Chapter 372 - Did You Receive Any Information?
Translator: lav
Editor: SSins
The Scepter only had one thing to say at the sight of Shi Lei’s confidence, “Stupid marmot!”
But after it said that, it didn’t even know how to continue itself. Obviously, Shi Lei’s analysis was reasonable and logical.
“You have nothing else to say other than this. Oh oh oh, maybe ‘cunning Mickey Mouse’, but I’m accustomed to it and I treat it as a compliment because you would only say it when you are angry that I saw right through you!”
The Scepter was silent, “...”
Shi Lei laughed, “I can’t believe you learned to use silence to face it. But you are already shining gold so your silence won’t become gold(1). So, noble Scepter, you might as well tell my now. Is my consumption five star plus level or not? I’m guessing that it is.”
The Scepter snorted and didn’t reply. This showed that either the Black Card didn’t allow him to answer his question or it was as the Scepter said. The Black Card only allowed it to announce it on the calculation day.
Shi Lei didn’t question it any further as he already confirmed that this consumption was acknowledged. From the Scepter’s reaction, he knew that it was definitely the most valuable consumption.
Shi Lei only had to worry about how many chances he could draw prizes from this five star plus consumption.
“I can do that two times for a five star consumption. Five star plus, haha, allows me at least four times. And I still have the option to double it. This means that I can have eight chances to draw prizes. Mwahaha, noble Scepter, just wait for me to spin the prize disk non-stop three days later! When that time comes, I will draw all the cards you have!”
“Stupid marmot, don’t try to use your stupid thinking to try to guess my decision. Whether you get awards or chances to draw the prize, you can’t decide any of it. Do you believe it or not? You may not even get one chance!” The Scepter’s voice became malicious which resembled the sound of metals rubbing together, which sounded uncomfortable to Shi Lei.
However, Shi Lei didn’t believe anything the Scepter said. Excellent deals correlated to drawing prizes as it was something he spent the past half a year to confirm.
“There’s no need for you to try to mislead me. Think about it. After I got the Black Card, who mislead who more between us? Noble Scepter, your IQ isn’t as high as what you think. You need to know that no matter how advanced artificial intelligence may be, it’s hard to completely possess a human’s way of thinking. Why? Because human thoughts are filled with emotions and it is something that you cannot measure with data.”
The Scepter only snorted coldly this time as if it realised that it already revealed something it shouldn’t have when it was furious. No matter how much Shi Lei scorned it, it decided to not say a single word.
“By the way, it’s February tomorrow. Shouldn’t my Investment Card refresh?”
The Scepter couldn’t avoid this question, “Yes. Level Two Employee. Your Investment Card will be refreshed four times at midnight tomorrow. Please use it cautiously.”
Shi Lei smiled, “I can finally begin to invest again. My private funds can’t wait!”
“Don’t copy the way that damned Shui Yu(2) talks. The character Brother Dadao who he created isn’t even funny. And I think he forgot the existence of the character himself. He hasn’t had a part for so long!”
Uh… So the Scepter already read internet novels?
Shi Lei was speechless as he silently pressed the button to eject the Black Card.
As he walked out of the self-service bank, Shi Lei continued to warn himself that he needed to pay more attention to the trap about the accumulated points.
Shi Lei didn’t forget that the Scepter had a rather complete explanation about accumulated marks. Of course, it explained all of Shi Lei’s questions.
The Scepter said that Level Two Employees couldn’t know about the details of basic points, only the extra points. In other words, the Scepter couldn’t reveal anything about the points when he asked when Shi Lei was still a Level Two Employee. Or if Shi Lei asked for more details, it only needed to tell him about his extra points.
There must be a trap.
Shi Lei continuously warned himself on the way home.
As he walked, a car suddenly pulled to a stop next to Shi Lei and the sound of the brake made Shi Lei jump as he snapped out of his thoughts.
It was a Maserati GT and Shi Lei thought that the car looked somewhat familiar.
The window lowered gradually, revealing an extremely familiar face.
It was Wei Qing.
“Huh? Why are you in Runzhou?” No matter what, Shi Lei was rather happy about encountering Wei Qing coincidentally on the day of the small New Year for Runzhou people.
Wei Qing was obviously delighted too, “Ha, what a coincidence. Didn’t I tell you a few days ago that I’m coming to Wudong? I finished my business today so I thought I can come and have a drink with you. It’s only eighty kilometers away and it takes less than an hour to go to your house. I drove towards the direction of your house after exiting the highway. I saw that a person looked like you from the back so I drove next to you, but I didn’t expect it to actually be you. This is fate.”
