Shen Mu touched No. 8’s still moist hair, with No. 8 obediently rubbed against Shen Mu’s palm with his hair. Shen Mu’s heart was filled with mixed feelings, and even more so giving rise to a gust of fury from the bottom of his heart: not counting how he was drawn into this lousy game despite his memory loss, No. 8 was obviously not in a normal state. He doesn’t even have the most basic living ability, let alone judgment and reflection. Letting people like him participate in the game, is it any different from direct murder?
Taking a deep breath, Shen Mu suppressed the obscure fire in his heart. What’s done is done, no matter what one cannot lose their head.
After calming down, Shen Mu suddenly thought of a question: How did No. 8 get in the swimming pool?
Shen Mu met the ignorant gaze of No. 8’s for a while.
“Do you know how you appeared in the swimming pool?”
……
Sure enough……
But after calming down, Shen Mu’s thoughts gradually became clearer, and many doubtful points were also discovered one after the other: No. 8 did not even know how to open the door, how was the door opened, not to mention also knowing to close the door and run to the other side of the pool? No. 8 was on the other side of the pool, away from the door. The pool practically occupied the entire room, wanting to go to the opposite side he must detour along the edge, which was easy for normal people, but to No. 8, it was as hard as ascending to heaven……
Could it be that…Shen Mu suddenly had a bold new idea. Could it be that No. 8 was transmitted to the swimming pool at the very beginning? Was this a transmission bug?
Judging from the various indicators at the scene, although this kind of speculation was bold, it may well be true!
Only… Shen Mu also felt that it was inconceivable, Suspended Life Game, this kind of game possessing supernatural powers will also have BUGs?
The current clues were still too lacking. It was almost seven o’clock, he did not know what the circumstances were downstairs after he left, and must go down to have a look.
In any case… “In any case, I will not let you be voted out in this round due to this kind of reason.” Shen Mu once again held No. 8’s already somewhat warm hand, “Let’s go down.”
After Shen Mu and Zhang Ji left, due to Li Fengmei and Yang Ge’s words, Lin Huiru began to talk about Shen Mu’s “glorious deeds”: Shen Mu and her were both from the 16th graduate class of BaiYan University and they were also from the same club——members of the Photography Club. During the club meeting before the summer vacation, Shen Mu confessed to the new president of the Photography Club, a junior who was younger than himself by a year, Su Yingxing. He expressed his love in the presence of more than 50 new and old club members. It was spread all over the school on the Moments’ school network forum with the members of the club making full use of their special skills.
Listening up to here, everyone present looked a little strange, as if they wanted to laugh but also did not dare to laugh.
Seeing that no one was agreeing with her explosive allegations, Lin Huiru was somewhat anxious: “Don’t you guys feel it’s disgusting?! How can a man have the nerve to say that his love was a man in a public place with numerous people! Yang Ge, don’t pretend, if he confessed to you, you dare say that it is not disgusting?”
“Uh…” Yang Ge, being specifically mentioned, felt a bit awkward. “It’s not that bad, just directly reject it.”
“I don’t feel that it’s very good…” Jiang Shuyi said, “This should have been said to the president secretly…it should not have been said in the presence of others…”
“Then if the president was a girl, would you still think so? “Li Fengmei suddenly said.
“Girls are not the same as boys…” Jiang Shuyi said, but looking at Li Fengmei’s manner of smiling yet not smiling, her voice softened.
“Humph, did you guys think that this was over just like that?” Unsatisfied with everyone’s response, Lin Huiru increased the strength of the explosive allegations. “After being rejected, he didn’t go to class. He harassed Yingxing several times in the name of club activities. After being completely rejected, he skipped class every day, going to internet cafes to play games and drink alcohol. At the end of the semester, he failed 4 courses out of 6 courses, and was warned by the school…” Speaking here, Lin Huiru’s expression of loathing deepened. “It had spread all over the school forum, the whole school was discussing about it, and several threads have been created. Wouldn’t you feel ashamed?”
“Do you like President Su Yingxing?” Li Fengmei asked, also turning to look at Yang Ge, seeming very interested.
“I…you!” Lin Huiru stammered for a second, her complexion becoming even worse.
“This doesn’t count as much!” Liu Bo, who had always been quiet, suddenly spoke, and his voice was somewhat agitated, “Isn’t it just a confession, will you not let others be sad if they fail? What’s wrong with drinking and playing games, you still have to give people time to recover? What do other people failing have to do with you! With the current situation, you are still talking about these things!”
“Yeah, Huiru.” Yang Ge also persuaded, “Now is not the time to say these things, moreover, to confess to someone you like is not something shameful. His inclination is innate, it is not limited to being only between men and women… “Seeing that Lin Huiru opened her mouth, wanting to say something, Yang Ge continued to say, “Furthermore, we are currently in a strange territory. If you and Shen Mu draw a card that is on the same side, your dislike towards him will also affect your victory.”
Yang Ge’s last sentence seemed to have convinced Lin Huiru, and although she was unwilling, Lin Huiru also did not say anything again. Jiang Shuyi’s face paled when Yang Ge spoke up for Shen Mu, and she seemed to regret the inappropriate words she had just said.
“Huh?” Li Xuesong, who had always been quiet, suddenly appeared surprised. “Little girl? Are you also a player participating in the preliminaries?”
Hearing Li Xuesong say this, everyone, one by one, turned towards the door in surprise. A little girl around 10 years old was hiding halfway outside and seemed to be a little scared. Seeing that everyone discovered her, she hesitantly walked over. It seemed that everyone else was an “adult”, which made her even more uneasy.
