Striped Retriever

"Why did Sister Wu suddenly submit the answer?" Jin Cheng asked while running, "Is Bai Wen really the murderer?"

Without waiting for Ke Chenlin's response, he turned his head and found that Ke Chenlin was lost in thought: "What are you thinking?"

"The referee's voice just now." Ke Chenlin answered subconsciously, and paused when he realized what he was talking about, "It sounds nice, right?"

Jin Cheng: "... Huh?" He didn't understand what Ke Chenlin meant, but he felt that Ke Chenlin was not a simple person. Maybe there was some deep meaning in the phrase "it sounds nice", but he didn't ask, for fear of being considered stupid. .

When the two of them rushed to the music room, they saw Sister Wu in a daze there, still holding two dolls in her hands.

Qiu Yu and another girl were sitting next to Sister Wu. Qiu Yu's face was obviously not good-looking, and his eyes fell on Sister Wu, looking like the kind of junior who found out that his mother spent a lot of money on health care products.

Sitting across from Sister Wu, Brother Qian sighed and said that Sister Wu was confused.

They were the only players in the classroom, not a single npc.

Ke Chen knocked on the door: "Who can explain to us what's going on?"

"I don't know." Qiu Yu held his brows together, his face showing unstoppable irritability.

She really didn't know why Sister Wu did this suddenly. She was not a relative of Sister Wu. To put it bluntly, everyone hadn't known each other for long, and they were all players.It is impossible for her to stare at Sister Wu anytime and anywhere.

Just now, Qiu Yu was talking to Zhao Tiancheng, and got some news, and then the voice of submission sounded.

As for Sister Wu, she looked like she knew she had done something wrong, she lowered her head and kept silent, but her posture made people look even more irritable.

The information that Bai Wen might be the murderer was disclosed by Qiu Yu before, because they got in touch with Bai Wen and found that Bai Wen's motives were sufficient, but they were not 100% sure, it was just a guess.

"It's right, just before you ran in, the monster who took Ye Wei away suddenly appeared, and gave the two dolls and a red thread to Sister Wu." Qiu Yu pointed to the two dolls in Sister Wu's arms , "Then those students followed the monster out."

The workmanship of the two dolls is fairly exquisite, but the style looks a bit retro, and the dolls themselves are a bit old.

The dolls were one big and one small, and Ke Chenlin only noticed a thread tied around the waist of the big doll after Qiuyu said the red thread. The clothes the big doll was wearing were also red, so it wasn't very obvious.

Ke Chenlin stared at the two dolls for a while, then asked, "And then? Did that monster say anything?"

"I didn't say anything." Brother Qian answered, "I just gave the things and left."

Ke Chenlin nodded, and he looked at Sister Wu: "Why did you submit the answer?"

Sister Wu didn't dare to look at Ke Chenlin, she just hugged the doll tightly in her hand, her hands were still shaking, obviously she was afraid.

Seeing that Ke Chenlin was squatting there patiently waiting for Sister Wu's answer after he finished asking, Jin Cheng couldn't help but glance at Brother Qian.

He felt that Ke Chenlin's gentle and gentle approach could not solve any problems. Since the last time Ke Chenlin ran over to ask him something, he realized that there might be something wrong with Brother Qian.

"Is it because of fear? Why? Worried about not being able to survive? Or do you think our player group is hypocritical?" Ke Chenlin asked again.

Still haven't waited for a response.

"Forget it." Qiu Yu sighed, "If we can ask something, we won't be stuck here forever."

"Can you say it?" Ke Chenlin softened his tone again, "Why do you believe in the so-called correct answer? I hope you can explain clearly what you are thinking about."

He had already noticed that it was Sister Wu who was most prone to accidents.

Because middle-aged people like this who have reached a certain age are the most afraid to die.It's not that I'm afraid of death, it's that I don't dare.After all, not everyone is alone like me.

When most people are at this age, there are seniors and juniors, parents need support, and children are underage, so they dare not die.

Ke Chenlin passed Sister Wu and put his hand on the back of the chair behind her: "If you don't say it clearly, then you can go and play alone."

Jin Cheng was taken aback, and several players looked at Ke Chenlin. Only then did they notice that Ke Chenlin's expression became serious at some point.

"You have to know that we obtained the information, you have never been of any help, and now you seem to be in trouble." Ke Chenlin pointed to the two dolls in her arms, "Can you open your mouth?" It will determine whether you will be able to get help in the end."

"To put it bluntly, we are not partners, but grasshoppers on the same boat." Ke Chenlin lowered his voice unconsciously, "I don't want to play any friendship games, I just want to live now."

