Chapter 523 - 8.123 Not Worth*
From the start, Lu Yizhou had already suspected that the bug would mingle with those in the photoshoot crews due to Ellen’s identity in this world.
After that, he started to throw out bait. It was surprisingly easy to hook the culprit because the bug showed a lot of incongruity. For starters, she was overly interested in Ellen and Lu Yizhou’s relationship and after that, she destroyed Lu Yizhou’s plans and sharply increased his presence in the eyes of others by making him a substitute model. It could be expected that more than 50% of guests on the ship already knew who Lu Yizhou’s face. It was simply impossible to hide.
Lu Yizhou had no doubt that there was a reason for everything she did.
—Just like how she was already waiting for Lu Yizhou to kill her tonight.
"Why aren’t you trying to hide?" Lu Yizhou asked.
He did not understand. Lu Yizhou had met three character bugs in the simulator: Regius and Cruz from the seventh world and Baines. The more powerful they were, the deeper they would hide and the more damage they would cause to the world’s plot. They would take the identity of inconspicuous characters or those who had no impact whatsoever toward the original plot and silently interfered with Lu Yizhou’s mission through a series of seemingly coincidence acts.
That was the bug’s main trait: hiding.
Chu Lingshe’s behaviour did not conform with the bug Lu Yizhou knew. Not only had she provoked Lu Yizhou on the very first day, she also tended to appear in front of Lu Yizhou as though wanting to stamp her existence in his eyes. And that’s why, even if Lu Yizhou had already suspected her from the start, he could not be fully certain — until he confirmed it with Cyrus.
"Because it’s futile. I know I will die either way, so why not make it more interesting?" Chu Lingshe shrugged lightly. Still with a faint smile on her face, she strode to the pantry, opened the mini fridge and took out a can of cold beer. She lifted it toward Lu Yizhou, asking, "Would you like one?"