Chapter 2: Catch the Human Trafficker

Luo Jun was stunned...

What's going on?!

He frowned, suddenly feeling like everything around him had slowed down to almost a standstill. Ling Xin, sitting before him, looked like a statue, and the students leaving the classroom were all frozen in place...

This bizarre sight made Luo Jun's eyes widen. Then, two dice, one black and one white, appeared before him, identical to the ones the old man in his dream had thrown!

So, it wasn't a dream?!

Wait... that's not important!

You just mentioned a "low-probability success event" – what do you mean by that?

Are you referring to me inviting Ling Xin to the movie?

Luo Jun felt insulted.

Me!

Spending money!

To invite someone to a movie!

How is that a "low-probability success event"?

Hey! I don't believe this!

I'll invite her anyway!

Fueled by determination, Luo Jun chose "yes." The two ten-sided dice in front of him started spinning wildly.

As the dice gradually stopped, the black one showed eight and the white one showed six!

Eighty-six points! That's a high score, right?

Luo Jun sneered, but the next notification poured cold water on him.

"Ding! Final points: 86, success difficulty: 90. Sorry, the event failed!"

What?!

Luo Jun's eyes widened. "Just inviting someone to a movie, and it's a difficulty level of ninety?"

"I won't invite her then!"

"Ding! Warning: The controller must take responsibility for their choices. Once the dice are thrown, the event must be completed, or the Destiny Dice will disappear."

The prompt, as if reading his mind, sounded at just the right moment.

This made Luo Jun hesitate. Disappear?

Although he didn't yet understand what the Destiny Dice could do, it was clearly something extraordinary and unique to him. Just having acquired it, and it would disappear?

Recalling his tough life and bleak future, the Destiny Dice might be a turning point...

It's just a failed invitation. If you've never been rejected by a woman, you can't become a real man!

Encouraging himself, Luo Jun took a deep breath and met Ling Xin's eyes.

Ling Xin seemed to find this male classmate a bit strange and got up to walk past him.

Gritting his teeth, Luo Jun called out to her, "Ling Xin, do you like 'Wild Hunt'? I happen to have tickets. Want to go together?"

...

As soon as he said this, the previously noisy classroom instantly fell silent.

Did someone just ask a girl out to a movie?

Who?

Ling Xin?!

Who asked?

Luo Jun??!

Everyone held their breath, their gazes shifting between the two.

...

"Ask me out to a movie?"

Ling Xin was also surprised. She turned to Luo Jun, hesitated for a moment, then shook her head: "Sorry, I already have plans."

With that, the beautiful girl slung her backpack over her shoulder and gracefully left the classroom.

...

The silence in the classroom lasted a few seconds, then someone snickered, and the room erupted in commotion. Everyone surrounded Luo Jun.

"Ohohoho!"

"Kid's got guts!"

"Way to go, Jun! Is this a graduation confession?"

"What were you thinking? Suddenly pulling something like this... still half-asleep?"

"Don't listen to them. I support you, but Ling Xin might be out of your league. How about Zheng Xiao'ou from Class 3? She might not be as pretty, but her figure is a~mazing. I can set you up."

"You're not the only one interested in her, but you're the first to make a move. From today on, you're my idol!"

...

Amid the teasing, Luo Jun could only feign nonchalance to ease the embarrassment: "Calm down, it's just a small matter. Look at you, acting like you've never seen the world!"

At this moment, an unwelcome voice piped up.

"Luo Jun, we're still students. We shouldn't waste our energy on such trivial matters. Especially you, given your special circumstances, you should be focusing on your future."

Luo Jun raised an eyebrow and turned to see a slender, well-groomed boy with willow-leaf eyebrows and narrow eyes.

This boy was Han Yuli, a good student from a well-off family, favored by the teachers. Rumor had it he received a recommendation to a prestigious university. However, he was known for being calculating and petty, often tattling to the teachers, which earned him the position of class monitor, though he wasn't well-liked.

The other students' teasing was mostly in good fun, but Han's words had a biting undertone, ridiculing Luo Jun for overestimating himself.

"Class monitor, no need to make such a big deal out of this..." A boy tried to smooth things over with a smile, but Luo Jun waved him off, interrupting.

"Han, you're right. I'm alone with no family, so I should be more realistic. Love and relationships aren't for me... But as far as I know, you've liked Ling Xin for a while. How come you haven't made a move with graduation coming up?"

With that, Luo Jun leaned closer, staring into Han Yuli's eyes: "What, are you an orphan too?"

Han's face twitched involuntarily. Luo Jun sneered, grabbed his backpack, and walked out of the classroom with his head held high.

The other students, sensing the tension, wisely dispersed.

Watching Luo Jun leave, Han Yuli's face tightened, his cheek twitching.

A tall boy nearby said, "Yuli, don't stoop to his level!"

"Hmph, a pathetic orphan who killed his parents, I'm not that low!" Han Yuli snorted, then turned to the tall boy: "Daqiang, Ling Xin said she had plans tonight? Find out who she's meeting."

Tall and strong, Gao Daqiang pursed his lips: "I'm a guy, how am I supposed to find out a girl's plans..."

Han Yuli rolled his eyes: "Come to the party this weekend. I'll take you."

Gao Daqiang's eyes lit up, and he stood at attention: "Don't worry, I'll get it done!"

Meanwhile, Luo Jun, after confirming no one was following him, made a face, and dashed out of the school building.

