The Third Day

Cui Qiyin wanted to continue, saying that she thought this strange occurrence was likely related to the members of the organization they suspected, and that they might try to communicate and cooperate for profit. However, Cui Ange impatiently raised his hand, forcing her to swallow her remaining words.

"Alright, what could your brain possibly know? It's all just narrow-minded, short-sighted thinking." The Cui Family head casually tossed the silver chain containing the video feed aside. "Go and rest. Don't meddle in the Cui Family's affairs. Just stay home obediently. Leave these matters to your brothers."

Cui Qiyin swallowed her resentment and lowered her head, saying, "I understand."

But no sooner had she stepped out the door than she pulled another backup video from her pocket.

Perhaps she should find a way to contact the Authorities herself, or go find the Calamity Crossing Squad, anyone who can speak with people in that organization.

Such an organization probably wouldn't mind having one more "outsider" to help them with trivial matters, right? She'd had enough of these stupid, short-sighted parasites who clung to power and refused to let go.

Lin Nieran had briefly interacted with several cards that afternoon, and after learning what had roughly happened around them, he felt relieved enough to slack off.

It wasn't until the agreed time that evening that Lin Nieran shouldered the Chainsaw he had made and secretly slipped out of the house.

The door opened and closed in those brief few seconds, as if the door next door had eyes, opening extremely quickly.

A Camerahead flashing red light protruded from inside the door, and a strange figure in a long dress squeezed out, her electronic voice mechanical and unpleasant.

"Xiao Ran, would you like to come to Older Sister house and help Older Sister with a small favor? I'd like to invite you to be a guest on my live stream. There are lots of older brothers and Older Sisters who like you, how about it?"

Lin Nieran acted as if he hadn't seen or heard anything, continuing to walk forward without looking at her.

The Camerahead followed him eerily, getting closer step by step. "Why are you ignoring your Older Sister?"

Lin Nieran turned to look at the emergency exit, then stepped downstairs.

"No, I was just joking with you." She grabbed his sleeve strangely.

Lin Nieran then turned around and gave the Camerahead a strange smile, "Older Sister, you're saying these childish things to me in the middle of the night. I thought you were a bad person."

The Camerahead's eerie red light flashed incessantly above its head. "Really? I thought you disliked my Older Sister and were deliberately ignoring me."

Lin Nieran smiled without saying a word. Seeing that he wasn't fooled, Gu Yi also lost interest and let go of his hand. "Alright, as expected, kids from the 404 Family aren't easy to fool."

"I've seen all of your methods, Older Sister. Older Sister should know you shouldn't waste your time on me," Lin Nieran said. "If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

"Be careful on the road. Do you need me to keep this a secret for you and your Dad?"

Lin Nieran stopped in his tracks, neither answering nor turning around.

The red light above the Camerahead flashed incessantly, and the two sides remained locked in a stalemate in the darkness.

"Okay, okay, Older Sister won't tease you anymore."

Lin Nieran then continued walking forward, the fake smile on his lips gradually fading.

There were quite a few players in the neighborhood tonight. They came together to the intersection of Building Six, and after passing through a dark area, they saw the brightly lit Life Supermarket.

Welcome.

When Flower Language saw Lin Nieran, her voice became much clearer. Lin Nieran politely returned the smile, but was soon drawn to Sheng Qingqiao's greeting.

"Boss Lin!"

The six members of the Calamity Crossing Team reunited safely. The game had actually already gone through one round, but none of them were selected this time, which was a record-breaking achievement. They were just saying that they had finally gotten lucky this time.

Ji Fengbai closed his eyes and took a nap next to the others. He hugged Bai Yang's Puppet as a pillow. Bai Yang had already infiltrated the Calamity Crossing Squad and was chatting happily. Moonlit Night hugged her knife and Flower Language and talked about something. When she saw Lin Nieran, she naturally followed him to the Calamity Crossing Team.

There were far fewer people in the Life Supermarket than when Lin Nieran came. Many people had obtained their Bright Side identities, and the crowded seats now looked much quieter.

How was your day?

Qin Rang said, "After you left, we inquired about Lin Yi from many people. Everyone sympathized with his plight and disliked his parents. It seems that although Lin Yi didn't have a good life at home, his neighbors were quite sympathetic and took care of him."

"And given your identity, you've also taken good care of him. I think if Lin Yi were truly a monster, he wouldn't harbor such resentment towards this neighborhood; his hatred would only be directed at his parents."

Lin Nieran nodded. "Ah, anything else?"

Wang Ding said, "We now suspect that the problem with the Instance lies with Lin Yi's parents."

Mi Chuchu said to Lin Nieran, "Sheng Qingqiao and I found the Garbage Truck in the Dark Side today and followed it to the neighborhood where we had been during the day, but we didn't run into you. However, we only had a short time to stay; we just circled around the Garbage Dump."

"We overheard some things at the Garbage Dump. They said their car mechanic was a weirdo named Lin Guang. They said he loved to drink, liked to beat people, had a bad temper, and apparently didn't have much money before, but after marrying a rich woman, he rose to a leadership position. They kept talking about how he climbed the social ladder, and that social ladder was probably Lin Yi's mother."

"That's pretty much what we heard."

Tao Yuan tilted her head and looked at Lin Nieran: "Boss, you're Lin Yi, do you think this child might be the mastermind behind this strange event?"

"Me? I think he is," Lin Nieran said.

Wang Ding asked, "Is Boss Lin so certain?"

Bai Yang chuckled and asked, "Boss Lin, did you and Lin Yi say something in the room?"

What Bai Yang wanted to ask was also what the Calamity Crossing Squad suspected, but they couldn't ask directly. They had originally planned to ask indirectly, but Bai Yang just blurted it out.

"Yes, I asked him if he wanted to kill his Dad, and he said no." Lin Nieran unexpectedly candid. "I think he was lying to me; he really does want to kill his parents."

Sheng Qingqiao exclaimed in surprise, "Boss, you're even bolder than us! Aren't you afraid of being silenced for asking such a question?"

"Don't be afraid." Lin Yi, well, he didn't manage to wipe them out, did he?

Sheng Qingqiao frowned, scratching her head in frustration. "I've asked around, but there's still no progress."

"More than that, I want to understand something else right now," An Ying said. "Mi Chuchu, Sheng Qingqiao, didn't you get a second chance in the Dark Side?"

The two shook their heads in unison.

None of us here realized we were starting over. In our memory, three days have indeed passed; today is the third day.

An Ying looked at the group and said, "But I just asked the other teams, and everyone in the neighborhood who was there during the day, just like us, said today is the second day."

"Is it because the Actors relived the day and erased our memories, causing us to mistake today for the next day, or is it because the Dark Side and the Bright Side are two different times?"