nThe old underground person stared at the two stowaways with greedy eyes. His eyes were bare and explicit and when he gave a sinister laugh, he revealed yellow teeth. He looked exactly the same as the old man who appeared three hours ago and now he was looking at Fu Wenduo and Li Miaomiao with the same expression.

n“A stowaway can be exchanged for a bowl of cat food… it is a good deal.”

nThe answer was the players attacking him.

nThere were five players present and two were stowaways. There was no doubt that the two stowaways would never agree to be exchanged for cat food. The five people didn’t know each other. If it was 3 against 2, trying to catch the stowaways wouldn’t necessarily succeed. In addition, Zhao Xiaofei vaguely sensed that the powerful silent man might be one of the stowaways.

nBetween giving up their stowaway companions or killing the old man, the five people unanimously chose the latter.

nNone of them expected this sloppy old man to be much stronger than before. His movements were more rapid as the old man pulled out a thicker stick. He slammed it against Fu Wenduo’s sharp weapon, causing Fu Wenduo to take a step back and shake his shoulders.

nTang Mo suddenly understood. “He has become stronger.”

nThe group was even more afraid to be careless.

nThis time they took 10 minutes to subdue the old man. The old man was stabbed by Fu Wenduo and fell to the ground in a comical manner, twitching twice before no longer moving. His body soon turned into a small handful of ashes and the wind scattered it into the air.

nZhao Xiaofei exclaimed, “He turned to ash himself?’

nYes, this time Tang Mo didn’t light the old man on fire but he still turned to ash. Tang Mo stared at the black ashes on the ground, his eyes narrowed slightly. He stepped forward and picked up the cat food left by the old man on the ground. Tang Mo covered his nose without any expression and handed the cat food to Li Miaomiao.

nLi Miaomiao was stunned.

nAfter a moment, she wondered, “You grabbed it yet you are giving it to me?”

nTang Mo nodded and walked in the middle with Fu Wenduo and Grecia, becoming a passerby.

nLi Miaomiao, “…”

nThis wasn’t a man!

nLi Miaomiao held the stinky cat food and headed to the castle with a depressed expression.

nTang Mo had two reasons for giving the cat food to Li Miaomiao. First, Li Miaomiao was more comfortable with the smell as she had taken the cat food into the castle last time. Second, the team was led by Li Miaomiao. Tang Mo didn’t want to destroy this hard to form relationship.

nThe five people sequentially entered Schrodinger’s castle and the housekeeper closed the door. In the dark castle, the red moonlight projected into the house through the stained glass windows, barely shining a light. Li Miaomiao carried the cat food and intended to check the first floor and then the second floor. She was stopped by Tang Mo just as she entered the corridor.

n“Go this way.”

nLi Miaomiao turned and looked in the direction Tang Mo was pointing.

nIt was a dark corridor without much decorations, unlike the other corridors. Li Miaomiao glanced at Tang Mo and nodded. “Whatever.” Then she walked into the corridor with the cat food.

nThe two female players imitated the sound of a cat, trying to lure the mysterious cat. Li Miaomiao had arrived at the end of the corridor and intended to return when she saw a wooden door in front of her. Li Miaomiao’s footsteps slowed and she understood Tang Mo’s intention. The female doctor looked calmly at Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo.

nNeither of them gave her any responses.

nLi Miaomiao muttered, “I have a good head,” before saying, “This is the kitchen right?” Let’s enter the kitchen and take a look.”

nThe middle-aged housekeeper slowly raised his head and stared at Li Miaomiao.

nLi Miaomiao asked, “Can’t we go inside to look for the cat?”

nThe housekeeper made a mechanical sound. “You can.”

nThe housekeeper took out the key and opened the kitchen door. There was a bowl of hot soup cooking on the kitchen stove, the smell filling the room. This smell blended with the black thing in Li Miaomiao’s hand. Even Fu Wenduo raised an eyebrow and felt slightly nauseous. Li Miaomiao’s mouth twitched as she walked around the kitchen.

nThe group finally stopped in front of a locked cupboard.

nZhao Xiaofei wondered, “Wasn’t the previous bowl of cat food placed in this cupboard? Can you open it for us to take a look?”

nThe middle-aged housekeeper lowered his head and didn’t speak.

