Chapter 298 "Stay Overnight" (3)
Early the next morning.
Todd woke up from the bathtub. Compared to Todd's height, the bathtub was indeed a little small, and he did not sleep very comfortably. After getting out of the bathtub, Todd stretched on the open space next to it. At the same time, he looked at the bathroom door and found that the gas traps he had set were still there.
The bathroom was still there, which meant that the big killer outside had not been triggered. It seemed that no one had tried to enter their room and leave the bathroom. To be on the safe side, Todd put away the micro dirty bomb first, but did not put away other things.
"What is Todd doing?"
"This is one of the main skills of a minelayer. Simply put, in addition to being a mobile arsenal of explosives, a minelayer is also a huge compound detonator. They can use specific gestures to detonate or shut down the explosives they set up."
"Then if someone memorizes their gestures, wouldn't that be equivalent to reducing their power by half?"
"But it's not that simple. The gestures of the minelayers are all different. This thing can be set by yourself. In addition, these gestures can be modified at any time, so it is not feasible to record the gestures to understand the minelayer's behavior."
Under the observation of the players and the audience, Todd made a few gestures and seemed to be doing something childish, but soon everyone understood what Todd was doing. Todd was indeed very cautious. He reset all the traps in the room from trigger mode to standby mode. In this way, when Todd left the room, he would not accidentally hurt key NPCs who might be wandering around.
Todd moved the sofa that was blocking the door back to its original position, and then looked out the window. The buildings across the street were in ruins, with many traces of charring, and many buildings were still emitting black smoke. This made Todd even more puzzled, because not only had he not heard any explosions from last night to now, but also, in the hotel where he was located, except for power outages in some areas, there were no explosions. And there was another point, although there might be a power outage, the electricity in his room was always sufficient, and there was not even any voltage instability.
There was a crow resting on the edge of the bed outside the window. It seemed to be pecking at small insects on the windowsill. Just as Todd was about to observe whether there was anything special about the crow, there was a sudden explosion in the building directly opposite the street of Todd's room. The loud noise and flames scared the crow away, but soon everything returned to calm. Thick smoke rose from the building opposite.
"While quarantine is still ongoing, the city police have received reports of hundreds of mentally ill people attacking others. Some witnesses claim that the people who attacked them seemed to have undergone varying degrees of physical mutation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not yet commented on these reports. At the same time, the national government has declared a state of emergency. We strongly advise all citizens in the quarantine area not to go out, stay at home, and do their best to reduce or prohibit social contact."
"Attention: Those infected can be very dangerous. The expert committee is still studying the infection cases and looking for patient zero, but the identity of patient zero and how the disease was transmitted have not yet been found. We will continue to broadcast the latest news."
Todd did not turn off the TV in the living room last night, he just muted the volume, so as soon as the news footage appeared, Todd turned the volume back to normal and learned the news.
"Sure enough, yesterday they said it was a natural gas explosion, but today it has become an infectious disease. It seems that they don't know what happened either."
If this is a copy with a background of zombie or mutant outbreak, then for Todd, the master of laying bricks, it would not be difficult to complete it. At most, it would take some time. However, judging from the voice of the cheating woman he heard last night, things do not seem to be that simple. Moreover, it is not clear what the nightmare they mentioned at the beginning is about.
"Where did this thing come from?"
Todd saw a flyer on the wooden coffee table in the living room. He clearly remembered that when he set the trap last night, there was definitely no flyer on the coffee table. So Todd picked it up and examined it carefully.
“Foster Care: You Are Not Alone”
"Helping Orphans: Children and Youth"
"Call: 11-2525"
"Foster Care Planning: Designed for Children and Youth"
This seems to be a flyer for a foster care agency, with "Planning: Foster Home" written on the back. There has been no update on the task so far, and Todd doesn't know what to do next, but this flyer that suddenly appeared in his room is indeed suspicious, so Todd picked up the flyer, walked to the landline on the wall, and tried to dial the number on it.
"Beep... Beep... Foster Care Support Line, how can I help you?"
After two rings, the phone was successfully connected and the operator's voice sounded normal. But because of this, Todd frowned, because the hotel's landline could not be used to call other external locations except the emergency number.
"Contact my supervisor."
"Hang up the phone."
Two options popped up in Todd's system. It seemed that this phone call was also part of the trigger.
"Please contact my supervisor."
"Hello. I didn't expect you to call me. Happy birthday!"
After that, there were no more options. If you wanted to continue the conversation, you had to rely on yourself. However, Todd believed that only the previous option would affect the possible changes in route, so he should be able to say anything now.
"Something weird is happening to me here."
