Free Web NovelChapter 76: Chapter 74: His Identity
’I can’t let this damn system get so smug,’ Su Mo thought.
So she said with deliberate intent, "Get your supervisor from the System Administration Bureau over here. I want to file a complaint, and I want to quit! Whoever wants this deadly transmigrator job can have it. I’m not doing this anymore!"
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Su Mo snorted. "Spare me the act. You, a mere system, dare to insult me so casually. And look where you’ve sent me! Other hosts are living it up, while I’m stuck here, terrified and living on a knife’s edge..."
The more Su Mo spoke, the more aggrieved she sounded, until she broke down into heaving sobs.
’Acting? That’s my specialty. If I don’t put on a little show for this stupid system, won’t all the suffering I’ve been through these last few days be for nothing?!’
"Is this how your Bureau always toys with us transmigrators? You work us to death and then just replace us with a new batch? How is that any different from treating human life as disposable? Is there no justice in this world?!"
Little Nine replied pitifully, trying to console her, "It’s not like that. The current plot has deviated from the original, and even the Bureau can’t control the situation~"
"Then get me out of here! Isn’t your Bureau supposed to be omnipotent? What’s the big deal about saving me?!"
Little Nine said miserably, "I can’t, Host. Little Nine really doesn’t have that kind of power... How about this? I’ll go ask my supervisor for permission to upgrade your System Laboratory again?"
’A few tears really do work wonders!’ Su Mo thought, delighted.
But her expression remained one of utter despair. "Don’t think a small favor like this will make me grateful! Your System Laboratory is absolute trash—it can’t even deal with a single Beastman!"
Little Nine didn’t dare to say another word.
’The more I say, the more I’ll have to give up. I had to use my quarterly bonus to get the powder to deal with that man in black this afternoon...’
’At this rate, my entire year-end bonus will be gone.’
’My performance record is about to become the laughingstock of the entire System Administration Bureau...’
Su Mo raised an eyebrow. "When’s the upgrade?"
Little Nine pouted. "I’ll go ask right now!"
Hearing this, Su Mo smiled in satisfaction. "That’s more like it."
A moment later, a "DING" sounded in Su Mo’s mind. She checked the notification and then smiled.
"That was a fast upgrade!"
She shot up from her lying position and took the map out of her dimensional space.
’When will Mo Xiao and the others find me? They absolutely can’t alert the enemy. If that Jin Tong finds out, I’m a dead woman.’
’That sick bastard has made this village’s defenses impenetrable. The only way to break in is through the back mountain, but it’s incredibly treacherous. Beastmen of an ordinary Level wouldn’t even be able to find cover there. It’s easy to defend and hard to attack. One wrong move, and they’ll fall right into his trap.’
’I can’t get out either. If I could just contact them, we could coordinate an attack from both inside and out. It would be perfect to land a fatal blow on that sicko!’
Little Nine said, "Host, don’t forget, that man in black named Jin Tong is an expert in poisons. You can’t make any rash moves right now."
"Of course, I know! But didn’t the laboratory just get an upgrade? Now it’s not just for researching traditional medicine; I can also research some slightly more complex modern pharmaceuticals."
Little Nine couldn’t quite follow. "So?"
Su Mo raised an eyebrow. "So I’ll try to create some kind of colorless, odorless drug!"
Little Nine’s eyes lit up. "That could work!"
Su Mo picked up the pills on the table and gave a cunning smile. "But first, I need to confirm whether or not that Jin Tong can sense the presence of modern pharmaceuticals."
Outside the wall, Ye Yuan pinpointed the source of the voice, and his heart leaped with joy.
At first, he could only hear it intermittently, but after using his Inner Strength to block out all other sounds, it became crystal clear.
’Thank goodness, my wife is still safe!’
’As for what she said about coordinating an attack from the inside and out, we’ll have to plan that carefully.’
’Jin Tong?’
’The man who abducted my wife is named Jin Tong?!’
’I need to investigate him first!’
Ye Yuan rushed back to the woods and told Jing Ming about the situation inside.
By the time Jing Ming returned, Mo Xiao, Fei Yan, and Yue Ying had arrived as well.
The three of them had tracked Ye Yuan’s scent all the way here.
As Ye Yuan explained the situation inside, all three of their expressions grew grim.
