Chapter 227 The First Missing Player
Chapter 227 of "Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!" kicks off revealing: Chapter 227: Chapter 227 The First Missing Player"Which painting did he damage?" Pan Siming immediately... Find out whatâs next!
Chapter 227: Chapter 227 The First Missing Player"Which painting did he damage?" Pan Siming immediately asked.
Big Bear pointed to a portrait of an old woman in front.
The group walked over, but instead of immediately taking the painting, they all looked towards Fan Shiji.
Fan Shiji was taken aback, "What do you mean?"
"The meaning is, since youâre also the second one, the monster will definitely come for you tonight. Instead of risking others, it might as well be you," the gloomy man said.
Fan Shijiâs face soured, "Youâre not planning to abandon me, are you?"
No one spoke, and Fan Shiji continued, "Itâs true Iâm the second one, but who knows if youâre the fourth or fifth? If we canât find the painting these two days, should we just let it kill everyone one by one?"
"Weâre not like you, who carelessly damaged the painting," the gloomy man said blandly.
Fan Shijiâs face flushed with anger, but at this point the leather-clad woman said, "It might not be because the painting was damaged."
"What do you mean?" Pan Siming looked up.
"Fan Shiji did knock over âThe Time of Stillnessâ yesterday, but the painting wasnât damaged," the leather-clad woman said.
Xu Huo shifted his gaze from "The Silent Umbrella" to "The Time of Stillness" and then back to "The Silent Umbrella," picking up on the leather-clad womanâs comment, "I checked that painting, and indeed it wasnât damaged."
Fan Shiji let out a sigh of relief, only to hear him say, "Therefore, the person attacked by the monster after the lights went out could be someone who damaged a painting or tried to do so."
Pan Siming looked towards the leather-clad woman, "What about you?"
"I didnât damage the painting, nor did I knock into the frame or artwork," the leather-clad woman thought for a moment and then said, "But the sketch I got had some graphite rubbed off when I touched it."
"That counts as damage to the painting?" Xie Man was astonished.
"Thatâs the only thing I can think of," the leather-clad woman looked around at everyone.
"So I canât escape tonight?" Fan Shiji gritted his teeth.
"Thereâs another way," Xu Huo said, "You just need to find the fake painting today."
"Compared to us, youâre safer. One more or one less painting doesnât matter."
Fan Shiji gave a smile uglier than crying, reached for the portrait, and upon opening the frame, sure enough, there was a small crack in the corner.
"Was this the one Deng Yu damaged?" Xu Huo walked over looking and then turned to ask Big Bear, "Did you see it?"
Big Bear didnât look at the painting, but heedlessly nodded his head.
Xu Huo glanced at "The Silent Umbrella" in front and then said, "Which room were you staying in the left corridor yesterday?"
"The second one, why?" Big Bear looked at him suspiciously.
"Your room is very close to the exhibition hall. Why didnât you run outside at that time?" Xu Huo spoke slowly, "Hiding in your room should have been more dangerous, right?"
"I was so scared I couldnât even remember that!" Big Bear said somewhat angrily, "Iâve only done one copy; how could I think of all that!"
Xu Huo sighed, "Deng Yu might have actually run out."
Pan Siming cast a thoughtful glance at him and then said, "Letâs focus on finding the painting first."
"Itâs up to you two now," the gloomy man lifted his chin toward Fan Shiji and the leather-clad woman.
Fan Shijiâs face turned ashen; after hanging the painting he was holding back up, he immediately took down a second one, seemingly planning to try each one in turn.
The other players scattered, and Big Bear hesitantly looked at Ni Tian, "Do you want to share a room with me tonight?"
Ni Tianâs eyes were slightly red as if fearfully glancing at Xu Huo, then she shook her head, "Thank you for your kindness..."
Before she could finish, Xu Huo pressed down on her shoulder and nodded toward the inside of a statue, "You go check over there."
Ni Tian, angry but not daring to speak, lowered her head and touched the corner of her mouth before obediently going over.
The few players who hadnât gone far all witnessed this scene; although their expressions varied, none of them spoke out to interfere.
Completing the instance task was their priority; as long as Xu Huo didnât kill anyone, maintaining a hypocritical peace amongst the players benefited everyone.
"I saw you looking at the front several times earlier; do you think thereâs something wrong with those two paintings?" the leather-clad woman followed Xu Huo to the front of the art gallery.
Xu Huo turned to look at her.
The leather-clad woman extended her hand, "Li Weiran, I have one more day than Fan Shiji, but I donât think trying each painting one by one will find the fake."
"However, thereâs likely more than two fake paintings here; we can cooperate."
"Trying to fish for information from me?" Xu Huo looked her up and down teasingly, "How about you come to my room tomorrow night, maybe if the monster canât find anyone itâll just give up."
Li Weiran, completely unembarrassed, withdrew her hand and pulled out bubble gum from her leather jacketâs pocket, stuffing it into her mouth and eating five pieces before she said, "Everyone was in the art gallery last night, if there were clues to the fake paintings, someone would have completed the first task by now."
"What do you think?"
Xu Huo smiled faintly and turned to leave, while Li Weiran went to find Pan Siming but faced rejection just the same.
Li Weiran had evidently been marked by the hidden monster in the art gallery; how could anyone agree to cooperate with her at this time?
She walked among the few players and finally, having no other choice, began to replicate Fan Shijiâs actions - taking down each painting in turn.
Xu Huo walked around the art gallery and stood in front of "The Time of Stillness" for a while before turning back toward his room.
"Arenât you looking anymore?" Ni Tian approached from the side.
"Iâm hungry, going to eat something first," Xu Huo walked directly toward his room.
After hesitating for a moment, Ni Tian followed him. Once the door was closed, she couldnât wait to say, "What exactly are you planning? Iâve given you all my props and potions; why wonât you let me go?"
Xu Huo took out the dry food and water prepared by the art gallery from the cupboard, glanced back at her, "Do you want to stay in a room with Octopus Card Bear?"
"Whatâs wrong with that?" Ni Tian spoke with hatred, "Or are you so kind as to worry about the lives and deaths of other players?"
Xu Huo unwrapped a piece of bread, "Whether he dies or not, I donât know, but you might not survive."
Ni Tianâs expression faltered, then she looked at him with suspicion, "Are you saying that Big Bear is not a good guy? How can you tell?"
"Deng Yu disappeared from the same room he was in, yet he was unscathed, isnât that enough to explain?" Xu Huo countered, then added, "I didnât kill you even though youâre a Cannibal Player, arenât I kind enough? Donât cause trouble for yourself, the tattoo on your shoulder has been cleaned off, if I just say out loud that youâre a Cannibal Player, do you believe the others will stop looking for the paintings and try to kill you first?"
Ni Tian was filled with resentment; when she woke up in the middle of last night, she found the tattoo covering her number had been thoroughly cleaned off with Cleansing Potion, and she was blackmailed into handing over her only prop and potion. Recalling it all, Xu Huo probably had already calculated the heist when he agreed to share a room with her.
Looking at the person who continued to eat and drink as if nothing was wrong, she couldnât help but ask, "How did you see through my identity?"