In the end, the epic battle between the two in Mo Yang’s imagination did not happen.
Even though Captain Song really wanted to arrest Mo Yang and forcibly bring him to jail, his rationality told him that in the game world, he might not have the strength to capture him single-handedly against three opponents.
Even if he managed to apprehend Mo Yang, once they exited the game, he had no idea where Mo Yang would be in the real world, making it impossible to actually arrest him.
So, in the end, Captain Song refrained from taking action. Instead, he kept glaring at Mo Yang throughout the journey, his expression twisted in a way that sent shivers down people’s spines. Zhou Luoluo and Rose nearly thought that this guy suddenly went mad and wanted to start a fight.
Only Zhou Api, who knew the truth, mentally gave Captain Song a thumbs-up.
After the initial awkwardness and tension, Mo Yang quickly realized that Captain Song couldn’t do anything to him in the game world. With this realization, he felt much more relaxed and even managed to smile in response to Captain Song’s fierce gaze.
Captain Song: “…”
Infuriated to the point of almost exploding in place.
However, while Mo Yang was being stared down by Captain Song, the latter was also feeling significant psychological pressure. He noticed that every time he emitted a killing intent or hostility towards Mo Yang, the man in the white coat next to Mo Yang would narrow his eyes and give him a chilly look.
It felt like he was being observed like a frog about to be dissected, sending shivers down his spine.
In this weird atmosphere, everyone safely returned to the inn in Happy Town.
When they arrived at the inn’s door, the staff members who had already recovered from the demon’s influence were standing together, giving them grateful, big smiles.
They prepared a sumptuous supper for them, and Mo Yang and the others couldn’t refuse such hospitality, so they enjoyed the meal before retiring for the night. They decided to deal with anything else the next day as they were quite tired.
Then, Mo Yang and Wan Mei slept soundly.
Zhou Luoluo and Rose also let go of their worries and fell asleep, snoring gently.
Only Zhou Api, who felt burdened with responsibilities, was pulling Captain Song, who wanted to “sleep away his troubles,” into a lengthy brainwashing discussion.
“You’re Captain Song Kefeng, right? Sorry, I heard about your situation from Boss. Captain Song, you are the most outstanding righteous officer in Beijing, and even in the whole country. I truly admire you.”
Captain Song, lying on the bed, looked at him with a cold expression. How come he felt this chubby guy was dependable and loyal earlier? Now he appeared to be the sneakiest fatty ever!!
“Sigh, I know you must be cursing me in your heart right now, thinking I’m cunning and tricky, right? But Captain Song, my Boss and I have our reasons! Although my Boss committed murder and a crime, look, he didn’t kill good people!”
“According to the information I had before, those two Mu Corporation executives were likely the ones who ‘murdered’ the chairman of Mu Corporation. And at the time, my Boss probably witnessed the murder scene with his own eyes. Think about it, seeing your own father being killed by someone, any man wouldn’t be able to bear such a huge grudge, right? If you were you, Captain Song, could you bear it?”
A few days ago, Captain Song had already learned from the investigation team that Mo Yang was the eyewitness to Chairman Mu’s “suicide.” Although those two people had been killed by Mo Yang’s hands, the investigation team still needed to clarify this matter.
According to the footage captured by a camera in the corridor, the two Mu Corporation executives voluntarily took Chairman Mu upstairs, and the chairman expressed confusion at the time.
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Additionally, Chairman Mu had asked about some work-related doubts of those two individuals. It appeared that he had discovered something suspicious about them.
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Fatty Zhou sighed, “Captain Song, what you said is correct. However, in that situation, do you think my Boss had any legal means to send those two to prison? He could barely protect himself. If it weren’t for my Boss’s connections and abilities, tell me, Captain Song, wouldn’t he now be dead under suspicious circumstances or unjustly imprisoned like his father?”
“We all know this is a world of rule of law, and living here means obeying the law and morals. However, if pushed to the brink, who wouldn’t seek revenge with their life at cost? This is a world of rule of law, but sometimes the law itself cannot guarantee the fairness and justice it should uphold.”
After saying this, Fatty Zhou received a sharp gaze from Captain Song. But Zhou Api felt he had to speak up for his Boss, so he endured the stare and continued, “If this world were inherently trustworthy, there wouldn’t be people like Zhao Guoxiang, who framed Uncle Mu and tried to take over Mu Corporation for themselves.”
“My Boss might be in the wrong, and you, Captain Song, as a police officer, have the right to arrest him. If I were in his shoes, who knows how frustrated and angry I would be, feeling powerless like this? So, based on this alone, I admire him and am willing to follow him to overthrow this dream world!!”
Captain Song stared at Zhou Api for a long time before finally speaking in a cold voice, “I also think he’s quite remarkable. I even admire his decisiveness and strong character.”
