Wen Xishu naturally knew that human power is no match for an engine. So when he cycled out of Hanjiang Park and saw the motor vehicle road... he immediately made a decision.
hours, forty minutes had already passed, and he still did not know where the mission target was. To prevent himself from dying in Desire Tower... Wen Xishu decided to commit a series of crimes.
He planned to do what Ah Hui had done multiple times.
At the edge of the road, Wen Xishu stopped a taxi. After getting in the car, Wen Xishu said:
"Driver, Miracle Mansion."
The taxi driver frowned:
"Sir, that place has a bad reputation lately. How about you get off? I... I don’t want to take this job."
Wen Xishu was quite surprised.
"I’ll pay extra, driver."
"No matter how much extra you pay, I’m not going... Sorry, sorry, please don’t complain about me. I really don’t dare to go there."
The driver seemed to think it necessary to explain further, not wanting Wen Xishu to die in vain, so he said:
"I have a friend who went there for an elevator repair interview... and suddenly lost contact. Yesterday, he appeared on screen speaking on behalf of Miracle Mansion."
"But his appearance... was too strange. That smile full of happiness, though... he was a grumpy person who didn’t smile much, especially after what happened at home."
Wen Xishu immediately thought of the person in the elevator. It seems these staff members had suffered extremely terrifying and eerie invasions, completely transforming them. He asked:
"What happened at home?"
Little people in the city are particularly sensitive about survival. Whether it’s Ah Hui or this driver... they all avoided Miracle Mansion.
Wen Xishu admired this a lot.
But Jiang Yingce and Yin Junchi, those people, had all gone inside.
"He had some issues at home, his child died, his wife ran away... But that smile, as if he knew nothing about these events. No... even if he truly didn’t know, his chaotic life shouldn’t show that smile. Sir, I really can’t go there."
Wen Xishu nodded, understanding the driver, but he didn’t intend to waste time:
"Sorry, driver, I’m rushing to save the world."
After saying this, Wen Xishu saw a choice.
[You quickly captured an opportunity to approach the main line target, your transgressive actions started to alter your morality value.]
[Now your decision is:]
Wen Xishu chose to hijack the car, without considering other options. Due to his 19-point value, which counted as a great success, the hijacking was very smooth.
Wen Xishu’s actions were textbook standards of combat films.
He started a series of fluid moves, elbowing the opponent into dizziness, kicking him out of the car, grabbing the steering wheel for a quick turn, and driving away.
All actions were executed seamlessly.
In the Bunker, there were few proficient drivers, but Wen Xishu had memories of his past life. He floored the gas pedal and sped towards Miracle Mansion.
At this moment, Wen Xishu saw another prompt.
[Sin value +3, current wanted status one star.]
[Some police officers have heard news about you. A few officers will refresh in the area, they don’t know your exact location but will continuously approach you.]
[The wanted status lasts for five minutes. If new crimes are committed during this process, the wanted status will rise to two stars.]
Good heavens.
Wen Xishu began to realize the terror of those star-named abilities owners.
The Deceitful Twins and Deceitful Virgo’s abilities were still unclear, but Scorpio was real, injecting an immensely realistic experience with abundant game content.
He was actually wanted just like in Game 5.
However, Wen Xishu wasn’t panicked, remembering that a one-star wanted status in many games could be easily evaded. He quickly identified the optimal route through navigation and sped towards Miracle Mansion.
"The area I’m in isn’t far from Jiangnan District... just over twenty kilometers. Hopefully, on the 42nd floor of Miracle Mansion, I can find An Jincheng."
Wen Xishu thought, as long as he found An Jincheng, he would have a way to understand the whole story of Reverse Seven.
But over the next half hour, he was exceptionally distressed, having to change routes several times.
In the game-like Desire Tower, Wen Xishu’s navigation system could display police pursuit areas.
He had to find ways to avoid the red circles on the navigation map. Although it said it only lasted five minutes, due to being forced into pursuit areas several times, the countdown to clear the wanted status had to restart.
This made Wen Xishu quite distressed.
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Jicheng, Jiangnan District, outside Miracle Mansion.
When Wen Xishu drove closer to the mansion, he saw a red Ferrari sports car parked at the entrance. The female driver in the sports car seemed familiar to Wen Xishu.
Not long ago, Wen Xishu had managed to evade the one-star wanted status, returning to an unaccused state. He honked the horn, and the female driver inside the car turned around to look at him.
The female driver immediately smiled:
"Ah Shu!"
Wen Xishu did not expect to encounter Ah Miao here, earlier than he had anticipated.
Wen Xishu said:
"Ah Miao, why are you here?"
"I had a feeling you would come here looking for clues, so I came here." Ah Miao said.
Wen Xishu asked again:
"What’s the deal with this car?"
Ah Miao replied:
"I don’t know either, I seem to have appeared in the car right from the start."