Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 100: 100. Find the Mole

In the sealed black box, Qing Chen had movies to watch and a strong will to endure, but Liu Dezhu absolutely could not bear it.

According to Lin Xiaoxiao’s estimate, this guy would break down after more than 48 hours.

To be honest, if any other sophomore were in Liu Dezhu’s position, they certainly wouldn’t be stronger than him.

However, this guy was greedy and fearful of death; if he weren’t just an ordinary high school student, he possibly deserved a more dire fate.

In Qing Chen’s view, if this guy had stopped goofing around a few hours earlier and checked the communicator, the incident at Laojun Mountain would have never happened.

In the dim corridor, Liu Dezhu’s pleas for mercy echoed, but Qing Chen was utterly unmoved.

As Lin Xiaoxiao said, he had already crossed the hardest hurdle in his mind, knowing now how to face that cruel, cold world.

Uncle Li Dong said to him, “Sometimes when we make decisions, we need to discard judgments based on worldly standards like ‘cruel’ or ‘merciful.’ On the journey of life, you only need to make the most correct decision.”

Qing Chen sighed, “But this Liu Dezhu has too many flaws; sometimes, I really want to give up on him.”

“Give up? Why?” asked Uncle Li Dong with interest, “If you were to choose a representative for the Outer World, then Liu Dezhu is quite suitable as of now. He has cunning and greed but lacks decisiveness. He lacks courage but has vanity. If you choose someone decisive, ambition-driven, self-disciplined, and courageous, would they willingly be your puppet?”

Qing Chen seemed thoughtful.

Uncle Li Dong asked, “Alright, the first matter has been resolved; what’s the second one?”

“Resolve a long-standing grudge, ask a question,”

Qing Chen said.

…

Countdown 163:00:00.

Just five hours had passed since this time travel, the sky above was grayish-white, about to welcome the first light of dawn.

In the Ninth District of City 7, a young man was pushing a wheelchair with a long-haired girl whose legs were injured sitting in it.

They walked under the buildings on the dim streets, which looked like another world compared to the brilliant holographic neon above in the sky.

The damp ground made a ‘pitter-patter’ sound as their shoes contacted the surface while walking.

Graffiti was everywhere on the buildings beside the road; homeless people covered with plastic sheets were sleeping, surrounded by piles of garbage.

There were also rusted, yellowing, and unmaintained pipes.

This was the bottom layer of Cyber City, everything looking so downcast and decrepit.

Rebellion slogans and a decaying smell were omnipresent.

Clashing with the world above the sky.

The girl quietly surveyed her surroundings, her expression somewhat panicky and fearful.

The young man pushed the girl past two streets, seemingly avoiding something.

“Wang Yun,” a cold voice came from behind them.

Wang Yun suddenly turned around, startled to see Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen also seated in wheelchairs, their complexions still weak and pallid.

The person pushing the wheelchairs was a Time Traveler hired by the Hu and Zhang families. Although these individuals couldn’t solve the trouble coming from the Chen Clan, they managed some more routine matters.

Hu Xiaoniu asked softly, “The last time you returned, you left alone because you were afraid this scene would happen today, weren’t you?”

Wang Yun pursed her lips and said nothing.

According to the plan, she was to join a convoy and travel across the vast Jianghuai Plain outside the city, heading to City 3 along the edge of the Taboo Land at Road 119.

This deviated from their original plan to go to City 18, but she had no choice but to leave as soon as possible.

And this escape route was also something her parents had spent a lot of money on in the Outer World.

At that moment, Wang Yun looked at Hu Xiaoniu with immense panic, “How did you find me?”

Hu Xiaoniu calmly explained, “You were waiting for the Time Traveler hired by your clan to meet you and help you escape in the vehicle. By chance, before I traveled here, I found one of them and paid double the price to learn your whereabouts. It was easier to find them than to find you.”

After speaking, the young man behind Wang Yun whispered an apology and then released the wheelchair, silently leaving.

In the narrow space between buildings, on a dimly lit narrow path, the injured girl sat alone in her wheelchair.

“What do you want?” Wang Yun asked quietly.

“Why betray us?” Hu Xiaoniu asked with low emotion, “We’ve been classmates and friends for over a year.”

Wang Yun countered, “Then what did I do wrong that made you guys choose to ostracize me from that day on?”

Hu Xiaoniu knew that Wang Yun was referring to the night they were caught at Jiang Xue’s Home.

At that time, Wang Yun had awakened earlier, so she was the first to be interrogated by the kidnappers.

She couldn’t withstand the pressure and revealed that all four of them were Time Travelers, even breaking down in tears begging for mercy.

Latterly, the other three woke up and witnessed Wang Yun begging for mercy.

Hu Xiaoniu hesitated and then said, “We didn’t ostracize you. Everyone just didn’t talk much to you because they felt you must be suffering inside, so they left you alone to cool off, with no intention of blaming you. Later, you let Bai Waner suggest a change in the itinerary, and everyone thought you just wanted to leave the painful place to clear your mind, so we immediately changed the plan.”

“Don’t give me that pretense,” Wang Yun sitting on the ground, tears slowly streaming down her face, “Maybe you didn’t look down on me, but Bai Waner did. The day after the incident, she told me she wanted to move out and live alone. She said she couldn’t live with someone who had betrayed her own!”

Hu Xiaoniu was silent.

Wang Yun’s voice grew louder, “I was just the first to wake up, so I was the first to be interrogated. Do you think only I couldn’t withstand the interrogation? It just wasn’t your turn yet. If you were interrogated, you wouldn’t have withstood it either. What right do you have to look down on me?!”

By the end, her voice had sunk again, “I just wanted you to experience the same thing, so you wouldn’t have any right to despise me from on high.”

Wang Yun couldn’t bear the sight of her own disgrace being witnessed, so when someone approached her afterwards and promised a bright future, she was tempted.

Zhang Tianzhen suddenly asked, “Then why did you go to extremes, even telling the kidnappers about Xiao Niu having two cell phones? I can occasionally understand your feelings, but your actions were not merely about gaining psychological balance, right? There were benefits driving you too.”

Just then, many footsteps approached from outside the small path, and several men in black quickly appeared.

They were somewhat surprised by the scene on the small path, but they still stood behind Wang Yun.

The other Time Travelers hired by Wang Yun’s family had arrived.

In a moment, both sides formed a standoff.

Wang Yun’s people were more numerous than expected, Hu Xiaoniu’s side had only 3 people, but the other side had received reinforcements of 6 people.

Wang Yun finally felt a sense of security, composed herself, and looked at Zhang Tianzhen, “Yes, I indeed did it for some benefits, benefits neither you nor Liu Dezhu could offer me. Now please step aside. After today, we are still classmates.”

Behind Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen, the three Time Travelers hired by their families exchanged looks, all showing signs of backing down.

The Hu Family and Zhang Family indeed provided some money as compensation in the Outer World, but it was not worth risking their lives over.