Chapter 9: The Final Confrontation

  "Qu Mèng Hán!" Zheng Hanfei stared at the beauty in front of him, he couldn't help but say that the disguise skills of Canshadow were indeed formidable, Qu Mèng Hán's features had all been imitated by him. If it wasn't for Zheng Hanfei discovering a problem earlier, he wouldn't have believed that Canshadow would dress up as Qu Mèng Hán.

  "How did you figure it out!" As he spoke, the silhouette tore off its disguise. "I don't believe you would believe just because of deciphering the last sentence."

  At this moment, the dark clouds in the sky dispersed, and the moonlight was like the stage lights, illuminating the entire Tower of Eyes. The masks and top hats, due to the moonlight, appeared exceptionally white, while the black cloaks and suits made a rustling sound in the wind. If it weren't for the moonlight, perhaps no one would have seen his body.

  "It's because of the fingers." Zheng Hanfeng licked his lips, "Since you have medical knowledge, you should know that due to hormonal reasons, women's index fingers are longer than their ring fingers, while men are the opposite."

  For some reason, Zheng Hanfei's blood was boiling again, his heart beating faster and faster, a sense of excitement gradually emerging in his mind that lingered for a long time. His hands clenched unconsciously, and in the strong wind, a few beads of sweat actually dripped from his forehead.

  "Ah, so that's it!" The silhouette looked at its own hand and couldn't help but ask: "Famous detective, didn't you know that this saying is unscientific? There are many exceptions among women."

  "It seems you don't understand Meng Han!" Zheng Hanfeng pulled out a deck of poker cards from his pocket, his eyes fixed on the residual shadow, observing every move he made. "She's just a little longer than her ring finger, I didn't expect this small mistake would make you pay such a big price! Alright, our conversation is over, admit defeat obediently!"

  "Admit defeat?!" The shadow smiled, "Famous detective, you still haven't figured out how I stole the Shadow Star. If you think I took advantage of the smoke to steal it, then all I can say is that I won."

  What is he trying to do? Zheng Hanfei's brain was quickly analyzing, he didn't understand what the residual image was doing, after all, the longer it dragged on, the more unfavorable it was for him.

  "What? The famous detective can't say anything? The residual shadow's tone was filled with a hint of mockery, "Then I'll take this Shadow Star and leave, and this game is mine to win!"

  "Cut." Zheng Hanfei snorted disdainfully, "With your skills, do I need to rack my brains thinking about it? Previously, when you disguised as Yuanyu, you even found a stand-in actor. All the methods were designed to make us suspect that you didn't disguise someone around us, but rather one of the guests attending the exhibition."

  "You fully utilize people's psychology, once you've disguised yourself as someone we're familiar with, it's hard for us to imagine that you'll disguise yourself as someone we're familiar with again."

  "As for the sudden power outage on stage, apart from making us look for a substitute actor, you also disguised the gemstone on the ring as a Shadow Star in the dark. Then, when Granny Yu gave you the real Shadow Star and put it back, you switched them again. And the smoke bomb you set off behind was meant to make people think you stole the Shadow Star in the smoke and escaped through the main door, right, Mr. Thief?"

  "If you say so, then where is that fake gemstone? After the smoke dispersed, there was no sign of it on the display stand."

  "I guess that should also be a smoke bomb, and there's even some explosives inside, which would explain why the display stand is surrounded by shattered glass."

  "Pretty good reasoning!" The Shadow praised, "It seems that I have indeed lost this time!"

  "Since you've admitted defeat, come with me quietly." Zheng Hanfei decided not to delay any further. Although delaying would be beneficial for him, he couldn't guarantee it wouldn't have a negative impact on Can Yin, so the best approach was to end things quickly.

  "Following you is impossible, but this star in the shadow, I can return it to you!"

  As soon as the words fell, the residual shadow directly threw Xing Zhongxing Zheng Hanfei out. The latter was slightly startled and hurriedly grabbed it. At this time, a strange sound gradually echoed on the roof, listening to the sound, it seemed like the sound of a helicopter propeller.

  Damn it! Zheng Hanfei secretly cursed, his guess was correct, the residual shadow's purpose was to delay time and wait for rescue. Now, his goal has been achieved, a black helicopter hovered above them, relying on the moonlight, Zheng Hanfei could see the rope ladder being thrown down from the helicopter, landing beside the residual shadow.

  "Famous detective, did you know?" The residual shadow adjusted his clothes and hat, saying slowly, "I disguised myself as Yuanyu, but actually I had another purpose..."

