Welcome to the Misogyny Game

"Is it possible that what you saw was what someone wanted you to see?" Liu Chaoque thought of the illusion, what the clown had said, and the key. It seemed that she now knew what the key was.

Wu Sifeng looked at her, her eyes filled with doubt.

The two police officers were also puzzled.

He Yanzhi continued, "Although I don't know much about the situation at the time, I know that a soul shouldn't be blocked by a piece of glass, unless the place where it's bound prevents it from getting close. But your friend probably didn't die in the aquarium."

Wu Sifeng nodded, but didn't say anything else. She still felt she couldn't reveal the tragic situation of his second life. Now she was safe, and she didn't need to betray her friends to save her life. Moreover, she thought wearily that at most she would be imprisoned for a few years and then burdened with huge debts, which she was supposed to repay.

For the shark fin she had eaten, and also to repay the person's kindness to her.

Wu Sifeng is both absolutely rational and absolutely emotional. These two extreme emotions within her have shaped her into a person who never regrets a decision she makes. Once she's done something, she won't regret it.

“That’s strange. How could a wandering spirit be blocked by a piece of glass? Wu Sifeng, didn’t you find that strange at the time?” He Yanzhi asked.

“Hmm…” Wu Sifeng lowered her head and remained silent.

Silence returned to the interrogation room.

"Let's get back to our previous topic." Liu Chaoque looked at Wu Sifeng, then pointed to himself, asking if she could say a few more words.

Liu Bai: "Didn't you ask without reporting it back then?" He was speechless and could only nod.

Having received approval, Liu Chaoque straightened his back again: "What He Yanzhi really wanted to ask you was whether what you saw wasn't that person's soul, but rather someone manipulating your senses to make you follow a predetermined script. To put it bluntly, what you saw was just a cloud of air; there was no white shark, and no..."

“Impossible!” she shouted. “You’re talking nonsense! He must have existed, he must have lived.”

“He was just too tragic. Even if he was reincarnated as a human in his second life, he still did not have a good end. If I don’t fulfill his last wish, how heartbroken he will be…” She looked up at the empty ceiling and stretched out her hand: “At least, before he disappeared, he was happy.”

The handcuffs jingled, and the room fell silent.

As everyone left the interrogation room, Wu Sifeng remained in that position even as Liu Bai closed the door.

The group arrived at the reception room and sat on the sofa. Liu Bai took out his notebook, looked at Liu Chaoque, and asked, "You are... Wu Sifeng's friend?"

Liu Chaoque hurriedly tried to apologize, but He Yanzhi said, "Yes and no, my client actually spent less than three days with Wu Sifeng at most."

"No more than three days?" Liu Bai said in surprise, "You young ladies have such a good relationship, you're willing to hire this top lawyer for her in just three days?"

Liu Chaoque: "What kind of talk is that..."

"Let's get straight to the point." Zhang Mo patted Liu Bai, indicating that they should put this topic aside for now.

"Oh, okay." Liu Bai opened his notebook: "What we know now is something like an illusion array, which confused Wu Sifeng's mind and made her commit the crime."

"Are there really no ghosts?" Liu Chaoque asked, but she didn't really believe there were ghosts in the world. The key was that the game had zombies, but no ghosts.

Liu Bai and Zhang Mo exchanged a glance and laughed in unison, "Haha, no, if there really were ghosts, this Bureau of Supernatural Abilities would have to become the Bureau of Paranormal Investigations."

"However, Ms. Si, aren't you and Attorney He both from the Supernatural Abilities Investigation Bureau? Why don't you even know this?" Zhang Mo asked, puzzled.

Liu Chaoque: I'm drenched in sweat.

He Yanzhi said, "Miss Si is a recently recruited individual with supernatural abilities. She's still a bit naive, and besides, cough cough, her abilities are somewhat supernatural, so it's understandable that she thinks there are ghosts."

"Huh?" Now the two police officers were the ones who were completely bewildered.

"No, are there really supernatural abilities?" Liu Bai asked curiously, "But the document didn't mention ghosts."

"It's not a ghost," Liu Chaoque said. "Never mind, I'll take a look for you."

"Is that okay?" Liu Bai was a little excited. Although he was cooperating with the Bureau of Supernatural Abilities, ordinary people could not be present when they were working for the safety of the supernatural beings. So Liu Bai only knew that such a department existed, but he had only a vague understanding of the wonders of this department.

