Chapter 019: Eating Watermelons in the Archives of Lies (8)
Yin Guanglai told Jiang Minxu everything about his past with him.
It turned out that Jiang Minxu had used the information technology he mastered to work with several reporters to investigate a very important pyramid scheme den under Yin Guanglai and reported it to the police.
"Later, I asked someone to investigate and found out that it was him, so I hired someone to kill him. So even though we have never met, I know what he looks like, but he has never seen me." Yin Guang said this with a little pride on his face.
On the other side of the "Wall of Sound", Jiang Minxu listened to these confessions and realized that his deadly enemy was right in front of him, but he had no idea.
Liu Tang now expressed the same sentiment as Yin Guang had expressed before he came:
【What a narrow road for enemies to cross! 】
The comments in the live broadcast room were also full of gossip:
"As expected, following my wife brings good news! He even dug up Chairman Jiang's enemies!"
"This NPC's ability to read people's past is terrifying. Are other NPCs like this too?!"
"The more I look at it, the more it resembles the abilities of a boss from the Mirror of Hell dungeon series. Could he be the dungeon boss for Mirror of Hell, Benshi?!"
"I've never heard of a boss condescending to become an NPC in another dungeon. Is this 'Tongue-Pulling Wujiu' particularly noble?"
At this moment, Lao Cheng has arrived at the front desk of the archives.
Mo Qianhe and others stood behind the file shelf and tried to eavesdrop on the Boss's questions.
Mo Qianhe paid attention to Lao Cheng's expression. The other party seemed very confident.
Jiang Minxu, who was standing by, speculated, "Lao Cheng always brings a life-saving item into the dungeon. He probably isn't afraid of getting the answer wrong once."
Mo Qianhe was thinking about what item the other party would use to save his life, when he suddenly realized, "The system can draw several types of death-substitute items that can force other players to help you resist an attack."
He turned to look at Song Xiaoyan: "If he chooses to use this kind of props, he will definitely choose new players who have more contact with him and don't have any props to counter him, such as you and Yin Guanglai. Do you have the props to get away?"
Although Song Xiaoyan was trying her best to control herself, her eyes revealed an unconcealable fear.
She saved all her points to find someone, and didn't buy many props, let alone the expensive and rare life-saving props.
The girl shook her head, feeling ashamed of her lack of consideration before entering the university.
Qin Zhengyi quickly pulled out the life-saving item, the "Rebound Heart Mirror," from her system backpack and handed it to her childhood friend, saying, "This item can reflect 90% of the damage dealt by players. While it's primarily used in player-versus-player battles, it might be able to help you withstand some damage from bosses."
Chairman Jiang Minxu shook his head and said, "This is useless to the Boss."
Qin Zhengyi continued to rummage through her system backpack and pulled out another life-saving item, the "Delay Clock." She said, "This item can delay the boss's kill by ten minutes..."
Jiang Minxu tried to dissuade the girl again: "This item is usually only effective if used within the last ten minutes of a level to clear it. It guarantees that you've cleared the level before the boss has a chance to execute the rules. But now we simply can't clear the level within ten minutes. Using it would only be a waste of the item."
The color drained from the two girls' faces.
Can they only pray that Lao Cheng doesn't choose Song Xiaoyan as his target?
Jiang Minxu thought about it carefully, then took out a copper coin with a round outer edge and a square inner edge from his system backpack and said to Song Xiaoyan, "I have a 'Resurrection Copper Coin' here. It can buy back a life if the boss kills you according to the rules. Take it for now, just in case."
Qin Zhengyi looked at the item and knew that it was very rare. It would probably take the resources of the entire guild to get one.
She looked at the president of the Poshan Guild in shock.
This person is too selfless.
When Song Xiaoyan saw her childhood friend's expression, she understood what he meant and shook her head to refuse.
Qin Zhengyi completely understood her childhood friend's thoughts. If it were her, she would definitely refuse; but because it was Xiaoyan, she would persuade her to accept it.
At worst, they will work together like slaves and try their best to repay this kindness.
