"What just... happened?" Chen Xuan asked in confusion.
"I don't know!" Lin Qing sounded equally surprised. "I didn't detect any abnormalities in the signal transmission. The waveform didn't change at all!"
In other words... the static just now hadn't been caused by an electromagnetic signal.
"Interesting," Chen Xuan muttered. "Could some mysterious force have interfered with the surveillance footage and deliberately kept us from seeing the details of the Contract appearing?"
Although he had learned about Devils from Elorie long ago and knew they liked to harvest souls through an ability called a Contract, this was his first time seeing how such an ability worked firsthand.
"Theoretically speaking, we rarely allow several people to share a single Contract. Mr. Xiao, this is your honor," the old man said.
Xiao Kanong was not frightened by the strange scene either. He merely raised an eyebrow. "May I take a look?"
"Not only can you look, but you may raise any questions you have on the spot." The old man surnamed Qi beckoned to the five people. "Without a doubt, this is the fairest transaction in the world. A Contract is formed only when you willingly accept it."
The five Devils gathered around and placed the document before Xiao Kanong.
"Now!" Lin Qing suddenly reminded him.
Another image appeared on the screen—it shook violently up and down, clearly moving along with its owner. It might have been a phone, or perhaps a watch with a camera, but regardless, when the document was set down, it was right beside Xiao Kanong.
Chen Xuan promptly pressed the button on his glasses.
The view quickly moved away again.
"Well? Did you see his ability?"
"Strange..." Chen Xuan murmured. "Nothing showed up..."
"It didn't work?"
"No." He was certain the Scanner Gun had taken effect. A transaction