The Trial Game of Life

Chapter 115: Tossing Danger

As soon as Leng Miao saw Jin Cheng, he asked straightforwardly: Is Scarlet out of jail?

Jin Cheng didnt answer immediately, but looked at K and made a please gesture. K shrugged, stood up and leisurely walked out of the private room. Before leaving, he closed the door like a true gentleman.

You talk slowly, if you need anything, let me know. The bar recently launched a new wine, which only costs 88 points after discount.

A cunning businessman, as always.

Leng Miao and Rong Yi took their seats, and the conversation went straight to the point. Just before the start, Jin Cheng asked Leng Miao to put up a Silence Barrier. After all, theyd better be safe than sorry.

In the private room right next door, discovering that their voices were suddenly lost, K pursed his lips. Boring. 

He casually tapped the air twice, and a silverish-white door whose size only allowed one person to pass appeared out of thin air. A complicated labyrinth pattern was carved on the door.

K opened it and walked in, and the door automatically disappeared behind him. Entering his eyes was a silverish-white circular space, where bookcases were embedded in the walls and a staircase was spiralling around the bookcases, pointing upwards, but its top wasnt visible. In the center of this space was a huge black chessboard.

Silverish-white lines lay across the black chessboard, with many chess pieces very delicately scattered atop the surface. If one looked carefully, each chess piece had a persons name written on it. The silverish-white lines werent just simply grid lines, rather, they made up a map of the relationship between the characters.

A tatami cushion was placed on the north and south sides of the chessboard. Next to the cushion was a cup of tea that hadnt completely cooled down, facing away.

K walked around the chessboard with a golf putter more than one meter long in his hand. Looking at all the chess pieces with interest, he stretched out the putter and placed it next to the chess piece with Chong Yanzhang written on it. As he knocked it hard, the piece broke into pieces and disappeared.

Immediately, his gaze moved to the chess piece right above that had Scarlet written on it, and with a light thrust of the putter, he pushed her to the middle of the chessboard.

As soon as Scarlet moved, the entire silverish-white map started changing, and the network that used to represent Heavens Will completely disintegrated. Jiang He, who was originally connected to Heavens Will with a feeble ray of light, was now completely independent.

K smiled, hooked Jiang He with the putter and pulled him to another chess piece. As the two chess pieces were attracted to each other, a new line was briskly born.

That chess piece was called Zheng Yingying.

Zheng Yingying had several lines connected to Xiao Tong, Tang Cuo, Chi Yan and Meng Yufei. With a contemplating expression, K swept his eyes over Zheng Yingying, Jiang He and Scarlet.

Will there be another line here, Zheng Yingying? What an interesting little girl. As for you, Jiang He, Jiang He, you go round and round, what kind of master will you choose for yourself in the end? He leaned on the putter and mumbled to himself.

Very quickly, his gaze turned to a chess piece that was drifting away, Yu Yiyi.

Tossing danger to someone elses hand? To talk about who K couldnt understand the most, Yu Yiyi was one of them. The mans luck was so good that it was Heaven-defying, yet he didnt seem to have any special background. Everything so far could only be explained by metaphysics.

Yu Yiyi got the clues to the phylactery, but he feared that he would get into trouble, so he simply passed it to Jin Cheng. Jin Cheng sold the news to K. Ks professional ethics didnt allow him to disclose the source of information, so later, everyone would only know that the information came from K.

This danger got passed on and on, and ended up at K himself?

Unless K didnt leak this information to outsiders, but would that be possible?

No one was stupid. Everyone had their own agenda, but would K have something to be afraid of? He was but a civil-servant player. Suddenly, the corner of his mouth arched into a smile, then he walked to the other side of the chessboard, pushed the chess piece with Lin Yandong into Zone G to collide against Xiao Tong.

You two, what are you plotting?

At Zone G.

Youve screwed up my business today. Warden Xiao Tong sat in a chair with his legs crossed, holding a cup of coffee in his hand. Even when he was in the deepest corridor of the prison, he still emanated his gentlemanly aura as usual.

Looking at him from across the bars was Lin Yandong, who was sitting cross-legged on a straw mat. He was dressed in linen house clothes, half of his body stained with blood, but the prayer beads in his hands werent stained with the mundanity of life in the slightest.

I was also killed. Lin Yandong put up a bitter smile.

Mr. Lin, your words are deceptive. Scarlet has been locked up with me for more than a year, and her current level certainly isnt enough to kill you directly. Xiao Tong retorted.

Am I not welcome here?

Speak, what do you come to find me for? Ive emptied the entire prison for you, so Ill specially stay here to entertain you.

You should know that after the dungeon four years ago, Yong Ye City has placed a lot of restrictions on me. It isnt easy for me to come here to meet you.

Oh.

I want you to send me into a dungeon. Only inside Zone G that I face no restrictions.

You, the honourable Lin Yandong, need to be sent to a dungeon by me?

