"The saying goes, 'the law doesn't punish the masses.' Even if there really is punishment in the end, it means everyone in the entire area made a mistake, and even if they want to punish, they can't exert too much force."
Zhongli's explanation was widely agreed upon; this was truly a brilliant move.
"Oh, by the way, Zhongli." Xavier suddenly remembered something and asked, "You said that after our plan succeeds, we can proceed to the final step, so what is the final step?"
At the mention of this, Zhongli stopped, standing at the intersection of the passage, "Next, we need to split into two groups. One group will go to the exit to wait and observe, and the other group will go to meet the ladies."
Zhongli still didn't reveal what the final plan was, only arranging their next actions.
The group led by Zhongli headed towards the exit of the passage, which was the end of the pipe.
Meanwhile, Alhaitham and Xavier, among others, went to the female prisoner area to meet the others.
At this moment, on the playground of the female prisoner area, Furina and the others were waiting to be met.
"Oh my goodness, it looks like a mess over there; Zhongli and their plan succeeded."
"As expected of my capable employee, he really does have some skill!"
When Hu Tao saw so many prison guards rushing over with real guns and ammunition, she knew the plan must have succeeded.
"But it seems like our outdoor time is ending early. If no one comes to get us soon, we'll be taken back!"
Xiangling stomped her foot in anxiety because it seemed quite a few people had gathered here as well, discussing something.
Even though the attention of the patrolling and guarding sentries was largely diverted, the prison guards in their area had not decreased in number.
And to prevent the commotion on the other side from affecting this area, they might even be sent back early.
"Oh no, they're really starting to send us back!" Furina shouted.
The prison guards in the distance were seen herding the prisoners back to their dorms one by one.
Although they were in a corner, at this speed, they would reach them in about 10 minutes.
And just at this moment, Furina felt a tremor beneath her feet.
"Hey, who's up there? Don't you know how to be considerate!"
Itto's voice came from under the manhole cover, grumbling.
Furina immediately moved her feet, "You guys came at just the right time! Quickly open the cover, or we'll be caught!"
If it were any other time, Furina would definitely have a big argument with Itto, but now was not the time for arguing.
"Haha, Hall Master is going down first!"
The moment the manhole cover was opened, Hu Tao was the first to jump down.
"Me too!" Yoimiya was equally unwilling to be outdone and followed closely, jumping down.
And surprisingly, after going down, there was no pain at all; instead, it felt somewhat soft.
"Ouch!"
Two cries of pain rang out simultaneously as Bennett and Itto were slammed onto the ground.
Hu Tao and Yoimiya stood steadily on their backs, thus unaffected.
"Sorry, sorry, it was too dark down there, so I couldn't see clearly." Yoimiya quickly apologized with a smile.
"Quick, move aside, I'm coming too!"
Seeing Furina about to jump down, Yoimiya immediately made way.
And Itto, having been stepped on once, how could he allow himself to be stepped on again? He immediately got up.
"Ouch!"
Without a human cushion, Furina landed on her bottom with a thud, tears welling up in her eyes from the pain.
"This isn't fair! Why did no one catch me when I came down!"
Xavier rubbed his forehead, utterly speechless, "Can't you just jump straight down? Why did you have to land on your bottom?"
Furina said righteously, "I read in a book that landing on your bottom is the safest way, and landing on your feet will hurt your knee joints!"
If it weren't for the time crunch, Xavier would definitely applaud her and give her an award!
Could she be a genius? This way, who could tell who was Furina and who was Einstein.
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