Confession

Everyone in Site-188 was meeting Zhang Jue for the first time and completely unfamiliar with his style. When Zhang Jue finished saying this, almost everyone froze.

Site Director Maxim pulled out his ears. "Advisor Zhang, did I hear you wrong? You said that this clay pot used for?"

"Site Director, you heard correctly. It's a jar for pickles." Zhang Jue laughed, "But despite that, it's more than enough to find that imposter. Because it doesn't measure lies, but hearts."

The more Zhang Jue talked, the more mysterious it became, but Maxim was a big old man and didn't want to guess his twists and turns.

"All right, Advisor Zhang. Just tell us what evidence you have to prove that Valerie is the insider."

Zhang Jue looked at him, "Site Director, let's make a hypothesis. Assuming that my clay pot and really as I said that can identify lies. If you were the traitor, what would you do?"

What would I do if I were a traitor?

Maxim thought for a moment and slapped his thigh, "Of course I wouldn't put my hand in and touch the bottom. So that I won't be stuck."

"Correct." Zhang Jue nodded, "but anyone who is smart will find this loophole, so I put a layer of white powder on the bottom of this pot. If the person being tested has a clear plan, they will touch the bottom of the pot and get a little white on their fingertips. "

"So that's how it is!" Maxim in excitement, "So this is the test and you asked them at all. Just to see whether that person is weak-minded and wouldn't dare not put their hands on it!"

"Congratulations, that is the correct answer." Zhang Jue said.

Only then did it shocked the crowd. They looked at their fingers, and indeed found some white powder residue on them. I don't know what Zhang Jue had used, but he couldn't rub it off for a while. This ploy is actually quite simple, even a child that watched puzzle cartoon would not fall for this.

But for one thing for sure, this is the world of SCP, and it's not like these researchers haven't seen more bullshit than this. They are facing Zhang Jue, a human being that excels in lies.

His acting skills were so good that no one had noticed the secret. It was like magic. Although, sometimes it's just a little trick that's nothing after it's revealed. Yet when you immerse yourself in it, it's like something magical.

"Well, that was the whole principle behind it." Zhang Jue clapped his hands, bringing everyone's attention back to himself. He looked at Valeria, "Lady, could you show your hands to everyone? If I remember correctly, the nail polish you're wearing is very clean and there's nothing on it."

Valerie bowed her head and did not say anything. No need for Maxim to speak, Lennov as the squad leader of "Wasp" waved his hand, and two MTF squad members leaned over to Valerie.

Looking at this scene, everyone's heart is half cold. Valerie is the head of logistics, she is usually amiable and friendly, most of the people in this site talk to her a lot. But who would have thought that a former close colleague and friend would be the enemy?

Maxim sighed, "Valerie, let everyone see your hands."

This was his last hope, he hoped that Zhang Jue was wrong in his reading and Valerie was innocent.

However, Valeria suddenly shook her head, "No need, I'm the one who did it."

"What?" Maxim was incredulous.

"It was me." Valeria lowered her head, as if she couldn't face these former colleagues, "It was me who stole SCP-1139."

She actually admitted it in front of everyone. There was an uproar. In fact, if Valeria had wanted to resist, she could have denied it and said that Zhang Jue had misread it and she had washed the white off her hands herself.

However, she did not do so, because there was no use but to delay a little. In normal times, she could hide among everyone. Yet once she was suspected and under focused scrutiny, her unidentified communication records would surely be turned up.

Her mission has already been accomplished, and staying here would only add to her troubles. The Foundation is good for humanity, she does not want to waste the Foundation's time.

...

Valerie was taken into custody. After reporting to headquarters, Zhang Jue and Maxim conducted a preliminary interrogation of her.

"Valerie, if I remember correctly. You have worked for the Foundation for over twenty years, why did you do this?"

Maxim was distressed. He could never figure out why Valerie would do such a thing, which was even harder than the punishment he received.

Valerie was silent. She was sorry for Maxim and for everyone at Site-118, but she had a reason for having to do it. Zhang Jue looked on her coldly and did not make a comment. He had come to Site-118 mainly to find out the truth about the lost SCP.

Although he had succeeded in catching the enemy's imposter, it was all a hopeless attempt to mend the situation. Even if Valeria was killed, he would not be able to get the SCP back.

Site Director Maxim knew this, but he just couldn't accept why such a veteran researcher would work with the enemy. Maxim was so agitated that Zhang Jue sent him out of the interrogation room and was left alone to face Valeria, who was reluctant to speak.

"I've read your resume." He said, "Your parents both died because of some SCP, so you joined the Foundation with the desire to keep humanity out of harm's way and achieve true peace, am I right?"

Zhang Jue looked at her and continued, "You were once in charge of an SCP object about the Church of the Broken God ten years ago, and I guess that's when you hooked up with them. You actually know very well what the Church of the Broken God people wants to do, right?"

There was still silence.

"You couldn't complete this mission alone, who was the person you hooked up with?"

Zhang Jue asked several questions in a row, but Valeria's expression was dull, unwilling to speak at all. She was obviously different from those heartless enemies, and seemed to have something difficult to say. It was hard to use those extreme methods here, so Zhang Jue had no good way to pry her mouth open.

Zhang Jue shrugged his shoulders, and was about to leave. However, Valerie suddenly opened her mouth and said something in a very small voice.

"What?" Zhang Jue looked at her.

But she ignored Zhang Jue's presence and just repeated in a small voice. Zhang Jue simply walked over to her and squatted down. Only to hear what Valeri whisper two sentence. The first sentence looked like the slogan of the Church of the Broken God.

"The Broken God must be complete."

As for the second sentence was something Zhang Jue had not heard before.

"To save humanity from extinction."