Chi Xiaochi withdrew his gaze, and when he turned over and sat up, he had put away all the sudden emotions.
Now, his time is precious and he has no spare time to spend on himself.
It stands to reason that the "catfish" is dead.
The only thing that made Chi Xiaochi a little concerned was how many "catfish" were in the team.
Three is a reasonable number he speculates.
The three people who died for no reason in various places last night also confirmed his conjecture.
But why are there four "catfish" shadows in Bai Anyi's memory
With that in mind, he got up and tiptoed out of the tent.
The order of night duty last night was Lou Ying-Zhao Rou-Wei Shili-Single-Shuang, so what happened last night must have been passed down by Zhao Rou.
This order is fine.
Zhao Rou has suffered a lot and is much more cautious than others. She can't fully trust Wei Shiliu. She should only try to objectively state what happened to Wei Shiliu.
As for Wei Shiliu, since he was rescued by Lou Ying and saw Lou Ying's skills, he admired Lou Ying so much that he would definitely think that the ability of "psychedelic" belongs to Lou Ying.
This invisibly strengthens the cognition that "Lou Ying is a multi-ability person".
Zhao Rou got up early, and after Chi Xiaochi got out of the tent, she nodded nervously and ingratiatingly to him.
Compared to Zhao Rou, who was overly nervous, Wei Shiliu could be described as heartless. He opened his tent and slept soundly in his sleeping bag.
The fire was about to end, the single and pair fiddled with the embers of the residual fire boredly, watching Chi Xiaochi come out, and looking behind him, there was a little more cautious reverence in his demeanor: "Mr. Chi hasn't woken up yet?"
Chi Xiaochi said, "don't bother him. He was too tired yesterday."
Shan Shuang endured it, but still couldn't hold back the surging hope: "Mr. Chi... Is he really capable of saving us?"
This is probably the Haikou boasted by Wei Shiliu when he was blowing water with him.
Chi Xiaochi nodded, and out of the corner of the eye glanced at the invisible, countless eyes that were chasing after them: "All abilities, none of them will fall."
It was still early, but there were no less than 100 people in the barrage area.
They debated who the "psychedelic" ability belonged to for one night, and even established a private chat channel for this, analyzing and discussing the recorded live video frame by frame, but the discussion in the comment area seemed to be sparse.
"What the hell are they talking about?"
"I can't hear you clearly."
"Don't struggle. Experienced people tell you that you can't hear unless you speak with a voice above 60 decibels."
"What garbage radio system."
"It's only been online for three years. Besides, when you escape, you don't force yourself to do it directly. How can anyone talk so much like them?"
Chi Xiaochi rolled up his sleeves and walked to the small pool, ready to wash up.
"You are really bold." When taking a picture of the water, "Bai Anyi" in the water quickly completed the whole picture of last night's events, "You are playing for your life."
Chi Xiaochi put his hands on the shore: "How do you say?"
"You never thought about it, what if they didn't do anything to protect a multi-ability person, they would never stop, inject all the other ability users with poison, stop gambling, and take Chi Jiangyu out, what would they do? You dare to do that Gamble your life?"
"It's not a question of whether I dare or not." Chi Xiaochi rinsed his mouth, tilted his head again, and spit water on the shore, "It's whether they dare or not."
"Bai Anyi" in the water tilted his head slightly, expressing doubts.
However, this change, in the eyes of outsiders, is nothing but normal water waves.
"I've seen Bai Anyi's memory, and I've seen the reactions of other power users when they were told to participate in the battle royale." Chi Xiaochi flicked the water droplets on his hand, "killing games, gambling with your life, participating in groups, and profiting from it. , placed in the normal world, no matter what it is, there will be an uproar. But obviously, before entering the game, there is no relevant social news; It looks like it's coming prepared.... So, I guess, this kind of covert underground trade will only exist on the dark web that no one knows about."
"Bai Anyi" said, "Because it's unknown, it's easier to deal with, isn't it?"
"No." Chi Xiaochi said, "Because it is unknown, it is even more difficult to deal with."
With that said, Chi Xiaochi raised his head and said to himself, "Wow, it's a textbook-like no proposition. I'm really good."
"Bai Anyi": "… "
After narcissism, Chi Xiaochi leaned over and washed his face with water: "The reason why they have to hide their heads and hide their tails is that they themselves know that this kind of disgusting fun cannot be left in the open. The reason why the game can be held every year. It continues because the gamblers have the same tacit understanding: the game can only be played if it is kept secret."
