He Really Confessed Voluntarily

"Splash..."

The group of people in white protective suits were taken aback when they suddenly saw Yang Jia appear. Amidst the chaos, someone could be heard shouting into a walkie-talkie, "Report! Report! An escaped member of the organization has been found in the north area of Farm No. 13! Report!"

"We are not carrying any lethal weapons. We are not carrying any lethal weapons..."

"Requesting backup, requesting backup..."

"..."

"Quiet!"

Amid the chaos, it seemed that some people spotted Yang Jia through the cameras they wore. Soon, an aged voice sounded on one of their sensors. The voice first reprimanded in a low voice, and as soon as it came out, it was as if the person had actually appeared on the scene, causing the people in white protective suits to quiet down. Then, the aged voice whispered, "The mastermind?"

Yang Jia did not answer his question, but said indifferently, "Order your men to leave and never come here again."

"Otherwise, I will make them leave this world forever."

"..."

The people in white protective suits were momentarily terrified and shrank back.

"Stop doing such foolish things."

The old man's voice came through the walkie-talkie, seemingly tinged with anger. "You've been dominated by illusions for too long."

"Now, we are the only ones who can save you."

"And all you need to do is not let that illusion continue to control you, and not ruin our plans any further."

"..."

"Save us?"

A hint of helplessness even appeared on Yang Jia's face. "You don't even know what you are..."

But as she spoke, she lost interest in the discussion.

"Never mind, we just can't communicate in the end."

"No matter how many times we try, there's still no possibility of communication..."

"All I can do now is drive you away."

"I find it hard to understand why you, who consider yourselves intelligent, would insist on doing things that are destined to destroy you?"

"..."

As she spoke, she slowly raised her pistol, and faint ripples resembling a door frame appeared at the dark muzzle.

Buzz...

No one knows what happened, but all the electronic devices pointed at her suddenly malfunctioned.

Damn it!

In another part of the city, in a spacious but crowded monitoring room, all the images simultaneously turned into a jumbled mess, and the sound coming from the earpieces became distorted and unrecognizable in an instant. One by one, the staff hurriedly took off their earpieces and threw them aside.

"Quick..."

In the instant the signal became chaotic, someone had already severed all contact and urged, "Activate the shielding system..."

"Make sure she doesn't see us in a conventional or logical way..."

"Otherwise, we might all be assimilated..."

"..."

Meanwhile, a middle-aged man angrily slammed his fist on the table. "Farm No. 13, Mingming were about to see the observation results!"

"Are these lunatics going to ruin our plans again?"

"..."

After driving away the panicked protectors, Yang Jia turned around and looked at the decaying kingdom once more.

Now, with a different perspective, looking directly at this vast area, one can feel its profound depth even more. Countless enormous fleshy tentacles soar into the sky, reaching for the sparse clouds in the night sky. Twisted faces appear in mid-air, as if some kind of eerie vapor is constantly conjuring up strange smiles. She faces this immense unknown as if facing a giant.

The immense pressure even made her frown.

Just then, her phone rang, pulling her back to reality. She frowned, and all the illusions before her eyes vanished.

Yang Jia let out a low sigh, took out her phone, and answered it. Xiao Qi's tense voice immediately came through the phone.

Upon hearing this, Yang Jia's face suddenly showed a look of shock. "What?"

Upon learning of this outrageous incident, Yang Jia didn't hesitate for a moment and arrived at the bar half an hour later.

Upon seeing her enter, Xiao Qi, who was sitting in the boss's chair playing on the computer, hurriedly stood up, pushed the computer screen out halfway, and said, "It's all here. I was also surprised when I heard it. I was worried that I would forget the details, so I wrote it all down on the computer."

"Oh, it's not Minesweeper, this is what I just played..."

"..."

"Black Hat Old Cui?"

Yang Jia glanced at the document and whispered, "It's Old Zhou Under the Bridge..."

As she spoke, she glanced around. "Where is that person?"

"They're gone..."

Xiao Qi said, "After asking those questions, he left."

Why did you let him go?

"What can we do if we don't let them go?"

Xiao Qi was a little embarrassed. "I'm not sure I can beat him. What if he pushes me too far and attacks me?"

"?"

There were so many details here that Yang Jia needed to think about them carefully.

That sounds reasonable. Old Cui in the black hat is indeed one of the more difficult people to deal with in Black Gate City. Although he is cowardly and cunning, his seniority is undeniable. A newcomer like Xiao Qi is no match for Old Cui if it comes down to a real fight...