At this time, Fang Yiran, who had been silent the whole time, raised his hand and said, "If you just want to prevent that old dog from using items to harm others, I actually have a bottle of 'Black Dog Blood'... As long as you carry it with you, other players will be unable to use items on the person carrying it."
When Qin Zhengyi heard what the other party said, the expression on her face instantly became much more relaxed.
This item is relatively rare and can be obtained through many channels.
She quickly thanked him while taking it from him and handed it to Song Xiaoyan, nudging her childhood friend with her elbow: "Why don't you thank me, 'idol'?"
Qin Zhengyi was afraid that if she said "husband" again, her childhood friend would get angry with her again.
Song Xiaoyan discovered that this was an exquisite glass bottle, filled with a thick black and red liquid.
She gripped the bottle tightly and bowed deeply to Fang Yiran: "Thank you. I will definitely return you a bottle of 'Black Dog Blood' later."
Fang Yiran scratched his head uncomfortably: "No, no. There's so much drama everywhere anyway."
Mo Qianhe felt that these two people seemed to be implying the plot of the copy, but he had no evidence.
A system prompt sounded in Song Xiaoyan's mind:
[Obtain the item "Black Dog Blood", which can be automatically activated and used when the player is attacked by the item.]
[Tip: You have reached the upper limit for using the item in this instance, and cannot use this item.]
After hearing the system prompt, the girl's face turned pale again.
She remembered that she had already used the "binding card" item once in order to enter the same dungeon with Lao Cheng, and she transferred another use of the item to Lao Cheng.
The two uses of the item have been used up.
Song Xiaoyan said to her childhood friend with some self-loathing, "I've run out of uses on this item, so I can't use it."
Qin Zhengyi was so shocked by this that she broke out in a cold sweat. She quickly snatched the "Black Dog Blood" from her childhood friend's hand and said, "It's okay. I'll help you use it. I'll lock the prop's effect on you. As long as you are selected, the prop will prompt, and I can use it immediately."
Thinking that his childhood friend would have to use up one of his props, Song Xiaoyan looked at him apologetically: "I'm sorry for dragging you down."
Qin Zhengyi said angrily, "Shut up and stop interfering with my speed competition with that old dog!"
After preparing for the response, the others turned their attention to Lao Cheng.
They saw that Boss had led Lao Cheng to the file shelf of "Blind Shiba Inu" and clicked to play his line "I hate 'Sad Dolls'".
Boss asked, "Excuse me, why did he say he hated her?"
Everyone was shocked. Why this question again?!
It seems that the questions left over from before will continue to appear in the boss's questions until they are answered correctly.
Lao Cheng naturally knew why.
Or maybe he deliberately hid the information about the two NPCs having a relationship.
But he wasn't prepared to answer that question.
He knew that the group of brats were eavesdropping on his answer.
If he answered, the information he had hidden would be completely exposed, and all his efforts would be in vain.
Lao Cheng easily took out the death substitute prop "Borrowing Flowers to Offer to Buddha" from the system and clicked to use it.
After activating this item, the user can sacrifice other players to the Boss, allowing the selected player to bear the Boss's attack for him/her.
The man smiled at Boss and said, "I choose 'him' to answer the question for me."
Just as Mo Qianhe had guessed, this person used a scapegoat.
Qin Zhengyi was excitedly and nervously waiting for the prop prompt, anticipating the other party's expression when they discovered that their props had expired, but she heard the system broadcast: "Player Lao Cheng, choose player Fang Yiran to answer the question in your place."
It was too late for Qin Zhengyi to change the target of "Black Dog Blood" at this time.
Fang Yiran had no other props to remove the effects of the props, so he could only walk uncontrollably towards the Boss's location.
Before leaving, the young man looked at Jiang Minxu with a somewhat subtle expression.
Qin Zhengyi was puzzled: "Why did he predict so clearly that Fang Yiran would be unable to resist the effects of his props?"
Mo Qianhe also noticed Lao Cheng not far away, and saw him smiling meaningfully at him.
After Jiang Minxu and Fang Yiran exchanged glances, they heard Qin Zhengyi's words and speculated, "Could it be that 'the walls have ears' on our side?"
Mo Qianhe shook his head and said, "I just took it back from Liu Tang and crushed it directly."
