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Wu Lili fell unconscious.
“Although the process was slightly less satisfying, we have finally achieved the result we needed.” The inspector’s face showed delight as he lightly waved his hand. Ten flowers immediately flew out from the bottle, gathering in his hand.
Whether they were vibrant, dull, blooming, or withered, they all gathered into a single bouquet, including the bare stem that was once Wu Lili’s flower, turning it into a handful of flowers.
“I accept your gifts,” said the inspector with a smile, “Now, it’s my turn to invite you to a friend’s gathering.”
As his words fell, the long table and vase both disappeared.
The forest in the distance was swiftly closing in as far as the eye could see.
Everyone was taken aback, only noticing when they looked around themselves that the grass beneath their feet was the thing moving—like it was conscious, crawling against the ground surface, carrying people fast forward.
No one dared to move.
Although there was not a single sense of a creature wriggling beneath them, this scene alone was enough to break out a cold sweat.
They passed through the grassland…
Through the sea of flowers.
Eventually, they reached a rustic and charming wooden house at the end of the sea of flowers.
The wooden house had a courtyard surrounded by a half-meter high fence. The inspector walked inside and waited for them.
Everyone followed one after another, including the revived Wu Lili.
Flowers were planted on both sides of the courtyard.
The flowers here were different from every flower in the sea of flowers. Their leaves and branches were strong and dense, and the top was a vibrant bud. It seemed like they haven’t bloomed yet.
Everyone stood in the courtyard, anxiously waiting for the inspector’s next command.
“What should we do?” The inspector said with a smile, “I forgot, I only have six chairs in my house. After I take one, only five are left. It seems some people have to stay here.”
Bai Youwei understood.
From eighteen people, eight were removed, and now another five will be removed from the ten remaining.
“What game are we going to play next?” She asked.
The inspector responded: “Since we are friends, we should naturally play a friend’s game.”
The inspector stood in front of the wooden house door, his hand raised. A stack of black cards materialized in his palm.
“There are ten cards here, each card has a word on it. The cards will be randomly distributed to you. What you need to do is find the player who holds the same word as you and vote out the players whose words differ from yours.”
Shen MO asked: “How should we judge whether the other party’s word is the same as ours?”
The inspector explained with a smile: “In order to become friends, you must find common ground and reject differences. You each have a chance to hold a speech per round. To find out who your true friends are through these speeches, isn’t it clever?”
A petite woman asked hesitantly: “Can we not just tell each other the word directly?”
The inspector looked at her, the woman’s timid face reflected in his blue eyes, “No, even if you only mention a single character, you will be immediately ruled out.”
Everyone fell silent, each was fast contemplating the rules, characteristics of the game, and how to clear it…
This was a matter of life and death; not the slightest carelessness was allowed.
The inspector’s gaze swept over each of their faces one by one, seeming to observe certain people’s pleased expressions, he reminded: “By the way, using foreign languages, dialects, or codes to pass information is also not allowed.”
A few people’s expressions changed slightly.
The inspector looked even more delighted. He quite appreciated these desperate and struggling, tormented faces.
Yeah, it felt more and more real….