Yi Heye finally understood where the so-called "increased difficulty" meant.
At this moment, the two arrived at the edge of the dance floor and leaned on the railing, looking at the chaotic and restless crowd in the center.
Presumably because Yi Heye's age was determined to be that of an adult, some of the restricted scenes were not censored.
He even saw three men twisting and turning, stripping naked and pressing themselves together. This was even more shocking than seeing straight men masturbating in public at a pornographic performance in a dirty street.
Just as he was stunned into place, a pair of hands covered his eyes from behind.
"I told you to avoid these things," Jian Yunxian's voice came from behind. "Why can't you control yourself?"
Yi Heye's ears turned red from his words, and he slapped his hand away, turned his face away, and ran away into the distance.
He scanned the crowd absentmindedly. The dim lighting and the exaggerated movements of the people made it difficult for Yi Heye to directly determine their identities through observation.
He scratched his hair back in frustration, pulling his bangs back to reveal his forehead, which made his features look more mature.
Turning around, Yi Heye found Jian Yunxian staring at him directly. Startled, he paused for a moment. When the man met his gaze, he squinted his eyes generously and said, "Slicked-back hair looks pretty good too."
Yi Heye turned his head, his mind filled with the image of the man's smiling eyes, and a very strange feeling welled up inside him.
He didn't want to talk to Jian Yunxian anymore; he wanted to focus on his work.
Taking advantage of his current invisibility, Yi Heye simply slipped into the crowd and observed each person's eyes and expressions up close.
He actually hated doing this. Even though it was a game, the drunken, manic expressions were incredibly realistic. He could even smell the alcohol emanating from these people, mixed with their off-key humming, making Yi Heye feel nauseous.
This time, he was a little out of breath and asked Jian Yunxian impatiently, "Do we really think we'll encounter a hidden level like this?"
Because the entire game is completely random, among so many online players worldwide, only a handful of players are known to have actually unlocked the hidden level. Furthermore, it has little to do with the amount of time or number of times you play, your account level, or your skill level, so whether or not you can unlock the hidden level is extremely difficult to say.
Jian Yunxian smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. In the current situation, even if it weren't in a hidden level, he would still take the initiative to find you."
Yi Heye didn't quite understand what the riddle-maker was talking about, but his gaze suddenly locked onto a male high school student diagonally in front of him—he was still wearing his school uniform, obviously having rushed over to this event right after school.
The young man's conversation with the middle-aged man in front of him was very natural, and to outsiders there was nothing unusual about it.
But Yi Heye did not hesitate at all and walked straight forward. He did not have any item chests in this round, so while grabbing the boy's shoulder, he also grabbed the butterfly knife on the waist of the uncle opposite him.
Because it was during the game, Yi Heye didn't hesitate to give the boy an elbow strike. The boy's screams echoed with gasps of surprise. His "invisibility armor" seemed to shatter in an instant, and everyone turned to look at them.
The sooner the better, a swift and decisive move is needed. The butterfly knife traced a beautiful arc on Yi Heye's fingertips, and the next second, with a "snap," it plunged into the boy's throat.
Amidst the screams around him, the boy, who hadn't reacted at all, thrashed around a couple of times. As the skin on his face peeled away, revealing the metal panel that belonged to the machine, Yi Heye simply twisted it 180 degrees, forcibly destroying his machine head.
Ignoring the old man's accusations and the complaints of those around him, Yi Heye kicked the corpse aside, opened the panel, which showed: Quantity completed: 1.
His judgment was correct, and of course, he didn't miss anything.
This time, Yi Heye got off to a good start with speed and precision, and soon he quickly dealt with three more. However, he still didn't know when the task at hand would end.
Just as he went up to the second floor and was about to ransack each private room, the door on the first floor was suddenly pushed open.
He and Jian Yunxian looked towards the door at the same time. Outside the door, one or two NPCs with very ordinary appearances walked in. One looked around with a serious expression, while the other kept his head down and kept adjusting the buttons on his chest.
As soon as the premonition came, Jian Yunxian spoke for him, saying, "Oh my, isn't this Officer Pei?"
