The NO.1 Food Stall in the Wasteland novel Chapter 282

Chapter 282: Chapter 282: "Why Would I Fall in Love with Someone Who Doesn’t Exist?

So, when it came down to it, his strength just wasn’t enough.

If he were powerful enough, he wouldn’t have these worries. He could perfectly handle the fallout for anything Shen Lu wanted to do.

Seeing Fu Cheng grow more and more silent, Shen Lu didn’t know how to comfort him.

"Do as I say," Fu Cheng said, his voice cold. "If they don’t get the answers they want, they’ll resort to inhumane interrogation methods."

’If that’s the case, it would be better to just sacrifice me.’

’I’m a cripple anyway, so it doesn’t matter if I get caught. Besides, Shen Lu was the one who saved my life. This way, I can finally repay her.’

"You..." Shen Lu was speechless. ’He really is a top student from the military academy. This level of self-sacrifice is just... too noble.’

’But how could he say something like that so casually?’

’I painstakingly pieced his life back together. I can’t just push him out to take the fall for me. I can’t do it.’

"Gong Tianhua told the truth because I used a True Heart Potion on him." Shen Lu had no choice but to reveal a few details. "He won’t remember any of it, either. I erased all his memories related to that video. So as long as the security footage doesn’t show I ever left, and we both deny knowing anything, we should be fine."

Fu Cheng blinked, a flicker of surprise in his eyes. "True Heart Potion?"

He had heard that the military possessed a special drug for interrogations, but the side effects were said to be severe. Anyone subjected to it would either die or be left in a vegetative state.

"Yes." Shen Lu took out the True Heart Potion. "This is it."

Fu Cheng took it and examined it. It was a tiny bottle made of a glass-like material, filled with a pale pink liquid. It looked a lot like a travel-sized perfume.

This was nothing like the interrogation drug he’d heard about, and the application method was different too.

The interrogation drug was administered via injection, whereas Shen Lu’s True Heart Potion seemed to be a spray.

"And he won’t remember because of the True Heart Potion?" Fu Cheng asked.

"No, I used something else for that."

"Does the True Heart Potion have any side effects or long-term consequences?"

"I don’t think so. I’ve used it before, and the two people I used it on are still doing just fine," Shen Lu said, though she wasn’t entirely certain.

After all, she hadn’t run any tests on Shen Lan and Xie Mei after using it on them. Judging by their appearances, they seemed perfectly normal.

Fu Cheng asked, "Can I try it?"

Shen Lu was a little reluctant. The True Heart Potion only had five uses in total. She had used it twice on Shen Lan and her mother, and once on Gong Tianhua. That left only two uses.

However, Shen Lu was also curious about any potential side effects or long-term consequences, so she agreed.

She lightly sprayed the potion onto the back of Fu Cheng’s hand.

Fu Cheng felt a slight coolness on the back of his hand, but his Spiritual Sea felt nothing. It was as if a gentle breeze had just brushed past.

"That’s it?"

Shen Lu nodded. "Yep."

"Alright, ask me a few questions."

Shen Lu pursed her lips and asked, "Do you like your dad or your mom better?"

"I like them both," Fu Cheng replied, his expression complicated. "Can you ask a real question?"

’This is so unfair!’ Shen Lu wanted to shout. ’He just sprung this on me. I have no idea what to ask!’

"Uh... do you hate me?"

"No." Fu Cheng asked in return, "Why would you ask something like that?"

’Why would I hate her? In this entire world, she’s the only one who hasn’t abandoned me.’

Shen Lu awkwardly rubbed her nose, unsure how to respond.

’It’s because I was just thinking about how Fu Cheng is destined to become the great villain, the Demon King who will overturn the entire world.’

’If he ends up fighting the main characters, I wonder if he could give me some special treatment and let me just hide away in my own little corner. Please don’t destroy me along with the rest of the world?’

"I think my brain just short-circuited for a second."

"..."

"Okay, then... could you ever fall for a girl who is beautiful, gentle, kind, and resilient, but also a bit of a sanctimonious ’white lotus’? She might even have a superpower you’d never expect," Shen Lu asked, her eyes gleaming.

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