“But, all of that doesn’t change my intention to bring him to jail.”
“In this world, there is no absolute fairness, there will always be shadows where sunlight can’t reach. He can choose revenge, but he must face the consequences. Otherwise, wouldn’t that be unfair to others?”
“So, stop yapping, and don’t push me further. I won’t arrest him in the dream world. But if I see him in the real world, I’ll be the first one to handcuff him and take him back to jail.”
Zhou Api: “…”
This guy with such strong morals, who couldn’t be easily swayed, really gave criminals and their families a headache. But… Zhou Api couldn’t help but feel that Captain Song was incredibly handsome. With people like him in the country, citizens could feel at ease.
Zhou Api looked at Captain Song Kefeng, feeling a mix of emotions such as touched, admiration, and helplessness.
Veins popped on Song Kefeng’s forehead as he retorted, “What are you looking at, you dead fatty?! Haven’t you tired yourself out enough after all the commotion?!”
Zhou Api chuckled twice, “No, I just think you’re handsome, Captain Song.”
Captain Song, with a deadpan expression, replied, “…Flattering me won’t work. You better persuade your boss to turn himself in. Depending on various factors, he might get a reduced sentence. Maybe he’ll only spend ten years in jail. He’s so wealthy, he’ll have fun in prison.”
Zhou Api scoffed, “That won’t work. My boss said he initially planned to surrender after everything was over. With his skills, he could become a king even in prison and even gain some material for his next novel.”
“But, you see, this dream world appeared! Although it seems glamorous and magical, haven’t you experienced the pitfalls here? My boss believes that the dream world will soon become a troubled land! So, he must save the world! How can someone like him go to jail? If he has to go, it’ll be after overthrowing this dream world!”
Fatty Zhou passionately defended his boss, and Captain Song’s eye twitched. “Oh, so he won’t surrender to ensure the peace of this country and the world?”
Zhou Api nodded vigorously, “Exactly! Hahaha… Uh, cough, fine, anyway, if you can catch him, then do it. He can even save the world from inside the prison.”
Captain Song retorted, “Shut up and go to sleep!!!”
He didn’t want to talk to this dead fatty anymore! Besides, he needed to investigate if Mo Yang had any connection with this crafty Fatty Zhou. He was cunning and could easily lead others astray, definitely not a law-abiding citizen!
With Zhou Api’s mediation, Mo Yang learned about Captain Song’s temporary peaceful coexistence idea in the dream world the next morning.
Mo Yang approached Captain Song with a subtle sense of satisfaction and shook hands, saying, “Hey, Brother Xiezhi, from now on, we need to work together. So, can we consider this a temporary truce?”
Captain Song looked at the smug and satisfied handsome guy, exhaled smoke from his nostrils, rolled his eyes, and walked away, “Stop trying to get close to me. Although I can’t catch you, I can still give you a good beating.”
Mo Yang asked Zhou Api, who was staring blankly, after a few seconds, “Did you hear what he just said clearly?”
Zhou Api, with his mouth wide open, replied, “He said his three basic abilities have exceeded the highest limit value… Damn, thinking about it, I suddenly feel lucky that I didn’t get beaten last night! And how did he train to achieve this?!”
Mo Yang thought about how all three of his abilities, strength, agility, and speed, hadn’t reached their maximum values, feeling a great sense of malice. He looked at his weak boyfriend.
Wan Mei, the Great Demon King, remained calm, “My spiritual power reached its peak as soon as I entered the game. In the dream world, spiritual power surpasses all other abilities.”
So, Wan Mei’s implied meaning was: I have nothing to be ashamed of. From the beginning, all of you should kneel and call me daddy.
Mo Yang’s mouth twitched. He felt somewhat comforted to know that his spiritual power was also at its peak. At least he surpassed Captain Song in this aspect. In terms of basic abilities and health, he was higher than Bai Wan. By that measure, he truly encompassed all aspects of a king!!
After some self-reassurance, Mo Yang went to have breakfast.
Meanwhile, the remaining thirteen players hurriedly searched for the answers to the Happy Town’s puzzles in the last moments. However, Mo Yang’s group of six leisurely enjoyed their last beautiful day in Happy Town.
Mo Yang even received an invitation to the wedding of Golei and Linlin. He cheerfully sent his blessings in advance and realized that the wedding invitation had turned into an in-game item.
[Wedding Invitation: How can you refuse such a joyful event? Shout out the name of the person you want to invite, and no matter what they are doing, they will appear before you, wearing a smile, to present their wedding gift!]
[Note: The number of gifts sent by single dogs is doubled.]
Mo Yang looked at this invitation item, shook his head for a while, and sighed. In the dream world, even single dogs had no escape route.
