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——Why did he kiss me?
Ji Dong stared at Ren Jianmo’s face, lost in thought.
As a love rookie who just realized his feelings, falling for someone of the same gender was quite shocking for Ji Xiao’niao.
If it were in the past, Ji Dong would have felt pressure and distress because his sexual orientation was different from most people. He wouldn’t know what to do at that time.
But now, they were participants in the [Peach Blossom Spring] and every month they were forced to experience the thrill of life and death in a whole new [Film].
When living in such extreme circumstances, they would embrace the idea of living in the moment and enjoying each day to the fullest. Many people wouldn’t even care about basic moral boundaries like killing or arson, let alone trivial worldly concepts or the opinions of others.
So Ji Dong’s dilemma was not about liking a man, but rather whether the person he liked would like him back.
——Since he kissed me…
Ji Dong unconsciously rested his chin on his empty hand, assuming a classic pensive pose.
——Does this mean that Ren Jianmo…?
His eyelashes drooped, seemingly unconsciously fixated on the unplugged socket, but his mind was filled with Ren Jianmo’s excessively beautiful face.
——Could this possibly mean that he also has a little bit of feelings for me?
At the thought of this, Ji Dong’s lips involuntarily curled upwards, and his heart couldn’t help but start racing, thumping rapidly.
——No, no, wait a minute!
He then immediately realized that Ren Jianmo had kissed his forehead before. It must be a kiss from an elder to a younger one!
So it seemed like Ren Jianmo treated him like a little kid and just gave him a normal goodnight kiss, right?
Ji Dong’s upturned lips wilted, tightly pressed into a straight line, even furrowing his brows, his expression becoming unusually serious…
………………
Ren Jianmo behind the computer screen: “………”
In the intervals of using the computer, he would look up at Ji Dong several times; each time he would see the child maintain his contemplative posture, but the expression on his face kept changing, sometimes smiling and sometimes frowning. It was quite amusing.
“Cough.”
Ren Jianmo cleared his throat, “Have you charged up?”
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Startled, Ji Dong immediately snapped out of his otherworldly state, “Ch-Charged up!”
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“No, no, no!”
Ji Dong quickly rushed in a few steps and pressed Ren Jianmo back onto the chair. “I’ll stand and look.”
Perhaps the first impression was just too deep. In Ji Dong’s eyes, even if Ren Jianmo was powerful, he was still a fragile beauty who needed constant care and attention.
On the other hand, he was a strong athlete, as robust as a bull, who hadn’t had a cold in 10 years. He was very durable and naturally wouldn’t take someone else’s seat.
Ren Jianmo was unaware of Ji Dong’s strange male chauvinistic thoughts, but seeing his unquestionable and determined expression, he just smiled and didn’t say anything else. He naturally leaned to the side, giving up half of the view, making the other person more comfortable.
Ji Dong’s heart stirred, all the while suppressing the heat in his ears. With a calm expression, he reached out and wrapped his arm around Ren Jianmo’s shoulder, leaning in closer.
“I’m listening,” he swallowed nervously.
At this moment, he was intimately close to Ren Jianmo’s face. If he just lowered his gaze slightly, he would see his fair earlobe, the long hair at his temple, and the delicate profile of his face.
If only he had a little more courage, he could tilt his head and kiss his crush on the cheek.
Unfortunately, Ji Dong didn’t dare to be so bold.
He could only daydream about it in his mind.
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At midnight.
“They’ve left.”
Fan Luming opened the curtains slightly and observed the situation of the villa across the street.
On the Blue Team’s side, two cars left the villa, one in front and one behind. After getting on the road, they headed in two different directions.
“Alright, let’s go too.”
Ji Dong stood up from the sofa.
He was wearing a diamond-shaped pullover sweater, exuding a British college style, with soft curls on his head, looking like an obedient high school student.
Not only Ji Dong, but the other four people, whether intentionally or coincidentally, were also wearing pullover clothes on the outermost layer.
“Alright, let’s go.”
Fan Hemian casually picked up a dark brown hair clip and clipped the bangs hanging down to the side of her cheek. “Good luck!”
“Wait.”
Ren Jianmo stopped the older sibling and took out the palm-sized [Pedigree Identification Machine] device from his pocket, handing it to her. “Here, pick one.”
As early as when they became companions, they had been open about what collectibles they had in their hands, so Fan Hemian knew what this thing was for, but she never had a chance to use it.
