Chapter 891: Seeds of Doubt |
Looking at the Ancient Rugged Giant and Gun Dragon Group members who perished together, Yin En instinctively said, "Should we loot the equipment? After all, this Ancient Rugged Giant is considered an elite monster, right?"
Zhang Wenbing gave Yin En a look and said, "Yin En, do you think we're playing an RPG game and expect this Ancient Rugged Giant to drop some equipment for us? As for those Gun Dragon Group guys, let's not even mention them; they've already turned into skeletons."
At this time, the flesh on those Gun Ghosts had been continuously vaporized under high temperatures, so the Gun Ghosts had already turned into gun bones.
As for the short guns that were integrated with the Gun Ghosts, they were nowhere to be found, probably vaporized as well.
"Fortunately, the Ghouls we encountered before didn't conduct so many fancy human modification experiments, otherwise, we wouldn't have survived until now." Liu Xing couldn't help but think of England's Cult of the Cadaver.
If England's Cult of the Cadaver had also mastered the method of creating Gun Ghosts, then England might have already become the territory of the Cult of the Cadaver...
"But speaking of which, I remember the various materials on the Ancient Rugged Giant are quite good. For example, their fur is very tough and can be used to make cloaks or leather jackets, but no matter how you process it, there will always be a faint earthy smell." Zhang Jingxu looked at the corpse of the Ancient Rugged Giant and said, "So I think we can still... forget it, I can't bring myself to do it, and this Ancient Rugged Giant's corpse has already been bitten to pieces by the Gun Ghosts."
As soon as Zhang Jingxu finished speaking, several cars suddenly appeared on the screen, indicating that the Public Faction's support had finally arrived.
To Liu Xing's surprise, there was a familiar face among the Public Faction's support team—Mo Jin.
Indeed, as time passed, many things had changed. Unexpectedly, the once ordinary "Mo Jin" had gone astray and joined a secret cult.
Just as Liu Xing was sighing, he noticed that Mo Jin and his team's behavior seemed a bit off—they didn't care about the Ancient Rugged Giant and their comrades' corpses on the ground but instead put on gas masks and entered the villa.
At this time, Liu Xing and others noticed that the villa was still shrouded in smoke and dust, which was obviously very unusual.
"Could it be that the volcano in the Dreamrealm erupted? Why hasn't the smoke and dust dissipated?" Ding Kun frowned and said.
Liu Xuyu shook his head and said with a puzzled look, "I have been trying to connect to the hidden cameras in the villa, but I haven't succeeded. However, the cameras are not malfunctioning, so something in the villa must be blocking the signal."
"What should we do now? Should we go in and take a look?" Yin En suggested.
Liu Xing quickly shook his head and said seriously, "A wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall. We are not sure what is happening in the villa, so it's better not to risk entering. Moreover, the Public Faction members have already gone in. Even if we don't encounter other mythical creatures, running into these Public Faction members is not a good thing, and there might be more troublesome guys among them than the Gun Dragon Group members."
Since Yin En and others didn't recognize Mo Jin's character card, Liu Xing could only hint at it this way.
Yin En and others understood Liu Xing's hint and gave up the idea of venturing into the villa. If it were just PvE, they might have a chance to deal with the Public Faction NPCs in the villa; but in this PvP situation, they would be at a disadvantage against Mo Jin and other players.
So Liu Xing and others continued to keep a close eye on the villa shrouded in smoke and dust on the screen.
Half an hour passed, and the smoke and dust around the villa were still swirling, showing no signs of dissipating.
As for Mo Jin and others who entered the villa, there was no sign of them, not even a sound.
"Did the Public Faction people really go to the Dreamrealm?" Bored, Yin En had already pressed his face against the table.
Equally bored, Liu Xing yawned and said, "Most likely. After all, the villa is not that big. Even if they searched every inch, they should have thoroughly checked it by now. So they probably went to the Dreamrealm, or maybe they were wiped out by the mythical creature hidden in the villa."
After chatting for a bit, Liu Xing and others continued to stare at the screen in a daze.
They waited until it got dark, but the villa still showed no signs of activity.
Since they couldn't turn on the lights at night, Liu Xing and others had an early dinner.
"Sawada Yinyin has already taken care of everything. We can use Sandro and Brewster's names to enter the vault at any time, so we need to make a decision soon." Yin En said while holding a mobile phone.
Zhang Jingxu opened a can of sardines and said, "Let's choose Brewster. Although Yoshino Takayuki is an unstable factor, as long as he knows he's in the same boat as us, he should cooperate obediently. This way, we can have an extra meat shield in the vault."
Liu Xing and others agreed with Zhang Jingxu's opinion.
"Alright, I'll have Sawada Yinyin send someone to capture Yoshino Takayuki. The Warrior Faction's intelligence department has confirmed that Yoshino Takayuki is selling arms somewhere in the Shikoku region. If all goes well, we should see him tomorrow." Yin En said while sending a message to Sawada Yinyin.
Liu Xing instinctively looked up at the second floor and saw that Shi Zixuan was indeed waiting for them there.
So Liu Xing quickly finished his dinner and made an excuse to go to the balcony on the second floor.
Seeing Liu Xing's behavior, Zhang Jingxu and others knew that Shi Zixuan had returned. However, to avoid arousing Liu Xuyu's suspicion, they continued to eat their dinner slowly... after all, they had plenty of time tonight and were not in a hurry.
