They Deceived Each Other, but the Strange Entity Was Behind It

Gao Linzhi ate the melon with great relish; this was pure feudal society.

Just like in the movies and TV shows, this tastes amazing!

The old inspector looked at the two female players, cupped his hands in apology, and said, "I'm sorry, you two."

"Right now, I can only take you to the Imperial Observatory for an investigation."

"Damn it, you're bending the law for personal gain!" female player A exclaimed angrily.

"What favoritism? What I say goes, and whoever I like is whoever I want!" Young Master Gao said smugly.

Clearly, once the two female players entered the Imperial Observatory, they were at the mercy of others.

Gao Linzhi saw this.

Suddenly, female player B's eyes hardened, and she flicked her wrist, sending a gust of black wind flying.

"Bang!" Young Master Gao, who was feeling smug, suddenly froze.

"You... you dare to kill me?"

Then he collapsed to the ground.

The entire body rapidly rotted, swelled, and began to stink...

The scene demonstrated to everyone what it means to have a "giant's perspective".

"A dead man! A dead man!"

"Oh no! The Minister's son, Young Master Gao, is dead!" The onlookers immediately fled in terror.

"A bunch of fools, daring to eat this kind of melon? Aren't they afraid of getting caught in the crossfire?" a few players huddled in the inn mocked.

"Yes, that Gao yamen official has committed numerous evils; I knew he deserved to die."

"These ordinary spoiled brats are like chickens in front of extraordinary individuals. I really don't know where he gets his courage?"

Gao Linzhi immediately recognized it as a Curse Technique.

Ordinary people have absolutely no resistance to it.

And at this time...

Some players were whispering among themselves.

"In my opinion, a spoiled brat like Young Master Gao must have been pushed out by someone behind the scenes as a test pawn."

"That's right, even his father, that Minister, was a pawn."

"They're using this to test the strength of our players."

"It's ridiculous. This young master always acts arrogantly and has no idea how terrifying players can be."

"Yes, he's like a tourist courting death in a tiger's cage. Does he really think tigers won't eat people?"

"It's ridiculous. That Minister finally got such a high position, but he's just a pawn."

Gao Linzhi nodded.

He shared the same view.

This young master is a pawn.

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?

He should have known he was a good-for-nothing, yet he still dared to act arrogantly in front of two superhumans.

It's clear that someone has been encouraging this for a long time, and it's become a habit.

The old inspector was also stunned.

And the boy beside him, neither of them had time to stop the female player B.

"You, you actually dared to kill someone?" the boy exclaimed in shock.

"Hmph, it was just a dog that was killed!" Female player B scoffed.

"That's right, a mere mortal brat dares to spout nonsense at us, he's practically courting death!"

"If we don't teach him a lesson today, our effectiveness won't be proven!"

The old inspector took a deep breath. "You killed the Minister's son, you must come with us!"

"Hmph, get out of the way right now, or I'll kill you too!"

"You lackey, Sister Yu, let me kill him too!"

After saying that, the two female players seemed to think that since they had already broken the rules, killing one person was the same as killing two.

The two women simultaneously unleashed two plumes of black smoke, aiming at both the boy and the old patrolman.

"Hey, I didn't offend you, ladies!" The boy scurried away, covering his head in fear.

One of the female players seemed to find the boy's voice calling for "sister" pitiful, so she withdrew the black smoke.

Only a plume of black smoke followed the old inspector.

The old inspector then took out an iron ruler and struck at the black smoke.

A flash of white light streaked across the iron ruler, shattering the black smoke.

"The Evil-Breaking Ruler?" Female player A was a little surprised, then a long sword appeared out of thin air in her hand, and she slashed fiercely at the old inspector.

Gao Linzhi nodded.

Just looking at the player's Game Backpack, it's an amazing item.

How can players be allowed to move around freely in this capital city?

That's impossible.

Who knows what deadly weapon you're hiding?

The fact that players can stay in the outer city is a result of the balance of power.

Gao Linzhi gleaned from today's events the attitude of the Sirius Dynasty towards the players.

To guard against, to control, to exploit.

It certainly won't be friendly or cordial.

The two then started fighting.

The old patrolman was clearly no match for the female player.

Female player A clearly didn't want to escalate the situation too much.

She simply forced the old man to step back, then grabbed her female companion and ran.

The old inspector then blew a brass whistle.

Before long, a group of people came running from all four street corners.

The group of men, each carrying a knife, arrived and surrounded the surrounding streets.

Gao Linzhi found it boring.

