The fourth scenario was an old-fashioned residential area. When the crowd regained their senses, they were standing in the middle of the residential building, in a recreational area with old and faded facilities. Doctor Chen's corpse and the pen and papers that they had thrown away were left behind in the previous scenario.
In this scenario that was a few times larger than the ones they had seen before, the crowd seemed to have received some sort of signal. They looked at each other and quickly dispersed. It was as if no one wanted to continue the discussion and just wanted to keep a distance from each other. Hannah chased after them and cursed at them, but it only hastened the crowd's pace. In the end, even Hannah was discouraged. She sat down on a bench and sulked.
The fourth scene passed by almost peacefully with occasional whispers and vigilant glances. The only noteworthy thing was that many of them had changed the bag they had taken from the hotel. Without the recording system, no one could trust the bag that might belong to the media.
The fifth scenario was the lobby of a hospital.
The hospital wasn't big. The area of the reception hall on the first floor was only the size of a few rooms. The crowd, who had been regrouped by the reduced boundary, had no choice but to keep each other within their own vigilant range. The awkward and uncomfortable silence was like a layer of hot sweat that couldn't be shaken off, wrapping around every one of them.
If this kind of vigilance and awkwardness continued, even without the recording system, it would be impossible for them to find a mouthpiece. In this kind of atmosphere, even if they just walked close to someone, it would be very conspicuous.
However, Lin Sanjiu knew that it was too naive to hope that it would be as effective as the recording system. Less than ten minutes had passed in the fifth scenario, Wen Ya suddenly let out an "ah". He stood up and strode to the registration counter in the lobby.
"What did you see?" Eider Down was the first one who couldn't suppress his curiosity and asked from afar.
Wen Ya was standing in front of the marble counter at the registration counter. Everyone could only see his back. When he turned around, he was holding a few thick notes in his hand.
"Look," even though his expression didn't change much, his tone and breath couldn't suppress his excitement. "Look, there are so many notes. And, there are a few pens hanging on a chain on the counter …"
The few people sitting on the chairs in the waiting area were all looking at him. Everyone had the same puzzled expression on their faces.
"Didn't you think of that?" Wen Ya was stunned. "There are so many notes! This is a hospital! "
"Yeah, so what?" Robb asked.
Wen Ya threw the notes back on the counter and walked around as if he was looking for the right words. "I … I don't know what to say. This is a hospital. Think about it, which one of us would choose a hospital as our home ground? "
"Are you going to say it's Doctor Chen?" Eider Down asked suspiciously.
"Why can't it be?" Wen Ya asked in a short breath. "This isn't a hospital in the Twelve Worlds Centrum. It's a hospital before the apocalypse. All the facilities and medical systems are available. Think about it. Based on Doctor Chen's personality, if he had the chance to see the treatment methods of the predecessors and even obtain the medical equipment they used, would he refuse?"
Lin Sanjiu didn't know Doctor Chen, but from the expressions of the people from Fanjia City, Doctor Chen was probably someone who wouldn't miss this opportunity.
"But, isn't it too obvious that the doctor chose the hospital?" Jiang Tian could not help but say, "It's easy for people to think that this is his home field …"
"You don't understand." Wen Ya waved her hand without looking at her. "First of all, maybe it's because we think it's too obvious that the hospital is the doctor's home ground. That's why he chose the hospital. Which one of you thought of that? Wasn't I the one who suggested it? Secondly, I think if the hospital is indeed his home ground, then Doctor Chen's recording system can be explained. "
"What do you mean?" Jiang Tian asked with a cold expression. "Didn't Doctor Chen explain the purpose of the recording system?"
The corners of Wen Ya's thin and slender lips curled into a mocking smile.
"Everyone working together to fight the dungeon until we're released … I don't really believe it." He patted the notes on the counter and said, "But what if the purpose of the recording system is to make us voluntarily look for the notes in every scenario and keep them with us?"
After he said that, the waiting area was silent for two seconds before someone took a deep breath.
"You mean, Doctor Chen's media is paper?" Jiang Tian mumbled. "But his home ground isn't the hotel …"
"Yes." Wen Ya shrugged. "In this pocket dimension, we will be extremely wary of the things that others give us, but we won't be wary of the things that we decide to take with us. He has to create a reason right from the start, a reason for us to take the media when he comes to his home ground … Think about it, if we had implemented the recording system, what would have happened? We would have been constantly recording and would need more paper.
"Every time we arrive at a scenario, we would replenish more paper for ourselves. That way, there would always be enough people who would take his media — which is the paper — in his home ground. If his message is really about us working together to survive, then the moment we take the media, he will have enough mouthpieces. "
Even though Lin Sanjiu was unwilling to admit it, she had to admit that it was indeed a perfect explanation.
Doctor Chen was shockingly honest. He exposed the hidden message in her words and took the initiative to remind everyone of the risks … At that time, she thought that Doctor Chen wouldn't benefit from doing that, so he must have done it because he sincerely wanted to implement the recording system.
