The Half-Hour Laugh

Both shows were very watchable, and Yu Xing became interested. For the next week, he did nothing else but buy and watch the last three episodes of both shows, just like watching a variety show.

The "recording location" of the Fear Hospital is located in a closed little world. This little world consists of only a hospital building and the small facilities around the building. In each episode, the participating guests will receive some identity information, such as patients, nurses, and Doctor. The guests are not only constantly affected by the characteristics of their roles, such as cancer or disability, but some people will also be given more secret identities.

These identities pose a significant threat to the people in the hospital; they could be killers, or patients who know they are beyond saving and want to take others down with them. The guests need to identify or conceal these identities. Overall, this is a rather unconventional version of Werewolf.

The Yugi doesn't take long to complete a round. There will be three rounds during the live stream. Doctor and patients who are killed by the "killer" during the live stream will not actually die. Only at the final settlement will those who have failed all three rounds be removed by the system.

There are several possibilities for this failure.

In the first scenario, the killer is identified, which results in failure; the patient or Doctor is killed, which also results in failure. Each round, the guests will be assigned a different identity, and the failures will accumulate.

The second scenario is that normal Doctor and patients, because they failed to complete the "additional tasks" given by the system, such as finding drugs to inhibit the spread of cancer cells, ended up dying from exhaustion, which is also a failure.

If the number of killers exceeds the number of normal people, then the remaining normal people will die instantly.

The difference between this Yugi and Werewolf is that the "killer" guest must take action personally. Under the constraints of the rules, the target cannot resist. However, during the identification phase, normal people can deduce the identity of the killer by observing each person's movements and the location of the body.

Yu Xing really enjoys this kind of Yugi; it's exciting and fun. If he had time, he might have bought a few more episodes to watch. It's much more interesting than real-life variety shows.

Then there's the Devil Travel Group. He watched three episodes, and the tour group went to the Underworld Path, the Desolate Mountain Ghost Town, and the Ghost Shadow Nightmare. The scenery there was breathtaking, and every now and then, ghostly natives would appear, exciting Yu Xing.

If you had to describe Yu Xing's state this week in one sentence, it would be that she was completely addicted to watching variety shows.

Because of watching the show, he also learned a lot about the predictors who appeared on the show and are still alive, which can be considered a kind of information accumulation.

A week later, Liu Lingling's case was almost solved. Yu Xing received messages from Zhu Yan every day. He would say a few words and occasionally help out. Unexpectedly, the murderer was neither Liu Lingling's boyfriend Wang Guanshi nor the mysterious tycoon who had kept Liu Lingling. The identity of this tycoon had been confirmed. He was an entrepreneur in his forties with his own family and even his daughter was twenty-two years old.

The problem lies with this family.

The entrepreneur himself suffers from severe paranoia, with an extremely strong possessiveness and a terrifying desire for control. He himself admitted that he did indeed regard Liu Lingling as his private property, and every time he saw Liu Lingling, he would not allow Liu Lingling to have anything on her other than the items he had bought for her.

His wife was somewhat weak and was also controlled by him. She knew he was having an affair but did not object and spent her days at home in tears. Similarly, she was not well-liked among the wives in their business circle because of her weak personality.

But...

Their daughter resembles her father more.

This "likeness" doesn't refer to physical appearance, but rather to personality and, consequently, illness.

Zhu Yan showed Yu Xing the murderer's photo. The photo showed a young girl who looked as delicate and lovely as her mother, and also radiant. But her eyes were like those of a jackal eyeing its prey. Like her father, she suffered from paranoia, or even more severely.

She also treated her father, this philandering businessman, as her own possession. Watching her possession repeatedly have affairs with women other than her mother, the girl had long since reached her breaking point.

"Her name is Ruan Jun. According to her own confession, she couldn't kill her father, so she chose to kill Liu Lingling. She's observing the situation; if her father continues to betray her and her mother like this, she'll consider killing him to prevent future trouble." Zhu Yan sneered as she spoke, "She's a bit naive. Did she really think I'd let her roam free for so long? Now, all she has left is prison."

Zhu Yan didn't seem surprised or moved by the girl's youth. "Because the way she committed the crime was so cruel and her attitude towards admitting guilt was poor, she will most likely be sentenced severely. The case has already been transferred to the court."

"That's pretty good." Yu Xing was eating at the time. He had gotten some details of the case from Zhu Yan, but he wasn't interested in most of them.

