Chapter 79: The Elderly (2/2)

Back at the East room, the players were gathered together, lowering their voices to discuss matters over.

Unlike Bai Cui, they truly felt that the old lady’s answer was extremely weird.

“That post ought to be true. If no one had died, the app would never have sent us here.” Bai Yan said, “What do guys think?”

“I think so too.” Ozawa Hiroshi also said.

“Not necessarily.” Ye Shangyu suddenly replied, “Although the ‘Backstory’ also mentioned a post, it’s still possible that the atrocity hasn’t happened yet.”

“Are you talking about baiting? That’s possible.” Bai Yan avidly recalled what happened during ‘Real Ghost Stories,’ “It’s possible that a ghost published the post. Can we find out who made the post?”

“Hold on.”

Ye Shangyu fished out her laptop and began to quickly type on the keyboard. While she was busy, the others continued to collect opinions on the matter.

“The post might not be fake, it’s also possible that she’s forgetful!” Jina played around with her brown braid, thinking hard, “In my last game, the NPCs were all old and had lost their memories. The ghost was able to alter their memories, forcing them to forget about the deceased. It’s possible that the old granny had forgotten.”

“En, it’s indeed like this.” Beside the little lolita, the dark-skinned Kenta said, “Jina and I frequently come across these circumstances.”

Jina and Kenta actually knew each other? One of the two was dark-skinned, thick, and solid, while the other one had light skin, short, and delicate-looking. Bai Yan stared at the two and felt that these two were mismatched. Who knew how they met each other.

Everyone expressed their opinions, one after another. A different Eastern player named Lu Ruichao kept silent as though he disliked speaking.

He didn’t say anything, and the others also didn’t concern themselves with him.

As their discussion dragged along, Ye Shangyu suddenly raised her head, “This can’t be, I can’t find it!”

“My laptop restarted on its own. It’s most likely that the app doesn’t want us to use this manner to find out who the poster is.”

“Interesting.” There was a light in Bai Yan’s eyes, “It seems that the identity of the poster is important.”

“Could it be a villager?” Jina paused, “Perhaps they wanted to remind themselves before they forgot and posted it online.”

“It’s also possible that there is a ghost among the villagers.” Bai Yan said, “If we can uncover who posted it, we can find out who is being impersonated by a ghost. Of course, this is just a guess of mine.”

Everyone discussed the topic in a lively manner, raising a few instances that constantly appeared in the game.

In the end, everyone unanimously acknowledged that anything could happen and decided to take a multi-pronged approach, which was to verify from all sides which case was right.

“Kenta and I can go ask the other villagers and see if they really disappeared or not.” Jina said in a sweet tone.

“You and Kenta? Your skin color is different from the people here, so they might get scared of you.” Ozawa Hiroshi then pointed a finger at the silent Lu Ruichao, “It would be better if you and I were in one unit, while Kenta and he go together.”

“No, I still want to be together with Kenta.” Jina looked like she could talk well, but her rejection was relentless, “I’m used to exploring with teammates I’m familiar with.”

Jina and Kenta had already formed a fixed team, and she also didn’t trust Ozawa Hiroshi.

It was also right. Because with Jina’s small stature, if they ever came across something, Ozawa Hiroshi could also gently push her to the ghost, serving as a sacrificial victim.

A thought flashed through Bai Yan’s mind. He looked Ye Shangyu in the eye, consulting her with a few words, opening his mouth and saying, “I feel that Xu Lanfang and her grandma are both suspicious as well as those two anchors, these two outside people also deserve to be followed closely. Ye Shangyu and I will be in charge of keeping an eye on them.”

“Okay.” The large black woman nodded in agreement, “Ozawa Hiroshi, you and Lu Ruichao should go together. Two-people groups should be safe.”

With the groups divided, Ozawa Hiroshi gave Jina a regretful look, a gesture that made Jina frown, making her extremely annoyed.

This shifty-eyed Ozawa Hiroshi, she would never agree to join him by any means. Jina snorted and tilted her chin up, her milky-white little hand pulled along the black man’s large hand.

After Jina left, Lu Ruichao didn’t say a word and went through the door, while the somewhat dejected Ozawa Hiroshi also left.

Soon, only Bai Yan and Ye Shangyu were left in the East room.

Ye Shangyu carried her laptop, and with Bai Yan, they left the East room. In the kitchen, Xu Lanfang just so happened to be chatting with the female anchor.

Seeing the two coming over, Bai Cui enthusiastically called them, “Little sister is going outside to gather some firewood. Little Tanned and I are preparing to help, do you two want to come?”

———————————————-

T/N: To summarize, the players are:

Bai Yan

Ye Shangyu

Jina, the brown-haired and blue-eyed small Lolita

Kenta, the large and thick black man

Ozawa Hiroshi, Japanese player, is making moves on Jina

Lu Ruichao, the third Chinese playe