This Character is Suspected of Cheating! [Unlimited Flow]

The audience heard He Yu's muttered words.

As a result, another storm of discussion erupted.

From the livestream comments to the public discussion plaza, every topic revolved around one thing—

He Yu.

[Can one of the analysis experts explain this?! How did He Yu do it? What is he even trying to accomplish?!]

The topic instantly attracted countless responses.

Soon, someone stepped forward with an analysis.

[It's obvious. He Yu created a fake Wanrenzhan and fooled Qiao Yuan. His goal was to force Qiao Yuan to leave voluntarily because he couldn't actually kill him.

Both Qiao Yuan and He Yu were waiting for their vote counts to reach 200,000. Once Qiao Yuan's votes were enough, he thought he had escaped successfully, never realizing Wanrenzhan was fake all along. He Yu was bluffing.

And I think He Yu definitely has another scheme in motion. After all, Qiao Yuan was already leaving, but He Yu still lied to him. There must be another purpose behind it!]

The analysis was immediately drowned in complaints.

“That's obvious! Everybody knows He Yu has another scheme. The question is, what scheme?”

“Ahhh, I want to know so badly. He Yu, please tell us!”

...

At that moment, He Yu was walking in another direction.

As he walked, a meaningful smile spread across his face.

After some distance, he stopped.

Then softly said,

“Are you curious how I did it?”

The comments exploded.

“Holy shit! Is He Yu talking to us?”

“My god, this is the first time he's spoken directly to the audience. Why am I suddenly excited?”

“He Yu! You're so smart! I like you!”

“...The person above has lost their mind. He can't see your comment.”

“Being this enthusiastic toward someone from a garbage planet is embarrassing for the Federation.”

“AHHHH! Explain it already!”

...

The smile never left He Yu's lips.

He raised a hand and gently adjusted his rimless glasses.

Light struck the side of his face.

Every angle was flawless.

Even people who viewed him through prejudice had to admit—

He Yu was extremely charismatic.

More importantly, he knew how to display that charm.

Tilting his head slightly, he spoke in a low, husky voice.

It felt less like speaking and more like whispering directly into someone's ear.

Slowly, he began explaining how “Wanrenzhan” had appeared.

“The first time I entered, I quickly realized Earlie was fake. That wasn't difficult.”

“But I became curious. Why did I see Earlie?”

“So I started thinking along that line.”

Heart Inquiry Battle.

It had to be connected to the heart.

Was Earlie appearing because of guilt?

No.

He Yu knew very well that he felt no guilt whatsoever.

Because he was thinking about Earlie?

Also no.

He Yu felt almost nothing toward Earlie.

Any dislike he had vanished the moment Earlie died.

To He Yu, Earlie was simply a symbol no longer worth thinking about.

There was no reason for Earlie himself to appear.

At that point, He Yu had developed a hypothesis.

But he wasn't completely certain.

After leaving the stage the first time, Qiao Yuan immediately exposed him.

It had happened very suddenly.

For most people, being accused so unexpectedly would reveal at least some flaw.

He Yu was different.

He was a professional actor.

Expression control was one of his most basic skills.

And more importantly—

He trusted his own judgment.

So he gambled again.

He gambled that everyone else's illusions would also be connected to the undercover agent.

And sure enough—

Ling Buchen saw Duan Yuchen trying to kill Siya.

Zhante had always felt Ling Buchen was suspicious, so he saw Ling Buchen as the undercover agent.

Qiong said she had seen other false scenes.

Duan Yuchen suspected Wanrenzhan, so he saw Wanrenzhan forcing Siya away and framing Earlie.

As a result, He Yu not only eliminated Qiao Yuan's suspicion.

He also confirmed his own theory.

—The illusions were related to what people thought about.

And what they suspected.

“So I figured it out.”

“I wasn't fixated on Earlie.”

“What I was fixated on was the nature of the competition grounds.”

“What are NPCs?”

“What are the creatures inside the competition?”

“Do people who die in <Top Talent Show> truly disappear forever?”

“How does <Top Talent Show> use its rules to kill people?”

One question after another left He Yu's mouth.

Questions the audience had never even considered.

Questions so bizarre that they didn't sound like something a contestant would ask.

The audience was dumbfounded.

The comments froze once again.

—Why would He Yu even think about these things?

