Chapter 634 [(*^▽^*)]
Li Qianqian almost forgot to check the time. She glanced at it and realized it was almost seven o'clock, with only a little over an hour left until eight o'clock. The number of people around her was gradually decreasing.
It's time for her to go back to her place. It will take more than half an hour to walk back, and there might be all sorts of unexpected things that happen. Taking a taxi... she needs to allow some time in case of any unforeseen circumstances. She has to leave now.
But what about Xue Rui and his temporary NPC partner?
Oh, right! Li Qianqian took out a small surveillance device from her backpack. It was a crow-shaped camera, and it was a real pity that there was only one.
After releasing the crow monitor, she turned around and started looking for a car to take a taxi home.
As for this crow... who is it following? It's Xue Rui, of course.
Xue Rui originally planned to send Lin Leyou back first, and then go back himself, but after observing Li Qianqian's behavior through the mechanical spider, he changed his mind.
Lin Leyou patted him on the shoulder, "I'll go back by myself."
Xue Rui didn't object now, and nodded, "Then be careful on your way back."
Lin Leyou said, "Don't worry, you can leave for my house in a few hours, and I'll definitely be fine. But you..."
The crow monitor was following Xue Rui. In Li Qianqian's eyes, Lin Leyou was just an NPC. Even though she found it strange, Xue Rui was still the most important person to her.
The two quickly parted ways and went home separately. After Lin Leyou got home, she glanced at the ring and said to Xue Rui, "I'm home. How about you?"
Xue Rui looked at the residential building in front of him, ignoring the crows that were quietly following him. "I'm downstairs. I'll be home soon."
Lin Leyou said, "If you really feel it's not good, then destroy this crow monitor."
Xue Rui hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to leave it for the time being. This crow monitor was a mechanical tool. If he destroyed it now, what if he broke it and some small fragments fell to the ground and couldn't be found?
This definitely violates the ninth rule of the Ten Rules, which requires maintaining the cleanliness of the environment in the country.
However, he could arrest the crow surveillance camera first. He didn't go into his own apartment building, but instead walked straight into the building behind it without looking to the side.
Once inside, he stayed in a spot where he couldn't be seen from the outside, waiting for the crow surveillance camera to walk right into his trap. He waited for more than half an hour, and it was almost eight o'clock.
Xue Rui was still waiting here. He could even hear the crow outside flapping its wings and searching for him. Soon, the crow's surveillance camera flew in from outside the gate.
Li Qianqian had already returned home. She used a remote control to make crows fly around the building, and she was certain that Xue Rui had not entered any of the houses.
So what was he doing inside?
Li Qianqian was restless at home, and soon decided to send a crow inside to observe Xue Rui's whereabouts. However, she did not expect that as soon as the crow flew inside, it saw Xue Rui suddenly appear in a corner.
"ah!"
Li Qianqian was so frightened at home that she fell backward, but then she discovered that her crow monitor had lost signal, so... Xue Rui actually knew all along that the crow was a surveillance device?
Li Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief, then found a button on the screen, but when she saw it, she still looked pained.
"System prompt: Do you wish to deduct 50,000 points and remotely destroy and recycle the Raven Monitor?"
Li Qianqian took a deep breath. She could control the Raven Monitor to self-destruct from a distance. After self-destruction, the Raven Monitor could slowly regenerate in her backpack. However, the regeneration time was a bit long, requiring twenty days in the real world.
In other words, she can no longer use it within this instance.
She hesitated for a moment and waited, but the crow monitor did not respond. Time passed and it was already 8 p.m.
At this point, Li Qianqian realized that Xue Rui would never release her crow, or rather, that he had already broken it, which was why there had been no signal. So she chose to pay 50,000 points to retrieve her crow monitor.
This crow monitor is a purple-grade item, valued at several million points by the system; we can't just let it go to waste.
Who knows if it will automatically return to her inventory after the dungeon ends if she leaves it like this? Maybe it won't, maybe it will, but she can't afford to take that risk.
Xue Rui looked at the crow he had placed on the table. It was still in good condition, but the signal-blocking device in his hand had caused it to lose control.
That's why the crow is sitting motionless on the table, like a decorative object.
