Chapter 507 [(*^▽^*)]
Xu Jian's eldest son was terrified and trembling all over, clearly quite frightened. However, he was only frightened and didn't think much about his father's death.
Can you expect any emotion from someone who can throw others into a stone coffin, seal them up, and then send them to a temple of evil gods to starve to death without batting an eye?
The village chief looked very grim, and everyone who knew the village's customs quickly changed their expressions.
The village chief naturally didn't dare to go up alone. "A few people come up with me. I want to see who's playing tricks!"
Soon, several brave and robust villagers emerged, along with a few strong players. The village chief nodded in satisfaction upon seeing the group of more than ten people.
"Let's go, follow me upstairs, everyone be careful."
Just then, Lin Leyou spotted several familiar figures in the distance. His eyes widened immediately. What was going on? These people... had actually gathered together?!
He didn't look closely last night, he just glanced at the number of players, but he didn't expect to find Zhou Nanyue after looking closely today!
Zhou Feng's bastard son escaped to Zhou Nanyue, who was hiding on the border. I never expected that such a scoundrel could actually get into an A-level difficulty dungeon. It seems he's been causing a lot of trouble for people lately.
Xue Rui: "What's wrong? Did those players do something wrong?"
Lin Leyou breathed a sigh of relief, "I saw a familiar face; I ran into him when I was on a mission before."
Xue Rui looked at each person carefully, and finally saw Zhou Nanyue. A murderous glint flashed in his eyes. "I remember that lackey who used to follow Xue Qian!"
He knew that Zhou Nanyue was Uncle Feng's son, and he had even seen Zhou Nanyue's wanted poster at the Administration Bureau. He was a heinous criminal who not only committed crimes in the real world, but also tried every means to kill other players in the instance to earn the points rewarded for killing them, or even to steal their items.
Zhou Nanyue has offended too many people. Whether in the real world or the game world, any player who has been harmed by him but is still alive is being relentlessly hunted down on the player-only network.
I never expected to run into him here. The current Zhou Nanyue is completely different from the coward he used to be. He has now completely transformed into a ruthless killer.
Lin Leyou, "What's wrong?"
Xue Rui: "He's Uncle Feng's son, a heinous criminal. Be careful. He has a lot of points and items, and he's wanted by my side too."
Lin Leyou raised an eyebrow, not expecting Zhou Nanyue to become so ruthless. "Don't worry, he's no match for me. I won't get close easily."
Xue Rui nodded, but then he noticed someone else... Guo Xia?!
Not only Xue Rui saw it, but Lin Leyou also saw Guo Xia. Of course he knew Guo Xia. In the real world, Guo Xia and Song Huainan were the ones who handled most of the miscellaneous things he encountered.
Unexpectedly, Guo Xia came to challenge the dungeon by herself, without Song Huainan.
Lin Leyou blinked. It seemed that he was going to have to let Guo Xia down this time. He and Xue Rui were determined not to lose and would definitely kill all the villagers and players.
Lin Leyou felt that he had just seen two familiar people. Before he had even finished looking at all the players, he continued to look and actually saw a familiar face among the ten new players.
You can't blame him for not recognizing me last night; after all, it had been decades since we last met!
It was Qian Feng who messaged me in the real world a while ago, asking if I had a lucrative and easy job. I denied it and was very cold to him.
Unexpectedly, Qian Feng actually entered the Endless World just like him. The difference was that the other person became a player, while he became a resident.
Putting others aside, Qian Feng is definitely a new player. Before entering this instance, he had only been to the beginner instance once or twice at most, and his points would definitely not exceed 10,000, maybe only a few hundred.
If he loses this dungeon, he will lose 300,000 points! 300,000 points! Failure means certain death!
However, Lin Leyou felt no guilt whatsoever. Since Qian Feng had come to this instance, it was simply his bad luck. Lin Leyou would not abandon his mission just because the other party was going to die.
Just like Xue Ruiming knew Guo Xia was there, he wouldn't give up the mission or admit defeat.
Lin Leyou looked at all the players carefully one by one, and finally confirmed that he only recognized three: Zhou Nanyue, Guo Xia, and Qian Feng.
Whether it was his imagination or not, several players seemed to be paying attention to Zhou Nanyue, both openly and secretly. It seemed they all knew that Zhou Nanyue was wanted, but they didn't know how much the bounty was on her head.
Lin Leyou asked, "Xiao Rui, do you know how much the bounty is on Zhou Nanyue's head?"
