Chapter 243: Who is the extra person?

A single task can be accepted by multiple people, or by a team, but it must be written in the agreement beforehand.

Qiao Sang didn’t expect that she would accidentally accept a task with a competitive relationship.

Team tasks are fine; the people who accept them are considered partners, but multiple people accepting a task means it’s a competition.

If someone completes it first, forget about getting a bad review; the task doesn’t even need to be handed over, the Yu Beast Center task platform will directly cancel it for you.

No wonder the task didn’t have specific requirements for Yu Beast Masters and Pets.

“This is really troublesome,” Qiao Sang sighed inwardly.

The knocking continued, and the man got up and twisted the doorknob open.

Qiao Sang turned her head and saw that the man standing outside the door had an ordinary appearance, wore black-rimmed glasses, and a plaid shirt, looking like a standard IT guy.

“Come in,” the man scrutinized Ge Zi Nan for a moment, then stepped aside.

Ge Zi Nan took off his shoes and walked in; he paused when he saw Qiao Sang on the sofa.

“She also accepted the task and came here, just like you,” the man introduced.

“Hello,” Ge Zi Nan nodded and greeted her.

“Hello,” Qiao Sang responded.

Ge Zi Nan sat on the sofa and asked, “Mr. Gu, you said you were being followed. I want to know if you’ve offended anyone recently?”

“No,” the man said, crossing his legs.

Qiao Sang heard the conversation, looked at Ge Zi Nan, and asked, “Do you know him?”

“How do you know my surname is Gu?” the man narrowed his eyes and scrutinized her.

Ge Zi Nan didn’t flinch and replied, “I’m often online, and I’ve seen you. I guess you could say I’m a fan.”

“A fan?!” The man was stunned for a moment and quietly uncrossed his legs.

Goodness, people have fans coming to their homes, unlike her, who walks on the street every day and doesn’t meet a single one. For a moment, Qiao Sang felt that her 3 million followers were likely all zombie fans.

“Why don’t you think about it more carefully?” Ge Zi Nan continued to press.

Seeing that it was his fan, the man’s attitude softened a bit.

He pondered for a moment and said, “I have pretty good social skills, and my social circle doesn’t have any messy people.

As for offending someone, I’ve offended quite a few people online.”

“But since you’re my fan, you should also know that the videos I post are inherently controversial, and besides, which internet celebrity nowadays is praised by everyone? It’s impossible for those who curse me to specifically find where I live and then follow me.”

“If that were true, they’d have to be incredibly bored to do something like that.”

Ge Zi Nan was silent for two seconds, then smiled: “That’s true.”

“Could it be a sasaeng fan?” Qiao Sang asked.

The man stroked his chin and said seriously, “I think there’s a strong possibility.”

Ge Zi Nan’s mouth twitched involuntarily upon hearing this, and he slowly said, “In that case, I think it’s best for Mr. Gu to stay at home and not go out recently. I will check for any suspicious people nearby.”

Before the man could speak, Qiao Sang interjected, “I don’t agree.”

Ge Zi Nan looked over.

Qiao Sang met his gaze and said earnestly, “We can’t protect him 24 hours a day.

If our address is already known, I think it’s more appropriate to lure the snake out of its hole and resolve the issue as soon as possible.”

Ge Zi Nan’s mouth curved into an arc, and he asked, “How do you plan to lure the snake out of its hole?”

“Naturally, by having him go out and walk around more,” Qiao Sang replied.

“We still don’t know if the person following him is a Yu Beast Master or an ordinary person. If it’s a Yu Beast Master, I think it’s very dangerous to just go out casually,” Ge Zi Nan said, adjusting his posture.

“Aren’t we Yu Beast Masters too?” Qiao Sang looked at him and said.

Ge Zi Nan narrowed his eyes.

The room suddenly fell silent, and the air in the living room seemed to turn into stagnant water.

“Thump, thump, thump.”

At this moment, there was a knock on the door:

“Hello, is anyone home?”

The man didn’t get up to open the door; instead, he frowned and raised his voice, asking, “Who is it?”

“My surname is Pang, and I’m here for the task,” the person outside responded.

Qiao Sang: “???”

Another one?!

The man showed a surprised expression upon hearing the answer, stood up abruptly, glanced at Qiao Sang and Ge Zi Nan, took a deep breath, and said, “I’ve only received notifications that two people have accepted the task so far.”

Hey, hey, what do you mean by that?!

Two people? Aren’t there three now? If it’s two people, then who is the extra one?!

Qiao Sang’s heart rate quickened, and she felt the surrounding atmosphere suddenly become very frightening.

Ge Zi Nan, however, was very calm and reminded him:

“If you don’t believe us, you can check the specific information of the people who accepted the task on the platform.

If our information matches, then the person standing outside right now is most likely the target to be dealt with for this task.”

“Let me see,” the man frantically picked up his phone from the coffee table and started checking it.

Something felt off; this person was too calm. Qiao Sang looked at Ge Zi Nan, who was staring at the man.

Ge Zi Nan noticed Qiao Sang’s gaze, turned his head, and chuckled softly, “You, why are you joining in on the fun instead of studying properly?”

Qiao Sang: “???”

Before Qiao Sang could fully understand what he meant, the man beside them, whose expression changed as he looked at the information on his phone, turned and ran towards the main door.

“Little kid! Hurry up and leave! This person is fake!”

Qiao Sang’s heart skipped a beat; she immediately stood up and put distance between herself and Ge Zi Nan, just as she was about to form hand seals.

However, at that moment, a Pet that was entirely purple, with a large and long head, concave pits on both sides, and a lower body that looked like it was wearing a robe, suddenly appeared before her eyes.

Before Qiao Sang could react, her mind felt a dizzy spell, and she uncontrollably wanted to close her eyes.

I really want to sleep…

Although Qiao Sang’s consciousness was plummeting, her subconscious mind, deep within her brain, clearly knew that she had to wake up.

In a daze, she thought, “How unlucky! Last night, to get a good night’s sleep, I adjusted the online time for my virtual helmet.

Now look, Little Treasure Hunting Ghost won’t be laughing out loud at her phone in the middle of the night and waking her up, but it probably spent too long learning skills in the virtual helmet, so it’s still asleep this morning, which made me put Little Treasure Hunting Ghost into the yu beast codex before leaving today.”

If Little Treasure Hunting Ghost had been here, she definitely wouldn’t have fallen for it.

Qiao Sang felt her consciousness becoming more and more blurry.

At this moment, a voice seemed to come from a very distant place:

“Hahaha, look at the people you’ve found, a child still carrying a schoolbag! This schoolbag, how is it moving? This is hilarious!”

Schoolbag…

Water Luyana…

That’s right, there’s Water Luyana in the schoolbag!

No! I have to wake up!!

The voice in her subconscious grew louder and louder, and Qiao Sang’s mind was struggling intensely.

Amidst her struggle, the yu beast codex in her brain region suddenly glowed and flipped rapidly.

Qiao Sang suddenly opened her eyes.

Her face was pale, and sweat was dripping from her forehead.

“How did you wake up so quickly?!” Ge Zi Nan’s eyes widened, and he said in disbelief.

Qiao Sang followed the sound with her gaze.

The task publisher was lying on the ground, seemingly unable to move, looking at her with surprised eyes.

And next to him stood the mysterious Ge Zi Nan.

Qiao Sang took a deep breath, said nothing, and immediately formed hand seals.

The next second, a green star array suddenly lit up on the ground.