Immortal I Speedrun Supernatural Game

Chapter 690 A scholar encounters a soldier; reason is useless.

Qing Ning kept adjusting the angle of the light.

Unfortunately, the last line ends here.

It wasn't because I didn't continue writing, but because the fold in the drawer slide pressed down on that part, completely obscuring the dent.

In the end, Qingning had no choice but to give up.

But as she looked at those few lines of text, her fingers unconsciously tapped on the table.

“Li Shuang…”

She had never heard of this name before, but judging from the words on the note, she was probably the last person Ke Ming had contact with before his disappearance.

"Don't trust Li Shuang..."

What exactly did she lie to Ke Ming about? And what wasn't she?

Not a person? Or not an NPC? Or something else?

There are simply too many possible interpretations based solely on the text without any further information.

She tried to find more clues, and got up to search other parts of the room.

The search took a full hour.

After all, the upstairs apartments are not only better in terms of environment than cheap rental apartments, but also larger in size and have more furniture, which means there are more places to hide things.

Because the paint on the door was applied rather hastily.

So Qingning thought there might still be clues hidden that the cleanup crew hadn't found.

Just like this note!

The good thing is that—they actually found something new for Lime.

But what made her sweat a little was that the item hadn't been hidden.

It was an unopened box of candy.

It was placed neatly on top of the air conditioner.

That wasn't a very secluded location; it's impossible for anyone who came here before not to have seen it.

In other words, the box of candy might not have been placed there by Ke Ming, but rather deliberately left behind by someone who came to clean the room.

Apart from that, Qingning is basically certain that there are no other clues in this house.

She practically tore the house apart within an hour.

The question now is—why leave a box of candy here?

Qing Ning was completely baffled.

She picked up the candy box and turned it over.

From the outside, this is the uniform packaging of the Desire Factory's food division, and the candy wrapper is printed with slogans such as "Every bite is the taste of happiness and fulfillment".

The production date is one year ago, and the shelf life is eighteen months. It has not expired yet.

There's nothing unusual about it at the moment.

Suddenly, Qingning remembered what Daimao had said: the guy with the cat on his head who had been staking out the Wish Exhibition Hall before was there because a candy had mysteriously appeared on his workstation.

The tortoiseshell used a prop to see that there was information written inside the candy wrapper, which is why it came to her to discuss it together.

So she carefully examined the seal on the box.

Sure enough, there was an extremely fine cut there, as if someone had cut it open with a blade and then glued it back on.

Tear the seal open completely and pour out the contents.

There were twelve candies in total, all orange-flavored, and they seemed to be the same as those provided free of charge in the break room.

She peeled off the wrappers one by one.

It wasn't until the eighth candy that I noticed two lines of handwritten text under the advertising slogan on the candy wrapper—

"There are living people in the Forgotten Zone!"

"Run! That's not me!"

The handwriting in these two lines is clearly different from the indentations on the previous white paper, and the first line is relatively smooth, while the second line is extremely sloppy and hasty.

It's estimated that the content was written by the same person at different times.

"Holy crap, what's going on here...?"

Qing Ning felt like her head was about to explode.

The clues left by Ke Ming were already troublesome enough, but now there are clues about other people in his room.

If the person who put the candy box there was the one cleaning the room, then it's both an attempt to cover up signs that someone had lived in the room and a deliberate placement of something in an obvious location.

Why do such contradictory things?

And what about that forgotten section?

After thinking for a moment, Qing Ning put everything, including the dented piece of white paper, back into the box and then put it directly into her coat pocket, intending to take it with her.

If you can't figure it out yourself, then leave it to someone with a good brain to figure it out.

Let's take it down to show the hawksbill turtle.

After taking her things, she turned and left immediately.

But as she reached the door to close it, she looked down at the doorknob again.

Putting aside any clues for now, what kind of marks were left on this doorknob that could have destroyed all of my props?

If it wasn't some force within the Desire Factory, then it's highly likely that it was the work of another player.

After all, there are still a few players whose identities have not been confirmed.

Which main storyline will these players hiding in the shadows choose?

Will they follow that neurotic guy to achieve liberation, or will he appear at some point and join their takeover alliance?

Qing Ning quickly walked through the corridor, arrived at the elevator, and pressed the down button.

Ding-dong-

The elevator doors slowly opened.

There was a person standing inside.

"Oh, good morning, what a coincidence."

