Chapter 990: Question

In the nightmare, Han Fei's gaming hub was the world's most despairing place. It was filled with dead people. In real life, when Han Fei opened his eyes, his room was also filled with people, but these living humans didn't feel as friendly as dead people.

His brain spun. Han Fei calmed down within seconds.

'Anonymous tipper? Report? Black box owner?

'My room is surrounded by plainclothes police and Du Jing's personal assistant. These people won't be here unless they have enough evidence to convince the police.' Several images flashed in his mind. Han Fei thought back to how he helped Deep Space Tech by transferring the info from the cryptic world to the real world. The white box downloaded the info into his gaming hub. That should be when he was targeted. Actually, when Han Fei did that, he was ready to be exposed. He just didn't expose Dream would strike first. Dream planned to turn him into a supercriminal.

Han Fei predicted that Dream not only attacked him in the cryptic world but also laid down traps in the real world.

"Han Fei, I'm sorry, but you need to come with us because this involves the lives of 4000000 people." The people from the police station were there too. They were not to arrest Han Fei but to protect Han Fei. To prevent Han Fei from doing something irrational, Li Xue was there too.

"Why everyone can't log off, but he can?"

"This room is too suspicious! It's not like an actor's room at all!"

"We need an explanation!"

Han Fei ignored these people. He downloaded the list No. 2 gave him into his phone, removed the wires, carried the gaming helmet, and left. "I can leave with you to accept the investigation."

"Everyone, move away from the cordon line! Team 2, Team 3 make way! We're moving the target!"

The siren rang. The streets of the old city were sealed. When the unrelated people left, Li Xue took a fake police officer uniform out of her bag.

"Do you want me to escape too?" Han Fei took over the uniform.

"How do you still have the mood to crack jokes? In just one night, you fell from heaven to hell. How much people love you in the past is how much they hate you now. They believe you've lied to them," Li Xue whispered to Han Fei.

"I didn't think I was that loved in the past, and I didn't lie to anyone." Another officer put on the clothes Han Fei removed. The officer went out following two other officers. After he left, another team of officers came out. They were dressed differently from normal monsters.

"Deep Space Tech just received a report. The content has never been revealed, but there's already a witchhunt on him on the internet. Someone must be controlling this." Li Xue opened the safety of her gun. "You are closely connected to Xin Lu Police, and the internet even thinks that you're our insider. Since you're painted as a supercriminal, it also ruins the credibility of the police. I can't think of anyone else other than the three criminal organizations that would do this."

"It sounds like you're very clear about this. I thought you wouldn't believe me." Han Fei changed. "When will we make a move?"

"Wait. The three organizations might do something to target you tonight. It feels like they've suddenly gone insane and changed their target." Li Xue looked at the time. She waited for the report from the other team. Several minutes later, there was still no report. She instantly felt that something was wrong. "Contact Team 2 and 3! Turn back the car that is transporting the fake target!" Just as she finished, the honks crowded the street. The glasses of the nearby buildings shattered.

Han Fei looked outside the window. The flame rose into the sky. Almost a whole street was lit up!

The only response from the communicator was the crackling fire. Han Fei was reminded of how the street from where he got the gaming helmet was burned down the next day.

"If I got into the car earlier, my body would have melted with the car already." Han Fei didn't feel fear. He was used to being close to death.

"We can't stay here any longer! We'll split up!" The rest of the police force led Han Fei downstairs. Half of the cars in the neighborhood were from the police station. They couldn't find a way to sneak a bomb into the neighborhood, so they hid the explosives outside the neighborhood.

They got into the spare car and left quickly.

The fire consumed the street. Screams and gunshots sounded behind them. The criminals and Dream's followers opened fire. Everyone appeared to have lost their minds.

"What happened when I was inside the game?" Han Fei asked Li Xue, but the latter shook her head and shot Han Fei a look. Han Fei looked at where Li Xue was looking. Han Fei noticed this normal-looking car was actually patched with high-tech devices. It was like a movable prison. The windows were black, but with Han Fei's super memory and sense, he slowly triangulated his location. The sound of fire and explosion faded away. Han Fei knew he had left the old city.

