Hao Ren's face turned cold: "It seems that you two are determined to keep me occupied today."
Lu Jin'an gave a cold laugh: "You know why you're clinging to me. Don't put on this victim act. It's hypocritical and disgusting."
Hao Ren suddenly raised his hand, his dagger aimed at his own throat, but a gust of wind struck and knocked the dagger away.
Agate flew over, and Lu Jin'an followed closely behind: "Don't even think about restarting and escaping!"
Huang Mingfu kicked the straight knife out of Hao Ren's hand, gritting his teeth: "It's you, you scoundrel! You made me take the blame for you!"
Hao Ren staggered backward, looking completely innocent: "Junior, what are you talking about? I didn't do anything!"
"Didn't do it?" Huang Mingfu sneered. "You can tell Chang Le that yourself when she arrives!"
Hao Ren's innocent expression crumbled instantly: "Did she send you here?"
"Otherwise? How would we have known you were here, and why would we have come all this way to ambush you?" Huang Mingfu laughed unrestrainedly.
"Don't waste your time talking to him!" Lu Jin'an plucked leaves and flowers, turning them into sharp weapons. "Take him down first!"
Huang Mingfu and Lu Jin'an attacked him, deliberately delaying and entangled him. Hao Ren was forced into a corner by the two of them, leaning against a piece of weathered rock. All his equipment was taken away by the two of them, and he could not even commit suicide.
Hao Ren retreated to a corner, looking helpless, and raised his hands to indicate: "I give up, you two. Please stop attacking. I can't escape anymore."
Huang Mingfu asked coldly, "Senior, why did you attack Chang Le?"
Hao Ren didn't answer, but looked at him and asked in return, "And you? Why are you helping her? Who told you to help her?"
"Answer my question first and then I'll tell you."
Hao Ren chuckled: "That works too."
He shifted his position, using the rock for support, so he could stand up straight: "The reason is simple..."
The sudden surge of flames on Agate caught the two off guard, and even more unexpectedly, a cluster of flames transformed into a sharp arrow that pierced through Hao Ren's chest.
Hao Ren died with a smile on his face.
"Hao Ren has been killed once! His points are reset to zero."
Watching Hao Ren disappear, Huang Mingfu stared at Manao in disbelief, then suddenly pounced on her, wrapped his arms around her neck, and shook her violently.
"What are you doing!
"The suspects and witnesses we finally caught can prove I wasn't the bad guy! Why are you suddenly breathing fire? Chang Le was just one step away from arriving, and everything would be clear, and I could clear my name! Agate, you owe me my innocence!"
Unable to bear the humiliation, the agate vanished in a flash or as red dust.
Huang Mingfu seized an opportunity and turned to look at Lu Jin'an pitifully: "Young Master Lu, Brother Lu, Elder Brother Lu!"
Lu Jin'an made a "stop" gesture: "Lele isn't stupid, and neither am I. Lele is already completely certain that Hao Ren escaped at the cost of his life. You don't need to cry and whine here."
Huang Mingfu breathed a sigh of relief and plopped down on the ground: "So what do we do now?"
Lu Jin'an pondered, "Restarting will take about five minutes. If the instructors notice something amiss and stop it, that would be the easiest thing to do. If they don't, we'll have to hope that Chang Le can get there within five minutes. If he doesn't arrive, I'll have to continue chasing him all over the world."
...
Hao Ren gradually regained consciousness. He ignored the question of whether the AI should be restarted and activated his superpower.
Superpower [bug]. As the name suggests, it is the ability to enter a network system and create vulnerabilities.
As long as he can interfere with the system, his consciousness can break free.
However, before the superpower could be activated, the AI automatically responded: "Restart confirmed - Deployment successful."
Hao Ren was terrified, but he had no choice but to be sent back to the southern island.
...
Control room.
The technician said, "Traces of the ability have been detected and confirmed as a [bug] ability. The ability user, Hao Ren, has been forcibly returned to his original area."
Li Yunfan nodded, then looked at his adjutant, who had just returned from outside: "Hao Ren's body in the simulation chamber has been taken into control."
Qin Ling said, "Then we should forcibly terminate the assessment and arrest Hao Ren first."
"Wait a moment, Elder Qin," Li Yunfan said.
"If Hao Ren was acting under someone's orders, then the people behind him are indeed those we suspect. He has been lying low for so many years and made so many contributions to the region; his character is far beyond that of an ordinary person. If we arrest him and forcibly interrogate him, it's hard to guarantee that those people don't have some kind of coercive measures to keep him in check. If he dies, we won't be able to get anything out of him, which would be a pity."
Li Yunfan looked at Chang Le, who had arrived at the Southern Continent Island in the video: "Since his target is Chang Le, and Chang Le has already come here to find him, why not let the two of them meet? Maybe he will be willing to say something to Chang Le."
Qinling finally agreed.
Li Yunfan used his master control privileges to grant Chang Le exclusive voice access.
...
With the experience of crossing the sea last time, and with Huang Mingfu and Lu Jinan also crossing the sea along the route she pointed out, many of the alien species in the vicinity were cleared out. This time, Chang Le returned to the Southern Island from the Andesdaya Mountains in less than half the time it took last time.
As soon as Chang Le stepped ashore, he heard the AI's voice in his ear. It wasn't the kind of system-wide announcement; it sounded like he was wearing a headset.
"Li Yunfan, the master controller, is currently on a private communication."
Then, Li Yunfan's voice came into my ears: "Chang Le, there is an urgent mission! During the training camp, a person with an unusual identity, Hao Ren, was discovered. You are now ordered to intercept Hao Ren on Southern Island and question him on the spot about his identity and purpose."
If you understand, just make a gesture.
Chang Le was surprised that Qin Ling and Li Yunfan did not take her away directly, but instead allowed her to come and make contact with her.
Although surprised, she really wanted to ask Hao Ren herself, so she raised her hand and gave him an OK sign.
As for how to intercept it?
Since Li Yunfan said the person is in this area, then let's just trap him like a turtle in a jar.
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