Chapter 42: Unable to Prove Oneself
Chu Jiang didn't turn on the prepared projector, but took out his own phone.
He tapped on it a few times, then flipped the phone screen horizontally so that Sun Xiaoman on the bed could see the picture on the screen.
The scene on the screen was very familiar to Sun Xiaoman. Wasn't it the hotel lobby on the first floor??
But at this moment, the lobby was not empty. Another "Sun Xiaoman" was standing behind the front desk.
And right in front of her stood a wealthy woman from room 302.
Because the angle was directly facing the front desk, although Sun Xiaoman's and the woman's facial details couldn't be seen clearly on the phone, there was no doubt that it was them.
At this moment, it seemed like they were saying something, and the wealthy woman was gesturing and trying to describe the sound she heard.
Sun Xiaoman behind the front desk appeared calm, patiently explaining something.
So shortly after, the wealthy woman went back to her room to sleep, seemingly temporarily letting go of her doubts.
When the little rich lady disappeared completely from view, Sun Xiaoman showed a scared expression and quickly picked up the telephone at the front desk to dial a certain number.
Soon, the telephone in Room 401 started ringing, but Chu Jiang didn't answer, as if he hadn't heard it.
After the ringing of the phone completely stopped, Chu Jiang put away his own cellphone.
He calmly said, "Now you know why I tied you up, right?"
After saying that, Chu Jiang warned, "Don't scream. I can take off the tape from your mouth, can you do that?"
At this moment, Sun Xiaoman's body trembled slightly, but she still nodded.
So, Chu Jiang stepped forward and tore off the tape.
As soon as she could speak, Sun Xiaoman immediately said, "I'm telling the truth!"
After saying that, she realized it and immediately lowered her tone, emphasizing again, "I am telling the truth, believe me." She looked like she was about to cry.
Sun Xiaoman continued to speak, as Chu Jiang looked at her with examining eyes, without saying a word. "I know you have doubts in your heart, but I must be telling the truth, because the person who told you everything this morning is me."
"If you don't believe me, you can ask me any detail about our time together, and I can definitely give you an answer."
Chu Jiang immediately asked a challenging question, "When I snatched the rice rolls from your hand, did I step forward with my left foot or right foot?"
Sun Xiaoman was dumbfounded, "You... I... How would I know this? I can't possibly remember that!"
Chu Jiang shrugged, "It seems that this ghost is quite cunning. It has truly replicated every reaction of Sun Xiaoman's without directly exposing any flaws."
Sun Xiaoman suddenly realized that if she could answer which foot Chu Jiang stepped forward with, it would likely mean she was the ghost, because only a ghost could remember every detail like that.
Of course, Chu Jiang didn't believe her at this moment. He had already said that the ghost had replicated every reaction of the real person.
"Don't rush to defend yourself, listen to me first," Chu Jiang raised his hand, stopping Sun Xiaoman from speaking further.
Sun Xiaoman had no choice but to obey, as she didn't know what this man might do.
"I said that I am a good person. So trust me, if you are genuine, I will never harm you." Chu Jiang looked very serious.
"Then I'll ask you a question, can that fake copy obtain all your memories and thoughts in sync?"
"Think carefully before answering this question."
Sun Xiaoman on the bed paused for a moment, then started furrowing her brows, thinking seriously.
After a while, she nodded slowly with an unpleasant expression on her face, "It seems like it can effortlessly communicate fluently with everyone around me."
"It knows everything that I know, I have no secrets in front of it."
"That's right." Chu Jiang clasped his hands together.
"Whether you believe it or not, when that person from downstairs comes over later, she will also say that she was the one who told me everything in the morning. And she will also be able to recall the main details."
"But I don't have that ability." Sun Xiaoman remembered something, "Do you remember me telling you about an aunt who gave me a bag of mangoes, but I had no idea about it?"
Chu Jiang nodded, "I remember, but here's the problem, ghosts can lie. Or rather, ghosts can replicate the thought patterns of real people to answer."
"You can say you didn't know about this; the person on the first floor can also say she didn't know about this."
Sun Xiaoman heard this and almost fell apart, "So, you mean I can't prove myself?"
"Pretty much." Chu Jiang looked completely calm and unconcerned.
"How about we wait until eleven o'clock? The person on the first floor will definitely come over. Then, I'll treat her the same and tie her up as well. You two can confront each other face to face."
"Of course, at this stage, your disadvantage is greater."
"Because I told Sun Xiaoman to close up before coming, but you came early."
Sun Xiaoman on the bed just wanted to bang her head against the wall, "I'm worried about you, why didn't you answer my calls?!"
"Also, I didn't even plan on entering the room at first. After seeing that you were safe, I was going to go back to the first floor. But you just had to lure me in and then tie me up."
Chu Jiang nodded, "I did it on purpose because I planned to learn from that villain and tie both of you up."
"I ignored the phone calls on purpose, just to attract you. Whether it's true or not, I can tie up one after another."
"The reason for doing this is simple, because when facing just one Sun Xiaoman, I have no way to tell which one is real and which one is fake."
"I am human, not a god. I need to have both the real and the fake in front of me to compare in order to make a judgment."
Sun Xiaoman had a desperate look on her face, "Can you please not be so extreme? If you explain it nicely, I will definitely cooperate with you."
Chu Jiang shook his head, "Based on your previous description, the impostor is very cunning."
"First, it hardly appears in front of you, making it difficult for you to see it."
"Second, it usually doesn't show up when you're with other people."
"So how did that villain manage to tie both of you together and force you to meet, breaking these two rules all at once?"
This problem made Sun Xiaoman pause for a moment, she hadn't thought about it before.
She thought for a long time before slowly answering, "Because if they don't meet me, the imposter will be exposed?"
