Global Collapse

Chapter 197: Nowhere to be found after wearing iron shoes

At this moment, Gu Mian also saw who it was.

The group shouting was a dozen or so people. Gu Mian recognized the one leading them; he was a henchman of the boss who had chased him before.

Pi Peng spotted Gu Mian's conspicuous white coat from afar and immediately became excited: "The person the boss is looking for is over there, hurry up!"

The people behind him cheered upon hearing this and started to rush over.

But just then, they suddenly saw the thin soldier who had been grabbed by the fat man suddenly put down the person on his back, then raise his hand, and in the blink of an eye, a dark gun barrel was already pointed at them.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, seemingly not expecting things to develop in this way.

The fat man breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this: "I forgot you two had guns."

He breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at the people who had stopped in the distance: "That way they won't dare to come over."

The global game hadn't been going on for very long, and the fat man didn't think these people had any armor that could stop bullets.

It was a low-probability event that the Lianhua City Police Department was bombarded by rocket launchers, since not everyone gets to draw such a large-scale weapon of mass destruction.

In fact, the fat man hasn't even touched a single firearm so far.

The fat man looked at the group of people who had stopped and muttered, "Come to think of it... these are the same people who were chasing us earlier, right? But it seems their leader is gone."

As he spoke, he peeked out, seemingly trying to spot Bai Yuhu in the crowd.

But before he could stick his head out for long, he was called back by a very faint voice.

The sound was very faint and soft, like the last sound of a dying person, as if a gust of wind could blow it away.

This is the voice of Guiguzi coming from the side: "Hurry up and go inside."

Gu Mian looked at him and saw that he looked a little nervous, but he was still putting on a brave face, as if to say, "I'm not afraid of anything, if you dare to come any closer I'll smash your heads."

Seeing Guigu's expression, Gu Mian suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said, "I bet you're almost out of bullets in your gun."

Guigu's forehead veins bulged: "Keep your voice down!"

Upon hearing this, the fat man was also stunned for a moment. They were almost out of bullets?

I wonder how long I can keep this group in check.

As he pondered this, he picked up the Rose Night from the ground, wanting to quickly hide in the nearby tower. But the thought of the group of people still watching him made the fat man shudder. He then slowed his pace and casually strolled towards the tower.

They acted quite convincingly.

As he walked, the fat man rubbed the sweat from his palms, feeling that it was a waste of his talent not to act in TV dramas.

In contrast, Chu Changge, who was not a person with many expressions to begin with, walked directly into the tower without having to go through the trouble that the fat man did.

However, their good fortune didn't last long. Before they even entered the tower, the group of people seemed to have suddenly received some news and quickly surged towards them, no longer afraid of the dark muzzle of Guigu's gun.

"Oh no, I think we've been exposed!" the fat man exclaimed in a very low voice, then quickened his pace and ran towards the tower.

Guigu didn't stay behind to play the "guess if I have a bullet in my gun" game with them anymore; he turned around and ran away.

Fortunately, this group of people was quite far away from them and couldn't catch up in a short time.

As the fat man ran with the person on his back, he said, "Doctor, do you think it's a bad idea for us to go straight into this activity's heart? Won't this broken tower digest us?"

Gu Mian followed closely behind: "Have you ever seen a heart that's a digestive organ?"

However, coming here was a huge loss. He didn't even get to see a single lantern outside before being surrounded by a group of people. As he thought this, he pushed open the door and rushed into the tower.

This tower truly lives up to its reputation as a structure associated with paranormal activities; it's filled with an eerie atmosphere.

The entire tower was pitch black, and you couldn't see anything.

Fortunately, the fat man had a flashlight with him, which allowed Gu Mian to see the internal structure of the tower.

The tower appears to be hollow, with openwork inside, allowing one to see the sky above. The inner walls seem to be made of mud, and a spiral staircase winds its way up to the top.

Guigu, who had just rushed in, was also dumbfounded.

The tower has a rather ancient feel from the outside, and it looks quite similar to the one held by Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King. He thought that the interior should also be antique.

Unexpectedly, the interior seemed to be poorly decorated, with no windows, only a winding staircase without even a railing.

"What is this thing?" Guigu exclaimed in surprise.

Gu Mian also took a flashlight from the fat man's hand. He shone the flashlight upwards and saw something on the winding stairs.

Upon closer inspection, he noticed something amiss.

Every other floor of the staircase has a yellowish-brown door, the color of which is almost identical to the color of the tower's interior walls, so it is not noticeable unless you look closely.

"We don't know what's inside these doors, so let's just find one and sneak in quickly," the fat man said, glancing around. "Those guys outside will be barging in soon!"

The tower only has one door for entry and exit, so it's impossible for them to find another door and get out.

That makes a lot of sense, Gu Mian nodded.

The group then began to climb up the only staircase.

Not long after the group stepped onto the stairs, a creaking sound of a door being pushed open came from above them.

The fat man at the front was startled and almost tumbled down the steep stairs.

Gu Mian looked up and saw that the door closest to them had been pushed open a crack, and a pale face was peeking out from behind the door, staring at them.

Fortunately, Guigu wasn't frightened; instead, he stared at the face with excitement: "Lieutenant!"

That's none other than Hanshan, whom we couldn't find before.

Han Shan didn't waste any words and said directly and quickly, "Come in quickly."

Without further ado, Gu Mian and the others headed straight for Hanshan.

Just seconds after they entered the house and closed the door, they heard a sound of something being kicked open outside, as if the group of people outside had rushed in.

Gu Mian quickly glanced around.

The room wasn't as eerie as the outside; at least it had a large window, allowing light to filter in and reveal the surroundings.

The room was still furnished in an antique style, with candlesticks that hadn't been lit, empty bookshelves, and a desk covered in dust. If you ignored the large bathtub in the middle, it would look like the study of some ancient nobleman.

Wait... a bathhouse?
Gu Mian stared at the pool in the center of the room, lost in thought.

Han Shan seemed to know what was happening outside. He nudged Gui Gu beside him and said, "There's a cupboard over there. Hide inside."

Although hiding it in the closet may not be of much use now, it's better to hide it than not to hide it at all.

The fat man also looked at the cupboard that Hanshan had mentioned.

This cabinet is quite large, but it would probably be difficult to hide all of them in it.

Just as the others were considering how to fit everyone into the cabinet, Gu Mian quickly walked to the pool and said, "You guys hide inside, I'll go down and check."

He immediately spotted the skeletons beside the pool, which was clearly the location where the pool riddle had been practiced earlier.

[If you find a pool with skeletons by the water, and you hold the skeletons and sink to the bottom, what will happen to the skeletons?]

Actually, I wrote this chapter a long time ago, but I always felt like something was wrong, so I didn't release it. Ah, the author is really upset.

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