Punishment That Must Be Accepted

"She's a friend, and I've helped her twice," Qing Chen said, somewhat surprised that Jiang Xue's thoughtfulness was something even Mother Ye had to praise.

Ye Wan didn't say anything more and started applying the ointment to him.

Qing Chen felt a burning and itchy sensation in both feet, which was extremely painful.

This was completely different from what he had expected; he had thought the trauma medicine from the Inner World would make him feel better.

Lin Xiaoxiao said from the side, "Bear with it. This stuff doesn't stop the pain, but it's great for promoting recovery. Of course, fast recovery comes at a price; nothing comes without a cost."

Li Shutong asked, "You said there were five enemies before, how many did you kill?"

Qing Chen replied, "I killed six."

Ye Wan looked at Lin Xiaoxiao: "Pay up, it's more than four."

Lin Xiaoxiao said reluctantly, "Hey kid, you're too ruthless... Wait, there were five thugs, six were killed, and you killed a classmate as a sacrifice?"

Qing Chen: "... No, it's that the number of thugs exceeded expectations; there were eight in total."

"I see."

At this point, Qing Chen, who was already used to the two of them betting on him, asked curiously, "How many do you bet I'll kill?"

"Three? I think killing three is already pretty good. This is only your first time killing someone!" Lin Xiaoxiao sighed. "Don't you hesitate when you kill someone?"

As he spoke, Li Shutong suddenly stared intently at Qing Chen.

The boy hesitated for a moment before saying, "Although it may sound like I'm being indecisive, when I killed the first one and felt the blood on my hands, I did hesitate, and I was even a little scared. I wanted to run away from there."

Li Shutong smiled and said, "That's the normal reaction. If you didn't hesitate at all, I would be the one to regret it. I'm teaching you to be ruthless in the face of the world, but you should always have some reverence for life."

"Yes, I understand what you mean, teacher," Qing Chen replied.

"Is there anything you need to prioritize since you've come back?" Li Shutong asked. "I can help you with that."

"There are indeed two things," Qing Chen said. "Let me deal with the first one first."

As he spoke, after confirming that the ointment had been applied, he reluctantly put on his shoes and walked toward the solitary confinement cell.

At first, his walking posture was a bit awkward, but as he walked, he forced himself to endure the pain and return to a normal posture.

Lin Xiaoxiao: "This kid is really ruthless to himself, doesn't he even feel the pain in his feet? But the more ruthless a person is to themselves, the more ruthless they are to their enemies, which is a good thing."

Qing Chen put on the mysterious Cat Face Mask again. The moment the solitary confinement room opened, Liu Dezhu inside obediently offered three gold bars, behaving exceptionally well-behaved.

Qing Chen didn't even reach for the gold bars, but calmly asked, "Tell me your mistakes."

"I shouldn't have left my communicator unattended for so long," Liu Dezhu said meekly. "I shouldn't have only thought about escaping myself, and I shouldn't have embezzled the gold bars."

Qing Chen sneered silently behind his mask. He asked, "I know Kunlun spoke to you privately. Tell me everything they said."

Liu Dezhu pondered, "What exactly is the big shot's identity in the Outer World? How does he even know about Kunlun's movements?"

At this point, he also had some new guesses: could it be that the big boss had many subordinates, like the assassins on Laojun Mountain?

Could it be that the fact that I secretly kept the watch before was also something that the boss's subordinates told the other party?

That's possible.

He made this guess because he always felt that the way the big shot handled things was not like that of a high school student.

High school students should be like him, afraid of danger and wanting to hide from crises. None of us have experienced anything so terrifying. Even an elite student like Hu Xiaoniu was terrified that night.

To be precise, Liu Dezhu felt that there shouldn't be someone like Qing Chen among high school students, someone who could strategize and plan from behind the scenes.

In fact, Qing Chen did not know that Kunlun had contacted Liu Dezhu; he simply assumed that Kunlun would.

At this point, Liu Dezhu said, "They asked me if I knew one of your men, but I didn't answer. They said they didn't mean anything by it, but they found a phone at the scene, and it seemed that the gang leader had received a mysterious call before he died, but they couldn't trace its origin."

At this moment, Liu Dezhu's gaze was still lingering on Qing Chen's feet. In fact, Kunlun had mentioned that bloody footprints had been found, implying that the killer's foot injury must have been severe.

But he discovered that the mysterious big shot in front of him was walking normally, so it seemed that the other party really wasn't on Laojun Mountain at the time.

Moreover, the other side does indeed have such a ruthless subordinate.

"The criminals answered the phone, why are they asking you?" Qing Chen asked.

"Oh, they said that fingerprint was added later. Usually, there are hundreds of fingerprints on a mobile phone, but that phone only had about ten," Liu Dezhu said. "They think that the murderer should have answered the phone."

Normally, a mobile phone in normal use will be picked up and put down frequently, resulting in countless fingerprints on it.

But Qing Chen was already on the verge of fainting at that time, and didn't have time to create so many fingerprints.

Sure enough, his little tricks couldn't fool the clever people in Kunlun.

Liu Dezhu said, "Kunlun contacted me to ask what was said in that mysterious phone call and who the other party was. They suspect that this person's appearance was what prompted Wang Yun to become the mole. This person is hiding behind the criminals and may collude with some other unscrupulous people in the future to cause even bigger trouble."

He then said, "Boss, why don't you ask your men if I can tell Kunlun what happened on the phone?"

Qing Chen completely ignored that question and instead asked, "Is there anything else you'd like to say?"

At this point, Qing Chen felt that he could no longer obtain any useful information.

Liu Dezhu was stunned for a moment, then instantly burst into tears. "Boss, are you asking me to say my last words?"

Qing Chen countered, "Is there any need for me to keep you here? Do you think you have any value to be kept here?"

As he spoke, Liu Dezhu practically wanted to kneel down before Qing Chen: "Boss, I brought all the gold bars this time, stuffed in my mouth! And I promise I'll do my best from now on. Please don't kill me, I still have a use for you! I can be your target, you can use me to attract Time Walker across the country, I can be your puppet to win them over!"

Liu Dezhu was very clear about one thing: even if the big boss killed him now, he probably wouldn't bear any legal responsibility, and no one in the Outer World would know how he died!

Qing Chen stood up. "It's too late for you to say all this now. Remember, you will pay the price for doing wrong. Although you are just a high school sophomore and haven't experienced the cruelty of society or understand how dangerous this world is, since you have entered this game, you must understand some rules."

With that, he got up and walked out as if nothing had happened.

While the boy remained silent, Ye Wan and Lin Xiaoxiao seemed to understand each other and entered the solitary confinement room, placing Liu Dezhu into the black box where Qing Chen had undergone his trial.

Of course, this was just Qing Chen trying to scare the guy.

Liu Dezhu cannot die yet, but he must be punished.

Thank you to the reader who reads and plays games every day for becoming a new ally of this book! The boss is generous; may the boss make a fortune!