Chapter 249: Ghost in the Mirror (XII)

Without considering the impact on others, Jie Fangcheng's speed can be said to be very fast.

That was why he was able to save Guan Yingying in time.

"Are you okay?" Jie Fangcheng asked as he stood beside Guan Yingying and extended his hand.

Facing the hand extended by Jie Fangcheng, Guan Yingying just glanced at it, shook her head, and stood up silently.

Although she was so ungrateful, Jie Fangcheng didn't say anything.

"Let's go, they are all waiting in the hotel!"

Jie Fangcheng walked in front, and Guan Yingying followed silently behind.

As they walked along, there were monsters poking their heads out of the black fog at first, trying to attack the two of them, but after Jie Fangcheng knocked two of them away, the black fog became so quiet on the road afterwards, as if all the monsters were dead.

The two of them had not spoken on the way. When they were almost at the hotel, it was Guan Yingying who couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you ask me why I missed the bus? What clues did I find in Xinxin Home Community?"

As a wandering player who has been wandering in the dungeon for so long, Guan Yingying has become somewhat accustomed to it.

Players save people for a purpose, and if they are useless, players will not save them at all.

As Jie Fangcheng was the person who saved her life, Guan Yingying had already made up her mind that if he asked her, she would reveal some clues.

For example... Guan Yingying probably already knows how to clear this copy, and she also knows who Guan Qing is.

But when Guan Yingying asked this, Jie Fangcheng shook his head decisively: "No?"

Looking closely at his expression, it seems that he is in some pain: "Analyzing clues is not something I can do."

Jie Fangcheng has a 100% understanding of himself. Even though he now has a part of his thinking space that was given to him by Professor Zhang, Jie Fangcheng's own thinking space is completely shattered.

If he used his brain to think, regardless of whether he was tired or had a headache, the accuracy of his thinking was very worrying. Unless it was absolutely necessary, Jie Fangcheng did not intend to rely on his poor thinking ability.

Professional matters should be left to professionals. There will be no good outcome if an amateur guides professionals.

His nonchalant state made Guan Yingying look at him a few more times, and the two of them returned to the hotel.

In the hotel, Zhu Ping and others were gathered together.

Although there are no more ghosts in the hotel because the phone has been hung up, everyone is still very worried.

What if there is some danger lurking in this hotel?

At the moment, the boss among them who is extremely powerful is not here... However, the boss's absence has its advantages. For example, during the time when Jie Fangcheng is away, everyone has discussed a "pass strategy".

"According to what Sister Ping said, after the system issues a notification that the bus is about to arrive, there is a high probability that important clues will appear, so we need someone to stay in the community and wait to find clues... Then why don't we call the security room during that time and tell Jie Fangcheng to come to the community to help us?"

The meaning of the player who proposed this plan is very clear. He hopes that Jie Fangcheng will not compete with everyone for clues, but stay in the hotel as a communicator, keep his phone open, so that other players can find clues in the community and call him for rescue at any time.

As for whether Jie Fangcheng would rush over to help... he should, right? After all, Zhu Ping just said one sentence and he quickly ran to save Guan Yingying!

Besides, they are not the only ones who need to clear this dungeon. As one of the players in the dungeon, it is only natural for Jie Fangcheng to make some contribution!

Zhu Ping was so angry that she laughed when she heard what they said: "So what you mean is that we take the points, and they take over when there is danger? Do you think they are fools?"

Her words directly hit the psychological core of the player who proposed this "strategy to pass the level", but since this person could say that, it was obvious that he was extremely thick-skinned.

"It's free to try." said the player.

Zhu Ping sneered and looked at the other players.

The other players remained silent, pretending they had heard nothing, obviously having their own agenda.

Zhu Ping knew at a glance that they thought it would be best if this player could persuade Jie Fangcheng, but if not, she would not offend that big shot.

Zhu Ping said nothing more.

It was not until Jie Fangcheng arrived that the player actually came over.

"Boss!"

"Um?"

Jie Fangcheng looked at him.

I have to say that Jie Fangcheng himself looks quite intimidating. He is indeed handsome, but this kind of beauty is extremely aggressive. At first glance, he looks like the soul-stirring, man-eating demon in a storybook, with a shrewd face.

The player who was being stared at by him couldn't help but take a half step back, calmed himself down, and then spoke again about the "method to pass the level" he had just thought of.

What Zhu Ping didn't expect was that the boss actually nodded: "Okay."

No way! Zhu Ping couldn't help but look at him in amazement. This big guy looked so smart, but he was actually...

The next second, Jie Fangcheng looked at the other players and asked, "Do you think so too?"