The other person, chewing on candy, mumbled a greeting; it was none other than the guy with the cow-and-cat hairstyle on his head and a perpetually smug, punchable expression on his face.

"Good morning... By the way, who are you? Have I seen you before?"

After responding instinctively, Qing Ning immediately realized—the other person shouldn't have seen her before!

It has always been the hawksbill turtle that has been in contact with him. Even when he goes to the wish exhibition hall, he is the one who lies on the machine to experience the wish and pretends to be the one.

This guy might not even know who his players are!

Her tone sounded extremely natural and calm, indeed like the bewilderment one feels after being greeted by a stranger.

However, before Wu Wang could speak, the little hill on his head let out a weak meow.

"Meow~"

【You smell like tortoiseshell, meow. Are you two lesbians?】

It's still the Thunder Language System taught by Wu Wang, a great teacher.

The moment she opened her mouth, Qing Ning couldn't hold back anymore.

Her facial expression twitched slightly. What the other person smelled was probably the scent she had picked up while catching a nap on the tortoiseshell bed not long ago. Just because a human's sense of smell can't detect it doesn't mean a cat's sense of smell can't.

But Qing Ning continued to play dumb, saying, "Oh, you mean hawksbill turtle? I know her; we had contact during my work assignments..."

But before she could finish speaking, Wu Wang stretched and said, "Stop acting."

"Girl, you chatted with Tortoiseshell in the training hall, so you must be players who know each other or even trust each other. Besides... don't you find it weird at all that a cat can talk?"

"Unless you heard this from someone who already knew my cat could talk."

call--

Lime's breath hitched for a moment.

This guy's observation skills are truly terrifying!

The cat's problem was that he had been negligent, but he actually noticed his interaction with the tortoiseshell as soon as he entered the training hall of the instance!?

It's worth noting that there were probably close to a hundred people hired there at the time.

In such a short time, how could he possibly observe everyone?

Seemingly seeing through her thoughts, Wu Wang grinned and said, "I wouldn't say I observed everyone, but I could at least observe a few people whose expressions and attitudes were rather subtle in response to my remarks at the time, such as you and Dai Mao."

Lime: "!!!"

She understood immediately.

At the time, besides being sarcastic to those employees, this guy was also paying attention to how people around him treated him! If a normal employee encountered such a situation, they would most likely treat it with disgust, or at the very least, keep their distance out of concern, fearing that the indiscriminate attack might harm them.

This is the proper attitude towards mental illness.

Only a fellow gamer would immediately realize that he was definitely a gamer, and one who wasn't quite right in the head.

The players' habitual indifference and even their unusual wariness of this guy—all these attitudes that don't seem like those of normal employees—unconsciously corroborated their identities.

"You did that on purpose! Just to quickly find the other players?" Qing Ning knew that continuing the act would be insulting, so she simply spoke directly.

In response, Wu Wang shrugged and said, "It wasn't that intentional. I just really enjoy verbally attacking others."

"Meow~"

That's just how cats are.

Xiao Qiu wholeheartedly agreed with the assertion that Wu had fallen.

This guy not only enjoys verbally attacking others, he used to put pressure on himself at home as well.

What kind of kind person would put pressure on a cat?

"Alright, are you coming in or not? Which floor are you going to?" Wu Wang rolled her eyes and pointed to her hand that had been pressing the door open button, saying, "It's tiring, sister."

Without the slightest hesitation, Qing Ning stepped inside.

She knew that if she didn't go in now, it would only make her seem more problematic.

If this guy were to become interested in investigating her, Qing Ning felt a headache coming on just thinking about his provocative behavior that attracted the factory's attention.

"The fourth floor, thank you."

Upon hearing Qing Ning's reply, Wu Wang casually asked, "Going back to take on a new work assignment?"

This floor is clearly not where she lives, and this little thing can't stand up to investigation, so Qingning knows she can only pretend to be here on a mission.

She pursed her lips and continued, "Yeah, it's a comforting job. The other party is so difficult. I'll go back and see if there are any other types of jobs. Comforting is really not a job for humans. Being someone's emotional dumping ground is something else."

After making his rant, he noticed that Wu Wang's expression had become somewhat subtle.

Then, he gently pressed the button for a floor.

The thirtieth floor!

Qing Ning reached out and pressed the button for the fourth floor, saying helplessly, "So you asked me for so long, but you never intended to help me press the floor, did you..."

Snapped--

Before her hand could even touch the button for the fourth floor, Wu Wang grabbed her arm and stopped her.

