The Daily Life Of A Cyberpunk Magician
Chapter 481 - 264 I Knew He Couldn’t Resist_2

Chapter 481: Chapter 264 I Knew He Couldn’t Resist_2

"Mm." Jiang Shu nodded, "This trip to the Fifth District basically eliminated Tang’s hidden threat. For a long time to come, we shouldn’t have any risk of exposure."

"So, what brings you to Thirteen District this time?" Ancient Snake asked, "It shouldn’t just be about the fugitives from Thirteen District, right?"

"Rift, that is, Gary." Jiang Shu didn’t hide it, "As you’ve seen, he is likewise punishing criminals in Thirteen District with violence and helping victims get their revenge."

"You want to catch him? Bring him to justice?" Fox was familiar with Jiang Shu’s character. Given Jiang Shu’s nature, he would understand such a person but would still choose to help the police catch him.

If they couldn’t recruit him, it was better to eliminate him sooner rather than later.

Although Rift was doing the same thing as the Deception Group, their purposes were not the same. Rift’s capricious actions could potentially sabotage their operations.

Moreover.

That’s a cyber lunatic, a ticking time bomb that could go off at any moment and injure the innocent.

"Mm... not for now." Jiang Shu continued, "He is Gary, remember?"

"Gary?" Fox really didn’t recall the name at first. He frowned and pondered for a moment before asking tentatively, "Is he the officer who saved you in the hotel?"

"Mm." Jiang Shu nodded, "He was injured again gravely after that, which is why he has become what he is now."

"I see." Fox got it, he knew what was going to happen next.

"And this time, coming with the police, the goal is to catch Rift by using a real victim case to lure him out," Jiang Shu explained the current situation as succinctly as possible, "And Rift already knows about it, but he still chooses to help that bait victim."

"So, he chooses to face off against the police head-on?" Hearing this, Ancient Snake’s eyes lit up. He always had a spirit of adventure and merriment. Rift’s approach was undoubtedly to his liking. Typically reticent, he now described Rift’s actions in great detail, "The police want to catch him and protect that perpetrator, while Rift intends to deal with that perpetrator right in front of the police?"

"Not only that, according to his plan, he is also going to take that victim and then let the victim personally kill their nemesis," Jiang Shu added.

"That... is too thrilling." Behind his mask, Lin Xu, who was Ancient Snake, revealed an excited smile, and his body trembled involuntarily.

Fortunately, the expression now hidden beneath his mask, akin to a pervert’s behavior, was not noticed by other members of Deception Group.

Of course, even if they noticed, they wouldn’t say much. They were all very familiar with Ancient Snake’s personality.

The archetypal perverse, white-coated doctor often featured in dramas described this kind of person.

"Stupid approach." As always prudent and cautious, Fox naturally didn’t think highly of this reckless style of action.

Knowing full well the police held the upper hand and were fishing for him, Rift still charged at the hook. If that’s not reckless, what is?

Jiang Shu looked at Fox and Ancient Snake, who had entirely different opinions on this matter, and felt somewhat helpless. In Deception Group, it was these two guys whose views were most likely to diverge.

Lang Tai had always followed him without much of his own ideas; as for the Painter, he had always just gone along with everyone else and didn’t have much of an opinion either.

Even his joining of Deception Group was the same; because he had nowhere to go, plus he had followed Fox and Devil Wind during the war in Thirteen District, he got used to following and simply joined.

Even the liberalism he had once steadfastly believed in had become a joke now. Up to this point, Fox still mocked him with quotes from his time as a mercenary Painter.

Like, "I will never join any group; I won’t work for anyone, that’s just another form of corporate slavery."

Ancient Snake and the others were already aware of this; the guy was a tsundere with a lot of pride.

It was just that the very cheeky Fox liked to tease him on purpose.

"So, what’s your decision?" Ancient Snake licked his lips. He had always planned to help that guy.

He liked not the purpose of helping Rift, but the process.

Ancient Snake had already taken a full week off from the medical unit; coming to Thirteen District this time, he was planning to make a big splash.

"Let’s just watch for a while." Jiang Shu hadn’t made up his mind and still had the mentality of a spectator.

Whether they helped Rift prove himself or assisted the police in arresting Gary and sending him for treatment at a cyber psychiatric hospital, neither outcome was necessarily bad.

Gary certainly wouldn’t want to be caught, that’s for sure.

"Fine," the fox nudged Ancient Snake with his elbow, whispering, "get ready to work. This guy always says he’s just watching, but he never resists joining in."

"That’s a good thing," Ancient Snake replied with a grin, since Jiang Shu said so, the mission was practically in the bag.

In some ways, Jiang Shu was like a fusion of him and the fox, possessing both the fox’s cautiousness and his own adventurous spirit.

Well, you could also say he was an interesting proponent of risk-taking.

"I will choose based on the situation," Jiang Shu, however, seemed somewhat defiant not to be predicted by the fox, still a bit stubborn, "If it’s really necessary to take action, I’ll share the plan arrangement with you when the time comes."

"Alright, alright, we get it," the fox shrugged, imitating Jiang Shu’s earlier demeanor, then countered, "So, shall we go now, head back downtown to check out the situation?"

"Okay, I should head back to the police station too," Jiang Shu suddenly felt a wave of sleepiness, "Let’s go together."

Members of the Deception Group immediately moved in one direction, their unique aura disappearing in an instant.

Ancient Snake took out two scalpel blades from the inner pocket of his clothes and casually played with them, his gaze wandering, clearly no longer focused on the present situation, musing over something.

Perhaps he was thinking of ways to make the process of helping the Rift a bit more entertaining.

The fox, on the other hand, jumped up to embrace the Painter’s neck, chattering away cheerfully; he was quite shorter than the Painter, so the latter simply leaned sideways slightly by default.

The Painter glanced at his clothes, mussed up by the fox, and frowned slightly, continuously smoothing out the creases on his garment with a gentle touch.

Lang Tai remained consistently focused as ever, his figure always leaping high atop the ruins, staying on the periphery of the team, constantly vigilant and never relaxing his guard.

Jiang Shu watched them and sighed inwardly.

That devilish aura of theirs had turned into that of college roommates heading out on the town.

But, that was okay.

He suddenly found it amusing and somewhat comforting: this way of life also gave him a real touch of authenticity.

Arriving in this unfamiliar city, and after successively finding love, friendship, and a career, he had also gained a sense of belonging.

Thirty minutes later.

Jiang Shu stepped out of the self-driving taxi and stood at the entrance of the police station, first squinting to survey the situation inside, then stretching.

It was not even seven o’clock in the morning yet, not the start of the day for the police station, so it was rather empty.

Suddenly, however, the second-floor window of the police station opened, and a figure appeared at the window, leaning on the sill with both hands, yelling out in surprise.

"Jiang Shu?!" It was Police Chief Wolf, and his outcry also startled another person in the office.

"Jiang Shu?!" Police Chief Tang Hexun, too, propped himself up at the windowsill, echoed the same cry.

They had been searching for him all night in Thirteen District and had only just managed to return to the police station to rest.

Wolf had a good memory; he remembered telling Gary about Jiang Shu possessing the "Calm" skill, so to him, Gary’s motive for kidnapping Jiang Shu was clear.

And because of this, he felt especially guilty.

Jiang Shu was also curious about their simultaneous reactions.

Were these two not just classmates back in police academy?

"I’m back," Jiang Shu said with a slight smile, waving at both men, "Gary didn’t harm me; he just had some things he wanted to inquire about."

"Besides that, I’ve also brought back some other information."

His smile in the early morning sunlight seemed exceptionally warm and friendly.

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