For some reason, although he had figured everything out, Qin Manjiang still felt uneasy deep down.
After some thought, he picked up his phone, ready to call Chen Zhiyuan.
Strictly speaking, the game had not yet begun, but contacting a player who was not part of this game still risked dragging them into the curse.
Still, there was no way to have it both ways. Rather than worry about something that had not happened, he might as well deal with what was right in front of him.
Chen Zhiyuan would definitely help, but...
Just as he was about to make the call, Qin Manjiang stopped.
Forget it. In Chen Zhiyuan's current state, he probably couldn't help even if he wanted to. Besides, there wasn't much a player outside the game could do. Someone else could help more.
Time was short, and Qin Manjiang had no time to think further. He called a number he had almost never contacted on his own initiative.
"Hello."
Although it was late at night, the other person answered immediately.
The voice on the phone belonged to... Yan Xiao.
That tall, short-haired surgeon who rarely smiled or joked.
Qin Manjiang had worked with him on Butterfly Island and had some understanding of his temperament. Just as Zhong Xueran had said before, Yan Xiao was a strange man, but not a bad one.
"Could you go to Old Town and pick up Xu Yi and Zhong Xueran?"
Qin Manjiang got straight to the point.
"Mm," Yan Xiao answered briefly.
"They... huh? Oh... okay." Qin Manjiang had not expected Yan Xiao to agree without even asking why or what had happened.
He really is a strange man...
"You'll be in danger too. Be careful." Qin Manjiang was not good at saying things like that, but this time the