The Only Fool in the Group

Late at night, when everything had calmed down, Qing Chen finally lay down in bed and reflected on his recent experiences.

Although he suddenly fell into a debt crisis in the Inner World, his master also suddenly faked his death and left.

But compared to other Time Walker, Qing Chen's gains were far greater:

First, there are two properties and a hovercar. Although they were all bought with a 10% down payment, as long as he can still pay off the loans, these things will still belong to him.

Secondly, there's the profit-sharing percentage from the Land Cruiser Class champion at Begonia Boxing Gym, which is a fixed source of income.

Many Time Walker arrives in the Inner World, he has no way to make a living and even has to beg for a living.

There are also Time Walker who are forced to sell their organs and replace them with bionic organs.

In contrast, if Qing Chen didn't have such high debt, the income from the Begonia Boxing Gym alone would be enough for him to dominate the Time Walker circle.

Secondly, their strength is at the peak of E-Class, which is also among the best of the Time Walker, except for some who are born with cheat codes.

In the end, Qing Chen's biggest gain was probably the two Forbidden Item.

Judging from Lu Ya's reaction in the chat group just now, you can tell how important the Forbidden Item is.

Next, he will face an even more brutal second round of the Shadow Struggle.

Qing Chen pondered, if the Qing family wanted to interfere in the power transition of the Li family, what would the Shadow Candidate do?

It should be noted that the Shadow Candidate are all third-generation members of the family and do not wield much power.

Therefore, the second generation of the Lee family members are unlikely to bother to cooperate with them seriously, and the Shadow Candidate would at most be met with indifference.

Therefore, if it were Qing Chen, he would first choose to cooperate with the three generations of the Li family. It is easier to communicate on an equal footing among peers, which is the choice of a smart person.

If we're talking about the third generation of the Li family, is there anyone more suitable to work with than Li Yinuo?

And Li Yinuo's inner circle is filled with his undercover agents...

"It's not enough," Qing Chen said in a low voice.

These preparations alone are not enough for him to face the Shadow Struggle.

At this moment, Qing Chen took out his communicator and sent a message to Liu Dezhu: "Report on the current situation."

Around 2 a. m., Liu Dezhu replied instantly, "Boss, I was waiting for you to ask me something. I was afraid the vibration of my communicator would disturb you if you didn't speak, so I didn't dare to say anything!"

Liu Dezhu blurted out, "The day after our last time travel, Yu Junyi and I, along with a large group of Time Walker, were transferred to Prison No. 10 in City No. 10. The environment here is much better than my Prison No. 18. Not only does it have an open-air exercise yard, but it even has a garden!"

Prison No. 18 is specifically designed to house serious offenders and even possesses the ability to suppress S-class criminals.

Prison No. 10 is located in the political center of City No. 10 and may be used to imprison powerful figures who have fallen from power.

"I also want to specifically thank the boss today. The method you taught me was really useful. I awakened after returning to the Inner World."

"Hmm," Qing Chen replied calmly, "Since I've told you the method, it must be useful."

"Boss is wise, thank you, boss. May you have boundless happiness and longevity," Liu Dezhu was still immersed in the joy of awakening. He didn't know that Qing Chen had only tried to give him some pointers back then.

Qing Chen instructed, "Keep it a secret, and don't let anyone know about your abilities again."

Liu Dezhu replied, "Boss, don't worry. I woke up at night, and Lin Xiaoxiao and Ye Wan helped me keep it a secret. I didn't even tell Yu Junyi later."

Qing Chen was somewhat surprised. Liu Dezhu had revealed his identity as Time Walker back then because of his vanity, but now he seemed to have made some progress.

Liu Dezhu hesitated for a moment, then sent another message to Qing Chen: "Boss, my sentence is really quite long. It's not that I'm in a hurry to get out, but it's just that it's hard for me to help you while I'm in prison."

"Understood," Qing Chen replied, then put away his communicator and began to carefully analyze the pros and cons of helping Liu Dezhu clear his name.

First of all, it would be beneficial to release Liu Dezhu from prison, because he is one of his bridges to the outside world, and it is not good for him to be trapped in prison all the time.

Secondly, when Qing Huai was in the Forbidden Zone, Cao Wei, who was with him, was C-Class, so it is highly likely that the other Shadow Candidate were also accompanied by C-Class.

This might be some kind of established rule; otherwise, it wouldn't be unreasonable for a member of such an important family as Qing Huai to be paired with a B-Class expert when entering the Forbidden Zone. For example, Li Yinuo was paired with B-Class Wang Bingxu when she went on an autumn hunt in the wilderness.

Therefore, Qing Huai didn't bring B-Class, most likely because his family wouldn't allow it.

Currently, Qing Chen himself is only an E-Class, but if Liu Dezhu is released from prison, he can gain another C-Class in his camp. This kind of assistance will give him more self-protection ability in the chaotic situation.

With this in mind, Qing Chen decided to put "helping Liu Dezhu get out of prison" on his agenda and ask Yi next time he traveled through time to see if there was any way.

After all, if there's a real chance of seizing Forbidden Item, having a C-Class to bolster combat power can significantly increase the odds.

Nobody wants to have too many Forbidden Item.

"Huh," he suddenly felt something was strange. This time, the holder of the Demon Stamp did not send a letter to Liu Dezhu. Could it be that he was disgusted by his own laughter last time?

Qing Chen thought for a moment, then got up, took the key to the next room, and went out. Nan Gengchen was lying sprawled on the sofa, fast asleep.

