72: Chapter 72 Kids these days are really brave.

"Flower, come!!!"

Accompanied by Chen Ze's excited roar, Red Wolf, who had just looted a Tier 5 set and a fully modified AK from the container, raised a golden flower petal. His hand, covered in a black arm gauntlet, suddenly crushed it. His entire body entered an overload state. He threw a smoke grenade on the ground, black mist permeated the surroundings, and Red Wolf ran headfirst into the black mist, disappearing from the eyes of Luna, who had just arrived.

Haji Bee, who had been stripped bare, only just came to his senses and shouted:

"Scum!!! My Tier 5 set, my AK!!!"

"Brother, kill him, kill him!"

Luna jogged to Haji Bee's side and said helplessly:

"Kill what? You can't even see his shadow anymore. I downed a Tier 4 set at the secret door just now, you go make do with that for now."

As she spoke, she injected a syringe, and the sound of "beep, beep" echoed around them.

Weilong, who was holding an angle at the secret door, said:

"Be careful, don't get looted yourself. There are too many scum at the Dam lately."

Luna said nonchalantly:

"One just ran away, and the only spot for looting here is over by the weapon crate. How could there still be — — — —"

"Tat-tat-tat-tat-tat!"

Before she could finish her sentence, a dense sound of a G18 rang out, and a hail of bullets hit her feet, melting Luna instantly.

"Damn, there's more, there's more, I've been looted."

"Pfft!"

Black smoke rose beside Luna's corpse. It was as if a voice echoed in Luna's mind:

"Helmet, armor, gun, chest rig, backpack."

In an instant, Luna was stripped bare.

"Bang!"

Weilong's Hu Dun Pao landed in the black mist, but a golden light flashed as a figure slid out from the black mist. Just as Weilong intended to aim down sights, another black smoke grenade exploded the next second, obscuring Red Wolf's figure. By the time the black mist dissipated, Red Wolf was gone too.

Two minutes later, after meticulously clearing the surrounding area, Weilong looked at his two teammates, whom he had revived and who were still drooling, and helplessly scratched his head.

"Holy f***!!! That felt great!!!"

"Over a million secured again. I'm already back at base and haven't even transferred the items out of my pack yet, hahahaha."

"How did I not think of this playstyle? It's just too exhilarating."

Chen Ze excitedly lit a cigarette for himself and then tossed one to Su Ye.

Su Ye lit the cigarette and laughed:

"This is all about the thrill, truly playing for big stakes with small investments. Even if we lose, with the equipment we're wearing, they can't loot anything worthwhile anyway. The main point is, if we die, it doesn't matter; their bullets cost more than my gear."

Chen Ze nodded in deep agreement:

"Not bad, that's exactly the idea. But it really is scummy, that Bee Doctor and Luna are probably going to be drooling by the time they get revived."

"Hahahaha!"

Su Ye and Chen Ze looked at each other and then burst into laughter.

Su Ye looked at the green '79' above Chen Ze's head, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

Men's friendship is actually this simple; as long as you get along, a meal, a drink, or a single gaming session might be enough to become friends.

Chen Ze glanced at his watch; the time had reached 11:20. He sighed slightly, patted Su Ye on the shoulder, and said:

"Little Su, I have to withdraw. If I don't go back now, your sister-in-law is going to be angry. I haven't had this much fun in a long time; I really wanted to play all night."

Su Ye smiled and replied:

"Brother Ze, that's simple. Whenever you're free, we can just meet up again. We men should play when it's time to play, and be serious when it's time to be serious. We can hold down a business, and we can also goof off; we can be rascals but also take care of our families."

"Hahaha, exactly, exactly. I'm off home. You still want to play for a while?"

Su Ye also stood up and said:

"If you leave, I won't play either. It's boring alone."

Chen Ze nodded. It was indeed like that; the greatest joy of gaming lies in playing with friends. Playing alone is never fun.

After watching Chen Ze's car drive away, Su Ye turned and got into his own car. The designated driver immediately started the engine and slowly pulled away, heading towards Financial Island.

Only then did Su Ye have the time to sit in the back seat, close his eyes to rest, and open the new notifications flashing on his system panel.

[Host detected to have established a connection with the mission target. Now activating mission assistance.]

[Name: Chen Ze]

[Gender: Male]

[Age: 34]

[Position: Vice President of Chaoyang Group]

[Home Address: Lihu · Shiman Lihua]

[Connection Level (R7?)]

[Intel 1: Chen Ze is currently at a critical juncture regarding the illegitimate child issue. If he doesn't make a choice soon, before next Friday, Chen Chaoyang will privately transfer 8% of the shares to his illegitimate child, Chen Zhen. Afterward, the Chen family's domestic conflicts will completely spill over into the group, causing billions in losses to Chaoyang Group over the next few years.]

[Intel 2: Chen Ze's daughter, Chen Anle, wants to go to the Theme Park so badly that next Saturday, she will take advantage of her grandfather's distraction to sneak out with her friends to go to the Theme Park. However, due to the crowds at the Theme Park, she will end up separated from her friends, get swept away by the crowd, and eventually disappear into the crowd. Combined with Intel 1, this will deal a massive blow to Chaoyang Group, and Chen Ze and Chen Chaoyang will sever their father-son relationship as a result.]

Su Ye couldn't help but click his tongue inwardly as he looked at the newly released information. He hadn't expected that the currently rock-solid Chaoyang Group would face two such major incidents within just a few days, bringing massive losses to the group. However, it made sense; after all, first Chen Chaoyang disregarded the family's opposition and privately transferred 8% of the shares out, leading to a decline in the Chen family's control over the group. Next, he even lost his granddaughter. Su Ye could see how much Chen Ze doted on his daughter, so with these two points combined, it was normal for Chen Ze and Chen Chaoyang to sever their father-son relationship.

Thinking of this, Su Ye couldn't help but shake his head. They say people get more muddled as they age, and that's not without reason. Chen Chaoyang wanting to transfer shares to compensate—in Su Ye's eyes, that was just stirring up trouble. As mentioned before, although Chen Chaoyang contributed a lot to Chaoyang Group, his wife, including the surrounding relatives, also contributed significantly. Now, you transfer 8% of the shares to an illegitimate child for the sake of an old lover and that illegitimate child—no wife could accept that. How could it be that I accompanied you through starting from scratch, fighting tooth and nail, only for you to turn around and carve out a huge piece of the cake for an old lover and an illegitimate child who did nothing? What does that make all my efforts over the years?

Su Ye made up his mind; talking to Chen Chaoyang about this definitely wouldn't work. He could only talk to that illegitimate child. Thinking of this, Su Ye sent a message to Attorney Shi Jun, asking him to help investigate the detailed information about Chen Chaoyang's illegitimate child.

As for the matter of Chen Ze's daughter running away to the Theme Park, that was easier to solve. Camping out near Chen Ze's home definitely wouldn't work; not to mention anything else, it would be impossible to explain. He couldn't just say, "I knew your daughter would sneak out and go missing, so I came to camp out in advance to prevent it."

Therefore, the best method was to arrange to go to the Theme Park with people at that time, and then "accidentally" discover Chen Anle and bring her back along the way.