Shi Lei shook his head, suppressing the strange sense of déjà vu in his mind, then turned to look back.
"She didn't follow?"
He realized that Doll Girl had not chased him out of the room and felt a little relieved.
But at the same time, an odd sense of anger began to grow.
"She couldn't even be bothered to chase me down? That bastard is looking down on me!"
"She thinks I can't stir up any trouble, does she?"
"Just you wait. You'll regret this!"
There was one thing Yang Pangzi had gotten exactly right about Shi Lei: beneath his seemingly rough exterior lay an extremely petty heart that avenged every slight.
Normally, now that his team had lost their carefully prepared home ground and consumed a large amount of supplies, they should have withdrawn from the Library and taken their time planning their next move.
But blinded by his desire for revenge, Shi Lei chose another path:
"If I'm not allowed to join this Party, then nobody gets to have a good time!"
"Everyone, follow me!"
"We can put that secret we discovered last time to use!"
"Captain, aren't we going after them? The keys are getting away!"
Meanwhile, Doll Girl stood in the room, speaking to Lin Yuan in her mind.
She had quite liked Lin Yuan's fishing strategy. Having the other side escape gave her the heartache of a fish slipping off the hook, and she really wanted to chase them.
"...Have you forgotten you have no sense of direction? There's no way you'd catch them."
Lin Yuan did not hold back with his retort.
"Then why aren't you going after them, Captain Navigator?"
"No need. The Party is about to start. We won't be short of keys," Lin Yuan transmitted mentally.
"Just get Jerry