In Lu Yan's view, the entire Yang City incident was shrouded in mystery.
According to what he had learned, the incident had begun with a video that went viral within a small circle. It had first drawn a certain amount of attention, and then, in the blink of an eye, the "mysterious figure of Taihe Mountain" in the video had appeared.
He had then spread a bizarre "breathing manual."
There had been no follow-up. It had ended there.
The logic behind the whole affair was completely different from the scams that had appeared elsewhere.
So many days had passed, yet the other party had never appeared again.
Lu Yan had tried to find him. He had investigated the girl who uploaded the video and confirmed that she was not suspicious; the whole incident had been purely accidental.
Therefore, the investigation could only focus on two places: the recording and the location where the other party had appeared.
They had gone to the Taihe Mountain trail several times and found nothing. As for the downtown commercial district, where they had placed their greatest hopes, the results of the investigation had left the three of them utterly dumbfounded.
That "mysterious figure" had seemingly appeared out of thin air and vanished into thin air. None of the street footage they could find showed any trace of him.
Furthermore, the mysterious fog on the day of the incident had obscured visibility, and the witnesses had been unable to provide any useful information.
"We've investigated the scene over and over again. Forget his movements—even how he got onto the rooftop is a mystery... That Stone Tablet was inspected carefully too. It had obviously been cleaned, leaving not a single fingerprint behind... Even the handwriting looked disguised..."
Across from the sofa, the young man wore a