Rule-Based Horror: Mistaken for a Top Player Right from the Start!
Chapter 47

[Cafeteria Mind Games 3] A head-on clash! Li Hebing joins the table for two!

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Three seconds had passed, and no one had explained things for Chen Han.

So quite a few people suspected Chen Han of cheating.

The barrage gradually became swamped with all kinds of brain-dead "conspiracy theories."

Li Chen hurriedly typed out the truth.

"Boss Chen Han used the mirror shard on Li Zhan's desk to see that there was a blue pen in Wang Xihu's pencil case behind him."

"And the reason Boss Chen Han kept moving his hand around just now was to adjust the angle so he could see Wang Xihu."

"He deliberately waited until Wang Xihu was there before striking up a conversation with the person behind him."

Chen Han's fans instantly flooded the livestream's barrage again.

After all, his true fans had only fallen silent because they were deep in thought.

But those fake fans simply didn't want to think. They only wanted to flame Chen Han.

"Boss Chen Han is fucking awesome! I knew there had to be a reason!"

"Why would there be a mirror shard on the desk?"

"You can tell the person above has never been to high school. Usually, these mirror shards are picked up after a girl breaks her mirror. If people don't use mirrors, they use CDs to look at their reflections instead."

"I agree with that explanation. There's another point worth noting, too: the other mirror shards are very likely in other students' hands. In my experience, when a mirror breaks, lots of people split the pieces among themselves."

"What kind of useless trivia lesson is this?! Was that explanation really necessary? Literally nobody asked, okay?"

At that moment, a user with the ID "Huixiazhi" spoke up.

"Your analysis is pretty close to mine."

"But you left out the most important, most crucial point."

"Namely, how was Chen Han so sure Wang Xihu would respond to him and reveal information?"

"This is where Chen Han's grasp of human nature comes in."

"In the morning, Wang Xihu deliberately tried to chat with Chen Han, but that was during class. The player Liu Mingjie was punished precisely because he responded to his deskmate."

"So we can draw a preliminary conclusion: Wang Xihu wants to harm Chen Han!"

"Now that such a perfect opportunity to make Chen Han break the rules is right there, why wouldn't he take the initiative to lure Chen Han into breaking them?"

The livestream viewers were stunned again.

To them, this was practically a repeat performance!

One wave of shock followed another.

He was just too incredible!

"I almost forgot! Chen Han isn't just a master of observation. He's a master of human nature, too!"

"As a psychologist, I bow to his grasp of human nature."

"Holy shit, who could've thought of that?! Chen Han really is a hexagonal warrior!"

"Any haters in the livestream still dare to run their mouths?!"

"If anyone curses Boss Chen Han again, I'm going straight to their DMs to send my regards!"

It was then that Li Chen noticed the ID "Huixiazhi."

If he remembered correctly, during the first instance, someone had explained Chen Han's actions before he could.

It looked like this was the guy.

Chen Han's instances were getting harder and harder, and there were many details Li Chen couldn't decipher on his own.

It looked like he had found himself a rival!

Then they would see who could decipher more of Boss Chen Han's plays!

At that moment, Chen Han was utterly bewildered.

After hearing Wang Xihu speak just now, he had thought it was still Li Zhan talking.

Maybe Li Zhan could use several different voices...

Like one of those "soft historical-style voices" or something.

This humble scholar pays his respects.

No, wait.

So Chen Han's attention had been completely drawn to the information that the academic affairs office on the fifth floor could only be opened with the key the homeroom teacher carried.

He hadn't thought about continuing his conversation with Li Zhan.

After all, judging by the information Li Hebing had revealed about himself that morning, staying in character was very important.

Chen Han, for one, felt his acting wasn't quite up to scratch.

So he would say less to avoid making mistakes.

Chen Han was puzzled.

Only the homeroom teacher had the key to the academic affairs office.

Then the players' chances of obtaining the key from him were practically zero.

It looked like there were still plenty of unanswered questions in this instance.

At that moment, an electronic screen suddenly appeared on Chen Han's watch.

[Instance: I Am a Good Student] [Instance clear condition: Become a good student] [Welcome to Overseas Chinese Middle School, a school filled with laughter and joy.] [Everyone comes here to study full of hope. The teachers here are kind, the students here are lovely, and studying here is easy. Let's become good students together!] [But starting one day, students at Overseas Chinese Middle School began disappearing one after another. The parents did nothing, the teachers asked no questions, and everything was simply left to continue this way...]

After reading the clear condition and backstory, the livestream viewers erupted.

"Why are they only telling us the clear condition now?! Several players have already disappeared!"

"Does this information only pop up after a player triggers some special information?"

"The person above has a point. None of the other players got a message like this. Chances are the players have to trigger it themselves."

"This instance is so hard!"

Chen Han quickly scanned all the information.

[Instance clear condition: Become a good student]

What did that sentence mean?

This instance really left him scratching his head.

The concept of becoming a good student was far too vague.

Unlike the previous two instances, it neither stated a clear condition outright nor gave the players several clear conditions to reason through and choose from.

What exactly was the truth?

As for the information that "students at Overseas Chinese Middle School began disappearing one after another"...

Li Zhan had touched on that just now.

Chen Han had been skeptical at the time, but he hadn't expected it to actually be true.

He took a deep breath-

Students disappearing?

Then, now that the players had become students too, would they also disappear?

A chill ran through Chen Han.

Without exception, the afternoon classes were boring.

Just like in the morning, there were five classes.

Only the third class was followed by a ten-minute break.

However, Chen Han did discover a very nice perk the instance gave the players.

During quizzes, no matter what answers the players put on their papers...

Once they handed them in and got them back, the results would automatically be changed to match their character profiles.

Chen Han had originally been very nervous about whether this would expose his actual ability, but now it seemed there was absolutely no chance of that.

At 6:30 p.m., classes finally ended.

This time, Chen Han once again went to the cafeteria with Chen Yinuo to eat (against his will).

Having learned his lesson last time, Chen Han carefully sifted through his boxed meal.

Only after confirming there was nothing wrong did he cautiously begin eating.

As he ate, Chen Han recalled the five players who had collapsed at noon.

Strangely enough, he hadn't seen them all afternoon after lunch ended.

At the time, Chen Han had been so stunned by the outrageous trick of hiding vegetables in the rice...

That he hadn't noticed where those five unconscious students had gone.

Just as Chen Yinuo continued talking nonstop...

Li Hebing popped out from who knew where.

He plopped down beside Chen Han.

Chen Han looked at Li Hebing in confusion.

Li Hebing still looked thirsty for knowledge, a strange gleam shining in his eyes!

"Everyone says Chen Yinuo likes sharing his study experience during meals. I wanted to come listen too, and learn how the top students study."

Li Hebing was even holding a little notebook filled with densely packed vocabulary words.

Chen Han was stunned...

Holy shit!!

Now that was a true veteran actor!!

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