An hour later, the car stopped. Han Fei then felt the world sinking like the car was inside an elevator.

The sound of footsteps and password beeping came from outside the car. Then the doors opened. Two teams in special uniforms surrounded the car. After crossing two inspections, Han Fei was led down a long metallic corridor. There was an elevator at the end.

"33rd floor." Li Xue's superior's voice came from the communicator. After everyone verified their identities, the elevator moved. When the elevator door opened again, Han Fei arrived at his destination, a large meeting room. This should be somewhere inside the intelligent city, the center of power.

"That is your seat."

All the lights came on. The conference room was filled with people. Many of them normal people could only see on the television. There were people from many different organizations. When 4000000 players were trapped, they made the promise to save everyone within 48 hours. However, several days passed, and nothing happened. If anything, the situation had worsened. More players experienced brain death. Dream was good at manipulating people. When despair spread, it did everything to cover the whole city in negative emotions.

At this moment, the leaders of Xin Lu received news that Han Fei could leave the game freely. There was even a rumor that Han Fei was the culprit behind everything. They immediately detained Han Fei because Han Fei was the perfect scapegoat. Han Fei moved to his seat. He placed his helmet on the table and looked at everyone in the room.

They were the managers of the city. They were the chosen ones. Every one of them deserved a biography, but they were also the same people who betrayed Fu Sheng.

"Han Fei, my name is Kong Tiancheng. I think we've met before, but I don't think we'll reunite like this." Deep Space Tech's Perfect Life manager Kong Tiancheng slowly stood up. In a few days, half of his hair was white. He was heavily responsible since this incident happened inside Perfect Life.

Since Han Fei didn't answer, Kong Tiancheng switched on the virtual screen in the room. "We've checked your background. Your info before six has been destroyed by Immortal Pharma, and the police report on you has been destroyed by your teacher. What are the secrets you're hiding?"

Scary pictures appeared on the screen. They were the cases Han Fei helped the police solve. The cases were related to Butterfly, but the anonymous tipper said that Han Fei was Butterfly and provided much 'evidence'. Han Fei did all these things to prevent the police from suspecting him, and that was why the police failed to capture him for so long. The fake evidence sounded so real. There were even recordings of dead victims. They didn't mention Han Fei by name, but the allusion was clear.

Only Dream could manage this.

"Your citizen danger rating is zero, and you can always appear at the crime scene before the police. You can even confirm the killer with little details on the internet. It is like you've been to the crime scene when the crimes were happening." Kong Tiancheng was rather calm, but some of the people lost their cool. They switched on their screens for Han Fei to see the public ire.

There was a public lynching of Han Fei.

Even those who were helped by Han Fei were silenced. People said that they had taken money from Han Fei or they were also actors. These people acted more like the victims than the victims themselves. Chaos swept over the city. Dream tore down Han Fei's image in people's hearts.

The family of the trapped players also demanded an explanation from Han Fei. They wanted to know why only Han Fei could leave the game. As time progressed, more 'secrets' about Han Fei were exposed. Many people were not interested in Han Fei's heroics, but they loved the fact that the former hero was actually a crazed murderer. People turned on Han Fei instantly. They even went on the police website to slander Han Fei.

Dream did this so that Han Fei could see what kind of people he was protecting. Dream wanted Han Fei to sink into despair. Dream turned Han Fei into the devil.

No one cared about the truth in this era. When Xin Lu was in danger, everyone needed a scapegoat. They wanted a target.

No one spoke up for Han Fei. The police sacrificed themselves to fight the three criminal organizations, but even they were attacked by the public.

The city managers wouldn't speak up for Han Fei. If anything, they were glad that someone pushed Han Fei forward to take the fall. Han Fei was pushed onto the sacrificial altar, and some of them were more than willing to sacrifice Han Fei to Dream.

"Your situation now is very dangerous, so I hope you can tell the truth."

Kong Tiancheng frowned. He switched off all the screens. Everyone turned to Han Fei.

Han Fei placed his hands on the table. He looked at all the faces and said lightly, "Have I done anything to harm anyone innocent?"