Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 636: 394, No More Hidden Dangers Chapter 636: 394, No More Hidden Dangers Qing Xing did not truly suspect someone was deliberately causing accidents and then framing him.

In the eyes of a Fate Controller, he was very clear that the Taboo he controlled was a unique existence in this world.

Just as there are no two identical leaves in the world, the functions of Taboos have never been duplicated.

Even if they are both Transcendents of the Power Field System, the Taboos they derive would be significantly different.

Therefore, in Qing Xing’s view, it should be impossible for anyone to create such elaborate accidents.

Of course, Qing Xing was right, even Qing Chen couldn’t perfectly replicate those intricately interlinked yet traceless accidents.

The accidents he created always left a trail, which meant there were flaws that could be discovered.

But the Taboo ACE-005 Da Fu compensated for this flaw for him, allowing him to appear in any guise.

If someone took the trouble to investigate, they would find that each accident was caused by someone completely different.

All Qing Chen could do was create an accident that was almost suitable, then incite the Shadow Candidates’ hostility towards Qing Xing.

That was enough.

The biggest weakness of the accidents Qing Chen created was that he couldn’t guarantee success every time; he was unable to account for everything.

In the process of the accident, any variable could lead to his failure.

But the effect of a Taboo was different; it was rules twisting fate.

And Qing Xing’s biggest weakness was that someone guessed his Lucky Halo came from a Taboo; had he not used it so frequently, it might have been incredibly fearsome.

At that moment, Qing Wu ended the phone call.

He was covered in dust, looking as dirty as a terracotta warrior.

Just a moment ago, Qing Chen had disguised himself as a high-rise window cleaner. When Qing Wu passed by underneath, Qing Chen made it look like he couldn’t hold onto a bucket properly, and the bucket went tumbling directly towards Qing Wu’s head.

Qing Wu was a Transcendent, and furthermore, a skilled one at that.

So, the moment the bucket fell, he noticed it and dodged backward with the speed of Thunder.

However, in the instant that Qing Wu dodged, he accidentally knocked over a pedestrian who was looking down at their phone.

The pedestrian fell sideways, inadvertently knocking over a hotel sign standing beside the road.

The large sign tilted and fell towards the road, causing an oncoming dump truck to swerve abruptly to avoid it. Due to inertia, sand and gravel from the truck flung out, showering Qing Wu.

In fact, there was no actual danger; it only made Qing Wu appear quite disheveled.

It was a crude accident, but any accident would do.

High above, Qing Chen hurriedly descended to the ground after letting go of the rope, and after witnessing Qing Wu making a threatening call to Qing Xing, he barely contained his laughter while comforting Qing Wu, “Are you alright? I accidentally dropped something just now.”

Qing Wu glanced at Qing Chen and said coldly, “Forget it, it’s not your fault. Someone’s trying to set me up.”

Qing Chen was taken aback, “Huh? Set you up? I accidentally dropped the bucket, I didn’t mean to set you up.”

“I don’t mean that,” Qing Wu asked, “Someone planned for you to ‘accidentally’ drop the bucket.”

Qing Chen thought Qing Wu was quite reasonable, not making things difficult for passersby after shifting the blame onto Qing Xing.

He said thoughtfully, “No wonder I felt something off about the bucket today. But if someone planned this to set you up, that’s going too far!”

“Heh,” Qing Wu sneered, “Sooner or later, I’ll twist his head off.”

Perhaps neither Qing Xing nor Qing Wu imagined that the creator of the accident not only hadn’t left but also stayed behind to fan the flames.

But Qing Wu was also ruthless; after the accident, his first action was not to dust himself off but to make a threatening call to Qing Xing…

Watching Qing Wu, Qing Chen said, “Don’t you want to clean yourself up first?”

Qing Wu shook his head, “It’s fine, go about your business and be more careful next time.”

It must be said, during Qing Chen’s first interaction with Qing Wu, he actually had a pretty good impression of this Shadow Candidate.

Knowing they were being plotted against, most people would redirect their anger towards others, but Qing Wu did not do so.

This even made Qing Chen feel a bit guilty and he decided that next time he arranged an accident, he should target Qing Wen instead.

Qing Chen didn’t leave; he diligently went back to finish cleaning the windows before going to the building’s restroom. There he retrieved the clothes he had earlier sealed and stashed in the toilet’s water tank and changed into them.

When he walked out of the building again, he had nothing to do with the previous accident anymore.

Qing Chen made a call to Yan Chunmi, but heard the woman say affectionately, “Mom, I won’t be home for dinner tonight, okay? I’m with Liu Yuan right now, I’ll be back by 9 o’clock on the dot.”

Qing Chen frowned. Liu Yuan was a leading star of the Federation, also the favorite character in the holographic virtual life movies among the audience, with people saying that having Liu Yuan in a movie was a guarantee for box office success.

And Yan Chunmi saying she’d be back by 9 meant that she wouldn’t delay tonight’s deal with Deer Island for ‘Jindai Yasuhara’; she would be there on time.

At this point, seeing Qing Chen silent, Yan Chunmi said, “Mm, Mom, I’m listening, go ahead.”

Qing Chen knew she was hinting at him that Liu Yuan couldn’t hear their conversation, “Investigate every move Qing Xing makes for me. I want to know what he’s doing each time an accident occurs, what items he carries with him when he goes out, especially focus on the items.”