Chapter 83

"Sorry, I need to take a call."

Lin Yifan pushed open the door to the restroom and went inside before answering.

"Idiot!"

As soon as he answered Natalia's call, her roar came through the phone.

Lin Yifan rubbed his nearly deafened ear and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Are you in menopause early?"

"Early my ass, didn't I say not to take any missions in the short term?"

Natalia on the other end of the phone was shaking with anger. She had clearly told Lin Yifan to be careful, but he didn't take it seriously.

"It's just a small mission, a few minutes. What about your side, what's going on?"

At this moment, Natalia was in her office at the police station.

With her legs crossed in black stockings, Natalia held her phone in her right hand and twirled a pen with her left.

"You've been targeted by Zhou Xin again, what do you think? I say, why not just tell him your identity and let this clumsy guy leave you alone."

"Sis, don't tell anyone else, I want to keep a low profile. Right now, only you and a few other prosecutors in Zone 13 know."

Natalia's eyes widened. It seemed that not many people knew Lin Yifan's little secret, only she and a few other prosecutors.

Thinking about this, Natalia suddenly felt a bit smug. Lin Yifan had no one to rely on here, and only she could help him.

"In short, I just overheard him planning to contact someone from the Arbitrators. You'd better not go in again, understand..."

Before Natalia could finish, Lin Yifan's expression in the restroom gradually twisted, and he showed a demonic and eerie smile in the mirror.

"Natalia, if you catch Zhou Xin sending people into the Cycle Space, can you arrest him?"

Natalia was silent for a moment, biting her lip, "I... I can. If the evidence is solid, even if Zhou Xin is eventually found not guilty, he can still be detained for a while."

"Alright, start watching him from now on, and arrest him as soon as he sends someone in!"

"Wait, what are you planning? I advise you not to act rashly. They're preparing to send in the most elite hunting squad from the Newbie Zone, not those previous ragtag teams!" Natalia said anxiously.

But the call had already been hung up, and Natalia couldn't stop Lin Yifan in time.

Natalia, sitting in her office chair, was dazed for a long time before quickly opening her laptop to check Lin Yifan's status.

"Se... Sergeant?"

At this moment, Lin Yifan came out of the restroom with a smile, looking at Zhang Chi and Xu Bin, who were still drinking.

"Speaking of which, are you guys interested in doing a reward mission for me?"

Zhang Chi abruptly put down his glass, "Sure, I thought you were done and didn't mention it. Let's keep going, maybe I can save up enough for an armored car today."

Everyone likes a mission that pays well and isn't dangerous.

"But aren't we a bit short-handed?" Just three people, one to drive and pick up, one to block the road with a truck, and the last one to go into the bank, which is a bit risky.

"No problem, there are plenty of people who want to do this kind of mission. I'll call a couple of freelancers over right away." Zhang Chi picked up the phone and started flipping through his contacts.

Seeing that Lin Yifan was a bit uneasy, Xu Bin couldn't help but chuckle, "We only call people we trust. In general, if a stranger wants to take you on a reward mission, that's suspicious."

Lin Yifan nodded, but now, whether his teammates were reliable or not didn't matter. Lin Yifan smiled inwardly, a plan forming in his mind.

Zhang Chi called two freelancers without a group, and in just the time it took to drink a cup of tea, there was a knock at the door.

"Come in."

A dark-skinned, middle-aged blue-collar worker in his thirties pushed the door open and came in.

Lin Yifan sized up the unremarkable worker, who was still wearing a dirty blue work uniform.

The honest-looking worker scratched the back of his head, a bit embarrassed, "Good morning, everyone. I was just helping the widow next door fix a pipe, and I didn't change clothes when I got the call, so I rushed over right away."

Zhang Chi whispered in Lin Yifan's ear, "Don't be fooled by his honest appearance. He's a famous widow killer in Zone 13 recently."

Plumber? Lin Yifan couldn't help but think of certain American action movies, where the plumber who comes to fix the pipes also helps the female owner with other things.

Just as the plumber finished introducing himself, the door was kicked open, and a handsome short-haired girl around sixteen or seventeen appeared in Lin Yifan's line of sight.

As she entered, the short-haired girl, with a cigarette in her mouth, pouted, "Pfft, what do you want me to do so early in the morning? I don't want to be under the Arbitrators' surveillance. Don't look at me like that, I mean the two guard dogs at the door."

The honest-looking plumber smiled, "Silver Fox, it's been a while, let Uncle give you a hug."

But Silver Fox kicked the plumber with a high kick, spitting the cigarette butt on him, "You stink, I can tell what you did this morning just by the smell. Gross, don't try to get close."

Looking at these Cycle Space participants, Lin Yifan didn't know their relationship and couldn't help but ask Zhang Chi quietly, "Silver Fox?"

Zhang Chi lowered his voice, "Freelancers usually don't use their real names to avoid being tracked by certain groups. This girl's full name is Silver Fox, she's actually thirteen years old, and she spends money to make herself look older."

"Th... Thirteen!?"

Looking at the cold-faced short-haired girl in front of him, Lin Yifan found it hard to believe she was only thirteen.

Now, Lin Yifan felt he needed to readjust his worldview.

But thinking about it, in this cruel Infinite City, those who act cute or foolish have long since died out. Those who survive are either ruthless or... change themselves.

Xu Bin nudged Lin Yifan with his elbow and whispered, "Don't think she's easy to provoke. This girl has enhanced her martial arts skills in a certain plot world. She was hunted by the Arbitrators for refusing to join them and once single-handedly killed an entire hunting squad. In fact, she's already capable of taking on Sergeant missions."

"So you'd better not provoke her, she's a rare close-combat specialist." Zhang Chi winked at Lin Yifan, both of them reminding him not to underestimate her.

Only then did Lin Yifan notice that the silver-haired girl had two wakizashi, or short swords, hanging on her back.

As they talked, the girl took out another cigarette and said casually, "Another money-sharing mission? This guy with the sour face must be our benefactor."

It was the first time someone had called him "sour face," but Lin Yifan didn't get angry. He smiled and extended his hand, "Hello, I'm..."

The silver-haired girl raised her hand, "Stop, a freelancer? No need to give your real name, just a codename."

The delinquent girl didn't plan to remember Lin Yifan's name. These "extras" might disappear from the Infinite City in a few days and never be seen again.

Thinking about a codename, Lin Yifan was a bit stumped. "Sun Knight" sounded a bit too silly, and other titles might sound too childish.

Codenames that are too flashy die quickly, and those that are too ugly are hard to remember.

While he was hesitating, the delinquent girl was already getting impatient, "Not decided? Then don't bother, just call you Newbie."

Newbie?

Lin Yifan was stunned for a moment, then laughed lightly, "Alright."

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