Arc 146The Project No. 73 Bid

Ling Yi used his growing wealth and system powers to secure his place at the North Leaf Province Financing Bidding Conference, save Guan Qing'er from an assassination attempt, and pursue Project No. 73. After capturing a foreign agent who bid on the project, Ling Yi learned it might involve a breakthrough in spacetime folding and turned his attention to the project's person in charge.

  • Ling Yi bought the Emperor Villa for 900 million yuan, left Qingmeng Media, and discovered that his system let him remove transfer limits and build an enormous bank balance.
  • Ling Yi exposed Song Lei as wanted criminal Song Erniu, while Zheng Feng's father warned Zheng Feng to cultivate a relationship with Ling Yi.
  • Ling Yi accepted an invitation to the bidding conference, protected Zhang Huai from Peng Hai, and earned Zhang Huai's favor.
  • Ling Yi warned Guan Qing'er that her necklace was dangerous, then used his system and perception to uncover an assassination plot against her.
  • Ling Yi stopped the assassin from poisoning Guan Qing'er with sashimi, and Liu Yunxiang helped subdue her before Guan Qing'er returned to the conference with them.
  • Ling Yi invested in Projects No. 1 and No. 9, while Liu Yunxiang backed Project No. 29, and Ling Yi bid ten trillion yuan on Project No. 73.
  • Ling Yi pursued and captured masked bidder Xiao Bagou, who confessed to being a foreign agent sent to secure Project No. 73 and revealed that its team might have developed quantum communications technology related to spacetime folding.
  • Ling Yi handed Xiao Bagou over to Guan Ling, earned a system reward for securing the project, and generated a script targeting Project No. 73's person in charge.
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Ch. 3626Don't Waste Dialogue, Get Straight to the Bet!

Ling Yi insisted he could buy Dihao Cloud Court’s Emperor Villa despite Liu Yunxiang’s doubts and Shi Yun’s mockery. He and Shen Jinfu agreed to bet one million yuan on whether Ling Yi could afford it.

  • Ling Yi asked the saleswoman to contact her supervisor so he could buy the Emperor Villa and move in that day.
  • Shi Yun and Shen Jinfu mocked Ling Yi, while Liu Yunxiang remained unsure whether he could really afford the villa.
  • Ling Yi challenged Shen Jinfu to bet one million yuan, and Liu Yunxiang insisted Shen Jinfu had to accept because Shi Yun could not cover the wager.
  • Shi Yun urged Shen Jinfu to take the bet, arguing that Ling Yi could not afford the Emperor Villa, and Shen Jinfu agreed.

Ch. 3627Sudden poverty, sudden wealth: unable to be poor, unable to be rich!

Ling Yi bought the Emperor Villa for 900 million, winning the bet against Shi Yun and Shen Jinfu and surprising Liu Yunxiang. As Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang explored the villa, Bai Xiaomeng called him.

  • Zheng Feng arrived with Jiang Mei and confirmed that Ling Yi was buying the Emperor Villa for 900 million, sports car included.
  • Zheng Feng explained that Shen Jinfu had lost his fortune gambling and was trying to arrange his daughter Shen Yunrou's marriage to a rich heir.
  • Ling Yi signed the contract and paid 900 million, stunning Shi Yun, Liu Yunxiang, and the onlookers.
  • Shi Yun and Shen Jinfu slipped away without honoring their bet, while Zheng Feng gave Ling Yi his business card and left Jiang Mei to finish the formalities.
  • Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang toured the villa, where Liu Yunxiang asked whether Bai Xiaoqing and Bai Xiaomeng knew how rich he was.
  • Bai Xiaomeng called Ling Yi.

Ch. 3628Bai Xiaomeng Asks for Help, a Refusal, and the Financing Bidding Conference!

After Ling Yi refused Bai Xiaomeng’s plea to return to Qingmeng Media, he and Liu Yunxiang settled into their new villa and discussed their next steps. Ling Yi planned to test the system’s money-generation limits while they considered attending the North Leaf Province Financing Bidding Conference.

