Chapter 316: Through the Wall?

Yun Yao frowned and asked, "Do you know my past? Do you also know Tiantian's story?"

"Not only that," Chen Jun Nan laughed, "Qiang Yun and Qiao Wu are both indispensable for us."

"Qiao Wu?" Yun Yao lowered her head and thought for a moment before saying, "I understand. Let's team up this time. Maybe you can help me find the motivation to keep living."

"Ha!" Chen Jun Nan laughed, "That's more like it."

"But," Yun Yao changed the subject and said, "Although I lied to you a few times before, this time, I'm not."

"Ah?!" Chen Jun Nan's heart leaped back into his throat.

"The question I just received is indeed this one," Yun Yao said. "Di She seems to really be on our right side."

"In that case," Chen Jun Nan said, "It just shows that Di She, that old crook, is even dumber than I imagined. He's truly desperate and reckless."

"So, what do we do next?"

"This time, we have to choose 'no,' otherwise the Tie Qiu won't go back, and you'll be in danger," Chen Jun Nan said. "Leave it to me."

The two hung up the phone. Chen Jun Nan calculated the position of the Tie Qiu and directly pressed "no."

Now, the Tie Qiu's coordinate was "2," and it had to return to "3"; otherwise, the next round would be too risky, especially since Yun Yao was at "0."

Chen Jun Nan thought for a moment and dialed Xu Qian's number.

"Qian Jie," Chen Jun Nan pondered, "Did you pass on the question just now?"

"Isn't that obvious?" Xu Qian retorted irritably, "I saw Di She join the game with my own eyes! How could I not pass it on?"

"You're right." Chen Jun Nan felt like he might be overthinking again, but after what happened with Yun Yao, he suspected everyone of lying.

He really wished Qi Xia were here right now—after all, Qi Xia could see through everyone's lies in an instant.

"Qian Jie, help me pass on this question," Chen Jun Nan thought for a bit and said, "'Choose no, and let Di She die.'"

"This, isn't that too straightforward?" Xu Qian said.

"Isn't straightforward better?" Chen Jun Nan asked in return. "The priority right now is to let everyone know Di She is in the game and then take him out."

There was a long silence on the other end of the line before Xu Qian finally spoke: "I think your idea is a bit extreme."

"What?"

"Is it possible that not everyone here wants Di She dead?"

Those words hit Chen Jun Nan like a needle piercing a balloon, bursting his thoughts wide open.

Of course!

He had made a big mistake! This was a life-or-death gamble between him and Di She, like a game of "bet high or low." The outcome was like the dice in the cup, and all the participants had their own preferences for "high" or "low." They'd bet on whichever side they thought had the better chance of winning.

Not everyone would bet on Chen Jun Nan to win.

If they all ganged up on Di She and failed to kill him, the consequences would be dire.

"So that's how it is," Chen Jun Nan laughed, "Then I get it. At first, I thought everyone in the game was some hot-blooded hero, but now it looks like there are still a lot of cowards."

"What?"

"Qian Jie, can you do me a favor?" Chen Jun Nan asked.

"What favor?"

"Later, don't answer your phone—I need to talk to the person on your left."

"Ah?" Xu Qian was shocked again by Chen Jun Nan's idea, "Will that work? I—I'm not dead yet, and if I don't answer..."

"I've already asked my question, so you won't be breaking the rules; you're just choosing not to answer. Don't worry," Chen Jun Nan laughed.

Xu Qian had no choice but to go along with Chen Jun Nan's plan. After all, she was already considered an "accomplice" in gambling against Di She, and for her, not killing him would only make things more dangerous.

Luckily, she wasn't a participant in the life-or-death game, so even if she died, she'd probably just reincarnate.

It wasn't long before Xu Qian's phone rang. She chose not to answer, letting it ring exactly ten times.

Sure enough, on the eleventh ring, the sound stopped abruptly.

It seemed the phone system worked mechanically: as long as no one answered after ten rings, it would automatically transfer to the next person, regardless of whether the current room's occupant was dead.

Chen Jun Nan waited patiently, and eventually, the call was answered.

"Hello, hello?" The voice on the other end belonged to a man who sounded extremely nervous, just as Xu Qian had described.

"Hey, big brother." Chen Jun Nan greeted him with a laugh.

"Ah?!" The man jumped in fright. "Who—who are you? What happened to the girl who was on before me?"

"If you don't mind, big brother, I can take her place."

The nervous man was silent for a long time before asking in a trembling voice, "Did she... die?"

"Of course not," Chen Jun Nan said, realizing this guy still hadn't figured out the rules. "Maybe she's not dead; she might just be feeling unwell and didn't want to answer, so the call came straight to you. I hope I'm not bothering you?"

"What exactly are you up to?"

"I just want to chat with you," Chen Jun Nan laughed. "Big brother, what question did that girl pass on to you just now?"

The man was about to speak but suddenly hesitated.

"Why are you asking that?" he countered. "Shouldn't you already know what question she asked?"

"Hey, you're pretty sharp, aren't you?" Chen Jun Nan laughed. "Truth be told, I've already taken out the girl before you. I'm in a life-or-death gamble with Di She, so I'm on edge—I can't let any suspects slip by."

"Ah?!" The man was startled. "You—you killed her?!"

He glanced around his enclosed space, suddenly feeling unsafe.

"You don't believe me?" Chen Jun Nan laughed. "Then think about why you're talking to me right now. Remember the rules."

The man thought it over, and the rules did state that the call would only transfer to the next person if the current room's occupant was dead and no one answered.

"You—you really killed that girl? You..." The man said regretfully, "She was a nice person; she always explained the situation to me..."

"Then consider it a mistake on my part," Chen Jun Nan said. "If I can kill the wrong person once, I can do it twice. Do you want to die too, big brother?"

"Of course I don't."

"But this is a critical moment in my life-or-death gamble with Di She," Chen Jun Nan said. "Everyone has only two options: work for me or get killed. After all, my Hui Xiang is 'wall-piercing.'"

"Ah?!" The man jumped up from his chair in fear. "You—you can 'wall-pierce'?!"

"That's right." Chen Jun Nan said it without batting an eye. "Hang tight; I'll pierce right through and take you out."

"No, no need," the man forced a laugh. "I think you're even scarier than Di She—I'm definitely on your side."

"Good, then I'll show you some mercy," Chen Jun Nan said, leaning closer to the phone. "You're my little brother now."

"Ah?"

"In a bit, my call will come through again—don't answer it."

"This... not answer it?"

"Or do you want to die?"

"No, no, no..."

Chen Jun Nan knew this man was a total coward and probably couldn't influence the whole game, so he was negligible. Decisively, he started the third round of calls.