Being an Extra Actor in an Escape Game

All three Missiontakers choose Yes without hesitation.

Their forms immediately disappear. And so does Lin Qins form. And so does X Beijin, the doll of the little girl and Wu Shen himself.

After that, the Nightmare begins to disperse like fog. It slowly dissipates and fades into the endless grey smog.

X Beijin opens his eyes back up in his bookstore in the Tower.

His bookstore in the Tower has two stories. The first floor is the storefront, full of shelves and books. The second floor is his personal space.

Right now, X Beijin is sitting on his usual deck chair. On the wall that is also part of the wall of the bottom floor of the Tower, there is dim rays of light cast through the window. The bookstore is quiet, in contrast to the liveliness in the stream.

X Beijin cant help but find it humorous. The moment he was heading to Wu Shens Nightmare, he was thinking about how he could laze about again. Yet, what he did gain in this Nightmare, seems like it would upend his entire life.

He turns his attention to the stream.

woah, didnt expect the true end to be like that

but wait, so w/o the utility card they couldnt have achieved the true end?

Thats right The relationship between Actors and Missiontakers seem to be even more interesting than we thought, given that Wu Shen confessed he went to great lengths to ensure the Missiontakers picked up that utility card

wouldnt that mean theyre helping each other not?

Though X Beijin cant help but add, actually, the most key thing is to realise that every single line of evidence against the owners wife originated from Wu Shen himself.

eh?

that sounds right?

Beibei is right! Once the problems with the diary entries, the letters, and the information Beibei spoke of became clear, itd be obvious that Wu Shen is smearing his ex-wifes reputation!

wait wait, even tho dalao and beibei are both saying that, i didnt see that?!

X Beijin chuckles before saying, then lets have a little summary session, shall we?

We acquired information through Wu Shens diary, Wu Shens letters to and from his friend, his ex-wifes letters that he tore apart, and one more letter from her that was put in the first floor counter. Theres also the information I told, but well leave that aside for a moment.

Our first impression of Wu Shens ex-wife is from Wu Shens diary. He painted her as someone apathetic towards her own daughters disappearance, even going so far as to tell him that she thought something has already happened to her so they should stop searching.

This would make us suspect her immediately.

Then, in Wu Shens letters with his friend, the image has actually been reinforced, because the friend did agree that Wu Shens wife is temperamental.

However, if we analysed the contents of this letter, which actually concluded with the friend disagreeing with Wu Shen, along with the two letters she sent herself, it paints a whole other picture.

She wasnt one to treat her daughter harshly or ignore her; these were all Wu Shens own delusional accounts of her.

And now, the information I told the Missiontakers.

They also had a clear distinction Personal accounts, and second-hand information from Wu Shen.

The former included the fact that I saw her carry bags of sweets home, telling me she made a detour to buy them for her daughter. The information is first hand.

The latter included the fact that she assaulted and told off her daughter at home at night, told to me by Wu Shen. This means the information depended on whether Wu Shen was trustworthy himself.

In conclusion, we can definitely see that every piece of news that negatively portray Wu Shens ex-wife came from Wu Shen himself. She herself didnt even so much as appear inside this Nightmare.

I believe this is actuallytheDifficulty in this Nightmare. If the information was carefully scrutinised, particularly in terms of their source, the truth would have been revealed easily.

Thats what I think.

X Beijin adds that last sentence as an afterthought after that long analysis, then he scratches his hair awkwardly.

Divulging all his own analyses and thoughts in front of an audience is an unfamiliar experience. The Tower is definitely not a place conducive to communication, so he has become used to keeping his thoughts to himself.

Though that kind of introverted habit is definitely not good for a stream.

Despite there only being four viewers, the number of comments has been significant, especially ones asking for the host to do things like exploring outside. No audience enjoys watching an autistic host, so to speak.

And it is also worth mentioning that the viewers continued viewing the stream in its entirety not just because the Nightmare was thrilling, but also because X Beijin was handsome.

Well, even in spite of his heavy eyebags and his drowsiness that means hes always expressionless, and despite his muted self during streams. As long as his face remained in the bottom right corner of the stream, the viewers can only say, our Beibei sure is handsome.

Therefore, this first time that X Beijin has shown off his ability for careful thought and analysis, the viewers excitedly showering petals, applauds, cheers and praise and 666(TL: Typing lots of 6 in comment barrages means youre impressed in a Chinese context), all enthusiastic, makes X Beijin slightly awkward.

He quickly thanks them.

hehe, no need to be humble Beibei, youre amazing!

i didnt expect that at all nice, Beibei!

i think i got it but y did wu shen smear her in the first place?

The detective dalao begins typing, I believe I have a hypothesis for that.

Wu Shen might be unaware he killed his own daughter, but that does not mean he doesnt subconsciously know. There must have been blood in the workshop, strange stenches in the air, the new doll he had no memory of making, etc. These were all hinting at the truth.

The flashback cutting off reflects that fact well; he did not want to face this reality, and chose to forget the horrible truth.

There is also the fact that the dolls would chase after the Missiontakers which I believe can be explained by this. Wu Shen forgot, but his subconsciousness didnt. Therefore, his fear of his own dolls, of his own insane personality, manifest as the dolls chasing and killing people.

In the end, he did commit a grave sin.

The detective dalao sighs in front of his screen, and so do the viewers and X Beijin.

X Beijin is suddenly wondering, as the Actor himself, what does Wu Shen think of the Nightmare, and that owner of the Nightmare he was acting as?

Though unfortunately, they will never meet each other again. His curiosity is unlikely to ever be answered.

X Beijin packs his emotions away and, after a few idle chats with the audience, promising to stream again soon enough, he ends his first ever gaming stream.

He isnt sure how many hours the stream has been, either.

Meanwhile, there are four new Follows on his stream interface. He falls into a bit of thought staring at the number, before closing the stream entirely. Then he sinks back into his chair, sitting in solitude for a while.

The lively stream and its comments having departed, the loneliness and emptiness of the Tower flows back in to surround him. He yawns and blanks out for a while, leaning by the table next to him.

Later, he gathers his self back and stands back up. Then he takes a coat with him as he heads out of the bookstore for a stroll.