—Earlie died because he violated the rules. Isn't that simply how <Top Talent Show> works?

Rules are rules.

Break them and you die.

Yet He Yu...

Instead of accepting that, he questioned why violating the rules caused death.

How exactly did it kill someone?

Most people who entered survival competitions focused on clearing stages and staying alive.

Why was He Yu trying to understand the selection system itself?

Why was he trying to understand the infinite world?

Why was he trying to understand the mechanics behind the rules?

—This guy really thinks too much.

He Yu smiled again.

His eyes curved pleasantly.

Yet the smile never reached the depths of those eyes.

“Of course I have to think about it.”

“Even if I can't understand it now, I still have to think about it.”

A competition that controlled his life and death.

Wasn't that worth studying?

In his previous life, He Yu had read extensively.

And because he had been an actor, he'd encountered countless stories.

Time travel.

Rebirth.

Advanced technology.

Aliens.

In those stories, protagonists usually adapted to their circumstances.

They accepted things as they were.

He Yu was different.

He always wanted to know why.

He wanted to explore why.

Right now he was thinking about the competition.

Because the competition controlled whether he lived or died.

Later—

He would think about his transmigration.

Why had he become this world's He Yu?

—Those questions were worth asking.

—Everything that happened had a cause.

And every cause created consequences.

While the audience remained stunned, He Yu continued.

“Once I understood that, the illusion pattern of Heart Inquiry Battle became obvious.”

“I was thinking about the competition grounds and NPCs.”

“So an NPC appeared.”

“Although it used Earlie's appearance, Earlie was dead.”

“What I saw was an NPC created by the competition grounds specifically for me.”

“Does that make sense?”

“So as long as we think about something, the illusion can show it.”

“And since Qiao Yuan was able to see me last time, then this time, as long as we reached the same location, he could see me again.”

“Of course.”

“Even if he couldn't see me naturally, I would've made sure he did.”

The moment he finished speaking, He Yu closed his eyes.

His brows furrowed slightly.

A figure appeared beside him.

—Wanrenzhan.

“I don't know what illusion the competition grounds will generate.”

“Because people think about many things.”

“Even if some thoughts are stronger than others, there are always countless thoughts.”

“So when I wanted Wanrenzhan to appear, all I had to do was eliminate every distraction.”

“Empty my mind completely.”

“Think only about Wanrenzhan.”

“Only one thought.”

“And then... he appears.”

He Yu opened his eyes.

Looking forward, he asked calmly,

“Do you understand now?”

The comments instantly flooded the screen.

“I understand the explanation, but I'm more curious about how your brain works!”

“HOLY SHIT.”

“HOLY SHIT.”

“I'm too uneducated. At times like this, all I can say is holy shit.”

“...So He Yu was literally thinking only about Wanrenzhan? I think I just started shipping them again.”

“Stop shipping people! Shouldn't we be amazed by He Yu's brain?”

“I've genuinely knelt down. Every stage becomes a completely different game when He Yu plays it.”

“Now let's see how he survives the vote waiting for him after this stage.”

...

He Yu couldn't see the comments anymore.

Nor did he care.

Looking at the fake Wanrenzhan beside him, he shook his head.

“Unfortunately, there wasn't enough time.”

“I didn't have enough opportunities to experiment.”

“Which is why the Wanrenzhan I created was still somewhat stiff.”

“He couldn't even speak.”

Inside his mind, He Yu had desperately constructed image after image.

Eventually he built a Wanrenzhan realistic enough to deceive others.

But it possessed shape without spirit.

The fake Wanrenzhan was stiff.

Silent.

If He Yu himself had looked twice, he would have spotted the flaws immediately.

But Qiao Yuan had been too panicked.

Too focused on his vote count.

Too focused on escaping.

He never paid attention to Wanrenzhan.

That was one of the reasons He Yu had dared attempt the deception.

The first time he entered Heart Inquiry Battle, he had already understood Qiao Yuan's personality.

After accidentally seeing the truth, Qiao Yuan immediately ran outside to expose him.

That had actually been a very dangerous decision.

Before knowing whether He Yu still had hidden cards, Qiao Yuan should never have acted so recklessly.

The fourth stage hadn't even ended yet.

What if He Yu really was the undercover agent?

What if he still had a trump card?

Then Qiao Yuan would be in danger.

