A Cheerful Laugh

With four people leaving in a row, the dining table suddenly became empty.

The male candidate's leg was shaking nervously; he became even more tense after realizing the cashier might have left with the middle-aged woman.

He kept searching through the crowd for the face of the waiter he had just seen, who looked exactly like him, but for some reason, he couldn't find him at all this time.

This nervous demeanor displeased Gao Lou. He glanced at the man, then turned to scrutinize Yu Shiqi.

"Hey, now that Little Heavenly Master and the others have left, we can't just stand here doing nothing. Go find your clone and have a chat."

Yu Shiqi looked puzzled. "Didn't the Little Heavenly Master just tell you to go?"

"If I go, who will protect the safety of this table of people?" Gao Lou seemed to have forgotten that there was an assassin sitting there, or perhaps he assumed the assassin was cold-blooded and indifferent to the lives of others. "What if danger strikes?"

Yu Shiqi also dropped her easily bullied demeanor, crossed her arms, and revealed the stubbornness of a headstrong youth. "I'm not going. I'll just sit here. Whoever wants to go can go."

High-rise building. "..."

The man in the suit was clearly getting impatient.

He believed that, in his previous self-introduction, apart from the Little Heavenly Master, he was the most senior member of the team, and now that the Little Heavenly Master had left, he should rightfully have the authority to take command.

But this young man in front of him, who supposedly had only gone through three simulations, repeatedly tested his patience.

"I advise you to follow orders and not let the whole team suffer losses because of you." Gao Lou's face hardened, his aura gradually becoming terrifying and gloomy. "Who gave you the illusion that I'm discussing this with you?"

"It was given to me by the Little Heavenly Master." Yu Shiqi tilted his head. "I advise you to listen to his orders. If he tells you to go, then go. Don't try to be two-faced."

High-rise buildings use power to oppress people.

Yu Shiqi then used even greater power to pressure him.

This was clearly the point that Gao Lou cared about the most. Looking at the person in front of him, who seemed to only listen to the Little Heavenly Master even after he left, Gao Lou's irritation and anger at being disobeyed continued to rise.

The two were about to start arguing when the male candidate shrank back, trying to minimize his presence.

"Young man, you haven't even stepped into society yet, have you? You don't think that simulations are like the house games you played in school, where you can do whatever you want," Gao Lou said, placing his hand on the scissors used to cut large pieces of meat on the table, his threat obvious.

I don't know what he did, but rust spots suddenly appeared on a pair of scissors, turning them into a Tetanus Blade: "I think you're just spoiled!"

This special ability is also part of the threat posed by high-rise buildings.

He believed that once he demonstrated this power, the pretty boy would immediately back down.

But all he saw was the pretty boy curl his lips into a smirk.

Yu Shiqi said, "Old man, you have a good position in the company, right? You have a lot of subordinates to boss around, don't you? You have a strong sense of superiority, huh? You're so skilled at glorifying your own interests as collective interests. The employees must be cursing you behind your back, right? Maybe you even think your rhetoric is flawless, making them completely convinced?"

When it comes to infuriating people, Yu Xing —Yu Shiqi, who inherited Yu Xing's memories, has a wealth of experience.

"No way, you don't think the simulation is like playing house at the company, where seniority matters and you can rely on your seniority?"

He learned from Gaolou and returned all the criticism to him.

"Advising me not to let the whole team suffer losses? Let me give you an example. Something with the same meaning is: 'Get out of here, don't waste the whole class's time;' 'Why don't you listen to me? You insist on contacting so-and-so, making our family lose face.'"

After saying that, Yu Shiqi felt a surge of satisfaction.

His personality was already bad, and with the "ghostly" core at work, he became increasingly unwilling to restrain himself.

With a soft click, Yu Shiqi picked up the metal fork next to the plate and, before anyone could react, plunged the sharp end into the back of Gao Lou's hand holding the scissors!

"Ah!!!" Gao Lou screamed, large beads of sweat streaming down his face. The male candidate followed with a scream, then covered his mouth tightly, staring at Yu Shiqi with terrified eyes.

The other diners with animal-like faces all turned to look at them once again in unison.

Shh, don't shout.

Yu Shiqi lowered his head slightly, watching the fork pierce through the palm and firmly embed itself in the dining table. Gao Lou, who was all bark and no bite, wanted to pull the fork out, but dared not do so because of the pain.

He chuckled lightly, "Don't shout. Don't let our entire team suffer losses because of you alone."

"Hahahahahahaha!" The assassin suddenly burst into laughter, then stood up and waved to those around him, "Sorry, we were having too much fun and got a little noisy. Please don't mind."

Even if Gao Lou had a thousand curses he wanted to say, he kept silent at this moment, because he didn't know if he would actually trigger the conditions for death if he didn't follow the logic of "diners".

The entire front hall was quiet, every diner was staring at them, and the waiters stopped and kept their smiles on their faces.

The Sheep-faced leader stood in the corner, his calm gaze suddenly falling on Yu Shiqi.

It seemed to remember something; the sheep turned its face and looked towards the entrance of the barbecue restaurant.

The employee who volunteered to be a greeter has disappeared!

The foreman's face was twisted in a strange way. It was the first to move, turning around and disappearing into the corridor connecting to the kitchen.

"Haha, sorry to bother you, we'll definitely be quieter next time!" The assassin was still explaining to the diners when he let out a hearty laugh. For a moment, Yu Shiqi could clearly feel that the other party was genuinely happy.

Unlike before when his presence was weak, perhaps Yu Shiqi's actions pleased the assassin, so the assassin even began to actively show his participation.

The silence lasted for a while longer.

After a while, the diners finally returned to normal and continued eating their meals, but the atmosphere at the deducer's table remained strange.

The assassin helped Gao Lou, who was dawdling, pull out the fork. Gao Lou gritted his teeth and let out a muffled groan, clutching his bloodied palm and glaring resentfully at Yu Shiqi.

"What's wrong?" Yu Shiqi asked with a concerned smile. "Your eyes look scary. Did something happen?"

"You!" Gao Lou wanted to curse, but the obvious abnormality made him abandon the insult and instead asked, "Just how many deductions have you gone through?!"

Yu Shiqi's smile deepened, "Didn't I tell you? I'm a newcomer."

In a way, he didn't even lie this time.

Isn't he just a newly cloned "person"?

The tall buildings don't believe it.

But there is no evidence.

He could only grit his teeth and swallow the loss, admitting that he had bitten off more than he could chew.

Seeing that they had no intention of continuing their attack, the assassin sighed with a hint of regret.

"How interesting, buddy." The assassin lightly tapped the table. "What's fun if no one dares to make a move? I want to see someone who'll draw their knife at the slightest provocation."

"Unknown, huh? We're so compatible!"