Chapter 151 Scamming and Deception (Unedited) "Since we're going to be bad guys, then..."
To conserve her energy, after get off work on the fifth day, Liang Jun didn't focus on the work log showing zero sales, but instead turned over and went to sleep.
On the sixth day, Liang Jun opened her eyes at the same time as the sun outside the store.
Perhaps it was a bit of luck, but less than twenty minutes after starting her shift, Liang Jun successfully found a customer who could lead her out of the counter.
After a few brief pleasantries, Liang learned that the girl in front of her, who was currently a sophomore, was named Xiaolin.
"The stories you told about school are really interesting!"
Liang Jun responded to everything Xiao Lin said with the utmost emotional value. Then, her tone turned slightly somber, creating an atmosphere of sadness, "It's a pity, I wish I could have experienced it myself..."
In Xiaolin's eyes, Liang Jun plays a naive girl from the countryside who went to work in the city at a young age but longs for school life.
This layered array of advantages immediately piqued Xiaolin's interest. She leaned forward slightly, crossed her forearms and rested them on the counter, looking up at Liang Xun. "How about it? Want me to take you out and let you experience firsthand what this kind of life is like?"
"Really?!"
Excitement shone in Liang Xun's eyes, and she instinctively covered her mouth with her hand to hide the uncontrollable upward curve of her lips—
The fish has taken the bait.
"Of course!" Xiaolin nodded repeatedly, seemingly confident about the matter. "Even if you continue working here, you won't have a good future. Why not come with me? I'll take you to a new world and broaden your horizons!"
Liang Jun was certain that the other party was the NPC who had the ability to open the magnetic absorption silver cabinet door.
In order to avoid being detected by the system, Liang Jun could not take action and could only obediently play the role of a docile and passive little lamb.
"I want to get out too, but my locker door is always locked..." Taking this opportunity, Liang Jun tried to pull on the still unmoving locker door, adding a bit more credibility to her performance. "Do you have a way to get me out?"
Xiaolin waved her hand generously, "It's no big deal!"
So, under Liang Jun's watchful eye, the other party simply placed her hand on the edge of the cash register door, and the magnetic door, which had been tightly closed, was easily pushed open by her.
Let's go!
Xiaolin waved at Liang Xun, using her body to block the cabinet door from closing again. "Hurry up and come out! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
Liang Jun didn't rush to take a step. She first looked up at the remaining customers in the aisle who hadn't paid yet.
These NPCs seemed to be watching everyone's every move at the counter. When they saw Xiaolin excitedly open the cabinet door for Liang Jun, they seemed to have received some kind of signal and tacitly withdrew from the passage.
It not only gave the two people enough room to move around.
More often than not...
It was as if they knew that the cashiers who walked out of here would never come back...
The physiological heartbeat was impossible to suppress. Liang Jun had been tormented by the dungeon these past few days, losing a lot of weight and becoming almost skin and bones, making the strong, powerful heartbeat in her chest even more deafening.
Liang Jun didn't bring her tension to the surface. Including the tutorial level, she had already passed five game levels without any major incidents, and she was already quite adept at suppressing such simple emotions.
She gazed into the distance for a long time, and when she looked up again, the emotion in her eyes had transformed into an expectant look.
"I'm here!" Liang Xun grabbed the other person's outstretched hand without revealing a single flaw.
Xiaolin led Liang Jun away from the checkout area quickly. Before leaving completely, Liang Jun took advantage of the other person's inattention to cautiously look back at the situation.
Apart from Gu Keke and Qi Zhixia, who are still locked in a tug-of-war at their positions, everyone else has successfully left the cashier area.
"What are you looking at?" Xiaolin asked curiously.
"It's nothing," Liang Jun originally wanted to recover before Xiao Lin noticed, but she didn't expect Xiao Lin's peripheral vision to be so wide, so she could only make up a story, "I'm just a little not used to being away from my job all of a sudden."
Whether it was because Liang Jun's acting skills were too superb, or because Xiao Lin's guard was not strong at the time, she did not suspect Liang Jun at all.
Xiaolin released Liang Xun's hand, instead wrapping both arms around her shoulders and pushing her towards the merchandise shelves. "Now that you've left, look forward and don't dwell on the past—"
The merchandise shelves are located deep inside the store.
That's where Jiang Zhiling disappeared.
Liang Xun's steps gradually became heavy, and all her toes were trying to grip the ground, making it as difficult for Xiao Lin to push her.
Pretending to be unaware, Liang Jun asked curiously, "Why are we going into the store? Shouldn't we be going out?"
Xiaolin's face was flushed red from the effort, but her trembling voice was still trying her best to maintain her composure.
“Yes…but…” Her frail frame still couldn’t budge Liang Jun’an’s rock-solid core, and she couldn’t help but feel strained. “But I still want to buy something else to take with me…why don’t you come shopping with me…”
Liang Jun had completely understood the NPCs' intentions.