Xue Rui blinked. "Killing the opponent in the instance will earn you 100,000 points and 5 million cash. If you kill the opponent in the real world, you will earn 500,000 points and 50 million cash. These are the player black market bounties. There are also official bounties for providing clues to help capture the opponent, which are worth 200,000 points."
Lin Leyou said, "It's a pity you can't claim the bounty."
Xue Rui: "I don't need these points right now."
Lin Leyou teased, "What's going on? Now that you have more points, you don't care about hundreds of thousands of points anymore?"
Xue Rui: "We can't reveal our identities."
As he spoke, he pulled Lin Leyou into his arms, "What do you think?"
Lin Leyou didn't intend to break free. "Yeah, we can't reveal our identities. If the people over there find out that you can be an NPC or a BOSS with me, wouldn't we lose our freedom?"
Is there no more freedom?
Xue Rui wholeheartedly agreed. If he were exposed, he would indeed lose his freedom. In fact, even now, he wasn't very free, as he had to report to the Administration Bureau every so often.
If I use any items in the real world, or encounter any players, I have to write a report. I also manage many team members, and if any of them have problems, it's my responsibility.
Very busy! But... there are benefits. Once you've established a relationship with the management bureau and everyone is familiar with each other, they'll turn a blind eye to some things.
Lin Leyou: "Hmm? Why aren't you saying anything?"
Xue Rui shook his head, "It's alright, let's keep watching. The village chief and the others have gone up with their men."
Lin Leyou didn't press further, "Do you want to move closer?"
Xue Rui said, "There are a lot of players over there, so it's best not to go near them for now. We can see what's going on inside through the windows from here."
Not only could you see them, you could also hear what was happening over there, especially their voices.
Just then, Muramasa led his men upstairs and gently pushed open the door to the master bedroom. Xu Jian, who had been nailed to the bed with stones by Lin Leyou and his men the night before, was there.
When the village chief saw the five stone nails, each about the length of a forearm, embedded in Xu Jian's body, his vision went black for a moment. Fortunately, he was in good health and did not actually faint. After a while, he regained his senses.
"Who did this? Who did this?!"
Someone stammered from behind, "Village chief, all these stones and nails were placed at the mountain god temple, weren't they...?"
"Yes, we just sent him there not long ago. Maybe he's back?"
Upon hearing such remarks, the village chief immediately turned around and rebuked, "What nonsense are you spouting? Serving the mountain god is his honor. If I hear such words again, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Although he was just an old man, he was of high seniority. Even though the villagers were all tall and strong, they didn't dare to contradict the village chief and all of them were extremely obedient.
The fear in their eyes was real, though well hidden; a closer look would reveal it.
The village chief stroked his chin. "Someone must be secretly speaking up for him. He's a traitor to the village. Is he planning to avenge him? Find him...find him! A traitor like that should be taken to the mountain god temple."
A villager asked, "Village chief, are there still people in the village who side with Fu Qingqiu?"
"But no one spoke up for Zhiqiang either. Even the rest of the Fu family were on our side. They even brought him here themselves!"
The village chief nodded. "I know, it's not someone from the Fu family, it must be someone else. Gather everyone in the village at the entrance, I have something to say! And Xu Jian... come a few people and pull out the nails, and bury him as soon as possible."
“Village chief…should we call the police to investigate? Maybe they can find some clues. After all, they have far more methods than we do.”
"Moreover, if the police can find the person, they will be sentenced to death for murder, saving us the trouble of taking matters into our own hands." More importantly, the police have more investigative methods.
After thinking for a while, the village chief still refused, "No, if the police come, the matter of the mountain god temple might be exposed. We absolutely cannot go to the police!"
He glared fiercely at the villagers behind him. "Remember, don't call the police. If the police find out about the mountain god temple, our whole village will be in jail!"
The villagers who had initially harbored some ulterior motives immediately stopped considering this approach.
The players who had gathered some information were unconcerned. Even if they went to the police, they couldn't leave the village. They just didn't know if the villagers' cell phones were still working.
The village chief led his men out again, and soon someone found a few people to go inside and collect Xu Jian's body. Meanwhile, Xu Jian's wife, who had been comforted by several women in the village for a long time, gradually calmed down.
The village chief saw this and slowly walked over. "Xu Jian's family, are you feeling better now?"
Xu Jian's wife was still terrified, but seeing so many people around her, she was clearly not as scared as before. "Village chief... I feel much better."
Village chief, "In that case, do you remember what happened last night?"
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