Infinite Weird Game

Weird Investigation Bureau, Infirmary.

Ning Xu opened her eyes and through blurry vision saw Fu Jue sitting at the head of the bed, holding a knife and concentrating on peeling an apple, as serious and silent as a good student in high school.

Fu Jue noticed her awakening, but he didn't look up at her. He just said in a tone of judgment: "The investigators who blocked Li at the elevator entrance with you at that time were all dead, and only you survived. They wanted to interrogate you, but I stopped them."

Are they all... dead?

Ning Xu felt that she should be sad, but there were only so many feelings a person could have. All these emotions had been exhausted when she faced Li who had occupied Chang Xu's body and was on the verge of death from the impact of divine power. At this moment, she just felt an empty heart, without any feelings.

After a long silence, she said in a hoarse voice: "I don't know. I thought I would never wake up again and would never see you again."

"I know." Fu Jue said, "There are many possibilities for your survival. It may be because you have a shallow connection with the strange game, or it may be because Li just came to reality and his control over power is not precise enough.

"But the headquarters is very dissatisfied with me, and some people have begun to doubt me. After your injury is healed, I will send you out to deal with strange incidents to avoid direct scrutiny."

Ning Xu was silent.

She is a civilian worker, and all her experience in dealing with strange things is just theory. Going to the place where strange things happen in person is like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth. If she is not careful, she will be crushed to pieces.

But there was no better way. Once she faced the investigation, no matter what the result was, what awaited her would be to be detained in the dark underground fifth floor. It would be better to die outside.

She even felt that it would be better for her to be killed by Li directly than to wake up and face such a terrible situation...

"I want to go to Qijia Village." Ning Xu said.

Fu Jue was slightly stunned, and a confused light flashed behind his lenses and then disappeared.

He nodded and said, "It was a newly arrived B-level weirdness, and its activity has been greatly reduced not long ago. The danger level is not high."

This is not the real reason, but no one said anything more.

In silence, Fu Jue finished peeling the apple, placed it on the bedside, and stood up.

When he was about to push the door open and leave, Ning Xu suddenly called out, "Lin Jue."

This is a name that has not been called out for a long time. Due to certain considerations, it has been intentionally buried in the dust of history and is unknown to most people. It is only exhibited once or twice as an antique in certain days as a commemoration that is destined to be forgotten.

Ning Xu said, "Wish me good luck."

Fu Jue paused, but turned around and gave a smile that he hadn't shown for a long time, which seemed a little awkward: "I wish you good luck."

……

At the seaport of Xiangcheng, Dong Xiwen huddled in a huge wooden box filled with red wine on a cargo ship, holding his breath and paying close attention to the movements of others.

Nian Fu suddenly fell ill and died for no apparent reason; Bai Ya went crazy for no apparent reason and accused him of teaming up with Qi Si to kill Nian Fu in the "Colosseum" copy.

The moment the wanted order was issued, Dong Xiwen was completely stunned. He sprained his ankle and scraped his skin, and he barely escaped from the Libra Church base.

Now he just had too many complaints to say: Isn't this scenario of "the bow is put away after the bird is killed and the dog is cooked after the rabbit is dead" too early?
"Brother, be careful, they are coming." The voice of his younger brother Dong Ziwen sounded faintly in the bottom of his mind.

Dong Xiwen's whole body tensed up and his right hand subconsciously clenched the pistol.

He heard Dong Ziwen's voice an hour ago. At that time, he thought he was going mental because he missed his brother too much.

After Dong Ziwen's explanation, he realized that Dong Ziwen had used up all his points and life-saving items when he was about to die, and attached his soul to the jade pendant.

He had a lot of questions to ask Dong Ziwen, but now was not the time to dwell on the mess. He had to admit that at least in terms of escaping and killing, his brother knew much more than he did.

"This is a cargo ship belonging to the Nurvis family of Eagle County. They dare not be too reckless. In all likelihood, it's just a formality." Dong Ziwen said.

Dong Xiwen listened to the footsteps getting closer and closer, his face turned bitter: "What should we do if there is still a one in ten or two chance? And... I didn't check the almanac before going out today. What if I'm unlucky and they just search and find us? What should we do?"

"Then kill them." Dong Ziwen said, "There are only three of them. It's very simple."

The next second, Dong Xiwen felt that his body was out of control, and his soul seemed to be thrown out, rising to the ceiling of the cabin to overlook the movements below.

He saw himself push open the lid of the wooden box and stand up. At the moment when the three white-robed believers turned around after hearing the sound, he grabbed one of them by the neck like lightning and twisted it in the opposite direction, making a "click" sound.

