Being an Extra Actor in an Escape Game

Right now, as a good Missiontaker, Ding Yi is still asking for more information on the matter, then would you happen to know where those experts opinions and results are?

The results? The big, irritable hunk of a man dismissively snorts, and answers, at the library, I guess. They put their results on those specialist periodicals or whatever they call them. Theyre no better than gossipy tabloids now, Id say.

Ding Yi falls into thought. It seems that, back at the reading room on the third floor of the library, they havent found all the clues yet.

Though would they be information critical to the Nightmare? Or simply coverage of the Apocalypse?

Ding Yi then asks the man, so are you free? We can go see your fiance together if you are.

Free? The man replies, Im not. Im at work, you know. I have to drive these stuff elsewhere soon.

If shes still at the Space Agency, Ill go talk to her myself. I dont need you to play telephone for me.

The Space Agency?

Thats where his fiance is?

Fei has already said that the Space Agency had nobody else but astronomy enthusiasts around, though

Could it be that his fiance is one of them? Maybe one of those who observed the falling object herself, thats why she is certain the Apocalypse is coming?

Maybe its the woman named Xie Ji?

Though why would this man not believe in his fiance, though? Assuming the fiance saw it herself, but her fianc does not believe in her. Would it have been devastating for her?

If the man really did take a detour to his fiance while transferring the relics, while the Raining Hellfire happened Would it be enough despair for him to qualify as a Nightmare owner?

It sure would be enough fear and suffering. Ding Yi thinks this man is a likely candidate for the Nightmare owner.

That said its not just him who might be.

Ding Yi shakes her head. If only she had an Infocard and can check the mans status directly. It would show if they are the owner of the Nightmare.

The points against her guess would be how this man doesnt seem at all fearful of the coming Apocalypse, even though hes yelling like a doomsday cultist back in the Tower.

The stark contrast in behaviour is a bit too obvious. Can the fear of the Raining Hellfire really have had such a dramatic and instantaneous effect on him?

Now Ding Yi is slightly more doubtful that he might be the Nightmare owner.

Her thoughts are tangling up, but it doesnt show on the surface. The conversation with the man has ended thus, as the man is now moving to join his colleagues in helping categorise the relics and pack them for transport.

Ding Yi then looks at Mu Jiashi, saying, do we still need to enter the Museum?

Mu Jiashi says, depends on you.

Ding Yi hesitates, then finally comes to a decision, telling him, lets go somewhere else.

Not going to try conversing with the old Director of the Museum?

I meant, somewhere else in this Museum.

Mu Jiashi is surprised.

Ding Yi seems slightly pleased he managed to trick Mu Jiashi a little.

She then shakes the thought out of her head to explain, weI, still dont understand the secret held in the Museum yet. If the Director really has gone insane, I suspect there would be far more tragedies hidden within this Museum.

Mu Jiashi listens, then nods, and says, lets go then

They enter the Museum once again through the side entrance.

Meanwhile, Buzzcut and Ye Lan have had new discoveries.

X Beijin has his stream focused on them, too; the viewers are currently in a discussion.

this person looks like the nightmare owner!

why? just cuz he looks fearful?

good, the first step of becoming a great detective is questioning every single thing other people say!

The young man seen on camera appears to be in his 20s, perhaps just a few years older than Lu Chengzhe, but he is clearly much more distressed than the latter.

The moment he saw Buzzcut and Ye Lan, he tried to run away. Buzzcut managed to catch him by the arm, though. Hes now standing there, shaking.

Buzzcut and Ye Lan found him just outside of a kindergarten.

Its one of those kindergartens exclusively serving the apartment complex surrounding it. Its right in the centre of the community.

Right now, they can hear the cheerful sounds of the children laughing and playing inside. The teacher seems to be playing some sort of game with them.

This is quite the unexpectedly wholesome and also terrifying scene, given the context.

Buzzcut and Ye Lan are numb already, though.

They saw largely similar scenes walking into this residential area.

The residents seem to be living their everyday lives undisturbed, but deep down, its obvious the madness has already turned their lives upside down.

Buzzcut went from disgust, to speechlessness, to simply being numb to it all.

Maybe hes being assimilated into the environment, he thinks. He suspects he is coming to an understanding of how and why these people are living like that in an environment of madness. All their crazy actions he can sympathise.

The moment that thought crossed his mind, hes in shock. He quickly gathers other thoughts to chase it away.

He knows that such hypnotised thoughts that are almost likememetic hazardswould disappear as soon as he leaves the Nightmare behind.

Though what if they fail to leave the Nightmare? Buzzcut thinks they should be more careful.

He glances at Ye Lan, unsure whether this cold and expressionless Missiontaker is experiencing something similar as him, being corroded by madness, inch by inch.

He wants to ask, or advise her to be careful, but he feels like he need not do so.

His companion is far more rational, calm, and unfeeling than him.

Along the way, theyve come across people who can still communicate effectively; theyre crazy, thats for sure, but they all had a common piece of information to give, the same information the restaurant owner told them that a couple argued overnight.

The owner was right, everyone around the community heard the arguing couple last night.

The information largely adds up as well it was a young couple, the woman believed in the rumour, the man did not; they argued, and the argument was heated.

Other than that, though, no one knew who the couple was, or their address, or even who they are. They just know there was a couple arguing.

The vagueness of the identity of the arguers has Buzzcut and Ye Lan stumped. They might have to find the couple by exhaustively asking everyone.