Night's Nomenclature
Chapter 287: Shendai Kongyins Escape

Many people's lives are full of uncertainties. Small things like what time they'll wake up, what score they'll get on a test, or what they'll do in a few days, are all vague.

However, for Qing Chen, life isn't like that. He always has a plan, and he sticks to it firmly.

Today, he brought the Gene Medicine out of the Inner World. This outcome was predetermined from the moment he calculated the timing 18 days ago.

His earlier attempt in Prison 18 to bring Liu Dezhu's Gold bar back to the Outer World was the cause, and today is the effect.

Next, he needs to inject the replacement Gene Medicine into his thigh the moment he transmigrates next.

But how should he deal with the Gene Medicine he tricked out this time? This stuff is incredibly valuable, but he doesn't want to sell it.

Qing Chen put everything away and left his bedroom. He asked Nangeng Chen outside the door, “Where did you all go tonight? Flying Cloud Courtyard and Qing Shan Bie Yuan Courtyard seem empty.”

Nangeng Chen explained, “Changqing Auntie kicked us out of Ban Shan Mountain Estate! She told me to go to Haitang Boxing Gym to watch a boxing match, Chen Ge. Are you alright…?”

Qing Chen said impassively, “I'm fine. Things aren't what you think.”

“I didn't say what I thought,” Nangeng Chen mumbled. “By the way, Xiao Tongyun told me to tell you that Qing Yi has been trying to win over other classmates at school. He hasn't been idle these past two days…He was especially active when you weren't at school, and he even invited everyone to visit the city where he lives, saying there's a natural hunting ground there.”

Because Qing Chen didn't have classes for the next two days, he just clocked in at Bieyuan Courtyard and went back to the dormitory, so he didn't know what Qing Yi had been up to.

However, he could roughly guess the other party's intentions.

What Qing Chen could think of, Qing Yi could naturally think of as well. Only one thing is that Qing Yi doesn't know that Qing Chen is also a Shadow Candidate. Sooner or later, this will deal a fatal blow to this self-proclaimed wise child's heart…

In the Daybreak group, a message notification sounded.

Liu Dezhu: “Boss, we've returned safely, and Zhang Chengze is fine. The mission was a complete success.”

Boss: “Good, you've worked hard.”

Qing Chen looked at his and Liu Dezhu's profile pictures, but saw that they both had fancy frames.

He then looked at everyone's chat boxes, and they all had fancy decorative bubbles.

“Wait,” Qing Chen looked at all this impassively. He hadn't bought these things!

Nangeng Chen took credit, saying, “Chen Ge, isn't it beautiful? I sent it to you.”

Qing Chen: “???”

He looked at Nangeng Chen expressionlessly, “Can you stop acting up in our own group? It's fine if you buy it yourself, but why would you send this to me?”

“I didn't just send it to you, I sent it to everyone in the group,” Nangeng Chen said. “Mainly, Big Rich Man private messaged me, saying that the group's decorations were too monotonous, so he urged me to send them to everyone.”

“She asked you to buy them, so you bought them?” Qing Chen was puzzled.

“Hehe, he said I'm handsome and kind-hearted, and that I'd definitely be willing to send gifts to everyone, and then I bought them,” Nangeng Chen explained with a smile. “And Big Rich Man is a really nice person too, he chatted with me a lot…Speaking of which, who is this Big Rich Man? Why haven't I heard you mention him before, Chen Ge?”

Qing Chen was helpless. Big Rich Man is Yi!

He didn't expect that Yi would resort to such unscrupulous means to make money!

It's one thing to have a decoration store in their own group, but seeing that no one was buying, she even tricked Nangeng Chen into buying for everyone!

This AI is unscrupulous when it comes to scamming money, but the question is, why do you earn so much money!

Qing Chen looked at Nangeng Chen, guessing that this fool still didn't know that his money had all fallen into "Big Rich Man's' pocket.

He wondered what would happen if Nangeng Chen later found out that Big Rich Man was the "mall system' of the Daybreak chat group.

At this time, Liu Dezhu sent a message: “Boss, Zhang Chengze is very anxious and wants to ask how we're going to collect the payment?”

Boss: “We're not in a hurry, why is he in a hurry?”

