Chapter 11: On A Snowy Night, He Returns (5)

Chapter 11: On A Snowy Night, He Returns (5)

Li Shuangshuang felt a little nervous at the moment.

She had come to Yong Ye City for a month and a half, done several missions and met many people, but she had never seen people like Tang Cuo and Jin Cheng. Their aura was so strong that even if they just stood by the side and didnt say a word, people still wouldnt miss their presence.

When she hid in the kitchen just now and saw Jin Chengs arrow pointing at Zhang Zhiqiu through the window, she became even more certain of this thought.

She was somewhat afraid of Jin Cheng, but with Tang Cuo here, she could ease her mind.

When the staff asked for help to prepare lunch, she directly called out to you, didnt she? Tang Cuo asked.

Yes. Li Shuangshuang carefully recalled the situation at that time and continued: She had too many things to do by herself so she let me help. But it could also be because I was a girl so she came to look for me. After I followed her into the kitchen, we were kept busy until she said that she felt unwell and wanted to go back to rest. After that, I was alone here.

Tang Cuo asked again: Did she say anything to you while you were here?

Li Shuangshuang was stunned for a moment: Its just some small talk

Its very important, try to remember.

Urgh She talked about the weather. She complained about the bad weather recently and the likes, about how the blizzard didnt come too early or too late, about how it waited to the point when she could finally go down the mountain. At other times, she talked about our lunch and how Li Ying Jun likes to eat beef potato stew. I, I then put the poison in the beef potato stew

Tang Cuo frowned slightly.

Li Shuangshuang thought she said something wrong and looked at him anxiously, then she heard him ask: What else did she say about her going down the mountain?

She Oh right, she said that a new employee was in training. She also mentioned that the new person couldnt come here yet. I was too nervous when she just casually slipped that sentence, so I cant clearly remember all her words.

Tang Cuo changed the question again: Who gave you the poison?

Li Shuangshuang replied without thinking: Zhang Zhiqiu.

Okay, you go out first.

Tang Cuo watched her go out and tapped his finger on the fire tongs. Amid the ding ding sound, one thought after another came to his mind. He clearly remembered that the staff named Xiao Yuan had said this when he first entered the dungeon

[My contract actually will expire soon and I want to go down the mountain to hand over to the new employee, but now Im also stuck here and cant leave.]

Who is this so-called new employee? Has the person arrived? Can that person be the NPC among them?

If so, this new employee is supposed to be just an NPC, why is he or she mixing in with the players? What is his or her purpose? Is it Qu Li? Or is it the inconsistent Zhang Zhiqiu?

Do you need a hint? Jin Cheng asked.

Do you have one? Tang Cuo looked up.

Jin Cheng had picked up a tomato from somewhere and was peeling it. A small, delicate silver folding knife moved beautifully in his hand. But this was the first time Tang Cuo saw someone peel the skin off a tomato. Whats wrong with you?

You look at me so contemptuously, shall I peel one for you too?

Thank you.

Jin Cheng didnt expect Tang Cuo to nod, his mouth twitching in surprise. But after all, he was a real man who kept to his words. However, it got a bit boring to keep doing this, so he started talking: I saved you twice and now Im giving you a hint, how will you thank me?

Tang Cuo showed no expression. Were all players and have to clear the game. Why should I thank you?

Jin Cheng felt that this sentence really made some goddamn sense, so he spit out another sentence that also made sense: Well, I can wait for you all to die then clear the game by myself.

What good will come out of it for you?

It keeps me happy.

Tang Cuo didnt believe in even half a word.

He simply turned his head to burn the fire. After that, he didnt forget to remind Jin Cheng: Dont forget my tomato.Follow current novels at novelhall.com)

Why are you so humourous?

Jin Cheng moved to a small stump chair to sit down and carefully looked at him for a moment before saying: Mr. Crow is obsessed with you probably because he loves your sense of humour.

Oh.

Tang Cuo ignored him.

How much do you know about Yong Ye City? Jin Cheng suddenly looked serious.

I dont know anything. Tang Cuo replied.

Also, youve just arrived and were put in Zone F. Jin Cheng said: Yong Ye City has a rule that they dont sell information to the players. You will only know when you have completed more missions or advanced to the high-ranking zones. Such information isnt any big secret, and knowing it probably wont help much either.

Tang Cuo also looked up with a stern expression: Go on.

Jin Cheng said : When one arrives at Yong Ye City after he dies, he is told that everything in his life was a game. Completing this game and getting the initial score is the first step in survival. The game mission of Yong Ye City is like a huge screening system, where better players can rise step by step and finally earn enough points to enter reincarnation, but what about the people who die in the game missions? Where do you think they go?

Their souls just disperse?

I object. He stood up and looked at An Ning. You guys both came in pairs, but this lady and I came here alone. Such a voting system seems unfair to us.

An Ning smiled brightly: I have no objection, if you want to vote, lets vote.

