At 2:50 p.m., Lin Chi, who had put on his exoskeleton, put on a black robe and strode into the elevator of the apartment building.

Zhou Tianhao should be there soon, and Lin Chi also made preparations in advance. But instead of going straight to the dessert shop, he stopped in the lobby on the first floor for a while, using his throat microphone to communicate with Frankenstein:

"See him?"

Lin Chi's vocal cords trembled slightly, and after the voice was detected by the throat microphone, Frankenstein's response immediately sounded from the in-ear headphones:

"He's coming."

"Did you bring anyone else?" Lin Chi continued to ask.

"He's the only one." Frankenstein replied.

"Check for an ambush." Lin Chi ordered.

After listening to Frankenstein's account of the pursuit of the security bureau commissioner, Lin Chi's trust in Zhou Tianhao also decreased a little. This meeting may turn out to be a dangerous "Hongmen feast", so you must prepare in advance.

It was about Lin Chi's safety, and Frankenstein temporarily put aside his temper and became Lin Chi's partner. It worked as efficiently as ever, and it only took thirty seconds to send a reply:

"I checked the surveillance footage of the block in front of the community, and he arrived here by highway bus, and there were no other suspicious people around."

"Ha, am I overthinking?" Lin Chi said with a smile.

"Be careful, the Security Service may be monitoring." Frankenstein reminded, "Even I can't defeat the members of the Security Agency, so be careful." ”

"I'll take notice." Lin Chi said and strode out of the apartment building and walked towards the "Midnight Dessert Shop" in the community.

Ever since that lovable "Breaking Chef" found what she was really good at, she was a huge success almost immediately. Restaurants that used to be unpopular have been replaced by lively dessert shops.

Not only customers from the neighborhood, but also many customers who arrived here by car just to see the "cute dessert girl" are queuing, which is a rare spectacle in this era when human beings are gradually dying out.

"Aren't these people afraid of death......" Zhou Tianhao, who was wearing a dark blue tracksuit, sighed.

"Her craft is very good, but she puts a little too much sugar." Lin Chi said.

Hearing Lin Chi's voice sounding from behind the side, Zhou Tianhao immediately turned his head and met the unexciting face of his old classmate.

Zhou Tianhao glanced Lin Chi up and down, and commented, "You...... It seems to be fat. ”

"I wore an exoskeleton." Lin Chi told the truth very frankly: "You know, I'm too lazy to walk. ”

"Brother, you still look like the ghost you did when you were in school, I really envy you." Zhou Tianhao's old face, which was haggard due to overtime, squeezed out a weak smile: "I also want to be as idle as you......"

"I've just been a bit idle lately, and I've been tired when I was in the team." Lin Chi looked back at the long queue in front of the dessert shop and asked, "So why did you come to me this time?" It's not a holiday yet, is it? ”

Looking at Zhou Tianhao's appearance of a ghost who may die of overwork at any time, you can know that the continuous overtime of the Game Administration should not be over yet, and this guy chose to find himself at this time to "catch up", obviously for some serious things.

"I just want to talk to you."

Zhou Tianhao sat down on the bench next to the flower bed, and Lin Chi also sat on the bench, silently waiting for Zhou Tianhao to continue speaking.

"Regarding the 'psychedelic' thing, we decided to abandon the investigation." Zhou Tianhao said.

Hearing the unexpected news, Lin Chi immediately asked, "Why?" ”

"There's been more important work lately." Zhou Tianhao said vaguely: "Moreover, the case of psychedelics has been transferred to other departments." ”

- Is this so-called "other department" the Security Bureau?

Realizing that there was a mystery in Zhou Tianhao's words, Lin Chi didn't ask much, just smiled: "So you're relieved now?" ”

"yes, I'm so relaxed now." Zhou Tianhao leaned on the bench in a "salted fish paralysis" posture, and his back slid down softly: "Finally, I don't have to worry about those things, it's obviously just the Game Administration, why do you do so much work?" ”

"What else is there to do?" Lin Chi asked tentatively.

"Nothing." Zhou Tianhao decisively "immune" this cliché: "In short, our future work should be much easier." You don't have to continue investigating the psychedelic thing. ”

"I've been investigating for a long time, should I be paid?" Lin Chi stretched out his right hand to his college roommate.

