Zhang Xinyuan received an email from the association regarding the continuation of his novel. He didn't even need to come up with his own ideas, all he had to do was copy the content of the email into his own novel. Since this content had never been published online, it wouldn't constitute plagiarism.

Zhang Xinyuan stared at the email for a long time, suspecting that the association had made a mistake. What on earth was this content? Didn't the president say that they wanted to change the protagonist of his novel? How did the whole world suddenly change?

Zhang Xinyuan's novel, "The Ordinary's Autobiography," was entirely based on his own experiences, with a 100% degree of realism. If they wanted to change the protagonist of this book, they would probably need to start with the people around him, such as describing his friends and colleagues, and then transitioning them to other characters. Zhang Xinyuan had thought that even if he made changes, his worldview wouldn't be completely altered.

However, the first chapter sent in the email introduced a continent called "Desolate Spirit," which had many different races, including humans, beasts, elves, and demons, among others. Each race had its own beliefs, and the deities they believed in were real...

The introduction to the Desolate Spirit continent was three thousand words long, and according to the association's suggestion, Zhang Xinyuan didn't need to make any changes. He could directly post it on the Horror Novel Web. If he was worried about it being too sudden, he could write a few hundred more words as a transition.

Normally, Zhang Xinyuan wouldn't hesitate. Whatever the association asked him to do, he would do. But now he trusted Lianyue more, so he showed her the email.

After reading the content of the email, Lianyue said, "As expected, I anticipated this. They know your time is running out and have begun exploiting your value."

"What should we do now?" Zhang Xinyuan asked in a deep voice.

"Don't listen to the association. Keep writing your own story. You've already written forty-three thousand words. Use this time to write another ten thousand words and divide them into two chapters, seven thousand words and three thousand words. Use the seven thousand words to reach the fifty thousand word requirement for a contract, and the remaining three thousand words for the setting column. We need to prepare to escape."

"Ten thousand words..." Zhang Xinyuan hesitated. As someone who was not very skilled, he didn't know how long it would take him to write that. But now, at this critical moment, he had to write it even if it meant staying up all night.

"The association doesn't know that we plan to escape. Before they react, I will decrypt Kena's files and gather as much information as possible," Lianyue said.

"Okay, if you need any help, just let me know..."

Zhang Xinyuan stopped midway through his sentence as his phone suddenly rang. Both of them looked at the phone screen at the same time.

The caller was Nagi, who had exchanged phone numbers with Zhang Xinyuan and the others before. Nagi was also a newcomer who had a basic understanding of Chinese. Although he wasn't particularly attractive, he was easy to get along with. When they first met, Nagi even greeted Zhang Xinyuan proactively, leaving a good impression on him.

Zhang Xinyuan glanced at Lianyue, who nodded and signaled that he could answer the call.

"Hello, Zhang Xinyuan!" Nagi's cheerful voice came through, his Chinese pronunciation a bit awkward.

"Hello, Nagi," Zhang Xinyuan responded.

"My friend, I've been so bored staying in the villa these past two days. I can't even get any sunlight on my hair! Are you in the city center? Would you mind if I accompany you?" Nagi said.

Zhang Xinyuan was taken aback and asked, "Didn't Kena take you there?"

"Hahaha, I wanted to go shopping with a beautiful girl, but she said she had to take care of other newcomers, so I had to find you guys instead," Nagi replied.

Lianyue, who had been eavesdropping, raised an eyebrow and her eyes flickered.

After that, Zhang Xinyuan told Nagi his address, and after chatting for a while, he hung up the phone.

"It seems like we'll have another companion," Zhang Xinyuan said, looking at Lianyue. He really liked Nagi's personality; they had a great time chatting just now.

"This Nagi is suspicious," Lianyue gently rubbed her temple and said, "The newcomers don't know that we're together, so why did Nagi say 'you guys'? Wasn't he initially looking for you?"

"Maybe it was a grammatical error? Or perhaps Kena told him?" Zhang Xinyuan exclaimed. "Miss Lianyue, are you suggesting... Nagi is an undercover agent?"

"I can't be a hundred percent sure, but it's at least an eighty percent chance," Lianyue said with a faint smile. "Zhang Xinyuan, do you remember where Nagi was when we first met?"

"When we first met, it was you, me, Ma Youcai, Kena, the four of us. As for Nagi, he was with the other newcomers, right?"

"Yes, at that time we didn't have the 'silencing curse', so we could betray the association at any time. But why did Kna feel at ease leaving the other newcomers alone together?"

Zhang Xinyuan panicked, "Oh no, Nagi is coming tomorrow, should we leave quickly?"

"No, we won't be in danger until the association realizes we betrayed them. Xinyuan-kun, I have a plan. Can you help me?" Heize Reibetsu had a bold idea.

...

The next morning, Nagi walked out of the subway station, standing in the bustling city streets, staring at his phone screen.

Looking at the Dominion Map information, Nagi furrowed his brows slightly.

The map showed the locations of Zhang Xinyuan and Heize Reibetsu. They left Times Square Hotel last night and came to Wall Street Center Hotel.

They had agreed to meet at Times Square Hotel, why did they suddenly change locations without informing him? Did they want him to make a wasted trip?

It's worth mentioning that Ma Youcai seemed to have been abandoned, left alone at Times Square Hotel.

Nagi prepared to call Zhang Xinyuan, of course, he wouldn't be so foolish as to ask why they changed locations, but he wanted to subtly inquire.

