4F dining area, hot pot restaurant private room.
Zhao Yan and Yue Xiaoyan arrived first and were waiting at the door. When they saw Lu Cai and 666, they went in and ordered food.
After hesitating for a long time, I ordered the mushroom soup hotpot, which is always a good choice. Then I entered the private room and started ordering dishes.
"Are you on any dietary restrictions?" Lu Cai asked, looking at 666, who was sitting next to him. After all, he was a scavenger, and he didn't know whether he ate regularly.
666's expression was still indifferent, but his eyes were wide open, revealing confusion.
She could only hold the menu, place it in front of him, and explain each item one by one. He didn't say anything, but at least she could see his emotions in his eyes.
Based on the occasional glint in his eyes, Cai Lu ordered a few servings of beef and a portion of brown sugar rice cake for him.
During this time, Yue Xiaoyan kept looking at 666 intentionally or unintentionally, then poked Zhao Yan beside her with her arm thoughtfully, and the two started a two-person chat box conversation.
[Yue Xiaoyan: Who is this guy? Why is he wearing Lu Cai's red cape? He can't even order food...]
They only knew that Lu Cai was going to bring someone with her, because this meal was mainly hosted by them, so they didn't ask her who she was going to bring.
[Zhao Yan: I guess it’s the street cleaner in Tang suit.]
[Zhao Yan: He helped rescue people in the dungeon and seemed to listen to Lu Cai. I guess he was influenced by Lu Cai.]
[Yue Xiaoyan: But Mr. Lu is like a patriarch...]
"If you have something to say, let's talk in the group. What's the big deal about two people sneaking around?" Cai Lu had already ordered the dishes and handed the menu to Yue Xiaoyan.
Yue Xiaoyan quickly raised her hand to take it: "This is the first time we've met this cloaked brother, so we're a little curious..."
"His name is 666." Lu Cai considered his words carefully. "Follow me from now on."
666 tilted his head slightly, revealing a thin chin. Under the light and the red brim of his hat, his skin was as white as snow, and he had a bit of awe-inspiring aura.
"It may be inconvenient to eat later, so take off your hat first." Cai Lu took off his hat as soon as he entered the box. Looking at the loose hood on 666's head, he couldn't help but remind him.
666 then reached out, pinched the brim of the hat and gently lifted it up, revealing a head of smooth black short hair.
Yue Xiaoyan sighed: "Mr. Lu has a really sharp eye. He probably chooses his younger brothers based on their looks..." After she finished speaking, she noticed the scar on 666's chin. She suddenly became speechless, feeling guilty and embarrassed.
Shouldn’t we bring up the topic of “appearance” in front of a disfigured person?
Lu Cai wasn't that sensitive. As the waiter took the menu and left, he looked at Zhao Yan with a smile and said, "When will the points we agreed on before entering the dungeon be redeemed?"
Zhao Yan was stunned for a moment before he remembered what happened.
"I'll give you the points." After a moment of hesitation, he raised his left palm.
"How do you transfer points?" Cai Lu began to discuss the points wallet with him.
Zhao Yan taught her to click on the income slot, then spread out her left palm. The two of them faced each other's left palms in the air, and then Lu Cai saw a reminder message pop up in the points wallet about the points transfer.
Her face was calm, but if you looked closely, you could see the excitement in her eyes.
666 on the side originally lowered his eyes to look at the red hot pot soup base. He seemed to feel something and narrowed his eyes slightly. Then he raised his eyes slightly and turned in the direction of Lu Cai.
Lu Cai was still talking to Zhao Yan about his plan to earn points.
"Are you planning to collect points to enter the dungeon?" Zhao Yan transferred the points and looked at her in disbelief. "This... will someone give you points? This is so unfair. One person gives you points, and other players take advantage of the dungeon?"
"Your experience multiplier has already increased sevenfold this time. Wouldn't you be happy to share some with me?" Lu Cai rolled his eyes at him. "If you're not happy, there are naturally others who are."
As long as it is not a reserved copy, it is difficult to guess what copy the player will be assigned to. When the player is about to enter the copy, Lu Cai follows him in, and the players who want to get points will have no time to make a reservation.
"Me! I'm happy to give points!" Yue Xiaoyan quickly raised her hand.
"What points?" Someone pushed the door open and entered. Qin Yu walked into the private room, followed by a very dazzling "tail".
Lu Cai looked over in the direction of the voice. Qin Yu had changed her clothes to a more casual style. Her high ponytail had been loosened, and her hair was hanging loosely on her shoulders, which made her whole aura gentler.
Behind Qin Yu was Gu Xici, whose overly gorgeous face met Lu Cai's as soon as he entered the room.
The atmosphere instantly turned cold, and Lu Cai withdrew her gaze. Although Qin Yu had already asked in the group and they all agreed to let Gu Xici come along, she still couldn't stand his burning gaze that wanted to duel.
Everyone else could sense the eagerness in the air. Yue Xiaoyan and Zhao Yan wisely pretended not to know. Only 666, who was sitting next to Lu Cai, looked up expressionlessly at Gu Xici, who was looking eagerly.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the box became increasingly turbulent.
Yue Xiaoyan clenched the wet wipes she had just opened in her hand, then opened the system group chat.
[Yue Xiaoyan: What's going on? You guys aren't going to do anything about it?]
Lu Cai raised his hand and placed it on 666's shoulder. 666 looked away, and the tense atmosphere suddenly disappeared.
"If you want to fight, you can leave now." Qin Yu glanced at Gu Xici warningly, and the latter quickly restrained his fighting spirit.
