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Chapter 80 The Killing Game (Part 10)
Just like playing golf.

The fat man watched helplessly as Gu Mian swung the stool leg in his hand, sending it flying in a smooth semi-circle through the air. Half a second later, the stool leg, with its clearly defined trajectory, struck that hideous face.

That was a vicious blow, sending the gaping face flying upwards.

Seemingly not expecting to be treated this way, the face circled in the air in astonishment.

By the time it landed, Gu Mian had already taken off her clothes.

Don't get me wrong, it's not for doing anything strange.

Gu Mian used her white coat like a sack and suddenly covered the face with it, tying a tight knot to prevent it from staring at her head and biting her.

"Come on." Gu Mian reached out and pulled down the tentacle that was hanging on the face. It could barely be called a tentacle. This thing was very elastic, like a black rubber band.

He continued, "I'll give you two choices: either answer my questions honestly... or let me tear your face off and take it with me."

The fat man had already shakily gotten to his feet: "Doctor, you actually knew all along that this thing would bite our heads, didn't you?"

That's why I didn't ask him to help wipe my face.

"It's just about staying vigilant," Gu Mian said. "I tend to imagine things in the worst possible way, and of course, that's usually how things actually turn out..."

The fat man spoke again in a low voice: "But why did you say something like 'Let me tear this face off and take it away' in such a threatening tone, Doctor? Wasn't the original purpose of this face for us to take it away?"

Gu Mian shook her head: "Can't you see from its actions just now? It was just a pretense to let us find its real face, because only with this face can it attack freely. It's trying to seduce you!"

"Seducing me?" The fat man shuddered.

"Hmm, I'll seduce you, lure you to this face that can attack, and then... *sniff*."

As Gu Mian spoke, she tugged down the tentacle holding the face that was hanging there: "I suspect that this face doesn't have a wide range of movement. It went to great lengths to stage this 'face-finding game' just to lure people in front of it so it could make its move."

"The tentacles hanging down are what restrict its range of movement; they can't extend too far, just like a rubber band. Although it's very elastic and can be stretched at will, it will break if it exceeds a certain limit, do you understand?"

The fat man nodded hurriedly.

Gu Mian then continued, "Once the rubber band snaps, this face will probably become a dead face."

As he spoke, he yanked hard on the tentacle on his hand again: "I already said, you have two choices, pick one."

In all things, survival is of paramount importance.

Sean's face yielded, and he uttered a muffled voice: "What do you want to ask?"

Gu Mian stroked her chin: "The history here, for example, how this city became what it is."

The face paused for a moment before speaking. "A long time ago, I've forgotten how long ago, the coal miners rioted. They were a group of the lowest classes..."

"They were not satisfied with the benefits they had gained and harbored resentment towards me as the factory manager, so they kidnapped me and brought me to this place to threaten the government. They threatened to set the mine on fire if they didn't give them some benefits. The government sent multiple groups of security forces to try to stop the riot..."

"The order guards eventually managed to stop the mob, but many were killed in the process; I was killed in the chaos."

So you're saying you're still an innocent victim who sacrificed yourself for the people?

“After I died, my soul remained in this mine and had no way of knowing what was happening outside. All I know is that after that riot, no workers ever came here to work again.”

"You're saying the coal miners' riot was just because of profit, nothing else?" Gu Mian pinched the tentacle in her hand, which was equivalent to the neck of this face.

Sean's tone suddenly became firm: "Yes, it's just because of money."

The fat man looked at Gu Mian with some doubt. He felt that this statement was a bit strange, but he couldn't quite put his finger on why.

Gu Mian also spoke up: "I feel like I'm at a disadvantage asking you this, even if you're lying I can't tell. How about this, from now on I'll ask you three questions each time, and you can choose one to answer each time. I already know the answers to some of these questions..."

He paused for a moment: "If you happen to choose a question whose answer I know, and then deliberately lie, you're out of luck."

The fat man looked at Gu Mian with some confusion, seemingly not understanding why he did this.

Gu Mian didn't explain; he went on to ask a question.

"The first question is, with so many high-ranking officials in the coal mining base, why are you the only one who is hated and held hostage by the coal miners?"

"Second question, what conflicts did you have with the leader of the rioting workers?"

"The third question is, do you have any improper business relationships with certain people?"

Sean's face fell silent; he seemed to be struggling to choose an answer from the three questions.

It's as if choosing any question would reveal something.

After a long pause, he finally spoke, somewhat sluggishly: "Why am I the only one being hated and kidnapped...? Because I'm at the highest level in the coal mine, so it's only natural that I attract most of the hatred... They hate the rich..."

Sean's answer was disjointed, as if he were making it up as he spoke.

The fat man looked at Gu Mian, his expression seeming to say, "This is obviously a lie! And which of these questions do you even know the answers to!"

Gu Mian didn't care. He looked at the face covered by the white coat and asked the next round of questions.

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