Jiang Minxu felt around all over his body and said, "'The walls have ears' is a pair of ears. Check if you have any."
Qin Zhengyi also checked her clothes and said, "He can only eavesdrop on the voices of two parties. There's no need for him to put all his eggs in one basket...right..."
Then the girl took out an "ear" from her sleeve.
Qin Zhengyi crushed her "ear" fiercely, her eyebrows raised: "This old dog is really trying his best to eavesdrop on our information."
Mo Qianhe and Song Xiaoyan stopped only after confirming that there were no hidden props on their bodies.
Qin Zhengyi thought this was a situation caused by her own negligence, and said to Jiang Minxu, "How about President Jiang, you lend me the 'Resurrection Copper Coin'? If Fang Yiran is in danger later, I'll use it to protect him, and I'll find a way to pay you back later."
Jiang Minxu didn't say much and handed the props to the other party.
Several people looked at Fang Yiran more intently.
Next to the flower bed behind the teaching building, Liu Tang had no idea what was happening in the archives because the "sound transmission wall" on his body was in one-way mode.
After listening to Yin Guanglai's confession and confirming that his exploration points had increased, he still had no intention of letting the fat man go.
He thought for a moment and realized that the most important thing to pass the level was to gather all the information. He asked, "I heard that you and Lao Cheng secretly hid some fragments. Let me see what they are..."
Yin Guanglai was too afraid of the feeling of being exposed by the other party. The feeling of being stared at and seen through really made him shudder.
He quickly confessed, "That 'blind Shiba Inu' once had sex with a 'nesting doll'! He suspects the child is his!"
When Liu Tang heard this, his eyes widened:
[Oh my god! Shocking news!]
The comments from the barrage are as follows:
"What do you mean by 'blind Shiba Inu'? I'd rather call him 'blind Shiba Inu'!"
"Oh my god, I finally know! The information that Lao Cheng covered up has finally been revealed!"
"I finally feel relieved."
"My wife has done a great job!"
On the other side of the "sound transmission wall", Qin Zhengyi's heart skipped a beat when she heard this information. If this was true, then all the inferences she had made before might have to be overturned and reorganized.
Wait a moment.
She thought of a worse possibility.
If we don't overturn the previous speculation...
"Matryoshka" was already suffering from the pain of her lover's infidelity, her younger sister's interference, and being laughed at by students all over the school. In such a bad situation, everyone suddenly started talking about the gossip about her and another boy.
Qin Zhengyi could imagine how rampant the malicious humiliation of "Matryoshka" for being "improper" would be.
Some people will blame everything she goes through on herself, leaving her even more isolated and vulnerable, and subjecting her to even more verbal abuse.
Perhaps this kind of speech was one of the forces that pushed her to death...
Qin Zhengyi found it difficult to think further. This kind of "nesting doll" was too miserable. She would rather the other party had been lying before.
Song Xiaoyan didn't think as much as her childhood friend.
She was just happy that getting the answer could help Fang Yiran.
The short-haired girl was about to shout out this important information to the other party when she heard Fang Yiran start to answer the Boss:
"'Sad Matryoshka' and 'Blind Shiba Inu' once had an intimate relationship. 'Blind Shiba Inu' thought they could be together from then on, but she said it was just an accident and she didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore.
"'Blind Shiba Inu' is a bit of a love-hate relationship, so love turns to hate. That's why... I say I hate her."
Boss's face showed no emotion, and he nodded to Fang Yiran, "That's the correct answer."
After saying that, she turned around and returned to the chair behind the front desk.
As Lao Cheng listened to the young man's answer, his expression gradually changed from determination to surprise, frustration and anger. He didn't understand why the other party knew this information and analyzed the NPC's psychological state in such detail.
If this person answered correctly, then he would have wasted a rare death substitute.
how so!
It shouldn't be like this!
Wouldn't that mean all his previous plans were in vain? !
Something must have gone wrong, they were hiding something.
Maybe these little bastards were watching him plan his strategy as if they were laughing at a joke.
Lao Cheng's expression as he looked at the young man gradually became vicious.
The little bastard actually dared to lie to him, he must make this guy pay the price!
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