At this moment, suddenly seeing this thing, Fan Hemian still felt a hint of nervousness.
She considered herself quite lucky. In the past, when playing mobile games and spending money to draw cards, although it wasn’t extraordinary, she was able to get a double SSR in a multi 50/60 pulls.
But in the past, [Pedigree Identification Machine] was just for entertainment. This time, it was related to whether their carefully prepared plan could go smoothly. The importance was on a completely different level.
Fan Hemian rolled up her left sleeve, then took out a small dagger that she always carried and deeply cut her wrist.
Blood flowed from the wound, forming a line and dripping onto the small capsule machine.
But the bloodstains didn’t stay on the surface of the machine for even a second.
It was as if an invisible sponge had completely absorbed them, and the blood drops disappeared instantly, leaving the machine clean.
“Almost done.”
Fan Luming tenderly covered his sister’s injured wrist and used his ability to heal the wound.
“Alright, I’m going to start drawing now.”
Fan Hemian took a deep breath, composed herself, and pulled the lever on the mini capsule machine.
“Clatter clatter clatter.”
The red and blue beads spun rapidly inside the machine. After about three seconds, a red bead rolled out of the exit and landed in Fan Hemian’s hand, instantly turning into a wisp of red smoke.
“Yes!!”
Fan Luming and Mo Tiangen cheered together, and Fan Hemian let out a long sigh, secretly clenching her fist.
With that, everything was ready.
The five of them opened the door and walked out of the villa.
All of them got into the same car, and Mo Tiangen was in charge of driving.
The car drove out of the villa area, heading south towards the city.
Their destination was the history museum on the east side of the river.
“Now let’s go to the museum first and make sure we get the ‘3’ card before 4 a.m.”
Ji Dong, sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and said to the three people in the back seat, “After we come out of the museum, we immediately head to ‘4’ and hopefully we can make it in time.”
Based on the cards on the table, if Yin Jun and his group did not give up the plan to get the cards, they would have to get another card with a higher value.
So the Blue team’s options were either to get another “10” and make a hand of “10+10+4,” or to get an “8” and make a hand of “10+8+6.”
In terms of probability, since four cards could be used as a “10,” the likelihood of the opponent choosing to make a hand of “10+10+4” was slightly higher.
They already got a “J” yesterday, while Yin Jun’s group most likely got a “10.” Now, there were only “Q” and “K” left. The interception success rate was only 50%.
However, if they went to destroy the “4” in advance, they didn’t need to go in and take the risk. They just needed to activate the haunted location and make it inaccessible for the next day.
As for the possibility of “10+8+6″…
Since they could only activate two haunted locations in one night, they didn’t have any extra credentials to consider this side.
“But the ‘4’ side is still secondary.”
After thinking for a moment, Ji Dong emphasized:
“If we get the ‘3’, we can be the first to reach 24 points and win, since the neighboring group is one day behind us in progress. So, the key to clearing the level is that no matter what happens tonight, we must get the ‘3’!”
“Don’t worry, Ji Xiao’niao, you don’t have to be too nervous.”
While driving, Mo Tiangen glanced at the worried team captain from the corner of his eye, chuckled twice, and reassured, “Don’t you know our abilities!”
“No, we still can’t be blindly optimistic!”
Fan Luming, sitting in the back seat, gritted his teeth. “You don’t know how despicable and disgusting Yin Jun and his gang are!”
Fan Hemian also hummed softly, agreeing with her brother’s words.
“I think there’s a high possibility, around 80 to 90%, that they don’t want to win themselves. Instead, they’re trying to find a way to kill us!”
Fan Luming continued:
“You saw just now that they didn’t just drive two cars, but they also split up and went in two different directions, right?”
Lowering his voice, he expressed, “I think… they may have already divided their forces and are waiting at the ‘3’ and ‘6’ locations, trying to ambush us!”
“Tsk, we’ve experienced the difficulty of each strange location point before!”
Mo Tiangen snorted disdainfully through his nose.
“A group of people is already difficult enough to deal with. If Yin Jun’s group splits up and tries to intercept us with half the fighting power, aren’t they being a bit naive?”
“Anyway… don’t let your guard down.”
Fan Hemian gently bit her lip and squeezed out a few words from between her teeth:
“If we encounter them, no matter how many will come, we must strike first and not hold back or show mercy!”
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