Their goal is to do everything possible to lure players protected by the cashier out of the safe zone and then lead them into the dangerous depths of the store, allowing the system to watch the farce the players put on.
Since this is the purpose of these NPCs, it means that Liang Jun can use this to perfectly turn the tables on them.
Liang Jun stopped abruptly, turned around with a guilty look on her face, rubbed her hands together awkwardly, and looked at Xiao Lin.
"I'm sorry, Xiaolin, I suddenly remembered that I seem to have some things I haven't finished taking care of..." Liang Xun adopted a very humble posture to create a sense of unease on the part of the passive party, "I might have to go back first..."
"You're going back?!"
Upon hearing the news, Xiaolin was so shocked she almost jumped up on the spot.
Her speech quickened involuntarily, "Then you're not coming with me?!"
How could she possibly let this lamb, about to fall into the tiger's mouth, go so easily?
The guilt in Liang Jun's eyes deepened. "I'm so sorry..."
Although Liang Jun said this, her eyes never left Xiao Lin, who was anxiously pacing around in circles.
Seeing the other person biting their fingers and looking extremely anxious, she seized the perfect opportunity and hesitated before they could speak, saying, "If... you want me to come with you... it's not impossible..."
Liang Xun had completely grasped Xiao Lin's psychological state, and just as she had expected, a glimmer of hope immediately lit up Xiao Lin's eyes. "What's the solution? Tell me!"
"Just wait for me there." Liang Jun raised her hand and pointed to the very end of the long queue in the unmanned passage.
Why go there?
Although Xiaolin still looked puzzled, her feet had already involuntarily followed Liang Xuan, who had moved first, and she started to jog. "What are those people doing?"
"They're probably waiting for someone too."
Liang Xun's answer was vague and ambiguous, which further solidified Xiao Lin's impression that "she was unaware of the situation." "Just stand there and wait for me for a moment. After I'm done dealing with this, we can go shopping together."
"Really?"
Upon hearing that the lamb hadn't escaped her grasp, Xiaolin's face lit up with a carefree smile. "Then I'll wait for you!"
Just as Liang Xun was leading Xiao Lin toward the deserted passage, she ran into Gu Keke and Qi Zhixia, who had arrived late.
Each of them was accompanied by their own customers, and as if by unspoken agreement, their eyes would only briefly meet in mid-air before quickly looking away, as if they were complete strangers.
However, when passing by Xin Sang, who was already waiting at the door, Liang Xun couldn't help but nod and greet her.
Xiao Lin, who was following behind Liang Jun, naturally noticed this action. She quickly caught up and asked in a low voice, "Who is that?"
“My friend,” Liang Jun said truthfully, then added, “a colleague I met here.”
Upon hearing this, Xiaolin exclaimed in shock, "You work here and still manage to make friends?!"
Liang Xun was somewhat puzzled. "Is that so strange?"
Xiaolin was like a pearl bird, constantly chirping and buzzing around Liang Yun's ear.
"Let me tell you, the cashiers who used to work here never smiled at each other, let alone became friends!" Xiaolin said, lowering her voice mysteriously as if she were telling some earth-shattering secret. "I've seen it a few times. Even though they saw each other all the time, the way they looked at each other was always filled with murderous intent, like..."
"Like what?"
In the blink of an eye, Liang Jun had reached the very end of the long queue. She stopped and looked at Xiao Lin, who was being deliberately mysterious, signaling her to continue.
Xiaolin said decisively, "It's like they wish the other would die sooner!"
Liang Jun hummed twice, then stepped back a few paces to make room for Xiao Lin at the end of the line.
"Alright, you can just stand here and wait for me!"
Although Xiaolin obediently joined the line, there was still a hint of confusion on her face.
"Aren't you curious? Why do they think that way—" Xiaolin shouted at Liang Jun's retreating figure.
But having already completed her mission, Liang Jun obviously wouldn't bother with an NPC who was of no use to her.
All the players had gathered not far away, waiting for her. Xin Sang, who was at the front, waved to Liang Jun, and the telescopic stick prop was particularly eye-catching.
“I know what you’re planning to do, so I’ve already restricted all the customers in the front row before you even arrived.”
Xin Sang patted her on the shoulder and then walked towards Xiao Lin's direction. "There was just one prop left, so nothing was wasted."
As he spoke, Xin Sang ignored the struggles of the customers in the back row and pulled the telescopic baton to its maximum extent.
Looking at the NPC who was so close yet impossible to escape, Xin Sang breathed a sigh of relief and then dusted off his hands.
The others also gathered around, and Ge Lin couldn't hide his excitement. "Sister Jun, what's our next step? I can't wait!"
"Since you're going to be a bad guy, then go all the way."
Liang Xun glanced at the broadcast above her head, "Scam, deceive, cheat, swindle—only the last one is missing."
She gave the unseen lab technician a mocking smile.
"The lab mouse managed to escape!"
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Author's Note: Please note that the "scamming and deception" content in the story serves only the purpose of the plot!
Everyone should strictly abide by laws and regulations in real life!
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