Superman's End Manual

"I'll believe you for now... but there's some truth to your family's claim that you're neurotic."

After saying that, Cai Bing took a sip of lemonade, and then a chat panel suddenly popped up in her eyes.

[Paranoia: I get it, is drinking water a hint? Does it mean "to take action"?]

[Cai Bing: Get out! I've already cleaned up your mess, why aren't you leaving? Do you really want to die here?]

[Paranoia: Heh, according to the great Paranoid Detective's observation, hacker girl, the probability of you betraying us is very high... You're actually having an affair with that scoundrel from the Control Bureau, and you're even getting so close to him.]

[Obsessive: I'll report to the strategist when I get back... I'm sorry, hacker girl, you're finished. Lord Obsessive is going to uphold justice and eliminate your own family.]

[Cai Bing: You idiot, there's nothing to say to you.]

When Cai Bing came to her senses again, a private chat panel popped up in front of her.

[Failed Man: Hacker Girl, I don't have Paranoia as a friend. Could you use the chat to tell Paranoia to add Gastro as a friend? I need to confirm whether the person sitting here is the real her or a puppet she's controlling.]

[Cut Ice: Oh.]

Upon hearing this, Cai Bing sighed and sent a message to Bias.

[Cut Ice: Spider-Man wants you to add Gastro as a friend, the woman sitting across from him. Hurry up.]

[Paranoia: I can't send a friend request. It says I'm too far away. Should I sit closer?]

[Cai Bing: No, the distance is close enough, which means it's a fake.]

[Paranoia: Speaking of which... I don't think I can add Spider-Man as a friend either, why?]

[Cai Bing: That's normal, it's a fake too.]

[Paranoia: Oh my god, so those two fakes were just sitting there chatting?]

[Cai Bing: Yes, one of them used mental abilities to control an ordinary person, and the other created a puppet. They're quite a good match, aren't they?]

[Paranoia: The Paranoid Lord feels hurt. So the Spider Man has been interacting with him all along using a fake? The Paranoid Lord has broken down. The Paranoid Lord is going to commit suicide.]

[Cai Bing: Get lost. He also interacts with us using counterfeit goods. You're just being dramatic.]

[Paranoia: The Paranoid Lord feels ostracized, and he's about to turn evil.]

[Obsession: Loneliness...is a kind of desolation, and I...have long been the only one left in the world.]

[Cutting Ice: Defying Heaven.]

[Obsessive: Lord Obsessive is gone... Don't miss him, loneliness is the king's destiny.]

After sending the message, Paranoia stood up expressionlessly, moved away from the open-air café, leaving behind a desolate and sad figure.

Before leaving, the obsessive man gave Ke Mingye a long, lingering look, a barely perceptible bitter smile playing on his lips, as if savoring the taste of betrayal. He seemed... to be completely absorbed in his own tragic hero persona.

Seeing that the time bomb was finally gone, Cai Bing breathed a slight sigh of relief and then sent a message to Ke Mingye.

[Cut Ice: It's confirmed, the person sitting across from you isn't Gastro.]

[The defeated man: I guessed it.]

[The Failed Man: So what exactly do you want? It can't just be that you want to go on a date with my brother, right? You're blinded by love.]

[Cai Bing: I want to try and find a way to hack into the Bureau of Anomalies' database from him. The Bureau's database is far superior to the national database; it contains information on 90% of superhuman criminals, superheroes, and Bureau executives... It even knows the internal structure of Anskaban Prison and the information on the top superhuman prisoners held there.]

[Cai Bing: So, if we can really hack into the Control Bureau, it will bring a lot of convenience to our future operations, and at the same time, it will prepare us for the raid on Anskaban prison ten months later, so that we won't just rush in without knowing anything.]

[The Failed Man: Dude, this sounds way too dangerous.]

[Cutting Ice: Fortune favors the bold.]

[The defeated man: Don't beg anymore, it would be a huge loss if we ended up risking our teammates' lives.]

The camera then returns to Ke Mingye's side.

Gastro remained silent for a moment, seemingly observing Ke Yinzhi out of the corner of his eye. After a while, he turned his attention to the trickster doll, leaned slightly closer to him, and whispered.

"Looks like we're really unlucky. We can't even run into such a powerful person, and he's from the Control Bureau, just by going out for a casual meeting."

"Yeah... I had terrible luck."

Ke Mingye sighed, thinking to himself that this was really bad luck. If my luck was really bad, then my luck was absolutely terrible. If my whole family were big shots like this, how could I possibly compete?

Without hesitation, Gastro said, "You must be that 'loser man' in the discussion group, right?"

