Night's Nomenclature
Chapter 250: Organization Name: Daybreak

Did Liu Dezhu see what was in the black box? No, he didn’t.

When he left Prison 10, the mechanical prison guard returned his confiscated belongings, and among them was this black box.

The black box was unremarkable, with a note attached: Do not open, give it to your Boss.

The black box wasn’t locked; it didn’t even have the simplest password lock, but Liu Dezhu truly didn’t open it to take a peek inside.

From the moment he was released, he clutched the black box tightly, holding it even while eating, sleeping, and dozing.

This was confirmed by Yi.

In fact, this was a simple test. If Liu Dezhu couldn’t even do this, then the loyalty he had professed before was undoubtedly false.

Qing Chen needed a small thing to determine if Liu Dezhu had truly become obedient.

At this moment, Liu Dezhu’s eyes were red as he said, “Boss, I’m sincerely grateful for what you did on the rainy night in Luo City, saving my mother. At that time, I knew you were a good person, a good Boss… This time, I also know that it must have been very difficult for you to clear my name. I consulted many big shots in Prison 10, and they all said that it’s easy to go into prison but hard to get out, especially Prison 10…”

As he spoke, Liu Dezhu became tearful, sobbing and looking very pitiful.

Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen exchanged glances. Only then did they realize how much their Boss had done.

The rainy night in Luo City, the fire in Liu Dezhu’s apartment complex, Wang Yun’s parents hiring Time Travelers and assassins for revenge—they knew about this.

They knew that a girl who appeared out of nowhere turned the tide, and they also knew that two mysterious figures cooperated with the girl to create a path to survival for Liu Dezhu.

But Hu Xiaoniu and the others didn’t know who these mysterious figures were or why they helped Liu Dezhu.

Liu Dezhu himself was tight-lipped about the events of that night, never mentioning them to others.

Now Hu Xiaoniu and the others learned that it was their Boss who had helped.

No wonder Liu Dezhu had changed so much and was so loyal to this Boss.

Also, Hu Xiaoniu had some doubts before. Logically, Liu Dezhu had been sentenced to so many years, his whole life would be spent in prison, how could he get out?

If he couldn’t get out, no matter how capable he was, he could only be domineering within the prison.

However, before they could figure it out, Liu Dezhu had already been cleared of all charges!

In the eyes of Hu Xiaoniu and the others, this ability could only be described as miraculous.

Which other Time Traveler could get Liu Dezhu out of prison? Although they hadn’t been time traveling for long, they had heard that the prison’s management system was absolutely just.

Thinking of this, Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen looked at Qing Chen with expectant eyes, wondering what kind of surprise their Boss would bring them.

After all, their future lives were still uncertain.

Who wouldn’t want more protection in this strange world?

At this moment, Qing Chen took the black box from Liu Dezhu’s hands, placed it aside, and then asked, “On the way from City 10, did you encounter any danger?”

“No, no,” Liu Dezhu shook his head, “As soon as I got out of prison, there was an unmanned Flying Car waiting at the gate. I simply slept in the car, and when I woke up, I was already in City 18.”

The Cloud Flow Towers between other cities were already abandoned, so most travel was done by diesel Off-road Vehicles.

But Prison 10 and City 18 were adjacent and the twin stars of the Federation, so naturally, there was unimpeded passage between them.

Qing Chen nodded, “What are your plans for the future?”

Liu Dezhu wiped his tears, “I don’t have any plans. Whatever the Boss plans is my plan! From now on, Liu Dezhu will be at your beck and call, without complaint. By the way, Hu Xiaoniu and the others brought two more Gold bars this time.”

As he spoke, he took the Gold bars from his pocket and handed them to Qing Chen.

This time, Qing Chen looked at the bright yellow Gold bars but didn’t take them. Instead, he casually said, “Keep these two, one for Inner World use, and one for Outer World use, to tide you over for now.”

“Thank you, Boss. Boss is generous!” Liu Dezhu was moved again. His family’s financial situation wasn’t good to begin with. Sending letters to Demon Stamp holders to bleed them dry made their already poor family even worse. Now he could finally gain his own profit, perhaps even buy his parents a better house.

On the side, Hu Xiaoniu immediately realized the important information in Qing Chen’s words: Their Boss was no longer short of money! The price of two Gold bars could hardly impress him!

Hu Xiaoniu was somewhat grateful to his father.

Initially, Hu Dacheng had told him, ‘People like Qing Chen possess terrifying abilities. He might be short of money now, but he won’t be soon.’

Therefore, Hu Xiaoniu’s plan was to build a relationship before the other party was no longer short of money, so that he could gain the upper hand in the future.

Hu Xiaoniu felt that his father’s ability to expand his business was indeed far-sighted.

At this moment, Zhang Tianzhen wanted to say something but was stopped by Hu Xiaoniu, “Wait for the Boss and Liu Ge to finish their conversation, then it’ll be our turn.”

Qing Chen glanced at him, his mind already made up.

He first looked at Liu Dezhu, “You need to hide for a while longer. City 18 is currently a mix of all kinds of people, all the Shadow Candidates have arrived, and there are mysteries surrounding the Li Clan’s power transition. So, the most important thing for us is to lie low.”

“Understood, understood. I’ll definitely keep a low profile,” Liu Dezhu quickly agreed, “Without your summons, Boss, I’ll just stay in this apartment.”

