Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

Song Jianbai, Wang Zhenzhen, Song Yu, Song Qingshan... all four of them received a month's worth of his lucky blessings.

A month's worth of luck could win you the lottery; when applied to blessings, it could essentially guarantee a person a life free from illness and disaster.

After all, the amount of illness and disaster a person will encounter in their lifetime is limited, and a month's worth of luck is enough to offset it.

Song Qingshan... shouldn't get involved in any troublesome incidents.

"No, we can't be so arbitrary."

"There is a limit to how much luck one month can have in terms of interfering with cause and effect. And Qingshan is a player, so he has encountered more dangers and disasters than ordinary people. Maybe after a few dungeons, his luck and dangers have been completely offset."

"From this perspective, it's quite reasonable for him to get involved in some troublesome incident."

Fan Xiao revealed a thoughtful expression.

It makes sense, but it just feels... a bit too coincidental.

Why did his family have to have this accident?

Not to boast, but the luck of his family members works together to influence cause and effect, making it very unlikely that they will get involved in trouble.

Just like last time, before they moved, some players from other regions came to their neighborhood and caused trouble.

That night, something happened to the family living next door. Players broke in and many people died, but the family living nearby remained safe and sound all night.

It wasn't until the police cordoned off the neighborhood the next day that Song Jianbai and the others learned about the incident, and they exclaimed that they had just escaped death.

"This could be a coincidence, or it could be... the result of someone's malice."

"If it's the latter, they're most likely coming for me."

"Is Song Qingshan... a bait to lure me out?"

Fan Xiao made a conjecture.

This wasn't because he was suffering from paranoia; it was because he genuinely had value.

The source of the trouble... is probably related to the batch of fantasy materials that were transported back to Zone 010.

Snatching this batch of goods from China would undoubtedly be an extremely difficult task.

Unless a full-scale war breaks out, the probability of this happening is basically zero.

In other words, if you want to imagine matter, you have to use the traditional method—obtaining it from the 001 partition.

Given the price of fantasy materials, it's impossible for any power within the current 010 zone to afford them.

The Special Affairs Bureau was able to buy it entirely because the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Righteous Church gave him face.

He has a close relationship with the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Righteous Church—if this information were leaked, it would be perfectly reasonable for foreign powers to target him.

Based on this, foreign powers will certainly try every means to make contact with him.

As for the methods of contact, there are naturally both gentle and rough ones.

Some people might think they can use items with mental attributes to interfere with his thoughts and control his behavior.

Once he's under control, fantasy materials will be easier to buy.

"Hmm...that makes sense."

"Of course, it's also possible that I'm outsmarting the air."

"Whether it is true or not, we'll find out once we go out."

Fan Xiao began to formulate his next plan.

If this speculation is true, then Song Qingshan has temporarily become bait.

Given the uncertainty of whether they can successfully control him, the other party certainly won't kill him arbitrarily.

If the hostage is killed and the control plan fails, it's equivalent to making a blood feud with him, with no possibility of cooperation anymore.

No one would act rashly against Song Qingshan unless they were an idiot.

Qingshan... is safe for now.

"There are no secrets in this world. You can't hide the truth forever. Once the domestic security zone is established, those with ulterior motives will be able to follow the clues and find out about my outstanding performance in Roman City, Division 001."

"When the random dungeon crises become more frequent and severe, everyone in this world will realize the importance of fantasy materials and safe zones. At that time, the forces that are eyeing me will probably increase... There's no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days!"

"A single punch can set the stage for a hundred more; this... might be a good opportunity to establish authority."

"If I accumulate too much negative reputation, others will have to think twice before they try to take advantage of me."

Thinking of this, Fan Xiao took out his phone and dialed Du Ruo's number.

The call connected quickly, and Du Ruo's long-absent voice rang out: "How strange, you finally decided to come back from Roman City?"

“I have something to ask you,” Fan Xiao said bluntly. “How many people know about the deal between the Special Affairs Bureau and the Heavenly Righteousness Cult that I facilitated?”

"..."

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

Du Ruo was not stupid; she understood the hidden meaning in Fan Xiao's words almost immediately.

After a pause, he organized his thoughts and replied, "Among the members who participated in the last mission, there were 17 who knew that you were the one who facilitated the transaction."

"But... that doesn't mean anything. We'll definitely report the relevant intelligence when we get back."

"Information about you will be passed up the chain of command, passing through many people. Whether there have been any leaks in the process... we need to investigate in detail to confirm."

“Then let’s investigate,” Fan Xiao said. “If I’m not mistaken, my intelligence has probably been leaked.”

He recounted how his younger brother had gone out and not returned.

After hearing this, Du Ruo said, "Is that so? Why didn't you say so sooner?"

“It’s not certain yet whether they’re missing,” Fan Xiao said, “so I’m going to go check it out. You guys don’t need to get involved in this; I can handle it on my own.”

"..."

Du Ruo was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "Xiao Fan, we've known each other for quite a while now, so stop hiding things from me. Just tell me, what are you planning this time?"

