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Chapter 223: Hidden and Appeared (Part )

This time, the photos were taken out from the pocket of the Duke of Argyll's windbreaker. The two photos were held between the index and middle fingers, which were so pale that they looked light blue, and handed to He Si.

"This is... me and Qin Jian?" He Si flipped through the photos one by one and said uncertainly, "And a group photo of everyone?"

"Yes, you should remember."

He Si nodded and moved closer. It was indeed a photo of her and Qin Jian. She had a memory of all these scenes, especially the last group photo, which was taken at Xiao Shitou's farewell party. It was definitely not a fake, because her attention was immediately attracted by the other people in the photo. There was nothing unusual about herself in the photo, but next to her was a stone statue of a Suan Ni, with smoke coming out of its mouth. It was obviously Xiao Shitou, who should be called Qi Jiang now. On the far left of the photo, Guan Zihe and Ager, who were standing very close but naturally alienated, had pointed animal ears on one of their heads and giant bat wings behind the other. Their pupils shrank into a vertical line, and they stared at the camera expressionlessly.

Even though He Si already knew the true identities of the two, she couldn't help but take a look at the pair with a deep bond.

"Take a closer look." Knowing that He Si's attention was distracted, Guan Zihe stepped forward and pointed at Qin Jian in the photo with his finger, which was as white as Argyle's but with a rosy complexion, "Look at Teacher Qin."

"Qin Jian...this photo is a little blurry?" He Si said, and couldn't help but wipe the image of Qin Jian in the photo with her fingers, but the figure did not become clearer.

"I thought so at first, maybe there was something wrong with the photo during the shooting or development, but..." Argyle explained carefully, "The other photos all have the same problem."

"Overexposed, underexposed, and this one seems a little out of focus. I don't know if it's because the camera is old or the Duke's technique is not good," Liu Rui said, then changed the subject. "The strange thing is that in every photo, there is only one person with a problem, Boss Qin."

"If you look more closely..."

This time, He Si interrupted Guan Zihe and said, "If you look more carefully, it seems that there is a shadow overlapping behind each Qin Jian."

"Another personality, the second Boss Qin, the one we are dealing with." Liu Rui had obviously made up her mind, but she asked, "What do you think, Miss He?"

"Has the Duke taken photos of Qin Jian before this?" He Si pondered for a moment, neither agreeing nor denying, but turned to Argyle.

Argyle raised his eyebrows almost imperceptibly. He Si's question seemed to exceed his expectations. He glanced at Guan Zihe before answering, "I took a photo once. At that time, he wanted to use my camera to find out his true identity."

"I want to see that picture."

"Dr. Guan happened to think of this as well," Ager said with a smile in his eyes, and handed another photo to He Si. "Ms. He, this photo is very clear, isn't it?"

There was no double image. He Si moved closer to confirm it again. Looking at the lone figure in the photo, she murmured, "In other words, the double image in the photo is a recent phenomenon."

"Or maybe split personality is a recent thing."

After Argyle added, Liu Rui also added: "To be precise, I think it started when Miss He joined the game."

"There must be another explanation."

"No one wants to suspect Boss Qin, but I've read your recent work reports, and almost all the details point to him." Liu Rui sighed, "You still remember Zhou Qian, right?" "How is she...?"

"She took two lives and is receiving the punishment she deserves, but she revealed some things during the interrogation," Liu Rui paused, as if waiting for He Si to catch up with her progress, "For example, the small courtyard where she obtained the replica of the Susha Zenyi was always filled with sandalwood, and it was not until her last gauze dress was taken away that she realized that the person who gave her the gauze dress was the one who took everything away from her now."

"Qin Jian would not make such an obvious mistake."

"We thought so at first. It was because this little girl got angry and bit me on purpose. Unfortunately..." Liu Rui lowered her head and closed her eyes slightly. "She's not the only one. You should remember Lin Huan, right?"

"Lin Huan?" He Si looked at the withered hand that was now standing on Guan Zihe's left shoulder, and recalled the scene in which Lin Huan tried to commit suicide in his dream. "Impossible, if it weren't for Qin Jian, Lin Huan would have died long ago."

"Yes, we did not find any suspicious points in the subsequent interrogation of Lin Huan. What's interesting is that we checked the art exhibition sponsored by Xiangnan Group and found that Boss Qin had also been there before Lin Huan went."

"He is looking for ancient artifacts, and his external identity is that of a court official, so it is normal for him to participate in these exhibitions."

"Everything is a coincidence when viewed separately, but what about when viewed together?" Liu Rui said, without waiting for He Si to answer, and went straight to the next case. "In the subsequent tortoise shell divination case, we failed to save Deng Lin. I don't know where the tortoise shell came from, otherwise we should have obtained more clues. But even so, isn't it enough to say "One east wind, two hearts" and "Be careful of the people around you?"

"Did you start to suspect him from that time?" He Si's chest heaved. She felt a fog in front of her eyes and her wandering thoughts lost their accuracy.

"No, it was only from then on that we gradually and consciously searched for traces of another force in the case."

"Then there was the Kumtag Desert," He Si recalled. "Was there a problem with that case as well?"

"Do you know where Zhu Bin got the information about the Bronze Rhinoceros Vase?" Liu Rui pursed her lips before saying, "From a mirror."

"Is the person in the mirror Qin Jian?"

"No, it's Zhu Bin's own reflection, but it's still too coincidental, isn't it? And..." Liu Rui's tone revealed helplessness, "We suspect this case is the node of Boss Qin's personality transformation."

"Personality change?"

"After the illusion in the desert was broken, Boss Qin's condition deteriorated rapidly. Doctor Guan treated him. I heard that Doctor Guan transformed into a wolf and slashed a dragon, and it seemed that Boss Qin's hand disease was cured, but the Mirror Gallery was closed for a while because of this, right?" Liu Rui's usual soft tone suddenly became serious, "He Si, have you ever thought about why Fan Yu didn't dare to take action at that time?"

"Zhan Long..." He Si suddenly realized that Qin Jian had never told her the details of the treatment. She only thought that Guan Zihe had superb medical skills and could find a solution for even the most difficult diseases, but she never thought there would be such a danger, and she had never asked even a question.

But Liu Rui did not give her time to think carefully, and continued: "The poison gas in the wound was induced, but it unexpectedly turned into the image of a giant dragon. Fan Yu did not dare to take action because he knew that Boss Qin's true form was a dragon mirror."

He Si looked at Guan Zihe, her face was pale.