Chapter 43 Platinum Supermarket: Some people are destined to have a wife!
【Chen Su, what are you doing?! Are you even a man?! You're so spineless! Just do it! Is that how much you love your wife?】
[I'll put my thirty-meter-long sword back and use it to slice a watermelon.]
[Shen Su: I want to kill someone. Yu Yu: I don't want you to do that. Shen Su: Okay. That's right, Shen Su loves his wife that much!]
[Aaaaaah, I really thought Shen Su was going to turn bad! But Yu Yu pulled him back with just one sentence? Even reforming a villain in a transmigration novel isn't this easy!]
[Pass on the saying that Shen Su is a henpecked husband!]
[Pass on the saying that Shen Su is a henpecked husband!]
...
The streets were quiet and deserted at three in the morning, yet they were littered with corpses, and the air was thick with the lingering stench of blood.
The battle between NPCs has ended, but the battle between players has just begun.
Using the [Thousand-Mile Tracking] tool, Mu Zhuo accurately located Shen Su and Shi Yu's current position at an abandoned clothing factory 15 kilometers away.
Before the operation, Mu Zhuo said, "The fact that Shen Su and Shi Yu fled the city in advance proves that they had already guessed what would happen in the hotel after the dungeon was merged. They stayed far away from the main battlefield, waiting for us to be exhausted before reaping the benefits. I have to say that this is a smart move."
“However,” Mu Zhuo smiled at the three of them, “they probably don’t expect that we will reach a pleasant cooperation agreement.”
The three exchanged glances: "..."
This collaboration was anything but pleasant.
They were forced into it.
Mu Zhuo continued, "We know their exact location, but we can't rush over there. In their eyes, we're already dead, yet we've appeared unharmed and accurately located them. I don't know Shi Yu, but Shen Su seems easy to get along with, but he's actually very wary. If we arouse his suspicion, it will be difficult for us to make a move."
“So…” Mu Zhuo’s gaze swept over the three of them in turn, lingering on Jiang Yan for a few more seconds before shifting his gaze to the distance and saying, “We need a decoy. This decoy needs to stage a scene where someone is chased all the way to the clothing factory and happens to run into Shen Su and Shi Yu. Then, we need to gain their sympathy and trust to lure them out to the designated location. I will find a high vantage point outside the clothing factory to snipe them. My marksmanship is pretty good, so you don’t need to worry about that.”
Don't worry.
Mu Zhuo's marksmanship is indeed good; those two boys who were shot dead by him one by one prove it, don't they? He didn't even turn his head throughout the entire process.
But this behavior is also chilling.
Everyone is afraid of guns and bullets, so they have no choice but to temporarily submit to them.
“Of course, there are certain risks in going deep into enemy territory. If you are discovered to have done something wrong, your fate may be even worse than those two boys,” Mu Zhuo added. “After all, they died quickly and without much pain.”
"But for the sake of the bigger picture, someone has to take the risk. Who do you think is the most suitable to be the bait?"
Mu Zhuo shifted the focus of his problem to an internal one with a single sentence.
The three exchanged glances. Gu Heng's face was expressionless; the top lawyer was usually aloof and cold. Yang Qiwen was so frightened that he took two steps back, his eyes darting away.
Jiang Yan casually tied her hair up with a hair tie and said to Mu Zhuo, "I'll go. I'm good at acting, and I'm a woman, which makes people more likely to lower their guard."
Gu Heng suddenly looked at Jiang Yan, his eyes showing disapproval and a desire to stop her, but Mu Zhuo spoke first.
“It’s true that female players are easier to lower one’s guard, but today’s situation is special.” Mu Zhu’s gaze fell on Jiang Yan, with a hint of seriousness. “Sister Jiang, in Shen Su’s eyes, we are killing each other. How could you, a weak woman, escape unscathed? That in itself is suspicious.”
"Moreover, doing this requires a certain level of mental fortitude, which Mr. Yang, as a novice player, cannot handle."
Mu Zhuo's gaze finally landed on Gu Heng.
"Is it alright for Attorney Gu to go?"
