Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
Chapter 269: Secret Base
CN Bai Zhu was too lazy to talk.
The reason he attacked the bald strong man was that the strong man’s appearance reminded him of someone he particularly disliked, ID: Player (M). This bald strong man must have had some blood relation to this player from Winter City, otherwise, he wouldn’t have looked so similar.
As for the guard’s threat, he didn’t take it to heart either, because someone would come to his rescue.
“Hey! You are disregarding the law!”
“Answer my question!”
The guard frowned, he was already planning to use some special methods.
According to Federation law, guards could use extreme measures against uncooperative suspects, such as using a stun gun to teach them a lesson.
“The vast grassland is my love…”
A melodious piece of music rang out. The guard felt his waist terminal vibrate. He was a little surprised who was calling him at this time.
He walked out of the interrogation room and checked his personal terminal.
[Li Tuzi (Deputy Director)]
The guard helplessly answered the call with confusion.
“Guard Chen, there’s something I need to tell you. You’ve arrested the wrong person. This young man is not the one who committed assault on the street. Let him go.”
“Director? This…”
The guard was about to explain.
After all, he had watched the surveillance footage, and he knew very well if he had arrested the wrong person. Moreover, the young man had waited at the scene after beating someone up, showing no intention of escaping.
However, the other end of the phone interrupted him.
“Ahem… Guard Chen, you’ve been doing a good job lately. I have two boxes of Snow Peak Tea here. Come to my office to pick them up after work…”
“I have to attend a meeting, so I’ll hang up.”
“Slap—” the call ended.
The director had said as much as he could. Even a fool would know that someone wanted to deliberately protect this young man. However, he couldn’t understand why someone would protect this young man who had no family background.
Helplessly, the guard returned to the interrogation room. He glanced at the silent young man and sighed with displeasure.
Higher authorities always suppress those below them.
Although he was just, he still had to feed his family. It wasn’t worth going against the director. Besides, the director had already provided a way out by offering him two boxes of Snow Peak Tea as hush money. He shouldn’t be ungrateful.
“You have been acquitted.”
The guard put away his record book and the pen in front of the young man.
“Tch.”
CN Bai Zhu spat disdainfully. He stood up and turned to leave the interrogation room, but the guard’s stern warning came from behind.
“Although I don’t know who is protecting you, it’s also because your offense wasn’t that serious. I advise you to be careful. Favors can be used up. Next time, there might not be someone to protect you like this.”
CN Bai Zhu paused at the words, grinned indifferently, and left the interrogation room.
On the way home, his personal terminal vibrated. CN Bai Zhu took it out and glanced at it. It was a notification from the game’s official account.
[ID: CN Bai Zhu, based on your performance, you have qualified to enter the secret base to participate in the game. After entering the secret base, your life will be managed by the base staff, and you will gain more power in the game. Please head to the secret base immediately within one business day. The latest address of the secret base is: ◎◎◎◎◎◎]
“What a lousy secret base…”
CN Bai Zhu curled his lips.
He wouldn’t go to any secret base.
He would only play games at home.
His mother would cook his favorite sweet and sour pork ribs for him, take care of his daily needs, and now she wouldn’t bother him anymore. Wasn’t this life more enjoyable?
Why would he go to a secret base?
“Uninteresting.”
He closed the message.
CN Bai Zhu continued to walk home.
However, before he could take two steps, his personal terminal vibrated again. CN Bai Zhu helplessly, enduring his impatience, took out his personal terminal once more.
It was still a notification from the game’s official account.
However, it was decorated with very festive colorful balloons and horns.
It looked like he had won some sort of grand prize.
CN Bai Zhu couldn’t resist the temptation and clicked on the game’s official message notification.
However, this time.
The content of the message was blank.
“What’s going on? Is it a bug?”
He mumbled a few words of confusion and was about to turn off the personal terminal and put it in his pocket when he noticed a small black dot suddenly appear on the screen. This black dot was also growing bigger.
In a moment, this small black dot turned into an Eye of the Demon that was half the size of the screen. This Eye of the Demon was tightly closed, with fine scales on its dark red eyelids.
“What is this thing? An Easter egg from the official game?”
CN Bai Zhu chuckled. As an Abyss Corrupted Player, he not only felt no fear towards this Eye of the Demon but also felt a sense of kinship, like a real ghost entering a haunted house – a feeling of home.
As if guided by an unseen force, he reached out and gently tapped the screen.
The Eye of the Demon suddenly opened its eyes at the touch of his finger.
[Go to the secret base]
A hoarse whisper from the Abyss echoed in CN Bai Zhu’s ears.
He froze. His once bright eyes gradually became hollow, then filled with madness and evil.
“Yes…”
He responded.
Without even returning home, he changed direction and headed towards the secret base. At the same time, the Eye of the Demon in his personal terminal blinked twice and gradually faded away.
Meanwhile, at CN Bai Zhu’s home.
His mother, who was cooking, suddenly received a text message notification.
[Dear Ms. Zhang Li, Hello!]
[Your son has been selected to work in our city’s Special Security Department due to his outstanding performance. Security department managers will submit the contract and bonus for your signature shortly. Please do not worry. Due to the special nature of the job, we cannot allow you to see your son frequently. However, your son will have half an hour to talk to you each day.]
[Thank you for your understanding and support of our city’s security system. We wish you a happy life~]
CN Bai Zhu’s mother’s heart skipped a beat as she read the message.
A cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
Her first thought was that it was a scam call.
Her second thought was whether her son had been kidnapped.
Or perhaps he had been forced into one of the cults that had been frequently appearing recently?
She carefully looked at the sender’s number.
She found that the number was indeed marked with the city government’s logo.
Enduring her anxiety, she searched the number’s details online.
[S City Security Bureau Service Hotline]
Everything checked out.
It was indeed the Security Bureau’s number.
Not long after, knocking sounded on the door. The middle-aged woman opened the door to find two burly men in suits standing outside.
“May I ask if you are Ms. Zhang Li?”
“Ah… yes…”
The middle-aged woman looked at the two strong men with some fear, but these two burly men appeared very friendly.
“Hello, Ms. Zhang Li. We are special envoys from the S City Security Bureau, and we are here to submit your son’s work contract and the first installment of his bonus.”
“Please rest assured, your son is doing well.”
“Oh, oh…”
The middle-aged woman took the contract, completely bewildered.
She had never seen such a situation before.
Her husband had died early, and she had worked hard to raise her son. She didn’t have much of her own say, so she had to follow their lead at this moment.
After all the contracts were signed.
The middle-aged woman gradually believed this fact: her son had indeed been hired by the Security Bureau. Although she didn’t know what was special about her son.
“Two gentlemen, my son has been afraid of the dark since he was a child. Can you let him stand in a well-lit area when you carry out your missions? Also, he gets low blood sugar and loves sweet and sour pork ribs the most. He always needs to carry a few pieces of candy with him…”
“Please rest assured, your son will not be performing dangerous missions. He will only be playing games for us, utilizing his specialty.”
The two burly men exchanged a glance. Although they were impatient in their hearts, they patiently comforted her on the surface.
“He only needs to play games?”
The middle-aged woman was pleasantly surprised and couldn’t help but feel relieved.
“That’s right, he only needs to play games.”
“Okay… Then, finally, can I see my son again? I want to video call him…”
The middle-aged woman was still a little worried and made one last request.
“Of course.”
One of the burly men took out his personal terminal.
He dialed a number and handed the personal terminal to the middle-aged woman.
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