CH 63.3

Confirming that Ding Gunian didn’t send anyone to chase after them, Peng Mao breathed a sigh of relief.

The motorcycle rode through the gaps between vehicles and returned to where Shi Gong Dui and Xin Ting were in only a few minutes.

The sun was already in the sky at this time and the temperature had suddenly risen a few degrees. Shi Gong Dui and Xin Ting were comfortably cooking seaweed soup under their umbrellas. In addition to seaweed, there were also some noodles in the pot.

These noodles were all made by Xin Ting last night using the equipment in the service area to boil water. Although the taste certainly isn’t very good, they could at least fill their stomachs with these, right?

Seeing a few people coming back, Shi Gong Dui told Xin Ting, “Eat quickly. Don’t let them find out how much we’ve eaten!”

Xin Ting was embarrassed to finish her bowl then took out new ones and spooned a bowl of noodle lumps and seaweed soup for the three.

“Where did you get the pot, the umbrella, and charcoal?” Hao Jian asked.

“Hey, it had nothing to do with Xin Ting. I looked in the pile of cars in front and you don’t say, we found a lot of useful things, all stuffed in the trunk of the cars.”

Clean up the trunk of the cars and make a way out? It’s impossible. He would rather take the long road rather than do so much hard work, otherwise, he might not be able to clear a path after clearing for the whole night.

“. . .”

Hao Jian didn’t plan to go and check what they picked up. She took a sip of the soup, and although it had a lighter taste than usual, she could notice the taste of salt that was put in.

“Let’s go, lest they send someone to look for us.” Hao Jian said.

Si Gong Dui and Xin Ting didn’t ask about the specifics of what happened since they’ve already heard it through the bug.

The was, of course, provided by Shi Gong Dui. He placed a wiretap in the CD-ROM drive of his laptop and wasn’t found out by the guards. To ensure Hao Jian and Lian Ru Ning’s safety earlier, he took out the wiretap and had Hao Jian place it on her person.

Through this technology, Ding Gunian and the others could be deterred. Hao Jian and Lian Ru Ning didn’t bother about taking the bug with them and didn’t plan to settle accounts after use. After all, as long as he didn’t use it to eavesdrop on their private affairs, they wouldn’t mind.

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After tidying up, they turned back to a fork in the road they had passed before. The forked road naturally isn’t connected to the expressway, but because of the flat terrain, they removed the railings and came around from above.

After confirming that there was no one behind them, Shi Gong Dui asked Peng Mao, “Although we heard something through the bug, what happened? Your brother. . .”

Shi Gong Dui learned that Peng Mao was abandoned by his own brother because he was a paper tiger and felt that he was quite pitiful, so he didn’t continue to argue with him. But out of morality, he still had to take care of him.

Peng Mao responded, “At first, he went with Ding Gunian to have some protection. Ding Gunian is still a very capable person, at first, there were only eight people. . . and I would barely count as the ninth person for them! Wherever they went, they were like locusts, raiding and scavenging all useful supplies.”

“They sounded so arrogant, they seem to have some sort of backer.”

“I don’t think so? This group of people is really desperate. When facing the zombies, they weren’t terrified at all, and if they were, they can’t express it. Otherwise, they will be laughed at by the others. But they have an unwritten rule in the team–“

Although Xin Ting heard Peng Mao mention Ding Gunian and the others, he still didn’t seem to have mentioned their ‘unwritten rule’ before and couldn’t help but ask. “What rules?”

“Generally, killing zombies requires division of labor, and when working with Ding Gunian, he mus the one to kill them. Do You think he’s trying to accumulate the number of zombies he’s killed so that he can finally show off how many zombies he’s eliminated?”

Shi Gong Dui and Xin Ting were both silent for a while and said, “It’s indeed a bit odd.”

“But if it were me, I would also prefer going with people who’re strong, not afraid of zombies, not afraid of death, can also find supplies. . . but they seem to be a little horny?” Shi Gong Dui added, “If I heard correctly, he’s trying to keep classmate Shanliang and classmate Lian, right?”

