Reincarnated NPC, But Arknights Chapter 20

Bai Ye stated that he wouldn't take the blame for this...

It could only be said that there were too many coincidences. His intrusion into the Guards Bureau was merely a trivial matter...

"Oh right, who is this young man? He's so handsome..." Hoshiguma said, looking at Bai Ye. It was her first time meeting him.

Hoshiguma was a straightforward person, as most Oni were. Despite staying in the Lungmen Guard Department for so long, her temperament had never changed.

Swire rolled her eyes and muttered under her breath, "That's the boyfriend Officer Chen brought in."

Although she muttered it quietly, some people still heard what the little tiger said.

"Huh?!"

Chapter 36: Chasing the Bandit Leader Through the Sewers

"Did you guys hear? Officer Chen found a boyfriend..."

"Damn, that guy is brave. Who dares to date Officer Chen..."

"Officer Chen might like pretty boys. I took a peek, and that guy is too handsome; even the night can't hide it."

"You! Are you looking for death!"

Officer Chen Huijie let out a roar, which was not much quieter than Swire's usual yelling.

Swire knew she was in the wrong this time and remained silent, only mouthing "Shame on you" with her lips.

Afraid to speak out of anger...

Bai Ye was amused from the side, completely unaware that anything had happened because of him. Instead, he happily watched the show.

Hoshiguma was also watching, standing beside Bai Ye. "Don't worry, those two fight every other day. They'll be fine in a while."

"Big Sis Oni must have a hard time too..." Bai Ye couldn't help but sigh.

This guy had already started calling her "Big Sis Oni."

However, Bai Ye had heard in his previous life that the Lungmen Guard Department had the saying "Dragons fight, tigers contend, and Oni are terrified," so it seemed the reputation was well-deserved.

Hoshiguma smiled and shook her head. "They've known each other since they were kids. Perhaps because they're too familiar, they can't stand each other. I can only try to mediate."

Officer Chen Huijie and Swire were also sensible people. They knew what the most important thing was at the moment. After assembling the police squad, they headed towards the location indicated by the information provided by Safra's handler.

However, Officer Chen Huijie pulled Bai Ye aside.

"Bai Ye, the Guard Department's mobilization is creating a huge stir. I'm worried about alerting them. I've decided to send people to stake out the gang's hideout to prevent the leader from escaping."

"That's a good idea." Bai Ye strongly agreed.

"You take the plainclothes officers from before and go ahead," Officer Chen Huijie continued.

"Huh?!"

Bai Ye was a little surprised. How did this end up falling on him?

"Officer Swire will assist you."

Although everyone knew that Miss Swire was a mascot, she had many drones. After all, she was rich...

Bai Ye would naturally help, and he believed that maintaining good relations with the Lungmen Guard Department wouldn't hurt.

Old Chen was a good person, someone he could work with, and not someone rigid.

Moreover, according to Bai Ye's practical player mentality, as long as it could trigger the system to generate tasks and gain experience, it was useful.

Contrary to what everyone expected, the mastermind's hideout was not in the slums. Its headquarters was located in the sewers.

Using a factory as a front, they were engaged in the production and sale of illegal drugs, attracting the Infected with the guise of special medicine, ultimately leading to addiction.

The Infected who went missing in the slums were either forced into labor or sent to underground fight clubs to be used as gladiators for entertainment.

Although Lungmen under Wei Yenwu's rule was vastly different from its past, some shadows still festered in the sunlight.

Led by Swire and Bai Ye, a group of Guard Department officers set off towards the sewers first, but the journey seemed less than pleasant.

"Don't hug me so tightly!"

Swire's face was flushed red, showing a look of indignant shame.

Bai Ye said helplessly, "But I can't help it. I really can't ride this motorcycle."

Bai Ye could drive, but unfortunately, he wasn't a passing card. He had absolutely no confidence when it came to motorcycles.

However, to take a shortcut to the sewers, they could only temporarily act like a biker gang, weaving through Lungmen on motorcycles.

Bai Ye sat behind Swire, his hands around the young woman's slender waist, which drew a gasp from Miss Swire.

"I knew that Chen woman had bad intentions..." Miss Swire snorted coldly. "Useless dragon, wonton dragon, Lungmen profanity."

"Maybe it would be better if Big Sis Oni came?" Bai Ye whispered from behind Swire.

However, this remark displeased the young lady even more. "Are you looking down on me? Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're handsome!"

I'm sorry, Miss Swire, but can someone with a pretty face do whatever they want?

Bai Ye felt that since his transmigration, the thing he'd used the most wasn't his past life's accumulated knowledge, but rather his face, which he'd never been able to properly utilize in his previous life.

The high Charm attribute brought about an approachable demeanor that made anyone without hostility feel favorably towards Bai Ye upon first meeting him. Even players were drawn in.

"Officer Chen, we'll need to cooperate closely later. I've offended you this time, but please don't take it to heart." Bai Ye said this, but his hands didn't dare relax, fearing he'd be flung away.

"I don't believe you!"

With all the commotion, everyone soon arrived at the lower district, and the factory before them was the enemy camp.

"Our mission is surveillance, not a direct assault, so we need to arrange our personnel properly."

After Bai Ye got out of the car, he began assigning tasks.

Swire jumped out of the car and stared at Bai Ye for a while, her face flushing red.

