Xu Chun said calmly, "Besides, the moment you opened your mouth, you couldn't wait to pin the blame on me. What else could it be but a guilty conscience?"
Shen Zhu was always good at reading people, and he knew something was wrong. He thought to himself, "This is bad," and immediately turned to run away.
Xu Huaizhou acted decisively, quickly chasing after Shen Zhu and grabbing her arm. Shen Zhu naturally struggled desperately, and the two wrestled together, tearing at each other's name tags.
Xie Jianyuan and Xu Chun looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and then stepped forward to help.
However, they didn't seem to be of much use, because Xu Huaizhou was extremely strong and subdued Shen Zhu without even breaking a sweat. While tightly gripping Shen Zhu's arm, he shouted, "Tear it!"
These words were obviously not meant for Shen Zhu's ears. Xu Chun seemed to wake up from a dream, tentatively reaching out to Shen Zhu. After touching the name tag, she tore it off.
At the same time, a cold, indifferent male voice came over the loudspeaker. "Shen Zhu - out."
Hearing the repeated announcements in his ears, Xu Chun paused, glanced at the name tag he had torn off, and seemed to be in a daze himself.
"Shen Zhu - out, incorrect player eliminated, game continues."
Upon hearing those words on the radio, Xu Chun's face paled, and she stammered, "It wasn't him."
Xu Huaizhou frowned, his gaze falling on the two faces again, carefully examining them for any unusual signs.
After watching for a while, he still couldn't figure it out, so he simply said, "Since I can't guess anyway, I'll just eliminate them one by one."
After speaking, he turned his gaze to Xu Chun, seemingly intending to eliminate her first. However, Xie Jianyuan shifted his body and stood silently in front of Xu Chun, staring directly at Xu Huaizhou without flinching.
His whole body was slightly tense, like a drawn bow ready to be released, full of power and a suppressive aura.
Xu Huaizhou moved slightly, and before he could react, he rushed forward with lightning speed. Xie Jianyuan's pupils contracted sharply, and he nimbly dodged, aiming at the momentary weakness in his back defense, and was about to reach out and grab him.
Unexpectedly Xu Huaizhou reacted extremely quickly and dodged his hand, resulting in a tense stalemate between the two.
Xu Huaizhou and Xie Jianyuan were evenly matched in strength, and they were both waiting for the other to run out of strength first.
After an unknown amount of time, Xie Jianyuan noticed a moment of weakness in Xu Huaizhou, and immediately seized the opportunity, flipping him over and pinning him down, tearing off the name tag from his clothes.
"-Hiss." Two sounds rang out at the same time, one from what he tore off his hand, and the other from what came from his back.
Xie Jianyuan held the torn name tag in his hand, his face momentarily stunned. He slowly turned around and met Xu Chun's amber eyes.
He looked somewhat embarrassed as he held up the name tag and said, "Sorry."
"I hereby announce that the final winner is - Xu Chun."
The announcement echoed throughout the library, and the few eliminated students in the "prison" heard it clearly. Everyone's expression was one of disbelief, especially Shen Zhu, who muttered with annoyance, "See? What did I say?"
A dozen minutes later, Xie Jianyuan, Xu Chun, and the other two arrived at the "prison" and waited for the program team's arrangements.
"I never expected you to hide it so well, Brother Xu." Chu Xi looked at Xu Chun with amazement, repeatedly praising his acting skills.
Xu Chun apologized again, feeling embarrassed, while glancing at Xie Jianyuan repeatedly.
The script he received was for an "illegitimate child," and the production team required him to first ally with Xie Jianyuan, and then betray Xie Jianyuan, so that the drama would be interesting and exciting.
However, it was Xie Jianyuan took the initiative to propose the alliance, which saved him a lot of trouble.
But when it came to actually doing it, he still hesitated and kept putting it off until the very last minute. Moreover, Xie Jianyuan truly believed in him, and he probably didn't understand things like variety show scripts or anything like that. He only knew that he had lied to him. Thinking about this, Xu Chun felt a little sad.
However, Xu Chun did not expect that all of this was completely under Xie Jianyuan's control. His biggest mistake was that he Xie Jianyuan as an innocent and naive child.
Xie Jianyuan actually knew Xu Chun's identity from the beginning. He had a vague guess when she mentioned the numbers, but he chose not to say it and even planned to side with Xu Chun.
After all, this variety show was just a game to him, and it didn't matter how it went. As long as Xu Chun was happy, why shouldn't he play along?
"Actually, when you guessed the letter B, you guessed the number completely wrong."
Upon hearing what the production team said, the group members all showed expressions of surprise and uncertainty.
"How could that be? Isn't it supposed to be 2?"
No, it's 13.
"Why..." Chu Xi hadn't finished speaking when she suddenly remembered something, slapped her head in annoyance, and then gestured with her fingers on her palm, "B can be broken down into 13."
"Then what's the significance of this number 13?" Shen Zhu asked.
"Look at whose name has 13 strokes."
"Xu Chun..."
"But Shen Zhu is one too."
"Think about the second riddle again. 'Flowing to the sea and never returning' means water going away, and water going away represents 'law.' Among your identities, only Xu Chun's is a lawyer, which is related to 'law.'"
Everyone then showed expressions of sudden realization.
"Xu Chun performed exceptionally well. Several times when his identity was in danger of being exposed, he managed to mislead you and shift the suspicion to others."
"Therefore, Xu Chun was able to achieve the final victory. I hereby declare the winner of this game to be— Xu Chun!"
After he finished speaking, applause broke out. The final prize from the program was a brand-name watch provided by a sponsor and supplies donated to a charity in his name.
After the group finished chanting their slogans, they announced that they were officially wrapping up. The staff busied themselves packing up the equipment, while Xu Chun searched for Xie Jianyuan's figure in the crowd.