Chapter 125 Hot Blood Company (13)
Xian Hai was a little dazed when he heard Lao Cheng's words. The last person who said that to him was He Miao, and now the other party has...
Xian Hai was still a little dazed until he followed Lao Cheng into the elevator and headed straight to the top floor.
Can all this really go smoothly? He was a little uneasy.
Lao Cheng turned to look at Xian Hai and said selflessly, "Don't worry. I'll tell Mr. Nao later that I came to the conclusion. You'll mainly assist me in the investigation. If the results are wrong, I'll take the blame. Don't be afraid."
Xian Hai was a little surprised to hear this. Although he felt relieved, he still said politely, "How can this be..."
Lao Cheng interrupted him: "Correspondingly, if the conclusion we reach is correct, I will also gain more clearance points.
"You have no objection to this, right? After all, the greater the risk, the greater the reward."
Xian Hai seemed to be tapped on the head and woke up instantly.
Yes, this person is not that kind-hearted, he is just looking for more benefits.
However, this made Xian Hai trust Lao Cheng even more.
After all, Xian Hai never believes in selfless good people, but only in greedy evil spirits.
He immediately agreed to Lao Cheng: "No problem, Brother Cheng. Originally, you provided the plan for this investigation, the props and the skills used for the investigation, so it's only natural that you get the lion's share."
Lao Cheng nodded, and after confirming that the other party believed what he said, he turned to look at the screen in the elevator showing the floor.
What Xian Hai didn't know was that he had never been Lao Cheng's partner from the beginning.
Lao Cheng can easily investigate all the information by himself.
He kept trying to get Xian Hai to cooperate, not only because he wanted to save the use of props, but more because he wanted to gain the other party's trust and make the other party willingly accompany him to the top floor at this last moment.
In this way, if he guesses the result wrongly, he can find a scapegoat nearby.
After all, he didn't get any information from the security department, so the method of elimination wasn't completely reliable.
But in order to pass the level before everyone else, he had to take this risk.
The moment the elevator door opened, Lao Cheng saw his treacherous son, Mo Qianhe, standing outside the door.
Xian Haixian took a step back in shock.
The other two fathers and sons who were confronting each other were much calmer.
Since Mo Qianhe learned that Lao Cheng had met with Mr. Nao, although he roughly guessed the information the other party had obtained, to be on the safe side, he still took the opportunity to deliver documents for the Director of Spine to meet with Mr. Nao.
The conclusion they reached was consistent with what they discussed in the group of five: perhaps only one player could complete this dungeon.
Mo Qianhe, who was already in a heavy mood after confirming the information, felt even more depressed when he saw Lao Cheng bringing Xian Hai to see Mr. Nao.
He could guess that this old immortal had probably obtained some important information and was planning to clear the level.
But why would the other party bring Xian Hai when he knew that only one person could pass the level?
Mo Qianhe retreated to the door and let the two people in the elevator get out, but he did not go into the elevator. Instead, he waited at the door.
He deduced Lao Cheng's intention. Most likely, the old man wasn't completely certain he was right, so he brought Xian Hai with him as a safety net.
"You're not leaving?" Lao Cheng looked at Mo Qianhe with a smile.
Mo Qianhe showed a cheeky and brilliant smile: "Just watch the fun."
Lao Cheng didn't mind. Instead, he was happy to have an extra blood bag here.
Xian Hai didn't care. After all, only people from the same department could pass the exam together, so he wasn't afraid that Mo Qianhe would snatch his spot.
Sitting behind his desk, the headmaster watched the clash between the two parties and was happy to see it happen. After all, the more intense the competition between these detectives, the faster he could get the truth he wanted.
So everyone on each side tacitly agreed to let Mo Qianhe stay.
Lao Cheng slowly walked to Mr. Nao's desk and said politely, "Mr. Nao, I think I have found the only person who is loyal to you and your company."
Xian Hai noticed Lao Cheng's wording and realized that the other party seemed to have completely left him aside.
But considering that Lao Cheng had mentioned to him before that he would "take the risk alone", he temporarily suppressed his doubts and continued to listen to the conversation between Lao Cheng and Mr. Nao.
Mo Qianke's heart was lifted up. Could it be that this person really found out the result?
"Oh, really?" Nao Zong glanced at Lao Cheng, then turned to look at Xian Hai beside him, "Then what is this gentleman doing here?"
Lao Cheng smiled and replied calmly, "This is my assistant."
Nao Zong reminded him with a half-smile: "Mr. Lao Cheng, even if he is your assistant, the remuneration I offer is only one. You are aware of this, right?"
Lao Cheng nodded: "I know. But after you give me the commission, how I distribute it is our own business, isn't it?"
When Xian Hai heard this, his shoulders relaxed as if a heavy burden had been lifted.
Nao Zongze gave Lao Cheng a meaningful look, but didn't delve into the matter further. He got to the point: "Tell me, who is it?"
Lao Cheng said, "The only employee who is loyal to you is Mr. Skin, the director of the security department."
Nao Zong nodded when he heard the answer and looked at Lao Cheng sharply: "Are you sure?"
Lao Cheng wasn't 100% sure, but he was confident and confident, and answered firmly, "I'm sure."
