Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The middle-aged couple simply treated Bai Youwei as an ignorant and spoiled young girl. They disregarded what she said. “We’re going to have a meeting in the canteen later. Do you want to join us?” they asked Shen Mo simply.
Shen Mo cast a glance at Bai Youwei, then asked aloofly, “What meeting?”
“It’s just getting together to discuss a solution,” the other party explained kindly. “There is power in numbers. Everyone thinking of a solution together is better than acting alone. It’s okay if you don’t want to come, we won’t force it.”
Shen Mo nodded, then said politely, “Okay, let’s go there in a while.”
After the middle-aged couple got the promise, they stopped talking and left.
“Why are you staying? Do you want to get information from their mouths?” Bai Youwei curled her lips into a disdainful expression. “The supermarket is empty, so they must have been hiding here for days, and they won’t dare to take any risks. What can you expect them to know?”
Shen Mo opened the door, bent over to take Bai Youwei in, then brought her bread and water.
“Since the highway is blocked, you can only take a long detour to Yangzhou. It might get dark before the car reaches our destination. It is difficult to see the road when driving at night. When you encounter dolls, it will be difficult to avoid them in time. It’s better to stay and see what they say.”
Bai Youwei frowned upon hearing his words and was noncommittal.
She had no affection for these people in the service area, but under the current situation, it seemed that no matter what decision was made, it wouldn’t be safe.
Bai Youwei took a bite of the bread, chewed it, and asked Shen Mo, “Among them, do you think anyone has ever survived the game?”
Shen Mo had opened the rear compartment to look for something useful. He looked up at her. “What do you think?” he asked.
“I think so.” Bai Youwei said, “Those two people don’t like people who would take the initiative to wait for us here. At first glance, they seemed kind, but I think they were sent over. ”
The movement in Shen Mo’s hand paused slightly, and he was a little surprised.
He, too, had noticed this, but he hadn’t expected that Bai Youwei would as well.
“Your observation skills are quite good.” He pulled out a military blanket from the rear compartment, put it on Bai Youwei’s lap, and said calmly, “There is probably a leader among those people. If he wants to get information, he must keep in touch with newcomers. It’s easy to understand why he didn’t come forward in person. It’s easier to gain trust by sending a couple who look kind.”
Bai Youwei looked at him suspiciously. “You knew that they had ulterior motives, so why are you going to attend that meeting?” she asked.
Shen Mo smiled. “The ulterior motives might not necessarily be malicious. He needs information, and we also need it.”
From the “Rabbit and The Turtle Race” game they had experienced, it could be seen that not everyone would become a doll, and they could survive as long as they passed the game. But why didn’t anyone in the city know? There wasn’t even the slightest bit of relevant news.
To think about it again, after they passed the game, they immediately noticed that the network signal was interrupted. Did that mean that… the other people who won the game went to places where there was no signal, so they couldn’t accurately transmit the information?
If that was the case, this worldwide disaster was more terrifying than imagined.
…
At eight o’clock in the evening, night fell and out of the entire service area, only the canteen was lit.
Shen Mo pushed Bai Youwei into the canteen.
The people inside sat together. Hearing the sound, they turned their heads and looked over. Seeing Shen Mo and Bai Youwei, they withdrew their gazes.
The cold white lights cascading from the roof cast deep shadows on the people’s faces. They had the same dazed look and the scene appeared a bit creepy.
“New here?” A man wearing glasses raised his head, and his tone of voice was steady as he said, “If you want to participate in the meeting, you need to exchange information first.”