Liu Dezhu: “Before returning, Zhang Tianzhen specifically told me to hold a knife to Zhang Chengze's neck…”

Qing Chen thought, that's why Zhang Chengze is so anxious. But can Zhang Tianzhen really maintain a close friendship with Zhang Chengze after doing this?

"Don't be afraid of difficulties' explained in the group: “Boss, I was also worried that Zhang Chengze would cause trouble after returning, so I resorted to this tactic. If you just ask for 100 million directly now, I estimate he would be willing to give it.”

Qing Chen was shocked. He asked Zhang Tianzhen to use his wit, but he didn't ask Zhang Tianzhen to go above and beyond!

He carefully chose his words and sent a message: “Daybreak doesn't need to do kidnapping and extortion…Just let him pay as usual.”

Don't be afraid of difficulties: “Okay, Boss.”

Brave Little Ox: “Boss, Zhang Chengze said that the amount of this payment is too large and cannot be paid in cash.”

This time, Zhang Chengze needed to pay a total of 5 million in weekly Protection money, and 20 million in ransom.

Even if the other party could give that much cash, Daybreak wouldn't be able to keep it.

Qing Chen thought for a moment: “Let him transfer the money. 15 million should be transferred to Brave Little Ox, Niu Niu, you will be responsible for selecting the location, decorating, and purchasing equipment and furniture for Daybreak's base within half a month.”

Brave Little Ox: “Guaranteed to complete the mission.”

Boss: “Of the remaining 10 million, 7 million will go to Autumn Snow as organizational operating funds, and Don't be afraid of difficulties, Brave Little Ox, and Liu Dezhu will each get one million as a dividend for this mission. In addition, 100,000 yuan will be paid to each of you three as a reward from the weekly 5 million yuan.”

Liu Dezhu was overjoyed: “Thank you, Boss!”

At this moment, Liu Dezhu felt Qing Xing about the choice he had made earlier. Isn't this money coming faster than swallowing Gold bars?

In just two weeks, he can buy his parents a new house with an elevator.

Hu Xiaoniu, at their home, was about to type a message to refuse, saying that he and Zhang Tianzhen didn't need the money.

But Zhang Tianzhen stopped him: “You fool, accept whatever the Boss gives you. It's from the Boss, it has nothing to do with whether you need it or not. And if you don't accept it, Liu Dezhu will be embarrassed to accept it too.”

Hu Xiaoniu was stunned and deleted all the words he had typed.

Zhang Tianzhen said at this time: “Also, we used to rely on our families, and the money was all from our parents. Now that we are making money ourselves, I think it's quite interesting. If you always tell the Boss that your family is rich and you can rely on your family, then you're still a member of the Hu family, not a member of Daybreak.”

“That's true,” Hu Xiaoniu nodded.

In the Daybreak group, the Boss said: “Next time we transmigrate, ‘Little Duck’, you arrange the vehicle. It's time to give Zhang Chengze a taste of the good life, take him to see District 4 first.”

Liu Dezhu hesitated: “Boss, isn't District 4 a bit dangerous? I'm afraid I'm not capable enough.”

Boss: “Don't worry, if anything happens, run to Haitang Boxing Gym, ‘Glacial Eyes’ has some status there, Glacial Eyes will help you solve the problem.”

Glacial Eyes: “Okay, Boss.”

After a while, ‘Don't be afraid of difficulties’ Zhang Tianzhen said in the Daybreak group: “Boss, Zhang Chengze has already paid. He said he has a friend in City 10 who wants to come to City 18 to seek Daybreak's protection. Money is not a problem.”

Boss: “Reject him. Remember, money is a tool for Daybreak, not our goal. You have to have a long-term vision and not focus on these petty gains. Our future cannot be measured by money.”

Don't be afraid of difficulties: “Okay, Boss.”

Everyone in the Daybreak group looked up to the Boss with respect. They didn't expect the Boss's vision to be so grand that even millions of dollars wouldn't tempt them.

Only then, after resolving the matters in the Daybreak group, did Qing Chen finally have time to look at He Xiaoxiao's chat records.

Every night of return is the liveliest time in the group chat, because everyone shares what happened during the week's transmigration.

