I Rely On Poverty To Sweep Through Survival GamesCh23 - Cause of Death

Gu Shengan followed Xiao Lan out of the room with small, hesitant and quick steps.

Outside the door, the black cat in a headscarf was already waiting in the hallway. Seeing Xiao Lan come out, he walked right at the front to lead the way, his graceful steps making no sound at all on the floor. 1KDtnW

Luo stopped at a corner.

Xiao Lan hid by the wall and took a stealthy peek.

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He saw Yang Degao pacing with an anxious expression, his entire back bent as he nervously wrung his hands together. As he walked, he muttered, “Can’t be, can’t be. You didn’t come look for me for ten years, so why now…”

The more he walked, the more anxious he got; his breathing became increasingly strained as sweat rolled down his balding head, and he even began to thump the wall with his fists. 2zdOa8

Suddenly, Yang Degao was hit hard from behind, causing him to stagger.

Before he could steady himself, a pair of arms trapped him so that he was unable to take a single step, and he was immediately tied up firmly from top to bottom with a thick and solid rope.

The entire process was carried out in one go, and until now, Yang Degao still wasn’t sure what was going on. How did he end up on the floor? From beginning to end, he hadn’t gotten a clear look at his attacker.

In three seconds, Xiao Lan smoothly opened the room door and directly pulled Yang Degao in with one hand.

He turned his head and waved at Gu Shengan, who was still standing dumbstruck outside. “Come in ah, what are you doing outside?”

Only then did Gu Shengan come back to himself, as if waking up from the dream that was Xiao Lan’s series of movements, and there was some reverence in his gaze. “Xiao… Xiao ge, did you train before?”

Xiao Lan nodded. “You can do it too if you try a few more times.”

When he once worked in a bar, he would always encounter customers who got drunk and caused trouble. It was completely useless to reason with a drunkard, and it wasn’t like he could beat up a customer, so it was still safest to restrain them and send them out. czvHhP

Thus, it truly was just a matter of practice making perfect.

Gu Shengan trembled all over, his stance even becoming a little deferential. “Xiao ge, are we going to torture him?”

Xiao Lan gave him an ‘are you an idiot’ gaze. “This is a lawful society, okay?”

Gu Shengan: “…” o6ts5I

That’s not what you did just now. Also, what law is there in the Advent World?

Xiao Lan crouched down to greet Yang Degao, who was lying on the floor, with a smile. “Hello, Teacher Yang.”

Yang Degao had a good look at the person in front of him. The other man clearly had a cultured and elegant appearance, yet he was both quick and ruthless when making a move. His voice trembled. “You – who are you? If you continue, I – I’ll call the cops.”

The youth before him, however, looked at him with a disdainful gaze. “Do you believe you won’t be able to call even half a police officer?” ErLUTV

There probably weren’t any cops at all In the game world; if it wasn’t because their calls couldn’t get through, then it would be that the cops were delayed for some reason or other.

When Yang Degao saw Xiao Lan’s smile, his heart froze. He was done for, done for; this person definitely had to have some sort of backer if his hand actually stretched to the police.

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Xiao Lan patted Yang Degao’s face with the end of the rope. “Teacher Yang, we have a few questions for you, and we hope you’ll cooperate.”

We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.

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Xiao Lan’s face sank. “Teacher Yang, doing this is meaningless. You look like a cultured person, but unfortunately for you, we just so happened to find out about the private hobby you’re hiding. What do you think will happen if we make it public?” edkoH

He even hinted, “About young schoolgirls.”

Yang Degao paled. “You!”

Xiao Lan stared down at him from above. “Or maybe we’ll strip you down to your underwear and toss you out onto the main street to be broadcast live, then send the video to your students?”

Xiao Lan then lowered his voice temptingly. “Don’t worry, we have no interest in sending you to the police station. We’re just interested in this case. It’s a bit of a private little hobby; you can understand, right?” tWMwdo

As he spoke, he also glanced at Gu Shengan, who instantly took the hint and cooperated by giving a twisted smile.

The two of them now seemed like those enthusiasts who loved novelties and hunted down terrible cases.

Yang Degao was hesitant. “Re… really?”

Xiao Lan smiled at him, and it looked a little sinister in the moonlight. “Of course. I don’t like the police either; they always ruin the art I like.” B5HIzm

Yang Degao was swayed. He was afraid that if he didn’t speak, these two perverts would make him disappear right here.

“Didn’t they say that the schoolgirl called Gu Mo was a loose person? It just so happened that I… I had a stack, and her photo was in it.” Yang Degao’s voice trembled slightly. “So I went to find her; isn’t it fine if I just give her money? But I didn’t think she would be unwilling, and even wanted to run away. How could I let people find out about this? I… I got emotional, and – and… strangled her to death.”

In front of the disgusted gazes of the two men, Yang Degao felt as if a knife was pressed to his throat. “I… I didn’t think her neck would be so fragile… I just used some strength and it… it snapped…”

Ten years ago, Yang Degao had been in his fifties. He was robust, and didn’t restrain his strength against an extremely delicate high school girl. sZkEJN

Xiao Lan’s voice turned cold. “Where’s the body?”

Yang Degao: “I don’t know either. At that time, the hotel’s back garden was being overhauled, so I chopped up the corpse… then snuck it into the cement mixer. After that I don’t know anymore…”

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Gu Shengan couldn’t help spitting, and Xiao Lan’s gaze reminded him to stay in character.

