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Chapter 194 The Spring of Haki's Legs
Ye Changtian felt that this was the first time in his seventeen-year career that he had suffered such a great humiliation.

He's just a kid in his early teens! Do you know how much psychological damage a big competition can do to a kid in his early teens?
Fists, slaps, kicks—a constant stream of beatings, none of which could injure vital organs or cause serious injury, yet he still felt deeply humiliated!
Why, why should he suffer this treatment?!

Joining the Headhunter Alliance was something he was forced to do! As for scheming against Zuiwan Guhong, yes, that was his fault, but who knew what kind of treatment he would receive if he were caught in that situation?
All he wanted was to survive, what did he do wrong?!

Throughout his more than ten years of life, he has always been a good kid. He respects his elders, cares for his friends, and has a good character and conduct. Just because he made one mistake, he has to suffer this kind of treatment. Why?!

"Ooh! Foshan Shadowless Kick, Dragon Claw Hand, Monkey Picking Peaches!"

After a beating, Ji Yi felt a little sweat on his body, as if he had done a warm-up.

Looking at Ye Changtian curled up on the ground, Ji Yi gasped for breath and said:

"So, are you going to tell me or not?"

Ye Changtian was on the verge of tears: "What are you going to say?! Just ask!"

He covered the stinging wound on his face, and tears finally streamed down his face.

"Didn't I ask?"

Ji Yi scratched the back of his head: "Perhaps I didn't ask, but don't you have any fault at all? Tell me! Who exactly are you? What is your purpose in infiltrating the Headhunter Alliance?"

Ye Changtian sobbed, "I've already told you all that. My name is Ye Changtian, I'm from Changshu, my parents are business people, and I have a younger sister."

Ji Yi was aware of all this information; it was all in Ye Changtian's personal profile. The account was largely accurate and sincere, not fabricated.

As for the reason for joining the Headhunter Alliance, it was relatively innocent, since he was dragged into it.

Generally speaking, teenagers may be more fearless due to ignorance, and have a fear of bloodshed and life, but Ye Changtian is not that kind of person.

He was afraid of death and also afraid of entering the instance, so when he tried to seek protection, he encountered the Headhunter Alliance.

The Headhunter Alliance needs a large number of low-level players to act as laborers, and all they can offer is to keep you alive.

Thus, Ye Changtian unwittingly boarded the pirate ship, and then unknowingly became trapped in it, unable to extricate himself.

However, although he had been working for the Headhunter Alliance for a long time, he had basically never done anything directly immoral or immoral. Most of the time, he was assigned some trivial tasks by his superiors and then carried them out.

The most daring thing was Ye Changtian's attempt to kill Zui Wan Gu Hong. Although he failed, it was still the most glorious moment in his career with the Headhunter Alliance.

After listening to Ye Changtian's tearful account, Ji Yi could tell that he wasn't lying.

Yet an inexplicable sense of unease lingered in my mind.

"Let me ask you again, how did you unlock the Conman profession?"

Ye Changtian dared not hide anything: "After completing a dungeon called 'Truth and Falsehood,' my class changed. Actually, the Trickster class is not good at all; it provides very little improvement to combat, and..."

"Damn it, just answer my questions! Stop with the nonsense!"

boom!
Ji Yi kicked Ye Changtian in the stomach.

"Ah!" Ye Changtian screamed in agony, suddenly losing control of his bladder and urinating on the spot, filling the room with a foul stench.

Before he could catch his breath, Ji Yi continued to ask:
"How did you come up with the idea to design Gu Hong? Have you ever been exposed to the job change path of [Fraudster]?" Ji Yi suddenly thought of a word.

"Something like the [Trickster]? Also, if you're afraid to even run dungeons, what was your mindset when you wanted to kill Gu Hong?"

Ji Yi asked a series of questions in quick succession.

Ye Changtian, clearly afraid that Ji Yi would use excessive force again, quickly replied:

"It was really just a flash of inspiration. I'm not stupid, and I like to use my brain, but I just don't like dealing with dungeons; I'm afraid of them."

"I've never encountered the 'Trickster' class advancement path, nor have I ever heard of any 'Trickster.' My decision to kill Zuiwan Guhong was purely out of desperation, and..."

At this point, he gritted his teeth and spoke his mind:

"I heard there's a 1 billion yuan reward for killing the 'Drunken Lone Goose,' and I need that money this year. My parents were scammed in business and lost a huge amount of money—a sum I can never afford. I know I can never repay it for my family in this lifetime. So…"

As Ye Changtian spoke, he burst into tears again. Unlike before, when he cried out of grievance, this time it was probably filled with heartache.