At this moment, Yu Yili, the forensic doctor dressed as an NPC, was in a state of utter despair. He tried his best to make the buttons and folds on his clothes symmetrical, but he failed.
"Damn Pei Xiangjin!" He cursed Pei Xiangjin for the first time in front of him. "I'm a forensic doctor, what kind of cases do you make me solve every day?!"
Pei Xiangjin put his arm around the forensic doctor's shoulder with a forced smile, his arm tightening with a "crackling" sound, as if he was about to crush the thin forensic doctor.
"Waaah..." Yu Yili immediately cowered, "I'm sorry, it's because my moral awareness wasn't high enough..."
Pei Xiangjin was very satisfied with his spinelessness, and then mingled into the noisy electronic music to continue searching for his target.
After explaining their purpose to Siwei, the other party provided them with two NPC-specific accounts, which would allow them to use some backend data to conceal their original appearance and refresh any equipment they wanted.
Their purpose in this trip was to capture and kill Yi Heye in the game.
“I don’t understand the point of doing this…” Yu Yili complained softly, “I don’t really like it this way…”
“Xiao Yu, this is just a game.” Pei Xiangjin was unusually patient with Yu Yili. “If he is a human, it just means he lost the game. He can leave the game and his life will continue, and the suspicion can be cleared. If he is SHEEP, or an AI related to SHEEP, then killing him in the game is equivalent to deleting his data body—we are doing a good deed for the people.”
Yu Yili frowned and didn't say anything more. He just tugged at his clothes as he followed Pei Xiangjin in the search.
At this moment, Yi Heye and Jian Yunxian stood by the railing on the second floor, looking down at the two NPCs with extraordinary temperament.
Yi Heye: "What are they doing here?"
Jian Yun chuckled, "Who knows? Anyway, it won't be anything good."
If it's not a good thing, try to avoid running into each other. Yi Heye looked at his game quest, which seemed to have no end in sight, and quietly hid in the crowd.
At this moment, they were on the east side of the second floor, with private rooms behind them. Some doors were tightly closed, and indescribable sounds could be heard from inside. Others were open, and strangers were visiting each other in twos and threes, sprawling on the sofas, sharing their pleasure without any hesitation.
Yi Heye glanced at the depraved scene behind him, trying his best to keep his attention from wandering.
"The sofa on the left of room 204 has an AI on the bottom," Yi Heye carefully informed Jian Yunxian.
"Should we go and arrest them?" Jian Yun asked casually. "But Officer Pei and his henchmen are already up here."
When Yi Heye turned around, he found that the two people had already gone up the stairs to the second floor. Pei Xiangjin's sense of smell was much more acute than he had imagined. They hadn't lingered on the first floor for long before they approached him by following the scent.
Yi Heye focused his attention and caught a glimpse of the guns tucked into the waistbands of the two men. He instinctively felt that the situation was even worse than he had imagined.
Before him, Jian Yunxian stood obediently awaiting his orders. At the end of the corridor, Pei Xiangjin's gaze swept over them—
"Come in." Yi Heye pulled Jian Yunxian into room 204 behind him, hiding her in that lump of mud.
Jian Yunxian subtly closed the door, and the sounds that stirred the imagination became even more pronounced.
Yi Heye dared not glance at the nauseatingly chaotic scene on the side. With nowhere to look, he could only stare at Jian Yunxian, the only one in the room who was fully dressed.
The man was looking at him with those captivatingly beautiful eyes, and Yi Heye's mind was in complete chaos as he listened to the terrible noises around him.
"Did you hear that?" Suddenly, Jian Yunxian pulled him to the half-open door. "Officer Pei and the others are checking each room one by one."
Yi Heye subconsciously held his breath, and sure enough, a very clear sound of the door opening came from outside.
"It'll be our turn soon." Jian Yunxian's tone was slightly teasing. "What should we do, sir?"
At that moment, the sound of their footsteps reached the door.
In fact, Yi Heye was not afraid of a direct confrontation with the cops, but right now, the festering scene behind him and Jian Yunxian's whispers in his ear made him inexplicably nervous.