Ke Mingye nodded and said calmly, "Yes, they all call me Spider Man."

Gastro held the lemonade glass in both hands, looked up at him, and said, "Okay, Spider-Man."

“This body isn’t yours,” Ke Mingye said bluntly. “I sent you a friend request, but there was no response, which means your original body isn’t nearby.”

Upon hearing this, Gastro's eyes showed a slight surprise.

She raised her fair hand to support her chin, a slight smile playing on her lips. "Then let me be frank... This body is indeed not mine, it belongs to a stranger. I used my skills to control her body to meet you."

"Why?" Ke Mingye asked.

"It's simple, I don't trust you."

"If you don't trust us, why did you meet? What do you want from us?"

Gastro replied, "It's simple, because according to the clues I got from the prophecy, there's a player hiding next to the white-haired vampire I'm looking for."

Upon hearing this, Ke Mingye paused slightly and murmured softly.

"Player?"

"That's right, a player, but I'm not sure who that player is. I only know that he has a vampire by his side, and they live together in a family."

"Gastro said calmly."

"So, in that player's family background, his family members are vampires?"

Ke Mingye paused for two seconds, his tone filled with surprise.

Gastro asked, "Well, that's roughly the idea, and that vampire is quite strong, probably at least a B-rank... So, do you have any leads on this?"

Upon hearing this, Ke Mingye pretended to think for a moment before saying, "If you insist on saying it this way... I think there is one player among those who are currently interacting with us whose whereabouts are highly suspicious."

He paused, then said very seriously, "This player never interacts with other players. He doesn't even add other players as friends... In fact, we still haven't figured out his background. If anyone might be hiding their family situation, it's him."

Gastro raised an eyebrow at this. "Who? That paranoid guy from earlier?"

“No.” Ke Mingye shook his head and said deeply, “This player’s ID… is called ‘Anti-Dog’.”

As he spoke, he raised his eyes and met Gastro's gaze. "I think the anti-dog is very likely the player you're looking for; and the white-haired vampire you're looking for is most likely hiding in his house."

Gastro and the trickster stared at each other for a moment, then slowly lowered their eyes and said thoughtfully.

"Anti-dog mentality, huh..."

She silently memorized the ID and looked up again: "Understood. In short, I'll confirm this player's background first. Thank you for your cooperation."

"You're welcome. I'm willing to cooperate with you simply because I also want to find out more about the Anti-Dogs. Also, I hope that one day you can speak to me in your true form... instead of using a puppet."

As he spoke, Ke Mingye took the lemonade handed to him by the waiter, picked up the glass, and took a small sip.

“Of course, I hope you’re not lying to me.” Gastro smiled. “After all, we’re both players, so we should be on the same page. Saving each other’s lives shouldn’t be that difficult, right?”

“In this respect alone, we are evenly matched,” Ke Mingye said.

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Chapter 152 The Last Heart

[The Failed Man: You cultured person, I suggest you avoid meeting us anytime soon.]

[Anti-dog: Why?]

[The Failed Man: Gastro used an item to learn that there was a player with the vampire he was looking for, and he wanted that player to guide him.]

[Anti-dog: Isn't that you? What does that have to do with me?]

[The Failed Man: It's me, but I don't trust him, so I'll let you take the blame for now.]

[Anti-dog: Ha, you really know how to cause me trouble.]

Ke Mingye was mentally reminding the anti-dog on the chat panel when Gastro's voice interrupted his thoughts.

"What does that 'anti-dog' look like?"

He casually replied, "Wears glasses, looks intelligent, likes to wear a black trench coat, and occasionally wears a deer stag hat."

“I’ve noted it down. I’ll try to verify his background next time I meet him,” Gastro said, then suddenly changed the subject. “Of course, I can’t rule out the possibility that you’re lying to me, and that you’re actually the ‘player’ who’s hiding a vampire in his house.”

Her voice had a touch of childlike innocence, and her gaze seemed to pierce through one's heart.

But Ke Mingye remained calm. After a moment of silence, he said, "Let's not talk about who that player is for now. Let's talk about something more important."

“Speak,” Gastro said.

"First of all, why are you looking for vampires? And what exactly is this 'prophecy' you mentioned, and how do you know there's a... white-haired vampire in this city?"

"It's really impolite to ask two questions at the same time, so I'll answer the first one first."

Gastro clasped his hands together, rested them on his chin, and slowly said, "The reason I sought out vampires was to save myself."

"Save yourself..." Ke Mingye raised an eyebrow, asking in confusion, "What do you mean?"