It didn't fly in from the sky.

It's possible that there's an anti-flying formation within the capital city.

This also prevents people from coming from high places to spy on or assassinate others.

"Everyone, stand still! Do not leave!"

The group then stormed into the shops next to the street, looking menacing.

They would pocket anything good they saw.

If any shopkeeper dared to utter a single "no," he would be struck on the head with a stick. "You must be in cahoots with that murderous bandit!"

The shop owner was so frightened that he dared not stop them anymore; he could only feel anxious, angry, and crying.

This truly broadened Gao Linzhi's horizons.

Everyone says that feudal dynasties were corrupt, and now he truly sees the details.

The old inspector was calling for reinforcements to capture the murderer of the Minister's son.

This is definitely a major case, isn't it?

But these reinforcements were a different story.

They even took advantage of the search to amass a fortune.

Keep in mind that this is still right under the emperor's nose, outside the imperial city.

Such is the way these people behave. Luckily, there were strange creatures blocking their way at sea, otherwise they would have really been able to penetrate deep into various islands.

Such exorbitant taxes and levies were practically inevitable.

The old inspector was speechless.

"Everyone, hurry and apprehend the culprit! That man killed the Minister's son and openly resisted arrest!"

"You can't let them get away!"

"I know, I know, you Imperial Observatory always have so much to do," one of the team Captain said impatiently.

Half of a large gold chain was sticking out of his pocket.

This made Gao Linzhi unable to believe his eyes.

This is outrageous.

Do these people not care about their superiors at all?

That makes sense. Shangguan will probably get more than half, so of course he won't be afraid.

Gao Linzhi did not chase after the two female players who had fled.

In his opinion, the other party should take this opportunity to log off quickly.

I'll probably have to buy Respawn Point Reset Talisman afterwards.

The two of them quickly logged off.

Just as Gao Linzhi Yao Li, he faintly heard a commotion coming from afar.

"Gotcha! Gotcha!"

He immediately crept over to see what was going on.

Just ahead, at a corner alley, it appeared.

Just as the two female players were about to log off, they suddenly heard a roar.

A man dressed entirely in black jumped out:

"You monster, where are you going?"

Then, the two female players seemed to be stunned, and their offline actions were interrupted.

Then, in a daze, the man in black cast two Spirit-Stabilizing Talisman on him, forcibly restraining him.

"Damn it, what are you trying to do?"

"This has nothing to do with us!"

The two female players then tried to argue their point.

"Regardless, it was because of your intervention that he died," the man in black said coldly.

Gao Linzhi then followed them.

He spotted the man in black and then examined him.

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Very good, it wasn't detected.

This precisely demonstrates the opponent's profound skill.

Gao Linzhi felt the trip was worthwhile.

Before long, the two old men on patrol caught up with them.

"These two are yours to interrogate thoroughly."

The man in black spoke to the old patrolman.

"Yes, sir."

Gao Linzhi nodded.

That's right.

Although things were very chaotic below, the imperial court still had strong leaders; otherwise, it would have been impossible to maintain order.

Soon, the two women were tied up with ropes by the old patrolman and dragged along.

Gao Linzhi continued to follow.

The group walked along the main road toward the inner city.

Along the way, many players whispered among themselves.

"Did I take the test, or did I get arrested?"

"As expected, even a wrecked ship has some nails; the imperial court does have some ability after all."

"Yeah, I thought those useless officers from the Military and Horse Department wouldn't be able to catch anyone, but I didn't expect they could still catch the two of them."

Clearly, the arrest of the two female players has greatly deterred Ordinary Player.

After entering the inner city, the group was not taken directly to the Imperial Observatory, but instead made several turns and led to a small courtyard.

The courtyard is quite unique, with mountains and water.

The old patrolman left the person at the door and then went up to knock on the gate.

The courtyard door opened, and an old gatekeeper came out, glanced around, and immediately frowned.

"Old Zhao, is this Descenders?"

"Those Descenders are always a lot of trouble. How did you manage to capture them?"

"Didn't we say above? Don't touch them unless it's absolutely necessary?"

"I know these 'Descenders' are troublesome, but there's nothing I can do. They're becoming increasingly impatient; today, they actually killed the Minister's son right in front of me," the old inspector said helplessly.

"Although everyone knows that this Young Master Gao is just a pawn placed in the open as a test."

"You two are just causing us trouble. If you wanted to kill him, you could have done it in the middle of the night, when he was drunk, when he fell into the water, when there was a fire, or when he had diarrhea... Why did you have to kill him in front of us?" the gatekeeper earnestly advised.

