Riddle Game

Chapter 44: Guessing Game

The three Special Forces members took turns explaining the situation.

It turned out Su Yuqing had once proposed to his girlfriend here.

He thought himself romantic, buying plenty of flowers to decorate the apartment, preparing a heart-shaped cake and a ring, and inviting all his colleagues.

As a result, his girlfriend—Ye Zheng, the strongest combatant in Qingjiang City—sternly rejected him.

Her reason was that she disdained using a piece of paper to prove feelings and thoroughly hated so-called surprises. Su Yuqing's proposal was, to Ye Zheng, a considerable shock.

Though the two reconciled after talking it through, the public rejection dealt a heavy blow to Su Yuqing. Every time he recalled it, he became mortified to the extreme and refused to return to the apartment, afraid that the memories would attack him.

Ye Zheng saw Su Yuqing's hang-up and urged him to sell the place. Su Yuqing pretended to be magnanimous, saying he'd long forgotten such an embarrassing incident, but in his heart, he cared more than anyone.

So when Feng Ling suggested Su Yuqing give away the apartment for free, Su Yuqing felt as if he'd been thrown back into a nightmare, momentarily losing control of his expression.

After hearing the gossip, Feng Ling couldn't help asking, "Then Ye Zheng got transferred to Yunhai City—doesn't that mean they're basically separated?"

"Worrying for nothing, aren't you?" Zhou Diao grinned slyly. "Our Captain Su's ability is duplication. He can split into as many bodies as he wants."

Feng Ling's eyes lit up at that.

That ability was great—comparable to that Mirror Newt.

"How do you control different bodies? Do they share the same consciousness? If Body A is in Yunhai City and Body B is in Qingjiang City, and one is eating while the other is drinking, would the actions get confused? Would the consciousness interfere with each other?" she asked curiously.

Zhou Diao shrugged. "You'll have to ask Lao Su about that. I don't know either."

Then he teased Feng Ling: "I don't think you have any sense of proportion. Your Corruption Value is already 29%, and you're still eyeing other people's Cards."

Feng Ling smiled but didn't deny it.

Just then, Zhou Diao's phone suddenly rang.

He looked down and immediately grinned. "It's Lao Su."

Zhou Diao answered the call, glanced at Feng Ling, gave a faint "Mm," then put down the phone and said to Feng Ling:

"Lao Su wants you to post on the Exo-Star Forum at 8 PM tonight, saying you've arrived in Yunhai City. The network tech has already changed your IP address to Yunhai City. Play the part all the way—fool as many Xenomorphs as you can."

Feng Ling was impressed after hearing that.

Su Yuqing hadn't directly told her to pack her bags and scram, but mentally, he'd already kicked her out of Qingjiang!

"Alright, got it." Feng Ling nodded, then asked Zhou Diao, "So what are your plans now? Not leaving?"

"Heh~ Can't leave. We're staying right here." Zhou Diao flopped onto the sofa, legs kicked up, eyes closed. "Lao Su told us to stay and protect you. Who'd have thought you're such a rare Hidden Boss~"

"More like keeping an eye on me, afraid I'll go berserk," Feng Ling said helplessly. "Then you handle your own meals. You'll also have to cover part of the utilities—there are so many of you."

"Nagging~" Zhou Diao waved his hand like shooing a fly. "Don't worry about it. We'll get the bureau to reimburse us."

Feng Ling sighed.

Not having her own place was really inconvenient—she didn't even have a reason to kick them out.

She stopped paying Zhou Diao any mind and drifted back to her bedroom with a gloomy expression.

After a while, Huangfu Miaomiao returned, and Feng Ling changed clothes, ready to head out.

Zhou Diao immediately went on alert, springing up from the sofa like a carp leaping. "Where are you going? Lao Su said you can't just run around!"

"He's not my dad. You can take his words with a grain of salt," Feng Ling replied casually.

Zhou Diao paused, feeling her words weren't unreasonable. He stretched his arms and said, "Staying cooped up inside is pretty stuffy. Let's go for a stroll. If we run into any Xenomorphs, we'll beat them to a pulp!"

Qin Liang looked at the two of them and hesitantly spoke up: "Shouldn't we report to Captain Su first..."

"You two take your time reporting." Feng Ling pocketed her phone and walked out.

Huangfu Miaomiao glanced at them, then turned and trotted after Feng Ling.

"Hey, wait for me!" Zhou Diao chased after them too.

The three team members left in the room were stumped.

Xiao Li said, "Her Corruption Value is already 29%. According to regulations..."

Qin Liang sighed. "According to regulations, she should be in an observation room. But even Deputy Captain Zhou isn't following the rules. Can the three of us stop her?"

Cao Hongyi put his gun back in his bag. "Let's hurry too. Don't lose them."

The three of them sighed in unison: "Sigh..."

Feng Ling hailed a taxi at the entrance of the residential complex and headed for Qingjiang City's largest amusement park.

In the old days, the amusement park was so crowded it couldn't hold everyone. Tickets were split into day and night sessions, letting people play until 11 PM.

After the Xenomorphs appeared, Qingjiang's nighttime economy was basically destroyed. The number of people out having fun dwindled to a handful, so the night session was canceled, and the day session was extended to 7:30 PM.

By the time Feng Ling arrived, it was just past 6 PM.

The sky was still bright. The sun hung in the west, not yet set, and the temperature hadn't dropped much.

The colorful flags of the Amusement Park hung in the sweltering air like dead fish, utterly motionless.

She bought a pair of tickets—one adult, one child—at the entrance and led Huangfu Miaomiao toward the Ferris wheel.

To make Huangfu Miaomiao look like an ordinary child, Feng Ling had forcibly removed her Skull Mask.

Along the way, Huangfu Miaomiao kept her head down as if she couldn't bear to show her face.

Still, this demeanor made Zhou Diao find her much more agreeable. He trailed behind the two, tossing out jabs now and then, his mouth insufferably sharp.

The three members of the Special Forces were still anxiously buying tickets at the entrance, worried that the Amusement Park tickets might not be reimbursable later.

Not far off, the massive Ferris wheel turned slowly.

Against the azure sky, the brightly painted cabins hung on the wheel, strikingly conspicuous.

Feng Ling walked toward the Ferris wheel, full of anticipation.

Because closing time was near, no one was queuing. Couples and families of three kept stepping out of the cabins, and the staff were listless, just waiting to clock out.

Feng Ling waited patiently nearby for a while.

Huangfu Miaomiao saw the green frog-painted cabin coming down and tugged at Feng Ling's arm.

"It's almost here," she said, pointing at the green cabin. "That one."

—The Frog in a Top Hat charged into the sky.

Feng Ling's lips curled up, and she strode over immediately.

Zhou Diao, baffled, followed behind the two, pressing for answers: "What 'it'? Who's 'it'? What are you two talking about?"

"A guessing game," Feng Ling glanced back and smiled at him. "We're looking for the Frog in a Top Hat."

With the frog found, next came finding the lone White Bird.

Feng Ling was brimming with confidence, feeling she had already secured 33% of the victory.

She bent down and sat into the cabin with Huangfu Miaomiao. Zhou Diao squeezed in as well, and after a moment of swaying, the door closed, and the cabin began to rise—

The view gradually expanded, the brightly colored facilities of the Amusement Park shrinking into toys.

The altitude kept climbing.

Even the distance between the blue sky and the white clouds seemed to draw closer.

Feng Ling looked left and right, urging Huangfu Miaomiao: "Quick, find the White Bird."

"Hey! You've been acting weird since earlier—what exactly are you doing?" Zhou Diao was about to lose his temper.