Zhang Heng's words made Xu Qian stunned for a full two seconds, and even forgot to breathe, until she was choked by the cigarette she had just inhaled, she coughed and said, "This is also ridiculous, according to you, there are not many clones in New Shanghai 0297, in addition to those with marks on the back of their necks, there are also ...... like me What do you mean, another batch of clones without a number. ”

"That's right." Zhang Heng nodded.

"How did you come to such a conclusion, just from the fact that the boss and the proprietress of Fu Ji did not admit that I had worked there, Jiang Hong and the landlord said that the original tenant of 714 was a family of three? And then you feel like it's not just me, there are a lot of unknown clones like me in this city? ”

"You're not the only one in this situation." Zhang Heng said calmly.

"What?"

"I went to your boyfriend's company two days ago."

"Wait, you're still investigating him without me?" Xu Qian was a little angry when she heard this, "Didn't I say it many times, and the tracking matter ended here." ”

"I heard what you said, but it has nothing to do with you being followed, it's just my personal interest," Zhang Heng said, "I investigated your boyfriend's company, and it turned out that I met a marketing manager named Liao Ming there." ”

Xu Qian also didn't know what to say when she heard this explanation, indeed, if it wasn't for the fact that she was being followed, it would be his freedom for Zhang Heng to investigate whom.

Xu Qian took a deep breath, calmed down and said, "I seem to have a little impression of this person, I also saw him when I went to the company, my boyfriend said that he is the backbone of the company, and he seems to be in charge of sales." ”

"That's right, if you look at his resume, he's the perfect employee that all companies dream of."

"And then?"

"Do you know why Liao Ming works so hard, because he also has a daughter, which was born to him and his ex-wife, probably because he feels that the divorce has made his daughter lose her mother, Liao Ming has always felt guilty about his daughter, so he works hard to make up for the latter in material life."

"What do you want to say, Liao Ming's daughter doesn't actually exist?" Xu Qian asked.

"No, his daughter exists, and his daughter is the meaning of Liao Ming's efforts, and the two will meet from time to time, she must exist, so that Liao Ming will have the motivation to work crazy," Zhang Heng paused, "But one thing you are right, there are indeed people who do not exist." ”

"Who?"

"Liao Ming's ex-wife." Zhang Heng said, "Liao Ming came to New Shanghai 0297 with his daughter after the divorce, so there are no friends and relatives in the city who knew him and his ex-wife before. ”

"Isn't this situation normal, I told you when we first met that this is a young city, people come here in search of jobs and a better life, and of course, there are people who want to start over here."

"That's right, but I asked Liao Ming's daughter's homeroom teacher that since Liao Ming's daughter transferred to this primary school a year ago, her mother hasn't come to visit her, not once."

"Well, that's a bit of a stretch, but as far as I know, there are women who cut ties with their previous families after remarrying." Xu Qian said, "Maybe Liao Ming's ex-wife is that kind of person, leaving behind all the past and welcoming a new beginning, you must know that it is very scary for a woman to be ruthless." ”

"That's right, that's the most likely guess, and to test it, I went to the second floor to visit someone else."

"Who?"

"Liao Ming has a female subordinate, she has always admired Liao Ming, and some ...... have developed between the two Well, beyond work. ”

"Office romance?"

"Almost, I flipped through their chat records, the female subordinate was willing to change jobs for Liao Ming, and promised to treat Liao Ming's daughter as his own daughter, but Liao Ming still didn't want to admit this relationship, but she was a little excited, so she asked Liao Ming if he had contacted his ex-wife again, and Liao Ming replied as follows - you know, since that time she came to me and said that she was going to marry again, and asked me to treat her as if she died, I never bothered her again."

"Doesn't that prove my previous suspicions?" Xu Qian asked.

"It seems so, and after the visit, I was given more details about the meeting that day, including the time and place, how it happened...... Who said that it is not your friends but your enemies who know you best. Zhang Heng said, "With this information, I not only found the café where the incident occurred, but also found the owner of the café, but the interesting thing is that the owner of the café doesn't remember that Liao Ming and his ex-wife have been to his café, does this matter sound familiar?" ”

"But it's normal, there are so many people in the café every day, and it must have been a long time since this happened."

It stands to reason that this is the case, but the meeting between Liao Ming and his ex-wife that day did not go well, during which the two had a fierce verbal conflict, Liao Ming's wife made it clear that she would not come to New Shanghai 0297 again, and would not contact Liao Ming again, and then grabbed a steak knife on the table and stabbed Liao Ming, Liao Ming's arm was scratched, and he bled a little...... This kind of thing is not common even in cafes that accept a lot of customers every day. Zhang Heng said, "After that, I managed to find a few waiters who worked in the coffee shop that day, and they didn't have any impression." ”

Xu Qian was silent for a moment, then raised her head and said, "Do you think Liao Ming's marriage was forged, and he is a clone?" ”

"Unfortunately, according to the current standard of judging human cloning, he is not." Zhang Heng said, "When he took me around the workshop before, I secretly shone the back of his neck with an ultraviolet flashlight, and there was no code on it. ”

Xu Qian's fingers holding the cigarette finally couldn't help but tremble, but she was still unwilling to accept Zhang Heng's inference of the so-called second type of clones, "Your statement is too crazy, there must be other explanations, and take 10,000 steps back, even if what you say is true, then the second type of clones are no different from normal humans, why are you telling me these things, as long as I don't doubt the authenticity of my memory, can't I live like a normal person?" ”

"I'm afraid you can't live like ordinary people...... "Clones are special production tools, and since they are production tools, you have to take into account the production efficiency, you have seen how they treat ordinary clones, once something goes wrong, you have to go back to the factory in time to calibrate, and for clones who can't be calibrated, you also know what the outcome is waiting for them."

Zhang Heng looked at Xu Qian as he spoke, "Tell me, during the time you and your boyfriend have been together, haven't you ever suspected what his purpose was for approaching you?" When you were being followed and watched, did you really not think about his role in this, and you didn't want me to continue investigating this matter, is it because you subconsciously didn't want to accept the results of the investigation? ”