I'm caught in the cycle of endless competition, you're waiting for me in the apocalypse.

A group of men and women came running at the sound.

“It really is Qi Mingxuan… It’s been so long since he’s been here. No one has been able to break the records he set so far.” Fang Yinuo walked over and glanced at Qi Mingxuan below. “It’s good that he’s here. I was just worried about not having anyone strong enough to spar with.”

An Xin really likes this kind of beautiful and cool young lady, and her heart keeps pounding.

"Lei Yao, why don't you make the arrangements? Wei Ran is here today too, let's have some fun together!" someone egged on.

"Wei Ran, how about a game?"

“Alright, let’s play a game. Qi Mingxuan and Yi Nuo are both good opponents.” Wei Ran smiled and nodded in agreement.

"Okay~ Lei, make the arrangements quickly, let's go down and place a bet with them." Several other people responded.

"Okay, I'll go arrange it right away. Please wait a quarter of an hour before coming down." Lei Yao immediately went downstairs.

"Is it a bet on rankings?" An Xin asked curiously.

"Yes, let's all go together later."

"Mmm!" An Xin was very satisfied with the activity.

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betting points

The crowd was huge, with cheers and curses filling the air.

As soon as An Xin and her group squeezed in, they heard people talking.

"Look, look, the latest tournament information shows that it's a group organized by that kid Lei Yao."

"How come I see Qi Shen's name?" someone shouted excitedly.

"Qi Shen? Who is that?"

"Qi Mingxuan? Oh, right, he hasn't been here for a few years. I heard he went abroad, and he probably hasn't been back for long." The well-informed person quickly added, "Anyway, his grades have been standing here for a long time, and no one has surpassed them! I'm definitely betting on him to win!"

"Is he really that good? I doubt it. You haven't played in so long, haven't your skills gotten worse?"

For every person who is optimistic, there will be someone who is pessimistic.

"Look, Wei Ran, Wei Ran is also participating in this round. I'm voting for him."

"I vote for my goddess Ino!"

……

An Xin nudged Wei Ran with her elbow: "Ran, you're amazing! So many people bet on you to win! By the way, how do you place a bet?"

"Go to the betting window, get a betting device, look at the odds on the screen, and follow the prompts on the device. Or I can go with you."

"No need, no need, you should go downstairs and get ready! You'll be going on stage in a little while." Just kidding, how could I let you see me voting for someone else instead of you? That would be too embarrassing.

"Okay, I'll go downstairs now. If Anxin wants to, she can come downstairs to find us later."

"Okay, let's go."

After driving Wei Ran away, An Xin found a quiet corner and began to harass Di Ting in her mind's eye.

"Xiao Jiu, please help me predict who will win later."

"No, I really can't hear it," Di Ting said helplessly.

"Honestly, people say a little gambling is harmless fun. I was in a good mood today and was thinking of placing a bet and winning a prize."

"Xinxin, it's really not working. I don't know why, but lately I can't hear anything about you. Even people related to you, I can't hear anything except basic information..." Diting was also very distressed. How could he help Anxin like this?

"That's outrageous! Does that mean I'm in danger? Looks like I'll have to be more careful from now on."

"I hope you always remember what you said, and never be reckless!"

Just as An Xin and Xiao Jiu were chirping softly in their sea of ​​consciousness, Anna went out alone.

"Sigh~ That figure looks like Anna. What is she going to do all by herself without saying a word?" An Xin took a few steps forward and looked in the direction Anna had left.

"Go up and check, but be careful. She hasn't caused any trouble yet, but who knows where she might be waiting to harm you!"

"No way, I've been observing her all this time, and there's nothing unusual about her. Besides, my cheap dad probably hasn't found anything either, otherwise he wouldn't have let her be with me." An Xin discussed with Di Ting in her mind sea while secretly following behind.

"In any case, we can't let our guard down. I always feel there's something strange about her." Di Ting had been listening to Anna's situation, her daily routine, and her movements for some time now. Apart from some innocent and naive behavior in front of Anna's parents, there really wasn't anything suspicious about her. But there was still a strange feeling about her.

"OK, all right."

A moment later, An Xin saw Anna enter a storage room, look around, and then close the door.

