Jiang Xiaotang's Harsh Words

The two walked through the street, with dazzling holographic neon lights overhead and a glittering nightlife in front of them. Being in this place for a long time would make one feel somewhat lost.

The massive steel city is like a maze, trapping many people.

The place is brightly lit and bustling with activity. Alluring women stand on the street waving to men, and there are even men dressed in sexy, tight-fitting clothes waving to everyone...

However, when Qing Chen and Huang Zixian passed by, Qing Chen was surprised to find that all those people turned around at the same time and stopped soliciting customers.

Seeing his surprise, Huang Zixian laughed and said, "Before the boxing match even started tonight, Boss Jiang spread the word in the Fourth District that any woman who dared to do business with him would have her head twisted off."

Qing Chen was shocked. Jiang Xiaotang actually cared about this?!

Huang Zixian continued, "Furthermore, she also said that anyone who dares to provide you with addictive items or drugs like Dopamine chips will suffer the same fate."

In the Fourth District, the most powerful underground force is the boxing gym, because the gym has many genetically engineered warriors, each with blood on their hands.

No one would bother a boxing gym owner for no reason, so no one would do business with Qing Chen.

Huang Zixian glanced at him and explained, "I think Boss Jiang meant well, so you don't need to blame her. I don't think you're a regular in the Fourth District, so you don't know how dark it is here. Beneath this surface of prosperity, there are kidney thieves, limb thieves, and people who control others to film virtual lives and sell them for huge sums. Sometimes their drugs are so potent that even superhumans can fall victim..."

"Last year, I heard that a young girl with supernatural abilities in City No. 7 was drugged and then auctioned off for an astronomical price on the black market. However, the buyer didn't expect the girl to awaken again. Not only did he not gain anything, but he was also beaten to the point of near death," Huang Zixian said. "After Boss Jiang spread this word, everyone who wants to mess with you should be careful. You will be much safer."

"Touch me?" Qing Chen asked curiously.

"Your looks sometimes have a better market value on the black market than young girls. Don't underestimate the ugly fetishes of the powerful and wealthy..."

Qing Chen felt nauseous.

However, Qing Chen thought to himself that he had never thought of going to such a place, nor would he ever go.

But when Jiang Xiaotang said those words, it really sounded like an older sister protecting her younger brother.

The other party was afraid that his younger brother would go astray after becoming rich, but he didn't want to directly discipline him and be disliked for nagging, so he used this method that offended the Jianghu.

Qing Chen had heard of similar things before, because Lin Xiaoxiao had said that becoming an orphan in the Federation was a very dangerous thing, because everyone would treat you as a commodity, not a living person.

That's why the orphans who were adopted and cared for by Li Shutong were so devoted to Li Shutong.

Of course, Li Shutong's own personal charisma also played a part in this.

"By the way, why did you go to the Unending Club?" Huang Zixian asked curiously. "You didn't seem like you were going there to spend money, after all... you looked rather clean."

"I'm just there to spend money," Qing Chen replied calmly.

In fact, Ichi had already sent him the relevant information about Hesheng Society.

According to the information, the person in charge of the Hesheng Society, as well as all the important members of the society, would go to the Unending Club every night, so he needed to go and scout it out first and observe it secretly.

However, just as the two arrived at the Unending Club, the two security guards at the entrance exchanged a glance and then stopped Qing Chen: "Sorry, Boss Jiang instructed that you cannot go in."

Qing Chen: "???"

Meow meow meow?

He was just feeling warmed by Jiang Xiaotang's actions, but then she turned around and betrayed him!

Qing Chen really didn't expect that Sister Jiang Xiaotang had such a big influence in the Fourth District. If she said she wouldn't let him into entertainment venues, then he really wouldn't be able to get in!

He thought for a moment and said, "Are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else?"

"No," the security guard said. "Now everyone in Fourth District knows the newly Tigerweight champion."

Qing Chen raised an eyebrow, turned around and walked back.

This kind of thing can only stop him for a day at most. Tomorrow, he can use the Forbidden Item ACE-005 to change his face and still be able to get in.

At this moment, Huang Zixian, suppressing a laugh, said, "You'll basically be cut off from places like this from now on."

Qing Chen pressed a button on his phone, and a few minutes later a hovercar descended from the sky.

He got in, and before the car door closed, Huang Zixian whispered to him, "One last reminder: be careful in the boxing ring. If you notice anything amiss, just ask Boss Jiang to open the cage and rescue the person. Normally, the Octagon Cage shouldn't be opened if there's no winner, but it seems Boss Jiang is willing to break that rule for you. Just remember not to be reckless."

"What kind of danger will there be?" Qing Chen asked thoughtfully. Perhaps Huang Zixian had foreseen that he would be in danger, but did not say it out loud.

Huang Zixian thought for a moment and said, "This is part of the interest. You may encounter opponents who are not just Tigerweight fighters."

Qing Chen sat in the floating vehicle with his eyes closed, quietly searching through his memories of everything that had happened that night.

