Who is Helping Me Win by Lying Down [Transmigration] - Chapter 59

Chapter 59

The live stream broadcasting Escape Room in real-time was flooded with viewers’ screaming comments. Only when the corridor lights turned on and the spine-chilling blood-written characters disappeared did the bullet screen comments gradually return to normal.

The production team is absolutely ruthless! Su Yue was absolutely right—this is definitely not mildly scary!!

Hahaha, although it’s a bit terrifying, I’m sorry, Xue Yifan is actually kind of hilarious. I never knew he was such a coward!

I adore Chen Shu! Who wouldn’t love this sense of security in an escape room? He’s literally my safe fortress!!

Xue Yifan mood—I’d be doing the exact same thing if I were there, just wish I had Chen Shu by my side!!!

On the live stream, the corridor lights remained on.

The eight blood-written characters that had appeared in the darkness vanished as soon as the lights came on.

Chen Shu walked to the door and tried turning the handle.

It was indeed locked.

Gu Hongye asked, So we need to find the key for this door?

Duan Xu said, It’s not certain yet. There might be more than one door here.

Now that they had officially entered the Escape Room, the main live channel muted their audio and began explaining the program rules to the audience.

Chen Shu and the others were already familiar with the rules.

Each episode of Escape Room featured six players who had to role-play their assigned characters and escape the room within a six-hour time limit.

Among them, one player would be the Killer.

The player who drew the Killer role gained the ability to kill other players during the escape process. This ability could be used once every two hours. Killed players lost their exploration abilities and could only wander within the scene.

The Killer was the only player allowed to lie and would try to prevent the others from escaping.

If all players successfully escaped, the Killer failed; otherwise, the Killer won.

Each round offered six points in total.

If the Killer won, they received all six points; if they lost, they got nothing. The remaining five players would split five points equally, with the remaining one point awarded to the round’s MVP—the player who found the most clues and contributed the most.

After the rules were explained, the audio returned.

Um… shouldn’t we move away from the door? Even though that thing outside isn’t human, it’s still pretty creepy… Su Yue couldn’t help saying.

Xue Yifan quickly agreed, Absolutely right!

Chen Shu subtly freed his hand from Xue Yifan’s grip and pressed the light switch, warning first, I’m going to turn off the lights to check something.

Why would you want to see that?! Xue Yifan gasped, closing his eyes in despair.

Click.

The lights went out.

The eight blood-written characters glowed with an eerie fluorescence on the floor again.

Su Yue, also with her eyes shut, yelled, Are you done looking, Class President?

Chen Shu used the faint glow to observe the other three.

Gu Hongye was peeking at the words on the floor through her fingers.

Duan Xu and Jiang Yan stood together, frowning as they examined the ground.

Class President, did you notice anything?

Chen Shu turned the lights back on. Nothing. Let’s go.

Xue Yifan hurried to follow.

At the end of the corridor was another similarly locked door, with an office next to it.

The office door was slightly ajar.

As Chen Shu raised his hand, the group behind him quickly hid behind his back.

The lights are off in there! Su Yue said tremulously. There won’t be something scary again, will there?

Standing under the light, they felt invincible to all evils.

Jiang Yan coolly stepped past Chen Shu. I’ll find the switch.

Chen Shu said, Okay.

He pushed the door open, allowing the corridor light to illuminate the room as much as possible.

But the moment he pushed the door, the overhead light suddenly flickered with a sizzling sound.

Ahhh—! Su Yue nearly jumped in fright and quickly moved closer to Gu Hongye.

Jiang Yan thudded against the door, groping for the handle to steady himself. His expression cracked for a moment.

Xue Yifan, who was following behind Chen Shu, had completely abandoned his composure and asked in a panic, What’s going on?!

Jiang Yan leaned against the door. It’s nothing. I’ll go in and check.

As he spoke, he took a step forward.

Thud

Jiang Yan froze.

Chen Shu was right beside him. What’s wrong?

Jiang Yan said hoarsely, Something… something tripped me…

Stop talking, stop talking! Xue Yifan began stomping in circles, trying to shake off the goosebumps. Help!

