Kamishiro Kono on the Run

For many people, most things in life have uncertain answers.

Everything from what time I'll wake up, what score I'll get on a test, to what I'll be doing in a few days—all of this is vague.

However, for Qing Chen, life is not like that. He always has a plan and then executes it firmly.

Today he brought the gene serum out of the Inner World, a result that was destined from the moment he calculated the timing 18 days ago.

The attempt made in Prison No. 18 to bring Liu Dezhu's gold bars back to the Outer World was the cause, and today is the effect.

Next, all he needs to do is inject the replaced gene serum into his thigh the moment he travels through time again.

But what should he do with the gene serum he got through this scam? It's incredibly valuable, but he doesn't want to sell it for money.

Qing Chen packed everything away, walked out of his bedroom, and asked Nan Gengchen outside the door, "Where did you all go tonight? It seems like there's no one at Feiyun Courtyard and Qingshan Courtyard."

Nan Gengchen explained, "Aunt Changqing kicked us out of the Banshan Manor and told me to go watch the boxing match at the Begonia Boxing Gym. Brother Chen, are you alright...?"

Qing Chen said expressionlessly, "I'm perfectly fine. It's not what you think."

"I didn't say what I was thinking," Nan Gengchen muttered. "Oh, right, Xiao Tongyun asked me to tell you that Qing Yi has started trying to win over the other students at school. He hasn't been idle these past two days. When you weren't at school, he was especially active and even invited everyone to go to his hometown city, saying there's a natural hunting ground there."

Since Qing Chen didn't have any classes for the next two days, he would just check in at Zhixin Courtyard and then go back to his dormitory, unaware of what Qing Yi had been doing.

However, he could roughly guess what the other party was thinking.

What Qing Chen could think of, Qing Yi could naturally think of as well. The only thing was that Qing Yi didn't know that Qing Chen was also Shadow Candidate. Sooner or later, this fact would deal a fatal blow to the heart of this self-proclaimed wise young man...

During the daytime, a message notification sounded in the group chat.

Liu Dezhu: "Boss, we've returned safely, and Zhang Chengze is alright. This mission has been a complete success."

Boss: "Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Qing Chen looked at his own and Liu Dezhu's profile pictures, only to find that both of them had fancy frames.

He looked at everyone's chat windows again, and they all had fancy decorative bubbles.

"Wait a minute," Qing Chen looked at all of this expressionlessly, realizing that he had never bought anything like this before!

Nan Gengchen, standing to the side, boasted, "Brother Chen, isn't it beautiful? I gave it to you."

Qing Chen: "???"

He stared at Nan Gengchen expressionlessly. "Can you stop causing trouble in your own group chat? Buying it yourself is one thing, but why are you sending me this?"

"Whether it's for you or everyone else in the group, I've given it to everyone," Nan Gengchen said. "It's mainly because Dafuweng messaged me privately, saying that the decorations in the group were too monotonous, so he encouraged me to give them away to everyone."

"She told you to buy it, so you bought it?" Qing Chen asked, puzzled.

"Hehe, she said I'm handsome and kind-hearted, so I'd definitely be willing to give gifts to everyone, and that's why I bought them," Nan Gengchen explained with a smile. "Besides, this 'Millionaire' guy is really nice; he chatted with me a lot... By the way, who is this 'Millionaire'? I've never heard you mention him before, Brother Chen?"

Qing Chen was helpless. Isn't being a tycoon just a matter of one?

He never expected that Yi would be so unscrupulous in his pursuit of money!

It's one thing to set up a decoration store in her own group chat, but when no one bought anything, she actually tricked Nan Gengchen into buying for everyone!

This Artificial Intelligence is going to any lengths to scam money, but the question is, what do you want with all that money?

Qing Chen looked at Nan Gengchen, guessing that this fool didn't know that all his money had already ended up in the pocket of the "tycoon".

It's hard to imagine what will happen if Nan Gengchen finds out that Monopoly is actually the "Mall System" of the daytime group chat.

At this moment, Liu Dezhu sent a message: "Boss, Zhang Chengze is very anxious and wants to ask us how to receive payment?"

Boss: "We're not in a hurry, why is he?"

Liu Dezhu: "Before his return, Zhang Tianzhen specifically instructed me to hold a knife to Zhang Chengze's neck..."