He looked calm and seemed to be in a very good mood. The other players' eyes lit up and they all joined in the compliments.

Jie Fangcheng just stood there and listened to their compliments. After listening, he held out his hand and said, "Pay the money."

He is simple and direct.

"……ah??"

The player who just said that it was free to try was stunned: "What money?"

"Protection money."

Jie Fangcheng was indeed not smart, but he was not stupid. Besides, he had been with Zhang Daoan for such a long time that he had not learned anything else, but he had kept in mind the rule that "you must take money from players with ulterior motives." His robbery skills had become more and more sophisticated.

These players have a misunderstanding. They think that since Jie Fangcheng is willing to take the initiative to save Guan Yingying, he must be a kind-hearted person.

In fact, Jie Fangcheng may have some patience with the players of "Don't Answer", but he is quite strict with the players of "Three Thousand Worlds".

When he said this, the player in front of him looked left and right, and after a while, he finally said, "Then let's discuss it."

After saying that, he went to find other people.

Guan Yingying took a closer look at Fang Cheng, and while the other players were discussing whether to pay or not, she asked, "Aren't you going to take my money?"

Compared to other players, Jie Fangcheng charged for just proposing an idea, but Guan Yingying had been saved by Jie Fangcheng once.

Jie Fangcheng didn't even ask for a fee for saving his life.

Jie Fangcheng just shook his head: "You are different."

Guan Yingying frowned and immediately thought of the name that this person mentioned when she first entered the dungeon.

"Ronghua? Nie Shuangshuang?" Guan Yingying asked.

Xie Fangcheng nodded: "Yes."

"But I don't seem to be the person you are looking for."

Jie Fangcheng was a little unsure about this. After all, he had only heard of Guan Yingying's name from Nie Shuangshuang and had never actually seen her.

However, the Guan Yingying in front of him was indeed different from the Guan Yingying in Nie Shuangshuang's mouth. In Nie Shuangshuang's mouth, Guan Yingying was not a human, but a god, smart, kind, gentle and rational. She could be said to be a synonym for perfection. The Guan Yingying in front of him seemed a little indifferent.

Of course, Jie Fangcheng wouldn't believe it all. Nie Shuangshuang's eyes have a built-in filter, and she thinks all her friends are ceilings.

Since he couldn't be sure whether it was the same person, Manager Xie waved his hand very proudly and said, "It's better to kill the wrong person than to let the wrong person go!"

What the hell is going on.

Guan Yingying felt it was a bit absurd, but the other party did save her life.

Finally, after some hesitation, she belatedly said "thank you".

Soon, the players also came up with the answer.

The representative who was sent stood in front of Jie Fangcheng and struggled to speak: "Boss, we are players in the same dungeon. It is a bit outrageous for you to ask us for protection money, right? We are all companions..."

As soon as he said this, Jie Fangcheng slammed his stick into the ground and said, "Who are you guys with? Stop talking nonsense!"

Although he was not smart, Jie Fangcheng could clearly sense that the people in front of him were trying to trick him when they spoke just now.

Besides, doesn’t he have any companions of his own?

After Jie Fangcheng hit the player in front of him with his stick, he dared not persuade him anymore, so he hesitantly asked: "Then how much do you charge?"

Jie Fangcheng had also thought about the question of how much to charge. He was not like Zhang Daoan, who could tell other people's bottom line at a glance and would charge them according to their tolerance limit.

Xie Fangcheng has his own estimation method.

"The points you get after completing this copy..."

The expression of the player in front of him did not change, so Jie Fangcheng immediately understood.

It closed lower, isn’t it?

"...plus the items obtained from this copy..." After he said this, the players opened their eyes wide, and some even got so angry that their faces turned red.

Look! This is what I got!

So Jie Fangcheng added slowly: "Half of..."

The players' blood was rushing up and their breath was stuck in their throats, but their expressions had obviously eased a lot. Most of the players looked hesitant and distressed, but also slightly moved.

So Xie Fangcheng knew that the price should be quite appropriate.

The player standing in front of Jie Fangcheng opened his mouth to bargain, but Jie Fangcheng knew what was going on and stretched out his hand to stop him: "No need to bargain!"

His expression and confidence were so strong and decisive that at first glance it seemed as if he had made up his mind and there was absolutely no possibility of negotiation.

Only Jie Fangcheng himself knew that if the other party wanted to bargain, it was actually not impossible.

The players started to gather together to discuss again.

Guan Yingying, who was watching from the sidelines, soon realized that this man was so unfamiliar with collecting money that he probably didn't even know how to set the price.

