GRMFBS CH88

Pfft… Boss Black Wolf’s personality really is rotten.

Zhan Yan decided to reply to White Hair Hottie first.

Approaching Science: [I’ve never interacted with him.]

[I suppose we barely crossed paths once.]

[He’s the one who caught the ‘Murder Mystery Game’ anomaly.]

[I was the one who reported the tip.]

[I have no idea why he suddenly targeted me.]

Bai Ji had been squatting in front of the forum waiting, and after seeing Approaching Science‘s reply, he didn’t know what to say.

Just as he was hesitating, Approaching Science sent another message:

[If you want more detailed information, Black Wolf should have it.]

Bai Ji let out a grumble from his throat, a resentful expression on his face.

Of course Black Wolf had it, but he absolutely did not want to ask that bastard uncle for help!

Approaching Science: [I can get it for you. Do you want me to help?]

Bai Ji hesitated.

He wanted to… He sort of wanted to contact his bastard uncle, but he didn’t want to be the one to initiate contact.

Awooo… Should I or shouldn’t I…

The little white wolf, having shifted into his true form, sprawled on the ground and buried his nose under his front paws.

Approaching Science: [If you don’t need it, I’m going to log off.]

Ahhhh, whatever!

Bai Ji hardened his heart: [I want it! Thank you for the trouble!]

Approaching Science: [OK.]

Zhan Yan directly went to send a private message to Black Wolf.

He would have a little chat with this boss and get him to stop staring at him and trying to recruit him.

There wasn’t any major conflict between this uncle and nephew pair anyway; it was just a jerk of an uncle who teased his little nephew until he got mad, and then continued to act completely shamelessly by pretending not to know and refusing to apologize.

Giving them a chance to have a good talk and clear the air would solve everything.

While waiting, Black Wolf was bored out of his mind, so he messaged the Tianshi again, asking her what this Approaching Science guy was like.

Seeing his message, Ji Yueming raised an eyebrow, guessing that Black Wolf was up to something again.

She logged onto the forum first to take a look, and her inbox was full of mentions.

Underneath Black Wolf’s thread, a bunch of people were going crazy.

1L:

What did I just see?!

2L:

Boss Black Wolf is openly headhunting? That fiercely? Which faction does @Approaching Science belong to?

4L:

Don’t know, seems like an independent. I’m crying. I knew @Approaching Science was strong, but I didn’t realize he was this strong. Why isn’t anyone headhunting me?

5L:

I’m shocked! Did @Tianshi actually try to recruit @Approaching Science?! And @Approaching Science hasn’t agreed!

Why hasn’t he agreed, why hasn’t he agreed, why hasn’t he agreed ahhhhh!!!

Why doesn’t the boss headhunt me! I would agree!

7L:

Ahhh, is no one noticing? @Tianshi has a blue name! Boss Tianshi opened a forum account!

10L:

It’s true, it’s true! When did the boss open an account? How come I didn’t know!

15L:

I did a search. @Tianshi has never posted a thread or replied to one, and there’s no trace of her in any other section. She just opened an account.

16L:

The boss hasn’t had an account for so many years, why did she suddenly open one?

17L:

I did a search. Based on the time when previous posts @-ed her without a blue name and the first time her name appeared in blue, Tianshi opened her account no more than 3 months ago.

18L:

I have a wild theory…

Could it be that Boss @Tianshi opened her account just for @Approaching Science?

19L:

Upstairs, stop making wild guesses, how could that be possible?

22L:

I’m not making wild guesses! Have you ever heard of the Tianshi personally recruiting anyone before?

Black Wolf personally verified it: the Tianshi tried to recruit Approaching Science, Approaching Science didn’t agree, and yet he’s still alive and kicking. And Black Wolf can even come try to recruit him again, which at least proves they have a good relationship, right?

Otherwise, tell me, why did the Tianshi, who hasn’t registered for the forum in over twenty years, suddenly register?

23L:

Just how strong is Approaching Science? Why are two bosses trying to headhunt him?

The Abnormal Affairs Management Bureau should have plenty of powerful information-types, shouldn’t they?

24L:

Hey? Isn’t Approaching Science from the Wan Yao Alliance?

