Shen Corporation Security Guard Break Room.
BANG----
Lin Fan slammed his fist on the table, his eyes wide with anger.
"Damn it! Where the hell did we slip up? How did that useless rich brat figure out there was a problem with Hongtu so quickly?"
The plan to teach the Xu Family a lesson had gone up in smoke.
Not only that, but their scheme had backfired spectacularly.
The Shen Family had become the fall guy, inevitably having to bear the burden of hefty compensation fees to clean up the mess Hongtu left behind.
As for the shares they now held?
Heh... they were nothing but meaningless numbers now.
Even an idiot would know that no one would want to take over those shares.
They were stuck with them, rotting away in their hands.
Lin Fan's eyes grew cold, an icy chill emanating from his body. After a moment, he dialed a number.
In a luxurious high-end apartment, the curtains were drawn tight, letting no light in. The room was filled with various electronic devices and equipment.
A beautiful young woman sat with her legs curled up in a gaming chair. Soda and chips were placed next to her on the desk.
Buzz----
A black phone in the corner of the desk suddenly rang.
Only a handful of people knew this number.
The girl frowned slightly, reluctantly pausing her drama series. She picked up the phone and answered lazily.
"What is it?"
"Red Rose, did you see the news today?" Lin Fan tried to control his emotions.
Red Rose: "I did."
Lin Fan: "I want you to investigate who in the Xu Corporation discovered the problem with Hongtu shares!"
Red Rose: "Today's my day off. I won't do it no matter how much you offer."
Lin Fan's mouth twitched. "Ten million!"
Red Rose: "Twenty million!"
Lin Fan: "Eighteen million!"
Red Rose: "Deal!"
Click... The call ended.
Lin Fan was stunned for a moment, feeling like he'd been swindled.
In the past, similar intel would cost at most eight million.
But today, Red Rose had opened her lion's mouth wide and torn a chunk of flesh right off him!
Dragon King Hall's funds weren't unlimited after all.
Lin Fan felt a pang in his heart.
But he felt it was worth it!
Because Shen Manni's business was his business too!
Lin Fan had already mentally claimed Shen Manni as his woman!
The Shen Family's assets were, likewise, his property!
They had lost a considerable amount of money this time.
He wanted to ferret out the mastermind behind the Xu Family.
Find a way to poach them for his own side.
If that didn't work, he'd create some incidents.
The laws abroad were lax, allowing him to kill at will.
But that wouldn't fly in Dragon Country.
At the root of it all, he just hadn't gained a firm foothold yet.
Meanwhile, after hanging up, Red Rose wore an expression of disgust and revulsion.
"Stingy bastard! If you love haggling so much, why don't you just cut yourself to pieces?"
Red Rose was one of the important female leads in the entire novel.
She was responsible for gathering intelligence for the male protagonist, Lin Fan.
After returning to Dragon Country, Lin Fan had met the super hacker Red Rose through someone's introduction by chance.
The two cooperated based on mutual benefit.
What was the protagonist all about?
Taking advantage of everything in the world, constantly encountering good fortune, romantic encounters, and favorable events.
Like buying treasures and antiques at low prices, or getting benefits from girls in even cheaper ways - whatever felt good, he'd do it.
Red Rose had investigated Lin Fan's information before.
In short, he was very wealthy abroad, and she despised nothing more than rich clients who weren't generous.
Every time Lin Fan came to her for information,
He would haggle over the price.
Once or twice would have been fine.
But every single time?
Red Rose couldn't help but be angry.
"Rumor has it that Xu Mo is an ignorant rich kid. It couldn't have been him, right?"
"Heh... that's impossible. The Xu Family must have a hidden expert."
Red Rose changed her sitting position, her curiosity piqued. Her fingers flew rapidly across the keyboard.
Click-clack, click-clack-----
Not long after, the phone rang again.
"How's it going?" Lin Fan's voice was cold.
Red Rose cursed this penny-pincher in her mind several times. "I've got it. It was Xu Mo's fiancée, Zhou Qiaoqiao, who discovered the problem with Hongtu."
"It was her?" Lin Fan couldn't help but picture that beautiful woman whose looks rivaled Shen Manni's.
A thought flashed through his mind!
His eyes revealed a greedy intent.
There were plenty of beautiful women abroad.
Lin Fan had seen his fair share of beauties.
But the beauties he'd encountered in Magic City were the cream of the crop, putting to shame those common girls he'd played with before.
It could be said that there was no comparison between the two!
Otherwise, how could he, the mighty Dragon King of Dragon King Hall, stoop to being a mere security guard for the Shen Family?
"As usual, the money will be transferred to that business card number later," Red Rose reminded him.
Lin Fan snapped out of his thoughts, replying impatiently, "I know, I know. It's not like I won't pay you."
"Then don't always drag it out until night!" Red Rose fumed.
Click click click-----
The call ended!
Red Rose tossed the phone onto the desk. "Cheapskate! Skinflint! If you're so stingy, why don't you just choke on it?"
If it weren't for the fact that Lin Fan's jobs were more frequent than others,
Red Rose wouldn't bother dealing with someone like him!
True, he never shorted her on payment.
But every time he'd delay, or wait a few days, sometimes ten days or half a month before transferring the money.
Making it seem like she owed him instead!
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
