Chapter 148 [(*^▽^*)]
Qiu Baiyu was surprised when the person on the other end of the phone said that they couldn't check.
"What else could it be? Don't you know what happened before? It had quite a big impact; the Public Security Bureau staff even moved into the residential area!"
"I'm not looking into the Happiness Community; I just want to know where a certain resident is right now."
“It’s not that I’m unwilling, but this concerns Xingfu Community, and I can’t open a back door anymore. If it were just a rental, I could find a loophole, but he’s already a resident of the community.”
"Don't be like that! We're such good friends, right? I'll give you three times the amount this time, how about it? Really, don't investigate the Happiness Community matter, just check where he is now, that shouldn't have any impact, right?"
The other party was clearly attracted by the three times, hesitated for a while but still agreed, and after a while gave Qiu Baiyu a spot.
"The abandoned Happy Amusement Park, he's working there now."
"That's amazing, still going out to work in the middle of the night..."
"Alright, I've told you the location, but you can't let me look up anything related to Xingfu Community anymore. I won't help you anymore."
Qiu Baiyu replied with a smile, "Okay, okay, I'll trouble you this time. I'll give you the payment as usual later."
The other party hung up the phone, satisfied.
Qiu Baiyu turned her gaze to Jiang Changdong.
"I didn't expect him to be out working so late at night. He's really ambitious, don't you think?"
Jiang Changdong said, "Since he doesn't live in the community, things are much easier. You go and rest. Leave the rest to me. I'll go talk to him personally."
Qiu Baiyu sighed, "Fine, there's no point in me going with you anyway."
Jiang Changdong got up and left home. It was pitch black outside, and his figure was quickly swallowed up. The vast darkness seemed to be saying that whether he went or not, the result would be the same: failure.
Qiu Baiyu looked at Jiang Xiaoyue, who had been silently leaning against the wall, and said, "Come here."
Jiang Xiaoyue then looked up at her with a wronged expression, "Mom..."
She slowly shuffled over to Qiu Baiyu and sat down, then began to sob, “I really didn’t mean to. At that time, I… he threw a bomb into my house. I didn’t even have time to react. Although I took out some props to defend myself, I still got hit by the blast.”
"I was completely stunned at the time, my mind couldn't process anything. I didn't mean to leave the item behind; he killed me before I could react and then took the item..."
How could Jiang Xiaoyue dare to tell her family the truth? If she told the truth, that Lin Leyou asked her to take back the props but she refused, then she would be really finished.
Qiu Baiyu: "I've watched you grow up since you were little. How could I not know what kind of person you are? Your little tricks have already given you away, and you're still lying!"
Jiang Xiaoyue was silent for a while, then said, "I didn't... I didn't lie."
Qiu Baiyu: "Do you think your dad won't find out if you don't tell? You know perfectly well who he's going to see right now. Do you think Lin Leyou will also choose not to tell your dad if you don't tell him? To help you keep it a secret, is that it?"
"Not only will he say it, he'll say it very clearly: 'This is something you insisted on giving away, refusing to take it back. When your dad comes back, you...'"
Jiang Xiaoyue was so scared that she burst into tears. "Mom, you love me the most. Please help me. I'm so scared... If I can't get my things back, my dad will definitely beat me to death!"
Qiu Baiyu was actually blaming her daughter, after all, losing this item would make the dungeon her eldest son was going to much more dangerous, and she didn't know if he could come back unscathed.
"You! Do you even know what your dad used to get this item?! You're going to drive us crazy!"
Jiang Xiaoyue genuinely didn't know, "..."
Qiu Baiyu, "Your dad obtained an item in a certain game before he married me. This item is called Lucky Star. Did you know that?"
Jiang Xiaoyue certainly knew about the Lucky Star item. It was said that it could only be used outside of dungeons, and after using it, one would encounter something incredibly lucky for that person!
It's said that this item hasn't appeared for over ten years, and its price has been inflated to 1.5 billion points!
So, the 1.5 billion points, plus the more than 200 million points spent later, and the subsequent loss of connections and points, all added up...
The loss of points alone exceeds two billion! Not to mention the unseen and intangible losses.
Jiang Xiaoyue collapsed to her knees, stammering, "I...I..."
"If you weren't his biological child, he would have killed you long ago! And you're still trying to lie and get away with it?"
"I can tell you very clearly right now, if he doesn't bring the props back tonight, you'll be in trouble from now on..."
Jiang Xiaoyue clung to her leg, pleading, "Mommy, please save me! Please, please save me!"
