Chapter 13 Chapter 13 "Okay, I'll listen to you."...
Jiang Shizao looked at the five people opposite.
The person who just spoke was a man with long hair in a ponytail and wearing a black combat uniform.
Three of the five people were wearing combat uniforms with the same style.
The other two were a young man wearing a blue hoodie and a middle-aged man with a completely different style.
The middle-aged man was fat and looked like he lacked exercise. His excitement was evident in his words and he seemed out of place among the group of people.
This group of people are players.
When he realized this, several thoughts flashed through Jiang Shizao's mind.
These were all players with code numbers less than 10,000. Whether their game code represented the order in which they entered this infinite space or their ranking within it, compared to himself and Wen Xu, these people were veteran players with very high rankings.
They have a better understanding of the operating rules of this space.
In other words... at times like this, one must remain calm and avoid conflicts... especially for complete newcomers like him and Wen Xu.
Just when Jiang Shizao was thinking about how to escape safely, Wen Xu spoke.
Wen Xu turned sideways, lowered his eyes and spoke to Jiang Shizao: "Let's go."
Wen Xu's attitude at this time was very humble.
When their eyes met, Jiang Shizao immediately recognized Wen Xu!
He immediately replied, "Okay."
Jiang Shizao thought he understood Wen Xu's signal—Wen Xu was signaling them to retreat first. And this move, Jiang Shizao must be too good.
"Let's go", in short: retreat!
This is similar to the "Go" strategy that Jiang Shizao always adhered to.
After all, this is their first time entering this infinite space, so it's always better to be cautious.
Jiang Shizao nodded in his heart.
The corners of Wen Xu's lips rose slightly at this time, and then he signaled the people around him to go first.
Seeing that the two were about to leave, the five people who were walking together temporarily certainly did not dare to stop them.
Even the middle-aged man felt a little regretful.
Middle-aged man 2874 looked at the two "high school students" leaving and said regretfully, "What a pity, I didn't get any information from 001... If only I could get 001 to take me on the dungeon..."
Before he could finish his words, his companion 623 interrupted him: "Stop dreaming."
623, wearing a blue hoodie, is the bounty hunter hired by the middle-aged man 2874 at a high price to take him on the dungeon.
In theory, as long as the money is in place, 623 will take on any task related to this infinite game space.
"Ah." The middle-aged man was somewhat self-aware. He just felt that he might never again encounter such a quick, smooth, and safe clearance experience in his lifetime.
3947, who heard the conversation between the two, now confirmed the relationship between the two.
It is indeed an employment relationship.
Following 3947's gaze, 141 asked, "Do you think 001 might be among those two?"
3947 said, "If 001 is among them, he should be the one who looks... looks friendly."
141 said, "The one who waved to us?"
Out of some sense of security, when Jiang Shizao left, he did politely wave to the others and said "goodbye"... hoping to see them again in the future.
3947, with his hair tied up, nodded and said, "That 1.9-meter-tall 'high school student' is clearly... subservient to him."
Hearing this, 141 and 854 recalled it briefly, and it seemed to be true. They both nodded, acknowledging their companion's observation.
However, "Why are they pretending to be high school students?" 854 asked in confusion. He also didn't quite believe that those two were really high school students.
"Who knows." 3947 looked in the direction of Deqi Street.
The fact that 001 teams up with 209999 and 210000 is strange in itself.
"After you get out, check which school's uniform it is."
…
Jiang Shizao and Wen Xu looked back only after they blended into the crowd on Deqi Street.
Those old players did not catch up with them. After confirming this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the group didn't make things difficult for them. They must have known that Wen Xu and he were new.
From this perspective, the ecology of this infinite game space doesn't seem to be that bad...
In this way, Jiang Shizao and Wen Xu walked through the crowd, and a few minutes later, they finally saw the villa at No. 104 Deqi Street, which was half destroyed.
A lot of people gathered on the street opposite the villa, but no resident dared to approach the house that was blown up for unknown reasons.
Therefore, Jiang Shizao saw the person standing on the ruins almost at a glance.
The man was dressed in a pure black three-piece suit. Under the gray sky, a black cape draped over his elegant suit. He wore a hood, and his features were completely hidden behind a golden mask.
