"Old dog, you're quite clever," Mu's face instantly darkened.

"Of course... I'm very clever in critical moments," Old Lv wore an ugly smile on his face.

"I really wish your teammates could see your true face," Mu took out five "Dao" from his pocket and scattered them on the ground like feeding pigeons.

Old Lv quickly got down on the ground and picked up the "Dao" one by one, then put them in his pocket.

"Hehe... my teammates will understand me," Old Lv patted the dust off his hands, "I've already reminded them that 'I'm very clever in critical moments,' they didn't expect me to betray them, but I had no choice."

Mu's face showed a fake smile as he handed the locked box and the golden key to Old Lv.

"The rest is up to you."

...

In the room of the "Recipient" on the other side.

Qi Xia was sitting in a chair with his eyes closed, resting.

"The Prisoner's Dilemma, huh?" he muttered to himself, "No, it should be the 'Bucket Law'..."

"The weakest member of the team determines the overall strength of the team..." Qi Xia tapped his fingers lightly on the table, counting in his mind, "But which 'board' belongs to our bucket?"

"Both 'spies' from both sides should have met the 'Sender' by now." He still had his eyes closed, simulating the scene when both sides met in his mind as much as possible.

"It's been about ten minutes, and our 'spy' hasn't delivered the letter yet, which means Lin Qin's persuasion has failed. After all, a woman in love has no reason to kill her lover with her own hands."

"As for the other side..."

Qi Xia opened his eyes and played with the silver key on the table.

"Old Lv has most likely betrayed us."

His expression gradually turned cold as he spoke, "From now on, the other side will have the help of two 'spies' at the same time, and things are developing in the worst direction."

"The good news is that the 'Bucket Law' is officially invalid, and there are no longer any weak links in our team." Qi Xia slowly revealed a cold smile, "Next is the 'MIG-25 Effect'."

Just then, a voice suddenly came from the door, "When the Soviet Union was building the MIG-25 fighter, even though all the components were inferior to those of the United States, it was able to become a world-class fighter by improving its overall performance. That's the 'MIG-25 Effect,' right?"

Qi Xia turned his head to look, and the 'spy' Jiang Ruoxue was standing outside the door, looking at him expressionlessly.

She was holding a locked box in her hands.

"Do you think the 'MIG-25 Effect' is correct?" Jiang Ruoxue asked.

"I'm not sure," Qi Xia said expressionlessly, "I'm not sure if the 'parts' that belong to me are usable, but as soon as you appeared, all my doubts disappeared."

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"I made you realize that as soon as I appeared? You must be a rare genius," Jiang Ruoxue said mockingly as she placed the box on the table in front of Qi Xia, "Now, please use your 'MIG-25 Effect' to open this box."

Qi Xia carefully examined the box, which was securely locked with a golden lock.

He tried the silver key on the table, but it didn't open at all.

He picked up the box and gently shook it, hearing the sound of something inside.

There was a letter.

"What should I call you?" Qi Xia asked.

"Jiang Ruoxue."

"Jiang Ruoxue, did you break the key just now?" Qi Xia asked.

"Do you think your teammate would give me the key?" Jiang Ruoxue crossed her arms, as if watching a good show, "As someone who thinks he's clever like you, can't you open the box without the key?"

"She didn't give you the key, that's great," Qi Xia smirked and said to Jiang Ruoxue, "Did you hear it just now?"

"Hear? Hear what?"

"The sound of footsteps," Qi Xia said, "The soundproofing in this old hotel isn't good. You should have heard the footsteps before you took action, right?"

"So what?" Jiang Ruoxue pursed her lips, "It's not surprising that there are footsteps in the whole building, considering only the old man and I can move around."

"But why did he leave earlier than you?" Qi Xia tapped the table with a deeper meaning in his eyes, "Why did our 'spy' leave first?"

"You..." Jiang Ruoxue's expression froze, as if she had realized something.

"How big do you think your chances of survival are in this game?" Qi Xia continued to tap the table, trying to break through her psychological defense with his words, "If your team cooperates with our 'spy,' do you still have a chance to win?"

"I understand now," Jiang Ruoxue's eyes gradually turned cold, "You can't open the box, so you shifted your focus to me? Isn't that too childish?"

Qi Xia nodded and said, "You saw through all of that?"

"Don't try to manipulate me," Jiang Ruoxue took a step back, "I will never believe you."

Qi Xia stopped talking and instead looked at his fingers tapping on the table.

"It's about time..." His face turned cold, and he muttered to himself, "Let me test if the 'parts' are usable..."

Before Jiang Ruoxue could understand the meaning of his words, a commotion suddenly came from another corridor.

It sounded like someone was fighting.

Unfortunately, it was a bit far away, and the specific content couldn't be heard clearly.

"Very good, it's a 'top-quality part'," Qi Xia stopped tapping the table, stood up slowly, and said, "Miss Jiang, if you had agreed to cooperate with us just now, the outcome would have been completely different, but now there's no chance. You're just a 'spare part'.""Heh, how interesting." Jiang Ruoxue shook her head helplessly, "I'd like to see how you're going to get the letter."

Qi Xia didn't even try to unlock the lock.

Instead, he took his own silver lock and locked it onto the box.

Now, the box had two locks on it.

"Have you lost your mind?" Jiang Ruoxue asked, "Adding another lock, are you trying to make two negatives into a positive?"

"Lost my mind? That's a possibility." Qi Xia picked up the box and handed it to Jiang Ruoxue, "Could you please return this to the 'sender'."

"What?!" Jiang Ruoxue was taken aback.

Return this double-locked box to the 'sender'?

"So that's your plan..." She was shocked and instantly understood Qi Xia's strategy, "Wait, wait a minute..."

Qi Xia didn't wait for her to finish, he pushed her out of the room and locked the door.

As Jiang Ruoxue stepped into the corridor, a countdown timer on the wall lit up, three minutes.

She held the box with a complex expression on her face.

If she had known what kind of person he was, she should have pretended to agree earlier...

In the corridor, the sounds from another hallway became clear.

Jiang Ruoxue came to her senses and slowly leaned against the wall to listen.

In a short while, her expression became serious.

Mu sounded very angry, he was shouting: "You old dog, you actually destroyed the key?"