Hugo answered the phone, and a hearty laughter suddenly rang through the living room of Yuqi Residence.
"He's actually an old man?" Bilan on the side was a little surprised.
She originally thought that the top hacker who took the initiative to call would be an arrogant young man, but at this time, the other party's optimistic and uninhibited demeanor and slightly old and hoarse voice surprised her.
"Hahahaha, it's been several years since a young man like you challenged me. Your name is Hugo, right? Do you want to compete with me in "Pokémon Race 8"?"
"Exactly." The detective said neither humble nor overbearing.
"But I am a little concerned about the first half of your words. Are you lying? I am not the latest person to challenge you."
The hacker was stunned: "How did you know?"
"Because your voice sounds overly excited, and coupled with your current breathless tone, you must have just had a fierce gym battle, right?"
The hacker master became even more confused: "Did someone in the know leak the news? How did you know that I am a gym leader?"
"Background investigation is a basic skill for detectives. What we are going to use this time is a very simple elimination method." The detective talked eloquently into his mobile phone.
"When I got your contact information, I heard from the introducer that you had built an entire city's Internet of Things system. There are not many cities in the world that have such conditions. It is said that someone who can undertake such a large project must You must have the capital to be trusted by the Elf Alliance. Therefore, a short list can be easily listed. Coupled with your self-proclaimed old man's talking style, I can be 100% sure that I am having a conversation. Who is it? Right? The owner of the Tie Xuan Hall in Fengyuan Purple City."
The detective's reasoning was clearly on target. The leader of Zijin Gym was silent for a moment, and then burst into even more deafening laughter.
"It seems that what is said in the email is correct. You are really a qualified detective. Now we know each other's identities, but I don't know what is the purpose of you challenging me to the game this time?"
Hugo smiled indifferently and responded calmly: "We might as well discuss it after the game. If you are not satisfied, you can leave at any time."
"Well, feel free to be angry with me!"
In just a few words of conversation, the leader of the electric gym in the Fengyuan region, whom he had never met before, had already left an indelible image of an old naughty boy in Bilan's mind.
Tie Xuanhao said loudly: "Let me state this in advance, so as not to say that I am bullying you after the game. Although it is only my first time to play the game "Horse Racing 8", I have also beaten you in the previous games of this game. With such a great reputation, it’s not easy to defeat a junior like you.”
"Of course I know your achievements, but I have also prepared a secret weapon here." Hugo glanced at the little flame monkey and responded to Tie Xuan with the same confidence.
The little flame monkey who was listening to the call looked quite proud. But in Bi Lan's eyes, this conversation didn't look like a secret deal between a detective and a hacker, but more like two middle-aged kids talking awkwardly to each other.
As the conversation came and went, Hugo and Tie Xuan quickly discussed the time and specific rules of the competition.
The time was set on Sunday night, and the rules were slightly different from Bilan’s previous friendly match with Little Flame Monkey.
After all, the enthusiasm and fighting spirit of both sides have been laid so well. If it is just a small game that ends in two or three minutes, it will indeed be a bit unenjoyable, but if you run back and forth for more than ten laps on a small map, , which is also making people aesthetically tired.
Fortunately, there is a suitable solution for this in two-player games——
There is a huge map called "Tour of Carlos Rally" in "Horse 8". This map splices together all the tracks related to the Carlos region in the previous games of the series, from the flower-scented trails of Chaoxiang Town to the luxurious and elegant aristocrats of Gumu Town. The manor, from Fengxu Town, where windmills gather, to Miare City, where prism towers hang high in the sky, from the huge waterfalls in Lianli Town to the ice and snow world in Yingxue City, from the shining caves with the brilliance of gems to the championship road to witness glory. …
This is a long journey with a total length of more than 3,000 kilometers in reality. It would take nearly 20 days to complete the race by bicycle. The game condenses such a grand scene into a giant map that takes about 40 minutes.
This is undoubtedly the best place for a showdown between the two.
Just when Hugo and the owner of the Tie Xuan Hall were about to finalize the final details, the owner suddenly asked the detective a strange question: "Can we invite foreign aid for this competition?"
