Shi Jinzhe then shared his guess with the three of them.

Manager Zhang may be a victim who successfully survived.

She is highly intelligent, a genius, proactive, and has a motive for murder.

"If that's the case, then we are indeed limited by our thinking."

Meng Chengxi frowned as he spoke, squeezing his eyes hard to relieve his fatigue. "Three dead and one crippled, so she stayed in this hotel all this time, just to kill Lu Xiaohui?"

Shi Jinzhe said, "It might also be to keep an eye on Lu Xiaohui. Do you remember the layout of the seventh floor? Lu Xiaohui's place completely trapped herself, with blocked fire exits and fence gates. With this design, if something happens, she won't be able to escape."

“She…” Shekh recalled the snake skin that Manager Zhang had taken last night.

The snake sloughs and the copper coins meant to ward off evil spirits were placed together, undoubtedly to drive away the three ghosts, and Manager Zhang chose to carry the snake sloughs around at midnight...

“She was protecting the people in the hotel, reminding them not to go out at night, burning incense in the corridors, and she must have been the one who locked Liu Run in the control room. She didn’t want us to wander around at night because it would be dangerous.”

Xiao Fang felt increasingly regretful as he listened: "I really don't know what those four people did to make someone like him commit such a heinous act."

As he spoke, he hunched his shoulders and suddenly felt cold: "Don't you guys feel a little cold? Like... a chilly, damp cold."

When Xiao Fang said that, Shi Jinzhe also felt a cold wind blowing through his clothes, as if he had suddenly entered a 16-degree air-conditioned room from a hot day, with a very obvious temperature difference.

He moved closer to Shekh: "Has something happened? The temperature has dropped so drastically?"

Shekh shook his head: "I don't know. I didn't detect anything unusual on the third or fifth floor. However, this game has a 30% survival element. Now that we've made it to the third day without any problems, danger should be on the horizon."

"I had completely forgotten about the escape game if you hadn't mentioned it."

Shi Jinzhe genuinely hadn't thought of this matter. With Shehe by his side, he felt there wasn't much of a problem.

This mindset won't work; he's become complacent and needs to change.

"Should we continue the investigation now, or take a break?"

"Go ahead and search. I want to get out of here as soon as possible." Shekh didn't like staying in the dungeon; the living conditions were terrible, and it was very torturous.

Are you tired?

"Not tired."

"Then let's go." Shi Jinzhe then asked Meng Chengxi, "Are you still coming along?"

"Go." Meng Chengxi pushed himself off the bed. "You'll get to eat meat if you follow your girlfriend, and besides, I want to leave sooner."

"Then...can I go too?" Xiao Fang asked timidly.

He experienced the joy of being carried along for the first time. Following these three people, he vaguely grasped half of the truth and wanted to seize this opportunity.

"If you have any errands to run, just tell me if you need my help."

Shi Jinzhe nodded: "Let's go."

Xiao Fang is a reliable and honest person who is capable of running errands when necessary.

7:15 AM.

The four of them went down to the restaurant on the first floor to have breakfast.

On the third day, the food at the Peace Hotel was much simpler. The only vegetables available were pickled vegetables and thick leafy greens that could be stored for a long time. There was still some meat, but only two kinds of staple food remained.

After picking up a piece of stir-fried green beans with his chopsticks, Shi Jinzhe said, "There aren't many vegetables left. Let's try to finish this dungeon today."

Xiao Fang's chopsticks, which were holding the meat, paused in mid-air, unsure whether to continue: "What's the connection between these two things?"

Shi Jinzhe pointed to himself: "In my first dungeon, the meat was missing for the next few days. It was a conscientious veteran player who reminded me that the meat was indeed problematic."

Xiao Fang was startled and put the meat down.

There weren't many people in the restaurant. So far, only one player, Liu Run, had died; the others were still farming and developing their characters stealthily.

He lost his appetite and simply wandered around observing the other people.

A man and a woman were sitting at another table a few meters away from the table where Shi Jinzhe was sitting. The man kept rubbing his arms, as if he was freezing.

The woman beside him was a stark contrast to him, sitting there calmly eating braised meat. Noticing someone staring at her, the woman stared straight at Xiao Fang.

In Xiao Fang's view, it was a very offensive look, a sidelong glance that swept over him from head to toe, making him very uncomfortable.

The woman glanced at Xiao Fang, then at Meng Chengxi at the same table, still looking somewhat dissatisfied.

It wasn't until she saw Shi Jinzhe talking to Shekh with his head down that she showed a "this is more like it" expression.

The three people seemed to be commodities being valued and weighed by her, and it was unclear what she was choosing.

Xiao Fang nudged Meng Chengxi with his elbow, speaking in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz in his ear, "Brother Meng, look at that long-haired woman on the left."

Meng Chengxi casually tossed his chopsticks on the ground, then glanced at the woman Xiao Fang had mentioned while picking them up.

She looked to be only twenty years old and kept looking at everyone else.

The man next to her tried to put his arm around her shoulder, but the woman rolled her eyes and slapped him away in disgust.

The look in his eyes... how should I put it?

Meng Chengxi felt like he was looking at an immature child...

He gave Shi Jinzhe a look, and Shi Jinzhe mouthed the word "ghost".

When Wang Luan's name was spoken silently, Meng Chengxi immediately realized what was happening.

Shekh didn't have to lift a finger; he silently observed the woman for a while while they ate.

She asked Shi Jinzhe, "Do you still have the tooth I gave you?"

"Here I am."

"Take it out and wear it; it will protect you."

Unlike the native inhabitants, Wang Luan can possess a player's body, which means she must have become stronger.

Shekh slowed his chewing and listened intently to the sounds of the man and woman over there.

"Aru, I feel so cold. Can I use the thing you found?"

"It can't be found."

"What did you say?" The man's voice rose suddenly, then he immediately lowered it again.

"How could you lose it! That snake skin is a talisman for warding off evil spirits. It wasn't easy for me to steal it from the second floor. Look for it again carefully!"

"I'm afraid of snakes, and I don't know when I lost it."

"Oh dear...you really are..."

Shekh understood what was going on; the two men had taken the snake molt from the second floor.

No wonder the hotel suddenly got so cold; it turns out someone had damaged the decorations on the second floor.