Chapter 273

Qiao Jiming's expression turned extremely ugly the moment he saw Guan Weizhi.

He gripped Qiao Suisui's wrist without a word, tightening his hold imperceptibly.

Qiao Suisui took one last look at Qiao Jiming and said, "I have to go."

After saying this, she shook off Qiao Jiming's hand and got into Guan Weizhi's car.

The Bentley drove safely onto the main road. Qiao Suisui sat in the passenger seat, looking through the rearview mirror at the young man standing by the roadside; he stood there motionless, his expression unreadable.

Guan Weizhi's gaze first flickered to the rearview mirror, then shifted to Qiao Suisui's face, lingering for a few seconds before looking ahead.

"I was surprised when I received your message."

Qiao Suisui came back to her senses. "It was indeed too late; I didn't expect you to actually come."

"That's not what I'm surprised about."

The man kept his eyes on the road, his hands on the steering wheel, and said calmly, "I'm surprised that you actually took the initiative to contact me."

He turned his head and smiled at her. "This is a good start, isn't it?"

Qiao Suisui didn't respond.

Guan Weizhi asked again, "Why are you going to the airport so late?"

"Teacher Guan, actually, I sent you that message to discuss a collaboration with you."

The man laughed heartily. "Is that so? What kind of project?"

Qiao Suisui didn't smile; instead, she looked at him earnestly and said, "A holographic game."

INF Company.

Inside a transparent glass room of over a hundred square meters, a sign hung on the door stating that entry was restricted to internal employees only.

Rows of humanoid pods were parked inside, numbering around a hundred. In each one lay a person, both men and women. Their brains and fingers were attached to monitoring devices, and only their constantly moving eyeballs indicated that they were not in a vegetative state.

Suddenly, the air valve of one of the pods opened, and a blonde woman sat up from inside.

She gasped for air, her eyes filled with terror, and the next second, she touched her heart to confirm she was still alive.

"Fuck! Fuck!"

She cursed loudly, tore off the blood oxygen monitor and other testing devices, and climbed out of the pod.

She was wearing an INF Company uniform, with a badge pinned to her right chest: Supervisor 778, Claire.

Claire returned to her workstation, quickly turned on her computer, entered her password, logged into the internal system, and found that the erasure program for Player 002's world was in progress, at 41%.

She suddenly burst into hysterical laughter, laughing until tears streamed down her face.

"Hahahaha, let's see how you play now! I'll make you taste my wrath."

She sat at her workstation, her hands clattering away at the keyboard, her gaze as crazed as a hyena that had caught the scent of blood.

Suddenly, a hand rested on Claire's shoulder, and she moved impatiently.

"What is it? Talk later, can't you see I'm busy?"

The hand didn't move away; instead, her other shoulder was also gripped.

Claire turned around irritably, but her face turned deathly pale.

It turned out that the ones gripping her shoulders were two 1.9-meter-tall guards in black suits, and behind them stood her superior.

"Boss, I really, I didn't do anything, listen to my explanation—"

The man simply waved his hand, and the guards hoisted Claire up.

"I received an anonymous report, and after verification, it has been confirmed that you were involved in unauthorized operations. The company has now decided to terminate your organizational relationship. Claire, you are fired."

"No, no, no, my residence permit is about to expire, I'm about to become a citizen of this country, please, Boss, I beg you!"

"Take her away."

The man didn't waste a single word and turned to leave, as if she were trash to be discarded after use.

Claire was indeed treated like trash, dragged by the two guards and dumped at the entrance of the building.

She tried to rush back in like a madwoman, but the facial recognition system gave a cold, robotic prompt—

"Sorry, your entry authorization could not be found. Please leave immediately." 22 hours until erasure.

The car soon arrived at the airport. Qiao Suisui unbuckled her seatbelt, but Guan Weizhi pressed his hand on the back of hers.

"The proposal you mentioned is very tempting, but there is still one question I don't understand."

In the car, relying on her knowledge of the game and her previous internship experience at a game company, Qiao Suisui had described a series of specific profit plans to Guan Weizhi, hoping to persuade him to invest.

"What is it?"

"Why are you so clear about this game, as if you've really played it? Or are you saying that you have indeed already experienced this game?"

Qiao Suisui didn't hide it and said, "What you want to know, you will have the answer to once I land. Teacher Guan, I hope you will give me an answer then as well."

If she could get the Zhonghe Fund behind Guan Weizhi to join, her chances of winning would be even greater.

After arriving at the airport, Qiao Suisui saw Ye Xi already waiting for her. Ye Xi's face was filled with anxiety and worry, but when she saw Qiao Suisui, a flash of joy crossed her eyes.

The two successfully boarded the plane, and they spent the entire journey discussing their next plan of action. INF Company was not easy to deal with, but they had to try.

7 hours until erasure.

After arriving at their destination, the two immediately headed to the INF Company building.

This was a towering, modern building, its outer walls shimmering with a cold metallic luster. They paused briefly outside the building, observing the surrounding environment to ensure they weren't being watched.

"I need an access point to enter their internal system," Ye Xi whispered.

Qiao Suisui nodded. They circled to the side of the building, and Ye Xi, relying on her memory, quickly passed through a service door into the building, then headed toward the server room.

The security system inside the building was very tight, with cameras and guards everywhere. But Ye Xi controlled the surveillance footage on her computer, replacing the company's feed with pre-recorded footage, allowing the two to sneak in unnoticed.

They finally arrived in front of an ordinary-looking office door. Ye Xi used the equipment she carried to hack into the door lock system and easily opened it. After entering, they discovered that this office was actually the entrance to the underground server room.

They followed a narrow staircase into the underground server room and found it filled with high-tech equipment. Ye Xi quickly connected to the company's internal network, then began downloading important data from the main server in the data center. Once finished, she prepared to attack the company's system.

At the same time, INF Company was live-streaming.

The popularity of the live-stream room was exceptionally high, the comments were dense, and they were scrolling by very quickly.

The host introduced enthusiastically, "Today we are looking at the world of Player 047. Player 47 has currently successfully conquered Ka'er."

As the host spoke, they clicked on the broadcast screen, and in the footage, Player 047 was tightly hugging Ka'er's neck, the atmosphere romantic.

The comment section kept scrolling—

【Huh? Wasn't today supposed to be the live-stream of Player 002's world?】

【It was 002 when I booked it, right?】

【What's going on, is this a scam?】

【I'm here to see 002!】

【No way, this 047 actually managed to get Ka'er? I was killed directly by Ka'er last time!】

【She's got something, marking this.】

【Gently placing my jade buttocks.】

In the broadcast, Ka'er smiled at Player 047, and the comments above were suddenly filled with exclamation marks and "Ahhhhhhh."

The director zoomed in for a close-up of Ka'er, and the next second, a "Puchi—" sound was heard.

The screen went black in one spot.

【Ah? What? Why is the lens blurred?】

【Ew, it looks sticky, so gross.】

【Wait! This isn't... blood, is it...】

At this moment, the broadcast desk was scrambling to change angles. The camera zoomed out, and Player 047 was seen covering her neck with both hands, eyes wide as she looked at the man opposite her.

And in Ka'er's hand was a thin blade.

His hands were stained with blood, a smile on his face as he made a cross gesture and said, "Amen."

(End of chapter)