This Character is Suspected of Cheating! [Unlimited Flow]

Behind them, Louis watched with a smile, seeing the group off.

Eugene stood beside Louis, his gaze somewhat resentful.

—Everyone left, leaving only him behind.

After He Yu's reminder, Wanrenzhan immediately stopped talking. Zhen Xing also maintained a calm expression. After getting into the flying car, he even turned around and waved at Louis. There wasn't the slightest sign of anything unusual.

Only after the flying car stopped outside Shop No. 1 and the three got out did Wanrenzhan turn to He Yu.

“All right, it's just us now. Hurry up and tell us what you discovered! Why did your expression become so ugly? And when I was about to eat the ghost cub, why did you glare at me?”

At this hour, Shop No. 1 was very quiet. Since they hadn't stepped into the shop's territory, the proprietress wouldn't receive any notification.

Only the three of them were here, so Wanrenzhan finally dared ask.

He Yu had been too abnormal tonight!

They had gone to gather information, yet He Yu hadn't asked anything. He only asked about Louis's combat power, got the answer, and immediately stood up to leave.

Was that the attitude of someone gathering information?

And Wanrenzhan couldn't forget that icy warning in He Yu's eyes when he had been about to cut into the ghost cub...

Zhen Xing looked at He Yu as well. The entire night had felt off, and he had sensed something was wrong.

Taking a deep breath, He Yu's sharp gaze turned cold.

“If you want to eat humans, I won't stop you.”

Wanrenzhan: “???”

His eyes widened in shock.

“Humans? What do you mean?”

He Yu said faintly, “Do you think ghosts have offspring? Can ghosts reproduce? There are flaws everywhere.”

That quiet sentence made their hair stand on end.

Wanrenzhan sucked in a cold breath and unconsciously stepped backward.

Even Zhen Xing rubbed his arms. Goosebumps covered his body, and his scalp tingled.

Carefully, he asked, “So the ghost cubs Louis served us... were human babies?”

He Yu nodded.

“Impossible!” Wanrenzhan shook his head frantically. “They didn't look human! And Louis cut one open for us. It really didn't look like—”

He could barely believe that he had almost eaten a person.

Zhen Xing's expression gradually darkened.

“Not looking human doesn't mean they aren't human. Perhaps some mutation occurred. Just like the ghosts in Ghost Town. They look human, but they—”

His voice suddenly stopped.

He stared at He Yu in disbelief.

He Yu looked back and nodded slightly.

—They had really touched the greatest secret of Ghost Town.

Zhen Xing raised a hand and covered his forehead.

“So Ghost Town's biggest secret is the ghosts. They aren't merely part of the instance setting. There is something fundamentally wrong with them! Louis definitely knows something. There's no way he should still be A-rank after three hundred years.”

He Yu nodded.

“Exactly. That's why simply asking about his combat power was enough to determine with one hundred percent certainty whether he was lying.”

Zhen Xing took a deep breath.

“Nothing but lies. For three hundred years, he controlled Ghost Town and turned it into a tourist town. The whole place became wealthy. He controls the official business of Ghost Town, so he can't possibly lack money.”

If he didn't lack money, then keeping two S-rank bodyguards like Qian Duo did would be effortless. Not to mention obtaining high-level equipment.

Someone that wealthy couldn't possibly still remain A-rank unless his luck was terrible.

But if his luck were truly terrible, how could he survive as an A-rank until now?

Honest and upright?

His mayor's mansion might seem simple, but Louis himself definitely wasn't clean. If he were honest, he wouldn't have fawned over He Yu. If he were honest, he wouldn't have served ghost cubs, even more expensive than humanoid ghosts.

Therefore—

Louis had a problem.

He was lying.

Wanrenzhan: “???”

Still immersed in the revelation that he had almost eaten a baby, Wanrenzhan stared blankly at the two of them, completely confused.

—What are they talking about?

—Why can't I understand?

He had never thought he was stupid before. Why could he no longer even understand their riddles?

Grabbing his hair, he cried out,

“Hey! What are you talking about? Will someone explain it to me? Why are ghost cubs human? What's wrong with humanoid ghosts? Explain clearly!”

【Bullet Comment: “...I don't understand either.”】

【Bullet Comment: “Zhen Xing, you've become corrupted! You're talking half-heartedly now too, refusing to explain and hanging everyone up, how immoral!”】

【Bullet Comment: “But seriously, Zhen Xing actually followed He Yu's train of thought. This year's Top Talent Show is unprecedented. Zhen Xing, Eugene, Yuan Ze, Cheng Zhao, Duan Yuchen, even newcomers like Zhante, Qiong, and the strange Ling Buchen... they're all outstanding. It's just a pity that these people, who should've become famous, entered a competition where only one person survives.”】

“The ghosts in Ghost Town may actually be humans, but we're still not sure. We'll need more clues later.”

