Absurd Deduction Game

"Yu Xing" walked slowly towards the front hall. He didn't meet anyone along the way, and the front hall was also quiet.

 Dim lights shone on the corridor, making the place look eerie.

Yu Xing thought for a while.

 As a person who has just entered the game, even if he does not do anything as required by the system, he should still have a general understanding of the situation of the dungeon, for example...what does he, the waiter, need to do?

 "Yu Xing" confirmed his identity this time based on his dressing up, but other than that, he gave it to him without any behavioral prompts.

 It wasn’t until he was about to reach the end of the corridor that the system made another sound.

  【There are two identities in this venue: guest and waiter】

  【Your identity is the barbecue restaurant waiter on your first day on the job, please obey the foreman's arrangements】

　　【Task 1: Leave the changing room within one minute and go to the hall to entertain new guests. 】

This prompt came a little late. Yu Xing had almost reached his destination and felt that the system had become clumsy.

He didn't stop walking, passing through the hanging curtains, and his sight suddenly widened.

 It’s so quiet…

 The front hall was deserted and deserted because it had not yet started to receive guests.

There was only a woman's figure standing at the checkout counter. The woman's face was filled with a warm but stiff smile, which seemed very strange at first glance.

 After the sound of Yu Xing’s footsteps appeared, the woman discovered him immediately.

 Obviously, the woman's eyes were frightened for a moment, maybe she thought he was a red ghost.

 But soon, the woman calmed down, stared at Yu Xing warily, and asked in a low voice: "You...are you human?"

Yu Xing blinked in confusion, and then understood: "I am, I am, are you also a deduction?...Auntie?"

Being called aunt, the woman was not angry. She just let out a long breath and seemed to be relieved: "Great, I've been waiting here for a few minutes, and no one has come. It's terrible."

“There was a sheep-faced foreman who came over just now to check on me. Fortunately, I remembered the employee code and must smile, otherwise I wouldn’t know what he was going to do to me!”

 Speaking of this, the woman trembled all over, as if she was frightened.

Yu Xing thought about the information in the woman's words. So, the woman has already met the foreman, and the foreman is a sheep-faced ghost?

 If a woman can be so calm, she should be an official deduction agent, not a candidate.

Thinking of this, Yu Xing asked curiously: "Where is the foreman?"

"It seems like she went to the back kitchen." The woman glanced nervously at the entrance to the back kitchen corridor to make sure nothing came out, then said worriedly, "It said she was going to see if the chef was ready."

Yu Xing instinctively felt that something was not right, but he deliberately ignored it and took this opportunity to look at the front hall again.

There is a wall clock hanging on the wall behind the cashier, and the hands are just heading towards seven o'clock.

"Da da da…"

hurried footsteps suddenly sounded from behind Yu Xing. He glanced alertly out of the corner of his eye and saw a man dressed the same as him.

The man looked ordinary, but his facial features were harmonious, and he seemed to be an easy person to get along with. At this time, he ran over with a cold sweat on his face. When he saw them, his eyes lit up, and he held his knees and breathed heavily.

 “It’s good that I caught up.” His voice was very low, full of joy.

 A man in a suit with a sheep's face slowly walked out behind him.

The man was fully two meters tall, and he felt extremely oppressive standing there. His sheepish face had a humane and serious expression, revealing the contempt of a superior for his subordinates.

“You’re almost late. Remember to come out earlier next time.”

The sheep-faced foreman snorted coldly: "Also, remember to keep a smile on your face."

 “Okay!” The man was excited, and a stiff smile appeared on his face almost instantly.

The sheep-faced foreman was noncommittal and turned his attention to Yu Xing again.

 “Where’s your smile?”

Yu Xing plays the role of a newbie who makes amends belatedly, trembling with fear and smiling at the same time.

 He glanced at the foreman's badge.

 Zhang Xiaowei?

 The foreman actually has a name, and having a name means there is a story. If he is bored, he can go find out about the foreman's background.

The head waiter was reluctantly satisfied and ignored the three of them. Instead, he walked towards the door of the barbecue restaurant, leaving them with a tall back.

Almost as soon as the foreman turned around, the woman and the man let out a sigh of relief at the same time. The man took a few steps to the cashier, and muttered together with the woman: "It's terrible, I feel like I almost died..."

“Yes, yes, is this a ghost? This is my first time entering the game...”

 “Me too, I don’t know if I can survive yet, hey.”

 “My son is still waiting for me outside, I must survive!”

Their whispers did not prevent Yu Xing. Rather than seizing the time to exchange information, they were more like a way to vent their fears.

As Yu Xing listened, the feeling that something was wrong became stronger.

 Are these two candidates? But they look very skilled, not like pure novices at all.

