Chapter 60

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Chapter 60: Oh, I’m going to fight Bai Fu?

A few days ago.

Upon learning that Li Cheng had been exposed and six mutants died as a result, even the usually calm president of the Truth Society couldn’t hold back his anger.

“What kind of job did this fool Li Cheng do? He failed to kill an unknown person three times and ended up getting himself killed!”

He scolded Li Cheng for two and a half minutes in front of Chief of Operations Department Bernardo, only stopping when he felt his mouth was dry and needing a sip of water.

Bernardo explained, “President, Li Cheng’s actions were indeed not beautiful, but there seems to be something off about it.”

He detailed the intelligence sent back by C6, noting that Bai Fu seemed to know Li Cheng was a spy even before he revealed his identity.

The president said, “So you’re saying that the Four Directions knew his identity beforehand and set him up?”

Bernardo pulled out a file: “Based on my investigation, the Four Directions shouldn’t have known beforehand. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have acted so hastily during that mission.”

“So the problem lies with Bai Fu,” the president said with narrowed eyes.

Bernardo nodded, “That’s what I think too. But I can’t figure out how Bai Fu knew the secret. When Li Cheng tried to assassinate her the second time, one of her subordinates followed the assassin Li Cheng sent, but that subordinate was quickly silenced. According to Li Cheng’s report, he personally confirmed that the subordinate came alone and had no communication devices. Unless he became a ghost after death and informed Bai Fu, otherwise…

The president laughed coldly, “I don’t believe in ghosts.”

“Then what does the president mean?”

The president slowly expressed his conclusion, “There are two possibilities. First, Bai Fu can read minds. Second, we have a spy among us. Which one do you believe?”

It was normal for him to think this way; he couldn’t imagine the sudden emergence of a group called players who could come back to life.

Bernardo broke out in a cold sweat, “President, not… It can’t be that bad, only the higher-ups know Li Cheng’s identity, and if there’s a spy among them…

“Who dares to guarantee it?”

The president had already decided to launch a thorough internal rectification campaign.

In fact, Li Cheng’s exposure didn’t affect the overall situation much since he had delayed things for a long time, but the president was still upset.

Ever since the abandoned cooling plant, that woman named Bai Fu had caused the Truth Society four waves of trouble. Although each wave didn’t cause significant damage, it was too embarrassing for the Truth Society to not be able to handle a single woman.

Now there were rumors outside saying the Truth Society should be renamed the True Bug Society.

A cold gleam flashed in the president’s eyes.

Bai Fu, huh? Regardless of your identity or how mysterious you are, provoking the Truth Society means only one thing—death!

“Stop hiring assassins from the Darknet, send our own assassins!”

“Right, if I remember correctly, Yulia’s new body is currently at the Gene Progenitor. Bai Fu escaped from the abandoned cooling plant, let her join us.”

Bernardo immediately took action upon receiving the order.

The elite assassin Guido of the Truth Society and Yulia received notifications, showing different reactions.

“Oh, I’m going to fight Bai Fu?”

Guido’s lips curled.

With the ability to take down six mutants single-handedly, Bai Fu was definitely not someone to underestimate. Luckily, Yulia would be joining them, which improved his mood significantly.

With Yulia, the spiritual energy genius, they would win!

Yulia’s reaction was starkly different from Guido’s.

“Oh, I’m going to fight Bai Fu?”

The same words, but with an uncontainable excitement in her tone.

She had been controlling her fake body to secretly operate in the laboratory within the Gene Progenitor territory, all for this chance!

She held Bai Fu’s photo, her eyes shimmering, cheeks flushed, and breathing heavy, symptoms very similar to those of a player suffering from Fu addiction.

“Finally, the day has come, Bai Fu!”

Yulia gently caressed Bai Fu’s face in the photo with her nimble fingers.

She remembered that day at the abandoned cooling plant, the moment Bai Fu roared, “Enough,” and the punch she delivered.

Since that day, Bai Fu’s image had been deeply etched in her heart.

She thought about Bai Fu’s body while eating, showering, and sleeping, Bai Fu almost becoming her sole obsession.

“When I catch you, I will slice your body open bit by bit to see how you managed to escape my control.”

