Double the Time

"Boss, boss, boss! Calling the boss!"

In the middle of the night, Qing Chen was awakened by the vibration of the base station communication equipment.

He took it out from under his pillow and saw that Liu Dezhu was sending him messages frequently. This guy had suddenly started calling Qing Chen "boss".

Qing Chen was a little puzzled. What could possibly be worth the other person harassing him in the middle of the night?

He replied, "Get to the point."

Liu Dezhu sent a message: "I have done as you instructed and stabilized the Time Walker in Prison No. 18. Among them, my classmate Yu Junyi from the next class has completely come to believe in my position in the prison."

Qing Chen replied: Okay.

Liu Dezhu then posted. "Hu Xiaoniu just contacted me and said that to express his gratitude for eliminating the mole, he's willing to pay two more gold bars as a reward, and he also promised not to reveal the details of the transaction to anyone else. Boss, I swear I didn't embezzle a single penny this time. Please believe in my loyalty; there's absolutely no lie behind my word!"

Qing Chen thought for a moment and realized that Hu Xiaoniu had included the time when Li Dongze made the move in the deal.

That's a bit strange. It's more like the other party is giving away money, since it wouldn't be a big deal even if they didn't pay.

As for the other party's statement that "the transaction details will never be disclosed to others," it seems more like an expression of attitude: please feel free to complete the transaction with me.

Qing Chen pondered that Hu Xiaoniu was much more reliable than Liu Dezhu. Once Hu Xiaoniu recovered from his injuries and arrived in City No. 18, he could find an opportunity to get to know him better.

If it is confirmed that there are no problems with the other party, having Hu Xiaoniu replace Liu Dezhu as the agent might be a good option.

There's no Liu Dezhu, the middleman, making a profit from the price difference.

Just then, Liu Dezhu suddenly sent a message: "Boss, I'm really sorry to tell you this in the middle of the night, but I've run into a little problem..."

"What's going on?"

"When I got up to pee in the middle of the night, I found a letter next to my pillow... Boss, there was a stamp with a devil design on the envelope, which scared me a little."

Qing Chen understood. So this guy was bothering him in the middle of the night because he was scared by the Demon Stamp.

Forbidden Item ACE-017, the Demon Stamp.

This thing had appeared with Wang Yun before, and Qing Chen suspected that its owner was the man who called the gang leader at midnight.

It seems that this person was the one who connected the criminals and Wang Yun, and orchestrated the kidnapping incident at Laojun Mountain.

A person who truly lives behind the scenes.

A person who disregards the law and conscience.

Qing Chen asked, "What did the letter say?"

Liu Dezhu replied, "Just one sentence: Let's play a game. Whoever finds the other first becomes the other's slave, hehe."

Qing Chen frowned. What made his hair stand on end was not the contents of the letter, but the two words "hehe".

Who in their right mind would use "hehe" as a catchphrase? It seems only people who are not mentally sound would use it.

It felt like... someone was scraping a blackboard with their fingernails.

This statement was clearly not directed at Liu Dezhu, because there are at least some prerequisites for using the Demon Stamp, and the other party has already found Liu Dezhu's residence.

However, the other party knew very well that Liu Dezhu was just a puppet placed in front of others, so what they wanted to find was Qing Chen!

Being targeted by this kind of person is extremely dangerous.

At this moment, Qing Chen finally felt that in today's dangerous world, it seemed that it was not excessive to disguise and protect himself.

Liu Dezhu asked, "Boss, what should we do?"

Qing Chen replied, "Wait until he comes to us, then kill him."

"Take off your shoes."

Early in the morning, in the courtyard of the farmhouse, Jiang Xue sat on a bamboo chair opposite Qing Chen and spoke calmly.

She had already tied her hair up and was holding a small bottle of ointment in her hand.

"Aunt Jiang Xue, my foot injury has healed," Qing Chen said with a smile. "I'm really fine now."

"No, I have to see it myself," Jiang Xue said coldly. "You're too hard on yourself. I won't feel at ease if I don't take a look. Listen to your aunt and take off your shoes right away. Your aunt brought you some ointment from the Inner World."

After the incident at Laojun Mountain, Jiang Xue rented the entire courtyard. The owner and his wife had gone home, leaving only the three of them in the courtyard.

At this moment, Li Tongyun, who had her hair in pigtails, squatted down to the side and said, "Brother Qing Chen, just listen to your mother. She specially brought you some ointment from the Inner World. She said this medicine is very expensive."

Qing Chen had no choice but to take off his shoes and socks.

Jiang Xue was taken aback. "It really does feel much better. Did you apply any medicine in the Inner World?"

"Yes," Qing Chen nodded.

At first, he followed Li Shutong along the mountain path, and his wounds reopened quite a bit.

But since everyone was sitting in the pickup truck, their foot injuries have now mostly healed.

Jiang Xue seemed a little regretful. "This medicine I just bought has gone to waste."

"It's not a waste," Qing Chen laughed. "If we get injured again, we can use it directly in the Outer World. After all, the world is so dangerous now, it's only right to keep some medicine in the Outer World."

"Well, now that your foot injury is almost healed, shall we head back to the city this afternoon?" Jiang Xue looked at Qing Chen. "I'll hire a taxi so we don't have to queue for the bus."

"No," Qing Chen shook his head, "Aunt Jiang Xue, could you wait a few more days? I still have some things to take care of here. Or, Aunt, you can take Xiaoyun back first, and I'll stay here a few more days."

For Time Walker, the concept of time is somewhat confused.

Although seven days have passed in the Inner World, it is only October 3rd in the Outer World at this time.

School doesn't start for several more days.

Jiang Xue asked in confusion, "You still have things to do at Laojun Mountain? Then Xiao Yun and I won't leave either. We all came together, so we must go back together. I can't leave you here alone."

Hearing this, Li Tongyun was overjoyed. Her mother had told her that morning that she would sign up for evening tutoring classes as soon as she got home, and that she would have to attend tutoring classes diligently for the next few days...

Now, there's absolutely no need to attend tutoring classes.

The little girl looked at Qing Chen with a sense of reverence.

Qing Chen met Jiang Xue's gaze and thought for a moment, "Perfect timing, there's something I need Aunt Jiang Xue's help with."

He went to an outdoor training and development equipment store on Laojun Mountain, bought a few nylon ropes, and then spent two hours finding a vertical cliff more than 20 meters high on the mountain.

Jiang Xue asked, puzzled, "Xiao Chen, what are you trying to do?"

"Climb up," Qing Chen looked up at the cliff, knowing full well that he no longer had the time or opportunity for practical training in the Inner World.

Li Shutong, the teacher, seemed completely unconcerned. He always felt that when his student was pushed to the brink of life and death, it was as if any miracle could be created.

This teacher is incredibly carefree.

But Qing Chen himself was uneasy. Even though he had a talent for memory and could continuously analyze and break down every movement that Li Shutong taught him, he would definitely run into problems if he didn't practice it himself.

Fortunately, unlike ordinary people, he has twice the time.

Thanks to students from Xiangshengde68 for becoming a new ally of this book. The boss is generous and the boss is making a fortune!