Searching for fake people (3)
Player Yang Fulai saw a group of children playing under a tree, so he walked over and said to them, "I can change the color of leaves, do you want to see?"
The children exclaimed, "I don't believe it!"
"Try changing yourself!"
"If you can't change, you're a puppy!"
Yang Fulai smiled as he watched the group of children, paying close attention to the expressions on their faces.
Most of the children looked curious, excited, or disdainful and skeptical, but only one little girl looked indifferent, as if she didn't expect the leaves to change color.
Yang Fulai used his supernatural ability to turn all the withered yellow leaves green.
The children exclaimed in surprise and looked up at the leaves on the tree.
Some mischievous children even climbed the tree to pick leaves and look at them.
At this moment, Yang Fulai noticed that the little girl who had been indifferent earlier had only glanced at the leaves before walking away.
Yang Fulai found the little girl strange, so he remembered her name: Cheng Cheng.
Yang Fulai walked into a house at random and found that the family's child was looking for a pet dog.
Yang Fulai asked, "Little friend, is your pet dog lost?"
The child said anxiously, "Yes, I've searched everywhere, inside and outside, but I can't find it."
"Uncle can help you find it."
"Really? That's great!"
The child asked Yang Fulai for help in finding the puppy, saying that if he found it, he would give Yang Fulai all his snacks.
Yang Fulai reassured him and then left.
He has a special ability: to sense the location of small animals.
He sensed the location of the pet dog, but when he went to look for it, he found that the pet dog was dead, as if it had been bitten to death by a stray dog.
He took the dead pet dog back to that family's house, and the child cried.
His parents, including his grandparents and parents, also cried when they saw the dog's body.
Yang Fulai looked at them in surprise and made a note of the family.
Yang Fulai then continued his visits, going to several households but finding no problems.
Then, he came to a house and found that the mother and daughter were sitting at the table drinking and talking loudly about the international situation; the father and son were eating silently on the side.
After the meal, it was the father and son who cleaned up the dishes.
Yang Fulai then wrote down the names of the family.
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Player Hao Yu arrives at a house and discovers that there are several women in the family, namely a grandmother, a mother, and a daughter.
Without exception, all of them were very fat, like cylinders.
Hao Yu said to them, "I can make you slimmer, but only for five minutes. Are you willing?"
One girl excitedly exclaimed, "Yes! Make me slim quickly!"
Hao Yu then used his supernatural ability to make the girl slender and tall.
The girl looked in the mirror for a long time and took dozens of selfies. She was extremely happy.
The other women in the household didn't seem enthusiastic. Out of politeness, they allowed Hao Yu to alter their figures.
However, after they became slimmer, they showed no expression on their faces and were not excited at all. They just looked in the mirror and walked away.
A few minutes later, they returned to their original plump figures and were not bothered by it.
Hao Yu found these women strange; only the youngest daughter seemed normal. Perhaps the other women were imposters.
So Hao Yu remembered the names of these women.
Hao Yu continued walking and found a pile of small stones by the roadside. She used her supernatural ability to turn the stones into eggs, and then distributed the eggs to each household.
If there are young people in the family, she won't give them the eggs; if there are elderly people in the family, she will give them to them specifically, saying that the eggs are free, there is no charge, and there are no subsequent expenses.
Then, she observed the expressions on the faces of the elderly people.
Most of the elderly people were very happy to receive the eggs and thanked Hao Yu repeatedly.
However, there was an old lady who wouldn't accept eggs. Even though Hao Yu was willing to give her a few more, she refused, looking completely unmoved.
Hao Yu felt that this old lady was most likely a fake, so he wrote down her name—Grandma Guan.
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Professor Pan met some children on the road and said to them, "Children, how about Grandpa performs a magic trick for you?"
Several of the younger children said, "Okay!"
A boy of about thirteen or fourteen years old didn't say anything, but just glanced at Professor Pan a few times.
Professor Pan used his "cloning" ability to extend a hand from his clothes. This gave him three hands.
The three hands waved to the children at the same time. The children were very curious and excited, and they all gathered around to see Professor Pan's third hand, and even wanted to touch it to judge whether it was real or not.
Only the oldest boy gave a cold laugh, didn't step forward, and walked away.
Professor Pan asked, "Who was that oldest child just now?"
The children said, "He is Brother Meng Liang."
Meng Liang.
Professor Pan remembered the name.
Professor Pan continued his visits, and when he entered one household, he found that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were arguing.
He felt a little embarrassed and wanted to leave. But when the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law saw that a guest had arrived, they stopped arguing and warmly welcomed Professor Pan.
Professor Pan went inside, which gave him a good opportunity to observe the family.
While the daughter-in-law was pouring tea, the mother-in-law took several dirty socks to the balcony.
