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“Ugh!”
Fan Hemian pressed her forehead and felt the throbbing of her vein, making her even more annoyed.
“The leader of the neighboring team is our former guild boss…”
She sighed heavily, “Speaking of which, it’s a mess!”
So, the Fan siblings took some time to explain the cause and effect of this matter to their three new companions. The guild they joined back then was called the “Biānliáng Association”, and the leader’s surname was Yin, with the single name Jun, so he gave himself the nickname Yin Jun.
And this handsome gentleman was an old acquaintance of the Fan family. Fan Hemian and Fan Luming were natives of Y City. Their family environment was excellent, and both of their parents were part of the business world and were considered local well-known industrialists.
Meanwhile, Yin Jun was from the second generation of officials in the city of Y City. Although he didn’t indulge in vices like drinking, gambling, and womanizing, he did have a reputation as a playboy. He would spend his days beckoning cats and teasing dogs, causing trouble for no reason. While he hadn’t gotten into any major trouble, he always seemed to attract minor problems. And it was only thanks to his influential background and the people covering for him that he dared to act recklessly everywhere.
Because of their family connections, Fan Hemian and Fan Luming met Yin Jun when they were around 10 years old. However, the two have always looked down on this useless prodigal son, only maintaining a superficial friendship with him out of respect for their elders.
Even so, no one expected that as the children from both families grew up, the elders in the Yin family saw that Fan Hemian had grown into a beautiful, well-mannered, and successful lady.
They thought she would be a suitable wife and started thinking about matchmaking them. The twins naturally didn’t like it, especially since the Yin family elders seemed a bit forceful in their approach.
However, to not affect their parents’ careers, they couldn’t openly express their dislike for Yin Jun. They could only try to avoid him as much as possible and, when they couldn’t avoid him, maintain a polite but perfunctory relationship.
According to Fan Hemian’s plan, since her grades were good, she intended to study abroad after graduating from her undergraduate school.
She planned to pursue a Master’s, Ph.D., and post-doctorate degree within the next seven to nine years. She didn’t believe that the Yin family could do anything for her.
Her younger brother fully supported her decision and said that he would go wherever she would study. They both believed that no one could use any petty matters against them once they soared high in the sky and swam freely in the vast sea.
However, they never expected that trouble would arise just as their applications to study abroad were approved.
On that day, Fan Hemian and Fan Luming were invited on a cruise ship to celebrate Yin Jun’s birthday. Unexpectedly, shortly after the ship left the harbor, there was an engine explosion.
The entire ship quickly caught fire and before rescue could arrive, it completely capsized and sank underwater.
When the two regained consciousness, they found themselves in a different “world,” accompanied by Yin Jun and his group of friends who were on the same cruise ship on that day…
……
“…So, afterward, the one called Yin Jun formed his guild, and you joined too?”
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At last, Ji Dong understood.
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After six [Films], he took advantage of the opportunity of the old leader’s accidental death in the [Film] and successfully seized power, becoming the new leader and changing the gang’s name to “Biānliáng Association.”
Fan Hemian and Fan Luming had stayed in Yin Jun’s guild before, not because of any loyalty to the leader, but out of necessity for self-preservation.
Unfortunately, when a person with a malicious nature has gained both power and authority, they would only become more despicable.
For Yin Jun, even though he hadn’t succeeded yet, when their elders wanted to arrange a marriage between them, regardless of whether Fan Hemian was willing or not, she had already become “his woman.”
As “his woman,” everything about Fan Hemian, from her body to her soul, and everything she possessed, naturally belonged to him.
In the previous [Film], the Fan siblings risked their lives to obtain a very useful B-grade collectible.
Originally, according to the rules of the previous guild, the member who obtained the collectible had the right to dispose of it, either keeping it for themselves or entrusting the guild to handle it.
However, after Yin Jun became the leader, all of the previous rules became meaningless, changing them according to his own will.
He not only wanted to monopolize the collectible but also felt that Fan Hemian was too “wild,” so it was time to teach this disobedient girl a lesson and make her understand whose words she should listen to.
After that, the Fan siblings had a messy confrontation with Yin Jun and his subordinates.
They immediately announced their departure from the “Biānliáng Association” and had no further involvement with them.
……
“…Fortunately, we have returned to the [Peach Blossom Spring], and according to the rules, there should be no physical harm between participants.”
Fan Hemian recalled that occasion and her face turned pale. “If it weren’t for that, they would have probably killed us!”
“It’s true, that bastard Yin Jun is capable of anything!”
Fan Luming nodded with a stern expression. “Killing someone is no burden to him at all!”
“Understood.”
Ji Dong listened to the whole story and felt sympathy for the Fan siblings.