"Xiao Jiu, Xiao Jiu, listen quickly, listen to what's going on inside."

"Okay." Di Ting floated out, pricked up its ears, and listened carefully.

After a moment, Di Ting frowned and said, "There's a cloud of black energy inside..."

"Dark energy? Malevolent energy? Is Anna in contact with a ghost?"

"Yes, Anna was enveloped in black mist, so I could only vaguely hear some of the conversation."

"It's alright, hear as much as you can. By the way, can you hear anything about that ghost?"

"Yes, it was a race car driver who died here. He used to be a professional race car driver, but he lost everything gambling, which led to his wife and children leaving him. He had no remorse and gambled away any money he had, and he also borrowed money from loan sharks. When he couldn't pay back the money, the loan company forced him to drive a fake car. In the end, he was pushed off the track while interfering with other drivers' races, and he died when the car rolled over and exploded."

Are you trying to pinpoint my problem and tell me about the dangers of gambling?

"Uh, didn't you want me to tell you about the ghosts inside..."

"Okay, okay, so what are they saying now?" An Xin rubbed the dog's head.

"It seems to be talking about a sleeping potion... that it won't take effect immediately... something about finding someone in the hospital... who's been very close to An Xin... that can be seen... which is a big hindrance. That ghost said something about it being taken care of... and then... Xuanmen... Xin Xin! Hide quickly, Anna is out." Di Ting flew back to An Xin's sea of ​​consciousness with a "whoosh".

An Xin quickly hid behind the vending machine and confirmed with Di Ting in her mind: "Is it gone? Is it gone?"

"Wait a minute... Okay, okay, she's gone, she's gone."

"Phew... I was so nervous! Where's that ghost?"

"It seems to have disappeared; I don't know where it drifted away to."

"This ghost has black energy around it, could it harm people?"

“That’s very possible! We need to find him, or at least purify his dark energy to prevent him from attacking people indiscriminately. An Xin, you activate your Heavenly Eye too, and let’s search together.”

"Okay!" After An Xin opened her third eye, she saw a faint black aura at the end of the corridor. "Xiao Jiu, over there, at the end of the corridor, it looks like the stairwell."

An Xin quickly went to the stairwell, peeked out, and made sure there were no people or ghosts around before following the trail of black energy down the stairs.

Upon reaching the ground floor, the noise of people grew louder. An Xin searched the first floor but found no trace of the dark energy. Perhaps the increased number of people and their presence dispersed it.

After wandering around for a while, An Xin saw Lei Yao, who had already changed into his racing suit, put on his helmet, and sat in a race car.

"Tsk tsk~ Little Jiu, look, so many modified luxury cars..." An Xin sat in the corner, searching for ghosts while observing the surroundings, and even making comments.

"Xinxin, something's not right. Why did they mention going to the hospital? Are the two ghosts at the hospital related to Anna? I didn't hear anything about the two ghosts being related to Anna, and Anna didn't go to the hospital that day." Diting kept recalling the vague conversation he had just heard.

"Didn't they say they found someone at the hospital? They didn't mention ghosts." An Xin also began to recall what Di Ting had relayed to her earlier. "Could it be someone at the hospital? Someone I'm close to... Isn't that only Dr. Qi?"

An Xin suddenly opened her eyes wide and said with surprise and doubt, "Oh no, they must be talking about Dr. Qi. He can see ghosts and is investigating the hospital. Isn't that an obstacle for them? Ah, right, the sleeping pills. They must have tampered with his drink, and they've already done it."

With that, An Xin took a step forward and ran quickly towards the track, searching for Qi Mingxuan as she ran.

An Xin: Hurry up, find him before the drug takes effect and before he gets on the bus... No, no, none of them... Right, the phone, call him.

Thinking of this, she immediately took out her phone and called Qi Mingxuan...

"Beep...beep...beep..." No one answered.

An Xin anxiously made phone calls, running and asking passersby if they had seen Qi Mingxuan.

After asking several people, someone finally told her, "Master Qi, he's already in the starting line waiting area!"

"drop--"

With a long horn blast, the indicator lights switched from red to green, and the flag bearer waved his flag. A group of luxury cars roared off.

"Xinxin, it's too late..." Diting shouted in his sea of ​​consciousness.