Chapter 182 [Instance Rules Updated]
Pei Hening was genuinely surprised: "Right next door?"
Chu Xuange pulled out a city map of Nerna Port and a floor plan of the Dawn Casino from the bedside table and placed them on the table next to her: "Look, it's right here."
"The city planning of Nerna Port is definitely problematic. The fireworks manufactured by the fireworks manufacturing company are flammable and explosive hazardous materials. The pollution generated during the production process must be strictly controlled. They are usually built in the suburbs, industrial parks, mountainous areas, etc., and must be far away from residential areas, urban planning areas, and major transportation routes."
"However, the infrastructure in this area is very complete, with schools, hospitals, main roads, banks, entertainment venues, and even factory employee dormitories. The area affected by the explosion caused by the fire ten years ago must have been quite large."
As Chu Xuange spoke, he circled the area of the explosion he had guessed with a pen: "Is there a record of casualties in the city's chronicle?"
Pei Hening took out her phone and scrolled through it again: "No, it actually recorded that the Happy Circus participated in the rescue and even made a donation."
Chu Xuange put down his pen, looked up and met her gaze. Both of them knew perfectly well that there was a problem, and a significant one at that.
"Ring ring ring~"
It was Pei Hening's phone ringing. She answered and pressed the speakerphone button.
It was Blanche's voice: "Trident, don't wander around at night. Have you eaten anything? Should I have someone bring you some?"
Pei Hening smiled and said, "Don't bother me if there's nothing wrong~ And don't bother me even if there is something wrong~ Go back to filming after the event~ Just looking at you hurts my eyes~"
The person on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment before speaking: "Did you kill the person on the 25th floor? The bullet type was the gun I gave you."
Pei Hening subconsciously picked up a pen, twirled it, and chose an answer that wouldn't be wrong.
She said arrogantly, "No, don't put all sorts of accusations on me."
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Dawn Casino, 8th floor, Mayor's temporary office.
Blanche looked up at the sheriff standing in front of the desk and hummed in agreement, "I understand, you can rest now."
After hanging up the phone, she looked at the sheriff. "You heard it too, it wasn't Tribes."
The sheriff touched the gun at his waist, his tone serious: "I won't believe her side of the story. I'll investigate, and if it turns out to be her..."
She looked up and met Blanche's gaze, her eyes sharp: "Don't even think about protecting her."
Blanche leaned back in her leather chair, looking at her with a half-smile: "Sheriff Renee, Tribes isn't a liar. Instead of wasting time watching her, you should be focusing on catching the killer. How many people have died already? Can you stop being so useless?"
Renee's eyes turned cold. She turned and left, taking out a cigarette and lighting it after leaving the office. Annoying!
Blanche watched her leave, her eyes darkening. She took out her phone and dialed Anna's number, her voice grim: "Go, see if that bastard Tribes is in the room!"
"Was she the one who killed the person on the 25th floor?!"
Anna was taken aback when she received the call. After realizing what was happening, she said, "I don't have the room key for apartment 27-02. If I go to see her for no reason, she'll definitely be angry."
"You know how temperamental Tribes is..."
Blanche raised her hand and pressed her temples, looking slightly tired: "That's your problem. I only ask that you confirm her current location."
If I had known this girl would cause such a commotion, I wouldn't have invited her over; she's just made things worse.
Anna had no choice: "Okay."
27th floor.
Anna pushed the food cart to the door of 27-02, raised her hand to press the doorbell, and waited quietly.
Time ticked by, but no one opened the door.
Anna's heart skipped a beat. Had her ancestor run away again?
She took out her phone, ready to call her bodyguard and ask him to go find the person together.
"drop--"
The front door of apartment 27-02 was opened.
Anna looked up and saw Pei Hening.
She was wearing a pale yellow nightgown with short, fluttering sleeves, her hair was half-dry, and her face was flushed from the steam.
She said unhappily, "You'd better have something important to say!"
Anna laughed awkwardly, "Tribes, I'm here to bring you a midnight snack."
Pei Hening crossed his arms, looked her up and down, and suddenly asked, "How much does my cousin pay you? You're not doing this for free, are you?"
Anna replied blankly, "One hundred thousand copper coins."
Pei Hening opened the QR code for receiving payments, handed it over, and said matter-of-factly, "Scan it for me."
Anna: "!!!"
Buhou! Her side hustle income!!
"What are you standing there for? Scan it for me. The money you made by selling my privacy is mine anyway. I'm already being kind by not asking you for compensation."
Anna reluctantly swept the 100,000 copper coins over and pushed the food cart away.
"Leave the midnight snack."
Anna was filled with grief and indignation. Looking at Tribes's hateful face, she held back for a long time before finally saying, "You've gone too far!"
Pei Hening's eyes widened in disbelief: "What did I do? You're slandering me!"
Anna sniffed, her eyes reddened, and tears welled up in them.
Pei Hening: "..."
"Hey, don't cry. How about this, I'll help you swindle money from Blanche?"
Anna's sorrow vanished, and she quickly asked, "Really?"
"Um."
Pei Hening held out her hand: "Give me your phone."
Anna handed over the phone.
[Anna]: I am Tribes. Transfer me 880,000 copper coins, or you'll be ruined!
[Blanche]:...
[Blanche]: I've forwarded this. Don't be so childish and keep threatening me with this kind of thing.
[Anna]: Whether it's childish or not, as long as it works.
[Anna]: She's my assistant. Don't always let her spy for you. She's just as stupid as you; she can see right through you.
[Blanche]: I'll buy you a ticket, you can go back now.
Pei Hening took out her phone, accepted Blanche's transfer, transferred 25,000 yuan to Anna, and returned her phone.
"Don't disturb my rest."
After she finished speaking, she pulled the food cart into the room and closed the door.
[Cui Bisi]: Thank you for the generous donation from the top-ranked fan.
[Cui Bisi]: It's easy to invite a god but hard to send him away. I'll stay for five days.
[Blanche]: Oh.
Tribeca is picky about food; she might like a dish one day but not the next, which results in Anna arranging very large portions for her late-night snacks.
Chu Xuange came over and pushed the food cart, saying in a low voice, "Go dry your hair."
Pei Hening suddenly had an idea. She said, "This instance is actually the same as the 'Mi Family Reconstruction Project' that I cleared before, except that the original inhabitants of this instance don't know about it."
"I don't know if it's the effect of a special instance, or... the natives in this instance haven't been exposed to road survival."
[Note: OOC value +35%, currently 37%]
[Player "DibiDibi" discovered a bug in the "Happy Circus" dungeon. The dungeon rules have been updated: players are prohibited from revealing game-related content in front of NPCs.]