Chapter 244: Online Dating Scam (Part 7)
Tang Xinjue was startled, then immediately said, "What you said makes sense."
A flash of white light appeared, and the toilet plunger appeared in her hand.
She asked the toilet plunger, "How does it feel?"
The toilet plunger spat out a mouthful of water, and it was impossible to tell what the answer was.
But judging from the appearance, there are neither new skull marks nor signs of damage, so the probability of it having been in battle is very low.
Tang Xinjue shook his head: "No clue."
"Most importantly, there is no trace in my spiritual realm either."
The next second, a "Spiritual Realm Chat Room" was established in the minds of the four people. Three of them directly saw two slowly rotating ghost marks in her sea of consciousness. Apart from that, everything was calm.
"It would be great if we still had deep hypnosis potions." Tang Xinjue sighed, "It's a pity the mall is still closed."
In fact, it wasn't just the mall ; all phone functions were essentially useless due to the signal restrictions. If the four of them separated, the only way to communicate would be Tang Xinjue's mental power.
Zhang You nodded: "I'm glad you're okay."
She and Guo Guowanqing exchanged a subtle glance. It was impossible not to be suspicious of a single person's sudden disappearance and reappearance. Fortunately, seeing is believing, and the sea of consciousness is more convincing than a secret code.
Tang Xin Jue smiled and said, "Why, you suspect I'm fake? It's not unreasonable—but now, it's your turn to tell me the information."
"For example, what exactly was this exam about while I was away?"
Tang Xin Jue was always very fast, even surpassing the literature maniac Zheng Wanqing when she was fully committed to memorization. After quickly going through over 20 complaint forms, she found the same key NPCs as the other three:
"Shi Qingqing, Li Qi, Song Rong, Gao Wanwan, Sun Miao. Have you met them?"
"Except Shi Qingqing, I've seen them all." Guo Guo said truthfully, "Five minutes ago, one of them fell from behind you."
Tang Xinjue turned around and looked at the tightly locked balcony window: "...Are we still on the 6th floor?"
"That's not the case." Guo Guo said happily, "Our dormitory number is now 404."
Although the number is a bit ominous, it is difficult to find a number more unlucky than 606 for them.
They recounted what they had seen in Dormitory 101. When Tang Xinjue heard Shi Qingqing and Li Qi's stories, he pondered, "They should all have experienced the Headless Ghost dungeon... at least their memories are connected."
In this case, the world view and background are self-evident.
"The current time shows November 16th. Do you remember the date we were on in the Headless Ghost dungeon?"
"August 9th."
Zhang You replied.
Exactly 100 days have passed.
"Room 612, Building 19, Men's Dormitory." Zheng Wanqing found this string of numbers from her memory without hesitation.
These were the first students to be murdered at the school. Driven by the "yellow paper luck-changing technique," they committed suicide one after another. Details were kept secret in the news at the time, but now, two months later, this information has been revealed:
Like the four people in Jin Wen’s dormitory who were killed in the second group, their bodies were all separated after death.
"...The cuts were neat and smooth, suggesting homicide, but no suspects have been found. Therefore, it's known as a cold case."
"It seems that Wei Xian's master has not been caught yet." Tang Xin Jue said: "He has continued to harm many people."
The timeline showed that after they left the dungeon, two more dormitories had died en masse: one male and one female, but this time, the house numbers had changed to...
The four of them looked at each other.
“…404.”
That's just a coincidence.
After a brief
If the answer is yes to both of these questions, then what they will face this time is not just one copy... but two copies in a nesting doll!
"The incident happened suddenly, so we didn't read the newspaper's contents in detail," Zhang You said. "If we want to collect more detailed information, we can only go back to 101 again."
If they are lucky, they might even be able to meet Shi Qingqing herself.
By the time I hurried back to the first floor, it was already getting dark outside. The dusk light was fading quickly, and shadows were gradually creeping over the window frames.
"Look over there." Zhang You gestured for Tang Xinjue to look at the back door. "When you came back earlier, this door was still cracked."
Now, like the window of Room 606, it is intact as before, with no sign of anyone entering or leaving.
