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Fang Yu naturally noticed Liu Yifei's predicament as well.

He knew that pure defense was no longer meaningful.

Faced with the overwhelming offensive of the "Situation Bureau," any attempt to dodge or evade would only fuel their even stronger desire to attack.

There is only one way to break this deadlock.

That is—to turn the tables and take the initiative!

Use an even bigger piece of gossip to distract them!

With that in mind, Fang Yu stopped dawdling.

He haphazardly hung the chain on the gears, then stood up and patted the grime off his hands.

He first smiled at the group of middle-aged women and replied with a few words in a very natural manner:

"Oh dear, ladies, you're asking too many detailed questions. You're making me blush."

Then, he abruptly changed the subject, his expression instantly becoming mysterious.

Fang Yu leaned close to the nearest middle-aged woman's ear, deliberately lowering his voice to a volume only their small circle could hear:

"Auntie, please stop asking about our affairs. What's so interesting about it?"

"I have some juicy gossip to share with you guys. Have you heard? Something big has happened to the Dai family in the next village lately!"

This suspenseful opening instantly piqued the curiosity of all the middle-aged women.

"Old Dai's family? Which Old Dai?"

"You mean that Dai Laosan who used to drive the truck at the brick factory?"

"Oh my god, what's going on at their house? Didn't they just get back from their trip out of town?"

Seeing that he had successfully drawn everyone's attention, Fang Yu's lips curled into a faint smile.

The fish has taken the bait.

He looked around nervously, creating a tense atmosphere that seemed to say, "I'm only telling you this, so don't divulge it outside."

The gossip spirit of the middle-aged women was completely ignited. They craned their necks and pricked up their ears, afraid of missing a single word.

Even the group of old men who were discussing the international situation nearby stopped talking and quietly moved their stools over here.

Fang Yu chuckled inwardly at the effect, but his face remained serious.

He began to recount the story with great emotion:

"You wouldn't believe it, Old Dai, he came back from the south a while ago, and it seems like he suffered some kind of mental shock. He's become really eccentric!"

"Are you upset? What happened?" an older woman asked impatiently.

"We don't know the specifics, we just heard it from others," Fang Yu began his core creation, "He doesn't do anything all day now, he just takes a broken iron pot and puts it on his head like a hat! He says it's to prevent people from eating his brains!"

"What the hell? Wearing a broken iron pot as a hat? Is he afraid someone will eat his brains?"

"My God, this person is absolutely possessed!"

"Did it offend some unclean spirit and lose its soul? I heard people talking about that before!"

The older women gasped softly.

"That's nothing!" Fang Yu waved his hand, dropping an even more explosive bombshell, "The scariest thing is his yard!"

"What's wrong with his yard again?"

"He doesn't grow corn anymore, and he doesn't cellar cabbages anymore. He insists on planting rows of sunflowers and peas in the yard!"

"And they keep yelling at people that they plant these things to fight zombies!"

"Fighting zombies?!" The moment those words were uttered, everyone was stunned.

"Yes!" Fang Yu nodded emphatically, his expression extremely serious. "He said that every night, those zombies wearing iron buckets and carrying iron door panels as shields come to his yard, insisting on gnawing on his brain, which is covered by an iron pot!"

"He said the sunflowers he grows can generate energy, and the peas can deflect bullets, specifically targeting zombies!"

Fang Yu's words were detailed and relatable.

Phrases like "a brain that wears an iron pot" and "wearing an iron bucket and carrying an iron door" are uncommon.

The older women listened in stunned silence, their faces filled with shock and confusion.

"Is this...is this real? This is too unbelievable!"

"It sounds like a theatrical performance, there's no way something like that could happen!"

However, the viewers in the live stream burst out laughing when they heard this.

[Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! I'm laughing so hard I'm rolling on the floor! Isn't this just Plants vs. Zombies?!]

[Fang Da Hu You, I salute you! You're really daring to make things up! Using game plot points as rural gossip, and doing it with such seriousness!]

[Dave! Crazy Dave! Hahahaha! I can already picture it in my head!]

When it comes to spouting nonsense with a straight face, I only admire Fang Yu!

While the older women were still digesting the shocking news of "Old Dai fighting zombies,"

Having recovered from her initial shock, Liu Yifei looked at the absurd and hilarious scene before her and suddenly felt...

It seems like it's actually quite fun?

Looking at the group of middle-aged women who were completely bewildered by Fang Yu, and then at Fang Yu himself who was still talking eloquently and embellishing the story, a bold idea suddenly popped into her mind.

If he can make it up, why can't I?

It's just fooling people, anyone can do that!

Thinking of this, a sly glint flashed in Liu Yifei's eyes.

She followed suit, putting on a mysterious air, and took two steps forward to join the gossip circle.

She cleared her throat and, in an extremely serious, even somewhat frightened tone, revealed the information to the group of middle-aged women:

"Auntie, actually... this is nothing."

Her voice wasn't loud, but it successfully drew everyone's attention.

"Hey, girl, what other weird things are you hearing?" an older woman asked curiously.

Liu Yifei nodded heavily, her expression becoming even more serious.

"I heard from a friend in Beijing the other day that something happened in a place called Raccoon Village in the south that was a hundred times scarier than what happened in Lao Dai's village!"

"There's a township enterprise in that village that makes umbrellas. A while ago, their factory accidentally leaked a newly developed, highly potent pesticide!"

"As a result, a major disaster struck the entire village!"

"Good heavens, what happened?" The women's hearts were completely gripped with anxiety.

Liu Yifei took a deep breath and, mimicking Fang Yu's tone, said, word by word:

"The whole village is staying up!"

"He wanders the streets aimlessly late at night, walking with a limp, his eyes glazed over, and if he sees a living person, he pounces on them and bites them hard! He even bites dogs!"

"That was absolutely terrifying!"