"If that's the case," Tong Zheng guessed, "then the ghost child in this instance is likely the owner of this picture album. But we still don't know the condition for victory? Could it be that he did something wrong and needs to be punished, and we need to help him?"
Qiu Zhi'an nodded in agreement, "It's possible, but how do we help him?"
"That..." Tong Zheng shrugged, "I can't guess that."
After speaking, Tong Zheng turned to look at Jing Minghe and asked, "Minghe, what do you think? Don't you have any ideas?"
Tong Zheng felt that Jing Minghe seemed a bit listless in this instance, with Wan Zuo doing most of the analysis. Thinking back to the last instance, he had been more active even when he couldn't see, and he couldn't help but worry about Jing Minghe's state.
Jing Minghe met Tong Zheng's gaze and saw a sense of inexplicable concern in his eyes. However, he didn't think much of it, and instead asked Tong Zheng, "Why do you think the owner of the picture album did something wrong? Instead of someone doing something wrong to him?"
"But," Tong Zheng was puzzled, "if someone did something wrong to him, what does that have to do with the cruise ship? Why did the cruise ship sink to the bottom of the sea?"
Jing Minghe put the picture album away separately. "That, is the problem we need to solve next." He then glanced at the time, "Everyone has been up for a day and a night, let's rest for a while, and then continue exploring to see if we can find new clues elsewhere."
"Um..." Wan Zuo hesitated and asked Jing Minghe, "Can I have the photo album? I want to study it again carefully."
Jing Minghe had intended to do just that, but since Wan Zuo asked, he generously handed the picture album to Wan Zuo. "Of course."
Wan Zuo was surprised that Jing Minghe would give it to him so readily. He paused and quickly took the album, "Thank you."
"You're welcome."
"I'll return it to you as soon as I'm done."
"Mhm."
Everyone was truly exhausted and said no more, returning to their rooms to rest.
Chi Hao followed Jing Minghe to his room. Jing Minghe had questions, but he let Chi Hao follow him in. As Chi Hao entered, Jing Minghe couldn't help but chuckle as he reached out to close the door. This feeling was rather subtle. It wasn't that he hadn't been alone with Chi Hao before, but after realizing his feelings, he unconsciously wanted to add a touch of ambiguity to these moments of solitude. However, Jing Minghe only dared to think these things in his heart and not show them too obviously. After all, his Hao Ge was too smart, and if he didn't want his thoughts discovered, he had to hide them even more carefully.
Closing the door, Jing Minghe adjusted his mood and expression, then turned to Chi Hao and asked, "Does Hao Ge have something to say?" Su Dan Fiction Network
"No," Chi Hao walked directly to the bed and sat down, then asked Jing Minghe, "Can't I stay here?"
Jing Minghe scratched his head. "Yes, of course, Hao Ge, you can stay wherever you want." After saying that, Jing Minghe became a little troubled. Although the cabins on the cruise ship were all suites, he only had one bed that was barely usable, and the other bed was completely broken and unusable.
"Lie down and get some sleep," Chi Hao occupied one side of the bed and said to Jing Minghe, "This instance won't end anytime soon."
"Oh?" To avoid Chi Hao seeing through him, Jing Minghe walked over generously and lay on the other side. "Why do you say that?"
Chi Hao closed his eyes and said in a faint voice, "You know yourself, why ask me."
"Actually," Jing Minghe looked at Chi Hao and found that he had already closed his eyes, so he stared openly. "I feel that this instance shouldn't be difficult, it's just that some things are hidden too deeply."
"Let's rest first."
"Mhm."
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Before 6 PM arrived, everyone grouped up again and searched the entire cruise ship, but still found no clues of substantial help. At the stroke of 6 PM, the game began again. Everyone left the banquet hall one after another, preparing to go to their chosen hiding places. Now, no one was unfamiliar with this cruise ship, as they had searched it more than once. Therefore, finding a place to hide that no one else would expect within half an hour was becoming more difficult. This might be another difficult point of this instance.
Most players were busy finding hiding places, except for Jing Minghe and Chi Hao. Only Wan Zuo and Tong Zheng paid special attention to the selection of ghost players this time. The one who couldn't move this time was the severely injured Jia Dong. At this moment, despair appeared on Jia Dong's face. After the others confirmed, they quickly left, only Jing Minghe deliberately slowed his pace.
Jing Minghe thought, if he stayed here until after half an hour, would he be deemed to have violated the rules? But in Jia Dong's current state, even if he hid casually, Jia Dong might not find him quickly, or might not find him at all. Jing Minghe really wanted to be the one who searched, because just hiding was too passive. As Wan Zuo had said before, the time given in the instance was definitely limited and should not be wasted like this. He had to verify his guess as soon as possible. Moreover, to increase his chances of winning, he needed more sufficient time, so he had to find a way to get Jia Dong to find him as quickly as possible.
"Still not leaving?" Chi Hao's voice suddenly reached his ears. Jing Minghe flinched and took two steps back, looking at the omnipresent Chi Hao and asking, "Hao Ge, didn't you already go out? Why are you still here?" He hadn't heard Chi Hao's footsteps at all. Was he too engrossed in his thoughts, or... was this person a ghost, one that didn't make a sound when walking.
"I was just at the door." Chi Hao narrowed his eyes slightly, and his tone carried a hint of cold interrogation. "What are you trying to do?"
"Ah, that... I... no, I just..." Jing Minghe experienced what it meant to be incoherent for the first time. He realized that when facing the person he liked, some words were truly impossible to say. He was afraid of making him worry, even more afraid of him taking risks, afraid of being seen as reckless and foolish, and even more afraid of his image in his heart plummeting.
Jing Minghe gave up explaining, waved his hand, and said with a smile, "It's nothing, let's go, let's go. I was just looking. Anyway, there's still plenty of time." As he spoke, he reached out and pulled Chi Hao towards the exit. There were some things he could do, but he didn't want Chi Hao to do them. For some reason, Jing Minghe instinctively felt that the danger of him doing these things would be less than that of Chi Hao. Moreover, without absolute certainty, he wouldn't try them easily. After all, he hadn't found Lu Fanfei yet. He believed that with that person's abilities, he was definitely still alive. Before finding Lu Fanfei, he absolutely couldn't die, and he couldn't let Chi Hao die. He also had to take Chi Hao to see Lu Fanfei, his omnipotent brother, who would definitely know how to help him win over someone as excellent as Chi Hao.