Chapter 90 Three Questions
"Care leads to confusion." Xiao Xiao commented, and then said: "One of the rules of the "Book of Merit" is that only physical props that do not exceed the technological level of the contractor's world can be transferred to others for use. Other goods can only be used by the contractor himself - have you forgotten?"
Rong Yuan paused. Because he had never given the items he exchanged to other people, he only thought about saving Jin Yang and forgot about this item.
But he did not give up his plan because of Xiao Xiao's words. He glanced at the two people lying next to him, picked up the glass bottle with half of the Fountain of Life left, grabbed the man in the suit by the hair and lifted him up, pouring all the remaining Fountain of Life into his mouth.
Yan Ce moved but was stopped by Xiao Xiao. She shook her head and waited to see what would happen.
The liquid disappeared in his mouth, and after one or two seconds, the man in the suit opened his eyes, and the effect of the anesthesia was completely eliminated. He saw Rong Yuan in front of him, his eyes became fierce, and he stretched out his hand to take out the weapon from his chest, but then he paused, and suddenly grabbed his neck with both hands, his eyes bulged out, and a hoarse "ho ho" sound came out of his throat. He kicked his legs hard on the ground a few times, and then his whole body stiffened and stopped breathing. There was no light in his eyes, and his skin was even faintly green.
"The surreal exchange items in the Merit Book all carry a power different from this time and space. When you make a contract with it, you have already jumped out of the Three Realms and are no longer in the Five Elements. The power of merit protects you at all times, so you are not bound by the rules of the world, but other people cannot. Therefore, the Fountain of Life can indeed eliminate any toxic substances in the body, but then the power of the rules of time and space it carries will turn into a deadly poison in the body. In addition, if you pass on items that are beyond the level of the real world to others for use, this person will also be infected with a deadly virus and will die in a very short time."
"You sent a paper crane to Jin Yang before, right? If he had really opened the letter, he would have been dead long ago."
"Confidentiality is the most important rule of the Book of Merit. In order to maintain this, it will not hesitate to kill anyone other than the contractor."
Rong Yuan was silent for a long time, then asked, "What about you? Why are you still alive?"
Xiao Xiao's answer was just as he expected: "Because I am the previous contractor of the Book of Merits."
Rong Yuan glanced at Jin Yang, and Xiao Xiao immediately said, "Although his condition is dangerous, it is not fatal. He is not as fragile as you think. We need to leave quickly. The people who are here to rescue him have already arrived and will be here in ten minutes."
She caught the man with the golden ring, woke him up, and hypnotized him, making him think that she accidentally killed the man in the suit during an argument. Yan Ce also coated the dagger that the man with the golden ring carried with him with poison. As soon as the men left, Jin Nan rushed in with his men.
"You should go back."
On the rooftop, he watched as the fully armed police escorted the masked man with the gold ring away, while carrying the body of the suit man away in a body bag. Xiao Xiao looked at the faint morning star in the sky and said, "If you don't go back, your teachers and classmates will probably find out that you're missing."
Rong Yuan looked at her without saying anything.
Xiao Xiao added: "Don't worry, I won't hide or dodge. How about this, the night after tomorrow, the night after tomorrow, you come to see me, and then I will answer all your questions without lying. I also hope you can agree to one of my requests."
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"Hey, do you think that Rongyuan seems a little strange today?" Gan Zheng bit the pen cap and whispered to Ni Zihao beside him.
"Really?" Ni Zihao raised his head, his eyes moving confusedly between Rong Yuan and Yu Yizhe. It was obvious that he was not sure which one "Rong Yuan" was.
"Forget it, I shouldn't talk to you about this topic, just do your homework." Gan Zheng waved her hands helplessly. But there was no one else in the room who could chat with her. Rong Yuan was cold and indifferent, Yu Yizhuo was so hardworking that it was a crime to disturb him, and the only person who was easy to talk to, Ni Zihao, was face-blind and confused. Gan Zheng felt that she was the only normal person here - no, maybe in their eyes, such a normal person like her was the only "abnormal" one?
Gan Zheng sighed and didn't want to do the questions anymore. He lay on the table with a pen in his mouth, looking at Rong Yuan's profile. He always felt that he was a little different from before.
[Rule 16: If a non-contractor uses a merit commodity that exceeds the technological level of this world, he will be obliterated by the power of the rule.] This new rule made Wandou realize that he had made a terrible mistake. Indeed, most of the rules in the Merit Book will explain the standards for punishment and deductions, only Rule 6 is different. It says that merit commodities cannot be easily given to others for use, but it does not say what will happen after doing so. This makes people think that even if this rule is violated, the most they will do is to deduct merit points.
