Chapter 87
"Tan Zhen and I met on a forum, about two years ago. We've met twice before in other cities." Facing the system's recording camera, the calico cat straightened his back unconsciously and sat on the table in a very serious posture.
As a demon player, she couldn't travel far on her own due to her young age, so she was accompanied by a great demon on both occasions. She and Tan Zhen didn't know each other in real life, but she had met her twice as a calico cat without incident, so she held this online friend in high regard. The chat logs documented the circumstances surrounding these three encounters.
"So before I was locked up, I really didn't doubt her. As a result, those people actually wanted to kill me. Could I agree to that? Ah? Of course not!" The calico cat slapped the table with its front paws in anger.
"Yeah!" Shopkeeper Lu held his cheeks and looked at the calico cat happily: For the first time, I feel that overtime can be a happy thing!
Of course, happiness is happiness, but this matter still needs to be dealt with seriously, especially since it involves a great indigenous demon.
"Did you have a powerful demon with you during this meeting? Why didn't she come to save you?"
"Yes, but she had something important to do. Before she left, she told me she'd pick me up the next morning." The calico cat moved its paws nervously. "I was so busy running for my life, I didn't expect the carriage I got in would travel so far. When I woke up, I wasn't even in Lordan anymore."
"So what are you planning to do? Do you need us to send you to Lodan City?"
"That's not necessary. She has a way to find me. She might be very angry then and punish me." The calico cat sighed and looked back at his furry butt: Anyway, he is definitely finished this time, he just hopes that the punishment is not a spanking.
Shopkeeper Lu nodded as he listened, taking notes. Meanwhile, Sun Hulu, the owner of Luodan City's official inn, immediately dispatched his waiter to the government office to verify the situation with the constable. Following the address given by the calico cat, the constable found a courtyard within the city, the exact location where the calico cat had been imprisoned.
Meanwhile, the waiter found Tan Zhen's room number through the guest list. Out of courtesy, they sent her a message, informing her to come forward and participate in the dispute mediation. The result...
"Run away? What do you mean? Didn't you just say that you had found the person?" Shopkeeper Lu projected the dialog box into the room and replied to Shopkeeper Sun in front of the calico cat.
The calico cat wagged its tail and came to the dialog box: Ran away?
"That player's account is seriously injured. I logged off long ago out of fear of pain, and now all I see here is a breathing shell. As for her, she did exchange a few words with me in the chat channel." Shopkeeper Sun sighed enviously, "Another Gold Runner."
A minute later, Shopkeeper Sun withdrew his last message: "Why did I suddenly send some internet slang that teases someone else to the work channel? Damn it, another two hundred yuan gone."
Golden Runner is a nickname for rich players who are courting death but afraid of pain.
While there's no kryptonian gold, some people have spent years in that world, laying a solid foundation. Their descendants, upon entering it, naturally have the opportunity to simply lie low. Some players are incredibly curious, eager to try everything. With enough reckless abandon, even with constant scrutiny, they can easily fall victim to serious injuries. Once injured, they simply abandon their idle resident accounts to the care of their families, fleeing to continue their seclusion in the real world. These are the so-called "golden runners."
"So what did she say?"
"She said she didn't know about the attack on the calico cat. When the two met before, she planned to introduce someone to the calico cat, but that person never showed up. Later, she had to leave temporarily for something, and when she came back, she didn't see the calico cat player. She thought that the calico cat had met with the person she had arranged to meet, and the two of them left her to play on their own." It was a coincidence.
"Is there any evidence for this?"
"That's the problem. She made a verbal invitation to that person, and there's no chat record in the system to prove it." Shopkeeper Sun rummaged through the gold ingots beside him. "Then, she also mentioned that the person who attacked her this time seemed to be from the Cen family."
"Cen? It can't be such a coincidence..." Shopkeeper Lu frowned: Isn't the surname of Cen Xi who came to the inn today Cen? It just so happened that after he came today, the cat that escaped from someone else's carriage appeared. This...
"So her attack this time is related to this incident?" Shopkeeper Lu continued typing.
"I'm not sure. She hasn't figured it out herself, and her family doesn't dare tell her much, fearing she might spill the beans and get herself killed." Tan Zhen was visiting relatives in Luodan City. Shopkeeper Sun didn't know much about this outsider, but the Tan family had a good reputation in the area, so he had a good impression of them. "Based on my experience, she had no reason to lie, but I can't rule out the possibility that she was deceived by others."
It is really obvious that Tan Zhen is not smart. This is what the waiter heard from others.
