Chapter 86

Chapter 86

By now, Xi Yu would not underestimate any of the streamers, even if the other person appeared to be just a straightforward little loli.

He calmly leaned against the broken chair and said, "You're thinking too much. I'm here to help myself."

Zhou Rong’s words had already exposed a key identity. She frowned and glared at Xi Yu for a long time, then asked, "So what? Are you planning to keep stalemating with me like this?"

Xi Yu gave a mysterious smile and even asked, "How’s your memory?"

Zhou Rong replied, "At least it’s much stronger than Ma Guanshan’s old brain."

Xi Yu smiled even more clearly, "Then do you still remember, in the rules that were initially announced, what the victory conditions for the informants and traitors were?"

Zhou Rong paused for a moment, then answered, "The informant's victory condition is to help the undercover agent escape the sanatorium. The traitor's victory condition is to help the hospital eliminate all informants."

Xi Yu nodded, "Correct. Now, regardless of the streamer’s identity, what situation would lead to death?"

Zhou Rong gradually turned into a primary school student in front of him and obediently answered, "There are only two situations for death: First, no nutritional liquid is consumed within 24 hours. Second, being attacked by the inducer targeted at them."

Xi Yu nodded again, "Very accurate. So, if an informant’s inducer has been cleared by the system and they can likely get nutritional liquid, then the traitor has no chance of winning, right?"

Zhou Rong immediately replied, "Logically, of course."

Xi Yu then crossed his arms, "Since you understand, I can be honest with you, because my inducer has disappeared. But you need to tell me, why did you say Ying Zhixing is a traitor?"

Zhou Rong was also a suspicious person, because anyone who could easily trust others wouldn't have made it this far.

She seemed to struggle internally for a long time before finally speaking, "Because I saw with my own eyes that he pointed at the night-shift nurse, accusing him of betraying the hospital. That’s why the night-shift nurse was taken last night. Head Nurse Lin used a gene drug that can induce ALS symptoms to force the night-shift nurse to reveal his identity..."

Zhou Rong sighed at this point, "The night-shift nurse can’t die, so last night I risked my life to help him steal the treatment medicine, and it just so happened that Ma Guanshan, that idiot, bumped into me... I guess you came to me because Ma Guanshan mentioned me, right? Sorry, I can't provide solid proof, but that's the truth. I must target Ying Zhixing because I can’t let him make it while I’m still here!"

Xi Yu didn't show much expression, still calm, "Then, besides Ying Zhixing, do you know who the other traitor is?"

Zhou Rong answered candidly, "I suspect Yuan Wei. I’ve told you before, Yuan Wei goes around investigating the doctors and nurses. If she were an undercover agent’s accomplice, she wouldn’t need to do that, because informants only need to collect and submit evidence of the hospital harming patients."

No matter how you look at it, Zhou Rong was telling the truth.

Xi Yu finally admitted, "Actually, you’re quite smart. You guessed right. I also think Yuan Wei is the other traitor, so I took care of her. I don’t know if you’ll be happy to hear this, but I’m the second informant besides you. And our mission today should be the same—to help the night-shift nurse and my undercover Spring Nurse send the evidence out of the hospital. Of course, we need to recognize each other too."

Zhou Rong’s eyes widened in surprise.Before she could speak, the winter caretaker, who had been eavesdropping, spoke up: "Nurse Chun... is another undercover agent?"

Considering the plot development, the situation of the NC, the personalities of the streamers, and the information they provided, Xiyu had completely stopped doubting that Zhou Rong was playing tricks. Furthermore, he had personally witnessed Ma Guanshan pour the harmful inducing agent down the toilet, so he was now fearless. He took out the precious evidence given by Nurse Chun and said, "That's right. She is an undercover reporter from Capital Evening News, and came to Kunshan Rehabilitation Center to expose the crimes here. I originally planned to send her out, but she heard that the police were also undercover in the center and refused to leave... I guess the police officer is you, right?"

The winter caretaker was silent for a moment and nodded quietly: "I should've known it was her... She never wanted to harm the patients, and although she usually endures a lot, she's very resilient. She must have an important purpose to stay here."

The only one who knew the real situation was the system. Hearing NC speak, Zhou Rong's suspicions and confusion evaporated.

She seemed somewhat happy and said with a smile, "I guessed that one of you, you and Luo Xi, must have an identity because you both were too proactive, but I didn’t expect it to be you. Now, it looks like the only remaining traitor is Ying Zhixing. With you and me working together, I believe victory will be ours!"

Xiyu curved his lips.

At this point, Zhou Rong took out another cloth bag prop that was very similar to the one Nurse Chun had given and softly said, "This is the evidence I collected for the winter caretaker. If we can get it out, we'll get our reward. Not only can we both survive, but I also have some wealth here, which can attract others to help us. But you know, I can't confront Ying Zhixing right now because I can't beat him, and he has the inducing agent in his hands. So, this mission needs you to complete it for me."

Though she was blunt, what she said was the truth.

Xiyu didn’t resist: "Of course I can complete it, but I have no idea how to get the evidence out of the rehabilitation center. I've already checked every floor and room—the main door is locked, and all the windows on the first floor are sealed, we can't contact the outside world!"