After speaking, he asked "Bai Anyi": "What are the gamblers thinking, do you know?"
"They can admit that they are black-faced, they can admit that they have no luck in gambling, and they can admit that some unlucky thing around them has affected their luck, but they can't admit that they have invested their principal, poured out their feelings, and spent time. The reason they lost in the end was because the casino closed temporarily and threw them all out."
"The gambler is crazy, and it's hard to control what kind of things they will do. Once this kind of game is exposed and made public, you should be able to imagine what kind of sensation it will cause."
"Bai Anyi" said, "Have you ever thought about it, if the casino returns all the principal and explains the reason for the suspension of the game in private? Will they still choose to expose and rebel at that time?"
"That's right. But it's not the 'time' yet."
Chi Xiaochi said firmly: "The people in the organization can't be completely sure whether my brother is a multi-ability person. After all, there is still a single-ability person like Wei Shiliu who looks like a multi-ability person on the surface. Just for this 'maybe' , they don't have to risk stopping the game and causing public outrage."
"Then you can be sure that they will obliterate the 'catfish' in the team for this uncertain 'possible'?"
Chi Xiaochi didn't hesitate at all: "I can."
"They wiped out the most aggressive 'catfish' for the most basic safety concerns."
"It stands to reason that 'Catfish' was originally a radish and a pit, and he knew a lot of information that ordinary contestants didn't know, so he took advantage of the right time and place. My brother's appearance was an accident for 'Catfish'. Among them, only Someone who is a little smarter will realize that for institutions, the existence of my brother is a big threat to their life safety."
"The better possibility is to squeeze out a survival spot that they should have; the worse possibility is to sacrifice the entire game and save only my brother."
"So, my brother's existence is completely contrary to their interests. They only have two choices, either try their best to hug my brother's thigh and be the one-third of the survivors, or try their best to kill he."
"From the perspective of 'Catfish', there are Bai Anyi and Wei Shiliu beside Chi Jiangyu. The three of them seem to have a good relationship. Later, Zhao Rou was recruited into the team. So, yes' Catfish', the perfect time to hold the thigh has been missed, so they're left with the latter option."
"The latter option is completely contrary to the pursuit of the institution."
"So, regardless of whether other powers have murderous intentions towards my brother, 'Catfish' must die."
During the whole process of deduction, Chi Xiaochi was good at stirring the surface of the water repeatedly, his expression was light, and his voice was extremely low, like a whisper, even with a hoarseness when he first woke up.
The confused voice and the sober logic are intertwined with each other, and the murderous intention in the words and the tranquility on the surface merge with each other, which actually caused "Bai Anyi" to have the illusion of numbness in the back.
He made all kinds of hints, released countless signals, showed the importance of Chi Jiangyu step by step, kept adding weights, and finally killed the "catfish" with the help of the institution.
It was the first time that "Bai Anyi" had given some sincere appreciation to people other than Bai Anyi.
He asked, "Are you studying psychology?"
Chi Xiaochi raised his eyebrows: "Me? I'm not in any major. I didn't go to university, so I graduated from high school."
"Bai Anyi" rarely choked: "... Huh?"
Chi Xiaochi: "I seem to study well?"
"Bai Anyi" is really curious now: "Why don't you read it?"
Chi Xiaochi said in a general way, "I don't have time."
"Bai Anyi" saw that Chi Xiaochi didn't want to talk, so he simply stopped asking the bottom line and brought the topic back to the right track: "Right now, the agency really can't determine whether Chi Jiangyu is a multi-ability person. But they will definitely try their best to determine."
Chi Xiaochi replied lazily, "Yes."
"When they are determined, they will definitely refund the gambler's principal, shut down the entire game, and deal with all the power players who participated in this game. After all, as the world's first case of multi-power players, the institution will pay any Protect him at the price." "Bai Anyi" said, "I remind you, don't have unnecessary expectations, and don't hope that they will look at 'Bai Anyi is Chi Jiangyu's cousin' and not kill Bai Anyi. ."
This is what "Bai Anyi" is really worried about.
It could even be said that at this point, he blamed Chi Xiaochi.
-Since there has been a perfect plan, why not let Bai Anyi play the role of "multiple abilities"
In this way, even if the other abilities are dead, at least Bai Anyi will still be alive.
Chi Xiaochi could also hear his bad tone.
"I do it for my reasons," he said.
"Bai Anyi" listened attentively.
Chi Xiaochi said, "I can't stand my brother dying again in front of me. So, I have to keep him safe."
