Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 50: 50. Tacit Understanding (Extra update for the Gold Alliance Penguin)

Liu Dezhu sat blankly on the ground, looking at the agile Zheng Yuandong in front of him and his sophisticated mechanical limbs, suddenly feeling a strong sense of security.

Actually, Liu Dezhu hadn’t seen many mechanical limbs. Initially, when he was transferred to Prison No. 18, he hadn’t gotten the chance to appreciate the mechanical civilization before he was taken away to solitary confinement.

But he could tell at a glance that the mechanical limbs on Zheng Yuandong’s body were different.

The arms were no longer exposed hydraulic tubes, but completely covered in alloy skin, with blue light strips like blood vessels on his arms, the purpose of which was unknown.

Compared to Prison No. 18, this was what the Outer World had once fantasized about as cybernetic limbs.

Seeing Liu Dezhu silent, Zheng Yuandong turned and walked toward the overturned black business vehicle, his arm ejecting a dark red blade and slicing through the car body with a swing of his hand.

The steel car body dissolved like a candle meeting a red-hot knife.

In the midst of action, more black off-road vehicles surrounded the area, and Lu Yuan jumped down from one of them, “Boss, I didn’t expect it to be exactly where you predicted they would strike.”

Zheng Yuandong looked at the four unconscious people inside the business car and slightly nodded to Lu Yuan, “Liu Wenqin, Xin Qiuzi, Cui Qiang, Huang Hanyi, all are registered; it seems Liu Wenqin brought them together. Take off their mechanical limbs and bring them back, call for people to tow the car, as soon as possible.”

As the Kunlun leader spoke, he seemed to know about the individuals and even identified who the mastermind was.

“You are wise, boss. When I heard this morning that they disappeared from Wucheng, I knew they were targeting Liu Dezhu,” Lu Yuan responded, “But these guys really have guts, daring to do such a thing inland?”

Zheng Yuandong said, “Some people stay in the Inner World for a while, where the chaotic order makes them increasingly bold. They live on the edge in that place, and once they return to the Outer World with abilities surpassing ordinary people, they want to challenge the existing order. What we need to do is let them understand that the order of the Outer World cannot be challenged, at least not within our territory.”

“Hmm,” Lu Yuan nodded, “Maybe we could recruit more Time Travelers?”

Zheng Yuandong shook his head, “The purity of the organization and the importance of faith are far greater than strength. At least, strength gained through blind expansion is not what Kunlun ought to pursue.”

In fact, as Qing Chen suspected, when an important Time Traveler like Liu Dezhu appeared, it was very abnormal for Kunlun not to show up.

At the very least, they should have come to inquire.

But Kunlun did not do so.

When they received the message, they realized the importance of Liu Dezhu, and Zheng Yuandong also knew that other Time Travelers would target Liu Dezhu.

Who is Uncle Li Dong?

He is the current leader of the Knight Organization, a man even Li Dongze from the Heng Society calls boss, and in the Inner World, how hard is it to get close to such a person? As difficult as reaching the heavens.

But now there was an immediate opportunity in front of them, who could resist being tempted?

Anyone with even a slight understanding of the Inner World and Uncle Li Dong would probably know the value of Liu Dezhu.

Even though Liu Dezhu had not yet truly obtained the legacy.

Thus, Zheng Yuandong had immediately positioned undercover agents around the school and arranged for personnel to receive Liu Dezhu on his way home, and finally, waited for this gang of desperados.

He walked toward Liu Dezhu; at that moment, a Kunlun member was examining the youth to see where he might have been injured.

Zheng Yuandong asked, “Is he injured?”

The Kunlun member replied, “Arm, right leg, right face, there’s superficial damage, but it’s not severe.”

“That’s good,” Zheng Yuandong looked at Liu Dezhu, “Don’t be afraid, we came here tonight specifically to protect you. We will also strictly monitor immigration information going forward, and if there’s any anomaly, we will give you 24-hour protection.”

Liu Dezhu said frantically, “Thank you!”

Zheng Yuandong nodded, “You’re welcome. You should also be careful yourself. Call us immediately if anything unusual happens; I’ve already given you the phone number.”

After speaking, Zheng Yuandong turned and boarded an off-road vehicle without looking back.

Suddenly, a tow truck arrived, and police cars arrived, all handling the scene.

Liu Dezhu stared blankly at the departing SUV, stunned. Had it just left like that?!

The other party hadn’t asked anything else, nor had they tried to recruit him. Why was that?

In the distance, on the SUV heading to Kunlun Headquarter, Zheng Yuandong suddenly asked Lu Yuan, “Don’t you think it’s a bit strange?”

“How strange, boss?” Lu Yuan asked.

“This student has no courage at all and lacks the most basic vigilance. How could such a person be valued by Uncle Li Dong?” Zheng Yuandong wondered.

“Perhaps Uncle Li Dong did not place much importance on him?” Lu Yuan ventured.

“No, according to Jian Sheng, even Transcendents are serving that mysterious Time Traveler. The other party must have been esteemed by Uncle Li Dong,” Zheng Yuandong shook his head. “I suspect there’s a third Time Traveler in Prison No. 18, but that doesn’t match the information we have. We’ll see, the answer will come sooner or later.”

“Boss, aren’t you planning to recruit Liu Dezhu into Kunlun?” Lu Yuan asked.

Zheng Yuandong rolled down his window and lit a cigarette, slowly saying, “He doesn’t qualify.”

Lu Yuan seemed to recall something, “Right, boss, He Jinqiu proposed a meeting next month…”

Zheng Yuandong shook his head, “Let’s not talk about that now.”

…

At 10 PM, Qing Chen started training at home.

Without the fixed schedule of the prison, he even extended his training time by an hour.

However, one difference was that in prison, he had enough beef and eggs to eat.

Back in the Outer World, it was not the same… he couldn’t afford it.

At that moment, the gold he had brought back from the Inner World was hidden under his bed. Qing Chen felt he needed to find a way to convert the gold into cash, or he couldn’t afford the food expenses.

Just as he was covered in sweat, there was a sudden knock on the door.

He stood up to open it, seeing Li Tongyun holding a dish of fried dumplings, Qing Chen could even smell the aroma of chive and egg inside.

Li Tongyun sweetly said, “Brother Qing Chen, these are freshly fried by my mom; she asked me to bring them to you.”

“Thank you,” Qing Chen didn’t hold back this time.

As Li Tongyun turned to go upstairs, Qing Chen asked, “You are quite smart, aren’t you? You know what I’m talking about.”

Li Tongyun slowly turned around, wearing a red and white dress, and sweetly smiled at Qing Chen, asking, “Brother Qing Chen, you are a Time Traveler too, aren’t you?”

“On what basis?” Qing Chen asked with a smile.

Li Tongyun lowered her voice and said, “Because the day mom beat up dad, after you took me into the house, you hid behind the curtain to secretly watch people from Kunlun. You’ve seen them, and you’ve been avoiding them.”

Qing Chen laughed. Ever since he realized Li Tongyun was anything but simple, he knew he couldn’t keep the truth from this little girl; the details had already betrayed him.

It wasn’t that he was foolish, but rather he had not realized that this girl, who also grew up in a dysfunctional family, possessed a precocious and wise heart.

Who would bother suspecting a child, after all?

Then again, he already knew her identity from the Inner World, yet it would be hard for her to find out his.

Now, it seemed the Outer World was getting interesting too.

The two, one old and one young, looked at each other and smiled, seemingly reaching an unspoken agreement.