"Who is Chen Jin?"
Shi Tiexin was the one who asked that question.
The moment he heard the name Chen Jin, Shi Tiexin felt a faint sense of familiarity. He had the feeling that this person had already crossed paths with him in the web of karma.
His thoughts erupted at lightning speed, scenes from the past flashing through his mind. In an instant, it was as if he had returned to Tokyo, to that unforgettable night carved into his bones.
He remembered the information he had looked through that Youyou had hidden—or rather, the information Youyou had deliberately let him see. In it, Youyou had fabricated a false identity for herself and gone to Japan to make contact with the Void Spirit faction, seeking a chance at immortality.
Back then, three words had flashed before his eyes, but Shi Tiexin had not paid them much attention.
But now, Chen Jin, the Sky-Mending Potion, Number Seven Microorganism, evolution, Void Spirits, immortality—all these things spanning different Worldlines had been completely linked together, forming a chain that made Shi Tiexin's face change drastically.
Then there was the worried look Youyou had worn back then, and her extreme wariness toward the domestic "mole." Her identity as a special commissioner might not have been fake at all. It was very possible that Youyou had borrowed a chicken to lay her own eggs, draping another layer of disguise over herself. The special commissioner was real, and so was the objective—only the person who had sent her had chosen the wrong one.
Then there was Wang Dafa back then, and the massive quantities of Unique Product flowing into the country. The waters around Japan had been completely sealed off by the Pacific Fleet, yet Wang Dafa's private goods had passed through without obstruction. That enormous shadow