In this awkward, curious, and somewhat uncertain subtle atmosphere, the old-fashioned TV finally spoke:

"The game is on

Participants, Chen Xiao's chips: 350 points

Participant, Yuto Tsujido's chips: 410 points

”

As soon as the words fell, the emoji disappeared from the screen, and the image of a city looking down from the sky appeared, as seen from the forest of buildings, a crowded, busy Western city in the early 20th century. In the wee hours of the morning, the sun had just risen, and fog enveloped every corner of the street.

Like the opening of every film, after letting the audience know the era and approximate location of the story, the camera begins to move, passing through several thin green belts and dense clusters of towering buildings...... Finally got into the window of an old apartment, and then the picture was frozen in the next second of entering the window.

Then from this angle, you can only see the small living room of this house. On the left side of the picture, there is a single sofa chair, in front of which is a TV set that is quite up to date, a little farther away, you can see a small dining table, on which are placed some leftovers that have not had time to clean up last night, these small pieces of furniture have taken up most of the living room, and on the other side of the picture, there are two closed doors, if I guess wrong, one of them is the bedroom, and the other should be the toilet.

The camera froze for about 1 second, then moved again, it passed through the keyhole of a door by the wall, and came to an extremely messy bedroom, which is the bedroom of a middle-aged man who is very lazy, doesn't like to take a shower, and is single, everyone should be able to think of what it looks like.

On the bed in the bedroom, a man of about 30 years old was lying, with a western face, messy hair and a beard with sideburns, who hadn't taken care of himself for a long time.

At this time, the characteristic neutral voice of the TV also sounded again.

"This man's profile...... Worth 10 chips. After purchase, it will be sent to the purchaser's mobile phone. ”

......

"Oh~" Chen Xiao nodded slightly, it turned out that the so-called "story elements need to be purchased" meant this.

As soon as he thought of this, his opponent Tsujido-kun asked, "Does this person have anything to do with the story of this competition?" ”

I have to say, his question is very right, the picture has just started less than a minute, such a person comes out, who knows if he is the protagonist, the boss or the king next door, in case it has nothing to do with the story, the chips are not spent in vain.

However, the answer Tsujido-kun received was: "This question requires 3 chips, and I will only give you "yes" and "no" answers. ”

"Huh?" He questioned with open eyes: "Does this also cost chips?" Can I keep this person's information for a later purchase? ”

Really...... The answer he received was:

"This question is worth 2 points ......"

“くらぇ！ ~(~)" Tsujido scolded in a low voice. (Since then, I've been speaking Chinese, don't be naughty!) ）

That's when ......

"Can I not buy the story elements at the time and save them for later?" Chen Xiao almost didn't wait for the other party to finish speaking, he immediately asked the same question again, and quickly added: "I'm willing to pay two chips!" ”

"Okay~" The TV replied, and in the next second, Chen Xiao's mobile phone rang, and what was displayed on it was the question he had just asked, and it was still displayed below

"No, you can't"

Three words.

Moreover, in the upper right corner of the phone, the 350 representing chips has also become 348.

"Hey, hey, hey—" Chen Xiao finished reading the answer, raised his head and showed a disgusting smile to Tsujido-kun......

The other party frowned: "I have a proposal ......"

"Oh? Tell me about it! Chen Xiao responded.

Yuto put on a look of thinking hard: "Now it seems that there are still many rules of this game that have not been clarified, such as the question you just asked, and what happens if all the chips are spent, and even whether the chips between you and me can be traded...... Wait a minute! In short, there are too many variables in this game before the rules are clear, and this is a situation that you and I don't want to see, so I propose that you and I each take turns asking a question about the rules, and tell each other the answer when we get the answer, so that this game can be considered fair. ”

"Oh? How do you know that the rules I'm telling you are correct? Chen Xiao asked with more interest.

The other party seemed to have thought of this question a long time ago, and immediately asked at the TV, "Can we look at each other's phone screens?" ”

"The value of the question is 2 points ......"

"Pay~" Yuto didn't wait for the TV to finish, he interrupted the answer, and then, his mobile phone rang......

He glanced down and said, "As I thought, we can look at each other's phones, so there's no need to cheat each other." As he spoke, he turned his phone to Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao naturally quickly shifted his gaze......

"Okay~" Yuto saw that the other party was so cautious, smiled helplessly, and said to the TV: "You can announce the answer to the question~ This shouldn't be a new problem......"

The TV was quick to say, "Of course not, the rules don't prohibit both sides from watching each other's phone screens......"

Yuto Tsujido still maintained the appearance of holding the phone, and shrugged his shoulders, which means: "Look...... I didn't lie to you......"

But Chen Xiao just smiled again.

"I refuse ......!"

"Alright, let's ...... Yes? What did you say? The other party was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Why refuse, this is a win-win proposal, and the rules don't figure out how to play, right!" ”

He was still trying his best to persuade him, but Chen Xiao obviously didn't even bother with the other party, "I want to see this person's information, take 10 chips!" He said to the TV, and shook his hand appropriately, as if he was tipping the waiter.

Soon, his phone rang.

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Name: Andrew

Age: 31 years old

Synopsis: An unemployed vagrant, who claims to be a private investigator by profession, but has never solved a single commission, has been in arrears of rent for a long time, is addicted to alcohol, and has been diagnosed with mild mental symptoms during high school. I didn't have the slightest income for nearly two weeks, bought a few bottles of wine with some last change last night, and fell asleep after getting drunk.

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"Hmm...... It seems that he is a failed man who has no bright spots in his life......" After Chen Xiao saw this introduction, he whispered: "Hehe...... The body is full of story...... This person might be the "main character"......"

And Tsuji Tangjun, who was still holding his mobile phone and waiting for Chen Xiao to change his mind, saw the grinning expression of this thing, and his heart was angry.

"Hey, I'm going to see this person's file too......" he put down his phone and yelled at the TV.