  • Bai Xiaomeng called Ling Yi to ask him to return to Qingmeng Media, but he refused, hung up, and blocked her number.
  • Ling Yi offered Liu Yunxiang the choice of starting a media company or becoming his personal assistant, and she chose to stay by his side as his assistant.
  • Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang discussed hiring staff for the villa and learned that Zheng Feng was helping arrange the North Leaf Province Financing Bidding Conference.
  • Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang ate instant noodles in the Imperial Villa, then explored it and went to their rooms for the night.
  • Ling Yi decided to test the system’s limits, asked Liu Yunxiang to transfer him ten thousand yuan the next morning, and generated a new script targeting her after midnight.

Ch. 3629Liu Yunxiang's Personal Script, an Unreasonable System!

Ling Yi modified Liu Yunxiang’s script so her transfer became one trillion yuan, which appeared in his account the next morning. After confirming he could use the money freely, he let Liu Yunxiang transfer 20 billion to herself, then Zheng Feng arrived at the villa.

  • Ling Yi changed Liu Yunxiang’s scripted transfer from 10,000 yuan to one trillion yuan and confirmed the modification.
  • Ling Yi woke with a cold, ate breakfast with Liu Yunxiang, and then discovered the trillion yuan in his Blue Treasure account.
  • Ling Yi realized his system had removed his transfer and banking limits, and Liu Yunxiang tested the money by transferring 20 billion to herself.
  • Liu Yunxiang found she could not transfer the 20 billion back because of her own limit, so Ling Yi told her to keep it.
  • Zheng Feng arrived at the villa, and Ling Yi let him in through the smart system.

Ch. 3630Zheng Feng Brought an Invitation, an Eye-Opening Experience!

Zheng Feng visited Ling Yi to invite him to the North Leaf Province Project Investment and Financing Tender Conference and explained its main events and promising projects. After Zheng Feng left, Ling Yi planned to attend, invest if interested, repay Liu Yunxiang, and buy a car, while Liu Yunxiang experienced the bank’s special treatment for wealthy clients.

  • Zheng Feng explained the tender conference to Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang, including its auction, project financing tenders, and optional formal dinner.
  • Zheng Feng said he hoped Ling Yi would help keep promising projects in Baihai City, then received a call and left after giving Ling Yi an invitation that allowed him to bring at least three people.
  • Liu Yunxiang remarked that Zheng Feng seemed eager to please, and Ling Yi agreed that Zheng Feng had likely investigated his wealth.
  • Ling Yi said he would consider investing in any project he liked and planned to repay Liu Yunxiang’s twenty billion and buy a car.
  • Liu Yunxiang received a call from the bank offering to upgrade her card privileges and marveled at the different treatment wealthy clients received.

Ch. 3631Bai Xiaoqing and Her First Love Were Truly Idiots!

Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang encountered Bai Xiaoqing with her first love, Song Lei, while shopping for a car and learned that Bai Xiaoqing had given him Qingmeng Media’s last three million. When Bai Xiaoqing’s payment for an expensive car failed, she blamed the company’s missing funds and decided to confront Bai Xiaomeng, then noticed Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang watching.

  • Ling Yi chose a Dami Dragon-Subduing V9, then spotted Bai Xiaoqing with Song Lei at the dealership.
  • Liu Yunxiang explained that Qingmeng Media was close to bankruptcy after Bai Xiaoqing withdrew the company’s last three million and gave it to Song Lei.
  • Bai Xiaoqing and Song Lei tried to pay for a car worth over a million, but her card payment failed.
  • Bai Xiaoqing called Bai Xiaomeng, who told her the company’s cash flow was broken and it faced bankruptcy, then hung up after their argument.
  • Song Lei suggested Bai Xiaomeng had a problem with him, and Bai Xiaoqing decided to confront her sister before noticing Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang nearby.