Also, since the three of them are here, the rest are guests?

　　The head waiter took off the lock on the door of the barbecue restaurant, revealing the dark sky and empty streets outside.

Yu Xing felt a subtle sense of trance as he listened to the sound of the second hand moving one by one.

I always felt that he seemed to be inexplicably familiar with the barbecue restaurant, and the two candidates seemed to have worked here for a long time, not like it was their first day on the job.

 Subconsciously, he reached into his apron pocket and touched the piece of paper that said "Who am I?" Although the guests hadn’t arrived yet and nothing had happened yet, he already had a vague premonition of something bad, weighing heavily on his head.

But soon, the outside world became noisy, attracting Yu Xing's attention.

Suddenly, many people appeared on the street. Some customers began to enter the barbecue restaurant. Many animal-faced waiters who had not been seen before suddenly poured out of the corridor behind them. It was as if the world that had been pressed on the freeze button suddenly came to life. Same.

Yu Xing's eyes were dim, and while smiling at all the guests, he slowly walked towards the door.

 The head waiter stood there like a welcome guest.

 He said aloud: "Foreman, can I disturb you for a moment?"

 The sheep's face turned around.

There was no emotion or anger on the sheep's face. His black stone-like eyes stared at Yu Xing, and a cold breath suddenly ran up his back.

The other party remained silent and did not speak.

　　 Yu Xing showed him a genuine, very sunny smile.

"I think there are enough waiters inside. How about I come to greet guests? The guests must like my smile, and I have a better appearance."

 Smiling and laughing are different.

Compared to those stiff smiles, Yu Xing’s look that seemed to be emitting little stars from the inside out was really endearing, and even the serious expression of the foreman seemed to have melted a little.

"Okay, you're very good." The foreman patted him on the shoulder, "Then just stand here and greet the guests. Remember, you must keep your smile. If there are many guests today, I will give you a bonus."

Yu Xing changed positions smoothly, a little too hastily.

In fact, the greeter should wear a suit like the cashier, but neither he nor the foreman paid attention to this. He just stood at the junction of the gate and the outside world. Looking forward, he saw the bustling animal people. .

The lights are intertwined in the distance, and it looks like a lively pedestrian street, exactly like the real world.

The sky is gloomy and there is no moon, but it is not the weather that is about to rain.

The foreman gave him a few instructions and then turned back to the store. He didn't know which post he planned to inspect again.

Yu Xing stood up straight. There was no one else around him at the moment, and he no longer pretended to be a newbie. He greeted the passers-by with ease.

There are indeed many people who entered the barbecue restaurant because of his smile. As for what such a smile means to the guests, Yu Xing doesn't know. He plans to leave the question to other deducers to explore.

The reason why he wanted to change his guard was because he always had a feeling that he wanted to see something more exciting.

It seems that just by welcoming guests here, he can achieve his goal.

 Soon, his expression changed and he looked to the right.

There came a group of pedestrians, eight in total. The human faces of this group were mixed in with the animal faces, which was very eye-catching.

What is more eye-catching is the temperament of this group of people. How relaxed and comfortable the animal faces around them are, how sad this group of people is.

The leader is a young man with a serious face, and the middle-aged man in a suit next to him has an anxious face.

  And further on…

Yu Xing’s pupils narrowed after he saw who was behind him.

He saw Qu Xianqing, which was expected. Qu Xianqing was most likely a guest.

But beside Qu Xianqing, a tall young man was walking with a pale face and pursed lips, as if he was also troubled.

 But he knew that this was an illusion, and no one could understand any expression on that face better than he did.

 Because it is himself.

That was obviously his usual not-so-careful disguise, specially used to join in the fun and amuse new people.

  No, no, why did he appear in the queue of guests?

There are also women at the checkout counter and men serving as waiters...

 Everyone is here.

At this moment, Yu Xing felt as if he had stepped into a parallel time and space, seeing himself in this time and space from the perspective of a bystander.

 Time—is there something wrong with time?

ˆ˜Sensitivity to the word time made Yu Xing instantly alert.

 Exciting, indeed exciting enough.

He was now a welcome guest, and he didn't even have time to cover his face. The next second, he was eye-to-eye with himself in the queue of guests.

mistake! It was a mistake in timing—

Yu Xing’s heart pounded, but he found that nothing happened.

The other self smiled vaguely at him. There was no hostility in those blue eyes, but they seemed to be provoking and interested?

 Qu Nianqing looked at him indifferently without any expression, as if he was not surprised that there were two of him.

 The reaction from others was huge.

The young man headed by him paused in his steps, his eyes widened in surprise, and he glanced back and forth between him and the Yu Xing in the team.

 “What is this? A doppelganger??” (End of this chapter)