When Liu Xing reached the second floor, he took Shi Zixuan into his room and said, "We have found a suitable target named Brewster. I believe you know about this person, right?"
Shi Zixuan nodded and smiled, "Of course, I know Brewster. I originally planned to list him as an alternative target, but I wasn't sure if you could contact Brewster to stand by us. After all, he is a U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, and getting him to work for us is a bit tricky. Moreover, Yoshino Takayuki is not an easy person to deal with."
"Shi Zixuan, you're right, but you still underestimate our Warrior Faction. Besides, we have Brewster's dark history in our hands, so how could he refuse to cooperate with us?" Liu Xing said confidently, "By the way, what did you do today?"
Shi Zixuan sighed and said, "I originally planned to find Sandro's company staff to understand the situation because I was still thinking of using Sandro's name to enter the vault. However, I found that Sandro's company was already deserted. After investigating, I discovered that Sandro's employees thought he wouldn't return anytime soon. Moreover, Sandro often delayed paying their salaries, so they believed he would take this opportunity to withhold their wages. Therefore, the employees took everything from the company and sold it, then went their separate ways."
"Is there such an operation?" Liu Xing was a little dumbfounded.
Shi Zixuan took out a mobile phone and showed Liu Xing a photo. The photo was of a messy office, with only some difficult-to-move desks and chairs and waste paper left.
"So we definitely can't rely on Sandro now, so I went to check on Mizusawa Yoko's situation and found that because her son's health condition was deteriorating, she has now taken her son to Tokyo for treatment." Shi Zixuan shrugged and said, "So now our targets are only Brewster and Yamada Taro's wife. Fortunately, Yamada Taro's wife did not go to the bank to withdraw money because her husband is temporarily out of contact."
"That's because she can't withdraw money now. After all, Yamada Taro is only temporarily out of contact and has not been confirmed missing, so Yamada Taro's wife can't withdraw her husband's property. But this is no longer important. As long as we catch Yoshino Takayuki tomorrow, we can go to the bank to start work." Liu Xing said indifferently.
Just as Liu Xing was about to tell Shi Zixuan about today's unexpected situation, Shi Zixuan said first: "Uh, I have something I don't know whether to say or not, because it is related to Yin En, and it doesn't seem to be a good thing."
Liu Xing frowned, not knowing what Shi Zixuan meant by this sentence.
Could it be that Shi Zixuan is trying to sow discord between himself and Yin En?
It shouldn't be. Shi Zixuan must know his relationship with Yin En, and ordinary schemes of sowing discord would definitely not work... Did Shi Zixuan really discover something?
But what could Yin En be hiding from him, and it's not a good thing?
Liu Xing looked at Shi Zixuan with a puzzled expression, not knowing what to say.
Seeing Liu Xing like this, Shi Zixuan sighed and said: "I know you and Yin En have been working together for a long time, and you even shared life on Yueshihao, which is a brotherly relationship. But what happened today is really strange, and I think you all don't know what Yin En did... So Liu Xing, you decide for yourself. If you trust me, I will tell you everything I saw this morning. If you are not interested in what I say, I will never mention it again."
This morning?!
Liu Xing frowned, remembering that Yin En had returned to the room to get his mobile phone this morning.
Could it be that in less than half a minute, Yin En did something that surprised Shi Zixuan?
But at that time, Yin En should have been in the room, and Shi Zixuan was most likely outside the villa. So as long as the villa's one-way window was closed, Shi Zixuan shouldn't have been able to see what Yin En was doing in the room.
Unless Yin En opened the window.
But to be safe, everyone had agreed yesterday not to open the window to avoid being discovered by the nearby Public Faction members. So under normal circumstances, Yin En would not open the window unless...
Although Liu Xing trusted Yin En very much, Shi Zixuan's words planted a seed in Liu Xing's heart. With Liu Xing's strong imagination, this seed quickly took root and sprouted. So Liu Xing knew that if he didn't let Shi Zixuan tell him what she saw, he would definitely keep doubting Yin En in the future.
This is a vicious cycle because constant suspicion will only make him trust Yin En less and less.
And in the Cthulhu RPG Game, when you can't trust your teammates, there is no need for the team to exist because the team will be wiped out sooner or later.
So, Liu Xing sighed and decided to listen to what Shi Zixuan had to say.
"Shi Zixuan, I hope you don't lie to me." Liu Xing said seriously.
Shi Zixuan nodded, took out her mobile phone, and showed Liu Xing another photo.
The background of this photo was the sky by the sea, with a sparrow flying towards the sun in mid-air.
"Was this photo taken in the villa area?" Liu Xing frowned and said.
Shi Zixuan put down her mobile phone and said, "Yes, I returned to the villa area early this morning to tell you about Mizusawa Yoko and Sandro. But when I walked to the seaside, I saw Yin En open the window of this room and throw out a piece of paper, which then turned into a fireball and became that sparrow... You know, sparrows usually don't move around the seaside because the birds by the sea are mostly carnivorous. Moreover, the villa area lacks trees and food. Most importantly, have you ever seen a sparrow fly so high?"
"This..." Liu Xing was speechless.
As Shi Zixuan said, small birds like sparrows usually live in forests where they can hide easily or in cities with few predators. After all, the terrain by the sea is too open.
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