Ch. 3632One Foolishness Equals Ten Thousand Flaws, Ling Yi's New Idea!

Ling Yi confronted Bai Xiaoqing after she accused him of embezzling company funds to buy a car, and his enormous wealth was verified by the police. At the dealership, officers arrested Song Lei as the wanted criminal Song Erniu, while Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang gave statements and then returned to collect the car.

  • Liu Yunxiang defended Ling Yi when Bai Xiaoqing demanded that they return to work, and Ling Yi signed a contract to buy a car for 3.75 million.
  • Bai Xiaoqing tore up the contract and accused Ling Yi of stealing company money, but Ling Yi showed that his Blue Treasure balance exceeded 990 billion and transferred Liu Yunxiang 20 billion.
  • Ling Yi called the police, and officers verified his account before arresting Song Lei, who they identified as Song Erniu, a class-A wanted criminal accused of raping and murdering Lin Wan seven years earlier.
  • The officers took Bai Xiaoqing, Song Lei, Ling Yi, and Liu Yunxiang to the Inspection Bureau; Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang gave statements and returned to the dealership to collect the car.
  • Liu Yunxiang and Ling Yi discussed Bai Xiaoqing’s possible role in helping Song Erniu escape, and Ling Yi recognized that wealth alone could not keep him safe.

Ch. 3633Confidential Files, a Villa Butler, Servants, and Bodyguards!

Zheng Feng learned that Ling Yi's wealth and background were protected by confidential files, and his father urged him to build a friendship with Ling Yi while arranging a costly banquet. Back at the villa, Ling Yi hired a large household staff and gave the butler funds to manage the estate, leaving him planning to check the employees for problems.

  • Zheng Feng's father told him that Ling Yi's background was covered by confidential files and that Ling Yi's bank deposits had reached a trillion.
  • Zheng Feng's father advised him to befriend Ling Yi without trying too hard and suggested inviting him to a lavish meal at Dihao Cloud Court.
  • Jiang Mei introduced Liu Laifu and twenty-two other staff members to Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang at the villa, and Ling Yi signed their employment contracts.
  • Liu Laifu assigned the staff to their duties, and Ling Yi agreed to let the chefs prepare Shandong cuisine for dinner.
  • Ling Yi transferred ten million into an unused bank account and gave the card to Liu Laifu to cover villa expenses.
  • Liu Yunxiang worried that the staff might be untrustworthy, and Ling Yi said he could use scripts to check each person.

Ch. 3634The Bidding Project List; Liu Yunxiang Starts a Fire but Won't Put It Out!

Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang reviewed projects for an upcoming bidding conference and chose investments that interested them. After arranging a spar with his armed bodyguards for the next morning, Ling Yi left them debating how to handle him.

  • Ling Yi received Zheng Feng's document listing 109 bidding projects and discussed their prospects with Liu Yunxiang.
  • Ling Yi decided to invest in the AI movie editor project, while Liu Yunxiang chose to invest in a virtual supermarket.
  • Liu Yunxiang kissed Ling Yi before running off, and Ling Yi joked that she had started a fire and left it burning.
  • Ling Yi inspected his ten bodyguards' equipment, discovered they had permits for guns, and challenged one of them to spar at eight the next morning.
  • The bodyguards doubted Ling Yi's martial arts ability and planned to demonstrate their strength before deciding whether to humor him or leave.

Ch. 3635The Fourth Script Generation, System Restart and Error Correction!

Ling Yi generated a script for Zhao Lei and changed his estimated Battle Power from one to one hundred million, triggering the system to restart and cap his increase at 1,000. After suffering intense pain, Ling Yi awakened with extraordinary control over his body and the ability to expand his arms.

