[The Lei Gang who was arrested is the real Lei Gang.]
[Security Guard 'Cifer' is Cifera in disguise.]
[Nie Bing and Lin Zhiyuan have long been under Cifera's control.]
[The voices of Nie Bing and Lin Zhiyuan you heard earlier were all impersonated by Cifera.]
Boom—! ! !
These four sentences detonated like mental bombs, exploding directly in the minds of every viewer.
[Little Ya?! Is that the same Little Ya, the prophecy queen from last time?! She's finally back online!]
[Holy shit! This woman suppressed the Nie Family Patriarch! Could there really be a massive plot twist?!]
[Cifer is Cifera?! Nie Bing and Lin Zhiyuan are under control?! The voices were fake?! No... this is too far-fetched! Why don't you go write a novel instead?!]
[Exactly! In the 5D holographic projection demonstration earlier, Nie Bing personally arranged the scene! How could she possibly be controlled?!]
[I specifically checked the Expert Team's live stream. Nie Bing and Lin Zhiyuan are doing just fine! They're still operating the equipment!]
[Little Ya is just trying to grab attention, isn't she? Where's the proof? Don't let one success go to your head!]
[Chase Fans, stop being stubborn! Little Ya predicted this last time too! She's a true mastermind!]
[Quick, look! Patriarch Nie and Sister Qiuqiu have seen the Bullet Comments!]
Inside the broadcast studio:
Host Qiu Qiu and Nie Junfeng both heard Little Ya's Bullet Comment.
Qiu Qiu immediately clapped a hand over her mouth, her eyes widening in shock as she turned to Nie Junfeng with a look of desperate hope.
When Nie Junfeng saw that the ID of the person sending the large gift was "Little Ya," he straightened up sharply and blurted out:
"It's her!"
He remembered vividly how Little Ya had accurately predicted Cifera wouldn't leave the Pursuit Team's base early, slapping him in the face with her accuracy.
He had immediately recognized her as someone extraordinary!
But after that, she had remained silent, and Nie Junfeng, thoroughly captivated by Cifera's subsequent actions, had gradually forgotten about her existence.
But now they've reappeared, and at the very moment Cifera seems to be in trouble again. Has she discovered some crucial information we don't know?!
Torn between surprise and elation, Nie Junfeng's brow twitched violently when Little Ya's Bullet Comment voice announced, "Lei Gang is the real Lei Gang," and "Cifer is Cifera in disguise."
When he heard, "Nie Bing and Lin Zhiyuan are being controlled," and "Their voices are fakes," a flash of insight struck his mind like lightning, instantly unlocking a torrent of inspiration!
"Bypassing the Heaven's Eye System... Modifying surveillance footage... I get it now!"
Nie Junfeng whispered hoarsely, gripping Qiu Qiu's arm and speaking with frantic urgency:
"Quick! Contact the Production Team's backend immediately! Have them thoroughly inspect the Heaven's Eye System in Nie Bing and Lin Zhiyuan's rooms for any anomalies!
"If Cifera can make the Heaven's Eye System lose its signal, vanish without a trace, and manipulate surveillance footage, she might also be able to tamper with the system's live feed in real time!"
Though stunned by Nie Junfeng's agitated reaction, Host Qiu Qiu, with her professional poise, immediately relayed his request to Chief Director Guo Tao backstage, verbatim.
Upon receiving the message from Qiu Qiu, Chief Director Guo Tao dared not hesitate. He barked orders at the technical team:
"Hurry! Do exactly as Inspector Nie says! Give it a thorough check!"
The technicians frantically inspected the system, but no matter how closely they examined it, everything appeared normal, without a single anomaly.
"Inspector Nie, the Technical Booth reports that everything appears normal..." Qiu Qiu relayed.
Hearing this, Nie Junfeng remained unconvinced. He insisted, his voice urgent:
"Tell them not to give up so easily! Unless they can confirm it's completely normal, there's still a possibility of hidden irregularities!"
The more Nie Junfeng considered the situation, the more convinced he became that his suspicions were justified.
Who was Cifera, after all?
She was a true super-hacker. How could his daughter possibly defeat someone like her so easily?
Others might believe it, but as Nie Bing's father, he knew exactly how formidable his daughter's capabilities were.
Perhaps Nie Bing had indeed improved, but to claim she could so easily defeat Cifera... frankly, he couldn't believe it.
Earlier, he had been forced to accept the evidence before his eyes. But now, Little Ya's words instantly made him realize—
He'd rather believe Little Bingbing had been controlled again than accept she could defeat Cifera in computer technology!
Regardless of whether it was his own flesh and blood, Nie Junfeng would always uphold the truth!
As Nie Junfeng pondered this, a voice-based Bullet Comment from "Little Ya" sounded in the live stream:
[Adjust the live feed to continuously expand the surveillance range. Try that.]
This time, no prompting was needed. Host Qiu Qiu immediately relayed Little Ya's instructions to the backstage team.
In truth, Qiu Qiu's action was superfluous. Chief Director Guo Tao had been obsessively monitoring the live stream's Bullet Comments from the start. The moment Little Ya spoke, he had already barked out orders:
"Quick! Pull up the Heaven's Eye feed from Nie Bing and Lin Zhiyuan's room! Cifera may be interfering with the Heaven's Eye System's local rendering!"
"Keep zooming out! Scrutinize the edges of the frame and background details! Look for any anomalies!"
"And... let the viewers see the live feed of our backstage operations too!"
