Being an Extra Actor in an Escape Game

Chapter 38: Loners

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Compared with the task force who was forced by Ringo's strength on the spot, the audience who saw his cock beat the man in black through the camera in the live studio were even more shocked.

After Xu Bei remained silent for a while, he strengthened his determination not to fight Ringo.

They didn't know how Ringo did it anyway. I just felt that Ringo walked over so often, one move took away the machete from the man in black, and another move, kicking over the man in the killing.

Ringo glanced down at this guy, impatiently applying heavier force on his feet.

He hates this man in black.

The man in black lay on the ground, still struggling, he was honest after being stepped on by Ringo, and screamed. However, in the painful wailing of the other injured residents of the narrow building, his few sounds were not conspicuous at all.

The taskers even directly ignored his tragic situation.

Mu Jiashi let out a long sigh of relief, and he relaxed a little.

After subduing the man in black, the only thing they need to do is to wait for the third child to report the correct number in the dark bedroom, and then take the little boy to the service area.

After that, whether to reach an ordinary ending, save your life first, or fight for the true ending, Mu Jiashi can't say.

He was lost in thought.

In the live broadcast room, after a brief excitement, the audience also discussed the ending of this nightmare.

They actually don't have any ideas, they still count on the big reasoning guy and Xu Beijin, just chatting aimlessly there.

"It's weird, to solve the misunderstanding that the father killed the mother, it is just an ordinary ending."

"I don't understand. In the last nightmare, let the doll shop owner understand the truth, sincerely confess, and exchange eyes with Xiaochun, won't you reach the true ending? Why has the routine of this nightmare changed?"

"Uh... Because this time, the owner of the nightmare is the victim, not the perpetrator?"

"It feels a bit difficult to take the perspective of a little boy."

"Still can't understand. Generally speaking, the true ending should have some special clues or hints? But there is nothing special about this nightmare."

"That's right. The last nightmare, the special thing is the item card. If there is no such item card and Xiaochun's eyes are not obtained, then it will be impossible to reach the true ending anyway."

"So... what about this nightmare?"

Of course, Mu Jiashi also thought of the questions the audience could think of. However, the problem is that if a difficulty is discovered, it does not mean that the difficulty can be solved.

He combed through the information obtained in this nightmare in his brain.

The little boy’s father misunderstood his wife’s derailment and killed his wife. At the same time, he forced the little boy to report.

… Yes, it's that simple thing.

So why didn't the true ending solve this misunderstanding

Mu Jiashi also knows that the true ending requires some luck. It usually requires some special props, discovering some special scenes, and grasping some hard-to-find clues. These are not things that can be done in just a few rounds of nightmares. matter.

The reason why the Nuggets organization can guarantee the probability of the true ending is that they will first get through the ordinary ending of the nightmare to ensure that they can leave the nightmare, and then brush the nightmare an unlimited number of times to find clues.

This is of course risky, because in countless attempts, many gold diggers have found that as they continue to enter nightmares, nightmares will also have unknown collapses, and each collapse is different. .

It may be that the speed and lethality of the chaser has increased, it may be that the location of an important clue has changed, it may be that the terrain of the scene has become worse... All in all, it is an adventure in itself to start the nightmare many times.

But the true ending requires this kind of adventure.

Few human taskers really want to stay at the bottom of the narrow building for a lifetime.

It is true that many people have given up, but that is because they are already desperate. And if at this time, a certain gold nugget organization suddenly said that they are willing to take a person to a higher floor for free, wouldn't there be no quest people's heart

I am afraid that the threshold of the registration site will be stepped on.

The difficulty of the true ending is that it requires the tasker to start from the smallest details—even, the key point is likely to be outside the nightmare, in the narrow building.

…In the narrow building

Mu Jiashi suddenly remembered that the three people, the eldest, the second and the third, had encountered a little boy in the narrow building.

They said they hadn't asked any useful information.

However, maybe they just didn't realize the value of information!

Mu Jiashi intends to ask about the scene when they met the little boy in the narrow building in a moment after the youngest and the others brought the little boy over.

Determined, he recovered. His instinct kept him meditating on numbers in his heart, calculating the passage of time.

It's the sixth minute of the nightmare. If everything goes well, the dark bedroom should be about to say all the numbers, and then bring the little boy out.

Then they will arrive at the service area in four or five minutes.

Before that...

Mu Jiashi's gaze fell on the man in black.

He walked over, hesitated for a moment, bent over and took off the mask of the man in black.