  • Ling Yi generated a ten-minute script showing Zhao Lei and his bodyguards training, working, and waiting to meet him at the villa.
  • Ling Yi changed the script's estimate of his Battle Power from one to one hundred million and confirmed the modification.
  • The system restarted, added correction and error-correction functions, and limited Ling Yi's Battle Power increase to 1,000 after the script played out.
  • Ling Yi experienced excruciating pain as his body transformed while he remained conscious.
  • Ling Yi discovered he could sense his surroundings in extraordinary detail and deliberately enlarge his hands and arms.

Ch. 3636The System Has Tasks Too? Project No. 73, Stupid as If Under a Spell!

Ling Yi accepted a system task to secure Project No. 73 at the bidding conference and hold at least 51% of its shares, despite its suspicious trillion-yuan investment requirement. After reflecting on his past with Bai Xiaoqing, he lent her 500,000 yuan to help seek bail for her sister.

  • Ling Yi decided not to spar with Zhao Lei and the others, and his scripts revealed that Zheng Feng might face trouble after mishandling a subordinate's offense against a Big Shot.
  • Liu Yunxiang urged Ling Yi to find something to do, prompting him to ask about Project No. 73 and learn it concerned spacetime-folding technology and required at least one trillion in investment.
  • The system assigned Ling Yi a task to secure Project No. 73 and at least 51% of its shares, with an extra script-modification character as the reward, and he accepted.
  • Ling Yi wondered whether he had been under a spell during his relationship with Bai Xiaoqing before Bai Xiaomeng told him Song Lei had been sentenced to death and asked for 500,000 yuan to seek Bai Xiaoqing's release on bail.
  • Ling Yi transferred 500,000 yuan to Bai Xiaoqing, treating it as a lesson for the foolishness he and Bai Xiaoqing had shared.

Ch. 3637Shallow Waters Breed Turtles; A Big Shell Makes You Reckless, and One Big Pot Cooks the Lot!

Ling Yi edited a script so Liu Yunxiang received one hundred million yuan, then accompanied her to a bidding conference at the Dihao Cloud Court Hotel. He intervened when Peng Hai tried to shove Zhang Huai and forced Peng to his knees, just as Zheng Feng appeared and accused Ling Yi of going too far.

  • Liu Yunxiang transferred Ling Yi one million yuan and prepared to attend the bidding conference, while Ling Yi changed the script's amount to one hundred million yuan.
  • Ling Yi arrived at the Dihao Cloud Court Hotel with Liu Yunxiang and met Zhang Huai outside the entrance.
  • A security guard stopped Zhang Huai for lacking an invitation, and Peng Hai insulted him and tried to shove him down the steps.
  • Ling Yi stopped Peng Hai from pushing Zhang Huai and threw Peng to the ground.
  • Peng Hai ordered the guards to attack Ling Yi, then charged at him himself; Ling Yi pressed him to his knees.
  • Zheng Feng came out of the hotel and accused Ling Yi of going too far.

Ch. 3638Zheng Feng's Lingering Fear, Zhang Huai's Admiration, a Business Card!

Ling Yi protected Zhang Huai from Peng Hai and earned the governor’s gratitude, while Zheng Feng narrowly escaped consequences after Ling Yi spoke on his behalf. At the bidding venue, Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang met a pretty young girl whose aura felt strangely decayed and cold.

  • Ling Yi told Zheng Feng that Peng Hai had threatened Zhang Huai, prompting Zheng Feng to kick his cousin aside and apologize to the governor.
  • Zhang Huai invited Ling Yi and his companions into the hotel, then gave Ling Yi his personal business card and agreed to let Zheng Feng off for Ling Yi’s sake.
  • Zheng Feng watched the elevator close and feared that without Ling Yi’s intervention, his family’s standing and his own ambitions would have been ruined.
  • Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang explored the bidding venue, sampled wine and cakes, and joked about the food.
  • A pretty young girl approached them, and Ling Yi sensed a chilling, decayed aura coming from her.

Ch. 3639The Weird Necklace, Guan Qing'er, Another Temporary Quest Triggered!

