Chapter 33 Mimicry
◎One-Eye's ability is mimicry◎
Mimicry, Shi Yan just said that One-Eye's ability is mimicry.
As the name suggests, the greatest advantage of this ability lies in simulation, by changing its own form to perfectly blend into the surrounding environment in order to achieve the purpose of hiding.
The objects of simulation, of course, also include people.
Gu Nian's words just now were not really to confirm the ability of the one-eyed man to Shi Yan, but to put forward a guess that sounded incredible, but was very likely when you thought about it carefully.
After the alarm sounded, all unrelated floors were locked down, and everyone stayed in their rooms. Who could have knocked on the door at this time? Was it really the person who had originally been knocking on the tenth floor?
Zhong Xingchi opened his mouth and said, "Probably not," but then, remembering his own bad words back at the Third Mental Hospital, he quickly took back the rest of his words. But his expression clearly showed his disbelief. The security on the 18th floor was very tight; how could someone escape?
Shi Yan, standing next to him, didn't dwell on it. He answered Gu Nian's question honestly, even with a hint of pride. "One-Eye's ability is mimicry. He's quite impressive. He even transformed into my appearance to trick people before. Even Shang Rou didn't recognize me."
Zhong Xingchi: “…” He shouldn’t have said that.
Also, are you really that proud? We're the ones being blocked in the door!
Zhong Xingchi felt tired.
Gu Nian said, "Then his ability is truly impressive." From her previous interactions with Shang Rou, she'd known her to be quite intelligent. The fact that even she hadn't recognized him proved that One-Eye's mimicry was quite successful; at least, he wouldn't be easily recognized based on superficial observation.
Gu Nian asked a key question: "Can he even imitate supernatural powers?"
Shi Yan thought for a moment and said, "Some are possible, some are not."
He pointed at himself, revealing his enhanced arm. "Something like mine will do. Shang Rou said One-Eye was already very strong, so she didn't recognize him." Then he pointed at Zhong Xingchi and said, "You can imitate Healer Zhong's appearance, but you can't purify us."
Gu Nian understood that the One-Eye could only imitate appearance, not true supernatural powers. However, this ability was indeed very useful. Coupled with his own formidable strength, if he became a physically enhanced supernatural being like Shi Yan, it would be really difficult to distinguish him.
There was no response from inside. The knocking on the door stopped, then quickly started again, accompanied by a voice asking, "Therapist Zhong, Therapist Gu, are you still in there?"
After a while, the person outside the door seemed to leave.
As soon as the others left, Zhong Xingchi immediately sat up straight and whispered, "It's Xiao Li!"
The person who called out was the staff member who had brought them here before. He knew they were here and called out their names accurately, so he shouldn't be an alien, right?
Gu Nian thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Where's your phone?"
Zhong Xingchi was stunned by the question for a moment, then he took out his cell phone from his pocket and said, "Do you want to call for help? But the alarm has already sounded, someone will come."
Gu Nian gestured for him to unlock his phone. "No, I mean, check if there's any notification in the work group chat on your phone. Since the alarm has been sounded, they must have discovered something. One-Eye's ability is no secret. If he really escaped, he should have alerted everyone."
While a direct warning would likely reach the escaping One-Eye, his abilities were so unique that it would be easy for others to be fooled without their knowledge, resulting in unnecessary casualties. It would be better to inform everyone of the situation.
Zhong Xingchi slapped his head. He hadn't thought of this at all. He hadn't noticed his phone ringing in his haste. He quickly opened it to check, but his last glimmer of hope was gone.
He raised his head and said with some difficulty, "One-Eye really escaped. He knocked the healer unconscious, then transformed into his appearance and left the eighteenth floor."
Furthermore, the other party must have changed their appearance many times, and even after checking the surveillance, it was difficult to determine which floor they finally went to. The only thing to be thankful for was that the building was closed in time, and he didn't have time to leave.
Gu Nian: "That is to say, he could be on any level right now."
They can only find it themselves.
If no clues were found, the floors would remain sealed, because once they were, it would mean the One-Eye would have more room to move around and could become more people, making it even harder to find him. On the other hand, now that each floor was sealed and the number of people was limited, the chances of finding the One-Eye were greater.
After listening to Gu Nian's analysis, Shi Yan immediately stood up and walked over to her side, looking warily at Zhong Xingchi. "Healer Gu, do you think he could be one-eyed?"
He and Therapist Gu had been on the sixth floor the entire time, and they had come to the tenth floor together. They could both testify for each other, so Therapist Zhong was the only one who didn't know whether it was true or not.
Zhong Xingchi was just thinking about what to do when in the blink of an eye he became the number one suspect.
My friend, aren't you changing your expression too quickly?
He quickly said, "I have been on the tenth floor the whole time and have never left. Oh, and I have this!" He quickly took out an alarm clock, turned it with his fingers, and the alarm rang the next second.
Gu Nian:!
Zhong Xingchi's alarm clock required that you couldn't close your eyes within a minute of it going off, or else a loud speaker would blare in your ears for the entire day. Gu Nian had seen it last time at the Third Mental Hospital, and although she hadn't used it then, she remembered it vividly because of its bizarre function.