Peng Mao sighed, “I was also worried that my brother will follow their footsteps and do a lot of bad things, but he’s already an adult. Since he chose such a path, then I have nothing to say. As for Ding Gunian, I guess it’s the problem with rich people. After they form a clique among themselves, they will inevitably have the aura of someone important and thus want to live a life od three wives and four concubines. . .”

Of course, Hao Jian told him the latter sentence.

When Hao Jian noticed that Ding Gunian touched the buttocks of Lai Shuxian and Li Xiaoyue, both of them didn’t say anything. Lai Shuxian is understandable, after all, she’s Ding Gunian’s real girlfriend, but what about Li Xiaoyue?

Does Lai Shuxian know Ding Gunian’s actions between him and Li Xiaoyue? If she does, why isn’t she jealous?

Knowing Ding Gunian had taken a liking to Hao Jian and Lian Ru Ning, Lai Shuxian had already shown such hostility. Then Li Xiaoyue might have been involved with Ding Gunian, why isn’t she tearing Li Xiaoyue apart?

They didn’t discuss too much about whether Lai Shucxian knew about the adultery between Ding Gunian and Li Xiaoyue. Hao Jian was only analyzing Ding Gunian’s behavior and the relationship between these people.

Although Ding Gunian is the boss of the team, Hao Jian always felt that Shen Fu of the ‘military division’ is a person that cannot be underestimated.

If he joined after Peng Mao left Ding Gunain’s team, then the destination of Ding Gunian’s group might be Shen Fu’s idea.

Because Hao Jiam remembers that Peng Mao said at the beginning that Ding Gunian and his group didn’t mention the purpose of coming to Fo city. They just wanted to kill zombies and collect supplies, just like how most teams survived.

Perhaps the news that Ding Gunian got about Fo city came from someone else or from other sources and doesn’t necessarily relate to Shen Fu, but Ding Gunian just mentioned that Shen Fu leads the military division of their team. He’s responsible for gathering information and making plans, so Hao Jian is 90% sure that Shen Fu is gradually becoming an indispensable person in Ding Gunian’s team.

Although Ding Gunain seems to be more capable, his personality flaws are obvious and he could be easily manipulated by others. He thinks he’s in control of the whole situation, how can he know that he’s already the pawn of someone else?

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The reason why Hao Jian felt this way was because she finally figured out what was wrong with Ding Gunian.

She had no time to discuss the doubts in her mind with her system, so when she left, she asked the system, “Does Ding Gunian also has a system?”

The response was a long silence. When Hao Jian thought that the system wouldn’t reply, the system said, “You have no authority.”

Hao Jian thought this meant that she shouldn’t know, but she already knew and the system didn’t act accordingly. Does that mean that she’s actually close to the truth but the system is restricted and unable to give her an answer?

A while after, the system asked her instead, “Why does the host have such thoughts?”

The line of questioning on the issue is very neutral and Hao Jian doesn’t want to analyze whether it’s affirmative or negative, after all, it’s all meaningless.

She thought for a while and said, “I’m not sure if the Gurkha army knife is common and I don’t know if the exquisite crossbow is made by one of them. Aside from these two weapons, other weapons may also appear, but it won’t be noticeable.”

It was because of these two weapons that Hao Jian, who had already accessed the weapon shop, discovered these clues.

If Hao Jian’s level was lower, or when she upgraded to level two and the rewards wouldn’t be the Gurkha knife, she might not have been able to discover this secret.

Thinking about the level rewards, she actually had little doubt, “Could it be that every host’s level rewards are the same?”

The system was a bit speechless, “The host is too easily immersed in her own world, are you saying that the other party is someone with a system based on this alone?”

Hao Jian replied, “Of course it can’t be just because of those weapons. In fact, the main this is that he’s too open and doesn’t know how to hide things. Peng Mao also said that the ‘unwritten rules’ in Ding Gunian’s team is ‘using money to buy supplies’ and he doesn’t need to worry about the source of their supplies. . . all of this, isn’t it basically proclaiming that he has a system?”

