"Gentlemen, this is the place I was referring to, the last place those illegal immigrants arrived at."
Bertrand lowered his voice, his finger trembling as he pointed to the Abandoned Factory in the distance, swallowed by rust.
His words were full of flattery towards Chen Kong and Vivian.
It's not fair to blame Bertrand for being too humble at this time.
After all, he was an unlucky guy who was pursued by both the Grey Rat Gang and the Gear Church.
Bertrand knew better than anyone that his only option right now was to cling tightly to these two powerful figures in front of him.
Only then could he find the only way to survive.
So, it's better to risk your life than to lose it.
What's the big deal about losing a little face!
You should know that in Rust Iron Hell, face is the least valuable thing.
Upon hearing this, Vivian immediately drew the ' Seconds Hand Rapier ' hanging at her waist.
His short brown hair swayed in the cold wind brought by the acid rain.
His pale golden pupils revealed a clear fighting spirit.
Clearly, she was planning to storm the Grey Rat Gang's District 5 stronghold directly.
But before she could take two steps...
Chen Kong suddenly called out to her.
"Wait a moment."
Vivian stopped, puzzled, and looked at Chen Kong.
In response, Chen Kong explained, "If you just go in like that, given the Grey Rat Gang's style of scattering and fleeing at the slightest sign of trouble..."
"Not only will you not find what you're looking for, you might also alert the enemy, making it even harder to find those guys again."
Vivian thought about it and felt that Chen Kong's words made sense.
So he asked, "Then what do you think I should do?"
Give me your hand.
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Vivian looked on with a puzzled expression.
Chen Kong didn't explain much, and simply took her right hand in his.
This sudden action, however, caused Vivian to react instantly.
The ' Seconds Hand Rapier ' in her hand flashed with a cold light.
It pressed directly against Chen Kong's throat, startling him into a cold sweat.
"You'd better have a reasonable explanation."
Vivian's rapier was cold.
But her voice was colder than her rapier.
At the same time, the scene in the anime briefly freezes on Vivian's indifferent face.
Then the image froze on Chen Kong's tense expression, his forehead beaded with sweat.
Before long, what made the Dimensional Audience burst into laughter was Chen Kong's inner monologue.
At that moment, the sword was only 0.01 centimeters away from my throat, but a quarter of a minute later, the sword's owner would completely believe me.
Because I decided to tell a lie that isn't really a lie.
Although I have told countless lies in my life.
But this one, I think, is the most perfect.
"Calm down, Miss Knight. I did this not because you think, but because it is related to my Star Source ability."
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Vivian looked at Chen Kong with a skeptical expression, clearly not quite believing his words.
However, considering the importance of his mission and Chen Kong's knowledge of Rust Iron Hell, this local expert, was the reason for his decision.
She finally lowered the thin sword that was pressed against Chen Kong's throat.
"You had better prove what you're saying is true, otherwise..."
"Otherwise, I'll chop off my own hand and give it to you. Are you satisfied now?"
Before Vivian could finish speaking...
Chen Kong answered first.
I heard him say such things.
Vivian was already more or less convinced by his words.
With the trust crisis resolved, Chen Kong turned to Bertrand and said, "Find a place to hide first. We'll come looking for you once we've sorted things out."
"Good."
After Bertrand left.
Chen Kong held Vivian's hand and said, "Don't resist, this is the normal activation effect of my Star Source."
"OK"
A moment later, Chen Kong opened his eyes.
"Come on, follow me."
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Watching the anime series, one can see Chen Kong's smooth and effortless flirting skills.
Viewers whose memories were still stuck in the Season 1, Dimensional Audience that shy little boy, were stunned.
'No, no, Old Kong, is this still the same you?'
"Holy crap! Where did this flight attendant learn his flirting skills?!"
'Who are you? Get out of that Old Kong cell right now!'
'I've learned this trick! I'm going to use it on my goddess tomorrow!'
"Hey you upstairs, are you copying me? If you really do that, you can expect to be invited in for tea by your uncle tomorrow."
Unlike the Dimensional Audience who only see Chen Kong flirting with girls.
At this moment, Tiandao, sitting on the factory roof, saw something different.
"Is it using helping as an excuse to secretly copy other people's Star Source?"
"Kong, what have you been through these past few years? You've become so cunning."
After saying that, Tiandao put the potato chips in his hand into his mouth and started eating them with a 'crunch crunch' sound.
Meanwhile, Little Danika, sitting next to him, showed absolutely no interest in what was happening below.
Because she was happily eating a bag of potato chips that was half her body size.
Her little face, covered in crumbs, clearly showed she had never eaten anything so delicious before.
And then I noticed the oil on Little Danika's lips and hands.
"Really!"
The star trails in Tiandao's azure eyes suddenly lit up.
He then reached his hand into the empty space next to him.
A strange Subspace rift suddenly appeared in front of him.
Tiandao Dao reached its hand into the crevice.
He skillfully took out a small pack of wet wipes and two bottles of Stellaris World soda that looked like cola.
"Wipe it off, look at your face and hands, they're so oily."
