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Chapter 551 Oh no, he's got Alzheimer's!

"I wonder how the others are doing now..." Bai Wu thought to herself, hiding in the fitting room.

The clothing market was somewhat dimly lit, but the overhead lights had all been turned on.

She survived most of the day and will be able to leave in a few more hours.

She had already seen the news and confirmed the speculation that Yu Ji had died.

The two had known each other for a long time, and Bai Wu couldn't help but feel saddened when he learned that Yu Ji was really dead.

But ultimately, her own life was more important, and after a brief moment of sadness, she focused on studying the dungeon.

“This instance is really strange,” Bai Wu said, huddled in the corner of the fitting room. “A game of hide-and-seek for one person should only require one person and one ghost to complete, so it could be a single-player instance.”

The instance attracted so many players, and then sent out six ghosts to capture them.

That's like taking off your pants to fart—completely unnecessary.

Just then, the chattering children outside approached.

There was a very narrow gap on the side of the fitting room door; if you pressed your eye against it, you could see outside. Bai Wu leaned against the door and looked out.

They seemed to be playing hide-and-seek too, though not the same kind as Bai Wu and the others.

All that could be heard was the child dressed as a ghost counting down, while the other children scattered and hid in all directions.

This should have been a happy day.

But just as the child dressed as a ghost finished counting down and was about to catch someone, Bai Wu heard a woman's roar from outside: "What are you playing at? Catching people? Go back and do your homework!"

A woman suddenly appeared next to the "ghost," grabbed him by the collar, and dragged him away.

It seems I'm taking him to do his homework.

Seeing this, Bai Wu chuckled softly, remembering the same treatment she received when she was a child.

But immediately, her smile froze on her face, as Bai Wu suddenly realized something.

"Wait, a one-man hide-and-seek game... I understand why there are so many players in the dungeon!"

She suddenly realized what was happening and immediately took out her phone to call someone else.

But just then, Bai Wu suddenly noticed a huge, empty-eyed teddy bear next to a shelf not far away.

It's here!

It moved slowly along the alley, while people passed by as if they couldn't see it.

Bai Wu gripped her phone, cold sweat pouring down her face. She saw the life-sized plush toy walk into the clothing store across the street, search carefully, and then stop at the fitting room door, pulling it open abruptly.

Bai Wu flinched as the door to the interview dressing room was opened.

Run, we have to run fast!

But the teddy bear is outside; if I run out now, I'll be walking right into a trap!
Fortunately, it didn't come to Bai Wu's side immediately.

It walked along the passageway, past each shop, until its figure gradually disappeared, but Bai Wu knew it would turn back soon!
She gripped her phone tightly, and as soon as the teddy bear disappeared from sight, she pushed open the door and ran in the opposite direction.

The children around were startled and looked at Bai Wu's departing figure with confusion.

"Who is she?" the children asked amongst themselves.

"I don't know. She must have been playing hide-and-seek inside."

"Who are you playing with?"

"do not know."

"Then I'm going to tell the people who arrested her that she ran that way!" The boys got excited and jumped around, pointing in the direction Bai Wu had just left.

Suddenly, the overhead light flickered a few times, and the face of a teddy bear appeared in the darkness before disappearing again.

No one noticed.

"Hello?" Bai Wu dialed Liu Yiji's number while running.

She was worried he would hang up, but to her surprise, he answered the phone immediately. Liu Yiji was currently searching for a map of his area online, so he could escape if the ghost discovered him later.

He was surprised that Bai Wu would call him suddenly, and after a moment's thought, he pressed the answer button.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the call connected, the other party bombarded him with questions: "How much is Gu Mian worth now?"

Liu Yiji was taken aback and was dumbfounded by the question.

He instinctively asked, "What did you say?"

Bai Wu, sitting opposite, repeated in a hurried tone: "How much is Gu Mian worth now!"

Liu Yiji then realized he hadn't misheard. He hesitated for half a second before answering the question: "One hundred thousand?"

Bai Wu finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, I've confirmed it, you're a real player."

"What are you doing?!" Liu Yiji frowned deeply, completely baffled as to why Bai Wu would ask such a question.

"Listen!" Bai Wu's voice was urgent, accompanied by heavy breathing. "I think I've figured out the way to survive in this instance. If I want to trigger the way, I need your help. Where are you right now?"

Upon hearing the other party ask about his location, Liu Yiji immediately became alert.

Although the other party raised the question of Gu Mian, which only players would know, it did not clear them of suspicion that they were the ghost.

What if the ghost heard about this from another player and is using this question to mislead him?
So he also posed his own question: "Which game was the first instance in the world to crash?"

If Gu Mian were here and heard their conversation, she would definitely exclaim, "You guys are something else!"

Without hesitation, Bai Wu answered immediately: "Ghost High School!"

"What about the second one?"

"Hearse Driver Examination Center"

Hearing Bai Wu's accurate answers, Liu Yiji's doubts were somewhat dispelled: "Why did you ask me about my location?"

"At least two players need to be together to survive... Tell me where you are!"

Liu Yiji scratched his head, which was itchy from worry.

He remained cautious and said, "I'm in Times Square."

As he spoke, he looked out the window at the empty square below.

He was actually in a clock tower next to the square, from where he could overlook the surrounding area and escape immediately if he noticed anything amiss.

If Bai Wu comes to the square, he can observe her from there and see if anything is wrong with her.

"Great!" the other person exclaimed joyfully. "It's not far from me, it'll only take a few minutes!"

"it is good."

Bai Wu is on the run, so of course we can't talk for long.

After confirming the other party's location, she hung up the phone and ran towards Times Square.

She had also carefully studied the nearby map over the past few hours and knew which direction Times Square was in.

After hanging up the phone, Liu Yiji was still very puzzled. Bai Wu's voice sounded like he was running wildly.

He suddenly thought, "Is she being chased by a ghost?!"

Being chased by a ghost and still coming to find him? Isn't that going to kill him?!

Liu Yiji's expression hardened, and his head itched even more.

Why is it still so itchy...?

He reached up and scratched his head again.

But as soon as he reached behind his head, he touched something furry, and he felt it... it was right behind his head...

Oh no, it seems like Gugu has developed dementia. Lately, she keeps mixing up her name and can't remember sentence structures no matter how hard she tries. A few days ago, I thought about what the measure word for "wanting to go to bed" was. I racked my brains for a long time but couldn't remember, so I searched online and found it was "Auntie ascends to heaven" (Gugu's dementia).

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