Although the man in black had escaped, Lin Yu did not feel particularly depressed.
After all, no matter how strong a "soldier's" physical abilities were, they could not withstand a gun. He had already confirmed that with Yu Longguo.
And within the Psychology Society, there was definitely someone carrying a firearm.
Although Lin Yu was filled with displeasure and hatred toward the people who had killed him and dragged him into this Death game for some inexplicable reason, he had not let his hatred cloud his judgment.
Revenge still had to be plotted patiently.
"Tonight wasn't entirely fruitless, I suppose. At least I know that the person who killed me belonged to the Psychology Society, and I also know their general objective."
Lin Yu muttered to himself.
Just as Lin Yu was thinking...
"Ow!"
A short girl crashed into him.
The girl wore a single ponytail that was only slightly longer than a little tuft, and the top of her head was round.
Even though it was the middle of the night, she wore sunglasses and a mask. Combined with her black windbreaker and hiking backpack, she looked just like a Player.
But before Lin Yu could react to whether she meant to attack him, the girl rubbed her head and angrily spoke first.
"Damn your ancestors! Don't you have eyes when you walk? How can you just crash into people?"
The girl, who only reached Lin Yu's chest, raised her head and spoke angrily.
From her accent and attitude, it was obvious that she was a local of Jiang City.
Seeing how this tiny girl looked ready to devour him, Lin Yu took a step back and was just about to apologize.
But then Lin Yu thought it over and realized something was wrong.
"Hey? What are you talking about? I was standing still just now. You were the one who crashed into me!"
"You were the one who wasn't watching where you were going. How can you turn around and blame me?"
The short girl froze for a moment, then puffed out her cheeks. "Th-That's not right either! You shouldn't be standing in the middle of the road in the middle of the night. And there's so much smoke here—I couldn't see anything!"
The girl's momentum weakened considerably, but she still stubbornly argued.
But she seemed to realize that she was the one in the wrong. After speaking, she waved her hand.
"Fine, fine, that's enough—it was my fault for not watching where I was going. Sorry!"
After saying that, the girl hurriedly apologized on her own, then walked past Lin Yu and continued forward.
Lin Yu helplessly turned around and followed behind the girl.
After only a few steps, the short girl turned around and pointed at Lin Yu angrily.
"Why are you still following me? I already apologized!"
Lin Yu raised both hands. "I'm not following you. I'm going in this direction too!"
"Who'd believe you... You're covering your face in the middle of the night. You're a Player too, right? Who knows if you're planning to rob me!"
She pulled a utility knife from her clothes, extended the blade, and waved it once.
"Don't come any closer. Keep your distance from me! I'm not someone you can mess with. My class is incredibly powerful—I'm a 'soldier'!"
The girl spoke fiercely.
Lin Yu looked at the utility knife, which was as tiny as she was, and sighed.
The fraud concerning the "soldier" was still in effect.
A dagger stabbed into him might be somewhat troublesome, but this utility knife...
It probably could not even break his skin.
Besides, this little girl absolutely could not be a soldier.
But he felt that the girl was easily startled and did not want to create any further complications.
"Fine, fine, I'll keep my distance. You go ahead!"
Lin Yu stood where he was and helplessly raised both hands.
The girl glanced back at Lin Yu, snorted, then turned around and quickened her pace.
She grew faster and faster, eventually breaking into a jog.
Seeing the girl's figure getting farther and farther away, Lin Yu started walking again.
"Why does it feel like so many of the Death game's Players aren't entirely right in the head..."
He muttered to himself, then reached the street corner.
Just as Lin Yu was about to unlock his bicycle and head home...
He froze for a moment and discovered that the bicycle he had parked and locked properly in the roadside parking area was gone!
He patted his trouser pocket and found that the bicycle key was gone too.
Lin Yu hurried forward and saw a shared bicycle parked beside the spot where his own bicycle had been.
A sticky note was attached to the shared bicycle, bearing a line of messy yet elegant handwriting.
"Fooled you! I'm not a 'soldier.' I'm a 'thief,' hehe!"
There was even a drawn face sticking out its tongue afterward.
Lin Yu immediately recalled the girl who had bumped into him earlier. This was definitely her work!
He instantly took off running toward the street, but after reaching it, he found no trace of anyone on either side of the road. He had no idea where the girl had run off to.
Lin Yu exhaled.
"I really was looked down on!"
That woman's acting had been excellent. He had actually failed to see that she was putting on an act!
A top student from the acting department like himself—the Death game's designated "Fraudster"—had actually been fooled by the acting of a petty thief...
There truly were countless outstanding people under heaven!
Lin Yu stood where he was and sneered.
"Very well..."
First a "ninja," then a "thief." Tonight, he had encountered nothing but rats!
"Just don't let me catch you in the Game, you bunch of gutter rats from the sewers."
Lin Yu spoke through clenched teeth.
In the future, if he encountered people from the Psychology Society in the Game, he would definitely kill them if he had the chance.
As for the "thief" who had stolen his bicycle...
He had to give her a brutal beating and make her return the bicycle, at the very least!
Thinking this, Lin Yu slowly exhaled.
Still, this thief had some conscience. She had even known to leave him a shared bicycle.
He tore off the sticky note attached to the bicycle's QR code...
Then his phone displayed a notification.
"This vehicle has been damaged and is temporarily unavailable!"
Lin Yu took a look and discovered that someone had removed the shared bicycle's chain.
The evening wind blew past the sticky note, revealing another line of writing on the back.
"With intelligence like yours, you can basically say goodbye to bicycles from now on."
After seeing the words on the back of the sticky note, Lin Yu took three deep breaths.
For a brief moment just now, his hatred for that little thief had even surpassed his hatred for the "mysterious junior" from the Psychology Society who had killed him.
Lin Yu took another deep breath.
"You'd better really not let yourself get caught..."
Otherwise, he would personally hang that girl up and whip her until her skin split open with a bicycle chain!
"Forget it. I'll go home first. Otherwise, Sis will start worrying!"
With that thought, Lin Yu walked two steps forward...
But after walking less than one intersection, Lin Yu unexpectedly found his bicycle parked perfectly at the roadside.
His bicycle key and a new sticky note were even sitting on the seat.
"Haha, I was just messing with you—the bicycle's yours again."
At the end of the sticky note was another simple drawing of a face sticking out its tongue.
Lin Yu did not know whether to laugh or cry.
"Um... what exactly is wrong with that thief?"
Why had she returned his bicycle?
He squatted down and was just about to unlock it when he noticed something was off.
"This isn't my bike lock either?!"
Lin Yu stared at the unfamiliar lock and froze.
Another new sticky note was attached to the lock. This time, the message was very brief, containing only two words.
"Hehe!"
Lin Yu was completely speechless.
"Hehe your head."
He slammed a fist into the lock. The fivefold strength granted by "soldier" was unleashed without restraint, and with a bang, the lock shattered.
Lin Yu shook his slightly reddened hand and threw the damaged lock into a roadside trash can.
"Good thing I was one step ahead!"
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