There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game

Although Xu Shuo knew that he wouldn't retain memories after entering the Script World, he, like most players, habitually opened the script to read through the plot.

This was a multiplayer murder mystery script, and indeed as Hong Rao said, there was only a slight change in format.

A super bomb was buried in the abandoned amusement park, and a mysterious figure trapped the players inside, demanding they find the killer of a certain murder case within a set time, or else the entire amusement park would be blown up!

And that slight change in format, was that the soul of the murder victim was in the amusement park, providing clues to the players pursuing the killer.

It looked pretty interesting.

So Xu Shuo didn't mind that slightly eerie element lacking in training potential, and while browsing others' Performed Scripts, listened to Hong Rao who was explaining the plot beside him.

The script didn't require any special props; as long as one wasn't confused by the ghost, that would do, so Xu Shuo bought a flashlight.

"I've queued up the script for you; you can enter the Script Space whenever you've rested," Hong Rao said with a yawn. "I'll be heading back first."

She had been here for almost ten days, just to hear Xu Shuo's firsthand account of what happened in the faction script.

Only that way would she have something to talk about with her friends!

Plus, when they watched the "Free Night" script together, if any student's performance wasn't up to par, she could offer explanations based on Xu Shuo's thoughts at the time!
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Hong Rao left in high spirits.

After she left, Xu Shuo browsed the forum for a while longer, then opened his Player's Handbook and turned to the list of Performed Scripts.

["Free Night" in production.]

Still in production.

Honestly, Xu Shuo felt a bit uneasy.

After all, he felt like he had played a bit recklessly in this script, and if the script included all his scenes—including the part where he pretended to be the New An Bureau chief...

That would be instant social death.

He looked at others' Performed Scripts and found that even the mind-transmitted dialogues could be edited into the Script Space!

For the first time, he earnestly hoped this script would collapse.

They say that editing for a Low Rank script can take as little as half an hour, and at most about an hour, but he and Hong Rao had discussed for so long that probably two hours had passed by now, and the script still wasn't ready.

So... rounded up, it's already been taken down!

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"Why has the editing taken so long this time?"

In another Script Space, Cheng Can's mentor frowned at the list of Performed Scripts, somewhat puzzled.

If a script spans a long period, it's definitely not possible to include all the plot details, otherwise, it would take around ten days to watch.

Therefore, the system would filter out those irrelevant, time-wasting storylines, compressing the script to about two or three hours.

Even simpler scripts end up compressed to half an hour.

Such scripts can truly be said to have no dull moments!

They're all highlights!

That's why so many players are keen to watch other people's Performed Scripts, not only to learn from others' gameplay but also because it's thrilling to watch!

Low Rank scripts, due to their simple plots, are edited quickly.

But this time, it really is taking too long.

Cheng Can rolled on the sofa, muttering under his breath, "Would be best if it's just taken down directly."

The man sitting beside him was covered in sweat. "It's rare to have such a good faction script in the Low Rank, and here you are cursing it to be taken down; is that really necessary?"

Cheng Can stayed silent.

He felt that his performance in this script was extremely poor, almost entirely slacking off, and if it was released, he was certain to be criticized by a crowd.

Right! Those mentors who loved to gather around and point fingers at other people's students!

"By the way, Mr. Wen, was there any scene where the New An Bureau chief appeared?" Cheng Can suddenly thought of something and sat up to ask.

He hadn't watched many "Free Night" scripts, only a few with really good plots, but in none of those did the New An Bureau chief make an appearance.

Not even in mind transmission!

After pondering for a while, the man replied, "He did appear in the grand finale, lying in a nutrient pod."

A powerful player sneaked into the Quantum Laboratory and then, shockingly, discovered that the seemingly invincible New An Bureau chief had already been captured by Long Xunyin!

Cheng Can then asked, "Did he ever wake up?"

Mr. Wen looked at him, puzzled, "If the New An Bureau chief woke up, how would you still play?"

Wouldn't that directly lead to the grand finale?

The world of Chaoyang had a number of scripts produced in the High Rank, and the New An Bureau chief did appear in those plots, virtually indestructible and possessing countless types of superpowers.

If not for the fact that he hardly ever engaged in conflict, scripts probably wouldn't even be produced from that world.

Because everything would have been steamrolled over.

As Cheng Can listened, he fell into deep thought.

