Superb Acting

Where did Han Yan get the knife?

In fact, Zhao Mou framed him.

Just now, while Han Yan and Yu Xing were having a friendly conversation in the garden, Qu Xuanqing upstairs was pretending to be angered by Shafuri's underhanded tricks, and as Shafuri wished, she began to suspect Zhao Mou.

She chased after Zhao Mou, all the way down from the fourth floor to the second floor, but Zhao Mou used psychological tactics to "shake her off." Just then, Zhao Mou encountered Han Yan coming up from the first floor, so he secretly placed the knife he was holding behind Han Yan's back.

Then Zhao Mou slipped away.

Han Yan naturally sensed his intention, but before he could get away from the knife, Qu Xuanqing happened to catch up and saw Han Yan and the knife that Han Yan had thrown at his feet.

And so... Qu Xuanqing, full of malice and unreasonableness, naturally grabbed Han Yan.

At least, that's what the audience sees.

They would never know that this was a tacit cooperation between Qu Xuanqing and Zhao Mou, two people who had just met, nor would they know how Zhao Mou had disguised himself to make Shafuri believe that framing him was the best option.

There were no coincidences; it was simply the inevitable result of a series of actions.

Yu Xing pretended to be startled by the sound and looked up from the garden at the scene on the balcony in surprise.

Qu Xuanqing accidentally broke the glass, and Han Yan's upper body was forced to hang outside the window. Qu Xuanqing leaned out as if she was about to throw Han Yan out of the window.

"Yes... Zhao..." Han Yan's face turned purple under Qu Xuanqing's control. He knew that all of this was a scheme by these people, but the presence of the audience restricted him. This Yugi was almost a done deal.

Unless the Pearl Seller and Shafuri both help him, but Shafuri is the perpetrator in this case, so what happens to others is none of her business, and the Pearl Seller... this woman is always thinking about him dying.

The image of the Pearl Seller's eyes flashed through Han Yan's mind, and his oxygen-deprived colleague suddenly chuckled.

That's how the Fallen Path: twisted personalities. Even within a faction, people only come together because of absolute power and oppression. Which core member wasn't forced to submit after having all their support destroyed by the Lingren?

The Fallen Path requires no affection. Even if there is affection, it can only be used as a tool to control and manipulate others. Just like his relationship with the Pearl Seller, even though he knew that the Pearl Seller was difficult to tame, he still kept trying to gain the Pearl Seller's submission.

He believed that it wouldn't be long before the Pearl Seller would be willing to die for him or be killed by him.

What a challenging yet joyful thing this is!

Qu Xuanqing saw Han Yan's slightly upturned lips, her gaze turned cold, and she loosened her grip slightly. "You mean Zhao Mou?"

The audience would only assume that Qu Xuanqing was pursuing the person who had just stabbed her, but only Han Yan could truly feel the terrifying aura emanating from Qu Xuanqing that seemed intent on killing him on the spot.

"Cough cough cough cough..." After a series of earth-shattering coughs, Han Yan, with a hint of malice in his heart, continued to play the role of Han Zichuan, weakly explaining, "Zhao Mou put the knife behind my back... He just wanted to cough cough cough... to frame me."

Qu Xuanqing seemed to waver; she released Han Yan, but still broke Han Yan leg because she was worried.

Yu Xing stopped him in time. "Song!"

His presence was finally noticed by Qu Xuanqing slightly taken aback. "Xing, you're here?"

"He might be innocent. He was alone with me in the garden for a long time just now and didn't make a move. If it were him, I should be dead by now!" Yu Xing spoke up for Han Yan. "As for Zhao Mou..."

"Hmph, if Han Yan is innocent, then Zhao Mou is not. Don't think I'll let him off just because he's your friend." Qu Xuanqing coldly, standing on the edge of the balcony looking down at Yu Xing. "He tried to ambush me. You know I don't have a very good temper."

Yu Xing lowered her eyelids slightly, paused for two seconds, and then said, "It would be best to do it during the identification process..."

Qu Xuanqing narrowed her eyes. "Do you think I'm that easy to talk to?"

Yu Xing's pupils contracted. "... Whatever you want."

He seemed to be throwing a tantrum; after saying that, he stopped paying attention to the second floor and walked into the hospital building on his own.

[Han Zichuan is so pitiful, Zhao Mou is so pitiful too, Shafuri is amazing, she made them look foolish]

[Why does Zhao Mou seem so incompetent? Is this the rising star you guys were talking about?]

[How was he bad? He didn't misunderstand anything. Shafuri made Qu Xuanqing mistakenly believe that Zhao Mou attacked from behind, while Zhao Mou was completely unaware. Under these circumstances, he reacted quickly and wasn't caught by Qu Xuanqing. He even had the chance to shift the blame. That's already pretty impressive, okay?]

