Delta: Who are you saying has suffered a loss of strength?

The van soon stopped, and they arrived at the Sanren Association. Unlike when they registered, the car drove directly into the association's compound.

Although the Casual Players Association is not as grand as the six major clubs, it occupies a considerable area because of the large number of casual players.

Unlike those clubs, this compound is more like an official institution, with both the staff's attire and the association's interior decor exuding a serious and formal atmosphere.

Han Che and his two companions were led to the lounge by staff. "Please rest here for a while, and then you can leave after a simple registration."

After finishing speaking, the staff member left the lounge, closing the door behind him.

As the staff left, Mule and Wang Kuo relaxed and sat on the sofa in the lounge. They opened their backpacks and took out the items they had brought out of the prison one by one, placing them on the table.

Wang Kuo, in particular, muttered to himself as he counted the items, "This one, this one, and this one, that's a total of 120,000. And these three little gold coins, 150,000..."

Han Che gradually relaxed his body and observed from the back of the sofa. It seemed that the independent people would directly recycle the items from the Independent People Association.

Come to think of it, as a lone individual, holding these items and materials brought back from dangerous areas, but lacking the ability to conduct research and manufacture them, the best course of action is to sell them as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Han Che picked up his phone to check how things were in the prison, but then realized he couldn't do that.

Previously, after each prison closed, Han Che would watch live streaming websites in his office to observe the situation in the player world and the changes in the clubs.

Now, we are in the world of gamers, but we can't turn it around.

"Ta-da!"

Han Che noticed footsteps coming from the corridor outside the door, indicating that there was clearly more than one person.

Then, the staff member who had led the way followed a middle-aged man into the lounge for casual diners.

The middle-aged man greeted Han Che and his companions warmly as soon as he entered, saying with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work!"

"How was it? Did the operation go smoothly?" The middle-aged man naturally sat down on the sofa opposite him.

After handing out an A4 sheet of paper to everyone, the staff member stood to the side of the sofa, opening his notebook as if ready to take notes at any moment.

Han Che glanced at the contents of the A4 paper: "Dangerous Area Operation Investigation Record Form"

The information inside generally includes things like: How long did the operation last? How did you evacuate? Did you encounter any NPCs or map bosses? What was the map drop rate? Did you find any high-value resources?

Overall, it's just a survey form.

Han Che slightly raised his eyelids and secretly observed the expressions of the other two. Their expressions as they looked at the investigation record sheet were very natural, which was obviously a normal procedure that would be followed after each operation.

However, Han Che noticed that Mule seemed somewhat surprised by the arrival of the middle-aged man sitting on the opposite sofa.

Sure enough, after exchanging brief pleasantries with the three of them, the middle-aged man changed the subject, "Have any of you encountered anything unusual in prison? Or any troublesome enemies?"

"No, just like the official experts predicted, no map boss spawned this time," Mule replied, and Wang Kuo nodded in agreement.

Then, his gaze turned to Han Che, who was taken aback for a moment before nodding.

The man continued, "Several solo players failed to evacuate during this operation and were surrounded by prison guards. Did you encounter them?"

"I heard about it, but I left before the prison guards surrounded me, so I wasn't affected," Wang Kuo replied.

"You must be Comrade Wang Kuo?" The middle-aged man adjusted his glasses, maintaining a polite smile.

"I heard from those players who failed to evacuate that you left before the prison guards could surround you. How did you manage that?"

"I didn't know the prison guards would surround us. It was that Hibiscus Club agent named Park Im-cheong who randomly shot and killed another casual player who was in his team."

"I couldn't stand his behavior, and that's why I left the group after we had a disagreement. That's how I managed to avoid being surrounded by the prison guards."

The middle-aged man's smile slowly faded, and his tone became low and serious, "Have you seen Park Im-cheong again since then?"

"No!" the mule blurted out, "We haven't seen him again."

"Oh? This operator, you've also teamed up with Park Im-cheong before?"

"No, I was heading in the direction of Wang Kuo and the others when I ran into Wang Kuo running out."

"He reminded me that a large group of prison guards had gone there, and in the end, we acted together and never saw Park Im-cheong again."

"And who is this?"

"I met them at the evacuation point. We left together at the evacuation point after the power was turned off," Han Che replied.

The middle-aged man leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees. "You three were the last group of operators to come out of the portal. The portal closed a few minutes after you came out."

"And Park Im-cheong hasn't come out yet, which means he's lost." The man's tone was heavy, and his gaze was deep. "In the absence of a map boss, there is still a player who is lost, and he is a professional player from a top club."

"Pah! What kind of professional gamer is he! He deserves to be lost, it's one less menace!" Wang Kuo couldn't hold back and cursed directly, "He just randomly kills his teammates in the map! We paid him, and he just kills them whenever he wants!"

Wang Kuo slammed his hand on the table and stood up, shouting loudly and agitatedly. Even though the lounge door was closed, his voice echoed in the hallway.

Upon hearing the noise, the door to the lounge was suddenly pushed open, and several security personnel quickly walked in, only to be waved away by a middle-aged man sitting on the sofa.

"Young man, please don't get agitated. I understand how you feel. I've heard about his situation from the other operators, and it's indeed a serious problem."

"But the problem is, he's lost now, and as the Casual Players Association, we need to investigate thoroughly." The middle-aged man then stood up.

"Alright, that's enough questions for today." He looked at the staff member standing beside him. "Xiao Zhang, have you finished taking the statement? The rest is up to you."

After saying that, the middle-aged man turned and left the lounge.

"This is much more perfunctory than I expected," Han Che thought to himself. "I thought they'd dig deep and investigate thoroughly, but this is all?"

"Alright everyone, please bring out the items you wish to have recycled. We will recycle them according to the official guide price."

……

"Do you think they were the ones who did it?"

"It doesn't seem like it," the middle-aged man pushed up his glasses. "If it really was them, they shouldn't be so agitated."

"What if they deliberately do the opposite, intentionally showing strong disapproval of Park Im-cheong to dispel our doubts?"

"Do you have any evidence?" The middle-aged man glanced at him sideways. "Even if you do, so what? The Hibiscus Club can send someone in; does he think he'd dare cause trouble?"

"Didn't he say he was speaking in his personal capacity and not representing the club?"

"That Park Im-cheong is an idiot, and do you think the Hibiscus Club is an idiot too? The club doesn't approve, do you really think he could bring that equipment out?"

The middle-aged man's face darkened, and he let out a cold snort.

"His actions are truly typical of South Korea. This time, he'll make a mistake and teach him a lesson."