Director Lu can no longer embezzle funds.

[How come Di Ting and Xiao Tian look so good together just standing together? [crying emoji]]

Shi Shan doesn't seem to be in a good mood.

[Look closely at the corner, Shi Shan is peeking at Ye Chu OVO]

Sun Xiaoxiao also disliked Diting. But Chu Zixin was relatively unknown, and Ye Ya could easily defeat their fans. Therefore, she had fewer reservations.

After forming teams, the four groups set off in four different directions.

The camera first focuses on He Xi and Captain Shen's group. Strangely, the two are not in a hurry to do the task or look for clues. Instead, they walk to the shade of a big tree, sit down on the ground, and start chatting.

He Xi's first words were a bombshell: "Ye Chu's suspicion can be ruled out."

"Hmm? Are you sure?" Captain Chen narrowed his eyes, leaned closer to her, and whispered, "How did you figure that out?"

"My..." Since the guest couldn't reveal his identity directly, He Xi subtly hinted, "I have the ability to get people to tell the truth."

As He Xi explained, the scene flashed back to the moment of the lottery.

He Xi took a slip of paper from the lottery box, unfolded it, and saw three large characters written on it:

[The Manipulator].

On the back of the note was written the controller's abilities:

[The manipulator has one opportunity per round to manipulate another guest. Whenever the manipulator says "Confess and you'll be treated leniently, resist and you'll be punished severely" to the corresponding guest, that guest can only tell the truth. If the guest lies, the manipulator will receive a "wiretapping device alert."]

The so-called "reminder about the eavesdropping device" was actually a remote call from the program crew.

He Xi said with a serious expression, "I just asked Ye Chu if she was an undercover agent, and she said she was a person being infiltrated. The production team didn't remind me. This means she was telling the truth."

The comments section erupted in an uproar, and Sun Xiaoxiao's eyes widened as well.

To everyone's surprise, He Xi couldn't wait to start probing in the second round!

If Ye Chu were truly an undercover agent, she would have been exposed just minutes ago!

While relieved for Ye Chu, Sun Xiaoxiao was also somewhat disappointed. She had originally thought that Ye Chu would be the undercover agent this time. In that case, all the highlights and exciting moments of the show would be focused on Ye Chu. Now, although Ye Chu's identity wasn't exposed, Sun Xiaoxiao's hopes were dashed.

"Really?" Captain Shen was skeptical. "Don't try to fool me. I feel like Ye Chu has the air of an undercover agent all over him."

He Xi glared at him: "When have I ever lied to you? Besides, we both got the couple card, why would I lie to you?"

The scene flashes back to before the show began, showing He Xi and Captain Shen receiving a pair of small cards decorated with exaggerated pink hearts. The cards read: "[Couple Cards: The fates of the two are bound together, sharing life and death. If one is eliminated, the other will also be eliminated.]"

Captain Chen muttered, "Anyway, we're in the same boat."

The comments section erupted again. Some lamented why Ye Chu didn't get the couple card while rehearsing lines, some were curious about how the two of them would split the car, and others were surprised that Ye Chu really wasn't an undercover agent.

"And you? What are your abilities?" He Xi urged.

Captain Shen said, "I can peek at other people's clues. But I can only peek at one at a time, and I don't know if it's true or false."

The scene flashes back again, and Captain Chen unfolds the note, on which are written three large characters:

[Observer]

The observer's abilities are printed on the back of the note:

[After each round, you can view one clue obtained by other guests. One clue at a time, true or false.]

Captain Shen said, "I saw the clue from the last round, it was a pen. It matches what Ye Chu said about 'a tree and a pen.' Ye Chu has now been cleared of suspicion, so let's assume that this pen is the real clue..."

The scene was fast-forwarded, and the two of them examined each other closely for a while. He Xi stretched and said with satisfaction, "This way we don't have to do any tasks. We can just wait for the other groups to get the clues, and you can go and peek at them, right?"

Captain Chen rubbed his neck and sighed, "So, can we finally enjoy life now?"

As soon as the words were spoken, the style changed abruptly. The post-production team added a warm and romantic Korean drama background music to He Xi and Captain Shen, and also added a pink filter!

Amidst a screen full of pink bubbles and tender background music, He Xi and Captain Shen, like a couple on a summer vacation, take photos, admire flowers, drink iced beverages, and play with small animals in the ancient town...

The scene changes.

As the background music of "Wotou" began to play, Ye Chu put one foot on a chair and the other on the ground, pulling and tugging, sawing bamboo poles with the most primitive handsaw.

The creaking of the handsaw and the mournful background music blended together, instantly giving Ye Chu an air of simplicity and hardship, like an old farmer from northern Shaanxi.

The stark difference between the two groups made Sun Xiaoxiao spit out her water!

Unfortunately for Ye Chu and Di Ting, their first task was to build a small, floating bamboo raft using bamboo poles. Although tiny, the process was quite complicated.

"Teacher Ye, is this your first time participating in this kind of program?"

"Hmm." Ye Chu bent down, put the two bamboo poles together, and compared the markings on them.

Di Ting knelt on one knee to help her hold the pole, looking up at Ye Chu. Because Ye Chu was standing against the light, from his perspective, he could only see Ye Chu's shadow, but couldn't make out her facial features.

The sunlight was too dazzling, and Diting squinted slightly.

"You seem very experienced; it doesn't seem like this is your first time participating."

"Interrogating me even during work hours?" Ye Chu smirked. "I did my homework beforehand. Satisfied?"

"What homework?"

With a soft thud, the extra bamboo section fell to the ground. Ye Chu wiped away her sweat. Hearing this, Di quickly took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to Ye Chu.

"Thank you." Ye Chu took the handkerchief and wiped her face haphazardly. "Go and get two more bamboo poles."

Di Ting obediently walked towards the bamboo pile, asking again as he went, "What homework?"