Chapter 295 Chapter 295

It was late at night in Han Country, but in the bustling capital, at this early morning when the city should be asleep, there were still many shops with lights on all night long. Young men and women dressed up smartly and went in and out of various nightclubs, enjoying their youth to the fullest.

In a dark alley not far from a busy shop, two men surrounded a young man and threatened him to hand over his wallet and valuables.

"Give you the money, and let me go."

The man didn't even dare to raise his head, but timidly lowered his head and begged for mercy.

The two men snatched the wallet from his hand, opened it and looked through it, then spat, "Why is that all?"

"S-Sorry..."

"Hey, get out of here." After kicking the young man, he lowered his voice and warned, "Don't even think about calling the police. Don't forget, you're not clean either."

The young man who was robbed put his hands together and raised them above his head: "No, absolutely not."

Seeing that the two men had no intention of punishing him, he fled away in a panic.

"What a coward." Li Zaichun sneered, sat down on the stone steps, counted the money once, and counted it again, "Only 120,000 cold yuan, just enough for a few meals, poor guy."

After saying this, Li Jae-chun raised his head and said to the man in front of him: "Brother, what should we do? We can't live like this."

Han Kyu-hyun didn't say anything, but just took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit it and took a puff.

What to do, what can he do?

Both of them had committed crimes and were wanted. They could not use their legitimate identities, and those jobs that did not strictly check identity documents were either dirty or tiring. They did not want to do them, so they started this job of threatening people and robbing them of money.

The young man who was robbed today deserved it. He was trying to steal personal belongings from a girl’s bag in a nightclub, but was caught and dragged into this alley and robbed.

The young man is not a big villain, he is just a little perverted and will steal items used by girls in nightclubs and keep them for himself, such as lipstick and handkerchiefs.

The crime is not serious, but once it is discovered, it will be looked down upon more than simple theft.

"How about... do another job?" Li Jae-chun asked hesitantly.

Han Kyu-hyun remained silent, holding the cigarette butt between his fingers.

Another one? The reason they are in this situation is because of that one fucking one!

It was just a common blackmail. They looked for the account of the mother who often posted photos of herself and her child online, captured the photos and saved them on her phone, and then used the information in the photos to find the school where the child was studying. They then used the photos to claim to be the mother's friend and tricked the child away at the school gate.

Then they contacted the child's mother and asked for money.

As long as children are young enough, their memory will be very vague. As long as the suspects do not have particularly obvious features, common faces, and change their clothes and hairstyle, children will not be able to recognize them.

The money was received, the child was sent back, and everything was perfect.

The bad thing was that the child had a bad temper. He was used to being spoiled at home, and when his favorite snacks were not available, he started crying and making a fuss. Li Jae-chun had a bad temper, and in a fit of rage he kicked the child, and the child's head hit a stone and died.

A simple kidnapping and extortion turned into a murder.

The situation turned out like this unexpectedly. The panicked Li Jae-chun was captured by the camera on the way to dump the body, and then the body was found. The higher-ups started to investigate and soon found their information and put them on the wanted list. Life suddenly became more difficult.

Han Kyu-hyun put out the cigarette butt on the ground and let out a long sigh.

Originally, they both had decent jobs. Although the pay was not much, it was enough.

If I hadn't suddenly had evil intentions to make some money, I wouldn't have ended up like this. It was just a matter of one thought.

"Let's do one more job." Han Guixian finally made up his mind.

I have to be more careful this time. As soon as I get the money, I will run away immediately, even to a remote place where I can live a good life without worrying about food and clothing. It will also be more comfortable than living in a big city now and hiding like a rat.

"Okay." After getting his eldest brother's consent, Li Jae-chun took out his mobile phone and started looking for the next silly mother who didn't set up privacy and only cared about showing off her baby.

As soon as I turned on my phone, my attention was attracted by a message on the Internet platform.

The post is long, but the title is eye-catching: Explore the mysteries of the ancient city and win high prizes, up to 2 billion! Participants can also get 10 million! Come and sign up!

