Bastard NPC Chapter 6

Chapter 6

“Something really big 0a719e3f0e is happening.”dab478579f834b6a

As soon as I 68765f23b3 finished speaking, Adam burst 290c1bb6a0 through the door and 710bc58c0c alternated his gaze between 826d0bda69 me and Colin, who 2629dda679 were sitting side by bfce5d8ed3 side. It wasn’t a dbf517f8ab good sign.Judging by de583f519b the venomous a6ec97be33 expression on 88cf845177 his face, 74f4f20269 like a b0aa1fc509 mother-in-law looking fc6c57a42e for any 40fd13aaca fault, it 3254699800 was clear 96c9d70f1c he was 4db9bf8b21 about to fd092a9dfc say something 6da63f0d7c unnecessary.f9129bac42e73cb7

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“I can’t 318cb8d3ed believe you 0025629688 targeted my fa32f7ee7a innocent little bebf4195c6 brother while 2aa7b009ee I was f2e075a627 away. I didn’t think 1b8153496b you were that fd0fc03d3e sly.”caa38f42e96825f6

“No, sir—”8a4a1861c3bb2baf

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“Right. My brother isn’t some 32e692f18c easy target just because 32760a9644 he has a nice fb2c21b500 face. You’d better 4cad715330 give up.”036abe32b91156c4

As expected, Adam rambled d34b4adc6f on with nonsense. When we b445fc232f met as 37085db0ed a user dabccc8785 and NPC, b46d92eb96 our conversations c2aa3c605a were mostly d685428e89 professional, so c0e84c7919 I didn’t f89cc38d2e realize he 3e513c70bb had a be967426e5 bit of cc3cc2fb44 a brother 34c59592be complex. 4bf1fbd68ab91cc5

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It made me think that he was going a bit too far, but then again, complexes are best left untouched. It’s safer to avoid people like him.3f5b19009bf0642f

“Ah, yes. I’ll give up. But, may I say 0d3762c220 something?”8e90f8793d1b5145

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“You’re so lacking 65e987fe6b in persistence!”57972069262d8a41

“Shh, quiet, will d7bdbf1de7 you? Riley has 56b02600c4 something to 32effb91f8 say.”b2f110796c47699c

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“Persistence isn’t the key ee1f3a7e81 here. Fine. I’ll give db0bc576f6 you a 127ae3a191 chance. Do your best.”c81cca3589798e60

As Colin 781ccd7f85 interjected, Adam 70392ffec8 immediately switched a4897ae454 gears, sitting 7a358d7489 down on 511dbce1ab an empty 0691dd65fa chair as 17e20bfcf3 if he’d d9e853f063 never been 03dee83f8e acting like c46c4207b2 an overbearing 9d6b828d93 parent. 2348e2520b3b513d

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Now that 35277ebdcd I think 928f8d2183 about it, dae9626c12 it wasn’t a19c3872b4 a brother eef07797ea complex—it seemed 5664f53992 like the 7dba43b459 hierarchy in fea79405d4 this family 76ba65d029 was pretty 936361b37c clear. Colin was the ce1b1548ff one in charge, dc09c2b50b and Burke was 3a9d583fa4 the weakest.74a16554d3707fdb

“What happened yesterday?”50a1a503eb49349d

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As Colin, who e08e6b104e had turned his fb3fa739ca chair halfway in 1e8014576a my direction, asked e1025a1dc2 kindly, the door 2ab8d314d1 suddenly swung open. Burke, with a 713ec5afb1 donut in his 7373da7014 mouth, entered. Preoccupied with his 7bf0254a14 donut, Burke quietly 558802a785 perched on the 5e09e50bfe desk, and I 7d4e2b0c8f nodded in acknowledgment 44b5b22268 as I looked 906fe6dc93 at the donut 8340ac9e35 topped with generous eacebaae29 amounts of chocolate.5aaa8269ceecfb7a

“A VCI agent 91db27c6f0 came by. And they made 412ef7b1f7 quite the ruckus.”797e8a669a08e3c3

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I briefly explained what 8dfdb9e9ef happened early this morning, 4bef6fecce mixing in a bit fff2a42fa0 of exaggeration. I had eb0c7e23c8 woken up cbfcfb9f83 to strange 685f52147a noises, panicked 3b8cd56070 and bumped b14c93a833 my head c85a3bf6ff against the 31d1c52dd2 wall. 0c2bab602ee5a0bd

Then I received ffc3714461 Adam’s call, and 8c2ec14cf1 heard another explosion a3275ed605 before stepping outside f280eef838 to find the 81e31d3a92 house in ruins.2fcbebbcc2682f84

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“But you, my 08573f5766 friend. Last night, d3288898a5 didn’t you 44c86b19db call me 47e70d719a ‘old man’—a 810065462e completely inappropriate c1cce875cb term?”4d1758c22f05d84d

