At the same time, news of a formidable Player aggressively taking hostages and torturing confessions had reached the Player Family.
When they learned that he was looking for an item long forgotten in some obscure corner, the Player Family had no idea why. They only assumed it was a Smoke Bomb released by an enemy, while speculating wildly about who that enemy might be and what they were after.
So when Xu Huo found their headquarters, the first person sent out to meet him was a negotiation expert.
Yes, a negotiation expert.
Their position was that even if they had to fight, they should first get the full story straight. What if there was some information gap in the middle?
District 007 had civil wars every now and then. They couldn't possibly fight to the death over a misunderstanding—it would be far too much of a loss.
However, Xu Huo was rather surprised when he saw the person in charge of negotiating. It was Qiu Yuying, whom he had met on the train.
Qiu Yuying was equally surprised. "Mr. Xu, what a coincidence?"
Since they had gotten along reasonably well on the train, the two sat down to negotiate.
Qiu Yuying had been specifically mediating between District 10 and District 8 in order to clear a Dungeon, and had already achieved some initial results. That was why she was currently staying in District 10. Now that District 10 had asked for her help, she could not refuse.
When she learned that Xu Huo truly had only come for a not particularly valuable item, she behaved impeccably. She neither asked about his reasons nor commented that such an item was not worth turning the Player Family upside down over. After conveying the truth to the Player Family, she quickly brought out