Qing Chen then looked at Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen, “How did you two get to City 18?”

Hu Xiaoniu explained, “City 7 and City 18 are far apart. We hired 7 Time Travelers from the Outer World to escort us, obtained Wilderness Hunters permits, and drove for 12 days to get here. We passed by City 1, but we didn’t stop there.”

“Are the 7 Time Travelers you hired reliable?” Qing Chen asked.

“Well, they are free in the Inner World, but they are under surveillance in the Outer World,” Hu Xiaoniu said, “And the hiring relationship ends when they reach City 18. On the way, we didn’t reveal any information, didn’t say what we were doing, and didn’t say who we were looking for.”

Qing Chen pondered. The Hu family was large and influential, and it was indeed prudent for them to handle matters in the Outer World.

“What are your plans for the future?” Qing Chen asked.

Hu Xiaoniu pondered for a second and said, “First, we want to thank you for having your subordinates act in Laojun Mountain, avenging our two friends from Kunlun.”

“You don’t need to thank me, it was his own decision. And, I also admire Kunlun,” Qing Chen said, “Now, let’s talk about your own plans. I mean, what do you want to get from me?”

Hu Xiaoniu stated directly, “Boss, Zhang Tianzhen and I don’t ask for much. We just want the Boss to provide us with a path in the Inner World, a future, an extraordinary future.”

“I understand,” Qing Chen nodded, “Do you know the Eternal Society?”

Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen exchanged glances, “We do. When I sought revenge on Wang Yun in City 7, Li Dongze intervened. He personally killed Wang Yun and sent us to the hospital.”

“Hmm,” Qing Chen said calmly, “The path I offer you is in the Eternal Society. Go work under Li Dongze. As for whether you can carve out a path for yourselves, it depends on your own abilities.”

Two days ago, Yi had conveyed a message from Li Dongze.

Li Dongze himself didn’t want to continue leading the Eternal Society. He preferred to roam the world with Li Shutong.

Now, he had helped Qing Chen, so Qing Chen also had to help him: If the young Boss didn’t want to take over the Eternal Society, then the young Boss would choose someone he could trust to go to the Eternal Society and slowly complete the power transition within the Eternal Society.

This time could be long or short, depending entirely on whether the person Qing Chen assigned was competent enough.

Currently, Qing Chen had searched among his circle and found no suitable candidates. Only Hu Xiaoniu was steady and composed, perhaps capable of handling things independently.

He wasn’t asking Hu Xiaoniu to complete this handover, but to send him to the Eternal Society to observe him for a while and see how he performs.

At this time, Hu Xiaoniu didn’t know Qing Chen’s thoughts, but he was already overjoyed to hear this arrangement.

He knew that the Eternal Society was a direct organization of the Knights, and being arranged to the Eternal Society was naturally better than idling around.

“The things that need to be said have been said, the rest is up to you,” Qing Chen said.

“Wait a minute, Boss,” Liu Dezhu asked, “Qing Chen is your person, right? One of the people who acted that rainy night was him, Kunlun Lu Yuan told me.”

Qing Chen pondered and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“I just wanted to thank him,” Liu Dezhu said, “Also, Li Guangguang and Lin Fan, are they also your people?”

Qing Chen was puzzled, “Who are Li Guangguang and Lin Fan?”

“They also call themselves ‘Liu Dezhu’s’ subordinates online…”

Ever since Yang Yang claimed to be Liu Dezhu’s subordinate on the rainy night, Liu Dezhu’s ‘subordinates’ had sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

Claiming to be Liu Dezhu’s subordinates seemed to be a matter of status, like saying you were hanging out with Chen Haonan in Causeway Bay, just short of collecting Protection money at the school gate.

This instantly lowered the Father's Sorrow Alliance's image.

And Liu Dezhu himself was a puppet; he didn’t know whether the others were other subordinates developed by the Boss, so he didn’t dare to deny it for a while.

Qing Chen thought to himself that his small group was too informal, not even knowing who was in their own group.

If someone used their name to do evil, then they would no longer be a small group, but a small gang.

He calmly said, “I don’t know Li Guangguang and Lin Fan.”

Hu Xiaoniu suddenly said, “Boss, what’s the name of our organization…?”

Qing Chen fell into thought. The other three in the room held their breath, not daring to interrupt his train of thought.

Outside was the drifting snow, inside was the dim light.

In this small house, Qing Chen recalled the words his master had said, we cannot use gentleness to deal with darkness, we must use fire.

This is a world full of crisis and darkness, like a long night.

Qing Chen finally said, “Daybreak. Our organization is called Daybreak.”

After saying this, he picked up the black box and walked into the bedroom, leaving Liu Dezhu, Hu Xiaoniu, and Zhang Tianzhen looking at each other, their eyes filled with unconcealed fervor.

Since the time-travel incident, they had been busy, but didn’t know what they were busy with.

Now, everyone finally had a goal.

Hu Xiaoniu quietly said to Liu Dezhu, “Liu Ge, after we go back, I’ll contribute another sum of money to the organization as regular expenses.”

It was strange that other organizations paid salaries and money to get people to work for them.

Daybreak was different. Members actively paid dues and were willing to work without pay.

Liu Dezhu scratched his head and asked, “You’re paying and contributing people, what’s the point?”

Hu Xiaoniu smiled, “For a future.”

Countdown returns to Ling.

Return.

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