Chapter 659 - Who Can You Trust? (1/2)
Translator: Lonelytree Editor: Millman97
The sentence left on the gate was meant to sow chaos. Whether the sentence was telling the truth or not, the sentence would plant the seed of suspicion inside their hearts, slowly breaking up their temporary union from within.
“This does appear like what the shadow would do, so he probably really did leave this behind.” Jia Ming nudged Lee Zheng’s shoulder. “He likes to hide the truth in the lie and the lie in the truth—the shadow is very good at psychological tricks like that. It’s not dissimilar to people who tell you what they’ll play during rock-paper-scissors. The shadow has a penchant for psychological warfare. He has possessed innumerable people, seen the darkness inside many people’s hearts, and lived through endless lives; he is a psychological master that no one can surpass.”
“Then do you think that the shadow is currently among us or not?” Lee Zheng gripped his gun tightly. In this unknown environment, only the gun could bring him some semblance of security.
“Based on my understanding of the shadow, he probably has already assumed the identity of one of us.” Jia Ming slowed down his words. “Anyone here could be him, including you and me. And I can tell you in assured tone that the one that he assumed will be the person that you suspect the least.”
“The person that I suspect the least?” Lee Zheng looked around the group before his eyes landed on Chen Ge. Of everyone there, he knew Chen Ge the best, and he had confirmed that Chen Ge would never be the shadow.
“When you think it is him, it will never be him; but when you think it is not him, then he will take you down when you least expect it. He will never give you a chance to resist,” Jia Ming said darkly.
“You’ve said so much, but it all amounted to nothing. How come it feels like you’re merely purposely trying to confuse me?” Lee Zheng furrowed his brows. “You’re just trying to clear the suspicion away from yourself, aren’t you? To prove your innocence, you decided to drag everyone else into the mess.”
“I’ve told you many times, the shadow has already left my body. Why won’t you believe me? There is not a good person here. The two of us came from the outside world, so we are familiar with each other. Thus, in this situation, we should abandon our preconception and get to know each other again.” Jia Ming did not trust anyone other than Lee Zheng. He had been possessed by the shadow before and knew firsthand how scary the shadow could be.
“Let’s not forget you’re the reason I’m here. So, this could be your plan from the beginning, and you’re showing me these things on purpose. You want me to mistake Chen Ge as the shadow and then have me be your witness,” Lee Zheng replied coldly.
“I had no choice when I lured you here. If I did not follow the shadow’s instruction, I would not be alive, talking to you now. The shadow is much scarier than you can imagine and also much crueler. Those who are deemed useless to him are killed without hesitation. Do you know that? From his perspective, anything that cannot be used by him in this world could become his impediment, so killing them is the most suitable choice.”
“I still cannot trust you fully, unless you can help me find the shadow.” Lee Zheng lowered his voice. “The shadow lived inside your body for several years, so you are the one who understands the shadow the most. Who do you think he has taken the identity of now?”
“The biggest possibility is Chen Ge. Think about it, how can there be so many coincidences? We happened to come here, and we happened to run into him? He was trying so hard to prove his innocence earlier, and he had me lure you here to be his character witness. Things really cannot be clearer.” Jia Ming shrugged. “This Chen Ge is a fake one; he plans to turn the false Chen Ge into the real Chen Ge because, after killing the real Chen Ge, he’ll be the only one left, thus assuming the identity of the real Chen Ge.”
With the repeated persuasion from Jia Ming, Lee Zheng’s gaze started to change.