I unfolded the quilt wrapped around me, covered myself with half and covered her with the other half.

Just like that, the two of us, one lying outside the door and the other lying inside, fell asleep, only a door away from each other.

Daybreak soon arrived, and we were so sound asleep that we didn't even notice it was past eight o'clock. It wasn't until new text messages came in from both of our dead phones that we woke up.

Seeing that it was already past eight o'clock, Xiao Bingbing was shocked: "It's over! I'm going to die!"

I lazily said, "Don't worry, let's see first."

I opened the message and saw: "12 hours have passed. Since No. 100 did not kill anyone within the specified time, he is hereby sentenced to death!"

Plop! Xiao Bingbing's phone fell to the ground.

Before Xiao Bingbing was about to be punished with death, I immediately called 110. I knew the call wouldn't go through and would be transferred to the murderer. As expected, the murderer answered my call and chuckled faintly, "What? Are you still thinking of calling the police?"

I wasn't surprised and sneered, "No! I'm not calling the police. I came here specifically to talk to you this time."

The murderer seemed a little surprised. "Oh? Since the Death Game began, no one has ever come to talk to me. They're all afraid of me. You're a little different! But, after I execute No. 100, can we sit down and have a good talk?"

I hurriedly said, "No! I came to talk to you about the punishment for number 100! There's something wrong with your punishment!"

The murderer laughed unexpectedly and said, "Are you negotiating terms with me? Haha! Interesting! Okay, then I'll listen. What's the problem?"

I calmly said, "There was a potential loophole from the moment this mission was announced. You only told Number 100 to kill anyone who entered her room within the specified time. However, if no one entered her room within the specified time, then the mission would fail. In other words, even if Number 100 didn't kill anyone within the specified time, it was ultimately because no one entered her room. The biggest problem, then, is the mission itself, not Number 100. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

A sound of exclamation came from the other side: "You... can do it! This is the first time you've negotiated with me as a game participant. Number 100 can be exempted from the death penalty, but I don't want a second negotiation. I will carefully consider the next mission and let you slowly sink into death! Hahahaha!"

The call was disconnected. Meanwhile, we received a new message: "Due to a loophole in this mission, number 100 will be exempt from the death penalty. As for the person negotiating with me, I won't reveal your number here, but be careful. You will be treated specially in the Death Game. This is also a warning to others: do your best and don't let others push you into a dead end!"

Seeing this, I breathed a sigh of relief. Regardless, my negotiation was successful, and Xiao Bingbing wouldn't be punished with death. This was something to be thankful for in every way. At the very least, it was a change from the past where she was constantly punished with death.

As for the murderer's last words, they were clearly a challenge to me! However, I won't be fooled by them. Nothing is absolute. Every event will have more or less loopholes. It all depends on whether you can clearly identify them.

"I... don't have to die?" Xiao Bingbing seemed to have not yet recovered from her relief, and her face was full of disbelief.

"I think so." I smiled and said, "Well, you listen to me, right?"

Xiao Bingbing took a deep breath, then revealed an angelic smile. She rushed out of the doorway and threw herself on me. "Did God send you to help me? If it weren't for you, I would have killed another person, and I would have fallen deeper and deeper into depravity, until I became a woman who found pleasure in killing people!"

I stood there in a daze, looking at Xiao Bingbing, who threw herself into my arms like a helpless little sister. After a long moment, I said, "Don't worry, I will get to the bottom of this matter. However, this matter is too strange, and I doubt it was human-caused..."

Xiao Bingbing raised her head: "If it's not a person? Then what is it?"

I hesitated and said, "I'm not sure yet, but I've asked someone to help locate the target I just spoke to. I'll call now!"