Gao Linzhi was speechless.

It seems no one cares about the dead playboy; they're only worried about the trouble he'll cause them.

They don't seem to have that feeling of "the rabbit mourns the fox's death."

So, it seems that Young Master Gao was indeed a pawn, used to test the players' patience.

The two female players now regretted their actions.

They got carried away and couldn't help themselves.

It's like how people treat ants. If an ant bites you for no reason, how many people wouldn't want to just crush it to death?

Who even cares whose pet these ants are?

"I didn't expect you two, these Descenders, to be so impatient."

"What a pity."

"Then bring them in."

Soon, the group entered the courtyard again.

To the two women's relief, they were treated fairly well, given a separate room in the east courtyard for imprisonment.

There was also a maidservant attending to them.

The old inspector told the boy to watch over the two girls, while he and the old gatekeeper drank and chatted under a pavilion in the courtyard.

"It seems the higher-ups will have to put forward another son of a high-ranking official."

"Yeah, we really can't do without these guys."

"They are essential individuals for testing uncontrollable forces."

"These Descenders still have a sense of justice; they'll help those in need when they see injustice."

"From the perspective of those above, these Descenders are rebellious."

"You dare to lend a helping hand today, but who knows what you'll do tomorrow?"

"These rebellious Descenders will definitely be under increased surveillance, and you'll be working even harder."

"Who says otherwise? Your brother has it much easier."

And at this time...

The young inspector walked over.

"Master, those soldiers from the Military and Horse Department are getting more and more outrageous; they're openly extorting money from merchants."

"I should have just not invited them."

"What do you know? They're just a cover, a diversionary tactic," the old inspector said dismissively.

"Tch, Old Zhao, don't give those bastards any good. Even if we die, they won't care. Those people are rotten to the core." The old gatekeeper took a sip of rice wine and said disdainfully.

"So what should we do about this?" the old inspector asked, looking at the other person.

"Forget it, don't report it this time," the old gatekeeper said after thinking for a moment. "Just say that Young Master Gao encountered something strange and died, and that the two female Descenders were just passing by."

"Don't say it was killed by the Descenders."

"Hmm, that's good too." The old inspector was relieved.

At this moment, the boy was secretly pleased, but also somewhat puzzled, and asked, "It was clearly those two women who killed them, why do you say that?"

"Idiot!" The old inspector slammed his iron ruler down on the head. "What murder?"

"They were clearly just two normal, pretty women; they had nothing to do with murder."

"Remember, killing Young Master Gao is bizarre!"

"It's a weird imposter disguised as Descenders!"

The young inspector seemed to be deep in thought, but his attempt at figuring things out failed, and he still looked like a fool.

Gao Linzhi was speechless.

This is clearly an attempt to downplay a major issue.

This is a clever approach.

Because the officials above also did not want to deal with this kind of thing.

The Descenders possess diverse talents and belong to a mysterious organization; dealing with such matters would leave many hidden dangers.

If those below don't report it, and something goes wrong, they'll be the ones who bear the consequences.

Since nothing bad happened, they were naturally relaxed.

Sure enough, the old inspector said, "If you write it down truthfully, the higher-ups will order us to investigate."

"We're not that lucky to get to the bottom of this."

"Besides, do you still want to cultivate?"

"And there's danger involved. If we describe it as bizarre, the higher-ups won't care."

"After all, too many ordinary court officials have died at the hands of strange beings."

"That Young Master Gao is just an ordinary person."

"He has fulfilled his mission; now that he's dead, he's dead."

"Remember this: if you can't become an extraordinary person, it doesn't matter to those above if you die."

Upon hearing this, the young inspector's expression visibly changed.

These things seemed to have hit him hard.

Gao Linzhi, however, smiled.

Online and offline, it's all the same.

However, the court officials on the ground had much higher standards and understood the principle of having a safety net.

Unlike these feudal dynasties, they had no bottom line. If there were no strange obstacles in their path, they could exploit the villagers to death, even to the point of rebellion.

This is something offline companies wouldn't do.

They understand very well that the people need a safety net, and as long as that safety net is in place, there will be a continuous stream of talent and wealth.

This is a much Gao Ming approach.

Gao Linzhi had real contact with the Sky Wolf Dynasty.

This is what a real dynasty is like.

Both sides are deceiving each other; you deceive me, and I deceive you.

The problem with everything in this world is that we are all interconnected.

Everyone's just fooling around; nobody wants to do anything seriously.

Working diligently can be deadly.