Chang Shoujie's expression immediately stiffened. Just as he was about to say something, Xu Huo told Gao Dawei to push him back and reminded him, "Don't let your uncle come out and say things he shouldn't."
As the mental force spread, the view between the two buildings grew hazier. Chang Shoujie, who couldn't leave, seemed to have fallen over. His wheelchair and the table in the room toppled with a clatter.
Darkness Under the Lamp wondered aloud, "Did Chang Shoujie send a message to the people downstairs?"
"Who knows," Xu Huo said. "They're acquaintances and used to work together. It wouldn't be strange if they had some special signals."
Darkness Under the Lamp wasn't stupid. If the newborn was real, Chang Shoujie only had to tell the players in District 010 the truth. Why secretly use a signal?
Though he didn't say it outright, he couldn't help asking, "You're really going all in?"
If they really had a child, that was fine. Once they finished what they came to do and handed the child over, the people of District 010 wouldn't keep hounding them for no reason. But if they didn't have one, and couldn't clear the level, wouldn't they be stuck in this hellhole with these people until they died?
"Trying to clear the level this way is already one of the quicker options," Xu Huo replied coolly.
If Dr. Deng hadn't revealed Dr. Joyce's whereabouts, simply confirming where "Melissa" was and where she came from would have taken a long time. This was already a shortcut.
Xu Huo took an analysis device out of the Storage Compartment. Seeing that it was more than halfway done, he cleared some space and brought out the shelter, preparing to go inside and check the files that had finished processing.
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