Ren Li frowned slightly and everyoneâs expressions became more cautious.
Five pieces of talisman papers and three purifications; it is obvious that this is a five-game three-win game with sub-campaigns.
The old man wiped his face a little irritably. With a bad tone, he said: âWhatâs worse, we still canât confirm the specific identities of these two people. We only know that they know that the other one is an undercover agent ââ damn it, we have suffered too much!â
âBut fortunately, in order to prevent you from being overwhelmed by the yin spirit and killing each otherâs mind, we also specially put down a spell so that you can live in peace. â
There are two more conditions, Ren Liâs eyes his eyes slightly. The undercover knows each otherâs identities and cannot kill each other in the game.
The old man looked exhausted, he showed a helpless expression: âIÂ canât make rash judgments, so this time the team is on a mission. I donât want to arrange who the captain will be to direct the arrangements. And for insurance, two people must work together on the first night, three people work together on the second night, and four people work together in the next few nights. In this way, you can achieve the greatest chance of the purification power and find the undercover agents. â
âAnyone could be an undercover agent, so you should decide to take turns to be the captain according to your work number and then speak in turn. The captain of the night will speak last, summarize the opinions, propose cooperation arrangements, and finally show your hands to vote on whether or not the selected person will carry out the purification. If the number of votes is not more than a halfâŚDonât worry, just cancel it that night. â
âFor those who decide to participate in the purification task, the secret method is to draw out the talisman in the air. If this process is destroyed by the undercover using sorcery, then the talisman paper on the undercoverâs body will not be extracted. In this way, you can determine how many undercover agents there are in this mission based on the number of talisman papers. Itâs a pity that itâs impossible to know whose extracted talisman papers they are fromâŚâ
Itâs an important clue. If you keep extracting the information, the undercover agent can either choose to succeed in purification or destroy the process. But as long as you choose to destroy, a piece of talisman paper will be reduced accordingly.
âIâm glad that we have four people and we can still meet the requirements of purifying power.â The old man rejoiced in pain, âFortunately, you have the power of five talisman papers and you can only fail twice!â
âNow the internal signals are getting more and more unstable. There are too many people outside who want to sabotage and take the opportunity to break into the authorities. We will not connect with you these few days. Since all of you are in the villa, I donât know if you will be monitored. For confidentiality, you can only discuss matters related to purification in the living room from 9 to 10 in the evening. We will concentrate on protecting the signals in the living room during that time.â
âIf the secrets are leaked, even if the task is completed, I cannot guarantee your personal safety.â
Ren Li gently tapped his fingers on his legs. This should indicate that although the undercover agents know each otherâs identities, they canât communicate in private, right?
This is kind of interesting.
The old manâs eyes were full of encouragement and expectation, âI hope you can seize the opportunity to successfully catch the undercover and complete the purification in these few days!â
After speaking, the TV screen flickered. It turned into a screen full of snowflakes before finally turning into a black screen.
There was really a lot amount of information. Everyone is still sorting out the useful information in the NPCâs words. They havenât moved for a while, each having vigilance in their eyes.
Suddenly, six identical cards appeared out of thin air on the table in the middle of the living room. The cards were painted with weird and distorted patterns.
ă Identity cards have been issued. Players are asked to select the cards they want within 30 seconds. ă
Everyoneâs eyes gathered on the table in an instant. The uncle in suit was already beside the table and took the first card away. Then everyone quickly took away a card.
He rubbed the surface of the card lightly with his fingertips, however there was nothing written on the card. He wondered what kind of identity he would be?
Thirty seconds fleeted.
Suddenly, the card in Ren Liâs hand annihilated and disappeared as if it was entering his body. The familiar mechanical sound rang in his ears.
ăWorker No. 6. The playerâs identity is a Purifier.ă
Worker No. 6⌠He didnât change his face and his emotions, but he thought that this starting point wasnât anything good.
His eyes turned slightly and he took a look around. Except for Nan Yuan, who was unhappy when she heard the rules before, and Qin Yiyi, who had always been scared, had her expressions changed slightly, the others behaved as if nothing had happened just now.
âNan Yuan, itâs a relief. Iâm not lyingâŚâ Qin Yiyiâs face was full of surprise. Just as she was about to talk to Nan Yuan, Nan Yuan covered her mouth.
âYiyi, pay attention to the time. Itâs not time yet.â Nan Yuan motioned to her to look at the electronic clock on the table which displayed â8:58â.
Qin Yiyi nodded in a hurry and fell silent.
The prickly-headed man rolled his eyes, unabashedly disgusted and speechless at Qin Yiyiâs mentally retarded behavior.
In the remaining two minutes, everyone kept tacitly silent. Perhaps it was the language that was being spoken while the organization was waiting, or perhaps it was sorting out information, or it maybe just pure confusion and wandering.
