Chapter 102
After submitting his application, Li Geng threw himself on his single bed in the office to catch up on some sleep. The official staff office resembled a four-person university dormitory. Besides the holographic cabin used for work, there were also four beds for staff to rest in time to prevent sudden death from overwork.
On the other side, Constable Xing, who was still online, under the leadership of Tan Rui, a member of the Tan family, avoided the natives and entered the basement where he had been several times before.
"Sir, I am not lying, am I? Where are the people here?" Looking at the empty basement, the Tan family was dumbfounded.
"Is this what you call suspicious? A basement? What's so strange about that?" Detective Xing showed an angry expression, but he was almost laughing in his heart: Beautiful, they retreated so quickly!
"No, sir, they must be hiding!" Tan Rui was so anxious that he was pacing around in the basement: "Maybe they have mixed in with those people upstairs!"
"Then you better find the person for me!" Captain Xing folded his arms and sneered: Everyone came here with their faces covered and changed clothes, if you have the guts, find the person out!
"I, I'll be there right away..." Tan Rui was about to explain, but suddenly his eyes went dark and he was kicked off the system.
Captain Xing was frightened when Tan Rui suddenly fell to the ground and didn't move. If his chest hadn't been still rising and falling, Captain Xing would have thought that he had angered him to death.
"No, I forgot that this guy is a player. In this situation, he was probably disconnected accidentally." Captain Xing shook his head and handed Tan Rui to the Chamber of Commerce for handling. He left the Chamber of Commerce through the main gate and fooled the people who were watching the excitement at the door: Maybe a parent unplugged the network cable for his child. This kind of situation has happened before.
"Captain Xing, what happened in there?" Seeing the door of the Chamber of Commerce open, the crowd immediately gathered over, and Bei Qiao also mixed in to join in the fun.
"What are you doing here? Nothing serious. The Tan family just reported to the police that someone from the Chamber of Commerce stole his things. I brought people here to investigate." Captain Xing waved his hand seriously: There is a suspicious thief = there is a thief. I just strategically omitted a few words. It doesn't count as a lie.
"Ah? And then what?"
"They insisted on closing the door, but I went inside and looked around, but there was nothing there. I was so tired that I fainted." Captain Xing rubbed his face vigorously. "Alright, if you want to know more, go in and see for yourself. Get out of my way. I'm so sleepy."
"No problem!" The crowd enthusiastically pushed over a rickshaw and lifted Captain Xing onto it. "You tell us what to do, and we'll make sure we get you back in time."
"Alright then, just be steady." Captain Xing leaned back in the rickshaw, relaxing his body expertly. "Anything else you want to ask? Ask quickly before I fall asleep."
Although I know everyone loves to watch the fun, this is the first time I've seen a constable eating melons on a rickshaw. The way the natives of this other world eat melons is constantly changing, and Beiqiao can only say... please count her in.
The official Chamber of Commerce was right here, so it couldn't possibly run away. Bei Qiao followed the rickshaw with peace of mind, listening to the conversation between the natives and the constable. She had been planning to go to the government office to see if there were any notices posted anyway, so it wasn't a big deal.
After being escorted back to the government office by everyone, Captain Xing got off the rickshaw outside a street, said goodbye to everyone, and walked into the government office yawning and staggering. He reported the previous investigation results to the prefect. Of course, he reported a version that had been artistically processed and strategically saved words.
After finishing his report, Captain Xing forced himself to return to his room and log off. After climbing out of the holographic cabin, he sat down at his computer and submitted an investigation application against the Tan family. However, he discovered that someone had already submitted the same application and it had been approved before he logged off.
"So he wasn't forced to go offline, but was kicked off by the system... Never mind, it's time to rest." Captain Xing kicked back in his computer chair, fell onto the single bed, and soon fell asleep.
Because Tan Chen had directly targeted the official inn, his account was among the first to be confirmed and destroyed, without requiring system review. In another world, his body suddenly died on the spot in the inn, frightening the owner so much that he kept shouting that it was none of his business and that people should never visit him at night while calling for the police.
Li Geng, who had already fallen asleep, said: "You're the one who didn't pay the players and even beat them up, right? I'm going to teach you a lesson. If it weren't for the fact that my colleagues in the underworld couldn't receive the signal from the human world, I'd definitely send a few people over to scare you so much that you wouldn't be able to sleep at night."
"There are no new notices." Bei Qiao, who had separated from the crowd of onlookers, stood by the wall of the government office and looked at the old notices posted on the wall.
The notice's contents had become somewhat blurred by the elements. The wanted poster next to it was freshly posted, the ink barely dry. In other worlds, wanted posters were usually issued by the government, with different levels of wanted posters having varying degrees of reach. The wanted poster issued by Luodan City this time was issued by the city government itself, targeting those who had been betrayed by the Cen family but remained undetected.
