Yang Yang's Identity

Logically speaking, if you want to impersonate someone from an organization, it's best to impersonate the most inconspicuous person, as this will greatly reduce the chances of being discovered.

So when Li Shutong told Qing Chen, "I need you to muddy the waters," the boy assumed that everyone was being serious, sincere, and earnest at the time.

Qing Chen believed that the person his master asked him to impersonate must have been chosen from the spades based on this principle.

But he never expected that his master was not sincere at all.

It's not proper either.

Who the hell would pretend to be the leader of someone else's organization for no reason?!

The key point is that when Li Shutong, Lin Xiaoxiao, and Ye Wan showed him the video of Xu Linsen, their expressions were so calm.

Even Mother Ye, with her thick eyebrows and big eyes, has started to cheat people with a blank expression?!

Qing Chen's heart was churning, but his face remained perfectly calm.

His cold gaze slowly swept over everyone, and as his gaze swept over them, all three thousand-plus people in the square looked away.

Almost no one dared to meet his gaze.

Judging from these people's reactions, Qing Chen could roughly guess what level Xu Linsen was...

At this moment, the metal storm in the sky was constantly rotating at the same angle as when Guo Huzhan came in. I never expected that when Yi was acting, he would go all the way.

Of the 210 cameras in the entire prison, at least a third were pointed at him. Qing Chen sighed inwardly; he really hadn't expected that the gossip everyone was having today would come from him.

The mechanical prison guard beside him unlocked the layers of shackles on his hands and feet, and Guo Huzhan came up to him and whispered, "Boss, what brings you here too?"

The bald, burly man's eyes gleamed with a sharp light. He clearly had some doubts about Qing Chen's identity. After all, if the man, as a member of Spade, didn't know about Xu Linsen's entry into Prison No. 18, then there must be something wrong with him.

Although Guo Huzhan didn't know what the problem was either.

Qing Chen slowly looked around, trying to find where his master was hiding. In case Guo Huzhan discovered the truth, he could quickly run to his master's side.

As a result, he didn't see Li Shutong at all.

Qing Chen's mind raced, and he suddenly said, "Our march has already begun. If the marchers can successfully reach the Upper Third District by 7 p. m., then the police and military forces of City No. 18 will concentrate on protecting the bigwigs of the conglomerate. At that time, we will no longer be able to hold our hands and feet."

Guo Huzhan paused for a moment and silently looked down at the back of his head. "Boss, I thought you were someone impersonating you... Yu Yu Yu told me that the student march is going smoothly so far. Yang Yang is leading people in the procession to keep things under control, so it should proceed according to our plan."

Qing Chen suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Outsiders didn't know that this parade was organized by Black Spade, but because he knew Yang Yang and guessed that Yang Yang was a member of Black Spade, he was able to speak with such certainty.

He mentioned "the Spade led the march" precisely to corroborate his identity.

However, Qing Chen deliberately did not mention Yang Yang in this sentence, because if he directly said that it was initiated by Yang Yang could quickly narrow down the range of "imposters" afterward.

At this point, Guo Huzhan had already believed Qing Chen's identity. After all, he looked the same, had the same voice, and even knew the organization's secrets. It would be hard to believe that he wasn't the real boss.

Guo Huzhan stroked his bald head and said, "By the way, boss, Yang Yang performed quite well during her probationary period. I think we can officially add her to the Spade team. The only problem is that her feedback hasn't been very timely lately. Of course, Yu Yu Yu said she's been busy with the education reform protests, so it's normal to not be able to contact her occasionally..."

Qing Chen was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that Yang Yang was just a probationary member of the Spade outer circle, not even a formal one.

When Yang Yang appeared beside him before, he and Li Shutong deduced that she belonged to the Spade organization.

However, after checking her identity, Li Shutong discovered that there was no such person in the Spade Club.

This is a very strange thing. Even Li Shutong praised Yang Yang's ability type as rare, saying it was a once-in-a-century occurrence. If such a person is really a member of the Spade, why is he unknown?

After Qing Chen and Li Shutong used the process of elimination, they were convinced that she was a member of Spade. This left only two possibilities: First, she was one of Spade's trump cards, kept hidden. Second, she may not have joined Spade very recently.

It seems he was right.

Guo Huzhan added, "Boss, Yang Yang's abilities are indeed very impressive. Let's stop evaluating her and bring her into our Spade team as soon as possible."

Qing Chen said expressionlessly, "Let's take another look."

"By the way," Guo Huzhan continued, "Yu Yu Yu said you were planning to get to the fire pit before the heavy snow blocked the mountain pass. His information is really unreliable."

Qing Chen breathed a sigh of relief. "Your boss isn't nearby, that makes things easier..."

He said expressionlessly, "Today, there are too many monsters and demons hiding in Prison No. 18. I was afraid you wouldn't be able to handle them inside, so I brought you in. The fire pit matter can wait, but the opportunity to obtain the Forbidden Item cannot."

"I see," Guo Huzhan remarked. "You've thought things through, boss. Although Li Shutong isn't in prison, various factions have recently planted many people there, so we at Spades might not necessarily have the upper hand. But with you here, it's different. This time, we'll take the Forbidden Item ACE-002 and 005 together!"

