The Clown's Probe

Yes, if the "Cencha" in time is enough to allow players to cross the barriers of different times and spaces to reach the other side, then if it is possible in the present, why not in the past?

Li Wufang can come from another timeline, then why can't Jiang Chi from before?

This also explains why Jiang Chi is so mysterious, because he does not belong to this time and space. He is an outsider who stole Jiang Chi's identity from the current timeline!

However, this speculation still has an unexplained contradiction: why would Jiang Chi not recognize him? No, it should be why would he not recognize "Cheng Shi," who should belong to the same organization in his original timeline?

Cheng Shi had a very deep impression of this Time Walker. Although the other party called out his name, it was all because of the farce of playing Zhen Yi. At that time, the Time Walker did not show any expression or demeanor that the two of them had known each other before. Moreover, Cheng Shi was sure that the other party was not pretending. He just did not understand him.

But how do you explain this?

A side effect of crossing time and space? Or is it that my entry into the other timeline occurred after Jiang Chi "got into trouble"?

"..."

No, we can't let this continue!

So far, this series of conjectures are still rootless and baseless. However, the building blocks on the duckweed are getting higher and higher, making Cheng Shi more and more frightened. He urgently needs a solid foundation to support all of this. Otherwise, if he lets fear mixed with his delusions spread, he will be completely crushed by the "skyscrapers" he has imagined.

Cheng Shi's expression turned serious again. He decided to pry some useful information out of the other party as soon as possible and decided to follow the clue of Jiang Chi's identity to have a "confused" "confession game" with Li Wufang!

"No need to look anymore." Cheng Shi quickly changed his expression, curled the corners of his mouth, and looked at the astonished Investigator in front of him with a playful smile. Before the investigator could ask any questions, he preemptively continued, "He's already dead."

"Dead!?" Li Wufang's eyes widened in shock. "Who killed him? No, boss, you found the [Time] gap?"

A time gap!

Listen to that one word, Cheng Shi understood a lot. His heartstrings tightened suddenly, and his guess seemed to be confirmed.

"No, but just because I couldn't find it doesn't mean others can't find it either."

Cheng Shi's words were very vague. He knew that if the topic continued to extend, and if it touched on Jiang Chi, Li Wufang, or that organization, he really wouldn't be able to answer at all.

So what he meant by saying that was to draw Li Wufang's attention to his teammates in this Trials. No matter who the other party continued to question, he could still offer some insights based on the current information when discussing his teammates.

As expected, upon hearing this, Li Wufang's expression hardened, and he frowned, saying:

"You suspect that someone has come to our side through a time gap?"

"!!!!!"

What do you mean by "came to our side"?

Although I don't understand yet, but... that's exactly what I've been waiting for!

A barely perceptible glint flashed in Cheng Shi's eyes. His hands, clasped tightly into fists behind his back, nodded with feigned profundity. He was already certain that Li Wufang in front of him was definitely a "Cencha" of "time"!

Moreover, all the guesses about Jiang Chi just now may have been correct. What this Investigator is looking for is a Jiang Chi who has crossed time and space and left their organization, or rather, left their timeline!

I wonder if this Jiang Chi is the one I saw!

Before Li Wufang could finish speaking, he frowned and asked, "Or did you see them go through the gap to the other side, boss?"

Cheng Shi didn't know how to answer the question, but during Li Wufang's pause, he thought about many things, and even thought about another question: if the Investigator really became one of the "Cencha" of [Time], then what about the others?

[Time] It's unlikely that they would only choose one player with whom they have a "relationship" to "contaminate" them, right?

Since Li Wufang became "Cencha," and Jiang Chi could also be "Cencha," what about the Doctor Assassin?

Has this Believer in "Truth" been "contaminated"?

Even more terrifying, what about the two Fire Keeper?

Qin Xin and... um, wait, Qin Xin?

Thinking of Qin Xin, Cheng Shi suddenly clenched his fists even tighter behind his back.

Oh no, it seems Qin Xin also has a problem.

He suddenly recalled the moment he used the "Gongyang Jiao" in front of Qin Xin, when Qin Xin asked him a question he had asked before: whether he wanted to merge with [death]...

But he had already used this method of controlling the Shrieking Servant in front of the Blind Man when he died, so why would the blind man ask such a strange question the second time?

Does this mean that Qin Xin... the founder of the Fire Keeper, has also fallen into the "Cencha" of time?

Cheng Shi carefully recalled Qin Xin's behavior, going through every detail in his Memory. The more he examined his Memory, the stranger Qin Xin seemed when they met again, and the Blind Man seemed to have noticed this strangeness as well.

So, this founder of the Fire Keeper, who was supposedly protected by Deception... also fell victim to it?

Cheng Shi dared not think any further. With a Hunter present, he had no time to ponder. Seeing Li Wufang's increasingly suspicious gaze, Cheng Shi forced a normal smile and gave an ambiguous response.

"I didn't see anything, but I noticed that the Blind Man seemed to be somewhat different from her at the beginning of the Trials."

Don't forget, this is His Trials. Who knows what will happen to the Blind Man...

At this point, Cheng Shi took a gamble. He blurted out his biggest guess of the day, hoping to use it as Chip to trick Li Wufang into giving him more information.

"Could this also be what is called 'Cencha'?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Wufang's expression changed immediately. However, what he was thinking about was not the Blind Man was not present, but Cheng Shi, who was right in front of him and whom he called "boss"!

He seemed completely unsurprised by Cheng Shi's statement, and he knew his superior all too well. If the "Cencha" of the Trials really did fall on the players, then the hardest one to find would definitely be the one in front of him!

However, before Li Wufang could question Cheng Shi quickly eased the tension in Li Wufang's mind.

"That's why I just told you I have no problem."

Li Wufang was taken aback for a moment, then the seriousness on his face eased and he let out a heavy sigh.

Just as the Investigator had figured everything out and was about to smile again, Cheng Shi turned the tables, swiftly pressing the Scalpel against the man's throat and saying with a half-smile:

"How can I make sure you're alright?"