NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 15
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<h1>Chapter 15: Go and Eliminate Bai Fu!</h1>For the boss of the Wildfire Gang, the death of Da Biao Ge was as insignificant as finding a dead rat on the roadside.
But Martin’s death was different; he had personally promoted Martin to be his supervisor.
Martin being killed was like having his face ground into the dirt!
He immediately called all his trusted subordinates over, his anger causing foam to fly: “Investigate, I give you one day to find out who had the audacity to attack our gang’s supervisor in the abandoned cooling plant!”
“Yes, yes, yes.”
The subordinates didn’t dare provoke the tiger at this moment and could only agree first.
They had no hope of uncovering the true culprit.
Before coming, they had heard that when Martin died, there was no one around, and there were no obvious clues left at the scene.
Investigate?
What a joke.
Their place wasn’t like those large settlements with advanced equipment to trace the killer through blood or fingerprints.
But it didn’t matter if they couldn’t find the culprit. They had already planned a solution.
Just say it was done by outsiders!
After all, those outsiders were already at odds with the Wildfire Gang, so pinning more blame on them wouldn’t affect the situation.
Actually, these subordinates quite liked the outsiders.
With the outsiders here, the investigation would be simpler, and old grievances could be settled.
They only wished the outsiders had come earlier, hoping they could hold out longer under the Wildfire Gang’s attacks.
But it was too much to ask of the outsiders.
If not for the boss entertaining the distant guests so diligently recently, the outsiders might have been driven to the contaminated areas outside the settlement long ago by an enraged boss.
“Boss, what about Martin’s group now that he’s dead?” one of the subordinates cautiously asked.
He wanted to place his own people there, but the results were disappointing.
The boss took Martin’s file from the table and glanced at it before casually pointing at someone.
“Just her. She worked the most in Martin’s group. Heard she was the first to discover Da Biao’s murder. Let her temporarily take over Martin’s group.”
The subordinate leaned over and saw the name—Bai Fu.
He quickly lowered his head, concealing his dissatisfaction.
“I’ll arrange it right away.”
Temporary management, today she could manage, tomorrow if she dies, someone else could take over.
But such matters couldn’t be handled directly; neither could he let his subordinates do it. It was best to find someone completely unfamiliar.
Like outsiders.
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Things went smoother than expected.
Even before the investigation results came out, Bai Fu received her appointment to replace Martin.
She had thought there would be some complications.
Anya was delighted: “Boss, does this mean we can earn money like Martin now?”
“It is possible, but his methods were too crude, and we have other things to do first.”
“Other things?”
Bai Fu watched the departing figure of the messenger.
She habitually used her spiritual vision to check his attributes, which were unremarkable, but his affinity score was strikingly low.
[-78]
Bai Fu almost felt like she had killed his mother; otherwise, why would he hate her so much?
She racked her brain but couldn’t remember ever meeting him. Since direct contact hadn’t angered him, it must be due to a conflict of interests.
Two days ago, she was still a poor girl and couldn’t compete for benefits. Thus, the truth was clear—he also wanted to be a supervisor!
Well played, Lao Deng, with ill intentions.
She didn’t know how he would act, but Bai Fu was no pushover either.
Bai Fu withdrew her gaze and unlocked the new faction function after being appointed acting supervisor.
The faction system above the stars was very comprehensive. Players who obtained faction positions could unlock many new features.
For Bai Fu, the most important functions were higher faction pass privileges and the management duties of a supervisor.
As a supervisor, she could allocate resources and appoint a quartermaster within her group, which would be recognized by the faction.
In the game, quartermasters usually could issue supply missions to players.
Bai Fu intended to appoint Anya as her quartermaster to see if this could grant Anya the ability to issue supply missions.
Originally, she wanted to set herself as the quartermaster, but unfortunately, the game prompt operation failed, and she couldn’t appoint herself, a player, as the quartermaster.
“Done. Let’s bring Anya to test it with a few players later.”
If the test succeeded, she would essentially control a weakened, Lolita-type Celia!
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At two o’clock in the afternoon.
The sun hung high in the sky.
“Convert to Me Fu” squatted by the roadside, the warm breeze blowing over him, making him feel restless.
This was the second day since he was re-registered after being struck down by Bai Fu’s supporters in the community.
He luckily arrived at the abandoned cooling plant after re-registering, but he had searched for Bai Fu almost all day without any success.
Out of desperation, he decided to find some tasks first.
To level up quickly, he even risked venturing into the Wildfire Gang’s territory.
He didn’t want his level to be too far behind others, or next time, even if Bai Fu needed help, he wouldn’t be able to assist.
“Ahh, those guys are so stingy! I sent private messages to five or six of them, and none would sell me the credit coins given by Fu Fu.”
Convert to Me Fu rubbed his hair vigorously.
He stood up, and before he could even lift his foot, he saw an NPC approaching with a large golden “!” above their head.
Oh, a quest!
Convert to Me Fu’s eyes lit up, and he rushed forward immediately.
“Hello, is there anything I can help you with?”
The NPC was startled: “F… Foreigner?”
Convert to Me Fu nodded.
The NPC narrowed their eyes slightly.
Normally, if he encountered a foreigner, he would immediately lock them up with a seven-day golden chain of eternal love, then knock them unconscious and hand them over to the Wildfire Gang for a reward.
But today, he was on a mission and couldn’t afford to lose the bigger picture.
“I’ve heard you foreigners are willing to do anything for money? Help me kill someone.”
“Who? Why kill him?”
“Don’t ask too many questions. 1000 blocks. Just tell me if you’re in or not. If you’re in, I’ll pay you a 500 block deposit upfront.”
Of course, he would do it.
Convert to Me Fu chose to accept: “Tell me the details of the task.”
The NPC informed him of the target’s address, home time, and the meeting point after completing the task.
A game prompt appeared in front of him.
[You triggered the hidden quest [Kill Agreement] (Can be completed in groups)]
He hadn’t expected the experience reward for this quest to be 3500 points!
Such a high reward meant the difficulty was equally high. Alone, he couldn’t possibly complete it.
After sending the NPC away, Convert to Me Fu immediately opened the Xing You She forum’s abandoned cooling plant section.
He couldn’t avoid recruiting people anymore.
And he could use this opportunity to improve his relationship with Pai Da Xing and the others, then approach Fu Fu openly.
Perfect!
[@Pai Da Xing, Pai Da, are you free? I got a very high-reward hidden quest]
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