Chapter 149
As Jing Ling walked in, the lights in the corridor went out again.
At the beginning, he guessed that this situation would not last long, but now almost an hour has passed and it still hasn't stopped. He couldn't help but be speechless, and he didn't know when the person who arranged this behind the scenes would have enough fun.
Unlike him, other people could not see in the dark, so after the only light source disappeared, they could only wait for it to light up again. However, Xu Shaohuai, Song Xiuyuan and Yang Xinyao had nothing to do, so they were not affected much. It was inconvenient for Bai Ningxi to be alone, because treating wounds was a delicate job and it was impossible to do it in the dark. Moreover, the intermittent light also affected people's mood.
However, Jing Ling guessed that Bai Ningxi probably didn't have the mind to think about anything else at the moment. He noticed the other party's situation when he entered the room. Logically, someone hiding behind and being protected would never have blood all over his body and face. And when he was dragging the corpse just now, he noticed the two wounds on the neck of the person sitting against the wall by the door inside. Those could never be caused by a frontal battle, but only a sneak attack. Xu Shaohuai and Song Xiuyuan were being watched the entire time, so there was no chance for them to launch a sneak attack, so the only option left was for Bai Ningxi to take action.
A medical student like Bai Ningxi has not only seen corpses but also performed dissections himself, so he is definitely not afraid. But killing a living person with your own hands is a completely different experience. Whether before or after killing someone, the psychological pain is very difficult. If the current situation wasn't special and there wasn't time for him to have any wild thoughts, who knows what the situation would be.
Jing Ling was thinking about these things when he suddenly heard Xu Shaohuai's voice coming from the darkness, "Why are you here?"
According to the plan decided before the game started, Jing Ling and Yang Xinyao should be in the cinema now. The cinema and the kitchen are not only separated by countless rooms, but are also not on the same corridor. The game had just begun, and the lights in the corridor were flickering. No matter how they thought about it, there was no reason for them to travel such a long distance to come here.
But they came just in time and saved the three people here at the critical moment. It gave people the feeling that they knew something was going to happen and came over to help.
But it is not impossible, because Yang Xinyao is here. The Yang family is good at divination and fortune-telling, and it is not just talk. It was based on this point that he agreed to take her on the mission.
"Is it starlight?" Without waiting for Jing Ling to answer, Xu Shaohuai added. His words were vague and he didn't ask directly, but he believed Jing Ling could understand what he meant.
After he finished speaking, Jing Ling replied, "Just like here, we also encountered people, but I killed them all, basically one by one. In the end, there was an accident. The person watching the show behind the scenes intervened and suddenly turned on the lights. We couldn't continue to attack remotely, so we had to fight head-on. It took a little effort to kill the person. After that, the lights over there stayed on, which was a bit unfriendly for me, so I had to change places. Xingguang happened to say that she was a little hungry, and you happened to be in the kitchen, so we just came over."
After Jing Ling said this, it sounded as if it was just a coincidence. Although the reason of being hungry was a bit ridiculous, it was not completely impossible for Yang Xinyao. Because she herself was an impossibility relative to this place, a thin and frail ordinary person, and a girl at that. Any one of the other participants could easily kill her. Even so, she still came, so it was reasonable for her to feel hungry during the game. After all, she is just an ordinary person.
Even Xu Shaohuai remembered that due to nervousness, Yang Xinyao had not eaten much since she arrived on the cruise ship. Jing Ling's excuse was perfect. Not only did it make sense in theory, but it was also supported by direct evidence.
If Xu Shaohuai didn't know Yang Xinyao's background, he would have believed it. And the fact is just as he thought, these words were indeed made up by Jing Ling, but they were not made up, but reasonable arguments based on reality.
After getting rid of Isaac's team, because the lights in the corridor were still on, he took Yang Xinyao to move to another place. But at that time, he just wanted to find a room nearby with a bed for Yang Xinyao to have a good sleep, and he didn't think about coming here. As a result, they just went out and walked a short distance, but had not yet found a suitable room. Yang Xinyao, who was following him, reached out and gently pulled the hem of his clothes twice.
