Death Train: SSS-level talent right from the start!

Zhao Hai glanced at Chen Ye, who nodded slightly.

Zhao Hai took a half step back.

"Tang Jingxin was in the same carriage as you, right? The bronze treasure chest he just took out belongs to Jiang Ning, and those potions were exchanged for with your and Jiang Ning's points, weren't they?"

Chen Ye spoke these words in a very calm tone, as if he were talking about something he had already confirmed a long time ago.

Jian Lan's eyes flickered slightly, but she quickly regained her composure: "You're right. Most of the potions we redeemed with points were taken by Tang Jingxin. That bronze treasure chest is indeed Brother Ning's."

Chen Ye understood immediately. As expected, Wen Ning had mentioned that Tang Jingxin had visited Infinite City before the train passengers were merged, and she must have used the points potion.

Arming a team is extremely costly, and the fact that he could produce so many potions today undoubtedly came from Jiang Ning and Jian Lan.

"What is the purpose of your visit today?"

Chen Ye asked directly.

"Brother Ning asked me to pass on a message to you: there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. After all, we were classmates at Yuncheng University."

Jian Lan repeated Jiang Ning's words verbatim. Jiang Ning had told her that Chen Ye would definitely cooperate with them as soon as he heard those words.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hai almost laughed in anger, letting out a cold snort: "What, now that Tang Jingxin is forcing you to act like a grandson, you realize we were classmates? Why didn't you think of us as classmates when you were plotting against me in Corpse City?"

Wang Shuo and Li Zheng stood behind Zhao Hai, their expressions also grim.

Jian Lan did not refute, nor did she even look at Zhao Hai. She kept looking at Chen Ye because Jiang Ning had told her that Chen Ye was actually in charge of Zhao Hai's team.

Chen Ye's expression remained unchanged. He simply looked at Jian Lan, remained silent for a few seconds, and then spoke: "Tell me, how do you want to cooperate?"

Zhao Hai glanced at Chen Ye, his brows furrowing slightly, but ultimately said nothing and looked away.

"We joined Tang Jingxin's team voluntarily. Brother Ning's idea is to find an opportunity in the next trial to work together from the inside and kill Tang Jingxin."

Jian Lan paused and then added, "Tang Jingxin has his eye on your silver treasure chest, and you also stole his skill book today. He will definitely come after you if he gets the chance. Tang Jingxin's existence is a threat to all of us."

"Sure, once you've figured out the strength of Tang Jingxin's team, I can consider cooperating with you."

Chen Ye agreed very readily, which surprised Jian Lan.

"Okay, from now on we'll communicate via system chat and won't meet in person."

After Jian Lan finished speaking, she brought up the system panel and added Chen Ye as a friend.

Chen Ye accepted the friend request.

"I'll be going now. I'll let you know if I have any news."

Jian Lan didn't linger. She turned and left the alley, walking much faster than when she came, and soon disappeared around the corner.

"Chen Ye, what is Jiang Ning up to? She just became Tang Jingxin's lackey, and now she's sending Jian Lan to ask you to cooperate in killing Tang Jingxin?"

Wang Shuo looked puzzled.

Chen Ye withdrew his gaze, a slight smile playing on his lips: "Jiang Ning is trying to tie us to the same boat as him."

Zhao Hai frowned: "What do you mean?"

Chen Ye sneered: "The fact that I have a silver treasure chest was most likely told to Tang Jingxin by Jiang Ning, with the aim of instigating conflict between us. There's no way that someone like Jiang Ning would willingly be someone else's lackey."

"However, Jiang Ning is right. Jiang Ning's current strength poses no threat to us at all, but we still don't know much about Tang Jingxin. Moreover, we have a grudge against him. Now let Jiang Ning help us find out about Tang Jingxin."

Zhao Hai glanced at Chen Ye: "But can we rely on Jiang Ning? He might betray us again."

Chen Ye shook his head: "He's unreliable, but his interests are temporarily aligned with ours. Whether Jiang Ning wants to develop his influence in carriage number five or collect protection money, he can't get around Tang Jingxin."

"In other words, Jiang Ning doesn't want someone as powerful as Tang Jingxin to exist in carriage number five, as it would seriously hinder his development. However, he doesn't have the strength to contend with Tang Jingxin right now, which is why he came to us for cooperation."

"Of course, it's also possible that Jiang Ning is using Tang Jingxin to deal with us. It's hard to say right now, we can only wait and see. But I'm more inclined to believe that Jiang Ning wants to kill Tang Jingxin."

In Chen Ye's view, their relationship with Jiang Ning was not one of irreconcilable conflict, but Tang Jingxin's existence was a real threat to his interests.

As long as Tang Jingxin is around, it's hard to say whether Jiang Ning will be able to keep the good things she obtains in the survival trials in the future.

Chen Ye knew that Jiang Ning was deliberately trying to drag him into this mess to deal with Tang Jingxin, but cooperating with Jiang Ning was indeed the best option right now. This was a blatant conspiracy.

Zhao Hai nodded and said nothing more. Compared to Jiang Ning, Tang Jingxin was indeed much more dangerous.

Zhou Yating walked up from behind and stood beside Chen Ye: "Tang Jingxin is number one on the ranking list. Her talent, skills, and equipment are definitely top-notch. We are at a complete disadvantage."

Chen Ye nodded slightly: "Their team is at a higher level than ours. We don't know Tang Jingxin's specific talents yet. If Jiang Ning is truly willing to cooperate, he should be able to provide us with useful information."

This death game is like a giant breeding ground for poisonous creatures, constantly eliminating the weak. Conflicts with other passengers are inevitable, and he will not hesitate to eliminate anyone who is hostile to him, given the opportunity.

Qin Zhaoyang shrank his neck and muttered under his breath, "As expected, those who survive are all incredibly cunning. When we were first put on the train, the squad leader was still compiling talent statistics. We were so innocent back then. There were even a lot of people posting attribute panels in the group chat. Now it's like something out of Infernal Affairs."

Hearing this, Zhou Yating turned her head and glanced at Qin Zhaoyang: "The attribute panel is like underwear. Once your underwear is pulled down, you can see how big you are. After all, based on your talent and basic attributes, plus the level displayed on the level leaderboard, it's easy to calculate your combat power ceiling."

Qin Zhaoyang paused for half a second, then burst out laughing: "Haha... Squad leader, your analogy is very apt!"

Zhao Hai's lips twitched.

Wang Shuo and Li Zheng exchanged a glance and laughed at the same time.

Qin Zhaoyang looked at Chen Ye and Zhao Hai: "Among us, Brother Ye and Brother Hai are the most senior!"

Before Zhao Hai could even wipe the smile from his lips, his face darkened upon hearing this, and he slapped Qin Zhaoyang on the back of the head: "Shut up!"

The slap was neither too hard nor too soft, but it made Qin Zhaoyang stagger forward a step.

Qin Zhaoyang rubbed the back of his head, chuckled foolishly twice, and didn't dare to joke anymore.

"Alright, let's go back and have a good meal."

After Chen Ye finished speaking, he led the way out of the alley and back onto the main road.

Zhao Hai walked alongside him in front, with the others following behind. The six of them walked out of the alley and back onto the main road, heading towards the hotel.