Chen Shu glanced down. It’s a stool.

Jiang Yan sighed in relief and looked down, confirming it was indeed a stool. He lifted his foot to move it aside.

Just as the chair shifted—

Snap!

Click-clack—click-clack—

Jiang Yan’s leg froze mid-air.

Xue Yifan immediately retreated three meters away. You guys go in! I won’t step into this room until the lights are on, even if I die!!

Using the corridor light, Chen Shu bent down and picked up the object that had fallen on the floor.

His movement snapped Jiang Yan out of his frozen state.

Gu Hongye swallowed hard. What is it?

Chen Shu flipped the switch.

A beam of light instantly flooded out.

A flashlight! Xue Yifan’s eyes lit up, and he hurried back, only to watch as Chen Shu swept it around the office before handing it to Su Yue.

Ladies first, Chen Shu said casually, then walked to the opposite side of the door and turned on the room’s main light.

With the lights on, a sense of security finally returned.

Duan Xu said, Who knows how long these lights will last? Let’s hurry and find the key.

The school had been abandoned, and the office was cluttered with junk.

To the left of the entrance were haphazardly stacked old desks and chairs, next to messy office desks and a row of student lockers against the wall. The opposite wall was covered in graffiti.

You will pay for this, None shall escape, Tonight marks the end of everything, and so on.

Chen Shu only glanced at them before heading toward the student lockers.

The labels on the lockers had all faded, except for one with a name and photo still intact.

Class 3: Mi Shi

Seeing the name, Gu Hongye began her exaggerated performance.

I knew it! she cried, clutching her head. This must be her revenge!

Xue Yifan, familiar with her antics, snorted disrespectfully.

Gu Hongye immediately grabbed his collar and shook him back and forth. It’s all your fault! If it weren’t for you back then, I wouldn’t have lived in fear all these years!

Xue Yifan, dizzy from the shaking, quickly pointed at Jiang Yan. Don’t just blame me! Why don’t you blame my good buddy here too?

Jiang Yan calmly took a few steps back. If we’re talking about that incident, which one of us can truly escape responsibility?

Gu Hongye said, So she’s come to claim our lives!

Duan Xu said, We must believe in science, not feudal superstitions. It’s not her coming for us—someone is deliberately messing with us.

Su Yue quietly moved the conversation along. But only the six of us know about what happened back then.

Gu Hongye said, That means the person who locked us in here must be one of the six of us!

She looked at the other five one by one. This person is hiding among us, definitely with some ulterior motive.

Jiang Yan asked, So should we split up?

Xue Yifan was the first to object: I absolutely refuse to go alone!

Just the first scene was terrifying enough. The idea of escaping an escape room alone—he’d rather stay here until the end of time.

Su Yue also said, I don’t want to go alone either…

Everyone instinctively looked at Chen Shu.

I suggest we stick together and no one leaves the group, Chen Shu said. That way, no matter who it is, any unusual behavior will immediately give them away.

The killer could use information gaps to mislead the escape route, so identifying the killer was crucial.

I agree with the class monitor. I agree too!

Chen Shu had already opened Mi Shi’s locker.

Inside was a letter and six countdown watches.

Only five and a half hours remained.

What does the letter say? Duan Xu asked.

Chen Shu read the contents aloud.

The gist was that Mi Shi had jumped to her death at midnight. In six hours, all the harm they had inflicted on Mi Shi would be repaid to them. They should enjoy their last six hours—it was time to repent for the crimes they had committed.

Su Yue, who had been rummaging through cabinets, clasped her hands together upon hearing the letter: Once I get out, I’ll definitely repent! Gu Hongye pulled open a desk drawer: I found some letters here too!

It was a plea for help.

Mi Shi had written to the homeroom teacher, asking to be transferred to another class and describing the bullying she had endured, led by Xue Yifan.

The teacher’s reply: It was just a joke.

The second plea for help was dated the evening of October 9th, with similar content to the first.

The teacher’s reply: If so many people dislike you, you should reflect on yourself.