"Well, what do you want to eat?" Zhou Tianhao pointed to the dessert shop not far away: "I want to see if the dessert made by that woman is really delicious." ”

"Buy whatever you want, as long as you have strawberries." Lin Chi smiled.

"Then you wait for me for a while." Zhou Tianhao said and stood at the back of the long queue.

Seeing that the other party would not be able to return here for a while, Lin Chi, who was still sitting on the bench, used the throat microphone to contact Frankenstein:

"Don't forget to record."

"I see." Frankenstein replied.

"Look around."

"There are no possible observers or trackers nearby." Frankenstein still spoke quickly: "Mr. Zhou Tianhao came alone, and I can't detect if he is carrying the surveillance equipment of the Security Bureau. ”

"This kid doesn't seem to be any different from usual." Lin Chi looked at Zhou Tianhao's vicissitudes of life.

The suspicions that arose before the meeting had dissipated most of them by this time. In Lin Chi's opinion, in addition to the "kidney deficiency" due to long-term overtime, the current Zhou Tianhao is no different from usual, and it does not look like he is hiding some shocking secrets.

However, what Lin Chi was more concerned about was what Zhou Tianhao said, "other departments." ”

"According to him, the psychedelic incident should have been transferred to the Security Service." Lin Chi used a throat microphone to contact Frankenstein: "If the Security Bureau is in charge of this, it makes sense that the hacker is being hunted down." ”

"The Security Service doesn't usually meddle in such matters." Frankenstein whispered.

"Yes, the mysterious national security apparatus has something to do with online games, and few people will believe it." Lin Chi also agrees with Frankenstein.

In any case, there is a subtle sense of disobedience in the investigation of a crazy incident in a brain imaging game by a department like the Security Service, which is like using a cruise missile to fight mosquitoes.

INTERVIEWER Maybe the 'relevant departments' mentioned by Zhou Tianhao are not the Security Bureau, but some other agencies? If you can get the words out of the haggard man's mouth, maybe you can find out the truth.

"I'm supposed to be ready to vomit the truth." Lin Chi said.

"Are you going to kidnap him?" Frankenstein said coldly.

"I'm just kidding."

While waiting for Zhou Tianhao, Lin Chi picked up his mobile phone to open the official forum of "War Paradise", and read the new posts in the forum boredly.

After watching the live broadcast of opening the magic box by sand sculpture netizens for a while, Zhou Tianhao finally came back, holding two paper bags in his hand, and stuffed one of them into Lin Chi's hand:

"The strawberry cake you ordered."

"Thank you."

Lin Chi took out a small box from the paper bag, opened the plastic lid on it, and the rich taste of cream wafted into his nose.

For Lin Chi, who used to often eat at midnight restaurants, this taste was all too familiar to him. Lin Chi picked up the cake and took a big bite, and the sweet and sour taste spread in his mouth.

"Hmm...... That's good! ”

Zhou Tianhao, who took a tentative bite of blueberry cake, blinked in surprise: "Is she so strong?" I thought it was just the damn nutrition package. ”

"Nonsense, what do you think so many guests are here for?" Lin Chi solved his strawberry cake by two, picked up the paper towel that came with it, and wiped off the cream on his mouth.

Aside from the occasional overly sweet dessert, the desserts made by the girl were impeccable. Even Zhou Tianhao, who was once cheated by the "nutrition package", was full of praise for the cake.

Two minutes later, the two of them, satisfied after eating the cake, leaned back on the bench and looked up at the sky. Seeing that Zhou Tianhao was also finished, Lin Chi asked casually:

"You've got something to say, right?"

"Yes." Zhou Tianhao's voice became serious.

"Say what?" Lin Chi leaned closer to the other party.

"The little girl in line over there seems to be a couple of us." Zhou Tianhao said.

"It's okay, let her continue to misunderstand." Lin Chi smiled slightly.

Although he didn't care much, Zhou Tianhao immediately sat upright, trying to clear the relationship with the "old salted fish" next to him, cleared his throat, and said:

"Actually, I did want to say something to you this time......

"Say, I'll listen." Lin Chi nodded.