“Sure, I’ll just use a major amnesia spell to make you forget this part.” He Yanzhi smiled.

"Then forget it." Liu Bai waved his hand: "We still have work to do. What if you delete too many of them? That would be terrible."

The group inexplicably skipped over the topic.

Liu Chaoque, who showed no reaction, said, "I'm a little disappointed."

"Miss Liu, we thank you for your efforts in ensuring the safety of the people," Zhang Mo said seriously. So, you should show your special ability to the bad guys, don't waste it on acting.

Fine……

Fearing that He Yanzhi might actually use a major amnesia spell, Zhang Mo quickly asked, "So, could the caster of this illusion spell still be in the aquarium?"

“He probably almost failed, probably at the aquarium.” After He Yanzhi finished speaking, Liu Chaoque asked, “How do you know?”

“Because of Wu Sifeng’s attitude,” He Yanzhi said. “She had deep and unforgettable feelings for the white shark, but what she did was not to take revenge on humans for him. Her final reason was to fulfill his wish.”

"And she only made one hole, just enough for that imaginary man to crawl through; she didn't do anything else."

“The illusion amplified her desires, but she didn’t expect that she still possessed rationality and a strange persistence.” He Yanzhi said, “And what ultimately caused this flood was the amount of water that paralyzed the entire aquarium despite having only one hole, and the flood that couldn’t be drained.”

"And then there's Wu Sifeng's inhuman strength." Liu Chaoque, like a student attentively listening to a lecture, raised his hand to express his opinion.

“Yes.” He Yanzhi nodded: “Logically speaking, it’s impossible for one person to smash the glass of an aquarium unless… it was already broken, or the shovel was enchanted.”

"Did you send that shovel for testing? Was it enchanted using the same method as that big knife?"

"Tested, it's the same one."

What followed was somewhat incomprehensible to Liu Chaoque, yet strangely familiar.

As they were finishing up, Liu Chaoque suddenly realized and said, "You're not talking about the Mount Emei case, are you?"

"Yes, do you remember?" He Yanzhi asked.

"Um, actually I was there at the time," Liu Chaoque said.

"What?" x3

After some questioning, Liu Bai couldn't help but exclaim, "So you were the mysterious woman the firefighters were talking about who put out the fire! Why did you run away later?"

"Um, I can't explain it. I was in a transformation state at the time."

"I understand," Liu Bai interrupted. "I get it, it's about carrying out a mission."

This identity as an outsider is really useful.

Liu Bai skipped that topic and only asked Liu Chaoque what he knew.

"So the knife you saw back then was fire-breathing?" he asked.

“Yes, and at the time, how should I put it, he didn’t seem to be very clear-headed, he was acting like a madman, saying he wanted to kill the monkey, but actually he just wanted to burn the mountain. Perhaps he was more interested in destroying its habitat, or perhaps he was more excited about killing people.” Liu Chaoque said, “After all, at that time, he was very hostile towards me, who suddenly appeared. Every move he made was meant to kill me, but I was more skilled and subdued him.”

At this point, the atmosphere in the reception room suddenly became tense. He Yanzhi frowned as he looked at her, seemingly heartbroken, yet also unwilling, a complex expression that made Liu Chaoque doubt her own perception.

"Comrade, you've worked hard," Liu Bai said with emotion.

"It's alright, he can't beat me. Why would I do something alone if I'm not confident?" Liu Chaoque glanced at He Yanzhi and smiled, "Right, Attorney He?"

After all, they were still "colleagues." However, as the male lead, they were the source of all the female lead's suffering. Liu Chaoque said this not for any other reason than to disgust him. In this situation, if he agreed, that would be fine; if he didn't, she had plenty of ways to deal with him.

She hadn't forgotten what she would encounter while she was with the male lead, and regardless of whether those things were caused by him or not, she was still affected.

Even though He Yanzhi is so gentle now, she knows nothing about his inner self. But male protagonists always excel in one aspect, and she can take advantage of that before they reveal their wicked nature.

After all, the male and female protagonists' destinies are intertwined. Since they are bound to meet no matter what, why not take the initiative to firmly grasp their fate?