"Brother, brother! Two billion Hanyuan!!" Li Jae-chun excitedly slapped Han Kyu-hyun's arm.

"Why are you so happy? We can go to this kind of event?" Han Kyu-hyun said, "Don't forget that you and I are both wanted."

Take out your identity information, and the other party will check it. Good guy, just call the police directly.

Li Zaichun thought about it and realized that this was the case. He hung his head and said nothing.

Although he couldn't participate, he was still interested in this kind of activity, so he opened the post and read it carefully from the beginning to the end. As he read, his eyes became brighter and brighter.

"Brother, maybe we can... give it a try?" Li Jae-chun handed the phone to Han Kyu-hyun.

Han Kyu-hyun glanced at the screen and couldn't take his eyes away from it, not only because of the registration method, but also because of the prize.

To register, you only need to fill in your name, height, weight and other information, and the prize is not paper money, but gold bars.

The location of the event is in a remote area with many barren mountains. If you use a false name to register, sneak into the venue, steal the gold and then sneak away from the barren mountains...

Han Kyu-hyun started thinking.

Worth a try.

Their lives are bad enough now, how much worse can they get?

As long as there is a 50% chance that the activities and gold bars are real, it will be enough motivation for them to go.

They were not the only ones who saw this post. Many people in other parts of Han Country also opened their phones and saw this post on various communication platforms.

Some people believe it, while others are skeptical.

"Gold bars, is this real? There are really gold bars?"

“It looks suspicious.”

"So what? I don't want to continue living in such a hidden way. Let's go."

"I am going to be extremely poor."

"What a shitty game rule! As long as the gold bars are real, we'll run away immediately after taking them."

"Were there other participants? Kill them all. It's not like we haven't done this before."

"Could it be that those guys with a keen sense of smell are taking our bait?"

"What bait? Are you afraid? The case has not been solved yet. How could anyone know that we were the murderer?"

"Is this... a trap? No, the case has expired. Even if they are investigated, they can't do anything to me."

"Gold. Lots of gold."

Similar discussions are taking place all over the country.

Some people gathered in groups of two or three, staring at their mobile phone screens and talking, some were curled up alone in a dark room, staring at the picture of gold bars on the screen, and some had already started booking tickets and even bought the tools to commit the crime, intending to commit the crime directly.

If a normal person saw this post, even if he believed it half a bit, he would not go there easily.

However, this group of people is different. They are all carefully selected by the salvation system in Han Country. They have committed crimes and live a hard life. They are desperate criminals who will rush forward if given a little bait.

The experiment conducted in Han Country is different from that in the United States, and it is bound to result in the death of many people.

This is an experiment that will test your life.

Since life is considered consumable, it is natural to start with low-quality life. The people selected by the salvation system are all those who have killed people and are expected to commit crimes in the future.

Only these selected guys will see the information of the posts. Ordinary people who live an honest life will see nothing on their mobile phones, no matter which online platform they use. They will not see posts like "The Secrets of the Ancient City, Win Gold Bars".

It is indeed a bait, but gold bars also exist in reality. You can exchange them for gold bars in the mall of the Savior System, and you can redeem a bunch of them with just a few Savior Points.

But unlike what some suspicious criminals guessed, this was not the bait laid by the official personnel investigating the case. It was the Light Organization that was fishing, and they wanted the lives of these guys.

In the top floor room of the Seko Cult in Han Country, Li Tu was making coffee for himself with a smile. Because he liked sweet taste, he put a lot of sugar cubes in it until the sugar cubes popped out, which made Bai Yixin's teeth ache.

"You might as well just drink the sugar water." Bai Yixin said.

Li Tu held the coffee and said, "No, I am the most mature when I drink coffee!"

"Using coffee to show maturity shows your immaturity." Bai Yixin picked up the can of coffee beans and knew its value by looking at the label. "One hundred thousand cold yuan can buy one kilogram of coffee beans. Your believers are good to you, but they are wasted on you. Right, leader?"

When I turned around, I saw Mang Tao putting sugar cubes into the coffee cup, one piece at a time.

