Implication

Wen Ren Yu, however, seemed perfectly adapted to this tedious method. For over ten minutes, his expression was focused on the screen—but since there were no changes on the screen, Shao Zi guessed he was probably staring at the motionless screen, while listening to the changing sounds around him.
After all, people passed by nearby from time to time, but since Wen Ren Yu had chosen a good visual blind spot, no one noticed the presence of the figure who had been lying low for so long.
【Can you win a game playing like this?】 Shao Zi, puzzled, inquired on his phone.
Lu Yao's reply was slightly hesitant.
【This is actually an early gaming style… But doing it completely like this, should be quite rare.】
Even the "Voldemorts" in this game, who liked to wait in place and secretly seize opportunities, rarely managed to stay motionless for more than ten minutes.
After all, in such a complete situation, the fun of the game was truly zero.
Then Shao Zi watched Wen Ren Yu calmly operate his character, lying prone in place, until the poison circle on the mini-map in the game interface spread to his position, only then did he begin to crawl forward.
Lu Yao, after the forced restriction was lifted, began to observe the action from her perspective, very enthusiastically, even using the chat system as a platform to share her feelings.
【This situation is actually very similar to when Brother Song first played; I didn't expect it, their thinking is actually very similar in some respects, both very patient. However, Brother Song was previously blown up by an artillery strike while crouching in the bushes, which I didn't expect, and he blamed me for not telling him that such places would kill people—I mean, seeing the screen turn red and hearing bomb sounds, wouldn't anyone feel it's very dangerous and shouldn't stay?】
Choked by Lu Yao's string of associations, Shao Zi couldn't help but recover from his other thoughts.
It was actually true.
If it was purely for victory, Wen Ren Yu's approach was indeed commendable… because it was not difficult to understand why Song Qiao Yu would act this way; after all, his profession was a military sniper.
Shao Zi was not unfamiliar with relevant knowledge; after all, police officers also had relevant training programs, and he had read many similar case methods. He knew that a sniper's profession wasn't about instant kills as depicted in movies, but required finding a hiding spot and waiting for a long time, finally delivering a fatal blow at the opportune moment.
But this method appearing in a hypothetical game seemed a bit too serious.
Could it be that this person truly had ulterior motives, making some subtle moves in this situation? Shao Zi couldn't help but speculate conspiratorially.
After all, for a pastime, its existence even made the task-bound observers want to use other things to pass the time; it was truly a situation very difficult to judge by common sense.
Just then, Shao Zi finally waited for the chaotic situation to arrive. Finally, a figure appeared in Wen Ren Yu's crawling field of vision, flashing by.
How would he react?
Then Shao Zi saw Wen Ren Yu's hand tremble, "bang bang" two shots, resolving the passerby who had just appeared.
…Isn't this how you play?
Shao Zi had just thought he was about to see a professional player with incredibly high hand speed stand up and show off his skills, only to find that the character Wen Ren Yu was controlling picked up all the items dropped by the opponent, then fled in a specific direction as if escaping.
Then, he hid near a pile of hay—even taking out a ghillie suit from beside him, thus once again blending in with the environment.
Immediately after, it was another long and uninteresting period of stagnation.
Shao Zi stared blankly at this image, almost numb, until Wen Ren Yu again requested to move, once again slowly shifting the screen's view.
It was just that this time an unexpected event occurred in his path; Wen Ren Yu's luck was truly too bad. He stumbled into a battlefield where two "big shots" were throwing grenades at each other, predicting positions, and thus, without warning, became a fish in a barrel, caught in the crossfire—two bombs simultaneously exploded within three seconds on either side of his controlled character.
To have such luck was truly not easy.
Shao Zi hadn't even reacted before he saw the gray interface indicating death. Then he saw the person in front of him take off his headphones and turn around.
Evidently, he had long since noticed someone watching from behind.
Composing himself, Shao Zi was about to continue his pretense, making his image of silently observing from the sidelines seem casually normal.
But Wen Ren Yu didn't give him a chance, breaking all his subsequent thoughts with a single sentence.
“A pleasure to meet you, Officer Shao.”
A smile appeared at the corner of Wen Ren Yu’s mouth, without any surprise, he said slowly.
These words impacted Shao Zi’s brain, making all his thoughts instantly turn blank.
Why?
Shao Zi quickly exerted himself, searching for all doubts and possible reasons.
He had never casually exposed his name in front of anyone related to this case, nor had he ever met this Mr. Wen Ren Yu. The fact that he could directly call out his name and identity could only mean…
A thought suddenly appeared in Shao Zi’s mind, encompassing the images he had seen before, and some other unusual situations he hadn't delved into. All these elements combined, forming a single conclusion.
It, in turn, made Shao Zi suddenly feel a sense of enlightenment.
His phone vibrated in his pocket; evidently, Lu Yao had also noticed the game had ended and wanted to inquire about the reason for the dark screen and lack of further action, asking Shao Zi, who was at the scene.
But Shao Zi was currently immersed in his own deductions, too busy to care about this factor.
And all the causes stemmed from just one sentence.
“My actions just now were not meant as a pretense; it’s just my usual way of doing things, not intentionally trying to tease or mislead anyone,” Wen Ren Yu bowed his head slightly apologetically, “Sorry, this is also my first time needing to make this kind of explanation, so I’m not quite sure how best to do it. It’s just that for the sake of caution, a little appropriate embellishment is necessary.”
Shao Zi remembered the old man who had clung to him earlier.
Evidently, Wen Ren Yu was well-prepared. Only to lead Shao Zi to the appropriate location at the right time, and then conduct a seemingly unproblematic private conversation.
Indeed, in the eyes of others, Wen Ren Yu was merely talking to a passerby who had watched him play the game. From Shao Zi's perspective, this conversation was also well-substantiated.
But Shao Zi was curious, why go to so much trouble?
Everything started by chance, and all the threads originated from momentary "coincidences" or "unavoidable actions."
Shao Zi also vaguely felt he was touching upon the root cause.
Even if he didn't ask more, it didn't mean he paid no attention. Shao Zi always had some suspicious anomalies, but he knew what deserved more concern and what shouldn't be focused on.
Ever since he was transferred to Team Three for some reason, Captain Wang Hai had vaguely informed him of this truth. Shao Zi wasn't an overly rebellious colleague, nor was he overly insistent on the outcome of his curiosity, and he trusted his colleagues' judgments quite well.
But what was it that made these people go to such lengths?
In fact, that initial sentence at the very beginning already explained quite a lot, even enough for Shao Zi to put aside many doubts about Wen Ren Yu's strange actions. And this Wen Ren Yu, it seemed, besides needing to communicate as per the original plan, was also vaguely trying to hint at something else.
Shao Zi was momentarily unable to fully analyze and understand, so he had to focus on the remaining key points Wen Ren Yu wanted to convey.
“Stating these things, in fact, is just to ask Officer Shao for help in preventing some investigations that would cause confusion,” Wen Ren Yu sighed, “That friend of mine said you are very tight-lipped and quite trustworthy, so you might be able to offer assistance in this regard. I also hope to cooperate with a careful police officer like you.”
Shao Zi’s thoughts stirred.