Qin Yu sat down next to Lu Cai, and Gu Xici could only sit next to Yue Xiaoyan opposite him, but his eyes vaguely swept over Lu Cai and 666.
Can only watch, can't play, annoying!
"New friend?" Qin Yu looked at 666, then shifted his gaze and asked Lu Cai.
At this time, the waiter brought in the dishes, and Lu Cai just said "hmm".
"What's wrong with Lao Shi? It's not like there's no signal, why is he silent?" Zhao Yan changed the subject.
The hot pot soup was already boiling. Yue Xiaoyan picked up the serving chopsticks and put the beef into the hot pot: "He... has something to do..."
"Have you contacted him?" Zhao Yan turned to look at Yue Xiaoyan.
Yue Xiaoyan hesitated for a moment and nodded: "I don't know what it is exactly..." Her eyes were a little evasive, but it was not her business after all. Shi Rukui didn't want to say it, and she didn't want to talk about it everywhere.
"Damn, Lao Shi is so disloyal!" Zhao Yan seemed very angry, "He didn't say a word when I looked for him, but he responded when Xiaoyan looked for him--" He clicked his tongue twice after saying that.
Yue Xiaoyan lowered her head, her ears were a little red, but she didn't say a word.
"What's going on with this hospital copy?" Cai Lu interrupted Zhao Yan.
Several people began to discuss the plot of the copy.
"So this was the patient's revenge on the hospital, blowing up the hospital building?" Zhao Yan concluded speechlessly after listening to the clues from several people.
Qin Yu and Shi Rukui found the notebook of Yi Bin, a patient in bed 17 in the hemodialysis ward. It contained a floor plan of the hospital, from the 1st floor to the 5th floor, and some of the staircases had skull symbols drawn on them.
"Even if explosives were placed on every floor, he still carried them to the first floor lobby... Where did he get the explosives? Why was he barefoot?" Yue Xiaoyan was very puzzled.
Cai Lu picked up a slice of cooked beef from the hot pot and dipped it in the sauce. "Is he the big boss? He's so weak!"
Zhao Yan was speechless: "This is a 'Novice Dungeon'! Don't be so arrogant as a cheater."
"The copy itself is not scary, but what's going on with the black smoke?" Qin Yu also started to pick up some food. When she and Gu Xici were about to go downstairs, they were also caught in the black smoke.
"They call themselves 'abandoned programs' and hide in the cracks of dungeons, devouring players and dungeon NPCs to survive." Lu Cai told them, picking out the key points. "And what we encountered was only a small group."
"Are there more?" Yue Xiaoyan was incredulous. "Can I report this? It's such a big bug!"
"You can try, but I think the management should know of their existence." Cai Lu picked up a few more pieces of meat, then noticed that 666 next to him didn't move his chopsticks, "You... don't know how to eat?" Not really, right?
666 raised his eyes and glanced at her, with a hint of fluctuation in his eyes. Then he picked up the chopsticks, dipped them into the mushroom soup, picked out the beef, put it into the spicy hot pot to soak it, and then picked it up and put it on the plate in front of him.
There was no meat slices he wanted in the spicy pot, so Cai Lu put the last few slices of beef on the plate into the spicy pot.
"Brother Xiaoliu likes spicy food?" Zhao Yan joked.
666 had beef in his mouth. When he heard Zhao Yan's words, he suddenly looked up with a vigilant look.
"What's wrong?" Cai Lu put down his chopsticks.
666 stared at Zhao Yan, who dared not speak, and his eyes gradually turned to doubt, and the sharpness in that moment disappeared.
Lu Cai thought for a moment: "Because he called you 'little brother'?"
Lao Ke also called him "Xiao 6". Did Zhao Yan's words stimulate his memory?
666 fell into deep thought, his brows furrowed, but he couldn't remember who the voice in his ear was just now...
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A few people studied the posts in the forum again, but there were no new analysis posts about Lu Cai.
After the hotpot dinner, Lu Cai and 666 planned to sit down and rest in the public square. After all, it never gets dark in the community area, so they can sit there as long as they like.
The rest of the people couldn't stay with them all the time, so they agreed to have a group chat and then went their separate ways.
After separating from the others, Yue Xiaoyan bought some light meals at a nearby fast food restaurant and packed them up to take home.
She lives in the building area on the 9th floor, room 303, building 8.
This was a studio apartment with one bedroom and one bathroom, and the kitchen was separated from the living room. Pushing the door open, one could see a tall young man in a white coat lying on the fabric sofa.
Shi Rukui heard the door open, slowly propped himself up, raised his head and looked at Yue Xiaoyan who came in, his face a little pale.
"Are you feeling better?" Yue Xiaoyan placed the packed fast food on the coffee table in front of him.
"I've caused you trouble." Shi Rukui looked unhappy.
Yue Xiaoyan was a little worried, but she didn't ask any further questions in the end. He had the ability to heal. What kind of injury could not be healed by even the healing power of the living dead?
"I'll leave soon and not cause you any trouble." Shi Rukui covered the wound on his abdomen, which was still bleeding.
"Why are you going out like this and then falling down in the alley, waiting to bleed?" Yue Xiaoyan's tone was very soft, and her eyes were blocked by the reflection of the large lenses, making it difficult to see clearly.
Shi Rukui sighed slowly: "This was caused by the scavenger."
Yue Xiaoyan looked up in surprise, her lips slightly parted, not knowing what to say. Finally, she pursed her lips and asked tentatively, "Aren't you being chased for debt? How did you end up messing with the scavenger?"
Then something occurred to him: "Could it be that the one who lent you the points was a scavenger?"
Failed to collect the debt, so stabbed the person on the spot?
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