643: Chapter 643 Human or Demon?

"Mr. Qin, I heard from my sister that you have been watching the competition recordings from May, as well as those from three years ago."

"Stop the nonsense, get straight to the point."

Xiao Weiqing interrupted directly.

"Yes, Mr. Qin."

"I suspect Mr. Qin is looking for someone who appeared in the Unlimited Fighting Tournament three years ago and the one this May."

"Correct."

Xiao Weiqing admitted it directly.

"Tell me your findings."

Upon hearing this, Ade felt a surge of joy. After taking a deep breath, he said slowly:

"There are six contestants who participated in the Unlimited Fighting Tournament three years ago and also participated in the one this May."

"Among them, one person is highly suspicious and might be the person you are looking for."

Xiao Weiqing raised an eyebrow.

"Six?"

He had watched so many recordings and only found four: three from the Human Race and one from the Yao Race.

Two of them had died, and the remaining two—one from the Human Race and one from the Yao Race—were too weak to be his target.

"Yes, six."

Ade said firmly.

"Find them."

"Yes, Mr. Qin."

Ade scrambled up from the floor, walked to the virtual interface, operated it a few times, and entered the match numbers he had memorized.

The virtual interface shifted.

Twelve match recordings appeared.

"There is no need to watch matches 1, 3, 4, 5... none of them are the person I am looking for," Xiao Weiqing said.

Ade nodded and removed eight match recordings.

"The person I am looking for is not female," Xiao Weiqing added.

Ade removed two more matches, leaving only two on the virtual interface.

One was the Unlimited Fighting Tournament grand final from three years ago, with Cormack and Reilly as the opponents.

The other was the Unlimited Fighting Tournament in May, the monthly championship match.

The opponents were Jian Yi of the Human Race and Xigu of the Yao Race.

"Ade, are you sure?"

"I have watched both of these matches. I can even tell you that I know one of the people in them, but they are not the person I am looking for."

"Are you referring to Reilly or Jian Yi?"

Ade asked softly.

"Why not Cormack?"

Xiao Weiqing was a bit curious. Although he suspected Cormack, he had no evidence; it was merely a guess.

"Is it because Cormack is the suspicious one?"

"Cormack?" Xiao Weiqing stared at Ade. "No, you must understand, if the person I am looking for is Cormack, then Jian Yi would have to be another Incarnation of Cormack."

"But that obviously doesn't hold up. The difference in strength between Jian Yi and Cormack is too great; they cannot be the same person."

Ade shook his head and said:

"No, Mr. Qin, it is Xigu."

"Xigu?"

Xiao Weiqing was startled.

"What do you mean? Are you saying that Cormack and Xigu..."

Xiao Weiqing was confused. He truly could not connect them; one was a human, and the other was a Yao.

Ade nodded again, saying with absolute certainty:

"Mr. Qin, I am ninety percent sure they are the same person. Cormack must have used some method to become Xigu three years later."

"It could be Divine Soul Possession, or some other unknown secret technique."

"I suspect it is the latter."

Xiao Weiqing tapped his fingers on the sofa, his gaze shifting back and forth between Cormack and Xigu.

"State your evidence."

"Yes, Mr. Qin, one moment."

Ade opened both match recordings simultaneously and fast-forwarded through them.

"Mr. Qin, look here, and here."

Ade paused the recording and pointed at it.

"You see, Xigu belongs to the Green-Furred Wild Wolf clan. Their claws and fangs are sharp, not inferior to ordinary divine weapons; using a weapon actually restricts them. Furthermore, the Green-Furred Wild Wolf has extremely sensitive hearing and will always use its powerful hearing to discern the enemy's position during battle."

"However, Xigu's ears barely move; they seem like dead objects, just for decoration."

Xiao Weiqing nodded slightly. The Physical Body of the Yao Race is extremely powerful, and every part of their body plays a role in battle.

Even if not used in battle, biological instincts cannot be avoided. Those wolf ears were indeed problematic, as if they were just wearing a hat.

"Ade, even if what you say makes sense, it only proves that Xigu is suspicious; it does not prove that Cormack and Xigu are the same person."

Ade was unhurried.

He fast-forwarded through the two matches.

"Mr. Qin, look again."

"A person's habits are hard to change. Cormack and Xigu differ in height, appearance, weapons, and martial arts, but these details are identical."

"Cormack and Xigu—one uses a spear, the other a saber—but when they execute a move, their thumbs always unconsciously extend outward. This is very abnormal."

Xiao Weiqing observed repeatedly and found that it was indeed the case.

A person's habits are hard to deliberately avoid in an emergency, especially for those who do not pay attention to details; they might not even realize these habits themselves.

It's like how everyone holds chopsticks when eating; most people do it similarly, but there are always some who are different.

Some people use their ring finger to prop up one chopstick, while their index and middle fingers grip the other.

Others use their middle and ring fingers to prop up each chopstick respectively.

The way Cormack and Xigu hold their weapons cannot be described as a coincidence. How could there be such a coincidence between a member of the Human Race and a member of the Yao Race?

At this moment.

Xiao Weiqing felt settled. He had originally suspected Cormack, and now that Ade had determined that Cormack and Xigu were the same person, there was a high probability that this was Qi Hao.

He did not believe there could be so many coincidences.

"Ade, do you have their personal information?"

"How can I find this Xigu?"

Ade said respectfully, "Mr. Qin, I have checked the files for both Cormack and Xigu; they should both be fake."

"Cormack fought once three years ago and never appeared again."

"Xigu should be in the Yao Race territory. Even if you knew his location, it would be inconvenient for you to find him. In the Land of Ashes, except for a few rare places, the Human Race, the Yao Race, and the Mechanical Race are in constant friction, and fighting is a common occurrence."

Xiao Weiqing asked, "Is there no other way?"

Ade glanced at Xiao Weiqing and asked cautiously, "May I ask, Mr. Qin, what is your purpose in looking for this person?"

"To kill him!"

Xiao Weiqing smiled lightly.

The smile made Ade tremble suddenly.

Ade lowered his head and said respectfully, "Mr. Qin, if you only want to kill him, the simplest method is to participate in the Unlimited Fighting Tournament."

"How so?"

"Because according to the rules of the Unlimited Fighting Tournament, only the monthly champions can participate in the grand final at the end of the year. Xigu won the monthly championship in May and has already registered for the year-end grand final."

"If you participate in the Unlimited Fighting Tournament, you could encounter Xigu in the grand final in as little as two months."

"Furthermore, killing Xigu in the grand final would also save you a lot of trouble."

Xiao Weiqing fell silent, lost in thought.

What Ade said was indeed a good method. Rather than risking a trip to the Yao Race territory—where success was uncertain and it would be very likely to alert the enemy—

Now, the enemy is in the open, and I am in the dark.

Waiting for Xigu at the grand final and killing him by surprise would be better.

He had made his decision.

Xiao Weiqing looked at Ade. "I will consider it. I am very satisfied with your answer."

"Speak, what do you want to gain?"