The whole nation is trying to survive on the cable car; I'm choosing one of three options at ea

Su Mu's lips curled up slightly.

That cunning businessman is truly shrewd.

He didn't speak in the channel. He didn't intend to clarify the matter of the Talented Ones Guild claiming credit for others' work. It was better for the foreigners to think he was a member of the Talented Ones Guild... If those foreigners went to cause trouble for the Talented Ones Guild, the two groups would wear each other down, and he would be happy to have some peace and quiet.

As for himself?

Sleep when you should, level up when you should. Tomorrow in Ash City, whoever comes looking for him will die.

At this moment, inside the cable car of the Talented Ones Guild, Xiang Lin was staring at the screen, his face ashen.

He hadn't expected Zhou Zhenguo to expose him in public. Nor had he expected anyone to provoke a conflict in their direction.

His original plan was very clever. Regardless of who fought the battle, as long as that person died, he could claim the credit.

After all, the dead can't speak. He assumed that Su Mu, charging into the territory of dozens of foreigners alone, was doomed. So he confidently and boldly let his men spread the news, even personally fabricating the lie that Su Mu was the "last one to evacuate."

But now, they've shot themselves in the foot.

Xiang Lin's face was terribly gloomy.

But what troubled him even more was the reaction of those foreigners.

Ivan was keeping a close eye on the discussions on the channel.

Then they said, "We found that person in the chat history; his name is 'Su Mu'."

The moment the name "Su Mu" appeared, a frenzy of messages flooded social media.

"Su Mu? He's the one who killed our men?"

"Found you. Ash City tomorrow, you'll be there."

"We will find you and all your accomplices and settle accounts with them one by one."

"The Talented Ones Guild? Su Mu must be one of them. It doesn't matter. If we encounter anyone from the Talented Ones Guild tomorrow, kill them without mercy. And if we encounter Su Mu, it's the same."

The messages kept coming in, all filled with murderous intent.

Xiang Lin's face darkened even more.

Those foreigners now equate the Talented Ones Guild with Su Mu.

Su Mu isn't even a member of their guild! In fact, Zhao Hongyuan had previously put a bounty on Su Mu's location; they're rivals!

But who would believe these things now?

No, it should be that, apart from those foreigners, everyone on the 886 cable line believes it.

"So...those foreigners weren't killed by the Talented Ones Guild? They were killed by Su Mu alone?"

"The enemy's assessment is correct, isn't it?"

"What did Chairman Xiang mean when he said 'the last to evacuate'?"

"Shh, keep your voice down. Don't talk nonsense."

The murmurs weren't loud, but everyone could sense that the atmosphere in the channel had changed. The prestige of the Talented Ones Guild was shaken at that moment.

The conflict between Su Mu and the Talented Ones Guild is no secret on this cable.

Previously, Zhao Hongyuan had someone place a bounty on Su Mu's coordinates in the channel. Although it was only an internal communication, how could there be no secrets on the same cable?

The news had already spread.

Later, Su Mu sold professional books in the channel. Zhao Hongyuan sent someone to inquire, but Su Mu didn't reply and simply blocked the person... Many people knew about this.

How could someone whose coordinates are being offered a bounty by the vice president of the Talented Ones Guild possibly be a member of the Talented Ones Guild?

So when Zhou Zhenguo said, "Those foreigners were killed by Su Mu alone," the people on the 886 cable already knew the answer.

Xiang Lin is lying.

He claimed Su Mu's military merits without his consent.

Everyone understood this. But no one said it out loud.

The reason is simple... I don't want to offend the Talented Ones Guild.

Although this organization was publicly humiliated by Zhou Zhenguo today, severely damaging its prestige, its strength remains undeniable.

The guild leader, Xiang Lin, is at level two, and the vice-leader, Zhao Hongyuan, is also at level two. They also have several teams of talented individuals under their command, each possessing combat-related talents. At a time when most people are still struggling to make ends meet, the Talented Individuals Guild remains one of the strongest forces along this line of power.

Offending them will do no good.

So everyone chose to remain silent. They knew what was going on, but didn't say anything. They continued to praise when praise was due, and continued to flatter when flattery was due... After all, a few words of praise wouldn't hurt them.

As for the Talented Ones Guild, it's even less likely they'll take the initiative to explain.

They are now in a predicament where they are caught between a rock and a hard place.

If they admit they didn't kill those foreigners, then their previous boasts of being "the last to evacuate" and "leading the brothers in a counterattack" will all become a joke. Xiang Lin's reputation and the prestige of the Talented Ones Guild will collapse in an instant.

If they don't admit it and continue to remain silent, at least they can keep a fig leaf. Most people don't dare to openly offend them, and the foreigners' hatred has been diverted elsewhere... Although that "elsewhere" now seems to be Su Mu, Su Mu is not a member of their guild, so the foreigners' retaliation won't fall on them.

Between two evils, choose the lesser. Silence is their only option.

As for those foreigners?

They don't care about all these twists and turns.

Going through chat logs, looking for clues, and locking onto targets... that's their approach. Simple, direct, and effective.

They found Su Mu's name. Then they saw that Su Mu wasn't a member of the Talented Ones Guild. But that didn't matter. In their eyes, Su Mu had killed more than forty of them single-handedly, and regardless of whether he was a member of the Talented Ones Guild or not, he was their primary target.

Furthermore... they were unaware of the relationship between Su Mu and the Talented Ones Guild. The chat logs only revealed fragments of information, not the underlying grudges and entanglements. All they knew was that there was a man named Su Mu on the 886 cable line, incredibly powerful, who had killed many of their people. As for the Talented Ones Guild? That organization was likely bluffing, claiming credit for the crimes, but since they had come forward to take it, they would settle accounts with them.

Thus, the focus shifted from Su Mu alone to the entire Talented Ones Guild.

"Neither Su Mu nor the Talented Ones Guild will escape," Ivan threatened in the channel. "Tomorrow in Ash City, we will find you all."

Su Mu looked at the message and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

He hadn't expected Lin Yuwei's words to stir up such a huge reaction. He also hadn't expected those foreigners to actually go through the chat history... In his view, with thousands upon thousands of messages a day in the channel, who would bother going through them one by one? But these foreigners did exactly that, and they actually found his name.

However, this is actually a good thing.

Originally, those foreigners were looking for him alone. Now, they've included the Talented Ones Guild on their revenge list as well. With both groups at odds, he's happy to have some peace and quiet.

As for himself?

Su Mu leaned against the wall, tapping his fingers lightly on the spear.

If those foreigners really dare to come looking for him, he wouldn't mind killing dozens more.

He turned off the channel and stopped paying attention.

Just then, the cable car suddenly jolted.

"Bang!"