He felt his heart beating faster and faster, and instinctively asked, "...What should I do?"
As if waiting for his request, Jian Yunxian's eyes lit up with a smile: "May I take the liberty of making this decision?"
"……What?"
Before Yi Heye could react, Jian Yunxian gently tapped his sensitive mechanical left hand.
The warmth of the man's hand climbed up, and Yi Heye's movements gradually stiffened. The next second, the man's other hand reached behind his head and helped him put on his hood.
The hat covered Yi Heye's striking silver-white hair, as well as his earrings and handsome features.
Jian Yunxian supported Yi Heye's head and leaned down slightly.
Sensing Jian Yunxian's approaching presence, Yi Heye instinctively tightened his grip on his hand, his gaze trembling slightly.
With a soft click, the half-closed door was pushed open from the outside.
Yi Heye had just reflexively looked over when Jian Yunxian pinched his chin and turned his gaze back to him.
"Don't look." Jian Yunxian's voice on his shoulder ignited a small spark in his ear. "Bear with it."
The next second, his lips were covered by something soft.
Jian Yunxian kissed him like that.
Chapter 22, number 022
Holy crap, damn it.
Yi Heye's breath hitched, his eyes rolled back, and his chaotic brain shut down.
The moment he kissed him, all he could feel was the incredibly realistic touch of the guy's skin, his burning body temperature, and his sandalwood-scented breath.
Jian Yunxian was still quite sensible; she only lightly touched the corner of Yi Heye's lips, without trying to take any further steps to invade his territory.
But perhaps due to excessive tension, Yi Heye kept his fingers tightly clenched, and even though the sensitive mechanical hand was already slightly hot, he still dared not let go.
At this moment, the shock and helplessness of having his lips covered, the venomous and scrutinizing gazes at the door, and the confusion and madness of the crowd behind him all rushed in at once, driving Yi Heye almost insane.
"So nervous?" Jian Yunxian chuckled, seemingly noticing his panic.
His voice gently brushed against Yi Heye's ear, making Yi Heye's tongue go numb.
"Relax, sir." Jian Yunxian gently untangled his intertwined fingers and ran his fingertips along his palm. "They'll be gone soon."
Yi Heye was startled by the touch of his fingers. Because of the burning gaze behind him, he did not dare to stop immediately. He just tried to adjust his breathing and dared not look at him or anywhere else.
It must be said that this method is indeed effective.
As the only ones in the room whose clothes were still relatively intact, they were naturally spotted by the other person as soon as they opened the door. The kiss in front of them was like a delaying tactic, telling the cop at the door—it's not that we're not busy, we're just getting started.
The moment the door opened, Yi Heye actually heard Pei Xiangjin's follower let out a small "Holy crap."
He knew that this guy, like himself, couldn't stand these things, so he could only pray silently that they would leave quickly.
But Pei Xiangjin was not in a hurry, his gaze sweeping intently over everyone in room 204.
As soon as Yi Heye raised his eyes to see what was going on with the cops, Jian Yunxian frowned slightly and moved from the corner of his lips to kiss him from the front.
Jian Yunxian completely blocked his view, and deepened what was originally a light, fleeting kiss into a full and solid one.
Damn it, Yi Heye felt the soft touch, his brain felt like it had been scratched to pieces by a leopard's claws, he nervously cooperated, and dared not look around again.
"Be more natural in your movements, or the police officer will become suspicious."
As soon as Jian Yunxian finished speaking, Yi Heye heard Pei Xiangjin walking towards them.
His heart suddenly tightened—damn it.
Yi Heye felt like his heart was about to explode, but he dared not show the slightest weakness—they had already kissed, and he absolutely could not lose face again!
Under Jian Yunxian's slightly shocked gaze, he reached out, grabbed Jian Yunxian's collar, and forcefully kissed him back.
The sharp canine tooth seemed to have bumped into Jian Yunxian's lips. The man took a soft breath, then put his arm around Yi Heye's waist and began to take off his coat.
Holy crap. Yi Heye paused for a second, then understood what he meant, and started tearing at the buttons on his collar as if he was going to give in.