Just then, a shout came from an unknown direction.

Everyone looked over and saw a woman with a camera running towards them.

Wang Wenfei ran, waving her camera and shouting, "I've got a picture of the real bomber!"

Wang Wenfei's sudden appearance exposed the other party's true identity. Especially when she shouted, almost everyone saw the "Matsushima Hikaru's" face twist for a moment, and the dagger in his hand uncontrollably stabbed into the thin layer of skin on Lu Xiaoyao's neck once again!

[Aaaaaah my daughter! Let her go!]

[Aaaaah, someone save my stupid daughter, she's going to die!]

The barrage exploded instantly. They knew there were risks in watching their daughter play survival games and understood that death was possible, but when faced with the scene, they found their hearts clenching into a ball.

"Stop!"

The NPCs also shouted at the imposter Matsushima Hikaru to stop. Lu Xiaoyao, her face pale, her pupils dilating, trembled and asked, seemingly to herself, "I... I'm hurt?"

Blood oozed from the wound on her neck. Lu Xiaoyao felt a warm liquid flowing down, sliding along her neck onto her collarbone...

While the seemingly mentally deranged imposter argued with the people around him, Lu Xiaoyao quietly reached up and touched the blood flowing from her neck onto her collarbone, then stared at the blood on her fingers.

This time, her transformation was witnessed by almost the entire live-streaming room.

Even Mingmei noticed the change in Lu Xiaoyao. Wang Wenfei was handing over the pictures from her camera to Mu Chen's people, while Lu Xiaoyao suddenly looked up, tilted her head slightly, causing another small cut to open on her neck.

"Having fun?"

"What?"

The imposter, his nerves already stretched to the breaking point, was startled by Lu Xiaoyao's question so close to him.

"You're helping Matsushima Hikaru deliver the bomb, are you anxious? What did he use to threaten you?"

"You!"

"Let me guess, your clothes don't fit, you're wearing a bulky outfit, probably with a small bomb inside, right?"

Lu Xiaoyao finished speaking, and felt the person behind her stiffen, his hand trembling even more violently. Then she heard Lu Xiaoyao say, "Did he tell you it's a bomb with a sensor device, and it will explode if you take it off? Only if you listen to him and install the bomb properly will he help you disarm it when you get back?"

"Y-you shut up!"

The imposter, almost completely guessed by Lu Xiaoyao, suddenly shouted. Seeing this, Mu Chen raised his hand and fired, directly hitting the wrist holding the dagger.

"Ah!"

At the same time, the moment the person behind her was shot in the wrist, Lu Xiaoyao thrust her butt back, knocking him off balance, and then followed up with a spinning kick to his face, knocking him to the ground.

Then, Lu Xiaoyao stepped on his face, one hand covering her bleeding neck, and the other hand violently tearing at his collar.

The scene left the others who had gathered around speechless for a moment.

The man under Lu Xiaoyao's foot was crying and snotting, his eyes glazed over, his jaw visibly crooked, an obviously fake jaw.

Finally, there were the clothes on his body that had been torn into almost shredded strips by Lu Xiaoyao.

Everyone: ...

Ah, this scene was reminiscent of a forced encounter.

"He has a trigger bomb on him, call the bomb squad."

Lu Xiaoyao's voice was full of calm, completely different from her previous performance.

Hearing Lu Xiaoyao's words, everyone noticed the bomb hidden in the torn clothes, and immediately scattered in fright.

At this time, Mingmei had noticed Mu Chen walking to the backpack that the man had dropped after being kicked down by Lu Xiaoyao.

Opening it, sure enough, there was another bomb in the backpack.

Mu Chen had already started disarming the bomb. Seeing this, Lu Xiaoyao handed the criminal over to the police and took the disarming tools from someone nearby, handing them to Mu Chen.

Mingmei could see clearly that Mu Chen paused for a second when he took the tools, his gaze lingering on Lu Xiaoyao before he started disarming the bomb. Mingmei was too far away to hear what Lu Xiaoyao said.

However, soon, Mingmei heard Lu Xiaoyao's vague sentence "We're in this together, right?" through the backstage live broadcast room.

Mu Chen simply hummed in affirmation.

"Then does this bomb disposal count as my contribution?"

"Mm."

[Speaking of which, I feel like my daughter has been acting strange since just now?]

[Yeah, she seems to have become very good at fighting~]

[Isn't being good at fighting standard for military academy students?]

[Then who can explain the panda eyes at the beginning? Is my daughter deliberately hiding her strength?]

[I always feel like the current daughter isn't the daughter...]

[Whoa, don't scare me! We don't do paranormal events in this escape room副本 (fùběn; instance/copy/scenario)!]

[Maybe... is my daughter's mind a little...? Um... I mean, do you guys remember when my daughter denied what she did in the game last time?]

[I'm getting goosebumps... My daughter is a sweet girl! I can't look at her the same way now!]

……

Mingmei acknowledged the discussion about Lu Xiaoyao's change in the barrage.

She had seen the change in Lu Xiaoyao. Perhaps Mu Chen had noticed something different when he looked at Lu Xiaoyao just now?

"Um..." While Mingmei was spacing out while watching Lu Xiaoyao, Wang Wenfei, who had exposed the person as an imposter sent by Matsushima Hikaru, appeared in front of Mingmei again.

"Is there something wrong?" Mingmei asked.

"I want... I want to buy another bento box. Can I have the mushroom chicken?"

"It hasn't been six hours since the last transaction ended. If you want to buy again, you have to wait for the six-hour cooldown." After Mingmei explained, a trace of regret flashed across Wang Wenfei's face. Seeing this, Mingmei asked curiously, "Why do you need this?"

"I... seeing this imposter bomber, I realized that bombs might not only be placed in these entertainment facilities. If he wants to, could he choose to find a hostage or someone else to wear that kind of trigger bomb?"

Wang Wenfei didn't know if she was overthinking things. She gave a forced smile and said, "I'm just being a bit of a worrywart, spending my credits for peace of mind."

"Then you can buy it from me after the transaction cooldown~"

Mingmei could also see that Wang Wenfei seemed to be a bit of a loner?

Hearing Mingmei's words, Wang Wenfei's eyebrows relaxed. She looked at Mu Chen and heard them say that the situation was resolved, her voice tinged with excitement, "Then... then I'll go to the Sand Sea Maze after I finish this haunted house and wait. You, you should be going there, right?"

"Mm."

After confirming Mingmei's final destination again, Wang Wenfei immediately slipped away, afraid of being caught up. She seemed a bit like... a socially awkward person?