A Jie

Yun Ming quietly listened to the discussions around him, already used to it.

He had heard plenty of talk about the Light Screen on the way here, and now it was only growing more intense.

He only hoped no one would notice that he looked exactly like the protagonist on the Light Screen, lest it bring him unnecessary trouble.

As he ate dinner, he casually watched outside the restaurant through the corner of his eye.

He was somewhat worried that what had happened that afternoon would prompt an official investigation, which might reveal that he looked like the protagonist on the Light Screen and bring trouble down on him.

If they really discovered that he looked like the protagonist on the Light Screen, then things would get troublesome.

Half an hour later, Yun Ming put his mask back on and pushed open the door.

He got into the car he had just "borrowed" and prepared to head for some Deep Mountain Forest.

However, at that moment, a feeling of being watched suddenly arose within him.

Yun Ming warily scanned his surroundings, his gaze eventually settling on the other side of the plaza.

A black car was parked there, its windows tightly shut. Someone seemed to be watching him from within.

One-way windows. He could not see inside.

It gave Yun Ming a very bad feeling.

"Seriously? They found me this quickly?" Yun Ming was utterly stunned.

How long had it even been?

It had not even been five hours since his simulation ended.

And he had already been exposed.

This is fucking ridiculous.

Yun Ming had thought it would take them at least three or four days to find him.

He had never expected it to happen so quickly!

"I thought the angels would be the first to find me. I didn't expect it to be you people."

The corner of Yun Ming's eye twitched.

Judging from that car, it was not hard to guess that they were either Blue Star officials or the Super Soldier Company.

Other civilizations could not be bothered to drive cars.

What should I do now? Yun Ming began considering his options. Should he disguise himself and flee, or face them head-on?

He fell silent for a while before finally taking a deep breath. "If it's a blessing, it's not a curse. If it's a curse, I can't hide from it. I'll treat it calmly. If they mean me harm, then I'll have no choice but to fight them. This miserable life of mine isn't worth much anyway."

Having made up his mind, Yun Ming no longer dwelled on those chaotic thoughts.

He glanced at the black car, then stepped on the gas and drove away.

Through the rearview mirror, he could see the black car silently following him from several cars away, neither too close nor too far.

After some thought, Yun Ming decided to drive toward the outskirts.

After driving for more than ten kilometers, he arrived somewhere relatively remote and sparsely populated, far from the city's noise and prosperity.

He stopped the car, got out, and glanced around.

There was more than one vehicle. Three cars were actually parked not far away.

"They're pretty straightforward." Yun Ming saw the three cars parked nearby. In such a remote place, they stood out terribly; they could not even be bothered to hide.

"Are a few people supposed to come over?"

Yun Ming lit a cigarette and casually looked at their cars, waiting for someone to get out.

Yet even after the cigarette burned down, they showed no intention of leaving their vehicles.

This was far from what Yun Ming had expected.

Are they afraid I'm dangerous, so they don't dare get out? Or are they waiting for reinforcements? A trace of doubt rose in Yun Ming's heart.

If it was the former, why were they acting so brazenly?

Since they were not taking the initiative, he wondered whether he should.

But they did not move at all.

Since they were not coming over, then maybe...

"Forget it!"

In the end, Yun Ming abandoned the thought of picking a fight and headed directly toward the distant hillside.

Inside the black sedan, Security Bureau personnel in crisp suits stared intently at Yun Ming's retreating figure, complicated emotions flickering in their eyes.

"Should we follow him and take a look?" one of them asked quietly.

"Could he be deliberately luring us to this isolated place?" Another frowned tightly, his tone carrying a hint of vigilance.

"When will the soldiers sent by Chief Lian Feng arrive?" another asked anxiously.

"Probably another three hours or so," someone answered.

"That's too long. What if he makes a move?" one person grumbled in dissatisfaction.

"And the terrain here is complicated. It won't be easy to drive in," another added.

At that moment, a stern man wearing sunglasses spoke. "I'll go make contact with him and try to stall him. Put on your gear and stay alert behind me. Be ready to act at any time."

After walking for a while, Yun Ming saw a dam and was surprised to discover that there was actually a reservoir here.

The reservoir looked enormous.

"What a great place." Yun Ming's eyes lit up.

He suddenly thought of a way to deal with the Good Faction if they tried to make a move against him.

Use civilians as leverage.

As long as they dared harm him, he would destroy the reservoir and drag everyone down with him.

Yun Ming came before the reservoir and looked at the dam before him. It was nearly a hundred meters tall, and the amount of water it held was terrifying.

With a Full Power Strike, he could shatter it.

Even if he could not break it in one blow, it did not matter. Structures like this were interconnected; once one part broke, the whole thing would collapse, because the water would finish the job.

"I've found a way to protect myself." The more Yun Ming thought about it, the better the idea seemed.

If the reservoir collapsed and a flood broke out, even Holy Keisha would have no way to stop it.

Only the Galaxy Strength, who possessed the Xiongxin and could create things from the void, would have a way to block the flood.

"No, Holy Keisha does have a way."

Yun Ming thought of Sky Blade Judgment. Fire one at the flood... Well, that did not seem to work either.

"But the premise of all this is that I can't be killed instantly."

Yun Ming stared at the calm water in the reservoir.

"No, why am I coming up with such vicious ways to protect myself?" Yun Ming suddenly realized that his thoughts were somewhat extreme. He was a good person; how could he think of such vicious methods of self-preservation?

At that moment, footsteps sounded from behind him. Yun Ming did not turn around and said with a frown, "You didn't come out earlier, but now you're taking the initiative to approach me. What does that mean?"

The man in black stopped, froze for a moment, then answered, "Really? Maybe it's too dark. I didn't see clearly."

Yun Ming noticed an abandoned fishing rod on the dam slope. His heart stirred as he wondered whether he should use his internal energy to draw it over.

But would that expose too much of his strength?

He hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did nothing.

"We thought you had just come out for some fresh air and a cigarette," the man in black explained.

Yun Ming gave him a speechless look but said nothing.

"All right, I'll tell you the truth. We've been monitoring you this whole time. It's too dark now, and driving is inconvenient. We were afraid of losing you, so I came to make contact with you," the man in black admitted honestly.

Yun Ming gave him a strange look and asked, "What's your name?"

"A Jie," the man in black answered.

No wonder he looks so familiar! Yun Ming muttered inwardly.

The first time he saw the man, he had thought he looked like A Jie. Wearing sunglasses in the middle of the night was genuinely strange.

However, that minor character had appeared too few times, and Yun Ming could not remember his exact appearance, so he was not entirely sure.

"The deaths of those people really were caused by me accidentally. As for why the person on that Light Screen looks exactly like me, I don't know either." Yun Ming jumped down the dam slope and walked toward the fishing rod.

A Jie was stunned upon hearing this, seemingly not expecting Yun Ming to confess so readily. He hurried after him, but his foot slipped, and a miserable scream echoed through the night.

The distant Security Bureau personnel were instantly startled by the sound. They immediately raised their automatic rifles and rushed over.