Gu Heng glanced at Mu Zhuo, then coldly withdrew his gaze: "No problem."
With road traffic paralyzed and cars unable to move, Mu Zhuo initially wanted to find two motorcycles for transportation, but then thought that motorcycles were too noisy. In the end, he pried open two public electric scooters on the side of the road, preparing to ride one with Gu Heng and each carry one person.
"Sister Jiang, I'll give you a ride." Mu Zhuo took off her coat and carefully placed it on the back seat of the electric scooter, inviting Jiang Yan to take a ride.
"No, thank you."
Jiang Yan took off her coat, sat sideways on the back of Gu Heng's electric scooter, held onto the clothes on Gu Heng's waist, and then covered her legs with her coat.
"Then I'll have to trouble this young man..." Yang Qiwen was about to go and ride Mu Zhuo's little donkey when the donkey sped away before he even touched its tail. Yang Qiwen had to go and pry off another one himself.
Mu Zhuo, who was ranked number one on the beauty list and had millions of fans, was mostly watched by his fans who admired his looks. So the comments were relatively normal. But since he fell off the top spot on the beauty list, fans from other groups have started to flood into his live stream, and the comments have become strange.
When Mu Zhuo shot and killed two people, the comments on the screen looked like this:
[See? See? Everyone's seen the consequences of lying down, right? Let's see who dares to lie down again!]
[It depends on the person. Look at Chen Su, he also just lay there, but not only did he not die, he also gained a beautiful wife!]
[As it turns out, currying favor with powerful figures comes with risks, and some people are destined to have a wife!]
[Some people are destined to have a wife, haha. If you're so good at talking, talk more! I love to hear it!]
[Going to someone else's livestream to ship your favorite couple is just ridiculous! Please turn left and leave, you're welcome. Also, let me give you some background: my Mu Zhuo is not only a former number one and current number three on the looks ranking, but also one of the top ten players on the skills ranking. He excels at long-range attacks, has top-notch marksmanship, and is definitely worth shipping!]
[Technical Ranking! If I remember correctly, the second-ranked player on the technical ranking, Mo Rugui, is also in this dungeon, right?]
[Mo Rugui is the true master of skill! He's just rather ordinary-looking. Mu Zhuo is only eye-catching because of his good looks; in terms of skill, he's child's play compared to Mo Rugui!]
Ah, the battle for survival spots is getting even more intense!
...
When Mu Zhuo designated Gu Heng as bait, the comments section looked like this:
[Does Mu Zhuo seem hostile towards Gu Heng? Why? And why does Gu Heng seem to dislike Mu Zhuo too? Aren't they friends?]
[Mu Zhuo, Gu Heng, and Jiang Yan come from the same world. Gu Heng and Jiang Yan get along well, and so do Mu Zhuo and Jiang Yan, but the atmosphere is strange when the three of them are together. Why?]
They are all Jiang Yan's friends, but they are probably not friends with each other.
...
When Jiang Yan chose to ride Gu Heng's electric donkey instead of Mu Zhuo's, the comments section was filled with these thoughts:
[Didn't they say Jiang Yan and Mu Zhuo had talked? Why does it seem like Jiang Yan trusts Gu Heng more? Is it because the lawyer profession itself gives people a reliable feeling?]
Why do you think it's the profession that's reliable, rather than the person?
It's unclear whether the two have ever dated, but Jiang Yan and Gu Heng have been longtime friends, a fact Jiang Yan has publicly acknowledged.
Compared to a rumored romantic interest, an old friend is definitely more reliable. If I were in that situation, I would also choose Attorney Gu.
...
At 4 a.m., two electric scooters quietly stopped 500 meters away from the abandoned garment factory. The four people on the scooters got off and disappeared into the woods next to the garment factory.
Ten minutes later, Gu Heng, dragging his injured body, staggered into the abandoned clothing factory.
At the same time, in the woods outside the abandoned garment factory.
"Just pretending is enough, why did you go so far?" Jiang Yan's tone was very dissatisfied. She kept a distance of one meter from Mu Zhuo. When Mu Zhuo moved forward, she moved backward. The two were talking about the injuries that Mu Zhuo had inflicted on Gu Heng before Gu Heng went in.
