05. That's how escape rooms are played!

The Dragonfly camera is activated and follows Charles as he shoots.

The drawer was empty, allowing Charles to pull it open for a moment, and then turned to look for other clues.

The secret room is set up as a study. A twin bed is placed in the corner. Behind the desk is a bookshelf with real books.

The screen switches to Li Man and Harris again. The two of them were like ordinary people who came into contact with the puzzle game for the first time, looking around a little blankly, grabbing an object at random and looking back and forth to confirm whether it was a clue.

The director switched the camera to Mu Su's secret room, so all the viewers saw a face close to the camera.

"It seems that Mu Su has discovered our footage." Clark grimaced at the audience, "It's a pity that there are no additional rewards." ”

After a burst of laughter, the director re-cut the scene to Charles, who had made new progress.

In the secret room, Mu Su observed the crystal-round metal object for a while, and jumped off the table.

His dark eyes narrowed.

……

The drawer was halfway open and the inside was empty.

A hardcover autobiography is placed on the table, and a quill is sandwiched between the pages, as if the owner has something to do, and it is temporarily used as a bookmark.

Reaching out and picking up the book, it slowly unfolded, and the smell of the book paper overflowed.

[Claude knew in his heart that what he wanted, what he longed for, what he wanted, was nothing but a blank space. pound, the capitalist, he should have known it a long time ago. It is long overdue to pour coffee on his head, on the Champs-Elysées...... The café]

The final paragraph is scribbled out.

Mu Su looked away, holding the autobiography in one hand, and another book on the table with the other, opening it thoughtfully, and casually swiping the pages of the book with his index finger, turning it quickly.

The pages are brand new and free of stains. It shows that the owner here does not have the habit of scribbling.

"So...... What has been smeared out is likely to be a clue. ”

He walked around to the desk and sat down like a master.

"What is the smeared word? The café on the Champs-Elysées...... No. So there's no point in erasing it out. Knuckles tapped on the table, and Mu Su muttered to himself. Is it just a façade? Clues that will lead people to fall into misunderstandings......"

After a while, the dark eyes lit up slightly: "I see, is this the way to leave the secret room......

……

The second ring has been going on for 10 minutes.

The time given to all players in the escape room ring is 30 minutes.

Originally, it was the main screen that played back and forth between the players. Because there was no substantial progress except for Charles, the other three stayed in Charles's secret room.

Charles pulled out a book from the bookcase, and with a slight shake, a leaf bookmark fell from the crack of the book.

Host Clark duly commented: "Charles has made a key clue. It's just that I don't know what the use of maple leaves is......" As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the director's request to switch the picture.

So after the director switched the screen, Clark briefly commented on Li Man and Hades. Their progress is still on the pages of the book.

"I don't know how the progress of the player is Masu, as a 'famous' detective, he may have already gotten the key." Clark deliberately bites the accent in the famous three-word phrase, causing a burst of laughter.

So the director cut the picture to the secret room where Mu Su was.

So all the audience saw that Mu Su was chiseling the iron door, his head was close to the crack of the door and shouting: "Is there anyone!" Let me out!! Help me!!! ”

There was a burst of laughter from the audience, especially those who had been watching Musu's secret room from beginning to end. Clarke, on the other hand, was shaking her hands and couldn't speak.

What are you doing? What's the origin of this product? How can there be such a show! Who is he! Who is it! Who brought him in?

"So...... So let's take a look at Charles's side again. Clark's voice trembled a little, and he turned the picture stiffly without commenting.

At the same time, the players in the other three secret rooms heard a faint sound. They all glanced out the door.

Is it the sound made by the program team? Charles thought to himself, constantly comparing the leaves with the leaves of the potted plants on his desk.

No two things in the world are exactly the same – physically speaking.

Two identical things exist – philosophically another way.

But if you just fool your eyes, you can do it physically. Charles found the same contour of the leaf in the pot and pulled it off.

When I look closely at it, it seems to have a notch. He hurriedly took the inkwell on the table, dipped the leaves in ink, and printed them on a blank sheet of paper.

New clues emerge.

【Chandelier】

Charles looked up.

……

Click-

The tight door opened a gap.

Charles, with his messy hairstyle, poked his head out of the back room.

Outside is the living room layout, the same locked door, and there are no other players anymore.

Seeing that he was the first to come out, Charles breathed a sigh of relief. Then it was brought up again.

This show is either the first person to clear the customs or the first. Charles understands this.

As a well-known gamer and a multi-game speedrunner record holder, Charles' competitive spirit speaks for itself.

As a normal person, he naturally came up with an idea: to help the other contestants leave the secret room together.

It's understandable to think so, after all, not everyone is like Mu Su. Rather than racking your brains to please the audience, you already know where the key is, and it is more concise and easier to help other players by providing clues.

Charles came to the nearest door and knocked on the question, "Who's in there?" ”

"Who...... Charles? You're already out? The sound through the plank was tinged with surprise.

A little smug, Charles coughed lightly: "Look at the single bed, there is a card pasted under it." ”

Li Man came to the window, reached out and fumbled for a moment, and pulled out a frosted card from under the bed.

"Found it!"

"Look up, find the location of the vent, and drop the card in."

Li Man hesitated slightly, but finally stood on tiptoe and put the card into the ventilation hole.

Nothing happened.

Just as Li Man opened his mouth to ask, a red key was thrown out of the vent and fell to the ground.

rescued Li Man, Charles came to an adjacent door non-stop, knocked and asked, "Who is inside?" ”

"Who's talking?" Hades' muffled voice came through the crack in the door.

"What is this?"

Charles, who was about to answer, looked back at Li Man with a bunch of keys, a total of four, red, blue, green and purple.

It seems that the program team has long been ready for the first contestant to leave the secret room.

……

Click-

The third chamber door opened, and Hades said thank you and walked out.

"Hurry up."

Charles spoke, and the three of them took the key to the last door, unlocked it, and opened it.

And then I saw -

Mu Su lay face down on the floor. The ink was flipped aside, the index finger was stained with ink, and a line of writing was crooked next to the finger.

[The murderer is ......]

A murderer terrier who doesn't get tired of playing.