We made an appointment online in advance for the time and place of the meeting, and since this conversation was very important, it was necessary to keep it confidential, so I set the appointment in a private room in a tea house and verified the sound insulation effect in advance.

After seeing this "Heroic Sword" in person, he himself looked much older than I expected, about the same age as Lao Xu, and had been working in the local computer city to repair electronic equipment all these years. His behavior when he met me was also different from that of ordinary fans, and there was no excitement or surprise in his emotions, so if I had to describe it, it would be more appropriate to say that I was gratified.

After introducing myself, I learned that his real name was Cao Ling.

Cao Ling: "You know what? You've lived the way I want you to be. ”

I smiled: "I'm sure you're not the only one with this ideal, I'm just lucky." ”

Although thinking like this may be suspected of being cheap, the fact is that to become a professional player, a star player is not as good as others do, and the hardships and efforts are like fish drinking water, and they know their own warmth and coldness.

Cao Ling: "What did you, a big celebrity, come to me to ask?" ”

Me: "One thing before and after you quit the tour. ”

Cao Ling's face changed, and his expression showed panic: "You know? ”

Looking at his expression, things back then were really not simple, and I wondered whether it was easier to get the truth by pretending that I "already knew" and deceiving him, or honestly admitting that I didn't know. I thought about it for two or three seconds, and finally decided to tell the truth: "I came to you because I didn't know." ”

Cao Ling said vigilantly: "What do you want to ask?" ”

Me: "Your good friend back then, Zhao Quanrui, you two used to play games together." ”

Cao Ling: "I don't know him very well, and after so many years, I have retired for so long, and I don't remember much about the events of that year." ”

Me: "Oh...... I don't know him very well, but you know his real name. ”

The other person looked at me again, as if realizing that I was not just a person who could play games.

Cao Ling: "It's hard to know about the rich second generation like him, and you also know that the rich second generation is quite high-profile in playing games, even if I don't know him well, everyone is a member of the gang, and it's normal to know his name." ”

Me: "Well, a lot of rich second-generation games are really high-profile because they spend a lot of money and make a lot of friends, but is Zhao Quanrui like this?" ”

Cao Ling was speechless, and I believe he should know by now that I was prepared.

Me: "Your previous game ID was called Hero's Sword, so I assume you're just as much a hero as most people who like to play games." One of the most basic prerequisites of being a hero is to distinguish between right and wrong, or is it that after a few years of crawling in society, you feel that you have been 'smoothed out' like those complaining young people in the workplace? At least I think one should feel sorry for the sudden death of a good friend. ”

Cao Ling: "You don't have to provoke me, I know what you have to ask, I can tell you everything, but the premise is to tell me, why should I believe you?" I'm sure you won't know and sell me later? ”

From his words, it can be seen that things were not simple, and that the words he wanted to say were probably "earth-shattering", and he was very cautious until he was sure that I could be trusted.

Supposedly, since he uses my sword as his avatar, he should continue to follow the league and my team's movements. If what he wants to say is related to Zhao Quanrui's father, that is, the mastermind behind the scenes, then the reason for his caution must be that he is afraid that I am the other party's person, so he will betray the "inside information" he has mastered to the mastermind behind the scenes. But he should be well aware that I have had many encounters with the people behind the scenes, and I can be trusted.

And if I can't convince him of all those past experiences, what conclusive evidence can I come up with now to prove that I am definitely not behind the scenes? It's like a thing, and you want to prove that you did it, it's very simple, you just have to leave evidence like pictures or videos when you do it. But correspondingly, if you want to prove that you haven't done something, it's very difficult.

Thinking of this, I decided to think differently to achieve my goal: "If you follow the league and the game, and use my sword as your avatar, then you should know very well that what has happened in the past year or so proves that I can be trusted." I can probably guess that the secret you have in your hands could be dangerous for yourself, so even if I'm only one percent likely to be a liar, you don't want to tell me about it, do you? ”

Cao Ling: "That's right. ”

Me: "We're all game lovers, and the joy of playing games is, to put it bluntly, exploration and adventure. But most of us only dare to take risks in games, but not in reality. Because the game has a chance to start over, but in reality it often doesn't. I really can't prove that I'm 100% trustworthy, but if Cho is really a good friend of yours and you're happy about the time you spent together in the game, then it's worth the risk, especially since he's dead and you're the one who helped us the most to understand the cause of his death. ”

Cao Ling: "You are really amazing, I thought that you were able to deal with it easily during the post-game interview, all of which were your pre-game preparations, but now it seems that it is indeed because of your own high emotional intelligence." Okay, if you convince me, I'll tell you what I know, but I have two demands. ”

Me: "You say." ”

Cao Ling: "I know what I'm going to say next may sound ridiculous, but please believe it. ”

"This is natural, since I chose to ask you out, of course I have to believe what you say." Although I said this, I knew very well in my heart that the rational thing to do was to first ask for his statement, and then make a comprehensive judgment to verify its truth.

Cao Ling: "The second is that today's conversation must be absolutely confidential. ”

Me: "Because this matter is very important, and it is related to the victory or defeat of the final battle between us and the mastermind behind the scenes, I can't do it alone." So the information you tell me, I will definitely disclose to others, but I vouch for my personality that these people are also trustworthy, and the number of this 'others' will not exceed ten. ”

Cao Ling looked a little embarrassed, but finally said: "It seems that this is the only way, you can hold up the chair, what I am going to say next may be more impactful." ”

"You say." I thought to myself that he was exaggerating, I had seen so many winds and waves, what other impactful thing could make me need to hold my chair steady?

Cao Ling said word by word: "Zhao Quanrui's death was not an accident, but was killed by his father, Zhao Longjun. ”