"Is there a hole I can crawl into..."

Despite trying to act nonchalant, Luo Jun, still an eighteen-year-old boy, felt embarrassed by the situation.

But at least he had completed the event. He wondered what he would gain from it.

As he pondered, a notification sounded in his mind:

"Ding!"

"Event 'Invite Ling Xin to the Movie' failed. Gained one experience point!"

Experience points? What are those?

Luo Jun thought, and a semi-transparent panel appeared before him.

**Name:** Luo Jun

**Level:** Zero (1/100)

**Attributes:**

**Strength:** 5 points

**Agility:** 5 points

**Perception:** 5 points

**Spirit:** 5 points

**Luck:** 5 points

**Skills:** None

**Items:** None

**Uses Remaining:** 4/5

**Refresh Time:** 6 hours 24 minutes 33 seconds

...

What is this? A new video game?

The old man in the dream had given him not just a pair of dice, but a whole system to go with them?

Looking at the attributes and skills, it seemed to have limitless potential...

This could be powerful!

Could those two dice mean he's about to turn his life around and reach the peak?

That old man is quite kind...

Thinking this, he began trying to figure out this strange panel, but before he could make sense of it, the system disappeared, and time returned to normal.

"That's it? Where's the panel? The attributes?"

Luo Jun swiped his hand in front of him but couldn't summon the magical system again.

After trying in vain for a while, Luo Jun finally gave up.

Time was running out. He had to get to the cinema, or the ticket would be wasted.

Luo Jun took the bus from the school gate to the mall, went to the top floor to find the cinema, and exchanged his tickets.

Looking at the two tickets in his hand, Luo Jun sighed...

Because of a slip of the hand, he had spent an extra thirty-plus yuan, which could cover his food for two days. Could he recover some of the loss?

Seeing there was still over half an hour until the movie started, Luo Jun's eyes lit up, and he stood at the cinema entrance, stopping incoming customers...

"Hey, brother, need a ticket? 'Wild Hunt,' starting soon, only thirty yuan, cheaper than online!"

"Miss, want a ticket? 'Wild Hunt,' selling cheap!"

"Hey, kid, want to see a movie..."

To recover his meal money, Luo Jun moonlighted as a ticket scalper, though with just one ticket, he was probably the most poorly stocked scalper ever.

However, since most people bought tickets online, finding buyers on the spot was tough. Despite his efforts, he couldn't sell the ticket.

"Uncle, my mom bought tickets, she'll be here soon!" said a little boy, eating ice cream and looking at Luo Jun with big, round eyes.

"Don't call me uncle, you rude kid! Call me brother!"

"Okay, brother..." The boy's eyes widened: "If you have an extra ticket, why don't you watch it with your girlfriend?"

"Uh..." Luo Jun instinctively covered his chest, as if stabbed.

"Is it because you don't have one?"

"Uh, uh..." The child's innocent words felt like multiple stabs to Luo Jun.

"Go away, go play somewhere else!"

Seeing the movie was about to start, Luo Jun sighed, resigning to his loss. 

As he turned to enter the cinema, someone bumped into him hard, spinning him around. Looking up, he saw a tall, thin man over 1.9 meters tall, dressed in a black trench coat.

The man didn't stop to apologize, walking straight ahead as if he hadn't seen Luo Jun.

"Weirdo..." Luo Jun muttered, not wanting trouble, and was about to have his ticket checked when he noticed the man grabbing the ice-cream-eating boy!

The boy looked terrified, clearly trying to resist, but the man's large hand covered his mouth, and the boy's eyes began to glaze over. His ice cream fell to the ground as the man picked up the now unconscious child and prepared to leave.

The whole process took only a few seconds. In the bustling mall, under the cover of the trench coat, no one noticed except Luo Jun!

"A human trafficker?"

Luo Jun's eyes widened, and he shouted: "A human trafficker is kidnapping a child!"

The crowd's attention was immediately drawn, all eyes turning toward them.

Described as a human trafficker, the man holding the sleeping child looked suspicious.

Luo Jun smirked. Under everyone's gaze, the trafficker wouldn't dare act rashly. As long as he could delay until the police arrived, it would be fine!

Thinking this, Luo Jun pulled out his phone to call the police.

But to his surprise, the trafficker ignored the stares, said nothing, and walked away with the child!

The onlookers, seeing the man's imposing figure, dared not intervene.

What's going on... Seeing the man about to leave with the child, Luo Jun dashed forward and grabbed the man's trench coat!

"Stop, the child isn't yours!"

He didn't directly try to take the child, fearing the man might be armed. Instead, he grabbed the long coat's hem, leaving room to dodge if attacked.

The man, annoyed by the persistent kid, snorted and kicked back swiftly!

Tall and seemingly trained, the man moved too fast for Luo Jun to react!

At that moment, everything slowed down again, and the prompt sounded in Luo Jun's mind:

"Detected a significant event with at least double the normal success rate, 'Dodge the Attack!' Use Destiny Dice? 4/5 uses remaining."

The system prompt appeared again?

Low probability? Indeed, the kick was too fast to dodge on his own!

But these uses – do they refer to the dice rolls? There's a limit?

In this critical moment, Luo Jun couldn't hesitate. Roll the dice and hope for the best! If successful, who knows what he'd gain...

Event difficulty: 85, final points: 3?

"Ding, event failed!"

"Damn!!"

Hearing the prompt, Luo Jun could only utter one word before the kick sent him flying!