"The players here want to deal with the issue of their being kidnapped and injured." Shopkeeper Lu looked at the calico cat's indifferent expression and continued typing to communicate with the other party: "Regarding the issue of compensation, does the other party agree?" Why bother talking about irrelevant things? It's important to talk about business!
"Tan Zhen seemed to be frightened. I didn't receive a reply to the message I sent later. However, after learning about this incident, the second-in-command of the Tan family, who was one of the emergency contacts, felt that Tan Zhen did need to take responsibility for this matter. Therefore, the players on your side can still get some compensation, but the amount will be smaller. In addition, the other party hopes that the calico cat can personally correct Tan Zhen." Shopkeeper Sun sent an excited expression from the back.
"We can't make the decision for the players." Shopkeeper Lu frowned: I always feel that this request involves some family disputes.
"It's okay. You can first ask your fellow players what they think. My suggestion is to accept it. I heard from the Tan family that if you are willing to testify, they can decide on more compensation."
"Guest, what do you think?" Shopkeeper Lu looked at the calico cat: "According to what they said, if you come forward, you can get more compensation." Although she personally does not recommend it, her job requires her not to use her personal wishes to influence users.
The calico cat stroked its whiskers with its paw: "After all, is there no one who intends to apologize to me?" After all, this friendship was wasted.
"They haven't mentioned it yet, so they probably won't consider it anymore." Even though an apology is free, if it's not for show, some people really wouldn't apologize even if they were beaten to death... Oh, then they would probably apologize. After all, everyone values their lives, but sometimes they just don't know what's best for them.
"Then I won't accept it. Let them just pay the compensation directly. They clearly don't take me seriously, so why should I go over and cause myself trouble? I'm afraid the extra money won't be enough to cure my anger." The calico cat shook his head firmly: More compensation? I don't want it!
"Okay, then... who's outside?" Hearing the sound of knocking on the window outside, Shopkeeper Lu sent the calico cat's decision to Shopkeeper Sun, stood up and looked at the closed window, not noticing that the calico cat behind him suddenly changed his expression and looked left and right, as if trying to find a place to hide himself.
"Hello, I'm here to pick up my younger one. Please open the window." A very pleasant voice came from outside the window. Shopkeeper Lu walked to the window and saw a cat bigger than the calico cat through the window paper.
"Boss?" The waiter knocked on the door outside when he heard the noise.
"It's okay, no need to come in." Shopkeeper Lu turned around and shouted to the outside of the door: "Guest?" The latter sentence was said to the calico cat. Although the visitor was of a similar breed to the player, Shopkeeper Lu still had to confirm the other party's identity with the player to prevent any unexpected situations.
"Meow, she is my elder." The calico cat lay down silently and buried its face between its two front paws: It's over, Aunt Xuan's voice is so gentle, she must be too angry!
Shopkeeper Lu opened the window and saw a very handsome cow cat. Seeing the window open, the cow cat nodded gracefully to Shopkeeper Lu, then jumped into the room, ran straight to the table, and slapped the calico cat on the head: "Running around again!"
"Meow..." The calico cat didn't dare to look up. It only responded with a choked voice, trying to act cute and beg for mercy.
"Don't you know how to shout when you're in danger? Someone with such a fierce face came to see you, and you actually followed him. Were you slacking off in class earlier?"
"Meow, no..."
"No? So you didn't understand but you're pretending to understand? From today on, you are not allowed to leave the clan unless you get excellent grades in the face reading class, otherwise don't even think about coming to the human world again!" The cow cat slapped the calico cat to the ground, grabbed her neck and jumped onto the window frame. Before leaving, he did not forget to nod and say goodbye to Shopkeeper Lu.
Feeling ashamed, the calico cat silently lowered its head and limbs, pretending to be dead. In fact, after being bitten on the back of the neck, she couldn't move even if she wanted to: I don't envy cats anymore, when I was a human, I didn't need to learn Feng Shui and face reading!
Shopkeeper Lu waved goodbye to the calico cat, and when she turned around, she found that Shopkeeper Sun across from her was still sending her messages, trying to persuade her to let the calico cat go to Luodan City to meet the Tan family. Seeing that Shopkeeper Lu had read the messages but did not reply, her words gradually became harsh, and she even used roundabout words to threaten and induce her, which the system vocabulary could not recognize.
"I'm sorry, the player has been picked up by her family and I can't get in touch with her." After typing this line, Shopkeeper Lu blocked the other party and changed the status of this event to completed.
Once the other party acknowledges responsibility, the system automatically assumes the process for claiming compensation has been agreed upon. If the other party subsequently shirks responsibility, the system will lock the account until the other party pays the compensation and late payment fees.
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