"There's no need for that," Aiko The Penguin replied.
Tu Mei added coldly, "How many times do I have to tell you before you understand that Xiong Ji Kun is a completely different character from us. He doesn't have the ability to see through dimensions, nor does he have our intelligence. In fact … he doesn't even follow common logic and common sense. He's just a psychopath who was programmed to commit crimes, plead guilty, and get arrested. "
"That's right." Aiko The Penguin continued, "We just lured him into the alley and used the fake corpse and blood prop to scare him away. Then I shouted." He looked at Xiao Tan. "In this case, your performance surprised me. I thought you were just another guy's follower, but I didn't expect … your reasoning to be so good, and about seventy percent of it is consistent with the truth. "
Xiao Tan was not happy at all when he heard the compliment. He was afraid that he would say the wrong thing, so he didn't respond. He also tried to keep the expression on his face unchanged, but … he thought to himself, "The kind of reasoning that I made to help Xiong Ji get off the hook … is actually consistent with the actual situation …"
"After creating the illusion that Aiko The Penguin was dead, we observed you for three days." A few seconds later, Tu Mei continued, "In these three days, Xiong Ji was quite well-behaved and didn't commit any crimes. Mao Tarō and Sun Tarō didn't show any abnormalities. So … we carried out another crucial test … "
"You made the dead Aiko The Penguin appear in front of Mao Tarō and Sun Tarō …" Before Tu Mei could reveal the answer, Feng Bujue interrupted, "… is that right?"
"Hmph …" Tu Mei snorted, confirming Brother Jue's reasoning. "Anyway … after that, the fact that you are 'higher dimensional controllers' was basically verified."
"Then, we didn't make any moves for the time being." Aiko The Penguin continued, "According to Tu Mei Chan's' retreat in order to advance 'strategy, we tolerated your behavior and observed your patterns of action to deduce your purpose and identity."
"Brother Jue … at that time …" Xiao Tan thought of something and called out to Feng Bujue.
"Ah … I know." Before Xiao Tan spoke, Feng Bujue knew what he was going to say, so he replied directly, "The real purpose of the system to suddenly assign us a side mission … is to disrupt the investigation of these NPCs."
"It changed the time period when we controlled Mao Tarō and Sun Tarō, so that we could obtain more information …" Xiao Tan continued.
"Unfortunately … at that time, we didn't even have a concept of what was going on." Feng Bujue replied in a low voice, "If we had any inkling, we could have carried out many counter-tests during the trip …"
"Sigh … only now do we remember this …" Xiao Tan sighed. "The two of us seem to be giving advice after the fact …"
He was right. There was no point in discussing this now.
"Then … we're almost at the main point," Aiko The Penguin said, "which is … the 'Strange Thief BEARS _ Eye incident' …"
"That incident was indeed done by Xiong Ji himself." Bunny Beauty said, "The crime notice card was written by him, and BEARS _ EYE's identity is clear as day."
"When you were talking to Xiong Ji in the school toilet, I was hiding in the innermost cubicle of the toilet, standing on top of the toilet lid." Aiko The Penguin said, "I heard everything you said."
"After school, Aiko The Penguin came to find me, and we quickly came up with a plan." Tu Mei said, "For this plan … we invited Hirata-kun to help us."
"That I guessed …" Feng Bujue said, "With two primary school students like you, it's impossible for you to mobilize so many police officers and arrange such a big scene just to catch a few thieves who stole underwear."
"To a certain extent, I can interfere with the thought process of those minor characters," Hirata explained. "And Inunosuke … is just a minor character."
"That night …" One second later, Tu Mei continued, "The way you reacted when you were surrounded allowed us to confirm that … you are definitely not 'readers', 'spectators', or 'transmigrators'. The two of you have a clear but illogical goal — to stop Xiong Ji Kun from being arrested at all costs. When there was nothing you could do, you would lighten his punishment."
"This characteristic matches perfectly with the 'players' that we know," Aiko The Penguin said.
"Combined with your intermittent control over Mao Tarō and Sun Tarō … we get it now … Your mission is to keep appearing in the scenario where Xiong Ji is about to be arrested and stop him from being arrested," Tu Mei continued.
"So, the investigation on you two has come to an end." When Hirata said that, he slowly walked toward the two players. "In the days after that, Tu Mei continued to act like she knew nothing. She played her role in the normal way and circled around Xiong Ji … to deal with you."
"Of course, since we decided to take a step back …" Tu Mei interrupted. "Naturally, I purposely went easy on you." She shrugged and shook her head. "Otherwise … Xiong Ji would have been arrested every time, and there would have been nothing you could say."
