Doomsday Wonderland Chapter 1075: Target
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Chapter 1075: Target
âWait a minute, letâs rethink this.â
Compared to Bohemia, who was all worked up and frantic, the Descartes Spirit appeared much calmer. âStop running around the room; youâre almost sparking fires on the floor!â it advised. âThe game hasnât ended, and it must be because the ending conditions havenât been met. Letâs think about the necessary conditions that need to be fulfilled.â
The method of murder had been discovered, the secretary was dead and couldnât harm her anymore, and the last objective was to remain safe until the end of the workday. There were three objectives in total, and Bohemia had completed them all, so the game should have ended by now.
âCould it be that he didnât use disinfectant to commit the murder?â she asked anxiously while tapping the table.
âAccording to the clues provided in the game, the method of murder should be correct,â The Descartes Spirit thought for a moment. âWhat did the Pocket Dimension host say? After satisfying all the objectives, Prison Storm would endâŠâ
Its voice gradually lowered as it exchanged a few glances with Bohemia, although it didnât have actual eyes.
âWait,â Bohemia muttered, âHe did say âall objectives,â right?â
The Pocket Dimension host did not mention that the game would end after completing these three objectives. If she remembered correctly, he indeed said, âAfter satisfying all objectives.â In that caseâŠ
âSome objectives were left incomplete earlier!â they both exclaimed almost simultaneously.
However, there were so many previous objectives; the question was, which one was not fulfilled?
âLetâs start from the beginning,â The Descartes Spirit was suddenly motivated and gestured for Bohemia to take out a piece of paper. âWrite down every single objectiveâhurry up! Your character is way too evil. We must think fast! In case someone figures things out and tries to arrest you later, itâs fine if you fail, but if it traps me here, thatâs a real problem.â
âDid you forget that before we entered this game, you were eager to eat people?â She had no intention of being labeled evil by this mosaic of characters.
âThatâs different; I did it out of survival necessity. You, on the other hand, are just full of bad intentions.â
As they bickered, they did their best to jot down every objective they remembered on the paper. The initial objectives were straightforward, like identifying the location, date, and their own ident.i.ty. As they moved on to the mid-game objectives, the difficulty gradually increased, becoming tasks such as discovering and safeguarding allies. However, as they systematically reviewed each one, none of them seemed incomplete.
âWait a moment, you were supposed to safeguard allies⊠wasnât Snake-Skin supposed to be your ally? He must have been, right?â Descartes initially perked up but then dismissed his thought. âNo, safeguarding allies was an objective in one of the earlier stages, and Snake-Skin survived that stage, so it should count as completed.â
So, what could it be then?
Bohemia sighed restlessly, feeling like she was sitting on a hot seat. As the Descartes Spirit mentioned, she had committed plenty of evil deeds, and while she could hide them for a while, they wouldnât stay concealed forever. If she were to get caught right near the end, it would be infuriating.
âUgh, this Sandy Winters is something else. She could have been a great warden, but she chose to do all these behind-the-scenes deedsâŠâ She muttered in frustration.
The mosaic floating above the A4 paper suddenly paused upon hearing this. It stayed still for a moment and then exclaimed, âI⊠I think I might have an idea!â
âWhat?â Bohemia asked.
The Descartes Spirit swayed back and forth, looking rather dizzy. âI⊠I canât be a hundred percent sure. Your comment just struck me as odd. Sandy Winters is indeed a difficult person to understand. Despite her great potential and her position in the judicial system, she privately destroyed all the laws she could, as if she didnât care about her own lifeâŠâ
Bohemia widened her eyes, waiting for the Descartes Spirit to continue.
After a brief pause, it slowly said, âWhat if⊠you arenât actually Sandy Winters?â
âThe name of the warden is clearly on the door, and I am indeed the warden,â she replied.
âNo, what I mean is⊠although youâre the warden, is Sandy Winters your true ident.i.ty?â the Descartes Spirit saw that she still hadnât grasped it and continued, âDo you remember those four bank statements? Each account belongs to a different person, right?â
Bohemia was starting to catch on.
âWhile youâre the warden Sandy Winters in the prison, you become Emma Green at a certain bank. Who says that being the warden is your true ident.i.ty? Maybe itâs just one of many ident.i.ties you have. Who are you really?â Descartes mumbled, swaying unsteadily. âWeâve completed all the stage objectives. In theory, the game should have ended long ago. But if your ident.i.ty isnât Sandy Winters to begin with, then everything makes sense. You still have one objective left from the first stage â âestablish ident.i.ty.'â
Bohemia slumped into her chair, a look of concern on her face. âThatâs a problem⊠how do I find out who I really am?â
Descartes pondered for a moment.
