Chapter 102: Trap

Who is the missing person? Do you have any obvious physical features? Can you describe them in detail? There will always be someone here who recognizes the missing person!” Zhao Qing asked calmly. He hadn’t tried to force Chu Ning to reveal the person’s name.

He himself couldn’t recognize everyone, let alone Chu Ning who had just arrived. So to prevent Chu Ning from misunderstanding his meaning, he deliberately emphasized a few points!

Chu Ning answered without hesitation, “It’s that guy in the Taoist robe with a snake tongue protruding from his mouth. That guy should be quite recognizable!” Although there were many people in eccentric outfits at the scene, it gave off an air of the Renaissance.

But bizarrely, the clothing style was truly unique, with extremely high visibility even in the crowd. Even if you found an ordinary common face, according to their alternative decoration style, you would be the most eye-catching one in the crowd!

After Chu Ning gave the specific description, a man wearing a cool windbreaker stood up. He said with a cold face, “You mean that guy?” He turned his head to survey the surroundings and confirmed, “Sure enough, he’s disappeared!”

“May I ask if you know him?” Chu Ning asked with a gentle smile on his face. He was already preparing how to deal with the person in front of him. He hated convoluted revenge, so chopping off the roots was one way to reduce troubles.

Since there had been a conflict before, Chu Ning naturally wanted to prevent others from staring at him mysteriously. This was something he had experienced firsthand. There were always people with bizarre thought processes in the world; these were all painful lessons for him.

“I don’t know!”

Chu Ning’s smile at the corner of his mouth collapsed. He felt that the guy opposite was the idiot brought by the monkey? Not recognizing someone and then standing up to be recognized wasn’t something you’d do when handing out year-end bonuses where everyone rushed to introduce themselves.

Waving his hand to let the other party stand aside, Chu Ning still felt how unlucky it was, how could he always run into such slightly weird people. He discovered that improving strength indeed required paying something, perhaps the sweat of hard work, or maybe the remaining IQ.

The most serious was his fractured personality, Chu Ning sighed inwardly. He thought it was really tough for him, but finally he was about to break through.

The two personalities within his body were finally about to fuse together, and their behaviors were becoming more and more similar, meaning he could finally live a normal life. Now the only thing lacking was the catalyst for fusion, how to motivate them to fuse.

He had already considered it clearly, even if the price was his disappearance, he wouldn’t hesitate!

This was also the reason Chu Ning didn’t let Tan Ya notice his existence after waking up. He believed his acting skills were decent, able to successfully pass it off. Of course, this was also inseparable from them becoming more and more alike, or this was the main reason.

Chu Ning had to admit this was an undeniable fact!

The scene remained silent. As Chu Ning’s teacher would say, when it should be silent, don’t speak; when it shouldn’t be silent, speak more than anyone else.

“You guys are… damn it!”

The distant gunshot interrupted Chu Ning’s scolding. As soon as he heard the gunshot, he grabbed Tan Ya and hid behind a wall that could serve as cover. He quietly looked toward the distant position, trying to find the target attacking them.

As for the alternative Taoist’s whereabouts, who cared? Everyone was frantically looking for cover! Judging by the sound of gunfire, it must be a sniper rifle. If unlucky enough to be hit by one, the guy missing part of his body not far away would be the best example.

“It really is lively!” Tan Ya shrank and crouched behind the wall unhappily, covering her head. She felt like she had joined a small-scale war.

Perhaps she should have long escaped the gaze of the secular world, because as shown in TV dramas, it fundamentally didn’t match the times. These were outdated. She didn’t want to be told someday, “Hey, adult, the times have changed!” such words!

“Bang!”

The canned bottle with a danger label next to it exploded. Chu Ning guessed this might be a conspiracy; otherwise, why would the other side aim at the bottle to shoot. If it were hazardous materials from an abandoned factory, they couldn’t be left until now; these were items that required strict management and storage.

From this, it was clear that this was a trap laid in advance. If relying on just one person who was being hunted, it would be hard to obtain special raw materials, not to mention being able to package them alone. Combined with the scene arranged by the company in advance, Chu Ning had reason to suspect this was also the company’s doing!

Don’t ask why! It was probably the mastermind wanting to add some difficulty to the game. Just watching them slaughter each other might be boring, lacking any dramatic tension.

The audience didn’t want to see one-sided scenes either; an even fight was what they wanted to see, especially a weaker side relying on all available items to fight against a numerically superior force, which was very stimulating to people’s eyes.

Thinking about this, Chu Ning always felt he was a bad person. He helplessly rubbed his nose! Fine, he really was a bad person, this couldn’t be washed clean.

“Sigh, it’s really stimulating!” Zhao Qing laughed wickedly from behind the wall. He knew things weren’t that simple.

Seeing the miserable fate of the people hiding behind the raw material cans, he knew how wise his choice had been. The explosion spared no one, bringing people straight to hell. If it were just this, it wouldn’t be enough to make Zhao Qing frown.

His internal cultivation had lasted many years, and he didn’t fear minor explosions at all! Of course, this was inseparable from the necessary mechanical modifications; otherwise, facing explosions with flesh and blood would mean the brain was fried.

The fate of those who survived the explosion by luck was even worse, not as good as dying in the explosion. The corrosive chemical materials in the explosion splashed onto the body, causing the person to suffer unbearably, desperately scratching and slapping to avoid touching their skin, with extremely distorted facial expressions!

It’s well known that some chemical items have corrosiveness. Zhao Qing didn’t want his body, which he had invested a lot of money into modifying, to need repair; bearing the repair costs would hurt his flesh. Besides, some parts were difficult to mechanically modify, or it was the human unwillingness that prevailed. Thinking about the concept of violating human traditions required great determination, and to discard others’ gossips!

After Zhao Qing’s several repairs, he finally understood! The price for modifying the body was not expensive, the pricing just enough to pinch a bit, but with some effort, it could still be afforded.

The expensive part was the so-called repair costs, which required various professional components, considering the body’s compatibility, etc. In short, the key is to pay!

Of course, if not pursuing the safety and reliability of the original factory’s service, one could seek out black merchants for private modifications. Black merchants could always find a way to reassemble a pile of parts into your body.