The players responsible for searching this area certainly could not remember the exact time they had searched it. Still, they did remember one thing. "We came here in the afternoon..."
In other words, they really had not been here between 11:00 and 11:30.
Bo Yi nodded. "So, my guess is-"
"We can only find him during that time frame."
Understanding dawned on the other players, and they readily agreed. So the group simply found a relatively secluded spot nearby, arranged a night-watch rotation, and settled down to rest there.
After the night passed, the players woke up feeling refreshed. As they stretched, they gained a profound understanding of what Bo Yi had meant by "cooperation." They had to admit, last night and the night before had been two completely different experiences.
"Let's go..." Bo Yi checked the time on a roadside surveillance screen. It was almost eleven. The players hurriedly gathered up their empty food wrappers, hastily wiped their mouths, and rushed after him.
The group cautiously returned to the theater entrance.
This time, before they even pushed the door open, they could already sense a subtle difference in the theater. It was as though... the entire building had suddenly come alive, brimming with vitality once more.
Mitian pushed the door open first. The moment it opened, cheerful music drifted out, and dazzling lights greeted them. Mr. "Clown" stood courteously in the center of the stage, dressed in his tailcoat. "Congratulations on completing the trial game-and successfully finding me!"
He swung his cane sharply. With a bang, confetti cannons suddenly fired on both sides of the aisle, as though celebrating their success. Colorful streamers fluttered down through the air, but not a flicker of emotion crossed the players' cold faces.
Bo Yi really had been right-
Even though they had