Pulling open the jewelry box, there was only a watch inside the spacious compartment.
Cheng Youyou’s eyes lit up. “It’s this watch!”
Qian Siying asked, “Is there any history behind this watch?”
【Definitely a clue.】
【Let’s listen to what Cheng Youyou has to say.】
【Cheng Youyou must know something.】
Cheng Youyou put the watch on her wrist and admired it. “This watch is so beautiful. I’ve wanted to buy it for a long time, but it’s been out of stock.”
【Ah? Is that so?】
【Cheng Youyou, focus! We’re trying to solve a mystery, not shop for watches.】
【Oh, women, all they care about is shopping.】
Wu Hao was still banging on the door.
The continuous banging, monotonous in rhythm.
【Damn, I guess this bunch of useless people is stuck in here.】
【Wu Hao is so strong, he’s still banging on the door?!】
【Hey, he’s got quite a physique.】
【Qian Siying: Your servant is unable to fulfill your command.】
Qian Siying said, “Youyou, let me see the watch.”
Cheng Youyou reluctantly took off the watch. “Be careful.”
This was Cheng Youyou’s dream watch, so she wanted it handled with care.
Qian Siying took the watch and examined it. Before she could say anything, Wang Wensheng, who had been standing behind her, spoke up.
Wang Wensheng said, “I know it! There’s only one answer!”
He pointed a finger straight at the door.
【Is he channeling Conan?】
【Hahaha, the production team should add some background music.】
Wang Wensheng pretended to push up his virtual glasses (he wasn’t actually wearing any), then he put one hand in his pocket, tilted his head 45 degrees, and started humming, “Dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun.”
Lu Yao was startled. “What’s wrong with you, Brother Sheng? Are you possessed?”
Wang Wensheng finished humming and then said, “Don’t interrupt my deduction. This is the background music from Detective Conan. Don’t ruin my shining moment.”
【Hahaha, he even provides his own background music.】
【Production team: We’re not that poor that we can’t afford background music.】
Wang Wensheng said, “The watch shows 11:10, and the woman in the painting has ten fingers, so!”
Wang Wensheng started humming again.
Lu Yao, Qian Siying, and Dai Yuze shouted, “Get to the point!!”
【Hahaha, Wang Wensheng is going to drive everyone crazy.】
【Everyone can’t take it anymore.】
Wang Wensheng said, “The password is two numbers, 1-0.”
【Don’t joke, 10 is the password?】
【That’s too unreliable.】
【How could that be the password?】
【Brother Sheng can’t forget the woman in the painting!】
“The password isn’t 10.”
This time, Cheng Youyou interrupted Wang Wensheng’s so-called shining moment.
At the same time, Dai Yuze entered the password: “Incorrect password.”
【Finally, Cheng Youyou is the only one who makes sense.】
【Help, someone take Wang Wensheng away, he’s being disruptive.】
Wang Wensheng waved the watch around, “Why isn’t it 10? How could it not be 10?”
Cheng Youyou carefully took the watch from Wang Wensheng’s hand. “Be careful, this watch is very expensive.”
Wang Wensheng: “How expensive could it be?”
Cheng Youyou said, “This is a limited edition from the JS brand, only released in limited quantities in July each year. Once July is over, you can’t buy it anymore.”
Cheng Youyou’s eyes suddenly lit up. “I think I’ve got it.”
Qian Siying quickly asked, “Is 7 the password?”
Cheng Youyou pointed at the woman in the painting. “I remember who she is.”
Qian Siying, Lu Yao, Dai Yuze, and Wang Wensheng: “Who is it?”
Meanwhile, Wu Hao was still banging on the door.
Against the backdrop of the banging sound, Cheng Youyou said, “This woman is Ms. S. Josephine. She’s the designer of this watch.”
Cheng Youyou figured it out. “I guess the password is seven digits long.”
Qian Siying, Lu Yao, Dai Yuze, and Wang Wensheng: “Why?”