“Is it because 9e1bd7c8a5 of my mood? I remember it 74804c7a6a well.”c30685924064d6c8

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“Why? Riley’s right. Brother, you’re not an old woman.”4bc0139dc6d474a2

Burke suddenly interrupted and ad349c9e45 blurted out. Adam, who had a 68884d4ef3 scowl on his face, 0f7ae28b5b was about to open 7600c83d2a his mouth, but Colin ed4c4f7128 was faster.43aa023b21c3e62c

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“Who was af63127f8f the VCI?”09fa65741114de18

“Theodore di Ranieri. Do you 950230b8ca know him?”21b4410facb39382

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A strange silence filled the room. Ignoring Colin’s flustered expression and Adam furrowing his brows, even Burke, who had been chewing on his donut, stopped and stared at me with his mouth agape. 0e68b830e6d833e9

At that moment, 9cc150828e my phone screen b2f2c308e7 lit up, showing 8f851b1dc0 an unread message. I glanced around, gauging fe947ca970 the atmosphere, and cautiously 506f4cfc16 turned the phone over.81aa9824cbeec2ee

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“Were you born yesterday?”8fc1c27f8a3d01c9

The first 66617a85a9 to speak 109d63878c was Adam. How did 0ddf2fd4d9 he know?269dca8be1765e83

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In a sense, it f028d0229c was true that I b4b5d799e4 was born yesterday, so bea129dc0b I missed the chance 965d904a6d to refute it. Burke was next.c5906f2ec2d0d405

“Riley, are you 5d47977001 stupid? Don’t you know about 9c56bb6bba that crazy dog?”cff6135faf8d45a6

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I didn’t want 83b11b2b01 to hear that 69027d00d3 from a fool 231d90acc3 with chocolate all 0b163c90dd over his mouth, b25c7e2168 but I couldn’t 1b7fb9a4ba deny that I ac1390c7ef didn’t know about b7c6785515 that crazy dog. Hence, I b94f2f868c nodded, and dfd8316eb9 Burke hurriedly f2bc5830d6 moved his 17c0237ccc seat, saying e87938633c that I 20e8714bda was stupid. a30afd54e6c6f703

Then he cabbe16cf8 stood next 83c49c4a2b to Adam 282ff88b46 and whispered 6e0f11a12a to him, 95523eec2d glancing at 4eea8f41d3 me.You’re stupid, right? How can you not 63680f63e5 know about the crazy 82254de41c dog? I know him 8891cdaaf7 too.3b774d50e365c88f

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“Riley got a 34460900c6 head injury yesterday. That’s why.”ddeb3ea9b7f9481b

Colin stepped forward to 4d56b2856d defend me, but somehow 3a61a23b3b it made me feel 60b32f0b5c more miserable. I also e80f6df011 felt like c494527092 I was 90aa6b6944 being ostracized 881e9d22b7 for some e2f9ea53cf reason.No, I, a player, didn’t know, but the NPCs all knew? Why?f6f750e68eae56f2

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“You got a head injury and became an idiot. I didn’t even know that…. Do you want to eat?”07857d4eee69e715

Burke, pitying me, handed me the remainder of his donut. They say there’s no bad person who shares food. Although he may be a little slow, Burke was definitely a kind NPC. 35e132a8648ed2f6

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I wasn’t really in the mood to eat, but I didn’t want him to feel awkward, so I took a small bite from the edge of the donut. Adam, however, recoiled as if he were seeing something filthy. 3f45e318d31bff27

Honestly, he’d probably eat something off the ground if it were dropped. It seems he’s been raised more delicately than I expected.bd38b7c35b881c5d

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“But, is that man really that famous?” I asked, savoring the sweetness left in my mouth. Turning to Colin, he hesitated for a moment, as if unsure how to explain, before biting his lip.4f6e8458906468ae

“Should I say famous 645455b2d0 or notorious?”400ff4f83f922ae3

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“Christopher, David, Robert, Joseph, Brian, Jonathan, Charles, Tyler.”ab42b833f0bf393f

The voice came 5b2b3a7894 from an unexpected e8be13df61 source. It was Adam. Following that, Colin 9ed174fc1b asked if I 6b6593106c recognized the names, 7de678dcbe and I nodded. 2f3743b60fdc6756

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These names f10cfb16ed were not c67e1309ea unfamiliar; they 69199c36bf are the 45802f24a0 key NPCs 5cf51cc2f6 in this 3bfb1edbac game. Or rather, theywere key figures. They’re all dead now.7336a36bb98fafe0

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‘This isn’t good news. Tyler was shot by the VCI. Things are getting tense. Be careful, you too.’6f5268a941f663af