At the same time, he felt incredibly lucky to have met Ren Jianmo and Mo Tiangen, two trustworthy companions, in the first [Film].
“But hearing you say this, the five members of the Blue Team, especially that person named Yin Jun, could be troublesome.”
Ji Dong lightly tapped his fingers on the table twice. “I’m not worried about their combat abilities…”
He turned his head and glanced at Ren Jianmo. He thought to himself that even if he had fire-based abilities, they still had a boss-level nuclear bomb on their side.
“I’m worried that they will create obstacles for us during the competition.”
Fan Hemian and Fan Luming, without hesitation, judged in unison.
“They definitely will!”
“So, we must plan carefully which cards to play.”
Ji Dong frowned in frustration.
“And we also have to reach 24 points before the Blue Team does.”
Ji Xiao’niao was an athlete, and his math score on the high school graduation exam was just three points above the passing line. This kind of number game that required determining various permutations and combinations was not his strong suit.
But fortunately, their team was not lacking in quick-witted strategists.
Fan Hemian, who was very sensitive to numbers and had strong mental arithmetic abilities, took the initiative to take on the task of analysis. She picked up a pen and started writing in the open notebook.
“To make 24 points using the numbers 1 to 11, we need to have at least three playing cards.”
She first marked “D1”, “D2”, and “D3” on the paper, then continued.
“And because we can only submit one playing card per day, it will take at least three nights to determine the winner.”
Then, she pointed below “D1”: “The key is the first night, that is tonight, where we have to decide which three numbers to use to make 24 points.”
“We don’t know what plan the Blue Team will use. If the playing cards we choose are taken by the neighboring team first, things will become complicated.”
Sitting on the single sofa, Mo Tiangen leaned over and seriously examined the coordinates on the map.
“So, I think, for the sake of caution, it would be safer to choose a plan that can be changed at any time.”
“Understood.”
Fan Hemian nodded and, with a turn of the pen tip, wrote a ‘4’ on the blank piece of paper.
“Actually, according to the game rules, the simplest way to make 24 points is to first obtain this crucial ‘4’.”
She stated, “Then, as long as we get two more ’10’ cards, we’ll have a total of 24 points.”
Ji Dong immediately understood what she meant.
Because according to the game rules, the cards ’10’, ‘J’, ‘Q’, and ‘K’ all represented the number ’10’. This meant that the participants had a much higher chance of getting the number ’10’ compared to other specific numbers.
And because each team could only enter two haunted locations per day, it signified that even if the other team figured out their plan and tried to interfere, they wouldn’t be able to monopolize the number ’10’ in a short amount of time.
“But this plan, although it has a high success rate, has one problem,” Fan Hemian noted.
“That is, once we obtain the ‘4’ card, it’ll be easy for the other team to guess our strategy.”
Ji Dong quickly understood.
If they were to play the ‘4’ card on the first day, there would only be two possible ways to reach a total of 24 points in the following two days: either acquire two ‘10’ cards or one ‘A’ and one ‘9.’ The chances of the opponent guessing their strategy would indeed be high.
Then he had another thought and quickly realized the key point, “But if we can get two cards on the first day, wouldn’t it greatly reduce the risk of exposing our strategy?”
“That’s right, exactly.”
Fan Hemian wrote down an ‘A’ on the paper and said, “So, my suggestion is that we should also try to snatch the ‘A’ card tonight.”
She smiled at her teammates and continued, “In any game where you have to make certain totals, the highest and lowest numbers are always important, especially when they come from the same card.”
Ji Dong may not be great at mental calculations, but he understood that Fan Hemian’s advice was correct.
The key to winning this game was how quickly they could reach a total of 24 points, while also ensuring that they could safely and effectively change their combination if the desired cards were taken by the neighboring team or if they failed the challenge.
The crucial cards: ‘A’ and ‘4’ became very important.
“Alright, let’s go with that!” Mo Tiangen looked around and saw that everyone agreed with Fan Hemian’s suggestion, so he made the decision, “Now, let’s figure out how to get these two cards!”
His fingers traced over the unfolded map, finding the ‘A’ and then the ‘4,’ and he cursed: “Damn it!”
Ji Dong followed Mo Tiangen’s fingers and his eyes widened. “The locations of the two cards, ‘A’ and ‘4,’ are far apart.”
——According to the map, they are exactly on a diagonal line, with one in the south and the other in the north of the city, with a straight-line distance of over 130 kilometers!
——What’s even worse is that both of these locations are far from the villa they currently live in.
When they connected these three points, it was almost like an isosceles trapezoid!
“This is too far!” Fan Luming anxiously pursed his lips and whispered, “We only have six hours. Can we make it in time?!”
it will be pretty dangerous if they split up too
So they’re called Little Bird because of name Xiao Niao lol