Chapter 296: The Unscrupulous Tasker in the Infinite Flow (4)
After simply dividing the rooms, the group gathered in the living room of Room 604 and began to discuss the mission.
"The game requires us to survive for seven days, which means the mission time is only seven days."
Because generally no one can successfully survive the time given by the system, the last day will be a battle royale and a carnival of ghosts as expected.
"The main quest is to find Lin Xingxing's secret, which means this is a puzzle-solving and exploration game. Lin Xingxing is a very important character, and we must find out what happened to him/her."
"Lin Xingxing must be a resident here, or related to the residents here. We can go downstairs and ask them."
Rong Xin glanced at the clock on the wall and said, "It's five o'clock in the afternoon. The landlord said not to leave the house after ten o'clock at night, which means it's dangerous at night. That means we only have five hours left to get information today."
The first day passed in a flash. The game system is such a bummer.
"Not necessarily. Sometimes there are more clues at night, but what is certain is that it is definitely very dangerous at night."
"Anyway, we have to hurry up and explore downstairs."
Everyone contributed their own ideas and carefully analyzed the task. We had a basic idea, and even the speeches of the newcomers were noteworthy.
The greasy middle-aged uncle Sun Yang deliberately mentioned Ling Hanye: "Mr. Ling, do you have any ideas?"
Su Yu looked at him expectantly.
Ling Hanye, who had been acting as a background figure, finally spoke up: "There is a problem with 601."
This sentence successfully calmed everyone down. Is this the difference between the big boss and ordinary people? When they didn't know whether anyone lived in Room 601, the big boss already knew that there was something wrong with that room.
Sun Yang was surprised: "What do you mean?"
Ling Hanye did not hide anything: "When Mr. Sun asked the landlord about Lin Xingxing, the landlord's emotions fluctuated greatly. He subconsciously turned his head to the right, but then restrained himself. His movements were very subtle, but his fingers hanging by his side were shaking, and he seemed to be a little scared and nervous. When he went downstairs, he also glanced in the direction of 601."
Everyone recalled the landlord's position at the time, and 601 was just on his right.
The boss is worthy of being a boss. He noticed such details. Everyone, including the middle-aged greasy man, was convinced.
Ling Hanye continued, “So my suggestion is, don’t worry about 601 for now. Wait until you have collected enough clues before knocking on the door opposite.”
The boss always appears last.
Everyone said: "Then let's listen to Mr. Ling."
As for whether there would be someone who would refuse to believe in the evil and want to complete the task ahead of time, that was not something Ling Hanye could control.
After discussing the idea of this game, everyone decided to go down and look for clues. There are six floors in total. They will ignore the sixth floor for now and work in groups of two on the remaining five floors, with each group responsible for one floor. This is safe and efficient.
Su Yu quickly grabbed Ling Hanye's arm and said, "I want to be in the same group with Brother Ling!"
Others who also wanted to be in the same group with Ling Hanye: “…”
Little sister, do you have to be so skilled in hugging thighs?
Rong Xin silently put down her raised foot, confusion flashing across her face. Could such a calm and quick reaction really come from an ordinary high school kid?
She glanced at Aunt Song who was completely oblivious to the situation, and Grandpa Zhou who had no idea what they were discussing. Compared with the two of them, the little girl named Susu was so calm that she didn't seem like a newcomer.
Ling Hanye paused and looked at Rong Xin.
Rong Xin shook her head: "It's okay, Shiqi and I will be in a group. The first day of the game is usually for us to explore, so nothing will go wrong."
Feeling the hand holding his arm tighten, Ling Hanye hummed.
The remaining people were basically divided into teams according to the rooms, with Aunt Song, who was left alone, and Chen Guan, who lived in a room alone, in one group.
"Meet in the corridor in two hours to exchange clues."
In fact, it didn't take two hours at all. In just half an hour, everyone came back one after another.
Male college student Zhang Haolei complained: "The people in this building are too tight-lipped, and their reactions are similar to those of the landlord. We were chatting peacefully at first, but as soon as we asked about Lin Xingxing, they all became very angry. They didn't listen to our explanation at all and directly kicked us out. No matter how much we knocked, they wouldn't open the door."
Others said they were too.
Ling Hanye and Su Yu were the last group to come back.
The greasy uncle Sun Yang in the middle asked: "Did Mr. Ling find anything?"
Everyone automatically ignored Su Yu who was following him like a little tail.
Ling Hanye organized his words: "We haven't heard anything about Lin Xingxing."
Everyone was disappointed.
"But we found something else." Su Yu suddenly spoke, attracting everyone's attention.
Su Yu was being stared at by so many pairs of eyes, and she hid behind Ling Hanye uncomfortably.
She said in a low voice: "Brother Ling and I went to other buildings and found that they were empty."
Facing everyone's inquiring looks, Ling Hanye nodded: "I have a prop that can see through things. Except for our building, all other buildings are uninhabited."
Rong Xin suddenly thought of something: "Can I see what's going on in Room 601?"
Ling Hanye shook his head: "I tried, but I couldn't see it."
After a second, he added: "602 is empty."
Not finding any clues, everyone couldn't help but get anxious. Although it was only the first day, they didn't get any information and a whole day was wasted.
"ah--"
Behind Ling Hanye, a short scream was heard, startling everyone.
Su Yu pointed at the door of Room 601, her eyes red with fear: "I... I just saw a pair of eyes there..."
Ling Hanye's eyes sternly turned, and he soothed her gently, "Don't worry, think carefully about what you saw just now."
Perhaps his comforting effect worked. Su Yu lowered her head and wiped her tears with Ling Hanye's clothes. "I just glanced over there and found that the door of Room 601 was open a crack. I looked carefully and found that it was not an illusion, it was really open a crack. Moreover, a pair of black eyes appeared in the crack of the door, as if someone was looking at me."
Now I look over and the door is closed.
Su Yu nervously leaned closer to Ling Hanye: "What should I do, Brother Ling, am I being stared at by a ghost?"
I don’t know if it was a psychological effect, but everyone felt a gust of cold wind blowing, the temperature dropped a little, and they felt uneasy.
"Brother Ling, I'm scared. Can I stay with you tonight?"
As expected, it was rejected.
However, Ling Hanye gave her a protective item, a bracelet. When worn on the hand, it could ward off even evil spirits for a while, which was enough for her to escape or shout for help.
Su Yu was surprised: "Thank you, Brother Ling!"
I picked up a prop for free, it's really worth it to call you brother.
Seeing this, other people’s eyes turned red, and they wanted to go up and ask Brother Ling for a prop.
In the real world, an ordinary prop would be sold at a sky-high price, but the big boss sold a precious prop that could ward off evil spirits. It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others.
Faced with Ling Hanye's wasteful behavior, Rong Xin didn't say anything. After all, she also had props given by Ling Hanye. She just felt that he was too caring towards this little girl named Su Su.
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