Chapter 220
Bei Qiao disappeared from the street in such a grand manner. When she returned to the inn, she changed the face of her cloak and became much more low-key. The natives who were discussing gossip on the street did not recognize that the handsome young man passing by was the person they were discussing.
After returning to the inn, Bei Qiao immediately asked the innkeeper to upgrade his room, using the points he'd accumulated to redeem a room in the Tianzi room. Because he'd been traveling a lot, Bei Qiao still had quite a few points, which allowed him to redeem five upgrades, limited to upgrading from a Dizi room, and only when there were vacancies.
Bei Qiao: Just act out the whole thing, enjoyment comes second.
After checking into the Tianzi room, Bei Qiao didn't immediately open the forum, but instead wandered around the room. Compared to the Dizi rooms, the Tianzi rooms were larger, accommodating two people living in separate rooms. After moving in, the inn also gave players a life-size doll with a sound mechanism, which they could place under the covers in another room to play the game of "Cunning Rabbit, Three Burrows."
The free dolls are free, but if you're willing to spend money, you can rent them at the inn by paying a deposit. There's no limit on the number of dolls you can rent, and you can place them wherever you want. Even if a thief breaks into the room, they'll have to search for a while before finding the player, and there's a chance they'll be exposed by the dolls before that happens.
Talking dolls are quite popular. A player who loves to hide out rented over a dozen dolls and placed them all over his room, hiding in his closet for fear of being robbed. The thief didn't find him, but he fainted inside the closet, which was so tightly sealed. He finally called for help and was finally taken out of the closet for treatment, avoiding the unfortunate fate of being shut down.
Inn: There is no other way. We cannot disturb guests without their permission. This is professional ethics.
After placing the doll on one of the beds, posing it as if it were falling asleep, Bei Qiao checked the doors and windows again. Then, sitting on her own bunk, she opened the forum and counted the number of people who had signed up in the quest group. Sure enough, her intuition was correct. The number of players who had signed up didn't match the number who had appeared and left the street earlier. The latter number was nearly ten more than the former.
"What's this? An uninvited arrival or just herd mentality?" Bei Qiao watched the players cheering and swearing brotherhood in the group chat, but ultimately didn't raise his own questions. Quickly scrolling through the dialog box, Bei Qiao reviewed everyone's comments, trying to match them up with those he had previously met. After repeated comparisons, Bei Qiao finally confirmed one thing: the extra people only appeared in the later stages of the retreat. In other words, the fluctuating numbers of the retreating group weren't just the players' fault; there were also locals with unknown names and goals involved.
Forget it, let's just improvise... After closing the forum, Bei Qiao lay down on the bed and logged off in a very peaceful posture: I really can't take it anymore, I'm too sleepy.
The next day, Bei Qiao woke up, had breakfast, and then opened his phone to randomly scroll through some videos. Perhaps because he had previously discussed the topic with his family, big data had recommended videos related to "Crystal Restaurant" to Bei Qiao.
The conventional tactics of handouts and mistaking real and fake alcohol have been exploited to their limits by players, and now they've taken a different approach: competing with male NPCs as women. One player, after becoming too close to a beautiful lawyer NPC, eventually forced the confused detective to compete with him. While he still harbors a penchant for lust, he's gradually learning to prepare daily meals for his daughter, Angel Lan.
The image of the Confused Detective as an irresponsible father is inherent to the game's settings. No matter how many times a player restarts a game, he remains the occasionally domineering but generally lascivious and lazy older man. Netizens were curious about how the streamer managed to make him appear so responsible. The streamer responded that she wasn't trying to change anything, nor could she change someone's nature. She simply used a threatening approach to instill in him a habit that resembled responsibility.
As for his lust, the host said he was powerless. The saying "it's easy to change a country, but hard to change one's nature" is no mere quibble; simply adding to the habit of the confused detective has already exhausted the host's brain cells.
Seeing the host start to tease out his lessons on how to build good habits, Bei Qiao turned off his phone and finished the rest of his meal. Tang Yuan, already well rested, was sprawled on the sofa watching TV. He leaped forward when he saw something exciting, but Bei Qiao rushed over and caught him mid-air. "Last time you broke the TV, you didn't eat canned food for five weeks. Have you forgotten so quickly?"
"Meow?" Tang Yuan swung his tail innocently: "Can you blame me? You won't let me go out hunting on my own."
Bei Qiao used the cat toy to help Tangyuan expend some energy, rested for a while, and went back to the house to log into the game.
