Teacher Cheng slept until five in the afternoon before waking up.

He felt terrible from the drinking. After waking, he drank several cups of hot water before feeling better. Seeing that Tan Xiao and Shen Mo had already packed their luggage, he knew they didn’t plan to stay here long.

Teacher Cheng thought about it, then gathered Tan Xiao, Shen Mo, and Bai Youwei to discuss. “Uncle Zhao’s place has a nice environment and is fairly stable. How about I stay here…”

Looking at everyone’s expressions, he slowly explained, “I’m old. Although I want to contribute, I inevitably become a burden to you at times. Better to stay here and help Uncle Zhao. What do you think?”

Tan Xiao instinctively looked at Bai Youwei.

Bai Youwei’s expression was bland, showing nothing.

Tan Xiao looked at Shen Mo again.

Shen Mo’s expression was also quite calm.

“If you’ve thought it through, that’s fine. We have no objections. But you don’t need to feel you’re burdening anyone. On this journey, you’ve taken care of us in many ways.” Shen Mo said.

Tan Xiao nodded along. “Yeah, good brothers share fortune and hardship together. How can we divide who’s burdening whom? What kind of brotherhood would that be!”

Cheng Weicai was moved, but also fell into inner conflict.

He had traveled with these people, and though they hadn’t been together long, they’d experienced life and death together, so their bond was naturally deep. However… he didn’t get a puzzle piece from the maze. If they encountered another game, he’d probably hold them back.

While he was still hesitating, sudden clamor came from outside.

People were shouting, and someone was running fast in the corridor.

Shen Mo opened the door. Everyone followed out one after another, only to see Zhang Qi carrying the female tour guide as he ran into the hotel lobby from outside. His companion shouted in panic, “Xiao He! Xiao He, come quick! Lili’s injured!”

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

In just a few minutes, many people gathered in the hotel lobby.

Everyone surrounded the injured female tour guide in the middle. Uncle Zhao also quickly came over after hearing the commotion and asked the middle-aged woman, “What happened to Lili?”

“My leg!… My leg hurts so much!…” The female tour guide curled up in pain, one hand covering her knee. There was no blood visible, but her pant leg was covered in mud.

“It’s not clear yet.” The middle-aged woman replied with difficulty. “It hurts this badly—it could be a fracture. I can’t treat this, and there’s no equipment here to do an examination!”

After these words, the crowd sighed. Everyone knew that in today’s environment lacking medicine and doctors, even if a fracture wasn’t life-threatening, it would definitely greatly affect one’s mobility in the future.

Among the crowd, Zhang Qi, who was beside the female tour guide, and Shen Mo’s group inadvertently made eye contact, then looked away…

Uncle Zhao arranged for people to send the female tour guide back to her room and had the doctor put a splint on her. This female doctor originally worked at a community clinic, treating only minor ailments like headaches and stomachaches. She could only estimate what to do for the tour guide’s injury.

Shen Mo and Bai Youwei returned to their room.

“Wu Lili’s injury is eighty or ninety percent related to Zhang Qi.” Bai Youwei said gleefully. “I just don’t know if she voluntarily cooperated or if Zhang Qi set her up.”

Shen Mo was slightly stunned. “You mean that tour guide?”

His reaction successfully pleased Bai Youwei.

“Yes, didn’t you know her name?” Bai Youwei smiled. “Little Wu, Lili, Wu Lili—that’s what everyone called her at the dinner table.”

Shen Mo frowned slightly and said, “She doesn’t have a fracture.”

“How do you know?” Bai Youwei blinked strangely. “She looked like she was in a lot of pain.”