Room 14.
An Ke had already woken up. The five of them stood outside Hu Jia's door, waiting for Zhang Tie to open it.
Unlike He Zheng, whose expression was strained as he hesitated over whether to leave first, An Ke seemed long accustomed to this. She simply stood quietly to one side.
"Look, there are some things we don't actually need to know."
He Zheng couldn't help speaking in a muffled voice, trying to stop them from opening the door.
With his spirits so deeply crushed, he didn't even have the heart to ask about An Ke's "secret."
Ye Lin said nothing. He, Zhang Tie, and Huang Liang gave He Zheng puzzled looks.
Although He Zheng refused to explain why he didn't want them to open the door, Ye Lin could vaguely guess that what those two knew wasn't what lay inside, but what would happen.
Before Huang Liang could say anything, a beep sounded. A small apartment with two little rooms appeared before them.
The apartment was sparsely furnished. With the curtains drawn tight, the light was dim, just like the rental apartments so common in urban villages.
Directly opposite them was the living room. The cramped space was piled high with solid gold and silver bars.
There were so many that everyone except Zhang Tie was stunned. They immediately realized that Hu Jia had exchanged all his points for "money."
"Fuck! No wonder that kid didn't exchange for anything else!"
"Zhang Tie? Why didn't you tell us sooner?"
Remembering when Zhang Tie had gone to call Hu Jia, He Zheng instinctively demanded an answer. Everyone turned to look at him.
Afraid to speak, Zhang Tie lowered his head in guilt, unable to get a single word out.
He had seen it, but afterward, he had also seen