Doll Survival Game - Chapter 45 - Lin Na's Last Day (Part 7)

The group sat around, while Lin Ye and Zhang Mimi went outside to feel the invisible wall.

Li Qi Feng watched everyone.

After a moment of silence, the aunt hesitated before speaking, “How about we eat something?”

Everyone looked at her.

The aunt was taken aback, “What’s wrong?”

Lin Luo, probably the most outspoken among them, said directly, “What if the food is poisoned? After all, it’s likely one of us caused sister’s death.”

After speaking, he thought for a moment, then looked down at Luo Yiran, his tone making a complete 180-degree turn, “Ranran, are you hungry? Let me know if you are, I have some small bread prepared.”

Luo Yiran shook his head.

The aunt’s face changed immediately, and she quickly explained, “There are some unopened food items… we can eat those.”

Li Qi Feng looked around at everyone, considering his fatherly role, he felt a headache coming on and said, “Go get them.”

“And then,” Li Qi Feng organized his thoughts, “everyone should stay here until we can contact someone outside.”

Lin Ye and Zhang Mimi walked in at this point, Lin Ye’s face was grim, “We really can’t get out, even the top is blocked.”

…The murderer of sister is most likely one of them.

Instantly, the way everyone looked at each other changed.

Lin Ye sighed deeply, he also suggested, “After this, no one should act alone, and if possible, stay in the living room… Where’s Lin Na?”

“Xia Lang” raised his hand, seemingly smiling, “She went back to her room in a huff.”

Lin Ye wanted to go check, but his character setting only allowed him to say coldly, “If she wants to be alone, let her be.”

The doll raised an eyebrow slightly, looking around at everyone, noticing that the only ones showing any emotion other than indifference towards Lin Ye’s words were Cheng Chen and Tang Bai.

Cheng Chen seemed conflicted, Tang Bai was worried.

Probably.

It’s really hard to tell what bad actors are trying to portray…

Luo Yiran closed his eyes helplessly.

The group sat for a long time, “Xia Lang” couldn’t sit still, he stood up impatiently, “I’m going back to my room, it’s too boring here.”

Via immediately said, “But what if…”

“I’ll lock the door!” “Xia Lang” patted his skirt, “I won’t open it for anyone.”

“But…”

“Enough.” He lifted his skirt slightly, his gaze sweeping over the seated group, “A bunch of cowards.”

With that, “Xia Lang” turned and went upstairs.

Via hesitated for a moment, feeling he should follow, so he stood up, but was immediately pulled back by Li Qi Feng, who glanced at the time, then frowned in confusion, but only said, “He’s right, locking the door should be fine… Xia Lang might just want to rest.”

After “Xia Lang” left, Zhang Mimi’s expression changed, then he stood up helplessly, “I’m going back to my room too.” Forgetting his character setting was rebellious, he stayed here too long, just now he even went out of character.

After Zhang Mimi left, Lin Luo stood up and placed the doll on the table in front of him.

Luo Yiran looked at Lin Luo.

Lin Luo smiled at the clock on the wall.

The doll followed his gaze, after a while, he raised an eyebrow slightly.

[System notification.]

[Task Three Released: Round Table Discussion. All players must stay within one meter of the round table, but can freely discuss for one hour, during which they can speak freely without worrying about going out of character. After one hour-]

[Vote to eliminate the non-player hidden among you.]

[Note: Players Xia Lang, Lin Na, Duan Miaomiao will not participate in this vote.]

The sudden system voice left the players stunned, then Lin Ye frowned, “Did something happen to Lin Na?”

“Not necessarily.” Luo Yiran stretched lazily, then twirled his finger, “It might just be a soul-dead state.”

“Just like Xia Lang is alive now, but not really Xia Lang.”

Lin Ye glanced upstairs, his expression worried but not overly anxious.

Via only cared about Li Qi Feng, after hearing the system voice, he slumped down relaxedly, soon he pointed at Lin Luo, “Hey, buddy, sit down.”

Lin Luo sat down with a smile.

Luo Yiran looked at Lin Ye, “You asked me to protect Lin Na when we came in, that might not be possible, the only thing I can do is not harm her unless the system forces me.”

“That’s enough.” Lin Ye looked at the stairs.

Zhang Mimi rushed down, “Damn, what the hell, I just went up and the system made me come down again.”

Lin Ye spread his slender fingers towards Zhang Mimi.

Zhang Mimi took out a cigarette and handed it to Lin Ye.

Lin Ye didn’t light it, he crushed it and smelled it under his nose, “Even though we’re family, I’m not very familiar with Lin Na, helping is already doing my best.”

Tang Bai frowned, “So your goal is to protect Lin Na?”

Lin Ye glanced at him, “I’ll offer rewards… and this never required them to go against their tasks to complete it.” This was to tell those he had asked for help, after all, their own lives were most important.

Via made an “ok” gesture.

The doll looked at the female player playing the aunt, when the system voice fell, she seemed to change instantly, even her aura was different.

Now she was fixing her hair in the reflection of the table’s glass.

Noticing the doll’s gaze, she looked up jokingly, “Why are you looking at me? Hurry up and discuss who the extra person is, give me the answer later.”

“I’m suspecting you.” The doll said, pressing her tone, creating a sense of urgency.

“Me?” The female player, who smiled beautifully, crossed her legs, thought for a moment, then pointed at Li Qi Feng, “Why not start with him, go clockwise, everyone say why it’s not them and who they suspect?”

“Coincidentally, the person I suspect matches Li Qi Feng’s suspicion.”