"Are you talking about those stupid news on TV? It's probably just the media trying to scare everyone and get some traffic. Listen, you can't always find excuses to come back. It's time to try... Sorry, I got another call. It seems that something happened in your shelter. I have to go and deal with it. Good luck!"
“Beep…beep…”
After the call was hung up, Todd began to think about the content of the conversation.
Judging from the tone of the operator on the other end of the phone when he spoke to him, he obviously knew him. It seemed that Todd's current identity was an orphan who had lived in an orphan, and for some reason, "he" did not seem to want to leave the orphan, even though "he" was now around thirty years old.
Todd lowered his head and re-examined his clothes. The clothes were not expensive, but they were not cheap street goods either. They were affordable for white-collar workers with relatively good salaries. This showed that he was living a good life. Living in a relatively luxurious hotel also proved this. So, what was the reason for the shelter to attract a relatively affluent person who wanted to return to the shelter even when he was about 30 years old? This was unknown at present, but it was probably a very important part.
"Why is Todd on the phone again? Did he find something else?"
"No, the number he dialed was the police number. He was probably trying to confirm the current environment of the copy."
Players noticed that after Todd finished his conversation with the foster care center, he did not hang up the landline, but instead called the emergency number again. The call was quickly connected and the operator's voice came from the other end.
"911, how can I help you?"
"I'm at the Ningxin Hotel. There was a murder in the next room. Someone was killed!"
"We will be there as soon as possible. Please lock your door and contact hotel security. All our vehicles are currently on duty."
"beep..."
After hanging up the phone, Todd could basically judge that the emergency call and the police would not come. After all, according to what they said, all vehicles were on duty, but Todd could see through the window that there was no car on the street. Including the building where the explosion occurred, not to mention the police, there was not even a fire truck or firefighter.
However, the operator at the alarm center was still helpful. He told Todd to call the hotel security first. I don't know if it was a joke or a coincidence, but the phone number of the hotel security department is 007.
"Beep...beep...this is the Watcher, you're still alive kid? Not bad."
"Watcher?"
"Isn't security called watchman? I am responsible for the security of the hotel, or at least I can say that I am fulfilling such a duty."
As soon as the word "watchman" came out, Todd knew that the place where this number was called was not the hotel's security department at all. Similarly, the "watchman" who was talking to him was probably not a security officer or person in charge at all. However, exposing the other party would not bring any benefits at present, so Todd was ready to follow his words to see if he could find any useful information. Coincidentally, the "security officer" on the other side seemed to have not finished speaking.
"The hotel is dangerous, but the problem is that it may be even more dangerous outside. The news said it was a natural gas leak. Do you believe it?"
"maybe."
"I don't think that makes any sense. They're hiding something and the cops aren't coming, which is not a good situation, kid."
Judging from the voice, the security guard on the other end of the phone was an older man, probably in his fifties or sixties, or maybe even older, so there was nothing wrong with him calling Todd, who was about 30 years old, a child.
"I don't know how long we'll be trapped here, but I don't think we'll be able to get out so soon. I checked the security cameras, and the corridor on your floor is empty right now. Try to get something to eat if you can, don't go to other floors, and then come back quickly and wait for my call. Also - don't talk to anyone, or you might end up in a bad situation."
"beep..."
"Found food in other rooms."
As the security guard hung up the phone, a new task step appeared on the system's task panel. Todd had doubts about the security guard's identity and what he said, but for now, it seemed that he could only act according to the system's task.
And before entering his room last night, the priest he met said "Don't trust anyone". Although the security guard didn't say so, what he wanted to express was the same as that of the priest. Does Todd believe them? Of course not, but does Todd not believe them at all? As a player, obviously not.
But no matter what, Todd now understood one thing, that is, other people in this hotel must know some secret. At least the adulterous couple, the front desk manager, the priest, and the security guard who have been seen so far, all know, or at least know something about it. So this secret should be one of the things that must be figured out if you want to pass the current copy.
It can be said that there is no information that can be used for thinking, but it is not enough for Todd to piece together any key clues, so it seems that leaving the hotel room is inevitable.
From near to far, generally speaking, this is the simplest and safest option. To be on the safe side, Todd, who lives in Room 402, planned to start searching from the nearest Room 401 after leaving his room. But for some reason, the door of Room 401 could not be opened. In this case, the closest room to Todd was Room 403, where the murder took place last night.
Although Todd, as a minelayer, mainly attacks by laying minefields, this does not mean that he has no ability to attack actively. Todd shook his arms, and a stun bomb appeared in his hand. He put his thumb into the pull ring, so that if he encountered an emergency, the stun bomb would instantly fly out of his hand and explode, giving himself time to take countermeasures.