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Bonus chapter six of seven.

Arc 4: Castle Escape
Chapter 93

Xu Ziyue had a very restless sleep.

In his dream that night, he seemed to be particularly stupid and would always attempt to escape right in front of Gu Ze, but every time Gu Ze would catch him and bring him back. In the end, Gu Ze finally couldn’t bear it anymore and decided to tie him up into a ball and throw him into the sea.

When Xu Ziyue was startled awake, he realised that his feeling of sinking into the sea and dying of suffocation wasn’t just a dream…..

Because his current position was of him curled up into a ball with his face buried in Gu Ze’s chest while Gu Ze who was still sleeping soundly was holding him tightly against him.

Xu Ziyue uncomfortably pushed Gu Ze away and caught his breath. Gu Ze opened his eyes sleepily before closing it again, but his hand accurately grabbed Xu Ziyue’s wrist, pulling him back into his arms.

“Sleep a little more.” Gu Ze caressed the hair on the back of Xu Ziyue’s head. His actions gradually slowed down before completely stopping.

He seemed to have fallen asleep again.

Xu Ziyue twisted his neck around to find a better angle for him to breathe and then looked over at Gu Ze’s sleeping face.

This person was too good-looking! How can his lips be so good! And there’s not a single acne on his face, even an acne scar couldn’t be found!

Xu Ziyue stared and stared and finally couldn’t help but reach out to gently touch Gu Ze’s lips…….So soft.

Xu Ziyue checked Gu Ze’s eyes. Fortunately, his eyes didn’t move so he should still be asleep. He then proceeded to use his finger to rub Gu Ze’s lips……and rub it again…

This continued until Gu Ze opened his mouth and gently bit onto Xu Ziyue’s finger.

Xu Ziyue only then realised that he had awakened the other party.

“Uh…I was just….just thinking that your lips are nice.” Xu Ziyue’s eyes looked around everywhere except at Gu Ze.

Gu Ze used his teeth to gently bit onto Xu Ziyue’s finger and then stuck out his tongue to lick it….

Xu Ziyue trembled in Gu Ze’s arms and quickly retracted his hand. He got up in a panic, “Ah, I should get up. I shouldn’t laz—ahh!”

Xu Ziyue was pulled back into the bed again.

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Gu Ze nuzzled his head in the crook of Xu Ziyue’s neck as he gently took in his scent and asked, “Are you inviting me?”

As he spoke, hot air sprayed onto Xu Ziyue’s neck sending a numbing sensation all the way to Xu Ziyue’s scalp. He shook his head, but it only caused him to feel a ticklish sensation at his neck where Gu Ze’s hair was.

“I…I just rarely see you like this……and was curious. Just wanted to touch.”

Soft smothered laughter sounded from next to Xu Ziyue’s neck, reaching his ear.

 “Knock, knock, knock…..”

“Are the people inside still alive?”

From outside the door came a very unique morning greeting.

Xu Ziyue quickly called out in response, “Still aliv—ah!!!”

Before Xu Ziyue could finish speaking, his neck was bitten. It wasn’t a hard bite and was just a light nibble.

When Gu Ze was done, he even finished it off with a light lick.

Xu Ziyue covered his neck and curled up on the bed into a ball with a bright red face.

Gu Ze sat up in bed and gently patted Xu Ziyue’s head, “Time to get up.”

Xu Ziyue looked up at him with red rimmed eyes and asked with some shame, “Didn’t you say that you’re not interested in ‘minor’s’?”

Gu Ze poked Xu Ziyue’s cheek and his eyes carried a hint of a smile, “That can only be used to trick ‘minor’s’.” He retracted his hand and gently pressed a kiss on Xu Ziyue’s forehead, “Are you one?”

Xu Ziyue had one hand covering his neck and the other covering his forehead as he watched Gu Ze get up from the bed and change his clothes.

Xu Ziyue was angry: Why does his shoulders look beautiful too?! ┴┴︵╰ (‵□′)╯︵┴┴

When the two were done changing, they were the last two to come out.

The others who saw Xu Ziyue and Gu Ze come out one after another exchanged an indescribable look unique to adults between each other.

Xu Ziyue wanted to say that nothing had happened!

But right now, the most important thing was to find out which player had encountered an accident and to check their identity.

Xu Ziyue and Gu Ze were the last ones out, so they were immediately handed the identity card as soon as they approached the others.

If the artist eliminated yesterday was 1, the one eliminated today was 2. Their rooms also just happened to be next to each other.

Xu Ziyue quietly glanced at Gu Ze…….The game had started off with two people of the same identity eliminated…..But the elimination shouldn’t have been Gu Ze’s work.

Afterall, the two of them had messed around until it was rather late last night, and Xu Ziyue also didn’t sleep much during the second half of the night as he worried about losing that pitiful life of his.

