Chapter 904: Shocking America

Jiang Ran: "Uh... what are you thinking about?"

Yang Qi said: "I'm thinking about what you said."

Jiang Ran: "Don't you think I'm talking nonsense and slandering your friend?"

Yang Qi shook his head very seriously.

Then,

the two continued strolling down the street, and Yang Qi said: "Actually, from the moment we met earlier, I also felt that Tang Jia was a bit... off."

"It's just that you didn't bring it up, so I didn't dwell on it either."

"Off? Off in what way?"

Jiang Ran asked.

Yang Qi said: "His aura. His aura today is completely different from the one he had over a year ago. The whole person has changed dramatically."

"Moreover, this aura even makes me feel somewhat uncomfortable."

Jiang Ran stood there, dumbfounded.

Damn, this guy's brain really is dominated by pure rationality!

He doesn't let emotions cloud his judgment at all!

"Looks like I need to investigate Tang Jia!"

After muttering to himself, Yang Qi pulled out his phone, and then, right in front of Jiang Ran, made several calls and chatted with several different people.

The people he asked were all acquaintances who knew both him and Tang Jia.

When Yang Qi called these people, he deliberately pretended to ask about Tang Jia's recent situation and girlfriend and such.

He managed to extract some useful intel.

Tang Jia and his girlfriend had already broken up a year ago, which was shortly after Yang Qi's last meeting with him.

The person she found was indeed a guy who drove an Audi.

But then, something unexpected happened afterward.

About a few months later,

his girlfriend and that Audi driver suddenly died in a traffic accident.

His girlfriend and the Audi guy, while driving the Audi, crashed into a large truck and died on the spot.

When Jiang Ran learned of this news, his eyes widened instantly.

A thought immediately sprang to mind.

And the first words out of Yang Qi's mouth after hanging up the phone were exactly the thought in Jiang Ran's mind:

"Isn't that a coincidence? Within a few months of the breakup, they die in a car crash?"

"Could it be... he had something to do with it?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran's breathing involuntarily grew heavier. ℯ

He glanced at Yang Qi, feeling that Yang Qi was truly different from others.

In situations like this, most people, when harboring suspicions, would never suspect someone close to them.

They'd only suspect outsiders.

But he, on the other hand, went straight for suspicion without any regard for how close or distant the relationship was.

But whether or not Tang Jia was responsible, Jiang Ran couldn't know for now. According to Yang Qi, he planned to investigate on his own.

...

"Far Neighbor live stream game."

"Round 33, I declare, has now come to an end."

"Surviving lab rats this round: Jiang Ran, Yang Qi."

"All other lab rats have failed."

The final days of this round passed in the blink of an eye.

Because by the last few days, only Jiang Ran and Yang Qi remained, there wasn't much to anticipate or watch.

In the live stream room, inside the studio,

the Long-haired beautiful host had just delivered the report above.

The chat section was buzzing with nonstop comments.

Middle-aged Uncle: 【Too many people died this round. Only two left. But that's fine too. Next round, we'll get to see more new lab rats.】

Domineering Female CEO: 【Yeah, this round had the highest death rate among recent rounds.】

【Last round, the 32nd, there were 7 lab rats, and only that criminal psychologist Li Shumu died.】

【Round 31, also 7, three died.】

【This round, 9 total. Apart from Huang Kaiyu who was eliminated for accidentally killing someone and getting arrested.】

【All 6 others died. Of course, Zheng Zihan didn't die in Alice Apartment, that's for sure.】

Back in the studio, at the Long-haired beautiful host.

She said: "The total bet amount for this round is: 189.88 million, which will be split among those who wagered on Jiang Ran and Yang Qi."

Basically, by this point in each round, the host was almost done.

But a statement the Long-haired beautiful host made after wrapping up sparked the curiosity of everyone watching the live stream.

The Long-haired beautiful host said: "I believe everyone has noticed the limitations of our Far Neighbor live stream game. This round, during the later days, because only two lab rats remained—and they were the toughest ones to crack—the viewership numbers dropped significantly. The watchability was very low. For example, in the final few days, the daily average viewership was only around thirty thousand."

"Therefore, the organizers of the Far Neighbor live stream game have decided to incorporate some additional elements into the live stream game."

"And what elements we add will be adopted from your suggestions."

"If any of you have good ideas, please directly message the game officials privately in the Black Software."

"The live stream room will close in thirty minutes."

With that, the live stream feed instantly switched from the studio back to the pitch-black Alice Apartment, silent under the cover of night.

Because of the Long-haired beautiful host's remarks, the chat section of the live stream room was pushed into one final frenzy of discussion for this round.

Fairy Sister: 【I actually noticed this a long time ago. The lab rats die too fast and too early. Each round's livestream lasts 7 days, and often the last few days have nothing worth watching. Jiang Ran came in Round 25. Before Round 25, this situation happened frequently, and it's happened after Round 25 too.】

Domineering Female CEO: 【There's no helping it. That's just the format and content of the livestream. It's the inherent weakness of this streaming game. It's not like those livestreams that last a few hours and can maintain interest the whole time.】

Middle-aged Uncle: 【So the organizers saw this too, but they couldn't come up with any good ideas themselves, so they're pooling everyone's wisdom to increase the fun of the game.】

【But without breaking the game rules, I can't think of any good elements to add in.】

The live stream chat section buzzed with constant chatter.

Meanwhile, across the ocean in America—California,

an incident occurred that shocked the entire state, and even the entire nation of America!

That was, a dozen or so students from prestigious universities in California went together to an ancient forest for an expedition and sightseeing trip.

As a result, they encountered a deranged killer, causing multiple deaths and injuries!!!

Afterward, California police rushed to the scene.

According to the survivors,

the group of about a dozen people arrived at the location, set up camp, and the first day everything was normal.

On the second day, everyone split up.

When they returned to cook and eat lunch, they realized someone was missing.

They went to look for him, and found the missing person 3 kilometers from the camp.

When they found him, he was already a bloody corpse.

They were so terrified they immediately called the police.

But just after making the call, the person who had killed their companion appeared.

He had the exact same appearance as the chainsaw murderer from the movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

He chased them down with his chainsaw.

During the frantic escape, they scattered in different directions, and more people were injured or killed.

After the group ran back to camp, they suddenly remembered the middle-aged white man they had seen the day before, not far away, cutting down trees in the area.

They could go find him and seek help.