Chapter 79 - Are You Human?

“Lin Fan, be honest with us bros. Are you human?”

After leaving the gym and returning home, Zhou Yan and Lu Zhai immediately pulled Lin Fan down to sit with them, staring at him with serious expressions.

Lin Fan was speechless.

“In what way do I not seem human?”

“In every way!”

Zhou Yan and Lu Zhai blurted out without the slightest hesitation.

They had never seen a normal person lift a 240kg barbell with one hand to do bicep curls!

And last time, too. The doctor clearly said his injuries were extremely serious, yet the next second he was up and about, as if nothing had happened.

May I ask, what normal human being could have such a recovery speed and terrifying strength?

Lin Fan fell into an awkward silence. For a moment, he really couldn't think of how to explain.

He had accidentally overdone it a bit at the gym, and now it was hard to even make up an excuse…

“Of course I'm human. What else could I be? If you don't believe me, ask your sister-in-law.”

After a moment of silence, Lin Fan looked at Long Yue and secretly winked, signaling her to play along and help him muddle through.

However, she ignored his signal and instead grew pensive, a serious look on her face as she pondered.

Is the Demon Sovereign considered human…? Logically, he should be considered part of the demon race, not a human. But he achieved his status as Demon Sovereign with a mortal body, so saying he's human also seems possible?

Watching the seriously pondering Long Yue, Lin Fan was again speechless and couldn't help but roar in his heart:

Empress, now is not the time to overthink things! Hurry up and play along with me!

Sure enough, the moment Long Yue fell silent and hesitated, Zhou Yan's and Lu Zhai's suspicions deepened.

“I get it now!”

Zhou Yan suddenly seemed to have a revelation, his face filled with a profound and pained expression.

“I never thought you'd go this far, Lin Fan. To change yourself, you were willing to stop being human!”

“Wait, what do you 'get' now?”

Lin Fan asked, confused. Even Lu Zhai and Long Yue looked at him curiously.

Under everyone's gaze, Zhou Yan suddenly said something shocking:

“Lin Fan, I know where you went during the year you were missing!”

As soon as he said this, both Lin Fan and Long Yue were startled and couldn't help but exchange a secret glance.

He could even guess that?!

Could it be that their identities as the Demon Sovereign and the Empress have been exposed?!

Before Lin Fan and Long Yue could come up with a countermeasure, they heard Zhou Yan continue:

“During the year you were missing, you must have gone to some unknown place!”

“…!!”

“There, you underwent a special enhancement surgery—no, wait, maybe it was genetic modification surgery! You cast off the body of an ordinary person and became a being that surpasses the average human!”

“Because of the organization's confidentiality policy, you can't go public, and you can't tell us!”

“Am I right?!”

As he spoke, Zhou Yan pointed at Lin Fan, wearing an expression as if he had seen through everything.

Combining all the previous signs, he felt his deduction was practically flawless!

During the year he was missing, Lin Fan was in the experimental phase of genetic modification, so naturally he couldn't have contact with the outside world, just as if he had vanished.

This also perfectly explained why, in just one short year, he had undergone such an earth-shattering transformation in both his aura and physique.

Otherwise, in just one year, how could he possibly train his body to be so good, recover from injuries so quickly, and even have limitless strength, able to lift a 240kg barbell with one hand!

There was only one answer!

Lin Fan was already a genetically modified super-soldier, secretly cultivated by the nation!

Lin Fan: “…”

Long Yue: “…”

Lu Zhai: “…”

After Zhou Yan laid out his deduction, the other three fell into a collective silence.

For a moment, they didn't know whether to praise his rich imagination or call him delusional…

“Yanzi, that's a bit too ridiculous. What genetically modified soldiers are there in the world,” Lu Zhai couldn't help but retort.

As soon as he said this, Lin Fan and the others couldn't help but look at him with contempt.

Anyone here is qualified to say that, except for you!

A guy who fantasizes all day about marrying an animal-girl wife... how do you have the nerve to say something like that…

“Ahem…”

Lin Fan coughed lightly twice, then put on a serious expression.

“Yanzi, you're actually not far from the truth. But I can't tell you the specific details. I just hope you two can keep this a secret for me!”

Since he couldn't think of a reasonable explanation, and Zhou Yan had already come up with an excuse for him, he might as well just go with the flow and admit it!

“Ah…?!”

Zhou Yan showed an 'I-knew-it' expression, while Lu Zhai's mouth fell open in shock.

Wait, this is too ridiculous! He remembered it's the 21st century, not the 31st, right?! When did our technology become so advanced? How come he didn't know...? Can our country build Terminators now?

“So it's really true...”

“Lin Fan, don't you worry. As your brothers, Ah Zhai and I will definitely keep your secret!”

Zhou Yan nodded solemnly, then pulled Lu Zhai beside him to get up and leave.

“It's getting late, so Ah Zhai and I will head back first.”

“Hey, no, wait…”

Lu Zhai still wanted to say something, but he was dragged away by Zhou Yan.

“Take care.”

Lin Fan stood at the door and watched the two leave, then gently closed the door.

“Demon Sovereign, you could have just directly erased both of their memories, couldn't you?”

“Is it because you don't want to waste your remaining spiritual power?”

As soon as Zhou Yan and the other man left, Long Yue stood before Lin Fan and asked with confusion.

She felt that the Demon Sovereign could have just erased their memories directly; there was no need to go through the trouble of finding an excuse.

“That's part of the reason, I suppose. But I don't want to do something like erasing my friends' memories.”

Lin Fan explained briefly, then walked to the balcony and watched the figures of Zhou Yan and Lu Zhai leaving together down below.

Erasing memories wasn't difficult for him, but he didn't want to do that to his friends, especially when they were his closest friends who had always cared about him...

……

After leaving Lin Fan's home, Zhou Yan and Lu Zhai walked down the road together.

“Yanzi, that story you made up just now... you did that on purpose to help Lin Fan save face, didn't you?”

Lu Zhai suddenly said as they walked.

Zhou Yan glanced sideways at Lu Zhai beside him, a slight smile on his lips, and asked:

“Ah Zhai, let me ask you. Do you think that Lin Fan is still Lin Fan?”

“Hmm… Although he's changed a lot, I'm sure he's still Lin Fan!”

Lu Zhai pondered for a moment before giving a firm answer.

“Well, there you have it. The rest isn't important.”

Zhou Yan gave a light chuckle, clearly having no intention of pursuing the matter any further.

Lu Zhai was taken aback for a moment, then followed up with a smile of understanding.

“You're right.”

“But, you know, is it possible that during the year he was missing, Lin Fan actually went to another world and then came back, and that's why he became so amazing?”

Lu Zhai ventured his own guess.

Zhou Yan rolled his eyes at him speechlessly.

“Come on. The reason you just made up is even more ridiculous than mine…”

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