#2462 - Search

Following the game's guidance, Fang Heng quickened his pace along the damp road in the shantytown.

It was already night, and barbecue stalls lined both sides of the dilapidated alleyway. Many factory workers had just finished their shifts and gathered in small groups on the street.

Several small shops with flickering dark red lights attracted the attention of passersby.

Soon, Fang Heng stopped in front of an internet cafe.

Starry Sky Internet Cafe.

The internet cafe was on the second floor, and the sign hanging outside looked quite worn.

Fang Heng walked to the second floor, pushed open the glass door of the internet cafe, and was immediately hit by a pungent smell of smoke.

Late at night, the sounds of keyboards and mice being tapped rose and fell inside the internet cafe, mixed with cursing and shouting.

Fang Heng followed the quest prompt and walked towards the back of the internet cafe, his gaze quickly locking onto a burly young man in the corner.

His skin color was strange, faintly revealing a hint of blue, and he had thick bandages wrapped around his body several times.

He was very strong.

He was also very tall, and the muscles on his body gave off a sense of explosive power.

Fang Heng had a strange feeling.

This person didn't seem like an ordinary human.

"Simone?"

Simone heard someone call his name and raised his head warily. He stood up nervously, looking a little awkward, "Yes, yes, that's me."

"Okay, sit down and talk."

Fang Heng pulled out the chair next to him, nodded to signal Simone to sit down, and introduced himself: "I'm Fang Heng. For certain reasons, I accepted your request. You can call me 'Boss Fang'. I will help you deal with all the trouble in the coming period. If you don't mind, let's start now. Tell me about your situation."

"Okay, okay."

Simone sat down and said, "I just arrived in this place the day before yesterday. Uh, well, because of some reasons, I encountered some troubles during the process of coming here and suffered serious injuries. Uh, I'm not familiar with this place, so I spent money to hire a local guide."

"The guide brought me here and temporarily arranged me in a private clinic before leaving temporarily, saying he was going to help me find out some information."

Fang Heng frowned as he listened.

It was a bit convoluted.

And this guy was obviously being vague about many things.

Fang Heng wasn't in a hurry to ask questions, he just said, "Okay, continue."

"I received treatment and rested in the clinic for one night. The next day, I found that the guide hadn't returned, so I ran out to look for him. As a result, I heard that the guide was found dead in the street in the morning."

"Oh?"

Fang Heng raised an eyebrow, "So you want me to help you find the murderer?"

"No, no, that's not it."

Simone shook his head, then, like a thief, cautiously poked his head out from behind the computer screen, looked towards the back of the internet cafe, and lowered his voice to whisper, "Actually, Boss Fang, I gave a very important invitation card to the guide, and the invitation card should be on him. But I went to the police station, and the police said they didn't find the invitation card I wanted in the belongings. Because that card is very important, so…"

Fang Heng understood and interrupted, "I understand, so what you really want to find is the invitation card."

"Yes, I heard that he was the one who found the body during the day."

"Yes, his name is Puno. He was also on duty at the internet cafe last night. He handed over the shift in the early morning, and found the body on his way home, and then called the police." Simone nodded and explained, "I suspect he's involved."

"And then? Have you questioned him?"

"Yes, he admitted that he found the invitation card, but he's unwilling to return it to me, and he even asked me for money."

"Hmm?"

"He asked for five million Kuntis. I couldn't raise that much money for a while, so… I sought help from the police station, but the police station told me that I had no evidence to prove that Puno stole the item. Even if he stole it, there was no evidence to prove that the invitation card was mine…"

Simone scratched his head, looking distressed.

"Later, when I was walking on the road, I heard people say that this shantytown is managed by 'Black Bro', and you can ask him for help with anything, nothing he can't handle… So I found out the location of 'Black Bro' and sought his help…"

Fang Heng's thoughts immediately became clear.

Good fellow, after all this, I'm a second-level contractor of Black Bro.

[Hint: Player's current stage mission - Find Simone completed. Next stage mission requirement - Help Simone retrieve the invitation card].

Current ring mission name: Retrieve the invitation card.

Overall difficulty of the current ring mission: SSS.

Current ring mission requirements: Help Simone retrieve the invitation card.

Remaining time for the current mission: 8 hours.

Total remaining time for the ring mission: 23 hours and 46 minutes.

Fang Heng quickly scanned the mission prompt and looked up at Simone.

Kunti sounds like some kind of virtual currency, and I don't know how much five million is actually worth.

He has a lot of valuable goods in his backpack, but it's troublesome to exchange them for virtual currency.

And…

Fang Heng felt that this mission wasn't as simple as it seemed.

"Let's go, let's go talk to him again."

With that, Fang Heng got up and walked towards the internet cafe counter.

"Okay."

Simone felt like he had found his backbone and quickly got up to follow.

Fang Heng came to the internet cafe counter and knocked on it, "Puno?"

"10 yuan per hour, 20 for the night, snacks are self-service, remember to pay, there are cameras here, this is Lord Long's territory, don't cause trouble."

Behind the counter, Puno was still playing with his phone. As he spoke, he looked up, saw that it was someone he didn't recognize, and frowned, "Who are you? I don't know you."

"It doesn't matter, my friend said that he has an important invitation card in your hands."

Puno turned his head to look at Simone standing behind Fang Heng, and couldn't help but chuckle, revealing two large yellow teeth at the corners of his mouth, "Oh, it's you, big guy. How is it? Have you prepared the money yet?"

"I've prepared a little, but time is too tight, we need time to raise it." Fang Heng nodded towards the door, "It's not convenient to talk here, why don't we go outside and say a few words?"

"Okay."

As soon as Puno heard about the money, he agreed, took a pack of cigarettes from the counter, got up and walked towards the back door of the internet cafe.

…

At the alleyway behind the internet cafe, Puno skillfully lit a cigarette for himself and reached out to hand one to Fang Heng and Simone.

"No, thank you."

"Have you prepared the money? I can guarantee that the thing is fine, but not a penny less."

Simone sounded a little nervous as he stammered, "I can't raise that much money. That card is very important to me, and it might be too late in a few days…"

"I can't control that."

Puno smiled coldly, interrupting Simone's words, "Big guy, all I know is that I hand over the goods when I receive the money. Give me as much as you can get first. Maybe I'll be in a good mood and give you a discount. As for how you got the money, whether you steal it or rob it, it has nothing to do with me."