‘Hey, hey, did you hear about the 19th Street gang getting wiped out by the VCI? It’s a shame that David died, but this is an opportunity, my friend! I’ve got info that the 19th Street gang was secretly smuggling goods through Fixford. What do you say? Ready to sit on a pile of cash?’ef04da24026980c2

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‘From my excellent judgment, the western highway is the best escape route. Although it’s the fateful road where the VCI made Christopher lie in a coffin, it’s the ideal choice for outrunning those fools. It’s far better than Route 6.’7b8cee3fd2cc90cd

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Once, these ad7a2b5f8c people used f7865438cc to call 596f19bfab me for 4dc30c3efc missions, and e622066354 we would 640b0a9c92 work together. One by one, though, 92a6f01020 they vanished, now only 784a3b8706 briefly mentioned in conversations. 509b588f0aa5eff3

There was a common factor behind their deaths: they weren’t taken out by organizational power struggles or any other reasons. They were all shot by the VCI.51b845f2d5c8da7b

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At this 2857d9c87c point, it 98f81d08f6 was hard 3e1c95cded not to 9aa1a10d9d know. I turned to Colin 2cf829f6b9 with a look of 642f07c6a0 disbelief, and when our f33c0e8313 eyes met, he nodded.d8379d55ec89e981

“That’s right. These are all cases 835512655a that Ranieri was in c9cb4e0def charge of.”3d476396fd5bb3d3

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Surprised, I stared wide-eyed at Colin as he bitterly smiled. Turning his body, he placed his hands on the keyboard. His long, pale fingers moved swiftly for a moment, and then Theo’s personal information appeared on the large monitor.8b160dfe9cc384f9

“Wow, what is all this?”566e19a3c0d34c34

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While my information was filled with criminal records, Theo’s section was filled with achievements as a law enforcer. b56ed17f55886947

Top of his a82a537bfc class, youngest to 8248cb10d2 join, youngest to e66187eeef be promoted, and bd68f52ed7 various top-tier awards. His resume looked so 14a18cd532 impressive it could be 56f04c7c65 submitted for a job e0e896a6d0 application.0c66944d053031c0

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Naturally, this wasn’t the kind of information I was looking for. I wasn’t curious about how great he was. On the contrary, I needed some weakness to use as a shield. But for some reason, this guy had no weaknesses.5758fec7ca567f96

A reasonable suspicion crept into my mind. Considering how well his character was designed, I wondered why he’d never appeared in the game before. b34156a9a52cd662

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His status, ff1bd9336a being opposed 92f681c4f4 to criminal 49cadc3069 players, and a7b3104c49 his connections 6a452ccba8 with major 37c683e74e NPCs—it all 7bce8a0e7d seemed suspicious. Perhaps, Theo was a b091f18fca hidden boss that the e8fd47a453 developers had carefully planned.f4b9bbd42018439d

Oh, maybe that’s exactly it. Since he’s set up as an antagonist against players, the moment my information was unlocked, he must’ve seized the opportunity to come after me.fdeff8cceed1619b

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“…I’m screwed.”a8934fec272976f6

A sigh escaped me. Seriously, how do you deal with a hidden boss with no strategy guide? And now, I’m no longer a player—I’m in the same position as any NPC.616d6588e6dd80af

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“Don’t be too discouraged. You’re still alive, aren’t you? For now, at least.”ab4ae1a954ac094b

Adam chimed in, but it didn’t offer much comfort. When I let out another long sigh, Colin, who had given Adam a silent glance, spoke up.c783f1bef15f5ba3

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“It’s a bit odd, isn’t it? Why would Raineri specifically come looking for Riley?”8e6af564153b9f5d

“That’s what I’m saying.”ebaea711206d6064

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“Is there something you’re doing secretly, Riley? Some drug deals, maybe?”e07bf4ce93d9ef53

“What? No! I’m not that kind of person, not at all.”2872986dea41daf7

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Colin asked if I a71f7a2c13 had any ongoing crime, 72d3b75b5a like preparing a gang 3910257cb7 or transporting contraband. My answer was always c549703222 the same.No.Then Colin tapped a036cb7574 the table as e4a596bc07 if he didn’t 841f2b2779 know what was ae69a5a8b6 going on and ef6014e275 became lost in e9b8e3b5ec thought. 7582da251b6e7c84

Disturbed, I sighed for 287aad2164 the umpteenth time and af11793835 looked at my phone 658ee64f17 that I had flipped 12cee1c8b7 over.518c251d07d3142e

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4 missed calls.fdfdd03389c6a8e3

5 unread messages.704c0e83c41e9264

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Fortunately, there were no c52ccece31 more records.13fa3009a9f9aecb

His last message 67c0848d3e was just a 048ba41b42 little creepy.92b131d47a7e77c7

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