[Happy Kids Swimming Pool 5] Fang Lei Became Chen Han's Lackey, and the Auntie Gossiped Behind Their Backs

Chen Han nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

If he had known how to do a shoulder throw, he would almost have done one on reflex.

Although his hand in his trouser pocket had begun to tremble, he had already guessed who was behind him.

Those hands were warm. They belonged to a living person.

The barrage had already been badly frightened by the swimming pool's collective reaction, and the hands appearing out of nowhere gave them another scare.

"Fuck, don't you know this is a rules horror scenario? Can't you keep it down?"

"Holy shit, that nearly scared me to my knees!"

"Already pissed myself..."

"Does nobody else think this guy is seriously cool? He didn't react at all."

"I bet he predicted that the middle-aged man would talk to him!"

"That kind of courage is something so many young people could never learn!"

"I'm officially a fan! Why can't we send gifts on this stream? I want to send a hot-air balloon!"

The person behind Chen Han was none other than the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man had just been about to flash a beaming smile and get on good terms with Chen Han when he noticed all the entities in the swimming pool.

They were already staring straight at him, each with an eerie smile on their face.

Although they soon turned away again.

It had clearly left the middle-aged man psychologically scarred.

His legs went weak, and he nearly fainted.

He had already heard inexplicable crying as he ran along the path. After finally getting out, he had encountered an even more terrifying sight.

Chen Han hurriedly held the middle-aged man up, for no other reason than this.

The middle-aged man's hands were clamped firmly onto Chen Han's shoulders.

If Chen Han didn't support him, he would be crushed under his weight.

Only after quite a while.

Did the middle-aged man finally speak faintly.

"You're a pro, aren't you?"

"You deliberately stood in front of me earlier, then turned around to talk to me to help me keep my ticket, didn't you?"

Chen Han was baffled.

This man must have been scared out of his mind, right?

Why else would he be talking nonsense?

How could he possibly be a pro? He was just a newbie who had cleared one instance.

And honestly, Chen Han hadn't understood the latter part of what he had said.

What on earth had he imagined?

Chen Han thought for a long time but still couldn't work out how to answer him.

He simply turned his gaze toward the swimming pool.

Seeing Chen Han's reaction, the middle-aged man had more or less figured it out.

Boss Chen Han had definitely tacitly admitted it!

Then he absolutely had to show his loyalty now!

That was the only way to earn more of Boss Chen Han's trust.

"Boss, don't worry. Whatever you tell me to do from now on, I, Fang Lei, promise I'll do it!"

"I definitely won't let you down!"

Chen Han stared into the middle-aged man's eyes for several seconds.

Then his gaze grew unfathomable.

He gave an almost imperceptible nod.

Naturally, the barrage could hear what the two of them were saying.

"Looks like I guessed right. Chen Han was deliberately protecting Fang Lei earlier!"

"Damn, if you don't listen carefully when experts talk, you really won't understand a thing."

"This Chen Han is seriously terrifying. He's a wolf in sheep's clothing, and he's a great actor too!"

Although Chen Han hadn't figured out how Fang Lei had reached that conclusion.

Since Fang Lei had already said he wanted to be his lackey, there was no reason to turn down a freebie.

So he went along with it and agreed.

After that, Chen Han entered the water with Fang Lei.

Most of the entities were gathered in the deep end, while all the players huddled together in the shallow end.

None of them wanted to cross into the deep end.

After entering the pool, Chen Han found the water slightly cold.

Fortunately, after going through the previous instance, his stamina had improved considerably.

On top of that, the Cat Paw Badge had automatically clipped itself onto Chen Han's swimming trunks, so he was now brimming with energy.

Chen Han now resumed analyzing the rules.

Rule 1 clearly stated that they could not leave the swimming facility before daybreak.

The swimming facility's boundaries were also clearly marked: everything within the fence.

Meanwhile, rule 4 reiterated that leaving the swimming pool after entering it was forbidden.

Chen Han had been taken aback when he saw these two rules, which could be called almost identical.

The only difference was that one had a time limit and the other didn't.

And rule 10 mentioned leaving the swimming pool before daybreak.

Didn't that directly contradict rule 4?

Just as Chen Han was at a complete loss.

Fang Lei suddenly came over.

Although he couldn't see the contents of Chen Han's electronic screen.

He could guess from Chen Han's slightly raised hand that he was definitely reading the rules.

As it happened, there was something he was puzzled about too.

Seeing how calm and composed Boss Chen Han looked, he knew they had this in the bag.

"Boss, do you think rule 4 might be a fake rule?"

Chen Han rubbed his nose.

"Tell me what you think!"

Fang Lei said.

"Boss, look, rule 4 doesn't give the players any time limit at all. If we really follow rule 4."

"Wouldn't that mean the way to clear 'Happy Kids Swimming Pool' is to stay in the swimming pool forever?"

Just as Fang Lei was growing anxious over whether his answer was correct.

Chen Han said leisurely, "You have a good grasp of things."

Fang Lei immediately let out a sigh of relief upon hearing that. It seemed he was right.

At the same time, his admiration for Chen Han grew. He really was capable. Judging by the boss's demeanor, he had probably figured out all the rules long ago.

The barrage was stunned too.

"Taking Fang Lei on as a lackey isn't a bad deal. He's pretty perceptive."

"Holy shit, is this how high-IQ players play games?"

"They've deduced a fake rule already!"

"Boss Chen Han, carry me!"

"He's so damn good!"

Chen Han had never expected Fang Lei to deliver the correct answer right to his doorstep.

That really had solved a major problem.

Chen Han decided right then that he absolutely had to maintain his boss persona.

Because it really was useful!

This instance wasn't as kind as the previous one.

It hadn't laid out the full conditions for clearing it, so the players could only find a way to clear it themselves.

Even with Fang Lei's idea, Chen Han still couldn't confirm whether this was actually the correct way to clear the instance.

He would just have to take it one step at a time.

Rules 6 and 7 were closely connected.

Rule 6 said there would be a power outage every hour, and they couldn't stay anywhere dark.

Rule 7 said that during a power outage, they could ask children for help, but not the lifeguards.

Yet rule 8 said they couldn't ask children for help and should go to the lifeguards with any problems.

Wasn't that another contradiction?

With no leads, he would leave it until the time came.

Chen Han felt the pressure. Not only were this instance's rules longer, but the difficulty had also increased.

On the one hand, the previous instance had already hardened him into someone with a mostly expressionless face. On the other, he felt that the people in this instance were a mix of good and bad, and they hadn't come with friendly intentions.

Especially that auntie, who kept glancing in Chen Han's direction and seemed to be whispering something to the blond guy and the girl with the high ponytail.

Because he and Fang Lei had arrived relatively late, although the players were indeed all in the shallow end.

They had also clearly split into two factions: the auntie, the blond guy, and the girl with the high ponytail on one side.

And Chen Han and Fang Lei on the other.

The auntie was deliberately lowering her voice as she spoke to the blond guy and the girl with the high ponytail.

"I'm telling you, that young man definitely isn't simple. Back at the ticket area, that child in yellow-remember him? He was the one who deliberately pushed him in."

"Don't be fooled by how innocent he looks. We all saw him with that man just now. Those two have formed an alliance!"

"We're all players, so why do they have to pull something like this? The way I see it, they don't consider us their teammates at all."

"People like him are the scariest. One second, they're laughing and chatting with you, and the next, they sell you out!"

After saying that, the auntie rolled her eyes at Chen Han and Fang Lei.

As though she had long since seen through people's hearts.