Li Renshu and Fu Chen silently walked down the corridor leading to the outer area.

The economic winter was over, and the scenery outside the corridor had returned to a vibrant scene.

There were no more queues of unemployed people, no more bleak autumn winds or scraps of paper everywhere.

Office workers in suits walked briskly, and the entire scene looked full of energy.

Li Renshu confirmed that her assumption was correct.

"This scene is itself a kind of hint.

"The more layoffs our two companies make, the more unemployed people appear in this scene.

"This is also a reminder not to treat those virtual employees as cold data.

"They are directly related to the end of the economic winter..."

The two arrived at the market research outer area, and Li Renshu was stunned because Tian Fan was not there.

Instead, Yang Hui and Jiao Hongtao came, a combination she had never seen before.

This was strange because Tian Fan was obviously the backbone of Community 8 and the main decision-maker.

"Where is Tian Fan?" Li Renshu asked.

"He's dead."

Yang Hui raised a hand with a somber expression, showing the broken wristband she held: "Judgment Game."

Li Renshu was surprised; she then realized that it wasn't only Su Xiuqin and Xu Tong who were undergoing the Judgment Game in this game.

There were people in Community 8 undergoing judgment too.

Furthermore, the mechanisms seemed to be the same.

Li Renshu asked, "Tian Fan didn't recruit over 20 employees again, did he?"

Yang Hui nodded, full of regret: "Yes, after we reached an agreement, he laid off all employees and didn't recruit again. Brother Jiao kept trying to persuade him, but he couldn't be moved.

"Until the economic winter ended and the confidentiality restriction of the judgment mechanism was lifted, we understood what was going on.

"Brother Jiao's audio player said that Tian Fan, as the boss, wantonly exploited employees, causing two tragic employee deaths, and used elimination systems and excuses like being over 35 to lay off many loyal old employees.

"It really resembles the scenes in this game.

"Economic winter, economic winter...

"Yes, the game rules said at the beginning that we are the only two companies left.

"If we don't hire people, and all employees remain unemployed, how can the economic winter end?

"Now it's too late; we can't hire people even if we want to.

"After the economic winter ended, there wasn't a single employee on the recruitment interface."

Everyone looked at the big screen, but this time, there were no field selections or new questions.

[The economic winter is over, and opportunities abound in emerging markets.]

[Only companies with the support of the people can reap all the benefits.]

[Community 8 Limited Liability Company employee count: 0]

[Community 17 Limited Liability Company employee count: 30]

[Community 17 Limited Liability Company seized this business opportunity and received a 100,000-minute visa time reward.]

[This market research activity has ended. Please leave the venue and await the next opportunity.]

Li Renshu was stunned: "100,000? Is this the fixed reward for the last 3 rounds of the game? So much?

"Moreover, as long as the number of employees is higher than the opponent, it defaults to winning, and no additional investment operations are required."

Yang Hui looked at the big screen and sighed: "The game is over."

Li Renshu nodded: "You were strong opponents and good partners. I'm glad we cooperated until the last moment.

"If we meet in the game next time, I hope we can continue this cooperation."

Yang Hui smiled bitterly: "Well, I hope we all live to see that day."

...

Back at the company, Li Renshu went to share the good news with Su Xiuqin first thing.

"Aunt Su, the last 3 rounds of the game, we can get an extra 100,000 each round!

"Aunt Su?"

Li Renshu paused, as there was no sign of Su Xiuqin.

She retreated in confusion: "Xu Tong, did Aunt Su come out? Has the restriction on the president been lifted?"

Xu Tong was also puzzled: "No, right? Aunt Su has been in the office?"

At that moment, a new prompt appeared on the big screen.

[There has been a player death, but since the economic winter has ended, there's no need to restart the position selection.]

Everyone immediately realized something was wrong and hurried to the president's office, finding it indeed empty.

The restriction of only one executive entering at a time had been lifted.

The cold storage was still emitting cold air, but possibly due to the temporary absence of a president, it no longer required a 1-minute stay and could be exited at any time.

Li Renshu quickly opened the cold storage door, only to find nothing inside but a few simple clothes.

Under the clothes was a broken wristband.

...

[October Company Account Balance: 166,800 minutes of visa time]

[November Estimated Income: 10,000 minutes of visa time]

[November Estimated Employee Salary Expenditure: 83,200 minutes of visa time]

Seeing this number, Li Renshu felt a complex mix of emotions.

The original balance should have been 66,800, but Su Xiuqin's entry into the cold storage added an extra 100,000 minutes of visa time to the company account.

...

[November Company Account Balance: 193,600 minutes of visa time]

[December Estimated Income: 20,000 minutes of visa time]

[December Estimated Employee Salary Expenditure: 83,200 minutes of visa time]

...

[December Company Account Balance: 230,400 minutes of visa time]

The visa time carried by the executives was also re-entered into the company account balance.

[Community 17 Limited Liability Company's final account balance is: 260,400 minutes of visa time]

[The 3 surviving players of Community 17 Limited Liability Company will equally divide the above visa time as a reward.]

[Game over.]

...

As the game ended, Fu Chen realized he had returned to the community hall.

The environment, noticeably warmer than the game venue, made him momentarily uncomfortable, feeling a clear heat on his cheeks and forehead.

Cai Zhiyuan noticed Fu Chen's slight distress and quickly approached, asking, "How are you? Are you okay?"

Fu Chen sniffed: "I'm okay. But..."

The big screen showed the final results of this game.

[Now announcing Community 17's final visa time results in the "Wealth Game."]

[Player 1 Fu Chen: 86,800]

[Player 3 Li Renshu: 86,800]

[Player 8 Su Xiuqin: Deported]

[Player 9 Xu Tong: 86,800]

[According to community rules, when a player obtains over 20,000 minutes of visa time, 5% is included in the Community Security Fund. The remaining visa time will be credited to each player's visa.]

Seeing this result, many then realized that Su Xiuqin did not return from this judgment game.

Cao Haichuan's hand clenched tightly: "Aunt Su, she...?"

Li Renshu spread her hand, holding a wristband filled with cracks.

This was the only thing every player could leave in the New World, and almost the only thing.

As for the game audio player, it couldn't be taken out of the game space.

Everyone fell into silence.

Although the visa time brought back by the other three players was as high as 80,000, very wealthy, the second death case in the community still cast a shadow over everyone's hearts.

Even though many people didn't like the somewhat stubborn old lady, Su Xiuqin, they had spent some time together, eaten her cooking, and to say they were completely indifferent was impossible.

Wang Yongxin looked at the three who returned from the game and said solemnly: "In the Walkway, we may experience life and death at any time; we must learn to adapt.

"I believe you've all done your best, and being willing to actively enter the judgment game is itself a courageous act. I admire it.

"In the rules of the Walkway, no matter how strong a person is, it's impossible to protect all the weak."

Li Renshu shook her head: "It's not just us protecting Aunt Su; Aunt Su was also protecting us."

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