Xu Huo smiled. "Weren't you hoping I'd join you? It's not unreasonable for me to learn a little about your background. Besides, I only asked an acquaintance at the Special Defense Department to confirm your identity. How is that setting you up? Unless your identity is fake?"
"Of course it isn't!" Song Xiaohua hurriedly denied it, then added, "The Special Defense Department made such a huge show of it. I thought they were going to use me as a punching bag, so I ran off in a hurry."
"Don't worry," Xu Huo said. "As long as there's nothing wrong with your identity, they'll let you go. The Special Defense Department doesn't have the time to chase after you."
As Xu Huo continued tapping on his phone, Song Xiaohua asked, "You had someone investigate my identity. Does that mean you're interested in working with me?"
"Not at all." Xu Huo added all the items he'd selected to his cart. "District 014 hasn't been game-ified for long, but the business of selling items players need for dungeons is already booming. Do you want to buy anything?"
Song Xiaohua didn't understand what he meant and eyed him suspiciously.
"Have you heard about the island that disappeared?" Xu Huo suddenly asked.
"Of course." Song Xiaohua paused, then looked at him in surprise. "You're not planning to go there, are you? The Special Defense Department has surrounded the whole place. They'd never let outsiders get a share of the spoils."
"They don't get to decide that." Xu Huo sounded a little mischievous. "Even if we can't get anything good, we can't just let the Special Defense Department have it all."
Song Xiaohua looked at him in disbelief. "Aren't you on good terms with the Special Defense Department? They even helped you investigate me."
"That doesn't