Luo Lao took Xiao Yi and Ah Wei out of the third floor, looked around the open area downstairs, and saw two men walking together.

One is tall and the other is short, the tall man is thin, and the short man is a little chubby.

The two men were looking down and muttering something, and when they saw three people appear in front of them, they stopped talking.

Secretly looked at the three people in front of him.

His gaze slid from Luo Lao to Ah Wei, swept over Ah Wei, and finally fixed on Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi looked at the malicious eyes of the two people, glared at them unceremoniously, and pouted: "What do you see, I haven't seen a woman!" “

The tall man was about to say something, but was stopped by Little Fat Dun, who glanced at him, and then lowered his mouth towards the door of the building.

In a few breaths, two groups of people are about to stagger by.

But Xiao Yi suddenly took shape and looked ahead.

And the two men, one tall and one short, also subconsciously listened.

The actions of the three of them allowed Luo Lao to determine the identity of the two of them as patch carriers.

Luo Lao glanced at Ah Wei, and saw that this kid's hand was stretched out into his trouser pocket, it seemed that Ah Wei was ready to do something about the patch carrier!

He stopped Ah Wei with his eyes.

Ah Wei glanced at Luo Lao in surprise, and then looked at Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi shook his head slightly, and didn't seem to approve of his move, he looked relieved and took his hand out of his pocket.

Behind Luo Lao's hands, his feet quickened his pace.

Xiao Yi and Ah Wei followed.

In a few moments, the three of them distanced themselves from the two men.

Luo Lao glanced at the building behind him, and saw that the two figures, one tall and one short, were gone, and it seemed that they had entered.

Only then did he speak slowly: "Xiao Yi, what prompt did the system have just now?" ”

As he asked, he stared at the metal bracelet on his wrist.

I wondered, why didn't Awen send the system's message prompt at the headquarters?

Without real-time system messages, they would be the equivalent of being covered with their eyes and mouths covered, which would be quite dangerous in a mission scenario.

Xiao Yi showed the puzzled look on his face just now: "Old Luo, the system just prompted that someone used a hidden identity. ”

Luo Lao saw Xiao Yi's doubts and said, "Do you think there is a delay in system messages?" ”

This was said in Xiao Yi's heart, and she said eagerly: "Yes, I just said it in front of the patch carrier Andy, and it is inconvenient for me to talk about it." She said that she had a conversation to hide her identity, but there was no message from the system.

It wasn't until just now that there was a scrolling message showing that someone had redeemed a hidden identity. “

After hearing this, Luo Lao knew in his heart:

Andy didn't redeem her hidden identity, she just didn't want this group of people to know that Andy was her real identity, and this was what she really looked like.

It's just that Andy thinks that they are all plug-ins that hack into the system, and there is no patch carrier, so they will not receive real-time information broadcast from the system.

Now there is a hint that someone else has redeemed the hidden identity.

Ah Wei pondered for a moment and said: "Could it be that she turned on status secrecy or something, so she won't broadcast when she redeems her identity and uses the prop system?" “

"Status Secret? This kind of prop rarely appears. Anyway, I've hacked so many system tasks, and I haven't encountered it. Xiao Yi retorted.

Ah Wei hesitated and nodded, Xiao Yi was right, this possibility is indeed not very likely.

"It's also possible that other patch carriers involved in the mission have redeemed hidden identities. The system broadcast is basically within a minute, and it will never be delayed for so long. ”

The two discussed for a moment, but neither of them could convince anyone, and they turned their gaze to Luo Lao.

Luo Lao silently listened to the two of them say a word, but his thoughts have not been able to concentrate, and it seems that something more important has been forgotten by him.

At this moment, the two young people in front of him finally quieted down, and Luo Lao's gaze swept over their faces solemnly, and he muttered, "What is Ah Wen doing?" ”

After Luo Lao's reminder, the two of them suddenly realized that the metal bracelet had not received a message for a while.

Ah Wei pressed the strong retreat button a few times in a row.

There was no movement for a long time, he tilted his head and stared at the metal bracelet for a moment, and muttered, "Could it be that I have a malfunction?" Xiao Yi, you try? “

Xiao Yi listened, raised his left hand and put it on the red button of the bracelet, and was about to press it when he was stopped by Luo Lao.

Luo Lao grabbed Xiao Yi's left arm, shook his head, and motioned for her not to press.

Frequent use of take-out equipment can easily cause the self-test function of the system, and the three of them will be cleared by the system as a virus.

They all know in their hearts that the bracelet is their only channel of communication with the real world.

After hacking into the system, they are in the perspective of their own security, and they will not easily press the push button, because every interaction with the real world means that the possibility of their hacking plug-in identity is exposed.

They will only choose to retreat when their lives are in danger in the system scenario......

So, Arvin's side...... Could something be wrong?

Thinking of this, Ah Wei and Xiao Yi were a little panicked.

They looked at Luo Lao, eagerly hoping that Luo Lao would explain what was going on.

And Luo Lao stood across from them, silent.

Behind him, the moon was obscured by dark clouds, and the night sky became dark, and even the night wind that blew became a little colder.

Time passed by the minute, and their hearts became more and more anxious.

At the end, Luo Lao said: "The system has turned on the security mode, in which the system blocks all communication channels with the real world. ”

"What? Safe mode? Xiao Yi's eyes widened and he looked at Luo Lao in disbelief.

"So we're trapped?" Ah Wei gasped and said.

"yes, we're stuck in the system." Luo Lao groaned.

The expression on Xiao Yi's face instantly collapsed, and her anxious voice changed: "After the mission is over, will we return to the real world from the system like other patch carriers?" ”

When Xiao Yi asked, a look of horror appeared on Ah Wei's face: "What? Can't go back when the mission is over? ”

The eyes of the two of them stared at Luo Lao's face again.

Luo Lao looked at the bracelet, and Xiao Yi and Ah Wei, as if they wanted to verify something, he took out a miniature walkie-talkie from his pocket, pressed the green button that transmitted the sound, and said slowly and clearly: "Patch carrier Andy, please answer when you hear it!" “

He sent it three times in a row.

No response was received.

The anxiety in his heart was no less than that of Xiao Yi and Ah Wei in front of him, and he let go of the green button in a dejected manner and threw the walkie-talkie towards the flower garden in front of the mental hospital building.

As the walkie-talkie landed, the three of them glanced at each other with solemn expressions, and Luo Lao said in a deep voice:

"Maybe something happened to Awen's side, and we fell for it!"