Ji Yi frowned and observed for a while, but found nothing suspicious about Ye Changtian's condition.

'Am I really overthinking it?'

Having confirmed that she could no longer obtain any valuable information, Ji Yi murmured to herself as she walked out of cell number eight.

"How's it going? Did you find anything?"

As soon as I stepped out of the room, I heard Gu Hong's voice beside me. I turned my head and saw him leaning against the wall, smoking a cigarette with one hand.

"Damn it, Guo'er, what are you doing posing and trying to look cool? Are you channeling Huang Xiaoming?"

Gu Hong glanced at Ji Yi sideways but didn't respond.

Ji Yi wasn't in the mood for jokes: "We haven't found anything yet, but you must keep an eye on this guy and absolutely do not try to recruit him. This person is not to be trusted."

Gu Hong asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why?"

Ji Yi: "Nonsense, I gave him a good beating. That kid will definitely hold a grudge against me forever."

Lone Goose: "."

After investigating Ye Changtian, Ji Yi didn't want to linger, so she planned to return to the villa area with Gu Hong and the driver.

After passing through layers of corridors, the surroundings remained heavily guarded.

With this setup, it would be almost impossible for the Headhunter Alliance to break in head-on, and even if they had the ability, it wouldn't be worth the effort to save a bunch of lackeys.

But just then, Ji Yi seemed to suddenly remember something:
"Wait, I suddenly realized something."

Gu Hong replied calmly, "What?"

"As is well known, players can prevent other players from entering the game from a certain distance."

Ji Yi narrowed his eyes, pointing out Gu Hong's thoughts:

"So I believe you must have arranged for players to take turns guarding the cells to ensure that these people don't escape into the game."

"But if these prisoners don't enter the instance within a week, they'll die. So I think... if no one breaks out of the prison, you're planning to take care of their families within a week and forcibly recruit them, right?"

Drunkenly, I nod as I hold this lone goose in my cups:

"As you said, I do have almost a week to plan and wait. No matter what happens, it will be beneficial. Do you still want to talk about Ye Changtian?"

“Yes, you must not recruit him. If no one comes to rescue him in a week, let him die,” Ji Yi replied.

Gu Hong glanced at Ji Yi indifferently:
“I remember you weren’t this harsh before.”

"Hehe." Ji Yi shook his head. "Life and death matters cannot be taken lightly. Even if this person seems innocent, think about your arm. Could an ordinary teenager really do something like this?"

Lone Goose: "It's probably related to luck; maybe we're just overthinking it."

"No, just do as I say. No matter what, this guy is probably going to die."

Ji Yi's thoughts were roughly as follows:

First of all, Ye Changtian is very likely to have problems. Even if we can't find concrete evidence, it's best to kill him rather than let him go.

Anyway, the players don't need one more person. Besides, being a con artist is a difficult and unpromising profession. In addition, Ye Changtian should have been eliminated by the game as a "loser" and should have died long ago.

So his death wouldn't be a loss, but if he were to live, and it brought about some unpredictable consequences, then it would be a big problem.

'To avoid risk, I'm killing people who seem perfectly fine. Have I become cold-blooded and callous?'

Ji Yi was somewhat confused about herself.

Let's continue reviewing our strategy. Since Ye Changtian must die, Ji Yi also needs to gather some information before letting him die.

For example, if the Headhunter Alliance comes to rescue him, Ji Yi is 100% certain that Ye Changtian is an important figure, and he guessed correctly.

At that time, it doesn't matter if the others are rescued; killing Ye Changtian is the most important thing.

In another scenario, if everything goes peacefully for a week and the fortress remains unattacked, then it's safe to recruit the rest of the people.

By then, Ye Changtian's situation might be fine, but Ji Yi wouldn't allow the authorities to recruit him.

Then the only option is for this person to die from "failure of forced symptom".

Ji Yi deduced this after carefully reviewing the updated rules.

Generally, players are not allowed to participate in each instance more than one week apart; if this time is exceeded, they will be forcibly banned.

However, under certain circumstances, this rule will inevitably conflict with another rule.

As for the outcome, it will most likely be a failure of the signs and a complete annihilation.

After I told Gu Hong all my thoughts, he pondered for a moment and then replied on the spot:

"Okay, I trust you. I'll make the arrangements in a bit. If any enemy activity occurs, I guarantee Ye Changtian will be the first to be killed."

