Searching for fake people (4)
Jian Tanxi exclaimed with emotion, "So that's how it is... So Director Hao, you had such a miserable childhood..."
Hao Yu: "It's alright. Actually, I agree with my mom's point of view to some extent. People should socialize with those above them and not bother with those below them, it's a waste of time. I didn't understand this when I was a kid, and I made a lot of friends, but it didn't really mean anything."
Jian Tanxi: "..."
Jian Tanxi was amazed. At that moment, she really wished that Hao Yu didn't have a daughter.
Jian Tanxi also drew a triangle after the mother's name.
Next, Jian Tanxi introduced the old man who always stared blankly at the peach tree.
Professor Pan said, "Actually, it's very common for elderly people to space out. This old man needs further investigation. He might just be spacing out, or he might have something on his mind."
So, Jian Tanxi circled the name of this old man.
Next up was Qin Man.
Qin Man introduced an old lady who allowed her grandson to leave without giving him any gifts.
Professor Pan asked, "From your observation, what is the relationship between this grandmother and her grandson like?"
Qin Man: "It's fine, I can't see any problems."
Professor Pan: "Then this grandmother must be a fake."
Yang Fulai: "She's definitely a fake, no doubt about it. If she's not a fake, I'll eat my shoes."
Hao Yu: "I also agree that she is a hypocrite."
With everyone's unanimous agreement, this old lady was listed as a "definite fake."
Next up is Gu Qian, a housewife who uses a lot of oil when cooking.
People thought that perhaps the woman's cooking skills were not very good, so she couldn't control the amount of oil well, and she might not be a fake.
Qin Man drew a triangle after the woman's name.
Next up is Sun Weiran, a housewife who has given birth to four children but has the figure of a young girl.
Hao Yu said, "Giving birth will indeed change your body shape, but some women have strong recovery abilities and can regain their youthful figure even after having several children. As for her being very thin, she may be too busy and have lost weight from exhaustion. We can investigate that further."
Qin Man circled the woman's name.
...
Next, it was Yang Fulai's turn to introduce himself.
Yang Fulai first talked about how he performed magic tricks for the children, turning all the withered leaves into green ones. However, one little girl named Cheng Cheng was not interested and looked indifferent.
Jian Tanxi said, "Perhaps the little girl isn't interested in this magic trick."
Yang Fulai was a little angry: "What do you know? This proves that the little girl is a fake human."
"We can't be so arbitrary..."
Professor Pan said, "I agree with Jian Tanxi's point of view. We can investigate the little girl further."
So, Yang Fulai reluctantly circled the little girl's name.
Next, Yang Fulai told me about a family he met who were all saddened by the death of their pet dog.
Yang Fulai said, "It's understandable for children to be sad, but it's not normal for adults to be sad too. I think all the adults in that family are hypocrites."
Qin Man retorted, "Why? It's normal for adults to be sad about the death of their pets."
Yang Fulai said, "That's not normal. When I was a child, my parents killed my pet dog with their own hands, ate the dog meat, and invited many relatives to eat it. They all ate it happily. Adults would never care about a pet."
"This is just your family's situation; there are many other families that are not like this."
Yang Fulai insisted, "No, adults wouldn't care about the life or death of a pet dog."
It took Jian Tanxi, Qin Man, and others a lot of persuasion to convince him that the family wasn't fake, but simply kind and loving, treating their pets like family.
Yang Fulai had no choice but to draw a triangle behind that family to indicate that the probability of a fake person was low.
Next, we see another family: the mother and daughter drink and discuss politics, while the father and son wash the dishes, the opposite of what you'd expect in a typical family.
Regarding this family, people suspect they might be imposters, but a deeper investigation is needed.
...
Next, Hao Yu and Professor Pan shared their observations and introduced what they considered to be pseudo-people.
Everyone makes their own judgments based on their own thoughts. Some require further investigation, while others can be ruled out.
Among them, everyone agreed that the old woman who was over eighty years old and still needed to use a special washing machine for washing socks was probably a fake.
As for the others, their identities remain questionable.
After analyzing all the suspects, everyone was exhausted.
Hao Yu said, "Why don't we rest first?"
Professor Pan said, "Let's first determine what we need to do tomorrow. Tomorrow we'll continue observing the villagers, focusing on the suspects we identified today. Also, I suggest we switch areas of responsibility; that might reveal something different. Jian Tanxi will be in charge of Qin Man's area, Qin Man will be in charge of General Manager Yang's area, General Manager Yang will be in charge of Director Hao's area, and so on."
Additionally, if new suspects are discovered, they should be promptly noted down.
Everyone thought Professor Pan's idea was good, so they agreed.
Qin Man added, "I have another idea: we should tell our colleagues what we saw and heard today. That way, when we visit the area tomorrow, we can spot anything unusual immediately. After all, we won't be visiting the area we're responsible for tomorrow, so there might be some oversights."
Jian Tanxi said, "I agree."
Hao Yu replied, "Do I have to recount every single detail of what happened today? I don't have the time for that."