The other person smiled and said, "No, you're not going to the fourth floor; you're going to where we new employees live."

"You should go back and find the hawksbill turtle now."

Qing Ning's heart skipped a beat.

Forcing a smile, she said, "What do you mean? Please let go, okay? Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll mistakenly think you're going to fight me here?"

This kind of anger is the reaction a normal player should have.

Unexpectedly, Wu Wang nodded.

His smile became increasingly unsettling. He pointed to the elevator surveillance camera in the corner and said, "Come on, I'll break it down for a few minutes. That's enough time for us to have a fight."

Even Xiao Qiu arched his back and puffed up his fur in agreement.

Activate Spinosaurus form and prepare to exhale!

"Ha~"

Looking at the posture of the person and the cat.

Qing Ning looked like she'd seen a ghost.

He immediately pulled his hand back and stepped to the edge of the elevator, exclaiming in surprise, "Holy crap! Are you fucking serious?"

"Are you crazy?! What have I done to offend you? What if this attracts the factory's attention?"

Unless it's a case of overwhelming strength or a sneak attack/assassination, battles between players are never small skirmishes, and no one knows what strange items the other is carrying.

Unless absolutely necessary, Qingning absolutely did not want the factory to discover the player abilities they possessed.

Who knows how the factory will respond!

The bigger the commotion, the faster the player dies.

This is common knowledge among seasoned players.

Faced with her incomprehension, Wu Wang confidently said, "Since you don't want to fight, then take out the items so we can all appreciate them together."

dong dong!

Qing Ning's heart beat even faster.

Things? What things? Could he be talking about the clues in Ke Ming's room?

How did this guy know he had found a clue?

He also planted some kind of surveillance device on me?

Oh, right! After I pressed the down button for the elevator, the elevator came up from below.

If this guy was in the elevator, it means he originally intended to go up.

As a result, after I entered the elevator, he didn't get out; instead, he followed me back down.

That means—this is the floor he wants to go to! And he suspects that what he's looking for is on himself!

But clinging to a sliver of hope, Qingning still wanted to try and see if she could get away with it, or if the other party actually had no evidence at all and was just putting on an act to trick her!

"I don't understand what you're saying..."

brush--

Before he finished speaking, Wu Wang drew a menacing serrated blade from his hand, aiming it at Qing Ning as if he were about to start a fight.

He said calmly, "Dungeon items can't be put into players' inventory. So, how do I put it, should I find them after the dungeon starts, or should you take them out now, and we can stand here and have a good chat like we're discussing the answers to a final exam?"

At this moment, the overhead surveillance camera seemed to malfunction and drooped down without any response.

A chilling murderous aura spread through the cramped space of the elevator, and the sharp, cold air from the blades even made my skin sting.

At that moment, Qingning realized that the other person was not joking.

He's really planning to take action!

"Damn! He's a complete lunatic!"

She finally couldn't hold back and swore.

After saying that, he was forced to reach into his coat pocket and quickly take out the candy box.

He adopted a negotiating stance, saying, "You must return it to me after you've finished reading it. If you try to just take it by force, then I'll have no choice but to retaliate."

The moment Wu Wang saw this thing, he immediately withdrew the toothed blade from his hand.

However, the monitoring system still did not function properly.

"No problem, that's right, nothing happened just now."

"As fellow players, we're still one big family, even if we both interfere with each other."

Wu Wang smiled broadly as he accepted the candy box.

After opening it, I began to examine its contents.

Seeing how quickly his expression changed, Qing Ning felt a surge of anger rising within her.

She gritted her teeth and said, "You...you really aren't afraid of dying?"

If I had been more assertive, and the two of us had actually fought, I'm afraid that no matter who won, we would both end up being taken to the talent incubation center by the factory's "smiling agents" and disposed of.

Given his previous provocative behavior towards the factory, the factory has probably been looking for an opportunity to get rid of him for a while now.

To be honest, Qingning couldn't understand how he planned to live.

She handed over the candy box simply because she didn't want to be dragged down with this guy and die together.

Feeling completely manipulated by the other party left Qingning with a bitter taste in her mouth, unable to express her grievances.

They'll explode at the slightest provocation, completely refusing to listen to any explanations or excuses.

How are we supposed to play this?!

Now I know why the hawksbill turtle gave that assessment.

This guy is not only powerful in his methods.

More importantly, it's that bizarre way of thinking and ability to act.

He is a rather formidable enemy… (End of Chapter)