Bai Yixin: ...

Li Tu laughed loudly.

"Hmm?" Mang Tao finally finished adding the sugar cubes and raised his head. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I was talking about 'Exploring the Ancient City'. I remember the address is..."

"Oh." Mang Tao took a sip of coffee. Even though he added a lot of sugar, he still frowned slightly because of the bitterness. He put down the cup, "In Khan City."

Khan City, an ancient palace located in the mountains. A long time ago, this was the palace where the King of Gu Han took refuge. Of course, it was indeed used. The King of Gu Hua led the army in person, and Gu Han was defeated. The King took his family and ministers to take refuge here.

But nowadays, this place is only regarded as a historical heritage and has been developed into a tourist attraction for people to visit.

There used to be a lot of tourists, but since the advent of the supernatural, some places where historical events frequently occurred are high-risk areas for the birth of supernatural beings, so few people come here. Even the people who maintain this ancient building do not live here permanently. Anyway, they are all old empty houses, and there is nothing valuable to steal. Just take a look every once in a while is enough.

Mang Tao chose this place as the location for "Exploring to Win Gold Bars" because a mysterious area is about to descend here.

He wanted to try whether the strange realm could be moved to another world.

For those who participated in this experiment, it is no exaggeration to say that they had a narrow escape from death.

If things go wrong, no one will survive.

I have no guilt at all in using the lives of a bunch of scum as pathfinders.

It also cleared the cancer for the Han country.

"You never knew until you checked. I never thought there were so many evil people in Han Country who escaped sanctions." Li Tu said with emotion, "The number is so high that I feel that this world is not clean anymore."

"Some of them have not been found, and some of them have expired."

In some cases, even the bodies of the victims have not been found and no one knows the murderer.

But these may escape the eyes of the Han country officials, but they cannot escape the search of the salvation system.

Li Tu: "Will they come? If there are any fish that slip through the net..."

Mang Tao: "Then tie him up and hand him over along with the evidence."

"Why not just kill him? Why bother with that?" Bai Yixin said with a sigh, "I'm already so busy, why bother with that?"

"Host." The salvation system spoke, "Everyone who received the post is here."

Mang Tao: "Not one is missing?"

"Yes."

"Okay, the strange domain is about to appear." Mang Tao stretched lazily, "Let's start."

*

Nanhan Mountain.

In the taxi, the driver was driving while talking to two people in the back seat.

"What happened today? You are the third group of passengers I have picked up." The driver smiled and glanced at the two passengers through the rearview mirror. "Khancheng, I used to go there often. At this time of year, many people come here for an outing. I could make seven or eight trips a day, but now it's not possible. Once the strange things appear, no one goes to those places with a long history. Khancheng was the palace of the king in the past. Many tragedies have happened there in history. I remember that a movie was filmed there before..."

The driver kept talking non-stop, and Li Jae-chun, who was sitting in the back, clearly looked like he didn't want to listen.

"A lot of people went there today?" Han Kyu-hyun asked casually, "What kind of people are they?"

"There are all kinds of people." The driver continued, "The first group was three people, a couple, and an old man. The second group had the most people, four. But these four people were two groups. One of them was a young man who didn't like to talk. He was not in the same group as the other three. They shared the car halfway."

"But they all have a lot of luggage, just like you, lots of big and small bags."

As we were talking, the car had already arrived at the foot of the mountain.

The driver stopped the car.

After paying the fare, Han Kyu-hyun and Lee Jae-chun packed their luggage and headed up the mountain.

In fact, there is a wide road that leads directly to the gate of Khan City, but the driver is unwilling to go.

It is better to avoid places with such a strong historical background during this period of mysterious events.

Fortunately, the road was not very far and the road was flat, so the two soon reached their destination.

And at the gate of Khan City, I saw other people who were also here to "hunt for treasure".

Han Kyu-hyun counted and found that there were thirteen people besides them.

The city gate was not open. There was only a sign hanging outside saying it would open at 11:10. Please wait.