"My friend, I have already left the subway station. I'm going to Times Square Hotel to find you, you should be awake by now, right? I hope I'm not disturbing you... What? You changed locations? To Wall Street Hotel?... It's okay, haha, just wait a moment, I'll go over there now."

After hanging up the phone, Nagi felt slightly relieved, but he still had some doubts. Why didn't they leave with Ma Youcai? Weren't the three of them together? Could it be that their relationship wasn't good?

Arriving at the hotel unit where Zhang Xinyuan was, Nagi knocked on the door.

"I'm here, come in." Zhang Xinyuan opened the door, a smile on his face.

"Friend, what happened? Did you stay up late last night?" Nagi looked surprised at the two dark circles under Zhang Xinyuan's eyes.

"The association assigned me a task, so I stayed up all night to write. Isn't that normal?" Zhang Xinyuan sighed wearily.

"Is the task that heavy? Don't tire yourself out." Nagi played the role of a newcomer.

The content of the task assigned to Zhang Xinyuan by the association was only a few thousand words. Even if he worked hard, he wouldn't need to stay up all night. Seeing Zhang Xinyuan's state, he definitely didn't sleep last night.

Of course, he couldn't ask directly, otherwise, he would expose that he wasn't a newcomer.

"By the way, Ma Youcai and Heize Reibetsu didn't stay with you? I remember they also left the villa." Nagi casually asked.

"Oh, Miss Reibetsu is in the next room, as for Ma Youcai..." Zhang Xinyuan paused intentionally, "I feel that something is off with him."

"Something is off...?"

"Yes." Zhang Xinyuan suddenly lowered his voice, "I suspect he's not a newcomer author!"

Nagi's heart skipped a beat, resisting the urge to be curious, he asked, "What do you mean?"

"... " Zhang Xinyuan suddenly fell silent, just inexplicably stared at Nagi for a moment, then changed the subject, "Haha, I was just joking earlier. These two days, I'll introduce you to some nice tourist attractions..."

Nagi smiled on the surface, but secretly became wary. Although he was the least experienced member of the association, he was observant and adept at reading people. He could tell that Zhang Xinyuan's gaze shifted, and his expressions were unnatural, clearly hiding something.

He first suspected that Zhang Xinyuan had thoughts of betrayal. After all, the association had given Zhang Xinyuan the task ahead of time, which was somewhat inconsiderate given Zhang Xinyuan's critical condition. If it were a more temperamental newcomer, they might not follow the association's arrangements—Damn, I'm almost dying, why would I write some fucking novel!

Nagi came here for this reason, to monitor Zhang Xinyuan and offer him guidance, to help him stay optimistic. His ability to interact with people was no less than Kna's, he could be friends with anyone. He had confidence in calming Zhang Xinyuan down.

Before that, Nagi needed to indirectly understand Zhang Xinyuan.

"I'm going downstairs to buy cigarettes, you wait here for a bit, I'll take you to some nearby places later."

"Okay, I'm not in a hurry." Nagi smiled and replied.

After Zhang Xinyuan went downstairs, Nagi immediately restrained his smile. He scanned the hallway left and right, made sure no one was around, softly closed the door, and then went to Zhang Xinyuan's desk, opening the laptop on top.

The computer was not shut down and was in standby mode. It seems that Zhang Xinyuan was using this computer to type last night. Nagi roughly glanced at the desktop, and after a few seconds, his eyes suddenly widened.

【Confidential Summary of Hope Association Documents】

A folder like this was placed in an inconspicuous position on the desktop.

Members of the association would more or less keep some information, which circulated internally and was not accessible to newcomers.

Nagi had a bad premonition in his heart. He moved the mouse and double-clicked on the folder, wanting to see what was inside. However, instead of expanding the folder as he had imagined, a script page popped up.

【Uploading data...】

【Data upload completed, erasing transmission traces...】

【Transmission trace deletion completed!】

Only at this moment did the folder expand, and all the information inside appeared in front of Nagi. Among them, the "God Descent Plan" was prominently displayed at the top!

These were all important information of the association. How could they be in Zhang Xinyuan's hands? Could he be a spy sent by another organization?

No matter who Zhang Xinyuan was, he had already betrayed them.

Nagi was about to take out his phone to contact the president, but at this moment, he received a MMS from Zhang Xinyuan, with text and pictures attached.

"Dear Mr. Nagi, when you see this MMS, it means that you have opened my computer and accessed the confidential folder. But when you clicked into the folder, the data inside was already uploaded to the network.

Please rest assured that these data have not been actually published on the internet, but are cached in the "Drafts" folder. It is set to be sent on a schedule, and I will extend the sending time every once in a while.

Please help me inform the president that I want to resign from the association. Thank you for your kind assistance during this period, but due to personal reasons, I have to leave the organization. Please do not stop me.

Thank you again!"

The picture below is a screenshot of the cached data. These data are written into a countdown program, and when the countdown is over, the program will automatically publish the data to major popular websites around the world, providing free advertising for the Hope Association.

Nagi's face turned dark, and he quickly brought up the controller map, only to find that Zhang Xinyuan had already left, 3 kilometers away, and was continuously moving away at a speed of 80km/h. He was also with Heize Renyue.

Nagi realized that the subway station was not far from the Wall Street Hotel. Zhang Xinyuan had just said he was going downstairs to buy cigarettes, but he actually took the subway to escape. The subway led to the train station and the airport. If Zhang Xinyuan and the others had already booked tickets in advance, no matter how fast the car was, they couldn't catch up with them.

This is not good. I must notify the president!

Nagi quickly dialed Verli's phone number.