"Mom, I can't make him calm down either, but there is a place you can go to take refuge."
"Just spend some time in that dungeon that's not difficult, but takes an absurdly long time. I'll let you know when your dad calms down and you can come back."
Jiang Xiaoyue was stunned. "Mom, you mean that dungeon where you have to stay for several years?!"
Although the rewards are indeed very good and there is no danger, the mission lasts too long and is quite troublesome. Unless you are someone who has no desire to fight or wants to be lazy, anyone with a bit of ambition will not go.
Qiu Baiyu knew she was unwilling, but did she have any other choice?
She countered, "Do you have any other choice?"
Jiang Xiaoyue thought about going somewhere else to hide, but she quickly ruled out all the options that came to mind, because she wouldn't be able to stay in any of those places for long.
Only in that... only in the instance that Qiu Baiyu mentioned, is there a mission that lasts this long, and she is certain that Jiang Changdong would never send anyone to that instance to find her.
No one will search for you in that instance. Inside that instance, all NPCs are forbidden from attacking each other, and no one can take you away unless you choose to leave.
Furthermore, once you enter that area to complete a mission, if you want to back out or leave early, you will have to deduct ten times the final reward points as compensation.
"Okay, then I'll go..."
Qiu Baiyu patted her shoulder, "Go now. We don't know when Lin Leyou's dungeon will end. If you leave a little later, your dad might come back."
Although she didn't want to believe it, Qiu Baiyu roughly knew that her husband's trip would end in failure.
With tears welling in her eyes and a look of grievance on her face, Jiang Xiaoyue got up to pack her things. She knew she had no choice but to leave.
Even the plan to seek revenge on Lin Leyou and Xue Rui has to be shelved, and it's uncertain whether there will be another chance.
Happy Amusement Park.
Xue Rui coldly watched Wu Yin arguing incessantly with Liu Xuemei, unconsciously toying with the gun in his hand. He had absolutely no intention of letting Wu Yin go.
But he didn't want to waste too much time here.
Although he collected all five stamps without any danger with Lin Leyou's help, he still wanted to kill other players or NPCs to get more points.
Having experienced so many dungeons, he deeply understands how important points are to a player; successfully clearing a dungeon is one thing, but another is another.
If you fail to pass the level, that would be a real disaster.
If you fail to clear a dungeon, you will lose points. The number of points deducted is calculated based on the difficulty of the dungeon and the number of dungeons the player has participated in.
For example, in the first beginner dungeon for each player, no matter what, failure will result in a deduction of at least 10 points.
But the second failed dungeon won't be so simple; his previous failed dungeon deducted a full 3,000 points.
How many players currently have a total of 3000 points?
Xue Rui didn't know exactly how he calculated that number.
In short, every bit of points counts. Your points account should have at least twice as many points as the points you lost on your last failed attempt.
To avoid not having enough points to deduct from a single failure later.
Wu Yin wanted to shake off Liu Xuemei, but Liu Xuemei wouldn't let him go. She couldn't stand because she had been shot in the thigh, so she sat on the ground and clung to his thigh.
Wu Yin was initially quite worried and wanted to wait for other players to arrive before making a decision, but he became impatient as he waited. What if no players came?
To successfully complete the game, he needs to obtain four more stamps. Staying here might prevent him from being attacked by monsters, but he will definitely fail in the end.
Getting killed by a monster is the same as not collecting five stamps, so he might as well take a gamble.
But just as he was about to leave, Liu Xuemei grabbed his leg, which is why he ended up like this.
"Don't go! If you leave, am I supposed to just sit here and wait to die?"
"And you're all alone. How long can you survive if you leave here and go into the mist?"
"Are you sure you can survive and find other players to team up with, yanyuvip?"
Wu Yin gritted his teeth. He had to admit that Liu Xuemei was right. If he hadn't been worried about this, he would have left long ago. Why would he have stayed here for so long?
Moreover, did he not know what Liu Xuemei was saying? He knew in his heart, but he still had to go out and take risks to have a chance!
"Can you shut up? You're so annoying! If you say another word, I'll just kill you. Anyway, I get 100 points for killing a player, and you're worth 100 points in my eyes right now!"
Liu Xuemei was stunned by his self-righteous words. Frightened, she was afraid that Wu Yin would kill her for 100 points, so she slowly let go of his hand.
Wu Yin was annoyed and didn't want to pay attention to her at all. Seeing that she had let go and gotten her way, he took a few more steps to the side. He had just heard the sound of water coming from the other side of the drifting river, and he wanted to see if the monster had climbed up.
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