Shi Lei nodded in agreement. He walked to the front passenger seat and got in.
“It really is a coincidence. Alright, let’s find a place and I’ll treat you to some drinks.”
Wei Qing drove and spoke, “I need to find a hotel first. We can drink at the hotel.”
Shi Lei found it strange. Wei Qing was someone who didn’t like having nothing to do. It wasn’t his style to request to drink at the hotel.
Shi Lei didn’t ask too much. Wei Qing opened his phone to search for a hotel. He found a hotel called Sofitel at the center of the city and he drove there with the instructions of the GPS.
Ten minutes later, Wei Qing finished registration and the two of them sat down in the ballroom.
They bought a bottle of whiskey and toasted in the corner spot that Wei Qing specifically picked.
At this moment, Shi Lei could tell that Wei Qing wasn’t in the mood to drink. At least he seemed tired, the kind of tiredness which was carved into his bones from something more than just driving.
“You don’t seem like you are in a good mood?” Shi Lei poured the drink and asked.
Wei Qing rubbed his eyes and sighed, “I’m not sure about some things. Shitou, tell me honestly. Did you receive any information these few days?”
Shi Lei was blank, “What information can I have? I’m just a poor loser…”
“We are brothers. There’s no need for us to talk like this. I don’t know what background you have, but I know at least that you aren’t as simple as what you seem on the outside. I’m asking you honestly. Did you get any information?”
Shi Lei frowned, “That’s very ambiguous and I really don’t understand! About who?”
“Did Wei Xingyue contact you recently?”
Shi Lei froze. Right, he had been back for quite a few days and Wei Xingyue hasn’t pestered him even once. After Wei Xingyue dragged him to watch the sunset, Shi Lei left her to sleep in his apartment alone. He took Zhang Liangliang and Sun Yiyi out for a day. When he returned at night, Wei Xingyue was already gone.
Before, Shi Lei even mentioned to Wei Xingyue that the reason why he didn’t plan to say goodbye to her when he left Wudong for Runzhou for the New Year was because he thought that Wei Xingyue would come to Runzhou for him in three days.
But it had been ten days. Wei Xingyue didn’t send him any message, not even a WeChat message.
Chapter 372 - Did You Receive Any Information?
Translator: lav
Editor: SSins
The Scepter only had one thing to say at the sight of Shi Lei’s confidence, “Stupid marmot!”
But after it said that, it didn’t even know how to continue itself. Obviously, Shi Lei’s analysis was reasonable and logical.
“You have nothing else to say other than this. Oh oh oh, maybe ‘cunning Mickey Mouse’, but I’m accustomed to it and I treat it as a compliment because you would only say it when you are angry that I saw right through you!”
The Scepter was silent, “...”
Shi Lei laughed, “I can’t believe you learned to use silence to face it. But you are already shining gold so your silence won’t become gold(1). So, noble Scepter, you might as well tell my now. Is my consumption five star plus level or not? I’m guessing that it is.”
The Scepter snorted and didn’t reply. This showed that either the Black Card didn’t allow him to answer his question or it was as the Scepter said. The Black Card only allowed it to announce it on the calculation day.
Shi Lei didn’t question it any further as he already confirmed that this consumption was acknowledged. From the Scepter’s reaction, he knew that it was definitely the most valuable consumption.
Shi Lei only had to worry about how many chances he could draw prizes from this five star plus consumption.
“I can do that two times for a five star consumption. Five star plus, haha, allows me at least four times. And I still have the option to double it. This means that I can have eight chances to draw prizes. Mwahaha, noble Scepter, just wait for me to spin the prize disk non-stop three days later! When that time comes, I will draw all the cards you have!”
“Stupid marmot, don’t try to use your stupid thinking to try to guess my decision. Whether you get awards or chances to draw the prize, you can’t decide any of it. Do you believe it or not? You may not even get one chance!” The Scepter’s voice became malicious which resembled the sound of metals rubbing together, which sounded uncomfortable to Shi Lei.
However, Shi Lei didn’t believe anything the Scepter said. Excellent deals correlated to drawing prizes as it was something he spent the past half a year to confirm.
“There’s no need for you to try to mislead me. Think about it. After I got the Black Card, who mislead who more between us? Noble Scepter, your IQ isn’t as high as what you think. You need to know that no matter how advanced artificial intelligence may be, it’s hard to completely possess a human’s way of thinking. Why? Because human thoughts are filled with emotions and it is something that you cannot measure with data.”
