Wen Feiran smiled helplessly, "Tell me what a combination lock is?"
"A combination lock? Do such things exist?" Zou Yuxing's voice had an inexplicably naive and innocent quality. "It's so dark around here. I've been singing for ages, but the motion-activated light hasn't turned on. It must be broken."
Wen Feiran was already used to it, and patiently guided Zou Yuxing step by step until he was able to get out of the situation.
The others were much more reliable than Zou Yuxing; at least they tried to save themselves and successfully turned on the lights, only getting stuck on the combination lock.
Wen Feiran rescued them as quickly as possible.
[Combination lock:??? I feel like I have no dignity whatsoever.]
[... I didn't even understand the question, and Wen Feiran gave the answer in a second.]
[I've watched escape room reality shows before, and most of them take an hour to get stuck on this step, but this one hasn't even lasted 20 minutes.]
[If it weren't for that idiot Zou Yuxing failing to even find the lamp, we could probably save half the time.]
[Haha, the voice-activated light is broken! He's really daring! I declare today's hottest joke has arrived!]
The last small dark room opened, but instead of the long-awaited Gu Suian, an unfamiliar face appeared before them.
Meng Zizheng to them and greeted them reservedly, "Hello."
Song Lindi, her hands clasped to her heart, her heart pounding, immediately dimmed upon seeing Meng Zizheng, and blurted out without thinking, "Why is it you?"
As a guest arranged by the program team, Meng Zizheng didn't know how to answer and could only offer a dry, forced smile, looking somewhat helpless.
Wen Feiran seemed to see himself in that moment, and a sudden sense of responsibility welled up within him. For the first time in this situation, he didn't hide himself and took the initiative to liven up the atmosphere, saying, "Hello, I'm Wen Feiran."
Zou Yuxing, ever the friendly type, walked over and stood between the two of them, putting his arm around each of them like a good buddy. "After we meet, we're all friends."
Su Shangting, always arrogant and aloof, wouldn't greet people politely. He snorted twice and walked over as well.
With them leading the way, Song Lindi instantly adjusted her expression, as if nothing had happened. There were six people present. Meng Jingxiu stood in the corner, and no one noticed that his expression was extremely stiff, as if he had seen a demon, filled with fear and anger.
They had only exchanged a few words when a strange voice suddenly boomed from beside them.
"Your identities are unknown, and you came to this castle with your own purposes, but due to unforeseen circumstances, you have lost your memories."
"Listen, don't let anyone know your identities, don't leave this castle, don't reveal your true purpose, and most importantly, don't be punished by justice. Live on, live on, live on!"
The last three words struck their eardrums, and the atmosphere at the scene became extremely eerie.
This passage contained a great deal of information, and Wen Feiran remained silent for a full minute before she could make sense of its logic.
Zou Yuxing blinked beside him, her eyes clear yet foolish, staring expectantly at Wen Feiran, waiting for him to feed her the information.
Wen Feiran was speechless. She wanted to knock Zou Yuxing's head, but she was afraid of hearing the sound of water inside, so she could only hold back.
"There are at least three key pieces of information here."
"It's possible that one of us is acting, and he hasn't actually lost his memory."
"We have different identities, and we might be evil because we will be punished by justice. But this also means that some of us represent justice, which means we must belong to two opposing camps and be hostile to each other."
"Although we have different goals and different identities, it doesn't mean we don't know each other or have any grudges or entanglements. The one who recovers their memories first has the upper hand, and they might also turn on those around them."
Zou Yuxing nodded thoughtfully. "Great minds think alike. I think you're absolutely right."
Su Shangting rolled his eyes without any politeness, exposing him, "You haven't been using your brain at all. If you keep going like this, you'll lose every single wrinkle on your head!"
Zou Yuxing changed the subject, "The door isn't locked, let's go out and take a look."
Before Wen Feiran could stop him, Zou Yuxing pushed open the door. Fortunately, the fool was lucky, and there was no danger outside.
The surroundings were completely dark, but when they all went outside, the candles suddenly lit up at the same time.
They were in the main hall of the castle, surrounded by medieval decor and an atmosphere imbued with theology.
Zou Yuxing said, "There might be clues around here. Let's look around."
They spent a full half hour conducting a thorough search, but didn't get any useful information. Su Shangting was furious. "If you don't have a brain, then shut up! You made us waste half an hour of our precious time."
Zou Yuxing was about to retort, that chilling voice rang out again. "Please go to the room on the left and choose any package."
Everyone present was so frightened that their hair stood on end. Wen Feiran shuddered and patted his chest with lingering fear.
Zou Yuxing held up one finger, "What's going on? If there were even a heart patient here, they'd be scared to death!"
Wen Feiran didn't dare to argue with the director directly, but simply nodded heavily, her movements full of subtlety.
The group entered the room, where six small tables were placed in front of them, each with a black package on it, tightly bound, making it impossible to see inside.
It's all down to luck. Wen Feiran casually walked towards one of them, but just as he reached out his hand, Meng Jingxiu appeared in front of him. "Hey, Feiran, you want to choose this one too? You can have it."
Wen Feiran didn't care to begin with, and waved her hand. "No need, I'll get another one."
But when he walked to the side, he almost bumped into Song Lindi.
This package has an owner now.
After all this trouble, there was only one package left. He picked it up casually and went to the innermost changing room.