booktalesy Chapter 41 Chen Fu, you don't want your past actions to be known, do you?
Chapter 41 Chen Fu, you don't want your past actions to be known, do you?
Office of the head of the Jiangcheng Wujiang District Headquarters of the Bureau of Investigation.
Zhou Jianbang looked at Chen Fu with a serious expression.
"How much did you make this time?"
His seriousness was just a facade; in reality, he was very nervous, afraid of selling too low.
Chen Fu said silently, "One hundred thousand."
One hundred thousand?!
Zhou Jianbang's pupils narrowed slightly, and a smile suddenly bloomed on his face.
In fact, Chen Fu did not mention that this was the amount of money obtained after deducting a 10% handling fee.
Of all the amulet money obtained from the auctions, only a small portion came from items like soap beads and prayer beads; the bulk came from the Chosen One skill book.
These players are crazy! A single exclusive skill book is being sold for over 100,000. Chen Fu took one last look and realized that if someone hadn't run out of funds and couldn't continue bidding, the final price would have continued to rise!
After selling items twice, Chen Fu also figured out some things about the trading house.
As a seller, he can browse the process of each auction, but the nicknames of the players he sees are deliberately hidden, just like everyone else's, with only the first character remaining.
But that doesn't matter. After the Chosen One skill book was put on the market, the auction price skyrocketed. One player, whose name starts with "Zhao," was particularly aggressive. He would upgrade the skill book as soon as someone bid.
There were many people competing with the player surnamed "Zhao," and most of them stopped after the price rose to 80,000. Only one player whose surname started with "Xiao" persisted.
The two bid against each other, and in the end, the player with the character "小" won by a small margin and took the exclusive skill book.
The situation with other items wasn't as dire as with skill books, but there were some hiccups during the auction of the Rain Dragon Talisman.
It was the same player surnamed "Zhao" who made the bid, but he lost to a player whose name started with "Qing".
Chen Fu explained the situation to Zhou Jianbang, who then provided a reasonable analysis.
"The player whose name starts with 'Zhao' is Zhao Dekuan. He is in charge in Yanjing, and part of his job is to collect items from the auction house."
Zhou Jianbang knew Zhao Dekuan's nickname in the Forbidden City; his full name was Zhao Family Vanguard, so he easily recognized who he was.
As for people whose names start with "Xiao," he also had some guesses.
Among the various conglomerates, there was a group of players whose game progress was not significant, but they all tried to enter the Forbidden City.
This is done to gather intelligence and make every effort to purchase items listed on the trading post.
If I'm not mistaken, the player bidding against Zhao Dekuan should be the head of a well-known conglomerate in Jiangcheng, whose nickname and full name is Little Pineapple.
It's worth mentioning that this person is Song Shuangwei's boss.
As for the player who bid against Zhao Dekuan for the Rain-Praying Dragon Talisman, Zhou Jianbang believes that this is a casual player, because there is no person whose name starts with "Qing" in the information currently registered by the Spirits Investigation Bureau.
Finding the other party is also very simple. There are not many places in the country that need rainfall, so we can investigate things from that perspective.
Putting aside the investigation into the players' identities, if we focus on what's in front of us, although the Spirit Investigation Bureau didn't get the skill book or the Rain Dragon Talisman this time, they did manage to buy things like kitchen utensils and prayer beads.
If we take a longer-term view, as a player from Jiangcheng, Xiao Boluo's acquisition of the skill book also contributes to the overall strength of Jiangcheng.
This incident also made Chen Fu realize that the player community is indeed full of hidden talents, including not only behemoths like the Bureau of Investigation, but also various conglomerates and individual players.
He silently memorized the nicknames. These were all big spenders. If he treated them well in the future, they might reward him with a few hundred thousand, and he could live a life of ease.
With a huge sum of money in his pocket, Mr. Chen began preparing to improve his skills.
Seeing this, Zhou Jianbang voluntarily gave up his office and walked briskly outside, intending to call and appease Zhao Dekuan. It's just a skills book; if he couldn't buy it, so be it. Anyway, my subordinate has already gotten what he wanted.
Of course, he wouldn't say that Chen Fu was the seller; this matter needed to be kept secret.
Chen Fu sat in his office and sent a message to Jin Yutongzi, but waited for a long time without a reply. He couldn't help but wonder, "He's already an employee of the Spirit Investigation Bureau, could he still be very busy?"
When no one came, Chen Fu opened WeChat and made a voice call to Bai Ruhua.
"What are you doing?" Chen Fu asked immediately after the call connected.
"Ah, I'm outside," Bai Ruhua replied, the wind whistling around her.
Chen Fu immediately recognized the other person as riding an electric scooter, probably delivering food. He rolled his eyes and said, "I'm thirsty. Could you buy me a milk tea and deliver it to the Spirit Investigation Bureau?"