Its a dungeon of Zone C. Im in Zone A, so I cant reach it. And I must go there in person. Lin Yandong looked at Xiao Tong calmly yet firmly, with persuasive charisma between his eyebrows. But, Xiao Tong was inexplicably annoyed.

If you ask to be sent and I do as you ask, am I your transit station? 

As his voice fell, the atmosphere went a little stiff.

A long moment later, Lin Yandong broke the silence: I havent seen you in ten years, Xiao Tong. Im in Zone A, youre in Zone G. Even if theres only a wall apart, Ive abidden by our promise that year to never see you again. Now ten years have passed, I think its been long enough.

Xiao Tong suddenly laughed: What sh*tty promise? Lin Yandong, you think youre a real man, but youre just an actor who comes on stage to sing. Have you forgotten how to sing after coming to Yong Ye City for so many years? You can sing a few more words to me, then Ill please you.

Lin Yandongs expression suddenly turned solemn. He continued looking at Xiao Tong but didnt say anything.

Xiao Tong laughed like a frivolous young master in ancient times, as if everything was just a plaything in his palm.

The atmosphere continued to remain a stalemate and neither of them spoke for a long time. In the end, Lin Yandong sighed and returned to his usual calmness: Ive forgotten.

Xiao Tong snorted coldly but didnt speak anymore. He stared at Lin Yandong in silence, his eyes as sharp as swords. A long while later, he finally said: Its not that I cant help you. As a matter of fact, I can also give you some information Since Jin Cheng used the [Twelve Movements] to set up the new laws, starting from the date when the movement takes effect, the murderer in Yong Ye City must be punished with the same crime as the victim, right?

Lin Yandong gazed at him, not quite understanding what he meant.

Xiao Tong: You said that Scarlet killed you, but only youre here and Scarlet isnt. She mustve escaped the punishment by some means. I dont know what youre having up your sleeve, coming and leaving my prison as though its a guest house, but if you have time to stay here to play with a dungeon, Scarlet will have time to slaughter all your people.

Hearing this, Lin Yandong frowned.

Xiao Tong took a sip of coffee and asked with a hint of interest: Now, do you still want to enter the dungeon?

On the other side, Jin Cheng explained the matters surrounding Scarlet to Leng Miao and Rong Yi clearly. Seeing that Scarlet was a target that was challenging to deal with, Jin Cheng didnt hide any details. After all, Rong Yi and Leng Miao were also participants in the original siege of the city. Although Leng Miao didnt directly attack Scarlet, considering Scarlets personality, none of the people involved in that operation could escape.

As for what Yu Yiyi revealed to him, Jin Cheng straightaway omitted his name and directly told them the clues about the phylactery.

Rong Yi frowned: So, maybe Chong Yanzhang sided with Scarlet? He knew that Heavens Will had come to an end, so he took the risk and brought BS055 into the prison to create a riot. He wanted to take this opportunity to set Scarlet free, but he carelessly died in it too?

Tang Cuo: No, Chong Yanzhang mightve been used by others.

Leng Miao looked at him: But didnt you say that the clues to Scarlets phylactery were only made known to Jin Cheng, Lin Yandong, Rong Yi and Chong Yanzhang?

Tang Cuo: In addition to Chong Yanzhang, there are three others, arent there?

Leng Miao didnt enjoy this kind of Werewolf game. In the minds of these self-proclaimed clever people, it seemed that everyone was suspicious. Among those four people, if he was to exclude Rong Yi and Jin Cheng here, then Chong Yanzhang and Lin Yandong were the only ones left.

If it wasnt Chong Yanzhang, was it Lin Yandong?

Lin Yandong spent a lot of effort to send Scarlet to jail, but now she was at large again. What was his motive?

All in all, its necessary to find out where Lin Yandong is. If he has been successfully taken down by Scarlets revenge, then according to the law, both of them should be in Zone G. If that is indeed the case, then the situation isnt too bad. Rong Yi made a serious analysis, then continued: We still have a chance to locate Scarlets phylactery and completely destroy this danger.

Jin Cheng folded his arms: But Zone A still has to be guarded. Most of the people who participated in the city siege were from Zone A. You and I cant go back now, so the only person that can go back is

Leng Miaos face turned black in an instant: What are you all looking at me for?

Tang Cuo drank the juice through the straw with a blank expression, simply watching the show.

Leng Miao really believed that Jin Cheng was evil. Twice in a row, he was inexplicably pulled onto this wicked band, and Rong Yi, his friend, even pushed him behind his back.

Who wouldve thought that just more than a month ago, Leng Miao was sent to jail by Jin Cheng after trying to fight for the [Twelve Movements]?

Rong Yi: You have the Mega Rift skill, and you know Scarlet better than we do.

Leng Miao:

Dear friend, do you know why your life isnt easy?Its because you speak too truthfully. Doctor Lengs heart was storming, and his face was getting so cold that he didnt even want to talk to his only friend.

Jin Cheng took over Rong Yis role to speak: Remember to take good care of my Lili and 10086. The little girl is going so apesh*t that even her family doesnt want to recognise her. If she intends to run away, immediately pull me there via your Mega Rift. 