【What does that have to do with the password length?】
【I don’t understand, please explain.】
Cheng Youyou: “Ms. Josephine’s birthday is in July, and her lucky number is also 7. This watch is released every year in July, so I guess the password is 7 digits long.”
【Ah, such a vast knowledge base!】
【Cheng Youyou knows so much!】
【I don’t even know this brand, let alone its brand culture.】
Wang Wensheng questioned first, ‘Even if they’re all 7s, it doesn’t necessarily mean the password length is 7. Maybe it’s the password itself. The password could just be a single digit, 7!'”
Cheng Youyou: “I don’t think the production team would be so casual as to use one or two digits as a password, right? After all, this is a clue-based reasoning show.”
【Hahaha, that’s right!】
【It seems like she’s indirectly criticizing Wang Wensheng.】
【Wang Wensheng, wake up! How could the production team be so stupid as to use 10 as the password?】
【I reasonably agree with Cheng Youyou’s guess.】
Wu Hao was still banging on the door.
Qian Siying thought of something and quickly walked to the dressing table, picking up the perfume that didn’t match Mrs. Natasha’s spending level.
She said, “Maybe the password is on the perfume bottle.”
Everyone gathered around to examine the perfume bottle.
Only Wu Hao was still banging on the door.
Qian Siying said, “I found it. There’s a label on the back of the perfume bottle. Let me see.”
After looking it over, Qian Siying said, “It’s all in English, but none of the English words are exactly seven letters long.”
Wang Wensheng said, “I still think 7 is the password.”
Dai Yuze entered 7, and it was incorrect.
【Hahaha, is Wang Wensheng really that clueless?】
【Why is he so stubborn?】
【Cheng Youyou explained it clearly just now. The production team wouldn’t be so simple as to use just a single digit as the password.】
Cheng Youyou remembered, “Is there a production date or expiration date, any numbers like that?”
Qian Siying searched the entire label but couldn’t find any. Finally, she found a row of numbers at the bottom of the perfume bottle. “I found it, Youyou, come look. There’s actually a string of numbers.”
Cheng Youyou went over, looked at it, and exchanged a glance with Qian Siying. They both read the numbers aloud at the same time: “2-0-1-8-7-2-3.”
Dai Yuze typed quickly, “Ah! The password is correct!”
In an instant, Wu Hao fell out of the door.
The door opened.
【Ah, I’m getting goosebumps.】
【This episode’s reasoning is so meticulous.】
【Without such a vast knowledge base, we couldn’t have guessed.】
【Thankfully, Cheng Youyou knows about this brand.】
【Cheng Youyou is the key person in this segment!】
【Based on this episode’s theme, I’m guessing today’s clues are all related to things used by socialites.】
【So Cheng Youyou was right from the beginning!】
The door to the first sealed room opened, and everyone was overjoyed.
Wu Hao got up and peeked outside. Then he waved, “Come on, let’s go to the next room.”
The lights in the corridor outside were dim and gloomy, flickering with a faint yellow light.
There was a regular tinkling sound of a wind chime in the corridor.
Tinkle… tinkle… tinkle…
Lu Yao shivered, “I don’t want to go, I’m scared.”
Dai Yuze stepped up again, gentlemanly as ever: “Don’t worry, with us big men around, I’ll protect you if anything dangerous happens.”
Wu Hao: “Yeah, if any ghosts come, I’ll be the first one to step up and scare them away.”
【Hahaha, Wu Hao, you should give up on the idea of using force to get through this.】
【Wu Hao: If I can solve it with force, I won’t use my brain.】
Suddenly, a woman’s shrill laughter came from the corridor: “Hehehe~ Mrs. Natasha, where are you?~~~ Come play with us.”
Suddenly, everyone saw a white figure pass by outside the door.
Lu Yao screamed, “Did you see that? That’s a ghost! It must be a ghost!”
