Prometheus wasn’t acting like the dean this time, walking around with his hands behind his back. Instead, he sat by the window, far from everyone, facing the wire mesh, looking dejected and unmoving, as if he had been petrified.

Everyone looked at each other, confused.

The energetic old man from yesterday had aged more than ten years overnight. Even his originally straight back was now hunched.

[Awww, Blind Grandpa is so pitiful. It’s so sad to see. QAQ]

[Stop being a bleeding heart. The key was originally the devil’s property. Was it not pitiful when the devil was sealed, betrayed, and his bones were used to make keys?]

[Aren’t those lifelike human sculptures in the library pitiful? [shrugs]]

[Zaizai and the devil are on the same side. This auntie loves everything related to him, so in this wave, I’m siding with the devil!]

[Siding with the devil +1]

[I’m telling you, it’s because he’s connected to Zaizai that you all feel sorry for Blind Grandpa. In the past, who would have described Prometheus as pitiful or sad? That would have been crazy!]

—Spoilers are only visible to the audience—

The other players didn’t know that Prometheus’s key had already been taken by Gu Rong. Any comments related to the devil and the keys were blocked by the system.

Only the comments about Gu Rong and Lin Xuezhu were normal.

The two hours of reading time passed peacefully.

By the time everyone left the library, Prometheus was still maintaining the same posture as if he hadn’t moved at all.

He had also become a sculpture, merging with those living sculptures.

–

It was dinner time, and the players began to plan how to go to the Black Forest in the back mountains again.

The task time was three days in total, and almost two days had passed. If they didn’t get the keys soon, they might be trapped in the instance forever.

“The wristband controller is in Dr. Lin’s hands. Now we don’t need to bother finding Chief Morrison; we can just kidnap Dr. Lin.”

“It’s easy to say, but how do we kidnap him? Dr. Lin looks difficult to deal with. I think kidnapping Chief Morrison would be easier. Have you forgotten he reattached his arm with his bare hands yesterday?”

“…”

Everyone sighed.

At this moment, a female player suddenly said, “I discovered something. Jessie’s key has been taken!”

The other players immediately perked up their ears and looked at her.

The female player continued, “Really, you haven’t seen him use the bristle brush to give anyone a slicked-back hairdo all day today, right? That’s because the brush is no longer in his hands. The key that was attached to the brush has also been taken.”

Everyone’s hearts skipped a beat.

“How do you know? Who took it?”

The female player shook her head: “I don’t know, but it wasn’t me.”

Everyone fell silent.

One player had already obtained the Key of Life but had concealed it.

When it came to someone taking the key, the players’ first reaction was that it had been taken by a player. They subconsciously thought that way, without even suspecting anyone else, and no one would suspect Gu Rong, that little cub who could barely walk.

The players weren’t a team. To be more precise, they competed with each other.

The game had rankings. Players with higher rankings not only received a large number of points but could also obtain items. Lower-ranked players, even if they cleared the instance, wouldn’t get much besides some experience points.

The players immediately became suspicious of each other, everyone looking suspicious.

But everyone remained calm on the surface, suppressing their thoughts, still needing to maintain a superficial harmony.

The baby-sitting trio sat to the side, not participating in the discussion.

Gu Rong was even more focused on eating, taking big bites, and eating with gusto.

Zhuang Yu said, “I discovered something. During prayer time, as long as you don’t look at the priest, you won’t be bewitched.”

Shen Hanxiao smiled: “You noticed too? Indeed, it should be related to the priest’s face, which is so perfect it doesn’t seem human. How could a normal person look like that?”

It wasn’t that they were narcissistic. Both of them were considered quite good-looking, but standing next to Father Noah, they instantly looked drab.

It wasn’t just them; it was everyone else too.

Shen Hanxiao glanced at Lin Xuezhu, who was not far away: “Oh, except for him.”

He ruffled Gu Rong’s fluffy little head again, “And this little cub, I don’t know what he eats.”

Gu Rong raised his snow-white little face from the food bowl: “Eat food!”

Shen Hanxiao: “…”

Gu Rong said one sentence and then plunged his head back into the food bowl to eat.

Like him, a little zombie cub who couldn’t afford to eat his staple food, what else could he eat besides food?

Zhuang Yu: “…”

Shen Hanxiao: “…”

Really, he’s so good at eating!

The livestream chat was roaring with laughter. What is this? A little piglet? Give him a kiss!

