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Chapter 525 Life is like this chapter: dull, short, and watery.
"Let's play some games that we can only play when the doctor isn't home!"

Outside the instance, in Liu Ruyan's hotel building, the fat man was excitedly looking through photos of Gu Mian when she was a child.

Normally, when Gu Mian is around, he wouldn't dare to touch Gu Mian's photo album so brazenly.

His older brother squatted down next to him, his eyes glued to the ever-turning pages of the photo album.

Xiao Hong was listlessly leaning against the window, gazing out at the outside world. Her face, which looked like it had been through a car crash, even revealed a hint of depression.

Chu Changge was sitting on a sofa not far away, and he was currently pushing up his glasses to examine the coffee table in front of him, which was covered with lychee soda.

About half an hour ago, while Gu Mian was away, Xiao Hong went to the supermarket and did a shopping spree. When she came back, she was dragging two sacks stuffed full of lychee soda. And behind her was the cashier who was crying and chasing after her to collect the money.

Amidst the cashier's mournful wailing, they all rushed out to watch the spectacle. It was the first time I'd ever seen someone steal things directly from a supermarket, and the first time I'd ever seen an NPC wailing at a funeral.

This gave them the idea of ​​robbing a supermarket the following year.

In the end, Chu Changge paid the cashier and sent her away, wailing and crying. Of course, in the end, the two sacks of soda that Xiao Hong liked didn't even reach her mouth; Chu Changge confiscated them all.

The lychee soda in the supermarket has just changed its packaging. The cans are all pink, with a peeled, white lychee printed in the middle. It has two eyes, a mouth, and four matchsticks as arms and legs. It seems that the designer's aesthetic sense is not very high-end.

"I wonder which instance the doctor entered this time," the fat man said, his gaze lingering on the photo of the manhole cover exploding at Gu Mian's feet. "From this point on, dying in an instance is truly the end for you."

As he said this, he shuddered, as if recalling the horrific scene of his previous death in a dungeon.

Chu Changge reached out and neatly arranged the aluminum cans on the corner of the table: "We'll know when we see the announcement later."

At this time, the group in the instance had begun exploring the thirteenth floor. Their company had three offices, and because each office was quite large, the office doors were not very close to each other.

To save time, the group split into three groups and went to three different offices to look for clues that might trigger Zhao Shuang's memories. Since all the rooms were on the same corridor, they could all hear each other if someone shouted.

Cang Yue and Wang Chuan went to the office at the very top, Xia Jianren and Zhao Shuang went to the middle one, and Gu Mian and Ke Ke were supposed to go to the remaining one to look for clues, but Gu Mian planned to search the storage room first, since Ke Ke wouldn't be afraid to go alone anyway.

He stood at the door of the storage room and looked inside. It was covered in dust, and there were stacks of unused documents on all four sides. The papers on the bottom documents were already yellowed. In addition, there were several unused or broken chairs stacked together, almost reaching the ceiling.

There's also a toilet plunger that's been unused for years, several potted plants with only soil left, a broken wall clock, and a small cabinet in the far corner, like a bedside table with several drawers, probably used to store things next to an office desk.

He walked to the cabinet, squatted down, took out a tissue to wipe the drawer handle, and then pulled it open.

Unexpectedly, upon opening the drawer, I found something rather indecent. There were only two envelopes lying quietly inside, Barbie pink, clearly love letters.

The envelope was sealed with a heart-shaped sticker, which showed it had been torn open, and three small words were written on it: "For Zhao Shuang".

How exciting! Peeping at someone's love letter in a horror game.

Gu Mian, devoid of any moral conscience, tore open the envelope and happily began reading.

Meanwhile, Cang Yue and Wang Chuan also found something: a photo of Zhao Shuang and another man. It was found on Zhao Shuang's desk. Their company only had three offices, and the man in the photo with Zhao Shuang was from the next office, named Sun Zihao, who had died on October 1st. "Were they boyfriend and girlfriend?" Wang Chuan looked at the photo. They had received the most basic information after entering the instance, but there was much information the instance hadn't imparted to them, such as the possibility that Zhao Shuang and Sun Zihao might be a couple.

Looking at the photo, Cang Yue broke out in a cold sweat: "If that's really the case, it's fortunate that we didn't kill Zhao Shuang immediately."

If the two are indeed a couple, and if Sun Zihao still has feelings for Zhao Shuang, killing Zhao Shuang might anger Sun Zihao, thus triggering a dead end.

“This copy is indeed very cunning.” Wang Chuan also looked down at the photo. “The previous hint that Zhao Shuang was at odds with her colleagues was actually a way to make us court death.”

Cang Yue frowned and put the photo into her pocket: "If killing Zhao Shuang will trigger a dead end, then what is the real way out?"

This instance is becoming increasingly mysterious, and previous assumptions are beginning to crumble.

Only by restoring Zhao Shuang's memories of that day can we find the truth and deduce her way out.

As Cang Yue continued searching, she thought to herself, "Let's hurry up and look for any more clues. We can show this photo to Zhao Shuang later; she might remember something."

Coco was searching the office on her own, but before she could search for long, Gu Mian finished rummaging through the storage room and came to her side, casually tossing her two love letters.

Coco caught the love letter, glanced at the sticker, and then opened it to read: "This is..."

This is a love letter that Sun Zihao wrote to Zhao Shuang.

But now that person is dead, Coco remembers that Sun Zihao's name was not among the eight people who went missing.

“These two were lovers before they died,” Coco felt that “before they died” might not be the most appropriate way to describe it, since there was still one living person, but now was not the time to agonize over what adjective to use. “Sun Zihao is dead, but the two of them were lovers… perhaps this Sun Zihao will be the way out of this instance?”

If Sun Zihao and Zhao Shuang have a deep bond, he might even protect Zhao Shuang as a ghost. Therefore, staying by Zhao Shuang's side is the only way to survive in this instance.

"I just don't know if the car accident on October 1st was an accident or something else. I have a feeling that the accident is related to Zhao Shuang, but I can't find any clues... Maybe things aren't as simple as we think..."

As she spoke, she glanced at Gu Mian, only to find that Gu Mian seemed uninterested in what she was saying.

Coco shut up. That's right. For Gu Mian, life and death are the same. He never bothers to look for such things.

"So what are you planning to do next?" she asked Gu Mian.

Gu Mian casually flipped through the ledgers on the table, which belonged to the company's finance department: "Exploring the mysteries of the world, dedicated to saving humanity."

Okay, answering was the same as not answering at all. Coco twisted her neck and didn't intend to continue talking to Gu Mian.

“The bus they used for their team building day was rented,” Gu Mian suddenly said while flipping through the ledger. “The rental records are in here.”

Let's play some games that can only be played when Gugu isn't home!
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