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A shuffle of footsteps echoed from outside the door, growing louder as they approached. Qi Si figured the other players had finished their dinner and were heading up to the second floor.
Qi Si listened as the footsteps scattered, followed by a chorus of clicks and scrapes as locks turned. One by one, the sounds vanished as the players disappeared into their rooms, and silence once again settled over the hallway.
After some time, a knock echoed at the door— knock, knock, knock. Three unhurried, measured raps. The politeness of it was disarming, making it difficult to feel any hostility.
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