Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Chapter 1322: Incident in the Lounge

"Tycoon?"

After hearing what Lao Zheng said, Lin Yu thought about this possibility and shook his head.

"impossible."

Lao Zheng asked back, "Boss, I know you have a close relationship with the tycoon..."

Lin Yu shook his head: "I won't let my emotions affect my judgment in this regard. The reason I concluded that he is not a hacker is because his range of activities is in Jiangcheng, in the territory where the hackers have the strongest control."

"And as a high-profile 'Level 4' player, I don't think he could have kept it a secret for so long."

"Furthermore, if it were a tycoon, the difficulty and progress of this dungeon wouldn't be so simple, and Captain Gaoshan's attitude wouldn't be like this either."

Lin Yu analyzed.

Fu Luo also agreed with Lin Yu's opinion: "I always feel that he doesn't look like a tycoon. If he is a tycoon...how did the [prop] you gave to 'Lacon' end up in his hands? As everyone knows, he and Lacon are sworn enemies!"

"Perhaps because of this, he deliberately collected the [props] that Lacan once possessed," Lao Zheng responded to Fu Luo's doubts, "so, his suspicion is even greater."

Lin Yu still insisted: "But I still don't think it's the Tycoon... It's precisely because he meets the criteria of the currently known conditions - when you mention masters with deep roots in the Wasteland Realm and the Kirishima Realm, your first reaction is the Tycoon. This in itself shows that the Tycoon is very likely not the murderer."

"Rather than looking directly for someone with deep roots in both the Kirishima and the Wasteland Realms, it's better to look for someone who only appears to have knowledge of Kirishima or the Wasteland Realms—because they're likely to conceal the fact that they have deep roots in at least one of these realms."

Lin Yu's tone became firm.

"Of course, since you brought it up, if there's no conclusive evidence that the tycoon isn't the murderer, I will definitely try to investigate and test him. However, I still have reason to believe that he's most likely not the murderer."

For Lin Yu, he didn't think the tycoon was really a big suspect.

After all, he had enough contact with the tycoon, and Lin Yu could clearly perceive that the tycoon was a middle-aged uncle with almost no secrets.

If this guy had concealed something like joining the "Bronze Furnace", it would have been impossible for me not to notice it.

Fu Luo once again agreed with Lin Yu's statement: "Old Lin is right... Our current investigation is not very in-depth. These are probably information they want us to know, so that we can have some preconceived and wrong impressions."

"So, nowadays, those who meet the requirements too well will be less suspicious."

As Fu Luo spoke, Old Zheng finally relented and said, "That makes sense, but... I'm just providing candidates that I know of who objectively meet the criteria."

"This memory hasn't finished playing yet, let's continue watching."

Lin Yu also nodded, his memory still playing - after all, the fight had not yet happened here.

In the memory scene, although Gao Shan and Fu Luo reached a consensus not to drink, they still ordered two non-alcoholic drinks.

After taking a sip of his drink, Gao Shan spoke again: "Speaking of which, how's your investigation into that bounty going?"

Fu Luo in the memory shook his head: "It's not going very smoothly. Although I found some clues from the hunting club... but there is no decisive progress."

"Right now, we can only confirm from the Hunting Club that the person who posted the bounty was anonymous, and the [prop] notarization location was in Night Vale."

Gao Shan heard this and said comfortingly, "Since they dare to openly offer a reward, they must be very confident in their ability to conceal information."

Fu Luo sighed: "It's more than just the ability to hide. The other party's ability is simply weird."

"I originally planned to take advantage of the bounty on the item when I came to Nevernight City this time. However, I've inquired indirectly and found out that the Earth Scroll hasn't been stolen and is still safely stored in the Nevernight family—but the publisher actually obtained notarization from the Hunting Club."

After a large bounty is issued, it will be notarized by the "Hunting Club" to ensure that the other party has the ability to pay the reward before it is released.

Hearing Fu Luo's words, Gao Shan frowned: "Could it be a 'copy' type ability?"

He did not doubt the accuracy of Fu Luo's information. After all, in Gao Shan's opinion, Fu Luo's information in the City That Never Sleeps, especially the information about the Buye Tian family, must be absolutely accurate.

Fu Luo shook his head: "It's hard to say. Being able to copy the [Earth Scroll], which can be called a 'divine artifact' level [prop]... whether there are any players who have mastered this method is still questionable."

Gao Shan pondered for a moment, offering his own perspective as a seasoned police officer: "Could he have bribed someone from the Hunting Club, or used some other trick to deceive the notary?"

Fu Luo nodded: "That's also a possibility... So, after leaving this [copy], I have to find a way to confirm the situation of the other two [items] given as rewards for the bounty."

