Interactive Fiction: The Right Choice After Unemployment

Chapter 124
5.3% for option one, 5.3% for option three, 68.4% for option four, and 21% for option five.

……

【Option [-]】

[Go to the place where Tao Tao is likely to be]

……

Zheng Zhuo didn't dare to continue using his mobile phone.He needed someone to help him get in touch with Chu Huairen, Zhuang Yusheng, and other [participants] who might appear in the future.

This person needs to be [Participant].Because it's hard for him to convince unrelated people to accept this matter-they may treat him as a gangster, a fugitive or something.

This behavior may have a bad influence on the other party.

But if the pursuer is really coming for all [participants], even if he doesn't make contact, the other party will fall into the same predicament.

Thinking about it this way, staying together will help.

"……it is good."

After deciding on this matter, he did not get off the bus.He sat all the way to the nearest local train station, where he bought a ticket with the closest departure time.

A ticket to XX City, XX Province—the location of the suspected university town where Tao Tao is located.

Then, Zheng Zhuo took out some money from the cash machine at the train station and boarded the train.

Sitting on the hard seat, the first thing Zheng Zhuo did was to turn on the airplane mode on his phone.

Then, he took out the phone card.

He didn't carry a metal needle and had to borrow a sewing kit from the flight attendant.The process of taking out the SIM card was full of twists and turns, and he almost dropped the SIM card on the ground.

"Hey, don't you use your phone?"

The flight attendant who lent Zheng Zhuo the sewing kit saw that Zheng Zhuo took out the phone card but did not put in a new one. He was puzzled and said a word.

"My phone's card reader seems to be broken." Zheng Zhuo responded casually.

"Is that so... is there someone coming to pick you up?"

Said the flight attendant.

"In these days, it's hard to go anywhere without a mobile phone. I can't even read a map."

"Ah, it's okay."

Zheng Zhuo put the phone back into his pocket and said.

"I am a native."

……

six hours later.

Zheng Zhuo appeared outside the subway station in XXX University City.

Seeing the subway station signs with the names of various universities appearing in front of him, Zheng Zhuo couldn't describe his feelings.

"...[Black Hand]. This ability is really incredible...haha."

On the train, he pretended to be a local.He didn't feel much during the period, but after getting off the car, he clearly felt that the [Black Hand] ability had taken effect.

He is familiar with the location of the roads and places.He knows which public lines lead where without looking at a map.

This skill helped Zheng Zhuo move a long distance without being targeted at all.

Even after getting out of the subway, he didn't spend too much effort to find the university town.

Since [Black Hand] ability is so easy to use, Zheng Zhuo didn't intend to hide it.

"Hello……"

He stood on the main road of the university town and asked the passing students.

"I'm a new janitor, and I can't find my way now. Do you know where the dormitory that caught fire yesterday is?"

What a fate.As he asked, he said in his heart.

In [Magic Academy World], he used the identity of the janitor.But now he came to Tao Tao and pretended to be a school worker.

Some students shook their heads and expressed that they were not clear.But there are not many students coming and going.

"Ah, you mean the girls' dormitory in our university?"

Soon, some students pointed out the location.

"Yesterday, there was a big fire. It was scary. Many fire engines came over."

Got it!

Zheng Zhuo thanked him and immediately went to the university pointed out by his classmates.

It didn't take him much effort to get into the school.Go through the side door with a combination lock.

Only faculty and staff know the combination lock code here.

But he is now a faculty member.

"……it is good."

After graduating, it was the first time to enter university.Zheng Zhuo walked all the way to the dormitory area with a feeling of nostalgia.

Not long after, he arrived at the fire site.

The location of the fire is very easy to identify.The outer wall of a building was burnt black, and it could be seen at a glance from a distance.

Zheng Zhuo came to the downstairs of the dormitory building where the fire broke out.Only one day after the fire, Zheng Zhuo saw some students still carrying their luggage.There is a long table on the open space beside the corridor.Several students who looked like class cadres checked the forms there.

Zheng Zhuo leaned over to take a look.Those forms had the names of people and some objects written on them.

"..."

He's been watching it for too long.The girl in charge of recording turned around impatiently.

"Don't look, don't look! One by one! Who are you looking for? I'll help you find it!"

"Tao Tao. A girl named Tao Tao."

Zheng Zhuo was still worrying about not being able to find him: he didn't know which department or class the other party was in.

"Tao Tao... Tao Tao... eh..."

The girl's pen slid across the list.

"T...T...Tao Ming, Tao Liang...Is there no such person?"

No such person?
Zheng Zhuo was shocked.

Is it wrong?This is not the fire caused when I left the [Golden World], but an ordinary fire accident that happened at the same time?
"Look for it again, and look for it again."

Zheng Zhuo said quickly.

He didn't want to travel so far for nothing.

"Oh, I told you there's no such person!" The girl was obviously impatient after working for too long, "I've read this watch countless times. Who are you? Boyfriend? I'm most annoyed by your replacements— — and don’t know — let her do it herself!”

alright.The attitude is so bad.