And at the time, Qiao Yuan had looked pale.

Nervous.

Unstable.

—This person's mentality is weak.

—Perfect for exploitation.

That was how He Yu's later plan was born.

As for why he continued lying while driving Qiao Yuan away—

He Yu smiled.

Qiao Yuan had been able to see him and Earlie.

Who knew whether some little mouse hidden in the darkness had also seen him and Qiao Yuan?

Even if He Yu couldn't account for every possibility, he preferred not to leave behind any evidence.

—In fact, he hoped another pair of eyes had witnessed it.

That would make the coming stages much easier.

With a wave of his hand, Wanrenzhan vanished.

Then He Yu turned and walked toward the exit.

—

The waiting station was silent.

Qiao Yuan sat expressionlessly in front of his livestream.

Beside him, Siya struggled desperately to suppress her smile.

After a cough, she said,

“I watched the replay.”

“I watched He Yu's explanation.”

“And I watched how he tricked me into coming out.”

“Qiao Yuan... do you want to watch it again?”

Qiao Yuan: “...”

Taking a deep breath, he gritted his teeth.

“No.”

A loss was a loss.

Qiao Yuan could accept defeat.

But—

He absolutely could not accept losing this embarrassingly.

He Yu had possessed no real trump card.

Yet somehow he'd scared both him and Siya out of the competition.

If only they had been more careful.

If only their mental state had been stronger.

They could have turned the situation around completely.

It was infuriating.

—The loss was too unfair.

The guy only had eight combat power.

Yet he'd managed to scare powerful contestants into eliminating themselves.

Humiliating.

Frustrating.

Nobody would believe it if they heard the story.

Beside him, Siya was still trying not to laugh.

—At least she wasn't the only fool anymore.

—Qiao Yuan had joined her.

Both of them had been tricked.

Qiao Yuan looked at her expressionlessly.

“So you're happy about that?”

“Dear Lady Siya.”

“You were scared out by a lighter.”

Siya: “...”

Her smile froze instantly.

Qiao Yuan stared at the screen.

He Yu's expression remained calm and composed.

As though everything were under his control.

Grinding his teeth, Qiao Yuan said,

“I refuse to believe an undercover agent with eight combat power can eliminate everyone.”

Siya was silent for a moment.

Then quietly said,

“Honestly... I think he can.”

Qiao Yuan fell silent.

Perhaps only people who had personally experienced it could understand.

When speaking with He Yu, you gradually lost control of the conversation.

He dictated the rhythm.

He controlled the battlefield.

Without realizing it, people followed his train of thought.

The feeling was difficult to describe.

But anyone who had experienced it understood.

His control of pacing.

His acting.

His deception.

They were terrifying.

Even if Qiao Yuan faced the same situation again...

He wasn't sure he would discover the truth.

Finally, he angrily raised his middle finger toward the screen.

“I'll get revenge.”

Beside him, Siya nodded.

Then the two spoke in perfect unison—

“He Yu, just you wait!!”

At that moment, the famous Revenge Alliance was officially founded.

Current membership:

 —

Everyone eventually emerged.

Whether they had been investigating clues or battling their own illusions, all of them left the fourth stage and regrouped outside.

He Yu emerged last once again.

Wanrenzhan exited immediately before him.

The moment He Yu arrived, he heard Zhante speaking gravely.

“Qiao Yuan advanced.”

“The illusions inside can't hurt people.”

“So either he discovered a dangerous clue...”

“Or the undercover agent acted again.”

Qiong inhaled sharply.

“This undercover agent is strong.”

Her combat power matched Qiao Yuan's.

If the undercover agent could force Qiao Yuan into elimination, they could do the same to her.

How could she not feel nervous?

She had spent one hundred thousand votes in the previous stage.

Even now, she was still slightly short of two hundred thousand votes.

Wanrenzhan looked irritated.

“Who the hell is this undercover agent?”

“Threatening Siya was one thing.”

“But even Qiao Yuan?”

“Zhante, was it you?”

“Everyone else's combat power is too low.”

Zhante rolled his eyes.

“You're just as suspicious.”

“You were the one jumping around demanding Earlie's elimination.”

“Don't try framing me now.”

After a pause, he returned to the main topic.

“If the boss of this stage did it, then this stage is terrifying.”