"If they are still scattered throughout the Ten Realms... then we can at least identify some core ability of the person who has the bounty."

Gao Shan also said, "That's right. After we get out of this [Instance], I'll still accompany you. After all, I've almost collected all the [Exclusive Item Designs] I got at the [Level 3]..."

When the words fell...

"boom!"

From the mouse's low perspective, the door of the lounge was suddenly pushed open, followed by a strong light.

"who?!"

Gao Shan growled.

Because the two were sitting side by side at the lounge bar, and Fu Luo was closer to the inside, Gao Shan naturally jumped off the chair and protected Fu Luo behind him.

It was obvious that there was a guy with bad intentions at the door of the lounge.

then……

"Om-!"

A loud buzzing sound was heard, and in the mouse's sight, Gao Shan, who was originally standing in front of Fu Luo, was suddenly hit by some invisible force and flew backwards.

Then, there were ping-pong sounds all around, and the other natives in the lounge seemed to have fainted.

Gao Shan landed again after flying out, steadied himself, and after standing still, he asked, "Folpolo, are you okay?"

Fu Luo, who had already rolled over to the bar, with not only his legs but half of his body visible behind the bar, said, "I'm fine—Hey, who are you?! What species are you? Why are you attacking us?!"

Obviously, the guy who attacked them was definitely disguised in some obvious way, making it difficult for Fu Luo to tell what species he was facing.

In response to Fu Luo's question, the attacker spoke up.

"Forbolo, Gaoshan...you two have crossed the line!"

"You want to pry into secrets that you shouldn't pry into, and you will definitely pay the price!"

The attacker spoke in a hoarse voice. It sounded like his vocal cords were damaged, and it was impossible to tell whether he was a man or a woman.

Gao Shan listened to the other party's voice and said, "I see, it's really the 'player' who's playing tricks... It seems that your investigation direction is correct, Fu Luo."

Then, Gao Shan rushed towards the opponent again.

The invisible impact erupted again, but this time Gao Shan only staggered back two steps and then pounced on the other party with a low roar.

"Is this all you're capable of?! No wonder you're so timid and afraid to show your true face!"

Obviously, the opponent's mental force materialization attack was not particularly effective when Gao Shan was on guard.

then……

From Gao Shan's footsteps, it can be judged that he was engaged in close combat with the attacker.

The opponent didn't seem to be very good at close combat and was quickly suppressed by Gao Shan.

Fu Luo, who was hiding behind the bar, also stood up.

"Good job, Team Shan! Get him! Take that hood off his head!"

"drink!"

In response to Fu Luo, Gao Shan shouted loudly, and then, just as Fu Luo said, a heavy black hood was torn off by Gao Shan and thrown on the ground.

"Boom!"

The hood, which looked like it was made of heavy nylon cloth, fell to the ground, and the attacker's true face should have been revealed.

But from the mouse's perspective, it can still only see the feet.

Gao Shan and Fu Luo in the mouse's memory showed expressions of shock at the same time after seeing each other's appearance.

"Oh my god, this... this person ran away from that crematorium?!"

Gao Shan was stunned for a moment, but then he realized, "You are 'Bow String'?! No... Captain Bow String has already died!"

In response to Gao Shan, there was a low growl from the other side.

"Go away!"

Then, a burst of hurried footsteps were heard, as if the man was walking away.

Gao Shan didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately chased after him.

"Wait a moment!"

The Fu Luo in the memory showed a look of shock.

"What exactly is going on?!"

He reacted quickly.

"No...Team Mountain—that could be a trap!"

However, Fu Luo's reminder came a little too late, Gao Shan had already rushed out of the lounge.

Fu Luo hesitated for a moment, cursed "Damn it", and then rushed out.

After that, the valuable images in the mouse's memory ended there.

Seeing this scene, both the information life form Fu Luo and Lao Zheng fell into deep thought.

"It looks like the mountain team has been lured away..."

"This isn't the original scene of Gao Shan's death, but it's very likely that the murderer used this trick to lure Gao Shan to death."

And the method the murderer used to lure Gao Shan away...

It seemed as if a dead acquaintance of Captain Gaoshan had reappeared in front of him.

Fu Luo analyzed this and whispered, "Could it be that the Undertaker of the Free Alliance has the ability to manipulate corpses? I can't imagine anyone else having this ability."

Lin Yu whispered, "If it's related to corpses... the more famous player is indeed the 'Embarker', but she rarely preserves other people's corpses intact."

"However, if the scope is not limited to players, I do know that there is an expert in manipulating corpses in this wasteland."