The Genius Game - Chapter 15

Miss Jenny asked, “Are you sure?”

Sun Lianhu replied, “Yes.”

Although Qin Man and Jian Tanxi felt that Candidate No. 3 might not be the best choice, the other candidates didn’t necessarily meet the marriage requirements either. They decided it was better to let No. 3 give it a try.

After all, No. 3 had the highest overall qualifications among the six candidates.

Jian Tanxi said to Miss Jenny, “Miss Jenny, Candidate No. 3 is exceptionally talented and generally meets your requirements. He’s only one month older than 35. Given his many strengths, surely you can overlook such a minor flaw?”

Miss Jenny frowned. “No. 3 is over the age limit? Really? I need to call my private investigator to confirm. My private investigator is incredibly skilled, he can uncover all the details about someone in no time.”

Then, a mobile phone appeared on the piece of paper where Miss Jenny was. It rang just like a normal phone.

After a few rings, someone answered.

Miss Jenny spoke into the phone, “Thomas, I need you to investigate Candidate No. 3 for me. Yes, I’m in a hurry to get married, so you’d better be quick.”

A short while later, the private investigator called back and relayed a few pieces of information to Miss Jenny.

Miss Jenny flew into a rage and glared at the contestants present. “Candidate No. 3 really is 35 years and one month old! How dare you suggest such an old man for me to marry! What were you thinking? And on top of that, No. 3 doesn’t even know how to cook! You clearly didn’t pay any attention to my marriage requirements!”

Qin Man quickly interjected, “Miss Jenny, please don’t be angry. Even though No. 3 is slightly over 35, he’s still several years younger than you. Given your current situation, finding someone as outstanding as No. 3 is already quite difficult…”

Miss Jenny snapped, “What are you saying? Are you implying that I should just settle for an old man? You all deserve a beating!”

With that, Miss Jenny emerged from the paper, transforming into a real person. She stood only about 1.5 meters tall, with a petite figure.

However, she was incredibly fast.

Before Jian Tanxi and the others could react, Miss Jenny had already landed numerous blows on them.

Jian Tanxi, Qin Man, and Sun Lianhu all tried to run away, but no matter how fast they ran or in which direction, Miss Jenny caught up with them and beat them mercilessly.

Miss Jenny’s strength was astonishingly powerful, several times greater than that of Jian Tanxi and the others, who had enhanced physical abilities.

She even hit the child.

Qin Man shielded Qu Chen while pleading, “Miss Jenny, could you please not hit the child?”

Miss Jenny continued striking as she retorted, “No! This child is a bad child! He failed to find me a suitable groom, he deserves to be beaten!”

Despite Qin Man’s efforts to protect Qu Chen, Miss Jenny managed to strike him from various angles. Qu Chen burst into tears from the pain.

Fortunately, Miss Jenny didn’t single out Qu Chen, she treated all four contestants equally, and each received roughly the same number of blows.

Jian Tanxi and the others considered fighting back, but Miss Jenny was too powerful. Even with the three adults combined, they couldn’t find an opportunity to retaliate. They could only desperately protect their vital areas to avoid being seriously injured.

About ten minutes later, Miss Jenny said, “Alright, I suppose you’ve learned your lesson. Next, you must find me the perfect groom. I’m going to rest for a while.”

Miss Jenny returned to the paper, motionless.

The ability to switch freely between two-dimensional and three-dimensional forms left Jian Tanxi and the others utterly stunned.

Jian Tanxi felt pain all over her body, unable to even stand up. She suspected she had broken several ribs and sustained internal injuries.

Her face was swollen, and her head throbbed from the blows. Fortunately, her physical strength had been enhanced; otherwise, she would have fainted by now.

Qin Man and Sun Lianhu weren’t faring much better. Like Jian Tanxi, they were barely holding themselves up with their hands on the ground.

Initially, when Jian Tanxi learned that Miss Jenny would resort to violence, she had optimistically thought she could dodge or even fight back.

She never expected the gap in strength between Miss Jenny and the players to be so vast.

But then again, it made sense. An alien game wouldn’t be easily cleared, nor would it let players feel too comfortable.

Qu Chen lay on the ground, softly crying, his voice heartbreaking. Qu Chen was a child with a high tolerance for pain, if he merely bumped into something or fell, he wouldn’t make a sound.

But now, he was crying continuously, clearly in excruciating pain.

Jian Tanxi thought Miss Jenny was truly excessive. No, it wasn’t just her, all these paper characters were outrageous.

They had inexplicably come to Earth, inexplicably captured and imprisoned so many humans, and forced the rest to play this ridiculously unfair game.

But for now, the aliens held the upper hand, and Jian Tanxi had no choice but to abide by their rules.

She felt that if she were beaten again, she might die.

Thankfully, she had three healing pills, which she could use for herself, Qin Man, and her son.

However, if they repeatedly recommended the wrong candidates, the healing pills wouldn’t be enough.

There was only one resurrection pill, capable of bringing someone back from the dead. But if other players died, she wouldn’t be able to leave either.

Jian Tanxi decided that from now on, they had to be extremely cautious when recommending candidates.

She asked Qin Man, “Sister Qin Man, how are you holding up?”