Strange light flickered in Yulia’s eyes.

If she could understand this, she might have a chance to break free from the Truth Society’s control.

…

“Achoo.”

After leaving Jiujiao’s place, Bai Fu sneezed.

She felt like she was being watched by something incredible, but it must be a figment of her imagination.

Just now, she found Jiujiao and formally confirmed the departure time to attack the Truth Society base the day after tomorrow.

Time was tight, she needed to make more prayer cards, each additional card giving her another lifeline in battle.

Shortly after Bai Fu left, Sword Aura Sky Piercing immediately gathered the Iron Rain Guild’s leadership in a virtual meeting room.

“Everyone, I have some good news!”

Sword Aura Sky Piercing had been in an excited state ever since he ran to inform them.

“What good news?” Vice President Cheese Snow Leopard asked doubtfully.

The dog-headed man laughed, “Brother Sword, stop teasing us, tell us or I’ll say it.”

Sword Aura Sky Piercing hurriedly said, “Earlier, I wasn’t asking everyone to find traces of the Truth Society? Just now, I found it.”

What? Is the intelligence real?

All the people in the conference room looked at Sword Aura Sky Piercing with surprise.

Sword Aura Sky Piercing explained, “Just now, Bai Fu notified me that the next move of the Four Directions is to attack the Truth Society base. I’ve been hiding around her for so long, and it turns out I was right to hide!”

“This is an opportunity, Brother Sword,” Cheese Snow Leopard’s mind raced, “If we can warn that base about the attack in advance, we’ll gain their trust when we join the Truth Society, which will be very beneficial for our future development.”

Sword Aura Sky Piercing fully agreed, “That’s exactly what I thought. The only problem is how to inform them in advance. Bai Fu didn’t tell me the exact location of the base, so we can’t go ahead of time. We’ll have to take it step by step. But even if we can’t inform them in advance, it doesn’t matter. Our main goal this time is to join the Truth Society. We can gradually increase our reputation in the factions. From what I know, no players have joined the Truth Society yet. If we become members, we are sure to become the top guild in version 1.0!”

His words sparked endless imagination in the conference room.

The Iron Rain Guild was a well-known guild, but it was still a ways from being a top-tier guild. Sword Aura Sky Piercing’s greatest dream was to lead the Iron Rain Guild to the top, achieving both fame and fortune.

To be honest, these past few days he had gotten along quite well with Bai Fu. If he weren’t the leader of the Iron Rain Guild, he might have stayed by her side.

But there are no ifs in the world. If he wanted to be number one, he had to use Bai Fu as a stepping stone.

In the following days, Sword Aura Sky Piercing discussed with the core members of the guild how to inform the Truth Society in advance.

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On the day before the operation, Bai Fu watched Li Cheng being put into a car heading to Sea City. She heard that the high-ranking Gene Progenitors in Sea City were planning to personally interrogate Li Cheng.

She wasn’t particularly concerned about this, all she wanted was to try out the power armor Xia Shi made.

To her surprise, when she arrived at Xia Shi’s workshop, she didn’t see Xia Shi. After searching nearby, she found Xia Shi running in sports clothes, ponytail bouncing, panting heavily, still running despite drenched in sweat.

“Are you crazy, running in the middle of the night?” Bai Fu asked, puzzled.

Seeing her, Xia Shi stopped. Her expression was somewhat serious, “Whenever I feel troubled, I like to run. Running helps clear my mind so I can think better.”

“Troubled? Are you saying you think the customization fee for the power armor isn’t enough?”

“No, that’s not it.” Xia Shi shook her head, “When Li Cheng was taken away, he said something to me again.”

“What did he say?”

“You don’t even know who you are.”

Bai Fu patted Xia Shi’s shoulder, “Philosophical questions, many people don’t know who they really are. Don’t worry about it.”

Xia Shi looked bewildered, “I think he wasn’t just being cryptic. I don’t understand, but after this operation is over, I plan to take a leave and talk things through with my father.”

Bai Fu was slightly stunned.

Wait, did you just jinx yourself?

PS: Three chapters completed, ten thousand words done.

Thanks to the generous donation from “起名忒麻烦”.

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