Chapter 176
Chapter 176
Ever since they had entered the amusement park area controlled by the Ghost Face Organization, Red Infant, perched on Jiang Li’s shoulder, had been in poor spirits.
Several times, Red Infant had grown so exhausted on Jiang Li’s shoulder that he could barely keep his eyes open. He kept nodding off, on the verge of falling asleep.
It seemed the Ghost Face Organization’s control over Aberration entities far exceeded anything Jiang Li had imagined.
There was no time to dwell on the power backing the Ghost Face Organization. In the distance, the Little Yellow Bee Balloon was already drifting closer.
Jiang Li could clearly see that the three of them currently had around 70 Health Points remaining.
As long as they could escape this crisis, Jiang Li would successfully clear the Ferris wheel attraction.
The three of them grabbed the handrails and, working together, forced open the door of the Ferris wheel cabin.
When Liang Chen saw the sheer drop outside, her legs went weak and dizziness swept over her.
By now, Cabin No. 01, the cabin they were riding in, had already risen to the very top of the Ferris wheel.
A height of 150 meters was equivalent to a fifty-story building.
“D-Do we… really have to jump?” Liang Chen’s voice trembled at the end, carried away by the cold wind.
Jiang Li nodded. “We have to jump while the safety balloon is close!”
“Wuwuwu, Mom, I love you!!” Liang Chen fixed her eyes on the balloon below and pushed off with both feet.
The next second, her courage wilted completely and she shrank back in.
“Sis, I can’t! This is way too scary!” Liang Chen collapsed onto the floor in fright.
The Little Yellow Bee Balloon was hovering seventy to eighty meters below their cabin.
Jumping down meant leaping from the height of a building more than twenty stories tall!
And to avoid scraping against the Ferris wheel’s machinery, the Little Yellow Bee Balloon did not dare get too close to the structure.
That left a gap of three to four meters between the balloon and the Ferris wheel.
When Jiang Li and the others jumped, they would have to throw themselves forward with force.
Otherwise, they might fall straight through that gap and be smashed to death on the spot.
On top of that, a height of seventy to eighty meters was enough to make any normal person’s legs go weak and heart pound from just one glance. No one would dare jump down without hesitation.
Jiang Li stuck her head out and spent a few seconds observing the staff members below the Ferris wheel.
Five or six men had already gathered in a circle, pointing in the direction of Jiang Li’s cabin as they negotiated.
If the three of them waited any longer and the balloon drifted away again, it really would be too late!
“Then I’ll go first. You two follow me!”
As soon as Jiang Li finished speaking, she stepped to the door.
Holding the doorframe, she took a deep breath and prepared to jump.
But at that crucial moment, a burst of violent stabbing pain shot through the spot on Jiang Li’s wrist where she wore the Energy Bracelet…
Huaguo, Intelligence Department.
Technicians were hammering away at their keyboards, urgently repairing the live broadcast system.
Xia Guofeng stood behind them, wishing he could take over himself.
“Guofeng, I know you’re anxious.
“But judging from the current situation, being anxious won’t help.
“Give the technicians a little more time.”
Behind him, an expert kept his eyes on Xia Guofeng as he paced back and forth, then tried to comfort him kindly.
Xia Guofeng pointed at the bullet comment system on the main live broadcast screen, which had been hacked.
“Look for yourself! We just caught one batch of paid trolls, and now another batch of bots has popped up from who knows where!
“The mute function has been broken, the expert accounts in the Live Streaming Room have been hacked, and now they’re all being used by bots to spam the screen!
“Look at these comments!
“There are people cursing Jiang Li to die, people deliberately stirring up conflict, and people smearing Jiang Li with rumors and lies.
“Does their organization really think it can do whatever it wants?!”
The value on Jiang Li’s Energy Bracelet had plummeted in the span of just a few seconds.
Jiang Li had insisted on pursuing an SSS Rank clear and confronting the Ghost Face Organization head-on.
So the Ghost Face Organization had also made full preparations to ensure Jiang Li died.
If Liang Chen and Zhao Siyao hadn’t stopped Jiang Li just now, Jiang Li might very well have fallen and been smashed to death.
“Director! We’ve found the control console for all the bot accounts!” a technician shouted.
Several experts immediately crowded forward to look at the screen.
The technician said, “Judging from the map, all the bot accounts come from the same address: Building 7, New World Residential Community, East District! The signal is coming from the eleventh floor!”
“The technical department will continue repairing the bullet comment system. Everyone else, follow me to make an arrest!” Xia Guofeng ordered coldly.
He rolled up his sleeves, threw on his coat, and stormed out.
At that moment, inside a luxury apartment in the North District-
Xiao Wu was leisurely seated in a recliner. He swiveled the chair and gazed down at the street view below through the floor-to-ceiling windows with a condescending air.
Beside Xiao Wu, computer bots were continuously sending malicious spam comments.
In addition, a long string of code he had specially adjusted to “change the location address” was running wildly on another computer.
[Host, they’ll never imagine that the one trying to kill Huaguo’s Chosen One is actually you~]
The System spoke obsequiously beside Xiao Wu’s ear.
Xiao Wu picked up the red wine specially delivered by the Ghost Face Organization, swirled the glass, and brought the wine to his lips.
[These red wines are all excellent vintages! Extracted from the blood of the most yin and most poisonous… er, their vital essence! I hope Host enjoys them~]
The System offered a gentle reminder.
“Then I really must thank you.” Xiao Wu smiled faintly, picked up the handkerchief on the table, and wiped his mouth.
Then he casually tossed the handkerchief into the trash can.
He set down the wineglass.
Xiao Wu picked up his phone and calmly continued scrolling through the short videos he hadn’t finished watching earlier.
Holding up the short video, he compared it again and again with the big screen of the Aberration live stream on the television.
“Mm, it’s her. Let’s try it.”
Xiao Wu nodded, casually placed his phone on the small round table, then turned his head again to admire the scenery beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows.
And on the glowing phone screen atop the small round table, the silver-tongued girl looked, at first glance, faintly familiar…