Chapter Ch115.2 - The Cycle of Karma, What Goes Around Comes Around (29.2)

translator: baumkuchen editors: glitterypanda, serefina

Gan Tang didnt waste any words on Meng Qian, turning to face Qiao Yun and Jia Siyuan, who were searching on their side and asking, Have you guys found anything over there?

Jia Siyuan raised up the clock she was holding.

Their half of the wall was filled with clocks. Some were broken, while others were working normally. The two of them were currently pulling the clocks down one by one and inspecting them to see if there was any information hidden in their dials or their surfaces.

But if they kept going with their method that was akin to

black bears picking corn

, they would have to stay in this room for at least 20 minutes.

Chi Xiaochi turned to look at the remaining clocks still hanging on the wall, observing them one by one. He pointed at one clock in particular. That one.

Jia Siyuan really didnt have any views of her own, but she was at least obedient.

As he asked, she pulled down the clock that was fixed at 3:20. She asked, confused, Is there anything special about this clock?

Chi Xiaochi prompted her a little helplessly, The monkey.

That clock was the only one that had a cartoon of a monkey picking peaches on its dial.

Jia Siyuan stuck her tongue out in embarrassment. Sorry. Im Im not very good at this.

She held the clock near the glass curtain wall so that Gan Tang could see the numbers on its surface more clearly.

3:20, no mistake.

Meng Qian, seeing all of Jia Siyuans clumsy actions, felt like he, as the leader, really didnt have any face, and his subordinates really werent helping. He had no choice but to say in a chilly voice, Looks like this puzzle isnt very difficult.

Gan Tang pulled out a hairpin from her hair and carefully stuck it into the broken skin of the drum, preparing to adjust the hidden clock hands inside to 3:20.

The monkey shrieked, its voice sounding like nails being scraped across a chalkboard. Only one chance, only one chance.

Gan Yu suddenly said, Wait.

At the same time, Gan Tang stopped.

After the two locked gazes, Gan Tang nodded, then turned to look at Chi Xiaochi.

Perhaps because of all the escape rooms theyd been through together in that half month, Chi Xiaochi already understood the siblings thoughts without needing any more words.

He pulled a hundred yuan bill out of his pocket.

Before going in, the clown had them place all their communication devices as well as tools that could violently break things outside, but for some random little things, the clown hadnt cared.

He handed the money to Gan Tang, who then aimed the monkeys glowing purple eyes towards the note.

Sure enough, a faint watermark appeared on the note.

Sure enough, there were traps too.

Gan Tang walked over to the communication port at the east end of the glass curtain wall and said to Jia Siyuan, Please bring the clock here, and have it face me.

Jia Siyuan, utterly confused, did as she asked.

And when the dark purple light shone through the communication port onto the dial of the clock across from it, Jia Siyuan sucked in a cold breath with a hiss.

Pointing in different directions from the clock hands, were two wet, bloody clock hands still covered in broken chunks of mottled meat.

The bloody points pointed to exactly 4:44.

This was the true time.

No one knew what would have happened if theyd placed the clock hands at the wrong time.

Of course, no one was willing to personally test it out.

Gan Tangs hands didnt shake at all. When she moved the minute hand to precisely 44 minutes, the eight people heard a faint mechanical roar.

Whats that sound? Meng Qian happily pushed himself half off the ground, saying, Is it the door opening?

&#k2026;&#k2026;No.

Xu Jiayi, whod barely made any comments since entering, said, Its the wall thats moving.

His tone was very flat, giving it a hint of creepiness.

But what he said was indeed correct.

The glass curtain wall in the middle of the room had split into two on its own, and had begun to slowly move towards the two sides of the room.

Meng Qians face twisted. Retreat! Quickly retreat!!

The emotion in his voice was enough to move the timid Jia Siyuan. Holding the clock to herself, she scrambled away in mindless panic, almost falling into Xu Jiayis arms.

Xu Jiayi caught her. With furrowed brows, he asked, What are you retreating for?

He pointed at the glass curtain wall, and said, Hasnt it already stopped.

That huge glass wall had originally been two walls that were tightly pressed against each other like magnets. Now that they had launched the mechanism in the monkeys body, the two walls had moved around 10cm away from each other, the insides extending to form a passage that could just about fit one person.

On the west side of the curtain wall, opposite to the communication port, had opened a small door. Theyd successfully opened up two rooms, and given everyone the opportunity to explore the corridor.

Before they could be happy, they realised that theyd only made a small step forward. How they could leave the room was still unknown.

The clues outside were sparse, and had already been pretty much completely investigated. Thus, entering this newly opened glass corridor, was imperative to moving forward.

Meng Qian, feeling like hed just lost a lot of face, yet not daring to move easily, ordered Jia Siyuan in his place, saying, You, go inside and take a look.

Jia Siyuan ah-ed, cowering slightly. I

Meng Qian said, impatient, Youre the thinnest one here. Hurry up and go in.

This wasnt actually wrong. Jia Siyuan was really too thin, like a ribbonfish, but this actually made it a lot

easier for her

. If it was Gan Tang who tried to go in, her boobs might end up getting her stuck in that narrow space.

Jia Siyuan, obedient as ever, walked through that newly opened door into the extremely narrow corridor.

She placed her hands against the walls on both sides, advancing tentatively step by step, her palms leaving a trail of moist handprints on the glass.

Meng Qian called out, Do you see anything?

Jia Siyuan shook her head. No.

The corridor was utterly empty. It was lit with a brilliant light from above, making it so she could see everything clearly.

There were no special markings, nor any items dropped there.

Taking a few short steps, her heart was in her throat as she walked. She kept looking back, deathly afraid that a little paper person would lunge out at her from somewhere, tearing her to shreds in that claustrophobically narrow place.

She nervously, yet steadily, walked step by step from the west end to the east end.

Just as she got to the communication port, a very light electronic sound rang by her ear.

Beep

Below her feet, a strange, round fluorescent device was automatically triggered.

Just as she stepped on the mechanism, two perfect fluorescent circles appeared parallel to the glass walls which contained the window.

When Jia Siyuan took a step back, the glowing circles disappeared.

It was a thermal sensor that detected human body heat!

She let out a ya, then looked back towards Qiao Yun and the rest in pleased shock. I, I found it!

Yuan Benshans eyes lit up, immediately thinking of the answer. Its the little people!

Even though he really didnt want to admit it, it turned out that Gan Yu was right.

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