Chapter 299 Hidden Mission

"1998?"

Chen Yu's pupils constricted as he quickly flipped back a few pages—

July 9, July 8, July 7,

They were all from July 1998. There was no problem, but having no problem was the biggest problem of all.

"What kind of joke is this..."

Chen Yu pressed his fingers against the page and frowned: "1998? I wasn't even born yet. Could it be that no one has stayed in this hotel since July 1998? Then this Amusement Park..."

Wait!

That's not right!

Chen Yu suddenly remembered the tin badges and plastic raincoats in the souvenir shop, and then recalled the table clock, biscuits, eight-treasure porridge, and soda he had just seen inside the Glass display counter...

[Critical clue detected: Hotel Register]

[Hidden task "Cage of Memories" activated]

[Task objective: Collect seven pieces of evidence from the past (1/7)]

[Task description: In July 1998, within seven days of the Midnight Carnival's opening, seven fatal accidents occurred, with seven children dying in seven different facilities. Evidence from the past records fragmented information about the accidents that year. Collecting them all might piece together the truth of that summer.]

[Task reward: Xiaoguang's doll]

"???"

The three girls who were packing up supplies turned their heads at the same time and looked at Chen Yu.

Their expressions were even identical: shocked and confused...

"Did you all receive it too?" Chen Yu asked.

The three of them nodded repeatedly, all crowding over to look at the register in Chen Yu's hand.

"This little book... is the evidence from the past?"

"Is it what triggered the hidden task?"

"Brother Chen Yu, how did you discover it? You are too attentive!"

Chen Yu shook his head: "Let's not talk about that for now. The point is the year, 1998. What do you think about it?"

Wang Mengmeng spoke up first: "This Amusement Park was built in 1998, I guess. But that's not right, the world we are in isn't the real world, is it?"

Yang Kexin pursed her lips: "However, every detail here is no different from the real world!"

Wang Mengmeng rubbed her chin: "1998, that was over twenty years ago. No wonder the high-altitude swing had an accident. After so long without maintenance, what kind of amusement facility could still be in good working order!"

Zuo Shi looked at Chen Yu: "What do you think?"

Chen Yu shook his head: "I'm not sure either, but we need to pay attention to the seven children mentioned in the task description. From now on, in the park, focus on anything related to children."

"Okay." Zuo Shi nodded.

Chen Yu gave Wang Mengmeng a look: "Give me one bag of the biscuits you just picked up."

Wang Mengmeng was stunned: "Brother Chen Yu, are you hungry?"

Chen Yu: "..."

Chen Yu said coldly: "Just give it to me, don't dawdle."

Wang Mengmeng nodded and took a few bags of biscuits out of her personal backpack.

Chen Yu immediately checked the production date: January 2, 1998.

"The biscuits are from 1998?!"

Wang Mengmeng exclaimed: "Then that means... it's been over twenty years?! It's over, it's over. I collected them for nothing; it turns out they're all expired food!"

Chen Yu shook his head: "Wait a moment."

Chen Yu tore open the packaging and took out a round biscuit. The biscuit was intact, and there were no traces of mold or moisture on the surface.

He broke it in half; it made a crisp, dry sound.

He picked up another piece and smelled it; there was no stale or off-putting odor.

Biscuits from over twenty years ago shouldn't look like this.

Not to mention there was no vacuum packaging; even if there were vacuum packaging and plenty of desiccant, it shouldn't look like this.

"Bring me a bottle of soda."

Wang Mengmeng quickly took out a bottle of soda and handed it over.

Chen Yu took it, hooked his fingers under the metal cap, and gave it a hard twist; the gas escaped with a sound.

There was no moldy smell, no rancid stench, only a sweet, fresh lemon scent.

"They are all new." Chen Yu stated directly, but his heart was already in turmoil.

Yang Kexin asked curiously: "Brother Chen Yu, what do you mean?"

Chen Yu shook his head: "What I mean is, we haven't returned to the Amusement Park in 1998, but rather..."

"...returned to the year 1998."

"???"

As soon as he said this, the three girls' faces changed drastically, and they immediately looked at each other!

At this moment... everyone felt a chill down their spines!

Zuo Shi said hesitantly: "I don't know if other teams have discovered the evidence from the past. If they have also activated the hidden task, then everyone will start fighting over them..."

Yang Kexin nodded: "I originally thought this round wasn't a battle royale, but isn't it turning into one now?"

Wang Mengmeng also chimed in: "Yeah, Brother Chen Yu, why don't you just kill them first, and then we can look for them slowly."

"?" The two girls were stunned, looking at Wang Mengmeng, who looked unconcerned.

Even Chen Yu couldn't hold it together.

How could she talk about killing everyone in the park so matter-of-factly?

Chen Yu said helplessly: "Kill them? What for? If the upcoming amusement facilities are like the high-altitude swing and randomly drop a few unlucky people, then the more people there are, the lower the probability of being the one chosen."

Speaking of the high-altitude swing, Wang Mengmeng shuddered again.

This was almost becoming a trigger point for her.

"Alright, no one sleep tonight; let's go find the evidence from the past together." Chen Yu lifted his leg and walked out of the hotel.

Wang Mengmeng asked: "Brother Chen Yu, aren't we going to search this hotel?"

Chen Yu shook his head: "In such a large Midnight Carnival, there are only seven pieces of evidence from the past hidden. Do you think... a small hotel would hide two of them?"

Wang Mengmeng pouted: "That's true..."

As the four of them left the hotel and continued walking along the street, the night wind was a bit colder than when they had returned.

The moon had risen directly overhead, illuminating the entire walkway with a pale light.

Not long after, everyone arrived at the Haunted House. The entire building was a three-story Gothic spire structure.

A huge circular rose window was embedded above the main entrance, with most of its colored Glass broken. On both sides stood a gargoyle statue; one had a broken wing, and the other was missing half its face.

A crooked brass plaque hung on the door, but it could still be barely recognized: [Haunted House] [Those with heart disease, high blood pressure, and children under twelve are prohibited from entering]

Yang Kexin shrank her neck, hid behind Chen Yu, and swallowed: "It's much scarier than the high-altitude swing!"

Wang Mengmeng immediately retorted: "That's definitely not true! The swing actually kills people!"

Zuo Shi said helplessly: "Mengmeng, you don't think people won't die in the Haunted House, do you?"

"Uh." Wang Mengmeng was choked up and couldn't say anything.

Several people walked around the side of the Haunted House and had just turned into a narrow alley.

He suddenly stopped walking.

The three girls also stopped.

"What's wrong, Brother Chen Yu?"

"Shh." Chen Yu made a shushing gesture, then whispered: "Listen—"