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Chapter 67: The Truth-Speaking Puppet
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But instead of rummaging through the pile, Xing Ye turned to look at Coco instead, "What will you do if somebody finds out the puppet's fake, escapes from Benedict, and comes back to seek revenge?""

Coco waved her hand, "I'm just the little young master's maid, how would I know?"

Xing Ye gave Cao Qian a meaningful glance and Cao Qian punched the area next to Coco's head, creating a hole in the wall behind her.

"I'll speak, I'll speak!" Coco hastily said in fear, "The mine's owner has it. He managed to stea the mine from Master because he has the little young master's puppet."

"Great," Xing Ye nodded, "But I still think I'd better search this pile."

Guan Ling: "..."

If you don't believe her, why would you even ask?

However, he didn't speak his words aloud. Guan Ling's time with the group had taught him everything Xing Ye did had a reason behind it- not one action was superfluous. If Guan Ling thought it was useless, it was definitely because he was too stupid and didn't understand.

The three searched through the dark room. Coco's wooden eyes rolled around in a panic.

There were at least thirty puppets in the small, dark room. Each one was at least a decade old and looked very lifelike.

"These puppets should've been personally made by Master Benedict." Xing Ye said, "Each and every one of these are lifelike enough to pass for the real thing. We won't be able to find it unless we take them all."

Cao Qian and Guan Ling were already growing dizzy. They couldn't tell any difference between the puppets.

"No, all of the puppets are different." The mirror suddenly spoke up, "Look at this one. His nose is sharper, whereas this one, there's a tiny hole on his fingers. The hole smells like ink, probably the puppet's built-in pen."

Cao Qian and Guan Ling looked at the mirror. They were filled with curiosity towards the mirror, but didn't dare to ask anything with Xing Ye protecting him.

Sometimes, Guan Ling still couldn't help but sneak a glance at the mirror but Cao Qian never even looked at him once, afraid of making Xing Ye upset.

Now that the mirror spoke, they finally dared to look at the mirror directly.

Xing Ye knew how perceptive the mirror was. It wasn't just Truth Eye's ability.

There was no way he could use his abilities without points because of luck. According to Xing Ye's understanding of the system, the reason he could use his starting abilities for free was because the mirror could see through disguises even without the system's help.

The mirror made a circle around the dark room before standing in front of the most unremarkable puppet. He lifted it up, a slight smile in his voice as he spoke, "This is the little young master."

"How did you find out?" Xing Ye asked.

"Look at this puppet's expressions, then look at the other puppets. Can you see the difference?" The mirror asked.

Xing Ye, Cao Qian, and Guan Ling all shook their heads, unable to tell any difference.

The mirror sighed, "It's smooth. The other puppets were also meticulously made, but they still have slight scratches here or there. For example, the puppet cleaning the floor outside had slightly coarse fingers from frequent housework.