Chapter 682

At the two-hour and fifteen-minute mark,

Lin Ye saw the sports assembly staff in the distance; beside the staff, a large sign was erected.

【15km mark】

Half the distance.

They had already completed half the distance.

"Phew..."

"Already walked half,"

Leng Shuang looked and let out a light breath.

Although she had done long-distance running, generally speaking, it was ten kilometers; Leng Shuang hadn't experienced a thirty-kilometer brisk walk.

This long-distance brisk walk was even more burdened.

She and Lin Ye took turns being responsible for the small cart.

But compared to time, she was less than Lin Ye; Lin Ye bore more time pushing the small cart.

But this small cart, until now, had indeed reduced some of their burden.

Moving forward purely with bags and water would only consume more of their physical strength.

Two minutes later,

Lin Ye and the other two arrived in front of the staff; only then did they discover that this was a fork in the road.

Two roads, left and right,

At a glance, there wasn't too much difference at the end.

"Hello! Which road should we take to reach the finish line?"

"Both roads are fine."

The staff member answered with a smile.

"Don't know which road is closer, faster."

Oh my!

'Clatter...'

One of Lin Ye's Eerie Coins fell to the ground; he immediately bent down to pick it up. "Your Eerie Coin fell; please keep it well."

Staff:???

Leng Shuang:???

Nakiri Erina:???

Sending money like this?

Nakiri Erina only felt that Lin Ye's contrast was very strong.

Before, he was completely unwilling to spend Eerie Coins to buy water; now he was actually willing to use Eerie Coins to bribe the staff. Of course, Nakiri Erina could understand after thinking carefully.

10 Eerie Coins for a cup of water is too expensive; just at the beginning, they drank four cups of water each, and the three of them added up to 120 Eerie Coins—this was even higher than the initial reward for first place in the 'Gourmet Sports Assembly'.

Now using 1 Eerie Coin to bribe the staff to get useful information is a good method.

But the problem is, can the staff agree?

Probably not, right? This is an official staff member; how could they accept bribes for this 1 Eerie Coin!

"Sir,"

'Clatter...'

Another Eerie Coin fell to the ground.

Lin Ye immediately bent down to pick it up again. "Sorry, didn't expect another one to fall; I'll pick it up for you."

This operation made the few people on the scene stunned again.

The staff member watched, even though wearing a mask couldn't hide his desire for Eerie Coins. "This isn't good."

'Clatter...'

This time it was three Eerie Coins.

"Being able to drop three Eerie Coins, only you, sir."

This staff member also seemed to understand Lin Ye's meaning; three Eerie Coins is the highest, adding more money is impossible.

Lin Ye stuffed the three Eerie Coins into the staff member's hand.

"Don't know which road is more suitable for us human participants to reach the finish line faster!"

It seemed to be struggling with how to answer.

"How about this one?"

He remained silent without making a sound.

"I know, it's this one on this side,"

Lin Ye chose the one on the right.

"Let's go; don't drop Eerie Coins next time."

Lin Ye and the other two followed the passage on the right and disappeared around the corner ahead.

At this time,

The staff member responsible for guidance let out a big breath. "Almost wavered,"

He looked at the Eerie Coins in his hand. "I could have told others the correct road, but not you! Sigh! The instructions from above have come down,"

If Lin Ye hadn't tricked the organizer, they wouldn't have received instructions targeting Lin Ye.

But he did trick them, so they needed to accept their retaliation; they needed to trip him up to affect the score Lin Ye could achieve.

A while later,

The staff member suddenly heard footsteps on the right road; he curiously looked over—it was Lin Ye, and his companions traveling together.

How did they come back?

"Guest, you are..."

"I thought about it and decided to take the road on the left."

"Eh!"

The staff member was astonished.

How did you think of taking the road on the left?

"The right side is better."

"Yes, the right side is better, but I, as a person, thought about it and felt I shouldn't do this; I can't cheat. Therefore, I want to punish myself by taking the road on the left to make up for my inner debt, which can also be considered expressing my respect for the fairness of the competition."

The staff member listened, stunned.

Respect the fairness of the competition?

There's such a thing?

Is your brain twitching? How could you have such a thought.

He wanted to stop them, but didn't know how to persuade Lin Ye and the others to return to the passage on the right.

"Sir, you don't need this self-blame and guilt at all; you should take the road on the right to reach the finish line and welcome victory."

The staff member persuaded, changing his previous style.

At least just now, the staff member was still keeping silent, but now he was taking the initiative to speak.

"I have already decided; let's go,"

Lin Ye walked toward the road on the left. Leng Shuang looked at the staff member more; she knew Lin Ye must have discovered something when he left alone just now.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have temporarily returned to choose the road on the left.

This staff member took the money but didn't do human things.

She thought Lin Ye should have taken the money back; otherwise, three Eerie Coins were exchanged for a choice that almost led them the wrong way—whoever it was would have their mentality explode.

After the three walked far away, Nakiri Erina couldn't help it. "What did you discover? Did that staff member deceive us just now?"

The golden-haired young lady could only think of this; as for what Lin Ye said about pursuing fairness and debt, she didn't believe a word of it.

"Yes, deceived us,"

"How did you see it?"

"When I returned, he was talking to himself,"