Its not my goddamn business. Leng Miao turned him down, not holding back at all.

Cooperation makes a win-win situation. Jin Cheng leaned back on the back of the sofa with a smile: Moreover, if something happens to Lily and 10086, Ill be the next Scarlet. Are you sure you can stop me?

Leng Miaos black face slowly turned cold.

That was exactly how Jin Cheng was. When people refused to do things his way, he would blatantly throw intimidation at them, with such a gangster-like manner. But what he said truly made people think twice. If Jin Cheng became the next Scarlet, plus Tang Cuo, it would definitely be a hundred times more terrifying than Scarlet herself.

At this point, Rong Yi pressed on Leng Miaos arm and looked at Jin Cheng and Tang Cuo, saying with a calm but firm tone: You wont.

Jin Cheng: Those who do big things wont care about the small detailsThe idiom used here is , also metaphorically interpreted as a great man shouldnt be bound by the trivial matters of life.. I wont become Scarlet, why? Because Im smarter than her. If I want to kill, I have a hundred ways to make you die, such that everyone will clap and cheer for me.

This completely had Rong Yi lost for words. He couldnt help looking at Tang Cuo, the righteous man among the two, but all he saw was a black cats face with absolutely zero righteousness on it.

Tang Cuo nodded coldly at him: What he said is right.

Leng Miao let out a cold snort, put his hands in the robe, got up and left.

Rong Yi hurriedly called after him: Where are you going?

Leng Miao didnt look back: Zone A.

It seemed that he agreed.

Jin Cheng watched him leave, and when the door was closed again, he explained to Rong Yi: It was actually a joke just now. I, Jin Cheng, am kind and nice.

Rong Yi:

Soon, Rong Yi also took his leave, for if he continued to stay with Jin Cheng and Tang Cuo, he might easily die early. When he left the Ruby Bar, he still thought to himself: Easy? Rong Yi? Rong Yi easily dies early?Theres a bit of humourous wordplay here. Since Rong Yis name is homophonous to (meaning easy), the sentence Rong Yi easily dies early reads as Rong Yi rongyi ying nian zao shi, with the word rong yi said twice in a row.

Living is really difficult.

After everyone left, Jin Cheng and Tang Cuo also got up and left. As K was nowhere to be seen when the two of them headed out, they got a tad suspicious, wondering where he went off to.

On the way back, Jin Cheng still wrapped the cage in the [Quantum Stealth Invisibility Cloak] and hugged it tightly in his chest. Not spending any energy at all, Tang Cuo nestled on the cushion comfortably, then he asked about Yu Yiyi again.

Yu Yiyi couldve directly sold the information to K, yet he added you in the middle. Did he want to do you a favour?

Pretty much.

They were in a hurry and Jin Cheng didnt have the time to analyse Yu Yiyis story from the beginning. Now that Jin Cheng carefully looked at it again, what had him most puzzled was Yan Ye.

Was it the fortune teller who took the initiative to give the information to Yu Yiyi, or did Yu Yiyi ask her?

We inferred Scarlets whereabouts from the number of the black iron cage and Lin Yandongs disappearance, but not the clues about her phylactery. When the fortune teller Yan Ye told Yu Yiyi about these clues, it was more than ten days ago. At that time, news about Scarlet only began to slowly surface, so it sounds as if the fortune teller knew that Scarlet was coming out soon. Yu Yiyi and Yan Ye, either of them must be related to Scarlet.

Tang Cuo basically agreed with Jin Chengs inference. This whole messy affair, there must be someone behind it.

At this moment, Yu Yiyi was hiding with his teammate in a dark alley outside Black Hats Miscellaneous Store in Zone E with a lollipop in his mouth, looking out with scrutinising eyes.

Theyre coming out. He moved back a little, watching Wen Xiaoming and Chi Yan coming out from the stores main door. The two still exuded so much joy on their faces, talking and laughing with each other.

Yu Er, will we follow them? Asked the teammate.

Hell no, those are Jin Chengs men, do you want to die? Yu Yiyi smashed the lollipop between his teeth.

Then shall we head back to Zone A?

Thats even worse. I looked at the Almanac Calendar [huang li], an oriental calendar that is produced based on the Lunar Calendar to indicate the good and bad of the day. today, it said life-threatening bad luck. I dont want to go to jail. 

Then what shall we do?

Well try our luck in the Infinite Market of Dreams to scour for some life-saving items.

When the teammate heard that Yu Yiyi wanted to try some luck, he immediately nodded. They had nothing to lose, and their luck was definitely not bad. After Wen Xiaoming and Chi Yan left, they swaggered out from the dark alley, and as they walked, the teammate said with exhilaration:

This Infinite Market of Dreams seems to be really awesome. I can exchange for everything. 10086 mustve gotten something really good, else, how can he be all smiles like that?

Awesome is indeed awesome, but this is also a matter of luck. How can it just simply be awesome?

Yu Yiyi looked up at the crooked black wizard hat patterns on the signboard and squinted: This place is a Pandoras box.