After a brief exchange with Xie Zhiyan, Director Wu, and a few others, Shu Ying tried to inquire about his identity while maintaining basic politeness.
"May I ask your name? Are you a participant in this conference?"
Xie Zhiyan pursed his lips, looked up at the three of them, like a wounded wild beast, wary and aggressive, unwilling to speak.
Shu Ying tried asking a few more questions, observing his reactions as she asked them.
Gradually, she realized that this person wasn't simply resistant to or disgusted with them, but rather seemed somewhat nervous and worried.
He simply hid all his emotions within his aggression, erecting a high defensive wall around himself so that he was not easily seen through.
Sensing his thoughts, Shu Ying thought for a moment and gestured to Xie Zhiyan.
“You should step back a bit. This is putting too much psychological pressure on him. If this continues, it won’t do any good even if you ask him for a hundred years.”
Xie Zhiyan frowned.
It's as if they're saying, "How can that be?"
Shu Ying raised her hand and tugged at Xie Zhiyan's sleeve from an angle where no one else could see.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
"Besides, with your abilities, even if you step back three meters, you can still rush to my aid immediately if I'm in danger, right?"
She lowered her voice even further: "I believe you've also noticed that he's not unwilling to talk, he's just a little scared."
"Don't worry, I'm confident he won't attack me."
Xie Zhiyan pondered for a moment. Although he was still unwilling to involve Shu Ying in any danger because of his inner turmoil, he realized that continuing the stalemate would not achieve any results.
Things always need to be resolved.
Xie Zhiyan's lips tightened into a straight line as he reluctantly took a few steps back, creating some distance.
Qi Zecheng consciously retreated with Xie Zhiyan, while Ye Zhanying stood beside him, still worried no matter what.
Qi Zecheng frowned and clicked his tongue.
Xie Zhiyan trusts his wife completely, so why is she so worried?
Before she could say anything, Qi Zecheng grabbed her and pulled her away, subtly getting revenge for what had just happened.
Ye Zhanying glared at him angrily.
Shu Ying glanced back, shook her head with a smile, and then spoke in English.
"Okay, now that they've all stepped back and they don't understand English, you can say whatever you want."
"Don't worry, your safety is guaranteed here."
"The three people behind you are the military personnel in charge of security for this meeting. As long as you are willing to tell the truth and this matter does not harm our country, we are willing to extend a friendly hand to you and guarantee your safety throughout the entire process."
"And if you want to go back to your home country, we can arrange to send you back."
After Shu Ying patiently persuaded him, the man's expression finally softened.
He pondered for a long time before finally speaking.
“I…I’m not actually a dangerous person or a suspicious individual. I was also invited to attend today’s meeting. My name is Daniel.”
"But just the day before the meeting, which was yesterday, we were attacked while we were out."
The security personnel responsible for them happened to be a step too slow to come out, and they were immediately knocked down as soon as they stepped out.
And they became lambs to the slaughter.
When Daniel's assistant realized the situation was bad, he immediately tried to help him escape.
Before he could even run a few steps, the assistant was struck on the back of the head by those people and died on the spot.
Daniel glanced back, but dared not stop, and ran forward as fast as he could.
Fortunately, he was in good physical condition and trained diligently. He was also a sprinter with fast running speed and high explosive power, which allowed him to leave those people behind.
The group failed to catch him, but they took away and disposed of all the other people who were with him, and kept watch outside the guesthouse where they were staying that night.
Daniel couldn't go back to the guesthouse and didn't know how to ask for help, so he just endured until today.
"I secretly went to check around the venue today, and I found that someone impersonated some of us and attended the meeting. They should be here right now."
"I don't know where they found so many people who look and are similar to us. When I first saw them, I thought my assistant and the others were still alive, until I saw that the person walking at the front was someone who looked exactly like me, and then I realized..."
He was assassinated, and he and those around him were silently replaced by several other people who resembled them.
The resemblance was so striking that even he himself almost mistook it for someone else…
The thought of such a thing is terrifying.
Xie Zhiyan and the other two exchanged glances and immediately became alert.
"Zecheng, immediately issue the order to go to the scene and investigate one by one to find these people."
After giving the instructions, Xie Zhiyan suddenly remembered something.
"Yingying, ask him about the physical characteristics of these people."
Shu Ying nodded and turned to ask.
"Please describe the physical characteristics of the people who replaced you and attacked you, so that we can find them based on your description."
Daniel thought carefully and described all the details he could remember.
Based on speculation, the person in charge of the whole thing seems to be a woman who acts very boldly and arrogantly, and whose speech and personality give people a feeling of being domineering.
Daniel described her as being like a pirate, or, in Chinese terms, like a female bandit.
Furthermore, his subordinates were terrified of him. It was almost as if no one dared to contradict him. Whatever he said, his subordinates would carry it out immediately without any hesitation.
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