Chapter 276

Within ten minutes, the group discussed the details of the action again, and after ensuring there would be no mistakes, Li Zhangge left with the 'prop'.

"Can it work with just two pieces of paper?" Lai Siyao was skeptical.

In her view, using this to get Dong Ya into the trap seemed a bit too simple.

After all, players aren't fools; how could Su Yang guarantee that the direction would be 100% consistent with his predictions?

"The diary is just the lead; I laid the groundwork at noon, just waiting for the fish to take the bait," Su Yang said softly.

Qin Weiyang knew about this; she was lying on the bed at the time.

It was just that she woke up halfway through, so she didn't hear the full conversation.

But from the existing information, Dong Ya was a suspicious person by nature and was used to controlling everything.

She killed Shen Yuran and had currently completed one of the conditions for clearing the game.

Aside from stopping the treasure hunters, she also had to find the 'switch' for the hidden achievement.

Therefore, the diary was a crucial link.

The reason Dong Ya hadn't appeared late at night was highly likely because she was looking for clues about the history of a hundred years ago.

Su Yang knew deeply that the Guardians couldn't achieve information sharing; everyone harbored selfish motives.

"Tang Hui's side..." Qin Weiyang hesitated.

"He is also laying out a plan, but his goal is different from anyone else's," Su Yang said slowly.

"Then what should we do?" Lai Siyao asked.

"Wait!"

Su Yang poured gasoline on the three corpses and lit them on fire.

Watching the raging fire, he said: "Once things settle down here, we'll set off immediately!"

Lai Siyao organized her thoughts and nodded silently after a long while.

Su Yang looked at her face: "I know what you're worried about; it's nothing more than fearing you won't be able to complete the mission quota."

Lai Siyao was indeed afraid of this; from the current perspective, there were four Guardians and four treasure hunters.

It was exactly one-on-one.

Su Yang and Li Zhangge were responsible for solving two, but the remaining two were no pushovers.

One sat firmly on the fishing platform, while the other was insidious and ruthless.

She still couldn't fully trust the man before her.

Although the other party had saved her life, a trace of unease always lingered in her heart.

Su Yang looked at Qin Weiyang and said sternly: "If you don't go looking for him, he will come looking for you, so I'll leave Tang Hui for you to solve; no problem, right?"

"Just what I wanted," Qin Weiyang said.

The two could be called fated enemies in this game.

Everything Tang Hui did seemed reasonable, but his ultimate goal had always been her.

The fire of revenge had never extinguished; instead, it grew more vigorous as time passed.

One could tell from his route of action...

He couldn't wait any longer.

"Then when should we gather?" Lai Siyao continued to ask.

"Once the 'Eternal Night' opens, everyone enters the passage to gather," Su Yang said.

"The last Guardian still hasn't shown his face; I think, why don't we dig him out first?" Qin Weiyang suggested.

Su Yang shook his head upon hearing this: "We don't have that time, and there's no need."

"When the time comes, he will appear, and he must appear."

Once these words were spoken, the unease in Lai Siyao's heart couldn't help but fade a little.

Now their respective goals were clear.

They were just waiting for the plan to succeed to begin the final showdown.

Inside the monitoring room.

Li Zhangge looked at the tied-up security guard, listened to his whimpering, and gestured: "Shh, don't panic, I won't kill you."

"Mmm-mmm—"

"If you make another sound, I'll cut out your tongue!"

"..."

Seeing his obedient appearance, Li Zhangge nodded with satisfaction.

He then skillfully called up the surveillance from all over the school.

Scanning through, he found that except for the dormitories and the administration building, all other places were empty.

"Let me find where Tang Hui is..."

Li Zhangge looked at several surveillance cameras on the back mountain and found several security guards patrolling back and forth.

There was no sign of him on any of the floors in the administration building either.

"Didn't go, or... has he already left?"

He knew deeply that the other party had the 'earth-tunneling' talent; if he wanted to go, no one could stop him.

It was just that Li Zhangge was very curious about Tang Hui's purpose.

The diary had long been taken away; this was also a fact stated by Dong Ya.

"What did the old man conspire with him about?" Li Zhangge felt curious.

He then glanced at the time, immediately suppressed his doubts, crumpled the two pieces of paper into a ball, and threw them into the corner.

When the time pointed to 11:10, according to the previous agreement, he turned off all surveillance!

"Done!"

Li Zhangge stretched, let out a tired sigh of relief.

He turned to look at the security guard, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "I'm leaving, sorry to trouble you to cooperate."

The security guard's eyes were filled with fear, and he shook his head desperately.

"Tsk, why aren't you happy to do me a favor?"

Li Zhangge drew his Tang sword; the blade reflected a brilliant metallic luster under the light.

Seeing this, the security guard's eyes widened, and he struggled frantically.

"It'll be quick, don't move."

As he said this, Li Zhangge slashed down, violently cutting off his legs.

"Ssh!"

The security guard's eyes were filled with bloodshot veins, intense pain swept through his whole body, his body straightened, and he immediately passed out from the pain.

Li Zhangge wiped the blade with a cloth, sheathed it, and left.

Not long after, the door to the monitoring room opened quietly.

A figure with an exquisite physique walked in slowly.

"Hmm?"

When she smelled a thick, bloody stench, her willow eyebrows furrowed.

As soon as she turned on the light, she saw the horrific scene.

Dong Ya subconsciously took out her weapon and scanned the surroundings with vigilance.

When her gaze landed on the paper ball in the corner, she didn't take it, but instead carefully checked every corner.

After confirming that no one was there, she smoothed out the paper ball.

Looking at the handwriting and content on it, Dong Ya's pupils shrank slightly.

"Diary?"

She didn't hesitate, turned and walked out of the monitoring room, and came to the office on the fifth floor of the administration building.

Pushing the door open, she slapped the paper on the table and said coldly: "Didn't I say that Tang Hui and the treasure hunters were colluding together?"

"The evidence is conclusive; what else do you have to say?"

The middle-aged man behind the desk picked it up and examined it unhurriedly.

With just a glance, he threw it into the trash can.

This action made Dong Ya even more furious: "What time is it now? Why not act now?"

Liao Chen lay on the chair, his deep gaze falling on her face: "What are you afraid of?"

"Afraid?"

Dong Ya laughed out of anger: "For the past two days, you've been sitting in the office doing nothing."

"I think you're addicted to being a leader, to the point where you don't even know your own identity and situation."

Seeing her so furious, Liao Chen reached out and pulled open the drawer, taking out a notebook from it.

"Slap!"

"What is this?" Dong Ya asked.

"See for yourself."

Dong Ya flipped through it suspiciously, scanned the text on it roughly, and her pupils suddenly contracted.

She then studied it carefully, muttering to herself: "Tujiapo Village personnel records..."

Before she could ask, the reason was clearly written at the very bottom.

"Conditions for opening the 'Eternal Night' in advance?"

Dong Ya was shocked, looking at him with disbelief in her eyes.

Liao Chen nodded: "It's not that I haven't done anything; on the contrary, I've put in more effort than any of you."