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Li Zhisheng noticed my smugness and said, "You still have the mind to feel proud. If you determine that this Hu Fang is a fake, then the real Hu Fang is still in their hands. Aren't you even a little nervous?!"
I replied, "Of course I'm nervous. I'm worried about Hu Fang too, but the more anxious I get, the more likely I am to make mistakes. In the end, I might even get myself caught up in it, which would be counterproductive. So no matter how much I worry, I can't let panic take over, right?"
With that, I led Li Zhisheng out of the alley. We circled around the Amusement Park, walking and running, afraid that once we entered, we wouldn't be able to find the fake Hu Fang.
After about ten minutes, a construction site piled high with dirt and building materials appeared before us. "If I'm not mistaken, this should be it," I said as I took the lead and walked in.
Upon entering the site, I saw dark stains of blood on the ground—likely left by the monster from yesterday's battle. The corpses had long been cleared away; only the blood had seeped into the earth and remained uncleaned.
Li Zhisheng looked at the mottled bloodstains around us and asked, "Did you have a conflict here before?" I nodded in affirmation and added, "This isn't the time for an investigation; let's go inside first."
I walked over to the iron gate connecting the Amusement Park and the construction site. Upon closer inspection, I noticed a large metal lock securing both doors tightly together.
I pulled on it a few times, but all I got was a clanging sound. "Aren't you supposed to be able to get in? What now? Should we climb over?" Li Zhisheng looked at the iron gate.
"Good idea!" I gave Li Zhisheng a thumbs-up and rolled up my sleeves, preparing to climb over the gate.
Just then, through the iron gate, I suddenly spotted Hu Fang walking toward us. Startled, I quickly ducked behind a nearby wall. Without hesitation, Li Zhisheng followed suit and hid behind me.
"What happened?!" Li Zhisheng whispered.
"I saw Hu Fang! She's coming this way; hopefully she hasn't noticed us..." I cautiously peeked out a little to take a look.
At that moment, Hu Fang seemed completely unaware that she was being followed and continued walking steadily forward. "It looks like she hasn't seen us," I whispered to Li Zhisheng beside me.
As I closely monitored Hu Fang's actions, a sudden unfamiliar voice rang out beside me, "Who are you? What are you doing here?!" The voice was stern and accusatory.
Neither Li Zhisheng nor I reacted immediately; we were startled. "Who?!" I turned around abruptly to find someone in an Amusement Park uniform standing in front of us.
"I was just about to ask you the same thing. What are you doing here? Are you trying to steal something?" The staff member's voice was loud, seemingly catching the attention of Hu Fang, who happened to be passing by.
"What’s going on?" Hu Fang looked over at me through the fence gate. Upon seeing her, the staff member immediately adopted a submissive tone, as if addressing a superior. "It's nothing, just caught two people who might be thieves."
At that moment, Hu Fang's tone changed completely, as if she had transformed into a different person. She waved her hand at the staff member, saying, "It's fine; they are my friends. Open the gate and let them in."
Hearing that the fake Hu Fang claimed we were her friends made Li Zhisheng and me exchange worried glances. We thought, "This is bad; is our plan about to fall apart?" Just as I was feeling anxious, Li Zhisheng slightly nodded at me, as if to signal that he had a plan.
After a moment, the staff member took out a key and unlocked the iron gate. The fake Hu Fang walked in and told the staff member, "You can go now; it's all good." The staff member seemed relieved and hurriedly turned to leave without looking back.
"I think you've already realized that I'm not the person you're looking for... So there's no need for me to keep hiding any longer." With that, the fake Hu Fang reached up to her face and forcefully tore off a layer of rubber mask.
In an instant, her true appearance was revealed. She was more beautiful than Hu Fang, with delicate features, but between her slender eyebrows lay an ominous aura of Yin Qi.
Just then, Li Zhisheng suddenly darted out from beside me, reaching for the book titled Divine Anomalies Classic that the woman held. However, she was no ordinary opponent; before Li Zhisheng could touch the book, she swiftly extended her hand and struck him hard on the neck.
Before he could even make a sound, he collapsed to the ground with a thud. "You!..." I was about to explode with anger when I heard her laugh mischievously and say, "So you’re willing to risk your lives for this book. It seems it really is the genuine article." With that, she held the book up to her eyes and examined it closely.
"Who are you?! Why are you impersonating Hu Fang? Where is she now?!" I demanded furiously, trying to extract information from her while bending down to check on Li Zhisheng. I placed two fingers on his neck to check for a pulse and found he was still breathing; it seemed he had merely been knocked unconscious by this woman.
I thought to myself, "Now that Jiang Ling is not here, confronting her head-on is definitely not an option. I can only stall for time."
The woman looked at me with a disdainful gaze. "It seems you have quite a few objectives. Not only do you want to retrieve this book, but you also want to save someone..." Then she leaned down and whispered in a soft, delicate voice, "You won't find that woman, and you can forget about getting this book back~"
At that moment, she was very close to me, and the Divine Anomalies Classic was right in front of my eyes. I reached out to grab it, but as soon as my hand lifted, I felt a sharp pain in my neck. Everything went black, and I collapsed to the ground.
...
I don't know how long it had been when I gradually regained consciousness. Blurrily opening my eyes, I found myself in a dimly lit room. In the center of the room was a wooden table, surrounded by several wooden benches. An old-fashioned chandelier hung from the ceiling, resembling the interrogation rooms depicted in war films.
"Have I been captured by them?" I muttered to myself. I tried to move but realized my arms and legs were spread out in a T-shape, tightly bound to an iron frame. Panic set in as I desperately tried to break free, but no matter how hard I struggled, I couldn't move an inch. My thrashing only made the frame rattle loudly.
Just then, a voice suddenly came from beside me, "Where... where am I?!"
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