It Must Be Him

The young leader of the White Nation posed a question that pierced the shared doubt in the hearts of everyone present.

Who did Zhou He meet during the time he left alone? And how did that person know that the Seven-Colored Deer was deceiving them?

Zhou He knew that Xiao Fan would arrive soon, so he didn't hide anything and spoke frankly.

"Jiu Chen told me this news. He happened to be exploring the Monster Region and heard about the Fairy Fish incident."

At this point, Zhou He recounted Xiao Fan's previous encounter with the Fairy Fish.

"Before the servers were merged, Jiu Chen had already fought the Fairy Fish head-on, and she shattered the boulder where the Fairy Fish usually lived. That boulder was not the legendary Fairy Fish's Life Crystal at all; it was just an ordinary stone."

"Furthermore, when Jiu Chen went to find the Fairy Fish, he was also deceived by the Seven-Colored Deer. He knew all too well the cunning and hypocritical nature of this Magic Beast."

Jiu Chen!

When the name was heard, everyone present froze, their faces showing astonishment.

Since the server merge war ended, almost everyone across the four servers is aware of Jiu Chen's formidable reputation.

However, after a brief moment of shock, voices of doubt quickly arose one after another.

Hei Mi first sneered, his tone full of disdain. "Your Excellency Zhou, even if your Dragon Nation has gone back on its word and is unwilling to provide assistance, there's no need to fabricate such a flimsy excuse to fob us off, is there?"

"We all know that Jiu Chen is one of the top experts in the Dragon Nation, but his current level is not even level 100 yet."

"You mean a cultivator whose level is only a few dozen, venturing alone into the extremely dangerous realm of Magic Beast?"

Even more absurdly, he once faced off against a level 300 Fairy Fish?

Your Excellency Zhou! Do you think we're all fools?

Hei Mi's words were like a wake-up call, and the others also came to their senses, their eyes filled with doubt.

Yes, even though Jiu Chen is exceptionally talented and far surpasses other players in strength, it's still somewhat understandable that he was able to break into the Monster Region.

But to say that he could face the powerful level 300 Magic Beast Fairy Fish head-on and escape unscathed is simply too far-fetched and unbelievable to anyone.

"What our Chief said is true. Back then, we went with the Great God Jiu Chen to find the Fairy Fish, but we were ambushed by the people of the City of Kings! He stayed behind to deal with the Fairy Fish so that we could escape!"

"That's right, the Great God Jiu Chen did indeed escape from the Fairy Fish later."

The speakers were the players who had entered the Monster Region with Xiao Fan.

Although they didn't see Jiu Chen and the Fairy Fish fight, Jiu Chen did indeed survive the Fairy Fish's attack.

After they finished speaking, the players glared angrily at Shen Long.

It's all because of this despicable scoundrel!

Shen Long:...

Damn it! I knew I shouldn't have come!

Even as a leader, the labor and management teams are constantly being bullied!

However...

Shen Long glanced at a player dressed in black in the White Nation team, seemingly lost in thought.

"Cannon, don't let this old man down."

That's right, the player wrapped in the black robe is Cannon.

He was initially deceived by clues deliberately left by Xiao Fan, and ended up in the City of Kings where he found Huang Quan.

Huang Quan was almost convinced he was the murderer when Shen Long noticed something was wrong at the crucial moment.

He then had the witnesses describe what happened, and Huang Quan was now certain that he had been framed.

He didn't do any of the things those witnesses said!

But the witnesses were absolutely certain that he was the one who did it!

After hearing the whole story, Huang Quan found new clues.

He has never spent the night outside the city! The city guard can attest to that.

Because Huang Quan is a typical bully who preys on the weak and fears the strong, a kind of city guard, he is always enthusiastic.

Therefore, almost all the guards of the City of Kings knew him.

Upon hearing this, Shen Long immediately summoned the city guards, and sure enough, the event schedule was confirmed: Huang Quan would return to the city every day!

Things have really gotten this far; it's quite surreal.

First, the witnesses confirmed that Huang Quan was the one who committed the act, and Huang Quan has a definite alibi.

"How strange! Could there be two Huang Quan in this world?" Shen Long frowned.

But it was this sentence that reminded Huang Quan of something.

He once saw a player with the exact same ID as him on the World Channel!

Back then, Huang Quan said a lot of unpleasant things, which really angered him!

However, in <Cloud Sea>, each player's ID is unique.

How can there be an exact copy of myself?

In order to clear himself of suspicion, Huang Quan quickly told the whole story.

This made everyone even more confused!

There really are two Huang Quan in this game, their IDs and appearances are exactly the same!

What the hell is going on?

Finally, Shen Long found a breakthrough: he started by searching the people who were with Huang Quan that night.

When the witnesses mentioned a Mechanical Legs, Shen Long immediately confirmed it.

"Jiu Chen! The murderer is definitely Jiu Chen! There's a player with Mechanical Legs in his team, who's his uncle!"

Shen Long had been investigating Xiao Fan whenever he had free time, so he knew the people around him very well.

After hearing everyone's descriptions, he became even more certain that the person was Xiao Fan.

"Jiu Chen?"

Cannon had also heard of Xiao Fan, and upon hearing this, he was both angry and puzzled.

"My son had no grudge against him, why did he kill him?"

"What else could it be? Of course, it's because your foolish son has gone too far! As a powerful figure in the Dragon Nation, Jiu Chen couldn't stand by and watch, so he intervened."

Of course, this was what Shen Long thought; he wouldn't say it out loud.

Thinking that his two sons had also been mentioned by Xiao Fan, Shen Long pretended to be grief-stricken and spoke.

"Cannon Excellency, you may not know this, but that Jiu Chen has a penchant for killing the descendants of powerful individuals like us. My two sons were also murdered by him."

"Moreover, this person is treacherous and cunning. The skills he created are unpredictable and bizarre, a fact known throughout the entire Dragon Nation Server. I suspect that he used his skills to transform into the Huang Quan to do the deed."

The Cannon did not fire immediately.

After all, Jiu Chen is no nobody; he is a true powerhouse on the Leaderboard.

Without concrete evidence, he won't make enemies.

Therefore, the Cannon dispatched men to investigate immediately.

Upon investigation, he discovered that it really was Jiu Chen who had taken the action!