Zhou Rong had a very decisive personality. Since she had already formed an alliance with Xiyu, she didn't hide anything and said directly, "I’m afraid you didn’t check the women’s restroom, right? I didn’t know either... but yesterday, just before midnight, I completed a mission and helped the winter caretaker find the key witness, Nurse Xia. Nurse Xia has been stealing medicine from the rehabilitation center to sell for money. The way she gets the medicine out is something we can use—apparently, every day at noon, if you go to a women’s restroom and give something to a man who is delivering goods outside, he’ll take the items to the address inside. Nurse Xia has done this many times. If we can make the handoff smoothly, both you and I can survive today."

Hearing this, Xiyu’s mind flashed back.

When he ran into Nurse Xia at the restroom door, she was indeed flustered and holding something. Although he and Luo Xi had some suspicions at the time, they never thought that Nurse Xia was stealing things from the hospital to sell. It seems that having accomplices was indeed much more efficient than trying to struggle alone.

Xiyu nodded in agreement: "Now I understand. I know which restroom it is, and I’ll go right now. As for Ying Zhixing, I'll handle him. To avoid him attacking you, I suggest you return to the ward for now."

Saying that, he reached out to take the evidence from Zhou Rong’s hand.

At this point, Zhou Rong couldn’t help but feel a little worried.

Xiyu noticed her hesitation: "What? Do you suspect I'm lying to you? Or are you worried I'm a traitor and will take the evidence to expose you to the hospital?"

Zhou Rong took a half step back: "This is a matter of life and death. How can you prove yourself?"

Xiyu had expected this: "How about we take out the items from the evidence and verify them one by one? Seeing is believing, okay?"

Zhou Rong then nodded in agreement.

In fact, the contents of the two NCs' evidence were similar, including forbidden drugs, patient information, and records of patients' unexpected deaths at the rehabilitation center. The most critical part were the videos of the key witnesses, which each had recorded.Xiyu first played Dr. Fan's testimony using Nurse Chun's glasses, which included parts where he asked questions. Zhou Rong had recorded Nurse Xia's testimony, also mixing in her own voice. With this, they no longer had any reason to doubt each other.

Zhou Rong then sighed in relief and said, “Alright, I’ll hand the things over to you. If I hear the mission is completed, I’ll come out to find you. We need to come up with a plan to eliminate Ying Zhixing. If there are no more undercover players starting from the fourth day of the game, we’ll be sure to win. Otherwise, he could turn the tables at the last minute, and by then, you won’t even have the chance to cry.”

Although this girl seemed small and cute, almost like Du Li, her words were firm and her mind worked quickly.

Xiyu had always liked smart people, so he nodded and said, “Don’t worry, I won’t let you down.”

With that, he put away both pieces of evidence and tucked them into his hospital gown before hastily leaving the room.

Zhou Rong stood still, taking a light breath. Clearly, she had been tense, expending most of her energy.

Following Zhou Rong’s instructions, Xiyu soon found the restroom where Nurse Xia had appeared sneakily.

Though entering the women’s restroom was a bit of a challenge for him, considering that there were no female players left and even encountering Sun Xiuyi wouldn’t be too embarrassing, he bravely entered.

There was no one in the restroom, and all that could be heard was the sound of water dripping.

Xiyu carefully observed his surroundings and finally focused on a skylight above one of the cubicles.

After entering, he locked the door behind him and quietly waited for time to pass.

The sunlight slowly shifted across the restroom floor. Xiyu carefully avoided the sunlight, but his skin still began to feel the burn from the warmth.

Around noon, a gentle knock came from outside the iron bars.

Xiyu immediately stood on the toilet to peek outside and saw an ordinary-looking man in a jumpsuit standing there.

The man looked surprised. “Who are you?”

Xiyu replied, “Hello, I’m a friend of Nurse Xia. She couldn’t make it today, but the goods still need to be delivered. I’d appreciate it.”

He then handed the man two bottles of medicine that he had stolen along the way. “This is a special medicine for treating leukemia. The payment isn’t included, but if you can sell it, consider it a thank you.”

The man, clearly benefiting greatly from the nursing home, eagerly took the bottles, not suspecting anything. He only wondered why the two cloth bags were so heavy. “Why so much?”

Xiyu lied, “Nurse Xia needs to send some things to her family. The address is clearly written. Please make sure to deliver it, alright?”The man agreed quickly: "Don’t worry, I never drop the ball when it comes to paying for a job."

He then looked around: "It’s not very safe here. I have to go."

At this point, Xiyu was very clear on the plot's pace and could even predict that tomorrow's mission would be to escort the NC out of the nursing home. So, he quickly asked, "What time do you usually deliver? Where do you deliver to?"

The man replied, "We arrive at 9 AM, move things around in the warehouse behind the nursing home, mix them up until noon, have a meal, and then leave. Alright, I won’t say more. Goodbye."

With that, he waved and stuffed the cloth bags into his work uniform.

The difficulty of this mission lay in obtaining information. If Xiyu hadn’t figured out how Nurse Xia delivered the medicine, he might not have been able to complete the task. Once he knew the method, the NC didn’t give him any further trouble. As soon as the man disappeared from view, Xiyu immediately checked the system prompt.

[Today's informant task is complete. Please go find the NC to collect your reward.]

Xiyu gently exhaled while holding the iron window, but unexpectedly, he heard the faint sound of footsteps outside the cubicle.