Chapter 171 The Secret Is Revealed
Zhang Hao directly told Bu Liangren that Tanaka Kame has the ability to control players in the virtual world and prevent them from logging off.
"Oh..." Bu Liangren responded nonchalantly.
After a moment, he finally reacted.
"What! How did Tanaka Kame achieve this ability!" Bu Liangren shouted.
Zhang Hao shrugged and said he didn't know, but it was absolutely true that Tanaka Kame possessed such ability.
"This game itself was invested and developed by Tanaka Group. The game team is all in the Tanaka Group's headquarters building. It shouldn't be difficult to turn off the player's voluntary offline function, right?" Zhang Hao said.
Bu Liangren realized the seriousness of the problem. If Tanaka Kame really used this online celebration and charity event to control players and government officials, it would most likely cause social panic.
This is just the best possible outcome.
Bu Liangren immediately stood up and went to report the situation to the director.
After just a moment, Bu Liangren came back angrily.
"What? You didn't take it seriously?"
Bu Liangren nodded and said, "This minister thinks my guess is nonsense and doesn't take it seriously at all."
Zhang Hao shook his head, sighed, and said, "I know this speculation sounds ridiculous, but it cannot be ignored. The fact that the Tanaka Group refuses to cooperate with the search warrant shows that your government will pay the price for turning a blind eye sooner or later!"
Bu Liangren was helpless. His superiors did not take it seriously and he could do nothing.
Zhang Hao got up and left. He thought that he had done the most he could by reminding the police himself. Since it had no effect, there was no need for him to insist.
He also had to go back early to make plans for the spring meeting with his family.
The next day at eight o'clock.
The anniversary celebration of "VR World" was held as scheduled.
A grand online event, top traffic stars, various DJs to rock the audience, and large-scale stage performances one after another.
Shinjuku District is the headquarters of the Tanaka Group, so celebrations like this attract thousands of people.
Almost all young people lay down at home, put on VR equipment, and immersed themselves in this unprecedented grand event.
On the first day, the Tanaka Group distributed red envelopes of 1 billion island yen, and one lucky person grabbed a huge red envelope of 100 million island yen.
The news spread like wildfire, and the number of people participating in the online celebration on the second day was much greater than on the first day.
By the last day, the atmosphere of the celebration had reached its peak, and the Tanaka Group added another 500 million island yuan in red envelopes for distribution on site.
The climax of the entire celebration, the charity gala, was held as scheduled on the third day.
The entire event was held outside the Tanaka Group's headquarters building, with a red carpet, a signature wall, tens of thousands of white chairs, and a giant stage.
In addition to government officials and business tycoons, ordinary players can also take a seat. Except that the seats are slightly further back, there is no difference.
People who were not online also watched this unprecedented grand celebration through major media and short video live broadcasts.
Zhang Hao was also in his office in the office building, watching the live broadcast. He had ordered all his family members and members of the Spring Festival Club not to go online to participate in the celebration.
The time is 7:50 pm .
The event site of the online celebration.
Bigwigs have come online one after another, including the mayor of Itabashi District, Ken Takada, the mayor of Shinjuku District, Minamino, the chief of the Shinjuku District Police Department, and business people such as the founder of Hengye Group...
They walked the red carpet, left their signatures on the signing wall, and were then guided to their seats by hostesses.
Many players, with a curious look on their faces, walked across the red carpet to have a try, then left their signatures on the signature wall and sat in special areas under the guidance of etiquette.
Eight o'clock in the evening.
The host showed up on time.
“Welcome all colleagues and players to participate in the online charity gala reported by the Tanaka Group!
And our city leaders,..., would like to extend a warm welcome to you!
Next, the general manager of our Tanaka Group, Ichiro Taisha, will introduce the content and arrangements of tonight’s charity gala to everyone!"
Ichiro Taisha, wearing a black suit, trotted onto the stage and took the microphone from the host.
"Everyone here tonight and the audience online, how much do you donate! Tanaka Group will donate that much! All the donations will be donated to the Shinjuku Ward Government for urban infrastructure construction!"
For a time, the Internet was flooded with positive comments about the Tanaka Group, and all previous negative comments were drowned out.
Zhang Hao watched the live broadcast intently, waiting for the moment when the Tanaka Group would reveal its true intentions.
The party went on smoothly, and the prize pool from all donations had accumulated to 2.5 billion island yen. Several government officials could no longer suppress their smiles.
According to the Tanaka Group, they will donate as much as the public donates, and the money will be used for the construction of Shinjuku District.
Then the donation will pass through their hands, and then... hehehehe!
Officials from several island governments have already seen large sums of money waving at them.
Even several officials took the lead in donating money. For a while, the scene was extremely lively, with one climax after another.
The evening party came to an end in a peaceful and positive atmosphere without any unusual reports.
Bu Liangren, who was watching the live broadcast on his mobile phone, also breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the situation was not as bad as Zhang Hao said.
Zhang Hao, who was also holding his mobile phone and watching the live broadcast, became more and more nervous. He knew that the mystery would soon be revealed.
The strategy planned by Tanaka Kame is at its best now. If it is delayed any further, the audience will start to quit the game one after another.
Just as Zhang Hao expected.
After giving out the final super red envelope, the host respectfully invited Tanaka Group’s director, Kame Tanaka!
Kame Tanaka walked onto the stage with a smile and took the microphone from the host.
"Are you satisfied with the red envelopes that Tanaka Group prepared for you?"
The players who got the red envelopes in the audience started to make a noise, and the officials and businessmen in their seats also smiled.
"Satisfied! Satisfied! Is there a bigger red envelope?"
"Yes! Yes ! We want more surprises!"
Tanaka Kame motioned for the crowd to be quiet, then he chuckled and continued, "Now I'm going to give you an even bigger surprise!"
Next, the scene suddenly changed!
Hundreds of people in black robes lined up and ran out from behind the stage, surrounding the scene!
Some highly alert players immediately called up the game interface and wanted to quit the game, but found it was of no use.
Tanaka Kame laughed and said, "No one can leave here today!"
After hearing Tanaka Kame's words, the live broadcast signal was interrupted and the picture disappeared for the audience watching the live broadcast.
"It's broken !" Bu Liangren put away his phone and slapped his head.
In the virtual world.
More and more players find that they cannot quit the game or disconnect from the virtual world.
The scene began to become chaotic. Many players wanted to rush out, but were kicked back by the men in black robes.
Shinjuku Ward Mayor Minamino saw this situation, angrily slammed the chair and stood up.
"Tanaka Kame, what do you mean!"
Tanaka Kame cursed, "Minamino, you're still pretending to be nice to me! What do you mean? I'll treat you to Lafite!"
