Arknights Simulator: I Thought I Had No Physical Body?
Chapter 76

Ark Simulator, Aren't I Incorporeal?

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Su Rui waited quietly for Chen to find a suitable quiet place before speaking:

"Hi, Chen, long time no see?"

"Su Rui? Actually, didn't we just talk on the phone yesterday?"

A smile involuntarily crept onto Chen's lips. Chen had a very high opinion of Su Rui, her sister's "Empress," especially after seeing Su Rui's appearance. Chen felt even more protective of Su Rui.

It's a pity she couldn't go to Ursus, otherwise she would have definitely taught her sister a lesson and warned her never to do anything bad.

"Uh... I forgot, sorry." Su Rui felt a little awkward. For others, the simulation time proceeded normally each time, but for Su Rui, it was difficult for him to judge how time actually worked.

Each time she found a new host, Su Rui felt as if she had spent a long time in some kind of unconscious dream.

This situation further exacerbated Su Rui's error in perceiving time.

Chen didn't mind. Although they had only interacted a few times over the phone, she felt she was already familiar with this somewhat clueless but handsome young man, so she asked directly:

"So, Su Rui, what brings you here? Did Talulah bully you?"

"No, this time it's in Lungmen... There's a kidnapping going on, and I've marked the destination for you. Oh, and it seems a new employee at Penguin Logistics has also gotten involved. Could you please keep an eye on him?"

"Of course, no problem... You're following Lungmen?"

"Yes, I've been active in Lungmen lately. Nice to meet you!"

"What about my sister? Talulah came to Lungmen too? Did she sneak in?"

Talulah is now the Empress of Ursus, after all. If she were to sneak over here, it would be a huge diplomatic incident, no small matter.

Chen immediately tensed up, while Su Rui quickly explained:

"No, no, only I came. Talulah is still in Ursus, probably handling documents in the palace."

"So that's how it is. It's really a wonder she was willing to let you out. Where are you? I'll meet with you after I've finished dealing with these matters."

Since Su Rui mentioned there was a case, Chen smiled and walked back to his office. Swire and Su Rui overheard part of their conversation Hoshiguma, but they didn't seem to care much.

"... My situation is a bit special, so I can't meet with you right now. I'm sorry."

Su Rui couldn't very well say, "As your brother-in-law, my body has completely disappeared and I'm a ghost now, can I?" So he could only somewhat apologetically decline Chen's invitation. Actually, he quite liked this kind... probably his sister-in-law?

"It's okay, you can call me if you need any help, okay?"

Chen felt a little regretful, but Su Rui's apologetic and trusting tone made her smile even more. She chatted with Su Rui for a few more minutes, told Su Rui to keep in touch, and then hung up the phone.

Seeing Chen hang up the phone Swire next to him, couldn't help but mimic Chen's gentle tone and speak sarcastically:

"Hey, remember to call me if anything happens~ When did you become so gentle? Rice Noodle Dragon? You haven't fallen in love, have you? It's like a rare tree finally blooming~"

"What do you know? This is my brother-in-law."

Chen glared at Swire with annoyance, then looked at Hoshiguma: "Let's go, pack our gear, and take the action team out. We have something to do."

"What? I want to go too! Don't even think about leaving me out. Besides, weren't you on the phone with your brother-in-law? How come there's a case now?"

Seeing Chen and Hoshiguma take action, Swire couldn't help but stand up and ask further questions.

Hoshiguma also looked at Chen curiously. The action team's actions could not be taken lightly, after all, it concerned the safety of the city and the reputation of the Lungmen Guard Department.

Therefore, reports must be written; if innocent people are mobilized, someone will definitely suffer.

Chen glanced at Swire and showed her the information Su Rui had sent him on his phone:

"My informant messaged me. Can't I multitask, Miss Shi?"

"What kind of informant is so capable?"

Swire stared wide-eyed at the information on Chen's phone. "Can you tell me about it?"

"Dream on! Let's go!" Chen snorted and snatched his phone from Swire's hand.

"Hmph, just you wait. I'm sure I can find your informant. I don't believe anyone doesn't like money."

Subsequently, the three superintendents of the Lungmen Guard Department led a special operations team and quickly set off.