Jian Tanxi said, "This is also for our joint effort to pass the level. If we overlook any details and cause the final result to be wrong, we will all die. If you are tired now, you can rest for a while. Then we can take turns telling our experiences so that everyone can hear them."
In order to pass the test, Hao Yu had no choice but to agree.
After everyone rested for an hour, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.
Let's start with Jian Tanxi.
Jian Tanxi said, "After I left home today, I first went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Li Zhicheng. They have a pair of twins..."
Jian Tanxi spoke for more than half an hour before finally finishing. She was sure she hadn't missed anything.
Next, Qin Man said, "In the area I'm responsible for, there are several houses facing the main road, and those houses all run small businesses. I first passed a pancake stall..."
Yang Fulai said impatiently, "Can you get to the point?"
Qin Man calmly responded, "When we were analyzing those fake people just now, we were focusing on the key points. This time, we're going to talk about what we've seen and heard today, not just the key points. Perhaps there are clues hidden in some details. Whether you have the patience or not, please listen, it's for the benefit of all players."
Seeing that Qin Man's words made sense, Yang Fulai had no way to refute them and could only continue to listen.
Qin Man continued, "I first passed a pancake shop, which was run by a woman in her forties. She lived alone with her two children. I observed them for a while, and it seemed like there was nothing wrong with them."
Then I passed by a vegetable vendor, run by an old man. He said all his vegetables were grown by himself…
Several tens of minutes later, Qin Man finished speaking.
Seeing that everyone was getting drowsy, she took out some wake-up pills and gave them to the players.
Yang Fulai and Hao Yu did not take it immediately, but waited until others had taken it and there were no problems before they took it.
After taking the sobering pill, the person instantly became clear-headed.
Then, the other players took turns sharing their experiences.
After they finished speaking, everyone went back to their rooms to sleep.
The next day, it started to drizzle.
Luckily, there were umbrellas inside the house, so everyone went outside with their umbrellas.
Qin Man originally wanted Qu Chen to stay at home, but she was worried that it would be unsafe for Qu Chen to be alone, so she decided to take him out.
Qu Chen was very excited and liked to step into puddles, so Qin Man had to keep pulling him back.
Taking a child out in the rain while also investigating something must be quite tiring.
But there's nothing we can do; this is a dungeon, not the office. Players have to give it their all; those aliens don't care how tired you are.
Today, Jian Tanxi is going to visit Qin Man's area.
When she arrived in Qin Man's area, the first shop she saw was indeed a pancake shop.
However, the shop was not open today.
Jian Tanxi saw the family's child sitting at the door doing their homework and asked, "Where's your mother? Isn't she selling pancakes today?"
The child said, "It's raining today, so my mom said we should take a day off."
Jian Tanxi nodded and then walked towards the second house.
The second shop was run by an old man who sold vegetables. Even though it was raining today, people still came to buy vegetables.
Jian Tanxi watched for a while, didn't find anything unusual, and was about to leave.
But then, a tall and strong middle-aged woman came along and said directly to the old man selling vegetables, "I want to buy some green vegetables."
The old man gave her a bag and told her to fill it herself.
After she finished packing it, she had the old man weigh it.
After weighing it, the old man said, "It's three yuan and two jiao in total."
The middle-aged woman paid and left with the vegetables.
Jian Tanxi hadn't noticed at first, but suddenly felt something was off.
Because the first question people usually ask when buying vegetables is, "How much is it per pound?"
They will only buy after the vendor offers a price.
Moreover, after weighing it, they usually ask how many kilograms it is in total, and then calculate whether the vendor overcharged or undercharged them.
Finally, they usually ask the vendor to give them a discount, round down the price, or give them a couple of bunches of scallions as a freebie.
However, the woman did not do that. She didn't ask any questions, just grabbed some vegetables, and paid the price the vendor quoted without haggling.
Jian Tanxi took a look and asked who the woman from earlier was.
The person next to him said that the woman was from this village and her name was Cai Hongying.
Jian Tanxi remembered the name.
She didn't have time to visit anyone else; she went to Cai Hongying's house first.
Cai Hongying's family is an ordinary family of three; she lives with her husband and daughter.
When Jian Tanxi wanted to come to her house, she warmly welcomed her and told Jian Tanxi to make herself at home.
Cai Hongying was busy in the kitchen, and after a while, the dishes were ready.
She invited Jian Tanxi to eat with her, but Jian Tanxi lied and said she had already eaten.
Jian Tanxi was watching TV on the side, but she was actually secretly observing the family.
After a while, Cai Hongying's husband said, "The vegetables look a bit old today."
Cai Hongying said, "Really? Just eat it as is. I didn't notice when I bought it."
"Don't you usually pick and choose when you buy groceries? But lately, the groceries you buy are a mix of good and bad."
"I forgot to pick out the vegetables; I'll buy better ones next time."
Jian Tanxi listened from the side, and alarm bells immediately went off in her mind.
This Cai Hongying is very likely a fake.
Because her behavior is not only unlike that of an ordinary housewife, but it has also recently changed.
Any sudden change is very likely due to being replaced by a fake.
Just like the old lady Qian whose home was very tidy, she said she didn't remember what her home used to look like.
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