With unknown terrors to guard against from the outside and "companions" who might betray them at any moment from within, the players' expressions were grim. The atmosphere tensed once more.
"Heh."
Bai Haozheng's soft chuckle sounded particularly jarring in the silence. Composed, he shook his head and said with a smile, "Before this, I thought this script task might be particularly difficult or terrifying. However, this new restriction has actually put me much more at ease."
The Special Affairs Bureau Intelligence Analyst's smile was warm and gentle. Although he was subtly showing off, he didn't give off an impression of arrogant self-importance.
If Li Ang had said the same thing with the same expression, it would have sounded like: "This is so simple, a genius like me saw through it at a glance. Don't tell me you guys still haven't figured it out? No way, right?" In short, utterly punchable.