This was a secret code agreed upon in advance. Pulling the hem once meant something was wrong, and pulling it twice meant the situation was serious.
Divination and fortune-telling is a very mysterious thing that cannot be explained by science. Since there are very few people who truly understand this skill, there are often some people who use this as a pretext to cheat people, resulting in many people not believing it when it is mentioned. Although Jing Ling had never received any mission related to this line of work, he had come across similar ones and knew some of the circumstances. As for the first meeting with Yang Xinyao, when she told him that he would meet his destined person, his first reaction was that it was ridiculous. It was not because he did not believe in fortune-telling, but because of his bizarre opportunity. He was an existence outside the laws of the world. Even in the fantasy world, no one could calculate his fate, let alone Yang Xinyao.
But she didn't expect that she could actually calculate it.
One of the most important reasons why they dared to split into two groups in this game was because of the presence of Yang Xinyao. She had planted a mark on Xu Shaohuai and the others, so if an emergency occurred, she would be the first to sense it.
After determining the key, Xu Shaohuai no longer worried about this issue. The lights flickered regularly, and Bai Ningxi quickly treated his wound. After applying medicine, he bandaged it. The wound was inevitably touched during the process, and the pain made him break out in a cold sweat, but he endured it from beginning to end without a sound.
"Okay." After the last wound was bandaged, Bai Ningxi finally breathed a sigh of relief. He sat casually aside, his back against the cold cupboard, staring blankly ahead with a vague gaze, obviously in a daze.
No one else spoke either. In the quiet environment, one could clearly hear the breathing of his companions around him.
After a long silence, Xu Shaohuai suddenly said, "Dahe..." He just opened his mouth to call out a name, and before he could finish the rest of the words, he heard Bai Ningxi continue, "I'm sorry! I won't do it again next time!"
He thought Xu Shaohuai was going to say that he had just taken the initiative to come out of the closet and kill the injured person, and that it was indeed his fault.
Obviously, arrangements had been made from the beginning. He and Yang Xinyao only needed to stay in a safe place as arranged, and the others would naturally protect them. He was clearly hiding well in the closet at the time. Xu Shaohuai and Song Xiuyuan led everyone out, and the enemy had no idea he existed. However, he rushed out without thinking in a fit of rage. At that time, he thought that he was helping by killing that person. But now that he has calmed down and thought about it carefully, he is actually causing more trouble.
Because the opponent's injuries were so serious that he had difficulty moving, otherwise he would not have been so easily slashed by him twice. In this situation, even if he did not take action, the other party would not be able to continue to participate in the battle, and would basically pose no threat to Xu Shaohuai and the others. But he chose to do something unnecessary and killed a person who posed no threat, thus exposing himself and angering the other party. In the end, if Song Xiuyuan had not arrived in time, he would probably have died under the enemy's knife.
Xu Shaohuai was not surprised by Bai Ningxi's decisive admission of mistake. However, he couldn't be sure to what extent Bai Ningxi understood the matter, whether it was just superficial or he was considering forcing the other party to make peace in order to prevent a third party from taking advantage. So he simply went over the whole thing and told Bai Ningxi where he was wrong.
After he finished speaking, Bai Ningxi said sorry again, and the matter was over.
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye the game has been going on for an hour. Jing Ling's initial guess about the lights finally came true. The ghost movie segment came to a temporary end, and the power supply returned to normal. Not only the lights in the corridor, but also the lights in the house lit up and no longer flickered.
After staying in the dark environment for so long, even if the light from the corridor could shine in, it was still relatively dim. Xu Shaohuai and the others' eyes had already adapted to this dim environment, so when they suddenly saw the bright and dazzling lights, they couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable for a moment and subconsciously closed their eyes to relax. When they opened their eyes again, they saw Jing Ling standing in front of the refrigerator with the door open, and he was reaching out to search inside.
"What are you doing?" Xu Shaohuai couldn't think of anything for a moment, so he just asked directly.
