The Check Refreshed

"Was it you?"

"Were you the Seer?"

Everyone froze, staring straight at him.

Someone objected. "You're bluffing! You, a Seer?"

The middle-aged man said coldly,

"Believe it or not! I only stepped forward because you were all so stupid, so I could take charge of the situation!"

The young man asked,

"Then tell us, who among us is a Faceling? And how do we escape this place?"

The middle-aged man's eyes shifted as he scanned the group. His heart beat a little faster. He cleared his throat.

"I do know who the Faceling among us is!"

"Who is it?" everyone asked expectantly.

The middle-aged man's gaze fell on a short man. He pointed forcefully. "It's him!! He's the Faceling!"

The man froze, his pupils narrowing slightly. "Me?"

The middle-aged man nodded. "That's right! Why are you still pretending? You're the Faceling! You're the most timid one here, so I just checked you!"

At that, everyone turned to look at the short young man.

But after taking a closer look, someone said, "He doesn't look like a Faceling to me."

The middle-aged man said,

"Anyway, that's what my check showed. Believe it or not. Who knows if it's a label the production team gave him?"

Everyone looked at the confident man with a little more trust.

Several people turned their gazes to the short man, and to be safe, someone got up and tied him up.

The fat man was the first to step forward. "I believe him! Is there another Seer here besides him?"

The room fell silent. Clearly, there wasn't.

Once one person spoke up, many others followed suit. "That's right, I believe him too!"

In a difficult situation, everyone wanted someone to take charge! It gave the group some peace of mind.

Lin Yang watched the whole scene through the peephole. "The Seer?" He shook his head.

"The broadcast made it clear that there would only be one Seer. Unless the information from the broadcast was wrong, this guy couldn't also be the Seer. Otherwise, he's most likely a Faceling, or... an ordinary person lying about his identity."

The middle-aged man continued,

"Then what comes next is simple. Everyone protect me, and wait for me to give you my check results every day!"

Everyone nodded. "That's right. We've all played Werewolf, haven't we? We have to protect the Seer!"

The fat man led the way over to the middle-aged man. Though he claimed this place was a variety show, his instincts told him it wasn't that simple. It couldn't hurt to get on the Seer's good side.

By now, quite a few others had realized the same thing and gathered in front of the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man also gave them his name: Zhang Lei. Everyone now called him Brother Zhang!

Quite a few people gathered around him! Several girls even fawned over him, asking Brother Zhang to protect them.

Zhang Lei turned none of them away. After spending half his life as an office worker, this was his first taste of being a leader!

Lin Yang carefully observed every person.

In the crowd, several people were looking at Zhang Lei strangely. They seemed to be plotting something.

Lin Yang committed their appearances to memory. He couldn't overlook anyone who might be a Faceling.

Soon, the sun set and the sky grew dark. There were no lights on in the classroom. Someone tried the light switch, but after pressing it for a while, nothing happened. The filament flickered twice, then went out with a sizzle.

Panic spread further through the crowd. Many people were gradually coming to terms with a reality: this strange world might be real! The Facelings might be real too!

[Midnight has passed. Seer, please begin your prophecy.]

[1. Check someone's identity.]

[2. Receive a random piece of information that may help you survive.]

The prompt appeared in Lin Yang's mind again.

His chance to make a prophecy had refreshed!

He considered it carefully. For now, staying alive was the most important thing. Even if he checked someone's identity now, it wouldn't be of much use.

He decisively chose 2: receive a piece of information.