Actually, the crow monitor wasn't broken at all, but it still couldn't be put in the backpack. The system message said it wasn't a complete item, so it seems this monitor is the same as the monitoring ball we got before.
There are other things too, it's all part of a set.
Just as Xue Rui was wondering whether he should open it up to take a look, the crow monitor in front of him made a clicking sound, as if it were a machine malfunctioning.
He paused slightly, then suddenly pushed off the ground with both legs, pushing himself and the chair backward a great distance before flipping over and hiding behind the chair.
The moment he took cover, the crow monitor exploded with a loud bang, and all the fragments seemed to freeze in mid-air above the table as if time had stopped.
This continued for three seconds, then the fragments flew back, as if time had reversed, and transformed back into a complete black raven. But in less than a second, the black raven turned into black powder and completely dissipated.
Xue Rui then slowly stood up from behind the chair. He walked to the empty table, touched the surface, and found it to be very clean, without a speck of dust.
"It seems she has a way to get rid of this crow."
It seems that Li Qianqian still has a part of this prop, which can control the prop's self-destruction and recycling. But such behavior definitely comes at a price, and I wonder how many points she spent.
A fierce glint flashed in Xue Rui's eyes. He walked to the window and drew the curtains. He could see that people in the vicinity were looking out of their windows, looking around as if they were trying to find out which house had exploded.
Don't disturb them. Today is the third night, around 8 PM, which is also the last day I have to stay at home and can't go to other people's houses.
What if there's a fire or something here right now?
After Xue Rui completely drew the curtains, the word "fire" suddenly became imprinted in his mind.
Although Jiang Changdong's exact location has not been found, if he were to control the mechanical spider to set a fire outside now, would those who escaped from their homes because of the fire be considered to have violated the first rule that people cannot go out after 8 p.m.? If so, would those who were killed by the rule be blamed on him?
If it succeeds, wouldn't it be possible to kill dozens or hundreds of people at once? If that works, wouldn't we be accumulating points like crazy?
Although Xue Rui had this idea, he wasn't sure. If he really set a fire, the rule invalidation card definitely wouldn't work. Who knew how long a fire would burn?
Even if I use up all the time I have on all the invalid cards I've acquired, it probably won't be enough, since the rule that you can't go out after 8 PM applies to everyone in the entire rule kingdom!
We need to be careful about this; we can't just put any sudden idea into practice immediately.
He sat on the sofa and contacted Lin Leyou, explaining his thoughts.
After listening to this, Lin Leyou was at a loss for words. "How about we set it on fire on the last night?"
Xue Rui thought this was a good idea; they could just activate the rule invalidation card later, since at least one hour of usage time could be retained until the end.
Furthermore, on the last night, everyone must stay home after 8 PM and not go out until the game time ends at midnight.
It's also possible that others have invalid cards, but they've already achieved their goal, and nothing else matters to them.
Lin Leyou said, "Then let's put it this way. I wonder if the points will be counted if someone who was forced to leave their home due to the fire dies because of the violation."
Xue Rui: "It should count."
He wasn't sure whether it counted or not; he could only wait until the last day to find out.
Xue Rui glanced at the time; there were still several hours until midnight, but he was starting to get impatient. "Ayou, what do you think about our current situation..."
Lin Leyou waited for him to finish speaking, but Xue Rui didn't continue. "What's wrong? You only said half of what you wanted to say?"
He thought for a moment, then finally asked, "Is it related to Xue Qian? Li Qianqian's presence here makes you suspect that Xue Qian is also there."
Jiang Changdong is most likely there too, so what exactly happened that everyone ended up together?
Xue Rui: "No, I don't know if he's here or not. He's probably not. He values his life and would never choose an S-rank dungeon."
Lin Leyou, "Then you are..."
Xue Rui stood up and walked around the coffee table in the living room a few times. He couldn't quite put his finger on it, but he felt a little uneasy, though not in the sense of crisis.
He knew there was no danger around him, and no one was watching him in the dark. Moreover, the feeling of unease was not obvious; it was intermittent and very slight.
It always just pops up unexpectedly.
In the past, he might have overlooked it, but after so many similar experiences, he knew that he had definitely overlooked something.
This thing may or may not be dangerous.
Xue Ruisi thought and thought but didn't know what to do, so he changed the subject, "I was thinking that I can get to your place in a few hours."
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