Chapter 136 Answering Questions

Huandong District, a greenhouse that never fades

Fu Xuan stood in front of Ah Quan and asked, "It's been half an hour, why hasn't my sister come back yet?"

She was a head taller than Ah Quan, and looked extremely imposing when she lowered her head to ask questions at a close distance, as if she could knock the thin man in front of her away with just one punch.

The others ignored them.

Jiang Yan was talking to Su Yunling, asking about the people and things she had encountered;

Xiao Wuli fiddled with his work machine, trying to find a way to play games;

Bai Jiuyue took the paper that could display different information in front of different people, looked it up and down, but could not find anything special.

Facing Fu Xuan's cold tone, Ah Quan was neither afraid nor dodged, and said calmly: "She hasn't come back yet, which naturally means she doesn't want to come back yet."

Fu Xuan tried to read Ah Quan's expression, but the fog obscured his expression, so he could hardly see anything. He gave up, thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and took a step back. "Then I'll wait a little longer."

There were footsteps outside. Fu Xuan turned around with hope, and it was 186 who came in.

The former clerk who had used them to get rid of other ministers, dusted himself off and walked into the office, saying:

"I sent them away. The guards didn't seem to want to find you, and they were worried that I would take action. After all, in a store, the store manager holding the work machine has absolute autonomy..."

Facing Fu Xuan's disappointed look, she paused in brushing off the dust and said with a smile, "I seem to have dashed your hopes. Sorry."

Fu Xuan had no good attitude towards these secretive people, he looked away unhappily, sat down on the sofa, picked up the apple on the coffee table, bit it off and chewed it viciously, as if he was biting off and chewing the heads of A Quan and 186.

"When everyone is here, we will tell you everything." 186 walked to the coffee table, picked up her cup of tea and drank it all, saying, "Don't worry about her safety. After all, you are holding what I have always dreamed of. How could I cheat you?"

As soon as they returned to the office, Fu Xuan discovered that the Huanxin group was slower than them, so when the Huanxin group came back, she proposed that the two groups could not hand in the work machines until they saw Ji Weihang.

The Huanxin Group had no reason to disagree, and they were also worried that 186 would be abandoned after he had served his purpose.

186 had no intention of falling out with them, so he just let them wait and did not forcefully snatch anything from them.

Hence the current situation.

While waiting, they each did their own things and said their own words, and a strange atmosphere flowed.

When Ji Weihang walked into the office, what he saw was this subtle scene that was both dull and lively.

Seeing Ji Weihang walk in unharmed, taking off his cleaner's clothes as he walked, the annoyed look on Fu Xuan's face suddenly melted away, replaced by a look of relief and a smile.

"Sister, how are you?"

After taking off his cleaning uniform and throwing it into the pile of clothes beside him, Ji Weihang said to Fu Xuan who was coming towards him: "I'm fine. Let's start the meeting." The latter sentence was said to A Quan who raised his head.

The group sat around the sofa again.

Fu Xuan said: "If you answer our questions, we will hand over our work computers. Otherwise, you will have full control and our safety will not be guaranteed."

The other players expressed their support in silence.

186 placed his work machine on the coffee table in front of them to show his sincerity and agreed: "Okay, do you have any questions...?"

The main questions players have are:

1. Is Ah Quan really a player? Why can she write prompts that allow people with different "identities" to see different information?

This is not something that ordinary players can do. Moreover, the strength of all players is restricted and brought down to the average level.

2. Can you share all the game information that A Quan knows? If you don't want to share detailed information, can you share how A Quan confirmed the existence of the remains of his dead teammates?

3. Information about the Security Department and the Public Security Bureau. Previously, Ah Quan said that the Security Department and the Public Security Bureau are independent organizations with different supreme powers in JiMu. Can you explain in detail?

4. How can they get out of this layer of bricks through the security department?

Following the hints given by A Quan, they did not find any clues in the white corridor that could help them leave this layer of building blocks.

