Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1728 In the Deadly Game 15

Because the new world inside the door is related to school bullying, Jiang Xinxin specifically investigated more about the school legends on the island. However, she could not find more information about the world inside the door in the real world. Even if Jiang Xinxin had a big imagination, she had no way of guessing, so she could only suppress her eagerness for the time being.

But the Abnormal Investigation Division found out the source of the door.

At the beginning, the world of doors was spread through games. After all, many of the rules of the world of doors were too similar to those of the clearance game. For some reason, the origin of the game has been covered up, and the country has been unable to investigate it through many means.

But Jiang Xinxin and Ling Jiushi brought a huge turning point to the investigation, which is also the reason why the country believes that the world inside the door will soon end.

As for Ling Jiushi, on the surface he seems to have been abandoned all the time. He was abandoned by his family when he was a child and abandoned by his good friends when he grew up. Although it seems that he has never given up on himself, the fact that he has a cat as his pet is quite telling.

The director also gave an important clue: "According to the professional judgment of relevant experts, Ling Jiushi may have been suffering from mild depression when he resigned."

Jiang Xinxin recalled the time she spent with Ling Jiushi. As someone who knew nothing about depression, she had no idea whether the professional judgment of the so-called "expert" could be trusted.

Seeing Jiang Xinxin's reaction, the director was furious. "...How could we possibly ask those outside experts for help with something like this? Of course, we should ask someone we trust who has the real deal!"

Jiang Xinxin just nodded. "So, the final conclusion is that only by going through Ling Jiushi can we close all the doors?"

The director nodded helplessly: "I'm afraid that's right."

"The origin of the world of the gate stems from Gao Dawei, Ling Jiushi's good friend who betrayed him. After graduating from university, Gao Dawei went abroad for further studies and later joined a US game company, where he created what is technically the world's first complete VR game, 'Spirit Realm.'"

"The original version of 'Spirit Realm' didn't have too much gore, violence, or horror. Gao Dawei's company stole Gao Dawei's work and modified the game. So the so-called world of the gate now is actually a version that the ugly Chinese have modified countless times."

"We found out that Gao Dawei has passed away. He uploaded his consciousness into the virtual space and used his last bit of sanity to open a backdoor for Ling Jiushi. This is the fundamental reason why only through Ling Jiushi can we close all the doors."

"And the founder of the Obsidian Guild, Ruan Lanzhu, was the first virtual person created by Gao Dawei."

Jiang Xinxin didn't care much about the origin of the world of the door, nor did she care much about why Ling Jiushi was able to close the door. However, Ruan Lanzhu was an exception. "But my feeling can't be wrong. Ruan Lanzhu is clearly a real person."

The director took a deep breath and continued, "I'm also curious about this question, so I've asked many people about it. They say that if you keep thinking about something, it will definitely have a positive impact. In our country's traditional mythology, figures like the City God and the Land God were known for their great merits during their lifetime. After their death, they were deeply remembered and commemorated by the local people, and thus were able to achieve deity status based on their merits."

"Anyway, according to the Taoist interpretation, Ruan Lanzhu now has that meaning."

There are some things the director didn't say. Although the Abnormal Investigation Division seems to be just a division-level unit, it actually has considerable power. After all, every few days someone is swallowed up by the world of the door and "dies accidentally" in reality, and the pressure on relevant departments is also quite high.

As a rapidly established institution in the world of research, the Abnormal Investigation Bureau has heavy responsibilities and naturally faces many crises and challenges.

Especially now that they have finally achieved encouraging results, the relevant departments intend to conduct further research on the world of doors.

It's a pity that among so many people in the Investigation Department, only Jiang Xinxin can meet Ruan Lanzhu or Ling Jiushi. Although the department trusts Jiang Xinxin, they will feel uneasy instinctively. Jiang Xinxin is unique and scarce, so everyone in the department attaches great importance to Jiang Xinxin, and they dare not let Jiang Xinxin get involved in those dirty things behind the scenes.

Jiang Xinxin was well aware of the complexities behind the Abnormal Investigations Division, but since no one had ever approached her, she simply pretended to be oblivious. Otherwise, had she expressed any opinion on the "metaverse"'s repeated fluctuations in the stock market?

As for Lu Zuozi's life, the Abnormal Investigation Department has more detailed information.

It turned out that Lu Zuozi's family was not rich. Her family sold fish. There was a high school student named Jiang Xinhong in the world of the door who was in the same grade as Lu Zuozi. Lu Zuozi's family often sent fish to the Jiang family, so the two students had known each other since childhood.

Later, Lu Zuozi's family was hit and killed by Mou Kai's car. Lu Zuozi had no one to help her, so Mou Kai's family transferred Lu Zuozi to the aristocratic high school where Mou Kai and Jiang Xinhong were. Lu Zuozi was bullied by Mou Kai from the beginning, but Jiang Xinhong couldn't help Lu Zuozi openly because his parents worked in Mou Kai's company. He even had to pretend to hate Lu Zuozi like everyone else.

When Lu Zuozi was in a car accident, Jiang Xinhong and Mou Kai were both at the scene, but Mou Kai stopped Jiang Xinhong from rescuing her. Even after Lu Zuozi died from pain and blood loss, Mou Kai still did not let Lu Zuozi go at school, treating her completely as a plaything and a joke.

Everyone analyzed that Lu Zuozi and Jiang Xinhong should be in love with each other, but Jiang Xinhong was not brave enough to resist Mou Kai and others, so he could not give Lu Zuozi any response, and even agreed with others to hurt Lu Zuozi.

After losing her parents, Lu Zuozi felt so lonely that she could only hold on to her so-called childhood sweetheart Jiang Xinhong in the new school.

"...Women are very sensitive, and Jiang Xinhong hasn't grown to the point where he can completely hide his feelings. His emotions sometimes show through his eyes, and Lu Zuozi catches them. This is the only motivation that keeps Lu Zuozi going."

"What a pity, this little feeling is mixed with too many things..."

Comrade Xiao Jiang, a clerk in the Abnormal Investigation Department, sneered at Jiang Xinhong, but was full of pity for Lu Zuozi. However, Lu Zuozi's prototype was actually a person from the East Island. Being able to sigh like this was already the greatest kindness Comrade Xiao Jiang could do.

Jiang Xinxin still wanted to win over Ruan Lanzhu on behalf of the official, so she turned around and shared the information she got from the investigation department with Ruan Lanzhu. Ruan Lanzhu had to admire the official's ability, but it was obvious that the ability shown by the official was not enough to convince him.

"Ms. Jiang, now that the authorities have learned so much, is there no way to close those doors?"

Good question.