The Greatest Dead End

Teng Shan was an obscure nobody.

Yet he had become the third Vice Branch Manager to arrive at this scene, after Gu Xingjian and Ji Li.

Perhaps, just as Li Guanqi had once said, he was a meticulous man with a deep understanding of the bigger picture.

The image froze. It was not only the plot that had been halted, but also the two people who had entered the scene.

Ji Li looked at the four options and fell into thought.

But he was not the only one facing a choice.

Teng Shan sat on a plastic stool, his face ashen under the dark green wallpaper.

Four options lay before him as well. They were similar to Ji Li's, yet slightly different.

A: When you saw the person before you, you sensed that something was wrong and turned to rush into the elevator before its doors closed;

B: When you saw the person before you, you were certain he could help you, so you decided to cooperate with him;

C: When you saw the person before you, you were certain he could guide you, so you decided to work with him;

D: When you saw the person before you, you sensed a trace of unease, so you decided to kill him;

What Teng Shan's four options shared with Ji Li's was that their overall direction was not much different.

The only difference was that they were entirely framed from his own perspective.

After all, he had personally designed text-based puzzle games before, so he had far more exposure to such things than ordinary people.

Although he was a full half hour behind Ji Li's progress.

It was still enough to put him ahead of the other eight people.

Teng Shan did not rush to make a choice. Instead,