The head of the brain became more serious and warned, "If the results of your investigation are wrong, the consequences will be very serious, and you may not be able to bear it. So I ask again, are you sure?"
Xian Hai was so intimidated by the pressure from the boss in front of him that his legs became weak.
He was sweating profusely and just wanted to turn around and run away.
Lao Cheng also felt the powerful aura of the NPC in front of him, but he remained calm.
He had deceived countless people, including many high-ranking officials, both during his lifetime and after his death, but this was not enough to make him nervous.
"I'm sure." He answered again with a very steady breath.
The whole office fell silent for a moment.
Xian Hai didn't even dare to breathe.
Lao Cheng and Nao Zong confronted each other for ten seconds.
Until the Brain Chief raised his hand and called the Spine Director: "Send 'Skin' to see me on the top floor."
Xian Hai finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Mo Qianhe began to rummage through his backpack and found an item called "Sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor".
As long as the brain determines that the answer found by Lao Cheng is correct, Mo Qianhe will immediately activate the props to snatch Lao Cheng's clearance quota and transfer it to Liu Tang.
No matter what, we must ensure that Liu Tang passes through the customs safely.
It took some time for the Cybersecurity CSO—Mr. Skin—to arrive at Mr. Brain's office.
His skin still glowed, but he had obvious dark circles under his eyes, and looked like he had been drained by the company.
At this time, the whole office was tense, but he seemed to be unable to feel the tense atmosphere at all and still couldn't muster up any energy.
Mr. Brain stood up, walked out from behind his desk and came in front of Mr. Skin.
This was the first time that the few people saw Mr. Nao standing up. He looked very huge, about three meters tall.
The sweat-wiping robot behind him still followed him, wiping his sweat non-stop.
Everyone then realized that the action of getting up seemed to make Nao Zong feel unbearable heat, and his facial expression showed a bit of pain.
"I heard that you are the most loyal person to me in our company." Mr. Brain said, and before Mr. Skin could react, he raised his hand, pinched the other's face, and pulled up his skin with force.
As Mr. Skin screamed in pain, the three players in the room saw his skin being lifted up and detached from his body like a cicada shell.
Mr. Skin collapsed to the ground in agony, struggling and curling up into a ball. His entire body became dim and lifeless, and the energy ions that made up his body scattered everywhere, as if it could disappear at any moment.
Xian Hai was so frightened by this scene that he sat down on the ground and moved back a distance.
In a panic, he saw a new message pop up on his system panel.
Nao Zong pinched a whole piece of glowing human skin in his hands, swallowed his saliva, and then opened his mouth to inhale the translucent glowing human skin storm.
In less than five seconds, he had swallowed the human skin and his expression returned to calm.
He carefully felt the changes in his body, as if expecting something to happen.
Lao Cheng also stared at Nao Zong, tensed every muscle in his body, and was ready to respond to different situations at any time.
Then Nao Zong's whole body began to twitch, and cracks began to appear on his skin. Purple flames emanated from the cracks, making them look extremely hot.
Lao Cheng realized that the NPC in front of him seemed to be about to explode, so he quickly took a few steps back and called out the props from the system backpack.
Nao Zong cried out in pain and lay on the ground for a long time.
To Lao Cheng's surprise, the NPC did not explode. The flames on his body were wrapped back into his body little by little, and the cracks closed again, turning into barely detectable fine lines on his skin.
Nao Zong was still kneeling on the ground. He raised his head, his expression changing from weak to angry. His eyes were filled with rage, and he gritted his teeth and said, "It seems... this answer is wrong. You will be punished."
The system announcement rang out in the minds of all the players at the same time:
"Dungeon Boss unlocked. Hunting mode activated."
"So fast?!" Min Liang was speaking in the production workshop when all the lights around him suddenly went out, the production line came to a halt, and everything fell into darkness.
All the NPCs around him who were working with him disappeared.
Players on other floors also encountered the same situation.
In the chief executive's office, everything became dim and gloomy.
Players can only see everything happening in front of them with the light coming in from the huge floor-to-ceiling windows.
Nao Zong got up from the ground, but did not attack Lao Cheng. Instead, he sat back behind his desk.
Lao Cheng paid attention to the movements of the brain boss while checking the situation around him.
When he clicked on the item "Scapegoat" in his backpack, he found that the only person he could choose was Xian Hai, not Mo Qianhe.
Lao Cheng looked back and saw that Mo Qianhe, who was supposed to be standing next to the elevator door, had disappeared.
"When..." He muttered to himself, and caught a glimpse of something glowing at the air conditioner vent.
Looking up, he saw a pile of black smoke mixed with purple flames rapidly billowing out of the air-conditioning vent and heading straight for his face.
Lao Cheng dodged the smoke and dust sideways and chose Xian Hai as the target of the "scapegoat" prop, wanting Xian Hai to attract hatred on his behalf while observing the specific situation from the side.
[The item has been successfully activated.]
[The item's effect has been negated.]
Lao Cheng clearly heard the system broadcast.
He turned his head to look at Xian Hai in disbelief, but the man was no longer in his original position.
Lao Cheng heard the door to the emergency passage open. He turned around and saw Xian Hai, holding a bottle of "black dog blood" that was gradually dissipating after use, rushing out of the door in a tumbling manner.
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