Trembling At A High Altitude

"Huang Xun is a traitor, there's no objection, right?" Anna, dressed as Sunglasses Woman, asked everyone.

"None." Everyone shook their heads together.

"Who is the Underground Worker?" Anna asked the crowd again.

"Not me." Elsa, the one in the office lady's role, quickly waved her hands.

"I'm not either." Daisy, playing the role of the young girl, also denied it.

"Nor am I." Gao Fei shrugged his shoulders and then looked towards Li Teng.

"Don't look at me, I'm not either," Li Teng shook his head.

"No one's going to admit that, right? But I feel... he's the most likely," Elsa said with a smile, pointing at Li Teng.

"I think so too." Daisy agreed with Elsa's opinion.

"Of course, the first scene had him hit by a car, the second scene, he plays the ghost and gets killed. Anyway, the key figure is definitely him, no doubt," Anna glanced at Li Teng.

"What am I supposed to say about you people? With a one in five chance, why would it be me?" Li Teng said with a helpless expression.

"Actually, I already know who is the Underground Worker, but forget it, if nobody admits it, then I'm not going to say. Alright, if he's the Underground Worker, then who is the Liar?" Anna looked around at everyone again.

Of course, no one admitted it.

"I have a question for everyone," Li Teng started to speak.

"What's the question?" Everyone turned their attention to Li Teng.

"Do you all think I am the smartest? The most handsome?" Li Teng asked with a serious expression.

"That's two questions, can't you ask them separately?" Sunglasses Woman Anna reminded Li Teng.

"Haha... you're definitely more handsome than Gao Fei, Huang Xun," Elsa laughed.

"Big brother, in my heart, you're the smartest, most handsome one," Daisy said with an exaggeratedly flirtatious expression.

"Bro, if you have to think that way, I support your view," Gao Fei joined in.

"Not quite the answer I was expecting, then forget it," Li Teng frowned.

"What cunning plan have you thought up now? Speak up," Anna urged Li Teng.

"Nothing much, if you think I'm the smartest, most handsome, then all of you reveal your identities, and let me plan and arrange how to deal with those three traitors later. Otherwise, if we lose, all the points we earned earlier will be wiped clean. If the balance is insufficient, you'll turn into a wax figure directly," Li Teng persuaded the crowd.

The people glanced at Li Teng, but no one responded to him.

"You guys... sigh," Li Teng sighed.

"I am not an Underground Worker, nor am I a Liar, my clue is..." Gao Fei hesitated for a moment but was about to reveal his identity to everyone.

But halfway through, Li Teng covered his mouth.

"Since they're not saying anything, you better just tell me quietly after we get off the bus," Li Teng said to Gao Fei.

"Alright." Gao Fei, hearing what Li Teng had to say, didn't publicly speak out anymore.

"What do we do if we get tortured by the three traitors later?" The young girl asked the crowd with some concern.

"Let's still try our best to win. There shouldn't be much left in his account. If we lose, his death is certain, and he won't even have the chance to go to the Hell Theater Troupe," Sunglasses Woman glanced at Li Teng and said to the crowd.

"What if I just blow myself up?" Li Teng came up with an idea.

"If you blow yourself up, it's very risky. There are three possibilities."

"First: The Traitor Leader's account balance is below 100 points, which is the best outcome. Your self-destruction causes his points to go negative, he gets wax-sealed, the scenario halts, and you go to Hell."

"Second: The Traitor Leader's account balance is over 100 points, the storyline continues, the two-hour shooting ends, he doesn't find the Underground Worker, kills the wrong person, our camp wins, and you go to Hell with the killed."

"Third: The Traitor Leader's account balance is over 100 points, the storyline continues, he kills the right one, our camp loses the confrontation, the killed goes to Hell, you go to Hell, and if your points go negative, you'll be wax-sealed directly."

"Let's add another possibility, you're the Underground Worker, you blow yourself up, and if he kills you too, you get wax-sealed directly."

"So, blowing yourself up is the worst choice."

"But if you don't blow yourself up, there's still a big chance he'll kill you. If he can't figure out who the Underground Worker is from the clues, he may still choose to kill you, because after he returns, he has a 100-point bounty in the guild that can cover the losses, and you go to Hell either way."

"Whatever happens, it's going to be tough for you to survive this round," Sunglasses Woman Anna concluded her analysis of Li Teng's predicament.

"Is it that serious?" Daisy's eyes widened with shock.

"Damn! Why does it sound like a death sentence once you analyze it?" Gao Fei cursed.

"No, that's if he blows himself up. If he doesn't, and the Underground Worker is someone else, and the Traitor Leader makes a mistake and doesn't kill him but kills someone else instead, then he's totally fine. Of course, that's really unlikely," Anna shook her head.

"Does that mean the best outcome for us is if he alone gets wax-sealed, or goes to Hell?" Elsa chimed in.

"It seems so," Anna looked at everyone.

"Why does it feel like this shoot is targeting him again?" Elsa looked at Li Teng with a face full of sympathy.

"So, that's probably why he's so eager to get clues out of us. He's smart, and he has already calculated the ins and outs of the situation. Perhaps the clues each of us has in hand is not enough to infer who the Underground Worker is, but once combined, the result becomes very clear," Anna made everything crystal clear.

"Forget it, I was not counting on any of you to help me, I might as well die alone and not drag you down," Li Teng stood up and ran to sit at the back of the bus.

"He's really so pitiful," Elsa muttered under her breath.

"We can't help him. It's up to him how to break free now, let's see what he can come up with to turn the situation around," Anna sighed.