The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

Chapter 8 Starting with Dreams

Suburbs of Qingdao.

The secret research institute was bustling with people.

The groups were broken down into smaller units, rearranged, and assigned new tasks based on their professional abilities.

Various advanced instruments are being tested and are ready for use.

The entire secret research institute was bustling with activity.

Xu Chenggong was directing the three thousand men according to the "instructions" he had just received, categorizing them into different groups.

This so-called "research institute" is evolving into a large-scale comprehensive institution.

"Ding!"

In the midst of his busy schedule, Xu Chenggong heard a notification from a letter.

He took out his phone and saw the message from Wu Qingqing. Upon seeing the message, Xu Chenggong immediately frowned.

Wang Zhi noticed the change in his expression: "What's wrong?"

"Another mission from above?"

Xu Chenggong slowly shook his head: "No... it's Xiao Wu's side."

Wang Zhi was taken aback, then asked, "Over there? The test results are out?"

"That student, right? What was his dream about?"

Xu Chenggong paused for a moment before speaking, "He..."

"No dream."

Wang Zhi, who was writing and drawing on the documents, stopped writing immediately upon hearing this.

"What!?"

"You weren't dreaming!?"

Wang Zhi was extremely surprised by this result:
"More than 30 million data points, all the information we've gathered indicates that this kind of past life dream is unavoidable. He wasn't dreaming?"

Xu Chenggong nodded solemnly:

"The doctor at the city hospital said that Jiang Chuan might have some brain problems."

"But there's no time for a full inspection."

"I never imagined that there really are people who haven't dreamt of their past lives..."

Wang Zhi frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his wrist to check the time:

"The time limit has been exceeded. What should we do about the child's condition? When will our data be uploaded?"

"Do we have to wait until after a full inspection?"

This unexpected situation was beyond expectations, and Xu Chenggong was unable to make a decision immediately.

However, after a moment's thought, he made a decision:
"Let's upload it first."

"If there are any problems, I believe the higher-ups will give instructions."

He turned to another staff member: "Create a new category 'No Dreams,' temporarily cancel the original rating, and put the information from the last questionnaire into this category."

"After you're done, just upload the results we've gathered over the past few days."

The staff member nodded and immediately went to do it.

Xu Chenggong and Wang Zhi, however, looked somewhat off.

Xu Chenggong: "When the above-mentioned authorities provided the classification indicators, they did not even mention the classification of these indicators."

Wang Zhi: "That means, in the eyes of those above, it's impossible for anyone not to have dreamt of a past life..."

"What does this isolated case represent?"

Xu Chenggong's expression was also particularly serious. Faced with Wang Zhi's question, he remained silent for a long time.

But in the end, he shook his head, seemingly trying to shake those complicated thoughts out of his mind.

He said, "There's no point in thinking about these things now."

"Since the higher-ups believe that everyone has had this kind of dream, then the situation that happened to that child may stem from what the doctor described as... a problem with the brain."

Xu Chenggong, being a neurosurgeon, paused slightly before explaining himself:
"No matter how strange the dreams of past lives may be, they are ultimately perceived through the brain."

"If there is a brain lesion, it is very likely that this signal will not be received?"

But at this time...

"Jingle Bell!"

The phone rang, and Xu Chenggong and Wang Zhi exchanged a glance.

They had actually expected this call, but they didn't expect it to come so soon.

Xu Chenggong answered the call quickly.

But after the call connected, before he could even speak, a calm, even cold, voice came through: "Hello, Comrade Xu, we have just received the questionnaire summary report from Qing City."

"The report mentioned a high school student named Jiang Chuan who had never had any unusual dreams."

Is the report accurate?

The other party showed no politeness whatsoever, acting like a heartless work machine.

Xu Chenggong nodded: "Confirmed."

"His EEG curves showed no abnormalities after he fell asleep."

The other person hummed in response, fell silent, then the sound of flipping through notes filled the air before he continued:
"Work here is quite busy, so I plan to go to Qing City within one day."

“Bring this man named Jiang Chuan to the institution; it is necessary to reconfirm his condition.”

Xu Chenggong countered, "Should we bring it to the organization?"

"The security situation here..."

The other person's cold voice stated bluntly, "This special individual's situation is more urgent."

"This is very likely the only case in the world where someone has never had a special dream."

Upon hearing this, Xu Chenggong felt a jolt in his brain.

The only case in the world!?

He immediately realized the unusual nature of the matter.

The matter of past life dreams is inherently shrouded in mystery, and what the future holds is impossible to predict at present.

Now, the only person who hasn't had a dream about his past life clearly has a special value. It's not that we're afraid he's useless; we're afraid he has a huge role to play but hasn't received the protection he deserves.

Xu Chenggong asked, "Is there anything we can do?"

The other party immediately replied, "Not for now."

"Just keep it a secret. I'm very busy. Make sure you get him to the research institute tomorrow."

Then, the other party cut off the contact.

……

Jiang Chuan rented a one-bedroom apartment.

Although it was noon, Jiang Chuan still kept the curtains drawn and the lights on.

He originally intended to come back to sleep, but after becoming interested in his past life's dream, he lost his sleepiness.

Jiang Chuan devoted himself entirely to the research and there was no control over such matters. He obtained a large amount of dream information online.

"Dreams from past lives are divided into two categories: special dreams and ordinary dreams."

"Most special dreams are related to extraordinary powers, whether it is physical mutation or metaphysical power, they can all be classified into this category."

"Ordinary dreams, on the other hand, are memories of history, which are almost identical to the events recorded in history books, and can even be pinpointed to specific dates."

"From a temporal perspective, the earliest dreams from past lives can be traced back to prehistoric times, and the latest to the 20th century, specifically to the Great War of 99..."

"The confidentiality agreement has expired?"

Looking at his messy handwriting in the notebook, he naturally thought of the memes that had appeared on the internet before.

However, he quickly dismissed such thoughts.

For him, the most important thing now is to clarify his thoughts as soon as possible.

"What should I do?"

"How can I integrate my unique characteristic of never having dreamed into this?"

He rubbed his chin, but couldn't come up with any good ideas for a moment.

However, as Jiang Chuan was thinking, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Since each special dream possesses different abilities..."

"Is dream control also a kind of ability?"

"perhaps……"

"Could we start with the dream itself?!"