âWhile you might not know, someone else might.â
âWho?â
âDid you forget? The only one who had doubts about you, the one who secretly investigated youâŠâ the Descartes Spirit, sounding somewhat gleeful, continued, âIsnât it Old Shoes?â
Trying to get Old Shoes to reveal her true ident.i.ty seemed akin to courting danger. After staring at the four bank statements in frustration for a while, she decided to take a deep breath. âHow do I get him to spill the beans?â
This question stumped the Descartes Spirit as well.
Perhaps because the objectives werenât met, the game persisted even when it should have concluded. As they puzzled over what to do, the phone suddenly rang, its shrill tone piercing the air and startling both of them.
They exchanged glances, and Bohemia swallowed hard before answering the phone.
âMiss Winters?â On the other end of the line was a voice sheâd heard once before, low and trembling as if it was afraid someone might overhear. âIâm Nurse Dorie. I think thereâs something I must report to you⊠The prisoner who was shot today regained consciousness. The bullet didnât directly hit any vital organs, so after we administered first aid, his condition quickly stabilized.â
Snake-Skin isnât dead?
Bohemia was initially taken aback but suddenly froze. The incident where Snake-Skin got shot happened this morning, and she had been preoccupied with dealing with Sandwich Secretary, thinking that Snake-Skin must have died, and the game would end. She hadnât inquired further. âIs it just now that he regained consciousness?â
âNo,â the nurse seemed a bit uncomfortable. âWeâve been observing him since noon. He⊠he regained consciousness about an hour ago. Initially, he couldnât speak clearly, but his condition has been improving.â
âWhy are you just telling me now?â
âItâs because⊠the detective prohibited us from reporting it,â she explained anxiously. âWe hesitated as it violated the regulations to cooperate with him. But the detective got furious, saying he must privately interrogate the prisoner, and that itâs crucial for an investigation. If we let any word slip, no one could bear the responsibility⊠But I thought about it, and at least I had to inform the wardenâŠâ
This nurse was amazing!
After the initial shock had worn off, Bohemia was nearly overwhelmed by joy. This was a stroke of luck!
Old Shoes, who had been investigating her, was quite sharp. She had barely instructed Snake-Skin to do something when he had detected traces of their connection. His prohibition against the medical department reporting Snake-Skinâs awakening had only one reasonable explanation: Old Shoes had already perceived the connection between the two of them. What he wanted to extract from Snake-Skin was insider information about her as the warden.
Bohemia praised and encouraged the nurse, who reported this to her. After asking for further details, the nurse told her the Old Shoes and Snake-Skin were in an observation room. The room was on the second floor with a window facing the outside. Unfortunately, trying to eavesdrop beneath the window wasnât practical.
Ten minutes later, Bohemia crouched next to a waste bin at the rear of the medical department, with her head right below the observation room on the second floor. The observation roomâs window was tightly shut, and the sounds from inside couldnât be heard. However, when she looked closely, she noticed that the windowâs seams were blurry, creating a mosaic of sorts.
For the first time, Bohemia was incredibly thankful for the Descartes Spiritâs presence.
Whenever there was conversation in the room, the Descartes Spirit repeated the dialogue, transmitting it into her mind. The game rules set by the Pocket Dimension host only restricted the use of evolutionary abilities and Special Items. Perhaps even the Pocket Dimension host didnât antic.i.p.ate that a player would carry a Pocket Dimension like a pet.
âNo matter what kind of partners.h.i.+p it is, you wouldnât risk your life for her, right?â The Descartes Spirit repeated. From the voice alone, it was impossible to discern the speakerâs ident.i.ty, but it was clear that it was Old Shoes asking this question. âShe put you in danger without telling you. Furthermore, sheâs not a member of your gang, so thereâs no need to keep hiding it. Think about it; I can request a reduced sentence for you. Tell me, what has Sandy Winters done behind the scenes?â
Snake-Skin seemed to be silent for a moment. After a few seconds, the Descartes Spirit relayed his response.
âSandy Winters hasnât done anything.â
Just when Bohemia thought he wouldnât confess, the Descartes Spirit continued to repeat, âBecause the real Sandy Winters died a long time ago.â
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