Chapter 62: Game Over

High Ponytail’s performance just now didn’t seem fake.

If she truly had the acting skills of an award-winning actress, then she probably wouldn’t have stayed just to earn ten thousand yuan.

Originally, he was suspicious of Su Yan, because this big shot was indeed very suspicious.

Out of nowhere, she became the host of this little Easter egg segment, giving off a vibe of someone who was orchestrating everything behind the scenes.

But the rounds of questioning just now made him uncertain, especially about High Ponytail.

Previously, Green Hair’s questions could be explained as Green Hair showing cracks in her act.

But this time, how could she possibly know about High Ponytail’s real-life situation?

If we rule out Su Yan, then the most suspicious one now is High Ponytail.

If she’s the mastermind behind all this, then everything falls into place.

But it still comes back to the previous problem: High Ponytail’s acting was very convincing, not like an act.

The Crew Cut Man was confident in his observation skills, and if High Ponytail could fool even him, then the gap in skill levels was just too big.

As for Green Hair… the Crew Cut Man glanced at the other’s casual demeanor and closed his eyes briefly.

This guy hadn’t shown much suspicious behavior from start to finish, more like someone being used, walking right into traps set by others.

He opened his eyes and looked back at Su Yan.

Sure enough, he still wasn’t willing to give up doubting her.

“Shall we move on to the next round of questions?”

Su Yan nodded slightly, lowered her gaze, and softly dropped a bombshell:

“Among the four of us, is there a mole from the production team?”

Hearing this, even the usually expressionless Crew Cut Man couldn’t help but widen his eyes in shock.

Green Hair outright exploded: “What are you joking about? A mole from the production team?”

Su Yan ignored them and stared nervously at the pen on the paper.

Suddenly, the pen tip moved, heavily circling the word “Yes.”

For a moment, the room fell completely silent.

“Holy sh—!”

“How did this suddenly turn into a suspense thriller?”

“So there really is a mole from the production team? And it’s not ‘Yan Jing’?”

“Now no one’s doubting the existence of the Pen Fairy anymore. This is definitely real!”

“If ‘Yan Jing’ isn’t the mole from the production team, then these three are really hidden talents, huh?”

“So the production team actually set ‘Su Yan’ up?”

After a brief pause, the scene erupted again.

The first to react was High Ponytail, frantically shaking her head:

“It’s not me! I have nothing to do with the production team!”

Green Hair immediately seized on this like he’d caught her red-handed, sharply asking:

“No one’s suspecting you, so why did you deny it so quickly? What are you afraid of?”

High Ponytail hadn’t expected her denial to backfire and became even more flustered:

“No, I… I just wanted to clear my name quickly because you all suspected me before. I really am not the mole!”

The Crew Cut Man was more rational, keenly looking at Su Yan.

Why would Su Yan ask such a question?

As the host of the Easter egg segment, she was the most likely to have ties to the production team, which was why he’d always suspected her.

But why was Su Yan also suspicious of the identities of the other four?

This made the Crew Cut Man grow more doubtful.

The doubts surrounding Su Yan were fading, but the mystery around her was only growing.

Su Yan met his gaze calmly and openly explained without evasion:

“Because the production team originally wanted me to be that mole.”

This statement stirred up a huge wave in everyone’s hearts.

“Damn, so the production team really tried to recruit ‘Yan Jing’?”

“This can’t be from the ‘Yan Jing’ organization, can it?”

“Oh no, I thought I understood things clearly, but now I’m totally confused.”

“What a rollercoaster! It seems games involving ghosts and monsters always have issues?”

“I’m exhausted, I just want these four to pass smoothly.”

“So who is the real mole?”

“Could it be ‘Yan Jing’ playing both sides?”

“Then what’s the point of exposing herself like this?”

“I don’t want to think anymore, boohoo!”

Seeing the other three looking at her with surprise, Su Yan was unsurprised.

She leisurely said:

“You don’t need to be so shocked. After all, as the host, it’s easy for me to stir things up in the game. So it was inevitable the production team wanted to turn me.”

“Then why didn’t you agree?” Green Hair asked.

Su Yan smiled disdainfully:

“They wanted to bribe me with such a small reward?”

She looked straightforward, laying out everything she knew like a platter:

“The production team wasn’t even sure if the Pen Fairy truly existed, so they tasked me to act as if moving the pen myself if the Pen Fairy didn’t exist.”

“They said that after the whole game ended, if I convinced everyone that the Pen Fairy was real, they would give me ten thousand yuan. But as everyone knows, the risk of exposure in this kind of thing is huge. Why would I risk my reputation to play such a boring game with the production team?”

Everyone was stunned.

The Pen Fairy, which had been confirmed as real, suddenly became ambiguous again.

