Blind Spot-Chapter 56 - 054 Chase 2
Chapter 56: 054 Chase 2
Chapter 56: 054 Chase 2
“I’m about to go in for the third time, and I fear I can’t avoid it anymore. I plan to go to school and take out those thugs who loaned me money.” —— Welfare-kun.
“I’ve liked Xiao Ke for a long time, and I’m going to confess tonight. If it doesn’t work out, I’ll get tough. I don’t care anymore!” —— Ade the Tyrant.
“Are you still a man? Doing such disgusting things to a girl who’s been so good to you, do you want to ruin her life?!” —— Rainbow Candy.
“Mind your own business! I’m about to die; I’ll do whatever I want. Can you control me??” —— Ade the Tyrant.
“Come out for a one-on-one fight.” —— Rainbow Candy.
“I’m a girl, good-looking, and if you win the fight, hehehe.” —— Rainbow Candy.
“Bring it on! Name the place!” —— Ade the Tyrant.
“Phantom Park by the carousel, tomorrow morning at five o’clock. I’ll wait for you for fifteen minutes, if you don’t come, I’ll take the explosives and send your entire family to heaven!” —— Rainbow Candy.
“That’s too much, sister, too much. Let’s all be a bit nicer to each other.” —— Sima Wensan.
“Fuck being nice when we could be gone at any moment! Persuade me again and I’ll blow you up too!” —— Rainbow Candy.
“You’d better not screw with me! Damn it, I’ll fuck you up even if I die tomorrow!!” —— Ade the Tyrant.
Li Chengyi gasped in shock. Were all the members of this group so violent??
He lifted his head and saw Sima Gui giving him a wicked smile.
“Look, this is the Tower of Despair. The atmosphere is great, everyone gets along so well.”
“This is getting along??” Li Chengyi retorted.
“You mean Rainbow Candy and Ade? It’s pretty normal. There’s always someone like them in the group. After all, the Blind Spot cannot be escaped, and everyone is on edge every day, fearing they might accidentally fall in and then be gone. So, a little madness is normal,” Sima Gui replied.
“Actually, Rainbow Candy has already taken down quite a few newcomers seeking revenge on society. This little sister is pretty strong; she comes from a good background and has proper values.”
He started the car and slowly moved away from the villa, steering while speaking softly.
“In the Tower of Despair, those who qualify to join have at least survived once, so the members here are all no simple characters. Like you, having passed through a Blind Spot once, certainly have your own secrets.”
“That makes sense,” Li Chengyi nodded.
“So, companies like Boss Xindela’s, they’re just one way for everyone in the group to earn money. But his is a more stable and trustworthy channel.
“I heard that Boss Xindela told you that you want to make money. There are indeed some rich guys and girls in this group; you could try taking on some hired tasks. Earning money isn’t just about Hongjin,” Sima Gui explained with a smile.
“I see!” Li Chengyi then began to browse the group’s announcements, where he saw several reward tasks posted by group members.
‘Entering the fourth Blind Spot for the second time, need two individuals proficient in Flash Appearance to investigate the internal environment, in order to determine the level of danger and countermeasures. —— Pay is five million.’
‘Entering the seventh Blind Spot for the third time, once inside, the safety of family members cannot be guaranteed, targeted by the forces of enemies killed in the previous Blind Spot, need a bodyguard for three days. —— Pay is one million a day.’
‘Urgently hiring! Entering the seaside Blind Spot for the second time, need five people to Flash Appearance together to determine the internal environment terrain, for five days! —— Pay is eight hundred thousand per person per day.’
Looking at these tasks, Li Chengyi fully understood what Sima Gui meant by saying Boss Xindela was just one of the ways to make money.
Indeed, a person with real skills would find it too easy to make money in a group like this.
“So, Sima, you’re not actually an employee of Boss Xindela?” Li Chengyi looked up from his phone’s group chat to ask.
“Of course, I was here before Boss Xindela came, and he won’t stay here forever. Hongjin is just a temporary operation he started here, after all, his son isn’t just staying in one place. He needs to track his son’s footsteps and catch up along the way,” Sima Gui nodded.
Li Chengyi nodded in understanding.
Indeed, after all said and done, Boss Xindela was an outsider, while many members of the Tower of Despair were likely locals from Yi Country, having spent much more time interacting with each other.
Thus, their attitude towards Boss Xindela was completely different.
To someone like him, who had first come into contact with Boss Xindela, it was two different mindsets.
“What Boss Xindela needs are Blind Spot Individuals from the paths his son has traveled. He doesn’t have the energy or the time to recruit anyone else. Alright, we’re here.”
Sima Gui parked the car and stepped out.
Li Chengyi followed, and they found a hotpot restaurant on the roadside, entering through its doors.
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Led by the waiter, they found a private room, closed the door, and sat down.
“In this Tower of Despair that I’ve set up, we organize activities from time to time. You can participate if you’re interested, or it doesn’t matter if you’re not. Even if you keep silent, it’s fine. The purpose of setting up this group was actually to hope that everyone could share their previous Blind Spot experiences, thereby increasing the chances of survival,” Sima Gui poured a cup of complimentary tea for each of them.
“Is the Blind Spot fixed?” Li Chengyi narrowed his eyes slightly.
“There are Blind Spots that exist in time, and a very few remain fixed, persisting for long periods. Generally speaking, Blind Spots will gradually undergo various changes and distortions over time, and then finally disappear completely. As for where they disappear to, nobody knows,” Sima Gui said.
