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Chapter 8 - Chapter 8 – The Observers Become the Observed

Inside the government observation hall, the atmosphere remained tense.

Many officers had already stepped back from the screens, thinking nothing unusual was happening. But one specific investigation team had been assigned only one task — 

carefully study the behavior of the eleven individuals inside the waiting room.

This team did not relax.

They did not join the casual conversations happening among the other officers.

Instead, they kept their eyes fixed on the large monitors showing the live CCTV feed.

Every movement… every expression… every small action was being recorded and analyzed.

The superior officer turned his attention back to the young officers standing at the front.

"Alright," he said calmly.

"Explain what you noticed."

The first young female officer nodded nervously and began speaking.

"Sir… the designs on sister's phone."

She paused for a moment, then corrected herself slightly.

"I mean… the designs on Suriya's phone."

The room grew quiet again.

She continued.

"All the clothes worn by the brothers… they are custom-made."

Many officers in the room nodded. Everyone already knew that.

The ten actors from Sunshine Entertainment were famous worldwide for their unique fashion styles.

But the officer continued.

"As fans… we know those clothes are custom designed."

"But we never knew who the designer was."

She took a breath.

"During fan meetings we asked the brothers many times."

She glanced toward the screen where the ten actors were still sitting calmly in the waiting room.

"But every time they gave the same answer."

"The designer does not want their identity revealed."

The superior officer listened carefully.

"Go on."

The young officer pointed toward the large screen showing Suriya sitting quietly with her phone.

"But now… I think sister is the designer."

The room became slightly louder as officers murmured to each other.

The superior raised his hand and silence returned.

"Explain why."

The girl nodded.

"On her phone… those are original clothing designs."

"She isn't just looking at them."

"She's modifying them."

The officer controlling the camera zoomed the footage slightly closer.

Suriya's phone screen could now be seen more clearly.

The young officer continued explaining.

"Within just a few minutes… she changed one design completely."

"She adjusted the collar line."

"Changed the sleeve cut."

"Modified the waist proportion."

"And turned it into a completely new design."

The superior leaned forward.

"So you believe Suriya designs the clothes for all ten actors?"

"Yes, sir," the girl replied confidently.

The superior nodded thoughtfully.

Then he addressed the rest of the young officers.

"If any of you noticed something different from your colleague's observation… you may explain."

Another young female officer slowly stepped forward.

She looked slightly nervous but determined.

"Sir… regarding the designs on sister's phone."

The superior gestured for her to continue.

"I recognized some of those designs."

Several officers in the room immediately looked at the screens again.

"You recognized them?" the superior asked.

"Yes, sir."

She pointed at the display where Suriya's phone was still visible.

"A few of those designs…"

"I have seen them before."

"Where?" the superior asked.

She answered clearly.

"Worn by artists from Sunshine Entertainment."

Now the entire room grew silent again.

Because the ten actors inside that waiting room were the top stars of that same company.

The girl continued explaining.

"Not only the brothers."

"Other actors from the company also wore similar styles."

"But those clothes never appeared in fashion markets."

"They were never sold publicly."

"They only appeared on those actors."

The superior folded his arms, thinking carefully.

"So you are saying…"

"Those designs may belong to the same designer?"

"Yes, sir."

"And you believe that designer might be…"

She looked toward the screen again.

"…Suriya."

Across the room, several senior officers exchanged glances.

They had originally gathered here to analyze a possible international scandal involving eleven celebrities.

But the deeper they looked…

The more unexpected details kept appearing.

Inside the waiting room, the eleven individuals remained calm.

The ten young men quietly reviewed business messages.

Meanwhile, Suriya continued adjusting clothing designs on her phone as if she had no idea that hundreds of government analysts were studying her every movement.

One of the senior officers quietly muttered,

"Interesting…"

But the special behavior analysis team had not finished yet.

One of them leaned forward and said softly,

"Sir… there's something else."

And everyone in the room turned their attention back to the screens again.

Inside the government observation hall, the analysis team continued their report.

The second young officer who had stepped forward requested permission from the superior.

"Sir… may I display the reference files?"

The superior nodded.

"Proceed."

Immediately one of the technical officers connected the archive system to the large display screens.

Several images appeared.

High-resolution photographs of various outfits worn at major public events.

The young officer began explaining while pointing at each image.

"This design," she said, enlarging the first image, "was worn by the owner of Sunshine Entertainment during a charity gala last year."

The screen switched to another photo.

"This one was worn by his wife at the same event."

Another image appeared.

"And these outfits… were worn by the twin CEOs."

The officers in the room leaned closer to the screens.

The patterns were subtle, but there were similarities.

Fabric structure.

Cut style.

Hidden stitching lines.

The young officer continued.

"These designs never entered the public fashion market."

"They were never sold by any brand."

She paused for a moment before adding the final point.

"And there is one more important thing."

The superior raised an eyebrow.

"What is it?"

She turned toward the technical team.

"We attempted to access the mobile devices of the ten actors."

The room became quiet again.

The officer continued.

"But we failed."

The superior looked slightly surprised.

"You mean the hacking team couldn't access them?"

"Yes, sir."

The technical officer standing beside her confirmed it.

"We attempted multiple entry points."

"Signal interception."

"Encrypted packet analysis."

"Direct system intrusion."

"Every attempt failed."

He shook his head.

"Those phones are protected by extremely advanced security software."

"We assumed they were using some highly specialized private security system."

Across the hall, several officers exchanged concerned looks.

Because government cyber-security units rarely failed at accessing normal devices.

Yet here, they could not even penetrate a single phone belonging to the ten actors.

Inside the waiting room on the CCTV feed, 

the eleven individuals remained perfectly calm, still focusing on their work.

Meanwhile, far away inside the villa control room, the twin siblings Long Jinhai and Long Jinmei were watching the same meeting through their private system.

When they heard the officer mention hacking attempts, Jinhai suddenly laughed.

"We created all those systems."

"How exactly do they think they can hack us?"

Jinmei crossed her arms thoughtfully.

"Bro…"

She looked down at her clothes.

"How can our clothes protect us?"

Before Jinhai could answer, the AI system Baby spoke calmly.

"If you wish, I can show proof."

Both twins looked at the screen.

"Show us," they said together.

Immediately multiple new videos appeared across several screens in the room.

Footage from different time periods.

Different locations.

Different situations.

The AI paused before playing them.

"Do you want me to play the demonstration videos now?"

"Or would you prefer to continue watching the government meeting room?"

The central screen still showed the waiting room where the eleven young people sat calmly working.

Around that main screen, dozens of smaller screens displayed other feeds:

Government meeting rooms.

Road surveillance.

Helicopter cameras.

Drone views.

Everything related to the convoy.

The AI continued.

"You may also monitor your children's activities wherever they are."

"Or review the protection system recordings."

Jinhai looked at the screens for a moment.

Then he shook his head.

"We don't want to know about the clothes right now."

He pointed toward the screen showing the government officers' meeting room.

"Switch back to that."

Immediately the screens changed again.

The main display now showed the government analysis hall.

Hundreds of officers were still discussing the situation.

Jinmei leaned back in her chair while eating another slice of fruit.

Her eyes remained fixed on the screen.

"Let's see what they discover next."

Beside her, Jinhai smiled faintly.

Because the government officers believed they were secretly observing eleven people.

But in reality…

The twins were observing them just as closely.

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