After being mistaken for a teammate by Lu Xiaoyao, Mingmei can hardly believe that she has now been mistaken for a player again.

Is it really that obvious that I'm human?

Instead of a bright nod or a shake of the head, she could only manage a weak, half-hearted smile on her stiff face as she continued, "If you two gentlemen weren't full just now, there's some other food here..."

"Hey! What are you eating in this escape game? Be careful not to fall into a trap. Listen to me, it's best to eat less."

After saying that, Charlie patted Mingmei on the shoulder and earnestly advised her.

Mingmei: ...I advise you to refrain from patting a beautiful woman's shoulder!

Mingmei pinned her hopes on another player, but when she turned to him, he also looked cautious and said, "Yes, Charlie is right. We should eat less food in the game, or avoid it altogether if possible."

As the three of them were talking, Mingmei noticed that a maid had already walked out of the tent unnoticed.

The bright six-hour countdown above the two players' heads instantly made Mingmei put away her pitiful and rare smile, and she reverted to her expressionless face.

"Girl, are you angry?"

Before Charlie could even marvel at how quickly Mingmei's expression changed, a group of fierce Chu Rong soldiers suddenly barged in without saying a word.

Immediately afterward, amidst Chu Rong's incomprehensible conversation, Charlie and the others were bound into a tight knot and taken away. Only when they were being led away did they belatedly realize something.

Charlie: "Was that one our teammate?"

Julian: "It seems...not."

Charlie: ? ? ?

"So...we've been exposed?"

"Ah...maybe."

Why?

"You're asking me? How would I know?"

Mingmei, who had been watching the whole thing, stood quietly in the crowd, expressionless.

God knows, when those fierce soldiers rushed in and started arresting people, Mingmei's heart nearly jumped into her throat for a moment, fearing that she would be arrested as well.

You know, that head chef in the kitchen dared to whip someone this morning, so who knows if these other NPCs will also arrest her as an accomplice of the assassin?

The ordinary-looking maid who followed the soldier in stood directly in front of Mingmei as she stepped forward to identify her, as if to partially obscure her.

After the soldiers took her away, she followed the crowd and packed her things, intending to leave with the maids.

Standing in the line of maids, the maid who had reported the player happened to be standing in front of Mingmei. Unable to contain her curiosity, Mingmei stared at the maid's back in a daze.

As Gui Gui mentioned before, there are a large number of NPCs in this game. After gaining consciousness, each NPC has their own awareness and ideas.

Therefore, is the other party's act of helping me conceal something malicious, or is it that the other party's data settings only allow players to inform on others?

Mingmei stared blankly at the other person's back, when suddenly the other person turned around and looked at her, saying, "Here you go."

"What?"

"That food box you just brought over, it's over there. You've already forgotten about it, even though you're about to leave?"

The other party's reminder immediately put Mingmei on guard. She had just brought a food box containing not only the black steamed buns that these NPCs wanted to eat, but also a boxed lunch at the bottom!

She had hidden the food container in a corner when she went to sell boxed lunches earlier, afraid that holding the lunchbox would attract attention. She had forgotten, but when did this person notice it?

Mingmei forced a smile and said, "Thank you so much. I forgot about that earlier..." As she spoke, she immediately took her food box back from the other person's hand.

"Don't force yourself to smile if you can't." The maid turned her head, stared at the bright little face for two seconds, and then said, "You're not suited to smiling like that."

Upon hearing this, Mingmei's awkward smile froze on her face, and the next second she stopped smiling, inwardly rolling her eyes.

snort!

You still dislike her smile?

With a blank expression, Mingmei stood behind the other person, staring at their back with displeasure, thinking to herself, "These days, NPCs really do become less likable once they have a mind of their own."

"Go back and get some rest. You'll be busy tonight."

Just as Mingmei was about to start muttering to herself, the other person suddenly said something gentle.

As the saying goes, what you fear most is when the other person suddenly shows concern.

Mingmei looked again with a puzzled expression at the other person's back, which was a little taller and more sturdier than hers. As everyone left the tent, Mingmei took small steps to get closer to the other person's back. Just as she was about to say something, Mingmei clearly noticed that the other person's back suddenly stiffened.

What are you doing?

Bright and beautiful: ?

For some reason, Mingmei suddenly sensed that the other person's voice might be trembling slightly because of her sudden approach.

"I...I just wanted to say thank you?"

Actually, she wanted to ask if they knew each other, but according to what she knew about her background, there was no such person in front of her.

However, she was unsure if asking directly would reveal anything.

"No need." She turned her head slightly to glance at Mingmei before quickly turning her head away again. "Just call me 'Achen'."

"Huh? Which Chen?"

“The ‘Chen’ of the hour of Chen”.

"Ah Chen!"

As soon as Mingmei finished speaking, she saw the other party suddenly turn around and lower their head. Just then, a group of soldiers walked past them, and the smell of blood on their bodies instantly hit them.

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