Chapter 89
Since the topic had finally turned to Fu Suxi’s ability—and it was about to stop being broadcast—the viewers in the livestream could no longer sit still. One after another they began tipping Yu Zhi, some even offering him suggestions.
[User “Pizza Heart” hopes you will continue the livestream and tips 20 universal coins.]
[User “National Special-Grade Humanoid Weapon” demands that you keep streaming and tips 20 universal coins.]
[User “Pure Love Warrior” suggests you pretend to close the livestream while actually keeping it running and tips 20 universal coins.]
[User “Strongest King” believes User “Pure Love Warrior’s” suggestion is brilliant and urges you to follow it.]
[User “Scarecrow’s Grass” says they will reluctantly cooperate with you.]
Yu Zhi glanced at the rapidly scrolling barrage and casually said to Ji Yangqiu, “The viewers in the livestream are offering a thousand universal coins if I keep streaming.”
Time was short. Ji Yangqiu didn’t even think about it.
“I’ll give you two thousand! Turn it off quickly.”
The system prompt appeared.
The other party has transferred 2000 universal coins to you. Do you accept?
Yes.
Getting two thousand coins for nothing, Yu Zhi curved his lips slightly and said to the system with a smile, “I also need to take a dump. Turn it off.”
The system saw that he was still sitting in his chair without moving an inch and couldn’t help saying, “Under your butt is a chair, not a toilet.”
Yu Zhi replied calmly, “When the urge comes, anywhere can be a toilet.”
System: “……”
Ji Yangqiu on the other end of the phone: “……”
A system notification appeared:
The following content may involve personal privacy. Continue livestream?
“Turn it off.”
Closing livestream…
As soon as the livestream closed, Ji Yangqiu asked bluntly, “Do you really know his ability?”
Yu Zhi repeated Ji Yangqiu’s earlier words.
“He never hides his abilities when using them. With so many abilities he’s shown, none of them are actually his, right?”
Ji Yangqiu neither confirmed nor denied it, but his uneven breathing betrayed his emotions.
He took a deep breath and asked quickly, “Has he already used it on you?”
Yu Zhi lowered his gaze slightly, attempting to draw out more information.
“Yes. I was injured in the pollution zone. He said he would help treat me…”
“Damn it, and you believed that nonsense?” Ji Yangqiu couldn’t help cursing. “That bastard Fu Suxi has already been getting more and more arrogant lately. If he steals your ability—the one that can’t kill—”
Yu Zhi narrowed his eyes.
Sure enough.
Headquarters was extremely wary of Fu Suxi. They needed his strength, yet they feared they couldn’t control him.
After cursing for a while, Ji Yangqiu suddenly changed tone.
“So you called me to ask for compensation?”
“I’m already used to cleaning up that brat’s messes. Of course we’ll compensate you.”
“But headquarters requires reports for everything. So we’ll need to ask about your ability in detail too—its limitations, side effects, things like that.”
Hearing that he was trying to probe about his ability, Yu Zhi simply said two words.
“No.”
Ji Yangqiu sounded surprised.
“You don’t want compensation?”
Yu Zhi replied, “Of course I do. But will you actually give it?”
Ji Yangqiu immediately said, “Of course we will, as long as you—”
Yu Zhi slowly finished the sentence.
“Even though he failed to steal my ability?”
Ji Yangqiu suddenly fell silent.
He immediately caught the key point in that sentence.
Failed to steal.
His breathing unconsciously became faster.
Was it temporarily impossible to steal after using the ability? Or was there something special about Yu Zhi himself that made his ability impossible to steal permanently?
Seeing him silent, Yu Zhi thought for a moment and continued making things up.
“He couldn’t steal it now. And he won’t be able to steal it in the future either.”
“Holy shit!” Ji Yangqiu finally lost his composure. “There really is something wrong with your blood.”
Yu Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly.
Before it had only been a guess.
Now he was completely certain: the medium Fu Suxi needed to use his deprivation ability was the blood of other ability users.
The moment Ji Yangqiu said it, he realized he had revealed something he shouldn’t have. He immediately changed the subject.
“If you didn’t call for compensation, then what do you want?”
“What do you want?”
Yu Zhi glanced at the countdown timer on the phone screen and directly placed his bargaining chip on the table.
“I can make that crazy Fu Suxi regain his sanity.”
“I can help you keep an eye on him for now so he doesn’t go insane.”
“But I need to know a few things.”
Ji Yangqiu asked, “What things?”
Yu Zhi said, “What exactly has the system done for the Operations Bureau?”
“At what point does Fu Suxi go insane when he uses his ability?”
“And one more thing.”
“The viewers in Fu Suxi’s livestream—why are they so generous with their tips?”
Ji Yangqiu paused when he heard the last question.
“Generous?” he said in confusion. “The viewers in his livestream give a lot of tips? Maybe the people watching him are just rich.”
Yu Zhi blinked.
“You didn’t know?”
Ji Yangqiu replied, “Of course I didn’t. Damn it, how would you know?”