After others summarized the main issues, Ji Weihang added a question:

5. Is the security department a multi-level space that connects different layers of blocks? Can they leave directly by opening the door? How can they confirm the safety of the space behind the door?

Most of these questions require Ah Quan's explanation. 186 sat down on the chair behind the desk, nestled comfortably into the armchair, and simply became a hands-off boss.

Ah Quan stood in front of his desk, facing six pairs of eyes, and said calmly:

“Questions one, two, three and five can be answered together, so I just answered them all in one go.

"First of all, I am indeed a player. I have only been here for nearly a month and have been assimilated into this place, gaining some special abilities. I'm sure you all know that if you stay here for too long, you will lose your self-awareness and gradually become one of those NPCs."

They nodded. They had some guesses about this, based on the fact that the more luxurious the car, the more abnormal the owner's mind was. Ah Quan's words confirmed their guesses.

Ah Quan said, “You should also know that after the first twenty-four hours, it is impossible to leave this layer of bricks.”

Jiang Yan said: "Isn't it only the car owner who is like this?" This is what Xiao Wuli said.

Ah Quan said: "After 24 hours, the passenger's consciousness will become chaotic and unable to think clearly. It doesn't matter whether it is the owner of the car or not."

Fu Xuan said: "Then you are very special."

Their eyes swept over the three "locals" present.

Xiao Wuli bared his teeth at Fu Xuan, "Can't you see? I am very special."

That's true.

Ah Quan ignored this and continued, "It would be a long story to explain all the problems in detail...

“When I first entered the game, I was on the 33rd floor, my captain was on the 65th floor, and another team member, Afu, was on the 12th floor.

"I found a way to leave the 33rd floor and came here. The captain met a priest merchant and bought the entrance to the other floors. She arrived at the 12th floor and met Ah Fu. They met someone in the market and then arrived here."

Hearing the very familiar experience, Fu Xuan moved his body and looked at Jiang Qian.

A Quan: "When I arrived here, I was alone, and it was inconvenient to do many things. I finally waited for several hours to get to the service area. Because I was short of money, the clerk would not reveal any information. I chose a store to apply for a temporary clerk position, thinking that as an insider I could get more information.

“I heard there is a passageway on the underground floor, and I think as an employee, I should be able to use the passageway on the underground floor to go to other floors.

"After reuniting with the captain and Ah Fu, I told them my guess. The captain pointed out that I was just a temporary employee and once I left through the employee passage, my employee status might be fixed and I wouldn't be able to escape.

"We all agreed to continue looking for other methods and not try this method until the last minute.

"At this time, the captain discovered the existence of 186..."

Ah Quan did not turn his head to look at 186, but continued to look at them and said:

"186 often helped Akanon pass items to the ministers of other service areas. The captain found that 186 seemed to be able to leave the service area, so he entered the greenhouse to investigate, and he never came out again.

Thinking back to when Akanon was standing in the greenhouse, smiling at her slyly through the glass, Ah Quan's breath was slightly choked, but his tone remained unchanged:

"I wanted to seek revenge on Arcanon, but Alfu stopped me and persuaded me to think about how to leave, saying that even if I died in the game, I could still see the captain when I returned.

“—We are from one world.

"After convincing me to calm down, Ah Fu said she wanted to pretend to be a guard and go into the security department to investigate. I was at work and couldn't stop her.

“When I saw her again, she was being chased by a group of guards. When she passed the store entrance, she dropped the piece of paper with the strategy written on it.

“——Before the captain entered the greenhouse, he gave it to me, and I gave it to Ah Fu who was busy outside.

"At that time, Ah Fu said something to me, and then I saw the guard following her raised his gun and shot her dead on the spot. Her body did not disappear as a light dot like in other games, until the guard scanned it with a scanning machine.

“Because of what she said to me, I guess this was a hint she left for me on purpose - that corpses don’t disappear after death in the game.