"Bai Anyi" looked a little ugly: "That's all? What is Xiao Baizi? Is it a tool to prove your love is better than Jin Jian?"
Chi Xiaochi didn't mind his sharpness: "This is just the first reason."
"The second reason, no matter what happens, my brother will definitely protect me. Whether I'm Chi Xiaochi, Bai Anyi, or someone else."
These two specious reasons still cannot be trusted by "Bai Anyi".
He said: "I can't rest assured. Unless you have a better plan to protect Bai Anyi's personal safety."
"Since you said so..." Chi Xiaochi stood up and patted the dirt off his knees, "Let's make a bet."
"What bet?"
Chi Xiaochi said: "Even if the agency determines that my brother is a multi-power user, it will not kill anyone. Not only will the entire game continue to run, but also as many power users as possible will be kept alive and concentrated on my brother. around."
"Bai Anyi": "...Is this possible?"
Chi Xiaochi smiled: "Yes."
…
While Chi Xiaochi was washing his face by the pool, Lou Ying also woke up from the tent.
Seeing that his side was empty, Lou Ying sat up and tried the residual warmth of the bedding.
It was still hot, and it seemed that he had just woken up.
He connected to Chi Xiaochi's consciousness again, and found that he was talking to "Bai Anyi", without disturbing him, and stood up silently.
There are fresh mackerel in the warehouse. The quality is first-rate. After deep-frying, you only need to season with a little salt.
He was drawing up the breakfast menu when he suddenly heard a female voice in his head.
"Hey, hey, Mr. Chi Jiangyu, can you hear me, can you hear me?"
"Here is the power level assessment center speaking to you. We have turned on the backup sensor in your collar, which can transmit the sound directly into your ears. Therefore, this conversation is completely confidential. Please do not make Any movement, any sound. We want to ask you a few questions, and the questions are very simple, just nod and shake your head to answer... Will you accept it?"
After thinking for a while, Lou Ying took the initiative to lie back in the sleeping bag and nodded to the air.
After getting a positive answer, the female voice bluntly gave the first question: "Excuse me, Mr. Chi Jiangyu, are you a power user with multiple powers?"
Lou Ying lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, and nodded.
With such a straightforward admission, the members of the Emergency Response Department, including the minister, who were watching his movements closely outside the screen, couldn't help but clench their fists.
The minister impatiently pulled the interlocutor and said, "Ask him again, how many kinds of abilities he has."
The staff reminded him: "He can only nod and shake his head."
The minister calmed down, thought for a while, and said again: "Ask him, does he have more than five abilities."
After the female voice conveyed the original words of the minister's question, everyone saw that Lou Ying nodded.
Even the female voice was shocked and trembled: "Excuse me, Mr. Chi Jiangyu, do you... do you have more than ten kinds of abilities?"
Lou Ying nodded again.
There was a slight commotion among the members.
"A lie?"
"That's right, the double ability is already very exaggerated. There are more than ten abilities, unless it is a monster..."
"Don't be noisy!"
After the minister scolded, his hands clenched the interlocutor with sweat: "Ask him, if we can let him end the game immediately, will he agree?"
The members were commotion again.
...Does this mean to abandon other players?
To be honest, the minister who put his entire fortune on Chi Jiangyu was the one who least wanted the game to end so hastily.
But there were several orders from above, repeatedly emphasizing the need to protect Chi Jiangyu's safety, he had no choice but to watch the hard-won opportunity to make a fortune slip away from his palm.
He was already impetuous, and when he heard the noise around him, he was extremely upset, and soon exhausted his patience, and shouted: "Shut up!!"
As soon as the surroundings fell silent, a strange percussion sound became clearer.
The minister was really annoyed: "Fuck, who's knocking on the table? Stop it!"
But all the members were staring at the screen with surprise.
A member pointed to the screen: "...not us. Minister, Chi Jiangyu is knocking."
In the picture, Chi Jiangyu lay back in his sleeping bag, and the zipper of the sleeping bag blocked the movement of his hands. From the outside, it was impossible to tell what he was doing.
In fact, he tapped his collar with one blow.
Soon, a member of the team exclaimed: "Morse code! He uses Morse code... He has something to tell us!"
This member only knew a little about the use of Morse code. Fortunately, there was a Morse code fanatic in the technical department next door, and he was immediately invited to decipher it.
