The Best Way to Solve a Problem

Bai Zhi met Li Changyu in a dark, shabby shop near the hotel.

After meeting the other party, Bai Zhi realized just how subtle the description of the terrible body that West Pavilion Gardener had given him was.

--Because this guy, who couldn't resist flirting with girls even on his deathbed, is now just a head left.

Even more miraculously, his only remaining head could still speak.

"What you have is... Flying Head Barbarian?"

Looking at Li Changyu, who had been moved onto the shelf and treated like a commodity by someone, with a ridiculous price tag stuck to the lower left corner, Bai Zhi's expression became rather strange.

"Yes, yes, from now on please call me Chi Man Qi."

Li Changyu, sitting on the shelf, rolled his eyes. In his current bizarre state, this was the only action he could perform.

Even though he had transformed into such a bizarre form, his mindset remained remarkably positive. When Bai Zhi arrived, the other man was idly whistling and softly singing some version of the Hero Song (or something similar)...

If it weren't for that rather outrageous singing, West Pavilion Gardener and the others might not have been willing to risk entering this dark shop to find out what was going on.

"Speaking of which, what exactly happened to you?"

A few candles were lit on the nearby shelf to illuminate the space. Looking at the human heads displayed on the shelf as commodities, Bai Zhi asked Li Changyu, who was now just a head, a question.

"What was the meaning of that note you gave me earlier? And what exactly happened in Room 8601 last night? And what's going on with your current situation?"

"You've asked me so many questions all at once, I really don't know what to say..."

With a slight sigh, Li Changyu began to speak slowly, his face showing signs of weariness.

Unlike the others, he nearly died from the neck injury after escaping the True Dream World, and he still looks terrified when he talks about it.

"You have no idea, I was almost finished back then. True despair is when you're given hope, only to be kicked in the back in the end."

"So how did you survive after that?"

Upon hearing this, West Pavilion Gardener frowned slightly.

"It seemed like someone from the crowd came over and injected something into me... I know what you want to ask me, but I don't know who that person was, because at that time I could barely see anything."

Li Changyu's face was solemn.

"Then when I regained consciousness and got up, my wounds had healed, and not only that, some strange changes had occurred."

"For example, an extra ear on the back of the neck?"

Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Not only that, but at times, my body will be out of my control, completely disobeying my commands, as if I have become someone else's puppet."

Li Changyu let out a soft sigh.

"When my body is out of my control, I lose consciousness, and when I open my eyes again, I have no memory of that time. My time... well, it was erased by the Crimson King... Let me put it this way, I suspect, no, I'm absolutely certain, that the person who injected something into me at that time and controlled me was that ' Big Sister's Panties. Because the feeling she gave me was that she was quite unsociable..."

"And then he manipulated you into cutting off his arm?"

Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly.

"What?"

After hearing Bai Zhi's words, Li Changyu was slightly taken aback.

"... Let me speak."

Exhaling, OriginDeficit began to speak.

However, calling it a retelling was simply a repetition of what Bai Zhi had told them before.

"The reason I rushed upstairs at that time was because I had a premonition that I was about to lose control of my body and lose consciousness."

After listening to OriginDeficit's account, Li Changyu frowned deeply.

"Then when I regained consciousness, I found myself with only a head left. I don't know who moved it to the shelf and sold it as a product, until those two came knocking on my door."

"You two are quite interesting."

Bai Zhi reached out and touched his chin, then suddenly laughed.

"One says they lost consciousness and their body was controlled, so they don't know what happened; the other also lost consciousness due to severe blood loss and doesn't know what happened. One says the other isn't talkative, and the other says the other isn't talkative either. Are you guys just stacking buffs on each other here?"

"Well..."

"Tell me, who ordered the takeout? I found the outer bag in the Trash Can inside your room."

Raising an eyebrow slightly, Bai Zhi continued to ask.

"He said he's never ordered takeout and knows nothing about what's going on outside. You don't know either, do you?"

"When I said I'd order takeout, it was just a casual remark and it doesn't mean there's something wrong with me. I didn't actually order takeout... Fine, the problem could be him, or it could be me."

Realizing he couldn't explain it clearly, Li Changyu simply gave up trying to explain.

"So before we figure out the whole truth, and before we know who is telling the truth, my advice is..."

"Forget it, there's no need, it's too much trouble."

Bai Zhi waved his hand dismissively and turned to walk towards the door.

"Let's be straightforward, pack it up and take it with us, then confront each other face to face."

Li Changyu: "..."

Twenty minutes later, the wall between rooms Room 8602 and 8603 was broken through.

Apart from Gelina, whose whereabouts are still unknown, the remaining nine Player have all gathered here.

Although the power was still running, the room was well-equipped with lighting equipment and supplies as a precaution.

Four beds were spread out in the four corners of the room. In the center of the room, where there used to be a partition wall, sat Panties looking helpless, and Li Changyu, whose head was now just a human head on the table.

The door was tightly shut, and the Curtain were drawn.

The other seven Player sat scattered on their beds, munching on Compressed Biscuits while casting their gazes toward the center of the room.

Apart from the faint sound of rain coming from outside, the whole world was deathly silent.

No one could understand what state Li Changyu was in. Although he only had a head left, he was still able to retain his own thoughts and felt no pain.

Similarly, regarding the Panties that Metamorphosis into the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord, they were also unable to figure out what state the other party was in.

--It's worth mentioning that after only a head remained, the ear at the back of Li Changyu's neck disappeared.

This standoff between the two did not yield any useful results, because neither of them could produce any decisive evidence. They each had their own reasons, and the situation was completely muddled.

Since it was impossible to pinpoint who was at fault, after discussion among Bai Zhi and the others, they decided on the following plan.

--Lock them both up completely.

And so, a certain helpless-looking Panties was tightly bound to the table with hemp rope, while Li Changyu, with only his head remaining, was placed inside a Transparency glass box and locked up.

Regardless of whether either of them is at fault, or both are at fault, this approach Perfect nipps the danger in the bud.

When you don't know how to solve a problem, just solve the problem itself. --Albert Einstein