Ling Yi warned Guan Qing'er that her Weird Necklace was dangerous and earned an extra script modification character. At the auction, Zhang Huai intervened when a middle-aged couple challenged Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang’s seats, then invited them to sit in the front row; a new temporary quest appeared as he urged Ling Yi to bid.

  • Ling Yi accepted a temporary quest and warned Guan Qing'er that her Weird Necklace could get her killed, completing the quest and gaining one script modification character.
  • Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang moved to seats near the front before a middle-aged couple told them they did not belong in the front rows.
  • Ling Yi traded insults with the couple, and the resulting commotion drew Zheng Feng and Zhang Huai’s attention.
  • Zhang Huai invited Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang to sit in the very front row, leaving the couple pale with alarm.
  • Zhang Huai explained that seating order could affect a person’s life or death and suggested Ling Yi place several bids, prompting another temporary quest notification.

Ch. 3640Another System Mission? So It Won't Let Me Keep a Low Profile, Huh?

Ling Yi accepted the system’s mission to make a high-profile purchase of every lot at the auction, while Zhang Huai encouraged him to invest in projects that could benefit North Leaf Province. At the auction, Ling Yi began his conspicuous spending by bidding ten million for a chipped antique bowl.

  • Ling Yi received a system mission to buy every auction lot conspicuously in exchange for a script generation attempt.
  • Guan Qing'er sent Little Li to have her necklace professionally tested after recalling Ling Yi’s warning.
  • Zhang Huai explained the bidding conference’s economic importance and urged Ling Yi to bid on promising projects for North Leaf Province.
  • The auction began with a chipped Ming Dynasty porcelain bowl, and Ling Yi decided to bid because of his mission.
  • Ling Yi raised the price to ten million, surprising Liu Yunxiang and prompting the auctioneer to confirm his bid.

Ch. 3641Buying Every Auction Item, Script Uses +1, Modification Word Count +2!

Ling Yi bought every item at the charity auction, spending nearly 200 million and earning a system reward that increased his Script Generator uses and modification word count. After the auction, Zheng Feng invited him to an extravagant meal, where Guan Qing'er joined the group and revealed a surprising connection to North Leaf Province's richest man.

  • Ling Yi bid ten million on each auction item and bought the luminous pearl for 100 million, bringing the auction to an end.
  • Ling Yi received one additional Script Generator use and two more words for script modification, then checked his updated system interface.
  • Zheng Feng invited Ling Yi to a meal at Dihao Cloud Court Hotel, and Ling Yi asked Zhang Huai to come along.
  • Guan Qing'er insisted on joining them, and Zhang Huai introduced her as the daughter of North Leaf Province's richest man.
  • Ling Yi questioned the introduction because he thought the province's richest man was surnamed Gao.

Ch. 3642A Huge Revelation in Guan Qing'er's Script, the Frequency of a Person's Presence!

Ling Yi read a script revealing that Guan Qing'er would die from cyanide poisoning, then recognized a disguised woman from the script as someone he had just collided with. He used his Perception to locate her and pursued her near the private dining room.

  • Zhang Huai explained that Guan Qing'er had taken her mother's surname, and Zheng Feng invited everyone to eat together.
  • Ling Yi used his remaining script generation to read Guan Qing'er's future and saw her dead from cyanide poisoning.
  • Ling Yi left the dining room and collided with a disguised woman outside the restroom, who quickly got up and left.
  • The script revealed that Guan Qing'er would die around 11:30 the previous day after eating poisoned sashimi, and that the disguised woman was an unidentified person seen at the hotel.
  • Ling Yi recognized the woman in the script's photographs and used his Perception to locate her nearby.
  • Ling Yi headed after the woman.

Ch. 3643The System Has Wisdom, Mirror Space-Time, Effective Modification!

Ling Yi read a future script revealing that he would capture Guan Qing'er’s killer, then asked the system whether modifying events would remain valid. After learning about Mirror Space-Time, he altered a line in the script, triggering a correction that could give him new abilities.

