Tan Xiao was especially enthusiastic, answering first: “Cantaloupe flavor!”
Bai Youwei: “Wrong.”
Teacher Cheng asked: “Grape flavor?”
Bai Youwei: “Wrong.”
Tan Xiao said: “Old Cheng, grape flavor is usually purple! Hey, is it kiwi flavor?”
Bai Youwei: “Wrong.”
Tan Xiao: “…Green tangerine flavor?”
Bai Youwei: “Wrong.”
Teacher Cheng thought seriously: “Since the red candy is watermelon flavor, then the green one must also be a fruit flavor, right… could it be cucumber flavor?”
“How is that possible? Cucumbers aren’t fruit!” Tan Xiao worked hard to activate his brain. “Think again, are there any other green fruits… Ah! I know! Green apple flavor! This time I’m definitely right, aren’t I?”
Bai Youwei smiled and shook her head: “Still wrong.”
Tan Xiao was completely helpless: “Weiwei, give us a hint!”
Bai Youwei shrugged. “The hint was already given. The red candy is watermelon flavor—that’s the hint.”
Teacher Cheng asked again: “Lotus seed flavor?”
Bai Youwei burst out laughing and still shook her head, then asked Shen Mo: “What flavor do you think it is?”
Shen Mo pondered for a moment and answered: “Sweet flavor.”
“Damn! That works too?!” Tan Xiao couldn’t help but shout. “The answer is sweet flavor?! No way! That’s too cunning!!!”
Bai Youwei shook her head: “Also wrong.”
“…” Tan Xiao’s voice came to an abrupt halt.
“…” Teacher Cheng had just wanted to praise this answer as surprisingly clever, but his mouth involuntarily closed awkwardly.
Shen Mo looked at Bai Youwei: “Announce the answer.”
Bai Youwei smiled cheerfully and said: “The answer is watermelon rind flavor.”
Shen Mo: “…”
Tan Xiao: “…”
Cheng Weicai: “…”
“Red is watermelon flavor, green is watermelon rind flavor—how about that? Doesn’t it fit the logic perfectly?” Bai Youwei said smugly. “Before, the housekeeper’s kid came to play at my house, and I teased him with candy. That’s exactly how he answered. So you see, children’s way of thinking is very interesting. If we really want to aim for collecting puzzle pieces, bringing that kid along on our journey might bring surprises~”
After a pause, she continued: “If he can make it out of the maze alive, that is.”
Everyone fell silent.
So that’s the important part, isn’t it?
If he can’t leave the maze alive, everything they just said would be completely pointless!
Tan Xiao picked up his bowl and continued eating with his head down, mumbling vaguely: “Don’t know if he’ll come at 2 PM.”
Bai Youwei also picked up her bowl and slowly ate two mouthfuls of rice.
Teacher Cheng wanted to speak but hesitated, opening his mouth, looking at his companions’ expressions, finally closing it again and silently eating…
…
Two o’clock in the afternoon arrived quickly.
They came to that crossroads again.
They didn’t drive—each person only brought some portable luggage.
There was no sign of the little boy at the intersection.
Actually, it was understandable if he didn’t come. After all, he wasn’t familiar with Bai Youwei, so having reservations was normal. Besides… nowadays there really weren’t many people who had the guts to enter the maze.
Cheng Weicai said: “Should we wait a bit longer? Maybe something delayed him.”
Everyone looked at Bai Youwei.
Her expression was indifferent, and she didn’t object, so everyone found a shady spot and waited quietly.
They waited five minutes.
Still no sign of the little boy.
Bai Youwei lazily yawned.
At that moment, several people came from the right side of the street. They looked over—
It was two men and one woman, but still no sign of the kid.
Bai Youwei immediately felt completely deflated.
“Let’s go, we’re not waiting anymore.” She said, slightly annoyed. “He’s probably not coming.”
“Oh! Look, there’s actually a disabled person here.” The chubby middle-aged man among the two men and one woman exclaimed in surprise. There was no discriminatory intent, purely out of astonishment and loose lips.
Bai Youwei lazily lifted her eyelids and sneered.
“I say, uncle, you and I are both disabled people. Is there really a need for mutual discrimination?”