r18novel Chapter 930 Originally, I was quite worried (Updated first, revised later)
Chapter 930 Originally, I was quite worried (Updated first, revised later)
Upon hearing this, Qin Shang's heart skipped a beat. He felt as if he had been on the high ground of victory, with the chips he held, and the scales of victory were about to tip completely in his favor. But then he realized that it was all a trap set by his opponent to make him lower his guard.
I'm still caught in their trap!
"You're saying that even if you're really a player in the Order Realm, you still have to be a player in the Order Realm. Otherwise, you wouldn't need to drag the Bad Commander into this mess. With the Trickster class's incredibly strong vitality and still difficult to kill, if you were a player in the Rule Realm, you wouldn't have to worry about the Elders' involvement going wrong. With you assisting Yin Shisan, even if the two of you are no match for the five Elders in a head-on confrontation, it wouldn't be difficult for you to escape unscathed..."
"A mere player at the Order Realm almost managed to outmaneuver me. You really are something else!"
"But do you think the plan to have the Grand Secretary publicly try the wanted player was my idea? No, it was Grand Secretary Chen's plan. After all, even if the plan succeeds and Yin Shisan is branded as colluding with the wanted player, and then loses face within the Bad Guys organization and completely loses credibility, how will it help me achieve what I want? Almost nothing. It's just that maybe you'll see Yin Shisan facing a life-or-death crisis and might use the core authority of the second district in your card to make a deal in a critical moment, trying to exchange power from me to save Yin Shisan's life."
"However, that possibility is unlikely, and even if there is a certain degree of possibility, I would not bet everything on a few people who can't even manage a mere gang of scoundrels. An excellent manager should have only one voice within his organization, but they simply cannot do that. In fact, over time, dissent has gradually emerged among their subordinates, which is enough to show that these old guys are truly incompetent. If Yin Shisan were a few years younger, he would really be a good candidate to become a Grand Secretary, and Fang Mo might even be grooming him as his successor!"
"Using your three-pronged approach to describe it seems to work..."
Qin Yuyan simply stopped pretending altogether. When she saw Qin Shang constantly puffing out cigarette smoke, she frowned slightly, as if her nicotine craving had been aroused. She even boldly grabbed the cigarette pack on the table and took out a cigarette herself.
"Give me one!"
"Can I borrow a light?"
pat-
Taking the lighter from Qin Shang, Qin Yuyan skillfully lit it, took a deep drag, and then exhaled a breath of stale air under Qin Shang's solemn gaze.
"While it's not like the Star Gate Organization's Rule Realm players are free as cabbages, their total number is indeed much greater than the mainstays of the Bad Guys organizations I know of, so..."
"Qin Shang, the method to force you to willingly hand over your core authority has never been complicated. It is to completely push you into a desperate situation, a desperate situation where you cannot fake your death and are unwilling to rewind time. From this point on, you will have no choice but to continue to pull out this trump card!"
"Take this very moment, for example. Now, I know how you will thwart Grand Secretary Chen's plan. And it seems that your operation, once leaked to me, can only be used once. If you fake your death and rewind to the past, I certainly won't hold back in this replay. In other words, Yin Shisan will definitely die in today's early cabinet meeting, and the Bad Commander won't appear at this crucial moment to act as the judge of this feud between the two sides. Your plan can only be used once!"
"In other words, I have already dismantled your anchor points step by step."
"Now, all I need to do is put you in a life-or-death situation, which means pulling up the anchor, raising the sails again, and letting the waves carry the ship and you directly to my destination!"
This is indeed the simplest way...
Qin Shang breathed a sigh of relief, a dark and unfathomable glint in his eyes.
He had naturally anticipated from the beginning that Qin Yuyan would definitely think that the simplest way was to cripple him and force him to make a deal with her to save his life. Therefore, Qin Shang used the dungeon item "Black Tower" to arrange all of this scheme. It was because, although he dared not say that he was absolutely invincible in the Black Tower, he was by no means a pushover that anyone could easily bully. In particular, in his mind, if Mother Goddess Qin Yuyan really had any exaggerated and terrifying combat power, this woman would not have to be subservient to the three tycoons of Jincheng. Moreover, in the brief encounter he had on that national highway, he had pinned the woman down and taken her hostage. At that time, Qin Yuyan had truly felt fear and the threat of death. If she really had other means of survival, she would not have obediently sat and waited to be captured...
Moreover, in the world of dungeon attribute items, he had secretly dragged her into it without her noticing. Putting aside everything else, under normal circumstances, other players wouldn't be able to enter his Black Tower. So, following this linear logic, Qin Shang naturally didn't think there was any danger that could or might threaten his life!
This is also the source of his unease at this moment.
"If you're trying to scare me into ending 'The White Tower' voluntarily..."
Qin Yuyan, cigarette between her hands, glanced sideways at Qin Shang; "You should know I'm not joking!"
call!
After saying that, the woman exhaled another puff of smoke.
“Wanyan Xiaowen herself received a notification from Chen Boxu and obtained the two things I gave out from Chen Boxu. One was a character card that once belonged to him, and you and Fang Mo were both developers who had entered the deepest part of the Divine Path. The other was a core authority that could give players the opportunity to communicate face-to-face with the Mother Goddess. This is the authority of the first region, and its function is as I described…”
"And Wanyan Xiaowen received one order: to deliver these things to Xu Mingyang..."