  • Ling Yi recognized the masked server in white jeans as the woman who would kill Guan Qing'er and continued reading the script before intervening.
  • The script revealed that Ling Yi would capture the woman, but investigators would identify him from blurry surveillance footage after he moved at more than three times the speed of sound.
  • Ling Yi asked the system whether a modification would still work if he changed the future, and the system confirmed it was valid and explained Mirror Space-Time.
  • Ling Yi changed an investigator’s question from whether the mysterious figure was an immortal or an Ability User to whether he was both.
  • The system detected that Ling Yi’s modification exceeded the data limit and began correcting and adjusting it.

Ch. 3644A Mountain Boar Can't Eat Fine Chaff, Sensing Auras, Saving Guan Qing'er!

At a lavish feast, Ling Yi used his newly awakened aura perception to detect poisoned sashimi and stopped Guan Qing'er from eating it. He confronted the female assassin, while Zheng Feng challenged him and Zhang Huai judged Zheng Feng’s response harshly.

  • Ling Yi admitted that the million-yuan feast did not suit his taste, and Zheng Feng grew displeased with his dismissive remarks.
  • As the meal neared eleven thirty, Zheng Feng offered another serving of sashimi, and Guan Qing'er accepted one.
  • Ling Yi sensed a foul, decaying aura from Guan Qing'er's sashimi and recognized a cold, bloody aura of killing intent from the female assassin who delivered it.
  • Ling Yi took Guan Qing'er's plate and blocked the assassin from leaving, telling the room that she had poisoned the sashimi.
  • Zheng Feng rejected Ling Yi's accusation and demanded an explanation, while Zhang Huai concluded that Zheng Feng was unfit for important responsibility.

Ch. 3645Liu Yunxiang's Other Side, Bai Xiaomeng Calls Again!

Ling Yi stopped an assassin from killing him, and Liu Yunxiang badly injured her before Ling Yi prevented her from delivering a fatal blow. After the group returned to the bidding venue, Guan Qing'er thanked Ling Yi and offered to become his mistress, but Liu Yunxiang claimed him; then Bai Xiaomeng called, and Bai Xiaoqing spoke on the other end.

  • A female assassin attacked Ling Yi, but he caught and snapped her dagger between two fingers.
  • Liu Yunxiang knocked the assassin down and seriously injured her, then Ling Yi stopped her from kicking the woman in the temple.
  • Zheng Feng objected to calling the inspectors, while Zhang Huai urged him to wait until after the bidding conference and warned him about his arrogance.
  • Guan Qing'er asked Zhang Huai to investigate who had arranged the attack, then returned to the venue with Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang.
  • Guan Qing'er offered to become Ling Yi's mistress to repay him, but Liu Yunxiang insisted that Ling Yi was hers.
  • Bai Xiaomeng called Ling Yi, but Bai Xiaoqing's voice came through the phone.

Ch. 3646A Project That Makes Money Isn't Necessarily a Good One-An Investment Purely for Connections!

Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang attended a project auction, where Ling Yi bought two projects to build ties with Zhang Huai and Liu Yunxiang secured an AI film and television project. The chapter ended as the auction introduced Project No. 73, the cutting-edge technology project Ling Yi needed for a system mission.

  • Bai Xiaoqing called Ling Yi to say she was wrong, but he refused to meet her, and Liu Yunxiang offered to accompany him if he met her later.
  • Zhang Huai explained how the bidding conference worked and said Projects No. 1 and No. 9 were especially safe investments.
  • Ling Yi asked Zhang Huai for a large plot near Baihai City to build a company, and Zhang Huai said he would look into it.
  • Ling Yi spent 300 billion yuan to secure Projects No. 1 and No. 9 as an investment in connections, while Liu Yunxiang spent 10 billion yuan on Project No. 29.
  • The auction reached Project No. 73, and the host introduced it as the most cutting-edge of the technology projects.

Ch. 3647Aura Perception, Aura Field Perception, and the Bidders for Project No. 73!