… What shocked him was that under the mask, it was still a mask.

The man in black made a hoarse laugh, as if mocking Mu Jiashi's behavior.

The selfish ghost took a look and yelled: "Why is it still a mask? Isn't that right? Shouldn't it be the wanted criminal?!"

Mu Jiashi was also startled.

In fact, he had considered before, why the little boy's father would be such an image in his nightmare.

There is still a mask under the mask... Maybe it is because, in the heart of the little boy, his father has become a total demon

Before he could think about it, he suddenly heard a voice coming from the side: "Here... what's going on?"

All taskers turned their heads and saw the supermarket cashier, standing blankly at the entrance of the supermarket, staring at the pool of blood in the central flower bed in shock.

There are only four taskers here, and the only one who works is Mujiashi, so Mujiashi also replied hard-workingly: "This man in black... just killed someone."

"He?" The cashier's gaze fell on the man in black. He stared at him for a while, then swallowed and asked, "Is this what you said before, chasing down your man in black?"

Mu Jiashi was startled.

The first thought that appeared in his brain was that as the nightmare collapsed, the NPC also remembered what happened in the previous rounds of nightmare

Mu Jiashi has encountered this kind of nightmare changes, both good and bad. Some NPC remembered the rude attitude of the questers, so they started more and more fiercely; some NPC unexpectedly provided some useful information after remembering the previous events.

For missionaries like Mu Jiashi who have experienced many battles, this kind of collapse can be said to be quite common in nightmares.

Leaving this aside, what attracted Mu Jiashi's attention even more was the word "chasing and killing" in Dai Wu's mouth.

They didn't seem to have talked about chasing and killing with Dai Wu... No, wait.

In the third round of nightmares, selfish ghosts and dead ghosts went to the service area. At the beginning of the fourth round of nightmares, the dead ghost said in anger that he told Dai Wu that they were being chased by a man in black, and when Dai Wu was about to tell him the identity of the man in black, the nightmare restarted.

Mu Jiashi always thought that this was a lie, a deception made up for dead ghosts and selfish ghosts.

But now it seems...

He subconsciously looked at the dead ghost.

For the dead ghost, his face was pale and his lips trembled. Obviously, he did not expect that the residents of the narrow building would actually restore the memories of the previous rounds.

The selfish ghost snorted and said, "What do you look at. That's the way it is, we are not telling lies."

Mu Jiashi frowned subconsciously.

It seems... too.

The selfish ghost said that he knew so much information because he had this nightmare.

That being the case, it doesn't matter whether they have obtained any information from Dai Wu here.

No... Nor is it right. When Dai Wu said that he didn't know the whereabouts of the little boy, the face of the dead ghost changed too obviously. Therefore, they must have learned something from Dai Wu.

The man in black... little boy...

Mu Jiashi reacted at once: "How many questions did you ask?"

No one ever thought that selfish ghosts and survivors might have asked the cashier more than one question.

"Forget it, till now, there is no point in concealing it anymore." The selfish ghost spread his hands and showed a mean smile. "We asked two questions. The first was where was the little boy when the murder happened; The second is the identity of the man in black. The nightmare restarted before the cashier answered the second question."

Mu Jiashi frowned, he finally understood.

In the fourth round of nightmares, they asked Dai Wu if he knew information about the little boy, but did not ask clearly whether it was when the murder happened or after the murder.

Dai Wu understood that after the murder was over, he replied that he didn't know, saying that the little boy seemed to be missing; and the inertia caused by the last round of questioning for the dead ghost naturally understood the time when the murder happened.

In his opinion, Dai Wuming knew that the little boy was at the scene when the murder happened, but he replied that the little boy was missing.

This kind of contradiction naturally makes the dead ghost who is not good at acting show a surprised expression.

However, the explanation for the dead ghost was correct except for concealing his cooperation with the selfish ghost and the fact that the little boy was on the scene when the murder happened.

They did say that they were being chased by a man in black, and Dai Wu did say that he might know the identity of the man in black with a machete; however, before they could hear Dai Wu’s answer, the nightmare restarted. Up.

It also gave the selfish ghost and the opportunity to attack the dead ghost.

The selfish ghost shrugged: "So, I actually didn't lie at all."

He did not lie, but of course he also concealed something.

The reason they want to ask these two questions is because he wants to cooperate with the survivor, so he has to prove the authenticity of his news.

