Beast taming, starting from zero point novel Chapter 254

Chapter 254: Chapter 242: Who is the extra person?

Chapter 254: Chapter 242: Who is the extra person?

A task could be taken up by multiple individuals or by a team, but this had to be specified in the agreement beforehand.

Qiao Sang hadn’t expected that she would take on a task that involved competition simply because she wasn’t paying enough attention.

Team tasks were straightforward—the people taking the task were in a cooperative relationship, but for tasks taken by multiple people it was competitive. If someone else completed it first, not to mention receiving a bad review, there wouldn’t even be a task to hand over; the Beast Taming Center’s task platform would simply cancel it.

No wonder there were no specific requirements for the Beast Tamer and Pet Beast in the task details.

What a hassle… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly.

The knocking continued, and the man got up and turned the doorknob.

Qiao Sang turned her head to look, only to see a man standing outside with an ordinary appearance, wearing black-framed glasses, dressed in a plaid shirt—a typical IT man attire.

“Come in,” the man said after appraising Plaid Shirt Man, stepping aside to make way.

Plaid Shirt Man took off his shoes and came in. When he saw Qiao Sang on the sofa, he paused for a moment.

“She’s here for the same task as you,” the man introduced.

“Hello,” said Plaid Shirt Man, nodding in greeting.

“Hello,” replied Qiao Sang.

Plaid Shirt Man sat down on the sofa and asked, “Mr. Gu, you said you were being followed. Have you offended someone recently?”

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

Hearing the conversation, Qiao Sang looked at Plaid Shirt Man and asked, “You know him?”

“How do you know my last name is Gu?” the man narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing him.

Plaid Shirt Man didn’t dodge the question and answered, “I go online often, have come across you. I’m sort of a fan.”

A fan?! The man was taken aback and silently uncrossed his legs.

Well, some people have fans coming to their doorstep while just sitting at home, unlike her, who could walk on the streets every day and not run into a single one… For a moment, Qiao Sang felt that her 3 million followers were very likely just zombie fans.

“Don’t you want to think it over more carefully?” Plaid Shirt Man continued questioning.

Seeing that he was dealing with a fan, the man softened his attitude somewhat. He pondered for a while and said, “I get along with people all right, and there aren’t any messed-up individuals in my social circle. If we’re talking about offending someone, I’ve offended plenty of people online.”

“But since you’re a fan, you should also be aware that the videos I post are controversial by nature. Moreover, which internet celebrity doesn’t get praised as well as criticized? It’s not likely that those who insult me would go to the trouble of finding where I live and start following me.”

“If that were the case, they would have to be incredibly idle and bothered to do something like that.”

Plaid Shirt Man was silent for two seconds, then smiled: “True.”

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

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

At those words, Plaid Shirt Man couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth and said slowly, “In that case, I think Mr. Gu should stay at home and not go out for now. I will check around for any suspicious individuals.”

Before the man could speak, Qiao Sang interjected, “I disagree.”

Plaid Shirt Man looked her way.

Qiao Sang returned the gaze seriously, “We can’t be by his side to protect him 24 hours a day. If his address is already known, I think it’s better to draw the snake out of the hole and resolve this quickly.”

Plaid Shirt Man’s lips curled into an arc as he asked, “How do you intend to draw the snake out of the hole?”

“Naturally by having him go out and about more,” Qiao Sang answered.

“We still don’t know if the person tracking us is a Beast Tamer or an ordinary person. If it’s a Beast Tamer, I think it would be very dangerous to go out just like that,” Plaid Shirt Man adjusted his posture as he spoke.

“Aren’t we Beast Tamers too?” Qiao Sang looked at him.

Plaid Shirt Man squinted his eyes.

Suddenly, the room fell silent, the air in the living room turning as still as calm water.

“Knock, knock, knock.”

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