Chapter 389 [(*^▽^*)]
Through the mechanical spider, Xue Rui could clearly see the other person's face contorting and twitching. Although he recovered quickly and immediately turned around and ran back to the office before Xue Rui could approach, Xue Rui still noticed that he was panting a little when he returned.
He pretended that he hadn't noticed anything and waited for the other person to ask him.
And the other person actually asked, "Was the steamed bun delicious?"
Xue Rui remained calm and said, "It's alright."
"Not bad?" His deep voice sounded off. "Really?"
Xue Rui: "What exactly do you want to say? Just say it."
He took a deep breath, as if he were about to question Xue Rui about why she didn't eat the breakfast he brought, but in the end he forcibly suppressed the question in his heart, "It's nothing."
Xue Rui squinted at him, and seeing that he had really started working, he pretended to work as well, but soon he thought of something.
For the past two days, this employee has been leaving the company at 6 PM every day, disappearing into the dark fog outside. He also hasn't been bringing himself breakfast for the past two days. So…
There must be another reason for doing this today. As for what that reason is... it's probably related to working overtime? The number of ordinary NPCs who died on the first night will be replenished on the second day. Who will be used to replenish them?
Of course, it's the NPC who didn't have to work overtime before. Is it his turn today?
Xue Rui smiled and said, "Oh dear, there were so many fewer people working overtime last night. I wonder if anyone will come in to fill the gaps today. By the way, are you working overtime tonight?"
The NPC employee sitting opposite him immediately turned pale. The question he had been trying to suppress burst out, "Why did you do this! Why didn't you eat the breakfast I bought for you!"
Xue Rui watched him slam his fist on the table, his face flushed and eyes bloodshot, without saying a word, just quietly observing him. The other man noticed Xue Rui's gaze and gradually calmed down, then slumped dejectedly into his chair.
"No...I can't do this...I have to leave...I have to leave..."
Seeing him like this, Xue Rui suddenly thought of the hidden quest, but could the hidden quest be related to this NPC?
Help ordinary NPCs escape the fate of working overtime at night? Is this a hidden quest?
After thinking it over, Xue Rui decided to give up. The hidden quest couldn't be this. These ordinary NPCs were probably food for the ghosts. If these NPCs all escaped the fate of working overtime, then only the players would be left working overtime at night, which would make the night even more dangerous for the players.
After all, without these people, the ghosts' only remaining targets are the players!
After a period of frenzy, the other party seemed to have completely resigned himself to his fate, but then seemed to have come up with a solution and calmed down. Anyway, it had nothing to do with Xue Rui; he was a player and would definitely stay to work overtime that night.
However, he noticed that the other members in the chat group were discussing how some NPCs were fawning over them.
They were all very wary; although they accepted the food, they didn't eat it.
Xue Rui said, "Don't eat those things, and don't keep them around for long. Find a chance to throw them away as soon as possible. It doesn't matter if the other person sees them."
Why is that?
Xue Rui: "It's probably related to working overtime."
"Yes, yes, these employees are all NPCs who didn't stay to work overtime the past two days. They'll probably have to stay today to make up for the ones who died earlier."
Xue Rui: "Be careful. Apart from the food provided in the staff canteen, do not eat or touch anything else."
"Understood, understood!"
The daytime passed in an orderly fashion, with players taking various breaks and even finding opportunities to hide and sleep. In particular, the player who had been hiding for 24 hours suddenly reappeared after learning that the wanted notice had been lifted, found teammates, and continued to complete the game.
Many players had only one thought when they saw him: Where did this guy go?! Last night, it wasn't just ghosts looking for him; players were looking for him too.
They searched every accessible floor, from top to bottom and bottom to top, even ravaging many floors with that elite monster, but still couldn't find any trace of the player.
When he returned to the team, his teammates asked him, but he didn't say anything, making it all very mysterious. No one knew about this except Lin Leyou, not even the elite monsters on the 43rd floor.
Xue Rui took a nap at noon and is now feeling quite refreshed. He noticed the time; it was already 5:40 PM, and there were only 20 minutes left until 6 PM.
After 6 PM, the killing mode doesn't start immediately; there's a buffer period, for example, allowing everyone to go to the staff cafeteria for lunch.
However... those who go to the staff canteen are all those who are going to stay and work overtime; the employees who are not working overtime leave the company promptly at six o'clock.