"Oh?" Hugo said in a surprised tone, "Can't the Hall of Fame player of "Horse Racing 3" in the Fengyuan region and the annual champion of "Horse Racing 4" personally take action? I thought I would have a chance. How about your gaming prowess?"
On the other end of the phone, the gym leader seemed to be aroused by the detective's words and was speechless for a moment, but before he could speak, Hugo immediately added: "But as a precautionary measure, I also agree with this. You can ask "Foreign aid' rules, after all, none of us want the game duel to become a boring one-sided crushing due to unexpected situations on either side, right?"
The master of Tie Xuan Hall nodded in agreement.
Bi Lan clicked her tongue at the side: Hugo was obviously the one who wanted to hire Little Flame Monkey as a foreign aid from the beginning. How come now, he has become a good person who compromises and gives in?
The call was about to end, but Hugo still had a knot in his heart, so he couldn't help but ask the gym leader of Zijin City the first question: "Mr. Tie Xuan, today is obviously the weekend, why are you still preparing for a battle in the gym? ?”
"Well." Lotte's old man laughed, "A gym leader in the same area asked me to test his daughter's fighting ability, so I came to my gym today to meet her challenge. That girl His name seems to be Xiaoyao."
"That's it." As if the discordant notes in the reasoning score had been erased, Hugo relaxed after his doubts were resolved.
The assistant lady suddenly poked the detective on the shoulder. She had another concern, an issue that the trainer could not ignore.
Hugo immediately understood Bilan's concerns and continued to ask reluctantly: "Then did the trainer succeed in the challenge? I see that you seem to be in a good mood. Is it the gym that won the victory in the end?" Competition?"
"No, actually I lost. The strong chicken used his skills just right, and ended the game beautifully with a wonderful "double kick" move. "
The old man on the other end of the phone said calmly: "Boy, the leader of the gym is not that stingy. The fact that the challenger can defeat a defense team of a similar level is enough to prove that she is qualified to obtain the gym badge. Those who failed in the district competition It’s a pity, but there’s nothing better than the pleasure of witnessing the growth of a new star trainer? Hahaha.”
While laughing, Hugo always felt that there was something insincere in Tie Xuan's words. However, seeing Bilan next to her looking very touched, she decided not to talk any more.
The murderous call came to an end in such a relaxed and happy atmosphere.
"By the way, why did that old man Tie Xuan take the initiative to apply for foreign aid?"
Bilan looked at Hugo who put down his phone and asked with some confusion, "Isn't he the champion in the previous game of that game?"
"His foreign aid is probably some kind of electronic device." The detective said without hesitation as if he already knew the answer.
"E-sports is a game for young people. For an old man like Tie Xuan, his finger speed should have been unable to keep up with the rhythm of the game. A super hacker like him must have used some means to obtain those in the game. By the way, in the year when Tie Xuan won the championship of "Horse Racing 4", the game competition in Hoenn was moved online due to the earthquake, so his championship was very important."
Seeing Bi Lan's expression of disbelief, Hugo promptly added another piece of evidence——
"In addition, there is another point that can prove that Mr. Tie Xuan used cheating techniques in the game, that is, he lost interest in the game after playing "Horse Racing 4", and then did not continue to try subsequent new games. This is for a person This is very unnatural for players who love games and have worked hard to reach the Hall of Fame. Of course, this is also quite easy to explain. If a person cheats repeatedly in the game, it is very easy for him to lose the fun of playing the game itself."
Hugo heard the sound of the image of the leader of the Zijin City gym collapsing in Bilan's heart.
"Hackers generally have this kind of personality. They are arrogant and unruly, and like to win the attention of others. At the same time, their online image is completely different from their personality in the real world. In the case of this old man Tiexuan, he is a conscientious gym leader and a lawless one. They are two sides of a cheating hacker. However, I think this behavior pattern is quite normal, at least they are not psychologically distorted saboteurs. I dare not ask that kind of hacker to be our ally."
The detective in the white coat shrugged his shoulders, as if he was picking on the taste of the food in a restaurant, and commented on the hackers in the world in an understatement.