"Huh? But I still have orders." Bai Ruhua was taken aback at first, then explained the situation, her voice trailing off.
She dared not let Chen Fu know that she was still delivering food, for fear that he would get angry.
Although Bai Ruhua knew that Chen Fu was angry because he wanted what was best for her and didn't want her to be so tired from being exposed to the wind and sun.
She had only just joined the Bureau of Spirits Investigation and had already received an advance on a month's salary. She had just paid off a small portion of the money her gambling father owed. If she didn't think about making money, how would she pay off the rest?
As a level 2 player, Chen Fu's hearing was enhanced. He raised an eyebrow and raised his voice: "Order? What order? Are you running a food delivery business behind my back?"
"No," Bai Ruhua replied weakly, then paused and added, "Wait a minute, I'll be right there."
"If I don't see you within ten minutes, I'll have Captain Zhou check your whereabouts. If he finds anything else, you know what the consequences will be."
Chen Fu threatened deliberately, but in his heart he was thinking, "Treasure girl, hurry up and log on, I can't wait to improve my skills."
On the other end of the phone, Bai Ruhua pursed her lips, twisted the accelerator to the maximum, and the electric scooter flew out like an arrow.
Nine minutes later, she arrived at the Spirits Bureau, panting, with a cup of iced milk tea in her hand.
Bai Ruhua stared in disbelief at Chen Fu, who was sucking on a straw in the office.
You're already drinking milk tea, what do you need me to bring you? It made me turn down several orders!
hateful!
gas!
"We're here? Come and sit down." Chen Fu beckoned Bai Ruhua to sit in the office. "The air conditioning's on, it'll be nice and cool."
He realized that the girl was somewhat intelligent; she knew to change her clothes before coming over, otherwise, wearing a delivery uniform would have exposed her lie.
"Here you go, your milk tea." Bai Ruhua huffed and puffed as she placed the items next to Chen Fu, sitting opposite him with her cheeks puffed out slightly.
The order had already been cancelled, and there was no way to get it back. Bai Ruhua quickly adjusted her mindset, and while the office air conditioning was on, she turned on the game, thinking that she would cool off for a while before going out to deliver food again.
Then she saw the message her teammate had left for her.
Golden Jade Boy: "Sorry, I was bullied by a villain just now and didn't see the message."
Chen Fu blinked. "A villain? You're not talking about me, are you?"
Nobody: "It's okay, I didn't wait long. Want me to beat him up for you?"
Nobody: "By the way, the item has already been auctioned off. Help me upgrade my skills when you have time."
"My teammates are much better, unlike Chen Fu who always bullies me," Bai Ruhua typed with a slight smile.
Golden Jade Boy: "No need, he's drinking milk tea right now, he'll probably choke to death. I'll upgrade your skills right now."
Okay, okay, you were right about me... Chen Fu is sure now. What should I do if I've raised a thankless child? I'm waiting online, it's urgent.
"Chosen One, would you like the Golden Jade Boy to offer sacrifices of amulet coins to upgrade your skills?"
"The Golden Jade Boy grasped your hand, and the amulet coins representing the oath began to shine. Ten thousand amulet coins have been used up."
"Skills are being upgraded randomly..."
"Your skill upgrade this time is experience point bonus."
Chen Fu upgraded his skills six times, five of which were experience point bonuses. He wasn't disappointed. From another perspective, the experience he gained from killing monsters was five times that of other players.
From now on, I can level up by simply killing a few monsters. Without experience pills, what's the difference between this and cheating? Not bad, not bad... Chen Fu thought to himself.
"Chosen One, one of your skills has reached its peak. The next step, consuming amulet coins will only upgrade the other skills. Randomness will only resume once all skills have reached their peak."
Chen Fu's eyes narrowed. In other words, upgrading the skill would only enhance abilities related to paranormal events, and the experience point bonus would not be available for the time being.
This surprised and delighted him. The increased exposure to paranormal events was accompanied by danger, and one could lose their life if they were not careful. However, the benefits were enormous, both in the game and in reality. It was a case of good fortune and misfortune being intertwined.
Furthermore, he doesn't have any extra money for amulets at the moment, so he doesn't need to worry about being affected for the time being.
Chen Fu thought about it again and had a new question.
Since there's no way to upgrade the experience bonus, how much money will be needed for the next amulet?
It can't be a million, can it? If so, how long would it take to save up?
Chen Fu decided to ask Jin Yutongzi; she should know something.
Before he could even type, he saw that the other party had sent a message.
Golden Jade Boy: "I get experience points for helping you upgrade your skills. I'm level 2 now! You're so kind~"
Heh, he was just cursing me that I would choke to death on milk tea, and now he's praising me. I really want to see what kind of expression he'll have when he finds out I'm his teammate... Chen Fu thought to himself, deciding to play it safe and not say anything for now.