Apart from the man's height and body shape, Jiang Shizao could hardly see any more information. Even his hands were wrapped in leather gloves.
But almost instantly, a person's code name popped up in Jiang Shizao's mind.
——“001”.
This is 001...
He didn't know if it was because he was too nervous, but when Jiang Shizao looked at the man standing on the ruins, he always felt that the eyes under the man's mask were also looking at him.
"..." This realization made Jiang Shizao almost subconsciously lean towards Wen Xu.
"Shi Zao, are you okay?" Noticing Jiang Shi Zao's movements, Wen Xu considerately raised his left hand and hugged the shoulders of the person next to him. Then he lowered his head and said in a whisper:
"There are so many weirdos in this place, let's leave first."
Jiang Shizao fully agreed with Wen Xu's proposal.
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Lingcheng, the second complex building.
In the 7-14 activity room, when President Cao Qing turned on the lights, Lin Xi was shaking his head and sighing as he walked towards the corner where Jiang Shizao was standing.
The Conjuring game was unsuccessful.
When Jiang Shizao came back to his senses, what he saw was Lin Xi's enlarged face.
He was so scared that he took a small step back.
"What's wrong, Shi Zao?" Lin Xi, who had just arrived at the corner, raised his hand and waved in front of Jiang Shi Zao, somewhat confused.
Jiang Shizao took a deep breath. After seeing the people and place in front of him clearly, he roughly guessed what was going on.
I probably never left this activity room from beginning to end.
When the classmate in front of the mirror disappeared, he and Wen Xu should have entered another space. Perhaps that terrifying space was a transit station connecting to the infinite space they were heading to?
Thinking of this, Jiang Shizao replied in the activity room: "Sorry, I was distracted just now."
Jiang Shizao's eyes searched the lighted activity room until he found Wen Xu. Wen Xu was walking towards him, and when their eyes met, they both confirmed some information from each other's eyes.
Jiang Shizao heaved a sigh of relief. Wen Xu had indeed entered that infinite space with him, and they had both returned safely.
At the same time, Jiang Shizao also put one thing on the agenda in his mind: he had to find a level-breaking supernatural novel for Wen Xu to read.
Lin Xi, who was standing by, followed Jiang Shizao's gaze and looked at the new transfer student.
For some reason, after Lin Xi's gaze flicked back and forth between the two of them, she felt that Shi Zao and the transfer student had inexplicably become closer. This was a strange feeling. Did something just happen?
No, I guess not. It's just that Shizao and the transfer student both drew the game observer ID cards. And how could this form a strange friendship? Across two diagonal spaces? In the dark?
Lin Xi continued to be confused.
After that, members of the Surreal Research Society tried the mirror game several more times, but none of them were successful.
When evening came, the group went to the cafeteria to have dinner together.
When it was time for club activities in the evening, they switched to a few regular supernatural card games.
Jiang Shizao went to the school clinic after the first evening self-study get out of class and retrieved his sweatshirt.
When Wen Helin returned the sweatshirt to the boy, the blue and white clothes had already been washed and dried. It was placed in a transparent garment bag, which made Jiang Shizao feel a little flattered when he took it.
"Thank you, Teacher Wen." Jiang Shizao expressed his gratitude again with sincere emotion.
The kind school doctor before him was truly… too comprehensive. Jiang Shizao sighed again, and felt embarrassed once again.
Maybe someday he could invite the school doctor who had always taken good care of him to have a drink together... Wait, no, he couldn't drink.
I almost forgot that I'm still pretending to be a high school student.
Thinking about it this way, maybe he could ask the kind school doctor to drink... milk tea.
"You're welcome."
Wen Helin lowered his eyes and spoke to the young man in a gentle and tolerant voice.
"You know, it's early. No matter what happens, you can contact me." Wen Helin said, raising the mobile phone in his hand.
In the text box, there was already a message that Jiang Shi had promised and sent.
Listening to the conversation between the two, Wen Xu, who had accompanied Jiang Shizao to retrieve his clothes, raised his eyebrows.
Wen Helin only glanced at the transfer student from the corner of his eye, not wanting to engage in conversation. His gentle gaze remained fixed on Jiang Shizao until he said goodbye and left, his back disappearing from sight. The once gentle and refined man's expression instantly turned cold.
