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Chapter 56 Ranking List

When Gu Mian returned home, Chu Changge and the fat man saw him carrying a coil of steel wire, which was the wire that had been pulled out.

The fat man curiously touched the wire, finding it much more useful than the groundhog he had pulled out.

Chu Changge pushed up his glasses at Gu Mian and said, "I saw it. The game announcement said that a dungeon called 'Deadly Curse' crashed, and your name is on the compensation list."

Gu Mian nodded slightly: "It's probably because I cut off the head of the source of the curse."

The fat man, who was touching the wire, felt a chill run down his spine.

Then, as if suddenly remembering something, the fat man said, "By the way, Dr. Gu, did you blow up something this morning? I think I heard an explosion."

Gu Mian shook her head: "No, someone set off firecrackers in the street."

"Setting off firecrackers?" Panzi frowned. "Anyone who didn't know better would think it was some kind of joyous occasion, a celebration for the whole world..."

Gu Mian looked at the fat man: "From now on, you should avoid people on the street. Things are different now than before. Who knows, someone who brushes past you might pull out a weapon and blow you up."

The fat man looked a little guilty: "Why would you blow me up?"

Gu Mian looked at his bobbing body and said, "It's probably because you're too fat."

Fatty: "..."

Humans are inherently adventurous creatures. When another possibility arises, you can't expect people to remain content with their lot; they usually rise up and try.

There may already be some people who possess lethal weapons and could easily carry them around recklessly, and even escape unscathed. Going out on the street now is extremely dangerous.

When Gu Mian returned, she saw what appeared to be several corpses lying in those secluded alleys, indicating that another conflict had occurred that morning.

Chu Changge turned his head slightly: "When you went to the dungeon this morning, we turned on the radio again, but now the radio has no signal at all. However, Fatty got some information from his friend..."

The fat man nodded repeatedly: "It's that female celebrity from the hearse instance. I've added her as a friend."

He was referring to Xiao Qiao.

Gu Mian stroked her chin: "I remember her nickname was Xiao Qiao, right?"

She is in the capital now.

The fat man nodded: "Yes."

Gu Mian then directly typed "Xiao Qiao" into the friend search bar and added her as a friend.

Not long after, the other party accepted the friend request.

Team Leader Feng had already sent the list of police officers in Lianhua City to Gu Mian. Gu Mian copied the list and sent it to Xiao Qiao: "Brother, this is the contact information for the Lianhua Public Security Bureau. Could you help me give this list to the Capital Public Security Bureau?"

This should allow the police in Lianhua to contact the capital directly. The capital has a large military presence, so it should be relatively safe; you generally won't die if you go out for a stroll.

A few seconds later, the other party replied: "ojbk"

Gu Mian: "..."

Where did she learn all this?

Xiao Qiao acted incredibly quickly; Gu Mian received the message from Team Feng at dusk.

Captain Feng of the Chengdong Police Station in Lianhua City: Wow, Gu Mian, you actually submitted the list directly to the capital. We've already made contact with the higher-ups.

Gu Mian: What did the higher-ups say?
Captain Feng of Chengdong Police Station in Lianhua City: Sigh, they say things will be chaotic for a while longer. There are all sorts of organizations, big and small, all over the country now, and the army is simply not enough.

Captain Feng of Chengdong Police Station in Lianhua City: I have a classmate who said that an artillery unit had finally cleared the road and was heading towards other provincial capitals when they were all pulled into a special instance. When they came out, they were dumbfounded. Their vehicles and equipment were all gone; someone else had taken them all.

That's really bad.

Captain Feng of Chengdong Police Station in Lianhua City: Moreover, I've heard that this kind of thing has happened more than once or twice. It seems that the special dungeons in this game especially like to target the army, and the army suffers heavy losses every time.

Captain Feng of Chengdong Police Station in Lianhua City: This has led to the current situation where the higher-ups are sending troops down the line with extreme caution, for fear that some special event might suddenly appear halfway through.

That's horrible!
Captain Feng of Chengdong Police Station in Lianhua City: We will do our best to maintain order, but please be careful. Things have been quite chaotic these past few days, so please try not to wander around.

Gu Mian: ojbk
Captain Feng of Chengdong Police Station, Lianhua City: Where did you learn this...?

Gu Mian just crashed a dungeon, and now there are two announcements on the bulletin board with his name on them.

He wasn't in a hurry to put his name on the screen a third time, and spent the next few days at home studying the game.

Although he didn't want his name to become widely known, the game disagreed.

One morning, Gu Mian had just opened her eyes when she heard a loud shout from the fat man in the living room: "Dr. Gu! Get up... get up and check the game page!"

He came running in as he spoke, and pulled off Gu Mian's blanket.

With the Spring Festival approaching, Gu Mian shivered as the blanket was pulled back: "What are you doing?"

The fat man said eagerly, "Quick, look at the panel! The leaderboard system is open!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Mian suddenly felt a sense of unease. He opened the game panel and, sure enough, saw that the leaderboard area was now accessible.

He readily opened the leaderboard, and sure enough, Gu Mian's name was ranked first.

(End of this chapter)