Jing Ling heard this and said without turning his head, "Didn't I say before that we came here because Xingguang was hungry. The lights were flickering just now, which was inconvenient, but now that they are finally back to normal, of course we have to find something for a midnight snack. It's already very late, so it's a good time to rest after eating."
Xu Shaohuai: "..." He thought it was just an excuse and he could just fool around, but he didn't expect Jing Ling to be so dedicated and ready to do the whole thing.
Yang Xinyao also: “…” Should she keep emphasizing that she was hungry, making it seem like she really only cared about eating! Oh no, she will be a hindrance! Not anything to be proud of.
Song Xiuyuan, who was originally resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and looked over there after hearing what was said, "By the way, make one for me as well, thank you!" People who practice martial arts eat a lot because they have a fast metabolism, and fighting is a sport that consumes a lot of physical energy. It would have been better if he didn't say it, he wouldn't have thought of it in this situation, but when Jing Ling mentioned it, he felt a little hungry. But after he finished speaking, he thought about it and seemed to be worried, and asked again, "Can you... cook?"
Although those who eat for free have no right to be picky, and their demands for taste are not outrageous, but when it comes to cooking, there are always some people who are "extraordinarily gifted" and their skills are beyond imagination. And he has such an example in his home, which can be said to be one of the shadows in his life.
Bai Ningxi originally wanted to help him make one, but after hearing Song Xiuyuan's question, he decided to shut up and wait and see.
"Very good, definitely beyond your imagination." Jing Ling answered without thinking.
This is undoubtedly a positive answer, but after hearing it, Song Xiuyuan felt a little uneasy. Because this is not in line with the Chinese people's usual humble style. Even if someone is really good, they will generally only answer with words like "okay". Those who start bragging about themselves right away are usually scammers.
Not only him, Bai Ningxi also thought so.
The two exchanged glances, as if they had reached some kind of consensus, and almost at the same time turned their heads to look at one place, which was where Yang Xinyao was.
"What do you mean?!" Yang Xinyao was a little angry at first, but suddenly she felt eager gazes from two directions and was immediately startled. Thinking about the previous topic, she quickly figured out the purpose of Song Xiuyuan and Bai Ningxi, and immediately became unhappy, "Why are you looking at me?! How can I look like someone who can cook?!" This is 100% true. She is good at eating, but she really doesn't have the talent for cooking.
With their hopes dashed, Song Xiuyuan and Bai Ningxi looked at each other, their eyes full of helplessness.
At this time Jing Ling spoke up, "Do you want to do this? It's just a midnight snack, but you're forcing poison on you." As he spoke, he finally selected the ingredients, and not just one or two, but a whole bunch, with both hands full. The ingredients are so rich that it seems like they are meant to be a full meal rather than a simple midnight snack.
Unfortunately, this not only did not reassure Song Xiuyuan and the others, but made them even more nervous. You have to know that we are still in a cruel game. It is already very difficult to have a hot meal, and a big meal is simply unimaginable.
However, despite their concerns, they decided to give it a try.
"Okay, I'll believe you this time." Song Xiuyuan said this, but even he himself didn't believe it.
Bai Ningxi said, "Make one for me, thank you!"
Hundreds or even tens of millions of dollars in prize money can be easily given out. The hosts behind the scenes of the game are obviously not short of money, and the ingredients on the cruise ship are naturally top-notch. The ones Jing Ling took only needed to be processed and did not need to be cleaned. He put the things away one by one, then picked out a knife that was easy to use from the pile, and after washing his hands, he started to process the ingredients.
"Is there anyone else who wants to sign up?" He asked casually while processing the matter, "Captain? Xingguang?"
Yang Xinyao was actually a little hungry. After all, she hadn't eaten properly before because she was too nervous. When she watched the first game live broadcast, she was so scared that she ran to the bathroom and vomited. However, she was a little picky about food. Although she knew that in this situation, it was good to have something to eat and there was no room for being picky, she was still skeptical about Jing Ling's cooking skills. Just as she was not stopping, she saw him start to process the ingredients, and his movements looked quite professional.
She was just about to sign up for one, but before she could even say anything, she was stunned.
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