Chapter 1048: How Do I Know?

Everything seems to be going according to my plans, but it also feels a bit off.

Qi Xia once said that the "zi" on Jin Yuanxun might be "zu," which is extremely important to them, and they need to launch a full-scale attack in the remaining time.

Now, I've somehow stumbled into this "Ren She" game with him—does that count as part of the plan?

Since Jin Yuanxun would become as slippery as an eel once he gets the "hui xiang," it's perfect to pin him down in the room right now and take the "zi." That way, even if he starts acting up later, it won't matter.

"Very good... very good."

"What's so good about it?" Ren She said. "Since we've entered the game area, the game still has to be played."

"Oh, you're right." Chen Junnan turned to Jin Yuanxun and said, "Xiao Jin, dare to play?"

"What's there to be afraid of?" Jin Yuanxun said. "Bro, I'm not completely scared."

"You still haven't figured out the problem here?" Chen Junnan said with a laugh. "Didn't you see me just signaling the referee on the sly?"

"What... what signaling?"

"Private communication," Chen Junnan said. "You know, like colluding."

"What... colluding?"

"Are you going to speak properly? Who are you colluding with?" Ren She said. "Aren't you in a hurry? Not anymore?"

"Hey, now that I've got the 'zi' back, we're not in a rush anymore." Chen Junnan said to Jin Yuanxun, "This referee, Snake Bro, and I have known each other for over twenty years—we're basically childhood friends. He's planning to call a biased decision and award me the 'zi' from your hands, so you might as well give up now."

"Oh man..." Jin Yuanxun was stunned. "It's not really true, is it?"

Ren She didn't say anything; he just looked at Jin Yuanxun with a hint of curiosity. "Korean?"

"Jilin Yanbian," Jin Yuanxun corrected.

"Then you're at a disadvantage in this game," Ren She said with a laugh. "It's a quiz game here, and as a Chinese person, if you can't even speak Mandarin fluently, how are you going to play?"

"I can basically understand it!" Jin Yuanxun said. "It's just that I'm not very fluent when speaking. My parents speak Korean at home."

"Hold on a second!" Chen Junnan released Jin Yuanxun and went over to Ren She. "Snake Bro, are you really going through with the game?"

"...Otherwise what?" Ren She asked.

"What game props do you even have here? How are we supposed to play?" Chen Junnan asked.

"I'm the game prop." Ren She pulled a notebook from his pocket and slapped it on the table. "I'll ask you two questions, and whoever answers correctly wins."

"Questions?" Chen Junnan glanced at the shabby notebook on the table. "Can I take a look first?"

"Go ahead." Ren She nodded.

Chen Junnan was stunned for a moment, then quickly flipped through the notebook as if afraid Ren She might change his mind. He saw that it was full of questions, and the handwriting looked a bit familiar.

Jin Yuanxun didn't want to be left out, so he hurriedly went over to Chen Junnan and looked at the question book with him.

"Today... two... place... please ask... who?" Jin Yuanxun mumbled as he read.

"Xiao Jin, if you can't read, don't bother. Just step aside for a bit, and I'll explain it to you later."

"Mind your own business?" Jin Yuanxun frowned and shot back, then continued staring at the words in the book.

Chen Junnan quickly scanned through it; it was mostly logic puzzles, and some were even the same ones that had been asked in the interview room. Those tough questions had pencil checkmarks next to them.

Chen Junnan was all too familiar with this kind of book—every kid had stacks of them back in school—so he instinctively flipped to the last page.

The last page was still full of logic puzzles.

"...?"

"What's wrong?" Ren She asked.

"Where are the answers?" Chen Junnan held up the book and asked.

"What answers?"

"The answers to the questions! Where are the answers to these questions?"

"How should I know?"

"Um...?" Chen Junnan paused for a second and quickly caught on. "I get it, you've got the answers and questions separated? That's sneaky."

"No, I just brought this one notebook," Ren She replied. "Isn't that enough to stump you two?"

"It is. But what's the point of stumping us? And besides, do you really need these questions to trip up this kid next to me? Just saying something like 'a blue cloth curtain hanging on the door' could make him zone out for a whole day."

"Hey! Bro! You..." Jin Yuanxun wanted to say something, but he didn't understand what that sentence meant and couldn't even repeat it.

"So that's why I said he's at a disadvantage in this game," Ren She said. "Are you two ready? Once you're ready, I'll start. It's three questions, and whoever gets two right wins."

"Hold on!" Chen Junnan knew this wasn't his strong suit, so he quickly pulled Ren She aside and whispered, "Aren't we still on for that deal? Can you give me a backdoor?"

"Backdoor?" Ren She whispered back. "How?"

"Just tell me the answers to the first three questions," Chen Junnan muttered quietly. "Otherwise, I doubt I'll win."

"Didn't I say it clearly earlier? I said, 'How should I know?' I don't have the answers."

"...?"

Chen Junnan was silent for three seconds, then said, "It seems like I didn't quite get it—let me make sure. Is it like this..."

"Go ahead."

"You ask the questions, we guess, and you decide if our guesses are right or wrong."

"Right."

"So, basically, whoever you think is right, is right."

"Right."

Chen Junnan blinked. "Then why not just call a biased decision? Aren't you supposed to meet Lao Qi? What's in it for you if I lose?"

"Ah, even though I really want to see Qi Xia, this isn't about bias," Ren She said. "First, we 'Sheng Xiao' have our own rules—I can't compromise fairness. Second... I really want to know the answers to these questions."

"Aren't these just ordinary logic problems?" Chen Junnan said. "You can find a ton online—what's the big deal if you know them?"

"It's a 'che piao'," Ren She said.

"A ticket...?"

"It leads to a very distant future," Ren She said. "It's far away, but I want to take a look."

Chen Junnan and Jin Yuanxun looked at each other in confusion after hearing that. The question game hadn't even started, but what Ren She said was already hard to understand.