After all, the method by which the fake humans infected others had already been exposed—by touching other people's wristbands to infect them. The eliminated contestants had already taught the remaining participants a lesson, and everyone was extremely wary of anyone getting close to their wristbands.
However, during the evidence search, it's impossible to avoid the possibility of the bracelet being accidentally touched, leading to infection. After all, everyone's mission is to create the serum and escape the plague hospital.
But the fake humans are different. Brother Xu is certain their mission is different from everyone else's. They won't be infected themselves, and they need to infect others, so one of their missions must be infecting others. Another mission might be to stop or sabotage the serum's mission.
Because they are not susceptible to infection, they are not as wary of their own bracelets as others, and the fake people will pay more attention to the bracelets of other people around them.
He appeared to be searching for evidence like everyone else in the group, but he kept glancing out of the corner of his eye at those who weren't diligently searching and those whose eyes were unconsciously glancing at other people's wristbands. He roughly estimated that there weren't many suspects; out of their twenty-odd people, there were only five suspects, and these five were probably not all imposters. This number was within his control.
However, he didn't tell his teammates any of this. If he told them how many of them were imposters, it would create chaos and delay the evidence collection. So, Brother Xu kept a close watch in secret.
Once the evidence is collected on the floor below, he will regroup into teams, grouping the suspects together for further observation, and ultimately identify the imposters in his team. However, until then, Brother Xu can only try to prevent these suspects from approaching others, minimizing the number of people eliminated due to infection.
After all, the venue is huge. Finding the serum's production method and the only correct exit within 24 hours is definitely not enough for one person to do alone. Brother Xu wants to win the championship and the 50 million prize, so he needs a lot of manpower.
However, Xu Ge wasn't so sure about the two people on the other side who wanted to join them and go solo. After all, most people without special identities would want to join a larger group for safety from the start, and he had noticed these two from the beginning, as they had been on this floor for some time.
Brother Xu noticed that the two weren't seriously searching for evidence. Moreover, they were walking one after the other, neither of them wasting their time. One of them was casually peeking into the room from the corridor, while the other followed behind without going into the room to search. If these two weren't up to something, then Brother Xu's years of experience would have been wasted.
When Brother Xu noticed the two, he paid special attention to the distance between them and his team. However, he did not speculate too much about their identities, since it was possible that the two were acquaintances with connections and did not trust each other to cooperate with others.
He initially thought the two were just wandering around because of their status, but when he asked them, they both said they were ordinary people, which made things very suspicious. The fact that this pretty boy kept trying to get closer after being rejected only fueled the problem. He needed manpower, but not just anyone; he wouldn't hire someone he knew was problematic.
Besides, they might both be imposters trying to infiltrate the team and infect the others. No, he can't let them in. He came to this show for the prize money, not to play around. Time is so tight; he doesn't have time to guard against imposters and risk being eliminated.
Therefore, Brother Xu firmly rejected the two of them.
"You guys go to other teams, we don't need any more people."
Others tried to persuade him, but Brother Xu interrupted them directly, "Everyone, think about the purpose of our participation in this program. If we put the fake person into the team, then the prize money is gone."
The group quieted down, stopped trying to persuade them, and continued searching the other rooms.
There were many staff members in the monitoring room. Several people were responsible for a large display screen in a certain area. Zhang Fan sat in the middle and looked back and forth between several large screens, taking notes on the areas and key points of the footage as he watched.
Lin Xiaoxiao, sitting among the crowd, felt like yawning, but she managed to hold it in. After all, she had gotten up at five o'clock that day, and getting up early really made her stupid all day. There were so many small screens on this big display screen, and there were still a lot of people in the room. Almost every shot showed someone looking up information, and there wasn't anything particularly exciting, so she was feeling a little sleepy.
Zhang Nan, who was rejected on the other side, did not seem discouraged and remained standing near Xu Ge's team.
"Are you really not going to reconsider?"
In such a short time, with so many people, they still hadn't found any clues or props, and these two suspicious people were still entangled with them. Brother Xu was getting annoyed, and his tone became much harsher, "Not considering it!"
Being rejected again didn't seem to discourage Zhang Nan; he even smiled slightly, saying, "Sometimes having more people around doesn't necessarily help."
Although this pretty boy has issues, his statement clearly carries a deeper meaning; it could be a clue, or it could be a trap. However, Brother Xu is not an arrogant or self-willed person.
Xu Ge stopped, looking intently at Zhang Nan. "Do you have a lead?"
Zhang Nan said with a smile, "Of course."
Wang Quan, standing behind Zhang Nan, was shocked. Hadn't he been with Zhang Nan the whole time? He hadn't seen Zhang Nan rummaging through anything, and they had only just come in. How could there be clues? Was Zhang Nan lying? There was no need for him to tell such an obviously obvious lie just to join the team! And if the other side saw through it, they would definitely think that they were both imposters, and then he would be exposed.
Wang Quan quickly interjected, "Zhang Nan, how about we call it quits?"
However, neither Xu Ge nor Zhang Nan paid any attention to Wang Quan behind them.
Finally, after the two men locked eyes, Brother Xu spoke first, "If you can provide real and valid clues, you can join us."
Zhang Nan answered confidently, "Of course."
Wang Quan was a little flustered, and even more uneasy.
Zhang Nan didn't keep you in suspense, "You should have noticed the locked cabinets in these rooms, right? They're combination locks."
Upon hearing this, Brother Xu realized that Zhang Nan wasn't joking and genuinely knew the clues.
"The password isn't in the ward; it's in the hospital bulletin boards, regulations, and posters on the walls of the corridor."
Xu Ge suddenly looked at the poster on the wall and, upon closer inspection, found a hidden number in the corner, confirming that the clue was genuine.
Zhang Nan, however, remained calm and continued, "I can tell you the passwords for these cabinets directly. The password for the cabinet in front of you is 031. You can try it first and then decide whether you want us to join."
Xu Ge's guard had mostly dissipated by this point. Regardless of what the other party's conspiracy was, the combination to this cabinet could now prove the authenticity of their clues.
Xu didn't answer. He turned the combination lock in his hand, and after the third number matched, a crisp click sounded, and the lock opened. Inside the cabinet was a medical record of a man named Qian Tianming.
After receiving the medical record, Brother Xu no longer hesitated, stood up, walked forward, and extended his hand to Zhang Nan. "Welcome to join us. Just call me Brother Xu. Young man, what's your name?"
Zhang Nan's smile widened. "My name is Zhang Nan, and this is my friend Wang Quan."
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