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Inside the Dream Tower, there is a dedicated staff cafeteria. The reason for establishing the cafeteria is that the number of employees at the Giant Tower has reached thousands. With only four large elevators, they are already insufficient; if staff members had to leave the Giant Tower for meals, their break time would need to be extended by over two hours.
Someone of Chen Rui's status is usually transported by a dedicated helicopter. He could have chosen to dine outside the Giant Tower, but he found the helicopter too troublesome and insisted on eating inside, which earned him a new nickname by noon: Show Director.
Break times always seem to pass quickly. Before long, Chen Rui had to return to the live broadcast studio. When he arrived, he noticed that all the staff were already present—he was the only one missing.
"You all came early," Chen Rui said with an awkward laugh as he hurried to his seat.
"Mr. Chen Rui! You’re mistaken! We haven’t left this place at all; even lunch was delivered in takeout boxes!" Hao Jinguang replied with a grin. "You must have flown off to some fancy restaurant in Kiribati!"
Chen Rui glanced at the group of staff members resting on sofas and stools with their eyes closed, and at the large black garbage bags by the door. He turned to Hao Jinguang and said, "Starting from dinner today, please order an extra meal for every lunch and afternoon work session."
Hao Jinguang quickly realized what Chen Rui meant and waved his hands in protest. "No, no! Even though you’re a regular guest, you shouldn’t suffer like us."
Chen Rui smiled slightly and sighed lightly. "Suffer? I’m still eating in the staff cafeteria, aren’t I? I’m a bit lazy; if you can deliver food to me, I’d prefer not to go myself. It’s no trouble for you to bring it along, right?"
With Chen Rui putting it that way, Hao Jinguang had no choice but to agree. Although Chen Rui had to comply with their requests, his personal will could not be easily dismissed. After all, if a guest on a live show didn’t cooperate, it would significantly reduce the entertainment value!
"Alright, Hao Ge! Enough of that! Since he’s already offered, why should we be polite? It’s almost time; let’s get ready to start!"
Lin Yuqi playfully patted Hao Jinguang on the back and shot a glare at Chen Rui as she passed by him. Chen Rui didn’t understand why she seemed so hostile towards him, but work had to continue, so he returned to his broadcasting seat to prepare for the start.
The live broadcast would begin about three minutes earlier than what viewers would see, allowing any issues that arose during that time to be resolved without viewers noticing any time discrepancies.
"Welcome to Game World! I’m Lin Yuqi, and sitting next to me is the god of countless girls’ hearts, the plague god himself—Chen Rui!"
Chen Rui cursed inwardly, "What kind of introduction is this? Is it really necessary to start every time like this? What benefit do you get from putting me in such an awkward position as the enemy of men?"
Although he was constantly cursing Lin Yuqi in his mind, he maintained a composed exterior. Chen Rui smiled at the camera and said, "I am Chen Rui from Dream Group, safety..."
"Alright, alright, Lord Chen Rui, everyone knows your title. Let's get to the point!"
Lin Yuqi interrupted Chen Rui, leaving him feeling somewhat embarrassed. However, since Hao Jinguang hadn't called for a stop, it seemed this was part of the plan to create two factions between himself and Lin Yuqi to stir up audience enthusiasm.
"Continuing from last episode's topic, why would players who were initially afraid of Yamen Officers want to attack the Department of Justice and venture into the dungeon to rescue people? Lord Chen Rui, do you know?"
Chen Rui forced a smile and said, "Lin, could you please drop those two words after my name? It sounds quite creepy! As for your question, of course I know the reason, but that doesn't mean our audience does! So let's take a look at some audience comments!"
Hao Jinguang immediately lit up several selected audience comments on the prompt screen so that the two hosts had something to discuss.
Lin Yuqi read with a smile, "First up is a comment from a user in the China Region: 'There must be someone stirring the pot in this situation, but due to insufficient information, it's hard for the audience to know who is inciting players to attack the Department of Justice.'"
Chen Rui nodded with a smile. "This viewer has a clear line of thought and indeed hit the nail on the head; however, that only answers part of the question! Now let's see what this North America user has to say: 'I am one of the internal testers for Fourth World and participated in the rescue mission. It seems it was started by an ordinary player who explained that his friend was captured and observed that there weren't many Yamen Officers.'"
"This kind of thing is rare, so I was quite interested and went along. Who knew those Yamen Officers were so skilled that we couldn't fight them off! Then I got caught..."
Lin Yuqi chuckled lightly. "So this North America user got caught because he didn't evacuate in time and decided not to waste any more time by quitting the game to watch the live stream!"
"Almost."