He is completely different from before.
Wen Helin was a little annoyed with the person who followed Zao Zao.
It's very annoying to look at.
…
Under the night sky, Jiang Shizao and Wen Xu walked side by side towards the second comprehensive building.
There was still an hour and a half left before the club activity ended. Of course, there was no strict requirement for them to stay in the club activity room the entire time.
The students at Bell City High School had a relatively free Thursday night.
During this period, students walking together can be seen everywhere on campus, and many clubs are carrying out outdoor activities.
"It's quite lively." Wen Xu said.
"Yes." Jiang Shizao continued.
Perhaps because he had seen a completely different Lingcheng before entering the infinite space, Jiang Shizao's eyes softened a little upon seeing this vibrant and lively campus again. After all, he hadn't forgotten the many strange and bizarre things that existed on the Lingcheng High School campus!
"Shi Zao." When passing by the playground, Wen Xu suddenly called out to Jiang Shi Zao.
"What's wrong?"
"Can you exchange numbers with me?"
When Jiang Shizao heard the question, he was stunned for a moment. Of course, he was only stunned for a moment. It was just because Wen Xu looked very serious that Jiang Shizao almost had the absurd idea that the other party was asking for more than just a phone number.
So the next second Jiang Shi had already replied: "Of course."
After saying that, he took out his cell phone and laughed in his heart at his own rambling thoughts.
But Jiang Shi soon discovered that the person in front of him seemed to have his eyes lit up after getting his consent.
Jiang Shizao was shocked when he noticed this. It was just an exchange of phone numbers, so why was Wen Xu so happy?
Recalling Wen Xu's series of reactions today, Wen Xu seemed to really want to make friends with him...but this gentle classmate of his was very cautious about making friends.
With all these comparisons, Jiang Shizao couldn't help but have a guess... Could it be that Wen Xu didn't make any friends in his previous school?
Jiang Shizao looked at the person in front of him. At this moment, Wen Xu's expression had swept away the loneliness and expectation that was vaguely visible when he asked before.
Finally, Jiang Shizao shook his head.
How could someone like Wen Xu, who is good-looking, good-tempered and enthusiastic, not be able to make friends?
"What's wrong, Shi Zao?"
Wen Xu, who had already saved Jiang Shizao's phone number, raised the corners of his lips and looked very happy.
Jiang Shizao patted the other person's shoulder and said, "Come on, I'll treat you to milk tea."
There is an original beverage shop in the atrium on the first floor of the second complex building. Jiang Shizao found that many students bought milk tea there.
“…Okay.” Wen Xu agreed happily.
Jiang Shizao said, "Let's find a quiet place to drink milk tea later."
I have to discuss the infinite flow issue with Wen Xu.
After leaving the dungeon through the exit, Jiang Shi hadn't heard the new system sound for a long time. This made him feel a little strange.
Jiang Shizao didn't seem to have received the reward that the system had mentioned before in the copy.
He asked Wen Xu, and Wen Xu was in the same situation as him.
Jiang Shizao thought about it and although he didn't receive any new prompts, he still had to be prepared for the next game copy that might come at any time.
Wen Xu lowered his head slightly at this time, his eyes falling on the young man who had inadvertently approached him while speaking.
Jiang Shi had already been thinking about infinite space. Wen Xu was very clear about it. The corners of his lips curled up again, and his voice was particularly gentle. He said:
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
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Jiangcheng Central Hospital.
In the corridor outside the neurosurgery independent ward.
After leaving the ward, He Xianhao walked to the corridor near the elevator. After taking out a specially configured mobile phone and dialing an encrypted number, He Xianhao waited while making sure that the other person coming out of the ward was in his sight.
Just now in the ward, He Xianhao finally saw Jiang Shizao, lying on the hospital bed.
Shi Zao's expression was very calm, and he looked like he was asleep.
He asked the doctor about Shi Zao's condition, and the answer he got was no different from what Jiang Yiyuan had told him on the phone.
In the corridor, He Xianhao glanced at Wen Zhi and Jiang Yiyuan who had returned to the ward door. The two were about ten meters away from him. At this time, the call He Xianhao made was connected.
