Wang Zhibin sat up, leaning against the cushion, his gaze falling on Chen Shu, Jiang Yuan, and the others, his expression complex.
He was aware of his own body.
As people reach middle age, they often suffer from high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar, and excessive socializing involving alcohol and meat, leaving their bodies perpetually in a state of sub-health.
He faces a lot of work pressure. Although his wife is very gentle, she can't share the burden. As his children grow up, there are more worries and too many things for him to take care of.
Over time, he began to seek an outlet for his frustrations.
Jiang Yuan was a woman skilled at reading people's expressions. She would promptly offer words of comfort and take the initiative to get close to Wang Zhibin, which gradually made him fall for her.
He knew he was doing something wrong, but he just couldn't control himself.
It wasn't until he entered the game that he realized what he truly cared about was his family outside.
Not this woman with whom he only had a superficial physical intimacy.
That's why he treated Jiang Yuan that way.
For a fleeting moment, he even considered killing the woman.
But now that he has just escaped the brink of death, he realizes how terribly wrong he was.
After he fainted, these people could have killed him if they wanted, or simply left him to his own devices.
But none of these people, including Jiang Yuan, did that.
They may have flaws, but they all adhere to the basic principles of being a decent human being.
On the other hand, he cheated on his wife and then tried to kill her to cover it up; he's practically inhuman...
With his current situation, what right does he have to escape and face his wife and children?
I've completely lost face...
The middle-aged man's eyes were slightly red. He wiped his eyes with his hand, clenched his teeth, and felt ashamed of what he had done.
Standing next to Yu Tang, Lu Qingyuan turned around as if sensing something, squinted his eyes to see through the color of Wang Zhibin's soul, and couldn't help but be a little surprised.
However, he quickly composed himself.
The question then fell back on Chen Shu: "Your idea has caused such a huge disaster, how do you plan to take responsibility?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Yu Tang stomped hard on the back of his foot.
Ignoring Lu Qingyuan's grimacing, Yu Tang said to Chen Shu, "Don't listen to my brother's nonsense. This wasn't your fault at all."
He smiled and said, "It's the problem with the person who set the question. They didn't explain the rules beforehand, and only started to get angry after we defused the bomb. They're either brain-dead or sick."
"It's alright, it was my own oversight." Chen Shu showed no anger whatsoever, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
"And this does indeed echo what Mr. Yu said before: 'To be put in a desperate situation, one must be able to survive.'"
Chen Shu pointed to the rope more than two meters above him and said, "The elevator was destroyed, but the rope didn't disappear. This means that the path to reality is still open."
"Besides, I was just wondering how to modify the elevator's load-bearing capacity, and this explosion has actually helped me out, so I don't have to go through the trouble of dismantling it."
Yu Tang thought this kid's mentality was truly amazing.
He looked at Chen Shu, then at Lu Qingyuan, and thought to himself, "This time, Lu Qingyuan has finally met his match."
All he needs to do is applaud and cheer from the sidelines.
Having figured it out, Yu Tang asked Chen Shu, "Is there anything I can do to help?"
"Mr. Yu, please take your brother and help me move the original steel plates of the elevator and that pile of explosives over here."
"good……"
Yu Tang agreed and tried to pull Lu Qingyuan away.
But then he saw the young man dragging one leg, looking at him with a wronged expression: "Brother Yu, you stepped on my toe and broke it, I can't walk anymore."
He didn't use much force at all; it would be a miracle if he broke it!
"Then don't bother coming. Having you as a boyfriend is useless." Yu Tang's lips curled slightly as she deliberately said, "My little apprentice Wei Yuan is much better; he does everything for me..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Qingyuan immediately caught up, saying ingratiatingly, "Don't mention him! I can do anything! You don't need that Wei Yuan at all!"
Yu Tang glanced at his feet and laughed, "Weren't your toes broken? Didn't you not even be able to walk anymore?"
Lu Qingyuan put his arm around his shoulder and said in a serious tone, "I can set bones, I can do it in a second, it won't hinder my work at all."
Yu Tang was amused by him.
He ruffled Lu Qingyuan's soft hair and said, "Alright, get to work."
Chapter 34
Died for the fifth time for the villain (34)
Although Yu Tang said the person who set the questions was brain-dead, he knew in his heart that Lu Qingyuan was not the kind of person who would act recklessly.
This seemingly cynical devil is actually a cautious and sensitive person.
The elevator explosion was likely part of a planned scenario, designed to show how everyone would react to this desperate situation.
Neither Yu Tang nor Lu Qingyuan are human.
Their physical strength is ridiculously strong; a few steel plates are no challenge for them.
