Electronic Nezha

Chapter 134 City First Strike

Although Hao Hao has changed his appearance, if you look closely at him, can't you tell who he resembles? In this world, it's not the resemblance that's scary, it's not that you don't think about it. Hao Hao used to be a mentally challenged child who couldn't even call his mother, but now he can speak and move, and people who see that he vaguely resembles someone don't really think twice.

Aunt Xu appeared pushing her bicycle. I sighed. It's an old trope in spy dramas: relatives can't recognize each other when they meet.

Hao Hao was stunned for a moment, but fortunately he had the intelligence of a normal person and knew what he should do. He took a flyer and walked up to Aunt Xu and said, "How about checking out the Heavy Industry Cafe?"

Aunt Xu naturally took it, glanced at it briefly, and stuffed it into a pile of cardboard boxes on the back seat of the car.

I secretly gave him a thumbs up: So seasoned! So natural! Absolutely no acting involved. The veteran actor once again completely outshone the young heartthrob.

Hao Hao was still stunned when Aunt Xu smiled slightly and said, "Go distribute it elsewhere. Auntie can't afford coffee."

Hao Hao responded and left; he really had no reason to stay there any longer.

Old Wang glanced at the flyer and said disdainfully, "The cheapest coffee is 30 yuan a cup, and the member price is 28 yuan. They won't even give you a 10% discount!" As he spoke, he crumpled the flyer into a ball and was about to throw it away, but after thinking for a moment, he flattened it and handed it to Aunt Xu.

Neither of our stalls had much cardboard, so Li Ping, like Lao Wang, handed a flyer to Aunt Xu and casually asked, "Aunt Xu, why didn't Hao Hao come out with you today?"

Aunt Xu said slowly, "He won't be with me anymore... There's an orphanage that's willing to take him in. I've checked it out, and the conditions are good."

Li Ping asked in surprise, "When did this happen? Wasn't it just yesterday..."

“I just completed the formalities a few days ago and someone came to pick him up this morning. I’ve thought about it, and he’ll only suffer if he stays with me. It’s better to send him to an orphanage, at least he won’t have to freeze.”

Li Ping remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "It's good that you've figured it out."

Aunt Xu pushed her cart forward, and I hurried a few steps to stuff the flyers into a pile of cardboard. Before I could speak, Aunt Xu said in a low voice, "From now on, I'll pretend he's not my son, and he can never come back to my house!"

These are the harsh words of a mother in utter despair at any time, and only at this moment is it the most helpless farewell. Aunt Xu saw that Hao Hao was on the right track, so she "kicked Hao Hao out." Strictly speaking, Hao Hao is now a special agent; he can't just go home and act like a fool every day like a stage actor after removing his makeup.

After Aunt Xu left, Li Ping was still in shock. Old Wang said, "What was Aunt Xu thinking? If Hao Hao goes to an orphanage, he'll just be an object to be manipulated. It's better for him to stay with her."

Li Ping said, "Don't say such things. What mother doesn't want her son to be well? Aunt Xu must have her reasons."

I found a secluded spot and told the chubby boy about the situation. Hao Hao is now homeless, and it's a situation that needs to be addressed quickly.

Koi said, "Let him come keep me company, I'll teach him how to snipe."

That's how it was settled. When Jinli rented the apartment, she told the landlord that she worked nearby. Hao Hao happened to be a migrant worker, so the two became roommates in a sense. However, one of them arrived early and the other returned late, so they never got to visit each other in the neighborhood...

A few more days passed, and I had had enough of being treated like a savior. Every day before I went out, I had to wear a bulletproof vest, dolphins escorted me to the market, the chubby guy kept an eye on the surveillance cameras to see if any frames appeared, and Koi was constantly looking around for suspicious people with his sniper rifle. If you want to protect someone, you have to use them as a reference point, so I believe that the thing that appears most often in his sniper scope is my head.

I used to envy those politicians and tycoons who were well protected when I watched movies and TV series. But after experiencing it firsthand, I realized that it wasn't that great. Well-protected means that someone has to be deeply involved in your life. Every move you make involves a team. I even wanted to go back to my parents' place, but I had to give up because there were too many things to plan.

It was the weekend, and I slept until almost noon. I wasn't planning on going to the market today either—if I didn't go anywhere, everyone could take a break.

Liu Zhenhua was also sleeping in late. Ever since he moved in, he's been enjoying himself so much that he doesn't want to leave. He can now stay up all night without restraint. One night, I casually remembered to check out his show, "King of Bad Jokes," only to find that he had already updated two more episodes. When I watched, he was replying to the comments below. It was already past 1 a.m.