The daughter-in-law said loudly, "Mom, it's just a few socks. We can just hand wash them. There's no need to use the washing machine."
The mother-in-law said, "We bought a washing machine specifically for washing socks, wouldn't it be a waste not to use it?"
"You're wasting even more money, wasting water and electricity. Don't you even know the price of water and electricity?"
"How much could the water and electricity bills be? Do you expect my wife to wash the clothes herself? What if she gets exhausted? If she gets exhausted and has to go to the hospital, you'll spend even more money."
"Mom, you weren't like this before. Have you started experiencing dementia lately...?"
While rambling on, the daughter-in-law took the dirty socks from her mother-in-law's hand, put them in the basin, and planned to wash them by hand later.
Professor Pan was utterly shocked by what he saw.
This was the first time he had ever seen such a family relationship.
He judged in his mind that the woman in the house might be a fake. The woman's name was Liang Amei, and Professor Pan made a note of it.
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Around 5 PM, the players gathered at their accommodation.
In the past few hours, everyone has almost finished investigating the households they are responsible for.
Jian Tanxi took out paper and pen and asked everyone to write down the suspects.
Everyone took turns writing, and when the results were tallied, it was discovered that the five players had actually found more than thirty fake people.
There must be some evidence that is insufficient.
Professor Pan said, "There are only seven real imposters. Everyone will take turns introducing the people they wrote down and see what other players think. If any player has a question, circle that name to indicate that further investigation is needed. If someone is recognized by all players as an imposter, then don't circle them."
If, after discussion among the players, the probability that someone is a fake is very low, then draw a triangle.
Everyone agreed to the plan.
Let's start with Jian Tanxi.
Jian Tanxi introduced each of the people she wrote about one by one.
“This is a couple, Mr. and Mrs. Li Zhicheng. When they saw their child make a mistake, they didn’t hit or scold him, they didn’t break down, they didn’t laugh or frown. They just cleaned the child up and then continued with their work. I don’t think this is normal parenting.”
Qin Man said, "I agree that they are hypocrites. Some parents are indeed very patient with their children, but those parents find it funny when their children make trouble, and they laugh while cleaning up after them. But Li Zhicheng and his wife don't laugh either. They really are like robots taking care of their children."
Professor Pan: "I have a different opinion. Maybe they've just become numb from taking care of their children. I also taught students for a period of time with a blank expression. Whether they won awards or caused trouble, I was numb. I was exhausted during that time, so I didn't experience great joy or sorrow."
Professor Pan's doubts are also valid. Jian Tanxi circled the name "Li Zhicheng and his wife" to indicate that further investigation was needed.
Next, Jian Tanxi began to introduce the second person, Old Lady Qian, who lived alone.
Grandma Qian's home was clean and tidy, with no hoarding of anything, not even plastic bags. The refrigerator was full of things that young people liked, and there were no leftovers.
This is almost unbelievable for an elderly person.
Qin Man asked, "Does Grandma Qian have any health supplements at home?"
Jian Tanxi thought for a moment and then said, "No."
Qin Man: "An elderly person who doesn't even buy health supplements, my God... I agree with you, she's 100% a fake."
The other players also agreed.
So, let's move on to the next one.
Jian Tanxi said, "This parent doesn't allow his child to watch TV, and he gets furious when he sees his child watching TV."
Hao Yu asked, "Are there any other unusual occurrences?"
Jian Tanxi: "That's the biggest anomaly. As for other aspects, does being particularly irritable count?"
Hao Yu: "What kind of fake human is this? This parent is definitely human. There are plenty of parents like this among humans."
Jian Tanxi: "Really?"
Yang Fulai said, "Of course it's true, that's how my dad is. I never watched TV before my college entrance exam."
Jian Tanxi exclaimed in surprise, "Really?"
Yang Fulai: "Why would I lie to you? From a young age, all I could do was study, read newspapers, or attend extracurricular classes. In short, I had to spend all my time doing what my dad thought was meaningful. And there are quite a few parents like this; I've seen many."
Professor Pan also said, "Based on this alone, we cannot judge whether this parent is a fraud."
So, Jian Tanxi drew a triangle behind this parent, meaning that the possibility of a fake person was low.
Next, Jian Tanxi introduced a mother who forbade her child from making friends and slandered all of her child's friends at home.
Jian Tanxi said, "This mother is really scary. She keeps talking badly about her child's friends, forbids her child from associating with friends, and tells her to have more time to read books. I think this mother is abnormal."
Hao Yu: "Isn't that my mom?"
Jian Tanxi: "What?"
Hao Yu: "My mom is like that, and there are quite a lot of people like that. Maybe you live in a relatively harmonious environment, so you don't see them often. You can say that these kinds of parents are sick, but you can't say that they are hypocrites, because these kinds of people are really common."
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