Crime Prison Island

"Where are you planning to go with all these people you've captured and resources you've gathered?"

Black Mamba and the others didn't recognize that the person before them was fake, after all, it was a substitute based on Light Mist, with a physical form.

Moreover, they were already worried that the president might actually emerge alive from the game, ruining their plans.

So Yoshio's sudden appearance seemed to confirm their fears, as if the worst had come!

They were anxious and desperately wanted to rush into the Silver Tower and escape.

Yet, they remembered Yoshio's previous tactics and feared his strength, not daring to act rashly.

"We... we were really waiting for you, President."

"Without you, we're like a headless dragon, and with Tai Sui's army pressing at the borders, we could only gather resources and hide in the Silver Tower safe house, planning carefully."

"Now that you've come out, we have our backbone, Tai Sui is just outside the city, look at that looming Titan shadow..."

"Fight or retreat, President, it's your decision!"

Black Mamba and other Elephant Level members were quite shrewd and wouldn't speak the truth, quickly half-kneeling to show obedience.

They exploited the president's ignorance of their deliberations, claiming they planned to hide in the safe house, which was completely reasonable.

However, under Gao Xin's secret guidance, Yoshio demanded, "Then why haven't you entered the safe house directly? What are you waiting here for? Waiting for Tai Sui to sneak in and capture you?"

He pointed out the flaw, frightening Black Mamba and the others into a cold sweat.

"Be... because for some reason, Tai Sui's army stopped outside the village, and hasn't come in."

"We thought there might be some change and wanted to temporarily observe."

Black Mamba's reply seemed plausible, but not an ounce of truth was spoken, and the nuclear bomb issue wasn't even mentioned.

This could only fool those unaware, but Yoshio, through Suzuki in the Thought Palace, already knew their entire plan, and he sneered coldly.

Seeing these previously arrogant Elephant Level members acting cautiously, Yoshio was enraged.

His anger stemmed from the fact that they feared not him truly but Fujihara.

Before Fujihara seized him, these people were defiant, despite being the president he couldn't control the situation, often having to win over and placate these strong individuals.

Now, as soon as he appeared, these people acted like obedient grandsons, and Yoshio knew all of this was due to Fujihara's influence.

Instantly, dissatisfaction and resentment were written all over his face.

And Black Mamba and others were constantly observing him, not because they suspected him, but to gauge his expression to act accordingly.

The result was that Yoshio was completely different from the 'awakened president' they had in mind in recent times.

The difference in aura and presence became increasingly apparent.

This cold sneer, this dissatisfaction, why did it look so much like the 'president before awakening'?

What was going on? Could someone reverse awaken?

Once enlightened, could they become ignorant again?

"He's not the president! This is an impersonation."

Black Mamba grew increasingly suspicious, gathered courage to probe, and indeed found some flaws.

He immediately jumped up and shouted angrily, his Biological Energy surged, causing Yoshio's body to ripple.

Everyone was furious: "Who are you to dare impersonate the president to deceive us!"

Yoshio was startled, but Black Mamba was even more shocked.

At this moment, who would dare impersonate or infiltrate to deceive them?

Wouldn't it likely be someone from Tai Sui?

Black Mamba's face changed dramatically, and he dashed towards the Silver Tower: "Run quickly!"

At this moment, Yoshio received instructions, blocking the Silver Tower elevator doors: "Tell me, where is Viper!"

Black Mamba didn't speak and shouted: "Get out of the way!"

Yoshio said: "Fool, that traitor Viper won't care about you."

"You entrusted him with the nuclear launch button, and he'll abandon all of you."

Hearing this, Black Mamba's eyes widened: "How... how do you know? Who exactly are you?"

At this moment, a voice came from behind him: "Tell me where Viper is, and you can live."

Black Mamba turned around in shock, only to see Tai Sui already standing behind him.

A group of Elephant Level members had already been subdued instantly.

Black Mamba wanted to escape but was suppressed by a powerful force, his throat clutched.

"I... I'll tell you, he's in the president's safe house. He said the president left him unrestricted access to the elevator for the safe house."

As he spoke, at that moment, a Tiger Level member stationed near an elevator door dashed into the elevator.

Gao Xin acted swiftly, grasping them across space and dragging them over.

This wasn't Viper, just an ordinary Tiger Level officer.

As Gao Xin was about to ask something, a sudden change occurred.

