But before long, the Paper Figure seemed to hit some kind of limit and began backing away, one step at a time. Its hollow eyes were fixed on the crack in the door, as if it knew its brothers were watching through it.
A deep sense of helplessness washed over him.
"Stay calm," Du Moyu told himself. "One wrong move, and everything is lost."
Chen Hao was under no less pressure than Du Moyu. From what he could tell, there was a good chance this Paper Figure was Lei Mingyu, but he couldn't be sure. Three lives were at stake, and he didn't dare take that gamble.
He had started keeping track of the time as soon as the first Paper Figure appeared. The first had stayed for one minute, and the second had stayed for one minute as well. That seemed to be the time limit.
The gap between the two Paper Figures' appearances had been exactly five minutes.
Would a new Paper Figure appear next, or would the first one return? Chen Hao had no idea.
Du Moyu thought it over for a moment, then steeled himself and said to Chen Hao, "We can't go on like this. I have an idea. It's a bit risky, but... it should work."
Chen Hao turned toward him and asked quietly, "What is it?"
The same situation was unfolding for Jiang Cheng. He had encountered two Paper Figures, one after the other, and both had seemed flustered, much like the Fatty when he was scared.
The moment he saw the first Paper Figure, Jiang Cheng had figured out what this mission was about.
He had to identify the Fatty among the Paper Figures that came to test him. Otherwise, once the fourth watch arrived, the Paper Figure representing the Fatty