I Got My Cheat Skill by Acting My Way into a Horror Protagonist Role Chapter 88

The balance of power reversed in an instant.

He had already asked the Proxy System - there were no surveillance or monitoring devices here, and no one would know whatever happened.

In this enclosed space now, Gui Yi was the interrogator who controlled everything.

The faint Ghost Power attached to the two clocks emitted an aura that Xiao Gui'an disliked.

The Ghost Power was very weak, only E-rank, but it could achieve mind-control effects. The ghost that originally left this power probably wasn't low-level.

The body that the System had prepared for him this time was much better than the original one.

Xiao Gui'an could feel the gradual loss of temperature starting from his fingertips, but it wasn't uncomfortable. Abundant Ghost Power spread throughout his body.

Slowly beating within his chest was the heart belonging to the Writer.

To some extent, the Writer he was portraying had already been acknowledged by the world as a high-level existence, so the residual Ghost Power on the clocks couldn't affect Xiao Gui'an at all.

"Name...

Purpose...

What do you want to do...

Who sent you..."

The man in the suit answered word by word in a dazed state.

He had always worked for the organization, handling all sorts of tasks. He had learned some hypnotic techniques and was mainly responsible for information gathering and personnel recruitment.

This time he was dispatched here to gather some new 'players', hypnotize them, make them take the 'admission tickets', and then send them to the 'arena'.

The pyramid scheme they encountered this time wasn't very capable, but its scale was decent. There were quite a few 'players', all young people, which happened to serve as good cover.

They had been observing for a while, and it was suitable for recruitment.

It wasn't organ trafficking business, nor drugs. He didn't know exactly what it was about.

The organization was very mysterious, spread across many places. Given his position, he couldn't access specific information and just followed procedures.

The people outside were just thugs, all peripheral members. Except for one guy with a code name who was a bit troublesome.

It was the man with the crew cut wearing the gray leather jacket. The organization seemed to have given him some strange abilities related to the Horror Game World.

"What are the admission tickets?"

The suited man took out a bottle of vitamin C from the desk drawer. "This. Every 'player' has to take one."

Xiao Gui'an raised his eyebrows slightly, unscrewed the cap and shook out one pill. The capsule-shaped vitamin shook in his palm like a living thing, emitting a slightly pungent smell.

He could study it later. Xiao Gui'an directly stuffed the vitamin into his pocket.

"Where is the 'arena'?"

"Don't know. That's not my department."

"When do we go?"

"Probably in the next couple of days? Waiting for orders from above--"

After getting all the information he could, Xiao Gui'an had the suited man quickly go through the original procedure to avoid arousing suspicion.

"You won't remember anything. Everything is normal. You successfully recorded Gui Yi's information and made him take the 'admission ticket'--"

The suited man nodded, murmuring, "Okay, I completed the mission successfully, everything's normal!..."

"So now, wake up--"

The black-haired ghost narrowed his eyes slightly, the terrifying ghost transformation fading away as he gradually returned to human form. He finally snapped his fingers crisply.

"Snap--"

It was like waking from a deep dream. The suited man shook his head, closed his eyes, then looked up to see the black-haired youth looking at him with slight confusion, hands somewhat stiffly placed on his knees. "Sir, may I leave now?"

"Sure..." the suited man answered instinctively. He felt somewhat stuffy in the chest, his head a bit dizzy and heavy, wondering if it was from staying too long in the enclosed room.

He felt he needed to get some fresh air.

Glancing at the computer, the photos and information were all filled out, and the medicine had been administered. Nothing went wrong.

Feeling strange inside, the suited man didn't want to talk much with the person before him. He waved his hand, "Go out, next one."

"Okay." The black-haired youth nodded somewhat slowly. He put the printed photo into the card holder and walked out of the photo room wearing the work badge.

Seeming somewhat dizzy, Gui Yi who walked out of the compartment gently shook his head and blinked, a few gleams of light appearing in his eyes as if he had just seen his brilliant future in the photo room.

Happily wiping his work badge, he returned to the waiting crowd.

Just as he stood still, Li Qiwen arrived too. The other also wore a work badge, clenching his fist at his side before quickly relaxing it.

"Hey, Gui Yi, how was it? The one who took my photo was quite a good-looking girl!..."

Gui Yi looked straight ahead, appearing like a man of few words, not giving Li Qiwen any favorable expression, only occasionally responding.

"Fine! I knew you bookworm types look down on us, right?" Li Qiwen seemed provoked by Gui Yi's consistently dismissive and contemptuous attitude, crossing his fists and making his knuckles crack.

Quite authentic--

Xiao Gui'an glanced at him.

But a normal punk would have probably thrown a punch by now, not just given mild verbal taunts.

