"I'm here." The voice of Chi Hao sounded in Jing Minghe's ear. Immediately after, Jing Minghe's eyes were covered with a handkerchief. The cool sensation made him feel much more comfortable.
"Minghe, the rest of us didn't say we don't believe you," Tong Zheng said. "You need to tell us what's written in that little notebook. Is it related to the dungeon's clear conditions?"
Jing Minghe seemed not to hear Tong Zheng's voice and instead asked Chi Hao, "Is the handkerchief wet? You still have water? I didn't see you go to the kitchen."
You Mi wasn't in the mood to care about the dungeon right now. More than the dungeon, she was worried about Jing Minghe's condition. "What's wrong with Minghe's eyes? They're abnormally red. Even if you rub them hard, they won't look like this, and it certainly doesn't look like it's caused by fatigue."
"I'll take him inside to rest for a while."
After Chi Hao spoke, he completely ignored the others and pulled Jing Minghe back into the thatched hut.
You Mi wanted to follow, but she sensed Chi Hao's displeasure and was a little afraid to speak to him.
"Sister You Mi," Lin Ling gently tugged on You Mi's clothes and whispered, "Mr. Chi seems very angry. Um, I don't disbelieve Mr. Jing."
Yan Xiaoqian immediately chimed in, "I believe Mr. Jing too."
Ke Wuwen glared at Zhang Yu with dissatisfaction. "Brother Yu, my idol wouldn't lie to us, nor would he use us. I absolutely believe him."
"Believe him?" Zhang Yu looked at Ke Wuwen with disdain and reminded him, "Did you forget so quickly that the person you believed last time almost got you killed?"
"My idol is different!" Ke Wuwen retorted firmly. "How can that kind of scum be compared to my idol?"
"How is he different?" Zhang Yu retorted. "How long have you known him? Do you know him well? Can you guarantee with 100% certainty that he is a trustworthy teammate and not a cunning villain who uses others to clear the dungeon based on his own advantages?"
"I... Anyway, I just believe him. Believe it or not!"
He roared and stopped arguing with Zhang Yu, then turned and ran into Jing Minghe's room.
Zhang Yu watched Ke Wuwen run off to find Jing Minghe and said with a look of disdain, "Idiot."
Jiang Zheng reached out and patted Zhang Yu's shoulder. "I say, even if your little follower abandoned you as soon as he saw his idol, you shouldn't do something so unwise."
Zhang Yu slapped Jiang Zheng's hand away, huffing indignantly, "What nonsense are you talking about! How am I unwise?"
"You shouldn't have questioned Jing Minghe directly just now," Jiang Zheng sighed. "After all, he's the only one who can see the contents of that notebook. What other choice do we have but to believe him?"
Zhang Yu argued, "It's precisely because only he can see it that it's even more suspicious, isn't it? I could also say I can see it, would you believe me?"
"I believe you," Jiang Zheng shrugged and patted Zhang Yu's shoulder again. "I believe you, so please tell me, what did the notebook say?"
"How would I know? I can't really see it."
Jiang Zheng looked at Zhang Yu with the eyes of an idiot. "The one named Jing Minghe just now said he would tell us the contents of the notebook. If he can't see the words on the notebook, why would he make up a story for us at this moment? Is he bored?"
"Perhaps he has other important clues but is unwilling to give them to us, which is why..."
"Do you think that's possible? In this death game, hiding clues benefits no one," Jiang Zheng interrupted Zhang Yu and said in a voice only they could hear, "Of course, being used by teammates is unavoidable, but only fools are used. To avoid being used by others, you must first learn how to use others."
Guan Wei and Chen Mu had been standing by the side without speaking. They didn't suspect Jing Minghe, but they wouldn't fully trust him either. They just wanted to wait and see.
After standing there for a while, Guan Wei was the first to turn and leave. He planned to go and check out the mass grave from last night. Rather than relying entirely on others and considering whether they were trustworthy, it was better to grasp the clues himself. Whether it was an exchange or cooperation, at least he could keep the initiative in his own hands.
Chen Mu saw the direction Guan Wei was leaving and hesitated before following him.
Lin Ling and Yan Xiaoqian gathered around You Mi. Yan Xiaoqian glared at Zhang Yu and then turned to You Mi, "Sister You Mi, what do we do now? Do we go find Mr. Jing?"
You Mi sighed softly and said, "With Mr. Chi taking care of him, he should be fine. Let's not disturb his rest for now. We'll go look for clues at the mass grave. We can find him after Minghe has rested."
"Okay." Lin Ling and Yan Xiaoqian agreed simultaneously.
Tong Zheng stood at the entrance of Jing Minghe's thatched hut, hesitating. He wanted to go in and talk to Jing Minghe, but he was a little afraid of Chi Hao. That person's aura was too imposing, and the cold air around him could freeze people to death.
After thinking carefully for a while, Tong Zheng also decided to go to the mass grave to look for clues.
"Let's go too," Jiang Zheng stretched and said, "There's more than one clue in the dungeon. That Jing Minghe is a smart person. The moment you questioned him, he decided that unless you exchanged other clues for it, he wouldn't say anything."
As if inspired by Jiang Zheng, Zhang Yu suddenly thought of something and said loudly, "Perhaps he's using this very point to make us help him find clues!"
"Even if that's the case, what does it matter? What if that little notebook really has very important clues?"
After saying that, Jiang Zheng turned and left.
Zhang Yu stood there feeling pointless. He felt his questioning was not wrong and that others should have stood with him, demanding that Jing Minghe tell the truth, instead of being used by Jing Minghe like this.
And that kid Ke Wuwen, ever since they entered the City of Death, he had been sticking around him. He had even protected him from many dangers. He never expected that after just meeting Jing Minghe, he would immediately stick to him.
Zhang Yu snorted indignantly and also walked towards the mass grave.
Inside the thatched hut, Jing Minghe was ordered by Chi Hao to lie in bed and rest. Ke Wuwen had originally run in to apologize to Jing Minghe on behalf of Zhang Yu and to express his admiration and trust for Jing Minghe. However, after being swept by Chi Hao's cold gaze, he was so scared that he stood in the corner and dared not make a sound.
Jing Minghe felt his eyes were a little better and asked Chi Hao, "Where are they?"
"They've all left."
"I see," Jing Minghe sat up and removed the handkerchief. He saw Ke Wuwen standing in the corner and beckoned to him, "Come here."
His idol called him, and Ke Wuwen immediately ran over happily. "Idol, are your eyes feeling better? Why are they still so red?"
"Don't worry about me," Jing Minghe smiled and said to Ke Wuwen, "There's something I need you to do."
Upon hearing this, Ke Wuwen agreed without thinking, afraid that if he agreed too slowly, Jing Minghe wouldn't let him go. "Yes, I'll do it right away."