[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh":3,"chapter-who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-974":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh!?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2249823,4388,"Chapter 974: Suspect Jack Atlas","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-974",974,"\u003Cp>Public Security Maintenance Bureau · Command Center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a massive floating projection screen, the image flickered in darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a high-speed track in the city’s upper airspace, neon lights carving flowing ribbons of light through the night. Two D-Wheels raced at astonishing speed; even in the recording, the roar of their engines was clearly audible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One D-Wheel was entirely white, its metallic hub reflecting light with a brilliant sheen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lucky Wheel,” the signature vehicle of former King Jack Atlas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is last night’s surveillance footage,” the technician swiftly pulled up the data. “Location: East District High-Speed Loop. Time: approximately 2:15 a.m.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan stood before the screen, arms crossed, eyes locked on the image. Beside him stood the sharp-eyed, blue-haired, long-legged Chief of the Investigation Division, Xiaowu Shenying. It was Xiaowu’s call that had summoned him to this command center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the footage, Jack’s D-Wheel carved a near-perfect arc through the turn, while the black D-Wheel clung tightly behind. From the video, it was clear both riders were engaged in a Duel Ride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who is the driver of the other D-Wheel?” You Xuan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seems to be another WRGP contestant, but that’s irrelevant,” Shenying said. “Let’s just watch the outcome of the duel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The technician fast-forwarded the footage to its climax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The image on the floating projection screen erupted into violent motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack Atlas’s wild laughter nearly pierced through the recording—he raised his arm, and his Duel Disk blazed with crimson light—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shatter! ‘Crimson Lotus Dragon’—Direct Attack!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, blazing crimson flames exploded across the night sky! A colossal dragon unfurled wings that blotted out the heavens, its scales flowing with molten patterns. It roared as it dove downward, claws wrapped in searing hellfire, striking straight at the driver of the black D-Wheel!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Solid waves of flame erupted from the Crimson Lotus Dragon’s claws, slamming into the D-Wheel. The black vehicle shuddered violently, lost balance at high speed, and tires screeched against the track, spewing blinding sparks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opponent’s life points dropped to zero; steam gushed from the D-Wheel’s front, signaling the shutdown of its perpetual engine, and it began to decelerate abruptly. Yet Jack laughed uproariously, showing no sign of stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not over yet!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He twisted the throttle violently—the engine of the “Lucky Wheel” roared like a beast, its white body slamming sideways into the opponent like a battle-axe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crash—!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the violent clang of metal, the black D-Wheel spun completely out of control, tumbling into the barrier! The driver was flung clear, rolling multiple times across the track before crashing hard against the isolation wall—motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack brought his D-Wheel to a stop, glanced back, and curled his lips into a cold smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph. Pathetic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Inside the command center, the air nearly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow, the former King really has a fiery temper,” You Xuan said. “This has probably gone beyond the bounds of a normal duel.” At that moment, Shenying spoke urgently: “Commander, this is exactly what I wanted to say—the person in this footage… I don’t think it’s Jack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan: “Oh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something’s wrong,” Shenying’s voice was tighter than usual. “Jack Atlas isn’t like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan turned his gaze from the screen to her, studying the beautiful Investigation Chief with amusement. “The footage doesn’t lie. He deliberately rammed his opponent—that’s fact.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Jack had no motive to do this!” Shenying stepped forward, pulling up Jack’s recent activity logs. “Since he arrived in Neo Domino, I’ve been by his side the whole time—I know Jack. He values the honor of Duel more than anyone. Such a dishonorable tactic is utterly out of character.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swiftly scrolled through the data panel, her fingers tracing blue paths through the air: “And look—on the very afternoon of this duel, Jack’s 5DS team had just finished a WRGP qualifier. Logically, he should have been resting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan: “So have you verified this with the other members of the 5DS team? Does he have an alibi?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…” Shenying looked away. “I asked them. They said Jack was alone after the match—no one saw him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan spread his hands. “So there’s no evidence. Then, Chief Shenying, are you saying you’re declaring Jack innocent based purely on personal preference?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shenying’s face flushed red. She bit her lip, staring at the floor, silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The command center fell into brief silence. Technicians exchanged glances but dared not speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan watched her reaction, finding it amusing. He knew perfectly well the culprit in the video wasn’t Jack—he vaguely remembered an anime scene like this: a replica robot, copying Jack’s personality and deck, even surpassing the real Jack, impersonating him to commit crimes and frame him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem was—in the anime, that was the conspiracy of the Three Emperors of Taiyi, using Zone’s technology to create the Jack replica. Yet now, You Xuan was allied with Zone, and was the new Emperor Taiyi himself. If this fake Jack was also created by Taiyi, why hadn’t he been informed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So You Xuan naturally connected it to the replica of Breo he had just encountered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be the same enemy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Xiaowu Shenying had no evidence proving Jack’s innocence, she was a longtime member of Jack’s harem, a fervent fan who had called him “Lord Atlas” with intimate devotion ever since he was Duel King. Now that Jack was in trouble, she was pulling out all stops to clear his name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Shenying understood the gravity of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack’s Lucky Wheel was the only one of its kind in the world—a unique symbol of his identity, universally known. And the vehicle in the video was unmistakably that same Lucky Wheel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So was the Crimson Lotus Dragon. As Jack’s signature dragon as a Dragon Seal Bearer, no one else could wield it. The appearance of his Wangpai  monster in the video was decisive evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because of this overwhelming evidence, the Public Security Maintenance Bureau had acted immediately—Jack had already been arrested from the residence of You Xing and others. He was now detained in a nearby holding facility awaiting judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only after learning of Jack’s arrest that Shenying urgently contacted You Xuan, hoping to plead for time so she could investigate and prove his innocence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately, fate worked against her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could even beg for mercy from her superior, another piece of bad news arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an emergency transmission from the detention center. A security officer appeared on the command center’s projection, breathless: “Sir! Bad news! Suspect Jack Atlas… fled custody! He’s missing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaowu Shenying’s mind exploded—she nearly blacked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1102,"2026-06-19T08:58:37.480Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7b3e2839c57760fa5790e11197bb4d5cfdba2b8b63c9aec130fb44b7249a2616","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-975","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-973",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwho-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-cover.jpg"]