Artifact Report

Chapter 133 Han Liuyue: Chickens and rabbits in the same cage?
In the dim rain, Jin Xueli stood in front of the excavator and looked back at Han Liuyue.

Although her expression was unclear, her tone was very natural and there was nothing unusual to hear.

"...Did you go to see the coffin on your way here?"

Han Liuyue was slightly stunned.

"Oh, yeah, I went to check it out."

This was the most natural answer; she couldn't have passed the coffin without taking a look.

"How is it? Is the vulture still in the coffin?"

Han Liuyue was about to answer, but paused.

Regardless of who the person in front of you is, how to answer this question is worth thinking about.

To identify whether the other party is Vulture or Jin Xueli, you just need to confirm the mark - the problem is, what if the other party is not Vulture, but the real Jin Xueli, then wouldn’t the fact that she left the mark be exposed?

The vulture must be nearby. Although she didn't know where, Han Liuyue's intuition told her so.

The mark is the ultimate trump card; at the very least, this trick should be used when she can see and check the two Jin Xueli at the same time - otherwise, Vulture only needs to raise his hand and wipe it, and her only advantage will be gone.

What's more, there was another thing that concerned her very much.

Why do vultures slip away early?

Shouldn't it believe wholeheartedly that it is Jin Xueli herself?
Could it be that after the last change, it has evolved again and can now "read minds"?

She had to verify this.

“…Yeah, it’s still there.”

After thinking for a few seconds, Han Liuyue finally answered: "When I went to check, the guy was still begging me for mercy."

When the real Jin Xueli went to check the coffin, the lid was tightly closed and the vulture was still there.

But Vulture knew that when she went to check the coffin, she only saw a dead Vesile.

In other words, the only ones who could tell she was lying were the vultures.

From the vulture's perspective, Han Liuyue had no reason to lie to the real Jin Xueli - that is, by "lying", Han Liuyue sent a signal to the vulture: she believed that the one behind the coffin was the real Jin Xueli.

If the vulture really "read" her thoughts through some means, then the vulture would realize that she released such a signal, which proved that she was "saying one thing and thinking another."

This can be classified into four categories:

1. Jin Xueli next to the excavator is herself - she believes that the vulture is still in the coffin, so she will not react to Han Liuyue's statement;
2. The vulture next to the excavator cannot "read minds." It will think that Han Liuyue believes it, behind the coffin, is the real Jin Xueli. How it will react then is unknown.

3. The vulture next to the excavator can "read minds." It would have noticed that Han Liuyue was deliberately lying and saying one thing and thinking another—on the surface, the lie was directed at "excavator Jin Xueli," but think about it carefully.
What she said was "The real Jin Xueli is behind the coffin"; but when she was checking the coffin just now, she was thinking the opposite.

So why deliberately release this false signal?

This was because Han Liuyue had already discovered that the Jin Xueli next to the excavator was the same Jin Xueli behind the coffin. They were the same person. In this case, there would definitely be some unusual movement.
4--

"Then I feel relieved," Jin Xueli said with a sigh.

The next second, she turned around suddenly, swung her arms, and a heavy wind split the rain curtain, stirred up the raindrops, and blew straight towards her head.

Is it really the third type of vulture?

Han Liuyue was mentally prepared. Before it got close, he quickly bent down and avoided the axe that whizzed past his head.

Were you rummaging around in the excavator just now just looking for this?
Jin Xueli's physical skills and strength were far inferior to hers. Even though the opponent had an axe in his hand, Han Liuyue did not feel that she was at a disadvantage at all; she followed the momentum of dodging and threw herself to the ground. Despite the slight dizziness, she still supported the ground with both hands.

It seemed that at that moment, Jin Xueli hesitated a little, as if she had anticipated the danger - this guy's intuition in fighting was not completely bad.

As the thought flashed through his mind, Han Liuyue swept his foot across and kicked Jin Xueli's calf hard.

Under her feet, Jin Xueli seemed to have turned into a dummy made of firewood. She immediately lost her balance and fell to the ground. The axe flew out of her hand and fell heavily a few steps away.

Han Liuyue took out her cell phone, turned on the flashlight, and pressed the strong light closely on her face.

Jin Xueli was blinded by the bright light and couldn't get up for a moment. She was furious and shouted, "Han Liuyue, why don't you come out and help me quickly!"

……ah?

At that moment, Han Liuyue just wanted to let out a bitter smile.

Okay, it’s the fourth situation?
She first looked up and quickly glanced at the excavator.

Because the excavator was tilted and stuck in the pit, it was difficult to see the people on the ground outside the pit from the perspective of the cab.
Although he was already 80% sure, Han Liuyue still pinched Jin Xueli's chin and lifted it up - sure enough, Jin Xueli's chin was clean, not to mention any marks, there was not even a trace of mud.

