Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 1287 - 1288: Keys Are Not Necessarily Used to Open Doors

Chapter 1287: Chapter 1288: Keys Are Not Necessarily Used to Open Doors

If the mine entrance is indeed covered by the Spiritual World, it’s a situation that wouldn’t be surprising. Moreover, even without the interference of Psychic Power, making such high-level protection for Hua City’s major financial source is quite normal.

Simply put, not to mention taking a stroll inside, even approaching it is impossible unless you have legitimate credentials.

Xu Huo took out the Hypnosis Beginner’s Guide he had bought a few days ago and conducted practical operations on He Pu.

With Psychic Power assistance, hypnotizing someone isn’t difficult, but the final effect depends on the operator’s skill. Guiding the hypnotized person’s behavior without conflicting with their own nature is quite challenging. So he merely planted a small suggestion: make some more money recently.

After completing all this, he left the hotel and returned to Brother Song’s place.

Early the next morning, He Pu contacted Brother Song again, urging him to quickly find someone who could handle shipments to dispose of a batch of ore he had already acquired.

Brother Song, feeling helpless, had no choice but to obey. He eyed more than one person to help get things done.

Xu Huo sent Jiao Cheng to the underground market again. This time, it went more smoothly. He spent some money to buy all the ores and stated that he’d stay in Flower City for a few days. If they had more ores, he’d like to buy some more, but not too much.

After the transaction concluded, the news successfully reached He Pu, and Xu Huo entered the direct jurisdiction to find He Pu’s residence.

His residence was also equipped with surveillance instruments. Xu Huo couldn’t use the Spiritual World to infiltrate, but watching his movements was just as effective. After failing to contact his father, He Pu himself left the residence to secretly meet with an employee from the Han Family Company, asking him to get more ore.

"Young Master, it’s very difficult to bring out ore," the middle-aged man said with difficulty. "Not to mention that the ore is scarce, taking too much will attract attention, and transporting it outside is challenging."

"The way we did it before is how we’ll do it now," He Pu replied impatiently. "Those scraps can’t be sold anyhow. Over time, how many people will keep an eye on them?"

The middle-aged man glanced at him, "The Twelfth Young Master is responsible for handling these leftover ores. The people under him are very strict. If discovered, we’ll all be in trouble."

He Pu was wary but unconvinced, "A long-haired person who looks neither male nor female, I really don’t know why Grandfather values him so much, entrusting him even with leftover ores and utterly disregarding the lives of other people!"

The middle-aged man cautiously said, "Actually, Young Master, your monthly allowance isn’t small, as long as you don’t spend recklessly..."

"What reckless spending?" He Pu raised his voice, "We are all descendants of the Han Family, why can he spend extravagantly while I have to be frugal! It’s unfair!"

The middle-aged man, hearing this, did not advise him further but said, "I’ll think of something, but the chances aren’t great."

"Then do your best!" He Pu pressed the man’s shoulder forcefully, "Steal once or steal twice, it’s all theft."

One leads to two, no one can escape.

The middle-aged man left with much helplessness.

Xu Huo’s surveillance target shifted to the middle-aged man, and three days later, he met with He Pu again and directly informed him that recent inspections were tight. To obtain more ores, they would have to wait a while.

He Pu didn’t care about any of this and walked away with his things, while the middle-aged man returned to work at the company and didn’t go anywhere else besides returning home during this period.

The two people working alongside him were the same.

Xu Huo’s focus turned to the Han Family Company building.

Since they didn’t go to other places and yet had contact with ores, the access route could only be this company.

The mine is jointly controlled by several forces, and the entrance may have several points. However, it’s still uncertain whether this Han Family Company is one of the entrances. After all, the business handled by this part of the company is almost at the final mining stage. The workspace mentioned by He Pu could also be a transit point.

But the only certainty is that the mine entrance must be somewhere within the direct jurisdiction.

Without attempting to enter the Han Family Company, Xu Huo planned to wander around the direct jurisdiction.

The words from the Rank-A Player shouldn’t be believed, but it doesn’t hurt to try his luck. Perhaps the mine entrance is really singular and locked away by the Spiritual World.

The direct jurisdiction is quite expansive, and to avoid attracting attention, Xu Huo used the Special item "Heart of the Deceased" obtained from Chen Chou to evade some detection items to explore parts heavily guarded by Players.

After wandering for a long time without results, while finding a place to eat, he suddenly saw the gigantic sign "Mining Group" towering over the building top, leading him to a realization: Things that need hiding don’t necessarily require being very secretive or disguised; they could just be boldly displayed in a certain place, simply not considered by outsiders.

Mining Group—shouldn’t this be the entrance?

Is there any place more convenient and safe than beneath one’s own house?

The place concentrated with Players wasn’t easy to enter, but after staying nearby for a short while, Xu Huo gained another discovery. He found that certain individuals going in and out wore keys made from ore.

Keys may not necessarily be for opening doors; they could also be tokens of commemorative or identity significance.

Upon asking around, he learned that such keys are issued annually to the most outstanding employees within the group, and each key has a special serial number. It’s considered a recognition of employee contributions, and those who receive keys can upgrade their benefits. However, this is an internal reward, not publicly disclosed.

There is no related information on the Collection of Information Terminal, but Xu Huo turned back and inquired He Pu, finding out that this Mining Group award had always existed. Previously, it was distributed every few years, recently changing to an annual basis, just a symbolic memento unnoticed even by those within the Mining Group.

He Pu, which is V Fan Xiao, left him a key. If it represents the mine, it could be entirely replaced with a piece of ore. Since keys are given to group employees, each key corresponds to an individual. Who does his key correspond to?

This requires checking the previous list of personnel who received keys.

He Pu’s key possibly represents a person—a completely unexpected direction. Yet it’s far simpler than forcibly breaking into the mine entrance. Xu Huo effortlessly obtained some useful information from an old employee. Most key holders are still working at the group, only two have left, with one working for the Municipal Government and the other retired three years ago, now enjoying retirement.

After comparing the ages of both, Xu Huo first sought the retired individual, finding a Diamond Key at his home, different from the one left by He Pu.

The Mining Group issues different keys each time. Then he went to the Municipal Government, where he learned the other person had died five years ago in an accident, with no relatives or friends—his belongings long donated.