Chapter 53 – Clue
Lin Xingling and Cheng Che, the first group, found the clues and left the secret room. Then Lian Rong and his girlfriend, the second group, came out.
Finally seeing their former teammate, Lian Rong breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Da Ling, the ghost we encountered in the checkpoint was the one in the basement, an old acquaintance… er, an old ghost. It was quite easy to pass.”
His girlfriend nodded in agreement.
Lin Xingling, the master of perfunctory learning, raised his thumb and praised, “Well done, Xiao Rong, you’re amazing.”
“Brother, don’t talk like that, it’s weird…” Lian Rong waved his hand at him and looked at Cheng Che, saying, “The ghost asked about you and Liu Ying, saying he was somewhat disappointed not to meet the two of you.”
(The ghost’s original words: “I was a bit disappointed not to see the crybaby, [grinding teeth] even more disappointed not to see the Smurfs.”)
Cheng Che: “Hmm…”
If I see her again, I’ll give her a fireman’s carry.
Wu You: “Xiao Pei, come on! Come on, come on, come on~”
Phantom: “……”
Expressionless, they found all the clues and used a wire to pick the lock on the door, taking the annoying spirit with them as they left.
This was the third group.
The fourth group—
“Eh?! I haven’t gotten out yet!”
While finding the clues, they also unlocked the door’s code. Ke Le, being a gentleman, let Liu Ying go out first, but he didn’t expect to be left behind.
He pounded on the door, but it wouldn’t open. Even when he tried entering the code again, there was no response.
Liu Ying, anxious, asked the NPC next to him, “What’s going on?”
The actress playing the disguised basement ghost replied, “This is another task. The room door is ‘malfunctioning,’ and you need to open it from the outside.”
I, the crybaby little brother, am here~
Liu Ying pondered for a while and asked a silly question, “Can I kick the door open?”
Inside, Ke Ke heard it and sighed helplessly, touching his forehead. “he truly deserves to be DCT’s little brother; him thoughts are so naive.”
“You can~”
The password-protected door could be kicked open with force, but… with the crybaby’s petite figure, it was truly beyond him capabilities.
“Alright, Ke Ke, step back.”
After confirming that Ke Ke had moved to a safe position, Liu Ying took a few steps back, counted silently in his mind—three, two, one—ran and kicked the door open with a sidekick.
The family of martial artists, no need to boast.
Ke Ke:…
The last group seemed to be playing around. They didn’t really focus on finding clues and instead found a chair to sit down and chat.
Liang Feng asked about Gu Xincha’s recent situation and worried about his health. Gu Xincha didn’t have much to say, just answering questions.
The host’s ghost came in several times and was ignored.
The backstage staff cut off the power in the room, intending to create a sense of crisis for them. However, it conveniently helped the rogue—Liang Feng took the opportunity to stand up and kissed Gu Xincha.
“Mmm… Liang Feng, what are you doing!”
Host: That’s impolite.
Backstage staff: Ghost, come back! Don’t let them show PDA again!
Unable to do anything, the butler personally came and handed them the clues,
saying they only needed to crack the door code.
“The door code…” Liang Feng rubbed his chin, with an air of ‘senility.’
As the ancients said, beauty can make a country fall, and he had only been with Gu Xincha for half an hour, but his mind was already dull.
Gu Xincha asked the butler, “Can you give us another hint? We… um, haven’t played many decryption games.”
The first level relied on luck and hints, the second level was just enjoying the scenery and playing the piano, and the third level involved chatting with friends… truly something.
The butler suppressed the desire to knock his beautiful head and elegantly handed them a hint card.
The card read: “The host likes polite people.”
“I see…”
After Liang Feng finished reading, he calmly and gracefully walked to the door and bowed three times.
Gu Xincha: Stunned—
Butler:…
“Forget it, I’ll just inform the backstage to open the door for you.”
Regardless of how they cleared the level, all ten people obtained the clues and gathered together to solve the case of the entire family’s death in the villa.
Everyone received achievement badges and exquisite little gifts.
The actress who played the basement ghost even came over and gave Liu Ying a big red hairband.
Kindness is hard to refuse. Liu Ying tied the hairband in front of him and made a butterfly-shaped bow at the ends.
“It’s like Snow White,” Lian Rong’s girlfriend clapped her hands. “So cute!”
Lian Rong smiled gently. “Yes, very cute.”
Cheng Che: So feminine…
Wu You: And a bit stylish, what’s happening?
…
Then they followed the procedures and took a big group photo with the ghosts before happily leaving the haunted house.
After that, they were supposed to split up, but because Liang Feng wanted to tell everyone in the DCT team about their next opponent, the DW team, all ten of them stayed together.
They ran into Charity on the way.
When they saw Lin Xingling and the others, Chen Enchi came running from afar, waving his hands. “Little~ Sugar~ Bean~! Little~ Sweet~ Cake~! Coach~ Ge~!”
Lin Xingling & Liang Feng & Lian Rong:…
Help, can we pretend we don’t know this person?
Even the kids couldn’t tell who Charity was calling, so they relied on Gu Xincha to educate them: “Little Sugar Bean is Stars, Little Sweet Cake is Lian Rong, and the last one, there you go.”
The three of them felt embarrassed by these nicknames.
When Chen Enchi arrived, Liang Feng asked him, “Are you playing here alone?”
Chen Enchi shook his head. “No, I’m with my cousin. I just sent him away to buy ice cream, but then I realized my phone was with him… and then I saw you guys.”
