Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Chapter 1381 A Good Night Without Breakfast is Really Hungry

"So that's how it is. You were actually snatched away by a 'candidate'... These guys from the 'Player Mutual Aid Association' are quite shrewd."

On the way, after listening to Dionysus's complaints, Loquat Candy said with a smile.

Although Lin Yu didn't tell the "Loquat Candy" group why they came specifically to ask him for an introduction, Yin Lan couldn't help herself on the way and told them everything that had happened between them and "Iced Americano".

of course……

Perhaps after calming down, Yin Lan took Lin Yu's attitude into consideration and did not mention 'Good Night's' performance again.

But this also reflects that the relationship between Dionysus and loquat candy is quite good.

"What 'ideas'? It's all 'crooked tricks'—the 'Player Mutual Aid Association' is really on its last legs right now," Yin Lan said bluntly. "First, there was a candidate who seemed to be colluding with the 'Raiders,' and now there's someone who directly bribed us... Is there any hope for this organization?!"

Loquat Candy said, "That's why they need to elect the most suitable 'president' through a competition."

"That candidate you mentioned, 'Iced Americano'... although he tried some tricks, his chances of being selected were extremely slim—most members of the 'Player Mutual Aid Association' are still very discerning."

"Most of the current top candidates seem pretty good to me."

Loquat candy offered its opinion.

Yin Lan said, "That's true... However, we can't interfere with the election process; we can only hope that their eyes are truly 'sharp'..."

Then, Yin Lan was about to say something more, but Pipa Tang interrupted her: "Okay, we've arrived."

The three arrived at an ordinary office room upstairs, where a heated discussion was taking place.

"...It's impossible."

"Good! Good! Good! 'Redwood'—you can talk to me like that now?!"

"Bang—Crack!"

The sound of something being smashed came from inside the house.

Pipa Tang, who was about to open the door, raised an eyebrow and said, "It seems that Hongmu didn't come to find you right away because he encountered some unexpected situations."

The next moment, the room door was opened.

"Bang!"

A burly man with a thick beard angrily pushed open the door, scoffed at the three people standing there, and then turned and left.

Lin Yu asked curiously, "Who is this guy?"

Clearly, the guy who just went out wasn't one of the candidates.

“Yan Guang, a veteran 'Tier 3' member of the Players' Mutual Aid Association, joined a few months later than 'Radish' and has a good relationship with 'Radish'. He is from Hebei Province,” said Pipa Tang. “It’s quite strange that this guy didn’t run for election… Logically speaking, if he had run, he should have been a popular candidate.”

Yin Lan stroked her chin: "I saw him twice when I went to Hebei Province on a mission. He seemed quite kind usually... I don't know why he got so angry."

"However, the 'Professor' did tell me some of the reasons why he didn't run for office—this guy probably supported two candidates, so he didn't participate in the competition himself... The person he supported was probably one of 'Xi Chen' and 'Mi Gan,' or maybe he supported both of them."

Although Yan Guang hadn't gone far, Yin Lan still spoke casually—she was clearly not worried that he would hear and cause trouble for her.

Lin Yu pressed further, "If he himself has enough strength, reputation, and qualifications, why would he support someone else running for office?"

“Who knows? Maybe it’s because not everyone is willing to be the leader of an organization,” Yin Lan shrugged. “However, his reasons for supporting those two are quite valid—first, he is related to ‘Xi Chen’, and second, he has a very ‘close’ relationship with ‘Migan’.”

As Yin Lan spoke, Pipa Tang remarked with some emotion, "Oh my, the professor even found this out. He really is as well-informed as ever."

There was a hint of irony in this sentiment.

“At least this time it’s for the organization to gossip,” Yin Lan said, though she greatly admired the professor, she didn’t seem to deny Pipa Tang’s teasing. “Alright, let’s go in.”

Pipa Tang pushed open the door that Yan Guang had slammed shut and saw the scene inside.

A middle-aged man wearing a loose, lead-gray cotton shirt was sweeping up shards of glass from the floor with a dustpan and broom.

Hearing the door open again, the middle-aged man looked up, saw the loquat candy, and greeted it with a smile.

"Brother Tang, what brings you up here?"

Pipa Tang seemed oblivious to Yan Guang's earlier outburst and greeted him normally, as if she knew nothing.

"Brother Redwood, isn't this just bringing our 'Order' deputy commander-in-chief 'Director' and support team member 'Dionysus' to meet with you and discuss the work?"

Pipa Tang stepped aside and introduced Lin Yu and Yin Lan.

Then he asked another question.

"What about the rest?"

“The election officially starts this afternoon, so everyone is busy. I can handle everything myself. Anyway, all the procedures and documents have been confirmed,” Hongmu said, putting down the broom and dustpan. “Comrade Director, Comrade Dionysus, please have a seat.”

Lin Yu and Yin Lan sat on a bench in the office. Judging from the broken pieces on the floor, Yan Guang had angrily smashed the glass while sitting here.

