Alright, that was complete nonsense.

He wasn’t kind enough to point out exactly what the problem was. Even if he couldn’t win, watching his opponent scramble in confusion and unable to find a single flaw suited his taste far better.

Indeed, this impostor’s height, appearance, spirit-matter fluctuations, even aura were all perfect without a single flaw. No, he was practically identical to the real An Ran.

But even if An Ran had changed his preferred streamer content to variety shows and dramas, or switched his usual shampoo and soap, there was one thing he couldn’t change—his matrix.

Since the mission began, Ji Jue had never once seen An Ran use his matrix. The An family’s Hurling Pot Method was indeed formidable and full of endless variations. Until not long ago, after Ji Jue combed through all the remaining video records in the villa, he finally confirmed that An Ran had never used a matrix at all!

Sword qi transformation? An Ran had probably never heard of it or knew anything about it. 

Sure, maybe that’s true, but I’m supposed to believe it just because you say so?

Outside the villa, Xiao Jiu, transformed into a hummingbird, shared her vision with Ji Jue. Piercing through the darkness and stripping away the fog, she effortlessly locked onto the corpse floating in the pond.

Using the Security Bureau database access Ji Jue had freeloaded from Tong Hua, the identity was quickly confirmed. He was a notorious...