“……”

Jiang Ye couldn’t help but glance at the madwoman again.

Her expression was completely normal, as if she truly didn’t care how the man on the other side of the Voice Transmission Pearl planned to use the hidden housing to detect whether there really was a Light-type Reincarnated Player in the Beginner Apartment…

But in Jiang Ye’s mind, a thought flashed instantly—

Could it be that this so-called method of detecting the Light-type Reincarnated Player through the hidden housing…

Was actually about using this madwoman’s obsession with “Yu Hu” to lure her into the hidden housing?

And then, using some kind of mechanism in the hidden housing, trap her there.

After that, use Duoe’s soul-searching technique on her!

Honestly, if they really soul-searched this woman,

they might just uncover information about the Defenders colluding with the Light-type organization!

And since the hidden housing was now a secret method for detecting Light-type Reincarnated Players, then the resident inside that space would logically be part of the detection process too, right?

This madwoman was very likely already caught in the Apartment Bosses’ scheme and trap!

To be honest, even though that man—presumably an Apartment Boss—appeared to be not suspecting the Defenders,

Jiang Ye, listening to their conversation, couldn’t help but feel—

Forget about that mutated AIDS Blood—the possibility of the Defenders colluding with the Light-types was clearly more likely!

Even if he hadn’t learned information in advance through his Light-type Replica,

just based on what the Apartment Boss was saying, anyone would suspect the Defenders.

But the madwoman seemed to genuinely believe that the Apartment Boss didn’t suspect her…

And she was still dead set on going to that hidden housing, which was very likely a trap made specifically for her…

Jiang Ye wasn’t sure either.

Was this woman just brainless,

or had she realized everything, but still had to walk into the trap for the sake of Lin Yu Hu?

But really, none of this had anything to do with Jiang Ye.

Strictly speaking, he wasn’t a member of the Light-type organization.

Even if this madwoman got set up and soul-searched;

even if the Light-type organization got exposed…

To be honest, none of that had anything to do with him.

So, Jiang Ye kept a calm face and quietly minded his own business.

However, the male voice in the Transmission Pearl responded to the madwoman with:

“As for how to enter the hidden housing, we designed it as a fateful opportunity from the start—meant to be discovered by those destined to find it.”

“If Sister Lin really wants to go to the hidden housing, you can head to Apartment 4444 and dig around the grave mounds in the Underground Graveyard.”

“If that opportunity hasn’t been claimed yet, it should still be buried in one of the mounds.”

“But if someone’s already dug it up…”

“Then you’ll have to track down the player who took it and ask them.”

“It might be a bit of a hassle, but with your strength, Sister Lin, it shouldn’t be difficult, right?”

The man’s voice was still relaxed.

But Jiang Ye’s brow twitched—he was silently cursing!

D*mn it! What did this mean?

Jiang Ye had only just received admin privileges for Apartments 9999 and 4444.

And now this madwoman had just caused a stir at 9999—was she really about to storm 4444 next?!

Couldn’t she give him a break?!

And if it were just some digging, that’d be one thing…

But if she really started tracking down and interrogating players who’d dug around in the mounds…

Jiang Ye had just thought this—

And the madwoman had already casually responded and cut off the Voice Transmission Pearl.

She looked swift and decisive, clearly ready to head straight to Apartment 4444 and investigate the grave mounds.

And it seemed she also intended to bring Ouyang and Ge Ge along to continue working as her lackeys.

Ouyang didn’t object in the slightest.

Before the madwoman even opened her mouth, he took the initiative and said:

“Boss, are you heading to Apartment 4444 to dig graves?”

“If so, I happen to know a few players who’ve dug up a bunch of mounds in the Underground Graveyard…”

“That graveyard in 4444 was invaded not long ago by the Light-type.”

“The Light-type was digging around those grave mounds for quite a while, like it was searching for something…”

“If it really did find the way to the hidden housing, then…”

No need to say the rest—it was obvious.

If the Light-type got into the hidden housing, then Yu Hu would almost certainly be dead!

This Ouyang!

Jiang Ye gave him a flat look.

The madwoman’s face did shift a little when she heard what Ouyang said.

It looked like she was considering pulling out the bottle that imprisoned the Light-type and interrogating it.

But before she could act, Jiang Ye’s Ge Ge Replica offered a critical piece of information:

“Speaking of the grave mounds in 4444’s Underground Graveyard…”

“I have a strong suspicion that my boss, Zhou Qiming, is the one who dug up the opportunity leading to the hidden housing.”

“Boss, take a look—here’s my chat log with Zhou Qiming.”

Ge Ge directly showed the chat messages he’d exchanged with Zhou Qiming not long ago to the madwoman.

