Chapter 69: 69. Can I stay at your house?

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Dare King, the owner of this ID seemed to possess a lot of information.

Even Qing Chen, who was involved, did not know about Qing’s Family’s Land Cruiser Airship, and the ACE-009 Taboo.

Although it was unknown what that thing was, it must have been incredibly terrifying since it could be brought out to deal with Uncle Li Dong.

But who exactly was Dare King?

In the current Outer World, the most authoritative source of information within the country was He Xiaoxiao, who worked on strategy guides, but Dare King seemed more like a war correspondent.

Compared to each other, Dare King undoubtedly had the edge in terms of timeliness.

In just two hours, the number of followers of the Dare King account had surpassed thirty million!

Qing Chen sat in the classroom, following the direction of the news.

Due to the exposure of the illegal imprisonment case, the Time Travelers had collectively gone silent, fearful of drawing attention to their Time Traveler identity.

However, it seemed like Dare King chose to speak up precisely when everyone else had fallen silent.

Thus, he quickly attracted a lot of attention.

Qing Chen deduced that anyone who would come forward at this time would be no fool; either they had the backing of an organization like Kunlun and were unafraid of lone wolves, or they were like He Xiaoxiao, possessing technology or abilities to conceal their tracks.

Time traveling was a matter of survival of the fittest. Liu Dezhu, who started off ostentatiously, would have probably died long ago if he hadn’t been protected by the prison’s mechanism.

Just like those transmigrators who were interrogated to death by the Inner World organization, upon return, all that came back were battered corpses.

Qing Chen was waiting to see if someone would reveal Dare King’s identity.

Previously, a Time Traveler had tried to be mysterious, but in just over an hour, they were hacked, revealing their IP address and even a string of personal information, including kindergarten classmates claiming to have been beaten up by the online celebrity…

This was the information age; without the King Kong drill, it was only a matter of time before someone would be found out.

Yet, the morning passed and Dare King remained a mystery.

This was enough to illustrate the issue.

“It seems that more and more Time Travelers will emerge soon,” Qing Chen judged internally: “Unlike the previous internet celebrities, these Time Travelers possess technology to counter the Outer World and have their own stealth techniques.”

During the first break in the afternoon, Qing Chen went to the restroom and happened to notice the expensive watch that Hu Xiaoniu once wore.

It was now on Liu Dezhu’s wrist.

Moreover, Hu Xiaoniu, Liu Dezhu, and Zhang Tianzhen were chatting and laughing merrily, as if they had become good friends overnight.

Qing Chen frowned and went back into the restroom to close the door; he had specifically said not to take the watch, yet Liu Dezhu had clearly ignored his advice.

He hid in a stall and sent Liu Dezhu a message: “That group of four transmigrants from Haicheng you mentioned earlier, any progress in communicating with them?”

It wasn’t until the next break that Liu Dezhu snuck into the restroom to reply with a message: “Big boss, don’t worry, these four people are wealthy but stingy, so there’s no progress for now.”

Qing Chen was both amused and exasperated; at first, he thought the other party hadn’t understood his suggestion, but now it seemed that Liu Dezhu intended to keep the watch for himself.

The guy planned to cheat more stuff out of Hu Xiaoniu, only to deliver a portion to him, and then try to get more advantages from him, such as the Genetic Potion.

In the end, Liu Dezhu would be making a fortune while Qing Chen and Hu Xiaoniu would become his tools for making money.

Qing Chen couldn’t help but feel that Liu Dezhu’s intelligence had suddenly come online!

If it weren’t for the fact that he was in the next class over, he might have truly been hoodwinked by him.

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Liu Dezhu may never have guessed that the third Time Traveler would be in the class next door.

After all, even Los Angeles City, with its population of over six million residents…

In fact, Liu Dezhu’s reaction was within reason; no partnership can sail smoothly forever.

In the process of cooperation, everyone has their own agenda; this is the reality of people, the reality of the world.

It’s unreasonable to expect someone to be a willing target or firewall for you just because you’ve offered a bit of intimidation and benefits.

However, Qing Chen knew that Liu Dezhu was not a tough nut to crack.

At that moment, Liu Dezhu sent a message: Boss, the students from Haicheng want to know how to quickly get a foothold in City No. 18, what can we offer to help? Shall we give them some incentives first?

Qing Chen replied, “Like what, a watch perhaps.”

Liu Dezhu, who had been squatting in the bathroom sending messages, suddenly looked up.

The word ‘watch’ was so crucial that he immediately understood the other party knew everything.

Was this third Time Traveler a classmate in his own class, or perhaps an alumnus?

Memories of students passing back and forth in the corridors, and the teeming crowds on the playground during the break.

But Liu Dezhu felt a chill as if a pair of eyes were silently watching him from an unknown place through the crowd.

Liu Dezhu’s hands trembled as he replied to the message: “Boss, I was wrong, please punish me, be assured, I’ll return the watch right away, and I won’t blab…”

A few minutes later, Liu Dezhu came out of the bathroom, Hu Xiaoniu was waiting for him, slightly puzzled: “Why did it take you so long? How about going to a bar tonight? I haven’t been to one since I came to Los Angeles City.”

Taking a deep breath, Liu Dezhu said, “Let’s skip the bar, I want to wish you an early New Year’s, first for all your heart’s desires to come true, and second for your family’s health…”

Hu Xiaoniu looked at Liu Dezhu dumbfounded: “…???”

After speaking, Liu Dezhu stuffed the watch into Hu Xiaoniu’s hand and whispered, “The cooperation continues, but from now on, we trade in gold bars.”

Truth be told, Liu Dezhu was full of regret at this point.

He wasn’t sure if the other party had seen the truth nearby.

Or if it was all a bluff.

But he didn’t dare to gamble.

The mere thought of what he might face upon returning to the prison in a day and a half…

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Just as he had dealt with Liu Dezhu, Qing Chen’s WeChat suddenly received a friend request, and it turned out to be Li Tongyun who had added him.

But as he remembered, Li Tongyun didn’t have a cellphone before.

Qing Chen accepted the friend request, and Li Tongyun immediately sent a message: “Qing Chen, brother, Kunlun has sent a warning message to my mom, saying those nine fugitives are likely to have entered Los Angeles City. In the past 24 hours, two Time Travelers have already gone missing; you must be careful.”

Suddenly, an ominous premonition arose in Qing Chen’s heart.

According to the news, those nine fugitives were extremely brutal, and their arrival in Los Angeles City meant that many Time Travelers might be in danger.

He replied to Li Tongyun, “Can you still contact your mom now?”

Li Tongyun replied, “I’m with my mom now, she’s not in danger. I just wanted to ask if I could stay at your place tonight, brother Qing Chen. My mom and I can sleep on the floor.”