Weirdness is coming: Chen Mu Nugui started with trillions of ghost coins

Chapter 1473 is unreasonable, detailed chapter

As the zombie army carried the sedan chair further and further away from the survivor camp, the survivors in the camp finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Saya, who was in charge of controlling the sedan chair, was still somewhat puzzled.

"Boss, that camp was so big just now, it didn't look like it had been breached. Why is it so quiet inside, not a single person in sight?"

Chen Mu shrugged. "Who knows?"

"Maybe they've all run away?" Xiaoye guessed.

In fact, in such a situation, it is indeed a possible reason for the survivors to abandon the camp.

However, the idea that such a good campsite was abandoned is indeed a bold one.

It's clear that Xiaoye is using her imagination to guess the possible reasons behind the other person's actions.

Xiao Ye hadn't expected that the survivors in the camp were so frightened that they didn't dare to show their faces.

In the zombie apocalypse, a large and powerful survivor camp was so frightened by three lone players that they dared not show their faces.

Putting aside whether it's reasonable or not, the key point is that this is a zombie apocalypse. People are so scared that they dare not show their faces. Where does that leave the zombies' dignity?

Anyone who didn't know better would think that Chen Mu was the ruler of the zombie apocalypse.

Xiaoye and the survivors were all curiously speculating about each other's situations, even making wildly outlandish guesses.

However, neither side dared to guess in the most outrageous direction.

One side of the sedan chair contained people, while the other side was filled with people who were too frightened to show their faces.

Both sides were trying to guess each other's intentions in a strange manner, but neither could guess correctly.

As they moved further away from the survivor camp, Chen Mu and his two companions, riding in the zombie sedan chair, began to accelerate their journey towards the recipient.

The recipient's icon, which used to be very small and getting smaller, is now starting to grow larger.

It's clear that the recipient is moving further away. But in a zombie apocalypse, an ordinary person's movement speed is definitely slower than Chen Mu's sedan chair.

I estimate that I will be able to catch up with the recipient in about an hour.

Chen Mu checked the time and realized he could complete the delivery mission before dark.

If it gets dark, judging from the way things are in novels and movies, the city will definitely become extremely dangerous.

"Hopefully, nothing unexpected will happen this time."

Chen Mu thought silently in his heart.

Chen Mu's thoughts drifted back to the time he first delivered the letter.

Although players discussed it, they came to the conclusion that the hidden condition was to ensure the recipient's safety.

But Chen Mu still felt that something was off.

He always felt that things weren't as simple as he had imagined.

Chen Mu still hasn't figured out the real cause of Lin Shanshan's death—not the manner of death, but the deeper reason that led to her death.

His thoughts drifted back to the basement of the small wooden house in the mountain village.

What details did I overlook?

Lin Shanshan's death and the failure of the first message delivery were like broken pearls, completely failing to form a logical chain.

Moreover, their understanding of the rules doesn't seem very convincing.

It seems that some of the players' own subjective inferences were mixed in.

Chen Mu drew back the curtain, looked at the scenery outside, and began to think silently.

Just then, Xiaoye, who had been driving in front, turned around and said:

"Boss, what are you thinking? Look at this zombie carrying us, it really is like an automatic mail delivery service."

Xiao Ye was the one who drove the sedan chair, and he had a great time driving it. He was just reminiscing with his boss.

Upon hearing Xiaoye say "automatic delivery," Chen Mu's expression froze, as if he had just realized something.

He didn't answer Xiaoye immediately, but lowered his head and pondered for a moment.

After making a remark, Xiaoye obediently turned back and continued driving his sedan chair.

The outside light shone through the curtains and fell on Chen Mu's face.

As the light shifted, Chen Mu looked out at the world outside the sedan chair. Suddenly, he turned to Hong Wenli and asked a strange question:

"You said... how far can a person see in the dark?"

Hongwenli:? ? ?

At that moment, Hong Wenli had a feeling that everyone sitting in the sedan chair, except for himself, might have mental problems.

Especially this Mr. Chen, whose thinking is so unconventional that it's beyond the average person.

Now, suddenly, another question arises: how far can you see in the dark?