Zhen Xing simply explained that much to Wanrenzhan before looking at He Yu again.

“Eugene shouldn't be in danger, right? Louis fears your identity as Young Master He and your family's background, so he shouldn't dare touch Eugene easily.”

Their acting was so convincing that Louis wouldn't act rashly.

Zhen Xing looked deeply at He Yu.

Ever since entering Ghost Town, He Yu had constantly been playing the role of “Young Master He.”

Was it coincidence?

Or had he prepared it long ago?

Mentioning Eugene wasn't because he worried about him.

He wanted to know if this was He Yu's arrangement.

Just what was He Yu planning?

Wanrenzhan: “???”

—So because my IQ is low, I don't deserve to know?

His hair nearly stood up from anger.

But He Yu and Zhen Xing only had eyes for each other.

He Yu nodded.

“I sent him to the mayor's mansion partly because it's convenient, and partly to keep Louis occupied and buy us time.”

After a pause, he said,

“Contact Eugene and have him investigate the mayor's mansion tonight.”

Zhen Xing nodded and opened his smart device. Among them, only he had Eugene's contact information.

He initiated the call. Eugene only answered after a long while.

As soon as his face appeared, he shouted,

“You finally contacted me! Hurry up and tell me what He Yu discovered!”

“There's nobody around you, right?” Zhen Xing asked.

Eugene rolled his eyes.

“Do you think I'm stupid? Obviously I wouldn't let anyone hear me. I'm alone. Hurry up. Do you guys have some kind of plan?”

Zhen Xing said,

“He Yu suspects the ghosts of Ghost Town are related to humans. Or they are humans.”

Eugene: “???”

His eyes widened and he practically jumped up.

“What?! Then those ghost cubs Louis served us might really have been babies? Holy shit, what the hell is going on?”

Zhen Xing said,

“We're not sure either. It's just speculation. But tonight, we need you.”

He Yu stepped beside Zhen Xing and looked directly at Eugene.

“The ghosts of Ghost Town are problematic. Louis is problematic too. We know too little, and our countdowns are constantly shrinking. Time won't wait. We need more clues as quickly as possible.”

Eugene gradually calmed down.

The questions bothering him perhaps weren't things even He Yu knew.

What they urgently needed were clues.

He nodded.

“All right. What do you need me to do?”

He Yu said,

“We need you to hold Louis back and investigate the mayor's mansion.”

After a pause, he stared directly at Eugene.

“Louis is very likely an expert. Be careful. Confronting him carries danger. If you discover any secrets, don't touch them. Just knowing is enough. As long as you don't cross his bottom line, you'll be safe.”

Eugene frowned and stared back.

“You're not sending me to my death, are you?”

This was still an instance where only one could survive.

If he simply stayed in the mansion and gathered information, Louis would tolerate him because of Young Master He's background.

But if he touched Louis's bottom line, then Louis would silence him no matter what.

Was He Yu sending him alone because he knew something and wanted to eliminate competition?

Their eyes met.

Federation technology made it feel like they were standing face to face. Every tiny expression was visible.

He Yu's gaze was serious.

“Eugene, I guarantee you won't die during this mission.”

Eugene's mechanical head shifted slightly.

His rationality analyzed those words.

His brain told him—

Don't believe him.

This was a competition where only one could survive. Betrayal, lies, deception—that was the core of the game.

He shouldn't believe He Yu.

Yet a voice deep inside kept whispering—

Believe him.

You can trust him.

Gritting his teeth, Eugene finally shut off the call.

Before disconnecting, he left one sentence:

“You'd better remember that promise. I'll investigate. You guys move quickly too!”

The call ended.

Zhen Xing lowered his arm.

“Eugene will investigate Louis and the mayor's mansion. What about us? Since you only assigned him one task, do we have something more important?”

He Yu nodded.

“Yes.”

“We're going to meet the ghosts.”

With that, he walked off.

After a moment's pause, Zhen Xing hurried after him.

Wanrenzhan: “...”

“Hey! At least give me some face! Stop making me look like an idiot! What are we doing?!”

—

Ghost Town was prosperous and lively.

Both day and night, it was bustling.

But at night, it wasn't humans who made it lively.

It was ghosts.

The three walked down roads they had visited earlier during the day.

Strange sounds surrounded them.

It felt as though countless eyes were secretly watching from the darkness.

Those gazes contained anger, desire, hunger, fear...

Every emotion imaginable.

He Yu walked in the middle.

