Rather than believing the news, the Thin Man frowned in deep suspicion. He turned to glance at the short player, then turned back and said:
"At least make your story believable. A control item that lasts two whole minutes? How could something like that exist? Even if it did, surely it'd be single-use?"
The player who had provided the information grew anxious at the accusation and raised his voice to argue back, only for the Glasses Boy beside him to contradict his teammate first.
"Do you remember seeing a player get thrown out of a house by something yesterday, then spend ages cursing?"
The Thin Man had no idea why he was bringing this up, but he thought back and said:
"Yeah, I saw that. I think it was... that kid with the buzz cut."
He discreetly pointed at a boy off to one side. The scrapes on the boy's face had yet to heal, making him easy to recognize even in the crowd.
The Glasses Boy's eyes flashed. "He went into the house with that short player yesterday. After he got thrown out, he mentioned things like 'tentacles' while he was cursing."
The Sweater Man's testimony alone was not enough to convince them that Li Xian really had such an item, but if two accounts lined up, that meant it was most likely true.
Besides, the Sweater Man had already left the town for the school during that period yesterday, so he could not have deliberately made up matching details.
"He's probably telling the truth."
That was the Glasses Boy's conclusion.
In that case, the item in that short player's hands was at least A-Rank, and might even be... S-Rank.
At the thought, eagerness flashed in his eyes, and his mind began turning toward underhanded schemes.
Soon, a plan