Gold Jewelry

The room fell silent, the conference room filled with a tense atmosphere.

Xu Zongtong was right; this was the fundamental reason why various corporations had unanimously chosen to treat Rogue Players with a high-pressure approach—they couldn't afford to ease up.

If they did, and a Rogue Player rose to power, the accumulated resentment from their time in the lower echelons could very well topple an entire corporation.

As for Corporate Players, there was no need to worry excessively, as their families and blood ties provided various restraints to keep strong Corporate Players in line.

At this moment, the Chairman of the corporation, Xu Zongxin, scanned the crowd and sighed inwardly.

He looked up and said, "What's everyone so tense about?"

"Players have the ability to form an army on their own. Do Rogue Players grow faster, or do Corporate Players grow faster?"

"Ch-Chairman, of course, it's the Corporate Players," Xu Zongtong quickly replied.

"Then there's nothing to worry about. As long as we ensure the best talents are in our hands, Corporate Players will always be ahead. Even if some powerful Rogue Players emerge, we can easily balance, win over, or even eliminate them," Xu Zongxin said calmly.

"The Chairman is right."

"Exactly, we don't need to worry about them. We just need to develop ourselves rapidly."

A wave of flattery immediately followed.

However, at this moment, Xu Zongyin of the Second Branch chimed in, undermining the mood: "But Chairman, what about this person in front of us?"

"He killed Xu Hai from the Third Branch."

"Just do as Zongtong suggested," Xu Zongxin said, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes as he made the final decision. "He's just some nobody who got a little bit of game power and started acting all high and mighty."

"With the power of our Xu Clan, we can easily crush him!"

"We don't fear Rogue Players who are high-profile; we fear those who are determined to lie low like wolves."

"Yes, Chairman."

Soon, the meeting set its tone: severe punishment, eliminate at all costs.

Gao Linzhi sat in a diner, eating beef ramen and pondering.

He had changed his appearance again.

He wanted to get his hands on gold.

But he also realized that pursuing it through normal channels would be very risky.

Gold was very useful in the game.

In the real world, however, all channels for purchasing gold were already monitored by corporate higher-ups.

Anyone who suddenly bought a large amount of gold would be investigated thoroughly.

This was the era of big data.

As long as the purchase was normal, it would leave a trace.

Places that dealt with gold in large quantities were few, such as gold shops, banks, and gold mines. Controlling them wasn't difficult.

He needed to find a way.

As he was thinking, a security guard's warning voice sounded: "Temporary inspection, turn off the engine and get out of the car."

He turned to look at the road beside him.

A cordon had been set up there.

Soon, cars were forced to brake and stop, with more rear-ending them.

Before long, this street was filled with a long line of cars, and impatient drivers honked their horns from time to time.

Gao Linzhi frowned. He didn't believe this was a coincidence.

Could the Xu Corporation have players with "Prophet" or "Divination" type talents?

He looked up and saw a Xu Corporation security vehicle parked by the roadside.

A group of security personnel filed out and began inspecting passing vehicles on the street.

Two other teams were searching the shops and residential buildings on both sides of the road, as well as the underground mall.

Their attitude was extremely arrogant, frequently dragging drivers, shop owners, and customers out of their cars and stores.

"Get out, everyone out!"

"Hands on your heads, squat down, everyone squat down!"

In the past, they had at least been somewhat restrained when doing such things, but now they weren't even pretending.

At this moment, a luxury car, an A8, slowly drove onto the road and was immediately blocked by the long traffic jam.

A middle-aged driver with a refined appearance, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, looked very much like a young minister.

He anxiously got out of the car and found a security guard maintaining order by the roadside.

He bowed and scraped, handing over a pack of good cigarettes.

"Ah, brothers, my wife is pregnant and about to give birth. I need to take her to the hospital immediately."

"Can you let me pass by the side?"

"The company has orders. Everyone must stop for inspection." The security guard didn't even look at his cigarette, but instead scanned him vigilantly.

Meanwhile, the inspections up ahead were proceeding at a snail's pace.

Every driver had to be searched, their faces checked, to prevent disguise.

"What on earth is going on?" the middle-aged driver asked, while reassuring the woman in the car, "Honey, just hang in there a little longer, we'll be there soon."

The security guard didn't answer at all.

Just then, a kind taxi driver shook his head and said, "I heard from the group chat that there's a wanted criminal lurking nearby, and they're hunting him down."

"I think this is going to take a while. They're letting people in, but not out."

"You should hurry and find some connections to smooth things over. If you don't have any, call an ambulance quickly and have the doctors drive in to deliver the baby."

"Honey, I really can't hold it anymore." At this moment, the pregnant woman in the car cried out in pain.

"If you can't hold it, just give birth in the car. What's the big deal?" one of the security guards said coldly.

It was clear he was annoyed that the other person was driving a luxury car.

"You!" the middle-aged driver was furious, but he held back.

He quickly started making calls.

Gao Linzhi stared at the middle-aged driver, lost in thought.

And at this moment.

Suddenly, a security team leader in his fifties, leading a group of people, walked over.

"A pregnant woman?" the security team leader asked the security guard next to him.

"Yes."

"How could I forget? That person might disguise himself as a pregnant woman. No one would suspect a pregnant woman of being a man." The security team leader's eyes fixed on the car.

"The team leader is right."

Everyone fell silent.

"No, my wife is a woman. Please don't do this, I beg you!" the middle-aged man pleaded.

"Whether she's a woman or not can only be determined after an inspection," the security team leader snorted. "Get out of the car for inspection!"

"Brother, brother, give me some face. I'm from the Technical Department. Here's my business card." The middle-aged man quickly took out a business card and handed it over, then discreetly slipped a shopping card to the guard.

The security team leader directly pushed it away, his face cold. "You're testing the team leader with this? Which team leader can't withstand such a test?"

The middle-aged man froze, unsure of what to do.

It was his wife who, enduring the pain, tapped on the window glass and handed over a gold necklace and two gold bracelets from her body.

At this, the security team leader finally took a small step forward and casually pocketed the gold jewelry.

"Alright, I've finished my inspection. You have no problems. You can go through here first."

Soon, under the guidance of the security team leader, the middle-aged man, full of thanks, got back in the car, turned into the oncoming lane, and then passed through the checkpoint.

"Honey, how did you know he would accept gold jewelry?"

"My sisters in the group told me. Gold jewelry has been really popular lately. People are buying it at high prices, more than double the store's buyback price."