[Yes, Zhao Mou will at most be thrown out, and he still has a round of explanations in the hall. Whether he can even get out is another matter. Han Zichuan is the one who suffered the most; he was seriously injured before he could do anything.]

[Fortunately, he's actually quite loyal and righteous, daring to rebel against Qu Xuanqing. It's clear he has a very good relationship with those two from the Zhao family.]

[Ha, you call that acceptable? He just doesn't understand his place. Didn't he see that Qu Xuanqing has no intention of letting Zhao Mou go? Is Xing's existence even of any use? Tsk tsk tsk, he still dares to throw a tantrum at Qu Xuanqing. Does he think he's living too comfortably now?]

[Shafuri's move was brilliant. Now that Zhao Mou is drawing attention, she can easily kill Han Zichuan and then frame Zhao Mou during the identification process. This would almost completely reverse the disadvantage of her teammate being identified in the first round, giving her a chance to win.]

The last comment received a lot of support, which was exactly the effect Yu Xing wanted.

Now that Qu Xuanqing has injured Han Yan in front of countless viewers, Shafuri can kill Han Yan without any worries. Meanwhile, Yu Xing and Zhao Mou's scheme allows Qu Xuanqing to naturally direct his suspicions at Zhao Mou. They deliberately portray Zhao Mou as a target who can take the blame for the perpetrator, so Shafuri will definitely keep him around to disrupt the situation.

In addition, Zhao Yijiu was instructed by Zhao Mou to follow the Pearl Seller this time.

Even if Shafuri didn't want to kill Han Yan, given that Zhao Mou could take the bullet, Qu Xuanqing was difficult to kill, Zhao Yijiu and Pearl Seller were sticking together, Yu Xing had few opportunities to contact her, her best option was Han Yan. It could be said that the others had created a perfect condition for Han Yan's death.

Han Yan himself was well aware of this; there was no point in resisting now, it was only the first round, and that wasn't important.

The important thing is that he cannot reveal his strength. Once he enters Black Liquid and Twilight, he can take advantage of the gaps in the live broadcast to take revenge on Xing, Qu Xuanqing, Zhao Mou, and even the seemingly useless Cold Wine... He will slaughter them all!

So, he leaned against the table and chairs on the balcony, looking somewhat dejected and pitiful. He hadn't even screamed when his legs were broken, but now he was letting out unbearable groans of pain in a secluded place. His innocent appearance infuriated the Righteous Path audience.

Qu Xuanqing is truly a great demon, cruel and obsessive! The rules forbid killing, yet she still resorts to such ruthless methods!

Yes, and they were very foolish, deceived by Shafuri and became a tool in Shafuri's hands!

Yes, this plan is actually very unfriendly to Qu Xuanqing; it will cause Qu Xuanqing to be misunderstood and disliked.

However, she was already used to the infamy and never cared about it. When Yu Xing and Zhao Mou were making plans, Yu Xing consulted her, but she didn't care at all.

Yu Xing, seemingly unconcerned about her plight, finalized the plan. Only when the plan was complete did she say to Qu Xuanqing, "I won't let you suffer any unnecessary criticism. Your strength isn't just in Combat Power, but in many other aspects as well. Little Qu, let me tell you, after killing Han Yan this time... your name..."

It will be even more dazzling than before.

Qu Xuanqing completely trusted Yu Xing.

Viewers on the Righteous Path were cursing and swearing, while the comments on the Fallen Path were unanimously welcoming Qu Xuanqing to fall into depravity as soon as possible. The Mutation Path received mixed reviews, while only the big shots behind the screen were lost in thought.

Why does it seem like Qu Xuanqing shouldn't be outshone by Shafuri?

All of this... feels a bit strange.

As the mastermind behind the scenes, Yu Xing didn't need to carry out much of the plan this time. After entering the building, he met up with Zhao Mou, who had just escaped to the first floor and had actually arrived at the right time.

The bright lights couldn't hide the desolation of the hospital; the natural morning sunlight mixed with the artificial light, making it seem somewhat superfluous.

The various departments were laid out in an orderly fashion. Yu Xing ran into Zhao Mou at a corner. As soon as they met, Zhao Mou started complaining, looking completely bewildered. "Hey, has Qu Xuanqing gone mad? Why is she chasing me? Or is she the assailant? Good heavens, I've never seen such a ruthless assailant. She's not an assassin, she's a berserker!"

