Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 134 Murder Case
In the blink of an eye, Zheng Zha and the Zhongzhou team had been staying at the hotel for three days.

“Fifteen people…” Zheng Zha stood by the window, looking down at New York City. “No matter what, it doesn’t seem that simple.”

In these three days, Zheng Zha himself has thought about many issues, but without any substantial progress... If he doesn't simulate other people's thinking, then he can't gain as much in a day as he can in a few minutes of simulation.

Although the long simulation sessions caused headaches, the results of the thinking were still there. So Zheng Zha simply simulated once or twice a day, gradually becoming familiar with the abilities of the third-tier gene lock. The rest of the time... he had given up on thinking for himself and simply played cards with Zhang Jie and the others.

Zheng Zha had considered taking notes on paper while simulating his thoughts, then comparing them to his own and continuing to think... Although his memory was quite amazing due to his bloodline enhancement and third-order gene lock, without paper and pen, his thoughts would become tangled with his previous thoughts after a while.

Then, Zheng Zha sadly discovered that even when he tried to simulate the thought process he was most familiar with, he couldn't keep up with the train of thought.

Damn it, so who exactly is this wise man?

Zheng Zha has already discovered that Gao Hongliang is utterly unremarkable in every way except for his ability to hack into the identity authentication system using Chu Xuan's phone!
Even though Gao Hongliang flatters him every day, Zheng Zha still thinks that this guy isn't as smart as him...

"Could I have a split personality... that allows me to become a wise person under certain circumstances, and then lose my memory... and after entering the third-order gene lock, as a wise person, I imprinted my thought patterns into my brain?" Zheng Zha sometimes had these wild thoughts, although he was too embarrassed to say them out loud, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was the only possibility.

"Otherwise, besides Chu Xuan, which other wise man do I know?!" Zheng Zha was getting a little frantic. These past few days had made him pick up some of Zhang Heng's verbal tic, "More familiar with him than Chu Xuan?"

Moreover, this explanation also answers the question of the source of the notebook's contents... Zheng Zha initially thought it was written by Gao Hongliang, given that besides the first four key points, there were also mentions of protecting Gao Hongliang. However, through his observations over the past few days, Zheng Zha has confirmed that Gao Hongliang is not a wise man.

Zheng Zha could only conclude that it was his other personality that made everyone in the Zhongzhou team write it down...

He glanced back at the crowd playing cards or chatting; whether seasoned veterans or newcomers, they all appeared relaxed. This was understandable; given the current situation and the premonitions of powerful figures like Zheng Zha, everything seemed calm. The actions of Sart Kane's fanatical book fans were also entirely under police control.

Zheng Zha opened the cigarette pack, only to find it empty. He cursed under his breath, tossed the pack into the empty trash can at the other end of the suite, said goodbye, and prepared to leave.

Today he planned to go out and gather some intelligence. Although nothing had happened for the past three days, the Supreme God still wanted them to survive safely for thirty days... As the captain of the Central Continent Team, he had to be careful.

The other veterans who remained in the room were all formidable individuals who had unlocked the first-tier gene lock. With their respective weapons and equipment, they could wait for him to return if any problems arose.

After all, they've been communicating using headsets with interstellar communication capabilities. In tiny New York, there's even less of an inconvenience.

"Bring me back a few novels," Zhao Yingkong said casually.

Zheng Zha gave an "OK" sign without turning his head, then muttered to himself, "Of course, it can't be Sart Kane's..."

As he left, he vaguely heard Zhao Yingkong mutter "third-rate novelist" in a low voice... and then he entered the VIP elevator that was always stopped in this building.

Zheng Zha was about to take out a new pack of cigarettes from his ring when he suddenly realized he still had one in his pocket. Although it was a little damp, Zheng Zha still carefully poured a little red flame into it, dried it completely, and then lit it, taking a satisfying drag.

This was the cigarette Zhang Jie recommended to him, and it was indeed better than the two Zheng Zha had exchanged for... However, Zheng Zha only had the pack he had just left, and the others were far inferior to this, so he didn't dare to waste it. "But why did I put the cigarettes in my pants pocket..." Zheng Zha wondered.

He couldn't figure it out for a moment, so he stopped thinking about it for the time being... If he had to use his brain during the simulation, and still had to use his brain when he wasn't simulating, wouldn't he have wasted his time unlocking the third-level gene lock?

There was a daily updated newspaper rack in the hotel lobby. He casually stuffed a few into his ring, then took one and walked out.

The two nearby bookstores have closed, reportedly due to a serious incident; employees have either been hospitalized or taken away by the police.

Since a consensus had been reached beforehand, no one in the hotel watched television or listened to the radio. The best way to investigate the situation outside was to send Zheng Zha out. Firstly, he wasn't afraid of corruption, and secondly, his strength was sufficient to handle any situation in this world.

"The Orpha Corporation intrusion case is still under investigation! It may be part of a series of murders related to the disappearance of Sutter Kane."

Zheng Zha opened the newspaper and saw an interview. Although he didn't know the expert who offered this viewpoint at all, the title caught his attention.

"The Arcane Company was hijacked? What happened..." Zheng Zha was surprised because he had only read the newspaper today. "Did the Supreme God change the plot?"

When Zheng Zha saw the list of victims, he froze in the middle of the road... A car suddenly whizzed past him, and then a bald man with bloodshot eyes yelled at him.

“John Trent…Linda Styls…” The last name, Jackson Haglow, didn’t surprise Zheng Zha, but the first two left him speechless for a long time.

Aren't these the male and female leads from "The Hole of Terror"? Why did they die three days ago?!
Seeing that Zheng Zha did not respond, the bald man became enraged and cursed, then got out of the car carrying a metal baseball bat.

Zheng Zha was utterly shocked by this news, which proved that the Central Continent Team's previous belief that they would enter Hobbs Town with Trent and Linda was wrong!

It's not some bullshit story about riding the bus together and then the Central Continent Team losing!
An ominous premonition rose in Zheng Zha's heart. It wasn't the immediate threat, but the terror of being caught in a trap. His eyes were blank, and he involuntarily began to simulate that person's thought process.

The metal baseball bat slammed into Zheng Zha's head, then the bat deflated and bent backward.

“Looks like you bought a hollow, inferior product.” Zheng Zha reached out and pushed up the bridge of his nose, then pressed down on the bald man.

The next moment, the bald man's head was impaled on the railing post.

"Go back and check the surveillance footage of Aofa Company..." Zheng Zha walked back without hesitation.

Chapter Two is presented here.

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