6

Coming out of the hospital, I held my phone tightly, waiting for a call. I didn't know if it was my sister, Serena, or Quincy who did it, but since this person went to so much trouble to implant such a thing into my brain, he must want something from me.

I sat on a park bench, watching the people passing by suspiciously. I wondered if this person, who could monitor my thoughts at all times, had already arrived in Phuket.

The phone finally rang, and it was my sister. My company was going bankrupt, but my sister's voice was full of pride, "Ethan, how does it feel to have a splitting headache?"

I clenched the phone in my hand, "You installed the tracking device in my head? Why did you do that?"

My sister laughed, and her next words were heartbreaking. "I don't have that brain, it's my dad who thinks you're smart, so he came up with this method to control you. If you're obedient and always be my right-hand man, then you'll be fine for the rest of your life; if you're disobedient and want to do something, then I'll definitely crush your head!" So they already knew that I was reborn ...

But I still don't understand, "But why did you let Leon copy my code and accuse me of cheating?"

"Because I'm annoyed by your look of contempt for everyone, as if you are the only smart person in the world and everyone else is a fool!"

"So you teamed up with Serena and Quincy to set this trap for me?"

" Yeah, don't you think you're smart? I'll let everyone around you treat you like a fool and see who's smarter!"

My voice couldn't stop trembling. "I never thought I was smart, and I never wanted to compete with you. I just want to have a job of my own and live a good life."

" Huh! You want to compete! It's a pity that you are not competitive! From the moment mom got pregnant, I started to worry, afraid that you were a boy and would compete with me for the family property in the future. As a result, you really are a boy. Dad always said that I am the eldest daughter and he loves me the most. But when you grew up, you were so smart that it was annoying. You always got first place in every exam. With you as a contrast, Dad always scolded me for being as stupid as a pig! So I must prove myself!"

"Discord between children is mostly due to the lack of moral integrity of the elderly. You should hate your father, why do you have to hate me? And now that you have won, you can just kill me, why are you still wasting time with me?"

" Shut up! I didn't expect you could control minds. You lied to Quincy and let Leon copy the wrong code, causing all the money in our user accounts to be taken away by hackers. If you want to live, get the money back for me! Otherwise, I will make your brain explode into tofu brain!"

Facing my sister's hysteria, I seemed unusually calm. "I've seen through it now. No one around me truly loves me. Everyone is lying to me. I'm tired, and I've already withdrawn from the competition. What's more, you guys got Leon to frame me, so I can't win at all. Also, people can't live just for money, right? So I'd rather die."

My sister obviously didn't expect me to think this way. She was choked and even a little anxious. "But you're smart! If you win this competition, you can enter the research institute you've always dreamed of, with an annual salary of tens of millions! As long as you don't go against me, I promise that nothing will happen to you in your life. Isn't that good?"

"I'm tired. I've already withdrawn from the competition. What's more, you guys are framing me like this. I can't win at all. People can't live just for money, right? So, I'd rather die."

My sister wanted to continue to persuade me, but I interrupted her immediately. "My father has been strict with me since I was a child. Since I was in elementary school, I have not slept more than five hours a day. I only have this last bit of time left, and I want to sleep more."

After saying this, I immediately hung up the phone, closed my eyes, and forced myself to clear my mind. I have discovered a pattern: as long as I don't think, say, or do anything, they can't figure out what I want to do.