As if something had occurred to her, Ji Yani suddenly cut in. "Do you think the puppet Otherkind obey M absolutely? If M is so powerful, why doesn't M ever act directly?"
Song Linwei thought for a moment before answering. "The first is certain. As for the second... just as we discussed before, perhaps it's inconvenient for M to act, or M can't act directly? Perhaps there's something M fears?"
Jiang Yu shook her head, utterly baffled.
Li Xin scratched his head too.
Jia Guangliang considered it, counting on his fingers. "Let's leave the second aside. We know nothing about M, after all, and we're missing the most crucial information. But the first... I'm not so sure."
Zhuang Fan said, "Hmm?"
The others froze too, all turning to look at him.
Jia Guangliang scratched his head. "Although M gives the puppet Otherkind powerful superpowers, an Otherkind inhabiting its original body still has thoughts and ideas of its own. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to conceal himself."
The Time Otherkind and Shadow Otherkind didn't need to conceal themselves.
But Academician Liu did.
He had to retain his original thoughts and the ability to think independently to hide himself perfectly, without anyone around him noticing.
After all, this was the Meteorite Research Institute.
Everyone was highly vigilant. His superpower could keep people from seeing through him, but he also had to disguise his personality properly.
At the very least-
They hadn't noticed anything unusual when they interacted with Academician Liu today, had they?
Jia Guangliang said, "M gave Academician Liu such a special superpower because M must have wanted him to conceal himself perfectly and remain hidden in the Meteorite Research Institute."
Li Xin timidly raised a hand. "Can I ask a question? Why did he need to stay hidden in the