"I wasn''t dreaming, she really is Jenna."


    From not too far away, ''Reece'' voiced exactly what was on Adler''s mind.


    Everyone nced back at Reece, only to see him removing the synthetic mask from his face and taking off the voice changer, revealing his true appearance. "James?!"


    Adler was stunned.


    So was Sophie.


    Harold and Colby frowned even more.


    Jenna also took the moment to remove her mask, saying, "How was that? Pretty good acting, right?"


    "What in the world is that?"


    Adler walked over to Jenna, examining the synthetic mask she held closely.


    The mask was neither too thick nor too thin, feeling almost identical to real skin.


    James exined, "The synthetic mask is a new product developed by ourpany, initially intended for robots. But... with some modifications, humans can use it too, though it has some minor ws. Luckily, the lighting here is dim enough that if you don''t look closely, you won''t notice."


    Adler, puzzled, asked, "Then who was it that you knocked out just now?"


    "Just remove her mask and see."


    On hearing this, Adler immediately reached out and removed the mask, only to find Kena''s face underneath.


    "James disguised himself as Reece and took me away on purpose to make Kena suspicious. When Kena followed James to confront us, I knocked her out."


    "So that''s how it was."


    Adler suddenly understood.Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g


    "But... don''t you all think this was a bit too easy?"


    Sophie was silent for a moment, not wanting to dampen the mood.


    But she felt everything was somewhat too simple.


    Odie came down from the tform and said, "You''re just worrying over nothing. This proves our n was solid. That old fool had no idea what wasing."


    "I also think it was too simple."


    Colby, who had been quiet up until now, suddenly spoke.


    Just then, the entire church was filled with a piercing sound.


    Everyone instinctively covered their ears.


    The sound was unbearable.


    Suddenly, a group of people armed with submachine guns stormed into the church.


    "Cover! Find cover!"


    Colby was the first to react, and everyone immediately hid.


    bet


    Screams echoed one after another, and Sophie, sensing something was wrong, tried to get up but was held


    won


    down by Colby.


    Colby shook his head at Sophie.


    They absolutely could not afford to bepromised.


    "It can stop now."


    A somewhat aged voice reached everyone''s ears.


    This voice was all too familiar.


    Adler immediately realized it was his father''s voice.


    Wesley slowly walked to the tform from the church''s main aisle. Following Wesley was Reece.


    Reece, in a pristine white shirt, looked


    set


    pure and untainted as the


    the sky, yet his eyes carried


    a hint of a cold glint.


    James frowned deeply.


    He was sure he had drugged Reece.


    Could it be...


    Not good!


    Realizing this was a trap within a trap, James knew the people outside must have been dealt with.


    "Thank you all for putting on such a great show."


    Wesley looked


    a


    thaty dead on the tform. Witte! that the body double light push, the body rolled down the tform.


    He took a seat, and in Reece''s hand was the very gemstone that Odie had sent to The Silent Shadows.