Liang Ping thought for a moment and said, "I don't think we need to consider so many other things, like selection criteria or anything. For now, discussing them is meaningless."
"Because, starting the investigation from these aspects would be too inconvenient for us and would lead us down a very winding path."
If they were in the real world, with Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping's identities, they could easily gather the necessary data and make analytical judgments.
However, Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping currently did not have such convenient conditions.
Therefore, if they wanted to uncover the truth, it would be best for them to find an alternative approach to have any hope of discovering what they wanted to know.
Just dwelling on this would require them to spend a lot of time, and by the time they found out, it would be too late.
But, from what aspect should they start?
Nie Chongyang, after hearing Liang Ping's words, agreed. He thought carefully, and after a long while, he suddenly had an idea.
He said to Liang Ping, "I think what you said is indeed correct."
"Analyzing from those aspects is something we currently lack the conditions to do. If we really did it, it would only be a waste of time, and we would have to find another way."
"I've been thinking just now and suddenly thought of a problem."
Liang Ping looked at Nie Chongyang and asked, "What problem?"
Nie Chongyang replied to Liang Ping, "The matter we are currently investigating, at its core, should still be connected to Ye Tiancheng and the little fox, right?"
"No matter what, what happened here should be related to what happened to Lin Yanqin."
"In this situation, what we need to find is perhaps the common ground between these two, to find the connection between them, so that we can find the real way to break through."
At this moment, Nie Chongyang and Ye Tiancheng's group had a resonance in their thoughts.
Ye Tiancheng's group also had a similar idea.
Liang Ping listened thoughtfully and nodded slightly.
"Logically speaking, no matter how I think about it, what connection could there be between Lin Yanqin and Ding Yijie?"
"They are too far apart, separated by over a hundred years of time. In my memory, even tracing the Ding family tree back over a hundred years, it shouldn't have any connection to the Lin family. It couldn't be that their ancestors had some connection that led to the current situation, right?"
"They seem to be people from two different worlds."
"Even after death, they definitely wouldn't be connected, right?"
Nie Chongyang also shook his head with some distress and said, "To be honest, I don't think this direction is wrong, but I really can't find any useful clues to connect them."
"But I don't believe we would have inexplicably arrived on this timeline."
A sudden silence fell in the corridor.
Suddenly, Liang Ping said with a look of unease, "I suddenly thought, why is it such a coincidence that Ding Yijie is my distant relative, and even got involved in this matter, and it just so happens to be related to Lin Yanqin's situation."
"Do you think, could it be... that our arrival here is itself part of a scheme?"
As he said this, Liang Ping felt a chill run down his spine.
This feeling of being manipulated in the palm of someone's hand, unseen, would never feel good.
Nie Chongyang was also startled, but then he waved his hand and said, "Don't think of everything in the worst possible way. Sometimes, schemes meeting coincidences, interlocking, can also produce unexpected results, which can be frightening."
"But the matter itself might not be that mysterious, and we shouldn't scare ourselves."
"Moreover, since we are already in this situation, let's be optimistic. Maintaining a good mindset will make it easier to escape the predicament. If we lose our composure, I'm afraid we'll really be trapped here."
Hearing Nie Chongyang's words, Liang Ping suddenly couldn't help but smile slightly.
"It's not to the point of being trapped here."
Hearing Liang Ping say this, Nie Chongyang tilted his head to look at him and asked, "Why do you say that? Do you have a new idea?"
Liang Ping shook his head slightly.
However, he said, "It's not that I have too much confidence in ourselves, but I think as long as we are careful and don't lose our lives here, Ye Tiancheng and the other two definitely won't abandon us, right?"
"I believe that as long as we hold on for a while, they will definitely come to find us and take us out."
Nie Chongyang was slightly stunned for a moment, and then he laughed heartily.
"Hahaha, you're right!"
Seeing Nie Chongyang like this, he finally seemed to have opened up and relaxed, no longer so tense. Liang Ping's own unease was also dispelled a little.
He also had the mood to joke with Nie Chongyang.
Liang Ping said to Nie Chongyang, "However, you need to be careful. Before, you always liked to bicker with the little fox. The little fox is with his older brother. If he remembers and holds a grudge, and wants to teach you a lesson, he might whisper in his brother Ye Tiancheng's ear and not come to save you. Let's see what you do."
Nie Chongyang raised an eyebrow.
"That's nothing to be afraid of. We two are good partners, grasshoppers on the same rope. We live together, we die together. So, you should think of good things and don't curse ourselves?"
"If I can't escape, can you escape?"
Liang Ping chuckled twice.