"And I … was responsible for keeping an eye on you from the dark." Aiko The Penguin said, "To check if the pattern of the 'control period' that we observed earlier was correct."
"When everything was ready," Hirata continued, "I … brought you all here."
"Hmm …" When Xiao Tan heard that, his forehead was covered in cold sweat. He whispered to his Brother Jue, "So … before we arrived here, the last side quest … was the system's' final hint '?"
"Yes." Feng Bujue answered. "The system gave us the whole morning to think about it, but I … did not expect that …"
"Even after the side quest was completed, the system did not give up. It used a transition to remind us that the next main quest was our last chance to see through these NPCs, "Xiao Tan said.
"This is such a shame …" Feng Bujue sighed. "The familiarity with the world of the scenario has become a burden … If you were to queue up this scenario with someone who doesn't know much about Niwa, perhaps you would have noticed something earlier …"
Their sighs would not change anything. At that moment, the man who had everything under his control was …
"In this world, Hirata-kun's power is invincible," Tu Mei said.
"He has been preparing for this for a long time. Unless there is an external intervention … you will not be able to escape from this place," Aiko The Penguin added.
"The players who came to this world before this made me realize that … 'you' can 'force a retreat', so I am not afraid." Hirata glared at the two of them and chuckled coldly. "Haha … that is why I have been preparing for so long …"
Before he finished, Feng Bujue opened the game menu cautiously. He tried the option to force himself out of the scenario, and the result …
"Operation failed."
The system's voice announced something extremely terrifying.
At the same second, Xiao Tan saw the expression on his Brother Jue's face shift, and he realized something. The two of them had the same thought. Xiao Tan opened the game menu and tried to force a retreat …
"Operation failed."
The same announcement entered Wang Tanzhi's ears.
"So, that is why …" After a moment's silence, Feng Bujue lifted his head to look at the three NPCs and said, "That is why … after the incident with the bandit BEARS _ EYE, you waited so long before you brought us here."
"Main quest has been changed." As he spoke, the system announcement came again.
Brother Jue and Xiao Tan quickly glanced at the quest tab … and they saw, "Before the scenario ends, try to hide your identity as a player." This quest had been erased, and in its place was' Leave the gaming hub. '
"Haha … Thank you, system …" Feng Bujue could still laugh. "Is this a forced change to the quest?"
"Brother Jue …" Wang Tanzhi's expression was extremely serious. "This … should be the scariest quest I've encountered since I started playing this game."
At this point, they did not hold back anymore.
"Leave the gaming hub … That's easy for you to say," Feng Bujue said. "But we're playing the game in sleeping mode. Before the connection is disconnected … it's hard for us to wake up on our own." He rubbed his chin and said, "If we want to use the power of the real world to disconnect the connection … unless someone opens the game cabin from the outside, or something happens to us physically … For example, we need to go to the toilet in a hurry, or pain, itch, or other obvious discomfort to a certain extent …"
"Then, that's not going to work," Xiao Tan said.
"That's right …" Feng Bujue added as he turned to look at Hirata. "Hirata-kun, you are indeed impressive. In your 'territory', even the 'system' of our world is no match for your power." He shrugged and said, "Even though I know a few people who can make the system unable to forcibly disconnect them … they only exist in the data layer of Thriller Paradise itself. But you're different … You're in your own dimension, and you've managed to suppress two higher dimensional mental hosts. "
"Ha …" Hirata smirked. "It's useless to flatter me. Just accept your fate …" His murderous aura seemed to materialize, and it exploded. "I want you two so-called 'players', so-called 'higher dimensional creatures' … to experience the feeling of having your mind controlled by someone else. After being hit by my Consciousness-attack, when you wake up from your own world … you'll either turn into deranged lunatics or drooling idiots … "He cackled strangely." Hahaha … You'll make a perfect pair of comedic partners, won't you? Hahahaha … "
He laughed for a while before his expression suddenly turned vicious. He roared, "Go back to your own dimension! Go back to acting in a f * cking comic! "
At this point, Hirata appeared to be ready to make his move, but …
"Huff, huff, huff, huff …" A wave of creepy laughter came from the sky.
"Oh … You're finally here …" Feng Bujue smiled with relief. "Ha … I thought it was over."
"What … what's going on?" Xiao Tan's expression turned from shock to confusion.
Feng Bujue, on the other hand, had a smile on his face as he told Hirata, Bunny Mei, and Penguin Helper, "You … have all underestimated one 'person'."
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