Chapter 536: Action (2)

Two young plainclothes officers chatted and laughed as they walked past Knife, heading for a room at the end of the hall.

Room 401.

The door was ajar, and shouts could be heard from within: “Hurry, hurry! Someone’s shooting me from under the tree at bearing 50!”

“Shit, I almost bought it! Yu Xiao, toss me a medkit! I’m out of health!”

The two plainclothes officers exchanged a smile. One of them said, “This PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is really popular, huh? We’ve walked through one floor, and more than half the rooms are playing it!”

The slightly older officer said, “Sigh, if I didn’t have to go home and look after my kid, I’d want to play this game too. I heard they’re even holding a world championship. If I had the skills, I’d definitely give it a shot!”

“Brother Jun! You’re probably just after that huge cash prize!”

The officer called Brother Jun chuckled. “Forget it. I can’t even find time to play, so what’s the point of dreaming about prize money? Xiaoliu, let’s go in! Their squad just got wiped.”

With that, Brother Jun pushed the door open and went in.

“Who are you looking for?” a skinny guy with a speck of sleep in the corner of his eye asked, taking off his headset.

On the computer screen in front of him, another player was looting the death crate of his game character.

“We’re looking for Yu Xiao!” Xiaoliu stepped forward with a smile.

“Yu Xiao!” The skinny guy stood up, walked over to Yu Xiao’s desk, and tapped him on the shoulder, signaling for him to take off his headset.

Watching this, Brother Jun’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch. ‘He has a mild concussion, but instead of resting in bed, he’s staring at a 3D game. Isn’t he getting dizzy?!’

But Brother Jun was worldly-wise and had seen stranger things.

Yu Xiao placed his headset on an empty spot on his desk and stood up, looking at the newcomers in confusion.

“You are?”

Brother Jun took out his badge, flashed it at Yu Xiao, and said, “We’re the police. We were planning to round up the people who attacked you the other day, but we didn’t expect them to follow you to school today.”

Yu Xiao wasn’t an idiot. He knew that Li Qing couldn’t let it go and had found people to get revenge on him!

‘They’re completely lawless!’

‘Shit, so they think I’m a pushover, huh! Just see if I don’t ruin her!’

Thinking this, Yu Xiao put on a smile and asked, “Officers, how do you need me to cooperate?”

Brother Jun put away his badge, partially revealing the handgun in his jacket for Yu Xiao to see. “The two of us are your classmates now. Someone will come looking for you in a bit. Just play it by ear.”

“If they invite you to go out, just go with them. We’ll go out with you as your classmates.”

“Our colleagues outside will move in when they least expect it.”

“If he tries anything directly, don’t be afraid. The two of us are here.”

Yu Xiao nodded immediately, getting into character. He called out to his roommates, “Come on, come on! Let’s start the next match!”

Just as they loaded into the map, there was a knock on the dorm room door.

Xiaoliu went to open the door and saw a young man’s face. It was their target, Knife.

“Looking for someone?”

Knife poked his head in and immediately spotted the familiar face of Yu Xiao.

“I’m looking for Yu Xiao, I have some business with him!” Knife said with a smile. Paired with his handsome face, he looked just like a harmless college student.

“Oh! Come on in! They just started a new match, so it’ll be a minute,” Xiaoliu said, opening the door wider to let Knife into the dorm.

Having been briefed, Yu Xiao and his three roommates merely glanced at Knife before turning their attention back to their computer screens.

Knife first took out his phone and pretended to send a message, then struck up a conversation with Xiaoliu with a smile. “This game is super popular, huh? It’s all you see people playing at internet cafes these days!”

Xiaoliu, also a gamer, leaned against the locker next to Yu Xiao. “Yeah! I even entered a solo tournament for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, but there were too many damn campers! I got knocked out after just a few rounds.”

Knife crossed his arms, his eyes fixed on Yu Xiao’s screen. “This game is way more fun with a squad. Too bad the guys in my dorm either play League of Legends or are off with their girlfriends. We can never get a full team together.”

Seeing Knife’s behavior, Brother Jun and Xiaoliu exchanged a look. It seemed Knife’s only goal was to lure Yu Xiao off campus, so he wasn’t bothering with any elaborate lies for them.