Anyone with half a brain could tell—

Zhou Qiming knew Yu Hu!

And since he very likely dug around in the 4444 Underground Graveyard…

Then chances were, the so-called ‘opportunity’ the Apartment Boss mentioned had already been taken by him!

The madwoman took a deep breath, and her expression immediately darkened.

Obviously, she had hoped the secret of the hidden housing had not been discovered yet.

Because once it had, and someone had already been there…

Then Yu Hu’s survival would be a total unknown.

The madwoman didn’t say much more and was just about to act when—

From the direction of the Red Light Elevator in the lobby, more figures arrived.

Apparently, they were people Ouyang had summoned earlier.

Besides Lin Jing, a few of them turned out to be Zhou Qiming’s followers.

Trying to drag them down with him, Ouyang promptly said to the madwoman: “It’s true—go ahead and ask them. They’re also Zhou Qiming’s followers!”

So the madwoman questioned them one by one.

After confirming the information, she waved her hand. From her sleeve, a few eerie talisman papers flew out.

In the blink of an eye, the papers landed on Ouyang, Lin Jing, Ge Ge, and those few of Zhou Qiming’s followers.

Instantly, those with the papers stuck to them transformed into puppet-like dolls, their bodies stiff and motionless.

Their life force—it seemed to be completely severed!

The madwoman waved her hand again, collecting the puppet-like figures the others had become and storing them inside her Spatial Item.

Then, she turned to the 9999 Administrator and said:

“I know you can’t leave Apartment 9999, so I won’t take you along.”

“But if that Zhou Qiming shows up at Apartment 9999 again…”

“You, trap him for me immediately and send me a message!”

As she spoke, she tossed a Voice Transmission Pearl to the 9999 Administrator.

With that, she flashed away.

Finally, the tense atmosphere in Apartment 9999 returned to calm.

But the storm of blood and fury was clearly shifting toward Apartment 4444…

Originally, Jiang Ye had wanted to find Zhou Qiming so he could use Qu Xing’s ability to turn the revived Zhou Qiming into one of his own Replicas.

That way, not only would his Replica strength surge, he would also gain access to most of Zhou Qiming’s secrets.

But now, Zhou Qiming had become that madwoman’s target…

He might not even survive!

So, Jiang Ye’s desire to convert Zhou Qiming into a Replica became less urgent.

Maybe he could wait and see—watch how that madwoman planned to deal with Zhou Qiming.

That said, Zhou Qiming was one of the Apartment Bosses’ people to begin with.

It was possible that discovering the hidden housing was part of the Apartment Bosses’ plan too.

But regardless, the fact that the madwoman’s focus had shifted away from Jiang Ye was a good thing.

However…

What Jiang Ye didn’t expect was—

When he’d wanted to find Zhou Qiming, he couldn’t;

And now that he no longer wanted to find him, Zhou Qiming showed up himself.

Inside Room 2025 of Apartment 4444,

one of Jiang Ye’s Replicas stationed there as an anchor for Replica Swap suddenly heard a knock at the door.

Looking through the peephole—there he was, the very Zhou Qiming he had been unable to find earlier!

Jiang Ye’s brow twitched. He thought to himself—

Don’t tell me this guy’s pulling the same move as Ouyang, thinking the end is near and trying to drag someone else down with him?!

And the person he wanted to drag down—was obviously Jiang Ye!

At this point, Jiang Ye couldn’t want to avoid Zhou Qiming more.

However, even if he didn’t open the door, Zhou Qiming standing outside would still attract the madwoman!

Cursing inwardly, Jiang Ye ultimately opened the door.

But after opening it, he stepped outside and shut the door behind him.

Then he looked at Zhou Qiming and said coolly, “Want to talk somewhere else?”

The revived Zhou Qiming looked even more exhausted and disheartened than before.

The dark circles under his eyes were so heavy they almost resembled a panda’s.

The same gloomy demeanor.

Before, he’d barely been able to hide his arrogance.

But now, his appearance showed no sign of pride.

Instead, his whole presence was shrouded in deathly stillness.

It was as if he felt no joy from resurrection—his eyes were cold and venomous.

And not just that—he seemed even more unafraid of death now, his words turning sharp and biting.

In response to Jiang Ye’s “Want to talk somewhere else?”, he sneered and snapped:

“Didn’t think someone as arrogant as you would have moments of fear too?”

“Talk somewhere else? Ha! No wonder—you’ve got Replicas, so you’ve already guessed what kind of situation I’m in, haven’t you?”

Jiang Ye, who had been through enough storms and had a whole array of Replicas now, didn’t care about cheap taunts.

His expression stayed calm as he replied:

“So you’ve already guessed your own situation too?”

“In that case, do you know who wants you dead?”

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