Immediately, another terrifying voice followed: “Hehehe~ Mrs. Natasha, we’re waiting for you in the card room. Come on over, let’s play.”
Qian Siying said, “The next clue is the card room. Let’s go there now.”
As soon as she turned around, she found that not only Lu Yao was rooted to the spot like a statue, but Wang Wensheng had also stopped dead in his tracks.
Wang Wensheng and Lu Yao were huddled together, both trembling like leaves.
Wang Wensheng said, “I’m not going, I’m not going, there really is a ghost out there.”
Lu Yao said, “I feel safer here.”
Wu Hao patted his chest, “Don’t worry, I’m here. If I see a ghost, I’ll punch it.”
【Wang Wensheng is so pathetic!】
【Am I seeing things? He’s shaking even harder than Lu Yao.】
【Wu Hao, calm down! Don’t start a fight at the drop of a hat!】
Qian Siying said, “It’s all fake. Don’t worry, let’s all hold hands and nothing will happen.”
Wang Wensheng and Lu Yao: “I’m not going.”
Qian Siying said, “This is an escape room show. We can’t stay here forever.”
Wang Wensheng and Lu Yao: “I’m not going.”
【Qian Siying: I can’t drag them along.】
【A room full of useless teammates.】
【Persuasion is useless!】
Cheng Youyou’s eyes were determined, “Let’s go, let’s hurry to the card room. Natasha is probably there! We must find Natasha.”
【Cheng Youyou is so positive.】
Cheng Youyou insisted on seeing Natasha, and by the way, she wanted to ask how much this villa was worth.
Elisa had said that this was Natasha’s villa, and only Mrs. Natasha knew the price of the villa.
Wang Wensheng and Lu Yao didn’t move at all.
Cheng Youyou said, “Oh, well, you two stay here then.”
She called out to the group, “Wu Hao, let’s go.”
The sturdy Wu Hao, with an air of righteousness, replied, “Alright, let’s go!”
“Wait,” Lu Yao said, “Now that Wu Hao’s gone, who’s going to protect me?”
Cheng Youyou pointed at Wang Wensheng who was huddled together with Lu Yao: “Brother Sheng will protect you.”
Lu Yao looked at him with disgust, “He’s useless!”
“What do you mean I’m useless?” Wang Wensheng started to jump up and down.
【Men can’t be called useless!】
【Hahaha, does Lu Yao have a natural talent for insulting people?】
【She’s so scared but she still finds time to tease Wang Wensheng.】
Cheng Youyou, Wu Hao, and the others had already left the room, and Lu Yao quickly followed.
Wang Wensheng said, “Hey, why did the timid little squad split up?”
Lu Yao followed the group in small steps, “I’d rather follow Wu Hao than stay with you. If we really encounter a ghost, it’s uncertain who would protect who.”
Wang Wensheng didn’t dare stay alone in the room, so he quickly followed them out.
【Hahaha, Lu Yao has finally seen the light.】
【Cheng Youyou made Lu Yao realize how unreliable Wang Wensheng is.】
【Qian Siying tried her best to persuade them but failed, but Cheng Youyou could do it with just a scare.】
【Lu Yao’s inner thoughts: Wang Wensheng is scarier than a ghost. Hahaha.】
Wu Hao walked at the front, and the group huddled behind him as they moved forward.
Lu Yao said, “Where’s the card room? Let’s hurry up.”
The corridor was dimly lit, and the eerie sound of a spirit-calling bell echoed through the halls.
Lu Yao’s voice trembled, “This is so scary. What if a ghost really pops out?”
Lu Yao was very scared, extremely scared.
Suddenly, a white figure flashed past.
Before anyone could even scream, they saw another shadow quickly follow the first.
Accompanied by the ringing of the spirit-calling bell, Cheng Youyou’s voice echoed down the corridor: “Hey, wait up! Where did you get your foundation? It’s so white!”
