Suddenly, his figure paused. It seemed like something was watching him from the darkness behind him.

Footsteps sounded, and Jiang Cheng turned around to see Wang Qi's annoying face. "Mr. Jiang, are you looking for this?" Wang Qi shook the wooden box in his hand, the one containing the glass eyeballs.

"You discovered it too," Jiang Cheng said calmly.

"At first, I was just wondering what those delicate dark patterns were drawn on the box for?" Wang Qi grinned. "But later, when I discovered that Meng Yumian was moving according to a certain fixed route, I understood. The box depicts her route of action, and..."

Wang Qi narrowed his eyes, deliberately being mysterious. Time was tight, and he didn't seem to care about other people's lives.

"Safe zone," Jiang Cheng said.

"That's right, Mr. Jiang, you are a rare smart person." Wang Qi clapped his hands vigorously, as if cheering for Jiang Cheng. "You've been on the playground all along, where there is nothing to hide, but the female ghost turns a blind eye to you. Why?"

Wang Qi answered himself, "Because the empty playground is the safe zone, and those seemingly easy-to-hide places, such as the bathroom, the woods, and the unfinished building... are the ghost's search range."

As he spoke, Wang Qi threw the wooden box to Jiang Cheng. After catching it, he looked at it against the light and found that the dark patterns seemed to come alive, gradually piecing together a map of the playground and the nearby buildings.

Although it was only a few strokes, the strokes were vivid, allowing people to distinguish where was where at a glance. In the middle, a red line connected the places.

Without a doubt, this red line was Meng Yumian's search route.

But her route perfectly avoided the old playground in the very center.

Putting down the wooden box, Jiang Cheng raised his head and said, "But the safe zone doesn't exist forever."

"You're right. If all the remaining survivors hide in the safe zone, then the playground will no longer be a safe zone."

"But don't worry," Wang Qi said, "I won't let that happen."

Hearing Wang Qi's implication, Jiang Cheng's eyes gradually turned cold. "If I were you, I wouldn't do that."

Wang Qi shrugged. "Mr. Jiang, don't be so stubborn, okay? You understand that someone has to be left behind. You don't want your two friends who came with you to get hurt, do you?"

"Especially that fatty." Wang Qi smiled. "To be honest, it's strange, but I actually like him quite a bit. But don't get me wrong, it's not the kind of liking you're thinking of."

"It's okay if you really like him," Jiang Cheng said. "I wish you well."

The screen of the mobile phone in Jiang Cheng's hand lit up. It was a message from Huai Yi saying that he was fine, and that Meng Yumian had left after getting the eyeball.

Huai Yi specifically mentioned that Meng Yumian was heading towards Wen Liangshan's location.

That bathroom.

"It seems that there are only two people left," Wang Qi said, narrowing his eyes. "Make your own decision, Mr. Jiang. Excuse me."

After saying that, Wang Qi walked towards the door. Just as he was about to push the door open, he turned his head and said, "Oh, right, Mr. Jiang, I've already informed Gao Yan and Shen Mengyun. They should all be on the playground now. After all, it's still safe there for the time being."

Now Meng Yumian was looking for Wen Liangshan's hiding place. Next, it would be Fatty.

Just like Wang Qi said, the choice was left to him.

If he did nothing, then Wen Liangshan would survive, and then Meng Yumian would find the last Fatty. Fatty would hand over the glass eyeball, and for the first time, he would survive.

But... Jiang Cheng looked down at the dark patterns on the wooden box. After circling around, the dark patterns took a turn and returned the same way.

This meant that Meng Yumian would turn around in a very short time and find Fatty a second time.

And at that time, Fatty would no longer have glass eyeballs to give her.

He only had his own pair of eyes left.

But if he notified Fatty to evacuate now and immediately go to the safe zone on the playground, then after losing the last target, Meng Yumian would immediately target Wen Liangshan, who was originally the second-to-last person.

The same thing would happen to Wen Liangshan.

Of course, perhaps Meng Yumian hadn't found Wen Liangshan yet during this period. He still had a chance to notify Wen Liangshan and Fatty and have them all evacuate to the playground.

But now, there was still a full half hour before the mission deadline.

The moment everyone evacuated to the safe zone also meant that the safe zone would be invalid. Next, they would likely face indiscriminate pursuit by the ghost.

Jiang Cheng boldly guessed that the real rock-paper-scissors game would begin then.

If they guessed wrong, their eyeballs would be gouged out.

Would there be a way out?

Jiang Cheng was sure that there would be, but it would take time to find it.

And during the time it took to find a way out, some of them would be caught up by the ghost and forced to play the game.

Jiang Cheng couldn't guarantee that Fatty and Huai Yi would be lucky enough to win the game.

Ten minutes ago, he had talked to Wen Liangshan and told him some of his discoveries in the mission. Wen Liangshan was grateful and said that he would treat him to a big meal when they got out.

They might be ghosts, but they might also be living people.

People are selfish, and Jiang Cheng was no exception. In just a few seconds, he made a choice, but just as he was about to notify Fatty to evacuate, a phone call came in before he could.

It was actually Fatty calling.

"Doctor," Fatty said, panting. Jiang Cheng could even imagine two sausage-like legs running nimbly. "I'm at the playground. Where are you?"

"Why did you come out?" Jiang Cheng asked.

"It was Brother Huai Yi who called me and told me to evacuate quickly, saying that if I ran slowly, I'd be in big trouble." Fatty hurriedly asked, "Is everyone coming to the playground?"

It seemed that Fatty was not yet aware of Wen Liangshan's situation. Jiang Cheng didn't say much to him and told him to find Huai Yi to meet up first, and that he would be there soon.

"Then, Doctor, be careful yourself. I just saw a red thing jumping in the distance. It scared me to death," Fatty said ramblingly.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Cheng immediately ran to the playground.

When he arrived, he found that everyone had gathered together. Fatty and Huai Yi saw Jiang Cheng coming and hurried over.

"Doctor, Wen Liangshan seems to have run slowly and was blocked by that thing." Fatty's tone was full of urgency, and it seemed that he was not yet aware of the situation.

"Brother Jiang, Wang Qi just called me." There was a special flavor in Huai Yi's words, as if he was deliberately avoiding Fatty. "It was an emergency, and I didn't have time to discuss it with you, so I brought Brother Fugui out. I think... I think what Wang Qi said makes sense."

"And he also sent me a photo." Huai Yi took out his phone and showed it to Jiang Cheng.

The photo was not very clear, and the background was the playground and the rain.

In the photo, one could vaguely see a person hiding behind the frame, looking in one direction, and a little further away, a red thing jumping high.