"I don't know why this is happening, but if that's the case, I guess the captain's body hasn't disappeared and is still in the greenhouse."

Xiao Wuli listened attentively and asked, "What did she say to you?"

Ah Quan paused for a moment and said, "'Look at me.'

she said, looking at me.

Everyone fell silent, and Xiao Wuli also shut his mouth, knowing that this was not a good point to argue.

Ah Quan didn't seem to notice their sudden silence, or didn't seem to care, and continued:

“Since she added some information about blocks that we have never been to in the guide, I guess she got extraordinary information from the Security Department, and I also guess that the Security Department may be able to lead to blocks on all levels.

"I wanted to go to the security department, but as a store clerk, there are many inconveniences, one of which is that I cannot rebel against the security department. In addition, my colleagues and the store manager wanted to keep me, so it was very inconvenient for me to move.

"After 24 hours, I clearly felt the changes in myself begin to worsen, my memory gradually disappeared, my resistance failed, and I was assimilated into an ordinary NPC.

“Afterwards, I saw a lot of players passing by, but no one ever came out of the greenhouse.”

Ah Quan nodded to Ji Weihang and said, "So, when you came out of the greenhouse, I was shocked, as if someone hit me hard on the head, and my memory was awakened.

"I saw you give the work machine to 186, and I knew that Arcanon must be dead, so I broke into the greenhouse. I didn't have any ideas, I just wanted to see if I could find the captain.

"186 said that the bodies of all the players who died in the greenhouse would not be thrown into the garbage dump. I wanted to find the captain's body, so I cooperated with 186.

"186 hired me to cover my previous job as a shop assistant, so that the blind massage shop can't cause trouble for me."

Ah Quan paused and said, “My experience is roughly like this.

“Question one, why can I write prompts that let different people see different information?

“Although I was a player before, I am no longer one now, so I am not restricted by my strength.

"During the assimilation period, I could vaguely feel the presence of the God of Highway. After waking up, I still maintained this connection. I took the initiative to gain knowledge from it and wrote down the prompts. I can let different people see different information because I used some of the power of the God of Highway."

As if she knew what they were going to ask, she said, “I don’t know why I can use the power of the God of the Highway, and it’s no use asking me.

“Question two, can I share all the game information I know?

"I don't know much about the game, because most of the information in the guide was written by Ah Fu. To be honest, the information I can tell you is only about the twelfth, twenty-third, thirty-third, and sixty-fifth floors. If you want to know, come and ask me later.

“Question three, regarding the Ministry of Security and the Public Security Bureau.

"It was Ah Fu who had doubts about the Security Department and the Public Security Office at the beginning. When she was on the twelfth floor, she had in-depth contact with the Public Security Office. After coming here and talking to me, she thought it was strange to have both the Security Department and the Public Security Office.

"After assimilation, I could vaguely sense that the guard had a mysterious aura that made it difficult for the NPC to resist. Therefore, I guessed that the security department had a high level of authority.

"After waking up, the information obtained from the God of Highways clearly showed that the God rejected and disliked the Security Department, and envied the security offices on other levels.

“Why exactly, I can’t answer.

"Question 4: How can we get out of this layer of bricks through the security department..."

Ah Quan said honestly, "I don't know, I just think this is indeed the most likely method, and I want you to help us get the working machine."

When they didn't know what to say, she continued, "As for question five, is the Security Department a multi-dimensional space connected by multiple layers of building blocks?

"It's connected to multiple layers of building blocks. That's my guess. Otherwise, where did Ah Fu get all that information about other layers from? But whether it's a multi-dimensional space, I don't know. I haven't been to the Security Department."

"But I've been there." With a creak, 186 sat up straight in his office chair and said with a smile, "I can tell you how to find the door to the other floors, but you have to give me the work machine first."

Ah Quan bent down and poured himself a drink of water.

Her work was done.

The first person to speak was Bai Jiyue:

"But I have a question."