There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game

Chapter 291 Do You Think You Can Survive Until the End?

The chat records that followed were uniformly filled with question marks.

Then, Cheng Can exploded first.

Siamese Cat: [I told you, that old thing was definitely peeking during our previous meeting!]

Although it was unclear how this person's simple brain arrived at this conclusion, the possibility could not be entirely dismissed, though it seemed rather unlikely.

Pianning was more inclined to believe that after her exchange with the Prophet, the Prophet somehow conveyed the information to the head of the New An Bureau.

If they had been spied on at that time, not to mention why Wei Ya had not noticed, Pianning herself had not sensed anything either, and she was the one who had created that Illusory Realm.

Inside it, she was the master!

Moreover, as players, they had other abilities...

Earlier, when Pianning was alone in the main control room, she had already detected the spying before the head of New An Bureau even issued a command in her mind.

But before she could react, that spying vanished along with the issuance of the command.

Indeed, it came and went without trace.

But after considering all factors, it was still unlikely that they had been spied on during their meeting.

Siamese Cat: [That's not necessarily true either. Why are you all so confident? I even suspect that old thing might have already achieved godhood. Otherwise, how could he have lived so long?]

The scene that followed was Siamese Cat valiantly persevering in his beliefs against a plethora of cats!

Eventually, Pianning felt that the digression was too great because there was no practical use in discussing such matters, so she simply stopped paying attention to him and started discussing the main mission with everyone else.

They were concerned at their meeting earlier in the day about whether they would end up directly opposing the New An Bureau and the mysterious head—mainly because the imprint in their minds was difficult to deal with. However, they hadn't expected to receive the approval of their superior that same evening.

Although the other party only issued a mission to the current idle "Delta," in reality, none of the four of them were likely to stand idly by.

What Pianning was more concerned about now was how many people the Prophet knew had their chips replaced.

Was Yin Banqian already exposed, or was this really just a coincidence?

After debating for a long time without reaching a conclusion, they decided that on the day of the press conference, Yin Banqian would appear first to scout for information, with the others staying behind and appearing cautiously.

They first had to figure out what exactly was wrong with the "space-time migration technology" and why the New An Bureau head, who viewed leaving Earth as the ultimate ideal, didn't mind destroying it?

Could it be a trap set up for them?

It was totally unnecessary!

After discussing the main mission, Cheng Can was still agonizing over the belief that they had definitely been spied on during their meeting.

In the school dormitory, Wei Ya rolled her eyes.

Doesn't this guy get it by now?

Whether or not they were monitored during their meeting was no longer important because if they had truly been spied on and none of the five of them had noticed—then it meant that they could not possibly resist that presence with their current power!

The game wouldn't present them with a no-win scenario.

Therefore, obsessing over this issue was completely pointless!

Seeing that this guy was still bouncing around accusing them of being careless, Wei Ya glared at the Micro-end and typed furiously with her thoughts!

Tortoiseshell Cat: [Have you ever thought, if he's really monitoring and peeping at our every move, when you were cursing him, he might also be watching the screen?]

Siamese Cat: [...]

Tortoiseshell Cat: [Do you think you'll live to see the grand finale?]

Siamese Cat: [...]

Maine Coon: [Wait, I'm with him right now. I'm not going to get dragged into this, am I?]

Siamese Cat: [...]

The Siamese Cat silently went offline.

The Tortoiseshell Cat was thrilled.

However, after the serious matters were discussed and a teammate was chased away, everyone suddenly realized that something seemed to be missing from the lively chat room.

Pianning was the first to ask: [Where's Shuo?]

They had been chatting for so long without hearing a word from the junior, and it wasn't like him to be this quiet. Plus, the orange cat icon in the chat room was dim.

Could something have happened?!

Wei Ya unconsciously searched the data and glanced at the team distance in the upper right corner before replying:

[He's at school, should be in his own office right now.]

...

By the time Xu Shuo saw this, more than half an hour had already passed since the chat. Although it was already late to reply, he hurriedly typed his response.

The eliminated Micro-end had no neural connection to the user and could only bring up a virtual keyboard for manual typing.

Orange Cat: [I felt a bit fatigued after coming back, so I took a nap and only just woke up.]

Tortoiseshell Cat: [Oh, as long as you're fine.]

Wei Ya replied quickly, seeming to live in the chat room.

Following that was Pianning, who after exchanging greetings, gestured to scroll up the chat history, and they readjusted the action plan for the day of the press conference.

The workflow remained largely unchanged, with those who could attend the scene trying their best to do so; only the reconnaissance vanguard had shifted from Wei Ya to Yin Banqian.

After Xu Shuo indicated his understanding, he closed the chat room and leaned back lazily against his chair.

His head still throbbed from time to time but not as fiercely as before, suggesting he still needed time to adapt to using the Character Card's power normally.

Or he could just get the Character Card directly.

Rest tonight and plan stealthily to visit the New An Bureau to find the Prophet tomorrow. See if it triggers something.

The reason for stealth was that being discovered by Professor Li, who seemed to highly value the Prophet, would not be an issue; the main thing was not to be discovered by Pianning.

Otherwise, his probing actions today would not only lead to his social death but also, the role of Professor Li...

No matter how one looked at it, it seemed impossible for a newcomer to obtain it!

Forget it, for now, just take it one step at a time.

While contemplating his plans, Xu Shuo tidied up things in his office. The lessons plans made by Professor Li before could sustain him for another three days of teaching. As for what to do after that, well, that was a matter for another day.

...

Stepping onto his personal transport, Xu Shuo left the faculty office building, walking towards the dormitory through the colorful campus.

Even though the environment of Huai'an Industrial University was different from the smog-covered city, people here still preferred the dazzling array of colors at night.

The streetlights glowed a warm yellow, but the polished paths were lined with colorful fluorescent stripes, like elongated waterfalls rushing towards the unknowable distance.

A black cat sat by the flowerbed, licking its paw.

Bathed in the light from the streetlamp, its fur reflected a vibrant spectrum of colors from the ground up, creating a brilliantly multicolored black hue.

The cat's piercing, cold vertical pupils seemed naturally infused with an exotic allure. Its body, half-submerged in darkness, half-lit under the lights, was magnificent and dazzling.

Such a creature wove a tapestry of fragmented, bizarre colors into a strange and enchanting visual feast.

The fluorescent reds and greens, blues and purples, brilliant and eye-catching colors mingled and tangled in the black fur, producing a startling and breathtaking beauty!

In the darkness, a soft and mysterious cat's meow echoed, lingering and melodic.

But when Xu Shuo's leisurely transport drifted by, the beautiful black cat looked up—

And immediately ran over, enthusiastically seeking affection!

The artistic atmosphere vanished instantly!

Xu Shuo didn't stop. He gave a cold glance at the cat trailing behind and thought it was time to change the program when he got back.

If cats weren't aloof and haughty, what was the point?

Yes, it was none other than Professor Li, who had recently started teaching at Huai'an Industrial University, and who proposed that "ancient schools always had cats". Continue reading on empire

Clearly, his research on felines was not yet thorough enough, or perhaps people in ancient times, accustomed to being scorned by cats, left records suggesting cats would willingly seek human favor.

What a joke, do you really think such creatures would look at you unless there was something in it for them?

Humans can never fully tame cats.

Perhaps, this was also a kind of madness born from not getting what one desires?

Anyway, after Xu Shuo returned to the faculty dormitory, he didn't rush to rest his brain but proceeded to work through the night to modify the programming of the three thousand campus cats!

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