–

The players had always wanted to go to the Black Forest, even thinking of kidnapping Lin Xuezhu, but they were at a loss as to how to proceed.

Seeing the players’ lack of progress, Lin Xuezhu didn’t mind giving them a little push.

Gu Rong and Lin Xuezhu had already reached a cooperation agreement. They would split up, one responsible for luring Jessie away, and the other responsible for being a hostage to take the players to the Black Forest.

Gu Rong was responsible for luring Jessie away, and Lin Xuezhu was responsible for being the hostage.

After dinner, Lin Xuezhu dismissed the nurse and personally escorted the patients back to their rooms.

The players were stunned, exchanging knowing glances with each other.

Oh my, the opportunity was right here!

[I want to see when these talented players will finally discover that Dr. Lin is a player and Little Rong Zaizai is an NPC!]

[Poor Tom, being played like a fiddle.jpg] (T/N: Referring to the cartoon Tom and Jerry.)

They entered the elevator and pressed the number 2. The elevator doors slowly closed.

A male player with a tattoo on his neck bought a gun from the system store, and the muzzle was silently pressed against Lin Xuezhu’s waist.

Lin Xuezhu instantly stiffened.

He held the medical chart in one hand and slowly raised the other.

Seeing that they had easily captured Lin Xuezhu, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The male player said, “Dr. Lin, hand over the wristband controller and take us to the Black Forest in the back mountains.”

Lin Xuezhu was not flustered, calm to the extreme: “I didn’t bring the wristband controller with me.”

Actually, it was with Gu Rong. He had given it to Gu Rong earlier and hadn’t taken it back. He didn’t know if the little cub had put it away.

He paused, his tone casual: “However, if you don’t trust me, you can tie up my hands.”

Compared to the players, Lin Xuezhu, the hostage, was actually calmer. The players were apprehensive and on edge.

A veteran player bought a pair of handcuffs from the system store and had Yang Chunsheng handcuff Lin Xuezhu’s hands.

Yang Chunsheng was clumsy, and in the end, Shen Hanxiao took over, handcuffing Lin Xuezhu’s wrists.

Seeing the players conjure handcuffs out of thin air, Lin Xuezhu just glanced at them silently, saying nothing.

The players felt a vague sense of unease. Was this too easy? Was this Dr. Lin being too cooperative?

It was like he was letting them do whatever they wanted?

“…”

At this moment, Shen Hanxiao’s expression changed. He poked Zhuang Yu: “Where’s the child?”

Zhuang Yu looked at the small doll he was holding in his hand: “?”

Damn, where’s Rongrong?!

–

At the entrance to the Black Forest in the back mountains.

Fog filled the air, and the dark, gloomy mountain forest was hidden in the night, appearing eerie and sinister.

Only a small hut, hidden in the woods, had a few faint lights seeping out from the window.

Jessie’s massive, bulky body was currently pacing back and forth inside the hut, “bang, bang, bang,” making the ground shake and the hut seem like it was about to collapse at any moment.

Gu Rong used the [Hanged Little Ghost] identity card, hexiu hexiu flew over, and landed at the door of the hut before retracting the identity card.

The [Hanged Little Ghost] identity card could allow for the soul to leave the body, or not. If the soul didn’t leave the body, others could see him.

Gu Rong let out a long “Aigh,” sighing, and even patted his little tummy as if he was very tired.

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Livestream Chat: […]

Little drama queen!

Gu Rong dadada-ed to the front of the hut and raised his little hand to knock on the door.

Hearing the knocking, Jessie let out a “Hmm?” and turned to look at the door.

He was holding a half-finished brush in his hand, currently pulling bristles from his own body to make a bristle brush. He had seen that the little cub seemed to be particularly fond of his bristle brush, so he was preparing to make another one and give it to Gu Rong as a surprise.

Gu Rong’s baby voice: “Hairy Uncle! Open the door for Zaizai!”

Jessie: “…?”

Hearing the familiar little baby voice, Jessie was stunned for a moment, then his beady eyes lit up a few degrees.

Jessie didn’t even think before preparing to open the door. Seeing the half-finished bristle brush in his hand, he lifted a blanket and hid it.

He was going to secretly make the most beautiful bristle brush and surprise the cub!

After opening the door, Gu Rong, round-headed and small, like a little gas tank, was standing at the door of the hut.

Hmm? Why was this little doll here? Did he run over here by himself?

Jessie looked behind Gu Rong, saw that there was no one else, confirming that only this cub was alone, and raised his eyebrows.

