Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Chapter 1437 The Desperate Comedian

The originally lavish barbecue and Western-style feast was supplemented with a seafood sashimi platter and steamed fish after Lin Yu arrived with two fish.

Because Hannah personally selected the ingredients from the sea. Although Hannah's cooking skills are only at the "apprentice" level, her basic skills learned from childhood and her racial talent give her an exceptional ability to identify ingredients. Therefore, the ingredients she selects are naturally at a level that makes the God of Cookery rave about them and eager to try them.

At the dining table, the culinary master, radiant with the finest ingredients, savored the delicious fish and exclaimed, "This is truly delightful, Zhu Ming. Thank you for bringing these two fish."

"Not at all," Lin Yu said, cutting into the slow-roasted beef brisket on the plate with his knife and fork, dipping it in the chef's homemade sauce, and putting it in his mouth. "I brought it here and now I'm eating it myself, aren't I?"

The master chef raised his glass and chuckled, "That's true... but I still want to toast you. These two fish you made tonight are among the top five... no, top three of all the fish I've ever cooked!"

Lin Yu also raised his glass of juice in return.

Old Zhou was tearing into the beef ribs that the chef had specially reserved for him. Seeing the two of them raise their glasses, he didn't forget the chef's initial reminder and quickly put down the bone and raised his glass as well: "Since we've come this far, let's have a drink together!"

As he spoke, Old Zhou nudged the comedian with his elbow: "Raise your glass! Raise your glass!"

The comedian then realized what was happening and quickly raised his glass.

"Oh, I'm sorry, it's mine."

Even without the chef's reminder, Qianhuan had already noticed that the comedian was acting strangely. Seeing this as an opportunity to strike up a conversation, she smiled and said, "Zhu Ming is here, why aren't you saying anything? This isn't like you."

“Yes, you barely said a few words during the toasting ceremony, just cracked a joke to liven things up,” the chef said with a smile. “Brother Zhuo, is Western food not to your liking?”

The comedian quickly waved his hand: "No, I quite like this kind of American barbecue. I just ate it at my daughter's place during the day and I was too full... haha."

The comedian smiled, raised his glass, and said, "I'll drink it all, everyone else can do as you please."

With that, the comedian downed the drink in his glass in one gulp.

Seeing the comedian's state, the others at the table couldn't help but pay more attention.

Even Lin Yu, who arrived late, roughly knew that something must have happened to the comedian during the day while he was visiting his child.

But no one seems to know exactly what happened.

However, compared to the other four members of the "Freedom Alliance" who were clearly concerned about the comedian's condition but didn't know how to probe, Lin Yu immediately came up with a plan to get the comedian to open up.

After all, he was also a little curious about what had happened to the comedian.

Moreover, his plan to get the comedian to open up could also help Lin Yu achieve his original goal.

Lin Yu finished his juice and sighed softly.

"I did it too."

Then, Lin Yu naturally picked up the glass, rinsed it with water, and switched from juice to beer.

Although Lin Yu's movements were natural, they still attracted the attention of others.

Chef God, Qianhuan, Lao Zhou, and Xiaoyun exchanged glances and quickly confirmed one thing: they had all noticed that "Zhu Ming seemed to be in a bad mood as well."

Then, the three men all looked at Xiaoyun.

Taking advantage of being a woman herself and sitting next to Lin Yu, Xiaoyun asked, "Why did you change the drinks, Zhu Ming... are you in a bad mood?"

Lin Yu nodded: "It was just a little argument and disagreement with someone."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyun blinked and asked, "Disagreement? You mean... 'director'?"

Lin Yu sighed again: "Yes... I have no one else to argue with in Shenzhen."

“The director actually argued with you! He’s gone too far!” Qianhuan immediately took a firm stance like a member of the family. Even though she didn’t know the whole story, she immediately denounced the ‘director’. “No wonder you came here for dinner last night, Zhu Ming—he’s gone too far! You came to Shenzhen alone to help out, and he actually argued with you and let you run out alone!”

Old Zhou immediately chimed in, "Do you need me to beat him up for you?"

After the others expressed their opinions, the most significant effect of Lin Yu's words became apparent.

The comedian, who had been feeling a bit down, seemed to have temporarily forgotten his troubles and regained his reliable elder status, saying, "You guys, don't rush to make things worse. Zhu Ming hasn't even said what the conflict is... and it's definitely a real conflict. Let's find out first what the 'disagreement' is?"

Lin Yu rubbed his hair and said with a hint of helplessness, "It's not a particularly big 'disagreement'... it's just that he wants to do some dangerous things, and I don't want him to take risks."

