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Fan Luming and Mo Tiangen: “??”
They couldn’t help but wonder what Ji Dong meant by “backward approach.”
Fan Hemian, on the other hand, was particularly sensitive to numbers. At this moment, she had a sudden realization and felt like she understood what Ji Dong meant.
“Yes, it’s insufficient to try to confuse Yin Jun and his team with just 50% probability!”
She looked at her younger brother and asked, “Xiao Lu, do you remember what the jerk stole from us before?”
Fan Luming tilted his head but still couldn’t figure it out, “Are you talking about the ‘Box of the Interdimensional Observer?’”
“Yes!”
Fan Hemian nodded vigorously, then took a pen and wrote down a series of permutations and combinations in her notebook.
Fan Luming knew that this was his sister’s immersive state, so Ji Dong, Mo Tiangen, and Ren Jianmo didn’t rush her.
After the girl finished writing a full page of arrangements, she tore a blank page from her notebook and listed two sets of data on it. Then, she pressed the pen tip hard on the first line.
“My guess is that Yin Jun’s team will most likely go for a ’10.’”
Fan Hemian continued:
“After all, if they want to collect 24 points in three days, they need an average of 8 points per day. Since we already have an ‘A’ and they failed to get a ‘9’ yesterday, if they want to continue playing, they must first gather two high-value playing cards.”
“Wait a moment.”
Mo Tiangen gestured with a raise of his hand.
“But what if they don’t focus on collecting cards themselves and instead try to sabotage our plan?”
“Did you forget one of the rules of the game?”
Fan Hemian shook her head, “If the remaining cards and the cards already in the contestants’ hands are arranged in any way and cannot reach 24 points, it will also be considered a game failure.”
The sister confidently said.
“As long as they aren’t foolish, starting from the second day, both our team and the blue team next door will try to use both opportunities and do everything possible to sabotage the opponents’ chances of obtaining playing cards…”
She paused for a moment and added.
“Even if the team couldn’t get the playing cards, as long as that strange location was activated that place would essentially become useless—this method could prevent your opponent from getting the card they want in advance. It’s perfect!”
“Oh, I understand now.”
Mo Tiangen slapped his forehead upon realizing, “If each team opens two locations every day, then according to this progress, by the end of the third night, there should only be three cards left. If we don’t have two high-value playing cards as a backup, it means we won’t be able to reach a total of 24 points, which would result in a game failure, right?”
Fan Hemian nodded passionately.
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Ji Dong frowned in thought, and then suddenly realized:
“Exactly! Yin Jun and the others will go for that ‘2’ card. Even though they won’t use it, they will destroy some of the smaller cards that are easy to match to corner us!”
Everyone present, being no fools, quickly understood what the older sister meant.
“But…”
Mo Tiangen glanced at Fan Hemian’s densely written numerical combinations.
“Are you sure those people next door are that clever to figure out these problems?”
Teacher Dagen was afraid that the opponents were a bunch of idiots, solely focused on causing trouble for them, leading to a mutually destructive outcome.
“In their team, that bald guy is the accountant in Yin Jun’s company, a highly talented graduate from a prestigious school. He’s really smart.”
Fan Luming pursed his lips.
“With him around, it’s impossible for us to not understand these simple addition and subtraction number problems.”
Ji Dong and Mo Tiangen both showed an expression of startling understanding, then simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest, in this game, opponents with high intelligence could be quite troublesome, but it’s still better than dealing with a bunch of idiots. At least they didn’t have to worry about the opposing team getting them into a situation where both teams were wiped out because they couldn’t understand the situation.
“So, what do you mean?”
Mo Tiangen looked at Fan Hemian, who seemed to be playing the role of a “strategist,” and asked, “Are you suggesting that we should go ahead and grab ‘Q’ and ‘2’ tonight?”
“No, there’s no need.”
Fan Hemian shook her head and said, “I’ve already mentioned that ‘2’ is not useful for us. If we go to snatch these two cards, wouldn’t it be obvious to Yin Jun and his team that we’re aiming for the combination of ’11, 10, 3′?”
Mr. Dagen stroked his chin, which already had a faint stubble on it, and said, “You’re right, doing so would indeed do us more harm than good.”
Ji Dong asked earnestly, “So, what do you think we should do?”
“Well, I have an idea…”
Fan Hemian’s pen tip “swished” and stabbed onto the map, “Let’s go grab these two cards tonight!”
Then, the girl succinctly explained her plan and also explained why they needed to act in such a way.
After listening, Ji Dong and the others felt that what she said made a lot of sense, but their only concern was that it meant they had to split up.
“I think, won’t it be a bit risky?”
Fan Luming frowned and muttered, “If these two places are as difficult as the Tzu Chi Hospital, I’m worried…”
“Regarding this matter…”
Ren Jianmo, who had been silent almost the entire time, spoke up, “I don’t think we need to worry.”
