Chapter 77

On the other side of the corridor, in the "sender's" room.

Lao Lu was already beaten black and blue, with blood streaming from both nostrils and one of his fingers broken.

"Please, stop... stop..." Lao Lu pleaded, "If you kill me, no one will deliver your messages... Spare me..."

"Old dog!!" A Mu grabbed Lao Lu's sparse hair and said viciously, "Wasn't I good to you?! Huh? I gave you the 'way' and the 'trust'! How dare you crush my key?!"

"I'm really sorry..." Lao Lu forced a bitter smile, "After I delivered the box, I realized the key was still missing... I wanted to send it immediately, but the three-minute countdown was down to three seconds. If I didn't put the key in the shredder, I would have died..."

"Do you think I'll believe you?!" A Mu yanked Lao Lu's hair and slammed his head against the wall.

This hit the eye socket, and blood began to flow uncontrollably from Lao Lu's eyebrow.

"Ouch... stop... stop..." Lao Lu clutched his forehead and wailed on the ground, "If you keep hitting, I'll really die..."

A Mu steadied his breathing and slowly released his grip.

"Old dog... fortunately, I didn't fully trust you." He slowly stood up and pulled a letter from his pocket.

"What...?" Lao Lu froze when he saw the letter, "You didn't put the letter in?!"

"Your little tricks are like a child's in front of me." A Mu squatted next to Lao Lu with a furious smile, "Old dog, I'll give you one more chance. If the letter isn't delivered this time, I don't care about any 'punishment' or 'no punishment.' I'll be the first to rush to the corridor, gouge out your eyes, and bite through your throat. Understand?"

Lao Lu nodded, trembling all over.

A Mu would definitely do it.

He was a true desperado. Even if he lost the game, he would never let himself off.

"Qi Xia... I'll help you with these old bones." Lao Lu muttered to himself.

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On the other side, Jiang Ruoxue was holding the box and stalling for time.

She had no other options.

She didn't expect the young man to be so smart.

It was only a matter of time before the box with the two locks was cracked. The only thing she could do now was to stall for time, hoping her team could win first.

Time ticked by, and with only ten seconds left on the countdown, Jiang Ruoxue knocked on Lin Ping's door.

Lin Ping seemed surprised to receive a "reply," looking puzzled.

She had just sent the locked box, hoping Qi Xia would have the right tools to open it. But now, the box was not only intact but also returned with two locks.

"Take it quickly! I don't have time!" Jiang Ruoxue said.

Lin Ping, fearing that the "traitor" would die and no one would deliver the message, quickly took the box.

She looked at the two locks on the box and her eyes widened.

"So that's it... He had a second lock? I understand!"

Lin Ping hurriedly took out her golden key and unlocked the golden lock.

Now, only a silver lock remained on the box.

"Quick!" Lin Ping handed the box back to Jiang Ruoxue, "Send it back to the 'recipient'!"

Jiang Ruoxue gritted her teeth, looking at the box in her hand, knowing things were not looking good.

This woman had seen through the tactic in just a few seconds, clearly not an ordinary person.

"Hey... let me join you..." Jiang Ruoxue said awkwardly, "Let's cooperate. Only cooperation can ensure your victory."

Lin Ping stared intently at Jiang Ruoxue's eyes and soon smiled.

"That's strange. If you really wanted to cooperate, Qi Xia wouldn't have come up with this plan."

"Qi Xia...?"

"The situation has reached this point. Even if you don't cooperate, we won't lose the game." Lin Ping smiled apologetically, "Sorry, not this time."

Jiang Ruoxue stared at Lin Ping, her mind racing.

"Ruoxue, the only thing you can do now is stall for time." Lin Ping slowly closed the door, "Sorry."

Jiang Ruoxue, now on the corridor, no longer showed her previous expression. She slowly walked to the center of the corridor, muttering to herself.

"So he's Qi Xia? This is easier than I thought."

A few seconds later, she seemed to be talking to someone, nodding repeatedly.

"Yes, I can die. But what about the next step?"

"Alright." Jiang Ruoxue nodded, "Should I leave him a little surprise?"

"Understood."

She held the iron box and slowly approached Qi Xia's door.

Jiang Ruoxue closed her eyes slightly and knocked on the door.

When Qi Xia opened the door, he immediately looked at the box in her hand and smiled contentedly.

The box now had only one silver lock.

This team was made up of "top-notch parts," and they couldn't possibly create a "substandard fighter."

"So, are you giving me the box now? Or do you want to stall a bit more?" Qi Xia asked.

Jiang Ruoxue slowly opened her eyes, but suddenly a loud bell rang.

"Clang"!!!

Qi Xia was taken aback, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart. He quickly looked around but saw nothing unusual.

"I'll give it to you now." Jiang Ruoxue said,

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"You should know that even with this, you can't open the door immediately, right?"

"Of course." Qi Xia cautiously took the box, still keeping a wary eye on her, "Lao Lu on the other side should have already delivered the letter, but we haven't lost yet. This means the 'recipient' can't open the door even if they saw the content of the letter."

"Let me see your skills." Jiang Ruoxue said.

Qi Xia looked at her suspiciously: "If you see my skills, you might not survive."

"That's fine." She smiled, "Who will lose is still uncertain."

"True."

Qi Xia took out his silver key and successfully unlocked the last lock on the box.

He took out the envelope and opened it, but his expression didn't change. He then went to the large microwave and carefully read the display.

This was a high-end touch screen that supported handwriting input.

The space left for Qi Xia to enter the password was four slots. The only uncertainty was whether he needed to enter four digits, letters, or Chinese characters.

Qi Xia turned back to the encrypted letter.

The next step was to crack the password.

He unfolded the letter, revealing a single line of letters.

"MLGDRZDQXL".

Apart from this line of letters, there were no other clues on the letter.

Jiang Ruoxue was also puzzled by the line of letters, seemingly not understanding the principle of the password.

"Every game has a 'way out.'" Qi Xia muttered to himself, "Setting a password that is too complex would make the 'way out' impossible for the participants, so cracking this password shouldn't be too difficult."

"And among the simple password cracking methods I know, the only one that doesn't involve numbers is one."

"Caesar cipher."