And tonight, He Xiaoxiao actually re-enacted a rule: “Fellow Time Travelers, good evening everyone. We all know that the purpose of me creating this group chat is to make it easier for all Time Travelers to share "game strategies', so that everyone can better survive in the Inner World.”

“After the group chat was created, I believe everyone has met everyone in the group. So today I'm going to announce a rule. After each return, each group member needs to share a game strategy to stay in this group. If you can't share a game strategy, you'll be demoted to a regular group. Otherwise, there will always be people silently lurking in the group, absorbing other people's game strategies, but never helping other Time Travelers.”

He Xiaoxiao continued: “This kind of group member exists, it violates the principle of mutual help.”

At this point, He Xiaoxiao finally revealed his intention for creating the group, which is to better collect intelligence.

He first opened it for free for three weeks, then let everyone exchange information freely, allowing everyone to taste the benefits of exchanging information.

At this time, if you want to continue staying in the group, you must contribute something valuable as a "membership fee'.

He Xiaoxiao has dozens of such group chats. If everyone pays membership fees, then Nine Provinces will not need to put in any effort to build an intelligence organization, because every Time Traveler in each group is an informant for Nine Provinces.

When Qing Chen thought of this, he felt some admiration for Nine Provinces.

Although he rejected Nine Provinces' invitation, their plans are grand, and their methods are quite clever.

This is something that Kunlun, which is meticulous in its work, cannot match.

He Xiaoxiao said: “Since it's a rule I set, I'll share my strategy information first. Currently, the Koshima family-controlled Time Travelers have illegally infiltrated our country. Their target should be in Xian City. As far as I know, they may have found an important "public test qualifier' in Xian City, and want to send him/her to where he/she should go.”

Qing Chen was stunned. Is this Koshima's reverse transmigration plan?

The so-called reverse transmigration plan is to accurately target important figures in the Inner World like "Li Yino', find the corresponding ordinary people in the Outer World, and have this Outer World ordinary person complete the transmigration, replacing the Inner World natives.

The two corresponding people in the Inner and Outer Worlds have not completed the transmigration due to geographical differences.

For example, Li Yino in the Inner World corresponds to Luo City in the Outer World, but Li Yino in the Outer World is in the Capital, so what Koshima needs to do is send Li Yino from the Capital in the Outer World to Luo City in the Outer World, so that Li Yino in the Inner World will be replaced.

This is just an example. In fact, who Koshima found this time and who they want to replace are still unknown.

Qing Chen thought that he would also be going to Xian City with the competition team this week, and wondered if he would encounter the Koshima people.

Xian City is so big, he probably won't meet them.

He Xiaoxiao continued: “I would like to remind everyone that Time Travelers in Xian City should be careful recently. This Xian City instance is too dangerous, so participate cautiously.”

Rebel King: “Hehe, since there are new rules in the group, I'll share a strategy as well. In City 18, Qingzhong has found allies, and the target should be the third generation eldest son of the Li Clan's main branch, Li Xiuzhi. Li Xiuzhi is a gentle person, currently serving as the battalion commander of the 127th Garrison Battalion of the Federation's First Army Group, responsible for protecting the security of Ban Shan Mountain Estate. He is considered one of the most outstanding talents of the Li Clan in recent years.”

Glacial Eyes: “Then I'll share one too. The Demon Stamp was once in the hands of the fourth president of the Federation, but it was lost after the fourth president was assassinated. Now, if we find out why the fourth president was assassinated, we might be able to find the holder of the Demon Stamp, Huan Yu, hee hee.”

Huan Yu: “Targeting me again, are you? Then I'll share one too. The sniper who appeared on the night of the Xingshu Road incident should be Liu Dezhu's Boss. This person not only has sniper skills, but also the ability to manipulate others, suspected to be a mind-control type Metahuman. Be careful of being controlled by him.”

Others may not know the details of that night, but Huan Yu does.

The most important piece of information is that Huan Yu's people who were sent to monitor Qing Chen were actually reverse-controlled.

Rebel King: “Since you two have a feud and have caused so much trouble, why don't you expose more information about each other?”

However, Huan Yu and Glacial Eyes did not pay any attention to him.