Xiao Lan: “Another question. What’s the spiritual tool that Zhang Jie mentioned?” fNa2mk

Yang Degao struggled with himself for a while, but felt that he might die right now if he didn’t say anything, so he honestly said, “I’m not clear on this; I just know that a master gave that to her. She treasures it very much, and only allowed me to touch it for a moment with my eyes closed. It felt like gold.”

Xiao Lan recalled what a movie villain was like, and imitated the expression. “Thank you, Teacher Yang, for today’s cooperation. I’m very satisfied.”

He then got up and walked to the window. From Yang Degao’s angle, he could only see Xiao Lan’s backlit silhouette, and hear his meaningful tone. “Today’s matter is a secret between us. I’ll treasure it. Very. Well. I hope Teacher Yang will protect this secret too.

“Teacher Yang doesn’t want the students to know, right?” LkOjiv

Yang Degao trembled all over. This person was threatening him!

That demon even inquired, “Is Teacher Yang unsatisfied?”

It was as if Yang Degao was waking up from a dream. “No! No! I won’t say anything at all; I just went out for a breather tonight.”

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Zhao Fan hid in his room the entire day. He resolved to never come out again. Finding clues was so dangerous; he would just wait until those two fellows cleared the task.

He lay in bed in a daze, as if he was soaking in warm water. It felt very comfortable, and his whole body relaxed.

Wait a second? Water?

Zhao Fan suddenly opened his eyes and discovered that he was really immersed in a pool. The pool was humongous, and around him were many other people whose faces were unclear. The hot spring mist was dense, and covered everything around him in a haze. DdUwr9

Friends on the side smiled when they saw him open his eyes, and said, “Zhao Fan, you can even sleep in a hot spring ah.”

“That’s right ah. Are you too tired from work recently?”

Zhao Fan was a little stupefied. Oh, that was right, he had come to soak in the hot spring this time with his friends, but for what reason…

What was this friend’s name? ia1pF8

“Aiya, your girlfriend’s here. You’re still not going?” His friend pointed behind him.

Zhao Fan turned his head. A slender woman with pale skin and long, pitch-black hair walked towards him; he couldn’t see her face in the mist. His friends’ raucous laughter washed over him as they envied their good relationship and sighed over his good fortune.

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His girlfriend seemed rather helpless at his friends’ heckling and had no choice but to cooperate with his friends as she spread her arms in a hug.

Zhao Fan couldn’t help going over to hug his girlfriend. KdgACj

He reached out and gently caressed his girlfriend’s long hair. Her hair was as smooth as silky satin, and was like a relaxed stream when he ran his fingers through it. However, he froze when he reached her neck.

Her slender neck was soft and flabby, and his fingers sank in at a touch — there were no bones in it!!

“Ah —” Zhao Fan couldn’t help but push this girl away.

He wanted to call his friends for help, but when he turned his head, he realised that his surroundings were empty. Where were his friends? There was only his phone, lying all alone by the pool. tCqBKA

Suddenly, his screen lit up, indicating that there was a phone call.

Zhao Fan stared at the phone screen, not daring to react at all, but the call connected on its own.

“Excuse me, are you, Zhao Fan?” The mechanical and monotonous female voice rang out. Not from his phone, but behind him.

Zhao Fan abruptly turned around, and came face to face with an ice-cold, pale grey face. I JSoL

That was his last memory.

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Xiao Lan and Gu Shengan returned to the third floor.

Xiao Lan had initially been thinking about how they were going to explain Tong Qing’s body to the owner, but discovered that it had disappeared. Who knew whether it was the boss who had done it, or if it was arranged by the game. EKX 9L

He was just about to enter his room, when Liu Yiyi’s door next to him opened.

Liu Yiyi stood quietly behind the door. The lights in the room weren’t turned on, and the room was extremely dark. Liu Yiyi’s entire person was in shadow, the expression on her face indistinct.

“What are you guys doing?” Liu Yiyi’s voice rang out, the sound still the same as when they first met, but serene and apathetic now like a pool of stagnant water.

Gu Shengan was instantly so scared his brain stuttered. “W- w- w… we…” fHLnl0

Right now, thoughts like “aiya, fuck me, what do I do in front of someone who might be a female ghost” and “don’t come over ah” were running through his head. For the life of him, he couldn’t think of a response.

Xiao Lan had a bright idea. “We’re going to go soak in the hot spring.”

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Liu Yiyi: “You guys?”

Xiao Lan nodded without a change in expression. “This is the way men further their friendship.” ps94lr

Gu Shengan also chimed in, “Right, right, right, we’ve carried burdens together, so we’re good brothers now.”

Liu Yiyi: “…”

Why did that sound so gay?

Liu Yiyi walked out from the shadows and no longer looked at them as she took her leave without saying goodbye. A blast of cold wind rushed out of her room in her wake, blowing past the two at the door and causing them to shiver. tvHkFq

Watching Liu Yiyi’s back recede in the distance, they finally let out sighs of relief.

The author has something to say:

Xiao Lan: Our men’s friendship is just like this la. qd7xrT

Gu Shengan: Right!

Luo reveals his claws.

Gu Shengan: No, no, it’s not suitable for us to be friends QAQ

Baobao Notes XkQtAH

(white rabbit voice) I’m late I’m late I’m oh so very late