Qing Chen thought to himself, "You old rascal, you're quite ambitious. One item isn't enough to satisfy your appetite, you want two?"

He asked calmly, "I was in a bit of a rush on my way here. Tell me the latest information you've gathered about these two Forbidden Item."

Guo Huzhan said in a low voice, "I suspect that ACE-005 is the Big Cat that was by Li Shutong's side."

"Why?" Qing Chen asked calmly.

"Because that Big Cat never sheds, boss. I've been observing it for a long time, and that cat really doesn't shed," Guo Huzhan said. "There are also many cats at the fire pit, but they all shed so much that I feel like I can't breathe. There's no such thing as a cat that doesn't shed!"

Qing Chen thought to himself that this was indeed a blind spot in his knowledge. He used to be unable to even support himself, let alone have extra money to raise a cat, so he didn't know that ordinary cats shed so much fur.

How rare it is for a cat like Daifuku to not shed at all.

Qing Chen thought for a moment and said, "The analysis makes sense, but it's also possible that Li Shutong had ACE-005 with him."

"No," Guo Huzhan said. "Yu Yu Yu told me that someone saw Li Shutong at Heng Society. The person briefly met with Li Dongze and didn't have a cat with him. By the way, boss, you said that the cats at the fire pit shed in the summer and grow fur in the winter. When do people grow hair?"

Qing Chen glanced at the other person's bald head. "When I was a child."

Guo Huzhan: "..."

Qing Chen pondered, there was actually a question here. Yang Yang had already been confirmed as a member of Spade, so she already knew Li Shutong's identity and where Li Shutong was.

Spade doesn't need to rely on information like "Li Shutong once went to Heng Society to meet with Li Dongze" to judge the situation; they can just ask Yang Yang directly.

Could it be that Yang Yang is really keeping a secret?

This surprised Qing Chen somewhat. The other party first approached Liu Dezhu, and then targeted him. Wasn't it all to obtain more information? But the girl did not tell Black Spade after obtaining the information.

"What do you think of ACE-002?" Qing Chen asked.

"I can't be sure about that," Guo Huzhan shook his head and said, "But I heard something. A prisoner named Qing Chen in Prison No. 18 said that when he disappeared for a while, he was locked in the Black Room, dark room. It was completely sealed off and dark, with no sound. But as you know, boss, we stole the blueprints for Prison No. 18. Prison No. 18 blueprints didn't even include such an inhumane thing as the Black Room... It might have been a container originally used to hold Forbidden Item, like the sealed container used by the Tribunal of Taboos to contain ACE-089!"

Guo Huzhan rubbed the back of his bald head and continued, "The Li and Chen families must have discovered this as well, so I think they've made two plans. The first is to force their way through the gate to check if there are any other 'containers' nearby. The second is to capture Lin Xiaoxiao and Ye Wan alive today and force them to reveal the whereabouts of the Forbidden Item. Then we'll take advantage of the situation and, once they get clues about the Forbidden Item, we'll just steal it from them."

At this moment, Qing Chen also understood: this group of people were unsure of the function of ACE-005 and ACE-002, nor were they sure what ACE-005 and ACE-002 actually were.

However, if these people really dare to lay a hand on Lin Xiaoxiao and Ye Wan, they'll probably all die here today.

However, judging from the other prisoners' avoidance of eye contact when he looked around, Qing Chen wondered if those forces might be too afraid to make a move...

With the Black Spade A personally arriving, wouldn't the others have some doubts?

No, Lin Xiaoxiao and Ye Wan have been famous for a long time. Since these people dared to come even though they knew that the two of them were guarding Prison No. 18, they must have a backup plan.

It's at least enough to handle the formidable backup plans of Lin Xiaoxiao and Ye Wan!

After thinking for a moment, Qing Chen began to give a serious account of the information that was half true and half false. "Leaving aside whether ACE-005 is still in prison or not, as far as I know, Li Shutong cannot take ACE-002 out, and I also have some leads on ACE-002."

Guo Huzhan's face lit up with joy, and he quickly lowered his voice, saying, "Boss, you have a lead on ACE-002?"

"Okay," Qing Chen replied expressionlessly, just like in Xu Linsen's video, "You'll cooperate with me and take ACE-002 away when they're not paying attention."

Guo Huzhan immediately became excited.

After speaking, Qing Chen looked around and observed the surroundings.

He suddenly realized a problem: he looked around but couldn't find a single familiar face. Liu Dezhu was gone, Yu Junyi was gone, and even Lu Guangyi was gone!

Strange, all the prisoners are here, so why have so many people disappeared?

Could it be that they've been transferred to another prison, or put in solitary confinement together? But Li Shutong and Lin Xiaoxiao hadn't mentioned this before.

Just then, two men from the crowd walked towards him and Guo Huzhan.

Qing Chen could feel that Guo Huzhan's muscles suddenly tensed up, as if a great battle was about to break out.

He sighed inwardly, thinking that his master must be watching this place intently at this moment.

They might even be holding some fruit in their hands.

Qing Chen felt that things were really too difficult for him.