God's imitator

Chapter 543 Suspected Infected Persons

Huang Shengjie and Zhou Xiaoying could only line up behind Zhang Yuan and Qian Li respectively, while Du Peng awkwardly gave up queuing.

According to the game rules, each vending machine has two bottles of medicine, and each player is limited to purchasing one bottle.

Therefore, only four players can obtain the medicine in each round of the game.

Qian Li quickly completed her purchase, took the medicine without saying a word, and left the vending machine.

Zhou Xiaoying, who was queuing behind her, came to the vending machine and prepared to insert her medical card to buy medicine.

However, at this moment, Huang Shengjie suddenly realized that something was wrong, because Qian Li's game in this round was quite abnormal.

He suddenly realized: "Wait, don't buy it yet!"

Zhou Xiaoying was startled. She looked at Huang Shengjie with some confusion and was stunned for a moment.

Why?

Huang Shengjie pointed at Qian Li: "Didn't you notice? Her condition is clearly wrong, she's an 'infected person'!"

Everyone turned to look at Qian Li.

Qian Li, who had already bought the medicine, had tried to stay away from the crowd and minimize her presence, but at this moment she was suddenly exposed to the spotlight.

She was visibly flustered.

On the surface, Qian Li seemed to be fine and did not appear to have just suffered severe pain, but upon closer inspection, some unusual details could be found.

Her eyes were a little red and swollen, and there were some fine water droplets on her temples, but her face was clean and there was no sweat on her forehead.

Not only that, her body seemed to be trembling slightly, whether from nervousness or some other reason, it was unclear.

Facing the suspicious gazes of the crowd, Qian Li lost her composure and pointed at Huang Shengjie: "You're talking nonsense! Don't make false accusations! I think you're the infected one, you're crying wolf!"

Huang Shengjie questioned, "Among us, you were the last to come out of the room, and you went straight to the vending machine after you came out."

"Your eyes are red and swollen, and there are water droplets on your temples, but your face is clean and there is no sweat on your forehead, so I guess you probably washed your face in the bathroom and dried it with a towel."

"But if it's just ordinary pain, why bother washing your face?"

Qian Li's eyes widened, her expression both angry and somewhat amused: "Just because of this, you're accusing me of being infected?"

Standing in front of Huang Shengjie, Zhang Yuan chimed in at the opportune moment: "During the last round of the game, didn't you also accuse him and the doctor of colluding simply because other players didn't come out of the room?"

"Compared to your suspicions about other players, our suspicions about you can be described as irrefutable evidence."

With someone speaking up in support, Huang Shengjie felt a little more at ease.

He was initially worried that if he confronted Qian Li directly, everyone else would stand by and do nothing. However, after realizing that Qian Li might be infected and could spread the deadly pain, he had no choice but to stand up and expose her.

If Zhou Xiaoying is also infected, the game may become even more difficult.

In retrospect, I guess I made the right bet.

Zhang Yuan's attitude has always been clear: he wants to do everything he can to target Qian Li.

Unbeknownst to everyone, they had already sided with Huang Shengjie, and their gazes toward Qian Li were filled with vigilance.

Qian Li pointed at Zhang Yuan: "Then why don't you suspect him?"
"He rushed to the vending machine to grab the medicine immediately, even faster than me!"
"And does he look well?"

Everyone looked at Zhang Yuan and saw that his face was also noticeably pale, and fine beads of sweat were faintly visible on his forehead, which had not yet completely disappeared.

Zhang Yuan didn't offer much of a defense; he simply bought the medicine and stood aside.

Zhou Xiaoying glanced at Zhang Yuan, then at Qian Li, and hesitated. Both of them were suspected of being infected, and both had used the vending machine.

For safety reasons, it's best to stop using any vending machines now.

But this is not a long-term solution, because they could only get a limited supply of medicine, and now they only have one pill left.

In the next round of the game, they will most likely face the same situation again.

Huang Shengjie shook his head: "Zhang Yuan did not obtain any drugs in the previous round of the game."

"Because there were only four bottles in total, and the four of us bought them, that much is clear."

"Without any medication, if he were suffering from excruciating pain, his reaction would not be so mild; it would be far more intense than the reactions of all of us."

"Unless he has some special illness or physical condition that makes his pain tolerance different from that of ordinary people."

"Judging from the current situation, his pale complexion and general pain without medication are within the normal range of reactions."

"On the contrary, you are clearly trying to cover up the truth."

Zhang Yuan nodded approvingly at Huang Shengjie.

Clearly, he originally intended to defend himself in the same way, but these words sounded more convincing coming from Huang Shengjie's mouth.

Qian Li opened her mouth, instinctively wanting to say something more, but all the details were laid bare, and she couldn't find any words that could turn the tide.

Zhang Yuan had already sat down in the folding chair: "Heh, all I can say is that your analysis of the last round of the game was very good."

"We have successfully established a consensus among everyone regarding the isolation of infected individuals."

"You just didn't expect it, did you? You weren't very lucky; you were chosen as an infected person from the very beginning."

How does it feel to lift a stone only to drop it on your own foot?

"There's no shortage of players like you in the arcade who like to use clever tricks, but clearly, only the honest and sincere can make it to the end."

Qian Li's expression was uncertain, but it was clear that the situation was no longer under her control.

It can only be said that plans can't keep up with changes. In the previous game, she was shrewd and successfully made herself the core of the lounge by creating a hypothetical enemy. But in this game, she herself became that hypothetical enemy.

Huang Shengjie was about to insert his medical card into the vending machine to buy medicine.

But Qian Li still didn't seem to have any intention of giving up. She moved slightly closer to Zhou Xiaoying, who had just taken a few steps back: "Sister, no matter what, you should believe me. I'm really not infected, and I have absolutely no intention of harming you."

Zhou Xiaoying took another half step back, her expression wary.

Although the "special pain" in the game is transmitted through machines, close contact with infected individuals still evokes an instinctive fear.

Qian Li pointed at Zhang Yuan and Huang Shengjie: "Don't believe them. They talk about cooperation, but they have no intention of cooperating with you."
"Isn't that actually keeping the drug under their own control?"

"In the later stages of the game, if everyone is scrambling for medicine, the male players will inevitably have better stamina and faster reflexes. If they manage to secure the vending machines first, we won't be able to compete with them!"

"Why don't you think about it again?"

Huang Shengjie was furious. He hadn't expected that even now, Qian Li was still trying to sabotage the relationships between the other players.

From the very beginning, Huang Shengjie had a very bad impression of Qian Li. She was the kind of player who liked to play tricks and scheme.

When Qian Li herself could benefit the most from cooperation, she hypocritically advocated for it; but once cooperation among players would cause her interests to suffer, she would try every means to sabotage the cooperation.

Thinking of this, Huang Shengjie turned slightly to the side and said, "Zhou Xiaoying, you've come to buy the medicine."

(End of this chapter)