We waited in the cave for more than half an hour, and Qianliyan and the others never hung up the phone. We were amazed to find that the phone's battery had not decreased at all since the beginning of the call, even after talking for more than half an hour. We were certain that the battery was stationary in the cave.
We called Xu Qi twice while waiting, but no one answered, so we could only continue to wait for rescue. I took out a power bank and a desk lamp from the villa from my spatial storage, which brightened the cave considerably. Ji Lin'an and I ate something, and Qianliyan made a few sandwiches using the creative space, which was enough to fill our stomachs.
We waited until nightfall without any movement. Fortunately, there was plenty of oxygen in the cave. Actually, we couldn't be sure if it was morning or night. The time on our phones was stuck at 00:00 today. We had to rely on our conversation with Qianliyan and the others to calculate. If the time was stuck at midnight, then I could estimate that I woke up around 7 or 8 in the morning. Based on the 12 hours of conversation with Qianliyan, it should be around 7 or 8 in the evening now.
The cave was cold and damp, but thankfully Ji Lin'an and I had down jackets to wear, which made things much more comfortable. Qianliyan and the other two weren't so lucky. Qianliyan chose the soybean fiber quilt, which was the quickest and easiest to make, from the creative space. Luckily, the system didn't make him start by making soybean fiber; it gave him ready-made soybean fiber and a piece of textile. Qianliyan then transformed into a weaver and made a 2.2-meter-long quilt. Three grown men wrapped in one quilt—I knew without even looking how beautiful that scene would be.
The next day, no one came to rescue him. Xu Qi still wouldn't answer the phone. Apart from the phone function, there was no network signal, and all software that required the network could not be used.
On the third day, there was still no news. We were all starting to get anxious and sensed something was wrong. Suddenly, I thought of someone: Kaka. Maybe she knew something. I dialed Kaka's number, but it rang for a long time without being answered. Just as I was about to give up, the call connected. I cautiously asked, "Hello, is this Kaka?"
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone: "Mm."
I suddenly didn't know what to say. I looked at Ji Lin'an, who reached for the phone: "Hello, Kaka, this is Ji Lin'an. We're trapped in a cave right now. Qianliyan and the others are trapped in other caves. Do you know what's going on?"
Kaka didn't speak, and there was silence on the other end of the phone. Then Ji Lin'an's phone rang; it was Qianliyan: "Kaka, I know you know the inside story. I'm not asking you to come and save us, but could you reveal a little bit of information?"
Kaka was silent for a moment, her voice no longer the innocent and cute baby voice of before, but a cold and hoarse one: "I'm in the cave too."
We all fell silent. I asked, "Why are you in the cave too? We suspect that Jiang Haiming and his group were the ones who brought us into the cave. Weren't you with them? Why are you in the cave as well?"
Kaka hung up the phone without saying anything. I dialed the number again, but no one answered. I dialed three times in a row, but Kaka hung up on me each time. I was a little anxious, but I had no choice but to give up. I looked at my phone's contacts and thought of Xiao K. Xiao K answered the phone quickly: "Hello, Xiao K, this is Su Yi. Where are you?"
Little K was clearly upset, her voice trembling with impatience and on the verge of tears: "Wherever you are, I will be there."
It seemed she knew we were in the cave and why we were there. I continued, "Little K, can you tell us the truth? Why are we in the cave? How can we get out?"
K's impatient tone was tinged with anger: "Don't ask me, you'll find out soon enough."
After saying that, K hung up the phone, which made us even more curious about what had happened. I kept calling Kaka, as we could only find a breakthrough with her now. Finally, after more than twenty calls, Kaka answered the phone, but still didn't say anything. I changed my tone: "Kaka, are you okay? You probably don't have any food there. If you know anything, can you tell us? There are many of us, maybe we can find a way out."
Kaka sighed: "It's no use, you can't get out. We should all be able to get out in a few more hours."
I instantly saw a glimmer of hope: "Really? Then do you know why we're locked up here? And why are you in the cave?"
Kaka fell silent again, and after a while said, "You'll know what happened once we get out. Also... I was sent by Jiang Haiming and his group to lure you to G City. Xiao K and Xilang were both there. I was one of their people from the beginning, but I was just a pawn. All of us lucky ones were their playthings. I killed Xilang. I don't ask anything of you. I just hope that if we meet again, you can spare my life."
Kaka hung up the phone after speaking, leaving us all stunned in place.
After a moment, Wufeng spoke first: "Kaka suddenly confessed what she did. Could it be that we will have an opportunity to hurt her next?"
I said, "Just bringing us to G City wouldn't make us want to kill her, unless something happens next that would make us want to kill her, which is why she begged us to let her go beforehand."
Ji Linan frowned and looked at me: "Su Su is right. Everyone be careful from now on. Even if we get out, don't let your guard down. Let's find a chance to meet up first."
Thousand-Mile Eye and Windless hummed in agreement. After waiting in the cave for several more hours, we suddenly lost consciousness again. When we woke up, we were still in the cave, but there was now a door...
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