Ironclad Group Chat: Red and Black Lists Engraved with Heroic Epics

"In short, if nothing unexpected happens... there must be some information Scott wanted to leave behind here. I'll investigate..."

Silver Wolf starts the cartridge and showcases his hacker genius to the fullest in the mecha short film.

[Kafka: Hmm... Did Eriol foresee this when he sent the cartridge back to Silver Wolf?]

[Saifei: I don't know what that is, but it's such a terrible cartridge.]

"I've got it!" Silver Wolf exclaimed, causing Xing and Tingyun to straighten up and listen attentively.

[March 7th: It actually exists?]

[Blue Sparrow: Scott really hid the death message in a pornographic film? What a talent! But… considering the previous content, Scott has always been very secretive about this, so it seems like…]

Xing, upon hearing the music, recognized its refined artistry. His expression became quite interesting.

[Star: Is this a mystery that only the train, or rather, only me, March 7th, and Silver Wolf, have a chance to solve?]

What kind of strange trust is this?

[Hanabi: Oh~~ She entrusted her last Ripple to her nemesis. And, as expected, her nemesis actually solved it? Such perfect teamwork! They truly are a pair of arch-enemies, constantly hindering and killing each other!]

[Lakshmi: The fact that he can work so seamlessly with the Savior tells me Scott is no ordinary man!]

Scott: Hmph~~

[March 7th: We will never admit it!]

[The Path to Immortality: So, what exactly is the death message? Who is the real culprit?!]

"The same string of numbers is deliberately hidden in the identification code of every [entertainment work]... and when this string of numbers is deciphered, it means—"

Silver Wolf looked up at the two of them. His eyes and slightly chubby face did not have the grand aura of a detective who believed "there is only one truth." Instead, he seemed a little confused.

Trust in the unseen hand.

"Who says that in their last words?!" Xing couldn't hold back any longer, shaking her head speechlessly. "A modern-day capitalist warrior!"

[Undying Path: Uh... The Invisible Hand? Got it, does this mean that if we just leave it alone, the market will regulate everything, even taking out the real culprit?]

[Fireworks: How magnificent, the free market!]

[Narrator: The detective's reasoning is completely nonsensical. But at least he understands the meaning of the free market, so what more can we ask for?]

[Sai Fei'er: He risked his company's survival, even sacrificing his "integrity to leave a lasting legacy," just to say this? Isn't he overly loyal to the company's principles? It feels like he might as well have just said "just kidding," at least that would have been more entertaining. It definitely doesn't mean that; there must be some other implication.]

Tingyun looked puzzled: "Mr. Scott is a sophisticated egoist. He wouldn't go to such lengths, even abandoning his dignity, just to convey a motto to us."

"The 'invisible hand' likely refers to something else entirely..."

She scratched her head: "...But I really wish he had written his last message more clearly. Like, just the name of the mastermind behind it all."

Silver Wolf hesitated for a moment: "He can't take the risk. He knows very well that his belongings will be thoroughly searched by the mastermind, and if he leaves behind any obvious information, it is very likely that it will be discovered."

"So he could only ultimately choose the ambiguous term 'the invisible hand'."

[Star: That's true. When the mastermind behind the scenes is going through all that trouble, grinning wickedly as they try to erase Scott's last efforts, they'd definitely be stunned if they suddenly saw this sentence.]

[Lakshmi: Oh! That's how he calculates everything flawlessly!]

Scott: Hmph, of course.

Xing closed her eyes and tried hard to think, searching her mind for all the information related to that sentence.

A thought flashed through her mind: "Wait, 'the invisible hand'... I feel like I've heard something similar before?"

Just when she received the "ghostly request" to find Silver Wolf, she had glimpsed him on the same page...

"I remember now!" she exclaimed. "Someone posted on [Tanuki Weekly] that someone witnessed [a hand] at the Gongyuan Gang Building!"

Tingyun's eyes flickered: "Hmm... if the eyewitness account is from the Gongyuan Gang building, then the 'invisible hand' could indeed refer to it."

Silver Wolf crossed his arms, lowered his eyelids, and said insincerely, "That's great! We've progressed from investigating vulgar entertainment products to investigating online ghost stories."

"I hope I never have to play a reasoning game like this again."

Tingyun blinked: "In any case, this seems to be our only remaining clue. Let's go take a look."

The group went straight to the Gongyuan Gang building without stopping.

Xing recalled the few fragments of her memory from that glance: "I remember the post in 'Tanuki Weekly' said that the hand appeared on the first floor. Let's look for it."

After a thorough search, the group actually found a ghostly hand peeking out from behind a blue curtain!

[Silver Wolf: Thank goodness. Finally found it... There shouldn't be a next level, right?]

Tingyun said softly, "Hello, may I ask...?"

The Invisible Hand was terrified, wailing, "Aaaaaah! I've finally been found out! I'm doomed! Boss, brothers, and Mr. Scott, I'm so sorry! I couldn't escape this fate after all, and I'm coming for you!"

Silver Wolf was slightly speechless at his overreaction: "Calm down..."

[March 7th: Yeah, calm down! We finally found you. If you accidentally scare yourself to death and fail to deliver the intelligence, that would truly be letting them down, wouldn't it?]

[Himeko: It seems the bloodshed at the time greatly frightened him, turning him into a frightened bird. Death Demon... you shouldn't be causing trouble anymore.]

The unseen hand sent out a crying soybean emoji: "I can't calm down at all! I've seen your methods! I'm just a weak, conjured imp with little willpower; I have no chance against you."

"It was only because of my low profile that I escaped the Dawnbreaker team's slaughter." He cried his heart out, sobbing uncontrollably, "Who would have thought that in the end I still couldn't escape my fate of being killed! My life is so miserable!"

[Undying Path: Who do you think the murderer is?!]

Dawn Team! He recognized that name! He knew them all, and he was especially close to Ash among them.

Before hearing this name, he had considered many possibilities. There was a mole within the company, an antimatter legion causing trouble, an extreme pleasure-seeker, and even the Annihilation Gang.

However, he never doubted Team Dawn. In his memory, that name was the antithesis of evil.

But now...

[Someone from Two-Phase Paradise: Aren't they our local heroes? I grew up watching their works, how could this be?]

[Hanabi: Huh? These guys aren't planning to be heroes anymore, they're starting to prepare to be monsters?]

[Ashes: No, that can't be, there must be some mistake!]

[Red Flame: What's the panic? We just killed a villain and wiped out a gang. We did nothing wrong; we were just punishing evil and promoting good!]

Ashes: But...