Guan Yingying reminded him quietly: "If you ask them to go out and then give them props and points, what if they refuse to pay?"

"It doesn't matter. Those who owed me money are dead." Jie Fangcheng said calmly. But after saying that, he thought for a moment and added, "That's not the case. I'm currently hunting down those who owed me money."

Guan Yingying couldn't help but look at him a few more times, then she made up her mind and said, "I may not be able to afford the price, but I am willing to exchange it with the clue I know. This clue is an important clue that can affect the clearance of the entire dungeon."

"Ah..." Jie Fangcheng didn't expect her to be so persistent. He had already refused it just now, but Guan Yingying brought it up again.

But Jie Fangcheng glanced at her expression.

Guan Yingying didn't seem to be sharing any clues with him... If you had to say it, she seemed to be asking for help.

So this time, Jie Fangcheng said nothing and nodded: "Go ahead."

"Let's go over there." Guan Yingying pointed to the corner. It was obvious that she did not intend to share this clue with other players.

Xie Fangcheng did not refuse this.

When they were alone, Guan Yingying spoke first: "This copy... may be constructed based on my memory. If so, I roughly understand how to pass it."

"Ah? How do I clear the level?"

"Qiao Qiang gave Guan Qing a desk lamp for free. There might be a pinhole camera inside the lamp."

“??? What?” After listening to this, Jie Fangcheng was a little confused at first. After all, he was away for the whole afternoon, and until now no one had told him what happened in the afternoon and what clues they had found.

Guan Yingying finished her account of what happened that afternoon in a few words, and then said to Jie Fangcheng: "At first I thought the name of this copy [Ghost in the Mirror] referred to a certain mirror, but now it seems that this [mirror] may refer to a camera... What are you going to do?"

Jie Fangcheng has already turned around.

He was holding the stick in his hand, looking like he was ready to set off.

Hearing Guan Yingying's question, Jie Fangcheng briefly explained: "I went to smash the lamp."

If there really is a camera, then beat that Qiao Qiang to death.

At this moment, Jie Fangcheng was even glad that this was a dungeon and Qiao Qiang was a system-generated NPC. If he were in the small world, he would have to hold back and at least wait until this person was judged in the mortal world and died in the underworld before he could judge him.

As an arrogant finance manager who was often scolded by the Qing faction for "not following the rules", few people actually knew that Manager Xie had never harmed any living person in the more than 2,000 years he had served in the underworld.

No matter whether they were good or bad, he never interfered in fights between living people, even if the other party was obviously guilty of heinous crimes.

Jie Fangcheng knew better than any other ghost that using power that did not belong to this world to influence mortals would result in a terrible end.

Luckily this is a copy.

Xie Fangcheng was thankful again.

"Wait!" Guan Yingying didn't expect him to react like this, and hurriedly stopped him, "It's no use."

"What's the meaning?"

Guan Yingying was silent for a moment, her voice dry: "Do you remember the news we watched on TV at noon? Qiao Qiang is dead, this is the reality. Everything that happened in Xinxin Home Community... is in the [mirror], it has already happened, we are just bystanders, we cannot change history."

Just like the lemon chicken feet that Jie Fangcheng got, when the phone call was hung up, the chicken feet in his hand instantly became rotten after three days.

Even if he really ran to stop it now, when the phone was hung up, the real world would still continue to develop according to the original situation.

There are two ways to pass this copy. At this time, Guan Yingying calmly stated one of them.

"That has already happened. There is no need to stop it." Guan Yingying spoke rationally, as if she was recounting someone else's experience. "You are very strong. It is easy to clear this dungeon. Guan Qing will kill Qiao Qiang before and after. After Qiao Qiang dies, Guan Qing will commit suicide. After she dies, she will become a fierce ghost. Just kill Guan Qing in the fierce ghost state. She is the [Ghost in the Mirror]. If I am not mistaken, kill her and the dungeon will end."

After hearing her words, Jie Fangcheng said, "I don't like this approach."

After saying that, he continued to walk out.

Guan Yingying looked at his back, her lips trembling slightly: "Are you still going to Xinxin Home Community? To stop Qiao Qiang? But you are doing useless work, there is no need to waste your energy!"

Yes, it has all happened.

The scenes they saw in the Xinxin Home Community were as if they were looking at the SD card of a camera. Even if the data in the SD card was changed, would those things not have happened again?

"It's not a vain effort." Jie Fangcheng shook his head. His expression was calm, but there was already a hint of murderous intent in his body. "My consistent principle is that even if it is an illusion of evil, even if it does not affect reality, it is worth killing first."