Naming Technique of the Night

Late at night.

Qing Chen returned to his room and took out his communicator, "Are you there?"

This time, even at 3 am, Liu Dezhu responded immediately, "Boss! I'm here! I sleep with the communicator beside my pillow. As soon as it vibrates, I wake up, always waiting for your summons! Boss, how's my performance?"

Qing Chen sat on his bed in the bedroom, his expression turning strange. Why had Liu Dezhu suddenly changed his ways?

The abrupt display of loyalty left him a bit uncomfortable.

Could it be that a bout of punishment had truly reformed Liu Dezhu?

Qing Chen sent a message, "Call Kunlun, there's something very important. It must be communicated to them as quickly as possible."

A few minutes later, Liu Dezhu replied, "Boss, Kunlun Lu Yuan's phone is turned off again..."

Qing Chen was speechless. The last time he asked Jiang Xue to call Lu Yuan, the guy's phone was off, and now, it happened again.

If you're someone who's always unreachable, why bother giving your phone number to others? To make a wish upon your phone number?

Normally it wouldn't matter, but today's matter was too important. Qing Chen had to get in touch with Kunlun.

At that moment, Liu Dezhu suddenly said, "Boss, it's my time to shine. Trust me, I can find Kunlun immediately!"

More than ten minutes later.

In Xinglong Residential Area, two Kunlun members were silently sitting in the building opposite Liu Dezhu's home. Xiao Ying held a pair of binoculars, eagerly observing the surroundings, while Hawthorn sat bored with a cup of coffee in hand.

To be honest, other organizations had members with cool nicknames, like Black Wolf or Vermilion Bird, which sounded powerful.

In contrast, Kunlun had names like Xiao Ying, Hawthorn, Wrench, Rock Candy, Gourd — they sounded very down-to-earth.

And Xiao Ying was always bustling with energy, never knowing fatigue or fear.

"Why are we even protecting him?" Hawthorn said helplessly, "I don't think he's worth protecting."

While scanning the surroundings, Xiao Ying replied, "You're wrong about that. We're not protecting him. The Road Team has us stationed here to use him as bait for the criminals. Liu Dezhu's too valuable, many would set their sights on him. Many Time Travelers hide in the dark, unseen by us. With Liu Dezhu around, he's like a light in the night, attracting the bugs to come on their own."

"That makes sense," Hawthorn admitted after thinking for a moment.

Just then, Xiao Ying suddenly said, "Huh, why is Liu Dezhu going out suddenly... What's he doing?"

Hawthorn leaned out the window to look downstairs and saw Liu Dezhu circling around, frantically waving at his surroundings, looking like an imbecile.

It involuntarily brought back the memory of that night's "abba abba" scene.

"Could he be trying to get our attention, wanting us to go find him?" Xiao Ying wondered.

"To find us? Can't he just call the Road Team?" Hawthorn replied, "He has the Road Team's number."

Xiao Ying felt that it made sense but still felt something was off.

Seeing that no one paid attention to him, Liu Dezhu could only run outside.

He arrived at the entrance of the residential area, where two taxis were parked.

He pondered for a moment before getting into one of them because the driver of this car looked younger, which fit more with the characteristics of someone from Kunlun.

Once in the car, Liu Dezhu stared intently at the driver.

In the middle of the night, the driver felt a bit creeped out. Just as he was about to ask where Liu Dezhu wanted to go, Liu Dezhu spoke first, "I am Liu Dezhu."

The driver, "...Ah?"

Suddenly, the driver became incoherent. The two sat opposite each other, suddenly at a standstill...

Through his binoculars, Xiao Ying saw Liu Dezhu getting into a taxi, but the vehicle didn't start even after a long while...

Xiao Ying inhaled sharply and rushed downstairs.

Following him, Hawthorn asked, "Where are you going?"

Xiao Ying hurriedly said, "This guy is looking for us. He thinks the taxi driver is one of us, but my taxi is still in for repairs. The one at the door isn't our guy!"
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At that moment, Liu Dezhu inside the car said to the driver while staring, "You've got the disguise down pretty well, even the QR codes for payment, but you have a flaw."

Confused, the taxi driver asked, "What flaw?"

"Taxi drivers listen to novels on the radio late at night, but you're not," said Liu Dezhu.

The driver was dumbfounded, "My radio's broken..."

Liu Dezhu leaned in closer, lowering his voice, "No need to explain, I know your secret."

The driver's mind went blank, and he trembled as he asked, "Bro, are you... are you Xiao Hua's boyfriend? How did you find me? We're just friends, really..."

Liu Dezhu whispered, "Stop pretending, I know what you do. I have an urgent matter for your boss!"

The taxi driver was now both amused and afraid, "Bro, don't be like this. I'm quite scared now!"

All of a sudden, the taxi door was pulled open.

Xiao Ying dragged Liu Dezhu out of the front passenger seat and even explained to the driver, "Sorry about that, my friend's a bit off in the head!"

Recognizing Xiao Ying, Liu Dezhu exclaimed, "Hey! You're the driver who took me to Xingshu Road that night, I remember you!"

He grabbed Xiao Ying's arm, "I need to speak to your boss. There's something extremely important I have to tell him, and we can't delay a moment. I must tell him in person right away!"