The last round was around the corner and by then both Teams Red and Blue had reached neck to neck in the game. Both teams had scattered to find the last puzzle of the treasure hunt.
'The treasure rests where people argue the most, laugh the loudest and return no matter how far they wander.'
Shui read it twice as the riddle hung heavy in the air scribbled in bold marker on the final card.
"…argue the most," she murmured. "Laugh the loudest…"
"And return no matter how far they wander," Lin finished quietly on the other side with his team.
They both fell silent. Then almost at the same time, they looked up and broke into a run. The Liu mansion buzzed with chaos as both teams raced past corridors and staircases, footsteps echoing loud and messy and voices chattering through haste and panic.
