Unsure whether Dr. Wu's residence could be found so easily, Xu Huo and the others followed their previous plan and split up to investigate the company employees and its rival.
"There's actually an easier way," Meng Wenguang said. "Since this is connected to a home invasion, and the time resets at 9:17 p.m., we just have to wait until 9:17 and see where a robbery happens."
"Was Dr. Wu definitely connected to a home invasion?" Feng Hui asked, puzzled. "Why are we fixating on that?"
Meng Wenguang glanced at Shen Liang. "Because there's a rumor that Dr. Wu's wife and daughter may have died in a home invasion."
Dr. Wu had indeed left images of his wife and daughter in many Sub-districts. But the game world was so vast that even if he visited one Sub-district every day, the records he could leave behind would be few. What's more, there were countless Dungeons and other records involving robberies like this. Not everyone who encountered one could tell whether it was connected to Dr. Wu. Even if someone happened to enter a Dungeon Dr. Wu had visited, they might not know who he was.
Xu Huo had obtained his information from the old Holy Sword Society, whose members had accumulated data from countless Sub-districts and Dungeons. It was hardly surprising that there were gaps in their knowledge. Some High-level Players might never even have heard of Dr. Wu.
Meng Wenguang's suggestion was indeed the quickest approach. Since crime was rare in Pumpkin City, they could simply wait for 9:17 and see what happened.
The problem was that they didn't know whether time would reset again at 9:17. If the time mechanism here hinged on the home invasion, waiting until 9:17 would be too late.
The best option was to find Dr.