When more and more of these kinds of things accumulate, Bai Ruhua's expression will definitely become even more beautiful.
Anonymous: "We're teammates, so of course we should help each other out. There's something I wanted to ask you. The game text just told me that I can't upgrade the experience bonus anymore. So how much money do I need to upgrade the paranormal event?"
Chen Fu continued to keep Bai Ruhua in the dark, and casually asked about the matter she cared about most.
Golden Jade Boy: "I received a hint about this after leveling up. Please wait a moment while I take a look."
Golden Jade Boy: "If a skill reaches its peak, the amount of money needed to upgrade other skills will be determined based on the number of upgrades. Your Supernatural Events skill has already been upgraded once, meaning that next time, you'll only need ten coins."
Chen Fu breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness. If it really was a million coins of amulet, he didn't know how long it would have taken him to fight for them.
Bai Ruhua suddenly sensed something was off. Chen Fu had asked her to sell milk tea, but she wouldn't drink it; she was just fiddling with her phone. Her teammates in the game were also sending messages.
Could they be the same person?
Bai Ruhua was startled by the sudden thought.
If that's the case, she just cursed Chen Fu, so who knows how she might be bullied.
"That can't be possible, there's no way it's such a coincidence." Bai Ruhua pondered, craning her neck to glance at Chen Fu's phone screen. Just one glance would be enough to confirm if it was the same person.
Chen Fu was very astute; he immediately sensed something was wrong. He switched the screen to WeChat, frowned, and asked, "What? Trying to spy on other people's privacy?"
"I didn't, don't talk nonsense." Bai Ruhua quickly shrank her neck, afraid that Chen Fu would hold this matter against her.
But she had just confirmed that Chen Fu was not playing the game and was not her teammate.
"I don't believe you. You were clearly trying to see what I was doing." Chen Fu pressed on relentlessly: "You're punished by having to drink this cup of milk tea. You're not allowed to leave the office until you finish it."
"Huh? How can you be like this?" Bai Ruhua pouted. What was this? Taking her money to buy her milk tea?
It's better to just drink plain water; it quenches thirst and saves money!
"It's on me." Chen Fu sent Bai Ruhua a red envelope, knowing that the girl would definitely be reluctant to part with it if he didn't.
Just as Bai Ruhua was about to refuse, the office door was opened first.
"We're chatting." Zhou Jianbang walked in. "A minister from Yanjing has come over. Let's all get to know each other."
After saying that, he winked at Chen Fu.
Chen Fu understood immediately and guessed that it was Zhang Mingyuan who had come.
He stood up first, snatched Bai Ruhua's phone, opened the red envelope, stuffed the milk tea into the girl's hand, and then walked out of the office.
Bai Ruhua followed behind silently, feeling both surprised and delighted. Chen Fu's actions were taking care of her from the side, but she also didn't know how to face this boy.
Chen Fu didn't take the matter to heart. As soon as he came out, he saw the flamboyant Zhang Mingyuan sitting in a swivel chair.
Even while seated, the man's well-tailored suit was wrinkle-free. He raised his hand to shake hands with two other players from Wujiang District, filling the entire second-floor office hall with the scent of perfume.
The girl with round glasses politely shook his hand, then stared at her phone screen; she was playing a game that required complete concentration.
The other player was someone Chen Fu was meeting for the first time.
This is a young man in his early twenties with a severely receding hairline. He is wearing a plaid shirt, has dull eyes and a wooden expression, and looks like a programmer.
He went even further, greeting Zhang Mingyuan before turning to look at Zhou Jianbang.
"Team Leader Zhou, I still have a game guide to finish writing. Can I go back first?"
Zhang Mingyuan's visit was announced at the last minute; he didn't bring his notebook, otherwise he could have written the guide in the lobby on the second floor.
"Go ahead and get busy." Zhou Jianbang waved his hand and pulled Chen Fu away.
"Let me introduce you. This is Chen Fu, the best player in our region."
Zhou Jianbang looked very proud, and Chen Fu certainly deserved the title.
As for Bai Ruhua, she has only been working there for a few days and is still relatively unknown.
"I've heard of it." Zhang Mingyuan seemed very enthusiastic, showing no trace of the way he had been refused service at the hotel entrance earlier.
He stood up, smiled broadly, and walked towards Chen Fu, raising his hand proactively.
Chen Fu gently shook hands with him, intending to withdraw, but found that Zhang Mingyuan was holding on tightly.
Huh? Is this some kind of revenge? A possibility flashed through Chen Fu's mind, and then he saw Zhang Mingyuan take the initiative to move closer.
"Chen Fu, you don't want the people in the bureau to know what you've done, do you?"
Zhang Mingyuan whispered in Chen Fu's ear, his smile full of wicked amusement.
On his way to the Wujiang District headquarters, he had already found a way to save face.
Saying those words is just the beginning.
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