CH 17

(Little girl: How did you know?)

(You: Never mind that, just eat if you want to.)

(Little girl: You must have the ability to predict the future, right?)

(You: Not really, I just guessed that you like to eat lamb kidneys.)

(Little girl: So you have mind-reading abilities, right? Then tell me, what am I thinking right now? If you answer correctly, I'll give you a reward, but if you're wrong, I'll dig your brain out and put it in a hotpot.)

(You feel a chill down your spine.)

(Little girl: Hurry up and answer!)

(The girl begins to reveal her true colors.)

(You: Are you thinking about how to eat my brain?)

(Little girl: You guessed wrong!)

(The girl opens her mouth wide and bites towards your neck.)

(You stop the deduction!)

Damn it!

Too hasty!

Gu Yi shook his head. He didn't expect even after predicting the plot in advance. Not only did he fail to seize the opportunity, but he also ended up shooting himself in the foot.

No, this is not the correct way to clear the task.

Start over.

(Deduction begins!)

(You take the task, discard the offal in the kitchen, and arrange the shop owner to buy as many lamb kidneys as possible.)

(You take the little girl to play in the backyard.)

(You obey the little girl's every word.)

(The little girl is having a great time.)

(Little girl: I smell the aroma of barbecue. I want to eat lamb kidneys.)

(You: I'll get it for you right away.)

(You go to the door and receive the lamb kidneys from the shop owner.)

(You hand it to the little girl.)

(The little girl eats one after another, but can't eat anymore after two skewers.)

(Little girl: You can eat the rest.)

(You do as she says.)

(Little girl: It's so boring, why don't we play...)

(You: If you think it's boring, how about I do some magic tricks for you?)

(Little girl: Yes!)

(You perform a magic trick where you make your finger go through your ear, and the little girl gets excited and begs you to tell her the trick's secret.)

(You patiently explain it to her.)

(Little girl: I think doing magic tricks is boring, I still prefer playing hide and seek. Or else...)

(You shiver.)

(You: It's not boring, I'll show you a different magic trick.)

(You perform a trick where you elongate your finger.)

(The little girl seems uninterested.)

(Little girl: I've seen this trick before, it's not fun at all.)

(You: How about this one?)

(Little girl: Boring, not interesting! I don't want to see magic tricks, I want to play hide and seek!)

(You grit your teeth.)

(This is just the little girl's first request, you still have a chance to persuade her!)

(You: Hide and seek is too dangerous here, the patients have a lot of germs on them and they could infect you.)

(Little girl: No, my dad said their sicknesses won't infect us.)

(You: This place is too big, playing hide and seek is risky.)

(Little girl: Then we'll just limit ourselves to this backyard! We won't go to the square outside.)

(You: But this area is too narrow...)

(Little girl: Are you making excuses because you don't want to play with me? Are you rejecting me?)

(You: No, I'm just discussing with you.)

(Little girl: Play hide and seek with me, play hide and seek with me!)

(She asks three times in a row.)

(You don't agree.)

(The little girl turns into a monster and swings her claws, chopping off your head.)

(You die.)

(The deduction ends!)

Fourth deduction.

Still ended in failure!

Gu Yi took a deep breath and started to deduce again.

(Deduction begins!)

(You suspect that there may be false rules in the nanny handbook.)

(You have already proven that refusing the little girl will definitely result in a gruesome death.)

(Not only that, no matter how you satisfy the little girl's requests, she will still eventually ask to play hide and seek.)

(Hide and seek is unavoidable.)

(There cannot be a chess game in this strange world that leads to inevitable death. There must be a way to safely pass through.)

(With the experience of the previous four attempts, you flawlessly completed all of the little girl's requests.)

(The little girl looks at you and shows an innocent smile.)

(Little girl: Let's play a game, how about playing hide and seek?)

(You: Okay.)

(You nod helplessly. If you refuse, you will die immediately. Perhaps playing hide and seek may offer a glimmer of hope?)

(Little girl: Great, then you be the ghost who hides, okay?)

(You: Okay.)

(Little girl: Then you quickly hide, I'll count to one hundred, and then come find you.)

(The little girl grins.)

(You nod and find a place to hide.)

(Suddenly, you feel a chill run through your body, like falling into an ice cave.)

(Everything around you turns transparent.)

(You turn around and find that your body was lying on the ground.)

(You have really become a "ghost"!)

(You died.)

(Deduction ends!)

Gu Yi was sweating profusely.

He kept silently repeating "deduction begins" in his mind, but nothing happened.

Gu Yi felt a headache, the result of mental exhaustion.

He opened his eyes and cold sweat soaked his back.

He had exhausted all five deductions and still could not come up with a perfect solution!

Am I...

Am I really going to die here?

Gu Yi was lost in thought while holding the nanny handbook in his hand.

The store owner was getting impatient and knocked on the table, asking loudly, "Hey, what are you doing? Are you going to take this task or not?"

Gu Yi pondered for a moment.

"If I come back tomorrow, can I still take this task?"

"Huh? What are you thinking about?" the shop owner said. "She's going home tomorrow."

"Then can I come back in an hour?"

"I'm super busy right now, that's why I need you to help me with the child. What do I need you to do with the child in an hour when I'm done with my work?"

Gu Yi sighed helplessly.

He couldn't delay any longer and needed to regain his mental strength.

If he wanted to get the live toad, he had to complete the shop owner's task now.

The toad might be the only clue to defeating the spider in Room 0.

Only by killing the spider, he can successfully enter Level -1 (basement) of the hospital without using the access card.

Dealing with this little demon was a hurdle that he would never be able to overcome!

"Hey, are you taking it or not? Forget it if you're not!"

"I'll take it. I'll take this task," Gu Yi gritted his teeth and nodded.

He couldn't rely solely on his own abilities.

Sometimes, he had to face difficulties head-on!

The little girl blinked at Gu Yi and showed an innocent smile. She opened her arms and said in a childish voice, "Big brother, will you play games with me? The shop owner uncle can't play with me, only you can."