Chapter 1657: Chapter 1657: My Half-Brother by Different Parents
It’s not just about controlling an ordinary person to act differently than usual. Even if the Special Defense Department discovers them, there are many ways for these people to escape as long as they don’t want to be exposed.
The Special Defense Sub-Department in Nan City can’t catch these slippery individuals. Under their investigation, these people have reduced their frequency of crimes and are increasingly reluctant to show themselves, which is frustrating.
The reason the Special Defense Department posted this matter on the internal network is primarily out of concern that this group may flee to other cities.
The Special Defense Department has been quite busy recently, and there are many more urgent situations to handle, so they haven’t had time to attend to this small place in Nan City for now.
However, players who are active nearby replied to the post, saying they would go take a look after completing their tasks.
To date, only three individuals suspected to be part of player organizations have been found in Nan City, but no one has been caught; they escaped into the game.
Xu Huo registered an account and asked a few detailed questions. The players from Nan City replied quickly, but perhaps because there was really nothing found, their responses were not very clear.
“Ding-dong!” A message popped up.
The avatar was a smiling Barbie doll, and the nickname was a string of auto-generated letters.
“Hi! Do you want to know the situation of the Cannibal Organization in Nan City? I have insider information that I can sell to you.”
“How much?”
“I don’t want money. Give me a Rank-B prop.” The other party spoke boldly, “I know who you are, and I know where you live. You’re specifically looking at information about Nan City, so you must be interested in that Cannibal Organization.”
Xu Huo made a call to Jiang Qiao, “Chief Jiang, could you please check Yu Qingqing’s account for me on the internal network?”
In addition to members of the Special Defense Department, some players who have close cooperation with the Special Defense Department can also access this internal network. Of course, the content is also graded, and Xu Huo could only view information below Rank-B. But his registered address and name were real-name verified.
Jiang Qiao responded, and it was different from the account Xu Huo was chatting with.
“What’s she currently doing? Which places has she been to?”
Yu Qingqing gained privileges from the Special Defense Department through Xu Huo’s connections, and even when the military almost fell out with Xu Huo, she was not troubled. Although her ability to cause trouble is top-notch, her overall capability is still quite good; she quickly gathered a group of quite capable players and formed a small organization.
Xu Huo didn’t waste words and reported the account information.
“This person is a newly joined Level D Player of ‘Capricious’, quite a formidable individual, working as a diving coach. Using a prop, he can turn a small space into a body of water, thereby restricting others’ movements. He has scored ten kills against players of the same level.” Jiang Qiao quickly replied.
‘Capricious’ is the name Yu Qingqing gave to her player organization. It may not sound impressive, but it fits with her original intention for the name.
After hanging up, Xu Huo replied, “Not in the instance?”
“What does it have to do with you whether I’m in an instance or not?” the other party quickly replied.
“The Special Defense Department has given you quite some benefits, right? Recently, their internal resources have been cut back.” Xu Huo implied.
A few seconds later, a message came from the other side, “The benefits I have now were earned by myself.”
Xu Huo smiled slightly, “I can make sure you don’t get any.”
The other side was silent for a while before a message came, “I’ve never seen someone as stingy as you; you’re not even willing to give up a single Rank-B prop.”
Xu Huo called over, directly asking, “The information.”
Yu Qingqing reluctantly spoke, “My people stayed in Nan City for a few days and just happened to meet a player being tracked by the Special Defense Department. It took us three days to discover that he went to a foreign factory. I investigated that foreign factory, but behind it is a multinational enterprise called South Pearl. However, we only know people went into the factory; whether the disappearances are related to this company is unclear. The players operating outside are not Cannibal Players, and they behave well with no bad records.”
“But my gut tells me the disappearances are definitely related to them. The company has a food processing company under it. Isn’t it common to hear about turning live human flesh into meat products to produce Cannibal Players? I estimate they are doing just that.”
Xu Huo became a little more serious, “Have you been to the food processing plant?”
“Not yet; I’m debating whether to get involved in this matter,” Yu Qingqing lazily replied, “It’s a big company, probably quite wealthy.”
“Don’t go for now,” Xu Huo warned, “There might be quite a few people on the other side.”
In fact, it’s not just that; screening targets, executing plans require strong planning and control. Almost openly abducting people, and then leaving cleanly once discovered requires not only enough manpower but also smart minds and very tight connections up and down the chain.
The mind is very important, meaning they may have a complete crisis-handling process specifically used to deal with the Special Defense Department or players who meddle impulsively.
It might be troublesome to openly kill Special Defense Department people, but there are no such worries for ordinary players.
“Are you worried I’ll suffer a loss?” Yu Qingqing quickly said, “If you’re so concerned, why not give me a few good defensive props!”
Xu Huo didn’t think she’d be as anxious as the Special Defense Department, and she might even take advantage of the chaos by directly robbing someone else’s headquarters.
“I’ll come over tonight.”
Yu Qingqing understood his insinuation, “I get it, I’ll stay out of the way until you’re done.”
Xu Huo thought for a moment and still gave her three Rank-B props and one Rank-A prop. During the Midsummer Night’s River of Stars instance, the props from killing two Rank-B players were numerous. A few Rank-A items were lent to Yan Jiayu, and the remaining two or three overlapped with the Rank-A props he already had; their effects weren’t as good as his original props. They were just sitting there anyway.
“You’re the best, brother!” On the other end, Yu Qingqing’s voice was full of cheers, “From now on, you are my real elder brother from another mother. Whatever you need me to do, I won’t hesitate!”
“You’re coming over tonight, right? I’ll give you a warm welcome. By the way, there’s a beautiful sister in my team now; she’s got everything you’ll want, a real beauty, sure to suit your taste…”
Xu Huo hung up the phone.
“Ding-dong!” A smiley face popped up on the chat interface.
Xu Huo shut down the computer, went downstairs, and with the fruit basket sent by the Special Defense Department, knocked on the doors of neighboring residents to inform them that the Xu Family had moved in and to ask for their attention.
The neighbors were very polite, especially those who knew Xu Huo was a player, promising that as long as they were home, they would always pay attention to the Xu Family’s situation—since the changes in the military and Special Defense Department leadership were ultimately beneficial to most players, and Xu Huo’s efforts had earned him quite a reputation.
Having achieved his purpose, Xu Huo instructed his family with a few words before leaving the safety zone and heading straight for Nan City.