“So, as the group builder, if you died, what would happen to the group?” Li Chengyi asked a sensitive question.
“If I died, someone else would take over. You don’t think I was the only one who brought these dozens of people together, do you?” Sima Gui said with a laugh, “There are quite a few group builders, and now only three of us are left. This group hasn’t been formed for long and there are similar groups out there; it wouldn’t matter much if it disbanded. As long as it helps me while I am here, that’s good enough. As for the rest, it’s none of my business.”
He fully demonstrated the ‘I am the only one’ mentality.
During the time they ordered their meal, Li Chengyi took the opportunity to ask the other party many common knowledge questions, the most crucial being about the possibility of completely liberating oneself from the Blind Spots.
At the mention of this question, Sima Gui burst into laughter.
“There’s a legend about that.” At this moment, the waiter also brought over the hotpot and side dishes.
After the waiter left, he continued.
“Actually, a long time ago, Blind Spots weren’t so serious, at most they were just seams and cracks that people would occasionally notice.”
“Perhaps in the dark place of the black wardrobe where light doesn’t reach. Or perhaps in the dead angles of peripheral vision that your sight can’t touch. Or maybe in some hidden corners of places unknown to others. Back then, the signs were subtle and fleeting, unnoticed by anyone. But later, it seemed to start getting serious around the time when White Star first declared its secession from Earth-Moon, splitting into two countries.”
“Of course, Blind Spots have been encountered by people in ancient times; they have always existed. There’re rumors of an original Blind Spot, where everything began, everything originated; if one could find the exit there and successfully leave, they would be able to completely escape from the Blind Spots and liberate themselves from constraints.”
He went on and on, and then talked about how tragically people he had helped in the past had died, how his crush ran away with someone else who tricked him out of money, how he beat up that person, and that he has a younger sister attending university back home, saying he was saving money for her and so on…
As the hotpot stewed and the drinks were consumed, the two men quickly warmed to each other.
After the meal, Li Chengyi had gleaned much and kept the thought of completely escaping the Blind Spots in mind.
If there were no Blind Spots, maybe he could forge an unimaginable path with the help of the Evil Flower.
But for now, he could only continuously and rapidly adapt while searching for clues under the pressure of the Blind Spots, seeking to seize the only chance of survival.
Regardless, Blind Spots are ultimately a hidden danger, incessantly appearing and bringing ceaseless danger, and finding a way to escape is indeed the ultimate pursuit of every Blind Spot individual.
Well-fed and well-drunk, the two returned to the villa.
After resting for two days, Xindela and Song Ran had been discharged from the hospital and returned to the villa.
“We don’t have much time; let’s continue our investigation of Mist Street. Zhong Ying will be entering for the third time in half a month; we must hurry,” Xindela said seriously in the lobby on the first floor.
“Boss, what about those attackers?” Zhong Ying raised her hand and asked.
“Three were killed, and the rest scattered; the officials will handle it,” Xindela replied, “As for the clues about Mist Street, we have obtained precise topographical maps. Now, to find a way out, we need to start from several aspects.”
“First, the think tank from the company suggests that the slot machine is the core, so we investigated that particular slot machine’s model, appearance, and way of playing, but we couldn’t find anything that matched. This line of inquiry is on hold.”
“Secondly, regarding the shop where the slot machine is located, we initially determined that it’s a grocery store, selling mainly children’s toys, snacks, and school supplies. By comparing the maps of districts, we found the most fitting match to be Wu’s Grocery Store, which existed 172 years ago on the street where Candy Bar is located.”
“172 years ago!?” Everyone was shocked.
“Isn’t that a bit too long ago?” Song Ran, who had just been discharged, shook her head upon hearing this, “Past Blind Spots rarely date back so many years.”
“A hundred years ago isn’t much different from now,” Xindela said, “Aside from some changes in small countries, the world is still dominated by the struggle between Earth-Moon and White Star.”
“Back then, White Star wasn’t as strong as it is now; Yi Country had the advantage. That’s the only difference,” Song Ran added.
“Right, according to the Replication Technique, we’ll split up and search for the old school centre road from more than 170 years ago, and then hunt for detailed information about that grocery store. According to analysis by the think tank, the slot machine must be operated to avoid trouble, meaning its rules are the core that confines Blind Spot individuals.”
Xindela said solemnly, “Thus, what we are looking for is how to free ourselves from the constraints of that slot machine. According to the Replication Technique, we must find the last person who played that slot machine and left safely; perhaps by replicating his playing method, we could leave safely.”
After a brief overview, the group quickly got into the car and headed for the old school centre road.
All the way there, Li Chengyi couldn’t stop contemplating the flower.
That little white flower that bloomed quietly on Mist Street.
He was eager to test it and see if the Flower Language Technique described by the flower was real. If he absorbed it, could he really practice that mysterious technique, which sounded so powerful just by its name?
As for the research into Mist Street, he had unexpectedly lost the greed for earning money he had before, well, not completely lost it, but it was much diminished.
“By the way, boss.” Suddenly, Li Chengyi thought of something and looked at Xindela, who was sitting in the front passenger seat.
“What is it?” At the moment, Xindela was writing something in a bright yellow notebook.
The notebook cover featured a chubby and goofy-looking duck.
“It’s like this: my sister—you guys must have looked into my family’s affairs—seems to have run into some trouble recently. Boss, you have strong capabilities in gathering online intelligence. Could you help me find out what exactly happened?”
