Chapter 23 The minions begin to act
[I know, I know! The box was made of wooden strips, and there were gaps between them. One of the gaps was slightly larger, and that's why the key fell out!]
[So, is this how the box was cracked? @Happiness Signal Official Blog]
[That's impossible! I've seen that gap, and the key needs to be upright to fall out. And there's probably only that one gap in the entire box that the key can completely pass through. This is a very small probability event!]
[Oh my god! Wanwan is so lucky! The official blog just announced the correct solution. You have to solve the puzzle to get the key in the box!]
While the audience was communicating with each other, Jiang Yunyao also finished reading the search process posted by Lin Wanwan.
She pondered for a moment, put the small box in her hand on the ground, then took out a hammer and prepared to knock it down.
Xie Yixing opened his eyes wide, "Where did you get the hammer?!"
Jiang Yunyao was interrupted. She raised her hand and pointed behind the door, "I got it right there!"
Xie Yixing looked surprised, "Could this hammer be a hidden item?! Come on, try and see if you can open this little box!"
However, before Jiang Yunyao could hammer the box, the entire castle was filled with the announcement of the program team.
"Handy Jiang Yue, out!"
"Jiang Yunyao and Xie Yixing attempted to destroy the key. Half of their health will be deducted!"
"Note: Each guest has only one life point. If all of it is deducted, it will be considered as the guest being devoured!"
Jiang Yunyao and Xie Yixing: “???”
Each announcement sounded three times before stopping. Then Jiang and Xie's phones began to vibrate as they received a continuous stream of group messages.
The castle owner's sister (Wen Xiao): "I got a chance to eliminate someone. Based on the evidence Xiao Nuo provided, I eliminated the minion Jiang Yue."
The Castle Master's Son (Lu Mucheng): "@The Castle Master's Daughter (Jiang Yunyao) @The Castle Master's Son-in-law (Xie Yixing) What are you doing?"
The castle lord's younger brother (Liu Tingpeng): "Are Jiang and Xie also lackeys? At the beginning, it was Xiao Jiang who spoke for those two guys!"
The castle owner's younger brother (Liu Tingpeng): "If they weren't minions, why would they destroy the key?!"
The castle owner's daughter-in-law (Lin Wanwan): "Ayao just asked in the group how to get the key. I guess she just wants to get the key in another way, right?"
The castle owner's son (Lu Mucheng): "Don't try to get the key through other informal means!"
Jiang Yunyao had her hammer taken away by the staff. She felt very sorry that she didn't take action earlier.
She sent a photo of the box to the group, along with a picture of the staff taking away the hammer, as a disguised explanation for why she was notified.
[Hahahahaha, Jiang and Xie tried to skip the puzzle-solving step and were warned by the production team! ]
[Thank goodness the production team warned us, otherwise I'm really worried that these two people would have hammered the lock on the door!]
[Just now, the production crew cut to the director's shot. The director's face was so dark! I was laughing to death!]
Director: Who the hell put that hammer?! Stand up right there!
[I think this is a bit unfair. This hammer doesn't belong to Jiang Xiefang, and there's no rule that says it can't be used to solve puzzles. Why should their health be deducted?]
[What you said earlier makes sense. The production team may have taken this into consideration, so they only deducted half of the health points instead of all of them.]
[Let me speak for the production team. They punished them because their actions would destroy the key, not simply for violent puzzle solving!]
"Aren't you all surprised? This game can actually eliminate minions! We didn't even mention that it could be played this way!"
[No, no, no, I'm surprised that the minions sacrificed their teammates! What kind of operation is this? ? ?]
"That's easy to understand, right? With people from the other side present and clear evidence of her involvement, wouldn't she have been exposed if she'd defended her teammates?"
After Jiang and Xie reported in the group, they went to the kitchen on the first floor.
After learning the lesson just now, the two of them behaved themselves this time.
Jiang Yunyao carefully asked the staff and only started to work after confirming that using fire to burn the smart lock was not a violation.
They got the red key and opened the second lock.
Jiang and Xie were still searching on the second floor. The second room they searched was the master bedroom, which was also the castle owner's room.
There was still one person guarding the door while the other went into the room to search.
Jiang Yunyao found a small robot from under the bed. She saw a switch on it and turned it on with a try-it attitude.
Then the robot swung its arms awkwardly and made mechanical sounds.
"As my little boat sails off into the distance, my heart is filled with thoughts of you. The red stamp, accompanied by my longing, reaches your shore, becoming the only bond between you and me."
After Xie Yixing finished listening, he recalled the common game routines and said to Jiang Yunyao:
"This poem is likely revealing something. The solution should be nearby. Can you see any other clues on the robot?"
Jiang Yunyao agreed with his point of view. She picked up the robot and looked through it, and finally found a string of numbers at the bottom of the robot.
"It says 1312510, maybe it has something to do with these words!"
Xie Yixing murmured, "Seven numbers, but only five sentences. I think I need to divide the numbers..."
Jiang Yunyao nodded and walked back and forth in the room, analyzing as she walked.
"Assuming this string of numbers is written in order, then the number 1 means it's time to move on to the next sentence!"
"And the number 0 generally represents non-existence. Either 0 is a confusing option, or this 0 is put together with the 1 before it to make the number 10!"
"According to this idea, let's divide the remaining five digits, which are 13 and 125!"
Xie Yixing tilted his head and thought, "Now there are three groups of numbers, and this poem has five sentences, so these numbers need to be divided further!"
"Right!" Jiang Yunyao snapped her fingers. "Open the chat box on your phone and write down the possibilities I mentioned. Let's try them one by one!"
Some viewers in the live broadcast room were stunned.
Can I say that I didn’t understand anything except that poem?
[The one in front, you are not alone! I didn’t understand either!]
[Help! Can someone explain this to me? My brain is completely confused!]
[Emmm... This is already a relatively simple puzzle. Maybe you don't play this kind of game very often, so you don't know how to do it.]
[Master, please enlighten me! ]
For those who didn't understand, please go check out the show's official Weibo account; they've released a puzzle-solving guide!
While everyone was looking at the guide, Jiang and Xie had already solved the mystery.
Xie Yixing read out the words, "Be careful of the red button."
As soon as he finished speaking, the program team's announcement sounded.
"Lin Wanwan, out!"
The absence of the word "minions" in front of her name indicates that Lin Wanwan's identity is normal! In other words, she is their teammate!
In other words, the minions are taking action!
Jiang Yunyao and Xie Yixing looked at each other, and both felt their scalps tingling and goose bumps appeared.
Jiang Yunyao reacted even faster. Amidst the announcement, she unconsciously raised her voice and shouted at him, "Quickly send that message! Send it to the group! Quick!"
In case that sentence is an important clue, then every possible reminder would be a good one!
Xie Yixing copied and pasted in a hurry, and the moment he clicked the send button, he felt his hands sweating.
And at the moment when the message was sent successfully, the program team's broadcast voice sounded again.
"Lu Mucheng, out!"
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