Luo Yiran paused, then looked at Lin Luo.

Lin Luo’s smile remained, but it was very faint. His upper eyelid and dense eyelashes covered most of his pupils, making him appear somewhat gloomy.

Li Qi Feng frowned slightly, he looked directly at the female player, “What’s your name?”

“Lei Jing.” The female player propped her chin on her hand, “Do you not want to speak first?”

Li Qi Feng shook his head, “I don’t mind, if everyone has no objections, then I’ll start.”

No one objected.

Li Qi Feng began, “If it’s just this face, many of you should know me and Via.”

Cheng Chen nodded unconsciously, “Of course, often participating in live broadcast instances.”

Li Qi Feng: “…”

Li Qi Feng ignored Cheng Chen, “But it could also be the boss of this instance using my face, since everyone should have tried, this instance doesn’t allow any items, so we can’t use items to prove ourselves.”

Luo Yiran didn’t know this, after all, he only had one item, the pearl of Idia, which he didn’t want to use.

“But Via and I have been together for over ten years, we can vouch for each other, unless both of us have been replaced.” Li Qi Feng was clear, “But the system just said there’s only one extra person.”

Lei Jing shrugged, she asked, “So you’re suspecting Lin Luo, right? Your occasional looks at him are strange.”

Li Qi Feng didn’t answer first, he looked at the doll, “If this discussion needs someone to host and guide, I hope it’s you.”

Suddenly being addressed, the doll asked, “Why?”

“Your actions always require assistance, you’re the least likely to be the boss. Even if replaced, the boss wouldn’t choose you.”

Via nodded vigorously, “Exactly, if I were the boss, I’d be annoyed being carried around all the time.”

Lin Ye had no objections, “You’re indeed the least likely, to prevent malicious guidance of biased questions, you guide the questions.”

Others had no objections, only Lei Jing frowned, “I disagree, he suspects me. And what if he has special abilities to move freely?”

“His legs are set as injured. And he’s just hosting a bit, we have our own judgment.” Lin Ye glanced at her, “Moreover, he doesn’t even have a puppet for mobility, so it’s even less likely he has other special abilities.”

Retrieving the puppet and giving the doll special abilities to move would be redundant.

Lei Jing said nothing more.

“…” Luo Yiran smiled, “Thank you all for your trust.”

Zhang Mimi still thought he was genuinely thanking them, so he waved, “No problem, you’re a special species doll after all.”

“…”

Luo Yiran glanced at Lin Ye-speaking of which, he still didn’t know what special species Lin Ye was.

After deciding on Luo Yiran, Li Qi Feng continued, “Earlier, I did suspect Lin Luo. Because he gives me an uncomfortable feeling, my intuition has saved me many times, so this time I suspect Lin Luo based on intuition.”

“But now I can’t be sure if Lin Luo is the extra person.” Li Qi Feng wasn’t used to speaking much, he frowned unconsciously, “But after he speaks, I should be able to judge.”

Luo Yiran fulfilled his responsibility, he casually asked, “You mentioned earlier, so do you have a new suspect now?”

Li Qi Feng looked at Lei Jing.

Lei Jing blinked, “Come on, I’m a real player.”

“Any reason?”

Li Qi Feng was straightforward, “Intuition.”

Luo Yiran didn’t ask further, he looked at Via, “Next.”

Via was tired from pretending for so long, he slumped in the chair, “First, to prove, uncle is the same as the past ten years, unchanged. I can be sure he’s Li Qi Feng.”

Via tilted his head, “I think uncle and I, along with Ranran, have equally low chances of being non-players, after all, we can tell if the other is lying.”

“Those who’ve watched the live broadcast should know our rapport.” Via scratched his head, “As for the extra person… I have no idea, I originally thought it was Xia Lang, but Xia Lang isn’t included here, so I’ll see what Ranran says, after the last instance, I quite trust his… judgment.”

Luo Yiran remained expressionless, “Thank you for the compliment. If there’s no addition, next.”

Lin Ye raised his head, the cigarette stained his fingers with a strong scent, his gaze fell on Zhang Mimi, “If it’s about proof, Zhang Mimi and I can vouch for each other.”

Zhang Mimi hissed, he said helplessly, “You rarely smoke, you mostly crush the cigarette and smell it. Regardless of others, I definitely don’t think you’re a non-player.”

Lin Ye’s gaze was inscrutable as he looked at the doll.

The doll smiled, he looked at Wang Xing and Lin Xiaohai, “How long have you known each other?”

Wang Xing and Lin Xiaohai understood, Lin Xiaohai said, “Seven years, we’ve known each other since middle school, and were in the same class and dormitory until college.”

Lin Ye barely smiled, “Then, those who can vouch for each other’s normalcy… I’ll exclude, the remaining people I’ll judge from their speech whether they’re the extra person.”

The remaining people’s faces changed.

The doll looked up, then directly met Lin Luo’s eyes, it felt as if Lin Luo had been watching him all along.

Lin Luo gently touched the doll’s hair with his finger, “Isn’t it time for the next person?”

Luo Yiran didn’t avoid Lin Luo’s action, after all, he couldn’t avoid it, so he looked at Lin Luo, “Then next-”

“Lin Luo speaks.”

Lei Jing raised her hand, mimicking Luo Yiran’s earlier tone, she smiled and quickly said after Luo Yiran’s “speaks,” “Before he speaks, I want to say something.”

She didn’t wait for the others to respond, directly looking at Lin Luo, “I happened to check the average ranking list yesterday, young man, you’re not on it.”