"I found it a bit strange, you know? Given that Geoffrey is Skyler's identical twin brother, what's the point of him wearing a mask? | mean, they're spitting images of each other. Wearing a mask in front of Skyler is just advertising that Geoffrey's hiding something." Leopold scratched his head, pondering the conundrum. "The only thing that makes sense is that Geoffrey and Skyler aren't identical twins at all. They must look different." Aurelia raised an eyebrow with a hint of suspicion. "Then who did Lisa see at the Showy Summit Retreat?" Leopold stroked his chin thoughtfully. "If he wants us to believe that he and Skyler are identical twins, he'd go to great lengths to convince us." Aurelia darkened her eyes as if shadowed by the night.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"At the Snowy Summit Retreat, Lisa could have met Geoffrey or perhaps an impostor. If Lisa met Geoffrey, then whoever impersonated Raines wasn't Geoffrey. But if not, then it's still possible Geoffrey was masquerading as Raines." Leopold nodded, agreeing with her line of thought.
The adversary might be playing a gof smoke and mirrors, leading them on a wild goose chase.
There were bound to be hypnotists among the remnants of the AK Group. Lisa wasn't trained in counter-hypnosis, so hypnotizing her wouldn't require Geoffrey's personal touch.
As he mulled over the mystery, Aurelia spoke up again, "The real question is whether Geoffrey is willing to alter his appearance to look like Raines. He's probably quite vain, the type to be obsessed with his looks and not settle for someone else's. The key is Geoffrey has a congenital illness and often needs blood transfusions. If the fake Raines is Geoffrey, he'd probably need a transfusion after being in Elysium for so long." "He's under constant surveillance now. If he's gone for a transfusion, | would definitely know." Leopold added.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmIn the room across the hall, members of the SkyWill Stuwere brainstorming their strategy to draw out the enemy.
Skyler said, "Our main goal is to flush Geoffrey out. He's always hiding like a rat in the sewers. It's infuriating." William sighed, "But we don't even know what he looks like." "He looks just like me," Skyler replied.
Kane stroked his chin and said seriously, "If he looks just like you, why does he always wear a mask and shroud himself in mystery? It's like he's afraid of someone recognizing him." His confusion mirrored Aurelia's.
Skyler scratched his head, "Yeah, it doesn't make sense. If we look the same, why wear a mask in front of me? It's like putting on a show for no reason." "Is it possible that he doesn't look like you at all and is wearing a mask made to look exactly like you?" William suggested, familiar with the concept since he himself wore a mask.
"That's possible," Skyler nodded. "So, our first task is to figure out what he looks like." William mimed a snapping motion. "Geoffrey always wears a mask or disguises himself. To reveal his true face seems tough. Maybe we should just draw him out and deal with him, no matter what he looks like." Kane added, "If Geoffrey is not the identical twin brother of Skyler and doesn't look like him, how will we know if the person we catch is actually Geoffrey?" "That's a tough one." Skyler scratched his head in frustration.
William lit up his eyes, "Doesn't Geoffrey have powerful hypnotic abilities? We could challenge him to a hypnosis duel, then we'll know if he's the real Geoffrey." Kane cautioned, "That's risky. What if we lose and get hypnotized? Let's just hook him up to a lie detector.”