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As Xiao Ce spoke, he looked at Thomson with a serious expression and then said.

"So, you're still hiding something..."

In fact, at first, Thomson said that they had not discovered any problems at all.

They still felt that Thomson was being very sincere.

However, after hearing Xiao Ce's question and seeing Thomson's expression, it was clear that Xiao Ce had guessed correctly.

Xiao Ce continued, his voice strong and muscular: "If you don't want to talk about it, then I'll guess. You weren't actually tricked out; you escaped all by yourself..."

Thomson's expression immediately confirmed that Xiao Ce was right.

Thomson looked at Xiao Ce with an embarrassed expression and said, "Mr. Ce... how did you know?"

Thomson was now completely convinced of Xiao Ce's abilities...

Xiao Ce smiled at Thomson and then said, "Thomson, I didn't particularly want to know... it's just that you followed along with me for a bit and I noticed the flaw, but now that I know the problem, I can't just keep quiet..."

Then, Xiao Ce said to Thomson, "Of course, if you don't want to say, that's fine too..."

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Thomson remained silent for a moment, then said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Ce, there's nothing that can't be said... I think it's necessary to say it to you again..."

Xiao Ce said to Thomson, "Okay, don't worry. Like I said, a hero needs three helpers... You need teammates for everything you do, right? If you trust me, we can help you..."

After listening to Xiao Ce's words, Thomson smiled and then said to Xiao Ce, "Okay, I still believe you on this..."

After hearing what Thomson said, Xiao Ce didn't waste any more words.

Thomson said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Ce, you're right. Actually, when I left Devil's Island, it wasn't because I was forced out. Rather, I discovered a secret about Devil's Island. And the island's owner somehow found out that I knew the secret of Devil's Island."

"He decided to come and capture me. Luckily, I still have quite a few friends and informants on Devil's Island. I knew immediately that the island owner wanted to capture me, so I ran away. Before I ran away, I even stole something from Devil's Island."

"Although I left Devil's Island, the island lord has become very powerful outside after years of development. However, I didn't know that I had escaped Devil's Island. I thought I had escaped to safety. But I never expected that I would be caught shortly after I got out."

"I was originally captured by a nobleman, but after several transfers, I was finally handed over to the Illuminati. They are all eager to know what the island lord wants with me..."

"However, of course I didn't say anything. Later, I was locked up here, and they would come to interrogate me from time to time... But I knew that if I had told them, I would have been dead... If I hadn't told them, I might have survived..."

This time, Thomson was probably telling the truth, but there was still something he was hiding.

After reading Thomson's words, Xiao Ce did not press further. Instead, he said directly to Thomson, "Thomson, so you don't want to go back because you're afraid of walking into a trap?"

Thomson nodded, then said to Xiao Ce, "That's right, but it's not just that... I'm saying this because I know the secret of Devil's Island. You absolutely cannot gain even the slightest benefit from Devil's Island..."

Xiao Ce nodded, looking at Thomson's expression.

At this moment, he saw Thomson's concerns.

There was no follow-up.

Thomson glanced at Xiao Ce with surprise, then said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Ce, aren't you curious whether I know the secret of Devil's Island, or whether I stole something from Devil's Island?"

Xiao Ce smiled when he saw Thomson ask the question, and then said, "I am indeed curious, but as things are now, it seems that curiosity is useless, isn't it? You must have your reasons for not telling me, right?"

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Thomson smiled and said, "That's right, that's indeed the case..."

After hearing Thomson's words, Xiao Ce said, "If we insist on going to Devil's Island, can I have a map?"

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Thomson gave Xiao Ce a meaningful look.

Then he said to Xiao Ce, "That's possible, that's possible..."

Xiao Ce smiled at Thomson: "Is there anything else going on?"

Thomson nodded to Xiao Ce: "Not bad, but why didn't you use the map I gave you?"

After hearing Thomson's words, Xiao Ce asked, "It's useless?"

Thomson nodded to Xiao Ce and then said, "That's right, it's useless. Because this Devil's Island can be transformed..."

Xiao Ce asked in surprise, "Is the island changing?"

Thomson said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Ce, that's right, it's about transformation..."

After hearing Thomson's words, Xiao Ce fell into deep thought.

Seeing Thomson's hesitant expression, Xiao Ce immediately guessed what was going on.

Xiao Ce then said to Thomson, "Could it be that the entire Alcatraz Island is just a machine...?"

Upon hearing Xiao Ce's words, Thomson's relaxed expression immediately turned wary.

Those eyes immediately became wary as they looked at Xiao Ce's expression.

Xiao Ce also sensed the change in Thomson's attitude and tone.

Xiao Ce smiled at Thomson and then said, "Thomson, could it be that I really was right...?"

Thomson looked at Xiao Ce warily, but Xiao Ce's calm expression puzzled him.

Thomson said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Ce, you wouldn't happen to be the island owner..., would you..."

Xiao Ce was dumbfounded by Thomson's question.

"What nonsense are you talking about? If I were the island lord, why would I be asking you? Besides, weren't you raised by the island lord since you were a child? What, others don't know whether I'm the island lord or not, but don't you know?"

"Haven't you been with the island lord since you were a child?"

