Chapter 174 : Chapter 174
Chapter 174
Bai Xuechao, who saw this, was a little surprised.
When he took away 20% of Zhou Chenhao's personality, based on the usage method he obtained, he had thought about what kind of impact it would have on Zhou Chenhao.
The segmentation of personality was equivalent to a whole person being divided into two parts, but they originally belonged to a whole, so there must be a natural connection between them.
Bai Xuechao once thought that the authority he obtained was related to Zhou Chenhao.
As for what kind of connection it was, since he could "influence" and "hint" Zhou Chenhao's thinking, he could also make requests to Zhou Chenhao through words. It was very likely that this connection corresponded to Zhou Chenhao having a better impression of him and trusting him more.
Facts proved that his guess was pretty much correct.
Zhou Chenhao's favorability towards him had indeed increased significantly, but his trust still remained to be seen.
But what he didn't expect was that the effect on Zhou Chenhao's side was actually like this? If he took away 50%, wouldn't Zhou Chenhao be revolving around him every day?
Fortunately, he didn't take much.
Moreover, Zhou Chenhao said that the special ability energy crystal they discovered together could be divided equally or he could take a larger share. This was a matter of principle. To put it exaggeratedly, if the SAIDB found out, they could skin him alive.
This showed that Zhou Chenhao's bottom line was lowering for him.
Just 20% of his personality was like this, which made him curious about what would happen if he took more, but it was just a thought.
Bai Xuechao collected his thoughts and continued to read the manga.
Zhou Chenhao seemed to just remember, his eyes widening, "Oh right, he's a water-type special ability user."
Xia Xiaoxi showed a helpless expression, tilted her head slightly, and asked again, "Then the same question as before, who will you save this time?"
"Bai Xuechao, of course," Zhou Chenhao said as if it were a matter of course.
Xia Xiaoxi and Ling Feng both turned into Q-version little figures, both petrified, with three question marks above their heads.
Xia Xiaoxi was puzzled, "Why?"
"Ah, it's completely subconscious..." Zhou Chenhao patted his head and laughed awkwardly, "I just feel that his body is so weak, even if his special ability is water, he would feel cold, right? It wouldn't be good if he caught a cold. Ling Feng's body is very good, he can soak in the water for a while longer."
【Hahaha, goddammit, 'can soak in the water for a while longer.' I'm dying of laughter. Ling Feng is like the abandoned original wife.】
【Why does the newcomer get to be on top~ Because the former doesn't fight or snatch~ (Singing it out loud)】
【Our Xuexue is so weak he can't take care of himself, of course we have to save Xuexue first. (bushi)】
【It's even funnier now. Xiao Xi shouldn't have asked a second time hahaha. There's a Ling Feng Maomao silently breaking apart.】
【QAQ I can't laugh at all. I feel like this is so dangerous, something will definitely happen in the future.】
【Don't worry, since there's such a setting, something will definitely happen in the future. (bu) Otherwise, what's the point of writing this setting, for us to ship?】
【Haha, why isn't it for us to ship? (Doge emoji) We're all going crazy shipping it, okay? I bet after this chapter, the forum will be full of content.】
Xiao 6 finally couldn't hold it in and let out a creepy laugh, "Jiejiejiejiejie... This is so shippable!"
Actually, Bai Xuechao also thought it was a bit funny, but definitely not shippable.
He felt that Ling Feng was like Zhou Chenhao's unlucky brother.
In the manga, Ling Feng's expression was particularly serious and grave. He asked, "If you knew Bai Xuechao was in danger while you were on a mission, would you abandon the mission to save him?"
"I'm not sure." Zhou Chenhao fell into deep thought.
The next panel was a close-up of his hand. He placed the special ability energy crystal he was holding back on the storage box.
It seemed that in the time it took to perform that simple action, Zhou Chenhao had already thought of the answer. The next panel was his response. He spread out one hand and said, "If it's not an urgent mission, I will go. Human life is more important. If it's an urgent mission, I will see how urgent it is. To be honest, I don't know how I would weigh Bai Xuechao's life."