【Pfft, hahaha.】
【That’s Cheng Youyou’s voice!】
【I just saw that white female ghost standing behind Cheng Youyou, and it was Cheng Youyou who scared her away?】
【I can’t, I’m dying of laughter.】
The female ghost ran too fast, and Cheng Youyou couldn’t catch up.
When she came back, she was holding a clump of black hair.
“Ahhhhh!” Lu Yao screamed, “What is that? I can’t look!”
Wu Hao spread his arms, shielding everyone behind him.
“Don’t be scared, it’s just a fake wig from an NPC,” Cheng Youyou waved the hair around. “It’s fake, don’t worry.”
Wu Hao was calmer than the others, but his eyebrows still twitched.
【I was wrong, the bravest person in this group is Cheng Youyou.】
Cheng Youyou held the wig and called out to everyone, “Come on, follow me.”
Qian Siying asked, “Do you know where the card room is?”
“No,” Cheng Youyou held the wig that had made Lu Yao scream tightly in her hand.
Cheng Youyou said, “I’m going to find the female ghost.”
“Find… find the female ghost?” Qian Siying didn’t quite understand, “Why?”
“To return her wig, and by the way, ask her what shade of foundation she uses.”
【Hahaha, Cheng Youyou is so caring.】
【Cheng Youyou is so brave.】
Cheng Youyou: “A wig is the soul of a female ghost’s makeup. Without the finishing touch of a wig, she won’t even be happy as a ghost.”
【Help, what kind of weird statement is that.】
【I can’t stop laughing.】
Qian Siying couldn’t understand Cheng Youyou, nor could she stop her.
So, this was the scene that unfolded.
The other five guests huddled together, glancing around nervously, afraid that another strange shadow would suddenly appear.
Cheng Youyou, on the other hand, was alone, dangling the wig in her hand, and carefully exploring every corner.
As she searched, she called out, “Ghost friend, where are you? I have something to ask you.”
【Oh my gosh, does Cheng Youyou have extreme social bulldozer syndrome1a term often used to describe individuals who are overly assertive, dominant, and aggressive in social interactions. or what?】
【Is she seriously trying to befriend a ghost? Is this real?】
Suddenly, two loud screams echoed down the hallway.
Each one louder and sharper than the last.
The camera started to shake, and the viewers couldn’t clearly see what was happening in the hallway.
【What’s going on? Did the female ghost appear?】
【Why can’t we see their footage anymore?】
【Could it be that Wu Hao broke the camera?】
The camera finally returned to normal, and the viewers saw this scene through the video.
A female NPC with her head down and wearing a hairnet was huddled in a corner, her head buried in her shoulders.
Opposite the NPC, there were six players led by Cheng Youyou.
Cheng Youyou was in the front, and she took a step forward, “Sister, don’t be afraid, we’re good people.”
【Hahaha, can you stop joking around?】
【A player is telling a female ghost not to be afraid?】
【Is this a real scene?】
【Could the last scream have been from the female ghost?】
Cheng Youyou moved closer, she even pulled up the head of the female ghost NPC with her hands, and the female ghost and her looked into each other’s eyes.
Cheng Youyou spoke sincerely, “Wu Hao hit you, it’s our fault, but you suddenly appeared to scare Lu Yao, isn’t that a bit impolite?”
【Cheng Youyou is lecturing a ghost on manners?】
“Since both sides are at fault, let’s shake hands and make up,” Cheng Youyou extended her hand, her attitude sincere, “We might as well consider ourselves friends now that we’ve met under these circumstances.”
【Ghost: Who wants to be friends with you?】
【Cheng Youyou definitely has social bulldozer syndrome.】
The female ghost didn’t shake her hand, she didn’t even speak. She huddled in the corner with her arms crossed.
【Why do I suddenly feel sorry for the female ghost?】
【One ghost versus six people, the ghost is outnumbered.】
【This is the low point of the ghost’s career.】
Once again, Cheng Youyou lifted the female ghost’s face.