"From what I've observed, it seems like you're interested in Pulse Entertainment and you're still doing some research...... Right? Zhou Tianhao asked.

"Does this need to be observed? You told me some information. Lin Chi manipulated the exoskeleton and shook his right leg slightly: "What's wrong?" ”

"We're old friends, I'd like to remind you." Zhou Tianhao looked at Lin Chi without blinking: "Stop, don't investigate the matter of Pulse Entertainment Company anymore." Otherwise......"

Looking at the other party's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Lin Chi asked, "Otherwise, what's wrong?" ”

"I can't say too much about that, but I can tell you...... The Security Service is investigating the Pulse Entertainment Corporation. Zhou Tianhao leaned over to Lin Chi and whispered to him: "Stop playing tricks with carving insects, if you are discovered by the people of the Security Bureau, even I will not be able to protect you." ”

"You're talking about the Security Bureau?" Lin Chi sat up abruptly, pretending to be surprised: "How could they do it in this aspect of the game?" ”

"I don't know the specifics, but they did steal our jobs. Took all of our investigative materials and warned us not to interfere any further. Zhou Tianhao clenched his fists with some resentment: "They didn't even say a word of thanks, and they drove us as fools." ”

"If I continue my investigation, will I be arrested by the Security Service?" With his increasingly superb acting skills, Lin Chi's facial muscles began to twitch, and he looked scared: "Brother, don't scare me." ”

"I didn't scare you." Zhou Tianhao said seriously: "The guys from the Security Bureau are very secretive about this and have warned us several times, saying that if they find out that we are still investigating, they will put us in prison. ”

- In this way, the hacker who knew Frankenstein well was hunted down because of the hack on the Game Authority. If the hacker is really caught, and he confesses himself and Frankenstein......

Realizing that he was indeed in danger, Lin Chi patted Zhou Tianhao's shoulder gratefully: "Thank you for the reminder, I will thank you." ”

"Then go buy me another cake." Zhou Tianhao licked his lips unsatisfactorily: "This time I want a mango flavor." ”

"Don't you think it feels good for two big men to give each other cakes?" Lin Chi frowned.

"Forget it, I'll buy it myself." Zhou Tianhao said angrily, and suddenly lowered his voice again:

"I was afraid of being watched by the Security Service, so I met you here. Take my advice to stop investigating Pulse Entertainment, there are some things we shouldn't know. ”

"I know." Lin Chi nodded, picked up his mobile phone and transferred the cake money to Zhou Tianhao.

After saying goodbye to his old classmates, Lin Chi returned home, and Frankenstein immediately greeted him and shook his right hand:

"I recorded."

"It's okay to delete the recording, it's already clear what he wants to say." Lin Chi took off his exoskeleton and sat back on the sofa.

INTERVIEWER If we continue to investigate Pulse Entertainment now, it may attract the attention of the Security Bureau. If you are discovered by those powerful "super agents", you and Frankenstein will be in danger.

Zhou Tianhao came here to meet him in order to remind himself. For college roommates, Zhou Tianhao can be said to be "benevolent and righteous".

However, even if he had already learned about the danger, Lin Chi would naturally not give up so easily:

"Do you think I should quit?" He asked Frankenstein questions.

"There is an old Chinese saying that you should protect yourself with wisdom." Frankenstein replied.

"There is another old saying: if you don't enter the tiger's den, you will get the tiger." Lin Chi clasped his hands together: "Although the guys from the Security Bureau intervened, I still want to see the truth of "War Paradise". ”

"Is it for your plan?" Frankenstein stared at him.

"That's just part of the reason." Lin Chi sighed, his godless eyes staring at the fluorescent lamp on the ceiling that had not yet been turned on: "There is another reason...... I love that world. ”

"I just like that world, and I can just play games." Frankenstein questioned.

"No, don't you see that?" Lin Chi shook his head: "That virtual world is on the verge of destruction. ”

"What do you mean?" Frankenstein didn't get it.

Facing the confused Frankenstein, Lin Chi coughed and said his judgment:

"Any world needs strong rules, and the world of War Paradise is too fragile. Even ordinary NPCs can detect anomalies in the world, and sooner or later, most of the people there will find themselves in a virtual space. ”

“…… At that point, the 'game' will surely collapse. ”