"What's wrong? Staring blankly?" Bai Ye had been talking for a while without hearing a response. He looked up and saw the little tiger looking foolish.

"Cough, don't get ahead of yourself." Swire was quite tsundere, but she had managed to snap back to reality.

"Deploy drones, and have some officers guard the ground level. This way, the upper levels will be like an iron barrel."

Afterward, Bai Ye found the map on Swire's police terminal, along with the engineering blueprints for this district's industrial base layer.

Then, Bai Ye circled a few locations on it.

"Factories must have secret passages. Officer Swire, you should have people guard these exits."

"And you?" Swire asked curiously.

She didn't have any objections to Bai Ye's proposal, as it made sense.

However, she was very curious about what Bai Ye himself would do.

"I'll guard the secret passages too, but I'll be going directly below."

Bai Ye was too familiar with navigating the lower structures. Lungmen's surface was already intricate, but the lower levels were even more like a labyrinth.

Bai Ye naturally planned to guard the exits of these lower structures.

He only needed himself, Flanka, and Scythe.

Bai Ye hadn't expected that the players would know about the Guards Bureau's operational plan even earlier than the enemy.

On the first day of the open beta, players witnessed a major operation.

The first to notice this grand movement were naturally players wandering the streets. They saw police cars speeding by, forming convoys, and naturally knew something unusual was happening.

This felt like trouble brewing!

So, players posted on the forums, spreading the word and all heading towards the lower district.

What's more, Zhai Mao had already shared her mission progress on the forum.

Everyone knew that the NPC Bai Ye was also going.

This confirmed it.

In their eyes, before the open beta ended, the game's official team had indeed arranged a major mission or dungeon.

So, when Officer Chen arrived at the factory in the lower district with the main force, she found more and more "strange people" also gathering there.

"Pfft..."

Bai Ye took advantage of his free time to browse the game forums and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"What's wrong?" Flanka and Scythe looked bewildered.

Bai Ye shook his head. "I'm afraid Officer Chen is going to have a headache, and she'll definitely wonder what these idiots are trying to do."

Bai Ye hadn't expected that the players, by stumbling into this, would participate in a major event.

However, given the players' current strength and status, this open beta was just for experiencing the game. Most of them had only completed minor tasks, leveling up at most once. Was intervening in such a major mission early a good thing?

Bai Ye believed that perhaps these players would reveal their unique characteristics even earlier.

Chapter 37 Hehehe

Officer Chen was indeed surprised by how many people suddenly appeared around her. Could it be...

The sensitive officer felt more and more that her suspicions were valid. This unseen mastermind behind the sale of illegal drugs was terrifyingly powerful. They first sent people to forcibly enter the Guards Bureau, even injuring officers, which was utterly arrogant. They then gathered a large number of refugees from outside, not hesitating to blockade the city's entry points, and now they were sending refugees to cause trouble. What a tactic.

He never expected that someone in Lungmen would dare to act with impunity here. Fortunately, the Guards Bureau reacted in time and didn't wait for bigger problems to arise later.

At the same time, she was glad she had brought the Guards Bureau's elite – the Special Inspectorate Team. With the mastermind making so many arrangements, their armed forces must be very strong.

Thinking this, Officer Chen shared her speculations with Bai Ye.

Bai Ye, who had rushed over from the underground level, was stunned by what he heard.

He stared at Officer Chen, speechless for a long time.

So, the mastermind was me all along!

After all, he was the one who broke into the Guards Bureau building, and he was the one who attracted the players through Zhai Mao. As for the players entering Lungmen after the public beta, although it had nothing to do with him, it couldn't be said that there was no connection at all.

She didn't expect Officer Chen Hui Jie to be so good at fantasizing, connecting everything together.

Bai Ye couldn't help but mourn for the mastermind behind the scenes. This guy was also unlucky, blamed for everything bad, and even carried such a huge burden for him.

"After we storm the factory, how should we deal with these people outside?"

Chen Hui Jie couldn't figure out what these players outside were here for. She was worried that if the operation proceeded, the people outside would cause trouble.

However, the current situation was like an arrow drawn on a bowstring, ready to be fired. Because the Guards Bureau's convoy was making a huge commotion, it was likely that the factory had already heard about it.

"It's fine, these people aren't here to cause trouble. Instead, they can assist the police." Bai Ye naturally understood Officer Chen Hui Jie's concerns. However, the players were just here to join the fun and find quests.

Although his permissions were limited, he couldn't issue so many quests at once. However, Chen Hui Jie herself could.

As long as she issued quests to the players, the system would automatically generate corresponding ones. This was naturally because natives like Chen Hui Jie wouldn't have a game interface like Bai Ye's, so only the system could judge.

Unlike Bai Ye, who could both issue quests and modify details, he was practically an admin.

Chen Hui Jie was not a person who was indecisive. She immediately made a decision.

However, she didn't need to do this herself, so she picked a police officer and asked Bai Ye to cooperate.

As for Chen Hui Jie herself, she would lead the charge into the factory.

The police officer Chen Hui Jie picked for Bai Ye was a burly Fervent Hoof man. He wore the full armor of the Guards Bureau and spoke with a deep voice.

Bai Ye asked him to lean down and whispered a few words in his ear. The officer nodded repeatedly.

Then, he and Bai Ye walked in front of the players.

This was the second time Bai Ye had appeared before a large number of players, and many people immediately gathered around.