When I went downstairs, I found Dolphin and the other three sitting neatly in the computer room, each with a computer and serious expressions.

"Oh, studying?" I stopped at the door. If they were studying so seriously, it must be some kind of secret. I decided to leave.

"Hmm, let's study some tactics," Dolphin said thoughtfully. Then he waved and said, "It's okay, Brother Feng, you can come in."

"Is this convenient?" I asked as I walked in. When I glanced at the four people's screens, I almost got angry. The four of them had just finished a game and were showing their performance scores. They were playing Counter-Strike.

"Playing?"

The chubby boy asked, "Does Brother Feng know how to play?"

"Do you know how to play? I'm 'World's Number One,' would I tell you?"

All four of them had their eyes light up. The chubby guy pointed at the empty computer and said, "Log in! We're short one person. We keep getting matched with four random newbies in a four-man premade. We've been losing all morning!"

I rolled up my sleeves and typed in my account information quickly. I hadn't had the chance to experience the joy of playing games with other people in an internet cafe since I finished school, but I never thought I would have to do it here today!

As I boarded the train, I turned to them and asked, "What rank are you?"

The four people gave a chaotic response: "I got a B+." "I got an A." Interspersed among them was a "C+" response.

I logged into my account. My ID is: Liu Haha, and my level is B+.
The highest rank in this game is various S-ranks, like Diamond S and Demon King S, but it's very difficult for ordinary players to reach that level. The vast majority of players get stuck around C+, so a B+ rank is barely considered a high-level player. The chubby guy next to me glanced at my rank first, probably worried I was bragging, but seeing B+ seemed to reassure him a bit.

"Brother Feng is also B+? I thought you were already a Demon King."

I said lazily, "I've only played for about a hundred hours."

All four of them tensed up.

Reaching B+ in just over a hundred hours means you haven't played much, and the skill level involved is extremely high!

When the chubby boy saw the words "Liu Haha," he suddenly jumped up as if stung and exclaimed, "You're Liu Haha?"

Upon hearing the name, the three men stood up and surrounded me, much like the delinquents in internet cafes back in the day who had arranged to settle scores offline...

I coughed and said, "Am I that famous in this industry?"

"Did you ever play an overtime game that went on for almost thirty rounds?"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah—" I remember that game too. We completely drained Yuan Yuan's battery, but luckily we won at the last moment. I asked in surprise, "We were beating you guys?"

The shark also said, "You're the one who beat us up?"

What a twist of fate... no, what a predestined connection!
Jinli suddenly grabbed my hand and exclaimed excitedly, "That's great, Brother Feng! Our team needs a big brother like you!"

The four of them took their places and eagerly exclaimed, "Let's get started! With Brother Feng here, we're saved!"

I got used to the machine, and then we started a five-player squad on the map "Mijira". We started as CT.

During the purchase period, I bought a cigarette and a lighter.

The dolphin exclaimed, "Master! Without a single wisp of smoke or a single spark, I can't even understand it!"

Then... I lost my temper and threw a smoke grenade to the second floor of A, where it fell down like it was giving the floor a moxibustion treatment.

"It's okay, Brother Feng just hasn't played in a while, he'll be fine in a bit," the group initially said. Until I was repeatedly killed, my score plummeted to 0-9.

The first half ended with us having three points, and I got two kills. Such a familiar scene…

A B+ situation is definitely not something I can handle.

The way the four of them looked at me changed.

I said with a forced smile, "Think about it carefully, was it my ID that defeated you back then?" Then I suddenly shouted, "Yuan Yuan—"

"Master, is something the matter?"

I moved aside and pushed her in front of the computer: "I'm giving you a task: help these four noobs rank up."

After the T side started the game, Yuan Yuan began to wreak havoc.

While enjoying the fruits of victory, the shark said in disbelief, "So we were being tortured by the robot vacuum cleaner before?"

The chubby boy said, "I remember now, there was a guy named 'Liu Haha' and another guy named 'Liu Xixi'. Liu Xixi was the best, while Liu Haha was really bad."

I said unhappily, "Watch your words."

The chubby boy said, "Aren't you 'World's First Strike'?"

"The first striker in the fruit market, 'City's First Strike,' is there something wrong with that?" I asked. Nobody in the market plays this game, and only Old Wang can figure it out.

Jinli asked in confusion, "Brother Feng, you have a super AI assistant, don't you?"

I said dismissively, "I never cheat when I play games."

Jinli pointed at Yuanyuan speechlessly and asked, "Then what's this?"

"This is my bodyguard. When the two armies are at war, even Cao Cao personally takes to the battlefield. Why don't you let him have Xu Chu by his side?"

(End of this chapter)