Chapter 81

Chapter 81

Xiyu's swift actions in the morning appeared to Luo Xi as a mysterious disappearance.

He didn't even care about the potential threat of Yuan Wei's inducing agent, dragging his increasingly difficult-to-control body around the sanatorium in search of something, eventually spotting Xiyu near the nurse's office.

Xiyu felt guilty, knowing the dangerous actions he had already taken. He realized that intentionally concealing the truth would only lead to greater mistakes, so he directly confessed in a storage room.

Luo Xi frowned as he listened and said honestly, "Your idea is indeed unconventional, but no one can guarantee that the game planners’ ideas will be so extraordinary. If you guess wrong about these inducing agents, the price is a reset."

Xiyu hurriedly interrupted, "I know, I know."

Luo Xi didn't say more after that.

He understood very well that Xiyu's ultimate goal was to try to eliminate threats for him as much as possible.

Xiyu supported Luo Xi's arm and smiled, "Don't think too much, it's just a few bottles of spray, no matter how long you plan, it's better to adapt on the spot. Plus, you’re hiding your illness very well; they don't know anything."

Just when Luo Xi didn’t know what to say, the long-awaited Fat Cat suddenly froze the game space, placing its hands on its hips and twisting as it appeared, "Roar! Finally, we meet again!"

The gifts for the advanced tournament were very expensive, and Xiyu could imagine how outrageous their prices were. He didn't have absolute hope of receiving help from the audience, so he was still very surprised at this moment.

Fat Cat laughed, "Streamers Xiyu, Luo Xi, because your team performed well in the game and earned the audience's admiration, I’m here to give you gifts."

With that, it suddenly created a large black umbrella and tossed it to Xiyu, saying, "Watch out for the sun!"

At this point, Xiyu's illness had already been revealed, and having an item to avoid sunlight wasn’t a bad thing. Moreover, the umbrella frame was very sturdy, making it useful as a weapon.

Fat Cat laughed even more mischievously, then threw a small box to Luo Xi without saying anything and vanished in a flash of light.

Xiyu, curious, blinked and asked, "What’s this?"

Luo Xi silently opened the box and couldn’t help but laugh in surprise.

Inside the box were two simple men's rings, with a note from the audience that read: "Sending love! I command you to get married right now!"

Xiyu: "..."

Humanoids didn't have marriages, and the humanoids from Yuntai didn't even have freedom.

Those most luxurious imaginings about emotions seemed to have nothing to do with them at all.At this moment, thanks to the audience’s joking words, everything seemed to be much less difficult.

Xiyu didn’t reach for the virtual rings but instead tightly grasped Luo Xi’s wrist and said seriously, "We can definitely make it through this. Trust me."

Being protected was always a kind of happiness, especially when it was from someone as flawless as this beautiful person who had no obvious weaknesses.

Luo Xi suddenly pulled Xiyu into a tight embrace, softly advising, "Streamers with different identities have different conditions to pass. Even if the numbers aren’t enough, the game could go on until the last moment. At that time, who stays and who goes, the company will make the audience vote. I believe they won’t let you be eliminated."

Xiyu couldn’t help but press on Luo Xi’s already stiffened back, frowning as he said, "We’ll deal with that later. Just remember, I won’t accept any outcome where I end up with a better ending than you."

The morning was turbulent with hidden currents, and it was also the peak time to search for nutritional liquids.

Although Luo Xi wanted to stay with Xiyu at all times, he had to separate from him. While Xiyu was busy with his covert mission, Luo Xi took on the pressure of helping him gather survival items.

As he was being vigilant while wandering, he spotted Ma Guanshan spinning in place in a corner on the first floor.

Ma Guanshan looked at Luo Xi with a confused expression, as if he didn’t recognize him.

Seeing this, Luo Xi couldn’t help but get angry. He walked over and punched the guy twice, "Hey, wake up! Don’t think that just because Xiyu took your inducing agent and let you off the hook, you can fall into this state of decay!"

Ma Guanshan was stunned, his anger making him stammer as he asked, "You... What are you doing..."

"Are you really suffering from dementia?" Luo Xi clicked his tongue. "Don’t go and get eliminated by accident. Your little brother will be left alone, struggling in the Yuntai."

It wasn’t clear whether his words had triggered Ma Guanshan’s memory, but he struggled to recall something, then crouched down, covering his head, "Why do I have this disease? It’s so unfair..."

"If you see how miserable others are, you’ll realize at least you’re spared the physical pain," Luo Xi said helplessly.

Ma Guanshan blinked, "Oh, right, you told me to follow Yuan Wei!"

Luo Xi: "..."

Without hesitation, Ma Guanshan patted Luo Xi’s shoulder, "Don’t be unhappy, listen to me. This morning, she didn’t do anything weird. After leaving the ward, she kept vomiting, then hid to rest and couldn’t move. She looked really miserable."

Luo Xi had been thinking for a long time, "What kind of illness does that woman have? I don’t get to see her much, and her symptoms feel vague."

"I really don’t know," Ma Guanshan shook his head, "But there was a lot of blood in her vomit!"

Now Luo Xi was even more confused, resting his chin in thought."Hey, did you find the nutritional liquid?" Ma Guanshan grabbed Luo Xi. "While my mind is still clear, I’ll take you to a few good places to look. The planner probably thought we were searching too quickly before, so they hid the nutritional liquids even more discreetly."

Although they didn’t catch Yuan Wei's little secret, waiting to find the nutritional liquid and sharing the pressure wasn’t bad either.

Luo Xi nodded and walked with Ma Guanshan deeper into the hallway.

At this time, Sun Xin was also wandering around the top floor.