"Oh, okay, sure."
Little Danika obediently took her hand out of the bag of potato chips, ready to take the thing that Tiandao handed her.
It was only after seeing the oily sheen on my fingers that I realized what was happening.
The sensible Little Danika immediately stopped and prepared to wipe the oil off her hands with her clothes first.
Seeing this, Tiandao was speechless.
He simply pulled out a wet tissue.
Regardless of what Little Danika thought.
He wiped her face for her on the spot.
"Okay, when you eat potato chips later, remember to use your fingers to hold them, don't always use your whole hand to grab them, they're very oily."
"Okay, Mr. Tiandao, Danika has learned it."
Seeing how sensible Danika was.
Tiandao suddenly felt that it might have been doing something unnecessary.
Then he suddenly changed his mind.
"Fine, eat however you want, just remember not to wipe your hands on your clothes."
"???"
Danika looked at the Tiandao with her large, clear, amber-like eyes, full of doubt.
It's obvious they don't quite understand why Tiandao suddenly changed its mind.
And she was looking at him like that.
Tiandao felt a little uncomfortable, so he quickly pretended to be attracted by Chen Kong and the others below and shifted his attention.
After all, he couldn't very well say that the reason he suddenly changed his mind was because of this.
Is it because he felt he shouldn't be too harsh on a five-year-old child, that he took back what he just said?
He can't Tiandao to lose face like that!
Being overly concerned with saving face is a defining characteristic.
This was Little Danika's first time leaving the Church.
They don't understand the meaning of social etiquette.
But children have very keen intuition.
She was certain that Tiandao had no ill intentions.
So, after thinking for a moment, Little Danika...
We decided to do as Tiandao said from the beginning.
After all, among the people she had met...
Tiandao was the best and kindest person in the 'whole world' that she felt Tiandao was.
Therefore, doing as he says will definitely not be a problem!
While Tiandao and Little Danika were leisurely watching the show, eating potato chips and drinking soda, Tiandao and Danika were enjoying themselves.
Chen Kong was already holding Vivian's hand.
They arrived near the Abandoned Factory below them.
They watched as members of the Grey Rat Gang passed by them one by one, seemingly ignoring them.
Vivian seemed to understand something.
"When we were on the road earlier, that guy named Bertrand mentioned it casually."
"The reason why your District 12 is the only Safe Zone in Rust Iron Hell is because of this."
"This is not only because your bar owner, Jack, has good relationships with gang leaders in other regions."
"Also because there is a guy in your District 12 who is known as the ' King of Shadows '."
"The former prevents other gangs from easily causing trouble in your District 12, while the latter makes those who do cause trouble pay a heavy price."
At this point, Vivian immediately looked at Chen Kong.
He said in a serious tone, "I suppose that so-called King of Shadows of District 12 must be you, Mr. Chen Kong."
Hearing Vivian's words.
Chen Kong did not show any smugness when his disguise was exposed.
Instead, he calmly said, "There is no such thing King of Shadows. I am just an ordinary person."
"Ordinary people couldn't do what they're doing now."
Chen Kong suddenly sighed at this.
With Vivian by his side, they stopped in front of a rusty iron gate inside Abandoned Factory.
The room's nameplate clearly read ' Manager's Office '.
" Miss Knight, that just means you haven't seen a real monster yet."
"Once you've seen it, you'll understand why I say this."
"Because compared to such monsters, I am no different from ordinary people."
Do such people really exist?
Vivian's expression was full of doubt, clearly indicating that she didn't quite believe Chen Kong's words.
A hint of reminiscence flashed in Chen Kong's eyes at this, and his tone became complicated.
"Yes, and he not only helped me a lot, but also Church me many principles of survival."
"If it weren't for him, I might have died long ago."
"But it seems he lied to all of us back then. After all, after so many years of investigation, I have reason to be suspicious."
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore, because it has nothing to do with you. It's my personal matter."
Although Chen Kong did not continue speaking.
But Vivian's curiosity had already been piqued by Chen Kong.
Because it's possible to be in such a chaotic place as Rust Iron Hell.
Transform a neighborhood into a truly Safe Zone.
The role that Chen Kong played here was far greater than she had imagined.
Because this requires more than just powerful strength from Chen Kong.
He also needs to have sufficient skill.
Chen Kong can satisfy both of these conditions simultaneously.
No matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with the word "ordinary".
But this was the very guy she saw as powerful and mysterious.
At this moment, however, he is praising a certain person highly.
This is enough to show that the person he was talking about was someone far beyond her imagination.
Let's hear what Chen Kong means by this.
That person seemed to be the same age as him.
Knowing all this, how could she not be curious about it?
"Alright, Miss Knight, stop thinking about those useless things."
"Because I can sense that there's a powerful guy hiding here."
"If we can catch that guy, I think you should soon be able to get information out of him about the important things the Church lost."
"And I will also receive the expensive reward you promised."
PS: That's all for today's update. More big updates planned for tomorrow!
Setting up the stage for this new volume was quite a hassle; Pang Hu has used up all his brain cells for the day.