His friendliness and casualness were all for Lu Shi's sake.
She was really scared. Han Baobao's words had angered Ye Bugui, causing him to actually take action.
In dungeons, killing a teammate will incur severe penalties. However, if it's an accidental killing, the system will automatically deem the person innocent.
For some expert players, faking a false positive is all too easy.
However, Ye Bugui wasn't that kind of person. He clapped his hands and said, "Everyone has their own way of clearing the level. If you're willing to fight the Boss with us, let's meet here again tomorrow morning."
“By the way,” Lu Shi interjected, “I hope everyone can subtly hint to their roommates that there’s a ghost in their room, and that the ghost might even be a blood relative of theirs.”
"Why did you do that?" Chen Xin also went out. She looked very cold and was wearing an expensive blanket from the mall.
“I suspect that doing this could weaken the staff,” Lu Shi said.
This was also inspired by Ye Bugui's words.
If the apartment belongs to the staff, then there must be something wrong with the rules.
Since your roommate isn't on the same side as the waiters, maybe they could become their accomplice?
Moreover, from any perspective, the waiter who personally killed his roommates' brothers and sisters should have seemed more like an enemy to them.
After a moment's thought, Zi Ling understood the unspoken meaning behind Lu Shi's words.
This idea is as bold as ever, yet very persuasive.
"I believe you." Zi Ling quickly made her decision: "I'll find a way."
Cao Ran then told Han Baobao everything they had seen in their memories, which made Han Baobao quite embarrassed.
She blushed and walked up to Ye Bugui, then bowed.
This caused Ye Bugui to take a step back abruptly, pointing at her with an exaggerated gesture: "Don't try that, it'll shorten your lifespan!"
“We will help too,” Cao Ran said. “Since I have a choice, I will definitely be a good person.”
There was no further interaction between them, as it was almost six o'clock.
Ye Bugui stood in room 206, turning his head to look at Lu Shi next to him:
Have you figured out how to communicate with Gao Yang?
"I think I'm the simplest of all," Lu Shi said shamelessly.
“That’s true.” Ye Bugui smiled and shook his head. “I even suspect that Gao Yang discovered you a long time ago. As for Wang Qifan, he seems to have a lot of suspicious points.”
"Why don't you go to the Dreamland again tonight?" Lu Shi asked.
They have at least three days left.
“No,” Ye Bugui rejected the suggestion decisively. Seeing Lu Shi’s puzzled look, he explained, “The boss of the A-level dungeon is very smart. He probably already knows everything we’ve done. He will definitely try to stop us before we break through.”
"The longer we delay, the more variables there will be. We must take action tomorrow."
At that moment, they both heard footsteps. They swiped their respective doors and went inside in perfect unison.
Lu Shi had just lain down on the bed and was even adjusting his position when the door was suddenly opened.
Gao Yang came back so early today?
Lu Shi raised an eyebrow in surprise. When he saw Gao Yang appear through the gap, he carefully observed his appearance.
He wasn't injured, and his eyes looked perfectly normal.
It seems that nothing embarrassing happened when he got home yesterday.
"Hey, it's me, Black Rivet."
Gao Yang sat on the edge of the bed, seemingly making a WeChat call to a friend.
"I'm alive!"
Lu Shi raised an eyebrow; it seemed to be the person who was chatting with Gao Yang.
"I've lived this long with great difficulty. If I were to end my life like this, I would be letting down my parents and him."
Gao Yang listened to what the other person said for a while and then chuckled.
Lu Shi didn't even notice the faint smile that appeared on his face.
This was the first time he had ever heard Gao Yang laugh so carefree.
"Actually, I had a dream a couple of days ago." Gao Yang cleared his throat.
Lu Shi suddenly became alert. A dream? Could it be that his and Gao Yang's dreams were two-way?
He was quite afraid that Gao Yang would enter his memories, and Lu Shi worried that Gao Yang would be unable to get out of them.
“I dreamt about my middle school days. Yes, that was the darkest and most unbearable period of my life,” Gao Yang sighed.
"Perhaps the more you can't let go of something, the more likely you are to have wild imaginations! In my dream, I dreamed that I had an older brother. When someone bullied me, he stood up for me and taught those people a good lesson."
“I wanted to wear girls’ clothes to school, and he actually followed me.” Gao Yang’s voice choked up as he said this.
Lu Shi knew that he must be crying.
