The bespectacled man asked, "Are we really going to take action? Lu Xining is quite famous at school, and her family background isn't simple either. If she disappears, the repercussions will likely be significant. I think we should just let it go this time?"
"You've been hanging out with me and my cousin for so long, how come you're still such a coward!"
The man in the passenger seat reprimanded, "From the moment we become players, our status is separated from that of ordinary people, and we become more noble!"
"In the future, this world will definitely be ruled by players, and ordinary people can only look up to us from the bottom."
"It's cruel, but that's the truth. It's just something to do with an ordinary person for fun, what are you afraid of?"
Clearly, Fan Xiao was wrong. The two people in the car were not, as he had guessed, spies sent by a player organization to monitor his movements.
This was simply a tragedy caused by desire.
Perhaps it was because the various player factions had been making too many small moves these days that he had developed a habitual way of thinking. He forgot that the troubles and dangers he encountered during his luck-accumulating period were mostly sudden and there was no scheming or conspiracy behind them.
Yes, this was an "unlucky event".
"It's not just us who have become players," the bespectacled man reminded the tall, muscular man in the passenger seat. "The authorities have established a special affairs bureau composed of players, specifically to handle matters related to us players. What if we make too much noise and get exposed?"
"We're not without our own backers, don't worry. The place is well hidden with props, nothing will happen. My cousin has done it three times already, and it's always been fine. If something does happen, he should be able to handle it for us. The organization he's joined is quite powerful."
The tall, muscular man said with a slight sigh, "Speaking of which, this is the first time I've ever gone out on my own without my cousin... Heh, I don't want someone like Lu Xining to get involved."
At this point, the agitation in his eyes suddenly intensified: "Lu Xining... wasn't he always so virtuous before?"
"I thought she was different, but I didn't expect her to have started dating a random guy without saying a word, and even dare to bring him to school!"
"If I hadn't seen it today, I wouldn't have been in such a hurry to act... If I don't act now, it will be a huge loss once it gets dirty!"
"What should we do with that guy?" the bespectacled man asked.
"Kill him, dismember him, put the body in the storage space, and throw it in the dungeon when you go there. No one will be able to find out."
"Uh...we've never killed anyone before."
"It's just that I haven't killed anyone in the real world."
The tall, muscular man had a fierce look in his eyes. Despite his young appearance, he exuded the aura of a desperate criminal: "Anyone who dares to beat me to it will have to pay the price!"
A few months ago, he was just an ordinary college student.
Aside from his impulsive personality and his penchant for fighting and bullying others during junior and senior high school, he was no different from any other law-abiding citizen.
The transformation occurred after becoming a player.
Becoming a player, awakening his talent, increasing his evolution rate, acquiring items... he knew he was no longer an ordinary person.
His experiences fighting in dungeons made his mind more resilient and unrestrained, leading to self-transformation.
Lu Xining—who was once an unattainable beauty in his eyes—is now no longer distant, as if she is within easy reach.
He's just an ordinary person.
Thinking of the man who used to chat and laugh with Lu Xining at school, he couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
Haha, I'll let you joke around for a bit, but you'll get what's coming to you later.
He calmed himself down and patiently waited for the right moment to make his move.
However, he soon lost his composure.
He found the surrounding streets becoming familiar, and the taxi ahead seemed to be gradually heading towards where his cousin lived.
Coincidence... He was taken aback.
He quickly dismissed this hypothesis.
He saw the taxi parked outside his cousin's apartment complex, and his cousin's car was just coming out of the underground parking garage and turning right.
At this moment, the taxi that had stopped quickly gave chase and followed.
what happened?
Was the other person looking for his cousin?
This... He was filled with doubt.
"Peng Chuang, doesn't that look like your cousin's car?" the bespectacled man asked in surprise. "Why did Lu Xining and the others follow them?"
"Let's follow them and see!"
The tall, strong man... that is, Peng Chuang, gave the order.
what is the problem?
Curiosity drove him to follow and find out what was going on.
Chapter 385 Moral Blackmail...Where are my morals?
“The suspect has been identified,” Lu Xining reminded Fan Xiao. “His license plate number is mentioned in the file; the car in front is his.”
"Is the file Du Ruo sent you this detailed?" Fan Xiao was a little surprised.
“It was my request,” Lu Xining said. “To play a detective game, you naturally have to pay attention to details.”
"Then let's follow them and see."
Fan Xiao nodded, dispelled the illusion of soundproofing, and gave a brief instruction to the driver to follow the car in front.
Perhaps because it was the first time he had encountered such a request, the driver hesitated a bit.
After all, this kind of request sounds like... there seems to be some trouble involved.
Did they accidentally pick up two bad guys on the bus?
"Follow him, and all of this is yours."
At this moment, Lu Xining took out a stack of banknotes from her storage space and threw them onto the passenger seat; there were about ten of them.
With the widespread adoption of mobile payments, cash has become extremely rare.
However, considering the possibility of needing to use them, she prepared some in the storage space.
Yes, it's really just a little bit, around 50,000.
The driver glanced at the passenger seat, then silently stepped on the gas and increased the speed.
Not long after, Fan Xiao and Lu Xining spotted the suspect's car parked on the side of the road next to a building. Three people came out of the first-floor entrance, approached the vehicle, and got in.
The car then set off again, passing through Tianhu District and heading towards the northern suburbs.
As you get closer to the outskirts, the hustle and bustle gradually fades away, and the number of pedestrians decreases.
