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Chapter 213 - 211. Qinghe Club’s Foundation (First Update)_1

Chapter 213: 211. Qinghe Club’s Foundation (First Update)_1

The murder game, of course, wasn’t about actually killing someone but that board game that swept the world and even got turned into a movie.

Similar to the murder game is Werewolf, which has more roles and stronger entertainment value when compared to the murder game, which focuses more intently on speeches, vote counting, and logical reasoning.

In the hands of experts who have played thousands of games, both varieties can be quite intricate, and in an elite school like No.4 Middle School, such games inherently possess a fatal attraction, for playing them requires you to engage your brain.

And it wasn’t just about determining who the killers, police, and civilians were but also having enough eloquence and acting skills to convince others or to lead their rhythm.

Being the killer is a skillful task, leading as a civilian is a skillful task, and being a cop checking identities, jumping out to report, and leaving a last will are all skillful tasks. Ren He had every reason to believe that since this game originated from the Qinghe Club, it would definitely attract enough attention, its infectiousness far more potent than the average board game.

The Qinghe Club had only six members. Ren He called everyone to the cafeteria for a lunchtime gathering where he pulled out the slips of paper he had written in advance and began to explain the rules at the dining table.

Because Yang Xi was at this table, the six of them immediately drew attention. Li Yifan and Liu Bing exchanged glances; could such a game truly be fun? But with a mix of doubt and faith, they began drawing slips of paper with identities from Ren He’s hands.

With only six people, they could only play a simplified version: perhaps one officer, one criminal, and four civilians, or one judge, one officer, one criminal, and three civilians, among others. The rules of this game weren’t fixed; it depended on how you wanted to play.

And Ren He chose the model with one officer, one criminal, and four civilians. He wanted to set the pace in the game and demonstrate to Qinghe how to push for someone’s "death" and how to tell a white lie convincingly.

By then, the surrounding students who were eating had been drawn over. This time it wasn’t because of Yang Xi there, but because the six people beside the dining table were engaged in what seemed like a serious debate. The six from Qinghe quickly got into their roles, and to Ren He’s surprise, everyone was quite convincing.

By the third round, everyone was getting the hang of it. Ren He drew the police card and from the start leveraged his advanced-level acting skills to hide his checks. Ironically, after killing off two civilians in a row without the killer targeting correctly and without him verifying the right person, it turned out that the killer was hiding even deeper. It wasn’t until the end that he found out the killer was actually the seemingly harmless Yang Xi, who had been unexpectedly meticulous in her every speech prior!

After the third round, people came over to ask, "What is this you’re playing? Can you tell me the rules? It looks like each time you speak it’s really interesting."

At this moment, a mysterious smile hung on Ren He’s lips. He had been waiting for someone to come up and ask; otherwise, how would Qinghe become famous?

Ren He said with a smile, "This is a game invented by our Qinghe Club. Would you like to join in?"

Quite a few people around were tempted because the game that the Qinghe Club was playing seemed very brain-burning, and students from No.4 Middle School prided themselves on their remarkable intelligence and had always been defenseless against such brain-burning games!

Ren He then pulled another stack of paper slips from his pocket. This time, he intended to play a 12-person version of the game, and he would start by acting as the judge himself!

Of course, the more people there were, the more fun the murder game became. When there were three officers and three killers in play, the game became exciting with the back-and-forth digging of pits and reasoning. Even the civilians could shine, as conveyed by the saying, "Behind every successful officer, there’s a gold medal civilian."

This round happened to have Liu Bing, Jiang Haoyang, and Li Yifan, three cheeky players drawing the role of the killer, putting on a fine show of mutual mockery and carnage. They managed to completely bewilder the police, and it was this game that made everyone realize the charm of the murder mystery game!

They played right up until class started, with dozens of people gathering around their table to watch. When Ren He led Liu Bing, Yang Xi, and the others away, he laughed and said, "Welcome to come to Class 5 of Grade 11 after school this afternoon to continue the exchange."

In fact, murder mystery games are highly reproducible because the props are simple, the rules are simple, but the play is complex. However, in this early stage of the game’s rise, it was clearly more fun when experienced players gathered together.

At this point, only a small number of people were aware of the murder mystery game, but by the time school let out in the afternoon, many were headed to Class 5 of Grade 11 to join in the excitement. Some even started playing the game directly with their classmates. This ability to spread was already verified in the past life.

By evening, the school forum was already buzzing with discussions about the exciting aspects of the murder mystery game, and many people were making plans to play together.

Whether playing on their own or in Grade 11’s Class 5, everyone understood that the game was a creation of the Qinghe Club, and players like Liu Bing, Jiang Haoyang, and Li Yifan from the club also became famously skilled for their acting and deductive abilities.

Yang Xi was also praised—another softly impactful type of killer.

While enjoying the game, everyone also began to ponder its seemingly simple yet incredibly high replay value, never tiring of it even after a while. And the more fun the game seemed, the more interesting the Qinghe Club appeared to everyone.

The club’s awe-inspiring status hinged on its influence in the school—the greater the influence, the more impressive the club, ultimately turning into a game of playing for reputation.

Ren He brought it out not just because he liked playing, but because he wanted to leverage its influence. And in this life, the murder mystery game wouldn’t remain without origin as it had before. Ren He could now take control of its copyrights!

Right after school, Ren He went to find an agency to register the trademarks, intellectual property, and company. Henceforth, anyone wanting to run murder mystery games online would need Ren He’s authorization, as would board game and card manufacturers.

Ren He didn’t plan to keep the earnings for himself, but for the Qinghe Club, with the idea of creating a century-long club in the hundred-year-old No.4 Middle School. The thought alone was impressive.

Societal donations were too unstable. He wanted to leave a legacy for his Qinghe Club. The Qinghe of the future would be a high school club with its own independent industry—something that no other club in No.4 Middle School could claim. After all, the murder mystery game wasn’t just popular domestically; it was a game that could sweep across the globe!

In No.4 Middle School’s clubs, acquiring the means to study abroad was one thing, but in Qinghe, there was even the possibility of setting up their own scholarship—every Qinghe member had the opportunity to receive it! What kind of experience would it be to earn your college tuition by frolicking in a high school club? The Qinghe members of No.4 Middle School would soon find out.

When the first round of the murder mystery game ended at noon, the Divine Punishment System had already issued a mission. Ren He had classified it as charitable from the start—using all the profits from the murder mystery game for the Qinghe Club’s educational support, growth, and activity expenses. Ren He wouldn’t take a penny, and so he was about to receive another two exemptions from revenue-based missions for other works.

Counting up, "The Kite Runner" had given two exemptions, and the murder mystery game another two. Ren He now had four exemptions in all!