See the Law of Deception

Chapter 142 The Substitute (16)

The moment the "invitation to the god" vanished, Zhou Ziming felt, whether it was an illusion or not, that the fake beside him had become more noticeable.

This is not right.

He immediately realized that something had changed just now, at the very moment Qin Wan shouted it out.

Is this the ghost's ability?
Zhou Ziming's IQ is indeed not high, but because of his destiny, he is exceptionally perceptive of supernatural forces.

He realized faster than the others that this ghost might even be able to gradually render their destinies ineffective in some way!
This is so scary!

"Qin Wan! Don't call me by my name!" he shouted immediately.

The "god" he summoned this time disappeared the moment the fake was called!
Zhou Ziming, who was not usually very bright but had an exceptionally sharp combat instinct, immediately grasped the key point.

However, what answered him was the same question from both Qin Wans and the same deep thought from both Lu Jinzhaos.

After being scolded by him, even though they couldn't tell if he was telling the truth or not, neither of the four of them called his name again.

Even so, Zhou Ziming felt a chill in his heart.

His summoning of spirits cannot be used an unlimited number of times.

He can only invite a limited number of "gods" and the number of times he can do so is also limited. When he exceeds the limit and continues to "invite gods," the "gods" will also feel impatient.

After all, they weren't real gods, but demons.

The god he had just summoned was not the strongest, but it was one of the top-ranked gods he could summon. However, this "god" who could usually help him solve his problems simply left his body.

It was simply because the counterfeit was called "Zhou Zimo".

His voice was strained as he announced the discovery.

After he finished speaking, "Zhou Ziming" next to him immediately said, "Liar!"

"What do you mean the god left after I called your name? I clearly used all my strength to fight against those hands that were trying to pull me away when it was completely dark, which exhausted the power I had to summon the god!"

"If I hadn't reacted in time, you'd be standing here now, doing whatever you want to deceive my teammates!"

The other "Zhou Zimo" looked extremely indignant.

After he finished speaking, he saw that both Qin Wans looked at him with a hint of doubt, so he could only look at Lu Jinzhao with expectation.

“I believe you,” one of them said, looking at him.

Zhou Ziming was immediately overjoyed, but then he heard another Lu Jinzhao speak in his usual calm tone: "Why do ghosts appear so directly?"

Her gaze slowly swept over everyone present, including her other self: "It has no other means of killing; it must divide us in some way."

"Don't trust anyone too much unless you're sure they're really human."

Zhou Ziming's heart sank immediately.

He heard another version of himself ask calmly, "But how can we tell the difference?"

"And right now, the ghosts are just pretending to be us and haven't attacked us. Does that mean we can maintain this peaceful situation until the train arrives?"

No, no!

Zhou Ziming immediately realized that the imposter's purpose might be to make them "maintain the status quo"!
This must be to the advantage of the ghost!
He was about to object when he heard Lu Jinzhao immediately protest: "No, the ghost must have a purpose for appearing like this. Maintaining the status quo is absolutely unacceptable."

Great, someone found out, but why didn't they say they believed Lu Jinzhao?

Her rational remarks and ability to see through the truth really make her seem like the real Lu Jinzhao.

But the other Lu Jinzhao believed him, could quickly distinguish between the real and the fake, and found the real him, who also looked very similar.
Zhou Ziming's mind went into chaos.

He could only ask hesitantly, "Then what should we do?"

"Let's break up." It was Qin Wan who said this.

The people who initially didn't want to separate have chosen to do so after seeing the current situation.

Zhou Ziming knew very well that it was because Qin Wan could still change her luck, and she was probably thinking of squeezing out her luck one last time to meet her teammates.

But was it really Qin Wan who said that?

You could say that about ghosts, and only Qin Wan is lucky. Once he and Lu Jinzhao are separated from the others, won't they be attacked by ghosts immediately?
Could it have been intentional?

But what can be done?

Maintaining the status quo is absolutely not an option!

Being with ghosts, especially three of them, even though they weren't doing anything else, just standing there made Zhou Ziming feel a chill run down his spine.

They always do something.

Looking at the "people" around him, he finally understood how terrifying Du Yu's words, "She is no different from usual," really were.

He really couldn't tell the difference.

He felt that humans and ghosts had to be separated, but he also felt that they couldn't be separated, because separation would give the ghosts an opening.

What should I do?
He had to do something while he still had the chance to invoke the gods.
"Let's draw lots," one of the deer, Lu Jinzhao, suddenly said.

"Huh?" Zhou Ziming looked at Lu Jinzhao with a blank expression.

Lu Jinzhao, who said he believed him, explained: "I will make four slips of paper, two blank and two with my name written on them."

"They can draw the lots."

She didn't say the words "Qin Wan," but instead looked at the two Qin Wans.

"Whoever draws my name, come with me."

"I will choose which Zhou Ziming will join the two of us."

"Oh, is this okay?" Zhou Ziming was a little confused.

But Qin Wan seemed to be deep in thought.

"Okay." The two Qin Wans suddenly said in unison.

Upon hearing this suggestion, Lu Jinzhao smiled and then took out paper and pen from his backpack and began to write.

This was a solution she came up with on the spur of the moment.

Draw lots.

She also believed that they couldn't really split up at this moment, but they also couldn't stay with the ghost forever. She had come up with a solution.

But the prerequisite is that the real Zhou Ziming and Qin Wan must know which one is the real her before things will be easier to handle.

Drawing lots is the method of identification.

Let Qin Wan draw the name; Qin Wan, who is believed to have good luck, will be fortunate enough to draw the "real" Lu Jinzhao.

And the ghost that she mentioned would take the person who drew her name with her, wouldn't give up this opportunity, so it also drew the "real" her.

That's why there are four signatures, not two.

She wanted both Qin Wans to choose her.

But she won't actually take them away; it's just a trick to deceive the ghost.

Even though the stand-in has a personality and memories almost identical to the original, Lu Jinzhao always believed that ghosts and humans are different and there will always be flaws. She had already grasped the flaws of "Qin Wan" and "Zhou Ziming".