I pointed at the newspaper and said, "Our initial idea wasn't wrong, but we were led astray by Zhao Yuezhhu."

Zhao Yuezhu quickly lowered her head when she heard me talking about her.

I continued, "According to Zhao Yuezhu, there were no problems with the newspaper's review, layout, or printing, then the problem must lie in the newspaper's transportation."

"Every day around dawn, the newspaper company sends a truck to deliver the newspapers to various sales points. I suspect someone swapped the newspapers during transportation."

"If I'm not mistaken, the road from the printing plant to the city must pass through a relatively remote area. That should be where the newspapers were switched."

"By following this clue, I think we should also be able to find a printing plant that has disappeared."

"That's where Bai Xin's lair is."

I stopped there, but Ye Yang interjected, "And the newspaper company!"

"That's right!" Feng Ruohang nodded. "Bai Xin has been constantly harassing the Wancheng Newspaper Company. There must be some grievance between them. The newspaper company is also an important clue. Let's investigate separately!"

"Split up?" I frowned. "We only have three warlocks. It's too difficult to pursue four clues at the same time!"

"There's me too!" Zhao Yuezhu said, "If you hadn't come, I would have investigated Bai Xin myself. I can handle one lead."

"No way!" Feng Ruohang and I said in unison, "Don't make trouble!"

We couldn't split up into four groups no matter what. If we did, I would be exposing Zhao Yuezhu to Bai Xin. That would be too dangerous.

Ye Yang said in a deep voice, "The clues can be merged!"

My eyes lit up. "That's right! We can combine four into two."

"The escape room game and the ghost-suppressing iron tomb can be merged into one clue, and the newspaper company into another. That way, we're still splitting up into two groups. You two go together, and I'll still be with Zhao Yuezhu."

Zhao Yuezhu said in a low voice, "What if we run into each other again?"

Ye Yang and I couldn't help but exchange glances.

Ye Yang was about to speak, but I waved my hand to stop him. "We'll deal with it when we run into each other. For now, let's stick to my plan!"

As Ye Yang walked past me, he deliberately touched my hand. "Be careful. You might encounter Bai Xin first."

I knew what Ye Yang meant!

Bai Xin was more cunning than we thought.

She not only used different clues to conceal her true purpose, but also used Ye Yang and me to achieve her goals.

This escape room game was definitely not just to show us a story. Ye Yang and I must have played indispensable roles in the room.

The roles I'm talking about are not the characters we played in the game, but the actual roles in the formation.

Bai Xin tricked Ye Yang into going upstairs, definitely not to watch a show.

After Ye Yang left, I jumped onto the second-floor window and scanned the room, following Ye Yang's footprints. The positions where Ye Yang and Feng Ruohang stood...

I suddenly turned my head to look downstairs, revealing a sneer. This game is getting more and more interesting!

I like games where hunters and prey can switch roles.

I am Bai Xin's prey now, but when I find the right opportunity, she will be my prey.

When I jumped down from upstairs, Zhao Yuezhu stared at me for a long time. "You smiled strangely just now. Are you up to no good?"

I glared at her. "I was born with a smiling face. I smile at everyone I see. What's wrong with that?"

Zhao Yuezhu was so angry that she gritted her teeth. "Aren't you going to find the guard? Go find the guard!"

I walked out of the main entrance of the villa and wandered around for a long time before stopping.

Little Pig's villa wasn't built in a residential area, but in a relatively open area as a detached house.

From a Jianghu (martial world) perspective, this design allows one to have a clear view of the surrounding events.

Unfortunately, there's no guardhouse for this kind of house.

Zhao Yuezhu seemed happy to see me stumped. "What's wrong? Miscalculated? Where's the guard?"

I walked to the entrance of the villa and gestured. "There's no guardhouse, so why don't I just build one for him?"

As I said that, I pried up four flat paving stones from the ground, walked to the left side of the villa, and used three bricks to build a gate-like structure. Then, I used the last brick to block the left side of the gate. "That's it!"

Zhao Yuezhu looked at me for a long time. "Are you building a mountain god temple?"

In the deep mountains and old forests of Northeast China, you must never kick or sit on something made of four stones that looks like a gate or a shed.

That's a "mountain god temple" built by people entering the mountains at a certain intersection. It's uncertain whether there are spirits inside.

If it's inhabited by wandering souls and wild ghosts, the person who kicks the temple will at most trip or fall and end up with a bruised face.

But if there really is something powerful living inside, that kick is equivalent to kicking away your own life. Even the people who entered the mountain with you might not be able to get out.