Now, the most intense rivalry in He Xiaoxiao's group chat should be between Glacial Eyes and Huan Yu, each revealing each other's secrets, making the Time Travelers eat melon with gusto.

Yue'er: “I'll share a strategy as well.”

Qing Chen was excited when he saw this message. He had always suspected that Yue'er in the group was the Time Traveler beside Li Changqing.

Yue'er: “Recently, Wilderness Hunters have discovered a plant in the No. 029 Forbidden Zone that has a significant enhancement effect on Metahumans. It's extremely rare, but the effect is significant.”

Qing Chen was a little disappointed. This strategy clearly couldn't help him confirm Yue'er's identity.

An id called ‘Qing Bao’ in the group said: “Recently, the famous Japanese artistic goddess ‘Shendai Kongyin’ suddenly disappeared while participating in an art festival in our country. This person is suspected to be a Time Traveler. We speculate that her Time Traveler identity has been exposed within the Shendai Family, so she fled. As for her whereabouts in the Inner World, it is still unknown.”

Qing Chen was stunned when he saw this message, because this was related to him.

Yes, Shendai Kongyin's popularity in the Outer World is too high. Once the Shendai Family knows that Shendai Kongyin has been replaced, it's only a matter of time.

He didn't expect that she would actually flee within China, and he didn't know where she was hiding.

From this point of view, Shendai Kongyin is also a rather clever Time Traveler.

Rebel King said: “Wait, the name Shendai Kongyin sounds familiar. Isn't she the one who married into the Shendai Family and the Qing Family?”

Qing Bao: “Yes, the Shendai Family's power in China is relatively weak, and they can't fully pursue her, which is her best chance to escape.”

Qing Chen suddenly realized that this Qing Bao…seems to know the Shendai Family very well.

What is his identity in the Outer World? An overseas Chinese?

Rebel King said: “Her marriage partner is the one who died in Prison 18, the Shadow Candidate known as the unluckiest ever. Do Nine Provinces and Kunlun know where this girl has escaped to?”

Silent ‘Quiet Mountain’: “Then you have to ask He Xiaoxiao.”

The group fell silent. This is the first time someone has explicitly stated He Xiaoxiao's identity in the group. Before this, although everyone guessed that he had been recruited by Nine Provinces, there was no evidence.

He Xiaoxiao himself has never admitted it.

At this time, an id called Forbidden Artifactace-999 said: “I'll also provide a strategy of my own, ‘Quiet Mountain’ should be Zheng Boss, why ask He Xiaoxiao about where Shendai Kongyin has escaped to, Nine Provinces isn't responsible for domestic affairs, that's Kunlun's jurisdiction.”

The members of the group fell silent.

Everyone suddenly realized that this ‘Forbidden Artifactace-999’ is no ordinary person, and is very likely to be the current head of Nine Provinces, He Jinqiu!

Only such a person would dare to directly point out Kunlun Boss Zheng Yuandong's identity, and only such a person would dare to confront Zheng Yuandong.

For a moment, all the members of the group chat exclaimed excitedly. Glacial Eyes and Huan Yu just had a fierce confrontation, and now Nine Provinces and Kunlun are confronting each other.

Just like in literary works, there is tension when there is conflict. If everyone in this group is harmonious, what's the point!

At home on Xingshu Road, Nangeng Chen was watching with relish: “Chen Ge, do you think Nine Provinces and Kunlun will fight in the group?”

“They shouldn't. Although the two organizations are a little hostile, they are both large organizations after all, and they still need to maintain Face^[-].”

“Should we get involved?” Nangeng Chen was excited.

“No, these two organizations are too large, we should avoid both,” Qing Chen said.

In He Xiaoxiao's group chat, Forbidden Artifactace-999: “Zheng Boss, He Xiaoxiao has already told the important information on behalf of Nine Provinces, so you Kunlun should reveal some information to everyone.”

However, at this moment, Quiet Mountain suddenly said to Glacial Eyes in the group: “Lu Yuan, you talk.”

Qing Chen: “…”

Earlier, to confuse the situation, he said he was Kunlun Lu Yuan.

But he didn't expect Zheng Boss to be clever, directly following the topic to push him out to share intelligence for Kunlun…