Chapter 81: The Unlucky Villain’s Lucky Little Companion Player (7)

Chapter 81: The Unlucky Villain's Lucky Little Companion Player (7)

Song Chuyi hummed lightly, "Boss, have you ever heard a saying?"

"Where the money is, the love is."

"So boss, of course I'm thinking of you!"

Duan Tianhe laughed heartily, "Little liar."

Clearly, it was his money that she was thinking of.

But that was fine, at least the little companion player had something she was after. If she didn’t have anything she was after, or if she was only after him for who he was, it would actually make him uneasy.

A person like him, how could he deserve to be liked by the light?

It was better that she liked his money.

Duan Tianhe checked his balance. Not long ago, he had earned 10 million, but after various expenses, only 2 million remained.

2 million… that would only buy him a month of the little companion player’s time. It seemed he would need to find a way to earn some more money during this period.

Thinking of this, Duan Tianhe opened WeChat and scrolled through his contacts. When he came across a contact labeled "Shady Broker," he tapped to send a message.

"Any jobs recently?"

The reply came almost instantly, "Already blown through 10 million? This time it's a bit fast."

"Or did you hit a streak of bad luck and lose it all?"

Duan Tianhe: ……

"Help me keep an eye out for high-paying jobs, difficulty doesn't matter."

Shady Broker: "I was just waiting for you to ask! I've got plenty of tasks. Don't worry, I'll definitely find you one that pays well."

"But how did you spend it so quickly this time? Buy a house or a car?"

"Wait, you can't buy a house or car, can you?"

Duan Tianhe: "I hired a companion player to play games."

Shady Broker: "???"

"You're not being scammed, are you?"

Duan Tianhe: "Smiling.jpg"

"Talk like that again and I'll block you."

Shady Broker: "No, no, no. I'll find you tasks right away."

Duan Tianhe didn't reply to him again. The voice call was still ongoing, but he didn't want to chat with this shady broker any longer.

"Shall we continue playing 'Yearning of Love'?"

Song Chuyi quickly responded, "Sure."

"I just drew an SSR story card that I haven't used yet."

"Should I use it now, or should I tell you about it, boss?"

Duan Tianhe controlled his character and responded softly, "Mm."

After Song Chuyi used the SSR story card, a prompt quickly appeared on his side.

"Would you like to spend 1000 gems to unlock the SSR card story?"

Duan Tianhe didn't hesitate and recharged to unlock it.

The screen went black, and at the same time, Song Chuyi's voice sounded in his ears.

"You and Tiantian have been invited to a yacht dinner."

"You're having a great time, but he seems a little unhappy."

"You go to ask him, but he meets you with a cold face."

"You're a little angry, not knowing why things turned out this way."

"Just then, the ship starts taking in water."

"In a daze, you hear others shouting that the ship is sinking."

"The ship is sinking, so who will come to save you?"

…………

Song Chuyi continued reading and felt something was off. Why was it turning into a tragedy? Was his "A'Chu Chu" going to die?

He continued reading.

"In a haze, you feel someone kissing you."

"You hear Tiantian's voice."

"He's saying..."

Song Chuyi suddenly stopped, "Huh? Why isn't it showing what he's saying?"

In the next room, Duan Tianhe looked at the line of text that popped up on the screen.

"Please enter the message you want to send to A'Chu Chu: ________"

Duan Tianhe raised his eyebrow slightly. No wonder this unlock cost ten times more than the last one. So, this is how it works?

This game is interesting.

He pondered for two seconds. If something like that really happened, what would he say?

His fingertip tapped the screen twice before pressing the confirm button.

The next second, Song Chuyi's voice rang out.

"It's out, guess it was lagging earlier."

He cleared his throat, "The bright moon should be high in the sky."

Song Chuyi: ???

He couldn't help but wonder, "Is this a puzzle storyline card? Are they asking me to investigate the cause of the cruise shipwreck?"

"What does this sentence mean? Could it be that someone named Mingyue caused the ship to sink?"

Duan Tianhe: ...

He fell into a rare silence.

Song Chuyi continued to speculate, "I told you A'Chu Chu definitely wouldn't die. Do you think the storyline will turn him into a detective? And then I'd be his assistant?"

"Like Sherlock Holmes and Watson?"

Duan Tianhe smiled helplessly, "Probably not."

"It seems to just be a dating game."

"Who says a dating game can't solve cases?" Song Chuyi countered, "Solving cases can enhance the relationship!"

"Yes, yes, A'Chu is right." Duan Tianhe followed Song Chuyi's words.

Song Chuyi lightly coughed, "This SSR storyline card ends here."

"To continue, you'll need to spend money to draw cards."

"How about we draw cards again tomorrow? It's getting late, boss, you should sleep."

Duan Tianhe wasn't sleepy. He still wanted to play with the little companion player, but just then, a message came in from the Shady Broker.

"The mission has been screened."

"This time you'll need to take a cruise to Luxia Bay. There's an area of sea there that is the wreck site of the Changhe No.1. We need you to use your bad luck to let the cruise sink naturally."

"The personnel are already in place. Someone will cooperate with you."

"After the ship sinks, you must leave immediately. Afterward, we'll use the pretext of salvaging the cruise to legally retrieve the Changhe No.1."

"You don't need to worry about what happens after. You just need to let the cruise sink naturally and leave immediately after."

Duan Tianhe quickly replied, "How much?"

Shady Broker: "Ten million."

"It normally wouldn't be that much, but the Changhe No.1 is very important to us. I can't explain the details."

Duan Tianhe: "Why don't you sink the cruise yourselves?"

Shady Broker: "Do you think it's easy to sink a cruise? Moreover, that area of sea is being watched by multiple parties. There are not only our people on the cruise but also tourists."

"In short, the cruise is traveling legally. Our people can't intentionally sink it. We can only rely on your bad luck."

"The equipment is already prepared. Once you're on the ship tomorrow, someone from our side will contact you. Be careful, in the chaos, we might not be able to look after you."

Duan Tianhe: "OK"

After confirming tomorrow's plan, he had to say goodnight to Song Chuyi. He needed to rest well because he was going to earn money tomorrow.

On the other side, after hanging up the voice call, Song Chuyi heard Xiao Tong's excited voice.

"Host! The main system returned a little bit of energy to me!"

"I'll send you the subsequent plot of the villain!"

Song Chuyi received the follow-up plot sent by Xiao Tong.

The turning point for Duan Tianhe to become the apocalyptic villain was a cruise shipwreck incident.

A cruise that had always been safe sank to the bottom of the sea after he boarded it. Only he survived.

This was the first time he realized that his bad luck didn't just control things like money and power.

What he controlled was life, living life.