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"How did you know?"

Wu Xing was exceedingly vigilant. Although the other party didn’t seem to have any ill intentions, the statement had all but laid bare his movements and purposes, which was rather alarming.

"As I suspected..."

Wang Ye nodded, confirming his suspicion just like he had guessed. A person as clever as the King of Qin would definitely not do something without reason. The measures taken were so drastic, there must be a motive behind them.

Either this world contained nothing that could threaten him, which clearly wasn’t the case, or shutting down a certain district was a terrifying means capable of resolving any powerful individual.

So, given that the other party had the means, if the King of Qin had provoked them, it must have been part of a larger scheme.

The King of Qin likely had no foundation here, and if he had, he wouldn’t have resorted to such extreme measures.

If Wang Ye’s guess was correct, the other party would definitely keep a survivor and use that so-called special ID to infiltrate the higher echelons of this world and seize the opportunity to take over the command center.

According to Tianji’s intelligence, this country had been usurped by nine major families in the digital age.

Although there were subsequent political powers emerging, the nine families who originally mastered the underlying technology of Digital City remained steadfast, possessing independent IDs, their movements unrecorded by the officials, belonging to a privileged class!

Therefore, it was almost certain that the King of Qin intended to infiltrate the top tier of this world quickly, he would indeed keep a survivor and use one of the family scions’ IDs to swiftly penetrate the upper echelons.

And once he activated any family scion’s ID, out of caution, that family would surely come to the scene in person.

"Wu Family..." Wang Ye looked at the other party, now almost certain of his target. On the news, the person in charge of this project was a junior from the Wu Family named Wu Xiaoli, who was also, according to Jiang Xiaoling, his direct superior.

It seems that the King of Qin’s hostage was indeed her.

"What exactly do you want?" Wu Xing demanded with a cold expression.

"We want to help..." Wang Ye looked at him, "If the general does not wish for this world to experience another such tragedy, we hope for your assistance."

"Are you people from that world? Who are you? Mister Chen’s men? Or those old-generation gamers?"

"We are Mister Chen’s men..." Wang Ye stated directly, "But what you summoned through that special channel this time was not Mister Chen."

"How is that possible?" Wu Xing retorted with a frown, "We’ve all gone through layers of verification..."

"What kind of verification?" Wang Ye interrupted, "Isn’t it just Jiang Xiaoling’s word?"

Wu Xing: "....."

"A newly recruited greenhorn, trained for a few years, and you put a task that decides the world’s rise and fall solely in their hands. General, your approach is somewhat hasty," Wang Ye said.

Wu Xing’s face flushed and paled, what were they thinking? If it weren’t for the high risk of joining the game, why would they employ outsiders?

"Aren’t you just taking someone’s word for it as well?" Wu Xing sneered, "How can I believe you?"

"Then it’s up to the general’s judgment.

" Wang Ye said seriously, "The person impersonating Mister Chen is number one, all too familiar with your system.

His goal is to destroy the command center that could threaten him at the first opportunity.

With the shutdown of Huaxi Pass, your higher-ups will definitely contact the command center, and that is his only chance.

By now, he has probably infiltrated the upper echelons by using your junior, General Wu.

Once the high echelons confirm the coordinates, you will have nothing left that can threaten him! "

"Nonsense!" Wu Xing, feeling a chill run down his spine, still reflexively countered, "My junior from the Wu Family, Wu Xiaoli is the only one on-site this time, and she would never betray her own country!"

"No need for betrayal..." Tianji, standing by, already shook his head, "There are methods to control your niece, and you must have received intelligence by now. Time is of the essence, so please, General, don’t waste any more time here.

If he does succeed in the end, your Wu Family. .. will be the criminals!"

"Damn it!!!"

Unable to hold back, General Wu finally contacted his family.

"Send me all the browsing history of Wu Xiaoli’s ID!"

Moments later, the smart display showed all the places browsed by Wu Xiaoli’s ID, and General Wu directly presented it for review, falling into deep thought as he looked over the browsing history.

Wu Xiaoli’s search history had just three entries: the Huanan District had called an emergency meeting, the senior military officials of the Huanan District had arrived at the conference center, and General Hou Nanfeng of the Huanan District made a public appearance himself, stressing that the recent incident at Huaxi Pass was a technical shutdown and that people should remain calm and view it objectively. ..

Huanan...

Recalling the morning’s memories, Wu Xing remembered that today, General Hou Nanfeng had emphasized several times the importance of contacting the command center’s coordinates.

No way...

Swallowing hard, Wu Xing stared blankly at the other person, "Does that number one have the means to control people?"

"He himself does not have such an ability... but didn’t you record his talent?" Tianji said coldly.

Wu Xing quickly recalled the information reported in the files about number one’s talent.

Demon: Greedy Wolf!

Skilled at imitation and deception, he possessed two abilities.

The first was called Greedy Wolf’s Hand: it could duplicate the talents of others, storing up to three at a time.

Three fingers were responsible for storing abilities—the thumb required the blood of others to acquire their abilities, while the pinky was used to deploy other people’s talents.

The more blood he had, the more uses he could have.

As for the second talent, its specifics were unknown.

However, just based on the first talent alone, it meant his abilities had infinite possibilities.

The powers of the demons in the Demonic World were mysterious and unpredictable; to say he could control people might just be the tip of the iceberg!

"Damn it!" Wu Xing’s face turned pale as he realized the situation and he immediately called a contact.

"Wu Xing? Where did you go? There’s movement in the North America District, and the military forces of all four districts are closing in. Looks like big trouble is brewing. Where are you?"

"I’m outside, I’ll be back soon. Is General Hou Nanfeng there?"

"General Hou Nanfeng?" The contact was momentarily stunned, "He should be there, after all, he was the one who called for the emergency meeting..."

"Is he there or not?" Wu Xing asked sternly.

"What’s wrong?"

"Just answer my question!"

"Well... I haven’t seen him around... I’ll ask for you."

"Good, get back to me as soon as possible..." Wu Xing nodded.

After hanging up, Wu Xing turned to the two individuals, a young and an older man, and asked seriously, "What is the purpose of the two gentlemen’s visit? You’re not here specifically to remind me, are you?"

"We were instructed by Mister Chen to stop number one," Wang Ye said with a smile, "Compared to the mad King of Qin, Mister Chen is more willing to trust a mature Federation organization."

"Mister Chen really is far-sighted," said Wu Xing with a smile, but he did not believe them in his heart and could only speculate about their real purpose for coming.

However, regardless of their reasons, the immediate priority was to prevent number one from sabotaging the command center.

Just as he was considering this, the contact person he had called earlier had already redialed the network call.

"How’s it going?" Wu Xing asked anxiously.

"The secretary of General Hou Nanfeng just replied that he had to step out for an urgent matter but would be back soon. Wu Xing, you should hurry over. The meeting is about to start, and right now in the Wu Family, the old man is no longer lucid, and the fate of your capable niece remains uncertain. The one in charge of the command center might have been involved in the shutdown incident, likely facing accountability. Now, you are the main pillar of the Wu Family, and it’s crucial that you don’t falter when it matters most."

"I understand, I’ll be there immediately."

After hanging up the phone, Wu Xing turned to the two men, "Gentlemen, since you’ve anticipated this, you must have some plans, right? Time is of the essence, please don’t hold back any longer!"