The moment the number on the electronic clock changed to â9:00â, Ren Liâs eyes went black. Accompanied by the mechanical sound of [Undercover Mutual Confirmation], a panel appeared in his mind:
ăTotal game points of the player Ren Li: 0ă
ăPersonal achievement tasks for players: Participate in three nights of purification tasks. [0/3] (Points +3)ă
ăChecking the previous points usage requires 10 points. ă
ăNote that when the points are negative, the player will die permanently.ă
ăI wish you all players a happy game.ă
Ren Liâs heart stunned. All tasks are completed with exactly 10 points, and if the clearance fails, 10 points will be deducted, which leads to the integral becoming negative.
As a newcomer with zero points, this level must be cleared. OtherwiseâŚ
And several other points tasks are also very difficult to get. Killing ghosts in three nights means that three nights canât be purified; Participating in the purification task for three nights, with the disadvantages of his own work number 6, also has certain difficulties.
Only half a minute should have passed when Ren Liâs vision returned to normal.
Everyoneâs state has not changed much from before he lost his vision. It seems that it is not so easy to judge who is undercover by observing everyoneâs expressions.
This time, the one who was first to speak was the prickly-headed man: âEveryone, please report your work number first. Iâm No. 1 so Iâm the captain for this night.â
Nan Yuan reluctantly replied: âI am No. 2. â
Pei Jinglingâs attitude was still sloppy and he replied lazily: âNo. 3.â
The voice coming from the uncle in the suit became more upright: âI am No. 4.â
Qin Yiyi raised her hand like a student answering a question: âI am No. 5.â
The last one left was Ren Li. Ren Li replied symbolically: âNo. 6.â
âOk, then letâs officially start.â The prickly-headed man looked around and sat a little upright. âI am the captain. According to the NPC, two people will be selected to do the task tonight so I will make the final speech. Letâs start with our âcute and kindâ sister No. 2 to speak.â
âWhy is the game divided into two groups this time?â Nan Yuan gritted her teeth, âIs it that⌠no matter what, the six of us wonât be able to pass the level at the same time?â
Everyone looked at her indifferently. The answer to that question was obvious. Nan Yuanâs face became unpleasant.
Qin Yiyi looked at everyoneâs expressionless faces. She shrank her shoulders in fear and hugged Nan Yuanâs arm tightly.
Nan Yuan took a deep breath and said, âThis game is similar to âClose Your Eyes Before Itâs Dark 1 â. The undercover is to pretend to be a purifier and destroy the purification process while not letting their identity be exposed. It is a five-game three-win system. I have also played this type of game in real life so I have some experience. I hope other purifiers can also actively come out and do their tasks. Donât be negative or you will easily be labeled as an undercover agent. And the undercover⌠will definitely try to pretend to be a purifier and take the place of others. â
Ren Li look at her expression and listened to the tone of her voice. He felt that she still had some struggle in her heart. When it came to undercover, she was still a little unbearable about it.
âI am the first person to speak, but to be honest, there is no information for me to refer to. I can only tell everyone that I am a purifier and that you can take me with you when doing tasks.â Nan Yuan paused. She glanced at the prickly-headed man, then her tone became aggressive. âFor another person, I will propose number 1. If he is also a purifier, then we can win a game tonight. If he is an undercover agent and he dares to disrupt in the first game, we can catch an undercover right away. We wonât take him again later so we wonât be too disadvantaged. â
âThatâs all, my speech is over.â
Ren Li was not surprised by Nan Yuanâs proposal. Everyone on the court could see that she doesnât want to deal with No. 1. If someone had to be an undercover agent, one of her suspects and hopes would definitely be No. 1.
The prickly-headed man sneered in a low voice, completely indifferent to Nan Yuanâs painless provocation.
The next to speak was player No. 3, Pei Jingling.
Pei Jinglingâs peachy eyes were drooping. His lips were slightly pursed and his pale and slender fingers tapped on the armrest of the sofa, as if he seemed to be thinking about something.
Ren Li frowned. Player No. 2 was right. There is actually no information for people to analyze. So what is he thinking about?
Pei Jinglingâs silence made everyone look at him full of scrutiny and speculation, but he didnât seem to care very much.
The prickly-headed man with a bad temper slapped the table: âHey, No. 3, what are you thinking? Hurry up and speak!â
âDonât worry.â Pei Jingling finally spoke. There was a chuckle in his lazy, cold voice, âIâm just thinking about how to convince everyoneâŚâ
With his words, everyone looked at Pei Jinglingâs eyes more and more suspiciously. But Ren Li suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.
Sure enough, Pei Jingling raised his eyes. His peach blossom eyes slowly raised the slender eyelashes and his eyes deliberately flowed with amorous feelings. He said to Ren Li: âBecause I want to do the tasks with big brother No. 6.
Ren Li: ââŚâ
Footnotes:
Close Your Eyes Before Itâs Dark â is a 2016 Taiwanese mystery thriller, revolving around eight friends who were classmates and members of the mountain-climbing club from ten years ago. It involves killing their friends due to a conflict that started with a prank.