After landing in the other world, Bei Qiao first tidied himself up and changed his clothes before leaving his room and heading downstairs. There were many more people in the inn today than yesterday, and many of them were secretly observing Bei Qiao. It was unclear whether they were there just to join in the fun or for some other purpose.
Bei Qiao was undeterred by the surreptitious glances. He found a convenient spot to sit down and asked the shopkeeper for a pot of tea. While waiting for the tea to be served, Bei Qiao subconsciously tapped his fan. The next second, a figure, both familiar and painfully flamboyant, appeared from nowhere and knelt on one knee in front of Bei Qiao with a very skilled and handsome manner.
Bei Qiao: “…”
Bei Qiao almost showed a surprised expression: Why does it feel like this person has become embarrassed after kneeling?
Players who were so embarrassed that they wanted to disappear on the spot: So embarrassing, so embarrassing, so embarrassing, save me, save me, save me...
Bei Qiao casually waved his fan, and the kneeling player, suddenly conscious of a sudden change, acted as if granted amnesty. They quickly assumed a pose of acceptance, bowing their heads and clasping their fists in a solemn salute, insisting on playing the whole act to the hilt. If it weren't for the fact that they stumbled a bit in their haste as they stood up, their pretense would have been quite successful.
Watching the player's back as he left in a hurry, seemingly calm, Bei Qiao picked up the teacup and slowly scanned the room with his eyes, finally stopping on the girl who had sat opposite him at some point.
"Hey, hey, Ren, brother Ren, let's be friends?" The girl in light yellow clothes looked at Bei Qiao and stuttered for a long time, finally spitting out a complete sentence.
Hearing the girl's speech, a young woman in black sitting at the next table held her chin as if she had a toothache, turned her head to look out the window and pretended to look at the scenery: "I've taught you this several times, why can't you remember it? I told you that you need to lay the groundwork before making friends."
Feeling uncomfortable, the black-clad girl lifted one leg and propped it up on the stool, sitting sideways. She didn't forget to place a piece of paper under her shoe before settling down. "I've been sitting with my legs crossed lately. Could it be that I'm running low on energy and blood?" "I've been really hard these past two days. I need to tell Aunt Hong to give me a snack." Women, you should eat meat with hearty mouthfuls. Eat well to grow strong and healthy, so you won't be bullied.
"Why?" Just as the girl in black was thinking about what to eat for lunch, Bei Qiao said this to the girl sitting opposite her.
"Why?" The girl was stunned by the question and couldn't help but turn her head to look at the girl in black next to her: "Does making friends need to have a purpose?" No one taught me this kind of thing, what should I say next?
The girl in black, who didn't turn around but noticed the other person's gaze, said: "Why are you looking at me? You have to make friends yourself, you can't let others teach you step by step!"
"Then why do you want to be friends with me?" Bei Qiao pretended not to notice the girl's little action. He planned to ask another question and then politely refuse the other party and leave.
"Because, because you look like a good person, and, and you look good!" The girl lowered her head embarrassedly: It is really difficult to take the initiative to say hello to people, but if the other person looks good, it will make me feel a little better.
"Zhou Zhaodi! Did you steal money from home again?" Just when Bei Qiao was about to decline the other party's request for friendship, an honest-looking old man rushed in from outside the inn, pointing at the nose of the black-clothed girl who had been secretly glanced at by the girl before and scolded her.
"Sir..." The waiter came over quickly.
"Don't push me, I'm leaving right away!" The old man impatiently waved the waiter's arm away: "Silly girl, I'm asking you a question!"
"If you mean I used my own money to pay for the tuition and food at the academy, then I did. What's wrong with that?" The black-clad girl lowered her legs and stood up, straightening her back as she looked down at the other man. She said with a forced smile, "You were so busy, so busy that you didn't even have time to find someone to help me pay the tuition. I was considerate of you and took care of it myself. Why are you still mad at me?"
No time to pay tuition? This was said tactfully. Perhaps her family didn't want her to go to school, so they didn't stop her from paying for it herself... Everyone looked at the old man with contempt: Lao Deng, tsk!
"You stole our family's money, and you think you're right? Do you know why our family needs the money?" The old man raised his hand to hit the girl in black, but she dodged and pushed him away: "I know, it's for your alcoholism, for your wife to play cards, and for medicine for your Yaozu after he molested the little girl and got beaten!"
"What do you mean, your wife? That's you..."
"Stop it, I've already moved out and started my own business. Taking the money was something we did before we split up. Stop getting involved with me."
"you……"
"Also, my name is Zhou Xiao, not Zhaodi. Zhaodi won't bring a younger brother. Di means younger sister. Do you understand? Lao, Bai, Ding!"
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