Claire put away her smile and said in a deep voice: "Musk, Lisa, you guys come in and chat."
The three of them walked into the tavern, and sure enough, Umberto and Mario were sitting at the bar.
Gao Fei briefly recounted the bizarre experience he had just outside the door.
"Brother Umberto, you said in your letter that you suspected that the Camorra Gang had planted an undercover agent inside the 'Street Angels', and asked me to bring Lisa to help you catch the spy. That fake Mario we just met outside the door.
, I’m afraid it’s one of them.”
Umberto nodded slightly, with a stern look on his face.
"I have known for a long time that the Camorra Gang has placed undercover agents around me, just as we have also placed undercover agents in the Camorra Gang."
"We have always maintained a tolerant attitude towards this and tried to avoid violent conflicts. The undercover agents on both sides actually acted as private communication channels between the two gangs, like informal diplomatic envoys."
"But I didn't expect that the Camorra Gang would break this unspoken rule. Knowing that you, Mask Justice, were my brother, they dared to accept the commission to assassinate you, and now they pretended to be Mario and tried to deceive you.
You and Lisa."
"Now that they have become so rampant, I don't want to endure it anymore. This cancer must be eradicated completely!"
"Boss! Great, you have finally made up your mind!"
Mario geared up excitedly.
"I will personally find that bastard who pretended to be me and cut off his balls - if he has any!"
Claire rolled her eyes at him angrily.
"Mario, stop bragging! If you can handle this matter, there is no need for the boss to write to Musk and ask him to ask Miss Colt to come and help."
"That's true..." Mario chuckled.
Umberto ordered a drink for each of Goofy and Lisa.
"I've heard some rumors before, but I wasn't sure at the time. Until today, when Mario was being impersonated, I have to believe that the rumors about the Camorra Gang are probably true."
"Brother, what rumors are you referring to?" Gao Fei asked.
"When the Camorra Gang was first founded, it was actually similar to our 'Street Angels'. Its members were mainly immigrants of sea blue origin. The leading group was related to each other, so it was also called the 'Camorra Family'
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"However, I don't know when the top leaders of the Camorra Gang were replaced by a group of mysterious monsters."
"These monsters first sneak into the gang and secretly observe the person they are interested in. Until they are completely familiar with the person's speech, behavior, personality traits and interpersonal relationships, they will try to assassinate them, destroy their bodies and eliminate traces. They will become like this person and replace them.
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"Using this secretive and vicious method, the monsters continued to erode the Camorra Gang until they replaced most of the members at the top of the family and completely took over the power of the Camorra Gang."
"After that, the monsters were not satisfied and stretched out their claws with great ambition. This time, they targeted the 'Street Angels' and wanted to replicate the success they had with the Camorra Gang on us."
Umberto put down his wine glass and glanced at Mario lightly.
"The monster dared to pretend to be you, get close to Musk, who is very familiar with you, and almost successfully deceived Musk. It shows that he knows you very well and has been secretly observing you for a long time. Mario, you know what they will do next.
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"I know..." Mario wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "Next they will find an opportunity to kill me, and then openly assume my identity, just like they did to the elders of the Camorra Gang."
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"It's good to know, and be more careful." Umberto warned.
"Brother Umberto, at first I thought that the spies just used the 'disguise' technique to imitate Mr. Mario. This is not unusual. But when you tell me, it seems that things are not that simple. So, what are those parasitic guys in the Camorra gang? What kind of monster is it?”
Gao Fei asked curiously.
"Brother Musk, Miss Colt, have you ever heard of a creature called a 'morphling'?"
Gao Fei shook his head, and at the same time secretly opened the astrolabe database and searched for the keyword "morphling".
"I know!" Lisa raised her hand excitedly, "I heard the teacher talk about this kind of monster in the seminary class!"
"In fact, in the history of our church, shapeshifters, like cultists, were once a group severely punished by the Inquisition!"
"I dare not say that all shapeshifters are villains who deserve to be burned on the rack, but if every other one is burned to death, there must be some who slip through the net!"
Lisa made no secret of her disdain for shapeshifters.
Gao Fei looked at the information from the astrolabe, and then he completely understood why the Holy Light Church, to which Lisa belonged, was willing to send the shapeshifters to the stake.
Similar to Gorgons, shapeshifters are medium-sized humanoid monsters.
If you only look at the back, the adult shapeshifter is similar to an ordinary person, except that the skin has a smooth plastic texture and the face is featureless.
Shapeshifters are very flexible, their agility attribute can usually reach 18 points, and other attributes are also around 14 points.
As its name suggests, shapeshifters can change their body shape and appearance at will, becoming medium or small humanoids.
This supernatural transformation talent is similar to the second-level "Transformation", which can completely change its physiological structure and species type. Unless magical means are used, it is impossible to judge the true face of a shape-shifter from its appearance.
Even the shapeshifters themselves do not have a clear self-understanding and do not care which face is their true face. If necessary, they do not mind changing gender, marrying and having children with a spouse who does not know their true face.
The bloodline of "morphlings" and "half-changing monsters" has been propagated in human society in this deceptive way to this day.
In addition, the shapeshifter also has a talent, similar to the second-level magic "Detect Thoughts".
When the shapeshifter remains focused, it can spread its mental power up to 60 feet away, trying to detect the surface thoughts of any creature in the area.
Unless the opponent passes a Will save, just like an open book, whatever you are thinking at the moment will be presented to the shapeshifter without reservation.
Using this innate ability that is almost "mind-reading", the shapeshifter can understand a person faster and more deeply, paving the way for replacing him.
Most of the shapeshifters are naked egoists who blindly pursue personal enjoyment and have no clear concept of good and evil, right and wrong.
As long as they can satisfy their own desires, they don't mind deceiving anyone and trampling on all morals and laws.
The powerful talent of shapeshifters is actually a curse.
Using their shape-shifting and mind-reading abilities, they can easily blend into human society, replace an ideal target, impersonate the other person's identity, status and wealth, and enjoy the benefits.
Since you can gain prosperity, wealth, a loving wife and a beautiful family through simple fraud, and success comes so easily, why do you need to work so hard?