One body fell to the ground, and the remaining two opened their mouths to scream.

Dong Ziwen approached a person like a ghost, covered that person's mouth, raised the silenced pistol, pointed it at another person's heart, and pulled the trigger.

"Bang, bang..." The two newly dead bodies fell one after another, making the dull sound of meat being thrown onto the chopping board.

Dong Ziwen hummed a song, dragged up the corpses on the ground, and threw them into the sea, one after another...

Dong Xiwen's soul was floating nearby, witnessing all this, and felt cold for no reason.

He suddenly realized that the world had become different from what he thought it was...

……

In the private room on the second floor of Tianxianglou Restaurant, Qi Si and Jin Yusheng sat opposite each other, concentrating on eating.

After studying for a long time and finding that he could not open the door of the temple, Qis went to the restaurant in Sunset Ruins to find Lin Chen who was eagerly waiting. He symbolically ate a few bites of the food while the latter looked excited and about to cry.

The only dish worth eating in that restaurant was the Longjing Shrimp. After eating a few bites, Qi Si decisively parted ways with Lin Chen and returned to reality.

He took out two dusty notebooks from the drawer, "How Will Qi Si Die" and "What a Miserable Death", and recorded his own death in the "Colosseum" copy, as well as the deaths of Chang Xu and Liu Yuhan.

At this moment, he truly felt the meaning of "the end", and even felt that there was nothing to regret about dying in the next second.

Of course, he didn't plan to die for the time being. He felt uncomfortable when he thought that his death would solve a big problem for the Weird Investigation Bureau.

He lay there for a while, took out the phone stained with "divine blood", and dialed Jin Yusheng's number: "Jin Yusheng, come out and have a meal together."

"Old Qi, why did you suddenly want to have dinner with me? In the past, I invited you many times but you refused to come out. Have you changed your character?" Across the round table, Jin Yusheng used chopsticks to stir the drunken shrimp in the wine cup, looking gossipy, "Could it be that something happened to you...emotionally? In life? Philosophically?"

Qi Si put down his chopsticks and said, "Call Ning Xu, I want to talk to her." "Do we need to meet and talk about this? I can just send you her WeChat..." Jin Yusheng was talking nonsense, and suddenly realized, "Wait! Are you suspecting that I have an affair with her and want to clear the door?"

He turned serious and hid behind a chair. "Let me make it clear in advance that she and I are simply the coerced and the coercer. Although she suddenly kicked the door open and took me back to the police station for interrogation, I would rather die than surrender and defend the key information about you..."

"I know it has nothing to do with you." Qi Si said calmly, "We just chatted for a few minutes last time. We got along well and agreed to continue chatting next time."

"Lao Qi, don't be fooled by this woman's pretty face and sweet voice. She is actually a ruthless character who beats people without blinking an eye..."

"Three, two, one..."

“Stop, stop, stop!” Jin Yusheng quickly took out his phone, clicked into the contact interface, put the phone on the glass swivel table and turned it to Qis’ side. “Last time she told me that if you come to me and say you want to contact her, just call this number.”

Qi Si picked up the phone and pressed the dial button. Jin Yusheng was still chattering beside him: "I feel that the force she belongs to should not be underestimated. With the wealth we have accumulated over the years, we probably can't beat them... Is she trying to recruit you? I feel that everything she does is risky..."

The call was connected and Jin Yusheng tactfully shut up.

The voice that came from the other side was not Ning Xu's, but a deep male voice: "Hello, Siqi, I'm Fu Jue."

All the recognized secrets in the past were officially revealed at this moment. Fu Jue belonged to the Weird Investigation Bureau and was the man behind Ning Xu. Even though he had withdrawn from Jiuzhou, he was still connected to the official forces that symbolized Jiuzhou.

Qi Si walked out of the private room and stood on the empty observation deck. He smiled and said, "Hello, Fu Jue. I have heard of your name for a long time. Chang Xu almost killed me. I am still thinking about how much mental damages I should ask Jiuzhou for."

He used a joking tone, and Fu Jue answered seriously: "The projection screen at Sunset Ruins, which is worth 97 points, was purchased with my personal account. After this round of publicity, the ranking of the Unnamed Guild has risen to th place."

"What does the Unnamed Guild have to do with me?"

"This operation is a collaboration between the two major guilds and has nothing to do with any individual."

The meaning is very clear. Since public opinion has elevated Chang Xu's behavior to the level of Jiuzhou Guild targeting the Unnamed Guild, all compensation will be given directly to the guild level.

