Congratulations on Your Successful Escape

Chapter 18

Mo Yi’s eyes were deep, and he picked up the business card on the table and dialed the number on it.

After two beeps, the opposite side quickly picked up the phone.

He was silent, and the other side didn’t make a sound out of consideration. There was a soft and even breathing sound from the other end of the phone. Finally, Mo Yi broke the silence. “I agree.”

“Good.” Jiang Yuanrou seemed to let out a sigh of relief and replied with a slight smile, “I’ll pick you up right away.”

Mo Yi ended the call. He lowered his eyes and watched the screen of his cell phone slowly dim, and once again, it finally became dark inside.

Jiang Yuanrou hoped to cooperate with him.

This game was a matter of life and death. If a person wasn’t careful, they may die. The other party obviously possessed a lot of beneficial information and resources. Cooperating with Jiang Yuanrou was undoubtedly the best choice to maximize the benefits.

Yet, it may be a little unbelievable to say …

In fact, Mo Yi’s heart had rejected it at first.

He was a cautious and suspicious person. It could even be said that he was too cautious and suspicious, otherwise it would have been impossible to soundlessly disappear from the scene after the great disturbance shortly before the end of the new year, concealing his tracks until it was impossible to look for his trail.

With regards to all the people and matters within his personal circle, he would subconsciously stay far away, and unless he had no other alternatives, he would never establish any level of ties.

It was just like an isolated island among a crowd of people.

Mo Yi unconsciously rubbed the business card in his hand, and his increasingly ice-cold fingertips swept across the uneven characters pressed on the surface. His eyes lowered and he sat quietly in the dark.

He loathed meaningless death, so in the game that had just ended, he had mustered up all his skills, in this way, he had done the utmost to not give up and survive.

However, he in now way feared its arrival, so much so that: it was undeniable that sometimes, from the bottom of his heart, he even had some secret expectations of death itself.

Reality was too dry, dull, and boring, without any challenges, yet this game hid too many mysteries …

This was practically an invitation he couldn’t pass up, and it was difficult to control the rising impulse to explore.

Just now, when he was watching the news in front of the TV, he felt a long-lost feeling. The scalding bright red blood pounded against his eardrums, moving, and clamouring to shout in the same voice:

Excitement.

It reminded him of the excitement he experienced the first time he saw code: watching those beautiful figures in the computer rapidly generate and wither, and the regular tempo made each and every one appear to be whirling in harmony and trembling with life, arousing his uncontrollable fascination.

Mo Yi raised his eyes and looked out the window. The light outside was scattered and was reflected in the depths of his eyes, as if ten thousand fireworks were set off, brilliantly shining in his pupils.

He got up, opened the door, and walked out without hesitation or looking back.

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Jiang Yuanrou was waiting for him downstairs.

The smooth curves of the sports car reflected the bright lights from the streetlights. She was leaning against the bus stop, and the scenery of a beautiful woman with a sweet car was pleasing to the eye.

Seeing Mo Yi come out, Jiang Yuanrou’s eyes lit up, and she ran over to the open the car door for him and asked him to get in the car with a smile. She was like a charming young female assistant.

One after another, the people around him cast him looks of admiration and envy.

— Humph! This face seeing world!

Sure enough, only by being handsome can people do whatever they want!

Jiang Yuanrou still had a smile on her face, as if she hadn’t noticed in the slightest the gazes from the stranger’s. ?Her eyes were shining, fixedly staring at Mo Yi.

It was like, like a look he was already acquainted with.

Mo Yi inexplicably felt cold all over.

Why did he always have the illusion of being taken advantage of?

Putting aside the irrelevant thoughts in his mind, he quickened his pace and got into the car in a hurry.

The door closed behind him, cutting off his vision of the outside, making it difficult to tell if it really existed.

The seats were made of expensive leather, and the interior of the car was filled with a faint fragrance of women’s perfume. The air condition was adjusted to the right temperature, sending out a comfortable drought of cold air.

Completely clean and tidy, with almost no shred of personal traces.

Mo Yi withdrew his gaze without a trace.

At this time, Jiang Yuanrou had already sat in the driver’s seat and she stretched out her hand to put on her seat belt. She looked at Mo Yi through the rear-view mirror and said with a smile, “I was scared to death. I was so afraid that you’ll disappear without a trace. I don’t have any spare points to exchange for your whereabouts!”

Mo Yi’s look of indifference didn’t reveal any further emotions, and he just quietly lowered his eyes.

He couldn’t say that, as a matter of fact, that was precisely what he had intended to do at the very beginning.