Qing Chen thought to himself, "No wonder Zhang Chengze is in such a hurry. But can Zhang Tianzhen really maintain her family's friendship with Zhang Chengze after doing this?"

"Not Afraid of Difficulties" explained in the group, "Boss, I was worried that Zhang Chengze would cause trouble again after his return, so I resorted to this tactic. If you just asked for 100 million now, I reckon he would be willing to give it to you."

Qing Chen was shocked. He had asked Zhang Tianzhen to use her talents, but he hadn't asked Zhang Tianzhen to perform beyond her usual abilities.

He carefully considered his tone before sending a message: "There's no need to kidnap or extort during the day... just make him pay as usual."

Not Afraid of Difficulties: "Good boss."

Brave Bull Bull: "Boss, Zhang Chengze said that the amount to be paid this time is too large, and they can't make it in cash."

This time, Zhang Chengze needs to pay a total of 5 million yuan in protection fees per week, plus 20 million yuan in life-saving funds.

Even if the other party could provide so much cash, it would be difficult to preserve it during the day.

Qing Chen thought for a moment, "Let him transfer the money. Transfer 15 million to Brave Bull Bull. Niu Niu, you will be in charge of the Daytime Organization's base site selection, decoration, and the purchase of equipment and furniture. Complete this within half a month."

Brave Bull Bull: "I guarantee I'll complete the mission."

Boss: "Of the remaining 10 million, 7 million will be transferred to Qiu Xue as operating funds for the organization. Then, 'Not Afraid of Difficulties,' 'Brave Bull Bull,' and 'Liu Dezhu' will each receive 1 million as a share of the profits from this mission. In addition, from the 5 million earned each week thereafter, each of the three of you will receive 100,000 as a reward."

Liu Dezhu was overjoyed. "Thank you, boss!"

At this moment, Liu Dezhu felt Qing Xing for the choice he had made back then. This money came faster than swallowing gold bars.

He only needs to wait two more weeks to buy his parents a new house with an elevator.

Hu Xiaoniu was at their home, just about to type a message to refuse, saying that he and Zhang Tianzhen didn't need the money.

But Zhang Tianzhen stopped her. "Are you stupid? You accept whatever the boss gives you. It's from the boss, it has nothing to do with whether you need it or not. Besides, if you don't want it, Liu Dezhu will be too embarrassed to take it."

Hu Xiaoniu paused for a moment, then deleted all the text he had typed.

Zhang Tianzhen then said, "Also, we used to rely on our families and ask our parents for money. Now that we're earning our own money, I think it's quite interesting. If you keep telling the boss that your family is rich and you can rely on them, then you're still a member of the Hu family, not a member of Bai Zhou."

"That's true," Hu Xiaoniu nodded.

In the group chat during the day, the boss said, "Next time we travel through time, 'A Little Duck,' you arrange the transportation. It's time to give Zhang Chengze a taste of sweetness. Let's take him to see the Fourth District first."

Liu Dezhu hesitated for a moment. "Boss, isn't the Fourth District a bit dangerous? I'm afraid I'm not capable enough."

Boss: "Don't worry, if anything happens, just run to Begonia Boxing Gym. 'Ice Eye' has some standing there, and he'll help you solve the problem."

Ice Eye: "Yes, boss."

A short while later, Zhang Tianzhen, known as "Not Afraid of Difficulties," said in the Daylight group, "Boss, Zhang Chengze has already paid. He said he has a friend in City No. 10 who wants to come to City No. 18 to receive Daylight's protection together. Money is not a problem."

Boss: "Reject him. Remember, money is a tool, not our goal. You all need to have a long-term vision and not focus on these petty gains. Our future cannot be measured by money."

Not Afraid of Difficulties: "Good boss."

During the day, everyone in the group was filled with awe for the boss, never expecting that his vision was so grand that he didn't even care about a few million.

Only after Qing Chen finished dealing with the matters in the daytime group did he finally have time to look at He Xiaoxiao's chat history.

Every time we return, the night is the liveliest time in the group chat, because everyone wants to share information about what has happened during the past week.

