Chapter 70: Delivery Boy
Lin Han guessed right.
Fei Jia really set a trap for him.
If Lin Han hadn't discovered the person who was monitoring him, then he would have lost his usefulness in Fei Jia's eyes, and it would be unknown whether "one less person doesn't matter" would really happen.
That's not a good thing for Lin Han.
In the next ten days or so, Lin Han did not have enough ability to protect himself. His "exclusive perspective" could see people, but it could not save his life. He could only pretend more thoroughly.
Lin Han withdrew his gaze.
He lowered his head and picked up the phone on the coffee table. It showed that his takeaway was about to arrive, and the delivery guy was only sixty meters away from him.
He had already entered the residential complex, but because of the access control system downstairs, it would take less than half a minute for the other party to call Lin Han and ask him to go downstairs to get it himself.
"Go report to Fei Jia," Lin Han said without even looking up. "I don't like being watched. It keeps me awake."
No matter what position Fei Jia holds in this group, from what Lin Han knows, she is in the leadership.
The person on the other side remained silent, but his gaze had a real source. Lin Han could feel his eyes scanning him from the top of his head down, an uncomfortable scrutiny.
He believed it a little, but not completely, so he still stayed here.
The phone rang loudly in the quiet living room. Lin Han picked up the phone and heard a young man's voice: "Hello, the takeaway is downstairs. Can you please come down and pick it up?"
Lin Han replied calmly, "Just leave it at the door. I'll come down and get it later."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Han sat for a while. The other party still didn't move, so Lin Han walked towards the door, opened it, and then closed it, without giving the person any sight at all.
But after he walked out the door, he lowered his eyes, frowned slightly, and looked a little unhappy.
There are fourteen players besides him, and thirteen if Fei Jia is excluded. There is one at Lin Han’s house, so where are the rest?
They are everywhere.
In the public area of 201 and 202, Lin Han caught a glimpse of two figures outlined by thin circles of light. They were standing at the door of Guan Shasha's house, one on the left and one on the right, like door gods.
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[Whether to use a unique perspective for this character]
Two messages popped up in Lin Han's mind almost at the same time, but Lin Han still didn't answer.
When he first went upstairs, he didn't notice that there was anyone here. At that time, he didn't expect that the reward for passing the "Haunted House" copy would be so powerful and could also be used as a scanner.
Because I didn't think of it, the "exclusive perspective" was not activated at all at the beginning, and it is only now that it has played the role it should play.
But he did not stare at the faces of the two men as he did with the middle-aged man just now. He just glanced at where they were standing, giving them a look but not too much, just to let them realize that they had been discovered, and then turned around and took the elevator downstairs.
He needed to express his unhappiness and then wait for them to go back and report to Fei Jia.
There was no point in saying more, and being mysterious was not suitable for him. He was reluctant to use the "Alfred Experience Card" here, so it would be better to let them imagine for themselves what his strength was.
It's not just one person who can become invisible. Currently, three people have demonstrated this ability, and the copies are randomly matched.
This is probably the effect of props, most of which come from the in-game mall and are cheap and ordinary.
But Lin Han still couldn't find the entrance to the game store.
So... he's the only one in the beta test, and the others are just ordinary players?
The time it took to go downstairs was very short, and Lin Han didn't have time to think too much.
There is ample lighting between buildings, and sufficient light can give people a sense of security.
Because he relaxed a little, Lin Han felt hungrier and couldn't help but speed up his pace.
The delivery guy was still waiting for him at the door. When Lin Han saw him from afar, he couldn't help but twitch his lips.
Why is there a halo around the delivery guy too? Is this also a player sent by Fei Jia?
Thinking this, Lin Han took two steps forward but suddenly stopped.
"Come and get it! I'm in a hurry to deliver the next order!" The delivery guy came close to the glass door and knocked on it, urging Lin Han to take it away quickly.
This was a very young guy, probably only eighteen or nineteen years old. He was wearing a blue work suit, but the logo was not the one Lin Han was familiar with. Perhaps it was because of the hard work of delivering food, exposed to the wind and sun, his face looked dark, and the spot on his forehead was so black that it reflected light.
Seeing that Lin Han was standing there without moving, he moved closer and said to the glass door, "Don't mess with me, brother!"
In reality, robots have been used in express delivery and food delivery, but they only account for 10% of the total, and the rest is still done manually.
People need jobs, businesses only want to pay relatively low costs, and so do customers, so couriers and deliverymen are still extremely active.
Deliverymen are always in a hurry and busy, rushing to deliver the next order. Once the customer asks to leave the food at the door, they will not even hesitate. They will just put the food down and ride away in their cars. If you want to change your mind and call him, he has already arrived at someone else's door.
Lin Han had already told him to put it at the door, but he delayed for a while before coming downstairs. A delivery guy's car was parked on the road not far away, with large and small bags hanging on the handlebars. It was obvious that he still had a lot of things to deliver, but he was still here.
The most terrifying thing is that Lin Han didn't say that he was here to pick up a takeaway. He could be any owner living in this building who was just passing by by coincidence, but the takeaway guy didn't hesitate at all when he talked to him.
This was very strange, so Lin Han stood still.
The light outside the building is dim.
