Last month, a bastard...

Actually said something in the beginning-of-the-month announcement about... playing a game with the readers, and then he screwed up.

The occurrence of something like being number one on the monthly vote chart, besides that bastard's own problem, those bastards who voted are also to blame.

Okay, I'll stop using the third person here, in case people think I'm schizophrenic and arrest me.

In short... what's done is done, dwelling on it is useless, one should always look forward. I hope everyone can be a little calmer this month, and rationally... give your monthly votes to other authors.

As for me... as a man who "can do anything I set my mind to," I will naturally try my best to achieve the goal of full attendance (no missed update days).

The game I played with you last month is still in effect this month. Don't tell me... you can let me lose every month?

I feel like something's wrong with that last sentence...

Hmm... it doesn't matter, let's talk about this month's affairs.

As I mentioned in last month's announcement, the S2 story was completed at the end of the month (11:48 PM on January 31st), right on time.

Starting this month, *Thriller Paradise* will officially enter the last major phase of the story... the proportion of plots in reality will increase, and the truth about the "Candidate Game" and the mysteries of "Feng Bujue's identity" will gradually be revealed.

As for the specific plot – I (still) have (not) figured (it) out (well).

In addition, in the first half of this month, I have to submit the bonus stories for the physical book of *Selling Crime* and the draft for *Second-Rate Detective and Cat*. Under the pressure of full attendance, I feel that it is still ~very difficult to complete, I have to work hard.

Speaking of which... this year is a leap year. How immoral is that, adding this one day to February, how great it would be to add it to endless August, so school could start later.

Of course, you don't have to worry too much about me, the website has a leave request mechanism now, I can buy two of them and take two days off from updating.

Okay... having said that, I feel it's about time to wrap up.

Finally, I sincerely wish you all a comfortable and happy New Year.

As for me... don't look at me like this, my goal this year is to save money to buy a house, I have to work harder than ever.

It doesn't matter if I work harder.

See you next month.