"Investigator 119, please speak."
He Xianhao did not delay and immediately reported Wen Zhi's situation to his superiors in concise and organized language.
But what he didn't expect was that after a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, he suddenly said:
"Please wait, the call will be transferred."
Then after two transfer sounds, He Xianhao heard another person's voice.
The person on the other end of the phone said, "Have you met Wen Zhi? The writer of supernatural novels, Abyss, Wen Zhi?"
"Yes." He Xianhao replied, but his brows were already furrowed.
He knew very well that when this kind of call transfer occurred, the person being transferred must be a higher-level official.
And now, the officer on the other end of the phone obviously knew Wen Zhi and was very concerned about him.
"Is he within your sight now?"
"exist."
"To make a long story short, we've located your position, and people from the special department are on their way. Please make sure Wen Zhi is within your sight during this time."
"Got it." He Xianhao looked serious. He had indeed been paying attention to Wen Zhi's every move.
At the moment, the other party was just standing in front of the ward door, and Wen Zhi was talking to Jiang Yiyuan.
The call was still going on when the officer on the other end of the line said, "Hold on. If anything unusual happens, please report it to me."
"Sir, is this person dangerous? There are civilians around him. And this is a hospital." Jiang Yiyuan was too close to Wen Zhi, so He Xianhao had to ask, "Do I need to take control measures now?"
But after he finished asking, there was silence on the other end of the phone for a while.
It was several seconds later that He Xianhao heard the officer's voice again.
"Investigator No. 119, transfer to Investigation Team 1 immediately. I will now release information about Wen Zhi to you."
"Investigations have revealed that within the infinite game space of Inter-Dimentional Travel, a world based on an early novel by the author Abyss has appeared."
"Investigations have revealed that a high-ranking player once referred to a player codenamed 001 as 'Erbaisi'. We suspect 'Erbaisi' is the transliterated version of Abyss."
…
Without any further explanation from his superiors, He Xianhao quickly figured out the connection.
In either case, Wen Zhi, or the writer Abyss, has a close connection with this infinite space.
"There is also the latest and most recent piece of information."
"001 has reappeared. The dungeon he entered is a world based on a novel once created by the author Abyss."
"Also, after we first obtained the relevant intelligence, we have been trying to contact Wen Zhi. But this person seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth. Until your call came..."
After hearing this, He Xianhao already had a general understanding of the current situation.
He looked at the man about ten meters away.
so……
The person who appeared in his sight was most likely Player 001 in the infinite game space. He was also the person that the special military department was investigating and wanted to control.
Just then.
Wen Zhi in front of the ward suddenly turned around and looked at He Xianhao. His gaze stayed on the communicator in the man's hand for only half a second, and then an ambiguous smile appeared on his face.
Looking at the smile on the man's face, He Xianhao suddenly came back to his senses.
wrong--
Something is not right.
The military's inability to find Wen Zhi suggests he's intentionally concealing his whereabouts. And if Wen Zhi is 001, then his previous attempts to test him would be easily explained.
This person was likely aware of the military investigation and was even more aware that He Xianhao had entered the game.
It was precisely because he knew clearly that Wen Zhi could completely avoid revealing any flaws in front of him.
But Wen Zhi did this...
This only means...
The other party did it on purpose.
He did it on purpose!
He Xianhao's pupils suddenly contracted violently.
He saw Wen Zhi silently say four words to him: Congratulations on joining the company.
…
He Xianhao's most incredible speculation came true.
Wen Zhi deliberately let himself notice the problem, and then waited for him to report it to his superiors, and then...
...Then He Xianhao was immediately transferred to the investigation team.
...report, call transfer, and situation explanation.
This person guessed all the subsequent developments.
Or perhaps all of this was actually designed by the other party.
That smile says it all.
It was Wen Zhi who wanted him to join the investigation team.
When the thought came to his mind, He Xianhao's hand holding the phone had tightened.
He looked at Wen Zhi from dozens of meters away, but could not see any flaws in this man.
Wen Zhi remained calm and composed. He stood in front of the ward, as if, at this moment, he cared nothing about anything except the person in the ward.
...What is his purpose?
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