Yan Zhichun’s tone was very firm. This didn’t represent any prejudice she had toward Han Yimo, but merely toward “Attracting Disaster.”
On this land, everyone’s “echo” had side effects, but she had never seen anyone whose “echo” name itself was a side effect.
All of “Jidao’s” efforts over seven years were for this moment. Adding an “Attracting Disaster” to the team at this time was far too absurd no matter how one thought about it.
“I… go by myself…?” Doctor Zhao was stunned. “Although I really want to help you, no matter what organization you are or how many people are in the organization… after all, there isn’t a single person I can trust. You have to consider my position too, right?”
“Then forget it.” Yan Zhichun said. “Thank you, Doctor Zhao. You’ve already helped me a lot. Looking forward to our next cooperation.”
“Well…” Doctor Zhao could only sigh after hearing this. “Alright then. After all, we’ve only met once. I can only say I tried my best.”
“Exactly!” Han Yimo interjected. “Old Zhao, let’s not bother with them. Who knows what these supporting characters are so confident about.”
Yan Zhichun and Jiang Ruoxue only felt that this young man who had just entered was crazy, having said several sentences in a row without a single normal one.
“Fine, fine, fine.” Jiang Ruoxue quickly nodded. “We’re all supporting characters. You’re an extra, is that okay?”
“Good that you know.” After Han Yimo finished speaking, he felt something was wrong. “Who the hell is an extra?”
“What then? Not an extra, but a lighting technician?” Jiang Ruoxue asked again.
Seeing her sharp tongue and eloquent appearance, Han Yimo pressed his lips together and could only turn around with an angry expression: “Old Zhao, don’t bother with her. Anyway, Qi Xia has returned. If I’m not welcome here, there are other places for me. All I can say is don’t look down on a poor youth. It doesn’t matter if they look down on me—sooner or later I’ll make them all regret it.”
“Qi Xia… has returned?” Yan Zhichun paused slightly after hearing this. “You also know him?”
“What, scared now?” Han Yimo said. “We not only know him, we’re teammates in the same room. Qi Xia is my ‘guide’ and my ‘savior.'”
Yan Zhichun found this statement somewhat interesting.
If that was the case… could Han Yimo be another “needle” that Qi Xia had planted?
He was so deranged, indicating he was a veteran “Echoer.” Plus, his ability was like “Scapegoat,” displayed openly on the screen like showing off in the marketplace. Could it be that she had underestimated the ability of “Attracting Disaster”?
“In the same room as Qi Xia…?” After hearing this, Yan Zhichun had a bold hypothesis rise in her heart. She quickly called out to the two and asked: “May I ask what the ‘interview games’ in your room are?”
“Interview games…?” Doctor Zhao recalled and said: “They seem to be called The Liar, Bamboo Shoots After Rain, and there’s one more called what was it…”
“Death from Above…?” Yan Zhichun asked tentatively.
“Right!” Doctor Zhao nodded. “How do you know? Did someone tell you about it?”
Yan Zhichun instantly understood this relationship…
Zhang Qiang hadn’t disappeared, but had always been “trapped” in Qi Xia’s room. No wonder he would say Zhang Qiang could never advance…
Even if everyone in this room disappeared, Qi Xia would never disappear.
Moreover, when she first met Baiyang, Baiyang had said that every teammate in his room was carefully selected. This could both ensure Zhang Qiang “never advanced” while also ensuring he was “forever safe.”
If so, the deranged man before her was more like a “needle” than herself. He had long ago been chosen by Qi Xia as a teammate, a chess piece under his manipulation.
“Thinking about it carefully, that person called Qi Xia…” Jiang Ruoxue interjected softly from the side. “The people in his room are all quite interesting. Besides these two in front of us… there’s also that strange ‘Jidao member’ Lin Qin, and the tattooed man who could beat Xiao Xiao and Luo Shiyi to death. All these people are unheard-of ‘Echoers.'”
“There’s also that Chen Junnan who always wanted to set me up with someone…” Yan Zhichun said with a speechless expression.
“Set you up…?” Jiang Ruoxue paused, then smiled. “What kind of strange motivation is that?”
Yan Zhichun didn’t respond, just sighed: “As expected… from the moment Qi Xia led the people in his room into this land, the whole matter began advancing methodically. Truly terrifying…”
“What?” Jiang Ruoxue didn’t seem to understand.
“Ruoxue, I think what you said is right.” Yan Zhichun said. “What we’re experiencing now actually had its ’cause and effect’ predetermined long ago.”
“That’s my life motto.” Jiang Ruoxue smiled. “What, you also think it makes sense?”
“You are ‘Cause and Effect,’ so you can strongly feel this state.” Yan Zhichun said. “But the actual situation is that someone used an extremely long time to bring about this ’cause and effect.’ All of this wasn’t predetermined by heaven, but predetermined by a person. He reduced his chances of losing to the absolute minimum.”
“You mean…” Jiang Ruoxue understood. “That person is… him…?”
“Yes.” Yan Zhichun nodded, then said to Doctor Zhao and Han Yimo: “Since we’re appearing here now, it’s also a wonderful fate. Will you two act together with me tomorrow?”
“Yo…” Han Yimo sneered. “A face-slapping story, right? Coming so fast? Now you know to beg me. Not that it can’t work. After all, sooner or later you’ll all know who the real protagonist is.”
After hearing this, Jiang Ruoxue smiled bitterly, then reached up to support her forehead: “You’re really strange… What did you used to do?”
“I write novels.” Han Yimo said. “Everything here can be explained with knowledge from novels, so compared to you all, I understand this place better. Even if you hadn’t pulled me in today, it’s the same—sooner or later I’ll become the true ‘savior.'”
Jiang Ruoxue paused for a long time, then slowly said: “Alright…”
Han Yimo snorted lightly and said again: “However… I only heard you mention ‘savior’ just now, but what exactly do you need me to do?”
“All I can say is… once you two participate in the action tomorrow, you could possibly become true ‘saviors.’ Everyone here will remember your heroic deeds.” Yan Zhichun turned to look at the sky outside the window. “One of you is a doctor who saves lives and heals the wounded, the other is a writer who wants to become a savior. Perhaps you’re more suited for this work than anyone.”
“Ha!” Han Yimo immediately became interested. “You should have said so from the start!”
“Wait, wait a minute…” Doctor Zhao felt there was a problem with this statement. “Miss, if you’re entrusting this work to just the two of us, what’s the meaning of your organization’s existence? Aren’t you doing the work?”