  "What?" Zheng Hanfei was slightly stunned, and a strong sense of fear and rejection suddenly surged from the depths of his heart, as for what reason, even he himself did not understand.

  "Zheng Hanfei, how are you?" At this time, Ouyang Xiu's voice came from behind Zheng Hanfei, making his mood slightly relaxed, thinking that they had finally arrived. However, when he turned his head to look back, he found that there was no one behind him.

  Got cheated! This was Zheng Hanfei's first reaction, quickly looking towards the residual shadow, but found that he did not climb up the rope ladder as Zheng Hanfei had imagined, but instead rushed towards him at an extreme speed.

  "That's exactly what I'm going to do, take you away!" The residual shadow sneered coldly, his hands slowly clenched, and in the instant he approached Zheng Hanfei, his left fist rushed straight at his abdomen.

  Although the residual shadow's speed was very fast, Zheng Hanfei's reaction wasn't slow either. He slightly shifted his body to dodge the opponent's attack while recalling Gu Jie's self-defense techniques he had taught him. With a slight lift of his left foot, he kicked towards the residual shadow's knee with all his might. At the same time, the poker cards in his hand flew out one after another, their target being the residual shadow's eyes.

  It can be said that each of Zheng Hanfei's moves was fatal. If he were to hit, the remnant shadow could only obediently surrender.

  The next moment, a surprising scene appeared. The shadow took a step back and dodged Zheng Hanfei's left foot. At the same time, his hands quickly waved in the air several times, and all the poker cards thrown by Zheng Hanfei fell into the shadow's hands.

  "Great detective, remember this! Poker cards are thrown like this!" As soon as the words fell, the silhouette slightly clenched the poker cards in his hand and swung them with force. In an instant, several poker cards shot towards Zheng Hanfei at twice their original speed.

  Zheng Hanfei's head slightly tilted, and then he heard the sound of wind whizzing past his ear, followed by a sharp pain on his face. A stream of unknown liquid flowed down from Zheng Hanfei's face, and when he reached out to touch it, he saw that his fingertips were stained with a tragic red color.

  At this moment, a bloody scene suddenly flashed through Zheng Hanfei's mind. Dozens of children sat on the ground crying, and in front of those children, several children were hung on the wall with wounds all over their bodies, fresh blood constantly spurting from them. Zheng Hanfei could even feel the thick smell of blood coming from his nose.

  And next to all the children, a middle-aged man holding a knife was constantly slashing at the children on the wall, muttering in his mouth: "There are only winners and losers here, death!"

  "Ah!" The pain in his lower abdomen made Zheng Hanfei cry out, and he gradually regained consciousness. He found that he was still on the rooftop, and the previous scene had disappeared without a trace.

  "Ugh!" Unfortunately, Zheng Hanfei didn't have much time to think, as a large hand suddenly clamped down on his neck, causing intense suffocation that made his head spin, and he couldn't help but struggle.

  "Great detective, sleep tight, in the end, I still won, taking away not only the star of the movie, but also your life..."

  Lose? The residual shadow's words reawaken Zheng Hanfei. In my dictionary, the word "lose" is simply impossible!

  Bang! Zheng Hanfei used all her strength to kick directly at the shadow's lower body. Although it was a bit unseemly, she didn't have time to think about that in order to save her life. She felt certain that this blow would take the shadow's life.

  Just as Zheng Hanfei thought, the residual shadow hummed and his body trembled slightly, the force with which he was pinching Zheng Hanfei gradually decreasing.

  It's now! Zheng Hanfei knew that the opportunity was only once, his left hand clenched into a fist and directly smashed towards the mask of the residual shadow. After hearing the crisp sound, the mask of the residual shadow shattered instantly, and he didn't have time to react to Zheng Hanfei either. He covered his face with both hands and let out a series of strange cries.

  "Huff...huff...huff!" Zheng Hanfei sat weakly on the ground, panting heavily, his hat blown away by the wind from the previous fight. This was the well-known Zheng Hanfei.

  "Damn it!" Zheng Hanfei cursed under his breath, slowly getting up. Only now did he realize how wise Gu Jie was to teach him some self-defense techniques back then; otherwise, today he would have only been captured.

  However, the residual image did surprise him. He didn't think that his opponent could catch the poker card he threw out in an instant. In his memory, the most powerful one was only to fly his poker card, but no one could catch it.

  "Zheng Hanfei!" This time, Ouyang Xiu had really arrived, and with him came Zhou Zheng. The two of them were somewhat taken aback by the scene before them, and they hastily ran to Zheng Hanfei's side, their eyes fixed intently on the silhouette that had once again donned another mask.

  Each of them knew that the real showdown had just begun.