The previous owner of the black box was Fu Sheng, the elder brother of Immortal Pharma's CEO. Han Fei had always believed the man existed because there were many traces of him in the cryptic world.
But after getting to know Zhuang Ren, Han Fei realized the CEO of Immortal Pharma did not have an elder brother, at least Han Fei had not met him before.
Not only Zhuang Ren, even the CEO's family and the legal team he hired did not mention his elder brother. Han Fei frowned.
Frowning, Han Fei pondered. The answer he thought was just the beginning of another mystery.
The black box was like a unique world. The more he knew, the more ignorant and shallow he felt.
'The last owner of the black box, his younger brother became the closest existence to God and changed this era. But I've been running for my life, I can't even perform the most basic tasks of survival. Where did I go wrong? Why was Fu Sheng killed in the end and why did he end up with his memory torn apart? '
More questions rushed into his mind. Han Fei wanted to enter the game as soon as possible to search for the previous manager's memory fragments. He wanted to know the truth too badly.
'The area I'm at can only be considered the starting point of the game. So far, I haven't left the newbie village. After clearing the Ziggurat, I should be able to face the real world. '
While Han Fei was deep in thought, Zhuang Ren started to play the game again. He controlled the character to clear all the maps and when the Ziggurat appeared, he died at the entrance.
Han Fei, who had been watching Zhuang Ren play the game for a long time, had memorized the process. After getting Zhuang Ren's permission, Han Fei tried the game himself.
The game was filled with various hints, the children at Happiness Neighbourhood who were chasing butterflies, the nameless elder brother at Ewha Neighbourhood, the Ziggurat that led to a sudden death.
There were only eight maps in the game, but there were countless ways to interpret each story.
Zhuang Ren tried all the ways to clear the game but he still failed.
Han Fei's approach to the game was different from Zhuang Ren's. Clearing the game did not appeal to him, he was more interested in understanding what the CEO of Immortal Pharma was trying to say.
He had personally participated in the human jigsaw case, lived under the same roof as the 8 victims and even became the manager of Happiness Neighbourhood Block 1. He was one of the people who understood the Happiness Neighbourhood the most in the world.
Watching the little man interact with the neighbors in the game, Han Fei found it strange as well.
The game's graphics were warm and harmonious. Even if there were conflicts between neighbors, they would be resolved in the end. This was completely a healing game.
"It feels like a minimalist version of Perfect Life. It has a beautiful and warm coat but underneath the coat, there's a demon that's going to devour you."
Han Fei had entered the cryptic world before, that was why he felt this way.
"This game was created several decades ago. There are 8 puzzle pieces hidden in the map of Happiness Neighbourhood. They appear to mirror the human jigsaw case but the human jigsaw case happened 10 years ago."
"The CEO of Immortal Pharma predicted the human jigsaw case? Or did someone implement a series of plans based on the game left by the chairman of Immortal Pharma? "
"Is it possible that Butterfly knows about the existence of this game? Could Zhuang Ren be a butterfly? Or … Butterfly is the CEO of Immortal Pharma? "
"It's not prophesying, but creating the future with its own hands?"
Thinking of this, Han Fei broke into a cold sweat.
But slowly, Han Fei calmed down. The chance of the Butterfly being the CEO of Immortal Pharma was very small but it should know the CEO.
To verify his speculation, Han Fei planned to recreate the human jigsaw case inside the Ziggurat.
To recreate the human jigsaw case, he had to know how the killer committed the crime and where the puzzle pieces were hidden. These were things that only Han Fei and the police who were involved in the case knew.
Based on Zhuang Ren's previous missions, Han Fei first established a good relationship with all the neighbors. Everyone was happy and the neighbourhood was harmonious.
While everyone was enjoying themselves, Han Fei accepted an apple-peeling mission at the kitchen on the 5th floor. After accepting the mission, he did not go to peel the apple but went to the 1st floor to prepare for it.
Zhuang Ren appeared to have read Han Fei's mind. His bloodshot eyes blinked and he said casually, "It's pointless. I've tried to kill all the NPCs on the map but I couldn't even clear the map. The first 8 maps of the game appear to be designed to perfect happiness, to create warm memories and to form a stark contrast to the Ziggurat. "
Han Fei ignored Zhuang Ren. He remembered the way each victim died. To his shock, with the help of the items he obtained from the different missions, he was able to recreate the human jigsaw case inside the building.
