DTBS - Chapter 161

Chapter 161: Parenting Show 13: This is the Truth

Completely unaware that their own baby had been caught, the six female guests followed Zhou Linwan all the way and finally arrived at their destination.

The ground was covered with fallen leaves, rustling underfoot. Beside a large tree lay a silicone human-shaped object, covered in red dots, a sight that made people feel nauseous.

【Oh my god, I almost threw up my lunch】

【Why is the dummy made so realistically?!】

【This is a kid show, aren't you going to give a warning!】

【No wonder they didn't let the kids go up the mountain】

【Friendly reminder, this live stream is rated 18+】

【And here I thought the production team was afraid of the wives saying inappropriate things or doing intimate actions that would corrupt the kids. Turns out they were waiting for me here】

【My trypophobia is acting up, I'm sweating all over】

【My altitude sickness is cured by the scare, ahhhhhhhh】

Seeing the barrage of comments expressing fear, Dai Congxu breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the terrifying atmosphere had been successfully conveyed. He wanted to see the guests' expressions, but... he saw nothing.

The six female guests were expressionless.

Dai Congxu: "..."

He felt so defeated.

Aren't you actors? Act scared!

Lu Xiaokui comforted him, "Don't be discouraged. Look, Qin Qingshang, Ming Siwen, Gu Yunfei, they are all professionally trained. They've probably seen this kind of prop many times."

"What about Lü Fangting, Mu Kaitai, and Tao Qiuyun? Have they seen a lot too?"

"...Sister Fang is an iron-blooded manager, she could peel someone's skin off. Mu Kaitai usually wears armor and wields a big spear, do you expect her to be scared?"

"What about Tao Qiuyun? She sits in an office all day. Wouldn't she be surprised to suddenly see something like this?"

"CEO Tao might be scared inside, but she can pretend!"

"...You have a point."

After all, in the romance show, Tao Qiuyun was quite good at pretending, she had great acting talent. No wonder her daughter with Qin Qingshang was so outrageous, the DNA inheritance was spot on!

Zhou Linwan went forward to talk to the white-bearded old man who was "examining the body". The nearby NPC islanders also "whispered" to ensure the information reached the guests:

"As expected, it was heaven's punishment."

"This is clearly heaven's punishment. These young people, they don't learn good things, they only learn those evil ideas, and they don't think about who raised them."

"Betraying the heaven that raised them, this is their fate!"

People kept their voices low, combined with the eerie wind in the mountain forest, it sent shivers down one's spine.

"The Great Witch is here! The Great Witch is here!" A group of people surrounded a woman in a white robe as she walked over. Her face was painted with strange patterns, her lips were purple, and she looked difficult to deal with.

"Ding... Sister Ding?" Qin Qingshang was shocked.

Why were the main NPCs in this variety show all old acquaintances? It must be because Director Lu was reluctant to let go of the romance show that was cut short!

【Ding Yuyan? Hahahahaha, save me, Rain Goose Sister, you're painted so much your fans almost can't recognize you!】

【Why is Ding Yuyan here?】

【Why not invite everyone from 《Super High-Speed Heartbeat》 too (dog head)】

【How mean! Hahahaha, I wonder if there's any tea for sale on this island, suddenly feeling a bit like green tea】

【To be fair, although JLH's character isn't great, his face is really handsome, male stars in the entertainment industry can't compare to him】

【(Slaps you) Wake up!】

【Anyone with a normal brain wouldn't say that (speechless)】

Seeing Ding Yuyan, Ming Siwen suddenly understood and said to Qin Qingshang, "Although this isn't the time for an aside, I still want to say, she's probably here to replace me."

"Huh?" The little cat was confused.

"The director told me before that I needed to come to the variety show to dance a few dances. I thought it was some kind of dance, but it turns out to be..."

"Inviting you to perform a ritual dance," Mu Kaitai finished her sentence.

"Exactly," Ming Siwen nodded.

Good heavens, Dai Congxu kept it well hidden! He didn't reveal at all before that she needed to paint her face like this!

"Excuse me," Gu Yunfei asked a female NPC beside her, "You seem very used to seeing this kind of scene. Does this happen often on the island?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the female islander turned to look at her, "Are you an outsider? Hehehe, although I don't know why you came here, you can't leave anymore!"

"What do you mean?" Lü Fangting frowned and asked, "Are you saying? People who come to this island cannot leave?"

"Hehe," a hoarse laugh came from her throat, seemingly mocking the ignorance of the people in front of her. The female voice was gloomy and low, "You can't leave, you can't leave. You cannot betray destiny. The fate of betrayers will be very tragic. This is a lesson from the past."

This young woman's acting was quite good, her laugh made the audience in the live stream feel uncomfortable.