Yu Zhi simply said, “I asked.”
“Then tell me the other—”
Ji Yangqiu exhaled and spoke quickly.
“I can tell you about the system.”
“But about Fu Suxi…”
Seeing the remaining time running short, he stopped hiding things.
“It’s not that I don’t want to tell you. It’s just that we haven’t fully figured it out ourselves.”
“The mental cost of using different abilities is different for him. Some simple abilities are easier than breathing for him, so we can’t judge precisely.”
“What I can tell you is that if he overuses his abilities, he becomes bloodthirsty. You can judge from that—”
Yu Zhi interrupted, “Why?”
Ji Yangqiu answered honestly.
“No idea. Humanity’s research into innate abilities is still very limited.”
“And you know Fu Suxi’s strength. If he doesn’t cooperate, we can’t do anything to him.”
Yu Zhi knew Ji Yangqiu was an old fox who would even scheme against Fu Suxi. From the beginning he hadn’t expected Ji Yangqiu to reveal everything.
What Yu Zhi truly wanted to know was what kind of cooperation existed between the system and the Special Operations Bureau.
Yu Zhi blinked and said, “You don’t know this and you don’t know that. But surely you know what the system actually does for the Operations Bureau.”
Ji Yangqiu exhaled.
There wasn’t much time left in the call, so instead of explaining everything in detail he summarized it in categories.
“Basically two aspects: building safe zones and dealing with pollution sources.”
“For safe zones, that includes the high walls you saw in S City. The system provided some construction materials and blueprints. It also handles routine administrative work for the Operations Bureau—things like counting eliminated pollution sources, distributing universal coin salaries, managing personnel records, and so on.”
“As for pollution sources, that mainly involves cooperation with the research department. The system helps process experimental data, calculations, records—basically laboratory assistance.”
“For the Operations Bureau, the system is like a local AI assistant that doesn’t need internet access. It handles a lot of trivial tasks.”
“What the system does for headquarters, it also does for branch bureaus. There’s no time to explain everything. If you want to know more, you can ask Shang Yu. I’ll tell her to check it for you.”
Yu Zhi listened carefully.
But Ji Yangqiu never mentioned why the system was helping them.
Yu Zhi asked, “Why does the system help you?”
“I don’t know,” Ji Yangqiu said after a pause, his tone more serious. “Just think of it as helping us defend Earth.”
“And for now, we don’t have any other choice.”
Yu Zhi frowned slightly and stared thoughtfully at the phone screen.
Even the Director of Combat at headquarters didn’t know why the system was doing these things.
Either the system truly wanted to defend Earth and helped unconditionally—
Or the position of Combat Director simply didn’t have the authority to know the real reason.
While Yu Zhi was thinking, Ji Yangqiu’s voice suddenly grew more serious.
“Yu You, compared to the system, Meteorite Biotech is the bigger problem right now.”
“You and Fu Suxi entered the pollution zone. You know what kind of experiments they’re conducting.”
“Fu Suxi is the sharpest blade the Operations Bureau has.”
“And you are the only person so far who can restrain him.”
“I speak on behalf of the Special Operations Bureau—on behalf of all surviving citizens of our country.”
“I hope you stand on our side.”
As the final word fell, the call time ended.
Ji Yangqiu sat with one leg crossed over the other, completely losing the serious demeanor he had during the call. Looking rather carefree, he asked the subordinate standing by the door:
“Still haven’t found Yu You’s information?”
The subordinate replied, “No.”
Ji Yangqiu frowned in confusion.
“It’s been so long already. We could trace the entire lineage of a dog Fu Suxi killed when he was a kid, but we still can’t find anything about this guy?”
The subordinate hesitated.
“Could it be that he isn’t from our country?”
Ji Yangqiu shook his head.
“If Fu Suxi didn’t say that, then it’s impossible.”
“Someone is helping him.”
“That’s strange. Who exactly is helping him? Yu You isn’t from the Bureau and isn’t from Meteorite Biotech either. Could there really be some hidden mysterious organization in the country?”
The subordinate asked, puzzled, “How do you know he isn’t from Meteorite Biotech? We can’t find any information about him at all.”
Ji Yangqiu stood up from the toilet, flushed it symbolically, washed his hands, and explained:
“Because Meteorite Biotech would never expose such a treasure to us.”
“Oh right—how were the last few sentences I said earlier?”
“Did they sound patriotic and selfless enough? Like someone worrying for the country and the people?”
“Do you think Yu You will be moved?”
The subordinate: “……”
…
Yu Zhi hadn’t even listened to Ji Yangqiu’s final speech.
He opened his item inventory, took out a packet of biscuits, and began reviewing their conversation while eating.
Headquarters didn’t know about the relationship between Fu Suxi, the livestream viewers, and the system.
And Fu Suxi had never told them.
Fu Suxi had been doing certain things quietly on his own, investigating things, acting suspicious all the time…
Yu Zhi chewed his biscuit and slowly narrowed his eyes.
Fu Suxi must know a secret that no one else knows.