“If the undercover agent did it, then the undercover agent is terrifying.”

“My combat power is high.”

“Wanrenzhan's is high.”

“Qiong's is high.”

“Qiong can threaten Siya.”

“Qiao Yuan trusts you.”

“Duan Yuchen is also suspicious. A forging master has plenty of hidden cards.”

Then his gaze shifted toward He Yu and Ling Buchen.

His eyes narrowed.

“Your combat power is terrible.”

“But the two of you are weird.”

“Way too weird.”

“I can't eliminate you as suspects.”

He Yu asked calmly,

“Why?”

Zhante scratched his head.

“Maybe...”

“Zhante's intuition?”

Logic told him neither of them fit the profile.

Especially Ling Buchen.

They hadn't even separated during the previous stage.

Yet Zhante still couldn't stop suspecting them.

The feeling was strange.

For now, he'd call it—

Zhante's intuition.

He Yu merely glanced at him.

Completely unconcerned.

Ling Buchen offered an innocent smile.

“It wasn't me.”

“I don't dare attack people.”

Duan Yuchen was clearly growing impatient.

Taking a deep breath, he said,

“Enough.”

“Everyone understands the situation.”

“No matter why Qiao Yuan was eliminated, one thing is certain.”

“The undercover agent is still among us.”

Everyone nodded.

“Let's combine information.”

“Tell us what you saw this time.”

“I'll start.”

“After entering, I saw more illusions.”

“I knew they were fake, so I ignored them.”

“I walked in several directions.”

“I never encountered anyone.”

“Then I heard the announcement and immediately came out.”

Qiong nodded.

“Same here.”

“I even touched the flowers and grass.”

“They were real.”

“I found nothing else.”

Wanrenzhan looked annoyed.

“I didn't see a damn thing.”

“I even saw He Yu attack me.”

“And I couldn't hit him back.”

“Pissed me off.”

[Bullet Comment: “Liar! What you saw wasn't He Yu attacking you. You saw He Yu smiling at you!”]

[Bullet Comment: “Wanrenzhan is such a combat-brained idiot. He saw He Yu smile at him and completely changed. Even knowing it was fake, he still talked to him. And then pretended to be tough. No wonder he's single.”]

[Bullet Comment: “WAIT WHAT?! THAT HAPPENED?!”]

Zhante shrugged.

“Same. Found nothing.”

Everyone looked toward He Yu.

Duan Yuchen asked,

“What about you?”

“You said you entered to verify something.”

“Did you verify it?”

Nobody even considered asking Ling Buchen.

Once again—

They forgot he existed.

The audience forgot too.

Ling Buchen: “...”

Touching his nose, he looked toward He Yu.

He Yu nodded.

Pulling out his notebook, he bit the pen between his lips, removed the cap, and quickly began writing.

“I verified it.”

“First, there is definitely a boss in this stage.”

“If this were merely an illusionary space, then the rope in our hands would've disappeared.”

“Instead, it broke.”

Before anyone could interrupt, he continued.

“The fact that it broke means the boss interfered.”

“The illusions are probably one of its abilities.”

Opening the notebook, he showed them a sketch.

“This is what I wanted to verify.”

“Based on the information all of you provided, along with my observations from entering twice.”

“Our entry points may differ.”

“The scenery changes slightly.”

“But we all entered through the same doorway.”

“And yet no matter how much we walked, we never met.”

“Strange, isn't it?”

Wanrenzhan and the others nodded instinctively.

The drawing depicted a scene from the fourth stage.

Almost identical to what they remembered.

“You all saw something roughly like this, right?”

They nodded again.

He Yu smiled.

But the smile never reached his eyes.

“You probably think the area is enormous.”

“That we walked for a long time because it was so large.”

“But I'm here to tell you something.”

“It's actually very small.”

“We've probably been walking in circles this entire time.”

Everyone froze.

Wanrenzhan blurted out,

“But I walked!”

“A long distance!”

“I shouted too!”

“No one answered!”

Qiong nodded.

“The plants were real.”

He Yu tapped the flowers in the sketch.

“Yes.”

“The flowers are real.”

“They don't lie.”

“But our consciousness does.”

“Once your consciousness is deceived, everything can be manipulated.”

“The scenery you see.”

“The actions you take.”

“We walked a great distance.”

“We experienced many things.”

