Day of Imprisonment

Wu Rui was also carefully reading the rules and instructions at this time.

"It seems that, just like what Wang Li said, this mooncake-making challenge completely depends on the taste and preference of that evil ghost. As long as this can be known in advance, it can basically be passed with 100% certainty."

She was a little excited.

She could also participate in this challenge, and even, as long as she knew the taste of the evil ghost in advance, it would basically be a free [Memory] card.

"Luo Xi, why don't I try it first, so that if there is a problem..."

Wu Rui pulled Luo Xi and whispered.

"Wait a moment."

Luo Xi gave Wu Rui a wink.

The latter immediately understood and stopped talking.

At this time, Wang Li also walked over, pulled the two of them and said: "You two, just believe me on this matter, it's definitely right. When you go to challenge later, you can directly ask that evil ghost, and the other party will say 'The mooncakes on the fifteenth are the most delicious'. This refers to August 15th, the Mid-Autumn Festival, so you have to eat mooncakes."

"And if you look carefully, you will find that this evil ghost is extremely thin, which means that it is actually a 'hungry ghost'. A hungry ghost naturally likes high-oil and high-sugar foods, preferably with meat filling, after all, it is a carnivore."

"But isn't meat-filled mooncakes a bit strange?" Luo Xi asked.

"Heh, this is the key to this challenge. Think about it, most mooncakes are sweet, but if it were that simple, wouldn't everyone be able to succeed in this challenge? So, the real answer is savory mooncakes. Dried meat and salted egg yolks are a must, and green and red shreds are not allowed, no one likes that stuff."

"Is it really like this?"

"Don't worry, that's how it is. You two go to challenge together later, it will be more efficient."

Wu Rui then asked: "Brother Wang, can't you really continue to challenge this project?"

"Didn't I just say that this project does not allow Memory Retrievers who have already succeeded in the challenge to challenge again? If you don't believe me, you can ask that evil ghost. You have to know that they cannot lie about rules."

Wang Li looked angry, as if it was because his sincerity was exchanged for suspicion.

Wu Rui really went to ask.

The evil ghost's answer was the same as what Wang Li said.

"Memory Retrievers who have already succeeded in the challenge cannot continue to challenge this project!"

The hungry ghost seemed weak.

Probably because he was hungry.

"Then, can Memory Retrievers who have already succeeded in the challenge tell other Memory Retrievers what they know?" Wu Rui asked another question.

"This, I can't restrict."

The hungry ghost's answer was also very direct.

Wu Rui then glanced at Luo Xi.

Obviously, everything Wang Li said so far seemed to be true. The other party had indeed challenged this project and knew some 'insider information', and the hungry ghost had no way to interfere with whether the other party would tell the information of the project to others.

"Forget it, if you don't believe me, don't go to challenge. Damn, I, Wang Li, am being sentimental. My sincerity is misplaced. It's difficult to be a good person these days... Lao Zhu, don't you think so? If I had known, why would I meddle in so many things? Isn't this just asking for trouble."

Wang Li seemed to have suffered a great grievance at this time, muttering in his mouth, showing a very angry expression, and complaining to the dull Zhu Zifeng.

When Wu Rui saw that the other party was getting worked up, she could only say some nice words, but she became more and more certain that there was a problem here.

The reason is very simple.

Luo Xi had just winked at her.

For her, this was the most direct evidence. If Luo Xi thought that the other party had no problem, he would definitely not secretly wink at her.

"Not that meaning? But you are clearly suspecting me, thinking that I have bad intentions. Forget it, forget it, if you don't want to challenge, then forget it. I'm just blind, treating you as friends."

Wang Li's face turned red with anger.

Wu Rui was a little embarrassed, she didn't know what to do now, and looked at Luo Xi for help.

Luo Xi, who had been silent since seeing the hungry ghost and the various materials and rule explanations on the table, walked over and sat on the chair in front of the mooncake table.

"Little friend, what's your name?" Luo Xi asked.

This sentence stunned not only the hungry ghost opposite, but also Wu Rui, Wang Li, and even Zhu Zifeng, who had not been talking much.

Little friend?

Which eye of yours saw that the hungry ghost was a little friend?

"I... I... My name... That's not right, your question has nothing to do with the challenge. Do you want to challenge my mooncake-making game?" The hungry ghost reacted and asked angrily.

This made him look even more ferocious and terrifying.

"Of course I want to challenge. Brother Wang put so much effort into tricking the two of us over. If we don't try, wouldn't he be very disappointed? Wu Rui, come, let's do it together."

Luo Xi waved his hand.

Wu Rui immediately walked over and sat on the small stool next to her.

"Then, let's start, the mooncakes on the fifteenth are the most delicious!"

Sure enough, the other party said this sentence, which was consistent with what Wang Li had just said.

