Am I a Kamen Rider or the real young master who was switched at birth?

The moment the elevator doors opened, a waft of air, a mixture of cold metallic scent and a faint smell of mineral oil, rushed out from the crack in the doors.

Lin Ying followed closely behind Ye Yang out of the elevator. Her steps were extremely light, and her canvas shoes made almost no sound on the alloy floor.

She glanced left and right at the armed security personnel at both ends of the corridor, then at the surveillance cameras every few steps overhead, and then very lightly tugged at Ye Yang's suit sleeve.

Ye Yang turned his head slightly, and Lin Ying tiptoed closer to his ear, whispering:

"Ye Yang—you know Mr. Ren? Just now… when you were circling around in the office, I felt something was off. You didn't resist when he covered your mouth. You… normally if someone covered your mouth, you would definitely punch them first. And the tone of your voice when you spoke to him, you… you only use that tone with people you are very familiar with."

Ye Yang turned his head, brought his mouth close to Lin Ying's ear, lowered his voice, and said with a helpless honesty, "Actually, he is—"

He had barely finished speaking when Qin Buwen, who was walking at the front, suddenly turned around and glanced at him.

Ye Yang had no choice but to swallow the rest of his sentence and shrug at Lin Ying.

Lin Ying glanced at Qin Buwen's retreating figure, then at Ye Yang's discomfitured expression, and gently smiled, without pressing further.

They continued walking forward. Every few meters along the corridor was a holographic scanning door, and next to each door stood at least two fully armed security personnel.

Ye Yang noticed that the equipment of these security personnel was completely different from that of the uniformed waiters upstairs.

They wore dark gray tactical vests, with energy pistols strapped to the outside of their thighs, and tiny electronic badges hanging on their shoulders, displaying the words "Underground Security Force" and their numbers.

At each gate, Qin Buwen had to stop and complete fingerprint recognition, iris scanning, and voice verification in sequence, and then nod to the security personnel before he could pass.

Finally, they passed through the last inspection door and entered a corridor that was completely different from the ones before.

The corridor was short, with no security personnel on either side, and the walls were not made of alloy panels, but of a very dark matte black stone.

Qin Buwen suddenly raised his right hand, palm facing backward, signaling them to stop.

"Be careful on this stretch of road. I've set up some small traps ahead."

As he spoke, he raised his right hand, rubbed his thumb and middle finger together lightly, and snapped his fingers crisply.

The sound echoed for a moment in the empty corridor.

Then the entire corridor began to change drastically.

Countless metal plates simultaneously popped out from the ceiling and floor, completely blocking the passage ahead and leaving only a small safe zone of less than a few square meters beneath their feet.

Immediately afterwards, a series of chilling sounds came from the quarantine area.

The sounds of raging fire, the hissing of flames licking metal plates, the explosions of bullets fired simultaneously from a dozen energy guns, and the dull thud of something heavy falling from the ceiling and metal colliding violently.

When the corridor finally fell silent, a burnt metallic smell lingered in the air.

Qin Buwen put the hand that had snapped his fingers back behind his back and smiled nonchalantly: "Oh, just a little security measure. I've installed at least several independent defense systems in this corridor."

"There are infrared sensors, pressure sensors, energy fluctuation sensors... As long as someone triggers any of these sensors, the corresponding counterattack program will be automatically activated."

"That was the effect of the entire system working together. If that big guy from the East Sea really dares to come here to steal things, these things will be enough to give him a lot of trouble. And this security measure is only the first layer; there are even more powerful mechanisms behind it—but for your safety, I won't demonstrate it."

As he spoke, he turned around and continued walking forward. The metal plates automatically retracted into their original positions as he spoke, and the corridor returned to the way they had just seen it.

At the end of the corridor was a huge, round metal door with a smooth, mirror-like surface. There were no handles or keyholes on it, only a tiny cylindrical camera protruding from the top of the door frame.

Qin Buwen walked to the door, and the camera automatically popped up, a very thin red light sweeping from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet.

"Identity confirmed - Mr. Ren, iris scan passed."

Then a palm-sized touch panel popped up on the door. Qin Buwen pressed his right hand on it, and the panel flashed green light a few times—"Palmprint comparison passed."

Then a third command came from the camera, the synthesized voice still in that serious tone—"Please complete the random security action verification."

Ye Yang and Lin Ying exchanged a glance, not yet understanding what "random security action verification" meant, when they saw Qin Buwen take a deep breath and start dancing.

He first took two steps to the left, clapped his hands three times above his head, then jumped one step to the right, stomped his right foot twice on the ground, then his left foot twice, and finally spun around in place, swinging his hands back and forth at his waist at the same time.

His white beard drew a complete circle in the air as he spun around, and the hem of his dark Zhongshan suit fluttered along with it.

After finishing his last move, he stood up straight with a serious and solemn expression.

"Safety action verification passed. Welcome, Mr. Ren." The round metal door emitted a deep mechanical hum before slowly sliding open to both sides.

