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"From now on, the timer gate starts counting down. You will have one hour. There is plenty of time. I wish you success!"

The strange sound that came from the TV once again startled everyone. After once again confirming that the TV screen was really black and turning it off, Pei Xiuxun and others also turned their attention to the opened drawer.

In the drawer of the TV cabinet, in addition to the two known car keys and a map marked with seven locations, the remaining seven bus passes were just divided among the members.

"Don't panic, everyone," Pei Xiuxun said hurriedly, looking at the people trying to find the keys.

"There are 7 locations marked on the map, and 7 keys are needed to open the timing door. Since it is not a personal battle, and there are only 2 cars, we must make effective use of 2 cars."

Hearing Pei Xiuxun's words, Zheng Junhe and Lu Hongzhe, who originally took the car keys and wanted to find the "key" to the timing door alone, also hurriedly stopped.

Looking at the clock gate where time was passing silently, the members had no choice but to hurriedly assign their respective locations.

In the end, Bae Soo-hoon, Yoo Jae-seok, Noh Hong-cheol, and Jung Hyung-don got into the same car because their coordinate positions were close together. As for Park Myung-soo, Jung Jun-ha, and HAHA, they got into another car.

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In the car, looking at Bae Soo-hun who was frowning but not speaking, Yoo Jae-seok asked with slight confusion: "What are you thinking about, Soo-hun?"

Pei Xiuxun frowned slightly and shook his head, and asked doubtfully: "Brother Zai Shi, do you think we can complete the entire task in one hour?"

Hearing Pei Xiuxun's question, Liu Zaishi immediately frowned.

"Although one hour is a bit short, it should be enough. No matter what, just hurry up."

Regarding Yoo Jae-seok's conservative answer, Bae Soo-hoon squinted his eyes slightly, "Obviously there is only one hour of mission time, why does the TV show that there is plenty of time?"

Pei Xiuxun, who was muttering something unclear, rubbed his chin with his slender fingers in annoyance. Pei Xiuxun frowned slightly, showing that he was thinking about something.

The time for thinking always passes the fastest. After a while, only Yoo Jae-seok was driving and Bae Soo-hun, who was sitting in the passenger seat, were left in the car.

"Has the location of Zhenyang Club arrived?" Pei Xiuxun asked doubtfully as he felt the car gradually stop driving.

"Xiuxun, you have arrived at your location. Give me a call when you get the 'key'," Yoo Jae Suk said as he took out his phone and checked the time. "There are still 45 minutes left. We will return the same way in a while."

I'll pick you up at this location."

Pei Xiuxun nodded, quickly opened the car door, and then started searching on both sides of the surrounding streets with light steps.

Although it was almost noon, Pei Xiuxun was still recognized by many people as he was running alone on the street looking for Zhenyang Society.

But the only good thing is that it's not time for school to end yet, and the people around are adults in their 20s and 30s.

In the end, Pei Xiuxun relied on asking passers-by to find the location of the mission destination, Zhenyangshe.

"It turns out to be a pawn shop," Pei Xiuxun muttered as he looked at the billboard hanging on the side of the street and quickly ran up the narrow corridor indicated by the billboard.

Running up to the second floor, the Zhenyangshe Pawn Shop, which was open for business, immediately came into Pei Xiuxun's sight.

"Can I get the key here?" Pei Xiuxun ran to the pawn shop in three steps and asked hurriedly.

The owner of the Zhenyangshe pawnshop looks to be in his 50s, with frost on his temples, a thin and sallow face covered with wrinkles, and his hands with exposed veins covered with hard calluses.

When the pawn shop owner who was reading the newspaper heard the sound, he calmly raised his head and glanced at Pei Xiuxun and VJ Bai Hao who was holding a camera behind him, "Give me the bus card and the things you want to pawn."

"Something?" Pei Xiuxun looked stunned and seemed to understand something. The next second, he hurriedly handed the breakfast milk in his pocket and the bus pass in his trouser pocket to the pawnshop owner.

The pawnshop owner watched with slight confusion as he charged a thousand won into the bus card on the computer machine, and then blankly took the returned bus card. For a moment, the expression on Pei Xiuxun's face became even more confused.

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Pei Xiuxun looked at the pawnshop owner in astonishment, "Uh... President, shouldn't you give me the key?"

The pawnshop owner glanced at Pei Xiuxun with the same confusion and asked: "Isn't it for you?"

"Did you give me the key?" Seeing the pawnshop owner's answer, Pei Xiuxun looked stunned and muttered to himself slightly confused.

Immediately, Pei Xiuxun seemed to have thought of something again. For a moment, his pitch-black eyes were as big as glass beads, and the words spoken on the TV suddenly appeared in his mind.

"You will have one hour, plenty of time. I wish you success..."

Pei Xiuxun looked at the bus card in his hand in shock. He knew that the bus card was the key to unlocking the time gate, but they all foolishly looked for it according to the map...

It turns out that with the beginning of the second stage of the game, the keys to open the timing door were given to them from the beginning. As for the map and car keys in the drawer, they were just disguised as reminder keys.

In fact, if they do not have time to return to the MBC TV station in Yeouido in order to find the 'key' at the coordinates on the map, as the countdown ends, as long as one person fails to return to the TV station in time, the mission will naturally fail.

Thinking of this, Pei Xiuxun couldn't help but admire the writer of "Infinite Challenge" for being able to come up with such a terrifying idea.

But at this moment, Bae Soo-hun didn't have time to waste here, so he dialed Yoo Jae-seok's phone directly.

"Xiu Xun, have you got the key?" As soon as the call was connected, Liu Jae Suk's surprised voice came to Pei Xiu Xun's ears.

Pei Xiuxun said anxiously: "Brother Shi, we were all fooled. Don't go to the Heyou Club. Just turn around and come back to pick me up and take me back to the TV station!"

Bae Soo-hun's anxious words during the call immediately made Yoo Jae-seok's expression startled, "Are you fooled? Are you not going? Soo-hun, please explain it clearly. I will be at Heyoushe soon!"

Pei Xiuxun scratched his head helplessly: "There are 7 gaps on the timing door, each gap has a number printed on it, and there is also a number printed on the back of the bus card in each of our hands."

After a pause, Pei Xiuxun continued to explain: "Actually, the bus card is the key to opening the timing door. As long as we insert the bus card into the gap corresponding to the number, the timing door can be opened..."

"Yeah, I'll turn around and come back right away." After hearing Bae Soo-hun's explanation, Yoo Jae-seok complained depressedly, "There are still 30 minutes left. Soo-hun, please explain to the others quickly and tell them to return to the TV station."

The "beep" sound of hanging up made Bae Soo-hun stunned for a moment, but then he took out his phone number and dialed the number of another member of "Infinite Challenge".

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