Thomson said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Ce, I grew up with the island lord quite well. However, I've never seen what he looks like. He always wears a mask, so I have no idea what he looks like..."

Xiao Ce looked at Thomson and said, "Then why do you think I am your island lord?"

Thomson said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Ce, it's because I think your voices sound very similar..."

Before Xiao Ce could speak, he noticed that Yin Pan'er was looking at him with a strange expression.

Before Yin Pan'er could speak...

Xiao Ce then said to Thomson, "Thomson, could it be that what I said is really true?"

Thomson nodded to Xiao Ce: "That's right... I didn't want to say this originally... but Mr. Ce, you seem to know, and the fact that you can say this means you must have seen something similar..."

"What I want is to stop hiding things..."

As Thomson spoke, he looked around and then asked Xiao Ce, "These are all people you can absolutely trust, right?"

After hearing Thomson's words, everyone nodded.

Xiao Ce said to Thomson, "Lord Thomson is good; these are people I can trust..."

Thomson said, "Then I won't hold back... I'm taking a gamble. Since you're willing to say that, I know, Mr. Ce, your insight is far superior to others..."

Xiao Ce was a little confused by Thomson's praise, and then asked Thomson, "Which sentence?"

Thomson smiled at Xiao Ce and said, "So you said the entire Alcatraz is a giant machine... Actually, even now, despite the Industrial Revolution, many people in the West still don't know what a machine is..."

"The fact that you dare to make such a guess is enough to prove that your vision and knowledge are superior to ordinary people..."

Xiao Ce felt a little embarrassed when he heard Thomson praising him like that, and then said, "Thomson, isn't this a bit too much of a compliment?"

Thomson smiled at Xiao Ce and then said, "It's not too much of a stretch..."

Xiao Ce then asked Thomson directly, "So, it's true?"

Thomson smiled at Xiao Ce, then said, "That's right, that's exactly it... The secret I discovered is that the entire Alcatraz is a machine..."

Even after Thomson finished speaking, his expression remained one of disbelief.

Then he had an expression that looked like he'd seen a ghost.

Xiao Ce did not interrupt, but simply gestured for Thomson to continue.

Thomson said, "Because in the center of Devil's Island, there is a mountain, and on this mountain is a shrine. Nobody knows what kind of shrine it is, but the people of Devil's Island worship it. After the island's lord arrived, the shrine began to be built around it."

"Since then, ordinary people have been forbidden to approach. But before that, by chance, I saw a beam of light shoot into the sky from the place of the god, illuminating the entire Devil's Island as if it were daytime..."

"And I seemed to vaguely see something fall into the shrine. I was curious and asked the island lord, who said that a god had descended to bless our place or something... I don't believe it..."

"I was just curious, but I tried several times and failed..."

"After several attempts, the island owner noticed and warned me not to go near there. The more he forbade me to go, the more curious I became. Then, by chance, a bolt of lightning struck the ground, creating a deep crater. We discovered deep within the surface soil that there was a large iron shell..."

"That metal shell seemed to be underground. Later, I pretended I knew nothing about it. After searching several times, I actually found an entrance to the basement..."

"I discovered a steel world underground. I secretly explored it and eventually found something truly unbelievable. In one room within this underground steel world, there were many glowing screens displaying various images, some of which were scenes from different corners of Alcatraz..."

“Our every move is being monitored by them, although I don’t know how they do it… However, I saw the island lord touch those light screens a few times, and it caused changes on those sides…”

After saying this, a word came to Xiao Ce's mind.

Monitoring room? Or central control room...

Xiao Ce couldn't help but ask, "You can check every corner? How come you weren't discovered?"

Thomson said seriously, "Maybe it's because nobody was watching at the time. Later, the island owner might have had the ability to reverse those images..."

When Xiao Ce heard what Thomson said, he still used one word to match it in his mind.

"Replay..."

Before Xiao Ce could ask, Thomson continued, "Because when I first sneaked in, no one noticed, and I was definitely not noticed by anyone. Moreover, I discovered that the island lord didn't go there often. After all, after I discovered that place, the island lord saw me a few times, but I didn't know that one day, the island lord suddenly ordered his men to arrest me."

"Thank goodness those people were my men, otherwise I would have been able to escape..."

After hearing Thomson's words, Xiao Ce asked directly, "By the way, how did you know it was a big machine...?"

Thomson said, "Because I went to check it out, this lump of iron is huge. I even dived down to the shore and indeed found another layer of iron lumps deep in the water..."

"Therefore, I even suspect that the entire Devil's Island is actually a huge lump of iron. Not only that, because the layout of the Devil's Island prison can be changed at the island master's will. We didn't participate in the changes; the island master only asked us to transfer people. In just one night, the layout of the prison on the island changed..."

After hearing Thomson's words, Xiao Ce nodded. If it were a machine, it would make sense.

Thomson nodded at Xiao Ce, then asked, "Mr. Ce, how did you know?"

Thomson said to Xiao Ce, "From what you've said, I'm guessing... So, the island owner found out about you because you took something very important from him, which is why he investigated those 'surveillance cameras' and eventually locked onto you, right?"

Thomson was visibly surprised upon hearing Xiao Ce's words: "Surveillance?"

Xiao Ce nodded to Thomson and then said, "It's that thing that can see you and monitor you."