"If the wound isn't real, how will they believe it?" Mu Zhuo looked somewhat hurt. Because Jiang Yan kept backing away, he didn't go forward and stood there helplessly.
Jiang Yan: "No one can see inside those clothes, why did you kick his stomach? What if you kicked his internal organs?"
Mu Zhuo: "That wasn't a hard hit at all."
Jiang Yan: "Then why were the other blows so heavy?"
Mu Zhuo: "…………"
Yang Qiwen was caught in a dilemma: whether to advise or not. In the end, he decided to go to the side and keep watch.
In Mu Zhuo's live stream, Mu Zhuo's fans were commenting: "[Jiang Yan is acting like a girlfriend throwing a tantrum, saying 'I won't listen to you, I won't listen to you!' I don't believe they haven't dated!]"
Fans from other fan groups are commenting: "However, every word Jiang Yan said was in support of Gu Heng! Think about it carefully!"
Passerby: [What are you talking about? So friendship is more important than love?]
Fans from all sides: [...]
Mu Zhuo and Jiang Yan reached a conclusion without any dispute.
Finally, Jiang Yan hid in a small house nearby, and Mu Zhuo climbed up a tree and took out a sniper rifle from his inventory.
Yang Qiwen couldn't go to hide in the small house with Jiang Yan, since men and women are different, and he couldn't climb the tree with Mu Zhuo either, so in the end he chose to keep watch from a place that was neither too close nor too far from the two of them.
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Factory Director's Office.
"So the third option is to bankrupt Platinum Supermarket. If the supermarket goes bankrupt, the player can finish the game early, and we can avoid making a choice. But now there are less than two hours left in the six-hour time limit, so it's safe to say..."
Shi Yu was explaining the feasibility of the third method to Shen Su when Shen Su suddenly gestured for him to be quiet.
"There are people outside," Shen Su whispered.
Shi Yu blew out the candle, plunging the office into darkness, where the sound of their breathing could be clearly heard.
"Stay where you are, I'll go check on things."
Only Shi Yu's breathing could be heard in the office.
Shi Yu sat on the sofa, listening intently to the sounds outside.
Objectively speaking, Shen Su was quite skilled, and the enemy was in the dark while they were in the light, so he shouldn't have been worried. However, his excessively rapid heartbeat betrayed him.
He was worried about being asleep.
Even he himself didn't understand why.
The faint sounds of fighting could be heard outside, so Shi Yu grabbed a flashlight and went outside.
In the darkness, two tall figures wrestled together. When the emergency flashlight shone brightly, the injured man was temporarily blinded and knocked down by Shen Su's punch. It was also because of the flashlight's beam that Shi Yu was able to see the man's face clearly.
"Shen Su, stop for a moment," Shi Yu hurriedly stopped him. "It's someone we know."
Shen Su withdrew his fist, loosened his joints, turned his head and saw Shi Yu put the flashlight aside, walk past him and help the stranger up, his knuckles cracking as he bent them.
"This is Attorney Gu Heng, I've told you before." Shi Yu handed Gu Heng a tissue, and after introducing Gu Heng, she introduced Shen Su, "Shen Su, my friend."
"So it's someone I know." Shen Su walked between Shi Yu and Gu Heng, subtly separating them, and extended his hand to Gu Heng with an apologetic smile. "I'm sorry, I hit you a little too hard. Are you alright?"
Gu Heng reached out and shook hands with Shen Su, swallowing the blood that welled up in his throat: "It's alright."
Shen Su's attacks weren't just "a little heavy-handed"; every punch landed with flesh, and every move was deadly!
Someone with a weaker physique or who didn't know self-defense might have died on the spot. Compared to that, Mu Zhuo's few blows were like tickling.
The man was smiling and his body was relaxed and at ease, but you could still sense the danger he posed.
Gu Heng realized that even if he did nothing, or did or said something, he would still be able to achieve his goals.
No matter how reasonable he is, this person will not trust him.
Mu Zhuo's plan has backfired.
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