Ji Yi shook her head: "I still don't feel it's appropriate. Let's go all out and feed him paraquat."

Lone Goose: "You're truly amazing."

He never expected Ji Yi to come up with such a vicious and underhanded trick.

"To be honest, if it weren't to verify my idea, I would really like to kill him now to avoid any trouble later."

After a player dies, their game account is automatically deleted. Therefore, the life and death status of these people is also under the control of the Headhunter Alliance. It is impossible for them to exploit any information gap and lure people in with just a positioning chip.

"This approach is still too much. If you're really worried about Ye Changtian, why don't you go to his house to investigate? Maybe you can find some clues."

Ji Yi was taken aback when she heard this; it seemed like a good idea.

"Okay, that works too."

He nodded and said, "Then bring his parents and his sister here, and I will interrogate them myself."

Gu Hong didn't respond, but just smiled bitterly. Ji Yi wasn't an official, but he was quite powerful. However, he still planned to do as Ji Yi suggested.

Sometimes, being good at recognizing people is a talent in itself, and he, in his drunken revelry, was an all-around genius.

That afternoon, Ji Yi returned to the villa area.

"I can only arrange things for Ye Changtian's family matters by tomorrow at the earliest. For now, don't go on dungeons. You'll feel at ease once things here are settled, right?"

Ji Yi nodded: "Thank you for your help. You truly deserve to be called a public servant. From now on, I will only vote for you."

Gu Hong smiled slightly and said nothing more.

He left quickly, I wonder what he was busy with next.

Ji Yi sat on the sofa in the living room of her villa, watching Gu Hong's departing figure and couldn't help but sigh:
"This guy is always busy as a dog, how did he manage to level up so quickly in dungeons before?"

But on second thought, it might make sense.

The experience bonus from a Nightmare dungeon far surpasses that of normal or hard dungeons. To reach level 20, compared to a normal player, his progress is ten times faster.

Compared to some high-end players, his leveling speed is far ahead, and only Ji Yi can keep up with him.

Just then, Chicken Leg Immortal Venerable suddenly walked out of the room carrying a suitcase and bumped right into Ji Yi on the sofa.

Ji Yi looked puzzled: "Huh? What are you packing your bags for? Did you suffer some injustice here? Is Gu Hong trying to take advantage of you? I knew he had some issues with his sexual orientation."

Seeing this, the chicken leg said a little embarrassedly:

"No, no, no, that's not it. I'm just going to meet someone I met online, I'll be back in a couple of days."

Hey, online friend?

Seeing the chicken leg's shy expression, Ji Yi couldn't help but smile, but he was too lazy to pry into the chicken leg's private affairs now, and simply instructed:

"Be careful. Your information is easily detected by the Headhunter Alliance. Although you're just a newbie right now and there's nothing worth targeting, there's always a chance."

"Well, I will."

Chicken Leg dragged his suitcase, ready to leave the villa.

"Wait, there's something very important."

Ji Yi called out to him.

"Huh?" Chicken Leg turned around.

"You're out having fun, what about updating the novel?"

Chicken Leg scratched his head: "One day, pigeon."

"."

Ji Yi: "Fine, get lost."

The sound of the suitcase gradually faded away, and the villa where Ji Yi lived became empty once again.

Xiaoqin was driven away by him, and the room felt strangely deserted.

Thinking of this, Ji Yi picked up her phone, opened WeChat, and looked at the chat box where [Crab Mud] had not replied for a long time.

"The spring of Hakeem's legs has arrived, there's no reason why I shouldn't have made any progress at all."

Thinking it over, he mustered his courage and typed:
Why aren't you replying to my messages?

"No, that's too clownish."

Backspace, retype:

"Hello? What's got you so busy? You saw my message but didn't reply?"

"This feels the same as before, isn't it? The Optimistic Clown?"

I deleted it and came up with a new set of wording.

"I've learned a lot of new information about the game, and I think it's worth sharing. Are you free now? Would it be convenient for us to video chat?"

Then there is no problem.

No, there's still room for improvement; the tone should be stronger.

Just as Ji Yi was about to revise her wording, Xie Jiayi sent a message first.

【Crab Mud】: "I know it's inconvenient for Mr. Ji to see me, but I can actually come to see you."

【Crab Mud】: "Send me your location, I'll come find you tonight."

Ji Yi: "???"

With his mouth slightly agape and his fingers trembling slightly, he deleted the entire message box.

Type "OK".

send.

(End of this chapter)