Chapter 165 Hallucination

Zhao Chen listened quietly, and only sighed helplessly after she finished. He raised his hand and naturally pushed up the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose. The eyes behind the lenses were clear and gentle, with a kind of understanding that seemed to see through everything.

"Oh!" He seemed to have suddenly realized something, and his tone stretched out, even a hint of a smile curled up at the corner of his mouth. "You mean that? I know!"

Under Yu Ling's astonished gaze, Zhao Chen took out his mobile phone, tapped a few times quickly with his fingers, and then handed it to Yu Ling.

On the screen, there is a chat group interface. The group name is very eye-catching:

"Ark of Doom - Shiba Inu Security Team (Haicheng Detachment)"

The chat history scrolled quickly:

"Location: Fuyuan Convenience Store in Old Town."

"Target: Drunk G-level threat, approaching Madam."

"Kuroro: Received. G-rank cleared."

"White Dove: The perimeter has been cleared."

"Captain (Wangcai avatar): Well done! This month's dog food bonus is doubled!"

Zhao Chen pointed at the "Black Wolf" profile picture—a cold, hard silhouette of a wolf's head—and then at the "Shiba Inu Security Team" in the group name. His tone was casual and contained a hint of "Look, let me tell you" teasing.

"Got it? Didn't I tell you about my gaming guild? It's the 'Shiba Inu Security Team' under the 'Bankrupt Pancake Man Foundation'." He nodded at the captain of the "Wangcai Avatar" and said:

"Look, Wangcai is still the captain in name only. This group is full of brothers from the guild. Many of them are actually veterans or fitness trainers, skilled and kindhearted. One of the guild's benefits is that if members encounter trouble like offline harassment, they can send their location to the group for help, and nearby 'security team members' will be on call and volunteer to help."

He put away his phone and looked at the stunned Yu Ling with a hint of doting helplessness in his eyes:

"It must have been one of the guys running a night dungeon nearby who saw the request for your location in the group chat? Or maybe the guild's AI automatically detected your danger signal and sent someone over? See, isn't that the problem? A virtual guild, offline mutual assistance, pretty interesting, isn't it? It even scared you."

He reached out and this time placed a steady hand on Yu Ling's cold, slightly trembling shoulder, his palm warm. "It's okay, honey. The brothers from the guild are here."

Gaming guild? Shiba Inu security team? Captain Wangcai? Voluntary assistance? AI monitoring?!

Yu Ling looked at Zhao Chen's sincere (?) face, listened to this explanation that was even more outrageous than the "Wangwang Shiba Inu Dog Food Store," and then looked at the two motionless legs in the green belt...

She felt like a clown being teased repeatedly! All her fear, shock, and desire for the truth were dismissed by him with the casual words "mutual assistance from the gaming guild"!

Just when she was shaking with anger and almost screaming——

"Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong!"

The phone in her pocket vibrated wildly! It was Lidya Su’s video request, persistent!

Yu Ling felt like she had grabbed a life-saving straw, and she suddenly took out her cell phone and connected the video!

Lidya Su's face, flushed with extreme excitement, instantly filled the screen! Her eyes shone brightly, practically spitting fire! In the background was the cold glow of her computer screen, which seemed to display a complex page of financial information.

"Lingzi!!! Lingzi!!! Holy crap! Holy crap! Shocking news! Nuclear-level!!!" Su Xiao's voice was so sharp it broke, filled with the excitement and disbelief of discovering a cosmic truth. "My hacker ancestor! He... he followed the clues from the 'Wow Wang Group' and the 'Shiba Inu' and dug to the Earth's core!!!"

She was so excited that she was incoherent, and her finger was stabbing at her screen frantically:

"Look! Look here! 'Wangwang Group'! WANG HOLDINGS! Its offshore equity penetration chart!!! Do you know who are the members of its holding subsidiaries?!!"

Su Xiao took a deep breath and shouted out that earth-shattering name with all his strength:

“Blackwater Worldwide!!!”

“And! G4S!!!”

"Securitas AB!!!"

“Allied Universal!!!”

“…”

Su Xiao roared out a series of names of giants in the global security field, representing the most advanced military and intelligence forces, like calling out the names of dishes! Each name was like a bomb exploding in Yu Ling's ears!

"The world's top ten security companies!!! 'Wangwang Group' controls at least six of them!!! The absolute mastermind behind the scenes!!! Lingzi! Your Zhao Chen isn't just some dog food seller! He...he..." Su Xiao's voice cracked with excitement. He pointed at the screen, his fingers shaking like Parkinson's. "He's the hidden godfather of the world's private armed forces!!!"

The sound of the video echoed clearly in the quiet convenience store.

Yu Ling stood there stiffly, holding her cell phone.

Zhao Chen's hand was still on her shoulder, his palm warm.

The cashier girl's jaw dropped to the ground.

In the green belt, one of the drunkard's legs twitched very slightly.

Zhao Chen tilted his head slightly, his gaze calmly sweeping across Yu Ling's phone screen, the distorted, agitated face of Su Xiao, and the terrifying company logos behind her. Behind his gold-rimmed glasses, his gaze was like a bottomless, cold pond, without a single ripple.

He placed his hand on Yu Ling's shoulder, patted it gently in a soothing manner, then withdrew his hand very naturally and picked up the bag of dog food he bought for Wangcai at his feet.

"Tsk," Zhao Chen's voice rang out, with just the right hint of annoyance and helplessness, breaking the dead silence, the air thick with information about the nuclear explosion. He looked at Yu Ling, who had a dazed look on her face, his brows furrowed slightly, as if discussing a trivial matter.

"Honey, Wangcai seems to be picky about his food again. The owner of the pet supermarket said he might not like this new salmon formula. How about we try another store?"