Qi Si decisively skipped the unpleasant topic and said, "Ning Xu said that you want to know something and are willing to exchange an equal amount of information with me. I wonder how well you understand it?"

"I already know everything I need to know." Fu Jue said, "You sent Liu Yuhan to Jiuzhou before to try to find out the production principle of the team ring. I can tell you that the key to connecting reality and weirdness is the pollution of God. Anything soaked in the blood of God and entrusted with obsession can be a prop."

Qi Si sneered: "You are late in giving this information. I have already learned it from a certain evil god. But I am very curious. If the blood of gods is the key raw material for making props, then gods are undoubtedly consumables for higher-level beings. How come they have not become extinct until now?"

Fu Jue said: "When the old gods leave, there will be corresponding new gods to take their place. They are the wine cups that hold blood and the plates that feast on flesh and blood. When they are damaged, the rules will choose new tableware."

This should be the information that Fu Jue really intended to provide, but his purpose was not just out of friendship.

Qi Si sneered: "It seems that becoming a god is not a good thing. If this continues, no one will be willing to become a god." He paused, "So you are not saying that in order to fill the vacancy of no one willing to become a god, you volunteered and sacrificed yourself to put yourself on the throne of God?"

"This is the most ideal situation." Fu Jue said calmly, "What I have to do is smash all the tableware of the rules. If I am chosen, then I only need to kill myself."

"Whoever becomes a god, you will kill him. Is that right?"

"Yes."

Qi Si laughed out loud, and was out of breath.

He laughed for a while and said, "It's a very arrogant ambition. I don't understand why you told me this."

Fu Jue said: "You control the Colosseum, so you have the capital to negotiate with me, that's all."

The trump card was brought to the surface, and Qi Si praised: "Not bad, it saves me the trouble of going to the Weird Investigation Bureau to inform you. Isn't this the information you wanted to tell me?"

Fu Jue continued, "The second piece of information is that in the real world, on May 2034, 5, the final instance will be opened. The location is the Tower of Babylon in the Ruins of Sunset. Once a person with an identity card enters the Ruins of Sunset, he will be automatically taken into the tower and matched with the instance."

"Oh? You call the tower behind the World Tree the Tower of Babylon?"

"The third message is that Li came to the real world with the help of Chang Xu's body. I once left a trick on Chang Xu, and he can't go back. Irrelevant factors have been eliminated as promised. I look forward to your answer."

"I don't remember communicating with you before today." Qi Si narrowed his eyes, "Can I ask who you made the agreement with?"

"Qi, that is you - Siqi."

The call was hung up unilaterally, and Qi Si called again, but this time the call did not go through.

"The number you dialed is unavailable. Please check before redialing."

"The number you dialed is unavailable..."

The busy tone repeated coldly, bringing about a weird textual uncanny valley effect. The call just now seemed like a hallucination imagined by a mentally ill patient.

The night wind was chilly, blowing the hem of his white shirt and sending cold air rushing into his collar. Qi Si stood there for a while, then returned to the private room and returned the phone to Jin Yusheng.

After Jin Yusheng asked with a sly smile, "What did you talk about?" Qi Si smiled and looked into his eyes: "What is your relationship with Ning Xu?"

Jin Yusheng broke out in a cold sweat: "Old Qi, don't let your paranoia attack me. We have been through fire and water together for six years... Well, I did have some thoughts about her when I first saw her, but I didn't after she pointed a gun at my head."

Qi Si stared at Jin Yusheng's face and said, "Really?"

"Yes." Jin Yusheng swore to the sky, "Besides, they don't like me. This is not a romance novel or a short movie in Sakura Mansion. Where does the love-hate relationship between police officers and criminals come from..."

Qi Si nodded to show his approval.

Things were becoming more and more confusing. No sooner had an old mystery been solved than an even more complicated mess came pouring in before he could even react.

The final copy is coming soon... The Weird Investigation Bureau has already grasped his movements... Qi and Fu Jue have reached some kind of agreement... Li is eliminated...

The Libra Church was constantly making small moves and could get out of his control at any time... The Xila Guild had just been active for a while before it became quiet. I wonder what they were planning...

In the palace of thought, the lush red leaves on the trees swayed without wind, and wisps of souls belonging to humans and monsters mixed together and hung on the trees, unable to distinguish one from the other.

Qi Si knew that these were the only things he could completely trust at the moment.

He had to enter the next instance as soon as possible, just like a gambler walking on a knife's edge, eager to turn over the next card, hoping that a big card would appear to overturn the current situation. (End of this chapter)