Fu Suxi was a mad dog with a brain—not just the simple paper character Ah Zheng described in a few casual words.
Ah Zheng always said Fu Suxi alternated between being insane and ridiculously powerful.
That secret might be the reason.
Even Ah Zheng, who had read the entire novel, had never mentioned such a secret.
Yu Zhi wisely stopped thinking about it any further.
The system notification appeared.
Livestream starting…
Livestream H310000 Asia: Online
Viewers: 7001
User “Electronic Wooden Fish” wonders what you and the other party were plotting and tips 10 universal coins.
User “World’s No.1 Cute Girl” demands to know why you turned off the livestream and asks you to honestly reveal your temporary lover’s ability.
User “momo” wonders what information you obtained and tips 20 universal coins.
User “National Special-Grade Humanoid Weapon” is curious about your plan.
Yu Zhi glanced at the scattered tips and casually answered a few questions.
“Nothing secret. Just an honest conversation.”
“You couldn’t see it? Have you reflected on yourself? Maybe you just didn’t work hard enough.”
“What am I planning to do?”
“Throw away some trash.”
Yu Zhi quickly finished the biscuits, tossed the wrapper into the trash, and walked out of the communications room.
Lu Liming and the communications ability user were chatting enthusiastically nearby.
Lu Liming was saying, “Think about it carefully. Why did Brother Yu come to make a phone call at this exact moment—right before the system announced the dungeon progress?”
The communications officer said, “I heard that Mr. Yu predicted earlier that the new main quest wouldn’t be difficult. Could it be that he even predicted this too?”
“If it really was a prediction, it proves Brother Yu’s ability is extraordinary,” Lu Liming said mysteriously.
“But if it wasn’t a prediction…”
“Do you know what it means to be chosen by destiny?”
The communications officer inhaled sharply.
Yu Zhi: “……”
After a moment of shock, the communications officer asked again, “I also heard something about him and Minister Yu.”
Lu Liming shook his head and sighed.
“Matters of the heart are never easy to untangle. And they’re brothers too.”
“Even a just official can’t judge family disputes. Even immortals can’t resolve matters of love.”
“If my own dog bit me, I might throw it away—but I probably wouldn’t even have the heart to hit it.”
The communications officer said dazedly, “That makes sense… when family affection and love mix together, things do become more complicated…”
Yu Zhi: “……”
He finally called out, “Xiao Ming.”
Lu Liming turned around and hurried over happily.
“Brother Yu! Finished your call? Should we go to the cafeteria for a late-night snack?”
“B-Brother Yu,” the communications officer followed Lu Liming’s example and greeted him awkwardly.
Yu Zhi nodded silently and said to Lu Liming, “Let’s go.”
Inside the elevator, he glanced again at the global dungeon progress.
The numbers were the same as before the phone call.
Global pollution source purification progress remained zero.
Yu Zhi hesitated before speaking.
“Xiao Ming, maybe you should go to B City first.”
Lu Liming was stunned.
“When are we going to B City?”
Yu Zhi replied, “Not we. You.”
Lu Liming widened his eyes.
“Brother Yu, do you want to send me to B City for something?”
Yu Zhi said helplessly, “No. Aren’t your parents in B City? Don’t you want to reunite with them?”
Lu Liming scratched his head.
“Our old family house is in B City, but I’m not sure where my parents actually are. They never took care of me when I was young. They travel around the world all the time. I rarely see them.”
Only then did Yu Zhi remember.
Back then the agreement he had made with Lu Liming was to save him—not to escort him to B City.
Going to B City had actually been Yu Zhi’s own idea, because he wanted to find Ah Zheng there.
Lu Liming asked curiously, “Why did you suddenly bring up B City?”
Yu Zhi explained, “The headquarters of the Special Operations Bureau is in B City. It’s also the capital. It should be safer than here.”
Lu Liming still didn’t understand.
“So what? Is something going to happen in S City?”
Yu Zhi said casually, “I asked about something just now. The system helps the Operations Bureau with a lot of things.”
Lu Liming looked confused.
“Isn’t it good that the system helps?”
Yu Zhi said lightly, “If the system can help the Operations Bureau…”
“…then it can also help Meteorite Biotech.”
Lu Liming froze.
Ding—
The elevator reached the first floor. The doors slowly opened.
Yu Zhi looked up.
A pair of long, narrow black eyes met his gaze.
Fu Suxi stood outside the elevator.
Behind him were Zuo Feiyang and Shang Yu. Both looked uneasy—they had clearly heard what Yu Zhi had just said.
Fu Suxi stared directly into Yu Zhi’s eyes and asked meaningfully,
“Did you also predict that?”
Yu Zhi blinked and smiled brightly, tossing the question back to him.
“You should know the answer, little brother.”
“Wasn’t I asleep when the prophecy happened?”
The moment the words fell, everyone’s eyes immediately focused on Fu Suxi.
Seeing this, Yu Zhi deliberately added another sentence.
“I feel like I mentioned it before.”
Fu Suxi: “……”
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