Kaidan Game Train: A Chapter 2136: The Unsolvable Instance

Chapter 2136: Chapter 2136: The Unsolvable Instance

Although the technology in Zone 008 is quite developed, players and their bizarre props can exploit technological loopholes, which has led to an awkward situation—ordinary cri committed by regular people sotis doesn’t even require human effort. Various instrunts and ard robots naturally complete the entire process of evidence collection, suspect identification, arrest, and final conviction. However, player cris beco more "mysterious" due to various external factors, with many cases unable to even confirm the ti of occurrence.

Among the famous cases in Zone 008’s past, there was a group cri resembling cult-like rituals. The process was bloody, and the deceased’s condition was extrely grueso. Moreover, the incident was only discovered a week after it occurred. All mbers of a religion that was briefly popular in Zone 008 were killed without exception, yet no traces of the criminals were found after investigation. They seed to have appeared suddenly from the Outer Zone, killed every mber of the religion, and then left calmly without any motive or aftermath.

Excluding so ntally unstable individuals, it’s really easy for players to hide their criminal motives. Of course, every action leaves so traces. This murderer, suspected to be an Artifact Maker, intentionally magnified his target, showing the Municipal Governnt multiple overlapping targets. It just proves that he knows these people’s whereabouts very well. So speculate that the murderer might work in the governnt given the wide range of involved places and his familiarity with travel itineraries, with the person holding a high position.

However, this speculation was quickly overturned because cities generally do not share resident data unless encountered by special circumstances, making it difficult to investigate from this angle. The investigation still needs to return to personnel checks at the gathering site of the victims.

Since the site with overlapping personnel is not feasible, then check all the listed places afterward. But such an investigation does not guarantee results, as the scope is too broad, spanning long periods. The people eting the criteria for committing the cri have increased rapidly, including many players, so of whom do not cooperate. Municipal governnts in various places can only stare helplessly.

Nearly fifty cases have left no valuable clues. Everyone believes the probability of the murderer making a mistake during subsequent cris is minimal. Instead of looking for a needle in a haystack, it’s better to stay prepared and team up to enter places together. That’s how ordinary residents think because only one person is killed in each case.

While players scoff at this, the murderer breaks the previous cri pattern. Half a month has passed since the last cri, inevitably leading people to believe the murderer might have reclaid the "declaration."

This long "search for the lost" seems about to end, and at this point, many of those who have long pursued the truth have lost interest, including the Municipal Governnt and Player Organization.

Since no clues about the murderer were ever caught, and now the criminal has stopped committing new cris, it’s naturally like a kite whose string has snapped.

Except for the victims’ families.

The middle-aged man should be among them, and facing every curious person about the case, they pour out what they know without hesitation, hoping that one day soone can find the truth and capture the criminal.

After reviewing these materials, Xu Huo spent so money to buy so so-called "inside information" from the underground market. So of these originated from the Municipal Governnt and Player Organization, but they were vague statents. So people suspected the murderer was actually among the governnt elites, not just a single perpetrator, but that multiple cities conspired to tamper with the case information, because the "declaration" concerns governnt high officials, and that this was a ans to silence potential whistleblowers.

This is the conspiracy theory, and many oppose it. Not every cri scene was first reached by the Law Enforcent Team. After the Player Organization openly declared its involvent in the case, many players voluntarily joined the city’s daily protection afterward. They later cleared the Municipal Governnt of suspicion, and currently, the idea of the governnt perpetrating such acts is only circulated in very small circles.

After going through all the available materials and clues, Xu Huo pondered for a mont before going out to find a location frequented by Outer Zone players.

In the subzones, there are also businesses run by Outer Zone players settled here, besides providing lodging for fellow Outer Zone players. So publicly disclose instance nas and backgrounds for future passersby to reference. So ready-made clues are provided, but their grasp on key insider information requires a paynt.

The dim lighting of the small underground entertainnt room gathered groups of Outer Zone players dressed in varied attire; so were rely drinking, while others discussed instance strategies. Upon entering, a server approached Xu Huo, asking if he was there for leisure or to buy clues for clearing instances.

Xu Huo inford them he was there for the latter, so the server led him to the right side of the entertainnt room. "Players interested in trading instance clues are here. You can choose the clues for which instance you need by clicking the virtual nu on the table. Our store doesn’t guarantee the authenticity of the transaction content, but upon successful trade, we charge a 15% service fee."

"Then what’s the difference between buying information myself outside?" A female player at the adjacent table, also guided over, questioned after hearing the server’s words. "What service are you offering to charge such a high service fee?"

The server smiled, explaining, "We are rely providing a venue for transactions. If you don’t like it, you can choose another trading venue."

The female player responded indignantly, "What if I negotiate with soone here and then transact outside?"

"That’s possible too," the server remained unfazed, "but quite a few setup information here is from old custors with trustworthy reputations. You’re more likely to get authentic information than outside. Because if sellers are found to have sold false information more than three tis here, they’ll be blacklisted and can’t enter again."

In other words, transactions here might offer a form of reliability guarantee, whereas outside it can’t be assured.

The female player grumbled while sitting down, swiping open the virtual nu, and selecting the "Stolen Declaration" instance.

Xu Huo chose this instance as well.

The two sat for ten minutes without receiving any transaction prompt, until a player at another table remarked, "You guys have run into this impossible instance."

"How so?" Xu Huo asked.

The man casually tossed the dice in his hand, explaining leisurely, "Because all information about the case in this instance has basically been published on the Collection of Information Terminal. Ti, place, persons, even the thod of the cri is crystal clear. The deceased’s whereabouts from half a year ago were dug out clean, and all data was cross-checked thoroughly by the super terminal, nearly pulling up every related dog for pedigree investigation. Even then, no discovery was made. Chances are, the murderer has already left Zone 008. See, half a month without a trace."

"That’s why you guys have bad luck."