Chen Chuan turned around. He noticed that someone else had entered the office at some point.

This person seemed to have emerged from the shadows, standing there silently. He wasn't particularly tall, wearing a military jacket with a silver-sheathed short sword at his waist. He had a rectangular face, dark complexion, and messy, thick hair, with a somewhat sinister look in his eyes.

Based on his appearance, he matched the data photo in the Base. It was Fei Tong , the garrison officer of Fortress No. 285.

Chen Chuan looked at him and said, "Because I knew from the beginning that Fei Garrison Officer was the one behind all this, not some Anomaly."

Fei Tong narrowed his eyes at him. "Oh? And how did you know that?"

"Yesterday, when I came to the office, I found this torn piece of paper." Chen Chuan took out the pieced-together paper and showed it to the other party.

"This was torn from your personal diary. Looking at the messy lines and characters, you seemed to be trying to make us think you were crazy."

Fei Tong glanced at it. "What? Is my imitation not convincing enough?"

Chen Chuan said, "It's not that it's unconvincing, but it's only an imitation. Although your lines try to appear "crazy," they lack that true madness. And Fei Garrison Officer, your biggest flaw is that you wrote so much without tearing the paper even once. It's hard to believe you're really crazy.

Also, you tore it up and threw it in the wastebasket, which contained nothing else. It's obvious you wanted someone to see it. This action is too logical, the deliberate traces are too heavy."

Fei Tong paused for a moment before saying, "You're concluding it's me based solely on this?"

Chen Chuan said, "This alone can't confirm it, but it at least lets me know that someone is deliberately disrupting the investigation because if it were an Anomaly, with the level of protection here, it couldn't have entered without an insider.

And you are both the owner of the diary and the one capable of doing it. Who else would I suspect but you?"

A faint sneer suddenly appeared on Fei Tong's face. "So you don't have any clear evidence, you're just speculating based on your own feelings?"

Chen Chuan said sincerely, "That's not entirely true. Actually, I knew it was Fei Garrison Officer yesterday."

Fei Tong's expression slightly hardened. "Yesterday?"

"Yes, yesterday."

Chen Chuan looked at him and said, "Fei Garrison Officer shouldn't have specifically trained your energy field or learned any energy field Skills, right? Last night, when you were standing outside the hall, I sensed your energy field.

That's an energy field only a Third-Limit Martial Artist would have. Combined with the previous evidence, that's enough to prove it's you.

By the way, when I came in just now, you secretly followed behind, but your energy field was very obvious, almost declaring that you were there. It was hard for me not to notice."

He smiled. "This fully demonstrates that without some Skills and knowledge, even disguises are hard to do well."

Fei Tong's expression darkened. "Your words are unpleasant. I don't like them."

A strong killing intent emanated from him, but Chen Chuan remained unmoved, continuing to speak, "When I pointed the finger of suspicion at you yesterday, I kept wondering why you would do this.

Judging from the events in the rest stop, I guessed that it was because the minds of people like you were Activated, which led you to do these things. If a Base Third Limit Martial Combat has a problem, he would indeed be capable of this.

But I think…"

He raised his eyes and slowly said, "You definitely didn't suddenly have a problem. It wasn't passive acceptance, but a long-planned, proactive action."

Fei Tong sneered, "You saw that too?"

"Yes."

Chen Chuan said frankly, "The energy field I felt yesterday was icy cold, but it also concealed something. This was similar to what I encountered with the Iron Demon . I think this isn't a coincidence, but a similar situation.

And I happened to hear that this is an Activation technique of the Old Imperial Family, and that this technique is currently being given to some people who were enfeoffed by the Old Imperial Family."

He looked at Fei Tong . "So, it seems you've received benefits from the Old Imperial Family and are preparing to serve them?"

Fei Tong stared intently at him.

Chen Chuan continued, "I thought about it. Although the events here and the Iron Demon's affairs were separated by some time, I checked, and if their plan doesn't go smoothly, and both escape routes are blocked, they can still pass through some remote areas and go through you, then circle back. That would still be possible.

Although doing so would still involve losses, it's much better than going anywhere else. Looking at it this way, you're likely a backup they set up long ago, or perhaps you're the mole.

But after the Iron Demon was dealt with, the original plan couldn't be completed, and you may have already made a desperate gamble and can't turn back, which led to the subsequent events.

I just don't know why you're still here and haven't left since you've already done these things.

