The nth time I met my puppet

The doctor in the laboratory is concentrating on research. The accumulation of this period of time has made a breakthrough today. Because of the breakthrough, he has no time to pay attention to other things.

But suddenly...

A burst of fire broke out, and the laboratory was instantly torn into pieces. The experimental data that he was looking forward to for a breakthrough was instantly gone. Although he was not injured, he was just a little embarrassed by the fire and ashes.

But judging from his expression, he was broken.

The accumulation of so many years was destroyed just when a breakthrough was about to happen. It would be strange if the defense was not broken.

But at this moment he was not in the mood to find out who had done this. The most important thing for him right now was to see if he could rescue some experimental data.

On the other side, after Wan Nan blew up the laboratory, he immediately went to the place where the experimental subjects were imprisoned. Most of the people here looked terrified at this time. They all heard the explosion, but didn't know what caused it.

Some huddled in the corner, some were numb, and some cried to themselves, but except for Yan Lin, no one had hope in their eyes.

Only Yan Lin, after hearing the explosion, had a look of hope in his eyes that was stronger than ever before. According to his judgment, the explosion was not far away, and it might be caused by the failure of the doctor's experiment. This meant that they had a chance to escape during this chaos.

He desperately smashed the door lock, trying to take this opportunity to escape, but he was just a child and his strength was too small.

"What are you all standing there for?! Isn't this a good opportunity to escape from here? Don't you want to escape?!"

But there was nothing but numbness in the eyes of the others. They had even lost the courage to escape. After all... they had been trapped here for so long that some of them were no longer considered human. Even if they left, where could they go?

Yan Lin was powerless to open the door lock, and the hope in his eyes gradually dimmed.

But at this moment, he saw that person.

She had a smile on her face. Although she was a little messy due to the dust from the explosion, the smile on her face was still so warm and confident.

"Big sister! You're here? Are you here to save us? Did you cause that explosion?"

Wan Nan smiled and nodded. For a moment, Yan Lin seemed to see hope again, no longer an illusory hope, but a real and tangible one.

It turned out that Wan Nan had not changed from the beginning to the end, but she just learned to hide her emotions. Otherwise, she might not only fail to help him, but also bring him trouble.

Wan Nan didn't hesitate and broke the lock with one sword, and opened all the locks that could be opened along the way. Some people ran out, while others just stayed there and did nothing.

How sad! They have been trapped where they are for too long and no longer have the courage to leave.

They had given up even the hope of living.

But Wan Nan didn't have time to care about them at this moment. She wanted to take Yan Lin away and bring him home as quickly as possible.

Yan Lin's home is in a relatively remote place, several days' journey from the doctor's laboratory, and Wan Nan has to take him along the way and avoid searches.

Fortunately, she was prepared for this before blowing up the lab.

……

On the other hand, the doctor also had his own countermeasures.

"We have a traitor among us. We need you to deal with it and bring that little mute back."

The doctor's voice was cold. He would not let Wan Nan go so easily. Of course, it would be most appropriate to let the scattered soldiers do the hunting her down. He was really looking forward to a fight between the two of them.

"You want me to help with such a small matter?"

Sanbing was also quite surprised. He wondered what the little mute was going to do, but he didn't expect that the little mute was so bold as to directly blow up the doctor's laboratory. Since he didn't tell him, was he afraid that he would tell on the secret?

He actually didn't want to get involved in this matter. After all, to be honest, he found the little mute blowing up the laboratory just fun to watch. It was so interesting.

"Hehe...that little mute isn't as simple as you think. Other trash can't bring her back. If you bring her back, I'll completely remove the seal for you."

Sanbing was silent for a long time. The conditions offered by the doctor were conditions that he absolutely could not refuse. Compared with this, it seemed that nothing else mattered.

"Okay, I promise you."

After all, Sanbing did not refuse, and this would be his last mission before he completely broke the seal.