After being threatened by Xiyu, he was anxious. He didn’t dare to defy Xiyu casually, nor did he dare to recklessly try to find Yuan Wei and experiment with the bone inducing agent. Naturally, he was full of worries.

As he anxiously searched around, Sun Xin pushed open the door of the women’s restroom and unexpectedly saw Sun Xiuyue sitting inside eating something!

And what she was eating wasn’t anything else, but dirt from a flowerpot wrapped in cloth.

The sight of her mouth full of mud made Sun Xin feel disgusted. He took a step back and mocked, "So it’s like this, pica!"

Sun Xiuyue had always been delicate like a dandelion, as if even the slightest disturbance could shatter her.

She said nothing, wiped her mouth carelessly, then bumped into Sun Xin and ran out!

The doll inducing agent had fallen into Xiyu's hands from this girl, and Sun Xin held a grudge. Instinctively, he chased after her. "Stop!"

Although Sun Xiuyue wasn’t much of a fighter, she was fast.

She was afraid that everyone would discover her disgusting habit of eating dirt and even more afraid that Xiyu’s strange ideas would be right under the planner’s nose. Her heart was racing, so she ran towards the stairs without thinking.

Sun Xin, unwilling to fall behind, chased after her, but for some reason, his ankle suddenly gave way, and he fell to the ground like broken trash, crashing down in a scattered mess!

Sun Xiuyue stopped in her tracks, panting heavily. She turned around to see Sun Xin curled up behind her, clutching his leg and writhing in pain. His leg was clearly broken!

She muttered to herself, "So you really do have brittle bone disease... Why are you chasing me? If I hadn’t sold the inducing agent to Xiyu, I would have sprayed you to death and eliminated you by now."

With that, she wiped her mouth clean and disappeared without looking back.

The pain from the fracture was no joke. Sun Xin was drenched in cold sweat, his hospital gown soaked. He had always relied on his physical strength, and now he was defeated, feeling an extreme sense of frustration and humiliation!

While he was struggling on the ground, suddenly, Ying Zhi Xing walked down the stairs with long strides and coldly said, "Are you stupid? Look at what you’ve done to yourself."

"Help me..." Sun Xin groaned, "We can cooperate, and I can give you more information..."Ying Zhi Xing was very rational: "Unfortunately, you no longer have any information. I won’t cooperate with someone who has no value, and besides, you can’t help me with anything."

With that, he stepped over Sun Xin and was about to leave.

Sun Xin grabbed Ying Zhi Xing’s ankle.

Ying Zhi Xing didn’t hesitate to kick him off: "Enough, I’ll have an NC come to put your cast on. Take care of yourself."

With that, he disappeared without a trace.

Sun Xin's confused mind grew even more desperate. He truly didn’t know how to survive anymore.

While others were busy with their personal frustrations, Xiyu had no choice but to find Nurse Chun again. He took the initiative and offered, "Is there anything I can help you with today?"

Nurse Chun was still alone on duty. After locking the door, she spoke earnestly, "You know, I came here to expose the crimes of the Kunshan nursing home. Although I’ve collected a lot of data on terminal illnesses, it’s very difficult to get the public to understand. So, aside from solid physical evidence, I need you to help me find a key witness!"

Xiyu frowned. "A key witness? Hao Zhong has committed illegal and evil acts. It’s not easy to get someone to step forward and risk punishment."

Nurse Chun frowned as well. "From what I know, the police have already begun investigating the issues here. Even the hospital staff has heard some rumors. Most of them are nervous. If anyone doesn’t want to share the same fate as Hao Zhong, they could help me and the police early on. It wouldn’t be a bad choice, but I haven’t taken the key evidence out yet, so I can’t expose myself."

Since the plan had some public support, Xiyu didn’t refuse any longer. "What do I need to do?"

Nurse Chun took off the glasses she usually wore around her neck. "This is a hidden camera. I want you to find the key witness, record their testimony, and give it to me."

Xiyu took it and fiddled with the glasses legs, quickly understanding how it worked. He nodded and agreed, "No problem."

Nurse Chun gave him an encouraging look. "Good luck!"

At that moment, the system issued a notification.

[Today's informer task accepted: Find the key witness and obtain the testimony.]

Since informers and spies are on opposing sides, while one side is trying to convince the bad guys, might the other side be trying to expose the undercover agents?

Xiyu was quite worried about this and cautioned, "The hospital is definitely investigating if anyone is an outsider. You need to be very careful."

Nurse Chun nodded. "Of course, but don’t worry. Even if they capture me, even if I end up as a patient, I will never utter a word. Before coming to Kunshan, I already made the decision to die for this cause!"

The righteousness of NC didn’t matter much to Xiyu. He could tell that even if NC was identified, they would never betray him. He replied, "I’m going now."Nurse Chun smiled. "Good luck."

The corridor was quiet, and it seemed like nothing had happened throughout the entire morning.

Since there was no news of Yuan Wei's death, Sun Xin must not have deceived her. That made the situation even more dangerous.

—Xiyu thought to himself, then grabbed the black umbrella and walked into the shadow, quietly considering whom to approach for defection.

In the nursing home, apart from Hao Zhong and his wife, there was another undercover agent hiding among the NCs. Apart from that, everyone had their own issues.

Especially Nurse Xia and Caregiver Qiu, whose suspicious actions definitely indicated some secret, and they might even be one of the undercover agents.

But today, there wasn’t enough time, and he probably wouldn’t be able to investigate further.

Xiyu’s mind quickly turned, and he decided on a strange angle: to attempt to recruit Doctor Fan! That humble man who secretly admired the drug doctor, he tortured patients ruthlessly every day. He didn’t seem like an undercover agent, and because of the drug doctor’s situation, he must harbor absolute hatred toward Hao Zhong. Even though his hands were stained with countless deaths and injuries, his attitude might still waver!