He listened to a short and long percussion sound, quickly recorded it on the white paper, picked it up and read: "He said, he has been waiting for us for a long time, and he was waiting for us to contact him, because he happened to be also There are some requests for us."
The minister made a swallowing motion before he felt a tingling dryness in his throat.
The decipherer picked up a new piece of white paper and read: "He said that he has a total of three requests. The Morse code represented by each request will be typed twice, please listen carefully."
For some reason, the minister got goosebumps.
This is obviously a one-sided inquiry with the human side taking the lead. Not only was this person easily taken away, but he was also told to turn the tables and take the initiative.
… It’s a really bad feeling.
He scratched the chicken skin on his arm nervously, looking at the young man on the screen with his eyes closed and tapping on the collar with his index finger at an irregular rhythm, his expression uncertain.
In a short time, the decipherer has successfully translated his first request: "First, inside and outside the game, I must ensure the absolute safety of my cousin Bai Anyi."
The minister said anxiously: "This is no problem, what about the second one."
Another long period of typing and deciphering.
After three minutes, the decipherer looked up from the blank paper.
His expression looked a little subtle.
"...Second, the game can't end early. Not only can you not kill any more power users, but you also have to find a way to get them to gather around me."
Everyone present was silent, and the same question appeared in their minds.
… what does he want to do
Everyone turned their attention to the decipherer, waiting for him to give Chi Jiangyu's third request.
Under this pressure, beads of sweat began to appear on the forehead of the decipherer, and the dots and lines drawn were inevitably messy.
When he put down the pen, it was unstable, and the pen rolled straight to the bottom of the table.
There was an abnormal sound, as if it hit everyone's nerves, causing everyone's brows to jump.
The decipherer rustled and picked up the blank paper.
The third sentence is shorter than the second, but the amount of information it contains is simply terrifying.
He said sternly: "...Third, I will kill all abilities except Bai Anyi to strengthen my own abilities, please cooperate."
One after another, the sound of inhalation sounded in the room.
Chi Jiangyu actually knew that killing a power user could strengthen his power
However, in doing so, this explains a lot.
Why does he have such a powerful strength but refuses to show it to others, instead of entering the dangerous virtual game; why he recruits his teammates around, why he generously gives so many materials to entertain his teammates; why he refuses to end the game...
It turned out that he was raising pigs.
Recalling from the shock, the minister was ecstatic: "Quickly, report it up, and submit his request! Before I get the approval, I will call the shots, let the game continue, and don't move any abilities. ."
"Contact the public relations department and ask them to send the dozen or so trumpets we raised to the live broadcast room, to arouse public opinion in the barrage area, to stimulate emotions, and to say... Let's say that this group of power users led by Chi Jiangyu wants to bring All the power users escape the game, and the ability he has is very tricky, the official may have no way to take him... Just spread similar remarks."
"After about half an hour, contact the action team and send a 'catfish' team to B3 area to besiege them, play a scene with Chi Jiangyu, and then pretend to be defeated and flee. Basically, all the audience is paying attention to B3 Every move in the district, our siege will be seen by them, and without us saying more, they will think that the official is really in a hurry, and then they will further determine that Chi Jiangyu and the others may have the possibility of escaping. As long as they are seen by those abilities, they will naturally move closer to Chi Jiangyu and seek shelter..."
"Escape, escape..." The minister pondered, "By the way, we can also take the opportunity to develop a new gambling model! Let's bet whether they can all escape!... Hurry up, move, move, some of us have to be busy. It's gone!"
The hustle and bustle of the present world cannot reach Lou Ying's ears.
After the communication hung up, he was in a daze for a while in the sleeping bag before he couldn't help but chuckle in a low voice.
… Chi Xiaochi really arranged all the games properly, and the framework and details were complete.
Their current crisis is twofold.
First, the organization's emphasis on the first case of multiple abilities may lead to fatalities for other abilities.
Second, other power users already know that Chi Jiangyu is a very powerful person, but they all hesitate to move forward and deliberately wait and see. The more time delays, the worse it is for them.
Chi Xiaochi has long known that the agency will definitely come to confirm whether "Chi Jiangyu" is really a multi-ability person.
And the most effective way to confirm is to directly ask "Chi Jiangyu" himself.
You only need to push the boat with the current, and you can use their attention to the so-called "multi-power users", and use their hands to gather the scattered power users to their side without any effort.
As long as this can be achieved, Chi Xiaochi must have his own way to get everyone out of here safely.
Lou Ying put her hand on her forehead and closed her eyes.
… really, smart enough to make one want to kiss him.