Only...

She hesitated for a moment, then looked at Xiao Xiao: "How did you get such crucial information?"

Faced with this question, Xiao Xiao was stunned for a long time before finally saying, "I don't know either..."

"Real..."

He didn't even know how to describe what he had just experienced:

"I just talked to him face to face for a few words, and he suddenly knelt down and said he was willing to confess everything."

"I had no idea what he wanted to say, but he seemed to have some secret, so I took him to my office."

"Then, before I could ask anything, he spilled everything out."

"..."

Even as Xiao Xiao spoke, he found it somewhat bizarre and said awkwardly, "The explanation was incredibly detailed."

"In the end, he even took out his information card, saying he had 500 points and was willing to give them all up to save his life..."

"..."

Hearing all this, Yang Jia was at a loss for words. After a moment of stunned silence, she finally asked, "You accepted it?"

"I don't want to accept it..."

Xiao Xiao said, "I was initially hesitant to accept it, but he kept crying and saying that if I didn't accept it, he would still want to kill me."

"They even said that the Hell Organization adheres to this principle: once they receive points, they must let the person go..."

"..."

Yang Jia found it all incredibly bizarre. She blinked and after a long pause, finally saying, "You really... didn't force him?"

I swear!

Xiao Xiao even raised one hand. "I have great respect for those senior figures."

"I didn't even say a harsh word..."

"..."

Yang Jia fell silent, as if the matter was somewhat beyond her comprehension.

Xiao Xiao, however, looked wary and said, "I also think this news came too easily; it's as if he told me it on his own initiative."

"I suspect there might be some kind of trap here?"

"..."

Faced with Xiao Xiao's very reasonable question, Yang Jia slowly scanned the "confession" that Xiao Xiao had written down, then fell silent and said in a low voice, "There's no need to doubt it. This news is true. I verified it from other places before I came here."

As he spoke, his face grew increasingly grim. "But I never expected them to go this far!"

"I knew they were terrified, but I never imagined they would go to such lengths..."

"This is an unforgivable betrayal for a stranger."

"..."

Xiao Xiao paused for a moment, then said in a low voice, "So, why did they send people to the Downtown District?"

"Them..."

Yang Jia paused for a moment, then looked up, her eyes filled with deep anger. "They are feeding Aberrant Creature."

"Feeding Aberrant Creature?"

Xiao Xiao's expression also changed slightly, as those twisted and terrifying beings flashed through his mind:

"Why?"

"..."

"It's very simple."

As Yang Jia spoke slowly, she calmed down, revealing only a hint of weariness. "It was just to drive me away."

"They're just using this method to clear and reset the Old Chairman's advanced contract!"

"..."

"This..."

Hearing Yang Jia's words, Xiao Xiao remembered the words "[Low-level Contract]" displayed on his information card.

What's the deal with this high-level contract?

"Every stranger has a unique connection with this city."

Yang Jia silently closed her eyes, composed herself, and then slowly spoke:

"They just woke up, and all of them have low-level contracts. They only have the lowest level of access to Enhancement Element exchanges and so on within this city."

"Those who stand out can receive a mid-level contract, which symbolizes their recognition by the city."

"And for higher contracts, there is usually only one in a city."

"Obtaining a high-level contract will grant you a certain ability to restrict low- and medium-level contracts, which is what makes you the guild leader."

"The president possesses the ability to communicate deeply with the City Will and sign special contracts."

"The high-level contracts in this city still belong to the Old Chairman. As long as one inherits the Old Chairman's legacy, one can obtain these contracts and reasonably restrain and restrict the behavior of other outsiders, thus having the opportunity to reorganize the outsiders in Black Gate City."

"However, if the situation is allowed to deteriorate, the higher contract will be reset."

At this point, her face turned cold, and she said in a deep voice, "This is what they're after too. Black Gate City already has a problem left over from the Old Chairman's time, which has now caused our city to rot. And instead of trying to solve it together, they are even condoning or accelerating this rot, all in order to wait for this contract to be reset."

"At that time, someone will inherit a blank high-level contract."

"And all traces left by the Old Chairman will be erased, and I will be forced to leave."

"..."

"So, this is why Yang Jia is determined to inherit the Old Chairman's philosophy?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiao's heart skipped a beat. "Ling Ping said the safe is also included in this contract, right?"

What exactly was inside that safe?

"Could the invasion by the Hell Organization even be related to what's in this safe?"