"Hmm." Unexpectedly, He Yanzhi agreed without any hesitation. He looked at Liu Chaoque and said very seriously, "As long as you call me, I will come. This promise will never change."

The two exchanged a glance and both saw a smile in each other's eyes.

She's really going to take this affection seriously!

The two police officers witnessed their interaction and became even more curious about Liu Chaoque. What kind of outstanding woman was she that could make two such talented men fall for her?

"At the time, the firefighters and I said that he was not mentally sound. But as you know, when the report came out later, the monkey played a major role in his misfortune. If the monkey hadn't taken his child, his family wouldn't have been torn apart."

But there's something I don't understand: why would monkeys snatch human children? Besides being known for their aggressive behavior in stealing food from tourists, the monkeys on Mount Emei may have also injured people without my knowledge. But snatching a child would definitely make the news, wouldn't it? And why didn't the police come to the rescue? Why didn't anyone try to save the child after they were taken away, and why didn't the monkeys face any punishment?

Of course, there's another point. Aunt Monkey said that they only take food and small trinkets, and they won't take people away. Why would they take children?

“However, since I was only responsible for rescuing the monkeys and putting out the fire at the time, I didn’t pay attention to what happened afterward. You two?” Liu Chaoque looked at the two with a somewhat complicated expression. “Could this be related to the Four Phoenixes? Well, they are both somewhat magic-oriented, but one is mainly fire and the other is mainly water.”

Liu Bai said, "Comrade, to be honest, the higher-ups are still investigating this. We can't simply close the case as an arson case. Although that man confessed to everything, he went crazy after he confessed. We can't determine whether he was in a normal state when he did it."

"Like completing a mission, it just crashes?" Liu Chaoque reasonably suspected: "For example, someone gave him instructions in his subconscious, and once he completed them, he became useless. In order not to reveal anything, they directly made him lose his behavioral consciousness."

"That Sifeng." Liu Chaoque cursed under his breath and ran out first. Liu Bai and Zhang Mo exchanged a glance and followed him out.

He Yanzhi didn't go out; he just stared intently at the table, muttering to himself, "Water attribute... Could it be him? How did he get Liu Chaoque's friend involved?"

The man who had changed out of the clown's robe revealed his handsome face. Chen Qingsong slumped wearily on the sofa. Wait... how come that little girl is the female lead?

Could it really be the female lead's attraction that drew them in? He tugged at his hair, his eyes filled with malice; he hated this feeling of being out of control.

Suddenly, a shrill scream reached Liu Chaoque's ears. She quickly quickened her pace and even used Flash.

When Liu Bai and his companion arrived, they only saw Liu Chaoque clinging to the prison's long pole, motionless.

"What's wrong?" Liu Bai hurriedly stepped forward to check the situation inside.

Wu Sifeng, acting like a madman, giggled and made a gesture of opening his arms, shouting, "Brother White Shark, long time no see!"

"I'm late," Liu Chaoque said calmly, lowering his hands from the railing; his hands were red and raw.

She turned her hands behind her back, clenched her fists, sighed, and said with some worry, "I never thought she would go crazy. How am I going to explain this to them?"

She walked step by step, but stumbled at the threshold. She walked with uneven steps, without looking back, and slowly walked out of their sight.

Liu Bai: "Comrade Si, it's her."

Zhang Mo patted his shoulder: "Let Comrade Si take her time. I guess she's feeling pretty upset too."

The two looked at Wu Sifeng, who was grabbing something in mid-air and saying she wanted to start a fire to cook rice, and sighed heavily.

Liu Chaoque left without informing He Yanzhi; she simply walked out of the police station without even hearing Zhou Man's greeting.

The afternoon sun shone on her, and she squinted until she felt a little dizzy before realizing that she had been staring at the sun for a long time.

She wiped away the tears that had welled up from the shock, and calmly took a taxi back to the hotel.

"How is it?" Mu Li sat on his bed, not reacting much to Liu Chaoque's intrusion. Anyway, he always spent time with Liu Chaoque when he wasn't sleeping.

"So tired..." Liu Chaoque said, then rested her head on his shoulder.

Mu Li stopped typing. He turned to look at the somewhat tired Liu Chaoque and said arrogantly, "Do you want a hug from me? You know, I am..."

Liu Chaoque embraced his waist, her warm breath washing over him. He said in a muffled voice, "Yes."