"No need to ask anymore," Ling Feng said.
Xia Xiaoxi looked at Ling Feng, waiting for what he was going to say next.
Ling Feng's fingers kneaded his temples, his brow slightly furrowed, as if he found the matter very tricky. "After your mission report is submitted, the higher-ups will definitely talk to you and conduct a risk assessment on you."
Zhou Chenhao was dumbfounded, "What?"
"20% of your personality was taken away. This matter won't pass so easily." Ling Feng said seriously, "If it were someone else, they would probably be suspended from their duties, and after a risk assessment, a high-level special ability user would be assigned to supervise them. If the circumstances are serious, they would be dismissed."
"Ah," Xia Xiaoxi raised her hand to cover her lips, very surprised, "It's that serious...!"
Ling Feng continued to look at Zhou Chenhao and said, "But you are the only special ability nullification user, the situation is different. Unless you commit a serious disciplinary violation, the SAIDB will not dismiss you."
Zhou Chenhao breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh..."
Ling Feng added with a blank expression, "They'll just imprison you."
【What kind of dark humor is this hahaha, they won't dismiss you, they'll just imprison you.】
【I was just getting hyped up shipping the CP, but Ling Feng's words instantly cooled me down. I'm starting to worry about Brother Hao ahh!】
【Don't worry, Brother Hao is the protagonist. No matter who gets into trouble, he won't. (Peace sign)】
【What does the risk assessment need to assess? It's not similar to the questions Ling Feng Maomao asked before, right?】
【Then the assessment result must be: Bai Xuechao's simp.】
【To the sister in front, you're going to make me die of laughter. What simp! (Laughing until crying)】
Zhou Chenhao's eyes widened, "Huh?"
Ling Feng said, "So your risk assessment result is very important. That's why I'm testing your bottom line for Bai Xuechao, because the higher-ups will definitely ask."
Zhou Chenhao realized something and pointed to himself, "Then my answer just now..."
"Completely, unqualified." Ling Feng made a judgment with a blank expression. "Our team will most likely be assigned an 'instructor' as a supervisor for a period of one to three months. How long the supervision lasts depends on what the higher-ups are thinking, and the investigation on Bai Xuechao."
Zhou Chenhao was stunned, "Ah..."
"Wait!" Zhou Chenhao came to his senses, his expression surprisingly serious, "Why investigate Bai Xuechao?"
Ling Feng was a little speechless, "Looking at you now, don't you understand why?"
The next panel was Zhou Chenhao's expression of sudden realization. The dialogue bubble next to it had its tail pointing towards Ling Feng's direction outside the panel, "Because he took away your personality."
【Understandable. After all, no one wants their employee to be physically in Cao's camp but mentally with Liu Bei.】
【Sorry, I'm a hater. I'm just gloating right now. Brother Hao's risk assessment will definitely be unqualified hahaha.】
【Brother Hao's reaction makes me feel like Maomao said that long paragraph from the heart, but he only heard 'investigate Bai Xuechao.' (Covering face, laughing until crying)】
【(Laughing until crying) Dude, control yourself a bit.】
【Ling Feng (speechless): Look at you now.】
【When can the personality be returned? I can't stand seeing Brother Hao being such a simp. (Doge emoji)】
Bai Xuechao, who saw this, was not surprised that the SAIDB would investigate him.
He was prepared for this long before he took away 20% of Zhou Chenhao's personality. His information had been kept secret by the Dark Organization for many years. Even if the SAIDB dug three feet into the ground, they would only find so much. He knew it all and had prepared countermeasures.
What's more, he later learned from the manga that Qiao Wenjie was a mole.
After he left the Apocalypse Society, he would spread the news and guide the SAIDB across the country to conduct a self-investigation for moles.
At that time, all the SAIDB's energy would be focused on self-investigating for moles. Given Xia Country's rigorousness, they would definitely investigate everyone from top to bottom to see how many moles there were. With so many members in the SAIDB across the country, it would take a considerable amount of time.
Moreover, Yuan Lan was going to create a large number of special ability users, so the SAIDB would have even less time to focus on him.
