"I..."
"You..."
Bi Xia and Xu Renfei spoke at the same time, then fell silent again.
Bi Xia paused, touched his nose, "I just wanted to try it, didn’t expect it to be 0000."
"I didn’t expect it to be 0000 either..." Xu Renfei held up the number he had just calculated. A big 0 appeared in front of Bi Xia, coupled with Xu Renfei’s utterly defeated expression, it was obvious he didn’t expect that after all he’d been through, the result was the most basic initial password. He was feeling quite down.
Unable to hold back a chuckle, Bi Xia casually slid one hand into his pocket and strolled into the room where Xu Renfei was locked. The room was a typical scholar’s study.
"Not bad." Bi Xia commented.
Xu Renfei threw all his verification papers into the trash bin, "Your room isn’t bad either, right?"
"Not really," Bi Xia shook his head, "A piano and two doors."
"Huh?" Xu Renfei blinked, "Two doors? What the heck?"
With a light sigh, Bi Xia explained the problems in his room to Xu Renfei, who couldn’t help but burst into laughter, "I thought mine was hard enough, but yours turned out to be the hardest!"
Bi Xia snorted, "Can’t help it, I’m smarter than you guys. If I were in your room..."
His gaze fell on the paper with a 0 in Xu Renfei’s hand, he smirked, "I’d be out first for sure."
Xu Renfei:...
"Hey, you don’t have to look down on me like that!" Xu Renfei said with some grievance, "Besides, your worst subject should be physics! We complement each other!"
However... thinking about how Bi Xia casually unlocked the code lock while he was still struggling with the problems, he felt very exhausted.
"By the way," Bi Xia suddenly spoke, "When I gave you that pouch, it was for you to use, just in case. Why did you give it back to me?"
Looking at Bi Xia’s furrowed brow, Xu Renfei couldn’t help but laugh, "You dummy, they’ll definitely target me first. If that happens, it would get exposed. Better to give it to you."
"Besides, you’re wearing big name brands now, they’ll find it easier to target you. So I figured giving it to you would make it more convenient to use, right?"
Looking at Xu Renfei, Bi Xia paused, patted him on the shoulder, "Don’t worry, we’re in this together. We won’t get knocked out."
"Yeah," Xu Renfei smiled, "I’m still waiting for you to take me to the top of the world!"
Bi Xia shrugged, "Stick with me, buddy, and I’ll take you to the top. I guarantee you won’t be the first or second to be knocked out."
Xu Renfei:...
"An Yi OUT, An Yi OUT."
The announcement echoed throughout the museum. Both Bi Xia and Xu Renfei shuddered, Xu Renfei looked at Bi Xia, "An Yi got knocked out!"
Bi Xia laughed, "Well hey, now you don’t have to worry. At least you won’t be the first to be knocked out. Now we just have to make sure you’re not the second."
Bi Xia touched his chin, "But... this means at least one group has been released."
The two of them exchanged a glance, Xu Renfei fixed his hair, and Bi Xia took out his phone, connected his Bluetooth to the headset around his neck, and turned the music volume up to max. An insert song from Sword Art Online, Ubiquitous dB, started playing.
With a slight smirk, starry eyes met peach blossom eyes, the two shared a smile and stepped out of the secret room simultaneously.
If they’re going to play, they might as well make it exciting. Otherwise, wouldn’t that be a waste of the name tag ripping round?
Starting with a bang, they might as well end it that way too.