nLi Miaomiao asked him, “You can’t open it?”

nThe middle-aged housekeeper still had his head bowed and was silent.

nBoth female players sensed something was wrong and asked the housekeeper to open the cupboard. However, it was like the housekeeper had pressed the mute button and couldn’t hear anything. He wouldn’t react unless the two female players said a certain keyword.

nTang Mo wondered, “Can we open the cupboard forcefully?”

nThe housekeeper still didn’t speak.

nTang Mo’s lips curved. “Since you aren’t speaking, it seems that we can.”

nLi Miaomiao’s eyes widened. “Wait, you’re going to force open the cupboard?”

nAs she said this, Fu Wenduo moved forward. His right index finger slightly moved and transferred into a thin wire. Grecia’s eyes moved and he smiled strangely at the sight. Fu Wenduo held the lock with one hand while inserting the wire into the keyhole and twisting it a few times. There was a sharp sound and Fu Wenduo pulled away the open lock.

nThe cupboard creaked open and the group saw what was inside the cupboard. Li Miaomiao turned o look at the housekeeper. “What happened to the cat food inside?”

nThe housekeeper actually raised his head and answered, “I poured it out.’

nNo one could refute these words. The housekeeper had long said that this smelly thing couldn’t be kept in the castle and that he would deal with the cat food. It wasn’t impossible for him to pour out the cat food. Still, the two women felt that something was wrong. It was probably their women’s intuition that made them realize things weren’t so simple.

nZhao Xiaofei asked, “Where do you pour it out to?”

nThe housekeeper repeated again, “I poured it out.”

nLi Li Miaomiao was next. “Where did you pour it?” The cat food had a very strong stench. If the housekeeper took it out of the cupboard and poured it out somewhere, the players should be able to find it.

nThe housekeeper kept saying, “I poured it out.”

nThe group stared at him before the angry Li Miaomiao learned from Tang Mo. “Will you tell the truth if we hit you?”

nUnexpectedly, the housekeeper raised his head and stared at Li Miaomiao. “It is forbidden to hit all of Schrodinger’s products.”

nLi Miaomiao, “…”

nDamn, why didn’t he acquiesce this time?

n“Are you part of Schrodinger’s products?” A clear male voice was heard from behind Li Miaomiao. Tang Mo was standing next to Fu Wenduo. It was Grecia, standing even further behind them, who asked with a smile.

nThe middle-aged housekeeper replied, “Yes. With the exception of the five guests, everything in this fortress belongs to the great Lord Schrodinger.”

n“Including the underground person who just showed up?’

nThe middle-aged housekeeper bowed his head. “Yes.”

nZhao Xiaofei stared as she thought of Li Miaomiao’s previous conjecture. “Schrodinger’s cat isn’t necessarily a cat. It can be a human or something else. Do you mean… the cat is actually the underground person? The underground person isn’t a real underground person at all. He can come back from the dead and turn himself into ashes. He is Schrodinger’s cat!”

n“He isn’t.” Fu Wenduo spoke in a low voice. “Schrodinger’s cat likes to eat cat food. The cat wouldn’t trade cat food for stowaways because it doesn’t need stowaways. It needs cat food.”

nTang Mo added, “Besides, Schrodinger’s cat loves to be clean. That underground person doesn’t like to be clean.”

nGrecia smiled at the two of them and touched the small black cat in his arms. “Is it my turn now? Schrodinger has only one cat. The little cutie who resurrected might be the same person but he isn’t the cat. My lady, to sum in up, that child definitely isn’t Schrodinger’s cat.”

nTang Mo glanced at Grecia and said calmly, “The right answer is to rule out all impossible answers. The last one left is the answer, no matter how improbable.”

nLi Miaomiao pondered this phrase. After a few seconds, she jerked and stared at the middle-aged housekeeper who had a poker face.

nTang Mo told her, “Schrodinger has only one cat and he is in the fortress.”

nFu Wenduo stared at Tang Mo. “Schrodinger’s cat loves cleanliness.”

nGrecia hugged the little black cat, raising the cat’s paw and scratching the air. “Only he has the key to this cupboard.”

nThe five players stared coldly at the middle-aged housekeeper. He still had his head lowered like he didn’t know anything.

