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Some players look forward to the occurrence of side quests, while others do not like these unexpected complications.

Because it means that the game time will be extended.

Even though the reward will increase.

[Congratulations on completing the task: Hand over the military deployment map of District 13 to the contact person.]

Xu Shuo had been watching the middle section of the corridor, only moving his finger away from the handle of the fruit knife after seeing the adjutant rush into the public toilet and the prompt from the system came through shortly afterward.

The task only required him to hand over the item to the contact person, without specifying that the item had to leave the premises.

The subsequent mission was now the other party's responsibility.

Xu Shuo withdrew his gaze and turned to walk back into the room.

The pitch-black room 303 was in disarray, and in the bathroom, a furtive shadow was rummaging through something.

He gingerly lifted the toilet lid and took something out, only to turn around and find that an unknown figure had already leaned against the bathroom door.

Male Waiter: "..."

When exactly had he come over again?

The Male Waiter, with his hands behind his back, gave an awkward laugh: "Well, I just came in to take care of some metabolic processes."

While speaking, his gaze measured the width of the bathroom door, mentally simulating the posture he would need to adopt to burst out and the immediate need to guard against the person with the knife between his fingers after doing so.

He might not be able to beat him in a fight, but when it comes to escaping, he was top-notch!

Unfortunately, this was a normal script, so Teleportation runes couldn't be used.

In a normal script, the only system functions available to players are several weapon artifacts, and supernatural or fantasy elements would be restricted in various aspects.

However, there are a few Special Artifacts that are unrestricted in any scenario, such as the Resurrection Card, Character Card, healing items, or harmless Purification items.

Most of what was usable tended to be rare items.

Although the Male Waiter felt that his luck had always been so-so, sometimes it seemed quite good, like when the game ended and it was time for rewards.

One more life, one more reason to take risks.

His gaze moved from the figure's face downwards, cautiously wary of the fruit knife that posed a great danger to him.

At that moment, Xu Shuo chuckled softly.

He leant against the door frame, speaking lazily, "Don't be nervous, I'm here to propose a collaboration."

The Male Waiter's face was full of wariness: "Collaborate?"

Xu Shuo glanced at the arm he had purposely hidden behind his back and lifted his chin, asking, "What's that you have there?"

"What thing? I don't understand what you're talking about," the Male Waiter looked away.

"Actually, you don't have to tell me. I already know," Xu Shuo said as he stepped into the bathroom, immediately putting the Male Waiter on high alert.

He carefully shifted to the side, back against the wall, but this position conveniently allowed for a quick dash to the door.

Xu Shuo came closer, staring intently into his eyes, the faint glint in his gaze sharp and searing, and the young man whispered softly, "You should know I'm a doctor. Are you, perhaps, ill?"

The Male Waiter blurted out almost reflexively, "I'm not sick!"

It was an instinctive response to danger.

After speaking, he realized his heart was already beating involuntarily faster, thumping oppressively.

A hint of puzzlement flashed in Xu Shuo's eyes.

Why does everyone react so strongly when asked? Is there something wrong with my tone?

Xu Shuo straightened up and tilted his head, saying, "If you're not sick, you're not sick. But, that thing in your hand, it's drugs, right?"

The Male Waiter's pupils abruptly dilated.

How could he have guessed that?!

In an instant, his thoughts whirled, recalling the first time he met this guest.

"You look pale... As a hotel waiter, you should pay attention to your personal state and hygiene..."

Could it be, just this?

Just like that?

Are doctors really that amazing?

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The male waiter stared at him incredulously, his lips mumbling a few times, not knowing what to say.

Xu Shuo didn't care about his reaction and continued with a smile, "I can help you find the person you traded with, and in turn, you need to help me with something."

The male waiter pulled a wry smile, "I'm not going to march to my death."

"Rest assured, I won't send you to your death," Xu Shuo said. "I will find the person for you first, then you can choose whether to do it or not."

"So accommodating?"

Hearing this, the male waiter became even more wary. "You're willing to do such an unrewarding task, aren't you afraid I'll just run away after I'm done? Then you'll end up with nothing!"Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Xu Shuo raised an eyebrow, "We're still in District 13 after all, where could you run to?"

The male waiter was suddenly at a loss for words.

He almost blurted out that there would be nothing left after the game ended, but at the crucial moment, he thought of his own performance value and held back, looking at the other person with a queer expression.

The two maintained a silent gaze for a long time until Xu Shuo suddenly let out an inexplicable chuckle.

At that moment, the male waiter felt his hair stand on end.

In the deadly silent darkness, the young man lowered his voice, sending shivers with his eerie, uncanny tone, "I trust you certainly won't run, but even if you do, it's no big deal. After all, I think we're quite fated, aren't we."

The male waiter shivered.

This was truly a deal and whisperings with a devil.

But he decided to take the gamble!

The male waiter said earnestly, "Fine, I agree to cooperate, but let's get one thing straight, if what you're asking me to do threatens my life, then I absolutely won't do it!"

Xu Shuo neither agreed nor disagreed, his previous sinister expression instantly returned to normal as he smiled, "First, tell me, do you have a way to contact your trader?"

"..."

The male waiter, not receiving a response, felt somewhat stifled, and the imposing feeling of the restroom made him feel even more oppressed.

He held his mission item tightly and said, "How about we leave this place first? It's not very safe to talk here, and I need to move the item I'm holding."

Xu Shuo looked thoughtfully outside, "Indeed, it's not too safe."

He no longer blocked the restroom, turned around and walked out, saying, "I'll take you to another place."

The Room 303, having just been through a brief fight, was no longer suitable for hiding things; no matter how one cleaned up the traces, it would leave many loopholes.

The male waiter planned to find another place to store his items.

But now, not knowing the situation on the second floor, nor which guest rooms on the third floor were unoccupied, he made a calculated decision.

After leaving Room 303, the male waiter did not turn to run but gritted his teeth and followed the other person.

The two figures disappeared into the dark corridor.

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A while later.

The messy Room 303.

In the silent darkness, the bedroom wardrobe door was stealthily opened, and the person hiding inside stumbled out, the left hand pressing hard on the right arm, with quite a bit of blood seeping through the fingers.

It was a good thing those people hadn't discovered him. Read latest chapters at empire

The first person to come in did search the room but didn't thoroughly open the closet to look; after turning around the bedroom, they left.

The later group only had a brief scuffle outside.

Listening to the noises just then truly made his heart race, fearing that the fight would attract the military people.

Fortunately, they knew to keep the noise down, not causing too much of a disturbance.

The injured person tore a strip of cloth off his covering, crudely bandaged his arm, then cautiously lurked to the bedroom window.

He pulled back the curtains to check the situation outside.

Although the window of this room faced the shorter buildings behind the hotel, which was perfect for escaping through the window, he could see red lights flickering at higher vantage points.

"Tch."

Seems like he had to go back to the lobby.

He could say he was accidentally injured in the confusion; although it would still raise suspicion, there were no other choices now.

In Room 303, a figure flashed out swiftly.

In Room 311, Xu Shuo who had just opened the door glanced over, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.