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Chapter 684 - 360: Walking into a Trap_3

Chapter 684: Chapter 360: Walking into a Trap_3

"Don’t be nervous, we’re not saying it’s you." The Blood Emperor coldly sneered, patting his shoulder and shifting his gaze to the members of the Defense Society standing behind him.

"As for the others..."

As the Blood Emperor spoke, his eyes scanned over each of the dozen or so people.

The Japanese in his view suddenly felt uncomfortable, as if sitting on pins and needles, they glanced at each other and started to be on guard secretly.

The horror of not knowing whether one’s own comrades-in-arms are friends or foes due to an enemy infiltrating their ranks, especially when a group of outsiders has the capability to declare if they are spies or not, was too terrifying.

"Alright, stop scaring them."

Director Wang chuckled and shook his head at Blood Emperor, then turned to Makizawa Sota and said, "Rest assured, President Sota, at the very least, everyone present here is human."

"That’s a relief..."

Makizawa Sota visibly relaxed, and the other Japanese looked like they had a great burden lifted from their shoulders.

"But we can’t let our guard down just yet. Go call in everyone from your units. We need to clear out our ranks first, or else we can’t proceed with our work."

Director Wang adjusted his glasses, adding, "Remember, everyone. This includes janitors, security guards, regular workers, and so on. Not a single one in the organization should be overlooked!"

"Yes, yes, please wait here. We’ll go call them in right away!" replied Makizawa Sota, who immediately signaled the group to leave the guest house and hurriedly left.

As soon as all the Japanese had left, the faces of the members of the exchange group relaxed, and the tense atmosphere finally eased.

"Speaking of which, your insight is quite sharp, managing to confirm that Uchimura had been impersonated by a Shadow Ghost so quickly. I had to verify many times after receiving your message before I finally found his missteps." Director Wang approached Mu You at the entrance and pat his shoulder, laughing.

Indeed, the message that everyone received at the airport was not from China, but was quietly sent in a group message by Mu You. The content was simple: "This Uchimura is a Shadow Man!"

At that time, no one was sure whether this message was true or fake, but everyone refrained from showing any abnormalities. During the process of the person leading the way afterward, everyone started observing the shadow under Uchimura’s feet.

This guy was very cunning. Every time when passing under a light and when the direction of the light and shadow changed, he would always use some actions like turning around with a smile, and talking to keep his shadow perfectly behind him. At first glance, they couldn’t really spot the difference.

Of course, the human adjustment can’t perfectly match the natural light no matter what. Under close observation, everyone quickly spotted the anomalies.

"It was just luck. I caught a glimpse of his flaw when we disembarked from the plane. I paid special attention to it, and only confirmed it later." Mu You chuckled.

Of course, that was just an excuse. In reality, he had a simpler and more effective way to distinguish, which was the Omniscient Crystal: any adult who doesn’t show a game ID under the Omniscient Crystal is assumed to be a Shadow Man by default. This had been verified by that bespectacled young man.

"Huh?"

At this moment, a surprised gasp sounded from behind them.

"Director Wang, come take a look. This damn thing seems to be dying!"

The one who shouted was the young man who had just trapped the shadow in the transparent cube.

Everyone rushed over to check.

Indeed, the shadow was lying on the ground in agony within the transparent cube, writhing and trembling non-stop. In just a few seconds, numerous wounds started to appear all over its body, and its form began to break apart bit by bit. Finally, it vanished completely amidst its agonizing wailing.

"I say, did this thing just commit suicide?" The youngster asked, dumbfounded.

The others also looked at each other. They thought they had finally caught a live one after all their efforts, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"It doesn’t seem like a suicide..."

The Blood Emperor shook his head as he watched the scene. "It looks more like it was killed."

"That’s correct."

Director Wang also nodded, looking at the empty cube, and said in contemplation, "It seems like the information provided by Ghost Captain is correct. The bodies of these Shadow Men are likely still in the Star Spirit World, and what comes to Earth are only their shadows. Just now, the opposing forces probably found out that one of theirs was caught, and fearing exposure, they decided to eliminate him in the alternate world to silence him. With its home body dead, the shadow here naturally disappeared."