He told the dead ghost that the little boy was in the bedroom. But he would be suspicious for the dead ghost, so he asked Dai Wu where the little boy was when the murder happened—the little boy was on the scene. In this way, the dead ghost believed part of his rhetoric.

Unfortunately, the second question has not been answered.

Fortunately, the answer to the first question is enough to pay a part of the trust in him for the dead ghost.

At the moment when the nightmare restarted, the two quickly agreed on the next remarks. The selfish ghost doesn't believe in the acting of the dead ghost, so he quickly said: "Say we haven't had time to hear the answer!"

This short sentence made the dead ghost understand what he should and shouldn't say.

Now, the slight misunderstanding between the taskers has also been solved.

However, Mu Jiashi still said in a deep voice, "You should not hide these things."

The selfish ghosts and survivors did not lie to them, yes, but concealment is also a kind of deceit and mistrust.

The selfish ghost sneered. He said, "I am a lone traveler." He said indifferently, "To put it bluntly, I just want to solve this nightmare by myself. If it weren't for this guy," he pointed to the dead ghost. "At that time Follow me to the service area, I don't want to cooperate with him."

Blushing for the dead ghost, his lips wriggled to refute, but in the end he didn't say a word.

He knew that the lone wolf was like this.

The lone wolf in the narrow building never believed in the team. They are selfish, life-saving, indifferent, stingy with their trust, and maintain a clear sense of distance and estrangement from other taskers.

The current Mu Jiashi can also be said to be a lone wolf, but after all, he is a person organized by the nuggets, and he still retains part of the teamwork habits that he left behind—even, he attaches too much importance to the team.

In fact, a lone wolf like a selfish ghost is the standard image of more taskers.

After all, the dead ghost still has nothing to say.

He has always acted alone, never teamed up. He understands the character of a lone wolf, but like a selfish ghost, it is very rare to blatantly put the attitude of "I am too lazy to care about you" on the table.

Lowering his eyes for the dead ghost, I thought, the eight taskers in this nightmare are really...

The group of three brothers and the cyan-haired woman—maybe it is the commodity merchant, but I have never seen Ding Yi himself for the dead ghost, so I am not sure—a bug-level boss, a cold-blooded utilitarian, and a lone wolf.

By the way, and himself...

For the dead ghost, he fell into contemplation, but after a brief surprise, Mu Jiashi sighed frustratedly.

He said: "I don't bother to pay attention to the thoughts of you lone wolves... Anyway, what else do you know, say it, it's time."

The selfish ghost shook his head: "I don't know what. I said, when I came to this nightmare, I didn't delay the fifth round at all."

Mu Jiashi tirelessly confirmed: "Are you sure, you really don't know anything? The nightmare you experienced before is no different from ours this time?"

The selfish snorted annoyingly, but he reluctantly cooperated, recalling: "What I have to say... I remember, the fourth round of nightmare, when we met outside the service area, who... The third child? Are you holding a newspaper? We didn't find this clue at the time."

Mu Jiashi glanced at him slightly unexpectedly.

"Why, doubt my memory?" The selfish ghost snorted, with a bad attitude, "I said, I am a lone traveler. A lone traveler will always have some support."

Mu Jiashi didn't argue with him either, he murmured: "So... you didn't find any clues in the bookstore."

In fact, Mu Jiashi also discovered the news in the newspaper by mistake. He found some clues and discovered part of the truth behind this nightmare.

In this nightmare, because the time is too tight, it is actually difficult for them to explore the entire service area.

After rough exploration, once it was discovered that only Dai Wu, an NPC, could provide important information, other scenes in the service area were of course not important.

But... how could it not matter? !

Once any scene is available for exploration, it will definitely have its value, and it will definitely provide clues related to the ending of the nightmare. There is no doubt about this!

As long as you remember for a moment, you can find that the six scenes of bedroom, parking lot, highway, gas station, bookstore, and supermarket have their own functions.

Even these seemingly useless NPCs are the tools for the indiscriminate killing of the men in black during the fifth round of nightmare!

In a nightmare, nothing is useless.

The fifth round... No, to be precise, it is the sixth round of nightmare. In the sixth round of nightmares, Dai Wu recovered the memories of the previous rounds of nightmares.

So... What about Xu Beijin? Where's the bookstore? Where is the gas station

Is there any strange change

Mu Jiashi hurriedly said to the selfish ghost: "Go to the gas station and take a look. I'll go to the bookstore."

If the third child or Ding Yi were there, he would definitely ask those two people instead of the selfish ghost. But now it can only be so.