Meanwhile, Su Rui and Exusiai had arrived at the delivery's destination.

Exusiai hesitated for a moment. "Should we knock on the door first and tell them the package has arrived?"

"There's no need for that. If you absolutely have to choose, it's a choice between opening the door to deliver a package and getting beaten up, or just punching them directly. You choose one."

Su Rui left the choice to Exusiai.

"Well, Exusiai nodded, about to put the package on the ground, but was stopped by Su Rui.

"Throwing the package on the ground—there are no security cameras here—and if asked, just say they threw it there. That's more in line with the gang's modus operandi."

"Okay~"

Volume 3, Chapter 152: Don't Laugh

Exusiai casually tossed the package in her hand to the ground. Su Rui had already scanned it; it didn't contain any explosives or other dangerous items.

As the package landed with a few noises, Exusiai's vision was filled with a crimson skull and the path marked by Su Rui.

"Scanning Vision activated, Exusiai, it's high noon!"

Although it was only close to noon, that didn't stop Su Rui from casually saying that.

Exusiai let out a cheer. "Apu Pupai!" Then, her repeating gun quickly fired rubber bullets, smashing the broken door and taking out the unsuspecting gangsters one by one.

With Su Rui's Scanning Vision providing insight and guidance, Exusiai invincible, and those gangsters couldn't stop her at all.

Before they could react, Nengtian, Exusiai rubber bullets.

Although they were rubber bullets, being hit by one was equivalent to being hit hard by a Terra. Moreover, with Su Rui's marking and guidance, Exusiai hit the gang members in the eyes or temples.

Therefore, in addition to gunshots, screams could be heard throughout the three-story building.

Exusiai, cheering, walked through the mess and fallen gangsters, led by Su Rui, upstairs.

Those gang members who had lost their ability to move didn't even have the will to stop them; they were all rolling on the ground, screaming in agony.

Soon, Exusiai arrived on the third floor, Su Rui said with some regret:

"In other words, they called the police, and this is Lungmen, where the rules are so comprehensive that even these gangsters are protected... They all deserved to die."

"That's right, those who commit heinous crimes deserve to be put to trial!"

Exusiai largely agreed with what Su Rui, the Holy Son, said. If Su Rui hadn't discussed using rubber bullets with her, Exusiai have even wanted to replace the rubber bullets with live ammunition after hearing Su Rui's words.

"Alright, use the rubber bullet to open the lock. Remember to stand far enough away so you don't get hit by the rebound."

As Su Rui spoke, she marked the trajectory and ejection point. Exusiai found a suitable position and broke the already not-so-sturdy lock with just one shot.

Then, the hostages in the room finally revealed their true identities. They were not important figures at all; they were just a few girls tied together, gagged, and only able to whimper.

"Is this how those gangs make money? Human trafficking?"

Exusiai looked at the girls, whose eyes and mouths were covered and who seemed agitated after hearing the commotion, and felt a surge of righteous indignation.

"Only a small portion is like that. Gangs are fascinating, each with its own way of life, but they all end up in the same place. Gangsters usually meet their ends in all sorts of bizarre ways."

As Su Rui spoke, she let out a sigh, "It's a pity that with the development of the times, there are fewer and fewer ways for gangsters to die. They are usually shot or executed by lethal injection. Even electrocution is rare now."

"You're right. So, what methods should we use to try them?"

Exusiai asked Su Rui very seriously, as if she would carry out whatever Su Rui said without hesitation.

At this point, Su Rui could no longer joke around like she did when she was with Vulpisfoglia.

Because when he told Vulpisfoglia to turn these gangsters into skewers and hang them up for public display, Vulpisfoglia thought Su Rui was joking, but Exusiai seemed genuinely going to do as he said.

Therefore, Su Rui could only suppress her joking impulse and explained:

"I already called the police when we arrived, and now the Lungmen Guard Department personnel are on their way."

As Su Rui spoke, she showed the Scanning Vision to Exusiai, Exusiai immediately saw that the Lungmen Guard Department had already surrounded the area within the Scanning Vision.

Anyone who has frequently been surrounded by fully armed police officers knows that in such situations, it's best to surrender, as resistance is futile.