Han Kyu-hyun glanced at his cell phone and saw that there was still an hour left, so he and Lee Jae-chun found a place to sit down and wait.

After sitting down, Han Kyu-hyun looked at everyone present. He noticed that other people's eyes were also scanning each other. Everyone was very vigilant. Strangers did not talk to each other in a familiar manner. They only talked in a low voice with their companions. Some people did not even talk to their companions and just sat in silence.

This atmosphere... seems a little weird.

After that, there were a few people who went up the mountain. Han Guixian counted them and found that there were a total of twenty people including the two of them.

This number is really neat.

Among these twenty people, there are only four women. However, their ages are quite diverse, with the youngest being around twenty years old, and the oldest being estimated to be sixty years old.

At 11:10, the door creaked open. A young woman in a long skirt looked outside and smiled at everyone, "You're here really early. Please come in."

Everyone present looked at each other and stepped inside.

Inside was a large courtyard with a long table in the middle. There was something on the table, which was covered with a red cloth.

Sitting behind the table was a young man who looked quite ordinary.

Apart from the young man behind the desk and the woman who just opened the door, there was no one else in the room.

After the last person entered the yard, the door behind him creaked shut again. The woman took out a huge lock and locked the door with a skillful click.

"Hey, why is the door locked?" someone asked.

Young man: "Since you are here, it means you have to participate in this activity. The activity will last for about three days, and you are not allowed to go out during this period."

After saying this, the man's expression changed slightly, and he asked in confusion: "Are you still thinking about quitting? The rewards for the event are very generous." After saying this, he used his left hand to lift the red cloth on the table.

Under the red cloth, there were brilliant gold medals one after another.

The gold medals are relatively small, there are twenty of them in total. If they are pure gold, the value of each one is estimated to be around 10 million Han Yuan.

Han Kyu-hyun suddenly remembered the participation award mentioned in the post.

It's worth taking the trip just for this gold medal.

Someone's eyes lit up and he stepped forward to take it, but his outstretched hand was immediately grabbed by the young man.

The man who stretched out his hand was a strong man with solid muscles, while the young man who grabbed his hand was thin and looked like a little star who could only sing and dance. However, despite his almost fragile appearance, he grabbed the strong man's arm with one hand and, with a little force, threw the man out.

"What do you mean, isn't this a participation award for us?" someone questioned.

"Of course, this is a participation prize, but I haven't even explained the rules of participation clearly. Reaching out to take it like this... not good." Seeing that he had already intimidated everyone, the young man laughed heartily again, "Okay, don't be so nervous, let's talk about the rules of the game next."

"First of all, let me make one thing clear. Since we are offering so much gold as rewards, this is not charity. We have set up a... not-so-legal platform on the Internet to broadcast live. There are always some rich and idle people who like to watch you fight over this little money. Haha, it's a good pastime."

"Secondly, there are other guys besides you who will be participating in this game. Don't worry, they are not interested in your gold, but they are very interested in hunting you down. Try to hide from them and hold on to the end. Even if you don't find much hidden treasure in this castle, we have great gifts for you."

"Finally, I have a piece of advice for you. Don't take this game lightly. Please take it seriously."

After he finished speaking, everyone had a solemn expression on their faces.

Obviously they all thought of some keywords, such as "dark web", "killing each other", "live broadcast", "rich people's fun", etc. However, the more they were involved with darkness, the more they believed that there was real gold to be taken.

The young man smiled and asked again: "Anything else you want to ask?"

"You said all the gold is hidden here, and whoever finds it will own it?" someone asked in a gruff voice.

The young man nodded: "Yes."

"Then does what is stolen belong to you?"

"At the end of the game, whoever gets it will own it," the young man said. "We don't care who gets the gold. There's no name engraved on it anyway."

"When the time is up, the door will be open, and you can leave if you want to. We won't ask any questions. Once you leave this door, we have nothing to do with each other. Any other questions?"

“No more.”

"Okay, then line up and receive your participation awards first. This is also our sincerity." The young man picked up the gold medal with his left hand, "Come one by one."