Shen Rong had already played the role of a ghost player, so she couldn't do it a second time. Her only chance would be in the next game of hide-and-seek.
Tong Zheng hesitated. From a personal standpoint, he didn't want to help someone like Shen Rong at all. But if Shen Rong was unable to complete her mission, would they all have to stay here with her indefinitely?
No, Shen Rong only had one chance left. If she failed again, she would surely die. Then the problem would fall back on them.
With a gentle sigh, Tong Zheng gave a wry smile. "There's less than ten minutes left. Where are you planning to look?"
"I..." Wan Zuo glanced at the time and sighed. "Alright, time is indeed insufficient. Even if we wanted to search, we could only cover a few places."
Yumi had been a bit too nervous when retrieving the remains. It took her a while to recover and she hadn't clearly heard what Wan Zuo and Tong Zheng had said. She asked, "What do we do now? Go directly back to the second-floor banquet hall? I wonder how Ming He and Mr. Chi are doing now?"
As soon as Yumi finished speaking, she saw Ke Wuwen running towards them, a smile of excitement on his face. "Sister Yumi! I can move now. Did you succeed in finding the remains?"
Tong Zheng heard the voice and turned to look at Ke Wuwen, sternly saying, "Why are you running so fast?"
Ke Wuwen only stopped just before reaching Tong Zheng and grinned sheepishly. "I'm happy! Tell me quickly, did Sister Yumi find the remains? That was so fast! I was so worried after you guys left."
Tong Zheng stepped forward and supported Ke Wuwen to prevent him from falling. "Yes, it's successful. Don't worry."
"Really?" Ke Wuwen patted his chest. "That's great!"
As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something and exclaimed, "Oh, right. When I came down just now, I think I saw Miss Shen. She seemed to be calling me, but I was in such a hurry to find you guys that I didn't stop at all. I didn't hear clearly if she really called me."
Wan Zuo asked Ke Wuwen, "Which way did you come down from?"
"From the left side of the main entrance of the banquet hall."
"It was indeed Shen Rong," Wan Zuo sighed. "She really hasn't been unsealed."
Tong Zheng nodded. "So, your deduction was correct."
After speaking, Tong Zheng frowned slightly. "There's only one last set of remains left. I wonder if Shen Rong will be directly chosen as the ghost player again next time, and whether we players who have successfully found remains will still need to continue the game."
"We probably won't need to, right?" Wan Zuo glanced in the direction of the upper floor. "In this game, weren't Jing Ming He and Chi Hao locked in the guest room?"
Yumi worried, "So, in the next hide-and-seek game, there will only be Shen Rong left? Her objective will also be just one, after all, no one can switch with her."
Although Yumi didn't like Shen Rong, she didn't hate her to the point of wishing her dead. In this city of death, every living soul was precious.
"What if..." Ke Wuwen cautiously voiced, "What if Miss Shen fails and doesn't find the remains, can the rest of us leave? Or do we have to find all the remains? Could it be that we have to start a new round of hide-and-seek?"
As they were talking, the current round of hide-and-seek game had ended.
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Jing Ming He had been pacing back and forth in the guest room, worried about Yumi and the others' mission.
Chi Hao watched Jing Ming He, his gaze following Jing Ming He's movements. He understood Jing Ming He's worry, as Yumi and the others were quite good companions.
Although Jing Ming He wasn't someone with bottomless loyalty, he still cherished his friends.
As for Chi Hao, he also wished to achieve whatever Jing Ming He desired.
"Alright," Chi Hao stood up and held Jing Ming He's arm. "The game is over. If you're worried, let's go see the result now."
Jing Ming He froze for a moment. "Is it time? So soon?"
"Let's go see."
"Okay."
As Jing Ming He turned to leave, he was once again pulled back by Chi Hao. He turned back, looking at Chi Hao with a questioning expression. "What?"
Chi Hao smiled faintly. "Nothing."
Jing Ming He raised an eyebrow, leaned closer to Chi Hao, and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, good brother, I won't be influenced by anyone, especially not by anything related to you."
Chi Hao simply smiled without speaking, chiding himself for being suspicious over such a trivial matter. After confirming that Jing Ming He liked him too, Chi Hao found himself even more unwilling to let Jing Ming He out of his sight.
"As for you," Chi Hao gently hooked Jing Ming He's chin. "I have no worries about you."
"Then you..."
"Idol!"
Ke Wuwen's voice came from the side, interrupting Jing Ming He.
Jing Ming He immediately walked out of the room and followed the sound. He saw Yumi, Tong Zheng, Ke Wuwen, and Wan Zuo all walking towards them. More importantly, the expressions on their faces were all relaxed.
"Looks like you had a good harvest," Jing Ming He said to Chi Hao, then waved at Tong Zheng and the others. "How did it go?" Su Dan Novel Network
Ke Wuwen trotted up to Jing Ming He, excitedly recounting how they had passed this round of hide-and-seek. Tong Zheng stood beside them, occasionally adding a few words to make it clearer for Jing Ming He.
After listening to Ke Wuwen's narration and Tong Zheng's additions, Jing Ming He mused, "So, there's only one last set of remains and Shen Rong left? Then her next mission is to find the last set of remains within an hour and a half in the next hide-and-seek game."
This mission was both difficult and simple. At least, compared to the beginning, there was a clear goal and they knew what to do.
"Oh, right," Jing Ming He asked. "Where is Shen Rong? Has she returned to the banquet hall?"
"She should have," Tong Zheng replied. "We didn't see her when we came up. She probably returned to the banquet hall herself after the game time ended. We were worried about your situation with Chi Hao, so we decided to look for you first."
Jing Ming He nodded. "Alright, let's go back to the banquet hall. We can't leave her there alone."
Jing Ming He and the others returned to the second-floor banquet hall with their own thoughts.
As soon as they entered the banquet hall, they all stopped simultaneously because they saw Shen Rong curled up in a strange posture under a buffet table.
"What's with her?" Jing Ming He looked back at Tong Zheng and the others.
Tong Zheng shrugged and said, "Who knows."
"Shen Rong's condition," Wan Zuo hesitated, then lowered his voice. "It seems similar to Jia Dong's before. Her behavior is odd, and she looks dazed."
"No," Ke Wuwen hid behind Tong Zheng and whispered, "I think her condition is definitely more serious than Jia Dong's. She looks really scary."