Wanrenzhan and Zhen Xing walked on either side with their axe and cube, watching their surroundings carefully.

The indistinct gazes.

The chilly wind.

The strange atmosphere that somehow felt both lively and deathly quiet.

Tap.

Tap.

Tap.

Only their footsteps echoed.

Wanrenzhan rubbed his arms.

“Fuck, it's freezing. I feel uncomfortable.”

Zhen Xing frowned.

“I've experienced this before. Back in the Federation, I visited a place with many ghosts. It felt similar, though not nearly this intense.”

All the shops were closed.

Only dim yellow lights remained.

Tourists still walked the streets. They had clearly come for the ghosts and fought them with various weapons.

Some excitedly killed ghosts.

Others were dragged into the darkness.

He Yu paid them no attention.

They stopped in front of the stall where He Yu and Eugene had completed a side quest that afternoon.

“What are we doing here?” Wanrenzhan asked.

Suddenly, a cold wind blew.

Whoosh—

He Yu took a deep breath.

“The ghosts following us are about to attack. Wanrenzhan, it's time for you to contribute. Can you stop them?”

Wanrenzhan remembered his speculation from earlier.

Killing ghosts didn't reduce the countdown.

He Yu, who didn't kill ghosts, had instead lost time.

His eyes lit up.

Swinging his axe, he laughed.

“Relax! They're just ghosts! What's there to fear?”

He Yu nodded.

“Then I'll leave this to you.”

Turning toward Zhen Xing, he said,

“You can break open the Area Space here, right? Let's go inside and drag out the ghost within.”

Zhen Xing nodded.

Calmly, he took out a drill-shaped piece of equipment and slashed through the air.

A black crack appeared above the stall.

It was the entrance to the stall's Area Space.

He Yu and Zhen Xing exchanged a glance and jumped inside.

The crack closed.

Standing guard outside, Wanrenzhan swung his axe.

“Come on then! If you've got guts, come out and fight your grandpa!”

He Yu could feel ghosts following them.

Of course Wanrenzhan could too.

—He was trying to provoke them.

Whoosh—

The wind intensified.

Something emerged from the darkness.

Wanrenzhan immediately turned around.

His expression became fierce and excited.

“Finally—HOLY SHIT?!”

His voice stopped.

Because standing before him wasn't one ghost.

But a crowd.

Countless shadows.

All shapes and sizes.

In the darkness, countless eyes stared at him.

Wanrenzhan: “...”

“AAAAAH, HE YU! GET YOUR ASSES OUT HERE! THERE ARE TOO MANY!!”

—

Inside the Area Space.

“It's not business hours! Who came in?!” a shadow shouted irritably.

But when He Yu and Zhen Xing landed, its voice suddenly became sinister and majestic.

“Who dares trespass in my territory? Looking to di—”

It stopped abruptly.

The eyes within the black shadow widened.

“You again?!”

He Yu nodded calmly.

“Yes, it's me. Long time no see. I've missed you greatly.”

The shadow: “...”

Thank you very much.

They had met this afternoon.

And it absolutely didn't miss him.

Its eyes shifted toward Zhen Xing.

“Different companion this time? Maybe he's not as terrifying as that robot from this afternoon...”

“No.”

“He's just as terrifying.”

He Yu smiled.

The shadow: “...”

Zhen Xing's cube slowly spun in front of him, radiating terrifying pressure.

It looked murderous before even attacking.

—Exactly as frightening as Eugene's mechanical arm.

The shadow shrank instinctively.

“Y-you... what do you want? Do you want me to ask questions again?”

He Yu smiled.

“I'm here to take you outside.”

The ghost froze.

“...Really? Such a good thing exists?”

It was highly suspicious.

He Yu continued,

“We'll take you out, and you'll take us to meet your boss.”

The ghost exploded.

“Impossible! I would never let you meet our boss! I'm a ghost with principles! Even if you kill me, I won't take you there!”

—At last, it managed to say something with backbone.

He Yu adjusted his glasses.

“That isn't up to you.”

“Zhen Xing, take it. Wanrenzhan is probably in trouble. Let's go.”

“All right.”

Zhen Xing threw out his cube.

The ghost struggled wildly.

But the cube trapped it immediately.

“AAAAH! LET ME GO!”

With a flash, He Yu and Zhen Xing returned to Ghost Town.

Outside, Wanrenzhan's curses rang through the streets.

“He Yu, you bastards aren't human! You left all these ghosts to me!”

“Hey! No biting butts during fights! Have some shame!”

“Fuck! Are you done yet? I'll chop all of you up and drink with your corpses!”

“AAAAH, HE YU, WHEN ARE YOU COMING OUT?!”

