Finding the Mole

Inside the sealed black box, Qing Chen had movies to watch and a strong will to endure, while Liu Dezhu absolutely could not.

According to Lin Xiaoxiao's estimate, this thing will break down in more than 48 hours.

To be honest, if any other second-year high school student were in Liu Dezhu's position, they might not be any better than him.

However, this guy is greedy and cowardly. If he weren't an ordinary high school student, he probably would have deserved to die.

In Qing Chen's opinion, if this guy hadn't been playing around a few hours earlier and had just glanced at the communicator, none of the Laojun Mountain incident would have happened.

Liu Dezhu's pleas for mercy echoed in the dimly lit corridor, but Qing Chen remained unmoved.

As Lin Xiaoxiao said, he has overcome the most difficult hurdle in his heart: he now knows how to face that cruel and cold world.

Li Shutong said to him, "Sometimes when we make decisions, we need to abandon judgments based on worldly standards, such as 'cruelty' or 'kindness.' On the journey of life, you only need to make the most correct decision, and that's enough."

Qing Chen sighed, "But Liu Dezhu has too many problems. Sometimes I really want to give up on him."

"Give up? Why?" Li Shutong said with great interest, "If you're choosing an agent for the Outer World, then Liu Dezhu seems quite suitable at the moment. He's clever and a little greedy, but lacks independent judgment. He lacks courage but has vanity. If you were to choose someone with independent judgment, ambition, self-discipline, and courage, would they be willing to be your puppet?"

Qing Chen seemed to be deep in thought.

Li Shutong asked, "Alright, the first thing is settled, what's the second thing?"

"To resolve a grudge, ask one question."

Qing Chen said.

Countdown: 163:00:00.

Five hours have passed since this journey, and the sky above is gray and white, about to usher in the first rays of dawn.

In District 9 of City No. 7, a young man is pushing a wheelchair with a long-haired girl sitting in it who has injured both legs.

They walked through the dimly lit streets beneath the buildings, a world apart from the dazzling holographic neon lights above.

On damp ground, the shoes will make a pattering sound when they touch the ground.

Graffiti covered the buildings along the road, and in the nearby alley, homeless people were sleeping under plastic sheets, surrounded by piles of garbage.

There are also rusty, yellowed pipes that are left unmaintained.

This is the lowest level of Cyber City, where everything looks so desolate and dilapidated.

Rebellious slogans and a decadent atmosphere were everywhere.

Out of place with the world above the sky.

The girl glanced around furtively, her expression showing some panic and fear.

The young man pushed the girl around two streets, seemingly avoiding something.

"Wang Yun," a cold voice came from behind them.

Wang Yun suddenly turned around and looked back, only to find that it was Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen, who were also sitting in wheelchairs, their faces still very weak and pale.

The people pushing the wheelchairs were Time Walker hired by the Hu and Zhang families. Although these people could not help Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen solve the troubles from the Chen family, they could do some more routine things.

Hu Xiaoniu asked softly, "Before you returned last time, you left alone because you were afraid that this scene would happen today, right?"

Wang Yun pursed her lips and remained silent.

According to the plan, she will travel in a convoy through the vast Jiang Huai Plains outside the city, along the edge of Forbidden Zone No. 119, to City No. 3.

This contradicts their original plan to travel to City No. 18, but she has no choice but to leave as soon as possible.

This escape route was purchased by her parents at a high price in the Outer World.

At that moment, Wang Yun looked at Hu Xiaoniu with extreme panic. "How did you find me?"

Hu Xiaoniu calmly explained, "You were waiting for the Time Walker hired by the family to pick you up and take you away from here. But coincidentally, before I time-traveled, I found one of them and paid double the reward for your whereabouts. Finding them is easier than finding you."

After saying that, the young man behind Wang Yun whispered an apology, then released his wheelchair and quietly left.

Between the narrow buildings, in the dimly lit alley, the injured girl sat alone in a wheelchair.

"What do you want?" Wang Yun asked in a low voice.

"Why did you betray us?" Hu Xiaoniu asked dejectedly. "We were classmates for over a year, and even friends."

Wang Yun retorted, "Then what did I do wrong to make you choose to ostracize me after that day?"

Hu Xiaoniu knew that what Wang Yun was referring to was the night they were caught at Jiang Xue's house.

At that time, Wang Yun woke up early and was the first to be interrogated by the criminals.

She couldn't withstand the pressure and revealed that the four of them were Time Walker, even crying and begging for mercy.

Later, the other three also woke up and witnessed Wang Yun begging for mercy.

Hu Xiaoniu hesitated for a moment before saying, "We didn't ostracize you. Nobody said much to you, we just thought you must be feeling bad, so we let you calm down on your own. We didn't mean to blame you. Later, you asked Bai Wan'er to suggest changing the itinerary, and everyone just thought you wanted to leave this sad place as soon as possible to clear your head, so we immediately changed the itinerary."

"Stop with your pretense," Wang Yun said, sitting on the ground, tears streaming down her face. "Perhaps you don't look down on me, but Bai Wan'er does. The day after the incident, she told me she wanted to move out and live alone. She said she couldn't live with someone who betrayed her!"

Hu Xiaoniu fell silent.

Wang Yun's voice grew louder and louder. "I was just the first one to wake up, so I was the first one to be interrogated. Do you think I'm the only one who couldn't withstand the interrogation? It's just that it hasn't been your turn yet. If it were you, you wouldn't have been able to withstand it either. What right do you have to look down on me?!"

As she finished speaking, her voice lowered again. "I just want you all to experience the same thing, so you won't have the right to look down on me from your superior position."

Wang Yun couldn't accept that people had seen her in such a shameful state, so when someone approached her afterward and promised her a bright future, she was tempted.

Zhang Tianzhen suddenly asked, "Then why did you go to such extremes, even telling the criminals that Xiao Niu had two cell phones? I can understand your feelings sometimes, but what you did wasn't just for psychological balance, right? There was also a profit motive involved."

Just then, the sound of footsteps came from outside the path, and several men in black suddenly rushed over.

They were somewhat surprised by what they saw in the alley, but they still stood behind Wang Yun.

The other Time Walker hired by Wang Yun's family arrived.

In an instant, the two sides were locked in a stalemate.

The Wang Family sent more people than expected. Hu Xiaoniu only had three people on his side, but the other side sent six reinforcements.

Wang Yun finally felt a sense of security. She calmed herself down and looked at Zhang Tianzhen: "Yes, I am indeed doing this for some benefits, benefits that neither you nor Liu Dezhu can necessarily give me. Now please step aside. After today, we will still be classmates."

Behind Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen, the three Time Walker hired by their families exchanged glances and all showed signs of backing down.

The Hu and Zhang families did offer some money as compensation in the Outer World, but they weren't worth risking their lives for it.