But in fact, it is not. The reason why this rule has no deduction standard is that the one who is punished after violating the rule is not the contractor, but others who have received the merit goods.
The Merit Book is relatively tolerant of the contractors, and is always willing to give them a second chance, which is reflected in many of its rules. Among all the rules, there are only two that will be immediately executed and truly threaten the contractors. One is the negative points of Rule 1, and the other is Rule 2, which means that if the contractor actively discloses the existence of the Merit Book, the contract will be terminated.
But it is so cruel to people other than the contractors that it treats them like grass and easily decides their life and death.
As for the man in a suit who died in the Fountain of Life, there was not even a hint in the "Book of Merits": no extra points, no deductions. Perhaps it was because it was not Rong Yuan but the "Book of Merits" who killed him, so he was just like any other person whose cause of death had nothing to do with Rong Yuan. No matter he was dead or alive, he would not make any splash, and not even his name would be left behind.
If Jin Yang really died because of his proposal, Wandou couldn't imagine how Rong Yuan would look at him. Even if this didn't really happen, Rong Yuan didn't say a word to him all day - no questions, no doubts, no discussions, no accusations, he just kept silent, a silence that made people uneasy.
In the evening, after returning to the dormitory after tutoring, Rong Yuan changed the sign outside the door to read "Do Not Disturb" on the back, changed his clothes, and said, "Wan Dou, find Yu Qiang."
Pea perked up and immediately said, "Yes."
When the investigation team tested the phone before, Wandou had already discovered that the investigation team already had the technical means to detect its intrusion. But it doesn't matter, there is more than one way to intrude. The level of computers in this era is simply full of loopholes in front of optical computers. It changed to a more complicated and more secretive intrusion method, and soon found that Yu Qiang was in a high-rise hotel in City A. At the same time, it also found that there seemed to be more than one Yu Qiang in this hotel, and people from different aspects were paying attention to him.
This was not a problem for Rong Yuan. He had good eyesight and could see the outline of a person's face even from a distance. And although the merits above people's heads were in black font, it was different from the darkness of the night and could still be distinguished if one looked carefully.
Rong Yuan remembered Yu Qiang's merit value very clearly, [-10766]. He quickly found the man with this number on his head. He was sitting in a guest room on the 19th floor, with two armed policemen with merit values of several thousand standing beside him and watching him.
Yu Qiang was not very tall, and he was sitting, not deliberately sitting by the window, so even though this was a room with a wide view, it would be impossible for someone to snipe him. In fact, among all the buildings within 2,000 meters facing the window, no building was high enough for someone to see Yu Qiang standing on it. So the investigation team was very confident about his safety.
However, no one saw that in the darkness just outside the window, a black muzzle of a gun was sticking out.
An armed police officer took two steps and stood between Yu Qiang's body and the muzzle of the gun. Although there was a gap, Rong Yuan's shooting skills were not good enough to kill Yu Qiang without hurting him at all.
Rong Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Wandou, use ordinary intrusion methods to penetrate the hotel's surveillance system. It must be discovered by them and difficult for them to resist, causing a riot."
"yes."
A few minutes later, two armed police officers received the order. They exchanged a few words and started moving, focusing most of their attention on the entrance while also keeping out of the shooting range.
“Bang!”
A gunshot brought the crow hunting plan to an end.
When Jin Yang was kidnapped, Rong Yuan didn't think much about it, he was just worried. But when he thought about it, he felt that this incident was not unrelated to the investigation team. In any case, the time of the incident was so synchronous that it was hard to believe that it was just a coincidence.
At the same time, there were several evil people in the hotel. Rong Yuan didn't know what kind of connection they had with the police, so he didn't act rashly. After confirming that Yu Qiang was dead, he returned home, without knowing how furious Shu Qi would be afterwards.
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When they parted, Xiao Xiao didn't say where they would meet. But as long as she didn't hide it, it would be easy for Rong Yuan to find someone.
After meeting, he wanted to know what Xiao Xiao's so-called "request" was, but unexpectedly, the other party actually asked for the "Book of Merits".
hehe.
Rong Yuan sneered, murderous intent arose in his heart.
Xiao Xiao seemed to be blind to the danger and said, "Have you ever thought about why you encountered these things? In other words, have you and Jin Yang ever experienced dangers as you have in the past seventeen years?"
Rong Yuan’s momentum subsided.
Indeed, there were too many things happening around them these days. Some of them were caused by his active involvement after he got the Merit Book, but there were also some accidents that had nothing to do with the Merit Book, such as the tragic car accident that happened before. In the first half of his life, he rarely encountered even rear-end collisions.