This shows that preventing them from leaving is a rule of the building that transcends physical logic and is also difficult to break by physical means.
Tang Xinjue looked out the window: "It's getting dark."
Guo Guo huddled behind Zheng Wanqing: " No, I can't look outside. I get goose bumps if I do."
It wasn't that she saw anything specific, but rather the thick sense of malice and danger that was becoming more pronounced as night fell.
"Door 101 is locked."
Zheng Wanqing's voice rang out. She twisted her wrist and asked, "Just rush in?"
Guo Guo was afraid of triggering some rules: "Let Xin Jue use his mental power to see what's going on inside first."
Tang Xinjue closed his eyes. "There's no one inside. The windows have been covered again, so I can't see the words behind the yellow paper... Tsk, the material of this paper is very familiar."
She opened her eyes: "But Guoguo is right, we'd better not act rashly."
She said confidently, "The danger level of a dungeon increases over time. The first day is generally the safest, and it's also the easiest time to find clues without getting hurt. Let's wait and see how things develop, and look for any useful information."
Zheng Wanqing thought seriously for a moment and nodded, "That makes sense, but how do I find it?"
"..." Tang Xinjue smiled: "Isn't the ready-made information source right in front of us and in our hands?"
A copy scene where NPCs can randomly spawn - the dormitory building.
A copy prop that can be analyzed and summarized by yourself - the appeal form.
These two points alone are enough for them to grasp many detailed clues.
"There's no one on the first floor, no one on the second floor, and there's still someone on the third floor... Hey, there's someone over there!"
Guo Guo, who was casually checking rooms like a dorm supervisor, suddenly started and grabbed Zheng Wanqing and Zhang You's arms: "It's that girl on the first floor!"
At the entrance of the third floor stairs, the short-haired girl who was limping up the stairs was the one who had briefly reminded them of some information in front of the vending machine in the lobby on the first floor.
It wasn't obvious when we first met , but now it's clear that the short-haired girl's legs seem to have been injured, and even walking and climbing stairs is quite labored. Coupled with the cold and gloomy expression on her face, she exudes an aura of someone who owes five million yuan and keeps everyone away.
When she saw the four people again, the girl with short hair was only slightly surprised, and then she didn't even bother to say hello, and just passed by with a sullen face.
Guo Guo: "Wait! Classmate, if it's not too much trouble, could I know your name..."
"It's very troublesome."
The short-haired girl interrupted her ruthlessly: "Besides, I'm tired and hungry now, and I don't have the energy to talk to you."
The four noticed that she was holding an empty plastic bag.
Zhang You immediately realized: "Did you go downstairs to buy food just now?"
The first time they met, the short-haired girl ate at the vending machine. Now, less than two hours have passed, and the girl seems to be hungry again.
But unfortunately, all the snacks left in the machine had already been bought up by them.
Guo Guo understood what he meant: "We just happen to have some food! Do you want some?"
The short-haired girl's eyes finally lit up: "You have it?"
"Yes! Let me see. Oh, right, it's with you, Xin Jue!" Guo Guo immediately looked at Tang Xin Jue eagerly, and the latter naturally took up the topic: "Yes, it's with me... Wait, that's all."
Tang Xinjue paused, a hint of apology in his eyes: "Sorry, I think I just ate it all."
“…”
Guo Guo opened his eyes wide: "But, those are three bags of potato chips, five packs of spicy noodles, a box of biscuits, and two bottles of juice..."
Just for a moment?
The short-haired girl's face instantly fell: "Then don't waste my time."
"But we have plenty in our dorm." Tang Xinjue immediately changed his tone: "If you don't mind the trouble, why don't you come back with us to get it? You can even sit in our dorm for a while."
The girl was stunned for a moment, then turned her gaze to Zhang You and the other two. After looking at them for two seconds, she slowly said, "Oh, I remember. You are from 404, and your location is..."
She raised her head and looked towards the higher floor, the fourth floor. Then she turned her head to look at the sky outside the corridor window, and a mocking arc appeared at the corner of her mouth:
"No need. I want to live until tomorrow's breakfast."
