svetikya Chapter 184, Section 81: Mystery of Identity
Chapter 184, Section 81: Mystery of Identity
Chapter 184, Section 81: Mystery of Identity (Thompson Kidnapping)
A slanted halo of sunlight pierced through the clouds, and a biting wind weaved through the gaps between buildings; it was an ordinary winter day in Gotham City.
Strolling through the crowd, Holly held her lover's arm tightly, a blissful smile on her face.
She still feels like she's dreaming about dating Dr. Reed.
Just last week, he ran into Daniel Reed, the most famous plastic surgeon in all of Gotham, at a Catholic book club organized by the neighborhood.
He was tall, witty, and spoke elegantly. Holly mustered up her courage and went up to chat with him for a few minutes. She was immediately captivated by his unique charm.
But the first feeling when falling in love with someone is often inferiority. Holly immediately thought of Selena. Her appearance was not as dazzling as her roommate's, and her figure was slightly out of shape due to lack of exercise. How could such an ordinary girl win the favor of Dr. Reed?
After exchanging contact information, Holly lost her courage, hovering her finger over the blank message bar, not daring to send even a greeting.
But to everyone's surprise, Dr. Reed took the initiative to send his greetings.
"Hello, book-loving girl."
That night, the girl stayed in bed with him until 3 a.m., and her facial muscles even started to cramp from smiling so much for so long.
She discovered that Dr. Reed shared similar interests with her, enjoying Edgar Allan Poe's detective novels, watching documentaries, and feeding pigeons in the park on weekends. But what truly made her feel like she had found a kindred spirit was their long phone conversation the previous night.
"What kind of facial surgery do you think would make me look better?"
"You don't need plastic surgery. In my eyes, you are the most beautiful girl in the world."
Good heavens, Holly almost went crazy when she heard that. Although she knew that men's sweet words were not to be trusted, she just felt excited.
She even specifically pulled up a photo of herself with Selena Gomez.
Under Dr. Reed's praise, Holly staring at herself in the group photo, she realized for the first time that her appearance wasn't much worse than her roommate's. As for the extra fat on her stomach, winter break had only just begun, and she could use some of the time she spent preparing lesson plans to exercise.
Before hanging up the phone, the two made plans to watch a movie the next day at noon, and afterwards they could go to Robinson Park to feed the pigeons.
It was indeed a perfect date, so perfect that Qin Wei and Selena, who were following the date, began to feel that they were the ones who were mentally unstable and abnormal.
Is this guy really here to pick up girls?
For the first time, Qin Wei seriously doubted his own judgment, because Thomas was behaving too normally, completely like an ordinary young man immersed in love. Look at his interactions with Holly, the perfectly timed smiles, the meticulous care, even when they sat on a park bench, Thomas's hand didn't touch his companion's shoulder.
"Wei, are you sure this guy is Thomas?" The same question was also swirling in Selena's mind.
"I was quite certain."
Qin Wei had seen the data Tim had reconstructed; he would never forget the face that had murdered Matchstick Malone. But he was certain the other hadn't discovered him and Selena. If Thomas could be so immersed in his script even without an audience, then that man's acting skills were truly superb.
"Maybe we should observe it some more!"
"Agreed!" Selena nodded, adding a concluding remark—men are all liars.
Feeling hurt by the indiscriminate attack, Qin Wei immediately retorted, "Who said that? I'm very sincere towards you!"
"Really? Bruce!"
Selena glanced at her and smiled.
"I remember someone lying to me, saying he was the descendant of a wealthy merchant whose family had been ruined by a gang, and that he had infiltrated the Roman gang to bring down Falcone. Who was that person?" (See Chapter 8 for details)
"It's me! Tell me, which of these things I said is a lie—"
Qin Wei raised his head and patted his chest, but after a moment he realized something was wrong.
At the time, in order to deal with Selena's casual lie, he inadvertently found himself remarkably similar to Bruce's backstory in this world. Ultimately, fate dragged him to the opposite side of the gang.
He even actually killed Maroney to avenge the Wayne couple.
who am I?
If memories can be inputted, then am I Bruce who has been implanted with the memories of a transmigrator, or a transmigrator who has taken over Bruce's body?
To be honest, this was the first time Qin Wei had thought about this problem.
He quickly shook his head to clear his mind; there was no point in thinking about a question that was destined to have no answer.
At the same time, they heard light footsteps behind them. Turning around, they saw a Roman with a thick beard.
He was one of Reuss's confidants and had participated in the operation against Deathstroke after the raid on Maronny Bank.
So now he only has one hand left.
"Mr. Wei, the car is ready. Where is the person you said you wanted to kidnap?"
Qin Wei pointed to Thomas, who was reading a newspaper on a bench.
Just then, Holly got up to go to the other side of the park to buy pigeon feed, and this was the perfect opportunity to kidnap her.
Indeed, after realizing that observation wouldn't yield results, Qin Wei immediately contacted the Romans in the financial district via a public phone booth. There were still many tourists in the park, and the owl dared not make a big fuss.
But gangsters can!
The strange thing is that Thomas didn't stay behind the scenes, but instead stepped into the limelight openly.
The gang is quietly approaching from all sides. Thomas now has only two options: if he fights back, Qin Wei will intervene; but if he insists on pretending to be stupid and being kidnapped by the Romans, he will face Qin Wei's methods, which are as cruel as the Qing Dynasty's most brutal tortures.
Qin Wei, lurking in the shadows, rubbed his hands together with a sinister smile, seemingly approaching Chang Wei step by step, while Bao Longxing, carrying the imperial salted fish, stood nearby.
The gangsters' move is indeed a bit out of step with the current chaotic situation, but from another perspective, who says that the sword of the previous dynasty can't behead the officials of the current dynasty?
Dr. Daniel Reed, do you actually know martial arts? Let's wait and see!
Of course, Qin Wei knew that his opponent was definitely skilled in martial arts; this open move was merely to force Thomas to reveal his true abilities.
But the result was quite unexpected.
Even when Thomas was pinned to the ground by a group of Romans and covered with an ether-tipped handkerchief, he did not display the methods expected of an owl's top brass.
Even the way he threw punches when he resisted showed that he didn't know how to fight at all.
"It seems like—the wrong person was kidnapped—but why?!"
Completely baffled, Qin Wei started biting his nails. The only conclusion he could come to was that this person was Thomas's double, a possibility he had initially ruled out.
The use of stand-ins often has unavoidable reasons, such as Falcone's attempt to lull Maroni into a false sense of security, or Qin Wei's attempt to buy himself time.
Thomas's move here is meaningless; at least Qin Wei can't understand it.
"Mr. Wei, it's all done!"
"I understand. Take him back to the basement of the mansion. I'll be there shortly."
Now all he can do is take it one step at a time. Whoever this Dr. Daniel Reed is, he intends to pry something out of him, and if necessary, he will resort to violence. Ironically, when Thomas's double fell into Qin Wei's hands, the two behind-the-scenes manipulators had already taken a step in mirroring each other.
At this moment, just as at that moment.
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