Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 611: Undercurrents Looming

Chapter 611: Chapter 611: Undercurrents Looming

"I have nothing much to say to you, look for someone else if you need something," Gu Yu said, about to hang up, but Dai Wenqian cut in just in time, "Don’t you need a potion? I can sell it to you at a low price through special channels."

Beggars can’t be choosers, Gu Yu couldn’t bring herself to hang up the phone, and after taking a deep breath, she asked, "What’s the deal?"

"Help me deal with a person."

"Am I hearing you right, Dai Wenqian? Why don’t you count how many players are left in the Chun Yu Association after you’ve poached them? You want me to kill someone you can’t?"

Gu Yu was full of resentment and somewhat helpless. After Dai Wenqian joined the Special Defense Department, she and a few others, like Zheng Liang, barely managed to set up a small stall and formed the new Chun Yu Association. They gradually recruited more members after getting the Special Defense Department’s endorsement.

But who would have thought that Dai Wenqian would stoop so low? Periodically, he would poach from the Chun Yu Association behind their backs. With players leaving and others dying in instances, there weren’t many players left in the Chun Yu Association. Dai Wenqian was more powerful than before, so the few regular players couldn’t compete with him, and all she could do was vent verbally.

"Just an ordinary person. It’s just inconvenient for me to act," Dai Wenqian said. "If you think this offer isn’t good enough, I have another. When the Special Defense Department comes up with a new Alien Poison Antidote, you’ll be the first to get your hands on it."

This was indeed a tempting offer. Gu Yu asked for detailed information and learned that the target was a consulting professor of the Special Defense Department, which led her to comment, "You don’t want people to notice there’s something off with you, huh?"

Dai Wenqian’s eyes grew cold, grasping his phone without speaking.

When Tang Guangbo first came to the Special Defense Department, Dai Wenqian also went for two psychological evaluations out of respect for his reputation. Later, he got sidetracked with other matters, but upon his return, he noticed some subtle changes in the behaviors and mannerisms of a few players, changes that contradicted their original characters and habits.

He then paid closer attention to Tang Guangbo, engaging several players who had undergone psychological evaluations. After prying some assessment details from them, he realized Tang had brainwashed the players during the process.

His motives were unclear, but Dai Wenqian never went for any more psychological evaluations or therapy, not even the Special Defense Department’s specially arranged post-instance emotional decompression classes.

It was obvious that Tang Guangbo was no simple character. Feeling targeted, Dai was determined to eliminate this man!

"Fine, send over the details, and I’ll consider it before getting back to you," Gu Yu said, noncommittal, then signaled to Zheng Liang, who was training, to take a break.

Soon after the phone call ended, she received the information on Tang Guangbo. Zheng Liang, drenched in sweat, walked over and asked, "Tang Guangbo, the professor from the Pioneer Forum?"

Gu Yu nodded, "You know him?"

"He’s Xu Huo’s stepfather," Zheng Liang wiped his face, "A foreigner Lady Fang brought back from abroad. Chances are that the whole Xu family is locked up now, but he’s still out and about—quite a character."

This left Gu Yu somewhat bewildered. "Why would Dai Wenqian want him dead? And he doesn’t dare do it himself?"

Zheng Liang snorted, "He’s always liked to plot in the shadows, hasn’t he? There’s nothing strange about him targeting Xu Huo."

After hesitating briefly, Gu Yu said, "It seems like this deal can’t be done."

Zheng Liang seemed indifferent, "I don’t think Xu Huo is particularly fond of his stepfather either. He might even be happy if Tang Guangbo gets killed."

Gu Yu rolled her eyes at him, "I’ll still ask Xu Huo about it."

By now, Xu Huo had already landed. After leaving the airport, he found a secluded spot to change his face, and then entered the subway station with the Girl in the painting, whose appearance had also been altered.

After receiving Gu Yu’s text message, he dialed her directly.

Gu Yu was quite surprised and hurriedly said, "Don’t worry, I won’t take action. Should we tip off the Special Defense Department about Dai Wenqian?"

"No need," Xu Huo said. "If he’s seeking death, that’s his own problem."

Gu Yu sensed a different implication and couldn’t help asking, "Could it be that Tang Guangbo has some special identity?"

According to Xu Huo’s assessment of Tang Guangbo, this person was almost certainly a player, but he didn’t have dungeon time each natural month, which might mean he was a Grey Player.

Being able to settle in a new zone without integrating into the game is definitely not something ordinary players could do; regardless of how many Level E or Level D Players go there, it’d be like giving away free kills.

"He’s a formidable character," Xu Huo added. "Have you guys not gone for a psychological assessment?"

"Players from the Special Defense Department are always fully booked, and it never gets to us smaller associations," Gu Yu laughed. "But now it seems like a good thing."

"I have a favor to ask of you," Xu Huo changed the subject. "Shall we meet up somewhere?"

Gu Yu readily set a location, "I’ll go there first and wait for you."

After hanging up, Xu Huo glanced at the two people diagonally opposite him; they were staring at him. "Friend, you’re a player too, right? Are you going to the Special Defense Department Headquarters?"

Xu Huo had used the Silent Figurine during the call. He put away the gadget and said, "I’ve just come back from a dungeon. Is the Special Defense Department Headquarters that busy?"

"Busy," one of them said. "Ever since the incident in Sea City, Zone 014 has never been this bustling, with lots of Cannibal Players gathering around."

"The Special Defense Department should take care of the Cannibal Players, shouldn’t they?" Xu Huo said.

"Who knows?" The other sighed. "Seeing is believing. We came here just to see how the Special Defense Department would handle it. Xu Huo might be a bit arrogant, but he kills Cannibal Players, which benefits all of us. Didn’t you see that Twin Snakes tricked a bunch of ordinary players into killing them? What’s the pity in killing them?"

"If you ask me, the Special Defense Department isn’t very helpful at all. They don’t even know about the Cannibal Players within their ranks!"

"You can’t say that," Xu Huo said. "The Special Defense Department has so many things to manage, and the situation on the border has only recently started to improve. The evolution time in Zone 014 hasn’t been long. The Special Defense Department has been capable of maintaining national stability. At least most ordinary people can still live."

"That’s true too," the two conceded and offered him a channel name. "This is the civilian drone perspective filmed by ordinary players. Follow it as well; we ordinary players need to unite!"

The Girl in the painting took it and pocketed it.

After the subway stopped, Xu Huo left the station and went to the unmanned bookstore where he had agreed to meet Gu Yu. Zheng Liang was also there, along with a baby-faced female player. Gu Yu introduced her, "Her name is Wen Xuelin, a new player who joined the Chun Yu Association. She’s a makeup artist and can completely transform someone into another person in a very short time. I think you might need this skill."

"Hello!" Wen Xuelin excitedly shook hands with Xu Huo. "Mr. Xu, I’m a fan of yours. I’ve been a fan since you fought against the incarceration of Evolvers. I’m so thrilled to meet you!"

"She joined the Chun Yu Association after hearing that I know you," Gu Yu said. "She’s also close to leveling up to D."

Xu Huo greeted the young lady warmly and asked her to demonstrate her skill to the Girl in the painting.