Chapter 1003 380: An Old Familiar Buddy

He doesn't often kill people.

Or rather, he doesn't often kill people with his own hands.

He's not particularly sensitive to the taste of death, but he can still sense something is off. For instance... this man's eyes showed... extreme fear at the time of death, which wasn't quite right. Logically, there should be a mix of anger and resentment.

And... bewilderment.

After all, he ripped the ticket after ransom was paid on the spot, and it was for the family. The other's eyes shouldn't only show fear.

This can only mean one thing.

The procedure for the other's death was pre-set, and in the set procedure, the person was supposed to feel only fear at the time of death.

"Strange..."

Chen Mang squinted slightly, looking around at the players staring at him in confusion, and at the sirens getting closer in the distance. Starting with the clues from the implanted "Iris Chip".

He roughly guessed that this game might not be a virtual online game, but rather, players' consciousness is transferred into robots to explore an unfamiliar universe.

It's a group traversal.

These NPCs are actually real people.

However, according to his recent tests, these NPCs are indeed just NPCs.

At this moment—

Four police cars had already surrounded him, and several armed police officers pointed their guns at him. He did not resist, simply stood there with his hands raised, calmly allowing himself to be handcuffed.

And at the same time the handcuffs were put on.

A panel appeared before his eyes.

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"Due to triggering the laws of Ceylon City, you have been captured by the Law Enforcement Bureau. In the state of capture, the safe word cannot be activated."

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This means.

From now on, he can no longer exit this game. If his sentence turns out to be the death penalty, he will have no choice but to wait for death.

"Don't worry, Train Captain, I can unlock this permission at any time."

Ai's voice echoed in his ear.

"If any other player is willing to break into prison or intercept the police car, as long as the capture status is lifted, the safe word can be used again."

"This is a new setting."

"There's one more thing."

"The player who just posted a guide on the player forum found the hidden story. That middle-aged man will eventually see his son lying on his back and be killed by his son in fear."

"Hmm."

Chen Mang lightly nodded, not paying too much attention, while the police in front of him sternly took out an ID from his pocket, and said solemnly.

"You have violated the laws of Ceylon City, and you are now under arrest and will be tried by the court."

A boy in the crowd somehow took out a camera and captured the scene.

...

One day later.

The game "New Cosmos", under the encouragement of several Divine-level Civilizations, even became a popular virtual online game across the universe. On the game's dedicated player forum, a pinned featured post appeared.

The title of the post is.

"The First Player Criminal Arrested in 'New Cosmos', Let's Wait and See His Final Outcome."

There are many comments under the post.

"This guy is doomed. You can't use the safe word in a captured state. I got caught stealing, wanted to exit the game and found it impossible to do so. I had to pay a 1000 points bail for parole!"

"Can't use the safe word in a captured state? Huh? Dying in the game means real death, so if sentenced to death, wouldn't this guy really die?"

"That's right."

"I'm more curious about how the guy above managed to earn 1000 points on the first day the game opened."

"Selling my ass."

"What do you mean?"

"Literally, in my city, many men's wives are left at home alone while they work elsewhere. These women look for some fun and are willing to pay well. Normally, selling once could earn you two to three thousand. I could earn 10,000 points in one go."

"Why do you earn so much?"

"I'm dark-skinned, which is quite rare."

"Is the experience realistic? Does it skip to the animation directly or...?"

"100% realistic, completely real, just like personally experiencing it in the real world, it's amazing. I've decided I'll spend most of my time in this game. I simply love it."

"You can make money selling your ass, why are you stealing anything then?"

"Selling ass isn't a proper path, can't keep doing this forever."

"True."

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At this time—

In the Law Enforcement Bureau of Ceylon City, Chen Mang was being kept alone in a dark room, awaiting interrogation.

At this moment.

Someone pushed the door open and entered, the room was dark, and the light outside was very bright. He couldn't see the person's face clearly, only a vague outline, and the person spoke.

"Do you need help from a familiar lawyer?"

"..."

Chen Mang remained silent, looking at the panel that popped up in front of him. This sentence sounded very familiar, except the last time he heard it, it wasn't a lawyer but another profession.

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"Federation D-level lawyer, free, designated by the Federation, zero chance of acquittal, you will be sentenced to death executed immediately."

"Federation C-level lawyer, 10,000 points, can help reduce your sentence to life imprisonment."

"Federation..."

"Federation S-level lawyer, 10 million points, you'll get a three-year prison sentence, suspended for three years."

"Federation..."

"Federation SSS-level lawyer, 1 billion points, acquitted without charges, and will help pursue compensation on behalf of you for any wrongful actions during capture by the victim's family and the Law Enforcement Bureau, restoring all your reputations."

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Quite nice.

It seems like in this game, as long as you're rich enough, you can basically be a big shot who does whatever he wants.