After killing several ghosts, Wanrenzhan had been overwhelmed by endless numbers.

He was now running wildly through the streets, chased by a massive army.

“We'll kill you...”

“We'll kill you...”

The ghosts surged after him.

“Go to hell! Stop touching me!”

Kicking away a ghost trying to eat him, Wanrenzhan turned—

—and nearly cried from joy.

“You finally came out!”

His voice trembled with grief.

“Fuck, there are too many! I can't kill them all! Save me!”

Zhen Xing immediately threw out his cube.

Brilliant attacks erupted from it and forced the ghosts back.

Wanrenzhan sighed in relief.

He turned, ready to curse He Yu to death—

—but He Yu spoke first.

“You did very well. You successfully delayed these ghosts and gave us enough time to bring that guy out.”

Wanrenzhan froze.

Then his ears turned red.

Naturally.

“Of course! Who do you think I am?”

Swinging his axe seriously, he asked,

“Need me to go again? I'll chop them all up.”

【Bullet Comment: “...Who was it that wanted to kill He Yu once he came out?”】

【Bullet Comment: “Who was planning to curse him?”】

【Bullet Comment: “Who was crying while running for his life?”】

“For now, just force them back.”

He Yu looked at the shadow.

“Are these ghosts all subordinates of your boss?”

The ghost almost jumped.

“Our boss has standards when choosing subordinates! These things only know how to attack humans. They aren't our boss's subordinates!”

He Yu nodded.

“You've been captured, yet your boss hasn't come to save you?”

The ghost sighed.

“How could it be that easy? Ghosts have no living space in this town. All our boss can do is unite everyone.”

Then it glared at He Yu.

“You want to meet our boss to wipe us out, don't you? Forget it!”

He Yu spread his hands.

“Or perhaps... we can help you.”

The ghost sneered.

“Humans are full of lies. They kill us, torture us, and eat us. Whether ghosts kill humans or not, you people never let us go. And now you want to deceive me too?”

He Yu shook his head helplessly.

“Why would I lie to you? Why would I wipe out you and your boss?”

The ghost snorted.

“Don't think I don't know! Humans are searching all over town for our boss!”

He Yu's eyes flashed.

—There was a special ghost.

Someone had been searching for it.

Constantly.

Meaning the search wasn't being conducted by tourists.

It had to be the town itself.

Louis?

Or someone else?

Ahead, Zhen Xing turned around.

“Stop questioning it. It won't talk.”

He Yu nodded.

“I know it won't. Bringing it out was just to confirm something.”

“Such as its boss being important.”

“Someone in town has always been searching for it.”

“And its boss only unites intelligent ghosts, not these mindless creatures.”

“And then?” Wanrenzhan asked.

He knew those were important clues.

But he didn't know what they were for.

He Yu smiled.

“And then...”

“We absolutely must meet its boss!”

Grabbing the shadow, He Yu rose into the sky on his broom.

Countless ghosts rushed toward him.

Zhen Xing and Wanrenzhan fought beside him.

“Hurry up!” Wanrenzhan shouted.

“We can't hold on much longer!”

The ghosts were endless.

Most weren't powerful, but some A-ranks and even S-ranks were mixed in.

Neither Zhen Xing nor Wanrenzhan was weak.

But the numbers were absurd.

“Just hold on for a while.”

Standing on the broom, He Yu squeezed the shadow.

“I know you're watching us.”

“I'll say this first.”

“I truly bear no ill intentions.”

“You should know I only entered this town today.”

Aside from the attacking ghosts, there was nothing around.

He Yu continued,

“You're suspicious of me. That's normal.”

“You know I've already met Louis, so you don't trust me.”

“But this is your last chance.”

“You know your own situation.”

“You know the situation of Ghost Town's ghosts.”

“If this continues, your final hope will disappear.”

“And so will you.”

Looking over Ghost Town, He Yu said softly,

“Do you want to gamble?”

“Bet that we're your opportunity.”

“Bet that we're the chance to fulfill your goal.”

“Don't pretend not to hear me.”

“If the person behind all this has been searching for you and you've managed to hide, then you must be watching this town every second.”

“I'll wait two minutes.”

“If you don't appear, then forget cooperation.”

“I'll continue my investigation.”

“You can continue yours.”

He glanced at the time and quietly waited.

While swinging his axe, Wanrenzhan whispered to Zhen Xing,

“Hey, what is he doing? Has he gone crazy?”

Zhen Xing replied,

“...If you went crazy, He Yu still wouldn't.”

“Then do you know what he's talking about?”

“No.”

“...Fuck! If neither of us knows anything, why are we standing here blocking all these ghosts for him?!”

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