Zhang Zhiqiu quietly clenched his fist, yet remained calm and said: If you have no objection, then of course I wont either. But on the grounds of fairness, I propose that we cast blind votes.

Blind votes?

Peng Mingfan stared deeply at Zhang Zhiqiu, wondering what he had in store this time round. But Zhang Zhiqius request was reasonable and they still hadnt managed to expose him yet, so it was difficult to refuse.

Blind voting thus began.

Peng Mingfan cut a blank piece of paper into eight equal pieces. The players would first write down the name they wanted to vote for, then fold the paper and have all the pieces shuffled. Finally, the votes would be read out altogether. The person who announced the votes was still Peng Mingfan. When he picked up the first slip, the name that got called out wasnt unexpected Zhang Zhiqiu, one vote.

Li Shuangshuang, one vote.

Peng Mingfan glanced at Zhang Zhiqiu and continued to read out loud.

Zhao Ping, one vote.

Peng Mingfan, one vote.

Li Shuangshuang, one vote.

The further he called them out, the lower Peng Mingfans tone became, almost as though he was unable to breathe. Five had already been called out yet Zhang Zhiqiu only received one vote, how was it possible?!

He quickly opened the rest of the votes to see two Li Shuangshuangs and one Qian Weis.

Li Shuangshuang had three votes!

Why did you stop? Zhang Zhiqiu asked suspiciously.

Peng Mingfan clenched the note in his hand and didnt answer. An Ning and Zhao Ping also noticed that something must be wrong, and they glanced at Tang Cuo and Jin Cheng before turning to Zhang Zhiqiu, both of them frowning.

They actually could guess what Peng Mingfan had planned, so they voted for Zhang Zhiqiu.

An Ning had a sharp mind, so she immediately stepped forward to look at all the eight notes and picked up the one she wrote it was indeed her handwriting, but the name had changed from Zhang Zhiqiu to Zhao Ping.

Something is wrong with these voting slips. An Ning looked at Peng Mingfan.

Peng Mingfan stared at Zhang Zhiqiu.

Zhang Zhiqiu said: Why are you looking at me? I have cooperated and voted with you all. I wouldnt have the nerve to work up some tricks right under your very eyes.

Zhao Ping hesitated and voiced out: Is it the system? Does this game want to choose the person by itself?

As his words fell, Li Shuangshuang turned completely white.

Zhang Zhiqiu said nothing and just shook his head to show that he also had no idea.

Tang Cuo didnt say a single word from beginning to end. At this point, he whispered to Jin Cheng: Is there such a manipulation ability in the combat system of Yongye City?

Jin Cheng smiled: Yes.

Tang Cuo said aloud: Lets do open voting.

Its not like we cant do open voting, but this isnt the first time everyone takes part in a mission, so we should know what will happen if we fight against the system. Zhang Zhiqiu said in a hushed tone. Dont you forget? This mission has been triggered because of a newcomers priority. It seems that the newcomer is Qu Li. She may have disappeared because this is her first mission, so she doesnt know how things work and behaves recklessly. Otherwise how would we explain that?

Both Zhao Ping and Li Shuangshuang seemed wavered by his words. Even An Ning was deep in thoughts.

Qu Lis disappearance was difficult to explain and what Zhang Zhiqiu said actually made sense.

Qian Wei became anxious: How can you guarantee that what you say is true?

I cant guarantee it. Zhang Zhiqiu said earnestly. But can you guarantee that your approach is correct? This is a mission of Yong Ye City. It is not simply a game of reasoning and definitely not a childs play, you cant just come up with any because it is A, therefore it is B and hope to clear it.

You! Qian Wei almost jumped up. He could insult his IQ, but how could he insult Peng Peng?! Peng Peng might not talk much, but he was always a smart guy!

Peng Mingfan stopped him: So what do you suggest?

The atmosphere tensed up as the two sides came to a confrontation.

Jin Cheng watched the fights with his arms held tight and even bothered to comment: The kid still has a long way to go. When you spoke just now, you should have directly made Zhang Zhiqiu shut up. Ignore his nonsense, screw the system. Lets kill first, talk later.

Tang Cuo glanced at him sideways: Kill which one?

Jin Cheng smiled and was about to speak, but Tang Cuo nonchalantly moved his eyes away and walked right into the confrontation. With his military coat taken off and both hands in his trench coat pockets, he turned to look at Zhang Zhiqiu: You are not entirely correct. Qu Li is indeed a newcomer, but it was me who triggered the priority.

As he finished his sentence, everyone couldnt hide their shock.

Qian Weis face was full of question marks. You were so f**king strong when you killed that bear, now you tell me youre a newcomer???

Lets vote by raising hands. Whoever has the most votes, I will go with that person. From the corner of his eye, Tang Cuo saw Xiao Yuan coming out of the kitchen. It seemed that lunch was finally ready, so he continued: The time is set after lunch.