Chapter 215
After Xiao Jingxi’s seemingly “well-reasoned” analysis, quite a few people’s judgments were indeed affected.
But Lai Bingxuan stood up and voiced a third speculation.
“Didn’t you all notice how unusually close Xiao Jingxi and Xu Shuangrong have been? At the end of last season they even had a falling-out, yet today they’ve been stuck together the whole time. I think they’re the moles!”
“…?”
Xiao Jingxi choked for a moment. “When exactly did Xu Shuangrong and I ever have a chance to complete a mission?”
“How could you not? You two have been whispering to each other constantly—I saw it with my own eyes just now.” Lai Bingxuan’s voice rose.
Xu Shuangrong hurried to explain in a gentle tone.
“That’s not it. It’s just that my reasoning skills are poor, so I asked Jingxi to help me judge. I promised him that if my report succeeded, I’d split half the prize with him. Please don’t misunderstand Jingxi because of that.”
As she spoke, she gave Xiao Jingxi a deeply guilty look.
Xiao Jingxi gave a low hum in response.
“Miss Lai, don’t get sidetracked. Right now it’s obvious Xie Mi and Yu Jinzhe are the moles.”
Lai Bingxuan rolled her eyes. “I stick with my guess.”
Xiao Jingxi: “…”
The situation instantly became chaotic, with everyone having their own target of suspicion.
Which was exactly what Xie Mi wanted to see. From the very start she had exchanged a glance with Shen Moqing—their whole strategy this round was to stir the waters.
After two rounds, it was time for a break.
The guests took the park’s tour tram to the amusement park restaurant, where they enjoyed a lavish lunch.
Even during the meal, the debate over the “secret couple’s” identity raged on.
To prevent leaks of the mole identities online, the production team had forbidden phones all day; the guests could only check the time and communicate using waterproof smartwatches provided by the show.
At this time, Xie Mi and Shen Moqing received the final mission for the secret couple.
[Secret Couple Mission 3: Unlock three different types of hugs. Complete this task during the next round.]
[!!!!!]
[The directors must be Xie x Shen CP fans!]
[No wonder they said interactions would upgrade in Season 2—this is straight up intense right from the start. I love it!]
[Even the crew can’t stand Old Xie’s blockhead act anymore and decided to push him!]
[Using Old Xie’s competitive streak to spark interactions—the production team gets it.]
[Yesss!!]
Seeing the message on the watch, the corners of Shen Moqing’s lips curved in a subtle smile.
But noticing Xie Mi’s resentful gaze, he showed a troubled expression and helplessly shook his head at her.
Their eyes met, silently conversing.
Xie Mi: [I suspect the production team is deliberately messing with us.]
Shen Moqing: [That’s really too much.]
Xie Mi: [But even so, we have to finish the task!]
Shen Moqing: [Isn’t it too difficult? Maybe we should just let it go.]
Xie Mi: [No way! Xie family women never admit defeat!]
Xie Mi: [Old Shen, hang in there—we will win this!]
Shen Moqing: [All right then.]
Shen Moqing outwardly: All right then.
Shen Moqing inwardly: Perfect.
“Break time is over. Now we’re moving on to today’s final game! This game will cover the entire water park—you can hide anywhere as long as you don’t leave the grounds!”
“The game is—Heart-Rate Hide-and-Seek.”
“All eight guests must find hiding spots. Every twenty minutes, the production will designate one person as the ghost. The ghost’s job is to find others.”
“To eliminate someone, you must make their heart rate reach 120. That counts as a successful elimination.”
“For each elimination, the ghost earns 5,000 yuan in living funds. If you are eliminated, you lose 5,000 yuan.”
“Meanwhile, hidden around the park are [Living Fund Coupons] of various amounts. Guests hiding can search for them and redeem them for living funds at the end.”
[Hide-and-seek in such a huge water park—I can’t even imagine how thrilling this will be]
[I still vividly remember the GPS hide-and-seek last time. Will the ‘Burial Sister’ and ‘Sea Burial Brother’ create another iconic scene?]
[Burial Sis and Sea Burial Bro are supposed to hug today [heart hands]]
[I’m so looking forward to this!]
After the rules were explained, someone raised a question.
“So, every twenty minutes one person becomes the ghost—does that mean everyone will eventually get the chance?” Xu Shuangrong asked.
Director Niu: “Yes, so you have to plan ahead. For example, when it’s the 19th minute, you should already be considering where to hide.”
Qiu Chengye frowned. “But even if you find someone, you still have to get their heart rate to 120 to eliminate them. What about those with steady heart rates?”
Like Xie Mi.
From his observation, ever since she joined the show, Xie Mi’s heart rate had never gone above 120!
“Good question.”
Director Niu smiled mysteriously. “That’s why I chose this location. Look behind you—this water park has all kinds of thrilling attractions. As I said, you may use any method to get the target’s heart rate to 120. Any method.”
With such a heavy-handed hint, everyone instantly understood.
So basically—anything goes.
“All right, rules explained. Please put on your heart-rate monitoring rings, then enter the grounds to hide. After ten minutes I’ll assign the first ghost.”
“Countdown—ten minutes start now!”
At the cue, everyone bolted.
Because no one knew who the first ghost would be, they all decided to hide alone—otherwise, if the person beside them turned out to be the ghost, they’d be walking into the tiger’s jaws.
To avoid suspicion, Xie Mi and Shen Moqing also split and headed in different directions.
Ten minutes later, the director team sent the first ghost info to everyone’s watches.
[Director Team]: Congratulations to Liu Woxing, you are the first ghost. Begin your hunt.
A surprising result—even Liu Woxing herself was stunned.
[Liu Woxing as the starter ghost? Oh no, it’s doomed]
[If I were one of the others, I wouldn’t even hide. I’d just relax and look for coupons—she won’t catch anyone anyway]
[Wait, is everyone really underestimating my Sister Liu this much? Okay, fine, I’m worried too]
[Come on Woxing! Charge!!]
After a brief daze, Liu Woxing quickly pulled herself together, accepted the role, and stepped out from her hiding spot to start the hunt.
She first recalled which direction each person had run off in, then decisively chose one direction to pursue.
Everyone thought of her as a refined young lady who would never act out of line—even in last season’s competitive games she had seemed that way.
But this time, she completely overturned their expectations.
[Holy crap holy crap holy crap, how is she running that fast?!]
[Wait sis, you… huh?!]
[Sister Liu has gone feral!!]
On the livestream feed, Liu Woxing was seen sprinting wildly under the blazing sun.
Yes—sprinting.
Unlike her usual careful, graceful jogs, this time she was completely unrestrained, arms and legs swinging wide. Even when she slipped into the water and fell, she immediately scrambled up, pushed her wet hair back, and kept charging forward.
With the paparazzi-like sharp instincts she had honed, she instantly locked onto a figure hiding atop the giant waterslide.
