"Stop looking. It won't open. We've already tried everything." Qian Jin finally caught up with Gao Ming after hurrying after him. "Don't make too much noise during the day. If the House Owner notices anything wrong, he might shoot every last one of you."
"I doubt you three veteran players have half a spine between you." Xu Deyi curled his lip. "You spent all last night hiding in your rooms, too scared to do this, too scared to do that. Are you planning to live here forever?"
"I'm not wasting my breath on you." Qian Jin rested a hand on Gao Ming's shoulder. "Brother, Zhi Ge and I have a plan we'd like you to join. If this goes well, the four of us can team up from now on."
Qian Jin had recognized Gao Ming's potential and extended an olive branch.
"What plan?"
"Nothing too difficult." Qian Jin lowered his voice. "We can't smash through this iron door, but Room 3009 and the cellar both have wooden doors. Once night falls, I want you to draw the House Owner's attention and buy us time to break those two doors open."
"How much time would you need?" Gao Ming frowned.
Qian Jin looked at the fool, whose strength far exceeded that of an ordinary person, as though he were a treasure. But he knew the fool seemed to listen only to Gao Ming. "With Zhi Ge and the fool working together, they can definitely chop through a wooden door with an axe in under a minute."
"So we risk our lives to buy you a minute?" Xu Deyi rolled his eyes.
"Little punk, nobody will think you're mute if you keep your mouth shut. If you're going to get carried, just sit back and let us carry you." Qian Jin