The upper half of the eliminated Artist 2 was sprawled across the floor next to the bed while his lower half was on the bed. It looked like he had struggled at the end and was trying to reach for the door but was ultimately unsuccessful.

“It can’t be a dead end. There must be some clues left behind.” The butler bit his fingernails and thought hard.

Xu Ziyue was too afraid to speak up this time. On one hand, he was afraid that he might let slip something important and on the other hand, he was afraid that he might be correct and end up locked up by the boss.

Staff D asked tentatively, “Looks like the head was hit. Maybe it’s possible to find the weapon?”

“His mouth……seems to be holding something.” Staff A reached out and pinched Artist 2’s chin to show his opened mouth to the others.

“Could he have shouted before he passed?”

Staff A asked back, “Then do you want to try? Go shout in the room next door and see if we can hear.”

Everyone thought about it and felt that it was worth a try. The result was that something could be faintly heard if one shouted but if both doors were closed, it became a too muffled to be heard clearly.

Xu Ziyue wanted to ask about the door incident from last night but no one else had mentioned it so Xu Ziyue wondered if the boss had deliberately set him up yesterday. If that was the case, he would be exposing Gu Ze by asking about it.

And so, Xu Ziyue could only hold onto this thought and wait to see if any of the others had noticed this phenomenon.

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“If it’s calling for help, the shape of his lips shouldn’t be like this.” Staff A gestured and then shrugged, “This one is similar…..to having a round object stuffed inside someone’s mouth while they’re asleep and then sticking something on….” Staff A rubbed Artist 2’s face, “There are tape marks.”

“If not for you having touched it, that would have easily been missed.”

Staff A’s fingers were slightly stuck onto that cheek. When he removed it, the cheek also stretched slightly.

“Actually could be torn off but looks like it was unsuccessful, and he could only try escaping first.”

“The whereabouts of the keys is important……but there is one thing I find very strange.” Staff A used the finger he used to touch Artist 2 to tap his own chin, “I’m originally the type who has a difficult time falling asleep, but I’ve noticed that I would naturally become sleepy the last few days….” Staff A raised a brow, “I think someone may have put something in our food.”

The chef was stunned. He quickly shook his head and denied, “I haven’t!”

The manager said, “Putting something in our food is very easy. You just have to put it in the water filter we all use to get water. Anyone can do it.”

The butler nodded, “That’s true.”

“Look at his ankle.” The makeup artist pointed at Artist 2’s ankle.

There were two rings of bluish-purple handprints there.

It seemed that someone had grabbed both his legs to drag him off the bed or to prevent him from escaping.

“This mark…….It’s telling us that they are strong?”

“Perhaps. I still think it’ll be easier to start with looking for the key.”

“Then who should we vote for?”

Silence.

“You guys go smell his mouth.” Staff A who stood on the side in silence for a moment suddenly suggested.

The others were puzzled but they still did as they were told.

It was a strong garlic smell but it was something that would only be smelt when at close proximity.

“So you mean…….” Staff D looked at the chef.

The chef nervously explained for himself, “It’s not me. This is the same as yesterday! Something obvious made everyone suspect the cleaner but in the end it wasn’t. Today is the same! Is there a need for me to do something like that? Of course not! And the kitchen? Anyone can go there! Anyone who can get garlic can do something like this!”

Staff A asked, “Were there garlic in the food yesterday?”

“Yes, but not much was used. It was just for the seasoning and only a pinch was added.”

Xu Ziyue who was originally examining Artist 2 again casted his line of sight over to the chef.

The others also felt that something wasn’t right.

Staff A laughed softly, “Didn’t you say that you can’t cook? You even know to use garlic as seasoning?”

The chef wasn’t flustered at this sudden question, “A lot of food are like this. Although I don’t know how to cook, I’ve watched my family cook, so I know some things. What’s so strange about that?”

The chef wasn’t wrong.

But in the end, it came to whether the others believed him.

Staff A then said, “I think the chefs’ words also make sense. Anyone can take the garlic and the issue with garlic as a seasoning is only a point of suspicion. You can decide yourself whether you believe it or not. As for whether the chef is innocent, it is your decision. I will not comment.”

The manager asked, “Then who are you going to vote for?”

Staff A shrugged, “Haven’t decided. And how can I say something like that? What if that person turns around and votes for me?”

The room felt silent again.

The woman’s voice just happened to sound at this moment, “Escape room players please return to your rooms and vote through your rotary phones. The voting process is confidential, and the results will only be announced after everyone submits their votes.”

“Because there is a case of two people in the same room, the extra player will need to stay in one of the rooms of the eliminated players to vote.”

Xu Ziyue was at a loss: ……I’m staying behind again?

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