As expected of the Chief Director, Guo Tao immediately recognized this as another golden opportunity to enhance the show's impact. He wanted to immerse the audience even more deeply in the experience.
To achieve this, he needed them to witness the real-time operations of the backstage directors and technical staff.
Hearing Guo Tao's instructions, the director and technicians immediately got to work.
Initially, everything appeared normal:
Nie Bing sat at the Technical Booth, focused on her work. Lin Zhiyuan assisted nearby. The security guard named "Cifer" sat on the sofa, lost in thought.
But as they followed orders, slowly and steadily expanding the Heaven's Eye camera's coverage—attempting to see into the room's furthest corners and beyond—
A transformation occurred!
When the camera's range reached a critical point, the entire live stream flickered violently, distorted as if struck by intense interference.
Then, as if tearing through a disturbingly lifelike mask, the visuals underwent a horrifying transformation!
Nie Bing and Lin Zhiyuan, who had been "busily operating" the technical booth, were still at their stations, but their positions had suddenly shifted, and they were no longer touching any controls. They stared blankly ahead, as if frozen in place.
Their gaze was fixed on "Cifer," who should have been lounging on the sofa, lost in thought, but was now seated in the main operator's chair at the technical booth.
With three people crammed together at the technical booth, "Cifer," the security guard, was pressed intimately close to Nie Bing, the aloof policewoman.
Yet Nie Bing showed no reaction whatsoever! It was as if this proximity were completely natural and expected!
But that wasn't even the most shocking part!
"Cifer's" entire demeanor had transformed. The naive rookie persona had vanished, replaced by a devil-may-care composure, cunning, and agility.
This transformation was eerily familiar to the audience—it was exactly like Contestant Cifera!
He was currently on a call. From the other end, Wang Lei of the Expert Team was clearly relaying instructions from Liu Shanhe.
And Cifer... his voice responding to Wang Lei was identical to Nie Bing's!
Boom—! ! !
No further explanation was needed!
Everyone understood—
Little Ya had been right again! ! !
The entire backstage area of the Production Team fell into a deathly silence, followed by a thunderous explosion of incredulous gasps!
Director Guo Tao's expression was a complex mix of shock and disbelief as he spoke into the communicator, his voice trembling with extreme shock:
"Studio! Confirming... confirming an anomaly! The Heaven's Eye footage... has been tampered with! Nie Bing and Lin Zhiyuan... appear to be under control! Security Guard Cifer... is almost certainly Cifera!"
Even without Host Qiu Qiu relaying the backstage information, Nie Junfeng could see the live stream footage. He leaped to his feet, his face brimming with both the profound shock of uncovering an earth-shattering deception and an inexplicable thrill.
He remained unmoved even by the sight of his own daughter intimately embracing a "boy."
"Just as I suspected... exactly as I suspected!" he exclaimed, his voice hoarse with excitement.
"She's fooled everyone! Including us! Cifera never disguised herself as Lei Gang! She's been right beside Nie Bing and Lin Zhiyuan all along! That clumsy security guard, 'Cifer,' is none other than her!
"She controlled Nie Bing and Lin Zhiyuan, then played three roles simultaneously—impersonating 'Cifer', mimicking their voices to create the illusion that everything was normal, and manipulating the Heaven's Eye footage to pull off her grand deception!
"She orchestrated the entire charade of identifying 'Lei Gang as the fake Lei Gang'—reveling in the thrill of manipulating human minds!"
"This is the true master of deception! Everyone is just a pawn in her grand scheme!"
The live stream chat exploded!
[Oh my god! ! ! ! ! !]
[The Heaven's Eye footage was fake all along! The Security Guard was Cifera in disguise! Nie Bing and Lin Zhiyuan were under her control!]
[So all those earlier claims that Lei Gang was the fake... Cifera was just acting as the Pursuit Team to accuse the real Lei Gang?!]
[Cifera's pulled off another double play! She's playing Little Bingbing as the mole again!]
[This is terrifying! Chilling to the bone! Her moves are beyond genius!]
[Cifera is god-tier (voice cracks)! ! ! She's operating on another dimension! ! !]
[Old Liu, Bingbing, Lord Lin, Big Pecs, even us viewers... we've all been played! ! !]
[Comeback time! An earth-shattering reversal! Cat Fans rejoice!]
[An epic moment in Global Manhunt history! Cifera's ascension to godhood!]
[Little Ya is a goddess too! ! ! Confirmed by the Nie Family Patriarch himself! ! !]
Host Qiu Qiu, as hyped as the Cat Fans in the live stream, eagerly asked Nie Junfeng:
"Contestant Cifera now has tremendous room to maneuver!"
To her surprise, Nie Junfeng shook his head, his face filled with regret and pity:
"Vast operational space?"
"No, quite the opposite! Contestant Cifera is now surrounded by danger!"
"She meticulously planned everything, but overlooked one crucial element... Little Ya."
"Now, the Production Team can confirm Lei Gang's true identity to Old Liu."
"Once Old Liu learns Lei Gang is a fake, even if the Production Team can't reveal more details, his sharp intellect will likely lead him to suspect something... He'll undoubtedly seek verification from Nie Bing!"
"If Cifera doesn't escape immediately, she risks being caught red-handed by the Pursuit Team!"
"But it seems... she remains unaware?"
Boom—! ! !
Host Qiu Qiu, who had been beaming with excitement moments before, suddenly had her smile collapse!
Her smile shattered, and with it, the spirits of tens of millions of Cat Fans watching the live stream plummeted!
In an instant, paradise had been overturned into hell! ! !