After passing through the stairwell, Qing Chen opened Yang Yang's door and went straight to her bedroom.

The room was spotless, and everything was tidied up neatly.

However, when he entered the room, he felt something was different, because there was a gravitational field 'residing' in the room!

Qing Chen didn't know how Yang Yang did it, but it must have been something she deliberately left to help him cultivate.

There was also a note on the table: I will come back before the gravitational field naturally dissipates. Don't forget to cultivate!

The other party seemed to have anticipated that he would eventually enter this room, and even left all of this behind.

At dawn, a private plane landed smoothly at the airport in the northern suburbs of Los Angeles.

As the plane opened its cabin door, He Jinqiu, dressed in a smart suit, slowly stepped out and leisurely breathed in the fresh air.

However, the next moment he stared at the taxi not far from the plane and froze.

He Jinqiu stepped down the escalator and quietly looked at the Xiao Ying in the car. "Is this how you Kunlun treat your guests? A taxi?"

Xiao Ying chuckled and said, "Boss He. It's only because the taxi was just repaired that we don't even have taxis available."

He Jinqiu didn't believe such nonsense at all. He knew that life in Kunlun was not easy, but it wasn't that poor.

Zheng Yuandong's old squad leader deliberately arranged for a taxi to annoy him because he was showing off at the Jingcheng airport.

He Jinqiu laughed nonchalantly, "Alright, it's not bad to come to Kunlun once in a while to experience life here."

Xiao Ying thought to himself, "Why does it sound like they're talking about poverty alleviation in the countryside?"

The dilapidated green taxi made its way through the streets, heading deep into the old town near Lijing Gate, before finally coming to a stop at the residence in Kunlun.

Zheng Yuandong sat in the main room drinking tea. "Boss He, what brings you here all alone this time?"

"Can't you come and see your old squad leader if you don't have anything to do?" He Jinqiu sat down to the side with a smile.

Zheng Yuandong looked at him, ignoring the other's banter. "You came to Los Angeles because you saw someone in the chat group last night planning to abduct Shadow Candidate, right? You want to be the one to catch the predator."

City No. 18 corresponds to Los Angeles, so in the correspondence between the outer and Inner World, most of the Time Walker who have the opportunity to plunder Shadow Candidate probably live in Los Angeles.

Zheng Yuandong guessed that He Jinqiu came here for two reasons: firstly, to participate in the raid in the Inner World; and secondly, in case the Time Walker succeeded, he could take action to seize the opportunity after returning to the Outer World.

He Jinqiu smiled and said, "So the old squad leader is in group number 1 too? I wonder what his ID is?"

Zheng Yuandong casually refilled his teacup. "If you want to know, you can guess for yourself, but I doubt you'll be able to."

"It seems Kunlun has also established its own Data Fortress, so they're certain I can't find you," He Jinqiu said, unbuttoning the top button of his suit jacket and adjusting his posture with ease.

Zheng Yuandong said without even looking up, "Building Data Fortress as massive as Jiuzhou is not easy, but small Data Fortress are not particularly difficult. In the Inner World, people have already started selling miniature Data Fortress specifically for Time Walker in the Outer World on the black market. They all have USB ports."

In the Outer World, some people specialize in "mining" from the Inner World, while in the Inner World, some people are now doing business as Time Walker.

It must be said that change is an opportunity; as long as you grasp the demand, you can make a fortune in business.

Zheng Yuandong calmly said, "Just as Chuang Wang said, is anyone really stupid enough to join the group chat without establishing Data Fortress?"

"There really is one in Group 1," He Jinqiu said with a smile, "It's that 'A Little Duck'."

Qing Chen's guess was right. Out of the more than twenty people in the group, only Nan Gengchen was the foolish one who barged in.

This news stunned Zheng Yuandong, after all, A Little Duck had previously provided a lot of useful information, and even accurately pointed out the holder of the Demon Stamp.

At that time, Zheng Yuandong thought that this was another hidden master.

He didn't know that this "A Little Duck" was Nan Gengchen.

He Jinqiu chuckled and said, "It could be that they were fearless, or it could be that they were really not careful. Group 1 is full of people who are suspected of having important identities, so they are all quite cautious. But in fact, there are still quite a few fools in the other group chats. There was a Time Walker who openly said in Group 9 that he could help introduce rich women from the Inner World, and he actually fooled several people."

He Jinqiu didn't say was that Jiuzhou had compiled all those who had opened the Data Fortress into Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3. A very small number of people, like Nan Gengchen and Liu Dezhu, were directly invited by Jiuzhou.

This is a very simple screening method. The fact that someone can obtain the Data Fortress in the Inner World so quickly is enough to prove their importance.

He Jinqiu said with a smile, "Bringing up old news, now that Jiuzhou has a chat group, it can be said that it has far surpassed Kunlun in terms of intelligence in all aspects. Why don't we merge the two and do something more important?"

"No rush," Zheng Yuandong said, placing the teacup back on the table.

The next moment, Lu Yuan from outside, followed by more than ten Kunlun members and several young men and women in plain clothes.

These young men and women were reluctantly surrounded by Kunlun, seemingly being escorted there.

Zheng Yuandong said calmly, "Boss He always cares about appearances when he goes out. How could he possibly enter Luo City alone? Besides, how could he do something as big as kidnapping a Shadow Candidate without help? These kids who sneaked into Luo City are all from Jiuzhou, right? I'd appreciate it Boss He could keep them in line and make sure they don't cause any trouble in Luo City."