Chapter 947: Chapter 895: Flashback Killer (Part 2)
How could someone almost capable of silencing people be so indifferent?
Then he realized this group was not only indifferent, but they quickly opened a new topic, as if Anzhi Tianlan never existed.
Hao Laoshi listened with a puzzled expression as they talked about Gu Mian; to this day he still didn’t know why Gu Ming suddenly vanished in the instance. He opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to voice his confusion, but was immediately held back by Gui Guzi next to him, signaling him not to ask more.
Although he had known Gu Mian before, their relationship was limited to just knowing each other.
Guigu knew neither he nor Hao Laoshi was close enough to Gu Mian to inquire about Gu Mian’s secrets.
With two outsiders present, Fatty consciously refrained from mentioning the Evil God: "Earlier, I checked the Friend System, the Doctor’s nickname is still gray, meaning he’s probably still... in the instance, but Miss 007’s nickname is lit—she should be out."
Fatty glanced around: "Why can’t I see Miss 007?"
He had just asked about 007’s whereabouts in the group chat, but 007 hadn’t responded yet. As for Gu Mian, Fatty wasn’t too worried knowing Gu Mian was definitely taken away by the Evil God and shouldn’t be in any danger.
"007 is your group’s Chess Player, right?" Guigu looked at Liu Ruyan.
Next to him, Hao Laoshi was the first to nod: "Yes, in Gu Mian’s group, the Chess Player goes by this name."
Because during part of the time on the chessboard, Hao Laoshi always followed Gu Mian and Liu Ruyan listening to their conversation, he knew 007’s name.
Guigu pondered: "When the instance messily transported us players out, it sent a few of us who weren’t initially here to this place, so your friend named 007 might’ve been sent to another location."
"Possibly sent to places where Teams 2, 3, and your group were before entering the instance." Liu Ruyan knocked on the table in front of her, "But 007 hasn’t replied about her location in the group chat yet."
Group chat? Guigu was momentarily stunned, only then realizing they had a group chat to communicate.
No wonder when he was transported here from the instance, Fatty, though showing surprise, didn’t overly react, seemingly finding his appearance here plausible and didn’t ask, "Why are you here?" type of questions.
Apparently, Gu Mian had already informed Fatty in the group chat that he was also in the instance.
There’s actually a group chat that’s usable within instances, and even allows communication with people in the real world.
The players’ Friend System can of course send messages, but only to individual friends in the real world. Once in the instance, it becomes unusable, and the Friend Page turns completely gray, preventing function. Even if friends share the same instance, messages can’t be sent.
With a group chat like this, even dispersed in the instance, there’s no fear of losing contact with others.
There’s no knowing where Teams 2 and 3 were before entering the instance, Liu Ruyan could only first confirm the location before Team 4 entered the instance: "Where were you before entering the instance?"
"Huh?" Hao Laoshi raised his head and thought for a moment, "It was called... Gourd Valley, it was called that, right?"
That place wasn’t Hao Laoshi’s hometown; he went there later. He always felt the name was awkward to remember, so he equated it with a memory from an animated series, and finally memorized it.
Guigu corrected: "It’s Gourd Gorge."
"Gourd Gorge?" Liu Ruyan hadn’t heard of this place name, but the knowledgeable Fatty knew.
He slapped his head: "I know. I passed there during a long journey before; it’s far from here, several hundred kilometers away!"
"What!" Hearing this, Hao Laoshi was somewhat anxious, "That far? Family members are all in Gourd Gorge; how am I supposed to get back being so far away!"
When he first emerged from the instance to this place, he worried what about his family left at the camp if he’d been transported away. However, on second thought, although the instance didn’t transport them back to their original place, it shouldn’t have sent them too far, yet didn’t expect it to differ by several hundred kilometers.
"Several hundred kilometers?" Guigu also frowned, "Where is this place? After coming out, I haven’t asked where this is."
"Lianhua." No sooner had he finished speaking than a calm voice came from behind him.
This voice...
Guigu’s body paused, then slowly turned to see the person who spoke.
It was Chu Changge; after such a long time, he was seeing Chu Changge again.
The person hadn’t changed at all; Guigu moved the two remaining fingers of his left hand, realizing he himself had changed considerably.
Chu Changge and Han Shan’s temperaments were quite similar; for a moment, Guigu felt it was as if he was seeing the long-dead Han Shan standing before him, his originally blurry vision in his left eye grew even blurrier.
Guigu was reminiscing here, but Hao Laoshi beside him was different.
Hao Laoshi still remembered the psychological shadow Chu Changge left during the Spirit Car driving test instance, and upon seeing Chu Changge again, he immediately jumped like a mouse seeing a cat, hiding behind the sofa while nervously watching.
"What’s up with you?" Fatty looked curiously at Hao Laoshi hiding behind the sofa, "What kind of enmity do you have between you?"
Hao Laoshi stammered: "Not that kind of enmity, just normal friction in the instance."
Beside them, the Fortune-teller felt this phrase seemed somewhat familiar.
Guigu watched Chu Changge for a while before moving his gaze from his face, casually saying, "Long time no see."
Then suddenly, a thought struck, and he furrowed his brow again: "Where are we?"
He seemed not to have clearly heard the place name Chu Changge mentioned earlier.
"Lianhua." Chu Changge repeated the name.
Hearing the name, Guigu recalled a person.
"Lianhua City East Police Station Captain Feng" was his full name. He was also once a teammate of Guigu, going through many instances together with Guigu, and ultimately died in the Fierce Ghost Exhibition.
Guigu remembered in the Fierce Ghost Exhibition when Han Shan proposed the individual sacrifice method, Captain Feng was the first to stand up and volunteer.
Being the first to face the ghost also meant being the first to die, extremely dangerous.
Therefore, the first person should never be the most intelligent; the smarter person is highly valuable, kept toward the back might still help resolve issues for those facing the ghost. Losing a smart person early is a major detriment.
The first person shouldn’t be too foolish either; sending the dumbest person first under those conditions is akin to sending them to death, a lesson from back then.
Thus, the most mediocre Captain Feng stepped up.
His intelligence couldn’t match Han Shan’s, yet he was flexible. Guigu recalled many times in the instance when he’d been nearly caught by a ghost, Captain Feng used quick wit to create sounds to lure the ghost away, allowing him to survive.
Afterwards, Guigu often asked Captain Feng why he’d choose to expose himself to help divert the ghost, considering chasing him or Captain Feng resulted in the same outcome—isn’t it needless to trade one for one?
At those times, Captain Feng would pat his head, saying: "Your little brain doesn’t work fast; you’re the slowest when running. If the ghost chases you, you likely won’t come off well. I’m different; my brain works better, I’m sturdier, if a ghost pursues me it might not succeed. Look, I’m fine now, right? If Han Shan ran into the ghost, I’d definitely do the same; his mind is the most valuable among our group, folks like me, slightly above average but enough to handle things, should protect those above and care for those below. If anything happens, us somewhat capable mid-tier types, unworthy of grand pity if lost, should come forward first."
He executed his role.
In the Fierce Ghost Exhibition instance, he stood out first, shielding those cherished, capable, and unable to endure challenges behind him.
Guigu wished to tell him in his heart, he wasn’t the most mediocre; at least for a moment, he stood tallest.
He wanted to tell him his death would bring much grief to many.
But by then he was beyond hearing it.
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