This child is too naive; it's a good thing he wasn't born into a world of cultivation where people eat each other.
"Tell me, if I hadn't killed him back then, would I really have an older brother?"
The person on the other end remained silent for a long time: "Gao Yang, are you alright? His death had nothing to do with you. He wasn't even a human being back then!"
"I know. I'm just daydreaming."
After hanging up the phone, Gao Yang answered a second call.
At this moment, Lu Shi suppressed all his thoughts and heard Gao Yang call out "Mother".
It seems that he really reconciled with his mother this time he went home.
"Mom, don't worry, I won't make you angry anymore."
"I promised you, I'll work hard when I get back. Yes, I'll be a normal person."
"Video? No need, right? I... I'll wait a bit, I need to take care of my work first."
Gao Yang put his phone on the bedside table and stared at the ceiling, seemingly lost in thought.
After an unknown amount of time, Gao Yang's phone rang: "Today, I'm going to share a little bit of knowledge with you."
“I believe many people have seen some bizarre stories, such as a mother who was pregnant with twins and it was confirmed in the hospital. But when she gave birth, she only had one child.”
"In fact, there is a scientific term for this, called vanishing twin syndrome. During the development of two embryos, one embryo may be absorbed due to an accident or malnutrition."
"And babies born this way are said to be more prone to depression in adulthood because they always feel guilty that they killed their siblings."
"But friends, if you unfortunately have such an experience, please don't think that way. Your brothers and sisters at that time could not even be considered people in the strict sense. And in nature, natural selection is really too common."
"It would be a wiser choice for you to live well and see the world properly for him."
Lu Shi listened attentively; he hadn't expected such a strange thing to happen.
And he finally figured out why Gao Yang had a dead brother.
In that instant, he felt even more sympathy for Gao Yang.
For him, this was more like an undeserved disaster. He had done nothing wrong, yet he had to bear the guilt for the rest of his life.
What saddened him even more was that if Gao Yang hadn't known about this, his life might have been completely different.
Gao Yang shut down the video website; in fact, he had watched these kinds of videos many times.
But he could never comfort himself in that way.
Because he always had a feeling that the person had never left.
It silently accompanied and protected him while he showered, slept, and went to work.
Of course, Gao Yang would never say these things to anyone else; those people would definitely think he was crazy if they heard them.
At this moment, Gao Yang couldn't help but sigh. He suddenly remembered that he had a very important thing to do today.
He got out of bed and moved a chair in front of the mirror.
...
Room 206.
Ye Bugui originally thought he could rest on the floor for a long time.
That's Wang Qifan, a man who could become the King of Scrolls.
How could he possibly be home so soon!
Moreover, in order to earn more money for his adoptive father, Wang Qifan might even take on an extra job!
Ye Bugui never expected that he would hear the sound of a door opening not long after he lay down on the floor.
Wang Qifan actually came back early today, which Ye Bugui never expected.
With a worried look on his face, Wang Qifan rubbed his hair. He finally realized that premature graying of hair was not a shameful thing. What was more shameful was that he hadn't even graduated from university yet, and his hair was already falling out in clumps.
Looking at the pile of hair at his feet, Wang Qifan couldn't believe that he would one day become bald.
Just then, his phone beeped; it was a text message.
In this day and age, the only people who would still text him, besides banks, are that person.
Looking at the unfamiliar number, Wang Qifan bit his lip, and even though he could smell the blood, he still didn't let go.
If Ye Bugui were standing in front of him at this moment, scrutinizing Wang Qifan's eyes, he would definitely see the murderous intent in them.
Extreme pain can calm a person down, and Wang Qifan was finally able to calmly read the text messages.
Even though the content of the text messages was always the same, they still managed to infuriate Wang Qifan every single time.
"Fan'er, your uncle is in the provincial capital recently. My old friend's daughter is getting married. I thought you'd be here too, so I thought I'd drop by to see you."
It was even a multimedia message, which included a picture of Wang Hu completely naked.
His belly, like his face and his actions, disgusted Wang Qifan.
"This phone must be cursed," Ye Bugui thought to himself. He couldn't see the text message content, so he naturally didn't understand why Wang Qifan had thrown the phone away again.
Luckily, it was thrown on the bed, otherwise the two of them might have run into each other.
After venting his anger, Wang Qifan had no choice but to pick up his phone again.