Chapter 233 [(*^▽^*)]

Lin Leyou glanced at his hand being held, feeling the other person's body temperature, and suddenly felt a little strange. "Don't worry, your illness is not a big deal, it can definitely be cured."

Xue Rui said, "Since the vice president said so, I'm relieved. I was really worried before."

Lin Leyou sat down next to him. "It's okay. Anyone who has surgery will worry. Even the smallest surgery has some risks. But I promise you, you'll be fine."

After all, Xue Rui is a player. Even if he is killed by monsters in the dungeon, he cannot die in the operating room.

Of course, Lin Leyou's guarantee was useless. If Xue Rui were not Xue Rui, but a normal NPC, he might believe what he said.

Xue Rui: "Vice Dean, could you accompany me for a walk?"

Lin Leyou thought for a moment, "Of course, I happen to have time now."

Anyway, he was on patrol right now, so it wouldn't matter if he left a little later. It would be nice to have a chat with Xue Rui. Lin Leyou had no idea that Xue Rui was up to something.

Since Lin Leyou, as the vice dean and big boss, is being held back here by Xue Rui, then Huajiao and the other players can rest a little more at ease going to find those NPCs to join forces.

By this time, Huajiao and his group had already found the NPCs that Xue Rui had mentioned. As expected, after Huajiao and Qi Liang revealed themselves, they immediately chose to believe them.

And so a small alliance was formed, and it actually looked quite formidable. In addition to the seven players, there were nearly a hundred members behind these three NPCs.

After examining them one by one, Huajiao discovered that these people could all be called a suicide squad. They were all fearless and wanted to kill the vice president and then destroy the hospital.

Qi Liang: "You're really amazing. I knew they wouldn't let a few players like us kill the vice-dean, the big boss. There must be some other way. You're really something else, finding such an NPC who can give us such a good opportunity. Oh, and he even knows who the reporter is..."

Sichuan pepper: "Isn't that right? I met this NPC by chance. I'm so glad I chatted with him for a while, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten so much useful information."

If Xue Rui were here, he would definitely say that if they had paid more attention, they could have discovered these things themselves, but they just didn't.

Or rather, it's not as convenient as Xue Rui's. After all, Xue Rui's invisibility item is a bit expensive, costing 500 points each time it's used, and to clear a dungeon, you need to use it more than once no matter what.

If you use it too many times, even if you eventually clear the level, the points you get might not be enough to cover the points spent on using the invisibility item, which would be awkward.

Fortunately, Xue Rui strictly controlled the number of times he used the invisibility item. It can be really addictive if you use it too much, and it would be a fatal blow if the invisibility effect failed.

"Sichuan peppercorns: 'We now have a total of 120 people. How should we divide the tasks? When do we set off?'"

Qi Liang said, "First, send someone to secretly find out the vice dean's schedule, and then confirm when he is alone. When we attack, we must kill him immediately or destroy his phone to prevent him from calling other monsters."

Everyone said it was fine, and they all started discussing the work to be assigned.

At this time, Lin Leyou was unaware of this matter, nor did she know that Xue Rui was deliberately stalling for time. However, to be fair, Xue Rui was not entirely doing it on purpose. He also wanted to spend time alone with Lin Leyou, not for any other reason than to talk to her.

After all, Xue Rui had spent a long time in the real world, constantly being harassed by his stepmother, his illegitimate brother, and even his own biological father.

If it weren't for his grandparents' help, he might have even been homeless after being kicked out of the house by his biological father, but it doesn't matter...

In just a few months, he will officially become an adult, turn eighteen... and everything will be his!

Lin Leyou asked, "What's wrong? You look terrible. Are you in a bad mood?"

Xue Rui quickly recovered and softened his expression. "No, it's nothing. I was just thinking about things at home, and I felt a little... a little..."

Lin Leyou immediately realized that Xue Rui was referring to the Xue family. He was actually a little worried that Xue Qian's illegitimate son, stepmother, and stepfather, who were related to him by blood, would make a move against him.

No, I will definitely make a move, after all...

Lin Leyou was actually more worried about whether Xue Qian would reveal the matter of the Infinite World. If Xue Qian told his family about it, then things would become difficult.

"Did he tell his family about what happened here? Are they all ganging up on you?"

Xue Rui paused for a moment, then shook his head. "He wouldn't say that. He wants to be superior to everyone else. If he told others, wouldn't he be digging his own grave?"

Lin Leyou nodded, "I see. That's good. Don't worry. If he bullies you, just tell me. If you run into him again, I'll help you get revenge."

