hsntnovel Chapter 157 How did you know?
Chapter 157 How did you know?
Although Li Can said it was a newly built building, the entire area was actually a detention center, so airtight that it was practically indistinguishable from a prison.
"How's the task on your scroll coming along?" he asked again, remembering the question.
Li Lan was somewhat taken aback, his gaze drifting towards the sky as he reminisced, "I remember that every player's dungeon quests are pretty much the same. According to my previous data survey, there's not much difference."
"However, I don't have your rule about avoiding OOC (out-of-character) because the character I play here is an orphan, including Old Wang..."
When Wang Defa was mentioned, Li Lan's tone turned cold instantly.
This is an outcome they all didn't want to see.
Currently, only Li Can and Li Lan among the dungeon players know that there is a traitor within the first base.
Zhou Ye and Xing Dong, who had been distracted by the matter, were still kept in the dark.
"How is Old Wang doing now? When are you going to start the interrogation? Will they be coming along?" Li Lan wasn't actually there at the time. To make the act more convincing, he had genuinely been outside managing the miscellaneous affairs of the rioters in the upper and lower cities for a while.
She was referring to the attitude of the rebel organization.
Li Can shook his head. "Not yet. It will begin soon. They don't approve of the delays for Wang Defa and want him executed immediately."
"Despite my repeated insistence, the final decision was still to kill him after the interrogation."
"To be honest, I was a little reluctant to kill him. If I let him live and go back to Earth, we might be able to find out something about him."
"But considering I'm not there, it's really uncontrollable, so it's better to get rid of it."
"This is his fate in this instance. When you and Zhou Ye return, try your best to smooth things over. Remember, Wang Defa died at the hands of the NPCs; he broke the rules."
As he spoke, he glanced at Wang Defa's situation in real time through his third eye, the puppet vulture, and a very sad expression appeared on his face.
"We are all deeply saddened by the sacrifice of Comrade Wang Defa."
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Research institute, closed laboratory.
The tightly closed metal door slowly opened from the outside, and a tall, upright figure walked in against the light.
After he stood steadily inside, the door slowly began to close again.
Wang Defa, who had been sitting on the floor, woke up the moment Li Can entered the room. He opened his eyes and rushed through the crack in the door with lightning speed.
It seems that his dejection and severe energy depletion are largely a facade.
Li Can was already on guard, and the moment Wang Defa passed by, she raised one hand and grabbed his arm tightly.
His arm strength was like a crab's claw clamping down on a small shrimp; no matter how hard his men struggled, they couldn't break free.
Wang Defa's eyes were bloodshot as he endured the tearing force that threatened to rip his arm off, yet he still refused to give up the idea of escaping.
"Let me go, let me go, let me out! You pervert!" His voice was hoarse, like a male duck, as he made noise.
At the same time, without stopping his subordinates, Wang Defa quickly used his supernatural abilities to make his body as smooth as water and as agile as a water snake to break free.
Li Can turned around and looked at Wang Defa, who had escaped from his grasp, but made no further move, because there were guards at the door.
"Bang! Bang bang!" A girl's figure flashed in from outside the door, but it wasn't very noticeable.
She suddenly attacked, aiming directly at the vital points on Wang Defa's face and body, and struck them hard several times.
"Smack!" Wang Defa was stunned by the blow and his body flew back towards the original laboratory. When he passed Li Can, Li Can could have reached out to help him, but he quickly took a step back and just dodged the old man who was like a cannonball.
They just watched helplessly as he was smashed against the wall.
Li Lan manually closed the door from the outside: "Calm down for a bit, Wang Defa. It'll be better for both of us if you tell the truth."
"I'll stay outside and keep watch. Call me if anything happens." She gestured to the communication devices on the arms of the two mechs.
Yes, for added security, Li Can and his team ultimately decided to wear mechs as a layer of protection. After all, this is cutting-edge technology here, and it's quite useful.
"Okay." Li Can gave an OK sign, turned around and walked towards Wang Defa, who had fallen against the wall and was contemplating life.
Although I don't know what he might be thinking at that moment, he must be feeling desperate.
Li Can even caught a single tear in the corner of his eye.
Seeing Li Can getting closer and closer to him, he simply turned his back and pressed his face against the wall, his shoulders shrugging.
"What, you can't beat them with physical attacks, so you're starting to play the emotional card now?" Li Can's voice came out softly.
"You know perfectly well why I set this up to capture you. I think you're an adult, so just tell me what's on your mind."
Wang Defa's voice was muffled after crying. He wiped his face haphazardly with his sleeve, then struggled to sit up, leaning against the metal wall.
In the spacious laboratory, one of the two men was sitting against the wall, while the other stood opposite him with his hands in his pockets.
The atmosphere was somber and somewhat strange.
"I have nothing to explain. I'll take responsibility for my actions. What's wrong with stealing a little something? You still found out anyway." His stubborn nature was hard to show.
Li Can wasn't going to beat around the bush with him. He scribbled his leather boot across the ground a few times, making a screeching sound.
"Who were your accomplices in Base One, or rather, who was your superior giving instructions?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Defa was immediately taken aback. Li Can had noticed this subtle change.
What does this mean? It means his guess was completely correct.
But Wang Defa concealed his astonishment and instead reacted in an unusual way, raising the corners of his mouth in a sneer, seemingly mocking Li Can.
"Peach Blossom, have you lost your mind after the apocalypse hit you? I'm the only one who made a mistake, what does that have to do with the base? And what's with all this talk about my superior? What era do you think this is, still playing those spy games?"
"Oh? Is that so? If not, what reason do you have to stop us from leaving the instance?" Li Can pointed to the devices that Wang Defa had already destroyed.
"You don't want everyone to go out, and you don't want to leave yourself either; it's almost a suicidal move."
"No, to be precise, they don't want me to leave here alive."
"Then why go through all this trouble instead of just killing me directly... Is it because you're afraid to attack me? Are you lacking confidence in your abilities, or are you also hesitant about whether this is the right thing to do?"
Li Can's death and the series of questions made Wang De, who was standing by the wall, break out in a cold sweat.
He looked at Li Can with the eyes of someone looking at a monster, his pupils dilating in shock and bewilderment.
"How do you know so much?" At this point, Wang Defa's mind was unstable, and Li Can had broken through his defenses. Unconsciously, he forgot to pretend when he spoke.
Or perhaps he finally met someone who understood him, and he no longer wanted to pretend.
"How did you know?" He reached out to pull Li Can, but was instead pricked by the spikes on Li Can's armor.