After getting into the vehicle, Fatty clutched Gu Mian’s clothes nervously. "So, Doctor, in the end, you were the only one who made it out of that Doctor instance alive."
Gu Mian nodded. "Not only that, but many of the players who wanted to cover for ended up voting for themselves. For example, 007 got his own boyfriend killed. Then there was Yuan Qinghua, with whom I apparently had an ambiguous relationship; she used herself as a firecracker to take down two people with her. Also, Keke injured herself just to fulfill a minor request and then put on an Oscar-worthy performance. Even Chu Changge sneakily cast a vote for himself at the end." That explained how Chu Changge ended up with two votes.
Hearing this, Fatty nodded pensively. "From that perspective, among the six of us who entered the instance, Yue Nu really had it rough. She was the only one not on our side, and she died completely bewildered."
Gu Mian glanced at Fatty’s small hand gripping his clothes. "Weren’t you also bewildered when you died?"
Fatty choked for a mont, then said, "Looks like I can’t die so early in the next instance. I should try to take an arrow for the Doctor or sothing."
anwhile, Yue Nu was also keeping a close eye on her ga panel. The "Close Your Eyes" instance was quite special. Even though she had died in it, as long as the civilians won in the end, she would still receive the final reward. However, instead of a victory ssage, she received a notice about an instance overhaul.
She stared at the word "Actor" on the notice, her mind sowhat blank. "Could it be," she wondered aloud, "that one of us instance players is helping the ghosts? Who could it be?"
Chu Changge and Fatty suffered so losses upon their deaths in the instance. This included so Ga Coins and one of Fatty’s special items. The "Miniature Notebook" Fatty had snatched from Gu Mian was dropped when he died. It was an essential tool for gas like Close Your Eyes, but now the instance had claid it.
At this mont, Chu Changge’s voice suddenly interjected, "Gu Mian, there are more and more anomalies in the ga now. What are your plans moving forward?"
Gu Mian rembered Chu Changge asking him this very question a long ti ago, but the situation hadn’t been as pressing back then.
Gu Mian stroked his chin. "I’m thinking of catching Mr. Green again to ask about the situation..." As he spoke, he glanced at Xiao Hong. She seed to have a good relationship with Mr. Green, but she never spoke, and the Mind Amplifier on her chest always emitted so irrelevant sounds, making it impossible to have a serious conversation with her.
At this point, Fatty had already started preparing the bedding.
This ti, Gu Mian had obtained a rather special item from the instance—
**Ghost Card**
Description: An Identity Plate from the Close Your Eyes ga, a symbol of the victor.
Function: Between 20:00 and 3:00 the next day, the holder of this Identity Plate will have their presence greatly reduced and can roam freely in the darkness of night.
It truly is a great tool for pretending to be a ghost and scaring people. Of course, it would also be good for scaring actual ghosts too.
As Gu Mian thought this, he slipped it into Fatty’s pocket. "This should probably ensure you’re not the first to die in the next instance."
Fatty sniffed. "What an absolutely amazing Doctor."
Hearing Fatty’s sniffles reminded Gu Mian of Coach Che. "I ran into Coach Che in this instance. Do you rember him? The one whose three Spirit Cars I wrecked in the driving license instance."
Fatty nodded. "I rember it vividly. He was in this instance too?"
"He said he was there to collate data. However, he knew about NPCs becoming players and advised to leave the instance quickly. Apparently, he’d also worked as a caraman on a dating show before. I always have a feeling that these NPCs know sothing they can’t reveal. If only they would crack under severe interrogation."
There was also the matter of Yuan Qinghua; Gu Mian honestly couldn’t recall promising her anything. It was quite a headache.
"Doctor, that idea of yours is too dangerous," Fatty said, having finished preparing the beds and placing hot water bags in them. "It’s freezing outside. Let’s get under the covers first."
Gu Mian usually slept in the tent on the car roof, but with an infectious disease currently rampant in the real world, it was no longer convenient for him to sleep there. As Gu Mian pondered how to conduct harsh interrogations, he slipped under the covers and happily closed his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, Fatty was gone. Xiao Hong, on the other hand, was still plastered to the rear window, looking cheerfully oblivious. Gu Mian genuinely felt it was unfair to Xiao Hong, a ghost, to be cooped up in the Spirit Car all day. Then again, letting her out to scare people didn’t seem like a good idea either...
At that mont, Chu Changge’s voice ca from the front passenger seat, "He went to buy food."
Gu Mian had initially worried that Fatty might get robbed going out alone. But not long after, he saw Fatty trotting back with a bag of food. He had worn a barrier mask when he went out.
The mont Fatty got into the car, he pulled two warm, aty buns from his large cloth bag and handed them to Gu Mian. "I can’t believe the supermarket sells this kind of stuff in the morning! Too bad you need a ticket to get in. Going every day would be too extravagant."
Gu Mian took one and bit into it. The rich aroma filled his mouth; it felt like ages since he’d eaten anything like it.
At this ti, Fatty’s expression suddenly turned grave as he said, "I’ve noticed there are fewer and fewer people outside now. They must all be scared of the infectious disease and hiding at ho."
Chu Changge was still studying a map. Before entering this instance, he had drawn one indicating the pandemic’s severity in different areas. He pointed to the map. "For safety, let’s first take the route with the lowest population density out of the city, and then avoid urban areas as we travel. Have you two thought about where you want to go?"
Gu Mian had never planned to tour the world, so he hadn’t made any travel plans. Fatty was even more clueless about a destination.
However, their aimless journey was soon interrupted. Gu Mian hadn’t expected to run into 007 by chance. By then, they had already left the densely populated city and arrived in a relatively sparsely populated area. It seed many people had the sa idea; Gu Mian often saw groups of people wandering in desolate places.
The day they t 007 was not a particularly auspicious one; it happened to be the Qingming Festival. So, when Fatty heard 007 say he was going to visit his parents that day, he instinctively asked, "Should we buy a couple of stacks of joss paper to take with us?"
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