Chapter 549 - Backlash (1/2)

“Mr. Li, can you make it go back a little further to the beginning. We want to see the entirety of what took place here,” said the Zhou Consortium commander. Someone beside him had already set up a camera to record the projected imagery.

Mr. Li nodded. The projection within the mist reversed as the motion of the “people” inside became distorted.

The projection in the mist kept reversing until it reached a point when “Wang Congyang” appeared while the Pyro Company was excavating the ground.

Mr. Li shook his head. “I can only make it go back this much. Fortunately, there weren’t too many people here. Otherwise, I couldn’t even focus the projection properly.”

“Alright, thank you.” The Zhou Consortium commander said politely, “Can you also please translate what they were saying?”

Mr. Li already had his assistant who could read lips standing by. When the Pyro Company member opened his mouth to speak in the projection, the assistant interpreted what he said based on the shape of his mouth. “You must be Wang Congyang, right? Where’s your steam locomotive?”

“Alright, your identity has been verified. After we get the data out from the ground…”

Everything the Pyro Company member had said was interpreted. From the beginning to the end, “Wang Congyang” had not said a single word.

Following that, they discussed killing the patrol troops and then “Wang Congyang” led the Pyro Company members to leave.

The projection stopped at this point. It seemed that Mr. Li’s power had reached its limit. However, something unexpected happened during the last scene. Another blurry figure emerged from the woods and grabbed the exterior of the train carriage as it left.

“Who is that?” the Zhou Consortium commander said in surprise. “We didn’t spot him. Where was he hiding?”

Mr. Li pointed to the woods nearby. “He was hiding over there the whole time. We didn’t see him because he didn’t show up until the end.”

“That’s strange. So who could this person be? Was he tailing the Pyro Company? Perhaps someone from the Anjing House?” The Zhou Consortium commander frowned. “But Mr. Li, why couldn’t we see his face clearly? It looks like his body is entirely shrouded in a layer of fog.”

Mr. Li also found it a little strange. He walked closer and carefully observed the figure of Ren Xiaosu who had grabbed hold of the exterior. He realized the other party was indeed shrouded in a layer of fog, making it difficult for anyone to get a clear look at his appearance and clothing. They could only tell that it was a person.

“This has never happened before.” Mr. Li asked, “Why is this person so special?”

“We found traces of blood on the ground nearby, but we didn’t find any bodies. Furthermore, the steam locomotive did not drive out of the park.” The Zhou Consortium commander said, “So we suspect that something might have happened inside the park after the steam locomotive drove off. Can you create more projections and show us what might have really happened at that time?”

Mr. Li shook his head. “I can only use my power once a day. But even if I use it again tomorrow, we’ll have already passed the time limit to recreate the scene.”

The Zhou Consortium commander asked, “Then can you think of something so we can get a clearer look at this blurry figure? I think he might be the key figure in this matter.”

“I’ll try my best,” Mr. Li said.

At this moment, the projected steam locomotive was parked right in front of them. In it, the figure of Ren Xiaosu was still grabbing the exterior. It was like a scene from a movie that had been paused.

Mr. Li stood in front of Ren Xiaosu and waved his hand again, trying to disperse the fog around Ren Xiaosu.

But when he focused on Ren Xiaosu, the blurry figure suddenly moved. In the projection, the steam locomotive was still paused. However, Ren Xiaosu turned his head and looked calmly at Mr. Li.

The look in his eyes was so cold it was extremely intimidating. With just a quiet look, Mr. Li felt as though he were being stared down by a terrible beast.