26L:

Really? The Abnormal Affairs Management Bureau is openly poaching people from the Wan Yao Alliance?

This is getting exciting!

27L replying to 24L:

Who said that?

29L replying to 27L: Isn’t he a fan of the Chongming Demon King? He even managed to get the roster for their internal aesthetics club.

31L:

That still doesn’t prove he’s from the Wan Yao Alliance.

32L:

Am I the only one curious about what terms the Abnormal Affairs Management Bureau offered Approaching Science?

33L:

I’m curious too. You just know it definitely isn’t low, but since Approaching Science still didn’t go, just how rich must he be!

Ji Yueming cleared her notification box with one click and began replying to Black Wolf:

[He’s a very well-behaved and cute kid, very polite.]

[If you want to headhunt him, go ahead.]

Black Wolf: [Then if I manage to recruit him, you can’t fight me for him.]

Tianshi: [I won’t fight you.]

Whether you can recruit him is another story. But if you do manage to poach him and he insists on following me, well, there’s nothing I can do about that.

Feeling satisfied, Black Wolf saw that Approaching Science had sent him a private message. Even happier, he bragged to his teammate, “See, we’ve already gotten him to bite!”

He took another look.

Approaching Science: [Your little nephew needs details on the rank drops in the Murder Mystery Game for his thesis. Are you going to give them to him or not?]

Whoosh! Black Wolf’s wolf ears popped out, flattening tightly against his head.

How did Approaching Science get involved with his little nephew?

His teammate beside him saw this reaction.

Whoa! What did Approaching Science just say?!

Black Wolf: [What do you mean?]

[Are you threatening me?]

Approaching Science: [Fine, I’ll go tell him you won’t give it to him.]

[I have other case studies on hand. Other people are more than happy to guide a cute, well-behaved junior.]

Black Wolf: [Hold on a second!!!]

He furiously typed on his keyboard, searching around until he finally found the thesis material collection mission his nephew had posted in the task section. Surrounded by a bunch of missions involving fighting and killing, it exuded an incredibly harmless aura, standing out completely.

How does this kid’s brain work?! Going to the task section to post this!

Black Wolf turned his head and directly sent a private message to White Hair Hottie. They were uncle and nephew; they could communicate directly, there was no need for a malicious middleman like Approaching Science!

[You have been blocked by “White Hair Hottie” and cannot send private messages to this user.]

Black Wolf: …

Fuck!

Back when Bai Ji discovered that Black Wolf had tricked him, he blocked every single one of his contact methods in a fit of rage.

Black Wolf had no choice but to crawl back to Approaching Science in defeat.

Black Wolf: [I’ll give the materials.]

[What exactly are you trying to do?]

Zhan Yan stared at this overly vigilant message, feeling baffled.

Approaching Science: [Can’t you just send the materials directly to him?]

Was there some other gossip about Black Wolf that made him too embarrassed to contact Bai Ji directly? Zhan Yan searched his Gossip System slips again.

Approaching Science: [Oh, he blocked you.]

Black Wolf’s ears twitched furiously when he saw this reply, trembling with anger. He absolutely refused to believe that Approaching Science didn’t already know he was blocked by Bai Ji!

This kid was doing it on purpose! Too arrogant!

This is called well-behaved? This is called cute?

Is the Tianshi blind?!

Zhan Yan saw in the Gossip System:

[Black Wolf thinks you’re intentionally trying to piss him off. He’s so angry his ears are twitching.]

Zhan Yan: Pfft…

He was actually quite pleased. That’s what Black Wolf got for @-ing him in the water cooler section right off the bat, making him have to organize his inbox all over again!

Approaching Science: [Just don’t headhunt me anymore.]

[I’ll help you contact White Hair Hottie.]

[But whether or not he’s willing to unblock you is another story.]

Black Wolf instinctively replied: [Don’t do it yet.]

He was conflicted, his ears still twitching. The initial impulse had passed, and now that he had calmed down, the thought of contacting his little nephew suddenly made him feel a bit guilty.

It was one thing when they weren’t in contact, but now that they were about to be, he remembered just how wicked he had been in teasing the kid back then.

His little nephew probably wanted to bite him to death!

