Jiang Chi?

If the other party is not a fraudster, then according to previous speculation, he should be an Investigator with the Master of Deception Card, because only in this way can the phenomenon of his inconsistent attitude towards "Destiny" but telling the truth at the same time be explained.

However, besides this, there is another possibility, a possibility that Cheng Shi never dared to imagine before: that a "time" Cencha also occurred in Li Wufang, a Cencha similar to that of Gers or Yadelik, to the point that he became two completely different people in the first and second parts of today, and these two...

No, wait, not two, there are three!

Cheng Shi's eyes widened again as he reviewed all of Li Wufang's reactions that he had witnessed that day.

The First Li Wufang believed in fate but wasn't close to himself; the Li Wufang appeared later claimed he didn't believe in fate, that "Destiny" could only protect his teammates; and the current Li Wufang... not only believes in fate but is also "his" subordinate, a subordinate of an unknown organization, perhaps even from another timeline!

The other party's "[Time]" has changed!

Thinking of this, a chill ran from Cheng Shi's tailbone straight to the top of his head, and fear suddenly welled up from the depths of his heart, like a giant hand tightly gripping his heart.

I should have known that the Trials of [Time] wouldn't be this simple, but... would it really be that difficult?

He deliberately disrupted the dimensions of time; surely he wasn't just here to trick himself?

Or is He trying to prove that the "Eternal Prisoner of Time" He bestowed was not wrong, and in this game, He wants to become a prisoner in time like Afros?

Cheng Shi panicked a little; his hands and feet were ice-cold.

Although all of the above are just his personal speculations without any actual evidence, it doesn't seem difficult to verify them. Cheng Shi didn't have time to think too much. His only advantage now was that the other party had mistaken him for someone else, and as long as there was a mistake, there was a lot of room for maneuver.

And the Clown is best at maneuvering in this confined space!

In a flash, Cheng Shi turned around and drew his knife again, slitting the throat of the trembling Gers in the Investigator's hand.

"Laugh--"

Blood splattered, and life ended.

Before Gers could even scream in terror, Cheng Shi smirked coldly, caught him, and laid him flat on the ground. Under the cover of the splattered blood, he reached around Gers's back and, in a blind spot where no one could see, made a silent touch with the shadow beneath him.

"Ding~"

At this moment Fate Weaver transformed back into the Clown, and the first thing the Clown did upon his return was to slip a Miasma Bomb into his sleeve. He needed to ensure that his talent for Muddling Through would have a chance to be used the moment the other party noticed something amiss, because there were no Never-Lost Gambling Tools [Deception].

However, Cheng Shi didn't rush to release any smokescreens. While the situation hadn't collapsed, he could still play the role of "Cheng Shi" in the other party's mind to verify his suspicions. So, after taking the opportunity to kill Gers, he said with a playful smile:

"The living can't hide, but the dead are easier to hide."

To be honest, even if the guess is correct, Cheng Shi doesn't know what he would be like on the other timeline, but he knows that as long as he plays his current self well, it will be enough to fool Li Wufang.

This is not because the Chaos Acting Method worked, but because the other party's misidentification itself indicates that the "self" on another timeline should be very similar to the current self.

Upon seeing this scene, Li Wufang indeed didn't see anything wrong with it. He twitched his lips and said helplessly, "There's no need to produce so much blood. Wiping your butt is tiring."

Although he was complaining, the Investigator carefully and meticulously erased all traces of the crime. As he manually wiped away the last drop of blood from Yadelik's body, looking at the miner who was too terrified to speak, Li Wufang chuckled and said:

What about him?

"Just leave it here as bait, don't worry about it."

Cheng Shi spoke casually, but he didn't actually know what he was saying.

The Lush Antler Crown's resurrection effect only works the first time for each person, so Cheng Shi knew he had lost the chance to revive Yadelik again. Since that was the case, before determining who the [Time] "Cencha" would be, he couldn't risk gambling that someone else would revive this key NPC.

So he casually made up a seemingly mysterious arrangement and waited for the other party to fill in the blanks in their minds.

No one knew what Li Wufang was thinking, but after a moment of hesitation, he nodded and said, "That makes sense, then let's leave it."

After saying that, he knocked Yadelik unconscious with a slash, then returned to Cheng Shi's side and asked with a serious expression:

"Where should we look for him next?"

Cheng Shi understood that "he" clearly referred to Jiang Chi, but he didn't know what role Jiang Chi played in this chaotic drama, nor did he know where the Jiang Chi that Li Wufang was looking for was.

However, judging from the other party's behavior, could it be that he wants to do what Grand Marshal Hu Wei did, break through the Void, and find someone by crashing into other Trials?

It's like finding a needle in a haystack. How can we find it?

Although Cheng Shi is "nominal" Hu Wei's boss, he doesn't have as many tricks up his sleeve as Hu Wei. Just because Hu Wei can accurately find out about other people's Trials doesn't mean that Cheng Shi can too.

If he absolutely had to break through the Void, the only thing he could do was take Li Wufang on a tour of Giggle and Mock, but could such a meaningless journey silence the other party's doubts?

Obviously not!

So how should I respond to him?

Cheng Shi was frantic. He didn't have much time to respond. In order to give himself more time to Storm, he first glanced at Yadelik with feigned concern, and then frowned slightly as he looked out the window toward the Experiment Field, adopting a weighing posture.

Finally! In those few seconds he gained, while searching his Memory, he suddenly remembered something the Poison had said during the previous Trials:

"Jiang Chi is probably a newcomer, a peak newcomer."

Poison said she had only met the other person once, the second time being during their collaboration in that Trials, and before that, she had never heard of the other person's name.

Even if a player's Ladder of Audience has just risen to the teens or twenties, they may not be known to the general public at most. How could they possibly be unknown even in the peak matches?

In particular, Jiang Chi is an extremely cautious Time Walker. With his unique way of ranking up, other players will only Memory him more vividly.

Look, this Pointer Knight always makes the right choice. Although he is Believer in "Time", he seems to be blessed by "Destiny"!

This is how Peak Player with access to countless intelligence should perceive him.

Furthermore, for a salesperson like Poison, who sells desires, it is even more important to know all potential customers. If even she has never heard of this mysterious Time Walker, does that mean that Jiang Chi's appearance is very abrupt, and can abruptness be considered a kind of... abnormality?

[Time]...

Coincidentally, he is also Believer in "time".

So is it possible that Jiang Chi in that Trials was already a "Cencha" of "time"?

Upon realizing this, Cheng Shi's pupils suddenly contracted for a moment.