Chapter 166 The Good Old Man



After organizing the information provided by the think tank at her desk, Yin Zhu saw that there was still extra time before lights out, so she propped her head up and began to think about the various experiences she had had that day.

Upon calming down and reviewing the situation, Yin Zhu noticed several suspicious points.

First, upon waking up, she experienced a long period of mental blankness, even needing to check her phone to remember what she was supposed to do. Yin Zhu had been living in Sin City for almost two weeks, and this kind of forgetfulness was a first for her.

This is not a good sign. Forgetting means that Yin Zhu may break the rules without realizing it, thus becoming contaminated. The situation will then snowball, becoming more and more confused as she becomes contaminated, leading to more rule violations, and ultimately making her one of the "elderly" in the nursing home.

Secondly, there is Yin Zhu's attitude towards her colleagues.

In theory, Yin Zhu harbors a wary attitude towards all the natives of Sin City, regardless of whether they appear friendly, hostile, worshipful, or brave. Essentially, Yin Zhu speaks to them in a way that suits each individual, adapting his language to their own situation.

Yin Zhu only needed to create an image for others to see, one that would be beneficial to her future actions. As for whether this image was contradictory—as long as she didn't run into acquaintances, no one would notice the problem. However, at the office, Yin Zhu genuinely believed that her colleagues were very nice, to the point that even her usual vigilance noticeably decreased.

This is a very troublesome problem. Whether it's because the office has a holder of the pink talent skill or for some other reason, Yin Zhu has a chance of messing things up because of it.

Of the several scenarios provided by the think tank, two involved colleagues.

One possibility is being taken down by a new colleague. Yin Zhu would be aware of this, so let's leave it aside for now.

Another case is very similar to Yin Zhu's situation. That chosen one also had great goodwill towards his colleagues. Out of trust, he was tricked by a colleague into making a phone call to the office outside of working hours. As a result, he was chased to the rooftop by a dark figure outside the window.

Once it was safe, the chosen one, seeing that it was already dawn, went straight to work. Because he hadn't slept all night, his mental state was poor, so much so that he believed the white-robed old man's lies the next day. If it weren't for his own potential and the timely reminder from his country's think tank, this chosen one would probably already be betrothed by Death.

Neither the old man in white nor the old man in red are human.

This information was provided by the think tank through live streams from other chosen ones. The old man in white is skilled at deceiving his employees, while the old man in red is violent and bloodthirsty; the former can escape danger as long as he doesn't believe it, while the latter is dangerous to approach when alone.

When the elderly people are gathered together, they don't show much abnormality; they all seem like ordinary old people. But once they are alone, the elderly people in white and red begin to show their strange behavior.

From the interactions of the background characters in the Chosen One's live stream, Li Tailan noticed that the white-robed old man was afraid of fire, while the red-robed old man was the opposite, always trying to start fires. Even though he was stopped by other employees each time, the red-robed old man would still wear a strange smile and look for the next opportunity.

If a chosen one is alone with the old man in red, the old man will display a strong desire to attack. Fortunately, these chosen ones are not to be underestimated; those who are vigilant have mostly avoided it, and those who are not... don't need the Dragon Kingdom to remind them.

The think tank of the Dragon Kingdom even noticed from the screen recording that the old man's clothes would change color over time.

Let's take Jennifer as an example again. She has now become a drowsy old woman in a nursing home. Although she has barely escaped being murdered, she looks like she would step into the gates of hell with just one more step; or perhaps her soul has already stepped in, and what is alive now is just an empty shell.

However, since she hasn't really been eliminated yet, viewers can still watch the nursing home through her live stream.

On her first day at the nursing home, the elderly residents' clothes were still brightly colored, each one like a colorful butterfly. However, once she too became elderly, the clothes of the others began to fade or become stained red.

Fortunately, Jennifer has never been alone with any elderly person; she has always been in groups of three or five.

When Jennifer is in the same space as the elderly man in red and white clothes, the elderly man in white will clearly be afraid of the elderly man in red and will try to get Jennifer to go away from the elderly man in red with them, wanting to be alone with Jennifer.

The old man in red was different; he seemed more interested in the old man in white than Jennifer, but because there was a third party present, he didn't tear him to pieces on the spot.

Because of the abundance of information, the think tank also discovered the reason why ordinary elderly people turn into red-clothed or white-clothed elderly people: when the elderly do not join any activity groups, their clothes will start to turn white, initially just a small patch, but over time more and more, until their entire clothes turn white; when the elderly have arguments with others and exhibit destructive behavior, their clothes will show a trend of turning red.

Each time the nursing home staff intervened to prevent conflict among the elderly, they only slowed the trend, not completely stopped the change. One can only imagine what kind of scene would unfold during the sacrificial performance.

As an aside, when the elderly people's clothing turns completely red or white, they actually behave "more normally" than before. When moving around in a crowd, they are no longer withdrawn or violent, as if they have turned over a new leaf and become the kind, tolerant, knowledgeable, and leisurely elderly people that are traditionally considered good.

All of the above was summarized by Anzhi in the shortest possible time so that it could be conveyed to Yinzhu in the shortest possible time.

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