Chapter 186

Chapter 186
Eve’ POV
"Beta Dog, what about the remaining rules?" I asked. "What exactly is this game about?"
"Please follow me, everyone. We'll explain as we walk."
Beta Dog, speaking, led everyone to a corridor in the hotel. "There are two parallel corridors in this hotel. The layout of all the corridors is the same. Each team occupies one corridor to start the game. Whoever can complete the task first will be declared the winner."
He pushed open the first door of the corridor, which had "Sender" written on it.
"This is the sender's room." Beta Dog said. "After the game starts, the two 'senders' can only stay in their respective rooms and are not allowed to go out. Your task is to deliver a letter containing a password."
This empty room had only one table, and the things on the table were clearly visible.
A letter, an iron box, a golden key, a golden lock.
Lila thought for a while. "Since we can't leave this room, how are we going to deliver the 'letter'?"
"It's very simple. Just give the letter to the 'spy.'" Beta Dog said. "Please follow me, everyone."
He led everyone out of the room and into the corridor.
"The corridor is the area where all the spies operate. You move around in your respective corridors and are responsible for delivering letters."
"Let the 'spy' help deliver the letter?" Everyone was stunned for a moment after hearing this.
"Has anyone watched spy movies?" Beta Dog smiled again. "Sometimes, even though we know the messenger is a spy, there are still situations where we have no choice but to deliver the letter."
After hearing that, I didn't know what to say. Most of the people present were young. How many of them had studied spy movies?
Anyway, I didn't have much interest in 007 or The Bourne Identity before. They were very old film genres.
"What's this?" Lila saw a small machine in the corridor.
That machine looked like an electric heater with a small hole the size of a palm on top.
"This is a shredder." Beta Dog said. "The spy can throw anything into the shredder as they like, including letters, keys, and locks. But it's worth mentioning that due to size limitations, the 'iron box' cannot be thrown in."
"So, can we ask the 'spy' to deliver anything?" Lila asked. "Is it okay to send a key alone?"
"Exactly. If you wish, you can let the spies make multiple round trips through the corridor."
I had a vague feeling this game wasn't simple at all, and what was about to happen was completely unpredictable.
"Let's stop here for the first half of the rules." Beta Dog smiled. "Please, 'Sender,' go back to your room. You don't need to be involved in the following rules."
Lila glanced at me then slowly walked toward the room.
The blond guy in the opposing team also went to another corridor and entered the room.
I took a look at the shredder in the corridor and suddenly felt a bit regretful.
It seemed the "spy" was the most variable character in this game.
"Two spies, no matter what you receive, you must deliver it within three minutes, unless you have already destroyed it." Beta Dog pointed at the electronic watch in the corridor, where there was a three-minute timer. "If the time is zero and the goods still haven't been dealt with, you will be punished."
Walter and the girl were taken aback upon hearing this. "Isn't it said that our identities are the safest?"
"Of course, as long as you deliver the items or damage them, you'll be safe." Beta Dog smiled. "This is a rule set to prevent anyone from wasting time."
Seeing that everyone had fallen silent, Beta Dog said again, "Please, 'Spy,' stay. The rest of you follow me."
Walter and the girl stayed.
Beta Dog led the remaining people and continued walking forward.
At present, both sides only had the "recipient" and the "hostage" left.
At the end of the corridor, there was another room with "Recipient" written on the door.
Beta Dog pushed open the door and saw there was still a table inside. On the table, there was only a silver key and a silver lock.
There was a large device like a refrigerator in the corner of the room.
"This is the activity space of the 'recipient.'" Beta Dog said. "You can't contact anyone except the 'spies.'"
He walked over to the large equipment. "This cabinet is where the 'hostages' need to stay. After the game starts, you will be trapped in the cabinet."
I went up first to check the cabinet. There was an electronic display screen on the cabinet door, which showed "Unlocked" at the moment.
The internal structure of the cabinet was also rather strange. The cabinet walls were made of metal and there were many holes on them, which looked like...
"This is the large microwave oven I custom-made." Beta Dog said. "If no one opens the cabinet door in half an hour, the person inside will turn into mush."
The bald man standing by drew in a sharp breath upon hearing this. He was precisely the "hostage" of the opposing team.
"Microwave oven? What the hell?" He shouted and backed away. "I don't want to go in!"
"Hey!" The blond man grabbed him at once. "Stop it! You're going to back out here. Once you get out, Jackson will surely kill you!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the bald head was clearly frightened.
"Well, well, I can't get into the microwave either..."
"Don't worry. How could these people possibly be a match for Amy?" The blond man grabbed the bald man's shoulder. "Trust her methods."
The bald head thought for a while and nodded with a hint of hesitation.
"As for the 'recipient,' your rules are no different from those for the 'sender.'" Beta Dog continued. "The only thing to note is that if you successfully receive the letter, please open the envelope immediately, crack the door opening password inside and rescue your teammate. The team that rescues its teammate first will be regarded as the winner."
Seeing Clara beside me remaining silent the whole time, I asked, "Do you believe me?"
Clara thought for a while. "I believe in you, but there are too many variables in this game. In this room, you can't communicate with others, let alone discuss tactics. Even if I believe in you, it doesn't mean you can definitely save me."
"This..." I was speechless for a moment.
When Beta Dog saw the two people chatting, he came up very inappropriately and said with a smile, "Even now, if you want to swap identities, I won't object."
After hearing this, I was taken aback and took out my "Recipient" card to have a look.
Clara just escaped from the fish tank and then went into the microwave oven. Wasn't this too cruel to her?
"Lawyer, logically speaking, I should indeed exchange with you..." I said with some difficulty. "It's too much for you to be taken hostage twice in a row."
"It doesn't matter." Clara said. "From the perspective of maximizing interests, you should get this 'recipient.' Standing in the middle of the entire game, you will find it easier to control the overall situation. Compared with others, I'm also more at ease letting you open the door lock."
"Don't you think it's cruel to you?" I asked.
"Cruel?" Clara forced a smile. "As long as it's the right thing, it should be carried out unconditionally. My clothes were still wet, so I thought I'd gone in to dry them."