At the bidding event, Ling Yi learned to distinguish Aura Perception from Aura Field Perception and noticed that the masked bidder for Project No. 73 had disturbing, powerful auras. When another bidder raised the price to two trillion, Ling Yi began to bid on the spacetime-folding project himself.

  • Zhang Huai told Ling Yi that Project No. 73 had appeared at bidding events for five years and was widely considered a fake.
  • Ling Yi used Perception to examine the masked person who bid one trillion on Project No. 73 and sensed black, white, and gold Aura Fields.
  • Ling Yi explained to himself how Aura Perception revealed mental smells and emotions while Aura Field Perception revealed people’s physical condition through colors and effects.
  • Zhang Huai said he had sent someone to investigate the masked bidder.
  • The masked person confirmed the one-trillion bid, but another bidder immediately offered two trillion.
  • Ling Yi frowned, raised his bidding paddle, and murmured about Spacetime Folding.

Ch. 3648Ling Yi's Curiosity, the Crimson Aura, Snatching the Little Shorty!

Ling Yi bid ten trillion for Project No. 73, prompting four suspicious bidders to flee, and pursued them to find out what they knew. After a group ambushed and captured the bidders, Ling Yi snatched the frail first bidder and escaped with him.

  • Ling Yi watched four foreign bidders raise Project No. 73's price to five trillion and wondered whether its spacetime-folding technology was real.
  • Ling Yi bid ten trillion, causing the four bidders to leave, then put Liu Yunxiang in charge and pursued them.
  • Ling Yi disguised himself as a waiter, jumped from the hotel roof, and tracked the bidders as they fled on electric scooters in separate directions.
  • Ling Yi noticed more than twenty people with powerful crimson, white, and gold auras ambush and capture the four bidders.
  • Ling Yi appeared in the alley, seized the frail first bidder from five captors, and escaped to a rooftop as the crew-cut Captain watched.

Ch. 3649The Interrogation, Xiao Bagou's True Identity, and the Secret of Project No. 73!

Ling Yi interrogated Xiao Bagou, a former Bagou Kingdom prime minister and covert agent, about his assignment to bid on Project No. 73. Xiao Bagou revealed clues about the project before explaining that his many victims were Bagou people he killed ten years earlier.

  • Ling Yi disarmed Xiao Bagou, broke his legs, and questioned him in a hotel suite.
  • Xiao Bagou said he had been the Bagou Kingdom's prime minister before being imprisoned for corruption and recruited as an agent.
  • Xiao Bagou revealed that he had spent ten years in the Ancient Country working as a publishing-house editor, then received an assignment to bid on Project No. 73.
  • Xiao Bagou said Project No. 73 involved a team researching spacetime folding and that they might have accidentally developed a powerful technology related to quantum communications.
  • Ling Yi accused Xiao Bagou of killing many people, and Xiao Bagou admitted he had killed Bagou people ten years earlier while destroying evidence of his corruption.

Ch. 3650Task Complete, More Questions, the Tenth Script!

Ling Yi interrogated Xiao Bagou about the bombing and Project No. 73, then handed him over to Guan Ling. Still suspicious of the project, Ling Yi used his new script generation to target its person in charge.

  • Ling Yi confirmed that Xiao Bagou had bombed a government building in Xiaoban City ten years earlier, killing more than three hundred people.
  • The system rewarded Ling Yi with an extra script generation and a modifiable character after he exceeded the task requirements for Project No. 73.
  • Xiao Bagou confessed to embezzling funds, blowing up the building, and following orders to secure Project No. 73 or leave Ancient Country.
  • Xiao Bagou said he expected to be contacted if he secured Project No. 73 and suspected someone on its team was working with his people.
  • Ling Yi handed Xiao Bagou over to Guan Ling, who recognized him despite his mask and took Xiao Bagou away in a van.
  • Ling Yi failed to generate a script targeting Project No. 73 itself, so he generated one targeting the project's person in charge.
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