# Chapter 2270: Game Carrier in the City Center
"So I think they were probably taken into the game by the Water Cube," Lou Zigui said. "Unfortunately, neither of them ever appeared again... I hope they cleared it."
After thanking Xu Huo once more, Lou Zigui hung up the communicator.
Xu Huo handed the communicator to the Painting Woman, asking her to help submit the list of wanted criminals he had screened to the City Hall.
The Painting Woman had been working for a long time and began to negotiate terms, "After this job, I'm never doing this work again. I want to go out and play."
Xu Huo was about to say something when a message suddenly came through on the communicator. It was from "Ding Dong Bleeding," who got straight to the point: "I'm a City Hall player."
After a brief exchange, he stood up, "Didn't you want to go out and play? Let's go."
The Painting Woman quickly put down her work and followed him. Zhu Xiaojin also wanted to join, so the three of them headed toward a nearby bar.
It wasn't yet dinner time, but most players and local residents had already gone home. Places like bars had even fewer people, so when the three entered, they saw a woman with a forehead tattoo sitting by the bar counter.
"Are you Ding Dong Bleeding?" Xu Huo approached and asked.
The tattooed woman signaled the bartender to pour him a drink, "Try it. Before the City Hall collapsed, this was my favorite place to drink."
Xu Huo wasn't very interested, but the Painting Woman was eager to try. She directly picked up the glass and poured it into her mouth. After drinking, she licked her lips and asked the bartender for another.
Zhu Xiaojin sat next to Xu Huo but didn't join their conversation.
Seeing Xu Huo's attitude, the tattooed woman had to speak first, "Has someone really cleared the game?"
Xu Huo pointed to Zhu Xiaojin behind him.
The tattooed woman glanced at him and said, "The City Hall has submitted quite a few wanted criminals, but clearing players basically need dozens of them. If you split them up, it won't be many per person. He couldn't have cleared it just because you attributed all the wanted criminals to him, could he?"
"Since you're a City Hall player, you should understand the game better than outsiders," Xu Huo said calmly. "Since you came to find me, it can't be just to clear the game."
"Ding Dong Bleeding" hadn't responded to other Enforcement Officers before. Either she knew how to clear the game and didn't need anyone's help, or she had no need to clear it. Given her identity as a City Hall player, the latter was more likely.
Someone who didn't need to clear the game would definitely be concerned about the One-Third Game.
And with the city center in that state, someone who originally worked for the City Hall would certainly know the inside story.
"You really are a smart person." The tattooed woman smiled. "I've asked around. The fact that you could quickly open up channels at City Hall means you're definitely a powerful player. Otherwise, other players would have replaced you long ago. The fact that you came out of the game alive and have someone who cleared it proves that even more."
"The smarter people are, the more curious they become. Being able to trade several Armed Robots and over a dozen Flight Surveillance Monitors with City Hall means ordinary bargaining chips won't move you. You must be very curious about what exactly happened in Buliucheng."
"I can exchange this secret with you."
Xu Huo smiled but didn't answer.
The tattooed woman swirled the glass in her hand and continued, "The One-Third Game contains Time Power and Space Power. For a Super Evolver like you, it must be fatally attractive. The core of the game is in the city center. An opportunity right in front of you—are you just going to let it pass?"
"Do you really know?" Xu Huo decided to be more direct. "The City Hall no longer exists. You, a former City Hall player, can't even enter the city center. You have to imitate Instance players by using a fake name to apply for Enforcement Officer status. Whether there are still living people in the city center right now is questionable. You came to me for one purpose: no matter what you want to do, you need someone else to help you enter the city center."
"Needing someone else's help means two possibilities: either you're not strong enough, or you want someone else to be a scapegoat. Which one are you?"
At this point in the conversation, both sides' attitudes and intentions were basically clear. The tattooed woman held the secret of the One-Third Game, but she needed Xu Huo's help, while Xu Huo thought this bargaining chip wasn't enough.
The tattooed woman was now in a weak negotiating position. Xu Huo could flip the table and leave at any time. By revealing her identity, she was actually increasing her bargaining power, but it also showed her urgency.
Letting out a wry laugh, the tattooed woman downed her drink in one gulp. The glass landed on the bar counter with a "smack" before she turned to look at Xu Huo. "This is the trouble with dealing with smart and powerful people. No matter what you do, it feels like you're not wearing any clothes. Even the negotiation process is skipped. How boring."
"Saves everyone time." Xu Huo smiled.
The tattooed woman propped her chin on one hand on the bar counter, staring at him. "Your guess isn't entirely right. There are people in the city center. Someone who used to work at City Hall is there, because he was the one who brought the One-Third Game."
"Oh?" Xu Huo raised an eyebrow slightly. "Then the City Hall players must have been the first to suffer. Do you have a deep grudge against him?"
The tattooed woman narrowed her eyes. "It's not really a deep grudge. Just a madman. A madman obsessed with science and the future, who wanted to create a world without Instances. He thought what he discovered was a miracle, but it turned out to be a death warrant. Now he's trapped in the One-Third Game and can't get out."
She pushed her communicator forward, showing emails exchanged with City Hall. "This was sent by that person. There are coded messages inside. Probably because more Instance players have entered the city center, and he found enough materials, so he logged back into the City Hall system. Otherwise, you players wouldn't have had the chance to become Enforcement Officers."
Xu Huo paused. "Hasn't City Hall been reachable all along?"
"Of course." The tattooed woman raised her eyebrows. "Do you think no other player has thought of this method?"
It sounded like a trap.
"You came to me because you want me to bring this person out?" Xu Huo asked again.
"I don't care if he lives or dies," the tattooed woman snorted coldly. "He killed so many companions. He should have died long ago!"
She looked back at Xu Huo. "I want you to destroy this One-Third Game."
Xu Huo laughed at that. "A game containing Time-Space Power that has already formed a complete game system—are you joking?"
"I told you, this game was brought here by someone." The tattooed woman said. "The game carrier is in the city center. That's why it restricts player entry. The person inside is now willing to cooperate with us and reveal the carrier's location. All we need is a player with dual Time-Space Evolution to go in and destroy the carrier. Then Buliucheng can return to normal!"