"Boom!"

A massive nuclear explosion occurred once again.

The terrifying brilliance surged in, tearing everything apart.

"So that's it, the Tiger Level was the key to deciding whether to detonate."

"Black Mamba and the others thought Viper would wait until they retreated into the Silver Tower, not realizing that he had placed a trusted agent outside. When that agent detected something amiss and sent a message inside, Viper would decisively detonate the nuke."

Gao Xin opened his eyes; he was still standing a kilometer away from the Silver Tower, in a small alley.

He hadn't actually sent Yoshio to contact those people; it was still a rehearsal.

Yet from this rehearsal, he had foreseen Viper's location and the method for priming the detonation.

So, Gao Xin released Yoshio from the alley.

Yoshio, upon coming out and about to follow the plan, realized he was still in the alley, far from the Silver Tower.

"Huh? Why am I here? Wasn't I supposed to get information from them?" Yoshio said, astonished.

Gao Xin calmly said: "It's done."

Yoshio scratched his head: "Huh?"

Gao Xin asked him: "Weren't you dead? Why wasn't the account closed?"

Yoshio was taken aback: "Why would I close it? You can set up a 'permanent account' for such things. And it's not just me—my father's account and inheritance are still there too."

"High-level individuals in our organization, or wealthy people, all set up 'permanent accounts'. Because if they suddenly die, all their assets would vanish—who could afford that?"

Gao Xin realized, of course, the Silver Tower surely provides such services. Just because someone dies doesn't mean the account has to be closed.

Otherwise, given the high mortality rate of Crime Prison Island, how many accounts and assets from safe houses would the Silver Tower have illegitimately acquired? Having a permanent account is a sort of insurance mechanism.

He pondered: "Whom did you entrust your safe house access to?"

Yoshio paused, then answered honestly: "Viper and... Fujihara Tomohiro."

Gao Xin glanced at him: "No one else?"

Yoshio sighed: "Before I died, these two were the ones I trusted most; if they asked for it, I naturally gave it."

Gao Xin stifled a laugh, seeing the choice of those two.

One ultimately killed him, and the other destroyed the Yakuza.

Gao Xin asked: "Anyone else?"

"No. If Suzuki asked, I'd have given it too, but he never asked." Yoshio said.

Gao Xin smirked, thinking it's tricky, even if he wanted to, Suzuki is dead.

Hmm... Gao Xin suddenly tilted his head, can a dead man open a door?

Logically, it's ridiculous—how can a dead person pass Silver Tower verification? Moreover, this is his body double.

However, he hadn't ever tried such a thing before.

On second thought, it's not entirely impossible.

Gao Xin had thought about how the Silver Tower verifies identities many times.

For instance, when he first became a Radiation, he was recognized by the Silver Tower instantly, making him realize that genes weren't the verification method.

Appearance was even less relevant. Later, he learned from Luo Yan that the Silver Tower had once immediately seen through his disguise.

Gao Xin realized the Silver Tower's verification method was on a soul level.

Because the body restored by the Demon Tree, in material terms, was his original body.

Instead, Gao Xin's so-called true body now was a new version, derived from the fruit borne by the Demon Tree.

What determined his original self was his subjective consciousness.

In that regard, the Silver Tower actually determined that the soulless one was a fake.

"From various aspects, AI technology recognizes the existence of souls and can detect them to an extent."

"But they severely lack understanding of souls because they're too subjective and abstract, and AI itself has no soul."

"Is it possible my body double can deceive their verification?"

Gao Xin pondered this—essentially, the personality of the double is himself.

In reality, everything about the double is identical to the original, whether in memory or brainwaves.

Gao Xin didn't believe the Silver Tower's soul detection was that advanced. Theoretically, his double could substitute one thing for another.

Like some identical consciousness wave ensuring a straightforward pass.

Of course, provided the Angel Envoy doesn't interfere.

This could at most trick the verification program, as the Angels were aware of his Netherworld Rescue transformation; if they wanted to, they couldn't be deceived.

"Let's give it a try!"

Gao Xin's gaze was fervent.

Using a double to impersonate another's body and sneak into the Silver Tower's identity system was unprecedented.

Whether it would work, trying would tell.

If successful, wouldn't all those enshrined assets of the deceased with permanent accounts become his?

Those with a permanent account are the wealthy or noble.

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