About half an hour later, the car stopped in an open space on the side of a riverside road.
This place is far from the city center, and there is no one around.
All four people in the car got out and looked at the taxi that had stopped behind them.
Fan Xiao and Lu Xining also got out of the car.
They were discovered, but neither of them seemed surprised.
Yan Keke had already secretly told Fan Xiao that the four people in front of him were all players, one of whom had very strong mental strength, probably in the range of C-level players.
Fan Xiao turned to the taxi driver and said, "That's enough for now, driver. You can go back now."
"You guys...be careful."
The master seemed to sense something was wrong, his expression changed, and he quickly turned around and sped back the way he came.
At this moment, the oldest-looking person among the four people who got off the bus in front of him reacted.
He took a few steps forward, his gaze falling on Fan Xiao with obvious surprise: "It's you... Fan Xiao, Mr. Fan, what brings you with us?"
"You know me?" Fan Xiao was a little surprised.
“You’re a celebrity now, of course I know you. Our organization wants to contact you, but you’ve been hiding these days, and we can’t find you.”
The older man's tone lacked the politeness one would show to someone meeting for the first time.
Instead, it carried a hint of reprimand.
Fan Xiao narrowed his eyes: "Hiding? That's an interesting question. I'm just not staying at home. You think I'm hiding? Hiding from what?"
"You are shirking your responsibilities and obligations!"
The older man's tone became more accusatory: "The crisis in the 010 district is getting more and more serious. In northern Myanmar, the entire Wa city has even fallen."
"The city was shrouded in the rules of the dungeon, and countless evil spirits poured into it, causing countless people to lose their lives, families to be destroyed, and wives and children to be separated. It became a ghost town."
"But this is just the beginning. The crisis in the dungeon will get worse and worse. The situation in Wa City will inevitably happen a second, third, and fourth time... Right now, in the entire 010 zone, only you have a stable supply of fantasy materials and can support the creation of multiple safe zones."
"Yet you have done absolutely nothing!"
"Not only do you not do anything, but you also occupy the position without doing anything, hiding away and making it impossible for others who want to improve the crisis to find you for cooperation... Don't you think your behavior is very selfish?"
"That's true to some extent," Fan Xiao nodded.
"That's not even a little bit!"
The older man continued, "I don't know if you've been browsing the player forums these days. So many players see you as a hero, hoping you can loosen your control over resources and save the increasingly serious crisis. You're doing nothing. Don't you feel ashamed?"
"Sigh, how can I not feel ashamed? I feel so guilty, it will probably take me several seconds to recover."
Fan Xiao sighed softly.
older man: "..."
“So,” Van Shaw asked, “which player organization are you from? You’re quite nosy.”
“The Lions Club,” the older man scoffed. “We’re not like selfish guys like you. We’ve been working behind the scenes to make the world a better place.”
The Fellowship is an international player organization, but I never expected it to have extended its reach to Ancheng.
Ah, all sorts of demons and monsters have jumped out.
well.
"That's a truly noble ideal," Fan Xiao said with a smile. "Could you tell me what concrete things you've accomplished? I'm all ears. With such high moral character, you must have resolved many dungeon crises, right? Tell me, how many people have you rescued from dungeons?"
"..." The older man did not answer.
"So all you can do is talk?"
Fan Xiao curled his lip: "Get out of the way, we're not looking for you."
After speaking, he turned his gaze to the left of the older man, where a muscular man was standing with perfectly defined muscles, as if he had been specially sculpted.
This man is the suspect he and Lu Xining are looking for. The file states that he used to be a fitness instructor.
"You're looking for Gao Cheng?" The older man frowned. "He's also a member of our Tongji Society. What do you want with him?"
"Why don't you open the trunk of your car and ask him what he did?"
Fan Xiao pointed to the car parked to the side.
Upon hearing this, the muscular man Gao Cheng's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly said, "You think I can just open it like that? This is my car! Don't I have any right to privacy? You're crazy! Captain, let's go, let's ignore this selfish guy."
"hehe."
Fan Xiao glanced at Lu Xining.
Lu Xining understood.
The doll pendant on her body moved without wind and flew out, suddenly growing larger in the air until it became a 1.4-meter-tall combat doll.
A piercing sound rang out, and the doll neatly ripped off the car's tailgate.
Inside the trunk lay a young woman, with fair skin, pretty features, and elegant attire.
The woman's hands and feet were tied, her mouth was gagged, and although her eyes were open and she was conscious, her body remained motionless, as if she had been drugged and had no strength.
Fan Xiao knew there was someone hidden in the trunk because Yan Keke had reminded him.
No living being with a mental response can escape Yan Keke's psychic perception.
Seeing that his plan had been exposed, the muscular man stopped pretending and said bluntly, "I just wanted to play around with her. This bitch used to be so aloof, looking down on me just because her family has some money... I'm not planning to kill her, just playing around, is that okay? We're all players, so give me some face. I'll let her go now, and that'll be the end of it, how about it?"
“Sure,” Fan Xiao said, taking out a bottle of medicine from his storage space. “Drink this Truth Potion, answer a few questions, and I’ll give you face.”
"..." The muscular man's eyes turned fierce: "Looks like you're going to use force. Are you sure you want to fight us? I know you're a C-rank player, but... our captain is also a C-rank!"
"...Hmph, I'll deal with you when we get back!"
The older man never expected his subordinate to suddenly drag him into this mess.
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