Today, I Have Yet to Become a Doll

Teacher Cheng slept until five in the afternoon.

He had a rough time with the alcohol and drank several cups of hot water after waking up to recover. Seeing that Tan Xiao, Shen Mo, and the others had already packed their luggage, he knew they weren't planning to stay long.

Teacher Cheng thought for a moment, then called Tan Xiao, Shen Mo, and Bai Youwei over to discuss something. "Uncle Zhao's place is quite nice and safe. Perhaps I should stay here…"

He observed their expressions and slowly explained, "I'm old, and although I want to contribute, I'm afraid I'll be a burden to you sometimes. It might be better for me to stay here and help Uncle Zhao. What do you think?"

Tan Xiao instinctively looked at Bai Youwei.

Bai Youwei's face was indifferent, showing no particular emotion.

Tan Xiao then looked at Shen Mo.

Shen Mo's expression was also calm.

"If you've thought it through, we have no objections. However, there's no need to feel like you're a burden. Along the way, you've taken care of us quite a bit," Shen Mo said.

Tan Xiao nodded in agreement. "Yeah, good brothers share fortune and hardship together. There's no need to talk about burdens. That wouldn't be very loyal!"

Cheng Wei Cai was touched, but also conflicted.

He had traveled with this group for a while, and although the time wasn't long, they had faced life and death together, forging a deep bond. However… he hadn't obtained a puzzle piece in the maze, and if they encountered another game, he was afraid he would hold them back.

While he was hesitating, a sudden commotion erupted outside.

People were shouting, and someone was running down the hallway.

Shen Mo opened the door, and everyone followed him out. They saw Zhang Qi carrying the female tour guide on his back as he ran into the hotel lobby. His companion shouted anxiously, "Xiao He! Xiao He, come quick! Lili is injured!"

A middle-aged woman rushed out of a room carrying a medical kit.

Within minutes, the hotel lobby was crowded.

Everyone surrounded the injured tour guide. Uncle Zhao quickly arrived after hearing the noise and asked the middle-aged woman, "What happened to Lili?"

"My leg!… My leg hurts so much!…" The tour guide curled up in pain, clutching her knee. There was no visible blood, but her pants leg was covered in mud.

"We're not sure yet," the middle-aged woman replied with a troubled expression. "With such intense pain, it might be a fracture. I can't treat this, and we don't have the equipment here to examine it!"

After she spoke, a wave of murmurs went through the crowd. Everyone knew that in the current environment, lacking medicine and medical resources, even if a fracture wasn't life-threatening, it would severely impact mobility in the future.

In the crowd, Zhang Qi, who was beside the tour guide, inadvertently made eye contact with Shen Mo's group, then quickly looked away…

Uncle Zhao arranged for someone to take the tour guide back to her room and had the doctor apply a splint. The doctor used to work at a community clinic, mainly treating minor ailments like headaches and stomachaches. She could only make an educated guess about the tour guide's injury.

Shen Mo and Bai Youwei returned to their room.

"Wu Lili's injury is most likely related to Zhang Qi," Bai Youwei said gloatingly. "I just don't know if she cooperated willingly or if Zhang Qi tricked her."

Shen Mo was slightly taken aback. "You mean the tour guide?"

His reaction successfully amused Bai Youwei.

"Yes, didn't you know her name?" Bai Youwei asked with a smile. "Xiao Wu, Lili, Wu Lili, that's what everyone called her at the dinner table."

Shen Mo frowned and said, "She doesn't have a fracture."

"How do you know?" Bai Youwei blinked in surprise. "She looked like she was in a lot of pain."

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