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"After all, he has made movies before. He doesn't act coyly and go to his death together. This guy is not stupid in this regard..."
The director smiled carefreely and turned to look at the shadow that was nearby.
"Director, you must survive!"
Xiao Liu's almost pleading voice came from far away downstairs. Although it was a little unclear due to the distance, the director still heard it clearly.
Having someone who cares about him so much, he suddenly feels that it doesn't matter if he dies now.
"Otherwise, no one will pay everyone..."
Xiao Liu's voice continued to float from far away downstairs.
The smile on the director's face froze.
As expected...it doesn't matter even if I die now.
As the door was slammed shut by an invisible force, the kaleidoscope of thoughts flashed through his mind again.
……
Han Zhou checked downstairs as quickly as possible, but still couldn't find Xiao Xiaoxiao. He was basically certain that the guy was definitely avoiding him, otherwise it would be impossible for him to miss him again and again.
But he couldn't figure out what Xiao Xiaoxiao's motive was for avoiding him?
Of course, in addition to intentionally avoiding him, there is actually another possibility, that is, Xiao Xiaoxiao has already gone back.
Unlike him, Xiao Xiaoxiao does not seem to need sleeping pills and points as an aid to travel to the past and the future. However, she should not be able to actively control this ability. Therefore, it is possible that she could travel to the past accidentally and then travel back to the present without noticing.
Maybe Xiao Xiaoxiao had returned to her room without realizing it, which was why she couldn't be found for a long time.
However, Han Zhou didn't dare to gamble. It would cost him points to go back and forth. If he found out that Xiao Xiaoxiao hadn't returned after returning, he would have to spend half of his points to go back.
It has to be said that since both of them have the ability to walk through walls, if Xiao Xiaoxiao really wants to hide from him, it would be difficult for him to find her.
...Unless some other means are used.
Han Zhou sighed, it was time to use the power of the status bar.
He looked up at the status bar panel to check his current skills and occupations.
[Skills: Efficient learning, cooking proficiency, fast reading, chronic illness (strengthened), powerful throwing, photographic memory, adrenaline, analogy, animal affinity, conscience, good at crafts]
[Occupation: College student, senior chef, skilled quack doctor, passionate young man, mission master, fearless warrior]
After a careful look, there is nothing suitable to be modified into an entry with a tracking effect.
However, sometimes if you want to find someone, you don’t necessarily need to take the initiative to find the other person, but you can let the other person show up on their own initiative.
After thinking about it, Han Zhou turned his attention to "Guilty Conscience", thinking that perhaps he could find Xiao Xiaoxiao through this skill.
Spending two points, he improved the skill, making it "Asking for Guilt", and added a relevant description.
[Ask with a guilty conscience: Spend 10 points. When you shout out the painful question "Don't you feel sorry for me?", within a radius of 50 meters, if there are humans who can clearly hear your question and are able to respond, they will immediately and uncontrollably answer "yes" or "no" at the same volume. This answer will be particularly loud in your ears, so you can confirm the identity of the respondent. Add a certain number of points, and you can continue to ask questions. The respondent will be forced to give a brief answer. Each additional question will increase the number of points consumed tenfold. (Note: All answers of the questioner are based on the heart, and can basically be guaranteed to be true and effective)]
What Han Zhou originally wanted was just a skill similar to "Will you answer when I call you?" As long as he shouted a person's name loudly, the other person would respond uncontrollably. In this way, even if Xiao Xiaoxiao hid, she would have nowhere to hide.
But with the correction of the status bar, although this skill can still achieve the effect he wants, it has changed somewhat.
Putting aside other things, just shouting out loud in public "Don't you feel sorry for me?" is already a very socially deadly experience. And if all the onlookers around are forced to answer, then it won't just be one person who will suffer socially.
However, it must be said that this skill is quite powerful. It can be said to be a large-scale truth or truth game. The key is that no one can lie. It can be used in many places. It is practical and powerful.