It was not yet time for most people to turn off the lights and go to bed. On her way back just now, Lin Han could see that several nearby buildings had lights on. The street lights were also very bright, illuminating the entire road at night. But when Lin Han looked out at this time, the lights in the building opposite were off, and the light from the street lights was dim. Everything seemed to be covered with a layer of black gauze.
In any case, the lobby downstairs in the building opposite should be lit, just like here, but Lin Han walked forward a little and found that several nearby buildings were pitch black.
There is no light at all.
It would be more accurate to say that the light on the road outside is illuminated by the light in the lobby downstairs of Unit 1, Building 3, rather than by street lamps.
Although Alfred has cheated and removed himself from the scope of application, Lin Han knows that the "exclusive perspective" can be used on players as well as NPCs.
Guan Shasha must be an NPC, but Lin Han has never used it on her.
Lin Han didn't know if he was an NPC, and Lin Han had never used it on him. When he dreamed, everything was black, and he didn't need to use his "exclusive perspective" to save his fragile eyes. Of course, he didn't think about it at all.
As for the delivery guy in front of him, Lin Han thought about it and classified him as a "high-risk" NPC.
He just wanted to trick Lin Han out and didn't care whether Lin Han was the owner of the takeaway. As for what would happen after being tricked out, Lin Han didn't want to know. He didn't want to go out and experience it at all.
Because of the waiting, the delivery guy's face became a little anxious and annoyed.
"Why are you like this? I'm almost out of time!"
Lin Han walked forward a few steps until he was only separated from the delivery boy by a glass door.
"I said, leave it at the door, I'll get it."
To open the door, you need to press the door lock next to it. It is a simple action, but only Lin Han can reach it, and the people outside the door seem to be separated by a chasm.
After Lin Han said this, the originally anxious delivery boy suddenly quieted down and gradually lost his expression.
Without his human gaze and emotions, his face turned horrified: "We need the customer to sign for it on the spot."
The delivery guy picked up the bag in his hand, which contained the ingredients and seasonings ordered by Lin Han. The sound of the glass bottle shaking inside could be clearly heard through the glass.
"Let's go," Lin Han had no intention of opening the door. He stood there, pointing to the other takeaways parked on the roadside outside, "otherwise those will also be overdue."
“…”
The delivery guy didn't say anything else. He just stared at Lin Han with a sinister look.
There was dead silence.
Lin Han was not in a hurry, as he had no other plans for tonight.
This is how the dungeon in the New World is. It has a high degree of autonomy and is entirely up to the player's own arrangements. You will not be forced to do anything at a certain time, so Lin Han has plenty of time to spend here.
He is hungry, and his food is outside the door; the delivery guy is also hungry, and his food is inside the door.
Lin Han has not yet thought of becoming someone else's meal.
The light outside seemed to grow dimmer, the darkness thicker.
"Ding, your order will time out in three minutes."
A new notification sounded, it was the delivery guy’s phone.
Lin Han looked over and saw that it was not referring to the one hanging on the car outside. He opened his phone and saw that the other party had not yet clicked on the delivery, and there was a reminder of "overtime compensation" below.
Lin Han raised an eyebrow and shook the phone interface: "Is it okay if it's timed out?"
The delivery guy still didn't say anything.
"Ding, your order will expire in ten minutes."
The prompt sound came again, this time probably referring to those in the car outside.
After waiting for nearly a minute, the delivery guy finally said through gritted teeth: "It has been delivered."
At the same time, the order interface on Lin Han’s mobile phone showed that the status changed to “Delivered”.
The delivery guy didn't stay long, just put the food on the ground and left.
Although he was already filled with rage, he put the things down very quietly, probably because he followed the takeaway process and also dealt with after-sales complaints.
The delivery guy quickly rode away on his bike, but Lin Han still didn't open the door to take it. He was still waiting.
Because it was still pitch black outside.
Until the light outside gradually brightened.
The lights in the windows of the building opposite lit up one by one, and occasionally people could be seen walking inside. The same was true on the building in the distance. The light from the entrance hall downstairs shone on a large open space outside, and the light from the street lamps could also illuminate the bushes on the side.
Everything became the same as when Lin Han returned home.
Lin Han breathed a sigh of relief and finally pressed the doorbell on the side.
The glass door slowly opened to both sides. Lin Han did not go out. He bent down, picked up the plastic bag at the door, and stepped back, watching the glass door close again after a moment.
There was a slight "click" sound from the door lock, indicating that the entrance to the living room was locked again.
Nothing happened.
Lin Han took the bag and got into the elevator again.
The person at Guan Shasha's door was still there, and the person at his home was still there too, but the one at his home had hidden himself again and was standing at the door.
But this time, when the man saw Lin Han coming out of the elevator carrying something, he left quietly and did not follow Lin Han in.
The delivery guy downstairs couldn't be the test that Fei Jia set for Lin Han, but they definitely knew the danger involved.
Now that Lin Han is back safely, they no longer have any reason to forcibly monitor her, otherwise they would really break up.
Lin Han returned home and carried the bag into the kitchen. While rummaging through the things inside, he scanned every place he could see. He only breathed a sigh of relief after he was sure that he was the only one there.
Then, he dared to put the experience card that he was holding tightly in his hand into his backpack.
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