Even those deeply embedded in the soil were dug up and thrown in front of Chen Shu, prompting Chen Shu to glance at them a few more times.
The next step is assembly and modification.
Chen Shu stood under the ropes, looking up at the bright stage lights and the endless darkness above them.
After gazing for a long time, Chen Shu said to Yu Tang, "Mr. Yu, I'd like to go up and take a look."
"How do you plan to get up there?" Yu Tang pointed to the tattered rope. "Do you intend to climb up using this rope?"
“It’s too dangerous. And…” He looked at the group of people not far away and said, “If they think you’re planning to run away, it could easily cause conflict.”
"Them?" Chen Shu emphasized the word, asking Yu Tang, "Mr. Yu, don't you think that way?"
Aren't you worried that I'll abandon you all and run away alone?
Yu Tang was taken aback by the question.
Chen Shu squinted and continued, "Mr. Yu and your brother have been observing our every move like bystanders."
"Moreover, when the explosion happened, I clearly saw you easily kick a steel plate that was as tall as a person away."
And when you picked up the steel plate just now, you didn't even break a sweat, you looked completely relaxed.
"So, Mr. Yu, I'm very curious, what do you and your brother do for a living? And how did you end up here?"
Chen Shu's series of questions left Yu Tang completely bewildered.
As expected, what he had feared came to pass.
Lu Qingyuan couldn't escape the genius's excellent observation skills when he revealed his clowning around, exposed his abilities, and maintained his calm and composed demeanor.
Even so, Yu Tang did not believe that Chen Shu had guessed that Lu Qingyuan was the one who set the questions.
Thinking of this, he lowered his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and then put on his best acting skills, asking Chen Shu in return: "Actually, you already have the answer in your heart, right? As for what I do, you can figure it out with just a little thought."
Chen Shu had indeed found the answer in his heart.
Because of his parents' work and his connections with those uncles and aunts, Chen Shu learned about the people and things at that level from a very young age.
Therefore, based on the abilities demonstrated by Yu Tang and Lu Qingyuan, their professions can only be one of two possibilities...
"An assassin?" Chen Shu asked, "Or a mercenary?"
Yu Tang chuckled to himself: See, without him even saying anything, the other party had already thought of a career for him.
“Yes…” Lu Qingyuan leaned closer to Yu Tang and said to Chen Shu, “We are a pair of assassin partners. We usually call each other brothers, but in reality we are a gay couple.”
The demon not only interrupted Yu Tang, but also put his arm around the man's shoulder, glaring at Chen Shu defiantly, and said, "So, I'm not sick at all, and what I said before about killing you all wasn't a lie. You'd better think of a way out soon. Otherwise, I'm not sure what I might do."
Yu Tang twitched her lips, pushed Lu Qingyuan away, and said to Chen Shu, "I admit I did lie to you before, and we were indeed, as he said, a pair of assassins. But..."
"I swear to God I'm not lying to you about the fact that he's mentally ill."
Chen Shu blinked, then couldn't help but laugh out loud.
He seemed completely unconcerned that Yu Tang was an assassin, and instead nodded with a smile: "Yes, I also think he's sick, you're not lying to me."
Stopping Lu Qingyuan from killing Chen Shu, Yu Tang continued, "My physical fitness is good. I think instead of you going up to check the situation, I should go up and take a look."
"However, we still need to get the consent of others first in order to avoid conflict."
Chen Shu agreed to Yu Tang's suggestion.
Afterwards, the group voted by raising their hands and passed the proposal.
To Yu Tang's surprise, Wang Zhibin didn't say a word in rebuttal; it was as if the middle-aged man had suddenly figured it out.
He has become much more composed.
It is said that disasters can temper one's heart.
Perhaps Wang Zhibin has realized his mistake?
With that in mind, Yu Tang put on the gloves that Chen Shu had specially made for him and began to climb up the rope.
They gradually disappeared from everyone's sight.
Then, when they successfully climbed into the darkness, they saw Lu Qingyuan's clone.
The demon was almost one with the darkness, gently flapping its enormous black wings.
Then she reached out and pulled the man, who was covered in sweat, into her arms and hugged him.
I asked him, "Is it really necessary to work so hard?"
Yu Tang joked, "Then let me win?"
“Once the game starts, it can’t end until the right answer is found,” Lu Qingyuan said. “And this game is actually a dead end.”
“No matter how hard you try, someone has to die in the end,” he said. “The person I’ve chosen to die is Wang Zhibin, because his crimes are the most serious, and I never intended for him to live from the beginning. So, you don’t need to try so hard. Only five of the six players can leave; that’s the key to clearing this world.”
Lu Qingyuan had his own selfish motives.
Because only if someone dies can he proceed with the next game with Yu Tang.