【Save me, Mom! Can this sister please stop laughing, you're giving me goosebumps】

【My hairs are standing on end】

【The laugh is good, sister is beautiful, but I suggest you don't laugh next time】

【Destiny? Betrayal? I think the most suspicious one is that witch!】

【What did Sister Ding do wrong hahahahaha】

【I knew it, Rain Goose Sister is also here to save the day, taking over Sister Ming's spot. Look, she's still wearing her sneakers, didn't even have time to change. She clearly just arrived】

【These sneakers are also from outside the island. I declare, the witch is from outside the island! So she's a good person!】

【Bro, the logic checks out】

【Speaking of which, what happened to the babies who were caught? Are there any friends following that live stream?】

【I'm dying of laughter, I laugh every time I see Qinqin being caught】

【Their live stream went black, but it just lit up again. It seems they've arrived at a new place, there are so many kids there!】

When Tao Aiqin was brought by the black-clothed people to what they called the "Destiny Training Facility", she found there were many children there. Some were riding children's tricycles delivering goods, some were sitting by the street seeing patients, and some were singing...

"It really is kids working!" Kong Fangshu was shocked and turned to discuss with He Shanyan.

"Is this what they mean by kids earning money?" Meng Huashi asked the little cat, "It looks so lively here~"

Seeing so many peers at once, the simple-minded babies instantly believed the black-clothed people and thought they weren't bad guys.

Tao Aiqin pursed her lips, feeling a chill down her spine...

"How about you play with everyone here and earn money to support your moms?" The black-clothed person bent down and said to He Ruotang, the oldest, "Your parents will definitely think you're very capable then."

"That's great!" He Ruotang cheered, "I'll definitely make sure Mom and Dad are full!"

He remembered his profession was a chef.

Something's not right! Something's not right!

Tao Aiqin looked around...

The postman delivering letters was really delivering letters, the child seeing patients was really reading medical books. The people on this island, no, the people in this nurturing home, seemed to genuinely want to train them for professional paths! The doctor becomes a doctor, the postman becomes a postman. Their lives are planned from childhood.

"What's wrong with that?" The System didn't understand why Tao Aiqin's emotions were fluctuating, "Didn't you know from the beginning that this was an island where children work?"

"It's not that simple, Sys," while holding Mengmeng's hand and following behind the black-clothed people, Tao Aiqin lowered her head and chatted with the System, "When we first arrived on the island, we didn't see any children."

This place was like a new world, isolated from everything they had seen on the island before, like another side.

There were many black-clothed people standing around. If the children didn't understand something, the black-clothed people around would enthusiastically answer, making it seem like the local customs were simple and harmonious.

But this was surveillance in disguise!

"But didn't they say at the beginning that most people working here are children? Then there must still be some adults working. Maybe the ones you saw at the beginning were just the adults who happened to be working." The System felt its statement was correct and added, "The postman lady at the beginning even said they were hiring."

"It's precisely because the postman lady said they were hiring!" Tao Aiqin thought the System was stupid, "I walked from the dock to the white-bearded old man's house, then ran from his house to Zhou Linwan's house, then walked to East Mountain, and finally escaped. Along the way, I didn't see even one child my age. Do you know what this means?"

"...What does it mean?"

"It means that children working on the island is likely just a facade! The essence of this island is to put children in this nurturing home, forcing them to learn professional skills from a young age, and then when they grow up, they naturally go to work on the island. The doctor becomes a doctor, the postman becomes a postman. Their lives are planned from childhood."

System: "But in the nurturing home, the ones working are indeed children. From a certain perspective, the statement that children work is not wrong."

"That's even more terrifying," Tao Aiqin looked around, "This means the information the spy sent was seen from here. But Sys... look, the security here is so strict, how do you think that spy could transmit messages? Can they really transmit messages?"

System was shocked: "You mean! The information is also fake?"

"I'm thinking, if the information is fake, then..."

"Then what?"

"Could there be an undercover agent in our group?"

The System was surprised, the System was silent, and finally asked her, "If there really is an undercover agent, do you think it could be Ming Siwen?"

Tao Aiqin was startled: "Why do you say that?"

"Because as soon as she arrived, she got close to the NPCs. She's already the wife of the islander Zhou Linwan, isn't she very suitable to be a villain? She could team up with Zhou Linwan to deceive you."

The little cat thought, "I'm not very clear about the character backgrounds the production team set for the guests, so I can't be sure yet. But I feel that Kong Fangshu and He Shanyan shouldn't be undercover."

"Why?" the System asked.

"Because..."

She looked up at Kong Fangshu and He Shanyan ahead. These two wouldn't really believe the black-clothed people's nonsense about splitting up, would they?

"No matter what, this is a variety show. To give the guests a good experience, undercover agents usually participate in real-time. If they just hide behind the scenes relying on the production team, when they are exposed later, the impact on the audience won't be that strong..."

The little cat paused, her expression firm and serious: "I suspect, if there really is an undercover agent, there's a ninety percent chance they are among the six female guests over there!"

"Then who do you think it is?" the System asked her.

"I don't know. I only stay with my female lead mom and CEO mom. Besides, I didn't think about the undercover thing before."

"Then do you think the two of them are normal?"

"I think my two moms have always been a bit abnormal."

"...That's true."

"Of course, I'm not normal either." Tao Aiqin's eyes burned with the fire of competition, "I won't follow the director's wishes and obediently stay here playing games, waiting for the adults to rescue me. I'm going to lead the children, break through the darkness, and expose the truth!"

If the System had hands, it would definitely applaud her: "That's what they say on the forum, 'The scheming frog keeps touching your belly'!"

The little cat was confused: "?"

What frog are you talking about?

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