journey♪

♪With unwavering determination♪

♪When the deceptive world and the parallel♪

♪Reality contradict♪

♪Let the other side bring a colorful end♪

Isn't being punctual a basic part of being human?

Shouldn't honesty be a part of being human?

What do you mean?

Did you take that photo?

Have you really been to Seadragon Heap?

Is there some misunderstanding?

I intentionally

marked a place wrong on this map.

There's no Beacon Tower at Seadragon Heap.

Yardang landforms are naturally bizarre.

What's the big deal if I mentioned Beacon Tower?

Besides, I was talking about the general direction.

Alright.

Point me there again.

I told you it's right here, and there's no way it can be wrong.

Pretty smart, aren't you?

Sticking to your guns, I see.

There's no gasoline drum road sign at Seadragon Heap.

No hundred-meter ditch filled with camel skeletons.

No southeast in

and northwest out crossing route.

Seadragon Heap isn't even shaped like a skewed triangle.

You've never been to Seadragon Heap.

Okay, fine. My mistake.

But I didn't mean to deceive you.

How are you going to resolve this?

I already know Kong Yang is at Seadragon Heap,

and you don't know the exact location.

In other words,

I don't need you.

I can go by myself.

At worst, I'll just stay in Ying City,

and every once in a while,

I'll make a trip to Seadragon Heap

and search for her section by section.

Seadragon Heap covers

3,500 square kilometers.

One or two years should be enough.

So, tell me,

why should I bring you along?

Let me remind you.

One lie from a person,

and you can give them a second chance.

Once they tell two lies,

they're never worth trusting again.

I didn't mean to deceive you.

It's just that even if I told you, you wouldn't believe it.

I can even trust this photo,

what else can't I trust?

That's not the main issue here.

The main thing is, it would terrify you if I told you.

Let's meet at Progress Bridgehead at 4:30 p.m.

Be there or be square.

I'll tell you everything.

You'll find out everything you want to know.

I promise.

See you.

It's a deal.

Hey, Dong.

How's this car?

We've been negotiating all afternoon.

The owner of this car bought it for 60,000 yuan.

He rents it to me for 2,000 per month.

A good deal, right?

Not bad.

Great, this car is really cool.

What time are you meeting her?

4:30 p.m.

It's already past the time.

She hasn't shown up either.

What's this? What is it for?

Self-defense.

Don't scare me. We live in a law-abiding society.

What do you need self-defense for?

But then, you're right.

It's always good to be cautious.

I'm leaving.

Okay.

Just leave the car to me.

Sorry for being late.

No worries.

So, shall we? It's a one and a half-hour drive.

Where to?

Are you scared?

Weren't you curious to know everything about me?

Besides, a single pretty lady like me

entering the wilderness late at night,

shouldn't I be the one feeling scared,

right?

Come down and walk around.

Look.

You ran all the way out here

just to show me a dirt slope?

Of course not.

In the wilderness late at night.

Bare trees.

Hanging noose.

What do you think is missing?

A ghost.

Have you ever had a nightmare?

I've had one.

Listen up.

In the dream,

I don't know where my home is

or if I have any family.

I only know I'm very familiar with the desert.

The dream is quite blurry,

but there's one scene

that's particularly vivid.

I was hiding in a water tank in a corner.

It scared me awake instantly.

After waking up,

I found myself hanging here.

I don't remember how I got here.

I don't remember who I am.

(Purely for dramatic effect.)

I don't even remember this face.

(Purely for dramatic effect. Please do not imitate.)

Yet you're still alive?

Can't you think in a good way?

If I were dead,

who's talking to you? A ghost?

How scary!

After I woke up,

I started to recall the cause and effect.

Oh, is amnesia coming next?

In my mind,

a large jagged blank space appeared.

Jagged amnesia?

With shapes even.

I don't think it's amnesia.

I still remember many things.

I remember going to wholesalers

countless times.

I bought all sorts of stuffs,

such as clothes, shoes,

books, DVDs,

and even celebrity posters.

But I only remember things before driving into the desert.

I don't remember anything after that.

If memory were a piece of paper,

mine seems to have been torn.

In other words,

you happen to have completely forgotten

all the things I want to know, right?

The way you put it makes it appear

as if I'm specifically picking on you

for forgetting the things you're interested in.

It does seem like that.

That's what I meant.

Chang Dong, listen to me till the end.

After I woke up,

I found a cloth bag,

the one I'm carrying right now.

Seagull camera?

They were quite common in the '80s and '90s.

Kong Yang's photo

was found inside it.

And there's something even stranger.

About this gold-inlaid Sheep's Horn Cup,

there's an identical one in the museum.

I went to Li City

and had it appraised at a collectibles store.

The guy said this thing is at least

from the Tang Dynasty or earlier.

When did you wake up from this?

A little over a year ago.

You're only checking it now?

Chang Dong.

