Rachel set down her cup and turned around, looking at Qin Ran with an unprecedented gaze.
Serious, yet sharp, like a blade.
Qin Ran calmly returned her gaze and roughly recounted what had just happened through private messages.
Once he finished, Qin Ran could clearly sense her relaxing.
Clearly, she was not surprised by "how to kill someone inside a game room," but was focused on the issue of "killing someone inside a game room" itself.
2567: Did something happen?
Qin Ran asked through a private message.
He had not held much hope that Rachel would answer.
Although he often appeared at the Harvest Tavern, aside from Lawless's constant invitations, the real reason he came here was the convenience of selling items.
His actual connection with Rachel had also come about because of Lawless.
Beyond that, he had no further personal relationship with Rachel.
Therefore, Qin Ran was quite surprised when Rachel answered.
Rachel: Someone once wanted to hire me to get rid of a certain threat through an "off-the-record method," and then... I failed.
It was a brief answer, yet it revealed extraordinary information.
"Off-the-record method?"
"A certain threat?"
Qin Ran muttered inwardly, and his narrowed eyes suddenly widened.
An off-the-record method, as the name implied, was an improper tactic that went beyond what lay before one's eyes.
And what lay before them?
The game!
That meant a tactic outside the game.
And what threat was worth hiring Rachel to eliminate outside the game?
The Witch!
Other than that answer, Qin Ran could think of none.
He immediately sent another private message.
Rachel: Mm, it was the Witch.
Rachel: Then, I failed.
2567: Failed?
Qin Ran could not help pressing the matter.
The tavern owner seemed to have fallen into some unpleasant memory. Only after a