Having said that, Ke Chenlin stood up straight again, and under Sister Wu's uncertain gaze, Ke Chenlin straightened his collar, even though it was only the collar of his school uniform: "Although I am not usually gentle, I am generally And I won’t do anything too outrageous.”

"I don't want to use violence to solve the problem." Ke Chenlin said again.

"What do you mean?" Sister Wu slightly opened her eyes.

"In this dungeon, there are not too many restrictions except for the need to abide by the school's rules. I am restricting my own behavior, but my bottom line has always been flexible." Ke Chenlin slowed down his voice, "So Well, before everyone freezes."

His tone was still light, but his expression was as if someone had removed the talisman from the sickly zombie's head, ready to "attack" at any time.

"You..." Sister Wu still wanted to say something, but after looking at Ke Chenlin for a while, she sighed and lowered her head again: "I just want to help."

"What?" Ke Chenlin didn't expect this answer.

"You are still young." Sister Wu said in a muffled voice, "I talked to Qian Desheng just now, originally he wanted to submit the answer, so that even if he made a mistake, he could eliminate a redundant option. But he still has a wife , and my daughter."

"Don't you have it too?" Jin Cheng didn't hold back, and interjected, "We exchanged information with each other on the first day."

Sister Wu's lips trembled, and under the gaze of others, she smiled wryly: "I have."

In the silence of everyone, she said it again as if emphasizing: "It happened before." She didn't go into details about her past, and stopped making a sound after finishing this short half sentence.

The amount of information contained in these short words is too great, and Jin Cheng, who is the youngest here, is obviously at a loss. He looked around, but he still didn't see too many expressions on the faces of other adults.

Ke Chenlin just thinks it's no wonder, if middle-aged people, old and young, are the group of people who dare not die the most, then the middle-aged people who have lost everything are probably the most silent about death, and maybe they will have the ability to survive. desire, but it is not impossible to give up everything if you think about it.

Brother Qian looked helpless, but only he knew how true it was.

In the end, it was Qiu Yu who broke the strangely quiet atmosphere: "Where is that Chen Jie you went to investigate? How likely is she to be a 'child'?"

"Yes, but I can't be 100% sure." Ke Chenlin said.

Jin Cheng coughed and attracted the attention of the others, scratching his head in embarrassment: "Otherwise, each of us submits the answer once, even if we are fooled, we can also be fooled, right? As long as one of them is correct, we can go out. "

"If you are not afraid of death, you can try it. I will not accompany you." Ke Chenlin was not polite. Maybe the "child" was Chen Jie, but this was just a guess and cannot be guaranteed to be 100% accurate. Ke Chenlin didn't want to risk his life.

His gaze fell back to the doll in Sister Wu's arms: "What does that red thread look like?"

"Umbilical cord." Qiu Yu said.She has obviously studied it carefully, "The doll is one big and one small, like a child and a mother, the red thread should be the umbilical cord."

"Solve the puzzle?" Ke Chenlin frowned and squatted down. He found that the other end of the red string was not connected to the little doll.

"This should be a kind of bondage." Qiu Yu continued, "Children who have already been born should not be tied by the umbilical cord."

"But the 'umbilical cord' is not tied." Ke Chenlin pointed to the red wool.

The young girl who had been silent all this time finally spoke: "Perhaps the red string was tied up and then cut so that the 'child' could break free. The umbilical cord is like the embodiment of various constraints."

Ke Chenlin didn't respond, he wasn't sure if the other party's analysis was correct.

There is indeed some truth to the saying that the umbilical cord is the concretization of bondage, and the big baby is not necessarily the "mother", maybe it is just a reference.

But when he saw these two dolls, Ke Chenlin subconsciously thought of Meng Juan and Meng Tingting's mother and daughter, those trophies on the desk.

It's like putting all your hopes on a child.

"Then cut it?" Sister Wu raised her head and asked uncertainly.

"Wait." Qiu Yu frowned, "Maybe that's not the meaning, if something happens..."

"That, something's not right." Jin Cheng said suddenly, his tone of voice was a little weird, as if he was frightened and his voice was a little weak, light and floating: "Look at the door of the classroom."

Several players looked up together and found that the classroom was already full of people, all students.They all had smiles on their faces, and they looked like they were watching the fun.

Ye Wei was also in the mix.

This in itself is not quite right, especially the exaggerated arcs at the corners of the students' mouths. Although they haven't been torn apart, so many people are looking inside with the same warm smiles, which is really creepy.

"Class is about to start." A dry and unpleasant voice sounded, it was from that monster.

"One more minute." The monster squeezed out from the pile of students and stood at the door, "The teacher is ready to come in."