Jiang Yuanrou continued, “However, if I didn’t reveal a bit of what you wanted to know, I was scared that you wouldn’t consider my proposal at all. That’s why I took the risk.”

Mo Yi narrowed his eyes and looked at Jiang Yuanrou. Their two eyes met in the rear-view mirror.

“It’s worthy being the young lady who can support the entire Jiang Family Group.”

Jiang Yuanrou smiled. She didn’t seem to be very surprised that Mo Yi knew her identity. She said, “Since I was forced to participate in this game, I have gradually withdrawn from the public view, and have also gradually extricated myself from the management position. After all, no one knows the identity of the people who participate in the game. Suppose that someone in reality unexpectedly did something underhanded? So, in order to … in the case that something unexpected happens to me, the entire Group can operate as usual.”

Suddenly, she remembered something and added, “Moreover, all the players who join the escape game are unable to leave behind their appearances in any image tool. Whether it’s a video or a photo, their faces are all blurred when it comes out. It’d be terrible for this supernatural phenomenon to happen to a prominent figure of a Group.”

Jiang Yuanrou feigned a relaxed smile, but her brown eyes were still a little gloomy. “So now, I’m just an idle miss of the Jiang family. I’m the sort who’s only responsible for drinking and having a good time.”

There was a moment of silence in the car. The neon lights outside the car flashed past the car, and the bewitching phantom like lights were like blocks of shattered colours, rapidly recombining and fluctuating in shape.

In the next minute, Jiang Yuanrou suppressed all the expressed emotions, and the vulnerability from before disappeared from her clear and bright voice. Her voice deepened, and the whole person became serious. “That’s why I wanted to work with you.”

Mo Yi raised his eyebrows, and he lifted his eyes to look at her.

Jiang Yuanrou looked straight at the lane ahead, her beautiful and elegant appearance was heavy, and there was no emotion in her pitch-dark pupils. “You must have known that there is no reward for the main mission of this game. When you survive a copy, what’s waiting for you will be more terrifying worlds, almost … endless.”

Mo Yi frowned, and keenly grasped the key word. “Almost? What do you mean?”

“Yes.” Jiang Yuanrou looked at him through the rear-view mirror. “There is still the possibility of escape.”

After a pause, she continued, “That is to complete the hidden missions and get points. If you have enough points, you will have the qualification to exchange to leave this terrifying cycle, it’s just that … the permissions of the store is gradually opening up. The more points you have, the more goods can be displayed. Unfortunately, my points aren’t enough, so I still don’t know how much I need to exchange for the qualification to leave the game.”

Mo Yi nodded, and suddenly seemed to think of something, asking, “Since your permissions is not enough to open the goods, how do you know that it really exists?”

Jiang Yuanrou’s hands firmly gripping the steering wheel tightened inconspicuously, and she replied, “Yes … a friend of mine, he was very experienced. This is the information he gave me. However, in the last copy, he was forced to stay inside.”

Mo Yi was not good at these kinds of situations. After thinking hard for a long time, he could only squeeze out two words, “… I’m sorry.”

Jiang Yuanrou smiled, then carried on with the conversation from a moment ago, “If there aren’t enough points, the players will come to this bad end sooner or later. As long as you exchange points for props, you can choose who you want to enter the copy with, and regardless of whether you complete or assist others in completing the hidden missions, you will receive points. That’s why I want to cooperate with you: this is the most efficient way to complete missions.”

She made her calculations and thoughts clear. It was obvious that Jiang Yuanrou knew that when speaking with a smart and clear minded person, being open and honest was the best choice.

Mo Yi gently rubbed the knuckle of his index finger and thoughtfully looked at the floating lights reflected on the car window. There were no waves in the pitch-black pupils.

He abruptly opened his mouth and asked, “Has anyone ever escaped?”

Jiang Yuanrou went silent for a moment, and then replied, “Yes. However, many of the rules and permissions in this game are linked with points. If you don’t meet the points requirements, you can’t get access to the relevant information.”

The implication was that she didn’t know any more information.

At this time, Jiang Yuanrou’s car slowed down, and then slowly stopped.

Mo Yi looked out the window and suddenly had an unknown premonition in his heart. “Where is this?”

Jiang Yuanrou didn’t answer directly but gave him a sweet smile through the rear-view mirror. “I heard Yuanbai say that your physique is not very good? Perhaps from lack of exercise? And also, you were planning on getting a lifelong fitness membership?”

Mo Yi, “…”

— Was it too late for him to regret it now?