"This..."
Just as Tian Hengyu was beginning to fret, Yi Hang suddenly pointed at the Waterproof Shower Curtain. "Look closely. There seems to be a message here!"
"Oh?!"
Half a minute later, they finished reading the message and all fell silent.
"Lao Yan... sacrificed himself."
"A last-ditch one-for-one trade... I'd have done the same," Xu Shunkang said somberly.
"Let's set that aside for now and report it to Boss along with everything else later."
"Yeah."
"Sounds good."
A little while later.
They still could not find Impersonator Li Kai's Origin, and the atmosphere gradually grew tense.
"How about... one of us goes to tell Boss what happened, while the rest stay here on standby?" Yi Hang suggested.
"That works. It's the most efficient approach. The only downside is getting a scolding from Boss."
"Looks like... one of us will have to make a small sacrifice."
"Yi Hang (Tian Hengyu), (Lao Xu), you go!" All three spoke in unison, but each pointed at a different person.
Silence suddenly fell.
"Lin Yi's in your class, isn't he? You should go, Lao Xu." Tian Hengyu glanced at Xu Shunkang.
"Real slick. When you don't need anything, I'm Xu Shunkang. When you do, suddenly I'm Lao Xu!" Xu Shunkang gritted his teeth. "But you should finish what you started. You need to close the loop, so go report it yourself."
Yi Hang considered briefly. "Lao Xu has a point!"
"Damn it!" Tian Hengyu left the Shower Area, grumbling. "There's a traitor among us, but I won't name names!"
Yi Hang lowered his eyes and kept his thoughts to himself. Once Tian Hengyu left, he began looking around again.
15:00, first floor of the Gymnasium. Half of a conventional PE class period had already passed.
On the way to the Swimming Hall, Lin Yi