Qi Xia pulled Yu Nian’an aside to sit down, then looked at that “tenth person.”

He was a young man with a pale complexion and disheveled hair.

A smile still hung on his face.

If it weren’t for Yu Nian’an’s appearance, Qi Xia would have wanted to have a good chat with him.

But not this time.

Qi Xia had a new plan.

He bent down beside Yu Nian’an and began turning the table with her. The others also gradually joined in.

The game that followed was neither difficult nor easy.

After all, there were ten people in the room.

Trying to precisely allocate survival resources for nine people would make everything seem a bit stretched.

Fortunately, everyone survived right up until the Man-Snake arrived.

Qi Xia and Yu Nian’an grabbed the same rope and were now swaying in mid-air.

“It’s been a while, everyone.” The Man-Snake slowly opened the door and walked into the room. “I am Man-Snake…”

Before he could finish speaking, he froze completely.

There were clearly ten people hanging up there!

What kind of bizarre situation was this?

All the rooms in the entire corridor were groups of nine people, yet now ten people had survived?!

“Rather than being shocked, you might as well hurry up and ask your question,” Qi Xia said. “We don’t want to keep hanging here.”

It took a long while for the Man-Snake to collect himself before he spoke, “Al-alright… I have an interesting question. As long as you can give me the answer within three attempts, I’ll pull the lever beside me and let you nine… let you ten people down.”

No one spoke.

The Man-Snake didn’t waste words either and said, “There were two brothers who particularly loved street racing. Each time they would drive their cars extremely fast. Although their father was worried, he simply couldn’t stop them. One day, their father came up with a good solution. He told the two brothers to have one more race, but the rules this time were slightly different. Whoever’s car arrived at the finish line last would be considered the winner, and the winner would receive his entire inheritance. He thought this method would stop them from their crazy racing, but unexpectedly on race day, the two still drove their cars extremely fast. Why is this?”

After hearing this question, everyone naturally looked toward Qi Xia.

But Qi Xia acted as if he hadn’t heard anything at all. With one hand gripping the rope and one arm holding Yu Nian’an, he was currently saying in a low voice, “An, don’t be afraid. It’ll be fine very soon.”

“Mm.” Yu Nian’an nodded quietly in response.

Lin Qin and Officer Li looked at each other in dismay.

When it came down to it, the most difficult game in this interview room wasn’t the first three rounds, but rather the Man-Snake’s fourth round before them.

For some unknown reason, he would pose a new question each time.

And his questions happened to be the key to whether everyone could survive or not.

Seeing that Qi Xia showed no intention of answering the question, Officer Li decided to guess himself.

After all, Qi Xia had no reason to keep helping everyone.

“Officer Li…” Lin Qin said quietly, “Do you have an answer?”

“I don’t know at all if mine counts as an answer. I can only guess using criminal investigation reasoning.”

He told Lin Qin his idea.

Lawyer Zhang and Han Yimo listening nearby also felt this answer was rather plausible.

“Since you all agree, then I’ll guess first…” Officer Li took a deep breath and said to the Man-Snake in the distance, “Man-Snake, I have an answer.”

“Please answer.”

Officer Li paused, organizing his words before saying, “I believe there’s a problem with that inheritance—it’s very likely ill-gotten money. Since inheriting this money might lead to arrest, the two brothers did the opposite of what was expected, both wanting to frame the other with the inheritance.”

After hearing this, the Man-Snake gently stroked his chin, muttering quietly, “Is that so?”

Everyone was somewhat puzzled seeing his reaction.

After a while, the Man-Snake shook his head and said, “That’s probably not right. This answer is rather far-fetched. Think about it some more.”

“Damn it…” Qiao Jiajin couldn’t hold back. “What do you mean by ‘probably not right’? I think this answer is ‘probably right,’ so you should think about it too!”

“Uh, well…” After hearing this, the Man-Snake indeed lowered his head and slowly began thinking again.

Lin Qin frowned as she looked at Qiao Jiajin. The current situation had a feeling of “fools countering experts.”

But could this trick really work on the opponent?

After a long while, the Man-Snake raised his head again and said, “I’ve thought it through carefully, and it’s definitely not right. It’s too far-fetched. The question didn’t mention at all that ‘the inheritance is illegal.’ Moreover, anything that can be called an ‘inheritance’ would at least be a large sum of money, so this can only count as a wrong answer.”

“Uh…” This time it was Qiao Jiajin’s turn to be stumped. “You snake-skin person are pretty sharp… I couldn’t even bluff you…?”

Everyone was now caught in a dilemma again.

Qi Xia continued talking quietly with Yu Nian’an, completely ignoring the others’ predicament. It was unclear whether he was doing this deliberately or truly didn’t want to participate.

“Could it be that they tampered with each other’s cars?” Tiantian suddenly spoke up quietly from the side. “What if they both changed the other’s brakes to accelerators? If they both want the inheritance and both want to race, they can only make the other person go faster than themselves.”

“Oh?” Officer Li was slightly startled at this moment, feeling this answer also had some merit. “That makes sense… As long as the other person can’t brake, then no matter how fast you drive yourself, you’ll still get the inheritance…”

Han Yimo and Lawyer Zhang still felt this answer was somewhat improper, but they really couldn’t think of a better answer.

“Let’s try it.” After discussing among themselves, everyone told this answer to the Man-Snake as well.

“Is that so…?” After hearing this, the Man-Snake slowly took another breath. “It does seem to fit the logic… but why do I still feel something’s off about it?”

“Stop thinking!” Qiao Jiajin shouted loudly. “I just thought it over, and this answer is correct. If you don’t pull the lever soon, you’ll be violating the rules.”

“Ah, well…” The Man-Snake looked extremely troubled.

Everyone’s arms were beginning to feel sore. They had been hanging on the ropes for a full five minutes. If the Man-Snake kept thinking, the only thing awaiting them next would be falling to their deaths.

“I still don’t think it’s right.” The Man-Snake shook his head. “Think again whether there are any other answers. If not, I’ll be leaving.”

This statement left everyone completely without ideas.

“Qi Xia, do you want to watch us die?” Lin Qin turned her head to ask. “Did you know the answer all along?!”

Only then did Qi Xia slowly raise his head, his eyes carrying a trace of despair.

He slowly opened his mouth to ask, “Suppose one day I’m no longer here—how will you all survive?”

This brief question made everyone fall silent.

What did he mean by “no longer here”?!

Qi Xia lowered his head and said to the Man-Snake in the distance, “I’ll give the answer.”

Seeing Qi Xia speak up, the Man-Snake clearly became excited. “Great!”

“Given that ‘the two love racing’ and ‘both want the inheritance,’ and according to the question knowing that ‘whoever’s car arrives late wins,’ the best solution is for the two to exchange cars. They drive each other’s vehicles—this way they can both race to their heart’s content and let the faster person obtain the inheritance.”

After hearing this answer, the Man-Snake finally pulled out his small notebook from his bosom. “So that’s how it is…? Brilliant! Brilliant!”