Chapter 14 (1/2)

Tang Mo took Luo Fengcheng’s credentials with an astonished expression.

It was a metallic silver card with no photo on it and an electronic chip in the upper right corner. The left side of the card was simply engraved with three lines of words.

[Name: Luo Fengcheng]

[Division: Shanghai Group A]

[Position: Team Leader]

Tang Mo read the card and handed it to the other people. All six people read it before it finally returned to Luo Fengcheng’s hands.

“Why did you lie to us and say you were a game designer?” Li Bin asked.

Luo Fengcheng put the card away and lightly said, “Everyone has their secrets. You hid your ability. For you, the ability is important and special. My identity is a bit special. I didn’t want it exposed at the beginning. Can’t you understand?”

Luo Fengcheng looked around at everyone and continued. “You don’t have to doubt the authenticity of my identity. As you all know, this attack tower game started very suddenly. There was only three minutes from the black tower’s announcement to our entry. I wouldn’t be able to prepare the card in advance in order to pose as a black tower researcher.”

Lin Qiao seemed to think of something. She was about to open her mouth when Luo Fengcheng looked at her and interrupted. “I don’t have an ability to make a card in a short amount of time either. If I really had this ability, why would I make the identity card of a black tower researcher instead of a game designer? Then there would be no doubts and you might even trust me a bit.”

Luo Fengcheng blocked the crowd’s arguments.

Finally, he looked at Tang Mo. Tang Mo’s face had no expression as he watched Luo Fengcheng calmly, but there was something in Tang Mo’s eyes.

Luo Fengcheng continued, “Don’t doubt that I am a black tower researcher. The black tower has been around for half a year. You should know that all tower researchers are protected and not allowed to contact the outside world. I have been studying the black tower in Shanghai during those three days and have no chance or need to kill someone. And…” Luo Fengcheng put his hands into his pockets. “If I really want to kill someone, as long as there is a legitimate reason, I don’t have to do it myself. Someone else will help me resolve it. In any case, I was protected by many people and couldn’t kill anyone.”

The crowd shuddered at the words while Tang Mo kept watching Luo Fengcheng. He understood what the other person meant. Before the earth came online, there was discussions on the Internet about the white coat researchers of the black tower. They were really powerful researchers who were protected by the government. They collected frontline data and conducted research in private.

Putting aside the deep mountains, old forests and vast oceans, as long as the black tower appeared in the city, it would be located in the city centre. The country establishing an institute next to the black tower was tantamount to making themselves a living target and announcing to the world where their base was.

This online discussion had never been officially confirmed but many people were convinced.

Tang Mo believed that Luo Fengcheng was a black tower researcher. He had quietly used his strength to try and break the card. He didn’t know what type of material it was made of but it didn’t break at all. Please note that Tang Mo was now strong enough to pick up a car by hand. The fact that he couldn’t break this card meant it was very special.

As Luo Fengcheng said, it was impossible to create such a card with an ability. The identity of a black tower researcher was too eye-catching. Right now, the stowaway would want to hide their identity and not grab attention.

The cook and the junior high student had blank faces but the other people no longer doubted Luo Fengcheng’s identity.

If such a person wanted to kill someone, he wouldn’t need to do it himself. It was very unlikely for Luo Fengcheng to be a stowaway.

Everyone needed to talk about what they did during those three days. Tang Mo and Li Bin were temporarily put to the side. Now it was Lin Qiao’s turn.

“I remember that when the black tower issued the ‘earth is online’ announcement, I was in class. What type of class was it? Oh yes, it was the 15th day, a Wednesday. The first two classes on Wednesday are advanced mathematics. The black tower suddenly spoke so our lesson wasn’t finished. All students returned to the dormitory while the school made an announcement for us to not panic and wait for further notice.”

Lin Chao carefully recalled, “Actually, I am the black tower optimist. I like to play survival games. I have played all the survival games on the market recently. I didn’t take the black tower seriously from the beginning. After returning to the dormitory, I chattered with my roommates for a long time about the black tower. Maybe we talked until evening? In any case, the school didn’t allow any classes in those three days. I stayed in the dormitory for a long time. The cafeteria was shut for those three days. I ate takeaway and stayed in the dormitory.”

Li Bin asked, “Is that all?”

Lin Qiao continued thinking hard before shaking her head. “All four people in my dormitory are locals of Shanghai but my father died very early. My mother went to Nanjing on a business trip. After the black tower accident, all three of my roommates went home the next day. I was alone in my dormitory. That morning, I got up and brushed my teeth. I had that the black tower released another message. I didn’t know what happened until I turned on the computer to play games and found I had no Internet. Later on, I went to the dormitory next door to discover…everyone was gone.”

The female university student who was always acting brave now showed a bit of hidden fear. She gulped and tried to stay calm. “I was playing games in my dorm for those three days. I didn’t kill anyone. I’m really not a stowaway. After the accident I wanted to go to Nanjing to find my mother. I didn’t expect to be pulled here before even leaving Shanghai. Please believe me, I’m really not a stowaway!”

Li Bin nodded and looked at Tang Mo and Luo Fengcheng.

The two people didn’t disagree. Li Bin went to the next person.

The rich second generation Li Wen looked at Tang Mo and took a deep breath to ease his tension. He said, “On the first of those three days, I went to Nanjing to find a friend to play. The next day, we were still playing. That day was mainly spent at the club. The next night, my dad called and told me to go home. I was too drunk that night to go back, so I decided to sleep. The next day, I drove on the freeway. I got into an accident and saw Tang Mo when I woke up. I didn’t know anything about the blue tower. I was told by Tang Mo that I was rear-ended because the other drivers suddenly disappeared. I’m not a stowaway. I never killed anyone.”

Everyone looked at Tang Mo.

Tang Mo explained, “The first time I met him, his car was rear ended.But I don’t know what happened to him.”

Li Bin frowned and said, “How can you say such simple things? Speak in more detail.”

Li Wen made a bitter face as he thought for a moment. “I’m trying to think but I spend most of the three days playing with friends, drinking and not doing anything special. There is no need to talk about what we were playing. It is what we usually play. There is nothing to say other than…drinking? Playing? Well, my friends also brought a few female stars to play with…”

Everyone stopped listening to Li Wen’s words, while Lin Qiao looked at him with disgusted eyes.

Li Wen spoke in his innocent manner. “Hey, let me speak. The things we played…”