Chapter 10: The Corrupt Official’s True Nature Remains Unchanged — Li Yishu’s Underworld Connections

“Commander, say something!”
“Ah…”
“Commander, Shield Dog is attacking me, hitting me!”
“Commander, come quickly!”

Little Swallow was howling miserably on the live stream.

“Alright, alright, I’m coming, brother!” Kurosawa hurriedly sent the operator Dragon out of the CEO’s office. As he stepped out, he glanced back at the still unopened safe.

In the live chat:

Opposition: “Commander, one must see things through to the end!”
Neighbor Huang: “Since you’re here, wouldn’t it be a waste not to open the whole safe?”
Sword Asks Heaven: “A dignified Warden, does he not have the right to open the safe?”
Delta Overlord: “Little Swallow has to avenge himself!”
Commander’s Loyal Follower: “Commander, you must trust Little Swallow!”
gheg: “Commander, don’t leave, there’s an African Heart on the sofa!”

Watching Little Swallow’s health steadily drop on the screen, Kurosawa shouted, “Little Swallow, unleash your ultimate and throw the small bread!”

“Yes!” Little Swallow yelled, “I can use my ultimate! I can throw the small bread!”

Engaged in a tense tug-of-war with Li Yishu, Little Swallow activated the ultimate skill.

“Sonic Shockwave!”

Ripples appeared on Li Yishu’s screen, slowing down the operators’ reactions.

Little Swallow quickly threw out the small bread, but it stuck to Li Yishu’s shield.

“Commander, I stuck the small bread on his shield! It didn’t trigger!” Little Swallow shouted.

In a one-on-one, Li Yishu had the advantage.

Given enough time, he could easily kill Little Swallow alone.

But the ultimate slowed Li Yishu’s reaction speed.

Meanwhile, hurried footsteps echoed from upstairs.

Clearly, Kurosawa was coming.

Once Kurosawa jumped down the ladder, it would become a two-against-one fight.

Death was certain.

“Brothers, if we can’t win, retreat first!” Li Yishu said, immediately directing the operator Deep Blue toward the stairs.

Seeing Little Swallow not in pursuit, he quickly dropped his shield and ran toward the rat tunnel.

In the live chat:

Never Drinks Beer: “Running? Already running?”
Knife Lover Mai Xiaowen: “Didn’t you say possession?”
Laughing Out Loud: “Face slapped, right?”
Delta Judge: “At this point, Yishu is doomed!”
What the Hell: “If the Commander and Little Swallow attack together, there’s no chance at all!”

Meanwhile, in Kurosawa’s live stream, Little Swallow said, “Commander, Shield Dog has been scared off by me!”

“Ah?” Kurosawa was shocked. “Ran away?”

“Yes!” Little Swallow said. “He took my sonic trap with him—like a mobile timed bomb. He’s definitely dead!”

Kurosawa said, “Heal yourself first, then pull the lever in the Blue Room!”

Little Swallow hurriedly asked, “Commander, what about you?”

“Oh!” Kurosawa said. “Since I’m here, if I don’t open the whole safe, it would be a waste!”

In the live chat:

Shocked Guy: “Damn, the corrupt official’s true nature remains!”
A Tough One: “At a time like this, still thinking about opening a safe?”
Fengxian My Son: “Hilarious, the Commander would give up Little Swallow but not the safe!”
My Roommate Is My Godfather: “Run quickly, time’s almost up!”
Tomato Little Warrior: “Little Swallow: I’m fighting desperately outside, Commander is just fiddling with the safe at home?”

By now, Kurosawa had rushed back to the CEO’s office.

Frenziedly opening the safe.

Little Swallow: “Commander, you, you, you…”

Kurosawa: “I’m opening the safe, but am I doing it for myself?”

Little Swallow: “Oh?”

Kurosawa: “When something big comes out, it’s definitely for you!”

Little Swallow: “Then… what about the rocket fuel just now…”

Kurosawa said, “I’m keeping it safe for you first. If we successfully escape, I’ll give it to you. Isn’t that encouraging you?”

Little Swallow: “Uh… that makes sense!”

“Damn it!” Kurosawa suddenly shouted.

“Commander, what’s wrong?” Little Swallow asked. “Did you get a drop?”

“No, no!” Kurosawa said. “It’s just a smoothbore gun!”

“A smoothbore gun?” Little Swallow yelled. “Commander, Commander, you just said…”

“For you, for you, all for you!” Kurosawa said. “Is the Commander greedy?”

“No, no, definitely not!” Little Swallow dashed toward the Blue Room, excitedly saying, “Commander, please keep the smoothbore gun safe for me. I’m going to pull the lever now!”

“Alright, I’ll wait for you!”

After finishing with the safe, Kurosawa kept showing off the smoothbore gun in his hand.

Little Swallow: “Commander, I pulled the lever in the Blue Room. Only one lever remains in the centrifuge. Let’s go find Shield Dog now!”

“Hm!” Kurosawa said. “Use your brain a bit and analyze where Shield Dog might have gone.”

Little Swallow hurriedly said, “Only the three of us are on the field. No more dropped packages or escapes. So Shield Dog must be hiding at the evacuation dog hole, waiting for us to pull the lever and then fleeing in the chaos!”

Kurosawa glanced at the live chat and then smiled. “Little Swallow, have you been sneaking peeks at the chat?”

Little Swallow: “Uh… yeah… maybe!”

Kurosawa then said, “Brothers in the chat, Little Swallow has been in a two-against-one situation from the start. If you keep spoiling things, it won’t be fun!”

“Exactly, exactly!” Little Swallow said. “Commander’s right. This time, the Commander and I will openly defeat Shield Dog. Revenge, revenge, revenge!”

“Meet in the Black Room!” Kurosawa commanded.

“Got it!” Little Swallow shouted.

Meanwhile, Li Yishu had already escaped from the outer rat tunnel to the evacuation dog hole, crouching on the ground to recover.

The live chat was full of people predicting Li Yishu’s defeat.

Never Drinks Beer: “Yishu, are you even okay? Fierce against the Bee Medic, but you run away when you see the Commander?”
Dragon Rider Luna: “Brothers want to see possession. What’s the point of you just running?”
Never Wears Underwear: “In the dog hole, surrounded by Commander and Little Swallow—death is certain!”
I Just Love Running Knives: “In this situation, even a deity couldn’t break the deadlock!”
Little Black Urulu: “No way out, Yishu is definitely doomed!”
Brother Wei: “It’s okay, Yishu, you’re doing well already!”

At this point, the live stream’s popularity was declining.

Li Yishu said, “Brothers all came from Kurosawa’s stream to see me possess the Commander and Little Swallow. If I don’t satisfy you, wouldn’t that be unfair? Watch my moves!”

With that, Li Yishu controlled Deep Blue out of the rat tunnel, then slipped into the riverside rat tunnel.

He crouched near the iron bars, aiming his crosshairs directly at the wall entrance.

Flower Brother: “Whoa, whoa, what’s he planning?”
I’m Not a Trickster: “What kind of creepy spot is this?”
No One Knows Trap Better Than Me: “No way? Yishu’s tricking us again?”
I Just Like To Trap Your Girlfriend: “As expected of a CS streamer, true to form!”
Brother’s Girlfriend, Can I Borrow Her?: “Sure enough, the Commander’s streamer nature remains!”