This Text Adventure Game is definitely poisonous
Chapter 665 - 353: Chocobo Race_3

Chapter 665: Chapter 353: Chocobo Race_3

Luckily, it was just a recreational competition this time around. The contestants didn’t take the results too seriously. They learned their lessons from the competition, and they didn’t mind laughing about it since they all goofed up together. A lot of them were already deep in thought on how to approach the next two matches.

Mu You was sitting at the front desk, chuckling at the laughter and noises coming from the zoo.

He didn’t need to be on-site to maintain order, the business league’s staff was present, but he watched the whole process through surveillance from the front desk. The entertainment value of the competition was surprisingly high - it would probably be popular if he made a video out of it.

Shaking his head, Mu You returned his attention to the game, continuing to finish tasks in the Elf Forest.

However, he noticed two shadowy figures entering the shop. Unlike regular customers who would come to him directly for ticket inspections or purchases, these two stood still at the pamphlet stand at the entrance, and picked up the brochures to read.

Mu You didn’t think much of it, those pamphlets at the entrance were made for customers to read. If they were interested, they would come in for a visit. If not, they would simply leave.

However, he quickly noticed that the two of them were standing and reading for quite a long time. Especially one man wearing glasses, who seriously read all the brochures before putting them down.

Then, they spoke quietly to each other and walked towards the front desk.

"How may I help you?" Mu You asked.

"Hello, is the boss here?" one of them asked.

"I am the boss." Mu You replied, scanning over the two before continuing. The man who spoke was middle-aged, and the man with glasses who had yet to speak seemed like his assistant.

However, Mu You felt that from their slight movements earlier, it seemed like the young man with glasses was the one in charge.

"Oh, you are! That’s great!"

The middle-aged man smiled as he passed over a business card: "We are investors from the south. We’ve heard about your shop’s reputation. After visiting today, it truly lives up to the praise. We believe it has great potential for development and we’re interested in investing. Would you consider a collaboration?"

"Collaboration..."

Mu You looked at the card. It had the name of an unknown company on it.

"Sorry, this is a family business. We’re not considering partnerships at the moment." Mu You shook his head.

"Boss, don’t reject us so quickly. A couple of friends introduced us, actually. They said they are quite close with you. Maybe you want to get in touch first?" The middle-aged man suggested with a smile.

"Oh?"

Without thinking much, Mu You looked at the middle-aged man: "What are the names of your friends? Let me see if I know them."

"One of them is named Jin Yuan, and the other one is named Yu Yi Nian." The middle-aged man maintained his smile as he spoke these two names.

However, upon hearing these two names, Mu You unconsciously frowned.

Jin Yuan and Yu Yi Nian, indeed he had heard of these two names. They were the two who had traced Ye Rumeng to his shop a long time ago. They had died in front of him when they tried to kidnap the young girl, and even their bodies had exploded in the sea.

The strange mention of these two names wasn’t coincidental, so everything these men had said was clearly an attempt to probe him.

Looking up, Mu You saw that both men were staring intently at his face, seemingly observing his reaction. Especially the young man with glasses, who caught a glimpse of surprise in Mu You’s eyes when he first heard the two names.

At this moment, their eyes met and the young man’s unchanging expression gave way to a glint that seemed to say ’I caught you’. Even the middle-aged man out front noticed Mu You’s surprise and quickly concealed his smile.

"I see..."

Mu You sighed, reaching into his pocket and pressing the pocket watch.

When in doubt, simply press the watch dozens of times to calm down.

Jin Yuan and Yu Yi Nian came to capture the young girl last time. They had a benefactor behind them, who was connected to the Undead association, and this matter was also related to the Shadow Ghost within him.

If these two men were probing him now, it was certainly about the young girl and the Shadow Ghost. Maybe they were the sponsors behind Jin Yuan and Yu Yi Nian - members of the Undead association.

After realizing these possibilities, Mu You first used the Omniscient Crystal to check these two men’s information.

The middle-aged man’s ID appeared to be a Japanese pseudonym, he was at level 20 and unevolved, but his attributes seemed pretty decent. As for the man with glasses...

Mu You raised his eyebrows in surprise. The Omniscient Crystal gave no feedback about any player information. It was as if he was asking for information about a man who had never played the game before.

Did this man not activate the game?

Or did he have something that could ward off searches?

Mu You was unsure for now.

After carefully observing the two men for a while and confirming there was no additional information to find, he finally stopped pressing the pocket watch.

"One of my friends is named Jin Yuan, and the other is named Yu Yi Nian." The middle-aged man repeated it as usual.

"Jin Yuan, Yu Yi Nian... I’m sorry, I don’t think I know them. Are you sure you didn’t get the shop names mixed up? You know, there are many copycat shops popping up recently. Some even have very similar names to ours." Mu You pretended to try to remember at first, then looked back at the two men with a confused look, his act was flawless.

"You really don’t know?"

The middle-aged man asked again, observing Mu You’s expression even more carefully. However, he couldn’t find any flaw.

"I really don’t." Mu You shook his head, "I think you might have gotten the shop names messed up. As you know, there are many new shops around here trying to ride on our popularity. Some of their names are very similar to ours."

"Oh, that might be it. We’ll go back and check again... Sorry for the troubled, boss. " The middle-aged man apologized with a smile, and then he and the young man prepared to leave.

"It’s okay. You’re welcome to come back anytime." Mu You also smiled and saw them off.

Only after they left the shop and walked far away did he let his guard down.

After a while, he took out his old-fashioned phone and dialed Lu Yao’s number.

"Hello?" Lu Yao’s voice came from the other side.

"Help me check on two people."

"Hm? Who?"

"Two people who just left my shop. Help me check their identities."

...

What Mu You didn’t know was that on the other side, a similar conversation was happening.

"This person, look into him more thoroughly." The man with glasses said.

"Still investigating?"

The middle-aged man flinched and asked: "Young Master, I think he’s fine. Did you find something suspect?"

The young man shook his head: "No, but I felt a strange vibe. This person, I suspect, is more than he seems... Even if he isn’t involved in this matter, he’s worth investigating."