He stared at the girl's photo, his gaze lingering for a moment on the skin peeking out from her neckline. "What's that? She has a tattoo below her collarbone?"

"Yes, I was just about to tell you." Zhu Yan smiled, thinking that Yu Xing would definitely be interested in this information. "She has a mirror tattooed on her collarbone, and there's a person wearing flowing sleeves in the mirror. The tattoo is quite large, extending from her collarbone all the way to her navel. It's a bit strange."

"A mirror... and flowing sleeves?" Yu Xing's pupils contracted. "Can you get a picture of her tattoo?"

Zhu Yan: "..."

Zhu Yan: "Are you sure? She's a girl after all..."

"..." Yu Xing narrowed her eyes, "Cover up the important parts, I want to see the rest."

So Zhu Yan sent the photos the next day.

I don't know how she did it, but in the photo, the girl is shirtless, and Zhu Yan blurred her chest area, Yu Xing could roughly piece together the tattoo from other parts.

He understood almost instantly.

In the mirror, there are patterns symbolizing flames, and in the middle of the flames, a person in theatrical costume is dancing with flowing sleeves, as if performing a play.

But this scene... is exactly the day the Yu family's house was burned down by the Lingren!

Yu Xing, the "Lingren," sensed the provocation emanating from the tattoo. He knew that the tattoo was something the Lingren had deliberately wanted him to see. Presumably, the girl's murder of Liu Lingling was related to the Lingren's secret instigation. The girl was an ordinary person, but she might have been brainwashed by the Lingren, her personality distorted in an indescribable direction.

The Lingren knew about the relationship between the deceased and Zhu Yan, as well as the relationship between Zhu Yan and him, so Lingren it intentionally.

The Lingren must have known he would pay attention to this case, and anticipated that Yu Xing would want to see the complete tattoo. After much back and forth, he finally succeeded in conveying this provocation and reopening of old wounds to Yu Xing.

The girl who committed the murder may have been completely unaware of the Lingren's motives, but she was probably willing to be used by Lingren.

Yu Xing scoffed. He admitted that the provocation came unexpectedly, Lingren had underestimated him. He was no longer the child who couldn't calm down when his family was killed.

This incident only shows that the Lingren has begun to prepare for his revenge, and that the other party is trying to prevent him from becoming stronger, resorting to repeated attacks on his mind in order to do so.

Unfortunately, his weakness had long since disappeared.

With the case closed, Yu Xing continued to investigate the follow-up and received a message from Zhao Mou on December 8th.

"I've already divined the exact result. Han Yan will be participating in [Fear Hospital]. This news will probably be announced in two days. Once it's announced, it means the registration deadline has passed and the final selection has been made." Zhao Mou spoke on the phone, his tone relatively relaxed. He knew that Zhao Yijiu was quite lucky and hadn't drawn the [Devil Travel Group] category, which was considered a weak point in the live stream.

"Two days from now, you'll see all sorts of analysis posts on the system interface. The official live stream starts on December 13th. This program is synchronized with real time, so you need to arrange your real life first." He worried like a mother hen. "By the way, Qu Xuanqing really, really agree to take you into the live stream?"

Yu Xing chuckled, "Don't worry." He had already taken the time to discuss this matter with Qu Xuanqing over the past few days.

Qu Xuanqing never refused his requests, nor did he ask why.

"That's good. I'll take A Jiu with me. He insisted on going. You can teach him a lesson then. He's already daring to use his ghostly abilities on his brother." Zhao Mou got angry just thinking about it. His brother, treating him like this, he was so pitiful...

"Oh? His condition has stabilized?" Yu Xing wasn't quite aware of this. Originally, with Zhao Mou overseeing things, if Zhao Mou agreed to let Zhao Yijiu participate in the live stream, it would mean that Zhao Yijiu's condition had improved. But now, it seemed that Brother Jiu had used a special method to get Zhao Mou to bring him into the live stream?

"Not good yet. Doesn't this kid have any self-awareness?" Zhao Mou wanted to curse Zhao Yijiu again. He was worried about the situation during the live broadcast because he thought about how Zhao Yijiu had been racing against time to stabilize the evil Zhao Mou inside his body, but still almost injured him several times.

The abnormality itself wasn't a big deal; what he feared was that Zhao Yijiu might suddenly have an accident during the live stream because of the character's deduction, and he wouldn't be able to get there in time.