I guess the Iron Demon might have been your introducer. Now that the Iron Demon is dead, you're afraid that going over to the Old Imperial Family's side would be difficult for you, so you created so much trouble later, wanting to bring more spoils of war back, hoping to use these to give them an explanation. I wonder if I'm right?"

Fei Tong's expression grew even darker.

Chen Chuan looked at his face and nodded. "It seems I guessed right about this, well, at least I guessed one thing right."

Fei Tong took a deep breath, reached for the hilt of the short sword at his waist, his eyes filled with killing intent. "That's right, where else can I go after doing this? I can only go to the other side, but I have to bring a gift when I go there.

I just didn't expect it would be you.

I heard you were the one who killed the Iron Demon , then I think they will definitely like your head, maybe it can directly give me a real title."

Chen Chuan said, "Your Excellency seems very confident."

Fei Tong snorted, and with a clang, drew the short sword from his waist. This weapon was well-suited for use in this not-so-spacious area. At the same time, tendrils sprouted from his exposed neck, rapidly coiling around it, looking somewhat similar to the Iron Demon's situation at the time.

"Activation brings me powerful strength, it made me understand many things, and my Spirit and my body have been sublimated once again, now I'm at least twice as strong as I was before."

He grinned as he looked at Chen Chuan . "Besides, why do you think I revealed myself? Just because of your words? I'd already sized it up. You sent your two teammates away, they won't be back anytime soon, and you don't have a knife on you. How could you possibly be my match!"

Chen Chuan's deep, still eyes stared at him. They were initially far apart, but the next moment, he suddenly appeared in front of Fei Tong , simultaneously punching the latter in the abdomen.

Fei Tong noticed something was wrong and tried to retreat, using the Mutated Tissue in his body to dissipate strength, but that strength was too powerful and charged wildly in his body. He couldn't completely dissipate it. After retreating several meters, he suddenly knelt on the ground, gagging.

"Why do you think I didn't bring a knife?"

A calm voice suddenly appeared in his ear. He was startled. Chen Chuan once again appeared in front of him, looking down.

"That's because to deal with you, I don't need them."

As he spoke, he kicked out from below, aiming at him. This time, Fei Tong reacted, twisting his waist and back, trying to thrust out the short sword.

However, the short sword was only halfway there when it was kicked back by the powerful strength contained in that kick. The sword, along with the arm, crashed back into his own body, and he was kicked into the wall behind him, smashing a huge hole in it, with bricks falling all over the place.

Chen Chuan slowly walked forward. He indeed didn't bring a weapon because he had previously used his energy field to understand this person's true strength. Even empty-handed, he could subdue him.

And if he hadn't done this, how would the other party have jumped out so easily?

Fei Tong coughed several times while lying in the pile of broken bricks. After taking these two blows, he would have broken bones and lost his fighting ability if it were him before, but now he could still struggle to his feet.

But before he could stand up straight again, another punch came crashing down. He quickly raised his hand to block, but the fist pushed his hand onto his face, and with a bang, he staggered backward.

This internal energy not only made his arm sore and numb, but also had a powerful internal energy permeating into his skull, repeatedly impacting it, causing his eyes to blacken.

Fortunately, he was no longer a normal person, and his brain tissue was firmly attached to his skull, preventing severe concussion, so he could still maintain a clear consciousness.

At this moment, he was shocked and angry, realizing that he had greatly underestimated his opponent, so he roared wildly, and his aura suddenly surged. The dense tendrils outside his body suddenly turned bright red, and his body gradually turned white, as if it was full of fresh blood.

Chen Chuan could feel that as those tendrils grew stronger, the energy field representing the limbs rapidly increased, while the energy field representing the body rapidly decreased.

This was extremely overdrawing his own life potential to increase the intensity of the Mutated Tissue. Perhaps all of his own vital essence had been invested in it. This approach could indeed temporarily increase his combat power.

However, it would only last for a period of time. If it lasted a little longer, even if he didn't actively attack, he would exhaust himself to death.

So, if he had no concerns, he could directly keep his distance and wait for him to defeat himself.

But he still had other teammates outside, so he couldn't do that. He could only put in a little more effort himself.

At this moment, taking advantage of Fei Tong's body transformation, he took another step in front of him, reached out and pushed. The latter felt that just as he was about to block, he felt an unmatched strength surge over him, and his whole body left the ground, being pushed out of the gap in the office.

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