Moreover, several dangerous murderers have been spotted around him, and this may not just be because his observation skills have become more acute.
Xiao Xiao said: "According to the rules of the Merit Book, there are two main ways to gain merit, doing good and punishing evil."
"If you simply do good deeds, the impact on the contractor will be small. At most, there will be more accidents around you. You can understand that the existence of the "Book of Merits" has changed the "luck" of the people nearby to a small extent. However, this does not make them unlucky, but makes the bad things they will encounter in the future happen in advance, and also gives you more opportunities to do good deeds and help others. From the perspective of the contractor, this is a good thing, and it is also beneficial to others."
"But if the contractor chooses to punish evil, the problem will be much more serious."
"Because the Merit Book will focus the 'evil' of this world around you, making it easier for you and the people you are bound to encounter evil-minded people. The Merit Book has no consciousness and no evil intentions. It just pushes you on the path you choose and provides you with greater convenience. But if you are not careful, the contractor himself will be swallowed by this 'evil'."
"I think you soon discovered when you got the Merit Book that punishing evil is an easier and faster way to accumulate merit than doing good. But the greater the benefits, the greater the risks. This is the natural law of the world, and the Merit Book is no exception. It has visible risks, but there are more invisible risks. If you continue to keep the Merit Book, one day, you will lose everything because of it."
"I know that your current merit is negative, and it will be erased from the Merit Book when the contract is terminated. I have a plan that will allow you to gain enough merit to offset all the negative values within ten days. If you agree, I can give it to you now."
After listening to this, Rong Yuan pondered for a long time, then raised his head and said, "Three questions."
"First, since the Merit Book exists in this way, why do you want it?"
"Second, what happened between September 11 and 13 last year?"
"Third, what are the side effects of cancelling the contract?"
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After another fruitless interrogation of Zhou Dong, Shu Qi slammed the documents on the table. Because He Xin was still staring at the surveillance camera, he suppressed the urge to use violence to force a confession, angrily pulled open his collar and walked out the door.
Zhou Dong leaned back in his chair tiredly. He hadn't slept for two days and one night, and he hadn't eaten anything, only drinking a little water, which made him look exhausted.
The real Yu Qiang was already dead, and the police revealed this news when they interrogated him. Although his actions did not contribute to his death, Zhou Dong did not regret his choice, he just felt relaxed and relieved.
In fact, Yu Qiang had no hatred against him. It was just that the wife of a co-worker he knew was Yu Qiang's victim, and he and that co-worker were just nodding acquaintances.
Zhou Dong felt that his sister's experience must not allow such scum to return to society and threaten the safety of innocent girls. The police thought he did this out of a sense of justice or sympathy, but Zhou Dong did not think so.
He felt that this was a responsibility.
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Shu Qi filled a glass of ice water from the water dispenser and drank it in one gulp, then flattened the paper cup and threw it into the trash can next to him. His hands shook and the paper cup hit the wall and fell to the ground. He squatted down to pick it up, but found that his hands were shaking.
He stretched out his other hand and clenched his right hand to suppress the shaking of his hand. After a while, he picked up the paper cup and threw it into the trash can.
Shu Qi stood up, stood quietly for a while, and suddenly yelled "Ah", and kicked the water dispenser hard. The dispenser fell down with a "clang", and the clear water "gurgled" all over the floor.
Two young female police officers walked by holding documents. They were shocked to see him like this. Shu Qi looked at them fiercely and the two of them ran away in a hurry.
Shu Qi was panicked.
The time-consuming crow hunting plan completely failed. Jin Yang's move did not play any role at all. He did not even catch a crow's feather. This was not only a dereliction of duty, but more importantly, he could not explain to those people.
The footsteps of many people came in a chaotic manner. Shu Qi saw the mess on the ground and bent down to help the water dispenser, but he heard a few "clicks", which was the sound of the gun's safety being pulled.
Shu Qi straightened up and saw that both ends of the corridor were blocked. On one end were Jin Nan and Zhou Yunze, and on the other were Ouyang Rui and Jiang Quan. There were also a dozen armed police officers, all wearing bulletproof vests, with their guns pointed at him.
"Huh, what's this for?"
Shu Qi threw the water dispenser down, splashing water everywhere, his eyes filled with the rage of a desperado.
Ouyang Rui said: "Captain Shu Qi, the evidence shows that you have engaged in illegal transactions with foreign forces and are suspected of bribery, dereliction of duty, kidnapping, etc. We now approve your arrest. Please cooperate with our investigation."
Shu Qi looked at the guns pointed at him. He had handed over his service gun before entering the interrogation room. He slowly raised his hands and silently let Ouyang Rui and others handcuff him.
