The novelist fell silent, scribbled something on his notepad, then suddenly stood up abruptly, saying hastily, "That's enough for now, we'll continue tomorrow."
The players looked at each other, unsure whether this situation was good or bad, but at least...
"Looks like we don't have to face the Boss today." Player number four breathed a slight sigh of relief, leaning back on the sofa with lingering fear.
“But that also means we have far fewer direct leads.” Number Three clearly disagreed with him. “So, Number Four, when you went to the study on the sixth floor before, didn’t you see him?”
Player Number Four was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then cold sweat instantly soaked his back: "No...no..." His expression became increasingly terrified, "The study was empty...then where was he?"
No one could answer him.
"Let's not go to the sixth floor for now," Player One said coldly in an unquestionable tone. "Taking advantage of today, we should at least figure out what kind of writer he is, since it's hard to say whether he will ask similar questions again tomorrow."
"Judging from his reaction just now, the female lead must be a very crucial character," Number Two said quietly. "Whether there is a female lead or not, and what kind of female lead she is, ah, these are really troublesome questions."
"Let's go back to our rooms according to our numbers." Number One got up first, took Number Two's arm, and walked upstairs.
"Wait a minute, something still seems off, doesn't it?" Xiao Cheng suddenly called out to them, then started counting on her fingers. "We know the first floor is the lobby, the second floor is room number two, and the sixth floor is the novelist's study, but there are only six floors in total. So... where are room number one and room number six?"
"Get this straight, what's missing now isn't just one room."
Everyone fell silent again upon hearing this.
Player One stood there stunned for a moment, then angrily roared at Player Four, "Didn't you say there were five rooms?! Where are the rooms?!"
It took Number Four a while to realize what was happening. He broke out in a cold sweat and stammered in his defense, "I...I...I definitely counted..."
"It's okay, we can just squeeze into one room." Player Two leaned in and gave Player One a comforting kiss on the corner of his lips. "Don't get so angry, why bother arguing with an idiot."
Number One's anger subsided slightly, and he snorted coldly. However, just as he was about to continue upstairs, the novelist's voice suddenly rang out from the rooftop speakers, mixed with the rustling sound of pen nib scratching against paper, sounding somewhat indistinct.
"Hello? Hello? I'm sure you can all hear me, right? Oh, I was in such a hurry that I forgot to remind you that the beds here are very narrow and can't support the weight of two people, so please be sure to check into the rooms one by one according to the number."
"However, given the limited number of rooms here, it seems I really need to put the renovation on my agenda. It's such a headache; I finally found a place where I can write in peace… Ah, I'm getting off-topic!"
"In short, I even used the basement storage room to entertain you!"
Basement, storage room.
Putting it in a dungeon is definitely not a good place.
They waited for a long time, but the novelist didn't continue the story. All that could be heard from the speakers was the scratching sound of writing, which sounded like the pen was moving very fast, with almost no pauses.
"We..." Woman Number Two looked at Woman Number One with a worried expression, "Do we really have to do as he says?"
"Nonsense!" Number One scratched his head in frustration. "Such an obvious hint, going against him is just asking for death!"
Xiao Cheng was in the same situation as him, but she seemed quite calm at the moment, and even had the mood to joke with Fang He. She sighed in disappointment, "What a pity, Brother Number Five. I thought I could share a room with you."
Then she was shocked to see that Fang He's ears turned red at an incredible speed.
It was absolutely shocking.
Who would believe it?! This guy was actually such an innocent character?!
“Staying in the same room is impossible.” Fang He lowered his gaze somewhat uncomfortably, avoiding direct eye contact with her. “But if you need it… I can go with you to find a basement.”
"...What should be in the basement?" The novelist's voice suddenly came through the speakers again, very softly, as if he were talking to himself rather than communicating with them.
Everyone stopped talking at once, looked up in confusion at the speaker in the corner of the ceiling.
“Cute little animals… After all, this is a healing theme, and it also needs a touch of mystery, an unusual entrance… No, this is too cliché.” The novelist groaned in despair, “Ah—what’s missing? The female lead… The female lead… Oh no!”
Then came a commotion, like a pile of clutter being pushed aside, followed by his voice suddenly getting closer: "How could you be so stupid, forgetting about this switch... Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!"
A crisp snap.
All movement came to an abrupt halt.
"Ah, so he's talking about novels, right?" Xiao Cheng asked uncertainly.
After all, as someone destined to live in a basement, the scenario I just described was incredibly relatable.
“Of course, if he weren’t a realist writer,” Fang He replied seriously.
Xiao Cheng: "..." Thank you, I feel comforted.
"Um... um..." Number Four weakly raised his hand, looking excessively neurasthenic. "If you're looking for the basement, I probably can't help much... so I'll just... I'll go ahead..."
"Get out! Get out of here! Stop getting in my way!" Player Number One frowned deeply, waving his hand forcefully with a look of disgust, as if shooing away a bothersome fly.
Number Four dared not provoke him any further and ran away silently with his head down.
The second woman turned her head and watched his figure disappear around the corner of the stairs. She couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle: "He's quite cute, but it's a pity he's a bit stupid."
"Pah!" Number One spat viciously. "Cute my ass! I'll kill him sooner or later!"
Number Three had remained silent until now. He slowly stood up, nodded to Xiao Cheng first, and then looked at Number One, saying unhurriedly, "I'll go back to my room now. We can discuss any clues later."
Number One was slightly nicer to him, nodding in agreement, and then with a gloomy face, he and Number Two started from the corner of the hall, searching for the entrance to the basement.
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