Chapter 46: Is it possible that it counts as robbery!

As a renowned detective in the Land of Cherry Blossoms, Mitarai Saburo's observational skills went without saying.

Even before boarding the bus, he had already observed some of the "hidden rules" mentioned by Hu Liuqi.

There were many "hungry" people at the station.

This was the famine caused by the radio broadcast.

Despite such hunger, the people on the platform did not resort to cannibalism.

This indicated that as "Citizens," they could not kill one another.

Not all passengers came from the platform; therefore, even in the face of hunger, the passengers on the bus would not kill each other. This was the rule of the Rule Ghost World.

The bus driver and the tour guide belonged to the "Special" category; in reality, they were within the hunting range of the Citizens.

The passengers feared the bus driver, so the obvious target could only be the Chosen Ones.

However, they could only attack a Chosen One if the Chosen One violated a rule.

This was the rule the world used to protect the Chosen Ones.

Mitarai Saburo had deduced this from the gazes of the people at the station.

In this stage, getting off the bus with the old lady would certainly mean death.

Refusing the old lady's request to have the driver start the bus would also mean death.

Both actions would trigger an attack from the old lady.

Because both would have met all the conditions required for her to act.

One must distinguish between "Conditions to Act" and "Conditions for Certain Death" here.

A "Condition to Act" means a supernatural entity can attack you, but you can find a way to evade it or kill the entity.

A "Condition for Certain Death" means you die immediately upon triggering it.

For Mitarai Saburo, the only solution now was his beautiful little assistant.

Despite her harmless, innocent, and kind appearance, one must remember that she came from the platform—she was a so-called "Citizen."

Citizens cannot attack each other.

Mitarai Saburo instructed the assistant to get off the bus with the old lady; as long as the assistant helped the old lady dig up what she wanted, Mitarai Saburo himself would certainly not get off the bus.

The old lady's requirement was for the "Tour Guide" to accompany her off the bus.

The assistant's identity was "Tour Guide Assistant," which could also be considered a tour guide, effectively stacking her identities.

Rule 6 mentioned that you have a little assistant who can help you well, and you can trust her completely.

This was how she could assist the Chosen One.

Mitarai Saburo had thought of this long ago, so he was not panicked at all.

The Ghost World would not dispatch a beautiful "vase" to serve as an assistant for no reason.

Whether or not you can realize her utility is your own business.

As expected, the little assistant returned shortly after getting off.

After seeing Mitarai Saburo's standard answer, everyone instinctively clicked on the screen of the Dragon Country Chosen One, wanting to see if there was an even more "standard" answer.

Because the Dragon Country Chosen One had added 60 yuan for fuel and also took the old lady's money.

One could say he had triggered the deathline.

Would he also make his assistant go down to dig a grave?

After all, if Mitarai Saburo could think of it, this guy might be able to as well.

But after watching, all the expert groups began to doubt their own judgments, and then began to doubt if they had overestimated the Dragon Country Chosen One.

Because after the bus stopped at the Happy Graveyard, Zhang Yangqing did not linger; he simply told the driver to keep going.

Did he fail to see the solution and intend to rely on his own strength to clash with the old lady?

Or had he seen something even more profound?

This left the expert groups of various countries perplexed, as if they had watched nothing at all.

But then, something even more incomprehensible happened to the experts: the old lady did not attack the Dragon Country Chosen One at all.

Could it be that they and Mitarai Saburo had misjudged, and that simply driving past was actually fine?

The Ghost World was indeed strange; many things could not be deduced using common sense.

Now the problem was handed to the expert groups: would they choose to believe Mitarai Saburo or Zhang Yangqing?

Because many Chosen Ones from other countries stood still after stopping the bus, unable to make a judgment, waiting for the expert group's connection—the so-called "copying the answer"—and this connection window was only 30 seconds.

Considering Zhang Yangqing's terrifying strength, the expert groups decided to play it safe for their own Chosen Ones and chose Mitarai Saburo's answer.

By this point, 54 Chosen Ones had lost their chance to connect; they would have to rely on themselves from then on, though they had technically escaped a disaster.

Fortunately, in this round, there were no casualties.

The Dragon Country expert group could be said to be the most relaxed, because they felt there was no need to remind this guy.

As long as it wasn't a "Condition for Certain Death," nothing could stop this powerhouse.

However, some experts still felt Zhang Yangqing's current actions were strange, because he was even more anomalous than the ghosts.

"Strange, why didn't that old ghost attack Master Zhang? Is it because she's afraid?"

Hearing this, Hu Liuqi smiled and said, "You're overthinking it. Master Zhang didn't take a tip, so why would he be attacked?"

This sentence left the experts even more confused. They asked in doubt, "He clearly received a 200-yuan tip from the old ghost, am I seeing things?"

Hu Liuqi rolled his eyes at them and said with a hint of frustration, "Is there a possibility that it was actually robbery?"

Expert Group: "..."

Oh, so it could be understood that way?

If you put it like that, it does make sense; if it's a robbery, how can it be called a tip?

Hu Liuqi had been carefully observing Zhang Yangqing's screen. The people who were robbed had not set any conditions with Zhang Yangqing, so it couldn't be called a tip.

Hu Liuqi had simply reached this conclusion by working backward.

That is, judging the problem based on the answer.

So far, 189 Chosen Ones remained.

This could be called the highest survival rate in history.

Why?

Because this time, there was a so-called "correct answer" and one chance to connect.

In the past, even if the expert groups could see other Chosen Ones, they didn't know who to believe.

This was the main reason why Mitarai Saburo's support rate had always ranked first.

But the joy was short-lived. Having barely survived the first test, a series of complications arose.

The Chosen Ones who took tips from the two sisters upon boarding were ordered by the sisters to kill each other.

If they failed to kill one, the Chosen One would trigger the condition for the sisters to act.

Neither Zhang Yangqing nor Mitarai Saburo had taken the sisters' tips, so the expert groups could not see a standard answer.

They could only let the Chosen Ones make their own decisions.

But without exception, all 39 Chosen Ones who took the tips died instantly.

Because among the ghost sisters, there was no discernible difference.

They were like mirrors; it was impossible to tell who was the elder and who was the younger.

Furthermore, they seemed to be very wet, leaving water trails wherever they stepped.

Whether a Chosen One killed the one on the left or the one on the right, they would be counter-killed.

Some Chosen Ones tried to use their assistants for help, but since Citizens cannot attack each other, the assistants refused the requests.

This left the expert groups outside completely baffled, as if it were an inescapable death trap.

Was it that they shouldn't take the sisters' tips?

Or should they kill them both at the same time?

But thinking of this, the experts shook their heads.

Out of the 200 Chosen Ones, perhaps only that one person could kill them both simultaneously.

Just then, the bus stopped at the second gas station.

The money in Mitarai Saburo's hands seemed insufficient for his "experiments," and to avoid violating the rule about filling the tank, he walked toward the ghost sisters, intending to ask for more tips.

The expert groups of many countries turned their large screens toward him, seemingly eager to see the "correct answer."

As for the Dragon Country Chosen One, the expert groups could only use him as a reference, because his "answer" was something only he could pull off!