After he finished speaking, he went straight to the bookstore.

The selfish ghost frowned, not knowing why, but he went away cursing.

At this time, the nightmare came to the eighth minute. The group of four in the dark bedroom is probably already on the way. And Mu Jiashi rushed into the bookstore.

Xu Bei was taken aback, he looked up at Mu Jiashi in astonishment.

Mu Jiashi stared at him: "Boss, do you remember our agreement? I said that after this nightmare is over, I will visit you in the narrow building."

Xu Bei hesitated for a moment, then nodded slowly.

Of course he nodded for a reason—of course, the actors all remember what happened in the nightmare, but whether they can “show” the way they restore their memories depends on whether the master agrees with them and whether they think that memories can be restored. It's time.

The lower the actor, the lower the degree of freedom in the nightmare. However, with the collapse of the nightmare, the actor's freedom of movement in the nightmare actually increases.

Xu Beijin saw that Dai Wu had already shown the appearance of "recovering memory", so he followed along with "recovering memory", pretending that he remembered the promise he had made with Mu Jiashi in the nightmare.

However, this seems to have misunderstood Mu Jiashi.

Mu Jiashi glanced deeply at Xu Bei. This mysterious, pale-skinned handsome man.

Not only in the narrow building, but in the nightmare, his identity seems to be particularly mysterious.

Mu Jiashi thought, he could understand that the supermarket cashier restored his memory, because the other party indeed played a very important role in this nightmare. He can be said to be the fuse of the murder of his wife, even though he is very innocent.

But why would Xu Beijin also restore his memory? Does he know some information

For a while, Mu Jiashi had some doubts about Xu Beijin.

If the man in black is outside, and he is still wailing there, then he might suspect that Xu Beijin is the murderer who killed his wife. After all—this nightmare didn’t say anything about that murderous madman. Profession, isn't it

No... Actually there is another possibility.

Dai Wu once said that after leaving the supermarket, the jealous husband was still angry with his wife. The quarrel between the two attracted some onlookers, and some people sympathized with their wives and wanted to help, but they were turned away by the husband. Angrily reprimanded.

Since the bookstore owner is also a member of the service area, maybe he was among the onlookers that day, even he was the one being scolded

He is so handsome and handsome with a wicked atmosphere. At first glance, people think that this man is a big badass. Is it no wonder that the extreme husband suspects that he is unpredictable

Countless associations appeared in Mu Jiashi's mind, all of which were speculations about Xu Beijin's identity in the nightmare.

If Xu Bei were to fully understand Mu Jiashi's psychological activities at this time, two noodles would probably burst into tears.

Having said that, it seems that no matter what nightmare it is, he will inevitably be suspected of being a villain...

Mu Jiashi wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he didn't worry, but first looked down at the newspaper on the shelf in front of the counter.

Almost the next second, he was stunned.

He immediately pulled out a newspaper and fixed his eyes on the headline.

"The murderer of the wife murder is still at large, and the police has issued a wanted warrant!"

The title has changed!

This is no longer the previous newspaper, and the content and date have changed.

This newspaper seems to be published a few days later... At least in terms of content, the previous one only described the murder of the wife, but this one directly mentioned that the murderer had not been arrested.

Mu Jiashi quickly read the content of the news-nothing extraordinary, nothing special.

But why does the date move back? Is it because the nightmare has reached the fifth round and has a certain degree of collapse

Mu Jiashi was thinking, outside, the selfish ghost strode towards the bookstore.

His first sentence after entering the door was: "The news on the gas station TV is not what the two people said before!"

Mu Jiashi asked with a kind of tension and expectation that he didn't understand, "What has become?"

The selfish ghost replied: "The reporter is conducting a live broadcast. It seems that the police have locked the approximate area of the murderer and are conducting a search."

Mu Jiashi was startled.

The TV at the gas station seems to be up a bit faster than the newspaper in the bookstore. But it's normal. After all, there is a difference between the timeliness of TV media and paper media, and the TV is still live broadcast.

But in this case...

Mu Jiashi was lost in thought.

A factor that has always been ignored by them has gradually surfaced.

Xu Beijin learned the whole process even though he didn't actually see the news from the newspaper or the TV through the pictures in the live broadcast room and the onlookers.

He thought for a moment, and then a word suddenly appeared in his heart.

time!

In the live broadcast room, the big reasoning guy understood it almost at the same time. He knocked on the barrage excitedly: "It's time! The time of this copy is flowing!"