At that time, no matter what treatment Zhou Chenhao had before, with the increase in the number of special ability users nationwide, as a person whose special ability was "anti-special ability," Zhou Chenhao's treatment would definitely improve. He might even be guided to level up quickly. The higher-ups would also turn a blind eye to the matter of him losing 20% of his personality and prioritize dealing with the chaos in various places.
However, after the situation calmed down, the SAIDB would definitely look for him. The greater the role Zhou Chenhao played, the more they would need to find him and get back that part of his personality that belonged to him.
This didn't matter.
Because Xiao 6 had revealed before that he, this villain, would go offline in the few days after New Year's Day next year. At that time, he would fake his death.
It was already October 18th now, so there were only a little over two months left before he went offline.
Bai Xuechao had thought everything through clearly.
He turned to the next page and continued reading.
The next page started with the countermeasure that Ling Feng had thought of. He raised his hand and made a 'two' sign, saying, "There are two ways now."
Below this was an interior view of the entire car, occupying the rest of the page. The camera's perspective was roughly at the windshield. The driver in the driver's seat was a slightly chubby middle-aged man, who was driving. Zhou Chenhao sat in the passenger seat looking back, leaving only his half-red, half-black head and back to the reader. In the back seat on the left side of the picture was Ling Feng, who was making a 'two' with his left hand. On the right was Xia Xiaoxi, who was looking at Ling Feng with a serious expression, listening to him speak.
Overlapping this panel were several bubbles, which combined to form all of Ling Feng's words.
Ling Feng: "First, restrain your thoughts when you're undergoing the risk assessment. Please think through the questions related to Bai Xuechao in your mind, especially the issue of the special ability energy crystal. We are a special team, and our mission is to investigate and find the special ability energy crystal for the country. This mission has the highest priority among all missions, so you should know how important the special ability energy crystal is to the country. Therefore, don't say such stupid things as giving the special ability energy crystal to Bai Xuechao again. It will bring trouble to both you and him."
When he said this, he looked in the direction of the driver's seat.
The design here was very clever. Bai Guzi didn't directly show Ling Feng looking at the driver, but instead gave a panel of the rearview mirror.
In the rearview mirror was Ling Feng sitting in the back seat. Those ocean-like blue eyes seemed to be looking at the mirror, meeting your gaze.
It was exactly as if the driver discovered Ling Feng was looking at him through the rearview mirror.
The driver had also been in the workplace for many years. Seeing this, he immediately stated his position, "You guys can talk freely, I won't report you. I'm from the A Port SAIDB. Reporting you Y City guys so far away is useless to me, and I'll just offend people. It's not necessary."
【Ahhh that rearview mirror panel, Ling Feng's gaze is so handsome, so handsome it's making me cry! qwq】
【Is Ling Feng secretly teaching Brother Hao how to use connections? (Afraid to make a sound)】
【My god, the special ability energy crystal is so important. I have a bad feeling about this. I feel like something big will happen because of the special ability energy crystal in the future.】
【Hiss, I feel like based on what Ling Feng said, it can be understood that it's okay not to get the special ability energy crystal, but don't say things like giving the special ability energy crystal to someone or sharing it with someone.】
【To the sister in front, yes, that should be what Maomao means.】
【Not getting it can be considered a mission failure, but having the opportunity to get it but giving it to an unofficial person is a big problem.】
【This driver is a real old hand, he's quite savvy. (Laughing until crying)】
Ling Feng retracted his gaze, looked at Zhou Chenhao, and continued, "But this method has a high probability of failure, because there's a ninety percent chance they'll use a lie detector on you."
"Huh?" Zhou Chenhao was speechless and dumbfounded. "The failure rate is so high, then why are you telling me this?"
Ling Feng replied, "Because if you don't use this method, you'll have to find Bai Xuechao."
Zhou Chenhao scratched his face, "Find him for what?"
Xia Xiaoxi finally managed to say what she wanted to say earlier, "Of course, to get your 20% of personality back from him!"
Zhou Chenhao continued to scratch his face, his eyes darting to the side, as if he had a guilty conscience, or maybe he was embarrassed, "This... to get it back, I need... to pay back the money..."
