Naming Technique of the Night

He scrutinized all the clues he had obtained.

In the quiet office, Zheng Yuandong silently closed his eyes.

He chased the young man's footsteps in his memories, approaching the truth as if unraveling a cocoon.

However, the web-like chain of interconnected clues was completely shattered by a test report.

As if it had been forcibly severed with a single cut.

"Boss?" Xiao Ying couldn't help but ask, "What do we do now?"

Zheng Yuandong stood up, "The person behind the scenes may not be him, but the assassin on Laojun Mountain must be him, I trust my judgment."

Zheng Yuandong thought.
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If all his clues were correct, but the lab report proved his speculation wrong.

Then there must be a clue he didn't know about that led to the wrong conclusion in the test report.

"He altered his own DNA," Zheng Yuandong said, looking at Xiao Ying.

Between the events on Laojun Mountain and the blood collection incident, within this over-twenty-day timeline that combined both the Inner and Outer Worlds, Qing Chen altered his own DNA!

This was the most reasonable explanation.

The young man must also know that the blood sample left on Laojun Mountain was a very fatal clue, so he actively changed his DNA in these twenty-plus days.

But what means could change one's own DNA? Only a Genetic Potion could do that.

But the question is, "If he is the other Time Traveler in Prison No. 18, a student of Uncle Li Dong, the person behind the scenes covered up by Liu Dezhu, why would he choose to inject a Genetic Potion?"

It's well known in the Inner World that Genetic Potions come with aftereffects.

In the era of the new civilization, the earliest Genetic Potions came from the Contraindicated courts.

They infused "God" gene fragments extracted by the potion into human genes.

This matter was very mysterious. After getting hold of the Genetic Potion, Zheng Yuandong began to study it, but nobody has been able to break through this technology yet.

Latterly, the number of Genetic Potions slowly increased, and various conglomerates also seemed to have found new human genes in Taboo Land and began to extract them.

But the aftereffects followed: those who injected the Genetic Potion became infertile.

It was like a very basic principle, to gain something, you must lose something else.

There's a price for everything in the universe.

So, would a student of Uncle Li Dong suffer such a severe consequence just to hide his identity? Of course not.

For the lower-classes struggling for survival, the clan's position, protecting relatives, and making a living, the Genetic Potion is exceedingly important.

Because in times when human life is as fragile as paper, only by becoming useful and valuable can they live a slightly better life!

But for the upper-class, they have always disdained Genetic Potions!

Thinking this, Zheng Yuandong suddenly looked at Xiao Ying, "Do you... blame me for injecting you with a Genetic Potion?"

Xiao Ying scratched his head and laughed, "Boss, what are you talking about? We all chose it ourselves, and we all knew about the aftereffects."

"But you might be too young to realize how serious this is. Even if you don't mind, your wife will mind."

Xiao Ying laughed, "That's funny, I can't even find a wife."

Under Zheng Yuandong's gaze.

Xiao Ying hastened to say, "Boss, I was just joking. And... some things need to be done by someone, right? Don't worry, we've all sworn an oath, no regrets, no resentments."

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The office suddenly fell quiet, and Zheng Yuandong remained silent.

Xiao Ying changed the subject, "Boss, could it be that there's someone else behind Qing Chen?"

Zheng Yuandong pondered, "I've also considered that possibility, and it seems to be the only one left. The person behind the scenes has always been cautious, it doesn't make sense for him to suddenly move from the background to the forefront."

Just like He Jinqiu, to this day few people have seen him take action, because he intended to be the one who devises strategies within a command tent and controls everything.

From this perspective, both Qing Chen and Liu Dezhu seemed like pawns in someone's hand, placed at the forefront for a game.

The night on Laojun Mountain, the assassin was too impassioned, which also wasn't typical for someone hiding behind the scenes, it wasn't something they should do.

"I need to verify it again."

With that, Zheng Yuandong made a call, "Hack into Nan Gengchen and Qing Chen's chat records for me, from the start of the crossover until now, all of it."

The call wasn't to any known person, but shortly, the chat records were sent over.

This action was against the rules, but he had to understand Qing Chen more clearly.

Zheng Yuandong carefully read through them, but found that for a long time after the event started, Nan Gengchen didn't know about Qing Chen's identity as a Time Traveler.

Not until the last return.

He looked at the chat record:

"Chen bro, are you there? Are you there are you there are you there"

"Chen bro, listen to my explanation!"

"No, Chen bro, Li Yinuo and I are just ordinary friends!"

Zheng Yuandong found it peculiar, "Huh, they must have encountered each other suddenly in the Inner World, and some strange things happened, causing Nan Gengchen to be eager to explain. Li Yinuo, I've heard this name before. Isn't she the third-generation eldest daughter of the Li Clan? I saw the news not long ago, said she led the Autumn Hunting Team into the wilderness..."

Li Yinuo was too famous and an important figure in the core of the conglomerate, such that Zheng Yuandong recognized her instantly.

Currently, it seemed Nan Gengchen followed the Autumn Hunting Team southward and then encountered Qing Chen.