What the hell?

Hong Wenli was completely bewildered; he couldn't keep up at all and couldn't fathom Chen Mu's line of thought.

Seeing Hong Wenli's confused expression, Chen Mu didn't say anything more and turned his head to continue looking out the window.

Hong Wenli, still puzzled, didn't notice that Chen Mu, after turning his head, had a slightly mysterious smile on his face.

There's one crucial question that Chen Mu has figured out!

However, this crucial issue is not the way out for the bizarre mission.

Understanding this problem can only be considered... the beginning of finding a way out.

However, that's enough!

Often, what traps players is the most crucial mindset and direction.

If your thinking is wrong and your direction is incorrect, the harder you try, the more likely you are to reach the wrong conclusion.

Inside the sedan chair, Chen Mu kept thinking about one thing: Lin Shanshan's death.

Could it be true, as Hong Wenli speculated, that Lin Shanshan's death was due to the bald man snatching and opening the letter before the recipient could even open it, thus violating the rules and leading to her execution?

At first glance, it seems like there's no problem, and Rule 2 states exactly that—it's forbidden to pry into customer privacy, and it's forbidden to view [letters] without permission. If a [letter] is opened without authorization, the person associated with it will die.

However, what truly aroused Chen Mu's suspicion was the failure of the letter delivery mission.

Lin Shanshan's death can be explained using Rule 2, which seems to make sense.

However, the mail delivery failed, which, according to rule 1, indicates a problem!

Rule 1: A delivery is considered successful only if the letter is delivered to the designated recipient.

According to Hong Wenli's analysis, although Lin Shanshan handed the letter to the recipient, the recipient didn't even have time to open it; instead, the bald man opened it first.

This is why the delivery mission failed and Lin Shanshan died.

This is where the problem arises!

Chen Mu noticed that the rules only stated that handing the letter to the recipient would count as a successful delivery.

The statement "the recipient did not open the letter, resulting in delivery failure" implies that the recipient needs to open the letter for the delivery to be considered successful.

The rules only state that delivery to the recipient constitutes a success. The requirement that the recipient must open the package for it to be considered successful falls under the category of something not mentioned in the rules, and is a subjective inference made by the player.

This is understandable for the players, since sending and opening a message is the normal process.

In addition, Lin Shanshan's death was also related to the recipient not opening the letter or someone else opening it.

Therefore, players subconsciously turn on "Delivered" as evidence of successful delivery, which is a very intuitive deduction.

However, in bizarre missions, following your intuition doesn't necessarily mean you're right!

The only correct thing to do is to follow the rules!

Rules prevail over everything; any subjective inference without the support of rules is the most fatal logical trap.

Not long after Chen Mu got into the sedan chair, he had ample time to think and then he clarified his thoughts.

He knew that the most reliable way to break the deadlock in this perplexing and bizarre mission was to return to the rules!

Return to the rules, get rid of any subjective assumptions, and go back to the purest rules themselves.

According to these four rules, there is only one reason for a delivery failure—

That means the players simply failed to deliver the letters to the intended recipients!

Lin Shanshan's death also had only one cause: the letters were opened without her permission.

The former players made subjective assumptions, while the latter players' speculations were basically correct.

Moreover, these two events are connected in time.

Once the players successfully deliver the letter, the postman mission is complete.

The rules of the now-completed eerie quest will no longer apply to players.

In other words, if Chen Mu and Lin Shanshan were in the basement at the time, they really did successfully deliver the goods.

Whether or not the bald man snatched the letter from the recipient was irrelevant to Lin Shanshan.

Because the postman's mission had already ended before that. The rules were no longer in effect, and Lin Shanshan could no longer be executed.

Therefore, the essence of Lin Shanshan's death was that Chen Mu and she failed to deliver the package in the basement!

After a thorough analysis that goes back to the basics, the previously confusing situation began to become clear.

Now all the clues point to the same question—

Delivery failed!

As for the letters being opened, that's just a consequence of the delivery failure.

The fundamental problem is that the players failed to deliver the letters to the recipients!

This is the problem that players most need to solve.

