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"The reason we can confirm that Xiao is dead...is because tonight in the Dadu District, several 'missing persons' suddenly appeared."
"These people are concentrated in South Bay, Huazhi, and in the underground organization of Sincere Heart Association on both sides."
"At the moment when the evil spirit died, Deep Sea lost the Spiritual Link with these 'missing persons' in the Dadu District. In the process of tracing the records, it was discovered that the links to these people were faked by virtual ports..."
Gu Shen sensed deeper issues: "Does that mean...that all along, their link statuses were disguised?"
"Correct."
