CHAPTER 510: CHAPTER 242: FORMING FACTIONS_2

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"This guy, illegally intruded into a residence? Got into a fight?"

Fang Yu skeptically stared at Huang Qixin; with his tiny frame and only 10 points of health, could he actually get into a brawl?

At the moment, Qian Guxing had already calmed down.

With just a few perfunctory explanations from Fang Yu, she took each word as the truth.

Currently standing by Fang Yu’s side, she was eager to take his hand and lean on him, but that was only a thought she dared to harbor in her heart. Nevertheless, she still clung close to Fang Yu’s side and spoke up.

"I’m not exactly sure of the details, but when I was arrested, that was the reason given. Later on, even more people were brought into the Prison, so the interrogation about him was put on hold."

In the Prison, there’s no first-come, first-served.

Some high-profile prisoners could jump the queue and undergo intensive interrogation.

Compared to something minor like Huang Qixin’s scuffle,

A big group of people captured by the Xuan family, members of the Foolish Underworld who died, suspects arrested, and even the complete annihilation of the Yuan Body Dojo, capturing those suspected to be demons.

Any of these cases could take priority over this guy, naturally pushing back his turn indefinitely.

As a result, Huang Qixin had been sitting in Prison for several days, completely ignored by anyone.

This isn’t modern society where they’d let you go in 24 hours or something.

In the game world’s Prison, confinement entirely depends on the prison guards’ whims, and the rules in plain sight are useless.

"Injustice, this is an injustice! Mr. Diao!"

Seeing that the two bosses finally brought up his case, Huang Qixin hastily pleaded.

"I was just following the Shopkeeper’s orders from the Detective Workshop to investigate a case. As soon as I stepped out, I saw a street fight and stopped to watch the commotion for a bit. Suddenly, a package was thrown at me, and I caught it instinctively. Next thing I know, I’m being chased and arrested as an accomplice to the troublemakers. I’ve been wronged!!"

Honestly, Huang Qixin still harbored a bit of wishful thinking.

As a player, even though he worked as a detective at the Detective Workshop every day,

Who hasn’t fantasized about unexpectedly stumbling upon a quest for a great adventure?

So when he suddenly caught a package in the street, his first thought was an adventure quest that randomly descended from the heavens.

With greed in his heart, he ended up getting arrested.

After being thrown in Prison, Huang Qixin initially thought that, as an outsider with eloquent speech, he might be simply questioned and then let go.

But nobody interrogated him!

After three fruitless days, Huang Qixin began to wonder if he should delete his account and start over, considering he hadn’t amassed anything other than some money.

The only thing of value he was reluctant to leave behind was a blank book from the package he received, which he had hidden in a secret place before fleeing.

If he were to commit in-game suicide and restart, there was no guarantee he would end up in Tianyuan Town again, and whether he could recover the blank book remained uncertain.

So he thought, having already waited three days, why not wait a few more?

Yet several more days passed without release, no matter how much he shouted. The most he attracted was a prison guard who came in to beat him up; his release seemed indefinitely out of reach.

But having already waited so many days, wouldn’t giving up now make that time spent waiting in vain?

Sunk costs made him grit his teeth and endure, but he was close to losing his sanity.

After all, who wants to log into a game only to be stuck in prison?

Everyone is excited browsing forums, eager to make a name for themselves in the game. To log in and find oneself imprisoned, an experience far different from that of other players, is unbearable.

That’s why Huang Qixin felt so desperate.

If it weren’t for the chance meeting with Fang Yu today, he might truly have deleted his account and started over in a day or two.

"Mr. Diao, Mr. Qiang Long, save me!!"

Huang Qixin exclaimed excitedly.

He had realized it now.

In this dark Prison, with no one looking out for you, you could truly be left to die.

Forget the Shopkeeper; if the one from the Detective Workshop was reliable, wouldn’t he have bailed him out long ago, rather than letting him wait until now?

In the end, he was just a nobody in the Detective Workshop, a transparent figure, earning the lowest wage and of no significance.

The presence of Mr. Qiang Long was his last chance! His final lifeline!

If this person couldn’t bail him out, then Huang Qixin would really delete his account and start anew, unable to endure any longer.

"Silence! Mr. Diao is now an inspector from the Yangshen Hall! What’s all this Mr. Qiang Long talk!"