However, Exusiai lacked experience, so she asked Su Rui with some doubt, "Should we run away?"

"Run away and then be treated like a criminal?" Su Rui thought to Exusiai with a hint of exasperation:

"Stay here and protect these hostages. Calm them down and explain things to them later."

Exusiai nodded, released the safety on her repeating gun, and then put it away.

Then, as Exusiai removed the blindfolds and gags from the hostages and tried to calm them down, a lithe blue-haired figure burst through the glass and jumped in, shouting:

"Don't move, police!"

"Officer, I'm innocent! I just came to deliver a package!"

Exusiai immediately raised her hands above her head, turned around and looked at Chen "nervously," and then Exusiai but burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" Chen couldn't help but glare at the red-haired angel in front of her. If Su Rui hadn't told her beforehand that Exusiai was just a passing deliveryman, she would have already pinned Exusiai down.

"Sorry, officer, I've received professional training and I don't usually laugh, chuckles."

Exusiai looked at the words that Su Rui had marked in her eyes and read them aloud as Su Rui had requested.

Su Rui had marked her to pretend to burst out laughing here, but Exusiai n't pretending; she genuinely couldn't help but laugh.

"Hmph, you're here to deliver a package, aren't you? Stay here until we clean up the scene and come back with us to give a statement, then you can leave."

Chen glanced at Exusiai but didn't think much of it, assuming she was just a newcomer to Penguin Logistics who was simply passing by.

Exusiai was somewhat reluctant. "But, officer, I'm innocent. Can we please not take a statement?"

"Her surname is Chen, you can call her Chen Sir."

Su Rui's voice rang in Exusiai's mind, and she immediately changed her form of address. "Inspector Chen, could you possibly make an exception?"

"No, if someone hadn't vouched for you, you'd be lying on the ground by now."

Chen glared at Exusiai with annoyance. In such a dangerous environment, even hostages could be in disguise as kidnappers.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, they are all subdued first, and then the situation is determined.

"Okay." Exusiai wilted and nodded with some regret. At this moment, Swire and Hoshiguma, who had already cleaned up the mess downstairs, also came up.

Swire's eyes lit up when she saw Exusiai, as if she had thought of something, and she went to Exusiai's side:

"You're the informant for that Rice Noodle Dragon, aren't you? Did you provide this information?"

Volume 3, Chapter 153: Chen: Call me Sister Chen

"Huh? This, I..."

Exusiai was taken aback by Swire's sudden question and instinctively thought of Su Rui, but at that moment, she knew she couldn't answer.

What if the answer is different from Su Rui's idea?

So, before answering, Exusiai specifically asked Su Rui in her mind: 'How should I answer her?'

"Just say you're a deliveryman passing by, and when I contact Chen later, she won't think about you."

As Su Rui said this, Exusiai nodded subconsciously, then noticed that Swire's eyes had sharpened:

"So you really are Chen's informant. How did you gather such comprehensive intelligence and take down so many people in such a short time? Never mind, that's not important. After all, it's your specialty. How about working for me? The salary is very generous~"

As Swire spoke, he took out a wad of Lungmen Dollars from his bag and tried to stuff it into Exusiai's hand.

"Huh? No, no, I really am not. Officer Chen is someone else!"

Upon seeing the Lungmen Dollars in Swire's hand, Exusiai's eyes instinctively turned to the Lungmen Dollars symbol, but even as she drooled, she didn't forget what Su Rui had told her, and quickly waved her hand in refusal.

Chen, standing nearby, let out a cold snort and grabbed Swire's wrist:

"Alright, Miss Shi, stop using your money to insult her. She's not my informant."

No, actually she could have humiliated me with money. Exusiai looked at the cash that Swire had put into her bag with some regret, then suddenly heard Su Rui's voice in her pocket:

"Speaking of which, why would anyone carry so much cash with them? Aren't you afraid of being robbed?"

"Who?" Swire became alert, worried that there might still be criminals hiding.

Chen, however, showed a knowing look and took out his phone from his pocket, asking, "Su Rui?"

"Yes, it's me." This time, Su Rui's voice came from Chen's pocket.

"So you're Chen's informant? Your hacking skills are pretty good."

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