He smiled and pointed to himself, “I can take care of one of the places alone.”
The other four all turned their gaze to him, their expressions filled with surprise.
“You…you mean, by yourself?”
Fan Luming’s mouth opened and closed twice, like a fish out of water. “R-Really, no problem?”
Ren Jianmo smiled lightly and spoke with confidence:
“Yeah, no problem.”
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After the team meeting, the group glanced at the clock on the wall and realized that it was only 10 minutes away from 9 o’clock.
Since they had entered this [Film] more than a day ago, they had been working tirelessly for over 24 hours. In terms of fatigue, both physically and mentally, they were nearing their limits.
To maintain enough energy and mental strength, they decided to rest separately for a few hours, sleep until the afternoon, and then gather to organize and collect basic information about the haunted locations they would be visiting at night.
The five of them trudged up the stairs, each saying “good morning” to themselves before returning to their rooms and going to sleep with their heads covered.
In Ji Dong and Ren Jianmo’s room, there was only one double bed.
Even though they were extremely exhausted, Ji Xiao’niao couldn’t help but feel uneasy when lying on the bed.
Well… when Ji Dong was still on the team, he shared a room with his teammates quite often.
After all, the youth team had limited conditions and funds, so they usually lived in dormitories. When they went out for competitions, they mostly stayed in double rooms, and occasionally multiple people would share a room. During training camps, they even slept on bunk beds.
The harshest situation he experienced was that one time he went to a training base in the northwest; because there was a clash of schedules with two other training teams from different sports, the dormitories became very cramped. And the team didn’t have enough budget to rent houses near the base.
So the dormitory manager squeezed four bunk beds into a room of over 10 square meters, forcing eight people to stay in one room.
During that time, Ji Xiao’niao slept on the top bunk, and it was on the inner side. Every night, he felt surrounded by people in all directions, and even just turning over would make the bed creak and shake under the weight.
The most challenging part was that, in order not to disturb other people’s sleep, for a whole month, he didn’t even dare to drink water after dinner, fearing that he would need to use the bathroom in the middle of the night…
Compared to that, Ren Jianmo as a roommate was so quiet that he could pretend he didn’t exist.
Nevertheless, Ji Xiao’niao still felt nervous when facing such a considerate Ren Jianmo.
Ji Dong first lay on the bed, leaning against the inner side and almost plastering himself against the wall, freeing up more than half of the space for Ren Jianmo.
Then he focused his attention on the movements behind him.
After about half a minute, he heard the sound of clothing rubbing, followed by the sinking of the mattress next to him, and then the rustling sound of the blanket being dragged.
After all these small movements ceased, the room became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop and even the breathing of the person right next to you couldn’t be heard.
——Has he already fallen asleep?
——Did he just take off his pajamas?
—— What position is he sleeping in now?
——Did he only cover himself with that thin blanket?
——Maybe he might feel a bit cold.
Ji Dong couldn’t help but take a deep breath.
He waited for a while, but still couldn’t hear any sound.
Even though he was worn out, Ji Dong was too nervous to fall asleep.
His heart was pounding, and his fingers unconsciously clenched the blanket. He wanted to turn over and see if Ren Jianmo was sleeping next to him…
………….
Just as Ji Dong was lost in his thoughts, a hand suddenly reached over and covered his wide-open eyes.
“I knew it, you’re not asleep yet.”
Ji Dong heard Ren Jianmo’s whispered words; he could also discern the smile in his voice.
At that moment, Ji Dong felt like all the curls on his head stood up in surprise.
He suddenly shivered and wanted to turn over.
But Ren Jianmo reached out and pressed down on his shoulder.
“Don’t move, go to sleep quickly.”
He also went on to softly say,
“If you don’t behave, I might have to take action.”
Ji Dong: “?!?”
He didn’t know what Ren Jianmo meant by “to take action,” but some inappropriate thoughts crossed his mind.
Since he was pressed down on his shoulder, Ji Xiao’niao was unable to turn around; he could only twist his head as much as possible to try to see Ren Jianmo’s appearance. Unfortunately, he could only see a strand of hair hanging down from the other side.
“Are you not going to sleep?” Ren Jianmo’s voice came closer.
Ji Dong’s heart pounded, his cheeks flushed, and his ears turned red.
Then, the hand pressing on his shoulder exerted more force and turned him over.
Ji Dong met a pair of pupils that were so light that they were almost golden.
“Go to sleep immediately.”
He heard Ren Jianmo say.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Xiao’niao’s mind went blank and he couldn’t think at all.
Then, the accumulated fatigue of over 20 hours wrapped around him like a black curtain, from head to toe, and he instantly sank into a dreamless deep sleep.
missed occasion to develop their relationship in a more intimate way 🥲
It’s bedtime. Time to stop reading until the morning so I don’t get scared again.
Why would he waste his power in a instance 💀