The space behind the door automatically lit up with soft, warm white light. The light came on from the ceiling and the floor at the same time, extending deeper and deeper along the entire passage, like some sleeping giant slowly opening its eyes.

Ye Yang and Lin Ying finally saw the full picture of the underground collection.

This is no storeroom; it's clearly a huge underground palace.

In the middle is a wide white aisle, with rows of transparent display cases neatly arranged on both sides.

Each display case is independently suspended half a meter above the ground, with no supporting structure at the bottom, relying entirely on an anti-gravity device to maintain its suspension.

The collection in the display case quietly radiated its own light under the soft lighting.

There are ancient bronze artifacts with simple and elegant designs, an ancient staff inlaid with a fist-sized Silent Beast Crystal Core, a long-lost handwritten copy of an ancient martial arts manual, and several uniquely designed Awakened equipment pieces.

Each item in the collection has a unique label and number, with detailed information on its provenance, date, and historical background.

Lin Ying let out a small gasp of surprise. Her fingers involuntarily clenched the hem of her shirt, and she turned her head left and right, unable to see anything clearly.

Ye Yang raised the magenta camera on his chest, about to press the shutter, when Qin Buwen suddenly reached out and blocked his lens.

"Photography is prohibited here. Some items are extremely sensitive to light, and your camera flash may trigger an alarm. Furthermore, each item in the collection has its own independent security tracking system; it will be automatically flagged if photographed."

"Then all the building's security guards will surround you. You don't want to be surrounded by dozens of armed security guards on the third basement level, do you?"

Ye Yang immediately frowned, reluctantly put the camera back in front of his chest, and muttered under his breath, "Fine—then I'll just use my eyes to see."

Qin Buwen nodded in satisfaction.

Ye Yang's gaze swept over the floating display cases.

A faint aura of energy slowly circulates around each display case.

He pointed with his finger at the faintly glowing energy field around the nearest display case, asking with a hint of curiosity.

"Are these things really safe in the display case? What if someone can crack the shield generator?"

Qin Buwen sneered. He raised his right hand and snapped his fingers very lightly in mid-air.

The next second, countless energy machine guns simultaneously sprang from the walls, ceiling, and even the floor on both sides of the corridor. All the guns were aimed at Ye Yang and Lin Ying.

Ye Yang could clearly see that the muzzle of each gun was emitting a faint blue light.

He immediately raised his hands, demonstrating a standard surrender.

Lin Ying also raised her hands, even higher than Ye Yang.

"Do you feel safe now?" Qin Buwen asked with a smile, putting his hands back behind his back.

Ye Yang and Lin Ying nodded at the same time.

Qin Buwen snapped his fingers, and all the energy machine guns retracted into the wall at the same time, restoring the corridor to its previous quiet and elegant state.

"So—you don't need to worry at all. Even if that Hai Dong Big Tree comes, it will be reduced to ashes. My system is a dual defense system specifically designed for Awakened Ones and Silent Beasts. It can lock onto dozens of targets at the same time, and the firing rate of each gun has been precisely calibrated, leaving no blind spots."

"And it also has an enemy-or-foe identification system—it already marked you as 'subdued' when you raised your hands just now."

Lin Ying slowly lowered her hand, looked at the spot where the machine guns had just been fired, and whispered, "This place actually seems quite safe."

Just as they were passing a display case, a circular opening suddenly appeared in the ceiling.

A pale blue beam of light silently shot down from the opening, slowly lifting a floating display case along with an exquisite ceramic jar displayed inside.

Ye Yang looked up as the display case disappeared into the ceiling and blinked.

Qin Buwen explained calmly from the side, "This is the auction's automated dispatch system. As soon as an item is sold upstairs, this cabinet will be delivered directly to the buyer's private box. It's completely contactless and absolutely safe."

Ye Yang looked at the ceiling that had been completely closed and thought to himself that this Star-Picking Pavilion was indeed no ordinary auction house.

He withdrew his gaze, turned to look at Qin Buwen, and was about to call him "Master" when he stopped the car in time.

Qin Buwen immediately glared at him and let out a low "Hmm?" through his nose.

Ye Yang immediately coughed twice and changed his form of address: "I would like to ask Master Ren, what is the most precious thing here?"

Qin Buwen said casually but confidently, "Of course it's the crystal core of the King of Silent Beasts. It's the only known crystal core of a King-level Silent Beast in the world."

"The King of Silent Beasts is the highest-level being among the Silent Beasts. It is more than ten times larger than an ordinary Silent Beast, and its combat power is equivalent to an army of Awakened Ones. Back then, the Federation paid a heavy price to hunt it down, and many top experts perished before they could obtain its crystal core."

Ye Yang looked ahead in the direction Qin Buwen was pointing.

The largest display case at the end of the corridor was several times larger than the others, and its floating height was also higher than the others. The energy aura around it was so dense that the details inside were almost invisible.

But now, there's nothing in that dense halo.

The display case was completely empty; even the base for holding the crystal cores was gone.