The Scepter only snorted coldly this time as if it realised that it already revealed something it shouldn’t have when it was furious. No matter how much Shi Lei scorned it, it decided to not say a single word.
“By the way, it’s February tomorrow. Shouldn’t my Investment Card refresh?”
The Scepter couldn’t avoid this question, “Yes. Level Two Employee. Your Investment Card will be refreshed four times at midnight tomorrow. Please use it cautiously.”
Shi Lei smiled, “I can finally begin to invest again. My private funds can’t wait!”
“Don’t copy the way that damned Shui Yu(2) talks. The character Brother Dadao who he created isn’t even funny. And I think he forgot the existence of the character himself. He hasn’t had a part for so long!”
Uh… So the Scepter already read internet novels?
Shi Lei was speechless as he silently pressed the button to eject the Black Card.
As he walked out of the self-service bank, Shi Lei continued to warn himself that he needed to pay more attention to the trap about the accumulated points.
Shi Lei didn’t forget that the Scepter had a rather complete explanation about accumulated marks. Of course, it explained all of Shi Lei’s questions.
The Scepter said that Level Two Employees couldn’t know about the details of basic points, only the extra points. In other words, the Scepter couldn’t reveal anything about the points when he asked when Shi Lei was still a Level Two Employee. Or if Shi Lei asked for more details, it only needed to tell him about his extra points.
There must be a trap.
Shi Lei continuously warned himself on the way home.
As he walked, a car suddenly pulled to a stop next to Shi Lei and the sound of the brake made Shi Lei jump as he snapped out of his thoughts.
It was a Maserati GT and Shi Lei thought that the car looked somewhat familiar.
The window lowered gradually, revealing an extremely familiar face.
It was Wei Qing.
“Huh? Why are you in Runzhou?” No matter what, Shi Lei was rather happy about encountering Wei Qing coincidentally on the day of the small New Year for Runzhou people.
Wei Qing was obviously delighted too, “Ha, what a coincidence. Didn’t I tell you a few days ago that I’m coming to Wudong? I finished my business today so I thought I can come and have a drink with you. It’s only eighty kilometers away and it takes less than an hour to go to your house. I drove towards the direction of your house after exiting the highway. I saw that a person looked like you from the back so I drove next to you, but I didn’t expect it to actually be you. This is fate.”
Shi Lei nodded in agreement. He walked to the front passenger seat and got in.
“It really is a coincidence. Alright, let’s find a place and I’ll treat you to some drinks.”
Wei Qing drove and spoke, “I need to find a hotel first. We can drink at the hotel.”
Shi Lei found it strange. Wei Qing was someone who didn’t like having nothing to do. It wasn’t his style to request to drink at the hotel.
Shi Lei didn’t ask too much. Wei Qing opened his phone to search for a hotel. He found a hotel called Sofitel at the center of the city and he drove there with the instructions of the GPS.
Ten minutes later, Wei Qing finished registration and the two of them sat down in the ballroom.
They bought a bottle of whiskey and toasted in the corner spot that Wei Qing specifically picked.
At this moment, Shi Lei could tell that Wei Qing wasn’t in the mood to drink. At least he seemed tired, the kind of tiredness which was carved into his bones from something more than just driving.
“You don’t seem like you are in a good mood?” Shi Lei poured the drink and asked.
Wei Qing rubbed his eyes and sighed, “I’m not sure about some things. Shitou, tell me honestly. Did you receive any information these few days?”
Shi Lei was blank, “What information can I have? I’m just a poor loser…”
“We are brothers. There’s no need for us to talk like this. I don’t know what background you have, but I know at least that you aren’t as simple as what you seem on the outside. I’m asking you honestly. Did you get any information?”
Shi Lei frowned, “That’s very ambiguous and I really don’t understand! About who?”
“Did Wei Xingyue contact you recently?”
Shi Lei froze. Right, he had been back for quite a few days and Wei Xingyue hasn’t pestered him even once. After Wei Xingyue dragged him to watch the sunset, Shi Lei left her to sleep in his apartment alone. He took Zhang Liangliang and Sun Yiyi out for a day. When he returned at night, Wei Xingyue was already gone.
Before, Shi Lei even mentioned to Wei Xingyue that the reason why he didn’t plan to say goodbye to her when he left Wudong for Runzhou for the New Year was because he thought that Wei Xingyue would come to Runzhou for him in three days.
But it had been ten days. Wei Xingyue didn’t send him any message, not even a WeChat message.