Nie Chongyang also said, "Besides, it's not that the little fox isn't fun to tease, but he's not that petty. He definitely won't abandon us."
"Ye Tiancheng is also very loyal. When he was trapped for three years, after coming out, he was still concerned about Fatty's situation when he could contact people."
Thinking of how Fatty had betrayed Ye Tiancheng and stabbed him through the heart from behind, Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping both felt a sense of melancholy.
It was only now that the little fox was still by Ye Tiancheng's side.
But thinking that before this, Fatty had also followed Ye Tiancheng with such devotion, it made them feel even more wistful.
Speaking of their previous conversation, Liang Ping and Nie Chongyang were just joking. They didn't really think that Ye Tiancheng and the little fox would abandon them.
Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping knew very well what kind of people Ye Tiancheng and the little fox were, and they also trusted their character. If it weren't for this, Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping would not have befriended Ye Tiancheng and the others for so long, and their relationship would still be very good.
Moreover, Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping would be willing to come to such a ghost place to help Ye Tiancheng and the others.
Ye Tiancheng and the others were also very capable. Even if Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping couldn't think of a way to break through, the thought that they had Ye Tiancheng and the others to rely on behind them did indeed bring them a lot of peace.
To some extent, Ye Tiancheng was also a very reliable person.
No wonder so many people were willing to follow and help him.
This person was capable and valued loyalty and righteousness, which made people feel at ease following him. In other situations, other people might not be like this.
However, no matter what, Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping could not just wait for Ye Tiancheng and the little fox to save them.
They were not that kind of people.
So, for now, they still needed a plan, to plan what to do next.
Liang Ping looked at Nie Chongyang and asked him, "So, what should we do now?"
Nie Chongyang looked around. Even though they had reached the third floor, the scene was still familiar. Visually, there was nothing unusual, but they could still subtly sense that things were very different from before.
It was understandable that they had just entered the first floor and were walking towards the main entrance, but in the blink of an eye, they were on the third floor. It was obvious that this was not a normal situation.
In this situation, how could they say that they could easily leave if they wanted to?
Liang Ping asked Nie Chongyang, "Why don't we try going to the first floor again and see what happens?"
They had no direction at the moment.
Liang Ping's suggestion was just a proposal.
Nie Chongyang thought about it and felt that there was nothing wrong with simply making an attempt. They had to try before they could find a direction.
Therefore, Nie Chongyang agreed to Liang Ping's proposal.
The two of them walked downstairs together. They did not encounter any unusual situations in the stairwell, and they successfully reached the first floor. This was if what they saw was not an illusion, and their senses were not mistaken.
Nie Chongyang looked at the main entrance again and said hesitantly, "Should we try to walk out through the main door again?"
"Was it too smooth going downstairs?"
Liang Ping thought about it after hearing Nie Chongyang's words and replied, "It's just a few steps, and it doesn't take much effort to verify the truth. If we go and see, we'll know."
However, Nie Chongyang looked at the main entrance, and a sense of foreboding inexplicably arose in his heart.
But he couldn't say where this premonition came from.
Was there any danger there?
However, Liang Ping was right. Whatever the situation, they would know if they went to see it. If they didn't go, they wouldn't know the outcome, whether it was good or bad.
Hesitating due to a little fear was not Nie Chongyang's style.
After thinking about it, Nie Chongyang said to Liang Ping, "No matter what, making more attempts is indeed necessary. However, I have a bad premonition, and I don't know where it comes from."
"Let's be more careful when we walk over."
Liang Ping didn't feel anything in this regard, but since Nie Chongyang said so, Liang Ping naturally took it to heart.
He nodded to Nie Chongyang, "I see, then we should indeed be more careful. Then, when we go over, let's each be vigilant, lest something unexpected happens."
Nie Chongyang nodded in agreement.
The two of them walked towards the main entrance on the first floor again. Just as Liang Ping was about to step out of the main entrance, this time, it seemed that he did not have the same feeling as last time, that he could walk out.
Nie Chongyang was a step behind him, and his ominous premonition grew stronger.
Suddenly, Nie Chongyang had a jolt. Just as Liang Ping took a step, he shouted loudly at Liang Ping, "Come back quickly, don't go out!"
As he spoke, he reached out to grab Liang Ping.
Nie Chongyang wanted to pull Liang Ping back.
Liang Ping had already stepped out with one foot. Hearing Nie Chongyang's words, it was too late to retract his foot. But Nie Chongyang reached out to grab him. Liang Ping reacted quickly enough, and with his good reflexes, he instinctively reached out to grab Nie Chongyang's hand and held on tightly.