"As for the instructions I gave to the other partners of the Star Gate organization, they were to lie in ambush around the detention center. If they saw any trace of the big, fat Xu Mingyang, they were to kill him on the spot. My explanation to them was that this big, fat Xu Mingyang was the key figure who assisted the player who licked the cockroach's jade feet in causing the major incident in the second region's Divine Road. At that time, his reputation was almost reduced to zero, but he managed to survive by dropping his character card and hiding inside a dungeon attribute item. Now, the Bad Guy Commander plans to use the item with the [Trade] skill of the Deceitful Master class to trade his own reputation to this big, fat Xu Mingyang. In other words, if he regains control of his character card, he can walk peacefully in reality like an ordinary player. If everything goes smoothly, this big, fat Xu Mingyang will become the second top-tier powerhouse comparable to the Bad Guy Commander. This is probably not something the Star Gate organization wants to see, is it?"
What do you mean?
Qin Shang frowned. He thought Qin Yuyan's goal was to get Lao Xu the character card and the core authority that could take players to see the Mother Goddess immediately, so that they could enter the real world and meet Jiang Qiqi. In this way, she could influence Jiang Qiqi, who originally controlled the plot, but was suddenly approached by Lao Xu and had no choice but to be distracted by Xu Mingyang explaining the comics, thus affecting her ability to get outside help.
But now, listening to Qin Yuyan's words, it seems that this is not the woman's purpose?
They ordered members of the Star Gate organization to lie in ambush outside the detention center, preparing to hunt down Xu Mingyang!
Have Wanyan Xiaowen, who is in the detention center, take the two items she intended to give to Xu Mingyang...
Are you trying to attack your right brain with your left brain?
So, does Qin Yuyan's goal really want Xu Mingyang to regain his memories as a developer and become a core developer again, or does she not want Xu Mingyang to regain these memories, or even want him to die outside the detention center today?
"To be honest, I didn't quite understand what you meant..."
Hearing this, Qin Yuyan was overjoyed. The negative emotions brought on by the intellectual crushing of Qin Shang that she had been suppressing for so long were swept away. She couldn't help but think, "So you've finally met your match!"
Have you ever played dominoes?
The next moment, Qin Yuyan raised her slender, white hand and stubbed out the cigarette.
Qin Shang narrowed his eyes, then suddenly felt a jolt.
"So, this is also what you instructed Chen Boxu to do?"
"Old Xu went to deliver food to Wanyan Xiaowen today because of another of your plans. Chen Boxu is the mastermind behind the plan by which Chen Gelao uses wanted players to try Yin Shisan. Chen Boxu will definitely be near the scene keeping a close eye on the situation. And if any unforeseen circumstances occur, he will send Xu Mingyang to deliver food to Wanyan Xiaowen. Then the next step is that you have people lying in ambush near the detention center. If Xu Mingyang appears here, he will definitely be killed by these experts from the Star Gate organization. But that's not your goal. Your goal is not to kill Xu Mingyang, but me, to use him to threaten me."
"You deliberately told me this part so that I would be forced to leave the dungeon item 'Black Tower' and enter the real world to stop the Star Gate organization experts who were lying in ambush with Xu Mingyang. Then, Xu Mingyang would be able to access Wanyan Xiaowen's memories from when she was a Divine Path player, and finally be transported to the real world where Jiang Qiqi is by that core authority, interfering with Jiang Qiqi's influence on me. And in order to protect Old Xu, I would be entangled in a battle with the Star Gate organization's powerful members. This is the simplest and most direct way you said to drive me into a corner!"
Qin Yuyan nodded slightly.
"I almost thought you used all your intelligence on planning."
Upon hearing this, Qin Shang's lips twitched. In fact, this was the first time Qin Shang had ever interacted with Qin Yuyan, but for Qin Yuyan, they were clearly old rivals. So even the words of mockery came out of Qin Yuyan's mouth so naturally and easily, as if they had rehearsed hundreds or thousands of times.
Those people from the Star Gate organization weren't meant to deal with Xu Mingyang at all; they were there to deal with me...
This was a foreshadowing that Qin Yuyan had left before the game even began.
Even if I hadn't appeared in front of her at all today, if any problems arose during the cabinet meeting, or if there were any unexpected changes that Chen Boxu didn't anticipate, a text message would immediately appear in Xu Mingyang's inbox, and then another text message would appear in my phone, Qin Shang's phone. At that time, I would still be forced to appear to save Lao Xu!
"Aren't you worried that I'll just kill you right now?"
Thinking of this, Qin Shang had no choice but to re-examine his opponent with a serious expression.
"If death could end the great loop that you and Jiang Qiqi created, I would rather die. Unfortunately, when I open my eyes again after death, I will only re-enter any point in this world on another past timeline. In the end, I will be like a sailboat on the sea being pushed forward by the waves, walking the same old path that I have walked countless times before."
call!
Qin Shang exhaled a breath of stale air.
His plan leans more towards exploiting people and human nature, while Qin Yuyan is more like digging a pit, stepping on landmines in a fixed scene. The location of the landmines may change slightly each time, but the overall difference is not significant. As long as she is killed enough times, Qin Yuyan is confident that she can connect everything into a line.
"So, Qin Shang, now it's your turn to make the choice..."
"Hold on!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Shang raised his hand and made a pause gesture. Under Qin Yuyan's strange gaze, the young man coughed and slowly spoke.
"Actually, I have a question!"
"How did you manage to get Xu Mingyang to openly and willingly deliver food to Wanyan Xiaowen as requested in a stranger's text message? In my memory, those two broke up a long time ago, and if I remember correctly, Xu almost started a new relationship several times."