nTang Mo said, “If it was really eaten by the cat or someone else secretly opened the cupboard, there is no need to lock the cupboard again after stealing the cat food. Schrodinger’s cat loves cat food. I think that even if we make another lap of the castle with the second bowl of cat food, a cat won’t come up to us and eat it. In the end, you will remind us that there can’t be any smells in this castle and then take the bowl of cat food away. In other words… this bowl of cat food belongs to you. You love to eat it.”

nFu Wenduo took the cat food from Li Miaomiao and handed it to the middle-aged housekeeper. His dark eyes were deep and bottomless as he whispered, “Will you eat it?”

nThe middle-aged housekeeper took the cat food, holding it in his hands before slowly looking at the five players in front of him.

nAfter a long time, he opened his mouth and cried out in a stiff and nasty voice, “Meow.”

n“Ding dong! The branch mission 2: Find Schrodinger’s Cat has been completed. Triggered the main mission: Schrodinger’s hide-and-seek game.”

nThe clear voice sounded throughout the castle but suddenly stopped after saying these words. The players waited but the black tower didn’t say anything else. Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo exchanged strange looks.

nZhao Xiaofei was in a daze. “We triggered the main mission and then it… disappeared?”

nTang Mo waited for a while before looking at the housekeeper. “What should we do now?”

nThe middle-aged housekeeper seemed like a black tower boss who could open the black tower game. If nothing else, this game should be hosted by the middle-aged housekeeper. However, this time the middle-aged housekeeper didn’t answer. He held the stinky cat food and stared at Tang Mo, repeating in a mechanical voice, “Meow meow, meow meow.”

nTang Mo, “…”

nEveryone, “…”

nEven Jack wouldn’t believe this thing was a cat!

nNo matter what the players asked, the middle-aged housekeeper only replied with “Meow.” The two female players looked around the castle. Since it was a game of hide-and-seek, they were definitely looking for something. Grecia didn’t seem to want to move. He stayed in the kitchen with the black cat in his arms. He poured himself a glass of water and elegantly stood by the window, admiring the steel forest outside the fortress.

nTang Mo went over to him. “Mr. Grecia.”

nGrecia turned and looked at Tang Mo. After a moment, he smiled. “My lady, what can I do for you?”

n“Where are you from?”

nGrecia asked, “Where is any person from?”

nTang Mo looked calm. “Before the earth went online, where did you live? What district of China?”

nGrecia stared at Tang Mo before earnestly replying, “I live in your heart.”

nTang Mo, “…”

n“Then can I ask where you live, Mr. Grecia?” A low voice was heard from the side. Fu Wenduo leaned against the wall and stared at the tall mixed-raced person. He was smiling but his eyes were cold. He asked, “Do you also live in my heart?”

nGrecia smiled. “No, I only live in this lady’s heart. Or this lady only lives in my heart. I am fascinated by him. If my heart can be divided into three then one copy will certainly belong to you. Unfortunately, I always choose the most important thing. So…” He touched the black cat before looking at Tang Mo. “My lady, you live in my heart.”

nFu Wenduo quietly stared at the blond man in front of him before showing a deep smile.

nZhao Xiaofei and Li Miaomiao entered the kitchen again. “We didn’t find anything strange.”

nLi Miaomiao came over and said, “You should also look around the castle. This is the first time I’ve encountered such a strange game. It only told us the name but didn’t mention the rules or give any hints about what we should do.”

nFu Wenduo said, “The black tower gave us a hint. A hide-and-seek game is divided into two teams. One is the people hiding and the other is the seeker. In this game, it is clear that we are the seekers. Then we just need to find the one who is now hiding.”

nIt was the first time Li Miaomiao heard Fu Wenduo say so many words and she looked at him with surprise.

nIn the Tian Xuan organization, all members knew Fu Wenduo’s name. Everyone in Beijing, China and even the whole world knew this name. However, they never had any contact with Fu Wenduo, apart from the Tian Xuan organization.

nSix months ago, Fu Wenduo was about to leave Beijing. Li Miaomiao followed Ruan Wangshu and Qi Heng to stop Fu Wenduo and pull him into the organization. The man was silent and powerful. His fighting was never about victory but for the sake of human life. He was a different player from them. They were stowaways but they didn’t have the smell of a killer.

