They had finally found the Contained Object: a human figure existing independently out of thin air and capable of moving on its own. If that wasn't anomalous, what was?
It would have been too presumptuous to conclude that the Contained Object was responsible based solely on two suspicious thefts.
The others believed Mo Qiong, but they were only willing to give it a try, doing their best not to overlook any anomaly.
They had not expected to make such a major discovery so quickly. Those two highly inconspicuous thefts really had been caused by the Contained Object.
At that moment, they could finally confirm beyond a doubt that their reasoning and direction of investigation had both been correct.
Once the news spread, the team members were exhilarated. Having a clear lead made things much easier.
"It's actually a shadow! This is far too well hidden. It overlaps with human shadows, disguises itself as someone else's shadow, and passes itself off as the real thing. It's impossible to tell apart. I really didn't notice it at all. Mo Qiong, how did you even manage to detect it?" You Xin said.
After receiving the news from Mo Qiong, he had been utterly shocked. Chris had just been right beneath his feet, and thinking back on it still felt astonishing.
If Mo Qiong hadn't told him, he never would have imagined that Chris had already come over and made a full circuit around their location!
Mo Qiong said, "That isn't really a major problem. I noticed something was off because the depth of its color was wrong. In other words, it doesn't change with the brightness of the surrounding light. As long as we stay vigilant, it's actually easy to tell whether it's following us. Just shine a strong light on yourself. If