His first mission was to eliminate the traitor, and this last mission was still to hunt down the traitor, but this time the target was the little mute, but what was the difference?

It makes no difference.

The scattered soldiers eventually caught up with Wan Nan. She couldn't escape. She needed to hide everywhere and had to take care of a child. But with the Doctor's help, whoever saw them would report it to the Fatui, and their tracks would be almost untraceable.

So when Yan Lin was only a short distance away from home, he was finally caught up.

"Little mute, do you really think you can escape?"

When the two met face to face again, they stood on opposite sides of each other.

Wan Nan felt a little complicated. The doctor was really good at this. He actually sent stragglers to hunt her down and make her stand against her lover.

Wan Nan gripped the hilt tightly, her knuckles turning slightly white from the excessive force, and even her palms were hurting from the hilt, but she was oblivious. She wanted to take Yan Lin home, but if she had to fight San Bing to the death, she wouldn't have been able to do it.

Wan Nan gave Yan Lin a look, signaling him to run quickly, and she would be responsible for handling the next matters and covering his escape.

Yan Lin was just a child and would not be of any help if he stayed here. Instead, he would be a hindrance. He knew this too, so he understood Wan Nan's look and ran in the opposite direction.

The skirmisher didn't stop him, just a kid, he didn't care.

"Little Mute, I don't understand. Did you make such a big fuss just to take him away and escape?"

The scattered soldiers were approaching step by step, but Wan Nan was not a pushover, so he fought back with Ling Li's sword moves.

"Heh... little mute, who is he to you? Why is he so important to you?"

Wan Nan couldn't answer, nor did he need to. There was no connection between them; it was simply a resonance of shared desire that made him want to help.

The two men fought and fell into a state of equal strength, but Sanbing had been training in the abyss for almost the past few months, so how could he be defeated by Wan Nan? However, he did not use his full strength.

After all, what difference does it make whether it’s earlier or later?

And the other side.

Yan Lin ran desperately, and the familiar path to his home was almost in sight. It was still as vivid as he remembered, except that there were more weeds than in previous years.

But these are not the point. The point is that he is going home soon!

But when he pushed open the door with great anticipation, the courtyard of his home was already in ruins, as if no one had lived there for a long time.

But...but how could this be!

"Do you really think you can go home? From the moment you became a test subject, you can't go back."

The doctor had been waiting here for a long time. When Yan Lin was chosen by him and taken away, he had already sent people to destroy this place, killing people and silencing them without leaving any trace.

"They are long dead, and you are the only one who still holds on to the glimmer of hope in your heart to return home. But unfortunately, this is just a delusion."

Yan Lin was completely devastated. He had always longed to go home because he knew his family would definitely be waiting for him, but now, when the cruel truth was placed before him, he still couldn't believe it.

"Ah!!!! You lunatic! You lunatic!!"

Yan Lin rushed forward desperately, wanting to fight with the doctor, but the doctor crushed him like an ant. The doctor didn't even use much strength, and with just one blow, Yan Lin was knocked against the wall.

Yan Lin suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and felt as if his internal organs were shattered. He was unable to move, but he still stared at him intently.

Wan Nan also heard the movement from Yan Lin's side. He didn't bother to fight with the scattered soldiers and just wanted to get away as soon as possible. The scattered soldiers also stopped, but still chased after him.

When Wan Nan arrived, Yan Lin was covered in blood and his eyes were almost blurry. It was obvious that he was beyond saving.

"Big sister... I have no home..."

Yan Lin clutched Wan Nan's clothes in his hands, tears mixed with blood streaming down his face. Wan Nan had always seen hope in his eyes, and he had never despaired even in desperate situations.

But now... there is no hope in his eyes anymore.

Only despair remains.

There was no way back home for him from the beginning.

That was just a little delusion in his mind, a glimmer of hope. How could that madman let them go? He should have known it long ago. He had no home, no home...

(I've had a bit of a cold these past couple of days, so I've barely written anything. It's so annoying.)