Tonight, He Xiaoxiao surprisingly issued a new rule. "Good evening, fellow Time Walker. We all know that the purpose of my group chat is to facilitate the exchange of 'game strategies' among all Time Walker, so that everyone can better survive in the Inner World."

"Now that the group chat is set up, I believe everyone has gotten to know each member. Today, I want to announce a rule: every time you return to the group, each member needs to share a game guide in order to stay in the group. If you can't share a game guide, you'll be demoted to a regular group. Otherwise, there will always be people silently lurking in the group, absorbing other people's game guides but never helping other Time Walker."

He Xiaoxiao continued, "The existence of such group members violates the principle of mutual help."

At this point, He Xiaoxiao finally revealed his "intention" in creating the group: to better gather intelligence.

He first opened it up for free for three weeks, and then allowed everyone to freely exchange information, letting them experience the benefits of exchanging information.

At this point, if you want to stay in the group, you must offer something of value as a 'membership fee'.

He Xiaoxiao's group chat is divided into dozens of groups. If everyone pays a membership fee, then Jiuzhou will not need to bother to establish any intelligence organization, because every Time Walker in each group is Jiuzhou's eyes and ears.

When Qing Chen thought of this, he felt a sense of admiration for Jiuzhou.

Although he declined Jiuzhou's invitation, the other party had grand ambitions and used rather clever methods.

This is something that Kunlun, with its meticulous and methodical approach to everything, cannot match.

He Xiaoxiao said, "Since I set the rules, I'll share my strategy information first. Currently, the Time Walker controlled by the Kashima Family have illegally infiltrated our country, and their target should be Xiancheng. As far as I know, they have likely found an important 'public beta tester' in Xiancheng and want to send him/her to the right place."

Qing Chen was stunned for a moment. Was this Kashima's reverse Transmigration Plan?

The so-called reverse Transmigration Plan is to precisely target important figures like "Li Yinuo" in the Inner World, find an ordinary person in the Outer World who corresponds to her, and have this ordinary person in the Outer World complete the time travel to replace the natives of the Inner World.

The two people corresponding to the Inner World have not been able to complete the time travel due to their geographical differences.

For example, Li Yinuo in the Inner World corresponds to Luocheng in the Outer World in City No. 18, but Li Yinuo in the Outer World is in the Jingcheng. What Kashima needs to do is to send Li Yinuo from the Outer World Jingcheng Luocheng in the Outer World, so that Li Yinuo in the Inner World will be replaced.

This is just one example. In reality, it is still unknown who Kashima found this time, or who they want to replace.

Qing Chen thought that he would also be going to Xiancheng with the competition team this week, and wondered if he would run into people from Lujima.

Xiancheng so big, we probably won't run into each other.

He Xiaoxiao continued, "I would like to remind Time Walker in Xiancheng to be careful recently. The opening of the Xiancheng instance is extremely dangerous, so please participate with caution."

Chuang Wang: "Hehe, since there are new rules in the group, I'll share a strategy guide as well. In City No. 18, Qing Zhong has found an ally, who should be Li Xiuqi, the eldest son of the third First Branch. Li Xiuqi is a gentle person and currently serves as the battalion commander of the 127th Garrison Group Army of the First Army Group of the Federation, responsible for protecting the safety of the Banshan Manor. He is considered one of the most outstanding talents of the Li family in recent years."

Ice Eye: "Then I'll share one too. The Demon Stamp was once in the hands of the fourth president of the Federation, but it was lost after the fourth president was assassinated. Now that we've found out the reason for the fourth president's assassination, we might be able to find the holder of the Demon Stamp, Huan Yu, hehe."

Huan Yu: "Are you targeting me again? Then I'll share something too. The sniper who appeared on Xingshu Road that night should be Liu Dezhu's boss. This person not only has sniping skills, but also the ability to manipulate others, and is suspected to be a mind control superhuman. You guys should be careful not to get controlled by him."

Others may not know the details of that night, but Huan Yu does.

The most important piece of information is that the person Huan Yu sent to monitor Qing Chen was actually controlled by someone else.

Chuang Wang: "Since you two have a grudge and have caused so much trouble, why don't you two expose more information about each other?"

However, neither Huan Yu nor Ice Eye paid him any attention.

