Chapter 962: Population Cleanup
Luo Changren didn't even look at Xiong Qing. He first let out a low laugh, then couldn't help but burst into uncontrollable laughter. After laughing, he still said the same thing: "If you're going to kill me, just do it. Stop wasting words."
The hot-tempered red-clothed player rushed over and kicked him over, "What's a murderer got to be so arrogant about!"
Luo Changren flew several meters away and landed beside the unconscious Xiong Qing. Struggling to get up, he said, "And what good are you people?"
He looked at the gene detection instrument placed to the side, "Fish-shaped pattern, the mark of W02 Base City. Since the base station was established, W02 has been the most unscrupulous of all base cities—murder for money, kidnapping and extortion, human trafficking and organ sales. All these dirty dealings are done openly, even the government participates. Did you come to W37 to do charity?"
The red-clothed player wiped his chin, "What you said actually makes some damn sense."
The next second, his expression turned vicious, "If you have strength but still have to obey the law, then what's the difference between you and those ants running around outside? In the game world, players can do whatever they want!"
With that, he lifted Xiong Qing, "It doesn't matter if you don't hand over the vaccine. I'll slice the flesh off his body piece by piece and feed it to you. Once you've had enough, you'll naturally spill the beans."
Luo Changren's eyes were about to split. He turned his head and shouted out the window, "There are players from W02 Base City here!"
The red-clothed player and the gloomy man didn't stop him. The former sneered, "It's chaos outside. Do you think anyone can hear you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly paused and also looked outside, "There's not much noise outside right now..."
Before his words faded, his hand suddenly felt lighter. He turned around and saw the gloomy man holding Luo Changren and Xiong Qing with both hands, breaking through the window and leaping out!
The red-clothed player was startled at first, then wanted to follow, but the next second, his foot stepped into empty air. The solid bird tower had actually turned into a pitch-black void!
"Tang Mao!" He called out to his companion ahead, but at that moment, another gloomy man pressed down on his shoulder from behind. He swung back, and the other dodged while saying, "Look clearly, I am Tang Mao!"
The red-clothed player didn't care about that and directly used a prop to attack, but then the surrounding darkness all disappeared. The Tang Mao in front of him was still Tang Mao, but the "Tang Mao" who had run out the window had turned into a complete stranger!
What was going on?
Not just him, but the few others in the tower, including the high-heeled woman who had been fighting to the death with her opponent until a second ago, were all stunned by this change. She quickly jumped out of the bird tower and said to the companions who came down one after another, "He's the player who broke into the bird tower!"
The red-clothed player got up to chase, but Tang Mao stopped him and stared warily at the person standing fifty meters away, "Why isn't he leaving?"
There was no need to leave.
Xu Huo had replaced the gloomy man in the interrogation of Luo Changren when the red-clothed player was telling vulgar jokes about the female mayor. He hadn't missed anything before or after the interrogation. Although he had some guesses about why Teacher Ai had sent him away, the fact that he was Luo Changren was truly unexpected.
As for why he hadn't kept his agreement with the W37 mayor, and why the law enforcement players were keeping such a close watch on Xiong Qing, a little thought about the process made it clear.
As the only person who knew the whereabouts of the vaccine, Luo Changren naturally couldn't die. Just then, the law enforcement team had already surrounded the bird tower, so he simply closed his spiritual realm and brought the few W02 players out of the tower.
People were standing on the houses and streets near the bird tower. A large number of off-road vehicles had formed a blockade zone on the periphery. The ordinary people who had been in this area had all been cleared away, leaving only the W37 players.
Gao Xiaoyan walked over from the street ahead, surrounded by several players. She first nodded at Xu Huo, then looked at the red-clothed players, "Guests from W02 have honored us with your presence. Why hide in a bird tower that can't even block the wind or rain? If word gets out, people will say W37 doesn't know how to treat guests."
"Take them to A13 Prison."
As her voice fell, the ponytail man and the lightning-patterned man, along with more than ten other players, surrounded the red-clothed players.
Seeing the situation was unfavorable, the high-heeled woman was the first to use a ticket to escape. The remaining few hesitated briefly before engaging the law enforcement team in a scuffle.
There was no need to watch the rest. The red-clothed players weren't particularly strong, and they would most likely end up escaping into a dungeon in the end. The only difference was whether they would get injured.
"Brother Xu..." Shangguan Xi walked out from behind with a grim face, being escorted by someone. Pan Qiao was with him.
Gao Xiaoyan fixed her gaze on Xu Huo, "You still have a companion at the base government. Don't you want to go see?"
Xu Huo had already switched back to the face he had used before. He wasn't worried about his situation and smiled as he said, "Are the promises you made before still valid?"
Back at the training base, Gao Xiaoyan had agreed to three conditions in exchange for him guiding Ren Man into entry-level.
First, two B-grade combat-type props as basic compensation.
Second, an audience with the mayor.
Third, Gao Xiaoyan herself would serve as his guide in W37.
None of them had been fulfilled yet.
"After teaching Ren Man to successfully step into the ranks of super evolution, I asked him a question," Xu Huo continued. "Whether W37 would unilaterally break the agreement."
"He's a very good young man, full of passion and trust for the place where he grew up," he let out a light laugh. "He said that as long as I didn't break the agreement, W37 Base City wouldn't either. He also said that one day, he would restore the base station to how it was before the alien species tide broke out."
"A young man's dream is worthy of affirmation. But he probably never imagined that W37, which has always been committed to creating a normal living environment for ordinary people, would be conducting population cleanup behind the scenes."
"I don't know what you're talking about." Gao Xiaoyan's expression turned cold. "There's no need to stall. Get in the car."
Xu Huo wasn't righteous enough to expose the dark conspiracy of the W37 base government. He followed along without resistance. However, Luo Changren quietly pinched his arm, his eyes slanting back toward the bird tower.
"You'd better calm down," Xu Huo pretended not to notice. "Save your strength. You might get beaten up again later."
By now, Luo Changren probably realized that Xu Huo might have been in the bird tower all along. Since he hadn't stopped the torture, he clearly knew exactly who Xu Huo was. Even a villain like the red-clothed player was disgusted by his crimes, let alone someone like Xu Huo, who still had some sense of justice.
"I can't die yet..." he whispered, as if speaking to Xu Huo, or perhaps to himself.
Xu Huo's expression didn't change as he brought Luo Changren into Gao Xiaoyan's car.
Worried about the influence of spiritual power, the car was equipped with related detection instruments. Gao Xiaoyan explained, "Don't use any spiritual interference. If you make the slightest move, the needle on the machine will react immediately."
Xu Huo glanced at the three players sitting on either side of him, "With A-grade players present, I won't embarrass myself."
After a pause, he added, "Was letting the original sample of the SE virus flow into W37 the decision of Mayor Gao Zhen?"
(The chapter ends)