Novel Bin Chapter 189: Er Gou's Initial Trust (2)
Chapter 189: Er Gou's Initial Trust (2)
(You: Why are you taking such good care of me?)
(Er Gou: You're my friend, and friends should take care of each other.)
(You neither agree nor disagree.)
(You safely arrive at the Space Jump Base station, and then you come to the mine.)
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(You terminate the deduction!)
"Gu Wen, what are you thinking about?"
"Uh, nothing." Gu Yi turned around, smiling warmly at Er Gou, "I'm flattered that you think so highly of me, but I still don't want to owe you any favors."
"Haha, the one who should be owing a favor is me, not you. Don't refuse, where else could you stay in the dark street? In a cardboard shack? It's better to stay with me."
"Then I thank you."
"You're welcome."
Er Gou, putting his arm around Gu Yi's shoulder, let him stay in the dormitory behind the casino.
Lying on the bed, Gu Yi heard the system's prompt.
"You have gained Er Gou's initial trust."
"Your plot exploration rate has increased."
"Your current plot exploration percentage is 3%."
Finally, there was some progress.
Gu Yi nodded, lying on the bed, looking at the ceiling and pondering several questions.
1. Why was he killed?
2. Who killed him?
3. What does the name "Gu Yi" signify in this dungeon?
4. Why did Er Gou's attitude towards him suddenly change?
Firstly, addressing the first question.
Why was he killed?
Both the first and the second time in his deduction, he slept in Er Gou's territory, but only the first time was he attacked by a monster, and not the second time. The main difference was that he did not reveal his real name.
And, the octopus monster was clearly controlled by someone.
Initially, Gu Yi thought using fake names was a custom here, but now it seems that the reason people avoid using their real names is to prevent being trapped by others. The library in the Wapeng High School contains many dark magic books, many of which require knowing someone's real name to cast spells.
Secondly.
Who killed him?
In his confusion, Gu Yi couldn't see the manipulator's shadow.
If his first guess is correct, then the most likely suspect would be Er Gou.
After pondering for a while, Gu Yi felt there were contradictions.
Firstly.
Er Gou voluntarily gave his real name as a sign of sincerity; he couldn't have guessed that Gu Yi would definitely tell him his real name.
Secondly.
Knowing that Gu Yi was an outstanding graduate of Wapeng High School, Er Gou would also know that Gu Yi might have means to counteract dark magic, so he definitely wouldn't risk using dark magic.
Lastly.
There are many around who know Er Gou's background. Using dark magic to kill someone on his own turf would be suicidal. Er Gou is a smart person with strong means, and he's definitely not one to make such a low-level mistake and take such a huge risk.
Therefore, the one who killed him could very likely be a third party, belonging to the enemy forces within the dungeon, that is, the forces of the Unspeakable.
Er Gou had been under surveillance for a long time, every word he and Er Gou spoke might have been monitored by the Unspeakable. This also explains why Er Gou was ambushed by police robots at night.
If the speculation holds... "Xu Dongdong" might not be Er Gou's real name either,it could be a method he uses to win people over.
The third question.
What does the name "Gu Yi" signify in this dungeon?
When Er Gou first heard his name, his expression was very shocked, indicating that Gu Yi's performance at the Wapeng High School had a butterfly effect, affecting Wapeng City.
But what's strange is...
When he first woke up, he was already in his middle ages, while he was just an eighteen-year-old student during his time at the Wapeng High School.
Where did the twenty years in between go?
What did "Gu Yi" experience during these twenty years?
If these two dungeons are connected, why didn't the system let him continue playing from the age of eighteen, but instead start the plot from middle age?
Gu Yi pondered for a moment and felt that the answer to the third question might just be the truth behind the dungeon.
The missing twenty years could be the reason why Wapeng city has turned into its current state.
The fourth question.
Why did Er Gou's attitude towards him suddenly change?
In the previous deductions, when he asked a few more questions, Er Gou seemed impatient, even to the point of kicking him out.
This time, his actions were more decisive, without much idle talk, and he even burned the note on the spot. Surprisingly, contrary to before, Er Gou showed enthusiasm towards him, even pushing the plot exploration rate forward.
However, this enthusiasm could also be a facade.
Letting him sleep near the casino was actually to facilitate monitoring and controlling him.
Perhaps in Er Gou's view, the fact that he communicated in interstellar language, didn't ask unnecessary questions, and ultimately destroyed the evidence, made him seem very reliable, so his trust and favorability towards him... increased?
Gu Yi touched his nose, remembering Er Gou mentioning he was gay.
Could it be...
The way I burned that paper and bounced right after kinda turned him on?
"Damn, I can't think about this!"
Gu Yi shook his head, but his mind was still uncontrollably flooded with many dangerous thoughts. The more he thought about it, the more it felt wrong, so he hurriedly rummaged through his belongings, putting on three more pairs of underwear before he felt secure enough to sleep.
...
The next morning.
Gu Yi got up from the bed, and wiped his face with the water in the basin, considering it as washing up.
Here, if one wants to use clean water, it would require taking on an extra sentence, something Gu Yi dared not indulge in right now.
Gu Yi placed his hand on the doorknob and waited for a while, knowing that once he opened the door, Er Gou would be standing there.
"Ah, forget it, no need to think about it too much. He has a daughter, so how could he really be interested in men? That must have just been a cover-up, I shouldn't believe it. Yeah...let's leave it at that."
Gu Yi quietly comforted himself a few times before finally opening the door.
Er Gou turned his head, smiling warmly at Gu Yi, and waved, "Morning, Gu Wen."
"Hello, Brother Gou."
"Are you going to work today?"
"Yes, that's right."
Gu Yi nodded, just casually exchanging a few words with Er Gou. Er Gou didn't mind and turned to go about his business.
"Phew... let's go to work first and see if there will be any progress tonight."
Gu Yi took a deep breath and turned to head to the space jump base, to go to the mine.
...
In the real world.
Yesterday, the video of Gu Yi wearing three pairs of underwear became the laughing stock among netizens.
Someone even clipped the footage of Gu Yi wearing three pairs of underwear to make an emoji pack.
When Qu Kangping saw someone doing this, he immediately sent people to investigate.
Xi Wang didn't take it seriously, but still said, "Team leader, making emoji packs means everyone's in a relaxed mood, isn't that a good thing? Why go after them?"
Qu Kangping thought for a moment and said, "Have you ever considered that this might be a fanatic's conspiracy? They trivialize serious matters to make humanity lower its guard. Such emoji packs are a slander to Gu Yi's image, we must take action. Otherwise, if something big happens later, it would be troublesome."
"Oh..."
Hearing this, Xi Wang nodded, but she felt somewhat that Qu Kangping was making a mountain out of a molehill.
Qu Kangping checked his watch, picked up his briefcase, and said, "This morning I have a video conference with the strategy group leaders from various countries, you'll host the internal meeting of the strategy group for me."
"Yes, team leader."
Xi Wang waved her hand, coughed twice, and led everyone to watch the monitor.
Gu Yi was mining, Kanon was carrying baskets.
The adventurers were all working, only Dennis was slacking off.
"Captain, Dennis is being heavily criticized lately..."
"Yes, look at the comments."