Unfortunately, although this skill is powerful, it cannot be used lightly, especially by people around you. After all, the affected person can clearly feel that they are out of control when they answer. If you use this method to force others to answer, it is easy to cause disgust, and you may even be reported and sliced into pieces.
This is the power that can control the mind.
If it were a normal situation, Han Zhou would certainly not use this skill to look for Xiao Xiaoxiao, but now the situation is abnormal. The most important thing is that after returning to the present time, both he and Xiao Xiaoxiao will lose their memories, so it would be the same as if this incident had never happened.
So now is a great time to use the phrase “ask the question and you will feel guilty.”
Han Zhou made a decision in his mind.
But ten points are still points, so it's better not to waste them. He thought for a moment and felt that it was more likely that Xiao Xiaoxiao was hiding in the villa where everyone was staying tonight, so he passed through the wall to leave the villa and returned to the original villa in the heavy rain.
After finding a position that could cover as many areas of the villa as possible, he took a deep breath and shouted out those words loudly -
"Don't you feel sorry for me?!"
He completely forgot that his voice at this moment would be heard by the "future".
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 386: Collective Social Death
At one o'clock in the morning, the heavy rain still showed no sign of stopping.
The luxurious chandelier emits warm white light, and the circle of light formed just falls into the elegant teacup placed on the coffee table directly below. As the water ripples slightly, hot steam continues to rise, filling the living room with the fragrance of tea.
Taking the freshly brewed hot tea from Ouyang Lianyu, Zhong Yin thanked her and praised, "Teacher Ouyang, you brew tea really well. This is the first time I smell such a strong tea fragrance."
Zhong Ling, who was sitting next to her, smiled and nodded, indicating that she agreed with her sister.
Ouyang Lianyu was worried about Xiao Xiaoxiao and Han Zhou, so she was in a bad mood. She forced a smile when she heard the words and said, "Thank you for the compliment. I learned tea art from my family for a while before, but now I only remember the process. The strong aroma of the tea is probably because of the good tea leaves."
"I remember that Mr. Ouyang's family seemed to care a lot about these etiquettes."
Guzheng held the teacup and blew it, saying, "Anyway, I think there is not much difference between drinking tea and drinking hot water. To make tea, just put some tea leaves in and pour boiling water. It's too troublesome to warm the cup and moisten the tea."
After a pause, she added, "Although the tea brewed by Teacher Ouyang is indeed very fragrant."
She knew that Ouyang Lianyu's family education was rigid and strict, and she was speaking up for her.
Mo Yixia took a sip of tea and put down the cup gracefully: "You are indeed more suitable to drink hot water."
"Why do you always like to butt in?"
Gu Zheng immediately frowned, looked at her with dissatisfaction, and snorted, "I just like to drink hot water, so what? Is it your business?"
"I never said I liked butting in."
Mo Yixia pulled up the hair beside her ears and said slowly, "But if it's really troublesome, your best choice should be tap water."
"The trouble I'm talking about is doing unnecessary things. Don't misinterpret my meaning!"
"Unnecessary things? Some people don't like hot water, and even in winter they will let the boiled water cool down before drinking it. Some people like sweet things by nature and are always used to adding sugar to water. Some people use the most expensive tea sets and buy the most expensive tea leaves, just for a sip of carefully brewed hot tea -"
Mo Yixia glanced at Gu Zheng and said, "Everyone has their own preferences. What you call 'superfluous' may be what others need every day. I'm curious, how do you define the word 'superfluous things'?"
Gu Zheng curled her lips and said unconvincedly: "I just said what I think, who wants to listen to your lecture?"
"I didn't think of reasoning with you."
"Then what do you want to do?"
"I don't want to do anything."
After a pause, Mo Yixia said calmly: "You can understand this as my 'necessity.'"
Everyone smiled bitterly. Since Han Zhou left, this was the third time Mo Yixia had caused trouble for Gu Zheng.
