Better to Be Dumb

No sooner had Lin Yi left than the group rushed into the study to search for information. The importance of the information in the Weird Instance was self-evident, and they certainly wouldn't let this opportunity slip by.

A few minutes later, Lin Yi returned, and the group immediately pretended that nothing had happened and left.

The boy changed into slippers at the door, his scarlet eyes glancing towards the study. Before the others could feel guilty, he pointed to the door again. "You can leave now."

After saying that, he didn't reply to anything Qin Rang and the others said. He just glanced at the clock on the wall every now and then, as if he was waiting for something.

After a few awkward silences, Moonlit Night stood up first and said, "Let's go, it's almost time."

Qin Rang and the others had no choice but to leave. As time passed, they had a bad feeling. Although they wanted to stay and see what would happen, Moonlit Night had said so, and it was more important to save their lives first.

After seeing them off, Lin Yi locked the door, went to the window and stared at their laughing and talking figures until they were completely gone before closing the window. He then returned to his room and checked everything.

On the table, he found a stack of money.

Startled for a moment, Lin Yi put away the money, bent down and lifted the blanket. Only after seeing that the kitchen knife under the blanket hadn't been touched did he feel relieved and put the blanket back in place.

After leaving Building One, Moonlit Night left. Qin Rang and the others discussed as they walked towards Building Five, intending to retrieve Tao Yuan's Chainsaw first.

"Lin Yi doesn't seem to care about our purpose. If he's the key to this Instance, I don't sense any strange resentment or energy from him." Tao Yuan sighed, "I should have read more guides for S-Rank Instance; I wouldn't be so confused now."

"There's no use saying anything now. Let's take it one step at a time. The most important thing right now is to keep a close eye on him and see what he cares about," Qin Rang said. "Perhaps the wound on his face is the key to this Instance."

Wang Ding glanced at the fourth-floor window from afar. From the outside, it was impossible to tell what the room inside was like, "Who exactly are his parents? They live so well themselves, yet they're so harsh on their own child. Is Lin Yi even their biological son?"

"That's hard to say. I've heard many stories of parents not loving their children when I was in the Orphanage. That's one area we could investigate." Despite the emotional turmoil of the others, Qin Rang didn't feel sorry for Lin Yi.

"It's obvious his parents don't like him. I wonder what he'll do if we kill them? Will he go berserk and reveal his monstrous side, or will he just let us go?"

Even An Ying looked at Qin Rang with a speechless expression. "Captain, are we courting death?"

Qin Rang spread his hands. "I'm just saying, take it or leave it."

Wang Ding, who had genuinely listened and was already considering feasible solutions, felt like he had been misled.

Tao Yuan couldn't help but laugh. After a while, the four of them suddenly darted behind the building, their expressions turning serious as they lowered their voices in a secluded corner.

"Alright, there shouldn't be any surveillance here," Qin Rang said. "Just now at Lin Yi's house, he wasn't surprised or even bothered by us coming in. It seemed like people often did that, which is why he let us in so nonchalantly."

"His behavior is indeed very strange, and he looks almost as normal as us." Wang Ding frowned. "I've never seen anything so bizarre before. Is he really bizarre?"

"Perhaps he's not supernatural yet, but will become so on the Lantern Festival because of something that happens?"

[Host, is this really okay? The Protagonist Group's guesses seem to be veering off in an uncontrollable direction.]

Lin Nieran returned home, he heard 007 muttering to himself, while the little ball spun around him, making him dizzy.

He glanced at the Little Dumpling who was buried in his studies at his desk after being punished, then sat back a little, attracting the Little Dumpling's curious gaze.

"Smack!" Lin Nieran impatiently slammed the book in her hand down on the Little Dumpling's head, making her howl.

"Stop getting distracted; if you keep looking around, your homework will double."

The Little Dumpling gritted its teeth angrily. "Disgusting thing!"

"Smack!"

Lin Nieran bared his teeth. "What did you say?"

"..." The Little Dumpling pouted and remained silent.

The Little Tuan'er in his mind was indignant. "Brother isn't annoying, it's the Little Dumpling that's annoying! Brother, smash her head in!"

"Brother, I want a body too. Next time, it'll be my turn. I'll beat this little girl to death for you!"

"Hey, you're quite the schemer, kid. Secretly trying to get something for yourself?"

"Is it not allowed? My brother loves Little Tuan'er the most, so I'll definitely be the next one!"

"What use are you, little brat? Let me out. I'm Doctor; I can help the True Form."

"You? Have you saved as many people as you've killed?"

"I find it quite amusing to watch you two argue back and forth."

"Heh, I wouldn't mind punching you and making you laugh too."

"Don't bully the young master, he means no harm."

Lin Nieran's mind was in complete chaos, his expression constantly shifting as he looked at the system's data, his heart pounding.

For the 108th time, it asked itself, "Is my host really okay...?" It had a feeling that he would go crazy sooner or later.

Fortunately, Lin Nieran soon regained his composure, opened his eyes, lazily rubbed his temples, and muttered, "What a bunch of troublemakers."

"Huh?" The Little Dumpling would turn its head to look at the slightest sound.

Unsurprisingly, she was once again bombarded by books, and stared blankly at her homework with a bitter expression.

"System, what did you just say?"

007 silently repeated his words again.

[Host, you said that the alternate personality next to you has been identified as a participant and given an identity. But now the Protagonist Group's speculation seems to have veered off course in an uncontrollable direction, and it's even pointing to your alternate personality!]

Did what you had Bai Yang say to them influence them?

"Stupid system."

007, used to being scolded: [Did I misunderstand again?]

"That's right." Lin Nieran already knew about their situation and discoveries from Moonlit Night. "The Protagonist Group's guess was completely correct. What were you thinking?"

[Ah?]

007 was puzzled: [But isn't that your personality? How did it become the mastermind behind everything?]

Lin Nieran looked at it, closed his eyes, and mumbled, "The original 404 was weird, so maybe it inherited the weird identity and has to play the weird one too."

Oh! I see!

Lin Nieran paused, looking at 007 with a complicated expression. No way, it really believed him?

"Commander."

[Ah?]

"Does your store sell anything that can enhance brainpower? Something that works on any life form, including mechanical lifeforms?"

Yes, but they're very expensive.

"Never mind then." Let him be a little slow; it's better that way. As long as he's smart, that's fine.

007: I always feel like I'm being discriminated against by the host?