A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 203 Asking for help from the Discipline Committee

"At the time, we thought it was just an urban legend, so we didn't take it too seriously. Some of our friends even joked with him about it," Jatani Jixiong continued. "Who knew, he wouldn't show up again the next day?"

"It's indeed very suspicious." Gufa Meiwei also became serious.

She did not continue to ask for more details because she knew that Kurozuma Watari and Jatani Jio were people who cared very much about their subordinates and must have searched all the places where Ishikawa Jiro might go.

If they were not forced to do so, they would not have doubted an "urban legend", and it was even more impossible for Jixiong Shetani to come to find Gufa Meiwei specifically to get clues about that "urban legend".

"Can you tell me more about the 'underground arena'? What information have you gathered?"

"I understand." Jixiong nodded again, "But the information we've learned so far is not much. It's just urban legends spread among members of other societies."

——Legend has it that in the underground world of Academy City, there is a mysterious and passionate arena.

Legend has it that anyone can participate in the gladiatorial contests there, whether they are superpowered or ordinary, unarmed or armed... anyone can participate. There are no restrictions, no matter the means; whoever survives the arena to the end is the winner.

"...Legend has it that the final winner will receive a prize of 10 billion!" Jixiong Shetani said in a low voice.

"You must be kidding! How is that possible?" Gufa Meiwei retorted subconsciously.

One million is understandable, but ten billion... the number is so huge that it seems unreal.

After a moment of shock, I knew that Jixiong had calmed down a lot. "It's not completely impossible. After all, the arena is a matter of life and death. The so-called winner can also be understood as the last survivor - it's like giving all the prize money to the last person. It's not surprising that it has become such an outrageous amount."

"Gambling with your life? That competition...will really kill people?" Gufa Meiwei asked in surprise.

She had originally thought that this was just some kind of underground boxing match. Although it was bloody and brutal, and occasionally a contestant would die in the ring, those were ultimately rare and isolated incidents...

But now, according to Jixiong Jizi, the mortality rate seems to be quite high.

"Yes," Jixiong nodded. "At least that's what we heard from the rumors... Because the schedule is so tight, there's almost no time for recovery and treatment. Once injured, even if you win the match, you'll be defeated in the next battle."

The mortality rate is over 99%. There are even cases where two people die together in the final, and the entire team is wiped out with no one surviving.

If you calculate it this way, the 10 billion prize pool...

"No, no, no, this is really too outrageous, isn't it?" Gufa Meiwei couldn't help but complain.

The main reason is that this number is really too large. If it is written down, it will be followed by a long string of zeros, which is beyond the normal understanding of ordinary people.

Even in a game with a very high mortality rate, such a prize pool...

But Gufa Meiwei thought again, compared with life, are 10 billion really that much?

"Well, it's still quite a lot..." He grumbled again, but that wasn't the point. "Assuming that so-called 'underground arena' really exists, a prize of tens of billions is actually quite reasonable. Without such a huge prize, it wouldn't be able to attract so many competitors, and it wouldn't be kept secret to this degree."

You know, until ten minutes ago, when Jixiong Shedani said it himself, Gufa Meiwei had never heard of the phrase "underground arena".

Only an organizer who could easily hand out a 10 billion yuan prize could maintain such secrecy, right? "Ishikawa might be quite capable, but to even think about participating in that kind of competition is beyond his comprehension!" Jatani Jixiong pounded his fist on the table. "If he really goes..."

"So, that's why you want to investigate the underground arena?"

"That's right, Big Brother Heizuma has mobilized all his connections to inquire about the news, but to no avail." Jixiong Snake Valley looked at the girl in front of him with a complicated expression, "So, I can only come to beg you. Please help us, Gufa!"

"Then..." Gufa Meiwei pushed up his glasses, suddenly feeling a little upset, "Why didn't Hei Qi come to me himself?"

"Maybe..." Jixiong Snake rolled his eyes, "Brother Kurozuma can't afford to lose face, right?"

"Humph, he's not a man who values ​​face that much."

“Snake Valley!!!!”

At this moment, a roar suddenly came from the door of the store.

Jixiong subconsciously lowered his head and leaned on the table: "Oh no, have we been discovered after all?"

"Black wife? What's going on?" Gufa Meiwei recognized the man at the door at a glance, and quickly lowered his head to glare at Shetani Jixiong.

"Actually, I came to see you without telling big brother..." Jixiong didn't dare to hide it anymore and had to tell the truth, "Big brother actually didn't want to trouble you with this matter."

Gufa Meiwei raised an eyebrow: "Don't want to... trouble... me?"

Kurozuma Mianliu, who hurried into the store, also saw Gufa Meiwei here. She did not continue to cause a commotion. She apologized to the clerk and the customers near the door while hurriedly walking over here.

For a moment, no one dared to step forward to stop this burly man.

"Gufa!" Hei Qi Mian Liu quickly came to the side of the table and lowered his voice to ask Gufa Meiwei, "That Shegu guy didn't say anything unnecessary, did he?"

Gufa Meiwei slammed the table and stood up. "If wanting to save my companions is redundant, he did tell me something."

"It's not what you think," Kurozuma Mianliu suddenly smiled bitterly, "I also want to save Ishikawa, but..."

"But you're going to exclude me just because I'm a disciplinary committee member and have betrayed you?"

"Gufa," Heizuma Mianliu said seriously, "No one thinks you've betrayed anyone."

Jixiong Shetani on the side lowered his head even lower.

"This involves illegal competition and the deaths of a large number of participants—if all this is true, it's no small matter," said Gufa Meiwei. "The Discipline Committee and the security forces will definitely take action."

Having made his decision, Gufa Meiwei said, "Don't worry. I'll investigate immediately after I get back. If so many people really died, there will definitely be some clues left behind."

"No, there's no need to investigate anymore." Heizuma Mianliu said, "I've already done some research and found out that the underground arena does exist, and I've also found a way to join it."

(End of this chapter)