Gu Nian quickly reminded Shi Yan: "Don't close your eyes!"
But it was too late. Shi Yan blinked in confusion, "What's wrong?" Then, even more confused, he reached out and covered his ears, "I feel like something is making a loud noise."
Gu Nian: “…”
After a minute, Zhong Xingchi put away the alarm clock with a look of embarrassment: "I just wanted to prove that I am myself. Look, this is indeed my alarm clock."
Shi Yan was a good-tempered person. After learning that Zhong Xingchi really wasn't one-eyed, he apologized to him and said that he was a thick-skinned person and that being yelled at all day was fine. This actually made Zhong Xingchi feel embarrassed.
At this time, there was another knock on the door, and the sound of someone unlocking the door.
Zhong Xingchi asked: "What should we do?"
Gu Nian thought for a moment and said, "Since the dean has already informed everyone, everyone else should know as well. Xiao Li may not be in trouble. Let's go out and take a look."
Shi Yan was a loyal executor. When he heard Gu Nian say that he wanted to go out, he went straight to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, a group of people were standing outside. Both sides were caught off guard, and the people inside and outside the door attacked at the same time, but fortunately everyone stopped in time to avoid accidental injuries.
Xiao Li, who was at the back of the crowd, squeezed forward and said, "Therapist Gu, Therapist Zhong, I'm sorry. I kept knocking on the door but no one answered. I couldn't find you anywhere, so I thought you..."
Gu Nian and the other two also realized that something had happened.
Everyone knew that One-Eye had escaped, but they didn't know whether he was on their floor. Gu Nian and the others suspected that Xiao Li was One-Eye, and Xiao Li also suspected that something had happened on their side.
Old Man Wu, who came with us, was still hesitant: "It's fine if you don't respond because you suspect it's One-Eye, but why didn't you answer our calls?"
Zhong Xingchi exclaimed "Ah" and looked at his phone to find that there was indeed a missed call, which happened to be during the time when the alarm rang. Because the alarm was too loud, he didn't hear it at all!
Not wanting to mention the stupid thing he had just done, Zhong Xingchi used the excuse that he had turned on the silent mode and quickly showed the missed calls on his phone to get over the matter.
Everyone on the tenth floor gathered together.
Considering that they arrived late, Xiao Li told them the current situation.
There were twelve people on the tenth floor, all of whom were already here. All the rooms on the tenth floor had been checked, and no one else was hiding. In other words, if the other party was here, they should be among them.
Gu Nian asked Shi Yan to step forward, explained the characteristics of the One-Eye's mimicry ability, and then said, "We can use this method to eliminate some people first."
Everyone had no objection to the method Gu Nian proposed.
Of the twelve, Gu Nian and Shi Yan could vouch for each other, and Zhong Xingchi had also been verified by them. Of the remaining nine, six were psychics, but only Old Man Wu had special abilities, and after demonstrating his abilities, he was cleared of suspicion. The remaining three were ordinary employees, who were also easy to identify. Psychics tend to have high levels of mental pollution, but ordinary people have almost none.
In the end, there were five physically enhanced psychics left, two of whom were one-eyed teammates. They were very familiar with each other's situation, making it difficult to distinguish the real from the fake.
Just when he was worrying, Shi Yan's cell phone suddenly rang. It was Shang Rou calling.
Shi Yan could hear the loudspeaker blaring in his ears. He rubbed his ears and handed the phone to Gu Nian, raising his voice and saying, "Therapist Gu, please answer it."
Gu Nian took the phone and put it to his ear, listening carefully to the other party's words, nodding from time to time. After hanging up, he said to Xiao Li, "Please help me find five sets of paper and pens."
Xiao Li was a little confused, but he quickly found a pen and paper.
Gu Nian wrote and drew on five blank sheets of paper, then handed each of them a pen and paper, saying, "See if you can solve the problems listed here."
Zhong Xingchi leaned over to take a look, then frowned.
Isn't this just a simple math problem? Why do we have to make them solve it?
The five people who got the paper and pen were also a little confused. Anyone who has received elementary education knows how to do this. Can they tell who has one eye by doing this?
However, despite having doubts in their minds, the five people quickly started writing.
Gu Nian stood aside with a vigilant look in his eyes.
Three minutes later, five sheets of paper with answers written on them returned to Gu Nian's hands. All the answers were correct. She smiled and said, "You all have no questions."
Shang Rou had just called to talk about this matter. Duyan had never been to school, but few people knew about it. Shang Rou had discovered it by accident, but Duyan had a strong sense of self-esteem, so she pretended not to know and never mentioned it to anyone.
Upon hearing the news, everyone's faces relaxed.
Shi Yan then spoke up: "Actually, I might not be able to do this even if I go to school. I can't do these questions."
Everyone immediately looked at him.
Shi Yan scratched his ear and said honestly, "I'm a bit dumb. It would be great if One-Eye could go to school in my place. He's much smarter than me and will definitely get into university."
Everyone fell silent.
Zhong Xingchi changed the subject and said, "Then we just need to wait for news from other floors."
The matter was urgent, and the other floors were also very quick, getting an answer in less than ten minutes, but the result was completely beyond their expectations.
All the suspected subjects answered the questions correctly, and no one was one-eyed.
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