"What trouble?" Fan Xiao said speechlessly, "I'm just going to look for my brother. I'll come back when I find him."

“You…” Du Ruo reminded him, “Right now, because of the establishment of the safe zone, the situation between us and the outside world is a bit tense, and it’s easy for a conflict to break out.”

"Oh, I see." Fan Xiao asked, "Why are you telling me this?"

"Are you sure you want to play dumb with me?" Du Ruo asked.

"I've already informed you about the situation, and I'm planning to leave tonight. I'll stop here for now; the longer I stay, the more dangerous it will be for my brother. I'll hang up now."

After Fan Xiao finished speaking, he hung up the phone immediately.

Chapter 322 Could he have done it on purpose?

dong dong dong.

"Brother, I'm coming in."

After knocking on the door three times, Song Yu opened it without waiting for a response and entered Fan Xiao's bedroom without any regard for etiquette.

After hanging up the phone, Fan Xiaogang saw his sister and said, "Remember to ask for my permission before coming in next time."

"Why be so particular? Isn't this how it's always been?"

Song Yu had no concept of the Dao.

“I was younger before, my desires were smaller, and I was a decent person,” Fan Xiao said. “Now that I’m an adult, if you suddenly barged in and stumbled upon something inappropriate for children, who would be more embarrassed, you or me?”

"W-What kind of scenes are unsuitable for children?"

Song Yu blushed and said, "How come I don't understand any of this?"

"Xiaoyu, before you lie, at least make a decent face!"

Fan Xiao pinched his younger sister's fair cheeks and pulled them apart forcefully.

"It hurts...it hurts so much!" Song Yu shouted, "Stop it! You bastard brother!"

"Hmm?" Fan Xiao made a nasal sound.

"Spare me, brother."

Song Yu yielded.

"Hmm." Fan Xiao nodded and released his sister: "There should be both older and younger sisters, that makes sense."

To be honest, he was a little worried that his impulsive sister might suddenly walk into the house and witness his indescribable scene.

The situation is different now; Lu Xining is now by his side.

Given Lu Xining's personality, which is completely devoid of moral and ethical constraints... it's not surprising that she would do anything.

For example, sneaking into his house at night, sneaking into his room to launch a night raid or something.

Lu Xining is much stronger than him, and if she forces herself on him, he definitely won't be able to resist... well, he won't be able to resist, he can only passively accept it.

Therefore, there's still a proper way to knock on a door.

"Brother, why are you suddenly bringing this up?"

Song Yu looked curious and asked, "Um...you wouldn't...you wouldn't want...you want it, would you?"

Her cheeks flushed slightly as she said, "That's true, after all... after all, you boys at this age are full of youthful vigor..."

"Get to the point. If you dare joke about me again, hmph..."

Fan Xiao gave a cold laugh.

Song Yu shrank back, recalling the fear of being dominated by exam papers and exercise books.

But for the sake of her own happiness, she had no choice but to go all out and said, forcing herself to speak, "Brother, if... I mean if you're feeling really uncomfortable holding it in, I can... I can help you with that."

"Are you asking for a beating?" Fan Xiao asked.

"What are you doing!" Song Yu snapped, "They were making a very serious suggestion!"

“If word gets out,” Fan Xiao warned, “Mom and Uncle Song will probably break your legs.”

“We…we can come secretly, without their knowledge,” Song Yu suggested.

“You’re too young,” Fan Xiao said. “Your body can’t handle it.”

“Fourteen is not a young age,” Song Yu argued. “Besides, I… I can… I can use my hands to help you…”

"..."

Fan Xiao pinched his sister's cheek again: "I'm giving you a way out, but you can't understand human language, can you? Huh?"

"It hurts...it hurts...don't pull..."

Song Yu cried out in anguish.

After Fan Xiaosong let go, tears welled up in her eyes, and her fair cheeks showed slight redness and swelling.

"Brother, you...you've gone too far!" Song Yu said angrily, "How could you really use so much force!"

"I'm telling you to learn your lesson!" Fan Xiao said sternly, "You never do your homework properly and just think about all sorts of nonsense. I'm being lenient by not beating you up!"

"If you keep doing this, I'm going to hate you!" Song Yu threatened.

Fan Xiao shrugged: "Whatever."

"Hmph," Song Yu muttered under her breath, "You're just taking advantage of my feelings for you, what's so great about that..."

"What did you say?" Fan Xiao lowered his eyelids.

Song Yu quickly waved his hand: "No, it's nothing."

"If there's nothing else, I'll head out," Fan Xiao said, opening the wardrobe and rummaging through his clothes. "I need to change and get going."

"Brother, you said..."

Song Yu composed herself, leaned closer, and said with a worried expression, "That gorilla Song Qingshan... could something really have happened to him?"

"Don't worry, the chances of him getting into trouble are very small."

Fan Xiao took a dark-colored garment out of the closet: "I'll bring him back, don't worry about it."

"Won't there be any danger?" Song Yu asked with concern.

"I've already taken action, what are you still worried about?"