The doll's threat had been interesting, too:
"If I kill you... wouldn't you count as an object?"
"But then winning the game wouldn't do you any good."
If he died, he would count as an object, and if he counted as an object, that would count as success.
Where had he come from?
Outside.
By that logic, as long as he brought an object in from outside, it would have to count as a successful answer.
The game seemed to test a person's powers of observation, but in reality, it was a brainteaser mixed with psychological warfare.
The Sheep Doll, who had been so smug earlier, now looked utterly wilted. She kept twisting her toes until Li Xian's outstretched hand almost reached her eyes, then reluctantly spoke:
"All right! I haven't forgotten! Pick something and take it..."
After saying that, she noticed Li Xian still hadn't withdrawn his hand and warily hid the videotape in her palm behind her back:
"You can't have this one. We agreed on that at the start."
Li Xian lowered his hand at that, made a show of looking around, then crouched down and began rummaging through the videotapes scattered across the floor.
Half a minute later, he held up a videotape and waved it at the Sheep Doll, indicating that this was his choice.
She glanced at the date on it and waved dismissively:
"You really do like these things... take it."
Li Xian left the Archive Room, remembering to turn off the light before he went, then reached back and shut the door.
Time to go. Getting this was enough.
Li Xian glanced at the videotape in his hand. He had switched it rather hastily, leaving the label slightly crooked. Fortunately, it hadn't been noticed.
The Sheep Doll's reaction just now also proved