Below this were two panels side by side, both close-ups of Xia Xiaoxi.
On the left was her dumbfounded expression, "Pay back the money?"
On the right was her expression of understanding something. Her mouth was open as if she were saying "Oh," and indeed she was, "Oh oh, it's what you said before about having to exchange your own things as game coins to play games, right? You owe him game coins? How much? We should be able to pay it back if we pool our money, right?"
Zhou Chenhao started to look up, "Um..."
"Why aren't you talking?" Xia Xiaoxi looked at Ling Feng again.
Ling Feng turned his head directly to the car window. Only the back of his head was in the frame. "Let him tell you."
A huge question mark appeared above Xia Xiaoxi's head.
Zhou Chenhao's bubble was marked with "in a low voice," "28,866,670 game coins."
The three of them were all special ability users, and in such a small space, no matter how low they spoke, they could still hear clearly.
"How much?" Xia Xiaoxi's emerald-green eyes widened. Her bubble was marked with "in a loud voice," showing her shock. "Nearly thirty million? You guys were gambling big!"
Ling Feng said one sentence, "More than that."
Xia Xiaoxi's widened eyes turned to Ling Feng, her mouth also gaping open, "Then how much is it?"
Zhou Chenhao smiled sheepishly, "The exchange rate between coins and game coins is 10:1."
【Xiao Xi shocked: How much? (I'm taking a screenshot of this expression!)】
【When I saw my daughter say 'we should be able to pay it back if we pool our money,' I really almost laughed out loud. She still doesn't know how much these two (especially Brother Hao) can spend.】
【Neither of them dares to mention the huge sum, and they all dare not look at my daughter. So cute!】
【As expected, no matter who it is, they all have a guilty conscience when it comes to paying back money. (Doge emoji)】
【Brother Hao, fly bravely, and bear the consequences yourself~】
After Xia Xiaoxi heard this, a mess of black lines appeared next to her head, indicating her confusion. Her eyes were straight, and she almost cursed, "F... hiss, nearly three hundred million."
In the next panel, her expression suddenly became extremely dejected, her mouth pouting, pitifully, "The Hot-pot's debt is all because of saving me, right? Why don't you just sell me back to the game city, maybe you can pay back the money then."
"It's not maybe, it's definitely," Zhou Chenhao said with a smile. "But we can't possibly sell you back."
Ling Feng seemed to want to distract Xia Xiaoxi and stop her from blaming herself further. He asked, "Do you want to know how many game coins you're worth?"
"How much?" Xia Xiaoxi asked curiously.
Zhou Chenhao made a 'two' with his hand and smiled, showing his white teeth, "200 million!"
Xia Xiaoxi's eyes widened, "Wow! That's equivalent to 2 billion!"
"Mhmm," Zhou Chenhao nodded with a smile.
【Sob, my daughter must still feel very guilty. (Crying emoji)】
【Sell her back hahaha, what a cute idea. Her eyes lit up when she knew her value was 200 million game coins!】
【If she knew that Brother Hao's special ability was more expensive than her, would she get angry haha.】
【Xiao Xi: How am I so cheap! I won't allow it!!】
But Xia Xiaoxi immediately became dejected again, "Then what do we do next?"
"Actually, my suggestion is to go back and talk to Bai Xuechao." Ling Feng's fingers were intertwined, his eyelids half-lowered as if he were thinking. "But he definitely won't return it directly. This is his reward, and it's also what we agreed to mortgage to him."
He raised his eyelids and looked at Zhou Chenhao, "We're in the wrong in this matter. If he hadn't gone easy on us and quit the game, our losses would have definitely been greater, more than 20% of our personalities."
Zhou Chenhao sighed, "Yeah... he quit the game, and the remaining game coins in the prize pool all went to us. He said he would only lend us 10 million, but in the end, he lent us so much. He was also the one who paid the game coins to redeem Xiaoxi. He has already helped us a lot."
"He was the one who redeemed me?" Xia Xiaoxi asked curiously, "What happened to you guys back then?"