“So there’s still a chance the Pen Fairy is just a guest pretending?”

“Can we not think so hard?”

“If ‘Yan Jing’ didn’t do it, then who did the production team hire?”

“What to do? I’m getting more interested in this game!”

“Another possibility is that the Pen Fairy really exists, and the mole is just doing nothing.”

“After my livestream ends, I have to try it myself!”

“Try it +1, I want to know if the Pen Fairy really exists.”

The Crew Cut Man thought for a moment:

“So you think that by refusing to be the mole, the production team would find someone else, and that’s why they asked about the Pen Fairy?”

Su Yan nodded:

“But even though it’s confirmed there’s a mole among you three, the reality of the Pen Fairy’s existence can’t be confirmed.

After all, the production team only told me to act if the Pen Fairy didn’t exist.

If the Pen Fairy really exists, then the mole wouldn’t have to do anything.”

High Ponytail thought for a moment:

“No matter what, the Pen Fairy must really exist.

Because except for me, no one else knows about my real-life situation.

The Pen Fairy could answer my questions correctly, and I’m not the mole, so the Pen Fairy must be real.”

Green Hair sneered coldly:

“Hmph, who knows if you’re telling the truth? Just because you say you’re not the mole, that means you aren’t?”

High Ponytail stood up, wanting to argue with him.

Su Yan quickly interjected nervously:

“Don’t let go!

Remember, once you let go during the Pen Fairy game, you’ll be haunted by the Pen Fairy.”

As the Pen Fairy’s top believer, High Ponytail immediately tightened her grip on the pen segment and nodded repeatedly:

“I definitely won’t let go.”

Green Hair suddenly narrowed his eyes suspiciously:

“Were you trying to use this argument with me to secretly let go of the pen and drag us into danger?”

The more he spoke, the more convinced he was:

“What ‘Yan Jing’ said might only be part of the production team’s plan.

Since she didn’t agree to their request, the production team naturally didn’t tell her about the other part.”

He pointed at High Ponytail, tone certain:

“Maybe the mole’s job isn’t just to pretend to be the Pen Fairy when the Pen Fairy doesn’t exist, but also to put everyone in danger if the Pen Fairy does exist.”

Su Yan suddenly coughed, holding back a smile.

This Green Hair really was a perfect pawn—just a little hint and he’d take the bait.

She had indeed used some psychology, deliberately giving everyone the impression that the production team was stingy, then emphasizing, “If the Pen Fairy really exists, the mole would be useless.”

A stingy production team would never pay a mole to do nothing.

This gap in logic easily triggered everyone’s imagination.

Of course, High Ponytail’s performance wasn’t unexpected to Su Yan.

After all, Su Yan wasn’t a genius—if she could predict all this, that would be too godlike.

She originally planned to guide the guests into some rule-breaking during the next rounds of the game and then raise doubts herself or prompt others to do so.

But when High Ponytail made this move, Su Yan knew her opportunity had arrived.

She clearly saw High Ponytail’s hand hadn’t really let go of the pen, just loosened her grip a bit.

Yet Su Yan deliberately warned everyone to hint at suspicion.

Sure enough, Green Hair fell for it, and things progressed even more smoothly than she’d imagined.

In fact, this game could have been easily completed, and the summoning of spirits definitely kept the final moments exciting—she had already overachieved.

But why did Su Yan add this extra layer in the game, even risking exposing herself?

Because she had a more important goal—going viral.

Yes, this was the real reason Su Yan stirred up so much trouble.

She’d already tasted the sweetness of going viral before—gaining a million followers overnight was truly addictive.

For that purpose, she deliberately put in so much work now.

The Pen Fairy wasn’t truly real—at least Su Yan had no confidence it would appear on Nick Star.

So she couldn’t make the Pen Fairy real.

If the show made people think the Pen Fairy definitely existed, then when someone failed to summon it, backlash was inevitable.

Her whole plan was to make the Pen Fairy feel as ambiguous on Nick Star as it did on Earth—half true, half false.

As the old saying goes, “When falsehood is taken as truth, truth appears false; when truth is passed off as falsehood, falsehood appears true.”

Only something half-true, half-false could capture public attention best.

Just imagine if she could start a summoning craze on Nick Star, how big would the flow of followers be for her as the instigator?

Behind the scenes, the director watched Su Yan gravely, silent.

The producer worriedly asked, “Should we stop her? Is the Pen Fairy really her act?”

The director shook his head and said after a moment:

“Regardless of whether the Pen Fairy truly exists or not, this girl’s ambition is clear as day.”

He glanced down at the script, then back at the calm girl on the screen, who seemed like an outsider.

Slowly, he checked a box on the script:

“Perhaps… we can achieve a win-win.”