Chapter 284: Are We Doomed to Lose? The Arsonist!

The scene suddenly fell into silence.

This statement is no different from a death sentence.

In the underground world that has lost the Treasure, what necessity or meaning remains to go?

If Su Yang's inference is true, then the efforts of the twelve treasure seekers over the past two days are all in vain.

Being played like a fool, spun round and round.

Their behavior, conduct, and movement tracks are all observed by the mastermind behind the scenes.

Perhaps in some corner, Tang Hui and Liao Chen are laughing at them.

Since the Treasure was transferred long ago, their all‑out search is nothing but a self‑rescue cold joke.

"So… we're doomed to lose?" Li Zhangge clenched his teeth, his eyes full of resentment.

He cannot accept the game ending in this manner.

After much difficulty they obtained a precious Luoshi, pushing the game's progress onto the right track.

They also learned of that sealed past.

Everything seemed to proceed step by step, yet now a blow to the head arrives.

This news is no different from a bolt from the blue.

"How did he take the Treasure? By using the 'Underground Escape' Innate Talent?" Lai Siya asked, somewhat puzzled.

Su Yang pulled out a key, looked at the ashen‑faced Li Zhangge, "Remember? We found it on the undercover."

Li Zhangge said nothing, only nodded slowly.

"Lai Siya, you should know, the second door has never been opened, which means the 'Faceless One' has not been eliminated."

"So obtaining the key by killing the strange object is not realistic."

"Then only one path remains — Innate Talent!"

"The undercover used his own Innate Talent to bypass direct combat, snatching the key with clever force."

"Thus, even without clearing the small Checkpoint, one can still obtain the reward."

"Tang Hui didn't appear on the first day, which likely means he was covertly arranging, transferring the Treasure early," Su Yang said.

This possibility is not absent; on the contrary, it is highly likely.

Qin Weiyang knows well that, given Tang Hui's nature, he would never waste time on Useless matters.

Under the pretense of transferring schools, he engages in unsavory dealings.

"To achieve this step, there must be senior school backing behind it?" Lai Siya imagined a huge net in her mind.

Su Yang halted his steps and asked, "Where was your initial landing site?"

"Cafeteria."

"Lecture Hall entrance."

"Small grove."

Several people spoke simultaneously.

As soon as the words fell, they jolted awake.

"You mean… Tang Hui and Liao Chen's landing sites were the same, and they've long been colluding?" Li Zhangge blurted out.

Su Yang nodded, "You also saw that the Guardians have tattoos; perhaps when they met, they confirmed each other's identities."

"As vice‑principal, gathering useful information is easier for me than for any of us."

"From this angle, he early on spied the underground Passage's secret."

"After learning Tang Hui's Innate Talent, he ordered him to transfer the Treasure."

"Why did they dare to cooperate?" Li Zhangge asked, puzzled.

"Why wouldn't they?" Su Yang retorted, "The Guardians' Clearance Condition is to kill the treasure seekers and guard the Treasure."

"As long as the Treasure isn't lost, persisting five days counts as victory."

"All four Guardians have no conflict of interest; cooperation is inevitable."

"The scenario you fear can only occur when Guardians and treasure seekers collude in secret."

Indeed, Tang Hui and Liao Chen's plot was not disclosed to the dormitory manager and Dong Ya.

This gave Su Yang a chance to exploit, sow discord between the two sides, and completely reduce Dong Ya to a discard.

"Where will the Treasure be?" Lai Siya's brows furrowed into a 'river' shape, her face full of turmoil.

"With an area of 250 mu, trying to find an unidentified object is as hard as scaling the heavens," Su Yang shook his head.

"I don't like hearing that; don't you think you should try to find it?" Li Zhangge's voice suddenly rose several notches.

Qin Weiyang stepped forward, coldly saying, "Watch your attitude; no one owes anyone anything, please keep your Mouth clean."

Li Zhangge, full of anger with nowhere to vent, felt his mood plunge to the bottom after hearing the bad news.

He wished he could now draw a sword and rush to Tang Hui's side to cut off his Brain.

Lai Siya, seeing the atmosphere off, hurriedly explained, "He has no malice; he's just in a bad mood, don't take it to heart."

Su Yang, in response, smiled, "It's fine; it's a good time to clarify things now, after all we'll be competitors later."

"Also, you two already knew each other, right? The Hole Cards that classmate Zhangge mentioned are you?"

Li Zhangge let out a light hum, without rebuttal.

"We were neighbors in the detention cell," Lai Siya whispered.

"Neighbors again?"

Su Yang couldn't help but look at Qin Weiyang; the two exchanged a tacit glance, each seeing a clue in the other's eyes.

"Coincidence?"

"Before we go our separate ways, we still need to cooperate; to put it bluntly, if you now want to leave the team and work solo, you can leave at any time," Su Yang said straight to the point.

Li Zhangge was deeply conflicted; after glancing at the corpse on the ground, his heart wrestled.

"Do you have a plan?"

"Before that, I need to know the entire continuation of the diary," Su Yang said.

After a brief thought, Lai Siyao said, "The continuation is that Wei Zeming wanted to make the principal's scandal public, but was silenced by the higher-ups."

"If he persists stubbornly, the financial aid qualifications of several students he once taught will be revoked."

"Forced into desperation, Wei Zeming could only choose to prove his resolve through death."

"He tried to use his death to prove his innocence and to attract the attention of the higher-ups."

"He even left a farewell letter before dying, but it was found by a student."

Zhang Hong feared the scandal being exposed, for after all, the flow of information among students is as terrifying as the media.

Thus he plotted that Fire…

Having heard this past, the details were not far off from Su Yang's speculation.

Wei Zeming must have been at a dead end to choose to jump off the building and kill himself.

However, Su Yang did not expect that Zhang Hong's threat was actually based on the financial aid qualifications of impoverished students.

He deeply understood Wei Zeming's weakness, knowing how this teacher, who loves his students like his own children, would choose when faced with a decision.

"Students are his lifeline, and Lin Siying is among them," Su Yang thought to himself.

"Beast!" Li Zhangge shouted furiously.

"As the principal, he shouldn't personally set the Fire," Qin Weiyang's Scent Perception detected a hint of something amiss.

Moreover, the teaching building's escape space is so large that, at the first moment of the Fire, students could immediately evacuate.

How could thousands of people be burned to death?

Lai Siyao took a deep breath and said, "Before setting the Fire, he was arranged to block the exits and lock the classroom doors and windows in advance."

"Who is 'he'?" Su Yang furrowed his Brow.

"The diary's owner!"

What?!

Upon hearing this, the three of them all turned pale.

"The Security Guard?" Su Yang asked further.

"Um…"

Lai Siyao nodded gravely and explained, "According to her own account, she doesn't want to lose this job, so she intends to become this villain."

She personally swung the butcher's knife at the innocent students.

This Gallbladder…

Not something a human can match.