Chapter 360: 277, Acting Skill (Requesting guaranteed monthly ticket)
In the back of the hover car.
Qing Chen looked at Li Changqing with some curiosity, “Was it Lao Jiu who said I wanted to play with sniper rifles?”
Li Changqing said with a smile, “He told me everything, saying that you are a genius with firearms. Within 50 meters, you can hit whatever you aim at.”
“But there was no need to rush to the shooting range today,” Qing Chen asked casually, “was it someone’s suggestion?”
“Yes, when I took Qing Yi to see Lao Jiu, he said your shooting skills were divine. So, that kid Qing Yi, after hearing about you, wanted to witness it himself,” Li Changqing said. “Lao Jiu also said that with any firearm or bow in your hands, you’d hit the target within three attempts. By the way, there’s a sharpshooter in Qing Yi’s bodyguard team picked out from the Federation’s forces; he even joked about wanting to compete with you.”
For a moment, he wondered if Qing Yi could also be a Time Traveler?
After all, there had been a fierce gun battle on Xingshu Road just last week upon his return, and many knowledgeable people wanted to know who the sniper was.
Now, clever but young Qing Yi suddenly expressing the desire to witness his shooting skills seemed too coincidental in timing.
But if Qing Yi were another Time Traveler, that would explain it.
It wasn’t that Qing Chen was overly suspicious; his circumstances were rather delicate, necessitating extra caution…
But if Qing Yi really was a Time Traveler, which one from He Xiaoxiao’s group could he be?
The most concerned about Qing’s shadow struggle, Li Si?
Zhang San, who provided Huan Yu with false information?
Of course, these were only initial guesses.
There were over twenty people in He Xiaoxiao’s chat group, and even more than ten who had never spoken; Qing Chen couldn’t definitively speculate on anyone’s identity.
There was only one certain conclusion: to be cautious of this Qing Yi.
It wasn’t that Qing Chen had confirmed Qing Yi to be a Time Traveler but rather to hypothesize boldly, verify cautiously.
If this person under the identity of Qing Yi became a Time Traveler, it would be extremely dangerous.
Because such a person could potentially gather and control other Time Travelers through the power of his own clan, forming a substantial force in the Outer World.
For example, if Zhang Chengze had admitted yesterday that he was a Time Traveler, he might have been secretly bought out.
Inside the hover car, Qing Chen caught a whiff of a faint fragrance. Li Changqing had moved closer to him.
He quietly shifted aside and kept reminding himself, this is Master’s sister…
This is Master’s sister…
But he heard Li Changqing say, “Lao Jiu mentioned that you really wanted to play with sniper rifles, but you don’t seem too happy that I said we were going to the shooting range today.”
Qing Chen calmly replied, “I killed quite a few people last week; I’m still trying to settle my nerves.”
Li Changqing laughed, “I heard that when you were in the Octagon cage, you only killed one person. Now, many say you’re like a living Bodhisattva from the Octagon cage. Don’t worry, things are so chaotic these days, you’ll get used to it soon enough. Today we are just playing with guns and shooting targets, not killing anyone.”
Qing Chen didn’t need to practice sniping today, but he did need to act.
Because it might not be just Qing Yi who wanted to see his level with the sniper rifle today.
For example, Xiao Ying was all ears right now.
But Qing Chen didn’t know that Xiao Ying wasn’t concerned with sniper rifles but was learning some advanced expertise from Bai Zhou.
The hover car traveled all the way to the Upper Three Districts.
However, upon arriving here, the car had to strictly follow certain routes, and vehicles must have electronic security protocols; otherwise, they could be shot down from the sky.
Qing Chen knew why hover cars could only fly along designated routes because flying over the consortium’s residence would allow one to overlook all activities inside the estate, convenient for spies to study defense layouts.
Compared to the lawless Lower Three Districts, this place might be the safest in the entire No. 18 City.
Li Changqing said to Qing Chen, “In a few days, when Lao Jiu’s injuries are better, let him get your car equipped with an electronic security protocol as well, so you can freely enter and exit the Upper Three Districts. But remember, never fly over the consortium’s residences.”
The Upper Three Districts lacked tall buildings and modern technology and did not have the heavy light pollution of the Cyber City. Instead, there were pavilions, towers, and courtyards everywhere.
At night, red lanterns glittered like a river of stars.
Flying past here, Qing Chen felt as if he were traversing the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty.
Only, the Inner World’s conglomerates seemed particularly fond of decorating their estates with vermillion and bright red, making this place vivid, like a vibrant oil painting.
Li Changqing earnestly admonished, “After you get back to the Mid-Mountain Estate, try not to run around, and if you want to go out, you must stick with me… No. 18 City is no longer safe. Those who should be here and those who shouldn’t, they’ve all arrived.”
After a while, Qing Chen began to hear the rumbling sound from beneath the hover car.
He knew this sound well; it was the sound of anti-materiel sniper rifles.
The hover car landed at the foot of the hill behind the Mid-Mountain Estate—an undulating hill, like a flood levee, split the entire estate in half.
The targets for the sniper rifles stood against the hillside, with 800-meter targets, 400-meter targets, 200-meter targets, 50-meter targets—a full array.
The prepared firearms included not only sniper rifles but also a complete set of automatic rifles and pistols brought over by the Li Family servants in vehicles.
At the shooting area, over twenty people had already gathered, half of them brought by Qing Yi.