Lin Xingling suddenly had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, Chen Enchi said, “Little Sugar Bean, aren’t we the best in the world?”
“Okay, okay, I’ll go buy it for you.”
He bought two as requested, and when Lin Xingling handed the ice cream to him, Chen Enchi handed one to Lian Rong. “Here, for you. You’re my best friend.”
Lian Rong: “But you just said…”
Chen Enchi interrupted him, “I was lying to him!”
And right next to them, Lin Xingling:…
Cheng Che: Trying not to laugh and getting internal injuries.
Wu You: Plus one.
Only then did Lian Rong accept the ice cream. But just as he received it, his cousin, Xiao Nuomi, who had rushed over, grabbed him.
“Little Sweet Cake! The best in the world! The very best!!!”
After shouting, he even extended his thumb: We’re awesome!
“Cough…” Cheng Che held back his laughter, his face hurting, and had to grab Lin Xingling’s arm to shift his attention and lighten the mood.
“Haven’t I told you that he’s mentally ill?” Lin Xingling touched his hair, annoyed. “…He’ll drive me crazy sooner or later.”
Wu You teased, “Don’t, if he drives you crazy, there’ll be no one left for Brother Che to get angry at.”
Lin Xingling smiled, “Xiao You is saying nonsense. Brother Che is the most obedient.”
Obedient… obedient? Obedient!!!
Upon hearing this, Cheng Che’s mood instantly brightened.
I’m obedient, Stars likes obedient people, so the captain will like me too… right?
He looked at Lin Xingling again, his confidence suddenly soaring. Cheng Che tiptoed and whispered in his ear, “We are… the very, very, very best. Buy me ice cream later.”
“Okay, okay, okay.”
…
While Chen Enchi was still far away, Lian Rong gave the ice cream to Liu Ying. “This is for Liu Ying as a reward. Next time in the competition, you need to carry stably.”
It was from an old teammate, not suitable for his girlfriend, and the coach couldn’t eat cold things, so he gave it to Liu Ying, who was also a mid-laner.
Liu Ying took it and shook the big red bow, resembling rabbit ears. “Ah… Thank you, God Lian!”
“Well, you’re welcome…” Lian Rong shifted his gaze from him and gave a meaningful look to Lin Xingling.
Afterward, he bid farewell to the friends from the DCT team.
Lin Xingling watched him leave.
…Clearly, what Lian Rong just talked about was a summary of the experiences Coach Gu had gathered about playing against the DW team.
In the end, he still cared about Liang Feng.
Even if it’s destined to be a different path, I will do my best to help him.
Liang Feng… He is accurate when it comes to others’ matters, but narrow-minded when it comes to his own.
He doesn’t understand what Gu Xincha meant by saying he will have prospects.
Lin Xingling sighed in his heart as he looked at Cheng Che beside him.
Well, having a little aspiration is also good.
Liu Ying handed the ice cream he was holding to Cheng Che, claiming that it was given by someone she likes, so it should be shared with her best friend.
Spreading joy.
Wu You: “Hilarious! It’s because God Lian has a girlfriend now, so they don’t really want the ice cream he gave. Right, Ying?”
Phantom: “Say a few less words, no one will die.”
“You’re… you’re just jealous… jealous that Liu Ying and I are the best,” Cheng Che joked while rolling his eyes and holding the ice cream.
Wu You: “Who’s jealous!”
Liu Ying shook him head, “If I had known that God Lian had a girlfriend, I wouldn’t have been unhappy.”
You’re not happy…
Being a god, killing Yang Yuhuan, getting a Penta Kill… The memories were vivid and always worth mentioning.
The kids bickered for a while, and Cheng Che gave the ice cream to Lin Xingling again, by which time the ice cream had almost melted.
“…Well, I’ll take this ice cream. I’ll buy you new ones later.”
Lin Xingling took a photo of herself holding the ice cream and sent it to Chen Enchi, receiving a string of question marks from him, as expected.
[DCT-Stars: It’s still with me after going around in circles.]
[SYG-Charity: You really are… [go beg].]
…
After buying ice cream and playing other activities, they wandered around the amusement park, playing until late before taking the bus back.
Cheng Che, who was prone to motion sickness, sat with Lin Xingling. His body swayed, and eventually, he leaned on his lap.
Lin Xingling stroked his hair and sighed, “Being prone to motion sickness is not a solution. What if the schedule is in another city in the future, where there’s no electric scooter to ride…”
Cheng Che made a helpless humming sound.
“Dizziness medicine, blindfold, plastic bag. There’s always one that suits you, Brother Che,” Wu You snapped his fingers. “Or just blindfold yourself, that’s how donkeys work.”
“You’re the… you’re the donkey, idiot.”
Cheng Che muttered back without enthusiasm.
Lin Xingling:…
Actually, I think what Xiao You said is not bad.
“For the Eastern teams, it’s fine since most of the venues are in Shanghai… but when facing Western teams, it’s highly likely to be in another city, especially against SYG, it’s mostly in Chengdu.”
Liang Feng suddenly interjected with these words.
“That’s good. Our next opponent is DW…”
…
The Three Aristocrats, unbeatable. SYG ranks first, TG has the highest popularity, and DW is a rising star, with skilled players and a strong fan base.
Author’s note:
Everyday life, collection.
Starting from tomorrow, we’ll be competing, and it’s safe to say that competitions are exciting.