His eyes widened slightly, and he subconsciously repeated, "What—the crystal core of the Silent Beast King? Where is it?"

Qin Buwen patted Ye Yang on the shoulder and said in a tone of concern for the visually impaired, "Are you blind, kid? It's right in front of you!"

He pointed to the largest display case in front of him. Then his finger froze in mid-air. There was indeed nothing in that display case.

"What?!" Qin Buwen's voice rose half a tone at this moment, and the surprise sounded extremely realistic.

But Ye Yang noticed that his left hand was very discreetly pushing the glowing King of Silent Beasts crystal core into his pocket from his sleeve.

Just then, a calm voice came from behind.

"Oh—so this is the crystal core of the King of Silent Beasts? It's much brighter than I imagined. I thought the crystal core of a King-level Silent Beast would be larger—but this color is really beautiful."

Ye Yang suddenly turned around. Hai Dong Da Shu was slowly emerging from the shadows at the other end of the corridor.

He was still wearing the dark blue uniform that the Star-Picking Pavilion waiter wore, but he had taken off the jacket, leaving only the white shirt underneath.

He was tossing a fist-sized crystal, which emitted a faint purple light, back and forth in his right hand.

The light of the spar reflected on his face, illuminating his narrow eyes and the unexplained smile at the corner of his mouth looked particularly bad in the faint purple light.

Ye Yang instinctively called out his name: "Haidong Big Tree?!"

Qin Buwen pulled his hand out of his sleeve, pointed at the big tree in Haidong, and his white beard trembled slightly.

"No—how did you get in with all those traps? You saw the sensor-triggered system in the hallway at the door just now; you couldn't have gotten in through there!"

Hai Dong caught the falling crystal steadily, then said in a relaxed tone, "Oh—of course I came down the stairs. Then I followed you guys invisibly for a while, and just came in with you."

He tossed the crystal into the air again, and the purplish light drew a smooth arc in the air before falling back into his palm.

"Honestly, the security work is really well done—even I spent quite a bit of time on it. Some of the access control systems are as difficult to crack as those at the Great Repair Card Base."

Qin Buwen's eye twitched slightly. He raised his right hand and snapped his fingers in mid-air.

The energy machine guns that had just retracted into the wall popped out again, their dense muzzles all aimed at the direction of the Hai Dong tree.

Hai Dong looked around at the dense array of gun barrels, and the smile on his lips not only didn't disappear but actually deepened.

Then he pulled out a strangely shaped gun from behind his waist.

The gun's main body was a dark blue and black mechanical structure, with several very thin yellow lines embedded in the gun body, and a card reader slot at the muzzle.

He pointed his gun at Qin Buwen and the other two.

All the energy machine guns that were originally aimed at Haidong changed direction at the same moment, and were all aimed at Qin Buwen, Ye Yang and Lin Ying.

Qin Buwen immediately raised his hands, his white beard swaying slightly as he did so. Ye Yang and Lin Ying also raised their hands at the same time.

"The security facilities are pretty good—but still a bit lacking. After all, I've even stolen from Dai-Shocker before. Dai-Shocker's command center was supposedly 'absolutely unhackable' back in the day, but I still managed to get my hands on their core data."

Hai Dong's gaze passed over the gun barrels that were still buzzing and emitting blue light, and landed on the magenta camera hanging on Ye Yang's chest.

He tilted his head slightly, then raised his free hand and pointed with his finger at the camera on Ye Yang's chest, his tone carrying a hint of playful inquiry as he spoke.

"That camera around your neck—where did it come from? That magenta camera is one of a kind; only one person in the whole world uses it. I recognize that camera, but I don't recognize you. So—who are you?"

Just then, all the lights in the corridor suddenly switched to a blinding red.

The deafening alarm blared back and forth in the narrow corridor, causing the energy halos around the display cases to tremble slightly.

Several heavy alloy isolation doors simultaneously descended from the ceilings at both ends of the corridor, completely sealing off the entire corridor.

Hai Dong stuffed the crystal into his pants pocket, then said with some regret:

"Looks like we can't talk this time—see you next time, kid. You look a bit like that person, but that person isn't in this world right now. Interesting—tell me who you are next time we meet."

He took a card from the card holder and then neatly inserted it into the gun's read slot.

He pointed the gun at the ceiling, his finger on the trigger, and the smile on his lips looked particularly blatant in the glow of the red alarm lights.

"Henshin".

A dazzling beam of cyan-blue energy shot out from the muzzle of the gun, and then the same rider phantom effects as when Decade transformed appeared around him.

Accompanied by the dynamic effect of cyan-blue particle light effects merging with the afterimages, the armor gradually materializes.

Kamen Rider Finale makes his full appearance.

He twirled the gun in his hand, then quickly saluted in Ye Yang's direction.

Then, amidst the piercing alarm, he transformed into a streak of blue light and vanished through the hole in the ceiling.

Only the echo of that gunshot lingered in the corridor.