The Suitcase Man's Joke
The rest of his words died under Xu Huo's cold stare.
"I heard you've been making quite a few friends lately." He paused. "How's that going?"
Dr. Deng had never hidden anything from Mr. Dong. After all, Mr. Dong knew District 011 better than he did, so he kept track of Dr. Deng's social life there and reported it to Xu Huo.
"You've become famous, so I've got even more friends now," Dr. Deng said. "Don't worry. I'm pretty good at reading people."
Xu Huo eyed him skeptically.
Dr. Deng smiled. "Most of the time, being underestimated isn't necessarily a bad thing."
"As long as you know what you're doing." Xu Huo nodded. "If anything happens, get yourself out of there fast."
Although Hua Han had forced the Werner family to back down, that didn't mean they would keep their heads lowered forever.
It was one thing for Herta's businesses to become his. But he had chosen not to work closely with District 01, which meant fewer people would be willing to bet on him.
He was away from District 011 for long stretches, and that made the people staying at Rose Castle targets for others.
Dr. Deng said he understood, then reassured him instead. "Stable sub-districts have their advantages. In general, nobody wants to disrupt that stability. Smart people just want to live comfortably."
Two days later, news about the Suitcase Man in District 039 was updated. After killing a batch of players drawn there by the scent of a dungeon, the Suitcase Man finally left District 039. The Dungeon Entrance disappeared with him.
One thing remained uncertain: the rumors about the Dungeon Authorization Letter. The circus dungeon had never been opened, after all, so it was even harder to tell whether the Suitcase Man