Then, as the time reached its end, the remaining players gathered at the square of Happy Town to start filling in their answers.
After a moment, the mechanical voice of the system rang out.
[Game over. Nineteen players survived. Game evaluation in progress.]
Then, the big screen displaying the game evaluations appeared in the square.
Mo Yang looked at the transparent electronic screen, feeling intrigued.
Among the surviving nineteen players, three received an S-level evaluation, seven got an A-level evaluation, and the rest were all B-level evaluations. Not a single player among them received a grade lower than B.
It had to be said that those who participated in the Happy Town escape game were indeed not ordinary individuals.
Moreover, among the three S-level evaluations, apart from himself and Captain Song, there was one named “Xiao Junshi.”
Mo Yang turned his head and saw the strategist with glasses being praised and patted on the back by the decadent handsome uncle and the gaming youth. He guessed that this person must be the S-level “Xiao Junshi.” Well, his anatomy maniac remained at an A-level, his expression was rather ferocious at the moment.
“I only dissected four people’s heads this time,” Wan Mei frowned. “How many times do I have to make it clear that it’s scientific experimentation, not harming NPCs?”
Mo Yang showed his trademark Happy Town smile, “Perhaps it’s not about that? Have you checked your game score?”
Wan Mei snorted but didn’t say anything. Then, the uncle came over with his nephew and good friend and extended his hand, “Hey, brother, you must be Yang Heigou, right? Impressive! The three of us have gained a lot from your presence.”
“Let’s be friends. I think you guys are reliable and righteous in the dream world, and it’s not easy to find trustworthy people here. We, as outstanding youths of society, should help and support each other. Let’s keep in touch.”
“Oh, forgot to introduce ourselves. I’m Qi Hong, and my in-game name is the same, too lazy to change it. This is my nephew, Qi Fu, and this is our Xiao Junshi. You can call him Little Xiao. We’re all good socialist youths.”
Mo Yang, shaking hands, introduced his team, “I’m Yang Heigou, and these are Mei BaiWan, Zhou Api, Luoluo, Rose, and Captain Song, uh, Xiezhi. We are also good socialist youths. Let’s exchange contact information and be friends in the game so that we can team up if we meet again.”
The group took out their phones and added each other as friends. At the moment their phones appeared, the phones of Mo Yang, Wan Mei, Qi Hong, and Xiao Junshi were quite eye-catching—
The four of them had phones that looked different from ordinary ones.
Mo Yang and Wan Mei had black and red cartoon pig limited-edition New Year versions, while Qi Hong and Xiao Junshi’s phones also had cartoon pig designs on their cases, but compared to the full-sized cartoon pigs that covered the entire back of Mo Yang and Wan Mei’s phones, theirs were only half the size and shaped like glutinous rice balls, seemingly related to the Lantern Festival.
Qi Hong couldn’t help but speak when he saw the envy in Mo Yang and Wan Mei’s eyes, “Oh my god, aren’t these from that limited-edition New Year gift package? I wanted to buy it, but I didn’t have enough money, so I could only settle for a discounted Lantern Festival version. You guys are really awesome!”
Mo Yang looked at Qi Hong’s genuinely envious expression and smiled.
Damn, there really are people with such bizarre aesthetics who really wanted to buy the New Year gift package?!
And for those who knew about the New Year gift package, Qi Hong’s number should be among the early ones, right?
Mo Yang thought so and added Qi Hong as a friend in the dream world. He discovered that Qi Hong’s guide’s number was 003. Xiao Junshi and the other gaming youth also had relatively low guide numbers, 013 and 100, respectively. They were quite impressive.
However, before Mo Yang could compliment them, Qi Hong exclaimed, “Oh! Numbers 6 and 9! You guys are so awesome! Hahaha, what’s up with 110 and 666? I thought our guide numbers were pretty cool, but now I see your team is way superior. Is there an 888? I’d really like to meet that rich person!”
Mo Yang: *speechless* He felt that Qi Hong’s guide, 003, must also be living in a world of extremes with his carefree and optimistic personality.
Author’s Note –
003: Thought he found a tough, optimistic, and domineering king, but… Hehe. Who’s better than who?!
006, 009, 110: Hey, welcome to the Troublesome Team!
Love, love~
I’m glad those three will be back!! I really liked them 😍
Thank you for the update!
Poor Wan Mei, he keeps on suffering the A-rates because of his beloved experiments. Nonetheless, I think he’ll get what he deserve in the future. More rewards for him and Mo Yang!
Thank you so much for the update!
Hahaha, the Guides are just being tossed!
Thank you for the chapter~
Thanks for the chapter!
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Let’s welcome Qi Hong to the Troublemaker Squad! 😂