Chapter 172: Astonishing Memory

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At first, everyone was somewhat confused as Wang Zan explained the rules, until they looked closely at the cups in front of them and suddenly understood.

“Director, this game is way too simple, isn’t it?” Yu Xin looked at the cups before her, unable to grasp the significance of the game.

The water levels in the cups were clearly different: the red cup was only half full, the yellow cup nearly filled to the brim, and the blue cup had just a little water at the bottom.

The director didn’t offer any explanation upon hearing this; instead, he gave a mysterious smile toward everyone and the camera.

“A quick reminder: this game might be more difficult than you think, so stay alert.”

Thanks to Wang Zan’s words, the others, though skeptical, all sat down and focused intently on the water levels in the cups.

Besides the adults, each child also had a set of identical tools placed before them.

In the first round, the liquids in the three cups in front of each person were exactly the same. After two minutes, the director instructed the staff to remove all the cups.

After staring at the three cups for two minutes, Feng Rui was already growing impatient.

“Director, what exactly are you trying to pull here? It’s just a bunch of cups, isn’t it?”

“Now, we will place a row of ten cups with three different liquids in front of each of you. You must pick the cup whose liquid is closest to any one of the three cups you saw earlier,” Wang Zan explained.

As soon as he finished, the staff wheeled out a cart with props, and everyone was dumbfounded.

Each person had ten cups before them, filled with red, yellow, and blue liquids.

Excluding a few cups that were obviously different from the original three, the water levels in about five or six cups were very close to the previous samples.

“Director, these cups are exactly the same!” Yu Xin protested, pointing at several red cups that all seemed about half full.

“They are completely different. Take a closer look. Even though the liquid colors look the same, there are subtle differences,” Wang Zan said.

The cameraman cut to a close-up. The three red cups were lined up, and from eye level, the liquid heights did differ—only by a few millimeters.

“How are we supposed to choose like this? Director, your game is twisted!”

“Yeah, I can’t tell the difference,” Feng Rui, who gave up observing early on, complained.

[I can’t believe how twisted this is. Feels like watching a brain teaser show.]

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[Credit to the director for coming up with such a scheme.]

[Wait, who even remembers how much water was in the red cup before?]

[I think it’s the one in the middle, not too high or low.]

The audience in the chat box began a lively discussion. Yin Shanshan glanced at the comments, hoping for a clear consensus, but the answers were all over the place—clearly, netizens had no idea either.

“Reminder to everyone: choose the cup with the liquid closest to the original. The winner will receive a shell reward.”

Hearing this, those who had been about to give up suddenly perked up. Nian Nian, standing by Su Wan Ning, brightened instantly.

However, faced with the cups, Nian Nian first eliminated some obvious outliers but looked conflicted with the remaining options.

In contrast, Suisui barely glanced at the cups but picked one confidently.

[Looks like Suisui is just giving up and going with the flow. Truly learned from Su Wan Ning.]

[What if Suisui actually picked the right cup?]

[He’s just a toddler. Even some adults might not get this right.]

Besides Suisui, a few others also quickly chose answers, but all were simply guessing, as no differences seemed clear.

Jin Meimei frowned, struggling to decide. Suisui approached her.

“Brother, do you know the answer?” Nian Nian whispered, leaning toward her brother.

[These two kids are too adorable. What are they whispering about?]

[Could they be cheating?]

The viewers’ suspicions were confirmed when Suisui silently nodded and then casually pointed to one of the cups on Nian Nian’s table.

“Thanks, brother!”

Without hesitation, Nian Nian took the cup Suisui had indicated and made it her answer.

[One dares to say it; the other dares to believe it.]

[Is this what sibling trust looks like? So easy and natural.]

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[I feel like Suisui is just fooling his sister.]

The children’s little cheating was harmless mischief. Wang Zan was confident in his question, inspired by something he saw at an international willpower competition, so he didn’t intervene.

Subconsciously, he doubted that a toddler could pick the correct answer and focused all his attention on the adults nearby.

Su Wan Ning sighed at how twisted the game was, but since she had observed carefully, using a vase decoration behind the cups as a reference, she quickly found the correct answer.

Qin Jingchen picked his answer almost as fast as Suisui, but the chat box reactions were very different.

[President Qin is so confident, picking the answer so quickly?]

[He’s way too smart. Just one look and he knows the answer. I seriously suspect the show gave him a heads-up.]

[President Qin is awesome.]

Su Wan Ning glanced at the chat and almost rolled her eyes openly on camera.

How could they be so sure Qin Jingchen’s answer was correct?

Though the question was the same, the ten cups before each person were quite different, so no one could copy answers.

Aside from Feng Rui, who gave up and picked randomly, Yu Xin and Tian Boyu also quickly chose after some hesitation.

Only Yin Shanshan and Ang Wei were still frowning, carefully studying the cups with serious looks.

“One minute left, everyone,” Wang Zan announced.

Yin Shanshan picked her answer with a furrowed brow. Meanwhile, Fang Wei grew increasingly tense, staring at two yellow cups, unable to decide which was correct.

Yin Shanshan glanced at her and urged, “Just pick any one! Time’s almost up!”

Fang Wei was the last to select a cup but looked far from relaxed.

The happiest person in the room was probably Wang Zan, who cheerfully introduced to the camera, “Revealing the answer is simple: pour out the water in your chosen cup, and whoever’s cup bottom has a checkmark drawn with a marker has picked correctly.”

(End of chapter)