The Ziggurat was divided into day and night. Zhuang Ren only needed 10 minutes to clear the first map but Han Fei took 20 minutes just to kill the first victim.
After he killed all 8 victims and hid their bodies like how they did in real life, the game interface really changed.
Zhuang Ren, who had played the Ziggurat so many times, did not expect Han Fei to be able to do it. His eyes widened in shock.
On the screen, Han Fei used the bodies of 7 victims to spell out the 8th victim, Little Eight.
After the dead girl appeared, the warm and cute atmosphere instantly turned dark and gloomy.
When Han Fei placed Little Eight's body inside Room 1044 of Happiness Neighbourhood, the game screen turned blood red. Little Eight was like a key that unlocked the other side of the map!
'Little Eight is a key!' Han Fei had heard many people say that but he had never understood it. Today, he finally had a clue. 'Why is she so special? What is she hiding? '
Han Fei's mind was filled with questions but he did not have the time to think. The map had changed. The originally warm neighbourhood was now filled with monsters and madmen. They killed anyone they saw, they seemed to have lost all sense of humanity and rationality.
'Why don't you … leave this to me?' Zhuang Ren was worried that Han Fei would be killed by the monsters but seconds later, he realized he was worrying too much.
Han Fei controlled the little person inside the game to use the various objects inside the building to find a way out from the horde of monsters. He was so familiar with this that it was as if he had experienced something similar before!
The way Zhuang Ren looked at Han Fei had changed. He did not realize that when he was young, he used to look at the CEO of Immortal Pharma in the same way.
With extreme control, Han Fei successfully escaped from Happiness Neighbourhood. Then he entered the second map.
After triggering Little Eight, the rest of the maps changed as well. It was a bloody version that Zhuang Ren had never played before. Just looking at it made his heart skip a beat. However, Han Fei's expression was as calm as ever, like a cold machine.
The second map, the third map, the fourth map …
Han Fei's speed of clearing the game became faster and faster. The only sound in the room was the clicking of the controller.
At that moment, Han Fei's attention was fully focused on the game. He had a feeling that he might run into these things in the Ziggurat so he not only played the game but also memorized the terrain, characters and dialogue!
His pupils twitched and blood vessels crawled up his eyes. Han Fei stared at the television screen. His hands were as nimble as a bird. As he played, his lips parted slightly as he memorized the contents of the game.
Zhuang Ren who sat next to him on the sofa could no longer join in the conversation, he did not dare to interrupt Han Fei.
Compared to the current Han Fei, he seemed so normal and mediocre.
The fifth map, the sixth map …
There was no conversation, no communication. Maintaining the same posture, Han Fei quickly cleared the most difficult map, Blood Hell.
From noon until the sky turned dark, Han Fei cleared the 8th map without even taking a sip of water.
The small person in the game was already dyed red. The game screen was also dyed red.
The room was silent. Han Fei and Zhuang Ren stared at the game screen with rapt attention.
The blood dripped and the 9th map, the Ziggurat finally appeared!
But this time was different. The door to the Ziggurat in the Blood Red Map was open.
The dark entrance was like the open maw of a demon, waiting for the living to enter.
Han Fei's hand that gripped the controller was soaked with sweat. He paused for a while before he controlled the small person to approach the Ziggurat.
Zhuang Ren and Han Fei's hearts jumped. They had not been to the Ziggurat before.
With the two watching, the small person in the game walked down the stairs and then stepped into the Ziggurat!
'It's done!' Zhuang Ren's excitement was indescribable. He had lost count of the number of times he had played the game, how many times he had smashed the controller and was treated as a lunatic by others, all for this moment.
'To enter the Ziggurat, first I have to understand the human jiggurat's modus operandi. Then I have to enter the cryptic world to get the important information that Little Eight is staying in Room 1044. After that, I have to clear all 8 maps without dying. Only then will I have the right to come here. ' Han Fei succeeded on his first try. However, he knew how difficult this game was for a normal person. It was impossible for a normal person to clear it.
Compared to Zhuang Ren, Han Fei was much calmer. He looked at the game screen that was once again dyed red. He controlled the small person to push open the first door in the Ziggurat.
"Please choose a way of death that is acceptable to you."
After entering the room, the question was written on the blood red wall.
Zhuang Ren considered the possibilities and tried to interpret it differently.
Han Fei turned to the other side of the room. There was a colorful butterfly perched on a dead body in the corner. The butterfly was different from the ones he had seen before, there were two scary faces painted on its wings.
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