Xue Rui suddenly smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Lin."

The vice dean's name is Lin Zhaofeng, so it's not a problem for Xue Rui to call him Brother Lin. Besides, there's no one else around, so no one heard him.

Upon hearing this address, Lin Leyou looked at Xue Rui, and then the two smiled at each other, as if they hadn't known what they had just said, and continued walking forward.

The two didn't spend much time together; they just walked around the lake once. Soon after, Lin Leyou said goodbye, and not long after he left, Huajiao appeared near Xue Rui. This time, she came alone.

Xue Rui, "Sichuan peppercorns?"

Huajiao nodded. "It was me. How come you were walking with BO... no, I mean, how come you were taking a walk with the vice dean?"

Xue Rui: "I just invited the vice president to come with me for a walk, hoping to keep him occupied here. How's things going on your end?"

Huajiao was stunned for a moment. He had been a little suspicious, but he didn't expect that this NPC was actually helping them to hold back the big BOSS. This is really great! She is such a beast. How could she think like that?

Huajiao: "It went smoothly, very smoothly. When they saw Qi Liang and me, they agreed without saying a word. They also said they had been looking for us, but we were too well hidden. The hospital staff couldn't find us, and neither could they."

What's even better is that now there are many more people buying food at the cafeteria, so the seven players can finally eat their fill and don't have to go hungry anymore.

Xue Rui: "That's good. I hope you have a successful start."

Sichuan peppercorns: "Of course, we will definitely win. I'll come pick you up then. You have to hold on!"

Xue Rui: "Don't worry, I'm considered one of the hospital's most important assets, they won't do anything to me."

Sichuan peppercorns, "A commodity? You're a commodity too? Oh right, you mentioned that before, but it's okay, you'll be fine once our plan succeeds."

Xue Rui looked very happy. "Then I'll wait."

For the next two days, the hospital was very peaceful. Even Lin Leyou, who was on his daily patrol, was not attacked again. Logically speaking, there should have been some NPCs who hated the hospital every day attacking him.

There's been no one here for the past two days. Is this the calm before the storm?

Lin Leyou did not let his guard down. Even if there was no attack, he did not reduce the number of people following him. In fact, he increased the number of security guards accompanying him during patrols.

He used to have only two security captains with him, but now he has two security captains and four security guards, a total of six people following him.

This move has left Huajiao and his team in a bit of a mess.

Qi Liang said, "What do we do now? Originally, he only had two people with him when he went on patrol, but now there are six. We absolutely cannot choose to make our move during his patrol time."

Sichuan peppercorns: "Isn't he supposed to go back to the lounge to sleep and rest? Let's have someone ambush him while he's not in the lounge."

Qi Liang: "But didn't he sleep in the office before?"

Sichuan peppercorns: "Then what do you suggest we do?"

Qi Liang said, "Let's keep an eye on him and see where he sleeps tonight. We'll arrange people on both sides, and when night falls, we'll see which way he goes, and then we'll quickly send the people on the other side over. We can still make it if we speed up."

After all, even though they had infiltrated and hidden inside beforehand, they were certain that once the vice dean, the big boss, entered the room, he would immediately notice that something was wrong.

Sichuan peppercorns: "That's the only way we can do it now. By the way, what about the NPCs?"

Qi Liang: "The number of NPCs has increased to 150, there are more and more of them, and they seem to have been in this hospital for a long time. They must be very skilled to last that long."

"They were initially hesitant about taking action, but they immediately agreed after learning that we knew the reporter's identity. Is this reporter really that powerful?"

Qi Liang: "How would I know, you ask? Maybe it's part of the mission?"

Sichuan peppercorns: "That's true, but we still don't know who the reporter is. It was that NPC who said it!"

At this point, Huajiao suddenly sensed something was amiss.

Qi Liang, "Hmm?"

Sichuan peppercorns: "I suddenly realized that this NPC isn't as innocent as he seems."

Qi Liang: "What do you mean?"

"Although he helped us a lot, told us a lot of valuable information, and even helped us restrain the vice president, the big boss, he blocked the most crucial point."

Qi Liang also realized this, "He said he knew who the reporter was, but he didn't tell us directly. Instead, he said that after we got what the reporter wanted, he would take us to him."

Sichuan pepper: "Yes, that way, after we defeat the BOSS, we definitely won't run away alone. Instead, we'll go find him and take him with us to find the reporter. After all, we can't find the most important reporter without him!"