Chapter 264: Human Disaster Triggered by a Key

Su Yang took it and examined it carefully.

Feeling the texture of the key, his surprise grew even more.

"What is this? The key to the second door?" Li Zhangge asked curiously.

"No, the second key is in the hands of Xue Yong and Lai Siyao; this is the key for later," Su Yang said solemnly.

"Not on you?" Li Zhangge looked suspicious.

He clearly remembered Xue Yong mentioning that inviting Su Yang to go to the back mountain was to find out the truth.

To see if he had brought this key piece of equipment with him, and to try to check its completeness.

Su Yang turned to look and said slowly: "If it were still on me, why would I come to the museum?"

"He lied to me?" Li Zhangge subconsciously touched the hilt of his sword, speaking with anger.

"In his eyes, you were a tool person from beginning to end; such important information and objects, the fewer people who know, the more security there is," Su Yang said.

These words weren't an exaggeration; if he were Xue Yong, he would do the same.

Hearing this, the anger in Li Zhangge's eyes instantly vanished, and he laughed instead of being angry, "It doesn't matter, he will pay the price for this."

Su Yang looked at his appearance and was slightly shocked.

If it were anyone else, they would have already been unable to wait to kill him, but he could be this calm.

It really made him somewhat surprised.

After all, Li Zhangge had risked so much to clean up his mess so many times.

In the end, not only did he get nothing, but he was also nearly caught by Dong Ya.

If such a thankless result were met by Qin Weiyang, she would have long ago put down her work.

Regardless of anything else, she would have chopped off his head.

"You left a hand?" Su Yang raised an eyebrow.

"The human heart is hard to measure; I always have to leave a way out for myself," Li Zhangge didn't specify the specific means.

But from his tone, it wasn't hard to hear that this must be a trump card.

Seeing this, Su Yang couldn't help but smile.

The enemy of an enemy is a friend; as long as their goals were consistent, an alliance was definitely not a bad thing.

"Why would he have the key to the later levels on him?" Qin Weiyang pulled the topic back and asked in confusion.

Su Yang handed the key to her and analyzed: "Two possibilities; one is that he sneaked into the auditorium during class to kill the 'Faceless Man'."

"Returning injured, just using this point in the infirmary as a cover to avoid punishment."

"The second possibility—when the 'Faceless Man' possessed you, there was no one guarding the checkpoint, and he successfully solved the mystery and harvested the spoils."

Actually, there was a third possibility.

This undercover agent killed the "Butcher" and picked up the key generated by "Deception" from it.

Of course, the possibility of this last point was extremely low.

Not to mention whether the gains from "Deception" could continue to be maintained after he left the area.

Not long ago, Su Yang had just heard the vibration coming from the auditorium direction.

This showed the "Butcher" was still alive; if the key still existed, he wouldn't be able to get it.

"But... every checkpoint requires sacrificing a living person; he couldn't possibly bring people in, right?" Qin Weiyang asked.

"No matter which way he obtained the key, what we need to consider now is why he would come to the library," Su Yang said.

"Wait!" Li Zhangge interrupted and asked in confusion:

"He doesn't have the key to the second door, how could he get into the 'Faceless Man' level?"

"If it's as you said, he entered the underground passage at noon, but at that time the key was still on you."

"As for the first possibility, it also doesn't exist; Xue Yong wouldn't be willing to hand over the harvest he worked so hard to get."

Su Yang shook his head and smiled, "Tang Hui can 'tunnel'; couldn't he 'walk through walls' or 'retrieve objects from a distance'?"

"Are you sure he has such a talent?" Li Zhangge frowned slightly.

"Getting to the bottom of it has no meaning; what we need to do now is find the value he has on him," Su Yang said slowly.

Taking the answer to push back to the source, there were a thousand and ten thousand possibilities.

Moreover, talent was something that no one knew how strange it could get.

"He got the key but didn't dare to enter rashly; in other words, there is an important clue in the museum?" Qin Weiyang asked.

"We came to the right place this trip," Su Yang nodded slightly.

Li Zhangge opened his mouth to say something, but thinking his idea was a bit childish, he simply shut his mouth.

Su Yang noticed the hesitation in his eyes and patted his shoulder: "We are a team; if you have something to say, just say it, no need to hide it."

"Why didn't Tang Hui take the key?"

"As a Guardian, taking the key would completely cut off the path for treasure hunters."

Indeed, this didn't conform to the fundamental logic.

Tang Hui wasn't stupid; how could he hand over such a great opportunity to others?

"Afraid of becoming a target of public criticism?" Qin Weiyang voiced her thought.

Su Yang shook his head, "He only needs to take the key and he can escape silently without being discovered by anyone."

"Furthermore, even if discovered by others, he has the confidence to kill the intruder and silence them."

"Long Ge's appearance was a complete surprise and not within his expectations."

If Li Zhangge hadn't come, Su Yang and Qin Weiyang would have been very dangerous.

The scene suddenly fell into silence.

They felt they were in a huge mystery.

On the surface, this was just an ordinary middle school, but secretly it hid heaven-shaking secrets.

Every treasure hunter and Guardian was exerting force in corners that couldn't be seen.

The key on the corpse was the best proof.

"Could it be... that this is a trap, deliberately waiting for us to jump in?" Li Zhangge broke the silence first.

"Obviously, he wants to catch us all in one net," Su Yang nodded.

"What should we do next?" Qin Weiyang completely lost her ideas and cast her gaze toward Su Yang.

"The bystander sees more clearly than the participant; we just need to watch from the side," Su Yang said.

"Not going to the auditorium?" Qin Weiyang asked.

"Go, of course we have to go, just a bit later," Su Yang smiled slightly.

Before that, he needed to figure out what secret was hidden here.

It could actually make a treasure hunter holding a key not hesitate to spend precious time.

And even the Guardian came in person, indicating this information was absolutely extremely precious.

"You hold the key, let's split up to find clues," Su Yang signaled.

Qin Weiyang didn't refuse; having her guard the key was the safest.

Li Zhangge agreed with both hands; this thing was completely a hot potato.

And so, the three began to observe this secret room seriously.

Given that Su Yang had already found the key clue, their next task was to find the key fourth person in this event.

This person must hold a high position and hold power that made people's hearts tremble.

At this time, Su Yang noticed an oil painting placed in the display cabinet.

Under the illumination of the flashlight, the portrait was fully visible.

They saw a deep blue background, dotted with stars by yellow oil ink, and dark green brushstrokes outlining swaying willow branches.

At the bottom was a field of golden rapeseed flowers, and in the bottom right corner was a small house.

At first glance, this was a painting between abstract and realistic.

But right in the center was a huge eye.

The blood-red pupil was soul-stirring! ===== CHAPTER 265 =====