Whether or not this problem is solved is directly related to whether or not a way out can be found.

Not long ago, upon arriving in the zombie apocalypse, Hong Wenli's analysis led him to the following conclusion:

It is necessary to ensure the recipient's safety, eliminate threats around the recipient, and deliver the letter to the recipient in a safe manner.

From Chen Mu's current perspective, this conclusion is completely wrong.

Because you've got the key point wrong!

The moment a player hands a letter to the recipient, the delivery mission is theoretically complete.

After that, whether the recipient lives or dies is completely irrelevant to the player.

Hong Wenli's conclusion is that ensuring the safety of the recipient's surroundings actually means protecting the recipient's safety after delivery is completed.

This is meaningless in terms of completing the delivery task.

The problem occurred before the letter was delivered to the recipient, not after it was delivered.

Players should focus on how to successfully deliver the letter to the recipient.

This is the problem I most need to solve!

Having figured this out, Chen Mu's thoughts became much clearer.

Although he was still very confused, at least the logical approach was correct.

Chen Mu looked out the window at the scenery, silently reciting the contents of the first rule in his mind.

"Make sure the letter is delivered to the designated recipient."

The most important elements in this rule are actually just two.

One is a "letter", and the other is a "designated recipient".

Based on Chen Mu's experience, if there's a problem, it's definitely these two elements that are setting traps for players.

Which is the problem, the letter or the recipient?

Chen Mu and the others all saw the letter pop out of the mailbox with their own eyes. They were also present the whole time when the stamp was affixed.

The letter remained in sight throughout the subsequent delivery process.

Theoretically speaking, there is no possibility of replacing the letter.

Logically speaking, there is no problem with the letter.

The remaining step is to specify the recipient.

The recipient's address was correct; Lin Shanshan was indeed in the village and handed the letter to the recipient.

Moreover, the recipient's appearance is exactly the same as Lin Shanshan's. Therefore, the recipient's identity should also be correct.

and many more……

Chen Mu realized there was a problem. Even if the recipient looked like Lin Shanshan, it didn't guarantee that the recipient's name was also Lin Shanshan.

This is a subjective conjecture, and there is no evidence to prove that the recipient's identity is correct.

But if that's the case, how could players possibly verify the identities of everyone in the village one by one? Villagers can lie, and players don't have the means to do so.

Most importantly, there is indeed a "task icon" from the game above the recipient's head.

This in itself is a hint.

The recipient must be very important, otherwise there wouldn't be this identifier.

Could it be that the one with the icon is a fake recipient? She's just a middleman; she knows the real recipient.

Players need to communicate with her to obtain information about the actual recipient.

The thought of this possibility filled Chen Mu with excitement.

He vaguely sensed that he was getting closer and closer to the truth!

It could even be said that they were only one step away from finding a way out.

But at that moment, a detail from what happened in the basement resurfaced in Chen Mu's mind.

That's the look in the recipient's eyes!

When Chen Mu and Lin Shanshan crouched down and looked at the recipient icon at the bottom of the wardrobe, the recipient's eyes revealed not surprise but fear.

Especially when Lin Shanshan handed the letter to that woman.

The woman's eyes were clearly filled with intense fear and despair.

Chen Mu noticed this, but Xiao Ye's shout made Chen Mu realize that the bald man was standing right behind him.

Therefore, Chen Mu subconsciously believed that the recipient of the icon had seen the legs of the bald man standing behind Chen Mu and Lin Shanshan.

The bald man wanted to eat her, and when she hid, he discovered her. The bald man then stood outside the wardrobe with a knife, which is why she was so terrified.

All of this is reasonable and logical.

But Chen Mu suddenly wondered, could the recipients of the icon really see the bald man's legs back then?

This wasn't just Chen Mu's wild speculation; it was a hidden detail that most players wouldn't even notice!

The basement was dark, but the light emitted by the icon slightly illuminated Chen Mu's vision.

However, there was a thick wardrobe base between the icon and the woman receiving the package.

Theoretically speaking, the woman receiving the package should have had a very dark field of vision.

Even with her excellent eyesight, it was already difficult for her to see Chen Mu and the other person so close to her.