After Chu Lai appeared, he seemed not to see the dark gun barrel in front of him, but kept looking around until he heard the person in front of him call out his real name, at which point he finally looked over.
He adjusted his glasses and looked the man in front of him up and down.
"……Who are you?"
After saying that, he looked up and read out the young man's ID.
"Thank you—gift—date—"
"Are there still people who use their real names as game IDs these days?"
He muttered something under his breath, then, unwilling to give up, circled around again before finally deigning to look at the person in front of him again.
"You know me?"
His eyes were filled with pure confusion, clearly indicating that he had no recollection of Xie Liqi.
"..."
He almost forgot that he and the person in front of him didn't know each other yet.
Xie Liqi paused for only a few seconds before speaking without any apparent change in expression:
"Three years ago, you hacked into the computer of the president of country X and spread the electronic medical report proving his impotence across the entire internet. Was that what you did?"
"Two years ago, you hacked into the world's richest man's bank account and transferred all his funds to multiple charities. You even wrote a resignation letter for him, saying that he would transfer his position to the company's cleaner. You did that too, didn't you?"
"About a month ago... you created a data-stealing software and sent it to the official Blood Town game team, which resulted in a three-day power outage across the entire server..."
Vili, who had been enjoying watching the drama unfold, angrily raised his fist and swung it at the air upon hearing this.
He said, "Why did it suddenly get dark for three whole days?"
Seeing that Xie Liqi was about to continue speaking, Chu Lai quickly spoke up:
"Alright." He scratched his head impatiently, and the dark circles under his eyes seemed even more pronounced behind his glasses. "I know you know me very well."
"So, is there something you need?"
Chu Lai resumed his gloomy demeanor.
"...I should be the one asking you that."
Even at this point, Xie Liqi still hadn't put down the gun in his hand.
"You attacked me first."
Chu came to see him.
"I had completely forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it."
He suddenly took two steps forward, and Xie Liqi's response was the sound of a gun being cocked again.
When he was just a step away from the muzzle of the gun, Chu Lai stopped, his gloomy expression remaining completely unchanged.
"You have traces of his code on you. Have you had contact with him?"
Such a clear imprint must mean that the two people did not separate immediately; they must have spent a considerable amount of time together.
Who is "he"?
Chu Lai scoffed.
"Is that even a question? You've already seen my ID name."
As soon as he finished speaking, the scalpel that was still stuck in the door appeared out of thin air in his hand, though it seemed to flicker a few times in the process.
He pointed the blade at Xie Liqi.
"Tell me, where did you hide my wife?"
Xie Liqi knew Chu Lai's abilities all too well. Perhaps in reality he could only sit behind the scenes and manipulate events, but in this game world... this was his kingdom.
In his eyes, everything is nothing more than code composed of matrices, which can be completely transformed with slight modifications.
At that time, they relied on Chu Lai's abilities to find the location of the sealed items and thus deduced the pattern of their respawn locations.
As for Xie Liqi himself, he is just a newcomer to the game. He may have past experience and abilities, but his equipment is limited.
It would be unwise to confront Chu Lai at this time.
However, at this moment, his stance of raising the gun remained unwavering.
"The wife you're talking about... is it Vili?"
"certainly."
Just mentioning his beloved's name made Chu Lai's face flush slightly. Despite the tense atmosphere, he lowered his eyes and chuckled softly.
"We are mutually in love, a match made in heaven..."
"And you, you're nothing but a shameless mistress."
After speaking, he thrust the knife forward!
His attack came without warning, but Xie Liqi seemed to have anticipated it, dodging as a wisp of smoke rose from the muzzle of his gun.
Chu Lai made no attempt to dodge. His scalpel traced a path of light in the darkness, and the incoming bullet dissolved automatically, shattering into pieces and falling to the ground.
However, by this time, Xie Liqi was already several meters away from him, and without lingering, he turned and ran!
"..."
Chu Lai squinted, judged the other party's movement trajectory, and followed at a leisurely pace.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye, and in an instant, only Vili remained on the spot.
He nodded, dispelled the spell, and slowly emerged from the darkness, his eyes thoughtful.
The protagonist truly lives up to his name; even in this situation, he is willing to sacrifice himself to give Vili a chance to escape.
Xie Liqi fled in the direction of the hospital exit. Vili guessed that he was planning to use himself as bait to lure Chu Lai away, and perhaps he also wanted to make the NPCs outside confront him.
A smart choice.
but……
"Why is Chu Lai showing up again?"
Vili felt a headache just looking at his ID name.
And that guy seemed pretty formidable... Several times, his gaze swept over where Vili had been hiding, making him a little uneasy.
In the past, he had taken advantage of the game's restrictions and bullied his opponent several times. But now the situation had reversed, and his opponent had actually entered the game. Willy's heart pounded, and he had a bad feeling...
Fortunately, that strange code doesn't seem to belong to the same system as magic.
"never mind."
Thinking about it was pointless. Willie stretched and looked at the door, which was now unrecognizable. Inside was a hospital consultation room.
Just now, Xie Liqi walked in this direction without hesitation, so the second item must be inside?
The NPCs in the hospital have all disappeared. This must have been done by Chu. I just don't know if he has already taken the items.
Willie pushed open the door and entered. Directly in front of him was an old wooden table. The lights were off, with only the computer on the table emitting a faint blue glow.
A printer was placed next to the computer, still running, scattering papers all over the floor.
The window was wide open, and perhaps because of the wind, the door of the medical cabinet in the corner suddenly creaked. At the same time, a loud bang came from behind Willy.
—The door was closed.
In one corner of the room stood a medical iron bed frame, covered by a blue curtain, which was creaking as if someone was shaking it violently.
"Host... Nao nao nao nao nao..."
Il dared not utter the word, but instead curled up into a ball of fur, nestled against Vili's neck, trying to draw some warmth from him.
Vili didn't even glance at it, and went straight to the iron bunk bed, pulling open the curtains with a whoosh.
He made eye contact with the person who was swaying while gripping the headboard.
That was a man Vili knew.
But at this moment, the hem of his sand-colored trench coat was stained with blood, the collar was wrinkled, and his black tie was nowhere to be found.
She looks completely different from how she used to be.
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