Chapter 003: The Killer, Cui Ru Lan 03

Beneath the blue sky and white clouds, under the same sky, the same sun, and on the same planet, in a dark and damp basement, the glow of a computer screen illuminates half of the wall. A pale-faced girl holds a bowl of instant noodles, her gaze fixed intently on the scene of retreating into the wilderness.

Not far from the infirmary, in the night room, Xue Chunchai lay lazily on the sofa. Upon seeing himself being defeated in an instant, he stroked the computer screen and pointed at the hero, asking the few people beside him, "Is this also on the leaderboard?"

Thus, just twenty seconds after Luo Rai was resurrected, he expressed his gratitude to the righteous hero who had just apprehended the evildoers. At the very moment he added the hero as a friend, he received a document from the office—requesting his transfer to the night shift to assist in the investigation of the online game murder case.

A long-haired beauty was lying on the sofa... Next to her stood a girl in a short skirt, holding a glass plate with half-eaten cake on it. Beside the girl in the short skirt stood a pale-faced, handsome young man with delicate features. Upon hearing Xue Chunchai's question, the girl in the short skirt replied, "Tang Xiaofeng, ranked third on the PK leaderboard of 'Returning to the Jianghu', can be considered a skilled player." The handsome young man coldly snorted, "So what? You can't be sure that someone is specifically targeting famous players in online games, and besides, he is helping Luo Lai, not you." Upon hearing Xue Chunchai's question, the girl in the short skirt replied, "Tang Xiaofeng, ranked third on the PK leaderboard of 'Returning to the Jianghu', can be considered a skilled player." The handsome young man coldly snorted, "So what? You can't be sure that someone is specifically targeting famous players in online games, and besides, he is helping Luo Lai, not you."

It is said that recently the intelligence department reported a case where individuals in nine cities locked themselves in their rooms and committed suicide, while the computers in the rooms were still on, displaying information about online games. It is rumored that this information has been sent to the night division. Logically, Xue Chunchai should be too busy to play games and should be investigating instead. Could it be that the information is related to the online games?

However, at the moment when Luo Lai was killed for the thirty-fifth time and lay on the ground, he saw the screen turn gray and noticed the arrogant figure of "the Vest" standing beside him suddenly burst out with a red number of "-16400", followed by a satisfying collapse. The one who acted heroically was a red-clad swordsman wearing a fierce mask. Although the shape of that swordsman character was not much different from that of the fallen "the Vest", in Luo Lai's eyes, it instantly shone with brilliance, as if the savior had descended, as if Jesus had been reborn. He immediately deeply remembered the name of the hero, "Tang Xiaofeng", which was indeed a very heroic name.

He also reviewed the information from the intelligence department. In the nine rooms where the suicides occurred, the online games logged into on the computers were all different, yet notably absent was the game "Returning to Nature." Xue Chunchai spent a considerable amount of time attacking him daily; could it simply be out of interest? The likelihood of this inference being valid is as high as 80%. Perhaps it is just that when Director Xue is busy, he cannot tolerate others being leisurely, and no matter how busy he is, he must find time to attack him, and that is all.

Ha..." Xue Chunchai yawned, "Aren't all those who commit suicide the top players in online games? They were still online before they died, so it doesn't look like suicide at all. The cause of death must be related to the online game. I'm not interested in playing games, but since someone has been slacking off in there for a long time, how can I justify my hard work if I don't pull them out and make use of them..." He pointed to the girl holding the cake, "Xiao Ju, use the office's name to send a document to the medical department and request Luo Ai to assist in the investigation."

Recently, Luo Rai has been feeling quite depressed and is in a bad mood

The girl in the short skirt frowned and said softly, "I sent it out half an hour ago, Doctor Luo will be here to report soon."