Clown Game
Chapter 337 - 324: Traitor

Chapter 337: Chapter 324: Traitor

Chen Xiao finally made contact with "The Splitters"... He had many questions, but he wasn’t in a hurry to ask them, after all, those answers would eventually surface. What was important now was to unearth even more questions, so this spared A-Ming a lot of talking, and allowed them to get to the point more quickly.

The cables twisted slightly as if alive, stretching themselves as much as they could to follow A-Ming. Chen Xiao walked along, looking around, and soon arrived at a door.

It was an ordinary door, except for the incomprehensible numbers written on it. A-Ming casually took a key off the wall.

"These keys are made by the ’Locksmith’, they can lead to specific places, and this is the only way for us to enter and exit here."

"Hmm... Locksmith?"

Due to the sheer amount of information, it took Chen Xiao a while to ask, and at the same time, he looked at the key, which seemed ordinary.

"Yes, Locksmith. His keys are very convenient, belonging to a kind of ability that can distort space and connect things in a way only he understands. He and I are the only two S-level contained items here. We haven’t left this place for a long time."

Chen Xiao struck a pose with his arms folded and chin pinched, "I see, although I haven’t quite understood everything... But the amount of information in that statement is obviously much larger than the last. Firstly, you haven’t left this place in a long time means that if you were to leave this area, you would be detected by the Foundation’s satellites, right? This means this place can completely block the Foundation’s detection, is it because of these materials?" He pointed at the surrounding walls and continued, "Also, aren’t containment levels only up to A-level?"

A-Ming wasn’t in a rush to open the door in front of him, but patiently explained the questions Chen Xiao had raised, "As you said, the walls here can block all of the Foundation’s detection methods, so all your actions here will go undetected by the Foundation, you can be 100% assured. Also, above A-level, there indeed are S-level anomalies, extremely rare, and they are uniformly contained under the glaciers of the North Arctic, in a place called the North Arctic Research Facility. The Locksmith and I stayed there for 7 years."

...

"Hmm... That must have been some unpleasant memories."

"Of course, it was unpleasant, but based on what I know about you, you’re not someone who would care about that."

"You know me well?"

"Not exactly well, or should I say I only know a part of you... ever since your name appeared on the Order Foundation’s field team list. Extremely egoistic, almost entirely lacking in sympathy, bold and peculiar in your ways, with twisted values, seeking thrills and some nebulous spiritual pleasure—in short, a madman."

After listening, Chen Xiao, somewhat embarrassed, scratched his head, "Ah well, it’s not as bad as you make it out to be."

"..." A-Ming fell silent for a moment, "Hmm... but that’s not all. You appear chaotic and mad, yet every action you take is purpose-driven. For example, from the beginning, you’ve been subtly testing each one of our abilities, sensing the centrifugal force by shifting your weight on your tiptoes, deliberately keeping me between you and the postman out of fear of his teleportation ability, and you’ve probably already tested the nurse’s strength at her home, knowing she wouldn’t make a good hostage, so you turned your focus to me." As he spoke, A-Ming nodded towards the hand Chen Xiao had in his pocket, "Even now, you’re holding a weapon, right? Actually, you don’t need to be so vigilant, in fact, you know we pose no threat to you, or you wouldn’t be standing here."

Chen Xiao paused briefly after hearing this.

"Wow, that’s some pretty good observation." He praised A-Ming, which was out of character for him, "You’re right, if you wanted to do something to me, you would have acted by now, but please understand my situation. After all, I was brought here alone, and I’m affiliated with the ’Order Foundation’, your sworn enemy. And you’ve been so forthright with me; it’s no wonder I’m a bit defensive."

"Of course." replied A-Ming.

"Heh, that’s considerate of you, then let’s carry on with the topic, so you only know about me after I joined the Foundation, right?"

"Yes, I tried to look up records from before that, but came up with nothing."

Chen Xiao nodded, "Hmm, okay, it seems I can’t know my past from you."

"I’m sorry," A-Ming said with an air of apology.

"Alright, it looks like we can turn the page on this one. Next, since I’ve already come, why don’t you tell me why you guys always try to find trouble with the Foundation?"

"Not looking for trouble..." A-Ming corrected, "Our goal is clear, to completely erase the influence of the Foundation on this world. In other words, we want to destroy the Foundation."

"Hmm..." Chen Xiao drew out the sound. Although he had expected such a response, actually hearing the other party assert this with such conviction still seemed a bit absurd...

Destroy the Foundation... Is that really possible?

If that day really comes, what would the world become?

Hehe, yeah, it would certainly be incredibly interesting, wouldn’t it?

While Chen Xiao thought this, he also asked, "The goal is indeed very clear... but is the reason simply because you were once defined as containment items?"

A-Ming was silent for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, I know it sounds very unrefined, even selfish, but for us, who have had everything stripped away, harboring such thoughts seems only natural."

"Hmm... okay, I guess that’s not so hard to understand," Chen Xiao said. "Since we’re on this topic, I want to ask something I’ve never quite understood: why did you choose me?"

"No, it wasn’t us who chose you. Actually, our first choice was your teammate—Bai Xiong. He’s an extremely restless seed, much stronger than you in both motivation and individual strength."

"Eh, that sounds like you’re indirectly calling me worthless, kind of embarrassing..." Chen Xiao grumbled. "So, why did you end up including me then?"

"Because our ’Guardian’ believes you are the most suitable candidate, even though she never tells us why..."

"Guardian? If I’m not mistaken, this Guardian would be that woman named Qiu Mujin, right?"

"Exactly."

"I figured as much. So if I’m not wrong, her role must carry significant weight."

"You could see her as the leader, but more important than that. And if you’re not looking from our perspective, it’s hard to understand the relationship between us."

"Alright, if it is as you say, then I won’t pry any further. Let’s continue with the previous topic, why include me?"

As always, A-Ming was polite, "As you wish... actually, your statement isn’t accurate. We didn’t choose you because we didn’t promise you anything. On the contrary, it was you who chose us."