Black Wolf agonized over it while organizing the materials. This was the kind of situation where the more you thought about it, the more you wanted to back out. Even after he finished organizing everything, Black Wolf still hadn’t decided whether to contact his nephew directly.

Black Wolf: [[File]]

[Just send this to him.]

[Don’t say anything else.]

[I won’t headhunt you anymore.]

Approaching Science: [OK.]

Zhan Yan forwarded the file to White Hair Hottie, making sure to add an extra comment.

Approaching Science: [He tried to send you a message but it didn’t go through.]

[Did you block him?]

Trying to pretend nothing happened after screwing me over? Keep dreaming!

Having dealt with Black Wolf, Zhan Yan started replying to Deep Shadow. This guy had been asking him since earlier how he had gotten involved with Black Wolf.

Approaching Science: [I am purely an innocent victim.]

[What did you need me for?]

I Just Saved the World!: [What was Bi Fang doing in Beiling City?]

Approaching Science: [How did you know Bi Fang was in Beiling City?]

[You’re still in Beiling City and haven’t left?]

I Just Saved the World!: [I pay points when I ask you for information.]

Approaching Science: [Heh. If you don’t want to say, then don’t.]

He was just asking casually anyway. If he really wanted to know, couldn’t he just check the Gossip System?

Approaching Science: [Bi Fang has already left Beiling City. It’s nothing major.]

I Just Saved the World!: [I pay you points, and this is what you give me?]

Approaching Science: [Why are you so insistent on eating a piece of gossip that has no impact?]

Heh! The more Approaching Science refused to talk, the more Gu Jiancheng felt there was something fishy going on! He absolutely had to figure it out!

[“I Just Saved the World!” has transferred 10,000 points to you.]

Ten thousand points just for a bit of gossip. Alrighty then!

Approaching Science: [The boss is generous!]

[You know that actor, the one they call the “Fire God,” Xie Dongshu?]

[He saved Bi Fang in the past, and Bi Fang entered his dreams to ask what he wished for. Xie Dongshu said he wanted to be ‘fire’ (popular).]

[Bi Fang thought he meant literal fire, so he placed a technique on Xie Dongshu that caused fires to break out wherever he went. He only recently figured out what ‘fire’ means in the entertainment industry, so he hurried over to dispel the technique.]

Gu Jiancheng choked. It really was just a piece of gossip.

I Just Saved the World! didn’t reply for a long time.

Approaching Science: [I warned you.]

[Points are non-refundable.]

I Just Saved the World!: [Who asked you for a refund?]

[I’ve never asked for anything back that I’ve given away.]

Approaching Science: [The boss is domineering!]

[Can the boss chat with me about the Infinite fragments for a bit?]

It had been several months since the Abnormal Affairs Management Bureau started collecting Infinite fragments. While the supernatural world appeared calm on the surface, currents were surging fiercely underneath.

Zhan Yan had been keeping an eye on this matter.

Finding Infinite fragments was grueling work. Almost anything related to anomalies carried information corruption, and the Infinite fragments were no exception. Their corruption levels were unpredictable—perhaps as minor as an E-rank anomaly, or perhaps more dangerous than an A-rank anomaly. A fragment’s corruption value might be minuscule one second, but the next, having been triggered by something unknown, it could suddenly spike above the danger line.

Some of the people the Abnormal Affairs Management Bureau approached outside had refused, but others had accepted the mission. Moreover, they had many information-type supernaturals internally who couldn’t refuse the assignment.

Various problems and conflicts had erupted during their collection process, but they had persisted in collecting them regardless. Right now, no one knew exactly how many Infinite fragments the Abnormal Affairs Management Bureau had managed to gather.

Zhan Yan felt he couldn’t just sit and wait anymore; he needed to find someone to talk to.

I Just Saved the World!: [No. You’re an information-type, don’t get blindly involved.]

Zhan Yan: …

Approaching Science: [Heh! Heh!]

[Deep Shadow thinks that as an information-type, Approaching Science will easily get himself killed if he gets mixed up in the Infinite fragments, so he decided to refuse him sternly.]

Zhan Yan: You just wait! Next time, I’ll definitely sternly refuse you once!

He closed his private messages in a huff.

Did Deep Shadow have some sort of disease that made his whole body itch if he actually spoke nicely for once?!