Cenxi’s portrait is also on the wanted poster, and it’s positioned quite high up.
Bei Qiao quickly looked through the big-head portraits, picked out a few with more obvious features and memorized them, then turned back to the inn and began to memorize the map of Lordan City.
After spending some time at the entrance of the Cen Mansion and then wandering around the government office, quite a bit of time had already passed. It was gradually getting dark, and if I continued wandering around in this unfamiliar place, getting back to the inn on time might be a bit of a hassle in this otherworldly world without night buses.
Back in his room at the inn, Bei Qiao checked the doors and windows to make sure there was no damage or abnormalities. After putting down his luggage, Bei Qiao sat at the table and opened the forum. He was almost blinded by the large number of private messages that popped up: "What's going on... Oh, they're asking me about Cenxi."
Many players arrived in Luodan City today. Players A and C, who were spamming the group, somehow managed to arrive in Luodan City earlier than Beiqiao. Instead of booking a room, they wandered around the government office to see if they could pick up any quests. Seeing Cenxi's name on the wanted poster, they quickly called out to Beiqiao in the group chat, as they remembered Beiqiao had provided information about Cenxi.
Others were also chatting privately with Bei Qiao, but Bei Qiao was still catching his bus and had no time to open the forum. Later, another player in Qingtian City told them that Cen Xi had left Qingtian City and had disappeared since then.
Anonymous (Bei Qiao): Cen Xi has already left Qingtian City. He was poisoned before and should have been alone when he left. I just don’t know how much of the poison has been cleared and how far he can go.
To other players who already know this information: OK, thanks.
"It seems that his servants are still being held captive, and I don't know how much money they have on them." After closing the private message, Bei Qiao continued to look at the map: "All the money in the Cen Mansion has been taken away, he shouldn't go back... No, he may not know what happened in Luodan City, and he might go back to the Cen Mansion. But at a normal speed, he should have arrived by now." Why didn't the people watching the excitement around the Cen Mansion see Cen Xi?
"Could it be that he discovered the Cen Mansion was deserted and went to the government office to seek revenge on his murderer?" Bei Qiao was amused by his own thoughts. How could it be possible? This wasn't a martial arts novel. The Cen family had essentially no chance of recovery this time. He, a fish that had slipped through the net, didn't immediately flee to the ends of the earth, but was still thinking of revenge. How could that be possible?
After memorizing the map, Bei Qiao looked at the sky and opened the Chamber of Commerce interface. He had only eaten half of the melon at the Chamber of Commerce, so he planned to eat the rest.
Although the Chamber of Commerce is not far from the inn, why go to such a long way when you can do it in the house?
It's no secret that players are always quick to share news. After realizing they'd missed out on a piece of news, one player asked in the previous Fourth Calamity spam group if anyone knew about it. It turned out someone actually happened to be there at the time.
When they learned that someone had brought detectives to the Chamber of Commerce to arrest people, and specifically targeted players, the entire group immediately exploded.
Player A: What the hell? Bringing constables to arrest fellow villagers? Does this guy have any shame?
Player C: You are so polite. You still call this bastard a human being at this time.
Player B: Wait, someone betrayed us before and informed the Cen family, could it be him?
Player D: Very likely! The locals know them and say they're outsiders who are following the Cen family around to make a living.
Players A, B, and C: Oh shit, wait, they...they?
Player D: Yeah. Aren't you already in Luodan City? Haven't you heard of the Tan family?
Zhou Yaqi: The Tan family? I knew them, but I had no idea they could be so wicked.
Zhou Yaqi: Isn't it the principle of our Fourth Disaster to just resist foreign aggression?
Player B: Now is the time to call out to Comrade Player G. Comrade, are you there?
Player D: No need to shout. He didn't sleep all night last night and is catching up on his sleep now.
Player A: How did you know?
Player D: Haha, I guessed it.
Li Geng, who had gone offline to catch up on sleep, slept for a few hours, waking up on time for dinner, and logged back online right after dinner. Waking up in the small room in the government office, the first thing Li Geng did was to open the natural disasters spam group. Seeing someone calling him in the group, he pinched his chin and was about to reply when he was startled by the door suddenly opening.
"Old Li, are you awake? Come over here and give me a hand."
"What's wrong?" Li Geng pretended to be very sleepy and got up from the bed.
"Someone bribed the jailer and killed someone in the prison, and we caught them." The man was very anxious and immediately grabbed Li Geng and ran away: "We couldn't get the Cen family to talk, and tonight, some idiot who was determined to kill people suddenly appeared out of nowhere. We really don't have enough manpower."
"What? All the members of the Cen family except Cen Xi have been arrested. Who else wants to kill them to silence them?" Li Geng was so shocked that he forgot he was still pretending to be tired. He decisively quickened his pace to keep pace with the other party.
"The person who wanted to kill people in the prison was Cen Xi."
“Huh?!”
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