Chen Rui suppressed a smile and said seriously, "This friend's answer is the closest to the truth among all the audience comments, but there are still some shortcomings. Now, let's have our frontline reporter number two reveal the real situation!"
The projection appeared, and the camera focused on it. Lin Yuqi whispered in surprise, "We don't have a second reporter! Our Beautiful Reporter has already been thrown into the dungeon!"
Chen Rui explained quietly, "Of course I know that. This person is one of my subordinates and an internal tester specifically looking for bugs. She has been urgently dispatched to assist with your program!"
"Isn't that an abuse of power?" Lin Yuqi chuckled.
"Well, it's all approved by higher-ups. If anything goes wrong, someone will naturally take the blame for me," Chen Rui replied nonchalantly.
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The second reporter was also a girl, but she was clearly older than the previous beauty, her demeanor exuding maturity.
"Hello everyone, I am the temporary reporter Zhuo Rohan. I am currently outside a Weapon Shop in Yongan City. From here, you can see that this shop is bustling with business. Interestingly, all the weapons used by the participants of the first rescue mission were purchased from here!"
Zhuo Rohan squeezed into the Weapon Shop, making her way through the crowd to present a jade token at the counter. Upon seeing her token, the staff immediately opened the entrance beside the counter and let her in.
Zhuo Rohan did not linger at the counter but walked straight to the back room, where she saw the Weapon Shop Owner sitting at a stone table with a broad smile.
"Who are you?! Who let you in?" The Weapon Shop Owner frowned immediately upon seeing Zhuo Rohan and questioned her sternly.
Zhuo Rohan raised the jade tablet in front of the Boss, and at that moment, the audience finally got a clear view of what was inscribed on it: Chief Justice of the Dali Temple!
The Chief Justice of the Dali Temple held a position just below that of the Chief of the Dali Temple and the Junior Minister, ranking as a fifth-grade official. This role was responsible for overseeing the severity of punishments in criminal law. If the Dali Minister made an unjust ruling, it was the Chief Justice who would correct it. In the absence of the Dali Minister and Junior Minister, the Chief Justice of Dali would assume their duties.
Although being a fifth-grade official from Yong'an City was indeed a position of authority, many found the role within the Dali Temple's top four to be quite troublesome. This was also why they allowed her to come in directly.
"I ask you this question: if any part of your answer is a lie, then you will find yourself in the Criminal Department Prison!" Zhuo Rohan said with an icy demeanor, addressing the Weapon Shop Owner coldly, exuding an air of authority.
"Yes, yes! I will report truthfully," he stammered.
Zhuo Rohan walked over to the stone bench and placed her Dagger on the stone table, instantly causing the Weapon Shop Owner to break into a cold sweat, his body trembling. It was clear he had something to hide.
"I'm not here to dig up old grievances. I simply want to ask if anyone came to discuss business with you this morning."
Zhuo Rohan picked up the teapot on the stone table and leisurely poured herself a cup of hot tea.
The Weapon Shop Owner's eyes darted around as he forced a smile. "Your Honor, my business has been quite good lately. Which matter are you referring to?"
"It seems you still don't want to cooperate," Zhuo Rohan replied with a faint smile, her cold gaze fixed on him.
"Your Honor, I was wrong! I—I! This morning was just like any other day with little business, but a young man came into my shop looking for me and then discussed a deal..."
"What deal?" Zhuo Rohan maintained her smile, but her piercing gaze sent chills down his spine.
"He promised me that today he would sell at least one hundred weapons from my shop. If he fails, he will compensate me with one hundred taels of silver for free. If he succeeds, I will give him a quarter of the profits. Normally, I wouldn't sell more than fifty weapons in a day, so I naturally agreed to his terms."
At this point, countless viewers and players watching the live stream were banging their tables in frustration! They had all been duped by one person! It was a terrible scam!
Of course, more attention was focused on Zhuo Rohan. The aura and charm she exuded were completely different from the previous Beautiful Reporter. Compared to the cute and bubbly Beautiful Reporter, Zhuo Rohan resembled a cold beauty, and given her current status, she fit the archetype of a beautiful CEO perfectly!
"Hmph! Do you know what that person's name is?" Zhuo Rohan finished her tea slowly and stood up, preparing to leave.
Seeing that this calamity was finally about to depart, the Weapon Shop Owner let out a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Yes! Yes! We even signed a contract to prevent him from backing out."
With that, the Weapon Shop Owner pulled out a piece of paper from his sleeve. The black ink marks and fingerprints on it were particularly striking.
The signatory's name was: Lord Huan...
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There were two Deputy Ministers of the Dali Temple, making the Chief Justice of Dali the fourth in command.
A quarter of the profits: one-fourth of the profits.
The contract: A term used during the Tang Dynasty for commercial agreements.
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