The two chatted a bit more before turning to watch the game.

Yu Xiao’s group was playing a ranked match, but with something on his mind, Yu Xiao deliberately left a few openings and got taken out in a firefight, turning into a death crate.

“You guys go on, I have something to take care of, gotta head out for a bit!” Yu Xiao said loudly.

His three roommates reacted with dramatic groans, completely absorbed in the joy of their gunfights.

“Hello! And you are…?” Yu Xiao asked, turning to Knife.

Knife recited his pre-rehearsed lines: “I’m Li Tao, a senior in Business Administration. I’m here today because my younger sister really likes you, but she’s never had the courage to confess her feelings. We’re seniors now and about to leave for internships, so she asked me to invite you to a bubble tea shop off campus to talk.”

Yu Xiao packed his bag as he spoke. “Sorry, man! I already have a girlfriend! Please tell your sister I appreciate her feelings, thank you.”

Suddenly, Yu Xiao turned and grinned. “Besides! I’m into older women!”

At these words, Xiaoliu actually laughed out loud.

Seeing that Yu Xiao was packing his things and looked like he was about to leave anyway, Knife said, “How about this? My sister can be a little stubborn. Since you’re heading out anyway, senior, why not come with me and tell her yourself? That should help her give up for good.”

Yu Xiao hesitated for a moment, then glanced at the two men behind Knife. “I still have things to do, and as you can see, my two classmates have been waiting for me for a while!”

Xiaoliu laughed heartily. “Yu Xiao! It’s fine, just go! We’ll wait for you outside! Your romantic luck is off the charts! You just successfully confessed to someone yesterday, and now you’ve got another admirer today!”

Xiaoliu acted so familiar with Yu Xiao that Knife didn’t suspect a thing.

Yu Xiao immediately nodded. “Alright then! Classmate Li Tao, let’s head out!”

Knife instantly picked up his phone, smiling. “Great! I’ll send my sister a message and tell her to wait in the car.”

Yu Xiao snatched the sling bag from his bed and called to his roommates, “Wait for me! I’ll be back after lunch!”

With that, he led the way out of the dorm room.

Walking down the hall, Yu Xiao seemed to realize something and asked, “Which gate is your sister at?”

“South Gate! Over by Xinhua Square!”

Xiaoliu chimed in, “Perfect! We were going to eat over there anyway!”

Just then, Brother Jun clutched his stomach. “You guys go on ahead. I need to use the restroom, I’ll catch up!”

Knife, still unsuspecting, simply followed behind Yu Xiao down the stairs.

After seeing them go downstairs, Brother Jun immediately radioed in, “Yu Xiao and Knife have left the building. They’re heading towards the target vehicle at the South Gate!”

After speaking, he waited two minutes before following.

As they were walking, Xiaoliu took out his phone, showed Yu Xiao a pre-typed message, and said aloud, “Look, another message in the class group chat, asking us to report our internship placements. This sucks, it’s so hard to find a job right now!”

Yu Xiao saw the message clearly written on the phone: “When you get to the car, pull the door open, but don’t get in! We’ll move in right away!”

Yu Xiao handed the phone back to Xiaoliu. “I’d rather get a job, but my dad is insisting I take the civil service exam. So I’m just gonna relax for a few days, then start hitting the books and grinding practice questions.”

Speaking from experience, Xiaoliu laughed. “The civil service exam is definitely a good path. There are just too many college graduates these days! The only jobs hiring in Rongcheng are in sales or telemarketing.”

“I saw this joke online that said if Sun Wukong came to Rongcheng, they’d make him complete 500 cold calls before letting him leave!”

Hearing their conversation, Knife empathized. “It’s true. I’ve been looking for internships recently, and they’re all bait-and-switch scams. It’s mentally exhausting! I just want to lie flat.”

‘If only a sugar mama would take a liking to me!’ This, however, was what Knife was truly thinking. He was a regular in the nightclub scene, where his handsome face made him quite popular.

They hadn’t gone much further when they heard the sound of running footsteps from behind.

Brother Jun had caught up.