Yue Ying said hatefully, "Jin Tong? He’d better pray he doesn’t fall into my hands, or I’ll tear him apart!"
Upon learning that Jing Ming had found no information on the man, Fei Yan frowned worriedly. "The fact that we can’t find anything on him only proves how deep and cunning he is."
Mo Xiao’s gaze was dark as he finished studying the topographical map Ye Yuan had provided. "Our wife is right, this place is easy to defend and hard to attack. The defenses are tight. The back mountain is the biggest vulnerability, but it’s also the most dangerous. If we want a swift and decisive victory, we’ll need a solid plan."
Fei Yan frowned. "The first problem is how to let our wife know we’re here."
Mo Xiao said calmly, "Medicinal herbs."
They exchanged a look, and understanding dawned on them all.
Since the man in black needs their wife to help with the poison, he must need medicinal herbs!
That was indeed a brilliant idea!
「Meanwhile.」
In Su Mo’s room, the man in black appeared before her again. He seemed to carry a natural scent of bloodlust, his entire being exuding a repulsive aura.
Su Mo composed herself, trying her best not to let her true feelings show.
She pointed at the pills on the table. "What you wanted is over there. Take it yourself."
The man shot her a sideways glance. No matter how perfect her act, he could still see the disgust in her eyes.
She might be putting on a meek and terrified act, but her courage was far greater than that of an ordinary Female!
The man picked up the pills from the table and sniffed them. He instantly confirmed they weren’t poisoned and swallowed one.
Once the pill was down, the poison in his body subsided. He tried to channel his Inner Strength and found he could indeed control it somewhat.
He took the remaining two pills as well. As he pulled his hand back, he knocked over a stack of small, neatly squared pieces of paper that Su Mo had left on the corner of the table.
Instantly, they scattered and fell to the floor.
The man stared in confusion at the strange numbers and symbols on them.
Just as Su Mo rushed to pick them up, the man acted first, using his Inner Strength to sweep them all up into his sleeve.
Su Mo frowned, annoyed, and held out her hand. "Those are mine! They’re just game cards, give them back!"
The man in black said coolly, "They don’t look like normal objects. I’m taking them back to study."
"Fine, go ahead and study them!" Su Mo shot him a suspicious look. "Want me to teach you how to play first? Then you can study them."
The man stared at her in silence for a few seconds, then slapped the cards from his sleeve onto the table, gesturing for her to start.
As Su Mo turned, a cold sneer tugged at the corner of her mouth.
’These are just replicas of poker cards I made. And the purpose? To test whether this Jin Tong is who I think he is!’
She shuffled the cards and briefly explained the rules for a simple trick-taking game.
Then she tilted her head to look at him. "Got it?"
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Su Mo raised an eyebrow. "That’s how you play this one. There are other games, though. Want to learn?"
The man’s brow furrowed, and the pitch-black eyes visible above his mask glared fiercely at her.
Then he said coldly, "Childish!"
As he turned to leave, he stirred up a sharp gust of wind.
When the man in black came out, he saw the two attendants responsible for guarding Su Mo’s door playing the same "childish" game from her room.
He strode over with heavy footsteps. "What are you doing?!"
The two attendants were so terrified they nearly died on the spot. They immediately scrambled to their feet, trembling. "Reporting to the Sect Leader, we were... playing a game..."
Jin Tong’s tone was sharp with displeasure. "Did the woman in that room teach you this?!"
The attendant’s neck was stiff with fear. "She insisted on roping me into it, and I was foolish enough to..."
The man gritted his teeth. "Go and receive thirty strokes of the cane. If it happens again, you’ll answer with your heads!"
’They must have a death wish. I told them not to engage with that treacherous woman, and they went right ahead and did it anyway! They completely ignored my orders!’
"Yes, Sect Leader..."
Inside, Su Mo listened to the commotion outside, a satisfied smile gracing her features.
Now she was certain. This Jin Tong was not a transmigrator.
His reaction to her "little cards" was all wrong.
If he were a transmigrator, he would have instantly known that she was one too, and he wouldn’t have been able to walk out of her room so calmly.
Since he wasn’t a transmigrator, there was another, far more likely possibility... He was a Reincarnator, experiencing the Beast World for a second time!