These days, the most heated exchanges in He Xiaoxiao's group chat are between Ice Eye and Huan Yu, who expose each other's secrets, making the Time Walker thoroughly enjoy the gossip.

Yue'er: "Let me share a strategy guide too."

Qing Chen perked up when he saw this message. He had always suspected that Yue'er in the group was the Time Walker who was by Li Changqing's side.

Yue'er: "Recently, a wilderness hunter discovered a plant in Forbidden Zone 029 that can provide significant benefits to superhumans. It is extremely rare, but the effects are remarkable."

Qing Chen was somewhat disappointed; this guide clearly couldn't help him confirm Yue'er's identity.

A user named "Qing Bao" in the group said, "Recently, the well-known Japanese art goddess 'Kamishiro Kono' suddenly disappeared while participating in an arts festival in our country. This person is suspected to be Time Walker. We speculate that her Time Walker identity has been exposed within the Kamishiro Family, which is why she fled. As for her whereabouts in the Inner World, they are still unknown."

Qing Chen was stunned when he saw the message, because it was related to him.

Yes, Kamishiro Kono's fame in the Outer World is too high. Once the Kamishiro Family gains control of the Time Walker, it will only be a matter of time before they find out that Kamishiro Kono has been replaced.

He hadn't expected that the other party would actually flee within China and hide somewhere.

From this perspective, Kamishiro Kono is a rather clever Time Walker.

The Chuang Wang said, "Wait a minute, the name Kamishiro Kono familiar. Isn't she the woman the Kamishiro Family is marrying into the Kei family?"

Qing Bao: "Yes, the Kamishiro Family's power in the country is relatively weak, and they are simply unable to fully investigate her. This is the most suitable opportunity for her to escape."

Qing Chen suddenly realized that this Qing Bao... seemed to know a lot about the Kamishiro Family.

What is the other person's identity in the Outer World? Are they an overseas Chinese?

The Chuang Wang said, "Her arranged marriage partner was the one who died in Prison No. 18, the one known as the unluckiest Shadow Candidate in history. Do Jiuzhou and Kunlun know where this girl has fled to?"

Jingshan, who had been silent all along, said, "Then we'll have to ask He Xiaoxiao."

The group fell silent. This was the first time someone in the group had revealed He Xiaoxiao's identity. Before this, although everyone had guessed that he had been recruited by Jiuzhou, there was no evidence.

He Xiaoxiao herself has never admitted it.

At this moment, an ID in the group called Forbidden Item ACE-999 said, "I'll also provide my strategy. 'Jingshan' should be Boss Zheng, right? Why are you asking He Xiaoxiao where Kamishiro Kono is going? Jiuzhou isn't responsible for its territory. This is Kunlun's responsibility."

The group members fell silent.

Everyone suddenly realized that this "Forbidden Item ACE-999" was no ordinary person, and was very likely the current ruler of Jiuzhou, He Jinqiu!

Only such a person would dare to directly point out the identity of Kunlun's boss, Zheng Yuandong, and only such a person would dare to confront Zheng Yuandong head-on.

In an instant, all the members in the group chat exclaimed how exciting it was. Ice Eye and Huan Yu had just been locked in a fierce battle, and now Jiuzhou and Kunlun were at it again.

Just like in works of art, tension arises from conflict. What's the point if everyone in this group is all friendly and harmonious?

Back home on Xingshu Road, Nan Gengchen was curled up on the sofa, engrossed in reading. "Brother Chen, do you think Jiuzhou and Kunlun will start fighting in the group chat?"

"Probably not. Although the two organizations don't get along, they are both large organizations and they still have to save face."

"Should we get involved?" Nan Gengchen asked with great interest.

"No need, those two organizations are too big, let's not mess with either of them," Qing Chen said.

In He Xiaoxiao's group chat, Forbidden Item ACE-999 said, "Boss Zheng, He Xiaoxiao has already conveyed important information on behalf of Jiuzhou. Kunlun, please also reveal some information to everyone."

However, at that moment, Jingshan suddenly Ice Eye in the group. "Lu Yuan, you tell us."

Qing Chen: "..."

He previously claimed to be from Lu Yuan in an attempt to mislead people.

Unexpectedly, this Boss Zheng was quite clever and directly pushed him out of the conversation to share information on behalf of Kunlun.

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