She then shrugged, “Of course, I’m not entirely sure based on these alone. It’s because I remember asking you once before if there were other hosts besides me and your answer each time was subtle enough to avoid talking about it. It’s either because you don’t have enough authority or because it’s not something I should know about.”

“However, if it’s really something I shouldn’t know, then you should have found a way to hide it; like erasing my memories or something. The fact that you or your central system didn’t do that means that there are some things that we’ll end up knowing sooner or later, but you don’t have the authority to actively mention them until we take the initiative to find out.”

The system should have realized how cunning and cautious Hao Jian is. Once she’s suspicious of something or someone, she wouldn’t stop suspecting until she personally finds the answer.

Wouldn’t such a host use the loopholes in the system to deduce the rules of the system sooner or later? Why did it suddenly take the host lightly?

Just when the system was somewhat speechless, Hao Jian didn’t dwell on it any further and said, “To be honest, if Ding Gunian really owns the system, then his rank should be higher than mine.”

The system felt like it finally didn’t have to silence itself any longer and picked up the conversation, “How can the host be so sure?”

“. . . Actually, I didn’t think you’d come out and make a fool of yourself. The more you talk, the more you expose yourself, and then after I figure out the rules, you’ll shut up again. So why bother asking?”

You’re really a caring little padded jacket. . . fart!

The system was angry.

“It’s because I counted. Their team should have more than twenty people and I counted twenty people. No matter what his team members did, if he really provided three meals a day, that would be sixty meals. But now that I’m level 3 and I’m limited to 50 food purchases a day, it would be unreasonable for him, right?”

“Of course, it could be that they really did find supplies. . . but he’s so confident that he can provide enough supplies to his crew every day, so I think his level should be at level 4 or above.”

The system gave up struggling, “So the host doesn’t feel scared?”

“Scared? Why? Because it turns out I’m not the only one with the system and not the protagonist of the world?” Hao Jian snorted.

The system found itself asking a redundant question because ever since it appeared in hao Jian’s body, there wasn’t a time when Hao Jian completely trusted it nor did it want to rely on it until it was completely necessary.

It couldn’t even analyze what kind of existence it is in Hao Jian’s mind.

When it was about to ‘system crash’ because of how much effort it needed to persuade Hao Jian to bind with it, it once thought that it would be replaced with another host and be happily bound to it and regard it as an ancestor.

Ding Gunian for example. The system feels that if Ding Gunian is really one of the hosts, then he’s a normal host!

Hao Jian seemed quite calm, “Although I’m usually originally more cautious, Ding Gunian’s appearance still tells me that although the survival system is a good plug-in, the more one relies on it and the more the system provides things, the easier it will be to be exposed to others.”

“Ding Gunian and I may not be the only hosts and although we may have the same system in our bodies, I don’t think we should recognize each other. He obviously thinks that he’s the only host, the protagonist of this world, and once he learns that someone other than him has the system, no one can predict what he’ll do.”

“At the same time, I’m not sure though that criteria you guys use in choosing your hosts or whether they have to be ‘bound with love’ like me, or even whether the rewards and leveling tasks are the same between us. . . But I think that even if your criteria for choosing hosts are the same, each hosts’ attitude and character won’t be exactly the same and this may lead to contradictions and conflicts.”

“Then when such contradictions and conflicts occur, can I make sure that the same kind of people won’t kill each other?”

This series of analyses by Hao Jian made the system praise her highly, “Such wonderful ideas.”

“So system, you have to understand that I will always doubt and question you. After all, caution can help you live a thousand years!” Hao Jian told the system earnestly.

“. . .” When have I not praise you!

Waaahhh!! Hao Jian is so smart. I mean, I had my suspicions when Peng Mao mentioned the unwritten rules, but I damn, Hao Jian. . .

Hao Jian – 4; System – 0

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