Forget it, Zheng Zhuo, don't care about like young people.They are ten years younger than you!
Zheng Zhuo repeated to himself in his heart.

He scratched his head and left the long table.

Next, he walked around, trying to find out if there were any other spots with signature sheets.

At this moment, a fat lady who came out from the first floor of the dormitory passed him by.

"Don't run so fast! Hey, hey, be careful not to fall—"

The fat aunt seems to be the housekeeper.She dragged big and small bags and called the child's name.

"—Tao Tao—"

Tao Tao! ?
Zheng Zhuo turned around abruptly.

"I won't fall! Mom!"

Zheng Zhuo saw the girl who was running at the front with a big bag on her back.

It was a little girl in a white dress with a ponytail.

Between the eyebrows and eyes, one can vaguely see the shadow of growing up.But now it seems that at most it is 10 years old.

"10...10 years old!?"

Zheng Zhuo couldn't help but make a sound.

Tao Tao turned out not to be a college student, but the daughter of the dorm manager...a primary school student!
In other words, when he saw Tao Tao enrolling in [Golden Space], he was indeed about the same age...

However, the point is not this!
"A strange man took a long drive to meet a 10-year-old female netizen..."

So much like a crime.Either way it looks like a crime.

Zheng Zhuo slapped his face vigorously, elongating his face.

"Today's children, it's too early to use mobile phones..."

He looked into the distance.

Tao Tao bounced and walked away with her mother.

"..."

"...It's all here, things need to be clarified..."

Zheng Zhuo stood up and followed.

……

after an hour.

At the door of a temporary housing for faculty and staff, the fat aunt was talking with her daughter.

"Did you really not see who lit the fire?"

"Oh, Mom, you have asked me several times!" Tao Tao said, "The phone glowed golden, and I saw many people moving around! I could tell what they were thinking just by looking at them... so strange! So I Throwing your phone by the window and running into the room to look for you, you still said, you said I was on a video... Don't you know this! "

"So afterward, I was never by the window! Who set fire to the outside of the window, I really didn't see it!"

"Ouch. It's not that I have to keep asking you, it's the school that keeps asking me. Okay, okay, mom is going to check in, and you wait obediently in the new house."

"it is good--"

The fat aunt's footsteps gradually faded away.

After a while.

dong dong.

The door was knocked.

Pat, clack, the girl ran to the door.

"Who is it?"

She opened the door and saw a young man.She has an impression of him.It seems to be a newcomer... a colleague of the mother's called the janitor.When she and her mother moved here, this big brother also moved in next door.

"What is it?"

Tao Tao asked.

"Uh……"

It was Zheng Zhuo who came.He tried to look nicer, and ended up looking weird instead.

Behavior is too suspicious.He couldn't even convince himself.

"..."

Seeing Tao Tao's expression of fear, he was about to close the door.

"Wait, wait! I'm not suspicious—"

He quickly turned on his phone and showed the [Collective Subconscious Mind] software.

"Ah! Weird software!"

Tao Tao recognized the software at a glance.

It's much easier now.

"I am...the person who contacted you during the final match at the Magic Academy."

Zheng Zhuo said bravely.

"You just said... [You can tell what they think by looking at them], what's going on?"

God!Zheng Zhuo really didn't want to question a child like this.His conscience, sense of justice, and social morality are all hurting.

But he has to ask here.

What Tao Tao said caught his attention.He knew that Chu Huairen observed from a [very high third perspective], while Tao Tao seemed to observe from a [personal perspective].

Moreover, the voice of the heart can also be heard.

Could it be that the support that everyone can provide is different?

He also called Zhuang Yusheng just now.But the other party was confused, saying that he could only hear voices through the [Golden Space] and could not see anything, which is not as clear as a 10-year-old girl.

During this period, the fat aunt left.Zheng Zhuo also saw that his [collective subconscious] software had just changed to [debugging].

From this point of view, the time to enter the world next time is coming soon.

He hasn't decided whether he really wants to involve a child in this dangerous thing.

The more support staff you have, the better.However, Zhuang Yusheng and Tao Tao were both fine, which meant that Chu Huairen, who supported him last time, was the only one being targeted this time besides himself.

From this point of view, if you want to ensure the safety of support personnel, you must also consider carefully.

Who to bring depends on the next world.

However, if possible, he temporarily intends to...

……

【problem】

【The next operation, how to choose support personnel? 】

【Option [-]】

[If possible, try to bring both Chu Huairen and Zhuang Yusheng with you]

【Option [-]】

【If possible, try to bring Chu Huairen, Zhuang Yusheng and Tao Tao with you】

【Option [-]】

[Those who have acted are reliable.Only bring Chu Huairen who has acted together before]

【Option [-]】

[Learn more and prepare for the future.Only bring Zhuang Yusheng whose function is unknown]

【Option [-]】

[The support that can be provided sounds very strong.Only with Tao Tao]

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