Players Lurking on Campus
"This is your payment from Chen Zhuo."
As Li Nian spoke, she took two heavy envelopes out of her schoolbag and handed them to Lin Yu.
Lin Yu squeezed it; the thickness should be 142,000 yuan.
"How come it's more than what was agreed upon?"
Lin Yu asked, Li Nian shrugged. "I don't know, that's all the fat guy gave me. Maybe he gave me more because you did well."
Although this amount of money is not a large sum for Lin Yu now, it is still over 100,000 yuan in cash, and Lin Yu still felt very satisfied after receiving it.
"You've been carrying so much money in your bag the whole time?"
After tucking the 140,000 into his pocket, Lin Yu asked curiously.
Li Nian shook her head. "Of course not, I just stole these when we passed the school's finance office on our way to the Rooftop —anyway, the amount is correct."
"I'll take a moment before the finance department reconciles the accounts at the end of the month to withdraw the equivalent amount and then put it back."
Li Nian spoke, Lin Yu gave her a thumbs up.
"Sharp."
As expected of a renowned "thief" Player, this problem-solving approach is truly unique.
Then, Li Nian conjured up an Item out of thin air.
"And the forum points reward—he's already used them to buy [Item] and cashed them out."
This is the settlement method requested by Li Nian, since she can't use the "forum".
Although Lin Yu could use the forum, his identity as "Zhu Ming" had indeed been removed.
Li Nian tossed the [Item] over, and Lin Yu caught it. The transaction that they both agreed to triggered a notification from the "Death game".
[Confirm ownership change of Item - Cerberus's Fang?]
After Lin Yu and Li Nian confirmed it, the [Item] became theirs.
Afterwards, Lin Yu checked the effects and instructions of this [Item].
[Cerberus's Fang: The fang of Demons hound. Damaging a target has a 10% chance to randomly inflict one of three curse effects: 'Burning', 'Poison', or 'Death'. When equipped and held by a 'Summoning Item', the summoned creature's melee Physical Attack will benefit from this effect.]
Clearly, this [Item] is very suitable for Profession such as "hunter" and "veterinarian".
After all, this [Item] is just a curved canine tooth about five or six centimeters long in appearance. It's really unrealistic to use this to hurt people. It's definitely better to pair it with a "Summoned Creature" and have your "Summoned Creature" wear it before attacking.
"It's quite good."
Lin Yu gave this [Item] high praise.
I can definitely use this myself.
Seeing that Lin Yu was satisfied with the [Item], Li Nian nodded in agreement.
"He must have made the selection carefully."
"Alright, you've received your payment..."
As Li Nian spoke, Lin Yu pointed downstairs. "Shall I leave then?"
"No, I already said... since you're already here," Li Nian slung her backpack over her shoulder, "Come walk around the campus with me."
Lin Yu didn't know why Li Nian, who had been resisting just now, suddenly didn't want him to leave, so after thinking for a moment, Lin Yu asked directly.
"Why is your statement different from what you said before?"
Li Nian sighed, "Since you're already here, might as well take advantage of it."
"It seems our trip wasn't just a simple 'stroll'."
Lin Yu raised an eyebrow and said.
Li Nian nodded. "Of course, because you and I aren't the only 'Player' on campus."
As she spoke, Lin Yu became very curious.
"You suspect there are others?"
"Yes, but we don't Item who it is. We only have a few suspects," Li Nian said in a low voice. "They're probably also looking for and testing me."
"Based on the information I have, the other party is very likely a member of the 'Psychology Society'," Li Nian said, rubbing her hair with a troubled expression. "You've already joined the 'Psychology Society', so why don't you just help me identify them?"
Afterwards, Li Nian led Lin Yu down from the Rooftop and back into the campus.
The lunch break had just begun, and the campus was bustling with people, especially at the entrance of the cafeteria.
Aren't you going to eat first?
"I'm the kind of student who brings my own lunch, so I can eat whenever I want," Li Nian patted her backpack. "Let's get down to business first."
"How can you be sure the other person didn't go to lunch or take a nap?"
Lin Yu asked curiously.
"I need to find a time when they're most likely to be eating or taking a lunch break. I don't want to run into them; what if they're a super skilled guy?" Li Nian sighed. "After all, they're from the 'Psychology Society'..."
"Moreover, the members of the 'Psychology Society' who are able to be stationed in Jiang City are the elite of the elite."
Li Nian was speaking, Lin Yu couldn't help but ask again.
"How did you know the other person existed, and how did you know they were likely a member of the 'Psychology Society'?"
"I thought that others in the organization had told me before that members of the 'Psychology Society' had approached my school—at first I thought they were targeting me, so I was on guard and investigated."
"Then, I discovered that the person who came was a notorious ruthless figure from the 'Psychology Society'... S-Rank Operator named 'Dilaudid' —and she seemed to be here to meet someone."
"Therefore, we speculate that she was likely meeting with someone like the President of the Jiang City branch of the Psychology Society."
Lin Yu shook his head. "That's impossible."
Li Nian was somewhat surprised. "Why?"
Lin Yu pointed to himself. "Didn't I tell you before that I joined the 'Psychology Society'...? Actually, there are only two people in the entire 'Psychology Society's' Jiang City branch."
"Besides me, there's only one guy named 'Edwin' —he's the Jiang City branch President, and I'm the Jiang City vice-branch President."
As Lin Yu spoke, Li Nian seemed somewhat surprised.
"Just the two of you?"
"Yes, and that 'Edwin' only recently reached the 'Tier 2'... so your claim that his Dilaudid came specifically to see a 'big shot' in the 'Psychology Society' is unfounded."
"Because of Jiang City's unique circumstances, the 'Psychology Society's' policy is not to have experts infiltrate here, but rather to develop local, non-core members."
As Lin Yu spoke, Old Zheng also agreed with Lin Yu's statement.
"That's right. I felt back then that we shouldn't have put too many people in Jiang City. If something happened, we could just send a capable specialist to shoot and run... I didn't expect they were still implementing the policy I set. It seems that my decision was not only correct, but also a long-term correct one."
Old Zheng said smugly.
Lin Yu sneered inwardly after hearing Old Zheng's statement, "So, 'Fluoxetine' coming to Jiang City and shooting me into this unfortunate Game is partly your doing?"
"... But then again, this specific strategy was ultimately perfected by Wundt at the time; I only put forward the idea, and it wasn't really my responsibility."
After explaining, Old Zheng fell silent again.
Li Nian adjusted her glasses.
"It seems I misjudged some of my suspects. I was largely looking for people who might have awakened the 'Doctor' Profession..."
"But—since we've come this far, let's take a look."
The two arrived at the multi-purpose activity building of Shengle Middle School.
This place has facilities such as club activity rooms, multimedia classrooms, and tiered lecture halls, as well as...
Medical clinic.