Part 2:
Li Xuesong softly placated the little girl, and perhaps due to being experienced from having a sister, Li Xuesong’s placation was very effective. The little girl’s vigilance towards the crowd seemingly vanished: “My name is Kexin.”
At this time, the sound of footsteps once again sounded in the doorway. Zhang Ji appeared at the door, followed by another boy behind him, with a short stature of less than 1.7 meters. His eyes were narrowed as he continuously yawned, seeming as though he had no vitality, like…he had just woken up.
Zhang Ji was also slightly speechless: “This is No. 5, Sun Jieqing.”
Sun Jieqing somewhat dazedly said: ” Hello, I am No. 5 ha-… yawn.”
A pile of black lines dropped on the heads of everyone present.
But Kexin couldn’t resist asking: “Brother No. 5, don’t tell me you just got up?”
Zhang Ji said helplessly: “That’s exactly it…At first, Shen Mu and I knocked on the door for a long time but no one came. Afterwards, when I came down from the second floor, I also looked through the small garden at the rear of the lounge on the first floor, and there was no one there. Once again going back to knock on the No. 5 door on the first floor, I didn’t expect that he was unexpectedly sleeping.”
” I’m sorry ah.” Sun Jieqing’s apology expressed more tiredness than regret.
“But …how were you able to fall asleep?” Kexin asked a question that a majority of the people in the room were thinking.
“Little sister, if you don’t sleep well then you won’t be able to grow tall.” Sun Jieqing said seriously.
Hearing Sun Jieqing’s words, Kexin observed Sun Jieqing’s height, before silently turning her head away.
……
Shen Mu held No. 8’s hand and led him down the stairs step by step, feeling his icy hand changing to become slightly cool, but never becoming warm. If he held No. 8’s hand and pulled him to walk or even run, he would have no problems at all. But if he just let him follow, he would just dazedly stand there, completely not knowing what to do.
Walking to the entrance of the lounge, indistinct noises travelled out from the lounge, and it seemed that more people had arrived.
Shen Mu and No. 8 walked into the lounge, finding that Zhang Ji had already returned. There were two more people present at the scene, a short boy and a… a little girl?
This broken system is really inhumane ah. Amnesiac people, retarded people, and even children are not let off. Maybe there’ll be babies next time, Shen Mu coldly ridiculed in his heart.
“These two are?” Shen Mu rushed to ask first, calculating in his mind on how to introduce No. 8 to reduce the possibility of him being voted out in the first round.
Should he say that No. 8 was a normal person, but due to a system BUG transmission problem, transferred the person to the swimming pool, and his brain was also affected. Currently, he was still delirious. Or should he say that No. 8 had an abnormal state of mind but was still pulled into this broken game, will this make it more acceptable and cause others to be sympathetic?
Although the explanation could only be said to be his own speculation, but when other people do not yet have a judgement on this matter, a reasonable explanation will make a strong first impression and people will subconsciously be willing to believe it.
Zhang Huan introduced Sun Jieqing and Kexin to Shen Mu. Sun Jieqing dazedly gave a greeting: “Hello.” But Kexin turned her head and ran behind Li Fengmei in two steps, not wanting to talk at all.
“Haha, even little girls hate you!” Lin Huiru immediately taunted.
“Shen Mu, after not seeing you for a while, why do you look like a drowned rat?” Yang Ge said half-jokingly, as he looked at Shen Mu’s semi-dried hair and clothes.
“This is player No. 8.” Shen Mu did not pay attention to Lin Huiru, thinking for a while, and finally chose the system transmission explanation.
Both himself and No. 8 were wet and although No. 8 had changed clothes, neither of them had particularly short hair. Even after being wiped with towels for a long time, it was difficult to dry it completely. He could say that he took a shower to calm down, but could he have pressed down No. 8 to wash his hair too? Moreover, the swimming pool was right next to No. 8’s room. Deliberately concealing the matter of entering the pool will cause others to become doubtful.
If it was said that No. 8 had this foolish appearance before being selected for the game, it would be easy to see through——once No. 8 was left on his own, it will be discovered that No. 8 wouldn’t have been able to walk to the pool from the room independently. Although the reason of the system BUG sounds inconceivable, everyone still doesn’t have an understanding on what type of existence the Suspended Life Game was, so even if they are suspicious, they won’t completely not believe it.
Shen Mu explained the circumstances under which he encountered No. 8 and explained his own speculation regarding the system. After listening, everyone had different expressions——skeptical, sympathetic, thoughtful, expressionless…
Lin Huiru had disbelief written across her face: “BUG? Who are you trying to trick? Why didn’t we experience this? It just happened to be you that met him?” Lin Huiru stared at Shen Mu holding No. 8’s hand, before looking at No. 8’s remarkable face, feeling even more so that Shen Mu had an unspeakable objective.
No. 8 was indeed very good-looking, not that kind of flamboyant beauty, nor was he feminine. Instead he was very dashing with a few points of coldness, and this coldness transforms into docileness with his ignorant expression. Her heart was filled with disgust and suspicions, but Lin Huiru also couldn’t help but look at him a few more times.
Huh? How come I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere before?
After a few more glances, Lin Huiru actually had more doubts, but after carefully thinking about it, she did not have an impression.
“It’s already 7:15.” Li Fengmei suddenly interrupted everyone’s respective thoughts. “There is another person…No. 6, who hasn’t arrived yet.”
Timeless Translations 
Hmmm… Is that… ML? Thx for the chapter~~
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