dognovel Chapter 642 I'm Not You
Chapter 642 I'm Not You
Switzerland, the ruins of the Mirror Lab, 4 a.m.
The ruins beneath the ice had fallen into disrepair over the years, but guided by the coordinates of the dark web, Lin Chuyue, Li Zhanchuan, and Gu Yanchuan traversed the snow-capped mountain crevices and arrived at the underground experimental area hidden inside the mountain.
The air was cold and damp, and every step echoed with the sound of footsteps, as if walking into the whispers of the dead.
Li Zhanchuan activated the signal jamming device: "We have a maximum of forty minutes, after which the outer layer will automatically restart the security system."
Gu Yanchuan said in a deep voice, "The sooner the better. If the clone is activated, it will be like opening a backup door for Shen Yanli."
Lin Chuyue walked at the front, her expression calm, but her fingertips were cold.
With each meter I got closer, the unease in my heart grew stronger.
She could sense something waiting for her ahead.
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The central room where the cryogenic chambers are located is like a tomb.
Behind the glass wall lay a body that was both familiar and horrifying.
That face was exactly the same as hers.
Their facial features, hair, and even the tiny mole at the corner of their eye are exactly the same.
"The system detected the prototype—synchronous initiation of consciousness docking."
As the system announcement sounded, the clone in front of Lin Chuyue opened its eyes.
Those were empty, lifeless pupils. After a few seconds, their gaze gradually focused, like a child just waking up from a dream.
“...My name is Lin Chuyue.”
The clone spoke, its voice clear and calm, even its tone identical to Lin Chuyue's.
Lin Chuyue said coldly, "Your name isn't Lin Chuyue."
The clone looked at her, a slow smile playing on its lips: "But I have your memories."
“I remember when you were a child, Lin Yun pushed you into the pond in the old house, and I also remember you hiding in the attic to draw, afraid of Shen Fang’s breathing.”
"I know you love red bean cake and hate the taste of perilla."
"I know everything about you."
“Even… I’m more ‘pure’ than you.”
"Because I did not waver, I did not hesitate, I was not in darkness."
"I am your cleanest version."
Lin Chuyue's heart tightened suddenly.
This feeling of being "deprived" is more disgusting than death.
"Do you think that removing pain and struggle makes something clean?"
"Then you're wrong."
She took a step closer, pressing herself against the cryo-chamber, her gaze sharp as a knife:
"I am who I am today because I have experienced pain, hatred, and struggle. It's not because of the memories themselves, but because I have shaped myself step by step through the choices I've made."
"You have my 'shell,' but you don't have my 'soul.'"
So—you are not me.
The clone laughed: "But what others recognize is your face."
“When I go out, people will say—Lin Chuyue has gone mad and is locked up in a hospital; and I will become the new her.”
"This is Mr. Shen's will."
Her laughter grew louder and louder, and her eyes began to show madness and paranoia.
“You know what? He told me that you were a failure.”
"Too many emotions, too many feelings, too easily softened towards people, especially towards Gu Yanchuan."
“But I am different.”
"I have no love."
"I will only obey."
Lin Chuyue sneered: "You don't even have your own name."
The clone smiled faintly: "I don't need a name, I only need a mission."
"Destroy you, replace you."
As soon as she finished speaking, she broke free from the cryogenic chamber, activated the emergency power supply, and pounced on Lin Chuyue.
Li Zhanchuan and Gu Yanchuan acted almost simultaneously, one pressing down on the electronic controls of the experimental platform while the other rushed forward to block them.
A flash of electricity caused the clone to freeze briefly, emitting a sharp, almost electronic-like scream.
"You think I'm just a guinea pig?"
“The frequency of my consciousness is far higher than your intervention program.”
"What Mr. Shen prepared for me is the key to reshuffling the entire world!"
She turned and rammed into the control center, attempting to start the system synchronously.
Li Zhanchuan roared, "She wants to connect to the external main control unit—cut off the main power immediately!"
Gu Yanchuan leaped forward and smashed the main power supply of the control panel with a single palm strike, plunging the entire experimental area into darkness.
"hiss--!!"
The clone collapsed to its knees in agony, trembling violently like a drone that had lost its navigation.
Lin Chuyue stood in front of her, looking down at her.
"You are just an empty shell."
"I won't kill you."
"Because you have already been rejected by me."
"You are a failed copy, not a reborn version of me."
The clones raised their heads in resentment and roared:
"Lin Chuyue—I am the real you!!"
"I am the one!!"
She struggled violently, but the consciousness module had already gone out of control, and she eventually collapsed in a violent short circuit, falling into deep paralysis.
Lin Chuyue gently closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
She knew this was not the end.
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Outside the laboratory, a figure quietly left.
That's Lin Yun.
She preemptively inserted herself into the clone's subconscious feedback channel and observed the entire process.
Her eyes were glazed over.
That "copy" was closer to Lin Chuyue than she had imagined.
Even... a strange feeling arose in her heart: if that clone stood in front of Lin Zhengguo, would her father not be able to tell "which one is his daughter"?
Lin Yun suddenly realized something:
Over the years, she has tried every means to "imitate" Lin Chuyue, trample on her, and take away everything she has.
But now, an even more perfect clone has been born.
—She might even be replaced as an imitator.
"We can't let her die."
Lin Yun's eyes turned cold. She took out a spare chip and a remote wake-up device, and said in a cold voice:
"The loss of control over the clones is just a temporary error."
"I will personally train you."
"Become my tool for revenge."
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On the return flight.
Lin Chuyue sat by the window, gazing at the deep night sky in the distance.
Li Zhanchuan sat down next to her and said softly, "You were very decisive just now."
She nodded slightly, but her tone was complicated: "I must be decisive."
"If even I waver, then she will become my shadow, forever haunting me."
Gu Yanchuan leaned against the other side and let out a long breath.
"This world has gone mad; even people can be cloned."
Lin Chuyue closed her eyes.
"She is a copy of me."
"And I must be the only me."
"I won this battle against her."
"Next up is Shen Yanli."
Li Zhanchuan held her hand and said calmly:
"We'll accompany you."
"In the end."
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The camera cuts back to the Swiss dark web hub, where a dark blue screen lights up.
Shen Yanli stared at the scene of Lin Chuyue "killing" the clone, a strange smile curving his lips.
"She rejected me?"
"very good."
"The next step is to let her... fight against all the 'familiar people'."
He pressed a button and whispered:
"Initiate the 'Immersive Identity Disorientation Experiment'."
"She will eventually forget who she is."
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[To be continued]
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