"That’s right, you lowly prisoner, don’t be disrespectful. If you’ve truly been wronged, Mr. Diao will clear your name!"

The prison guards seemed to ’disapprove’, scolding him twice, but in reality, it was all to ingratiate themselves with Fang Yu.

Inspector? Yangshen Hall?

What was that?

Huang Qixin was a bit puzzled, but what did it matter to him? As long as he was released, it was most likely that Mr. Qiang Long had been promoted.

Isn’t that even better? With a promotion comes more power, making it a breeze to bail him out.

Huang Qixin eagerly looked towards Fang Yu, who thought for a moment before asking.

"Who was chasing you at the time? What was in that package?"

"I don’t know them! They were called something like the Juling Gang. As for what was in the package, I have no idea; while fleeing for my life, I threw it into the river to divert their attention."

Fang Yu beckoned with a finger.

Immediately, Qian Guxing leaned her head over.

...You don’t have to get that close.

Clearing his throat, Fang Yu asked.

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"...Did they catch the people who were chasing him?"

"Yes, they should have been caught together. However, a few might have escaped, but we managed to catch five or six people."

Caught them? That would make things easier.

Fang Yu glanced meaningfully at Huang Qixin, then withdrew his gaze.

"Bring those people over for interrogation," he ordered.

"Understood!"

Qian Guxing was very obedient to Fang Yu.

He called someone over and had the captives brought in.

Huang Qixin was unnerved by the way Fang Yu had looked at him just now, his heart pounding and feeling a bit uneasy.

He was skilled at investigating cases, but lying was not his forte.

The package was thrown into the water, and though the claim was true, the items inside had not been thrown in with it.

While Huang Qixin was feeling anxious, five or six people were brought over.

These captives were tougher than Huang Qixin.

They cursed at Fang Yu and the others, calling them dog officials.

Then, with a slap, one of them was struck unconscious.

Such a heavy slap!

Huang Qixin was dumbfounded.

Fang Yu just shook his hand slightly.

While others watched in shock, he pondered inwardly.

Did I hit too hard?

But I was already holding back; after all, these guys have less than 100 HP, a real hit would’ve been fatal.

The rest were intimidated like cautioning the other monkeys by killing one chicken.

Seizing the occasion, Fang Yu asked.

"What items were you from Juling Gang trying to steal?"

"A stone, a manual, and a wooden sword," someone answered truthfully, which drew angry glares from his companions.

Fang Yu looked at the man.

[Cui Gengtao: 19/59.]

Oh?

His HP is quite low, and he’s injured; he must not have had a pleasant time in prison.

No wonder he was so eager to answer.

Fang Yu smiled.

"Be more specific. What stone? What manual? What sword?"

"I don’t know."

The man shook his head.

"Don’t know?"

Fang Yu frowned.

"It was an urgent order from the chief faction of Rolling Bone City, telling us to intercept a group of heavily injured people and take their possessions. I was just following orders. Please have mercy, my lord, and spare me!"

The man looked sincere, but Fang Yu paid him no attention.

In this prison, there were plenty who loved to act.

"Then what happened to the items? Did you get them?"

"We didn’t get hold of them; the package was thrown onto this young man, he took it and ran, and then we saw him throw the package into the river."

There was something Cui Gengtao didn’t say: if Foolish Underworld had arrived a bit later, Huang Qixin’s head would have parted ways with his body.

It seemed that the situation was mostly as Huang Qixin had described.

After questioning the others, and finding no discrepancies, he waved his hand to have the members of Juling Gang taken back to their cells.

Juling Gang seemed to be a branch of some faction from Rolling Bone City, and although it had expanded its influence over here, it was weak and unsupported. Strong dragons don’t oppress local tyrants.

They were oppressed and beaten by local powers, so they weren’t very big, just that their headquarters in other cities sounded a bit more impressive.

But in reality, the strength of the faction was mediocre.

"I, I said I was innocent, didn’t I?"

Huang Qixin spoke up.

Fang Yu smiled and had Huang Qixin released.

Huang Qixin was thrilled.

Finally, finally, he was going to leave this bleak and hellish place!!

His days of restraint and the secret manual he had hidden were finally about to pay off!

As the prison gate swung open, Huang Qixin felt tears coming on.

Suddenly, he heard Fang Yu say.

"Oh right, how’s the investigation into my elder brother’s whereabouts going?"