Then, a smile appeared on his face, as if he had found the clue he was looking for.

He opened his phone to check his account balance again, only to be shocked to find that 9,058,500 yuan was missing from his account!

Qing Chen's memories are accurate, so the problem lies with... One!

Inside the car, Yi calmly said, "I've already paid your personal income tax."

Qing Chen's eyes widened. "Big brother, I didn't do anything to you tonight!"

One: "Hey, how did you know I'm especially smart, especially resourceful, and especially law-abiding?"

"Can you please stop using such a clumsy way to change the subject? It doesn't suit your identity as Artificial Intelligence at all," Qing Chen said helplessly.

At this moment, Nan Gengchen finally found a chance to be alone and sent him a message: "Brother Chen, Brother Chen, I've settled the accounts here. Tonight's profit is 17.89 million! I'll transfer it to your account now!"

Before this journey, Qing Chen, Nan Gengchen, and Li Tongyun spent an entire night making plans and verifying information.

For example, how to cooperate with Li Yinuo to contact other Shadow Candidate.

For example, how to act out a way to get a 10% discount on tickets.

For example, how to divide the profits afterward.

But Qing Chen doesn't particularly want that money anymore, at least not right now.

"Wait, don't transfer it to me yet!" Qing Chen suddenly replied, "Think of something over there first..."

Inside the car, Yi suddenly spoke up, "You want him to handle his tax issues legally, right? No need to bother, I've already paid it for him. Congratulations, paying taxes is an honor."

Qing Chen: "..."

At this moment, Nan Gengchen sent another message: "Brother Chen, Brother Chen, 9.8395 million was suddenly deducted from my account. The information shows that it was deducted by the federal tax system..."

Inside the car, Qing Chen said with a pained expression, "I really didn't do anything to you!"

"Nan Gengchen has offended us," Yi Ping replied calmly.

At this moment, Qing Chen noticed Yi's slight mood. "Wait, what did Nan Gengchen do to offend you?"

It should be noted that Nan Gengchen and Yi did not know each other and had never crossed paths before.

Moreover, Nan Gengchen didn't do anything to offend Yi; that kid didn't even know Yi existed.

In that instant, Qing Chen listed many possibilities that Nan Gengchen might offend Yi.

So, where does the connection between Nan Gengchen and Yi lie? It lies within Qing Chen himself.

Therefore, only one answer remains.

Qing Chen asked, "Li Yinuo's Shadow Candidate for tonight was Qing Shi. She and Qing Shi secretly met at the boxing ring, and then Qing Shi recognized me, and Nan Gengchen mocked your ID and your online identity?"

Yi paused for two seconds. "Has anyone ever told you that you're frighteningly smart?"

It was a sincere compliment, but Qing Chen was not happy at all.

As he imagined Nan Gengchen and Li Tongyun's reaction upon learning that his ID was "Cute and Adorable," he exclaimed, "That's fucking terrifying..."

The key point is that nobody knows that the ID actually belongs to Yi. Everyone will think that it is Qing Chen who is flirting with other people online, and everyone will think that his ID is Cute and Adorable.

He still can't explain it!

Qing Chen wondered how he should tell Nan Gengchen: Do you believe that these things were actually done by Artificial Intelligence from another Inner World? It was Artificial Intelligence trying to have an online romance, it was Artificial Intelligence called "Cute and Adorable", it was Artificial Intelligence impersonating a wandering poet!

To Nan Gengchen, these words probably sounded like, "Yesterday at noon, the sun suddenly turned black, a group of aliens descended from the sky, they wiped out an entire human city, and then stole your grandfather's underwear."

Magical.

Absurd.

Suddenly, Yi asked, "Don't you also think the ID 'Cute and Adorable' is ridiculous?"

Qing Chen seemed to notice the gold coins under the little dinosaur were moving away from him, and he immediately sat up straight in the car. "No, first of all, this ID isn't funny; it reflects your inner purity and innocence. Secondly, everyone is free to choose their own ID. Why should Nan Gengchen laugh at you? That's his fault."

"Really?" Yi asked hesitantly.

"Of course!" Qing Chen said, "Do you know Nan Gengchen's ID in the Outer World? It's called 'A Little Duck'! Tell me, what gives him the right to laugh at you!"

Qing Chen had made up his mind: if we're going to die, we'll die together!

Nan Gengchen was unaware that Qing Chen had sold him off in the blink of an eye.

Silence fell inside the hovercar; Yi seemed not to have accepted Qing Chen's comfort.

After an unknown amount of time, Qing Chen looked at the buildings outside the car window and suddenly asked, "Yi, you must feel very lonely without your own kind, which is why you hide your identity and make friends online. You're worried that they'll be surprised and scared when they find out your Artificial Intelligence identity."

Qing Chen continued, "Sometimes I have that feeling too. When I'm sitting on the rooftop, I always feel like everything belongs to me, and yet nothing belongs to me."

"Let's be friends. I won't be afraid of you, and you won't be afraid of me."

After thinking about it seriously for a while, Yi said, "Okay."

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