The ghost and Cheng Youyou locked eyes, and Cheng Youyou froze.
【Did Cheng Youyou really just turn the ghost’s face back again?】
【Is Cheng Youyou scared this time?】
【No one ever said social bulldozers are not afraid of ghosts.】
However, in the next moment, Cheng Youyou spoke with a hint of pity in her voice, “Sister, why are you crying?”
【Hahaha, did the ghost get scared by Cheng Youyou?】
【It wasn’t scared, it was forced to cry, the female ghost didn’t expect to be chased and blocked by six people.】
【This is the low point of her career.】
【Female Ghost: Can I not cry?】
“Aiya,” Cheng Youyou exclaimed, her voice tinged with excitement. Cheng Youyou exclaimed excitedly, “Your foundation is really good, it doesn’t even smudge when it gets wet.”
【Pfft, the female ghost is crying seriously, and Cheng Youyou is actually talking about something irrelevant.】
In the cheerful atmosphere created by Cheng Youyou, everyone was no longer afraid.
Qian Siying said, “Youyou, hurry up and ask her if she knows any clues.”
“Okay,” Cheng Youyou nodded, then asked, “Tell me, what brand is your foundation and what shade is it?”
【Wait, that’s what she’s asking?】
Qian Siying was speechless, just about to correct the situation, when the ghost, already surrounded and terrified, blurted out, “E brand’s long-wear foundation, shade WH01.”
Cheng Youyou gratefully held her hand, “Thank you.”
Qian Siying asked, “Ghost, do you know where the game room is?”
The ghost pointed to the end of the hallway, “Over there.”
Cheng Youyou smiled at the ghost, “Thanks.”
The female ghost was just about to relax when she saw the large group leave, but then Cheng Youyou came back.
The large group had already reached the end of the corridor, and Cheng Youyou was alone, staring wide-eyed at the ghost.
Cheng Youyou said, “I forgot to ask, do you use a makeup brush or a beauty sponge? Your skin doesn’t show any trace of foundation at all.”
The female ghost: …When will this end?
Just then, the large group returned noisily.
Wang Wensheng spoke first, “This female ghost is lying, that’s a dead end, there’s no way to get through.”
Cheng Youyou turned her head, “How can you lie? We’re friends now, and in the spirit of sincerity between ghosts and humans, you can’t just make things up.”
The female ghost: …
Wu Hao approached, Wu Hao approached with his fist clenched.
The female ghost, who had just been punched by Wu Hao, remembered the terrible beating she had just received.
The female ghost: “That’s not a dead end, it’s a wall, you need to find a key to get through, and the game room is on the other side.”
【Hahaha, making the female ghost tell them how to get out?】
【These people are so funny.】
【Cheng Youyou is really something, coercing and enticing the female ghost!】
【Cheng Youyou actually thinks she’s making a sincere friend.】
【Social bulldozer confirmed.】
Cheng Youyou: “You haven’t answered my question yet. Hurry up and tell me, otherwise how can we be friends?”
Seeing Wu Hao, standing behind Cheng Youyou, who was as strong as an ox and had fists the size of sandbags, the female ghost immediately said: “I know what you want to ask. I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you everything. The key is in the third brick next to the door. That brick is hollow, and you can see the key when you open the brick.”
【Ah, she got the answer?】
【Oh my god, so brute force really does solve everything?】
【Didn’t even need to use their brains, just opened the locked door like that?】
Dai Yuze, following the ghost’s instructions, easily found the key and opened the door.
【I’ve watched three seasons, and this is the first time I’ve seen someone get a key from an NPC.】
【This episode is hilarious.】
【This group of people is turning a horror escape room into a comedy show.】
Several people walked out one after another. Cheng Youyou said to the ghost, “Thank you, but that’s not what I asked.”
The ghost is about to cry. Her part should have ended long ago.
Cheng Youyou said, “You haven’t told me what to put on my makeup with yet.”