The two sat down, with Pipa Tang standing by the door, and Hongmu also sat down.

"We should officially begin at 2 PM today—the candidates should start entering around 2:30 PM to begin their first round of speeches. We'd appreciate it if the 'Order' members could keep an eye on everything to prevent any malicious individuals from causing trouble… 'Nioh' has confirmed they'll make a public appearance at 8 PM tonight, placing the 'Props' team in the center of the venue. That might cause some disturbance and trouble, so we'll need your help," Hongmu said, pouring tea for Lin Yu and Yin Lan as he explained the detailed arrangements for the day. Although the details were written in the documents, he would naturally reiterate them in person. "Do you two have any opinions or thoughts on this arrangement, or is there anything we can do to assist you with?"

Dionysus did not speak; instead, she looked at Lin Yu, who was the deputy commander-in-chief.

Lin Yu picked up his teacup and took a sip: "There's no problem. These are all things we normally do. As long as your procedures remain unchanged..."

"However, we do need your cooperation on this side—besides the members of the 'Player Mutual Aid Association,' each of the 'candidates' has also hired quite a few 'helpers,' right? These people don't have any information or records, which makes things a bit difficult... Could you ask them to send us the information of the helpers they've hired as soon as possible?"

Lin Yu's straightforward words immediately made Hongmu look troubled.

"This……"

Clearly, Hongmu hadn't expected that his polite, platitudes would elicit a genuine request from the deputy commander of "Order"—and a very difficult one at that.

Although nominally in charge of all the procedures and arrangements for this election, and it sounds like "Redwood" has a lot of authority... in reality, he really has no way to interfere with the election process!

The reason why "Redwood" took responsibility was simply because he had no obvious conflicts of interest or emotional entanglements with any of the candidates, so everyone recognized him as a particularly "good guy" even in the "Player Mutual Aid Association".

It would be virtually impossible for him to direct and mobilize the various candidates, especially the popular ones whose strength and influence far surpassed his.

Asking candidates to submit a list of external "team members" they invited is tantamount to asking them to reveal their hand, an impossible task.

Lin Yu ignored Hongmu's predicament and continued, "Submit these as soon as possible!"

Hongmu looked at Lin Yu and could only nod slightly before speaking.

"I've tried my best... Is there anything else you need?"

This guy didn't refuse Lin Yu's request, but his attitude wasn't as warm as it had been at the beginning.

"No... I don't have any for now, but Captain Liangye might have some, since I'm just the deputy commander."

"So, if you're not busy, Mr. Hongmu, we'll wait here for Liangye—he'll come over when he's done with his business."

As Lin Yu spoke, Hongmu had no choice but to agree again.

After waiting for a few minutes, Lin Yu's phone rang—Liang Ye had sent a message.

"I'm done. What about you?"

"The office at the end of the corridor on the second floor."

Lin Yu sent the message, and within a minute, Liang Ye appeared at the door.

"Comrade Liangye, hello, hello," Hongmu stood up again to greet Liangye, "I've already had a brief discussion with the director and confirmed today's schedule..."

Hearing what Hongmu said, Liangye stood at the door and asked in confusion, "Siba has already finished the handover, so why did they wait for me to come over? They should just go do what they're supposed to do!"

Hongmu was somewhat speechless: "It was after the 'Director' finished stating his needs that he said you might also need our 'Player Mutual Aid Association' to cooperate, so we specially waited for you."

After listening to Hongmu's words, Liang Ye glanced at Lin Yu and asked, "What exactly did you ask for?"

Before Lin Yu could answer, Liang Ye waved his hand and said, "Never mind, it's not important... This does remind me that I do have an urgent need."

Hongmu perked up again: "Please go ahead."

Liang Ye asked earnestly, "Can you provide lunch for our internal affairs team? Everyone's been busy all morning, and I'm sure they'll be starving by then!"

"I haven't even had breakfast yet!"

Upon hearing this, Yin Lan couldn't help but facepalm.

"Comrade Liangye... We've been approved for a meal allowance of 100 yuan per person per day, both for internal and external staff!"

"Damn it! I know, but ordering takeout or something in the venue isn't very convenient. I saw that the restaurant downstairs is preparing a buffet, so I just wanted to ask!"

Liang Ye said earnestly.

The loquat candy vendor at the door spoke up leisurely: "That's our buffet—this is prepared by people transferred by Director Ren, with a meal allowance of 100 per person. Someone from the field team will also come to collect the meals for each squad."

Hongmu's lips twitched: "Yes, the food at our 'Player Mutual Aid Association'... is just boxed lunches ordered by the group, not as good as yours."

Liang Ye was stunned: "Oh, so that's our 'Order's' dining area? Why isn't it marked?"

"Um... if there's nothing else, let's head out now, so as not to delay the work of the 'Player Mutual Aid Association'."