The Informal Tomb Raiding Diary: She is the occupant of the tomb!-Chapter 358 - 293: Impostor

It’s too late to regret not talking more with Nanduo at the time, it’s useless now. The black oil at the bottom of that well is closely connected to the great hall and was worshipped by the Ancient Niloans thousands of years ago, even earlier than their era. Yet Moli could manipulate or summon it. Does this mean she has some connection with the builders of the great hall?

The Ancient Niloans were merely worshipers, but she obviously knew what it was.

During the meeting, I truthfully reported what I saw, including how Moli summoned the black oil and disappeared through a small gap.

I only omitted the part about the Karmic Fire, merely saying that after Moli ran away, the black oil retreated back into the well.

As for why Moli ran, of course it was after a confrontation with me, and she couldn’t win.

We only came out with the transparent box, and Lili and the others were injured, so no one mentioned the black oil, and I didn’t bring out any samples either.

Li Du brought samples of the Mosquito Man’s DNA. He mentioned that the department has been collecting samples of species, past, common, newly emerging... various kinds, all being collected.

I remembered the greedy snake from last time, and guessed that Xiao Changfeng and Gan Quan had already extracted samples.

Because Moli had many chances to interact with the team members, it’s still unclear how she was causing their mutations.

Perhaps she mixed something into their diet, or maybe it was through other means.

Chen Qinghan said when he went to Sakura on a mission with Moli last time, he noticed that people who got close to her would quickly obey her every word. Back then, he thought it was the charm of a goddess.

Only Chen Qinghan was an exception. When they were working, it was strictly business, and he showed no interest in Moli, yet Moli seemed particularly interested in him.

If the Mosquito Man incident hadn’t happened, Moli’s attitude towards him could have been explained as a goddess liking a challenge, feeling slightly wounded when finding an opposite sex indifferent to her, and thus wanting to pursue the god-like man.

But after this incident, I felt it was more likely that Moli realized her mutation method didn’t work on Chen Qinghan, hence she was curious, wanting to know what was going on.

Regardless of whether those who admired her mutated or not, this kind of spiritual control-like ’attraction’ worked on everyone else except for Chen Qinghan. If it were me, I’d also be curious to know why.

While in the crypt, Liang Ruidong and the others were all affected. Their grievances were directed at those trapped team members. His attitude towards Moli remained good, and he was very gentle when tying her hands.

It now seems this was also Moli’s special ability, although it had no effect on me and Lilith.

After we all finished speaking, the captain told us that Moli had disappeared. She hadn’t returned to Sakura, nor had she contacted colleagues or friends there.

He asked people over there to investigate, only to find that the Moli we knew was not the real Moli.

She joined the special department in Sakura five years ago, and her records and background seemed fine.

For the past five years at work, everything was normal. Her leaders and colleagues said she was diligent and truly skilled.

She started leading a team two years ago, and there had been no failure in the tasks she undertook.

This time, the captain asked those there to question her university classmates and neighbors. If someone weren’t normal, those familiar with her would surely notice something.

Her body would surely exhibit some unusual symptoms, even the smallest ones.

But everyone around her said there was nothing wrong, until people there found her middle school classmates who said they didn’t recognize the person in the photo.

How much can a person change from middle school to university? It’s unlikely that classmates who used to be close wouldn’t recognize her, unless her goddess-like face was surgically made.

Her middle school teacher mentioned something that caught the captain’s attention, saying that in the last year of middle school, Moli’s grandmother fell ill and passed away. Her parents died in an accident when she was little, and she was raised by her grandmother. Her grandmother’s death was a huge blow to her.

The teacher recalled that after the funeral, she suddenly skipped classes for half a month. Since she had no relatives at home, no one reported her missing; it was the teacher who called the police to report it.

So the teacher remembered it very clearly. They searched for days, and Moli seemed to vanish without a trace. Just when they were about to give up, she suddenly sent a letter to the teacher.

She said she was quitting school, leaving the place of heartbreak, to start afresh in another city.

After that, the person completely disappeared, and no one knew where she went.

Her home had indeed been tidied up, packed before she left, so the matter was left at that.

In the vast sea of people, how easy it is for a girl with no relatives or connections to disappear.

Two years later, her identity information appeared in another city with a different face, standing again on the bustling streets.

The newly appeared Moli attended university. When asked about those two blank years, she simply said she had gone wandering, and time is a good healer for pain.

In the vast world, there are too many people with the same name. Even if her former classmates heard her name or saw her, who would think she was the classmate who vanished back then, considering the two different faces.

After listening to the captain’s words, I drew a conclusion: Moli is a fake impostor.

What is her true identity?

The captain then spoke some words about teamwork and needing to work together. Lilith formally apologized to me in front of everyone, which made me feel rather embarrassed. I wasn’t upset about her taking command. On the contrary, with her leading others in vain, I had time to do what I wanted.

After the meeting ended, Cheng Xuelin hurriedly stopped me, saying he forgot to add me on WeChat, so he could consult me if he had any questions in the future.

He studies ancient scripts, what would he consult me about? The language of the Blood Mother tribe?

I couldn’t admit to being from the Blood Mother tribe, but adding a friend is just a small request, hard to refuse.

I noticed that Chen Qinghan didn’t mention his cocoon transformation during the meeting, nor did he go to the internal hospital for a check-up.

It seems he wanted to keep the matter under wraps. However, if something happened due to his physical abnormalities, what would I do? I’m not a clan doctor. As I pondered over this, I sent a message to Bi Shi.

I asked if she knew anyone in the tribe with the ability to cocoon.

Bi Shi immediately replied asking if Chen Qinghan had run into any issues.

I confirmed, saying my successor had gained an ability I didn’t have. What was going on?

Bi Shi said she needed to ask around and consult some professionals.

That didn’t sound right to me, professionals? I immediately asked her if she found any surviving doctors in the tribe.

She sent a voice message back saying that "surviving" is a bit unlucky, and it should be "the surviving doctors".

Whether they’re surviving or merely remaining, as long as they can keep Chen Qinghan alive, they’re good doctors.

I have to say, Bi Shi hasn’t been wasting her time either. She managed to find quite a few tribesmen from corners and nooks. They aren’t rare creatures with super long lives like us, just bloodline successors through generations.