My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 665: A Foreboding Start

Chapter 665: Chapter 665: A Foreboding Start

The escape room game charges are based on the number of rooms. Typically, it takes a good amount of time for guests to solve just one room, so most will only play a single room. Only a minority of groups or when there are many people do they opt for multiple room packages.

Customers like those who purchase a twelve-room package at once, as in Secret Room Chain, are definitely big spenders. Regardless of how many rooms the guests can solve, the club charges for all twelve rooms. Though there is a discount for the package, it still brings in significant revenue.

"Manager, do you need something?" Liu Mengting asked Ma Hu with curiosity.

"Nothing serious, it’s just not every day we have guests willing to play Secret Room Chain, so I’d like to personally explain and introduce it to you all."

Ma Hu smiled and then explained the rules and gameplay of Secret Room Chain with professionalism, before encouraging them, "Our club has not had anyone clear the game since it opened, and for this reason, we have set up a prize. Anyone who can break through will be awarded a lifetime free membership card from our club."

"Boss, you’re being sly here."

Li Xiaoli gave Ma Hu a white-eyed look and said irritably, "If someone has already cleared it, then your escape rooms would no longer be challenging, and who would bother to come play it again."

"Cough cough, our club does upgrade the rooms," Ma Hu awkwardly explained. It was exactly because of the non-replayable nature of escape games that he had devised such a membership reward.

"How long would it take to solve twelve rooms?"

Xia Wei’er frowned and asked with reluctance. She heard that escape room games were difficult and that solving one room could take a significant amount of time. If one had to solve twelve rooms, then there wouldn’t be any time left to go home and review their lessons.

"Hehe, for smart people, clearing the rooms is a very easy task," said Xiao Wen with a cold laugh, looking at Tang Ming and the others with mockery, "For you guys, no matter how much time you spend, you probably won’t be able to solve a single room, but for my young master, solving all twelve rooms won’t take much time at all."

"Tsk, don’t get too cocky, or you’ll end up embarrassing yourself," retorted Li Xiaoli, glaring at Xiao Wen.

"No, no, the Secret Room Chain game does have a time limit. Each room can only be occupied for thirty minutes. If one can’t solve it within that time, it counts as a failure," Ma Hu quickly clarified, adding apologetically, "After all, our club has to do business; we can’t reserve twelve rooms just for you all. We have to consider other customers as well."

"Even with the time limit, thirty minutes for each of the twelve rooms adds up to six hours," Li Xiaoli counted on her fingers, starting to regret suggesting the game as it would mean playing till nightfall.

"With that defeatist attitude you have even before the competition starts, do you really think you can compete with my young master? You’re just overestimating yourselves," Xiao Wen taunted, hearing the apprehensive tone in Li Xiaoli and Xia Wei’er’s voices.

"Hmph, you’re the one overestimating yourself. With Tang Ming here, we’ll definitely beat you," Li Xiaoli glared fiercely at Xiao Wen and took hold of Tang Ming’s arm. "Tang Ming, you’re so awesome, you can definitely clear it, right?"

"I can’t be too sure of that. It’s my first time playing this kind of game, so I’m not too confident," Tang Ming hesitated for a moment and shrugged candidly. It was his first encounter with something like this, and to say he could clear it right off the bat would just be bluffing. But he wasn’t too worried—let things take their own course.

"So you’ve never played an escape room game, and yet you dared to bet so much money with me?"

Mo Hongsheng looked at Tang Ming in astonishment; according to his information, Tang Ming was definitely not an impulsive person.

"Rich and wilful, can you control it?"

Tang Ming gave Mo Hongsheng a dismissive glance and strode towards the entrance of the secret room.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have heard that you are two teams competing in the form of a Secret Room Chain, so I suggest you enter from different entrances and then start the game at the same time. I will manipulate you into different secret rooms, and then determine the winner based on the number of rooms you solve and the final time used."

Ma Hu led everyone to the two secret room entrances, introducing them with a smile.

"Then we’ll trouble Manager Ma."

Tang Ming nodded and then walked briskly into the entrance with the three women.

"Young Master, those guys still haven’t been able to catch up; it seems we won’t be able to verify the goods."

Xiao Wen glanced at the door and reminded him in dismay.

"It’s okay; I alone am enough to solve the secret rooms here."

Mo Hongsheng smiled indifferently and walked towards another secret room while calling out without looking back, "Manager Ma, if someone comes looking for the Mo Family later, have them wait outside for me."

"Yes, yes..."

Manager Ma nodded repeatedly, then suddenly looked up, "Earlier, three people had rushed here looking for the Mo Family; could they be the ones they’re looking for?"

Manager Ma wanted to go forward to confirm, but Mo Hongsheng and Xiao Wen had already entered the secret room. He would have to wait for them to come out before he could confirm.

The game officially began. Tang Ming and the others were led into a room resembling a cell, and as soon as they entered, someone bolted the heavy iron door at the entrance.

"Hey, what are you doing locking us up, eh."

Li Xiaoli ran to the door and, seeing it bolted from the outside with an iron bolt, immediately shouted anxiously.

"Stop shouting; in an escape room, naturally you are first locked in a secret room, then you have to figure out how to escape on your own."

Tang Ming gave Li Xiaoli a speechless glance and began carefully observing the layout and items in the room. Although he had never played this type of game, he knew there must be tools in the room that could open the door or windows. It was now up to them to use their brains to find the clues.

"Oh, oh, oh, let’s start looking quickly to see what might be useful, eh."

Li Xiaoli enthusiastically began searching around the room.

"The door has been bolted from the outside; how can we possibly open it from the inside?" Xia Wei’er stood at the door, looking out through the iron window, but unfortunately, she couldn’t see the condition of the bolt.

"My arm is thin; can I try reaching out?" Liu Mengting didn’t want to lose the game. She brought over a chair, extended her arm through the iron window, and tried to feel for the bolt below.

Seeing what Liu Mengting was doing, Tang Ming rolled his eyes. If it were that easy to get out, then this escape room would be far too simple.

Tang Ming stood in the center of the room, hands in his pockets, looking around. The room was a very simple cell, with one iron window and one iron door. Such a place couldn’t trap him; he could easily open the door or wall with a bit of cultivation, but that wasn’t an option.

The game must be completed without damaging anything in the room, meaning they couldn’t rely on brute force, only clues and brains to think of a way out.