Chapter 764 Haoyue Extra (26)
Once the lights came on, the entire secret room was laid bare.
Zhou Yang walked to the other side, glanced at the iron gate, and said, "The lock is a combination lock. It seems we need to find the password. You can check if there are any puzzle pieces, drawers, or anything like that; these might hold clues."
"Alright." As soon as Zhou Yang finished speaking, everyone scattered to look for clues. Gao Yingying followed closely behind Zhou Yang like a little tail. Zhou Yang said helplessly, "Grandma, why are you following me? We're looking for clues now!"
Gao Yingying said fiercely, "Can't I follow you to find it?!"
Zhou Yang: "...Okay, okay, whatever makes you happy."
On the other side, Tang Minghao was with Wen Yue. Wen Yue had a feeling that there was something wrong with the petri dish, so she took a few steps over.
Seeing that she was about to pick up the petri dish, Tang Minghao instinctively grabbed her: "Don't touch that!"
Wen Yue, puzzled, asked, "What's wrong?"
"dirty!"
Wen Yue couldn't help but laugh: "Didn't you notice that the little animals in here are fake?"
Tang Minghao: "?"
Upon closer inspection, it really is!
He said that the production team was going to great lengths to scare them with these kinds of things.
So they're all made of rubber!
He couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Knowing it was fake, he felt no more guilty and picked up the petri dish first, shaking it back and forth to examine it: "It seems there are no clues."
Wen Yue looked at the water stains under the petri dish, and after a while pulled Tang Minghao aside and said, "Look at this."
Tang Minghao then went to look where Wen Yue was pointing.
"It seems... to be several numbers?"
Wen Yue nodded and turned to look at him. She was about to say that this should be part of the password when Tang Minghao also turned to look at her at that moment.
Their eyes met, and neither of them spoke for a moment.
Because neither of them realized that they had gotten so close without even noticing.
So close... Wen Yue could almost feel Tang Minghao's breath.
Her hands clenched unconsciously at her sides, and she subconsciously wanted to look away, but couldn't bear to.
Meanwhile, Tang Minghao, who was opposite her, was no less nervous than she was, and the feeling of arrhythmia returned, even more intense than before.
He could see stars in her eyes.
Then there was her small nose, the tip of which was a little red. Was it from the cold?
And her lips, slightly parted and still a little wet, made his Adam's apple bob involuntarily, and his breath became even hotter.
Just then, Zhou Yang's voice rang out—"Hey, I found a button!"
A sound shattered the dream, and Wen Yue and Tang Minghao simultaneously looked away from each other, both feeling a little guilty.
After a while, Wen Yue composed herself and cleared her throat, saying, "We see a code under the petri dish: 2, 3, 7. Let's go take a look at Zhou Yang's side."
"Hmm? Oh, okay, let's go look over there." Tang Minghao was a little awkward. The two of them had only taken two steps when Tang Minghao remembered something, so he took off his coat and draped it over Wen Yue.
A sudden warmth washed over her, and Wen Yue froze, instinctively reaching to take her clothes off: "Um... I'm not very cold."
"Your nose is red from the cold," Tang Minghao said in a low voice. "Just wear it. If you catch a cold, you'll be the one who suffers."
Wen Yue was concerned about the viewers watching the live stream and a few other people. Although she was a little reluctant, she still resolutely returned the clothes to Tang Minghao: "I really don't need them. You can wear them yourself."
After saying that, he quickened his pace and left.
Tang Minghao watched her retreating figure, feeling a pang of unease in his heart.
Was she reluctant to wear his clothes because she had reservations, or because...she disliked them?
The thought of the latter possibility transformed his earlier embarrassment into a deeper sense of frustration.
I finally let out a long breath and shook off this feeling of irritation.
When the two arrived at Zhou Yang's place, they saw that Zhou Yang had pressed the button several times, but there was no response: "Could it be broken?"
"It could also be that there's no power," Wen Yue said.
"Oh, yes, maybe."
"I just saw a circuit board on the control panel," Zhao Pu whispered.
"Where is it? I'll go take a look."
Zhao Pu pointed to a location, and Zhou Yang hurried over.
"Hey, why are you walking so fast? Wait for me!" Gao Yingying hurriedly caught up with Zhou Yang.
Standing beside Wen Yue and Tang Minghao, Song Huaiyuan looked at the two figures in front of him and smiled slightly: "Hey, don't you guys think they're actually quite a good match?"
“Zhou Yang probably didn’t mean it that way. I feel like he just sees Gao Yingying as a younger sister,” Tang Minghao chimed in.
"Tsk, I think Yingying's interest in you is just temporary. She's more comfortable around Zhou Yang. You say Zhou Yang is uninteresting, but who can say for sure about feelings?" Song Huaiyuan glanced meaningfully at Tang Minghao.
Tang Minghao was slightly taken aback.
That makes sense. Before, he never would have imagined that he would fall for Wen Yue.
But what about now?
His gaze fell on Wen Yue's face as she fiddled with the button, and his fingers unconsciously curled slightly at his side.
Song Huaiyuan saw everything and shook his head with a smile in his eyes.
After a while, Zhou Yang's voice came: "The power strip is connected! Sister Yue, try it again!"
Wen Yue pressed it, then frowned and said, "It doesn't work."
"Huh? That shouldn't be the case..." Zhou Yang wondered and pondered again.
Wen Yue gave up studying the button, turned around and walked over to Zhou Yang, glanced at him and said, "You... you plugged the live wire and neutral wire in backwards."
Zhou Yang: "Huh?"
Wen Yue simply took matters into her own hands, unplugged the wire and plugged it back in: "I'll try again."
This time, after trying it, it worked!
As soon as the button was pressed, a slip of paper popped out from the other side.
Zhao Pu happened to be nearby and instinctively hugged the note.
"Open it and take a look," Wen Yue's voice rang out.
Zhao Pu exclaimed "Ah!" and hurriedly opened the note.
Two strange characters were drawn on it – “王T”.
"What does this mean?" Gao Yingying stared at it for a long time, still not understanding. "Is there a password here?"
Zhou Yang chuckled: "You don't know this, do you? This is an old trick in escape rooms. Cover one side of these two characters and take a look."
Gao Yingying covered her mouth and realized what was happening: "3...7?"
Her eyes lit up as she spoke, and she patted Zhou Yang on the back: "You're amazing!"
Zhou Yang nearly fainted from her slap: "I led you out of the secret room, and you tried to murder me!"
Gao Yingying: "...Ah, did you hurt? Sorry, I forgot I have a broken palm."
Zhou Yang was speechless and could only turn to the crowd and say, "I got the password. I just saw that it's a five-digit number, either 37237 or 23737. I'll try both."
The first attempt failed, but after entering the second password, the door slowly opened.
At the same time, a scream came from Gao Yingying, who was following Zhou Yang at the forefront.
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