Tang Ci's Intelligence Bureau had gathered a great deal of information about Challenger, and the two decided to ask Mr. Tang about it.
They had just heard a key name on the rooftop, "White Fox," which should just be a code name.
Tang Ci hadn't slept; he was waiting for them to return.
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang knocked on Tang Ci's door. Yu Hanjiang asked directly, "Mr. Tang, have you ever heard of the white fox?"
Tang Ci frowned slightly, opened his laptop, and said, "I know this person. He's a very famous expert on the Challenger forum. His forum ID is White Fox. He's posted a lot of walkthroughs for various low-level escape rooms, so he has a certain reputation among newbies. In addition, he bought a bar on the beach in Sun City and does business in this world."
Xiao Lou said, "He was the one who organized this Challenger gathering. He probably sent private messages to some Challenger team leaders who frequently use the forum. We didn't receive the messages because we don't use the forum."
"I didn't receive a private message either. Someone in the Intelligence Bureau received it and reported the information to me." Tang Ci paused, then asked suspiciously, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this person? Did he organize this gathering to call for a showdown between Challenger and Hunter, or does he have some other plan?"
Yu Hanjiang frowned and said, "He told the Challenger to try to pass through the secret chambers and leave this world. His theory is quite interesting. He believes that we ' outsiders ' are like invaders. In fact, our existence has disrupted the peaceful lives of the natives and even brought them various disasters. Only when we leave will the two worlds return to peace."
Xiao Lou said, "I think his argument is theoretically sound. If you think about it carefully, it's true that wherever we go, trouble will arise: murders, disasters, financial crises, biological apocalypses. On the surface, the Guardian makes us solve problems in secret rooms, but if you think about it the other way around, could it be that the Guardian has to create these problems for us to solve because we need to pass through the secret rooms?"
First, let them help solve the problem...
Or are they deliberately creating trouble to help them pass the level?
If it is the latter, then they have indeed brought disaster to the indigenous people.
Whether it's a financial crisis or a Zerg invasion, the number of indigenous casualties is simply incalculable!
Yu Hanjiang continued, "Strangely, we saw him in the secret room of Spade 4 in Liuxi Village, but he seemed to have no recollection of us. I don't think he was faking it. I shouldn't have mistaken him for someone else. Could he have amnesia?"
Tang Ci listened to the two men's conversation, seemingly understanding something.
Si opened an email—it contained an investigation report about white foxes.
He had noticed this guy named White Fox a while ago. After all, this guy was quite active on the forum, diligently writing so many walkthroughs for the Challengers. Some of his walkthroughs were even more detailed than the Intelligence Bureau's version. Following his walkthroughs, passing all the B-level rooms wouldn't be a problem. As long as you pass all the B-level rooms, you can at least get a lot of good cards, which will greatly increase your chances of passing the Weekly Routine.
Now he's gathered a large number of Challenger captains to persuade them to continue playing and leave this world...
This person seems eager to persuade the Challengers to leave.
The investigation report shows that Bai Hu, whose real name is " Bai Jinyu ", is 30 years old and is a university Chinese literature teacher in reality; strangely, no information can be found about his teammates.
Tang Ci was able to hack into Card World's ID management system, find all the Challengers ' ID numbers, and trace them back to their teammates. This is why the Intelligence Bureau was able to identify Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou so quickly.
But White Fox... seems to be living a leisurely life, running a bar alone in Sun City.
No one associated with him closely.
No matter how secretive they are, the Intelligence Bureau has eyes and ears all over the world, so it's impossible for them to miss even the slightest clue.
Tang Ci closed the data interface and said, "This person is strange. Either he's not a Challenger at all, or... all his teammates have been killed, and he's the only one left. If that's the case, he'll have a very hard time completing the weekly routine missions."
Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou exchanged a glance and looked at each other blankly.
Xiao Lou was very confused; "But how do we explain seeing him in Liuxi Village?"
Tang Ci said, "Judging from the timeline, you saw him more than a month ago, right?"
The flow of time varies in different escape rooms, but it remains constant in the main city. Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou were discovered by the Intelligence Bureau in Moon City a month ago, right after they finished Spade 4. Liuxi Village instance.
So, their encounter with Masked Man in Liuxi Village must have been more than a month ago.
Xiao Lou nodded: "Yes."
Tang Ci said, "But the investigation data shows that this Bai Jinyu has been running a bar in Sun City for half a year."
Xiao Lou: "......"
how so?
Entering the main city requires passing the fourth level. The Masked Man they encountered in the fourth level should have been a newbie who had never been to the main city before. However, Bai Jinyu had been in the main city for half a year, which clearly means he had passed the fourth level half a year ago.
But their voices, eyes, and masks are so similar—could it be such a coincidence?
Xiao Lou suddenly thought of a possibility: "Could it be that he has a twin brother or sister?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Hanjiang suddenly remembered something: "I remember, in Diamond 4's [Balance World] room, there's a mechanism called Balance. The two Balances must weigh the same to open the door. The solution is for two people to lie horizontally on it together, with their center of gravity in the middle, which ensures that the two Balances weigh the same. Xiao Lou's reaction was already fast enough, but we didn't break the record on that level."
Xiao Lou also recalled this incident, saying, "We asked The Diamond-Suit Guardian at the time, and she said that the best time in the Diamond 4 Balance World was 5 minutes faster than ours because the two Challengers were twins who looked exactly alike and weighed exactly 62 kilograms. They only needed to stand directly on the Balance to pass the level."
Thinking back to that Masked Man, he was about 1.75 meters tall, with a slender build, and probably weighed around 60 kilograms.
Could it be that these twins broke the Diamond 4 balance world record? And the person they met in Liuxi Village was the other twin, so they recognized each other, but Bai Jinyu did not.
But why did the twins separate?
This person seems to be hiding many secrets.
Tang Ci thought for a moment and said, "I will have the Intelligence Bureau keep an eye on this white fox. If he really has a twin brother who often switches identities, it is possible that our intelligence network will miss him and treat him as one person."
Xiao Lou couldn't figure out the reason for this either.
I attended the early morning rally, and now it's Thursday.
The Weekly Secret Chamber opens at midnight on Saturday, so they don't have time to pay attention to anything else.
Tang Ci looked at the two and said, "Go back and rest first. Old Gui and Hua Ying are almost ready. Ninth Brother has been undercover in Hunter Alliance. I'm worried about his safety. We must get him back to the team as soon as possible."
Yu Hanjiang agreed; "Okay, he told me not to contact him for the time being, and I don't dare to open Absolute Domain to find him. I can only wait until midnight on Saturday and use the contract book to add him to the Weekly Routine."
Xiao Lou thought to herself, "I hope this Weekly Routine will randomly give me either spade or plum blossom."
Only Spade and Plum Blossom Secret Chamber can use the Bug King Card to heal Tang Ci's leg injury and restore him to his strongest fighting power as quickly as possible. But if they're unlucky enough to randomly get Hearts or Diamonds, they'll just have to grit their teeth and get through the level together.