He suddenly felt that there was hope for "Free Night" to be taken off the shelves!

But in the next instant, his hopes were dashed when his mentor suddenly spoke up, "Ah, finally finished editing."

Cheng Can looked up sharply to see that "Free Night," which had been under production in his list of Performed Scripts, was now available for viewing!

"It's late, I'm going to sleep first."

He immediately stood up, but his mentor grabbed him and pushed him back down onto the sofa, "Stay put! I'm going to ask you about the plot in a bit."

"Ahhhh..."

Cheng Can hugged his head and slumped into the sofa, wailing.

But avoiding it was useless, because Mr. Wen had already opened the script and had even maliciously pulled up the largest screen and turned the volume to max.

The script began with the customary introduction of characters, followed by the first scene, which showed Yin Banqian fighting fiercely in the underground factory of Paradise Bird.

In this script, unless other players created even bigger plot twists, the opening was basically Delta's escape journey.

Different players could escape in different styles, and there were even unlucky players who died right at the start.

The smart ones would seize the opportunity to ask for inside help, while the foolish ones would end up dead on the spot.

However, Yin Banqian did neither seek help nor die; he caused a ruckus in the underground factory with his own strength, which actually prompted the insiders to spot the problem and contact external aid.

He powered through strongly.

In the faction missions, when players of the full-team faction faced match-up players, the faction needed to gather before they could trigger the main mission, which served as a kind of balancing mechanism.

So, after the three people rescued Yin Banqian from the garbage heap, the next scene was the New An Bureau headquarters teaming up for a meeting.

This time, the Paradise Bird faction was very good at stirring up trouble, and almost most of the plot twists were created by them, while the New An Bureau faction was basically being pushed along.

But their faction responded very well to each challenge.

While Mr. Wen was paying attention to Cheng Can's performance, he also paid extra attention to that rookie.

And then he noticed that the other party was on the fringe of the plot the whole time.

Cheng Can was also on the fringe.

The ones who performed admirably throughout were only the team leader Pianning, who was responsible for command, Yin Banqian, who was the mainstay of strength, and Wei Ya, who was good at connecting teammates.

"It's a good thing you guys didn't go for the idol route, otherwise with your abilities to follow the plot and steal the spotlight, calling you D-list celebrities would be an overestimation," Mr. Wen remarked.

"..." Cheng Can.

Here it came again, he was about to be barraged with a belly full of complaints!

"And why did you directly use your Character Card here? Your ability is to pass through objects, isn't that an immunity to physical attacks? What were you afraid of? You could have ambushed him when he got close!"

"..." Cheng Can.

"With your strength, you could have taken on this Robert, you need to have more confidence in yourself!"

"..." Cheng Can.

"Just a few members of the Inspection Team and you're chased like this?!"

"..." Cheng Can.

"Wait, why are you still wearing the helmet?"

"..." Cheng Can.

So, this was why Cheng Can didn't like watching his own Performed Scripts with his mentor.

Although Mr. Wen seemed like a very composed mentor on the surface, in reality, he loved to continuously chatter while watching movies!

This situation was colloquially known as nagging.

Cheng Can himself couldn't understand how there could be so many things for the other person to nag about.

Just as the script was nearing its end, Mr. Wen suddenly clicked on the progress bar to check and muttered with a frown, "How come this new student, Hong Rao, has less than ten minutes of screen time when you add it all up?"

Cheng Can didn't think it was a big deal, "Ten players, so many scenes, getting ten minutes of plot time in two hours is already quite good."

He himself also had about that much screen time.

After all, he was really slacking off the whole time.

The finale was him sleeping through it.

Xu Shuo's part ended after he split up with Cheng Can, and he simply disappeared without trace, while Cheng Can's part also ended after he stepped into the three-hundredth floor with the device for Superluminal Particle Fluctuation.

The focal point of the ending was the fierce battle between the New An Bureau and Paradise Bird factions outside the Technology Building, with the New An Bureau gaining a slight upper hand in the end.

But with the appearance of Bai Mufei's figure, it was the Paradise Bird faction who strutted with high spirits into the opened doors of the Technology Building first.

Then, with a scene change, an enraged Long Xunyin, controlling the Quantum Field, went on a killing spree.

And finally — black screen END.

Mr. Wen: "???"

Cheng Can: "…?"

What the heck, was this... an unfinished ending?!

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