“A beauty blender.”
Cheng Youyou snapped her fingers and said, “Alright, comrades, let’s charge to the next level!”
【Hahaha, Cheng Youyou is so consistent, she’s really making friends with a ghost.】
【This is too funny, so this is what having extreme social bulldozer syndrome looks like.】
【As long as you can overpower a ghost, even ghosts will be afraid of you.】
The second level, which would normally have taken a long time to find the key, was solved by Cheng Youyou and her group just like that.
They walked out of the corridor and into the next room
This room is the third challenge level: the mahjong parlor.
The room was lavishly decorated, and the sound of the spirit-subduing bell continued to ring ‘ling-ling-ling’.
Under the dim light, in the vast room, there was only a mahjong table in the middle, with a candle in the center of the table.
The red candle flickered and dripped wax drop by drop.
The wax dripped onto the table, leaving behind mottled and grotesque marks.
Ling-ling-ling, the spirit-subduing bell continued to ring.
Wang Wensheng and Lu Yao stood behind Wu Hao, vigilantly glancing left and right.
Qian Siying pointed at the mahjong table and said, “There’s nothing else in this room besides this table. So if we want to get out of this room, the clue is most likely on that table.”
The mahjong table emitted a faint blue-green glow, and Lu Yao became frightened again: “Ghost fire, is it ghost fire?”
Dai Yuze and Wu Hao once again displayed their masculine protective instincts: “We’re here! Don’t be afraid!”
Wang Wensheng weakly added, “I’m scared too.”
Even though they knew the clue was on the table, none of them dared to go forward.
Even Qian Siying, who was usually clear-headed, froze in place. She knew very well that this lone table definitely wasn’t just sitting there, waiting to be explored.
Based on the previous levels, Qian Siying reasonably guessed that something strange might pop out of the mahjong table.
However, the next second, Qian Siying shouted, “Youyou, be careful, don’t go over there!”
【What happened?】
【Ah ah, isn’t something ghostly going to pop out?】
【Did something happen to Cheng Youyou?】
Cheng Youyou calmly sat on the chair of the square mahjong table. She picked up a tile and exclaimed, “Wow, it’s actually a T brand mahjong tile!”
“No wonder it’s glowing blue-green. Blue-green is T’s classic color, guys!”
【Suddenly I’m not scared anymore. I even want to buy this set of mahjong tiles.】
【Cheng Youyou is so knowledgeable.】
【Knowledge is power. Knowledge can even overcome fear!】
【Study hard, kids.】
Cheng Youyou called everyone over: “Come on, come on, let’s play a game.
Led by Lu Yao, several people declined.
Cheng Youyou said, “I checked it out, it’s authentic, and it’s very expensive.”
Everyone still didn’t go over.
Cheng Youyou shook her head and said, “Alright, then I’ll try the feel. If it feels good, I’ll buy a set for myself later.”
Cheng Youyou lowered her head and lined up a row of mahjong tiles, and when she was lining up the second row, suddenly, there were several consecutive screams in the room.
The first scream was Lu Yao’s, and the second was Wang Wensheng’s.
Qian Siying rushed forward and shouted, “Youyou, be careful!”
She was going to pull Cheng Youyou back.
Just as Cheng Youyou finished arranging two rows of mahjong tiles, she looked up and suddenly an NPC popped up right in front of her, sitting directly opposite her.
The luxurious clothing seemed to prove this NPC’s identity as a socialite, but the blood around her mouth, eyes, and nose still proved that she was a ghost, a socialite ghost.
【She suddenly popped out from in front of Cheng Youyou!】
【How did she pop out!】
【That’s so scary!】
【When did she pop out?】
【Even if Cheng Youyou isn’t afraid of ghosts, seeing something like that suddenly appear in front of her would scare anyone silly!】
T/N: that’s it for this week or maybe this month who knows when I’ll update again_(:3」∠)_ Thanks for reading~
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