However, what's done is done, and all that's left for him and Yu Xing to do is keep an eye on A Jiu.

"Okay, I'll be more careful." Sensing Zhao Mou's emotions over the phone, Yu Xing's voice softened.

After hanging up the phone, he messaged Qu Xuanqing, asking her to sign up for the Fear Hospital and to bring him along.

Qu Xuanqing was not only very willing, but also a little happy. She had personally participated in the rainy night throat-slitting serial murder case in Fuhua City, and had long been unhappy with Han Yan, who had caused Han Xinyi's personality to become distorted.

Just as Zhao Mou said, two days later, the official website of the system released the guest list for the latest episode of [Fear Hospital]. As soon as it was released, the crowd that had been silently waiting to watch the drama unfolded immediately.

What did they see?

The team composition remains the traditional twelve people. In each round, four people will have a role similar to an "assassin," while the rest will each have their own tasks and weaker abilities.

Of the twelve people, six are celebrity predictors, and six are people guided by the celebrity predictors.

But this lineup... is truly terrifying!

The celebrity predictors are all big names with considerable influence.

Soon, analysis posts appeared in the intelligence trading center.

The lone wolf, Qu Xuanqing, is a fearsome figure, wielding the [Wicked Grace] witch.

Shafuri, a high-ranking official in the late-night scene, is a well-known figure on the Fallen Path. She is beautiful yet dangerous and enjoys torture and murder.

Ren Yi, a high-ranking member of the Research Institute with facial paralysis, has provided numerous accurate and effective intelligence reports and strategies.

Zhao Mou, Ranran star of the Zhao family, is always accompanied by the audience's amazement that "he seems to have gotten stronger again" every time he appears in the public eye.

Han Zichuan, also a lone wolf, is far less famous than Qu Xuanqing, but he is well-liked and popular with the audience.

Yu Jing, a member of the LSP Foundation, is speculated by many to be part of the Fallen Path, but this has not been confirmed.

This is truly a battle of gods!

The people they brought with them were also quite interesting, especially since viewers noticed that Sachi and Cold Wine appeared together again.

Through the Death Parallel Line, Yu Xing and Zhao Yijiu's fame gradually grew. Zhao Yijiu has been claimed by the Zhao family, and the post suggests that he was brought in by Zhao Mou. So what about Xing, who also seems to have a close relationship with the Zhao family?

Ren Yi and Qu Xuanqing have both directly or indirectly supported Xing in their previous live streams. So the question is, was Xing brought in by the witch or by the analytical expert?

This question was quickly met with fierce criticism from those who viewed the post.

[With your level of expertise, you dare to start an analysis thread? Of course, it was brought in by Boss Qu. Would she hand over someone she likes to someone else? Besides, don't you know that [Rubik's Cube] is someone the Research Institute recently recruited? Ren Yi is probably here to mentor Rubik's Cube.]

The remaining four guest deducers were [Rubik's Cube] from the Research Institute, [Siren] from the night, [Dark Thief] from the LSP Foundation, and [Pearl Seller] of unknown origin. The audience quickly matched them one by one.

The analysis of their identities was only the first step. Next, the analysis of the twelve individuals' strengths and relationships was incredibly diverse.

Yu Xing watched with great interest. He even saw someone say that the Research Institute had been studying how to deal with Qu Xuanqing, which must mean that they had placed this female demon in the position of an enemy. Qu Xuanqing had not yet made a move against the Research Institute, so the Research Institute's actions made no sense and must have already angered Qu Xuanqing.

Qu Xuanqing will definitely take this opportunity to make the Research Institute pay the price. Therefore, Qu Xuanqing and the Research Institute will be at odds. Even if Xing has some connection with Zeng Lai of the Research Institute, he cannot go against Qu Xuanqing's wishes unless Xing is willing to risk his life.

"Interesting." Yu Xing wanted to give this comment a thumbs up; it provided him with half an hour of laughs.

This post has an additional sub-post.

"However, Xing and the Zhao family had a good relationship before. I think this was a deal Qu Xuanqing made with the Zhao family to prevent his information from being leaked. In addition, Han Zichuan and Yu Jing have worked together on another program, and they are likely to continue to work together. In order to counter Qu Xuanqing, the Research Institute may seek an alliance with Shafuri. All of this is possible, as long as it is handled properly."

Yu Xing anonymously liked the post.