But now, Wen Ya had raised another theory that explained this point. At that time, Doctor Chen's home ground hadn't arrived yet. No one had taken his social media account. His honesty at that time didn't hurt him. Instead, it helped him establish his credibility.
He asked everyone to be wary of the pen and paper that he distributed to them in the hotel. Naturally, they wouldn't be so wary of the pen and paper in other scenarios. After all, when they were at the beach scenario, didn't they take the pen and paper without any suspicion?
"As expected of Doctor Chen …" After thinking for a while, Jiang Tian said with a bitter expression, "He has always been a smart person."
"That can't be right, right?" Lin Sanjiu suddenly thought of a problem. "Doctor Chen is already dead, so his home ground should have disappeared. So, the hospital can't be his home ground."
"Will it disappear after he dies?" Roab frowned. "According to the rules, once a person becomes a mouthpiece, his home ground will disappear. That is definitely true. However, I don't remember the rules saying that the home ground will disappear after a person dies. "
Lin Sanjiu just felt that logically, the scenario should disappear. However, after she thought about it carefully, she couldn't be sure. There was a rule that lasted for half an hour, so no one could memorize it one by one.
Everyone discussed for a while and agreed that there wasn't a rule that stated "the home ground will disappear after a person dies". As for the truth, they could only wait for all the scenarios to go through and see if there were twelve or thirteen people. Only then could they be sure.
"Even if the hospital isn't Doctor Chen's home ground — which I think it should be — this strategy will still work," Wen Ya concluded.
The word "strategy" made Lin Sanjiu feel a little uncomfortable.
"Does this mean that we are already in a one-versus-one war?"
When she looked at Jiang Tian instinctively, she noticed that Jiang Tian was also looking at her. It seemed that both of them wanted to confirm that there was another ally beside them at the same time.
Lin Sanjiu shifted her gaze away and observed the expressions on each of their faces.
Luo Ab's brows were tightly knitted together while Duck Down's face was filled with indignation. Guan Nan stared at Wen Ya with an expressionless face. Rat Face crossed his arms with an expression that said 'I knew it' … … the plan to gather everyone together to resist the instance dungeon and force the person behind the factory to reveal himself was likely impossible.
"Wait a minute," Jiang Tian suddenly raised her voice and asked, "Did the person who killed Doctor Chen see this?"
Wen Ya thought for a while. "I think that's the reason," he said slowly. "After all, the system itself is very reasonable … The only risk in the recording system is Doctor Chen himself."
"This means that the murderer wanted to continue running the recording system, but he didn't want Doctor Chen to become a mouthpiece. That's why he killed him, right?" Jiang Tian was at a loss. "Which one is it? Does the murderer want us to continue running the recording system or does he want to stop us? "
"I think the motive of the murderer has nothing to do with the recording system." Guan Nan glanced at her and said, "When you let slip that someone was preparing to secretly attack us, the recording system didn't exist yet."
Jiang Tian was so frustrated that she wanted to scratch her. "I told you, you misunderstood me!"
"Let me ask you, why did that person want to assassinate us?" Wen Ya challenged. "If it wasn't to protect us from being turned into a mouthpiece by Doctor Chen, what motive would he have to kill him?"
Guan Nan lowered his gaze.
He looked at his hands that were clasped tightly together on his knees and said softly, "I'm not a smart person. I can't think of ideas like you guys. I can't think of any strategy or trickery. But … I've been thinking about that person's motive and what's the benefit of killing him. I think I've figured it out. "
Wen Ya didn't hold back her sarcasm. She smiled and said, "Oh?"
"Doctor Chen wants us to fight against the dungeon and block the assembly line until someone comes to release us … right?" Guan Nan's voice was very soft. Everyone had to hold their breath and listen carefully. "This method might work, but it doesn't feel safe to require so many people to maintain this system. The reason why I'm not participating is because I'm afraid that someone will tamper with the system. If something goes wrong, it'll be terrible."
Indeed, if Doctor Chen planned to use the system, it would be impossible to guard against the people involved. The recording system required everyone to rely on each other and trust each other for it to run smoothly. If someone really had any ulterior motives …
"So I thought of a stupid method … the murderer might have thought of it too."
Guan Nan quickly swept his eyes over them and said, "Do you remember? According to the rules of the dungeon, you can kill everyone, but you won't be able to complete the mission and will be stuck in the dungeon forever … When the murderer kills most of the people, the dungeon will naturally be stuck, and the people from the factory will come to solve the dungeon. The murderer's plan is a safer method than Doctor Chen's recording system. "
— — Digression — —
I knew this dungeon would get me stuck. I stopped writing for a long time in the middle because I didn't know how to continue. Compared to reading, writing takes too much effort. After writing about the apocalypse, I'll definitely take a break as long as I want …
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