Qin Man replied weakly, “I’m okay for now… I won’t die just yet. But if Miss Jenny hits me again, I might not make it…”

Sun Lianhu chimed in, “Same here… Damn, that woman hits so hard, no wonder she can’t get married…”

Jian Tanxi had almost forgotten about Sun Lianhu. If he were on the verge of death, should she give him one of her pills?

Deep down, she was reluctant, but the game couldn’t afford any player deaths.

If it came to that, she’d probably have to use her precious pills to save this despicable man.

She hoped it wouldn’t come to that. She prayed their next recommendation would be the right one.

Qin Man endured the pain while trying to comfort Qu Chen.

But Qu Chen wasn’t like other children who could suppress their pain. His every action reflected his true feelings, he couldn’t pretend. As long as he was in pain, he couldn’t stop crying, and Qin Man’s attempts to soothe him were futile.

Qin Man was on the verge of tears herself, forcing herself to hold back.

Jian Tanxi asked, “Sister Man, should we give Xiao Chen a healing pill? It’ll stop the pain immediately.”

Qin Man shook her head and said, “The healing pill is so precious, let’s not use it now. If… if he gets beaten to the brink of death next time, then you can give it to him.”

“But he’s just a child, not as resilient as an adult. I’m afraid he won’t be able to endure the pain now.”

“Xiao Chen… he has some gray pills of his own, but I don’t know what they do. Maybe I should give him one of those gray pills.”

“If we don’t know their effects, how can we give them to him recklessly? What if they harm Xiao Chen’s body?”

Qin Man thought for a moment and said, “He has two of those gray pills. I’ll take one first to see what it does, then decide whether to give him the other.”

“No, Sister Qin Man, you can’t risk yourself like that. What if it’s a pill that kills you upon ingestion? If you die, Xiao Chen won’t be able to survive and escape either.”

Qin Man thought this made sense and didn’t dare to try it rashly.

Sun Lianhu, however, said to Jian Tanxi, “Tanxi, you have healing pills. Why aren’t you giving them to me? From now on, we’re all one family, why distinguish between yours and mine?”

Jian Tanxi frowned and said, “I really wish Miss Jenny had beaten you to death.”

“Don’t worry, Miss Jenny won’t kill me. She still needs me to recommend a groom for her.”

This remark only made Jian Tanxi angrier.

Earlier, it was Sun Lianhu who insisted on recommending Candidate 3, which led to all of them being beaten.

Jian Tanxi scolded, “Sun Lianhu, shut up! I won’t give you any of my things. You’d better find a way to survive on your own. And from now on, don’t call me by my name.”

“I can’t even call you by your name? You’re going to be my wife someday.”

Jian Tanxi used her left hand to support herself on the ground, reached out with her right hand, and slapped Sun Lianhu across the face.

Sun Lianhu was furious, but moving caused him excruciating pain all over his body. Unwilling to move, he didn’t retaliate.

Jian Tanxi ignored him and discussed with Qin Man, “Sister Qin Man, just now, Candidate 3 was directly rejected by Miss Jenny for being over the age limit, with no room for negotiation. So, we can infer that if any of the candidates fail to meet even one condition, they won’t be the perfect groom, and we can eliminate them.”

Qin Man said, “Yes. The Candidate 5 you observed is a hunchbacked, obese cook, his job isn’t respectable, he’s not handsome, and his posture is poor. We can eliminate him. My Candidate 2, although he has the nickname ‘Mr. Perfect,’ has a bad temper. That alone disqualifies him. Candidate 3 isn’t the right choice either, so now we have to choose from Candidates 1, 4, and 6.”

With only three candidates left, it seemed easier, but it was still difficult to determine the true groom.

Jian Tanxi analyzed, “Can we eliminate Candidate 1 directly? He’s a bit overweight.”

Qin Man replied, “Although he’s overweight, we don’t know if Miss Jenny considers him fat. Fat and thin are subjective standards. Maybe his physique is within her tolerance range? I actually think Candidate 4 can be eliminated directly.”

“You’re right… Candidate 4 is a bit short and appears to be an ordinary worker. His social status definitely doesn’t meet Miss Jenny’s requirements. With Candidate 4 eliminated, we’re left with Candidates 1 and 6… Unfortunately, although Xiao Chen observed Candidate 6, he couldn’t describe him clearly. We don’t know exactly what Candidate 6 looks like, but we can infer he probably has a good temper and might know how to cook.”

At this point, Sun Lianhu spoke up: “Choose Candidate 6.”

Qin Man asked: “Are you sure?”

Sun Lianhu: “Although you all dislike me, you have to admit I’m a high-IQ genius. If I were to choose, I think Candidate 6 fits better. Candidate 6 is more handsome in appearance, and Candidate 1 is indeed somewhat overweight. I don’t think Miss Jenny would like Candidate 1’s body type.”

Jian Tanxi commented: “But Candidate 6 has forward head posture, his bearing isn’t good.”

Sun Lianhu responded: “True, but forward head posture is still a lesser issue compared to obesity.”

Jian Tanxi and Qin Man thought the same way.

Qin Man said: “I’ll go recommend Candidate 6 to Miss Jenny now. Tanxi, you rest for a while.”

Jian Tanxi replied: “Maybe I should go make the recommendation instead. You stay here with Xiao Chen.”

“No need. Miss Jenny treats all four of us equally harshly, it won’t be more dangerous if I go. Let’s hope we’ve chosen correctly this time. If we’re wrong, we might have to use your healing pill.”