"He insisted that it would be better to do it that way, and that it would also be good for me, so... we just had some disagreements."

As Lin Yu spoke, the members of the 'Freedom Alliance' initially listened attentively, but they quickly realized what he meant.

Qianhuan was the first to realize what was going on.

"This doesn't seem to be a contradiction after all..."

"Let me think about it...it seems like Zhu Ming is just unilaterally worried about the director," Lao Zhou said thoughtfully. "It doesn't seem like there's any contradiction."

After taking a bite of sashimi, the master chef concluded, "It's a happy kind of trouble."

Xiaoyun held the opposite opinion: "You can't say that. I think Zhu Ming's troubles are real... She is probably really upset about the 'director's' decision."

"Although there may not actually be any conflict."

The comedian agreed with Xiaoyun's opinion and then said to Lin Yu, "That's right. Sometimes, relationships between family members and partners are like this. They may seem to have no real conflicts, but because the two people don't communicate well or express themselves well, they may actually have a rift."

“I think you should listen to each other’s views and demands without bias—although I’m glad you could come here and have dinner with us, but… perhaps what you should do now is go back and talk to the ‘director’.”

"Of course, it's okay to temporarily escape... but if the problem isn't serious, letting it go is not a good thing."

As the comedian spoke earnestly, Lin Yu immediately pretended to listen attentively and appreciate the advice, nodding frequently. He then praised, "Thank you, comedian... Indeed, in this kind of matter, we should listen to the advice of a mature and experienced elder like you."

"Your words have given me a sudden insight, and I think I know what to do next."

Lin Yu expressed his gratitude with great sincerity.

After all, no matter what the comedian said, as long as the other party gave advice, Lin Yu would definitely say the same thing.

The comedian's reaction was also within Lin Yu's expectations.

Sure enough, he heard Lin Yu's words and gave a somewhat humble, yet self-deprecating, bitter laugh: "What kind of mature, experienced elder am I... my own family relationships are a complete mess..."

The comedian paused for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Everyone, eat and drink as you please!"

but……

Lin Yu wouldn't waste the flaw he had painstakingly created.

He immediately gave chase.

"Do you have any worries too...? You don't seem to be in a good mood tonight either."

The other members of the "Freedom Alliance" immediately followed Lin Yu's lead and began to ask questions as well.

"Yes, did something happen to you during the day?"

"Stop hiding it from us, do you treat us like outsiders?"

"Exactly, Zhu Ming already told us about her argument with the director, so how could your situation be any more difficult to talk about?"

As the group chattered on, the comedian sighed helplessly, "I really have nothing to say..."

But halfway through his sentence, seeing the unyielding gazes of the remaining members, the comedian had no choice but to speak.

"Alright... I can tell you, something happened to my daughter."

“You may not know, or you may have heard some things about me from Fang Qing and Lao Wu... In short, I am divorced, and my daughter lives with my ex-wife in Shenzhen.”

"I visited them today."

Hearing the comedian's increasingly somber tone, the other members of the "Freedom Alliance" couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

After remarriage, the stepfather treated his daughter badly, or the daughter harbored resentment and refused to see him... Various unfortunate scenarios lingered in their minds.

"Then... what happened?"

Qianhuan asked tentatively.

The comedian covered his face and said, "I went to see her at the school gate today, intending to surprise her, and then, and then..."

The comedian's voice trembled.

"And then what happened? Tell me quickly—it's okay, you're a 'fourth-tier', and we're here for you. No matter what the situation, we can handle it, right?"

Old Zhou asked anxiously.

"Then I found out she got on the back of some shady-looking young man, and then I don't know where she went," the comedian said painfully. "She's only in the second year of junior high—how could this happen?!"

“I’ve talked to her homeroom teacher at her school, and I’ve also talked to her mother… Do you know how many points that brat got on her last exam? Ninety!”

Hearing the comedian's words, Old Zhou said, "Ninety points is not bad..."

Qianhuan said, "The full score for the main subjects in junior high school is probably 120 or 150. If it's 150... 90 is just passing."

"But we're not in a hurry, Uncle Zhuo. She's only in the second year of junior high, there's still hope for improvement—which subject is she struggling with?"

Upon hearing Qianhuan's words, the comedian trembled even more violently.

"It's not just one subject, it's all subjects combined for a score of 95—Chinese, Math, English, Politics, History, Geography, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry combined for 95 points!"

"Damn it, how could my daughter have turned out like this?!"