Gu Hongye slammed the table: What a terrible teacher!

Xue Yifan said, Exactly!

Gu Hongye spat back at him, How dare you say that? You’re even worse.

Xue Yifan: …

Duan Xu asked, Has anyone found the key?

No. Not here either.

Su Yue suddenly raised her hand: Come look quickly! There’s writing on the door!

Chen Shu walked over.

Xue Yifan squinted and stared: Where? I don’t see any writing.

Oh, right! Su Yue picked up a flashlight and shone it on the door.

Vertical text was indeed printed on the door.

Jiang Yan read it aloud: From me, you will obtain what you desire?

Gu Hongye looked exasperated: Isn’t that obvious? There’s only one room here; what we’re looking for must be inside.

Everyone returned to the room and continued searching.

Xue Yifan, wary of any surprises, stuck close to Chen Shu, following him step by step.

The scary parts seemed to have temporarily ended, and the bullet screen comments were fully immersed in the storyline.

I guessed earlier it might be a bullying theme—and it is! Ugh, those replies are just too despicable, too despicable, too despicable!!

Please, no more scares! Let the kids focus on solving the puzzle!

Wow, look how scared Xue Yifan is—he’s probably traumatized now, hahaha!

Also watching the livestream was Yan Jingchuan.

He stared expressionlessly at the screen, watching Xue Yifan practically glued to Chen Shu as he moved forward.

Yan Xinli held Wen Jiao tightly and said, Don’t say that, but Chen Shu is quite steady. Even I was scared, yet he wasn’t affected at all.

Yan Jinqing shot him a glance. Look at how useless you are.

… Yan Xinli simply shut his mouth.

Wen Jiao gently nudged him, signaling him to look at Yan Jingchuan.

Yan Xinli glanced over, then turned back to her, silently mouthing: What’s wrong?

Wen Jiao had no choice but to whisper a few words in his ear.

Yan Xinli blurted out, How is that possible!

Amid the flickering dim lights on the screen, Yan Jinqing’s hand trembled as he drank his tea, splashing slightly scalding water on his face. He glared over. What’s with all the shock and surprise? Have some decency!

Yan Xinli gave a dry laugh, then also lowered his voice to Wen Jiao. You said Jingchuan is jealous? Impossible, our son isn’t that kind of person.

Wen Jiao said, If you don’t believe me, just test it out.

Yan Xinli thought for a moment and began probing indirectly. Speaking of which, Chen Shu is really too much. He already has a boyfriend, how can he get so close to other men?

Yan Jingchuan said sternly, It’s his job.

Yan Xinli and Wen Jiao exchanged a glance, then he added, Have you talked to Chen Shu about this? You could ask him to keep some distance from others.

Yan Jingchuan only said, He knows his limits.

Chen Shu’s agent believed he had too strong a possessiveness toward Chen Shu. Such misunderstandings might have already been relayed to Chen Shu, and he had no intention of letting Chen Shu develop more misconceptions about him.

Moreover, Chen Shu was an artist; interacting publicly was part of his job. He had no reason to repeatedly demand that Chen Shu make concessions.

Ahhh—Class President, don’t leave me!

Watching the screen where Xue Yifan clung tightly to Chen Shu’s arm.

Yan Jingchuan’s face gradually darkened.

Yan Xinli had been observing him and, seeing this, his eyes filled with shock.

He then turned back to Wen Jiao and whispered, Should we talk to Jingchuan?

After all, judging by his earlier tone, Yan Jingchuan didn’t seem to understand his own feelings.

Wen Jiao hesitated but shook her head.

Meddling in others’ relationships was the most thankless task.

And from childhood to adulthood, this was Yan Jingchuan’s first relationship. Seeing how much attention he paid to Chen Shu at this moment showed just how important Chen Shu was to him. They shouldn’t interfere casually.

But…

She understood that Chen Shu had to work, but outside of work, he should also spend time strengthening his relationship with Jingchuan.

This vacation hadn’t worked out as planned; she would have to find another opportunity.