Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 1288 - 1289: The Person Who Received the Key

Chapter 1288: Chapter 1289: The Person Who Received the Key

When the items were donated, there was no inventory list, so it’s unclear if there was a key inside. However, if He Pu took that person’s key and an accident happened, it should be considered... This person may not necessarily be the correct target.

Next, Xu Huo visited several staff members of the Mining Group and finally got another reliable clue. It was that the key was indeed originally distributed as a commemorative item, not to people within the Mining Group, but to some important figures. Of course, the key wasn’t everything; there were other items made of ore.

Since it was given to specific people, the ore key wouldn’t look so similar to others as they do now. Each one must be specially customized. This list is hard to find in the Mining Group, so Xu Huo found the company specializing in making gifts for the group. In their records, he found the corresponding single eye and discovered that three keys were customized at the same time. The metal frames on these keys had special markings, which meant the keys were intended for someone specific even before they were made, rather than being randomly distributed afterwards.

Xu Huo found He Pu’s key and discovered it was given directly to a director at the Game Government Base, along with this director’s information, including his appearance records.

Coincidentally, this person was one of the interviewers who had interviewed him before.

Leaving the control room of the gift company, he began to ponder the risks of this matter.

Although He Pu stated that the key was left for his heir, it doesn’t mean that holding the key would allow access to the items without any risk. He certainly hasn’t stated that there’s no danger; perhaps taking the risk is the price of obtaining the inheritance.

However, he also speculated on what He Pu left behind. If He Pu painstakingly hid it in District 001, it stands to reason that the items couldn’t be easily taken away, or that bringing them back to the Rose Castle wasn’t safe enough, or simply to prevent non-heirs from taking them later. The ideal way is to place them in a fixed location, retrieve them with the key, but unexpectedly, the key corresponds to a living person, adding another layer of uncertainty.

Since he already knew what he wanted, Xu Huo temporarily left the directly administered district and returned to check in at the Eternal Star Hotel again.

Indeed, although the players were having a fierce fight that night, the Eternal Star Hotel reopened the next day.

It’s unclear what happened to that Rank-A Player and his companions in the end, but compared to other hotels, the Eternal Star was relatively safe.

After resting for a night, the next day, he waited around the Game Government Base.

Near noon, the interviewer came out for a cup of tea and in the afternoon came out for a snack and some drinks, until he left the Game Government Base after getting off work and returned home.

Some Game Government Base staff lived inside the base, others outside. The Fresh Flower City Government had cordoned off a street for their employees where normally outsiders weren’t allowed in.

As the middle-aged man entered the main gate, he glanced back in Xu Huo’s direction. Although their eyes didn’t meet, both sides were aware of each other.

The next morning, Xu Huo waited outside the street, and when the middle-aged man passed by, he glanced at him. By noon, the middle-aged man came out for lunch, and Xu Huo proactively sat opposite him.

"You should have already been notified about the interview result." The middle-aged man spoke without raising his head.

"It doesn’t hurt to try." Xu Huo smiled, "A senior introduced me here; he has a friend working at the Game Government Base."

The middle-aged man took a sip of water, "Working for the Game Government isn’t necessarily a good thing."

"Not to mention, many people aren’t here for the work."

He put down the water cup and suddenly turned his head towards the base building. Just then, several loud explosions sounded from inside the base building, accompanied by thick smoke. A figure flew out from the door, followed by several figures and dozens of aircraft. Gunshots, the sound of the ground cracking, the sound of the defensive barrier being breached, the sound of props blocking, all erupted in an instant. In just over ten seconds, the first figure to fly out had both legs injured by several players, kneeling on the ground.

Xu Huo had seen this person more than once.

The man with a small mustache had blood on his upper lip. He was bracing himself with a prop sword, panting heavily while looking around at the players standing around. Then, he gave a sneering laugh, "Damn it, not even one took the fall with me!"

The players surrounding him didn’t look happy.

The middle-aged man sitting opposite Xu Huo explained, "This recruited interviewee was exploring the location of the storage library these past few days. From the explosion just now, the storage seems to have been partially destroyed."

Xu Huo’s expression remained unchanged, "Aren’t you a staff member from the Advanced Wormhole Site?"

"Of course not." said the middle-aged man, "I’m a Grey Player, and I’ve worked here for over a decade."

That explained his attitude towards the attack on the Game Base.

"Keep watching," he said.

The players in the Game Base were highly skilled, and with the assistance of aircraft, there was hardly any effective attack from Xiao Huzi. But he didn’t escape into the game and instead stood his ground, holding on despite blood streaming off him!

"Can the Game Government Base restrict tickets?" Xu Huo slightly frowned.

The middle-aged man’s chubby face showed a somewhat ambiguous smile, "Unless the instance and spaces outside the game as well as trains, places usually don’t have the ability to restrict tickets, including the Game Government Base. That’s why so many players aggressively attack the base."

"They’re just a bunch of pathetic people."

His tone was unpleasant.

The center of the base plaza was already stained with blood, yet the players responsible for the siege never approached Xiao Huzi. After confirming he was severely injured, they left the follow-up attacks to the aircraft.

Special bullets flew like shuttles across the plaza, in a blink shooting the ground where Xiao Huzi stood into a honeycomb. Despite his efforts to block, he received two shots in each arm and leg, with three of the wounds revealing bone—even with some slight obstruction from defensive props.

"Cough!" Xiao Huzi spat out a mouthful of blood, mocking the players for not even having the courage to approach.

An finally, a player from the Game government base spoke, "He’s seeking death."

"I hate such people," said another, scratching his head. "Acting with a heroic sacrifice facade, in reality, just causing trouble. If you’ve got the guts, attack the Rank-A Wormhole Point. These small government bases below, what’s the point of suddenly attacking and dying, we’re just working for the pay and have to constantly be on guard for assassination and attack, is it easy?"

The companion shot him a glance, "Say a little less, the potion should have taken effect, prepare to interrogate."