"Did you see another Han Liuyue...?"

Jin Xueli was stunned. "Alright," Han Liuyue whispered, "Just stay aside. Leave the rest to me."

It's just a vulture, no big deal - compared to a crusher like Brother Chai Si, no matter how many times the vulture evolves, it will still be useless.

As Han Liuyue took a few steps and picked up the axe, Jin Xueli scrambled to her feet behind her and asked in a low voice, "You—if you were the real Han Liuyue, why did you lie to me and tell me that the vulture was still in the coffin?"

If I read out to her the four possibilities I just listed in my mind, you won't be able to leave tonight.

"It has your cell phone on it," Han Liuyue turned around and replied, "If you don't believe me, you—"

Before she could finish her sentence, a dark shadow suddenly jumped out from the excavator and pressed straight towards Jin Xueli. The latter couldn't avoid it in time and screamed, then was knocked into the arms of the dark shadow again, and immediately rolled to the ground, stirring up a large amount of water and mud.

"Han Liuyue!"

Jin Xueli's voice rang out from between the two struggling Jin Xueli. It was impossible to tell who was shouting, "It's become me. Hurry up and help!"

Han Liuyue stood there holding an axe, watching the two golden snow pear cats fight for a while, and then let out a long sigh.

...Although vultures are not a big deal, they are really annoying.

"Don't move," Han Liuyue ordered, "If anyone moves again, I'll hit them like a groundhog."

Both Jin Xueli valued their lives equally. As soon as they finished speaking, they withdrew their hands at the same time and stared at each other breathlessly.

The two of them rolled around in the mud for several rounds, their bodies and faces covered with mud, grass leaves, scratches and blood, and they looked equally miserable.

Han Liuyue lowered his head and saw that the mobile phone that was on the vulture just now was now lying on the ground between the two Jin Xueli.

Vultures are really annoying.

"I don't know why you wouldn't just run away in the dark and sneak into Blackmore City. Isn't that what you wanted? You had to transform into our appearance to confuse us... Never mind, this is fine."

She naturally didn't expect the vulture to answer, so she sighed again and said, "Lift your chin and let me see."

The two Jin Xueli looked at each other and raised their chins hesitantly.

...Well, after the fight in the mud, each Jin Xueli's chin was dirtier than the other.

It's so good.

"Can you tell them apart?" complained Jin Xueli on the left. "My neck is sore from looking up so hard."

"My neck isn't sore," Jin Xueli on the right took the opportunity to get closer, "Han Liuyue, you can look as much as you want. It must be a vulture if it doesn't want you to look."

"If your neck doesn't get sore after looking up for so long, then you must be a vulture!"

"What a childish way of distinguishing things. How can you even say that?"

Both Jin Xueli no longer looked up, but glared at each other.

Han Liuyue thought that Brother Chai's warnings were indeed not groundless. No matter what the matter was, she could lead him astray.

"Could you please be quiet for a moment? Let me think...

"Well, the reason why Vulture doesn't transform into my appearance is because Jin Xueli can't eliminate the real me. But if you transform into Jin Xueli's appearance and confuse me, you can use me to kill Jin Xueli."

Han Liuyue held the axe and thought for a while, then said, "Your goal was to kill one of us. You chose Jin Xueli because she's weaker, right?"

Of course, the vulture wouldn't respond to her.

Both Jin Xueli protested, words like "Why do you look down on me?" and "I'm an independent hunter" floated in the air for a while.

"I have a lot of questions, but I have to wait until we catch the vulture before asking them."

Han Liuyue grinned at the two people on the ground: "Roll up your pants so I can see."

"Today is such a bummer," Jin Xueli muttered, rolling up her pants a little bit to reveal her calves. "Even my underwear is soaked."

"Who isn't?" said the other Jin Xueli, also starting to roll up her trouser legs. "Why are you looking at your legs? Are you playing chicken and rabbit in the same cage? ...Huh?"

She was halfway through rolling it when she suddenly paused, realizing something. "Yeah, you kicked me just now. There's a bruise on my leg!"

Jin Xueli on the left was startled and visibly panicked.

"Wait, bruises? But—"

She lowered her head, quickly pulled up her trouser leg, and glanced at her left calf.

Before she could open her mouth to say anything, Han Liuyue's axe had already broken through the night and rain curtain and chopped down heavily.

　Look, the vulture part has come to the end!
　　I've been in a state of "content hunger" recently. Whether it's novels, comics, or movies and TV shows, I'm constantly looking for things to read. But it seems that the more I read, the more picky my taste becomes, and the harder it is to find something that I can get hooked on...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)