Looking at the extra mini cub in front of him, he tried to bend down as low as possible: “You little doll, it’s the middle of the night, and you’re not sleeping. What are you doing running over to Hairy Uncle’s place?”

Although he said this, his eyes revealed his delight.

Gu Rong tilted his round little head, his voice crisp, but very clear: “Hairy Uncle, Zaizai discovered a big secret!”

He even made a big gesture with his hands.

Jessie: “…One?”

Gu Rong nodded: “Yes! Rongrong was having a tummy ache at lunch!”

He clutched his little tummy, vividly describing, his little expression extremely rich, “Doctor Uncle took Zaizai to his place to look at it, and that’s when Zaizai discovered it!”

Jessie, seeing this cub’s lively expression, so cute, was interested: “What secret?”

Gu Rong’s little bun-like face was serious: “Police Uncle is missing! He was actually captured by Doctor Uncle! Tied up!”

Jessie took a while to react before realizing that Gu Rong’s “Police Uncle” was referring to Morrison: “Hmm? Morrison is missing? Since when?!”

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Livestream Chat: […]

Was Morrison’s presence that low to Jessie?

Okay, he hadn’t been gone for 24 hours yet, so it technically couldn’t be considered a disappearance.

Gu Rong shook his little head and tutted.

The meaning was, how could you not even know this?!

Jessie: “…”

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Damn, he was looked down upon by a little cub hahaha.

Jessie thought about it seriously. It seemed like he hadn’t seen Morrison all day today.

He didn’t care about Morrison, but, this little cub discovered a secret… well, it could be considered a secret, and he didn’t tell anyone else, running over to tell him first. This was enough to show his status in this little cub’s heart, at least much higher than Lin Xuezhu’s.

He came here just to tell him about Lin Xuezhu.

Hehe.

Jessie was clearly very vengeful. Lin Xuezhu’s mocking laugh from earlier had made him hold a grudge, and he had long disliked Lin Xuezhu.

Now that he had caught a handle on him, he was determined to kick him out of the mental hospital.

Jessie picked up Gu Rong from the ground with one hand and placed him on his shoulder.

“Sit tight, little doll. Your Hairy Uncle will take you to do justice! Dr. Lin, that devil’s follower, I knew he wasn’t a good person. This time, I’ll definitely throw him into the Black Forest to feed the little monsters!”

Gu Rong hadn’t heard of “little monsters” before, and he tilted his head.

Jessie kicked the wooden door of the hut shut and carried Gu Rong towards the treatment room.

The hut trembled, becoming even more precarious.

Gu Rong was already afraid of heights. He didn’t even dare to get out of the van by himself. Jessie was over two meters tall, and sitting on Jessie’s shoulder was like sitting on the edge of a cliff.

The last time Jessie carried him, he was using the [Hanged Little Ghost] identity card. Now that the identity card was retracted, he was a little scared.

Gu Rong grabbed Jessie’s bristles and reminded him, “Hairy Uncle, walk slower, be careful Zaizai doesn’t fall!”

Jessie chuckled, “Fall? Your Hairy Uncle has never known how to spell the word ‘fall’!”

Perhaps because he was too excited, as soon as Jessie finished speaking, he stumbled, almost falling, taking Gu Rong with him.

He slid four or five meters before barely managing to steady himself, looking quite embarrassed.

Gu Rong: “!!!”

Jessie: “…………”

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Showed off, didn’t you? Instant karma!

Just tell me if it was embarrassing or not!

[Hahahahahaha, damn, you shouldn’t say things too definitively. It’s better not to set flags!]

[Don’t know how to spell the word ‘fall’? Come on, let’s have a live lesson, teach you how to spell it!]

[Jessie has been fooled by Zaizai. I’m dying of laughter.]

–

Jessie laughed heartily: “Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid. Hairy Uncle was doing that on purpose. I won’t do it on purpose next time!”

Gu Rong had already seen through him, but the cub had high emotional intelligence and didn’t expose him.

His little hand had been clutching Jessie’s bristles on his shoulder all along. When Jessie stumbled just now, he pulled hard, not expecting to pull out a small handful.

Looking down, a small patch on Jessie’s shoulder was even bald!

Gu Rong: “…!”

Oh no!

Jessie seemed oblivious, not feeling any pain or itching from having a handful of bristles pulled out.

After all, he himself often pulled out his bristles to make brushes.

Gu Rong blinked his big eyes, fiddled with the bristles nearby, covering the bald spot, and silently kept quiet.