【An entertainment industry novel, chronicling the female lead’s journey through showbiz.】
【No slacking, no meltdowns, no dating shows, no livestreams. She acts with dedication, films ...
[Don't worry, everyone, Ru Guan will reveal the secrets last.]
Sun Xiaoxiao's eyes were bloodshot with rage, and she had to turn on the live chat to calm herself down. As expected, after announcing the winner, Ruguan TV began its classic flashback recap.
The first scene to switch to was the one showing Cheng Daiqing drawing lots.
The slip of paper Cheng Daiqing drew was written with "Traitor," and on the back was written the traitor's abilities:
[After being eliminated from the undercover operation, you can change your identity from an infiltrator to an undercover agent.]
The viewers in the live chat finally understood:
[Oh! The rules of the elimination card state, "You can only eliminate opposing players. If you choose to eliminate your own players, the person who wrote down their name will be eliminated immediately." So Ye Chu was eliminated because Cheng Daiqing became an undercover agent and is in the same category as Ye Chu!]
Undercover agent Ye Chu wrote down the name of undercover agent Cheng Daiqing, so Ye Chu was eliminated...
[Wait a minute, Cheng Daiqing can only change her identity to become an undercover agent after she's eliminated. Ye Chu hasn't been eliminated yet, so how did Cheng Daiqing's identity change?]
That means there's a third undercover agent...
[What the hell? You're kidding me? What happened to the undercover agent you were promised?]
With three undercover agents, what's the point of this game?
Even though the comments were invisible, host Ah Xing seemed to have anticipated the explosion of comments. Ah Xing smiled and said, "Please don't doubt the fairness and integrity of the production team! I guarantee with my integrity that at the very beginning of the game, among the eight guests, there was indeed only one undercover agent!"
The footage begins to play back.
Ye Chu unfolded the note, on which were written three large characters: Thief.
The ability of the back of the paper strip is:
Each round, you can steal one item from another guest, but you must meet the following conditions simultaneously:
First, physical contact with the guest lasted for more than ten seconds.
Second, the theft must go completely unnoticed by the guest. (For example, if the guest asks questions like "Why are you holding me for so long?", the theft will fail, and an opportunity will be wasted.)
Note: If a guest discovers they have been robbed, they should immediately retrieve the stolen items.
Ye Chu lightly flicked the paper and said with a troubled expression, "So strict?"
“There are even stricter ones.”
A staff member approached with a smile and placed a sticker with the word "Undercover" on Ye Chu's shoulder: "Hello, Miss Undercover."
Ye Chu chuckled: "Back to my old ways."
And so, Ye Chu, the undercover agent, packed up and went back to her old ways.
During the first round of the game, Ye Chu took advantage of a moment when no one was looking and contacted the production team: "I want to steal something."
The production crew asked, "What is it?"
"I want to steal the 'undercover' identity of one of the guests," Ye Chu said. "Is that alright?"
The production crew paused for a moment, seemingly surprised that someone would make such an explosive demand: "Sure, whose do you want to steal?"
Ye Chu glanced back at the other seven guests, a sly smile playing on her lips: "I'm going to steal Teacher Zheng Bohan's."
After watching the replay, the seven guests were momentarily stunned, and then they all gasped in shock!
“Back then—back then—” He Xi patted her chest.
"You hugged Teacher Zheng back then to steal his identity?!" Captain Shen shouted out He Xi's words.
Ye Chu was eating bananas that a farmer had given to Lu Huaizhang when he heard this. He slung a bunch of bananas over his back, took small steps to Zheng Bohan, and pleaded, "Teacher! I only have the will to die!"
Zheng Bohan's eyes were empty as he said in a low voice, "You may leave. I have no one like you, a rebellious disciple."
Ye Chu snatched the fruit basket from in front of Lu Huaizhang, held it up to Zheng Bohan, and said with tears in her eyes, "Teacher! Please accept this gift of gratitude that I risked my life to retrieve from the enemy!"
Lu Huaizhang chuckled: "Isn't your teacher's most formidable enemy you?"
"That's enough." Zheng Bohan waved his hand, turned his face away, looking hurt. "If you cause trouble in the future, don't mention my name again."
The production team added a rather sentimental background music, and the hug between Zheng Bohan and Ye Chu in the first round was repeatedly replayed from multiple angles. At the same time, Ye Chu's words, "I want to steal Teacher Zheng Bohan's," lingered in the air, repeating melodiously.
The comments section is already numb:
[Repeatedly whipping the corpse]
[Good or bad women...]
[Ugh, give me back all the tears I shed in the first round!]
What is real and what is fake?
I really cried. It was my first time watching a variety show, and I was fooled by Ye Chu time and time again.
[His mind is more cunning than a honeycomb briquette.]
[No wonder she hugged Zheng Bohan for so long; she was counting the time while hugging, wasn't she?]
[I understand everything now! I always thought there was something wrong with He Xi's ability to get people to tell the truth, but now it seems there's nothing wrong at all!]
[He Xi asked Ye Chu, "Is Teacher Ye Chu an undercover agent?" Ye Chu replied, "I am the one being infiltrated." At that time, Ye Chu had already stolen Zheng Bohan's identity as the infiltrator, which is why the system determined that Ye Chu was not lying!]
Similarly, when He Xi asked Zheng Bohan, Zheng Bohan also said, "I am a spy." But at that time, Zheng Bohan's identity had already been stolen by Ye Chu, meaning he was already an unidentified person! Therefore, the system naturally judged him to be lying, because he was neither an undercover agent nor a spy, but an unregistered person...
【woc】
[It's connected! It's completely connected!]
No wonder when He Xi asked Ye Chu if she was an undercover agent, Ye Chu gave an irrelevant answer, saying she was a victim of infiltration. The difference between the two is significant.
Yes, if Ye Chu answers "I'm not an undercover agent," she'll be exposed.
[What a cunning woman! She's really got a dirty trick up her sleeve.]
He Xi was really unlucky; she only had three chances to ask questions, and twice she ran into Ye Chu's hands.
He Xi had obviously thought of what the comments had mentioned, and her expression immediately turned very resentful: "Damn it, why didn't I think about that more back then..."
"The younger generation is truly formidable," Cheng Daiqing sighed.
"Stop pretending," Lu Huaizhang teased him. "In the end, didn't Ye Chu still benefit you?"
"It was pure luck," Cheng Daiqing said modestly. "Actually, I didn't plan to win. Unexpectedly, after Shi Shan was eliminated, I was suddenly reminded in my earpiece, 'Undercover agent Shi Shan has been eliminated,' and I could switch my identity to that of an undercover agent. So I just switched on a whim."
"What exactly happened?" Captain Chen scratched his head and asked, "Wasn't Ye Chu the undercover agent? Why is Shi Shan now the undercover agent?"
Di Ting said lazily, "I'd like to know too."
Shi Shan pushed the peeled cherries to Ye Chu's side and said with a smile, "Because I am her accomplice."