Liu Ying paused slightly, then hurriedly whispered an explanation, "No, my home isn't in that city... I just happened to stay there for a few months."

Just happened? Gu Mian was a bit confused.

By now, the onlookers had basically lost interest. Life was short, and they didn't care too much about other people's business. Even though the current situation was a bit strange, it was only worth a few more glances. Only if the sky were falling would people truly give it their full attention and gawk.

Seeing that those around them were no longer paying attention, Liu Ying continued in a low voice, "I'm a flight attendant..."

"A flight attendant?" Fatty sighed. "No wonder you speak so gently. It must be a habit."

Gu Mian rubbed his chin. "Do all flight attendants speak gently?"

Due to his peculiar constitution, Gu Mian had never dared to take a flight, fearing the plane might suddenly perform a 360-degree spin mid-air and then spiral into the ground. Consequently, he had hardly ever seen a flight attendant.

Fatty nodded sympathetically. "The ones I've met were all very gentle."

Gu Mian nodded slightly; the Liu Ying before him indeed spoke gently.

At this moment, Liu Ying continued, "Because when the game started, we were on a flight... At that time, we were pulled into the nearest ticket kiosk, so we came directly from the plane to the ground. It was roughly near the place where we met before..."

Fatty choked on his saliva. "Yeah, the start of this global game was quite sudden. There must have been people on planes, some being arrested by the vice squad, and others in the middle of making babies… But was your captain pulled into a ticket kiosk too? Wouldn't the plane crash without anyone piloting it?"

As Fatty spoke, he began to reminisce. He didn't seem to recall any news about a plane crash.

Liu Ying shook her head and explained, "Planes have autopilot, so they usually don't just crash. But I don't know if the plane landed safely in the end... And probably because we were in the sky, we all got scattered. So far, I haven't run into any passengers or colleagues from the flight."

"COUGH, COUGH," Gu Mian glanced around, then looked at Liu Ying before him. "Did you stop us just so we could listen to your story?"

Hearing this, Liu Ying quickly shook her head. "No, no, it's because you saved me not too long ago, and I couldn't find anything to repay you with."

So, she stopped us now because she found something to repay us with? Gu Mian's mind was filled with questions.

Seeming to sense Gu Mian's thoughts, Liu Ying lowered her head in embarrassment, then took something out. "I know that medicine was very valuable, and this small thing doesn't really compensate for it. I initially wanted to save up a bit more before giving it to you, but I was afraid you'd turn around and run off again..."

It seemed their previous escape had traumatized this girl.

While thinking this, Gu Mian took the item from her hand.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he took it, Liu Ying turned and bolted as if she had handed him a time bomb, making Fatty flinch.

Gu Mian could now see the item in his hand clearly. It was a rather cute-looking eraser, definitely not a time bomb.

Liu Ying had already run some distance and was looking back at them anxiously. It seemed she had run off because she was afraid Gu Mian would try to return it to her.

[Kitty Head Eraser]

[Description: A cute, cat-head-shaped eraser. Due to copyright concerns, the designer specifically avoided all features of the Hello Kitty cat.]

[Function: Can erase all dirt. If you're too lazy to wash your clothes, this eraser is your number one choice.]

But wouldn't rubbing an entire outfit with an eraser be more tiring than actually washing it?

Fatty was now craning his neck to look at the Kitty Head Eraser. "Speaking of Hello Kitty, Doctor, did you know there was a Hello Kitty murder case before?"

Gu Mian shot him a sidelong glance. "If you don't have anything sensible to say, then don't say anything."

Fatty immediately shut his mouth.

Not far away, Liu Ying saw that Gu Mian seemed to have accepted the item. She let out a sigh of relief, took a few steps back, and then disappeared from their sight.

Fatty watched Liu Ying's retreating figure, and an unsettling thought suddenly popped into his head. "Speaking of which, Doctor, I was a park ranger for a while."

Gu Mian pinched the bridge of his nose, a headache forming. Why has this guy Fatty worked all sorts of jobs? Is he even human?

"I think this girl is a bit like a fox I found once..."

Gu Mian asked, "You mean in terms of looks?"

That would be horrifying.

"No, no, no," Fatty quickly explained. "When I was a ranger, I found an injured little fox. I treated it, and after it recovered, I released it back into the woods. Who would've thought, the fox was probably grateful, because after that, it started bringing live mice to my place every day! Fucking live ones! It was practically trying to stuff them in my mouth."

Fatty paused, then added, "I feel like this girl is showing a similar tendency... like she might come back at any moment..."

Gu Mian analyzed this carefully, then said under Fatty's watchful gaze, "I don't think she'll be catching mice."

Fatty: "..."

Liu Ying had already left; there was no telling when she might suddenly pop up again.

Gu Mian, however, had become interested in the item Liu Ying had left.

[Kitty Head Eraser]

Its function is to erase all dirt... Gu Mian would absolutely not use this eraser to wash clothes, but aside from that, it didn't seem to have any other purpose. In the current world setting, this thing was practically useless, its utility comparable to the [One Roll of Tissue] Gu Mian had gotten from his first lottery draw. But Gu Mian remembered Chu Changge had an item that might be usable with this eraser.

As he thought this, Gu Mian looked towards Chu Changge's chest. Pinned to his coat was a [Bloody School Badge (Incomplete)].

Anyone wearing this item would have their game nickname changed to 'Meiren Chu,' and Chu Changge has been going by this nickname for a long time now. It's called 'incomplete' because the photo part of the badge is still covered by bloodstains. The bloodstains have to be removed for it to display all its functions. I didn't know what all the functions of this badge were before, but today it seems I'll have a chance to test it out...

"Using this eraser, we should be able to clean Chu Changge's badge," he said aloud.

Fatty was astonished by Gu Mian's idea. "Use a special item on another special item?"

This is truly mind-boggling.

While Fatty was still trying to wrap his head around it, Gu Mian, holding the eraser, said seriously, "Since this badge can change a player's nickname, I suspect that after cleaning the bloodstains off the photo area, Chu Changge's appearance will also change."

He would change to look like the person in the obscured photo.

Fatty was alarmed. "It'd be one thing if the photo showed a handsome guy, but what if it's someone with three eyes and four noses?"

"That's why we need to find a more secluded spot," Gu Mian said. "We can't do this performance in front of everyone."

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