nRuan Wangshu said that Fu Wenduo had probably killed more people than all of them combined.

nLi Miaomiao originally thought that Fu Wenduo had the identity of someone who didn’t like to speak and just obeyed orders, like Lian Yuzheng. Every time they challenged the black tower gave, Lian Yuzheng spoke few words. Generally, Ruan Wangshu would formulate the strategies while Lian Yuzheng silently executed them. Originally Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo were the same. How did Fu Wenduo suddenly start talking?

nLi Miaomiao glanced at Tang Mo, who looked calm, as if he knew something.

n…It was probably their strategy.

nLi Miaomiao secretly thought.

nIn fact, she didn’t know that Tang Mo was calm on the surface but his heart was full of pressure. Tang Mo had long discovered that this hide-and-seek game was for them to find someone. Countless speculations passed through his mind but he couldn’t grasp the light.

nFu Wenduo already knew?

nFu Wenduo continued, “As long as you know the identity of the person hiding, the game should start normally. Besides, we might grab the person who is hiding and the game can end immediately.” He looked at Tang Mo and his tone became slightly softer. “The hide-and-seek game has another nickname, peekaboo.”

nFu Wenduo’s softening wasn’t obvious and no one was aware of this change.

nTang Mo and Fu Wenduo watched each other and Tang Mo finally understood Fu Wenduo’s meaning. The answer made him surprised but after carefully thinking, he felt it was a bit funny. Tang Mo had long known that his thoughts were very rational. He liked to come to conclusions based on clues and following reasonable thoughts. Fu Wenduo always said many whimsical things. His thinking was extremely open but it wasn’t outrageous. Many times he guessed correctly.

nThe answer this time really made Tang Mo smile.

nFu Wenduo turned and faced Grecia, who was standing by the window and holding a cup of tea. He casually said, “Schrodinger’s cat isn’t a cat but a person. Schrodinger’s hide-and-seek game, the person who the players should look for, the person who is hiding can only be Schrodinger. A cat isn’t a cat, he is a person. Then who is Schrodinger?”

nA few seconds passed before Li Miaomiao let out a shocked cry. “Originally you aren’t Schrodinger’s cat, you are Schrodinger!”

nLi Miaomiao had guessed that Grecia was Schrodinger’s cat but she guessed wrong. Now she called Grecia Schrodinger but it made sense. It wasn’t Schrodinger’s cat that she perceived with her feminine intuition but Schrodinger himself.

nWhen he heard Li Miaomiao’s words, the middle-aged housekeeper eating the cat food in the corner of the kitchen looked up at Grecia.

nGrecia was watched by the four players and the middle-aged housekeeper. He froze for a few seconds before smiling and pointing at himself. “Now I am Schrodinger?”

nZhao Xiaofei thought, “Are you called Grecia Schrodinger? Or Schrodinger Grecia?”

n“My name is Grecia Sykes.”

nThe female players didn’t believe him.

nLi Miaomiao asked the housekeeper, “Is he Schrodinger?”

nThe middle-aged housekeeper replied, “Meow.”

nGrecia looked very innocent. “My ladies, I’m really not Schrodinger.”

nLi Miaomiao glanced at the calm Fu Wenduo and Tang Mo and chose to believe them. “You aren’t Schrodinger but in the castle, the five of us and Schrodinger’s cat are the only ones present. Who else is there besides you?” Li Miaomiao sneaked a peek at Zhao Xiaofei before looking away. She felt it was more like for Grecia to be Schrodinger than Zhao Xiaofei. It was because Grecia had a strange temperament that was different from other players. This temperament was strange but he was real.

nIn simpler terms, she instantly felt that Grecia was different from other players when she first saw him. She didn’t know how he was different but he must be different.

nGrecia raised his hand and rhythmically slammed his cane against the ground. He was preparing to refute it again when a voice was heard. “Victor didn’t say that he was Schrodinger.”

nLi Miaomiao was stunned.

nGrecia smiled and turned to look at Tang Mo.

nTang Mo gazed at Grecia before leaning over and staring at Schrodinger. “Dear Lord Schrodinger, can you tell us how to open the main game of Schrodinger’s hide-and-seek? Or will this game be over if we grab you right now? Then this is the simplest tower attack game I’ve ever experienced.”

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