Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 212 177. Coward

”Youʼll probably have to face all the Time Travelers with the ID ʼA Little Ducklingʼ from now on,” Qing Chen said in a tone that was both sympathetic and pained.

Nan Gengchen said expressionlessly, ”Brother Chen, if you want to laugh, just laugh.”

”Hahahahaha!” Your next read is at empire

The laughter lasted a full ten minutes.

Someone else in the group sent a message: ”Little Duckling, how come youʼre not talking? If you join the group and donʼt talk, why did you join in the first place?”

Zhang San thought for a moment and replied, ”Itʼs 11:30 at night. Considering his ID, maybe heʼs at work right now...”

Qing Chen exclaimed, ”Zhang Sanʼs analysis makes a lot of sense!”

Nan Gengchen slumped onto the couch, and after a long hesitation, he looked up and asked, ”Brother Chen, I just want to know, if I commit suicide now, would you have to bear any legal responsibility?!”

”Thereʼs no need to go to such extremes,” Qing Chen said as he rubbed his aching cheeks from laughter. ”After thinking it through, your joining the group might not necessarily be a bad thing. Although they know youʼre a Time Traveler, they might not know your... real identity in the Inner World.”

As he spoke, Qing Chen glanced at Yue Er. With this girl present, it was inconvenient for him and Nan Gengchen to talk.

After all, they couldnʼt be sure whether the girl was a friend or foe, and Qing Chen couldnʼt risk exposing Nan Gengchenʼs identity to her.

Yue Er said with ease, ”I know Iʼm an outsider; itʼs only natural for you to keep things from me.”

”Thanks for understanding,” Qing Chen nodded and continued speaking to Nan Gengchen, ”If we play your card right, it might turn out to be quite effective. Wait a moment, Iʼll go to the bathroom and report this situation to the boss.”

Qing Chen ducked into the bathroom and took out his communicator. Liu Dezhu had already sent a message: ”Boss boss, regarding He Xiaoxiaoʼs group chat, I have important information to report!!!”

Qing Chen was actually surprised; Liu Dezhu had become exceptionally proactive in his work, and he didnʼt need to be prompted at all to report everything.

He sent a message to Liu Dezhu: ”Youʼve received He Xiaoxiaoʼs invitation, havenʼt you?”

Liu Dezhu on the other end of the communicator was shocked: ”Boss, how did you know I was going to talk about this? Itʼs like you have divine foresight, I did indeed just receive the invitation, and I was about to ask if I should join!!!”

Qing Chen thought to himself whether the guy was still angry, using so many exclamation points.

He pondered.

Actually, on their side, ʼone and a halfʼ face-up cards had appeared.

A complete face-up card was Liu Dezhu, while the half was Nan Gengchen.

The difference between the two was that only a few people knew of Nan Gengchenʼs identity as a Time Traveler, but they didnʼt know his identity in the Inner World.

On the other hand, Liu Dezhuʼs situation was a bit clearer; most people now believed that he had become a core member close to Uncle Li Dong, with Uncle Li Dong even instructing Li Dongze from the Heng Society to kill someone for him.

These two cards, if used together, could produce an extraordinary effect.

And indeed, they had opponents they needed to deal with!

Qing Chen messaged Liu Dezhu: ”Join that group chat, then tell me which group youʼre in and whoʼs there with what IDs.”

On the other side, with the bossʼs instructions, Liu Dezhu no longer worried about exposing himself and decisively clicked the link.

After downloading the app and when it came to entering a nickname ID, Liu Dezhu wanted to choose a name that wouldnʼt reveal his identity too easily. But to his astonishment, he found that the dialogue box for entering a nickname ID suddenly disappeared, and his personal information now showed: Liu Dezhu (verified with real name).

Liu Dezhu almost threw up on the spot. What the hell kind of APP did real name verification?

The next moment, the group started to buzz: ”Liu Dezhu is here?”

”Holy shit, itʼs Liu Dezhu! And thereʼs even real name verification!”

”Officially verified Liu Dezhu!”

In the current circle of Time Travelers, there wasnʼt a soul who didnʼt know the name Liu Dezhu, and his entrance into the group even caused a small commotion.

Qing Chen was still waiting for a reply when he heard Nan Gengchen shouting from outside the bathroom, ”Brother Chen, Liu Dezhu has joined the group!”

Qing Chen frowned. Liu Dezhu had also joined this group. Was it a deliberate arrangement, a coincidence, or was it that so far He Xiaoxiao had only invited so many people?

He sent a message to Liu Dezhu: ”Coordinate with an ID named ʼA Little Ducklingʼ.”

After sending it, Qing Chen came out of the bathroom and earnestly watched the rolling messages in the chat group, patiently waiting for an opportunity.

Nan Gengchen thought to himself that Liu Dezhuʼs sudden entry into the group must have been under Brother Chenʼs direction. He glanced at Yue Er, wondering if this girl knew Brother Chenʼs real identity?

But considering the two seemed to be cohabiting, she probably did.

After Liu Dezhu joined the group, he remained silent, and the enthusiasm of the group members gradually subsided.

At that moment, an ID called ”Yue Er” asked, ”Why are there so few people in this group? Including He Xiaoxiao, there are only 28.”

Chuang Wang responded, ”These days, without having established a data fortress, who dares to join this crappy group chat? Who knows what He Xiaoxiaoʼs plotting... There couldnʼt really be anyone who joined without having established a data fortress, could there?”

Yue Er and Qing Chen silently turned to look at Nan Gengchen, who with his head lowered and cheeks flushed, was too embarrassed to speak.

Zhang San said, ”Nowadays, everyone is looking out for themselves. Iʼve heard that some Time Travelers even immigrated abroad after getting their public test eligibility, making it difficult for domestic Time Travelers to find them. And since they donʼt have any interaction with the Time Travelers overseas, those ones canʼt discover them either.”