Yu Xing stood there, looking at Zhao Mou and chuckled, "Either she is the perpetrator, and she's putting on an act, using this high-profile search for the perpetrator to cover up her murderous intent—after all, the wounds we saw on the siren looked very much like her handiwork. Or, she really believes you are the perpetrator, in which case I can't stop her."

Zhao Mou shook his head slightly and said helplessly, "As expected of Qu Xuanqing, no one dares to provoke him."

He didn't show the slightest bit of protectiveness towards Zhao Mou that he had revealed to Qu Xuanqing earlier. Instead, he leaned against the wall casually, which was more in line with the impression his long-time fans who had watched his other live streams had of him, so as not to give himself away prematurely. "If the deceased isn't between the two of you, I can only vote for you when it comes to voting. I wouldn't dare to mess with her."

"If you stand with me from now on, wouldn't that prove my innocence?" Zhao Mou raised an eyebrow, revealing the elite side he usually presented to outsiders. "Heh, I'm not good at reasoning with Qu Xuanqing, but I'm not entirely helpless when it comes to proving my innocence."

"That won't do, how can I vote for you then?" Yu Xing's smile was a bit irritating. "Of course I know you're innocent. From the first mission onwards, you didn't have the time to commit the crime, but... you should just honestly endure the pressure. What you should be doing now isn't worrying about this, but avoiding Qu Xuanqing's search, so you don't get your legs broken before you can identify her."

Watching Yu Xing turn and leave without a second thought, Zhao Mou laughed and cursed, "That's going too far."

Yu Xing left the first floor, avoiding the time when Shafuri might make a move against Han Yan, and went to the fourth floor.

He wanted to find the room where Ren Yi had been dragged in; after all, it was a special room, and now that it had been opened, how could he not go and take a look?

However, it seems that the dean discovered this bug. When he used his spatial imagination to find the room, he found that the room had been transformed from a special ward into an ordinary archive room. The drag marks on the floor were still very obvious, but Yu Xing had a feeling that the place had been disturbed.

At least, the archives room doesn't have the same curtains as the hospital wards.

He went into the archives room, leaned over the window frame and looked down. Right below him was a splatter of blood; clearly, Ren Yi had been thrown from this spot by the dean.

"They cleaned it up pretty quickly..." Yu Xing muttered to herself with slight regret.

After lingering in the archives for a while longer, the alarm went off outside.

Ultimately, the outcome was just as they had predicted.

When the alarm sounded, everyone gathered in the lobby, except for Han Yan.

Shafuri arrived earlier than Yu Xing, who ran down the stairs and arrived late.

"Poor Han Zichuan! I heard you broke his leg!" Shafuri said provocatively to Qu Xuanqing, so high-profile and flamboyant, seemingly unafraid of being seen as the murderer.

Qu Xuanqing glanced at her coldly, but unusually, she didn't get angry. Instead, she curled her lips into a smile.

Shafuri suddenly had a bad feeling.

The hospital director lost his temper over the loudspeaker for the nth time, his words becoming somewhat out of control and strange, as if he had become increasingly abnormal since these incidents occurred at his hospital.

They confessed according to normal procedures.

The scene unfolded exactly as Yu Xing had predicted. As expected, Shafuri thought of using Qu Xuanqing's actions to suspect her, and at the end, she also took the opportunity to smear Zhao Mou. Yu Xing defended Zhao Mou a few times and then said nothing more.

Zhao Yijiu and the Pearl Seller traveled together the entire time. These two aloof individuals did not create any conflict and managed to coexist peacefully, thus proving each other's timelines.

Zhao Mou, on the other hand, highlighted the timeline of his previous two encounters to prove his innocence.

Then, a scene that left countless viewers wondering what was going on happened.

After Zhao Mou's logical and forceful defense, Qu Xuanqing had initially looked like he was about to kill him, actually fell into a slight state of contemplation.

As the last person to speak, Qu Xuanqing pondered for a while before smiling and saying, "That seems to make some sense. Was I being used?"

Shafuri's ominous premonition grew stronger.

She vaguely sensed from Qu Xuanqing's smile that it wasn't that she had used Qu Xuanqing to hurt Han Yan and slander Zhao Mou, but rather...

Qu Xuanqing used his identity as the perpetrator to kill Han Yan!

Being a seasoned veteran, Shafuri reacted in a few seconds. Although she didn't know what grudges existed between these people, she knew very well that she had been tricked.

Sure enough, Qu Xuanqing's next sentence was...

"Since that's the case, then let's not vote for Zhao Mou. After all, Zhao Mou is Xing's friend." Qu Xuanqing's smile was cold and indifferent. She looked at Shafuri, deriving pleasure from Shafuri's pale, sickly face. "Then, let's vote for Shafuri. This person has been keeping to herself and hasn't properly explained her timeline."