Hearing this, Wang Li immediately said: "Did you hear that? Is it the same as what I said? Did I lie?"

Luo Xi ignored the other party, but pointed to the piece of paper on the table and said: "Okay, now that it's started, let's get back to the main topic. This is essentially not a mooncake-making question, but a math problem, a number array problem..."

"Number array problem?" Wu Rui didn't react for a moment. The materials above were clearly for making mooncakes, so why did it involve math problems again?

"Putting a given number of numbers into a figure of a specific shape according to certain requirements or rules, such a figure is called a number array diagram, sometimes referred to as a number array."

Luo Xi pointed to the three-by-three grids on the paper: "Legend has it that four thousand years ago, the Luo River flooded, and Dayu went to control the water. One day, a large turtle floated out of the river, carrying a book called 'Luo Shu'. There was a strange pattern on the book. This picture is represented by the current numbers, which are the numbers 1 to 9, filled in the nine grids, and the sum of the three numbers in each column, each row, and the two diagonals is 15. Mathematicians call it 'Vertical and Horizontal Diagram' or 'Nine Palace Diagram', and foreign countries call it 'Magic Square'."

At this time, Luo Xi seemed to realize that he was talking a bit too far.

So, he immediately stopped, coughed lightly, and continued: "Back to the matter of making mooncakes, look carefully, all the raw materials have been marked with numbers, 1 to 9, that is to say, you have to choose 9 numbers, and coincidentally, the evil ghost said that he was very hungry, and also said the key word 'The mooncakes on the fifteenth are the most delicious', which seems to be related to the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, but in fact, he is talking about 15, that is, the numbers filled in the nine-square grid must conform to the rules of the number array..."

"Damn!" Wang Li's face was already extremely gloomy.

He reached out and touched his waist, but after thinking about it, he still didn't do anything.

Then he didn't say a word and left directly.

Zhu Zifeng glanced at Luo Xi over there with interest before following him away.

"Luo Xi, Wang Li and the others are gone."

Wu Rui had been paying attention to these two people.

"If they don't leave, are they going to stay and fight? His misleading plan has already failed."

After Luo Xi finished speaking, he took nine kinds of materials at an extremely fast speed and arranged them. Among the nine kinds of materials, the green and red shreds with the number 5 were bound to be used.

The arranged number array is:

4 Peanut Brittle -- 9 Mold -- 2 Milk Powder

3 Sesame Oil -- 5 Green and Red Shreds -- 7 Nuts

8 Cold Boiled Water -- 1 Flour -- 6 Syrup

Wu Rui imitated and also set up one.

The evil ghost sitting opposite had an even more ferocious expression at this moment, but he looked like he was about to cry, no, he was already crying.

"Wuwu, how could this happen? I lost again, what should I do now... I lost too many cards, I will be punished, I might die today, ah, I don't want to!"

At this moment, the evil ghost's tone was really like a primary school student.

"Is he really a child?" Wu Rui was shocked.

"If you observe carefully, you will find that this hungry ghost likes to bite his nails, and he is wearing a phone watch on his wrist, and one more thing is that his challenge game is too simple, only children can come up with it!"

"Ah?"

Wu Rui didn't know how to answer for a while.

This is too simple?

"Maybe it's because it's simple, so as long as you understand the rules of the game, it is indeed equivalent to giving away cards, so Wang Li and the hungry ghost reached a cooperation, that is, he would solicit customers outside and mislead the rules at the same time."

After Luo Xi finished speaking, the hungry ghost opposite stopped talking.

The other party honestly took out two [Memory] cards, with an extremely painful expression, and handed them over very reluctantly.

But he couldn't help but ask: "You, how do you know? Did Wang Li tell you?"

Luo Xi didn't answer the other party, which obviously made the hungry ghost even more anxious.

"I knew Wang Li was a liar, I'm going to kill him, I must kill him."

Luo Xi didn't speak, but continued to make mooncakes.

He poured oil on the already cooked flour, kneaded the dough, then mixed the filling, stuffed it in, pressed it with a mold, and handed it to the hungry ghost opposite.

"Eat it, aren't you hungry?" Luo Xi looked at the other party and gently shook the mooncake he had just made in his hand.

The hungry ghost was stunned for a long time before he poked his head out and opened his mouth, but he seemed unable to get up and could only try his best to lean forward.

Luo Xi stuffed the mooncake into the other party's mouth.

The hungry ghost immediately ate it, and then cried again, wuwuwu.

"Delicious, so delicious, I haven't eaten anything for a long time."

Luo Xi watched the other party finish eating, then wiped his hands and got up.

"Let's go."

"Oh!"

Wu Rui stood up quickly.

"My name is Yang Minghao!"

The hungry ghost's voice suddenly came from behind.