[RM] Infinite Variety Show C49.1

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Chapter 49. (1/2)

Contestant No. 10 regretted betting on Contestant No. 2 so much that he wished he could go back a few minutes and change his bet to himself. Unfortunately, it was too late for regrets.

The second round ended.

The system announced, “Contestant No. 10 wins. The betting results are as follows:

• Contestant No. 1 (Qi Yuan) bet on Contestant No. 2 to win 60 chips and now has 130 chips.
• Contestant No. 2 (Xu Jia) bet on Contestant No. 10 to win 29 chips and now has 110 chips.
• Contestant No. 3 bet on Contestant No. 2 to win 10 chips, now has 0 chips.
• Contestant No. 7 bet on Contestant No. 10 to win 5 chips, now has 25 chips.
• Contestant No. 9 bet on Contestant No. 10 to win 5 chips, now has 35 chips.
• Contestant No. 10 bet on Contestant No. 2 to win 20 chips, now has 0 chips.
• Contestants No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, and No. 8 abstained from betting.

Qi Yuan lost for the first time, but he was cheerful and didn’t mind at all.

Considering that Contestant No. 10 might concede if he had the first attack, Xu Jia only bet a third of her chips instead of all of them.

As for the others… more players had zero chips.

The system timely announced, “Congratulations to Contestant No. 10 for winning the second round and earning 5 chips.”

“Based on the chip count, the top three are currently Contestant No. 1 (130 chips), Contestant No. 2 (110 chips), and Contestant No. 4 (40 chips).”

“The third round is about to begin. Players, please prepare and actively register.”

The victorious Contestant No. 10 looked gloomy, turning away without saying a word.

Le Lin glanced at the chip distribution and sighed lightly. After him—

– Contestant No. 9 had 35 chips.

– Contestant No. 7 had 25 chips.

– Contestant No. 10 had 5 chips.

Anyone could turn the tables if they seized the opportunity. With people constantly chasing behind him, Le Lin didn’t dare relax for a moment, not even to catch his breath.

Le Lin quickly pressed the “register” button to participate in the last round.

But the system announced, “Contestant No. 7 will participate. The contestant has been confirmed. Players, please place your bets.”

Le Lin’s heart sank. Contestant No. 7 would definitely bet all his chips on himself!

But who should he bet on? Contestant No. 10 had just been burned, so he probably wouldn’t have the courage to bet on an opponent again. The tricky part was Contestant No. 7. Would he bet on Contestant No. 10 or on himself for a hard-fought battle?

No one could say for sure. Only Contestant No. 7 knew. Le Lin’s head started to hurt from thinking about it.

Xu Jia said earnestly, “Calm down. It’s just a game. Don’t look so grim. Remember, life is still beautiful.”

Le Lin gave her a sidelong glance that said, “Stay out of it, you smug winner!”

Seeing the two chatting and laughing, Qi Yuan was unhappy. He even considered lending chips to Contestants No. 7 and No. 9 to knock them out of third place. But thinking it might be too obvious, he suppressed the idea.

Xu Jia, adhering to the “small bets for fun” principle, placed a casual bet. As for the rankings… since Qi Yuan was in first place and they were on the same team, she didn’t bother competing for it.

With bets placed, the game officially began.

Contestant No. 7 sat in the center, first studying the lie detector, and asked curiously, “What’s the principle behind this lie detector? Heart rate? Sweating? Or a combination of indicators?”

Contestant No. 10 replied expressionlessly, “We’re not here to do scientific research. Let’s get on with the game.”

Contestant No. 7 placed his right hand on the lie detector and nodded politely, “You go first.”

Another one who didn’t want the first attack. Contestant No. 10 was secretly glad he had bet on himself. Surely, this guy would start spouting nonsense within a minute and end the game, right?

Steadying himself, Contestant No. 10 asked a random question, “Are you male?”

“Ha!” Contestant No. 6 couldn’t help but laugh aloud.

Clearly, Contestant No. 10’s question was very random. But if Contestant No. 7 wanted to let him win, he would undoubtedly give a wrong answer.

To everyone’s surprise…

Contestant No. 7 answered, “Yes.”

The lie detector showed a green light, indicating he was telling the truth.

Contestant No. 10 furrowed his brow, thoughts racing through his mind. Was he unwilling to be too obvious about letting him win, planning to concede later? Or had he misunderstood, and Contestant No. 7 hadn’t bet on him?

The next second, everything became clear.

Contestant No. 7 asked, “In your love life, have you ever cheated?”

Contestant No. 10 finally realized Contestant No. 7 was serious about attacking. Pressing his lips together, Contestant No. 10 answered, “No.”

The green light showed he was telling the truth. The roles switched.

This time, Contestant No. 10 didn’t hold back and asked sharply, “Have you ever been cheated on?”

Contestant No. 7 was slightly surprised but calmly shook his head, “No.”

Green light.

Contestant No. 10 was disappointed.

The roles switched again.

Contestant No. 10 had just prepared himself when the other asked, “Have you ever cheated on someone?”

Contestant No. 10, “…………”

He didn’t want to answer and protested loudly, “How can the questions be repeated?”

The system responded, “It’s fine. It conforms to the game rules.”

Contestant No. 10 felt like he’d been hit by a truck. After hesitation, his face turned purple with frustration as he reluctantly spat out, “Yes.”

The green light showed he was telling the truth.

Suddenly, all eyes on Contestant No. 10 were filled with surprise, pity, and sympathy.

Contestant No. 10 gritted his teeth. He hated the sympathetic looks more than having his embarrassing secret revealed. He never expected the game to allow repeated questions.

So, his next question was even more vicious, “Do you have any hidden illnesses?”

Contestant No. 7 answered firmly and calmly, “No.”

Green light.

Then Contestant No. 7 asked back, “Do you have any?”

“I don’t either!” Contestant No. 10’s forehead veins bulged as he shouted back.

“Don’t be too agitated,” Contestant No. 7 smiled gently, “If the lie detector judges based on heart rate, it might think you’re lying and decide you’re not telling the truth.”

Contestant No. 10 only got angrier. Under Contestant No. 7’s deliberate provocation, the game shifted from contestants attacking each other with different questions to testing each other with the same difficult ones.

However, on second thought, this might work in his favor, as he could ask questions that were safe for him but tricky for the others.