They had finally found an anomaly, an independent human shadow that could move on its own. If that wasn't abnormal, then what was?
To conclude that an anomaly was the culprit based on the fact that there were only two suspicious cases of theft, that would be too presumptuous.
Everyone trusted Mo Qiong, so they were only giving it a try, trying their best not to miss any abnormalities.
Who would've thought that they would make such a huge discovery right away. The two inconspicuous theft cases were actually caused by an anomaly.
At this point, they were finally sure that their line of thought and the direction of their investigation were correct.
Once the news spread, the team members became excited. With a clear clue, everything would be much easier.
"It's a shadow, how stealthy. It overlaps with a human's shadow and disguises itself as someone else's shadow, making it difficult to identify. I really didn't notice it at all, Mo Qiong, you actually noticed it! "You Xin exclaimed.
When he heard the news from Mo Qiong, he was shocked. Just now, Chris had been right under his feet, which was quite shocking.
If Mo Qiong hadn't told him, he would never have guessed that Chris had already made a trip to their location!
Mo Qiong replied: "That's not a big problem. I only noticed it because I noticed that its color was a bit off. In other words, it doesn't change color depending on the brightness of the light around it. As long as we keep our guard up, it's actually quite easy to tell if it's following us or not. As long as we shine a strong light on ourselves, as long as the shadow's color doesn't change, it's definitely the anomaly "
Under normal circumstances, a human shadow would change color depending on the light around it, but the anomaly's shadow didn't, which was a huge flaw.
However, such a huge flaw couldn't be noticed by normal people if they weren't paying attention. After all, who would suddenly notice that their shadow's color was a bit off?
It was only because Mo Qiong's observation skills were high, and he was the one who set up this trap while waiting for Chris to arrive that he noticed that something wasn't right.
Even so, if You Xin hadn't suddenly barged into the bathroom to give the shadow a chance to leave, Mo Qiong wouldn't have thought that there was something wrong with his shadow.
Yan Wei spoke in the commlink: "But how do we catch it? A shadow that's invulnerable to weapons, water, and fire. At first, we thought that we could use strong light to make it invisible, or forcefully compress it into a single point. But now that it doesn't change color depending on the light around it, it naturally can't be hurt by light. It can be said that he is truly invincible. "
A shadow that was not afraid of light was truly immortal and indestructible.
But why did he have to think about how to hurt him? That was Chris …
Mo Qiong rolled his eyes and said, "It's still a small problem. Yan Wei, a simple sealed room can trap him to death. Although the shadow did not seem to be thick and seemed to be able to penetrate every hole, as long as it was a dark room, it would definitely not be able to get out. This can be seen from the way he moves. "
As he said that, he got the peripheral personnel to send the video of the shadow's escape to the Darwin team's chat channel.
As everyone watched, he said, "It left through the window, which means it can't go through the wall directly. Look, when it was halfway out the window, half of its shadow appeared on the wall of the apartment 50 meters away. Obviously, it's a projection, a two-dimensional unit. It can only move on a flat surface. "
"Let me ask you, if you take a projector and play a movie in a sealed secret room, and we are outside the secret room, can you let us see the movie?"
When Mo Qiong said that, how could everyone not understand? In fact, after watching the video, everyone had analyzed the characteristics of the shadow.
An independent shadow that could move, leaping about on various surfaces at the speed of light through projection.
It could disguise itself as a human's shadow, changing its shape so that it could pass off as the real thing, but its brightness would not change according to the surrounding light. After all, it was not really someone's shadow.
Therefore, Mo Qiong had no way of locating the shadow and tracking it. After all, the shadow was ever-changing and had a myriad of forms. It was not that it was impossible to find, but it required luck. Mo Qiong just happened to lock onto the shadow's current appearance.
Of course, if he really locked onto it, then it would be meaningless for the shadow to change its shape. No matter how it changed, it would still be shot.
"Everyone, the most troublesome part about it is its speed. This projection at the speed of light allows it to move freely in the city. If we want to catch it, we can only use a three-dimensional cube to contain it. In this way, the six two-dimensional surfaces in a cube will become its only foothold. That sealed cube is the shadow's' multiverse ', "Mo Qiong said.
The world was restricted, no matter how fast it was, it would not be able to escape from their grasp.
You Xin immediately said, "That's easy. We can set up an ambush in advance and change all the places where the money is hidden. Make them look normal, but in fact, they can immediately seal off all the passageways. The doors, windows, and cracks in the walls must all be closed at any time, the kind that is airtight."
Mo Qiong smiled and said, "Then our bait will really not be bitten …"
You Xin was stunned. Yes, they had already spread the news about the places where the money was hidden to attract people to steal.
The shadow had followed him and Mo Qiong to this' Rich Lady's' folklore without anyone noticing. It was Mo Qiong's observation that allowed him to discover the shadow.
But who knew if the shadow had also gone to a few other places? It had been two days since they put out the bait. At the very least, it should know about the other places, right?
If they changed those places rashly and were seen by Chris, who was secretly scouting, then all their efforts would be in vain.
"Looks like we can only design a new place to hide the money and spread the news again," You Xin said.
Mo Qiong said, "If there are too many, it will be too suspicious. Rumors about money are spreading one after another in the underworld. Do you think that these baits are not suspicious enough? I'm afraid that he will think that Mombasa is too dangerous and will directly change cities! "
Chris followed his character setting, but it did not mean that he was stupid. If he completely saw that these places where the money was hidden were set up by them, he would definitely find a reason to leave Mombasa! He would change places to continue his business of accumulating money.
"Then what should we do? Tell us, "You Xin said.
Mo Qiong said, "Prepare a portable cube box with a side length of two meters. The more, the better. Assign 100 people to carry it and lie in ambush near each bait. Once the shadow is found, immediately surround all the flat exits it can take."
"Think about it. Just now, it left from the window. If there was a person outside the window who prepared such a cube box and blocked the window in advance, then when it left the window, it would not be projected to the opposite apartment, but into the box! At that time, when the box is closed, it will be caught! "
You Xin said, "What if it's too late? Once it escapes, it will be on guard, and we may not have another chance. "
"That's why I said to prepare enough boxes! The more, the better. Also, they must be portable enough to be hidden on your body. If it runs out of the window and is projected to the opposite wall, then surround that wall! "Mo Qiong said.
"Surround that wall … Understood, I know what to do!" You Xin said.
If a shadow wanted to leave on a wall, it had to move to the edge of the wall and then be projected to the wall behind it.
But what if a three-dimensional person surrounded the wall? Let's see where the shadow can escape to! What? Could it stand up from the wall with a snap and run on the road like a papier-mâché? If this anomaly could really do that, then it would be impressive. Darwin's team could only admit defeat and think of other ways.
But based on the current situation, it should only be able to move on flat surfaces.
Using a board to cover the flat surface of the wall, the shadow would not run far away. Instead, it would fold its body and imprint itself on the board. If the encirclement was tight enough, the shadow would only be able to move on the flat surface provided by them.
By constantly paving the way for it, using the advantage of three-dimensional space, they could easily trap the two-dimensional shadow.
If a three-dimensional box with an opening was made in advance, it would be easier to catch it.
In a small space, they could restrict the shadow's world and trap it in the box in their hands.
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