“But in reality, we've probably remained within a very small area.”

“We just couldn't see or hear each other.”

Duan Yuchen frowned.

“Evidence?”

“And how do we solve it?”

He Yu answered calmly.

“My evidence is intuition.”

“When you stop listening with your ears.”

“When you close your eyes.”

“When you suppress your awareness and continue moving.”

“You may see a different world.”

That was exactly how he had found Qiao Yuan.

Before anyone could continue questioning him, He Yu tapped the giant tree in the sketch.

“No matter how many times we enter, no matter how the scenery changes...”

“Everyone sees this tree.”

“And it always appears ahead of us.”

He circled the tree.

“Do you know what an anchor is?”

“An anchor is a fixed point.”

“A core reference.”

“The only thing that allows us to distinguish reality from illusion.”

“This tree...”

“Is our anchor.”

Qiong shook her head.

Lifting her cap slightly, she stared at him.

“I went to the tree.”

“There was nothing there.”

He Yu smiled.

“Did you really reach it?”

“What do you mean?”

“The journey you experienced toward the tree may itself have been an illusion.”

Then he suddenly snapped the notebook shut.

His voice softened.

“This time, when we enter, determine the direction of the tree.”

“Then do exactly as I say.”

“Close your eyes.”

“Block your hearing.”

“Suppress your awareness.”

“And walk toward the tree.”

“Is your theory correct?” someone asked.

He Yu shook his head.

“No.”

“Only eighty percent.”

Looking at everyone, he spoke firmly.

“But we don't have another option.”

“Do we?”

Silence followed.

Because he was right.

They had no better plan.

And the reason they hesitated was simple—

Trust.

The undercover agent was still among them.

Once they suppressed their senses and walked toward the tree on instinct alone...

Who knew what they might encounter?

Who knew whether the undercover agent would strike?

It was dangerous.

Very dangerous.

“What do you all think?” Duan Yuchen asked.

Ling Buchen suddenly raised his hand.

“I trust He Yu.”

Everyone: “...”

Right.

There was still one more person.

Six people remained.

Not five.

Wanrenzhan snorted.

“If we don't have another plan, then we try it.”

“Otherwise what?”

Looking at He Yu, he added,

“If the person suggesting this wasn't a weakling with eight combat power, I'd assume the undercover agent was trying to kill all of us.”

He Yu merely spread his hands.

Believe him or don't.

He didn't care.

After a long silence, Duan Yuchen finally nodded.

“I support it.”

“Eugene and Zhen Xing could catch us at any moment.”

Zhante shrugged.

“If everyone else agrees, then I agree too.”

Qiong sighed.

“Every stage requires taking risks.”

“I just hope you're right, He Yu.”

Adjusting his glasses, He Yu replied,

“I swear on my character.”

“The tree-as-anchor theory has an eighty percent chance of being correct.”

“This stage has an eighty percent success rate.”

“Whether you gamble or not is up to you.”

“Let's go.”

There was nothing left to hesitate over.

Every stage carried risks.

So, now reduced by one member, the six contestants entered Heart Inquiry Battle for the third time.

—

He Yu landed.

The familiar scenery greeted him once more.

The giant green tree remained ahead.

He was about to move when he suddenly stopped.

“Come out.”

Silence.

He Yu chuckled softly.

“I can still distinguish reality from illusion.”

“So come out.”

Footsteps sounded.

Very light.

He Yu turned.

His gaze met another's.

—Duan Yuchen.

There wasn't the slightest surprise on He Yu's face.

He simply looked at him calmly, silently inviting him to speak first.

Duan Yuchen's expression was complicated.

“You aren't surprised at all?”

He Yu raised an eyebrow.

“Why would I be?”

“There aren't many people in this team with brains.”

“It seems the Federation focuses on developing combat power instead of intelligence.”

Duan Yuchen nearly choked.

After a long pause, he finally recovered.

Staring at He Yu, he narrowed his eyes.

Then spoke quietly.

“He Yu.”

“I saw everything.”

“The real scene.”

“Not an illusion.”

“You and Wanrenzhan are working together.”

For the first time, He Yu's expression became serious.

The laziness vanished.

His lips pressed together.

“You know?”

Then he stared directly into Duan Yuchen's eyes.

“So?”

“What are you going to do about it?”

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