Do you think people will explore the universe's mysteries

when they're struggling to eat and stay warm?

I'm a down-to-earth person.

Secrets can't fly anyway.

But people can starve.

Also, whether I know the truth or not,

everything's still the same routine for me.

What's the rush?

When the day was about to break,

I saw a town called Qingrang Town.

I got the photos developed

and found information

about Kong Yang, Camellia and you.

You already know everything that happened afterward.

I was flat broke.

I had to figure out how to make a living.

So, you started selling melons?

You're right.

Barbecue too?

Melons aren't available all year round.

During other times, I had to do other things.

What about that leather-faced mask?

How do you know about that?

Those girls didn't have any sense of safety.

They were walking in dark alleys late at night.

Even if I didn't follow them, someone else would.

I ensured their safety.

What's wrong with earning a bit of money for gas?

After making some money,

I started thinking about finding my past.

I learned from those business folks

that I was sometimes a southerner,

sometimes a northerner,

sometimes married, sometimes about to be married.

I found out I quite enjoyed making up stories

about my identity.

Do you ever think

that I'm exceptionally intriguing

like a mystery?

Do you think I'd believe that?

You can leave if you don't.

Am I stopping you?

I don't need you to find Kong Yang.

Chang Dong.

Chang Dong.

It's definitely not just a coincidence

that Kong Yang's photo ended up with me.

You want to leave me and help them with the bodies?

Do you think I want something from you?

Even if I did, are you even worth it?

You can't even face yourself till now.

You need to hide behind someone else's identity

just to stand up straight.

This is how you'll be for the rest of your life.

Keep playing with your shadow puppets.

I wish you an early Golden Knife Award.

Goodbye.

When trade falters, integrity prevails.

No need to make it personal if cooperation fails.

I'm not one to take advantage of others.

Since we're in this together,

take the money.

All of this is what you've saved up.

You're right.

It's all my hard-earned money.

Alright.

I'll take it.

(Qingrang Hotel)

Why did you just come back?

I had a really ominous dream just now.

In my dream, Ye Liuxi killed you.

Can you believe it?

What were you talking about?

You talked for such a long time.

We agreed to enter the desert together tomorrow.

We leave at 10:00 a.m.

Where did this money come from?

We'll have many expenses ahead.

This is her share.

If you're free,

you can count the money.

Sure, I don't mind counting money.

Is this all small change?

(There's a reason for everything.)

(Kong Yang's photo appearing here)

(is definitely not just a coincidence.)

When will you be back

after taking Camellia into the desert?

This time, we're going west along the Yumen Pass,

and we'll be back pretty soon.

Come with me,

will you?

Alright.

You little fool.

Thank you.

I thought you wouldn't come with me.

Why did you think that?

You don't like the desert, right?

True.

I don't like the desert.

But I like you.

I know you'll protect me.

Alright.

The total is 3,742.3 yuan.

Let's hit the sack.

Dong.

What do you think about Ye Liuxi?

We're heading to the desert together soon,

and I don't know much about her.

I'm a bit uneasy.

Could she be the one

behind those serial murders?

Like I said,

if you don't provoke her, she won't strike first.

Should I invite her for a meal

and make amends?

After all, the last encounter was quite unpleasant.

Stay away from her.

She's the kind of person who switches

between speaking sense and talking nonsense.

She's unpredictable.

She's a bit like me in that regard.

When I'm selling my counterfeit goods,

I talk a lot of nonsense too.

Time to sleep.

Fatty Tang.

If one day,

you wake up from a nightmare

only to discover that you're suspended from a big tree

in the remote wilderness,

with no one else in sight.

And you find yourself having memory loss.

How would you react?

I'd definitely be scared out of my wits.

So, with your level of courage,

it's best to put that Sheep's Horn out of your mind.

What are you trying to say?

I'm going to sleep.

(Do you ever think)

(that I'm exceptionally intriguing)

(like a mystery?)

(Observe desert rules. No trespassing nature reserves.)

♪Hidden dreams slumber♪

♪Quietly setting the hidden stage♪

♪The twilight of destiny♪

♪Turns into the fortress of truth for love♪

♪When sealed memories♪

♪Slumber with the winds and sands♪

♪When choosing to continue the journey♪

♪With unwavering determination♪

♪When the enigmatic world and the parallel reality contradict♪

♪Let the other side bring a colorful end♪

♪Ambiguity between truth and falsehood♪

♪Intoxicated between reality and fantasy♪

♪All beings are but for love♪

♪Spin in endless circles♪

♪Swear to enter the dangerous pass♪

♪Even if the future is filled with swirling snow♪

♪Only to have a clear conscience♪

♪Ambiguity between truth and falsehood♪

♪Intoxicated between reality and fantasy♪

♪All beings are but for love♪

♪Spin in endless circles♪

♪Swear to enter the dangerous pass♪

♪Even if the future is filled with swirling snow♪

♪Only to have a clear conscience♪