Ouyang Lianyu was afraid that the two would quarrel, so she quickly changed the subject and asked, "What did Han Zhou do upstairs?"
It wasn't just to change the subject. She was really concerned about this issue. If it weren't for Mo Yixia and Guzheng "guaranteeing" Han Zhou, she would never have let Han Zhou leave in such an unclear manner.
Han Zhou and Xiao Xiaoxiao were both her students. The disappearance of Xiao Xiaoxiao had already made her very worried. If Han Zhou also disappeared, she would never be able to forgive herself.
Seeing that Han Zhou had not returned yet, she always felt a little uneasy.
When Xiao Xiaoxiao and Han Zhou were mentioned, varying degrees of worry appeared on everyone's faces, but they obviously could not answer Ouyang Lianyu's questions.
No one knew why Han Zhou went upstairs, and no one knew why he was so sure that he could find Xiao Xiaoxiao.
"Why don't we go upstairs and take a look."
Wang Lengqiu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly made a suggestion.
"no!"
Gu Zheng was the first to object, and said firmly, "Since Han Zhou told us to wait downstairs, he must have his reasons. No one is allowed to go upstairs before hearing from him!"
Before leaving, Han Zhou specifically told her to keep an eye on everyone and not allow anyone to go upstairs before the other party came back, and even if they wanted to go to the toilet, they had to hold it in as long as possible.
Han Zhou's expression was very serious at the time, and he was obviously serious. Although Gu Zheng was also very curious about what Han Zhou wanted to do by going upstairs, since the other party had given this task to her, she could not let him down.
Anyway, Han Zhou also said that he would explain to everyone when he comes back.
Wang Lengqiu lowered his head slightly and stopped talking.
Ouyang Lianyu comforted her, "Guzheng, don't be angry. Wang Lengqiu is just worried about Han Zhou."
"I'm not angry." Gu Zheng shook her head. "I'm worried about Han Zhou, too, but he told me before he left that he would be back with Xiao Xiao soon, so everyone please wait patiently for a while."
"Did he say how long to wait?" Jong-eun asked.
"No, I just said that if nothing unexpected happens, I'll be back soon."
"What if there is an accident?"
The air was quiet for a moment.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Zhong Yin explained, "I mean, what if Han Zhou never comes back?"
Ever since her parents passed away, she has been accustomed to preparing for the worst in everything. That is why she taught her sister to scold boys who approached her and to solve the problem from the root.
Although he didn't say it, Zhong Yin also cared about Han Zhou's safety and was worried that he would get into an accident alone.
It was raining heavily tonight, which always gave her a feeling of uneasiness.
Zhong Ling looked worried. She was also very worried about Han Zhou. You know, Xiao Xiaoxiao disappeared mysteriously, and it must be very difficult for Han Zhou to find her. The "unusual" method he used might have certain risks, so he forbade everyone to go upstairs.
"One hour."
At this moment, Mo Yixia spoke up, "Wait for another hour at most. If Han Zhou doesn't come back, we'll go upstairs to find him."
She had just tried to call Han Zhou, but the call showed that the other party was out of the service area, which meant that the other party had probably gone to a place with no signal.
This was a rather unbelievable thing. You know, even if Han Zhou climbed out of the villa through the window and ran at a speed of one hundred meters per second, he would not be able to run out of the signal area in just ten minutes.
Even if Han Zhou really had the ability to run out of the signal area in such a short time, he didn't need to climb out of the villa from the upstairs. He could just go through the front door and there was no need to go upstairs.
Therefore, she speculated that Han Zhou might have entered a space where the signal could not reach, or was under some kind of force that could block the signal within a small range.
Considering that Xiao Xiaoxiao disappeared out of thin air, she was more inclined to the first guess - Han Zhou was most likely to have gone to where Xiao Xiaoxiao was, which might be another space.
Han Zhou had previously told Mo Yixia and Xiao Xiaoxiao about his experience in the unfinished building, so Mo Yixia knew very well that this was not the first time something like this had happened.