"I don't look down on anyone. I'm just usually not talkative. I save my energy for work. I also have a cold today, my throat really hurts. Please understand--"

Gui Yi explained very earnestly, his round black eyes practically spelling out 'please believe me' in big letters.

"Alright then..." Li Qiwen's anger came quickly and left quickly. Taking out his phone, he said, "How about we exchange contact info?"

A dark gaze fell on the phone in Li Qiwen's hand. Gui Yi pressed his lips together, a thought popping into his mind - he just wanted to send this guy's phone on an aerial pleasure trip too.

"I don't really use my phone much, and I'm a bit socially anxious. Let's forget it." He wouldn't give Li Qiwen another chance to mock him, directly refusing and playing the socially withdrawn child.

After almost everyone in the factory had their photos taken and received work badges, Zhao Jie drove them back to the city area.

"The big deal will probably happen in the next couple of days. All of you behave! This opportunity won't come again!"

"We'll message you when it's time. Remember to reply!"

Xiao Gui'an sat in the innermost part of the van, somewhat distracted.

He had definitely gotten involved in troublesome matters.

He didn't know exactly what the organization behind this was doing, but it definitely wasn't anything good.

This kind of shady, clearly problematic criminal organization should be handed over to professionals to deal with.

After he got back, he'd avoid being noticed, slightly change his appearance and disguise, then report this damn place.

Let the relevant authorities handle it.

Ensure personal safety, actively report crimes, never tolerate or indulge evil!

Too bad his identity couldn't see the light.

Otherwise he definitely deserved a model citizen award.

He could even give an acceptance speech or something.

As Xiao Gui'an thought this, he belatedly realized something seemed wrong.

Had he forgotten something?

"Huh?!!" Xiao Gui'an immediately sat up straight. Through all this, he had completely forgotten about Xu Zisheng coming to find him.

This is terrible!!

Checking the time now, it had long been over two hours.

Would Xu Zisheng actually go to his home?

What would he think when he saw that disastrous room?

A pained expression appeared on Xiao Gui'an's face as he covered it with his hand.

Ahhhhhhhhh!

Li Qiwen, who had been secretly observing people in the vehicle, noticed Gui Yi's unusual behavior and slightly bent down to sneak a look.

Although the black-haired youth wore a hat and mask and covered his face with his hand, one could vaguely see his ferocious expression, gloomy and terrifying.

Li Qiwen's heart jumped, his alertness toward the black-haired youth rising another level.

Unfortunately, what followed still didn't go as he wished.

Zhao Jie, having clearly tasted success, told Xiao Gui'an and Li Qiwen to see if they could recruit more people, directly stuffing two stacks of printed flyers into their arms.

Then he stopped on some random street in Wutong District and kicked both of them out of the vehicle.

Gui Yi, preoccupied with his thoughts, had a heavy aura. Holding a stack of flyers, he walked hurriedly, looking extremely gloomy.

[System, can you try to find Xu Zisheng? Where is he now?...]

[...Re...cei...ving... At...tempting to lo...cate...]

Li Qiwen closely followed, eyes fixed on the black-haired youth. "Gui Yi, don't walk so fast! How about we exchange some tips or something?..."

Xiao Gui'an ignored him, continuing to walk with his head down. But Li Qiwen persisted relentlessly, putting on the appearance of a street punk, his red-dyed hair flying in the air.

Having finally caught such a good opportunity, he absolutely wouldn't let him go.

This could very well be a breakthrough.

Fake blood?

He wasn't that stupid!

Li Qiwen's eyes narrowed as he forcefully grabbed Gui Yi's arm, saying in a deep voice, "You kid! Ignoring people when they talk to you, huh?! With your dead-man appearance? Do you think you can accomplish anything in the future?..."

[What's up with this guy?...] Xiao Gui'an didn't want anything to do with Li Qiwen at all. He paused slightly, planning to say something random to brush him off.

[Hos... hos...t!... Qi... qi...]

The Proxy System's voice suddenly emerged, seeming to carry an urgent tone, but unfortunately it stuttered badly, barely able to utter a few words.

[System, what are you saying?]

"Whoosh--"

Before Xiao Gui'an could think deeper, a white figure flashed before him, bringing a gust of strong wind.

A clean, sharp leg whip came at Li Qiwen without any hesitation. Li Qiwen blocked with his arms out of fighting instinct, only realizing something the next second and releasing half his strength.

But the other party's power was clearly much greater than he expected. Li Qiwen only felt his arm tremble slightly before his whole body was sent flying sideways, raising a cloud of dust.

Li Qiwen shook his head and half-sat up, looking ahead.

He saw a brown-haired youth in a white overcoat standing beside Gui Yi, a warm yet distant smile on his face.

But his eyes were full of coldness as he said word by word, "This gentleman, what exactly are you planning to do to my friend?--"