Jin Cheng felt goose bumps all over his body: "Otherwise, let's submit an answer alone! There are only a few suspects, maybe it's right!"

"Impossible." Ke Chenlin immediately refused, he would not take the risk.

"But now this doll's answer is not certain, and the success rate of submitting the answer is higher!" Jin Cheng looked at the students outside who looked like they were smiling like watching the fun, and couldn't help taking a step back. !"

"Go for it yourself." Ke Chenlin continued to refuse, but none of the other players spoke.

Seeing that Jin Cheng's eyes fell on him, Ke Chenlin said indifferently: "This is not our dead end, even if they rush in, there is a high probability that something will happen to Sister Wu and not us."

What he said was not unfounded, because this punishment was aimed at the individual who submitted the wrong submission. The students outside, including the monster, were also staring at Sister Wu, and did not look at anyone else.

"What are you talking about!" Jin Cheng opened his eyes wide, "Sister Wu helped us rule out a wrong option, and the murderer's answer was correct! We can't just leave her alone."

"I regret my life." Ke Chenlin didn't make a sound after dropping these three words.

As for the others, they didn't express their opinions at all. Their silence is actually an attitude.

Sister Wu may have been misled, she is very pitiful, all of these are true.Even Sister Wu may have really sacrificed for them to survive.

But if the answers they submit are all wrong, everyone will be punished together, and no one wants to risk their lives.

"If you don't come, I'll come!" Jin Cheng raised his voice.

He couldn't bear this kind of indifference. Jin Cheng felt that everyone was a friend. Even if he had known each other for a short time, that friend would take the risk of eliminating danger for himself. Why couldn't he just stand by when the other party was in trouble?

"Don't." Sister Wu interrupted him, "Don't be impulsive."

Sister Wu's hands holding the two dolls were still shaking, she was afraid, but she looked up at Jin Cheng: "My child, you are only a teenager, you can't die."

"Then I can't watch you die!" Jin Cheng said indignantly.

"But what about your parents?" Sister Wu asked softly.

Jin Cheng was taken aback for a moment.

"If your child is gone, what do you ask them to do?" Sister Wu said while wrapping the red wool around the little doll's body.

After wrapping it around twice, Sister Wu said in a calm tone, "Can you help me find a pair of scissors?"

Qiu Yu dug out a pair of small nail-cutting pliers from the drawer of the podium and handed it to Sister Wu.

When handing it over, Qiu Yu glanced at Jin Cheng.

Jin Cheng stood there in a daze, a little at a loss, but he didn't say anything about submitting the answer.

The young man's enthusiasm and loyalty seem to have been hit hard, and he even has a little self-doubt and loathing.

Qiu Yu didn't go to comfort Jin Cheng, not even a pat on the shoulder.

Sister Wu tied up the two dolls and pulled them apart, pushing the red thread between the blades of the nail clippers. Everyone's eyes followed her actions and focused on the nail clippers.

Jin Cheng glanced at Brother Qian, almost unable to contain his resentment, but after noticing his gaze, Brother Qian only smiled at him, that kind of simple and honest smile, like an ordinary middle-aged elder.

Just as the boredom in Jin Cheng's heart was about to turn into anger again, the nail clippers were cut off.

A click.

Jin Cheng felt that the sound was synchronized with his own heartbeat, and he almost subconsciously closed his eyes.

Nothing happened.

"Are you okay?!" Jin Cheng opened his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.

Ke Chenlin looked at the two drooping red yarns, then turned to look at the crowd outside: "No, maybe..."

The class bell interrupted Ke Chenlin's words, and at the same time as the class bell rang, the students outside rushed in.

The moment they crossed the classroom door, the faces of those originally lively students turned pale, their mandibles seemed to be dislocated, and their mouths were pulled wide open.

Accompanied by the laughter of these students were the frightened screams of several players, and the pained cries of sister Wu being torn apart.

Jin Cheng was pushed and fell to the ground, those monsters ignored him at all, and all went to attack Sister Wu.

The monsters roared and asked "Why did you do this", but they didn't intend to get an answer. After all, the class bell hadn't ended yet, and Sister Wu had already been ripped off by them.

A spurt of blood stained Jin Cheng's face, Jin Cheng's eyes widened and he froze in place, feeling like he almost forgot to breathe.

Jin Cheng opened his mouth, he wanted to shout, but he couldn't make a sound, only the skin of his mouth was moving.

wrong!That solution is wrong!

Would it be different if he insisted on submitting the answer just now?Chen Jie has a big problem!Chen Jie is very likely to be the "child"...

Maybe Sister Wu didn't have to die, and she didn't have to die so badly.

"Ahhh!" Jin Cheng finally shouted out.

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