"Wait, that still doesn't make sense," Yuan Yao said. "If this instance really came about because of Brother Xu, why would he be the instance's final boss? He isn't even here!"
"It is strange. Why are so many people claiming with absolute certainty that they've seen Xu Huo? Have that many people really seen him?" Zhou Ning said. "He's still wearing a Mask."
Given the situation, the identities of Xu Huo, X, and the current district-wide top Player saving Country X were not one and the same. Why did people in Ting City know that Xu Huo was the arsonist? And how did they know he was the one who had declared war on Outer District Players?
Yan Jiayu turned to Sima Xiao Er. "Team Leader Wu said he received an Encrypted Information message claiming that Xu Huo had fallen out with the Special Defense Department?"
"Yeah," Sima Xiao Er said. "Wasn't he hallucinating?"
"Maybe it wasn't a hallucination." Yan Jiayu thought for a moment, then said, "Let's not waste time standing around. Find a way out of Ting City and contact the outside. Keep an eye on the game platform, too. Doesn't Xu Huo have a reinforced Secret Room at his place? Go inside and see if you can reach anyone outside."
"You two be careful, too." Sima Xiao Er and several colleagues doubled back.
"What's going on?" Shen Xin was completely baffled. "Why does it feel like everyone suddenly knows Brother Xu's identity?"
"It's not because of that," Yan Jiayu said. "I suspect Ting City has fallen into some kind of mental-type instance, or been caught in a large-scale mental-type item."
"Team Leader Wu's message sounds absurd, but it actually makes sense. The Special Defense Department may not be as wary of Old Xu as the military is,