Buhow, Exposed

Zhu Yan walked through the relit train car while talking on the phone, his high-profile demeanor causing many passengers to turn their heads.

He held his head high, trying his best to look relaxed and confident, and walked straight through the entire Car 5, stopping at the next connection area.

Two police officers were standing at the door, and they were drawn to Zhu Yan's actions.

That tension from the inside out reappeared.

Zhu Yan forced himself to relax; if he were truly a police officer, he should be confident in this identity.

Complete this step, and then keep moving forward.

He frowned, pretending to swipe on the black screen of his phone, and walked to the door with a natural gait.

"Director Liu is coming over suddenly."

Zhu Yan imitated the way the doppelganger played the police officer, vividly portraying that serious and weathered attitude.

His frown was so deep it could crush a fly, and he scanned the two officers at the door with a rather stern look.

"Perform well. Later, when Director Liu Mingli comes in, you need to check his ID according to standard procedure."

Actually, directly using the talent Complain could also allow him to leave.

However, Complain also meant complete exposure.

The two officers were standing outside the door, visible to everyone.

As soon as they showed any abnormality, their surrounding colleagues would surely notice, causing everyone to swarm out to arrest Zhu Yan.

Subsequently, the time Zhu Yan had to deal with potential accidents would also be greatly reduced!

Therefore, Zhu Yan chose to escape using the mildest acting method.

If two well-trained officers let a superior leave, even if others saw it, they would only think there was a reason for it.

The two officers froze for a moment, revealing surprised expressions.

They also knew that Director Liu Mingli attached great importance to this matter.

However, why was he coming all of a sudden?

"Sir, when did this happen? Did he just call you?"

One of them asked.

"Yes." Zhu Yan remained frowning deeply.

He couldn't explain the specific reasons, so he just took out the work ID from his pocket and showed it to the two guards.

"This time is an exception, I'll go up to receive him first. Remember, the suspect is very cunning."

"I've already told Little Guan, he is responsible for notifying the others."

The meaning of this sentence was, don't you guys worry about it.

After thinking about it, Zhu Yan was afraid he wasn't clear enough, so he explicitly stated it again.

"You guys stay here on guard and don't get distracted."

The two officers exchanged a glance.

Upon seeing a genuine superior, and one who accurately stated the name Liu Mingli and showed a work ID, they couldn't muster the slightest suspicion!

"Except for this time, including Guan En, and Director Liu later."

Zhu Yan continued to instruct, not daring to relax.

As for Guan En, block him if you can.

"Once they enter the train, you cannot let anyone out. Even if you have to let them go, you must carefully check their work IDs. Got it?"

The two officers' expressions turned solemn, they looked at each other, and there was no trace of doubt toward Zhu Yan in their eyes, only the importance attached to the director's arrival.

"Yes, sir."

Zhu Yan nodded, took a step forward, and stepped onto the solid ground of the platform.

For a moment, Zhu Yan's heart skipped a beat.

He suppressed the urge to run wildly, and walked steadily and quickly up the stairs leading out of the station.

The stairs extended underground.

It wasn't until he ensured that no one else could see him that Zhu Yan took a deep breath and sprinted toward the exit!

The station was empty, abnormally devoid of a single person.

The billboards on both sides were lit, some were already damaged, the lights buzzing and vibrating, flickering on and off.

Zhu Yan guessed that this place, like the stairwell and fruit shop in his last instance, was not the true reality.

He wanted to run to the exit as quickly as possible, but this passageway was much longer than he had imagined—as if it had been artificially lengthened!

Zhu Yan cursed the quest for being a trap.

Fortunately, this path wasn't some ghost wall or backroom, nor were there any strange signs around.

It was simply lengthened—

It would take Zhu Yan more time to run to the exit!

He gritted his teeth and maintained his running speed.

He didn't dare to stop, he knew he absolutely couldn't stop.

At this point, he only hoped that Guan En's side could delay for a little longer!

...

At this very moment.

Guan En was passionately confronting the real Zhang Li, only feeling a massive headache coming on.

Three minutes ago, he had already arrived at Car 15.

With a single glance, he saw a flight attendant standing at the exit of Car 15, and from her posture to her expression to her clothing, she was exactly the same as Zhang Li!

Guan En got excited, immediately stepped forward, and grabbed her.

"Zhu Yan!"

This sudden action startled Zhang Li.

She abruptly turned her head and instinctively tried to break free.

This action made Guan En mistakenly think she wanted to escape, and he directly used his ability Precise Suppression.

Zhang Li was immobilized and could only glare at him angrily.

"Officer, what are you doing?!"

Guan En smiled.

"Zhu Yan, you're quite good at pretending. You even specially ran to Car 15, ordinary people really wouldn't be able to find you."

The flight attendant in Car 7 was also a player, which was indeed a huge coincidence in this instance.

If the real Zhang Li hadn't felt unwell and taken the initiative to talk to him back then, he really wouldn't have gone straight to Car 15.

Instead, according to standard practice, he would have used his authority to check the surveillance!

Zhang Li was dumbfounded.

She opened her mouth, and it took her two or three seconds to react.

"Officer, what Zhu Yan are you talking about? What's going on?"

There was another police officer in the car, who immediately stepped forward to help upon hearing this.

"Zhu Yan? Little Guan, did you find the suspect?"

Guan En looked at the immobilized Zhang Li.

"It should be this one. It's a long story..."

Zhang Li understood this part.

What criminal suspect, what crime had she committed?

She wasn't some Zhu Yan (Bamboo Salt), she was Zhang Li!

Zhang Li grew anxious, terrified of being wrongly accused.

"Officer, you've got the wrong person. I'm Zhang Li! I'm not the person you're talking about, I don't even know him!"

Guan En looked her up and down a few times, believing this was Zhu Yan acting.

He had to admit, the acting was truly too realistic.

Exactly the same as the original!

He decisively handcuffed Zhang Li and signaled his colleague to join him, intending to take her to the surveillance room.

"This is highly likely to be Zhu Yan."

"However, with two Zhang Lis appearing on the same train, we still can't be careless."

"Let's go to the front." Guan En looked at his colleague, watching the other's expression turn from disbelief to shock.

"...Holy crap. Little Guan, is there really someone with this kind of ability?"

Although the people in Anwu City had read the files, they hadn't seen an actual case.

The colleague's reaction was within the normal range, Guan En smiled and nodded.

"Anyway, one of the two must be real, and this isn't the first time Zhu Yan has played this trick."

"Regardless, he has already exposed his flaws."

Guan En paused and patiently explained to his colleague.

"Our people are guarding here, he can't escape this train."

"Next, the most direct method is to check the surveillance to verify. We need to confirm—"

Guan En's words were cut short by an agitated female voice.

"Officer, I really am Zhang Li!" Zhang Li cried out.

After listening to them for so long, a wild suspicion had formed in her mind.

Reading between the lines, the young police officer seemed to be implying that someone who looked exactly like her had sneaked onto the train and stolen her identity.

But she really was Zhang Li! She had always done her job honestly and had never committed a crime!

In a sheer panic, Zhang Li blurted out all her personal details at once.

"Officer, my registered residence is in Heng'an District of Anwu City, and I have my ID card right here in my pocket!"

"I've been working on this high-speed train for the past four days, strictly following this exact route. I've been on duty almost the entire time and slept in the nearby staff dormitories with the rest of the train crew."

"I haven't committed any crimes, and I have no idea who this suspect you're talking about is!"

"Officer, if you don't believe me, you can check my ID!"