Xue Rui carefully observed the employee opposite him. The previous two days, the employee had only packed up when it was time to leave, but today the employee was starting to pack up now. Was the employee leaving early?
He got up within two minutes, and Xue Rui immediately asked, "Where are you going? Aren't you going to work overtime?"
The other person's body jolted violently, then they turned around with great difficulty to look at Xue Rui, "Me? I'm going to the restroom, I'll be right back."
Xue Rui nodded after hearing this and didn't say anything more. Seeing that Xue Rui seemed to believe him, the other person breathed a sigh of relief and then walked quickly towards the door. However, when he reached the door, he stood there blankly as soon as he opened it.
As if he saw something terrifying outside the door, Xue Rui got up to look, but the door was blocked by the other person, so he couldn't see what was outside.
He shakily closed the door again, then returned to his seat with a deathly pale face, and remained motionless.
Xue Rui looked at the closed door. He wanted to go and take a look. Anyway, it wasn't six o'clock yet, so there was no harm in going. Besides, he was definitely going to stay.
He stood up, walked to the door, and opened it, but he didn't see anything outside. He looked around and found nothing.
What's going on?
Xue Rui tried to go outside, but even after stepping outside, there was still nothing. Could this be a way to test whether he really wanted to escape? Or was it because he was a player and therefore would never leave?
It was already 5:50, and there were still ten minutes until 6:00. After thinking for a moment, he left the office and headed towards the staff canteen.
Sure enough, nothing happened even after he left the floor. It seems that players are indeed different from ordinary employees. After his footsteps disappeared into the distance, the employee who was originally in the office became increasingly nervous, repeatedly asking why...
Xue Rui was aware of this. He left a mechanical spider there. As it got closer to six o'clock, the other employees who could leave started packing up, but those who wanted to stay and work overtime could not leave.
Xue Rui suddenly realized something: how did the people who were supposed to stay and work overtime know that they were supposed to stay? He hadn't seen any news about it or received any notification elsewhere.
He then took the elevator to the first floor, and when he got to the building entrance, he saw a notice posted next to the entrance, which listed the names of the people who needed to work overtime that night.
So the employee opposite me only found out I had to stay and work overtime after arriving at the company, and the breakfast he's holding... was bought from the employee cafeteria!
So why is there a problem? How did this happen? Why would he feel safe eating it himself? Did he put something in it?
If you buy breakfast in the staff canteen, the only thing you can tamper with is the porridge or similar liquid, since it's hard to tamper with steamed buns. Could it be blood?
At this moment, some employees came out of the building. Xue Rui checked the time and it was already six o'clock. He blinked and finally decided to stop anyone who looked easy to talk to and ask.
Finally, he chose a man with a bowl cut who looked somewhat timid. "Hello!"
The other person was clearly startled, "Ah! I don't have to work overtime today!"
Xue Rui, "I know you don't need to work overtime, I just wanted to ask you a few questions, is that alright?"
The other person was clearly scared. "I...I'm off work. Let's talk about it tomorrow."
But Xue Rui didn't give him a chance to refuse, grabbing his wrist and dragging him aside. "Just a few questions, I really want to know. Once you've answered them, I'll let you go!"
"Okay then... fine, let go of me first!"
Pulling him aside, Xue Rui asked, "I was supposed to stay and work overtime from the very beginning..."
"Ah!" The other person was surprised, but then breathed a sigh of relief. "So, what's your question?"
"It's an employee who shares an office with me. He's staying overtime today, but he brought me breakfast this morning. What's going on? I don't even know him!"
The employee blinked blankly, "Oh, I see... he should be... he should be..."
Seeing his hesitant look, Xue Rui asked, "Do you still want to leave work?"
Upon hearing this, he immediately said, "He must have added his own blood to the porridge. If you drink it, you can take his place while he works overtime tonight."
Xue Rui: "But I also have to work overtime!"
"That's alright, you'll have to do double the work."
Xue Rui, "Double the workload?"
He doesn't work at night at all; instead, he hunts ghosts or gets hunted by them!
Is this it?
He asked tactfully, "So, at night, the things that happen to him also happen to me?"
The employee clearly didn't dare to say it directly, but nodded instead, "That's right, just like you think. Unless you solve the root of the problem, it will keep following you."
Unless you kill the ghost that's chasing you, you'll be relentlessly pursued!
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