After Going on a Variety Show with My Scapegoat Step-Brother

This novel is also known as "What Should I Do With My Scapegoat Younger Brother and Scapegoat Boyfriend?"

Lin Zhaojin woke up to find that she was actually cannon fodder, a control gr...

Chapter 24

◎Background of Escape from the Amusement Park◎

Xiao Chuchu glanced at Lu Ge who had "abandoned" his sister, then turned her gaze to Lin Chaojin, her eyes lighting up, "Sister Chaojin, can I form a team with you..."?

Before she could finish her words, Xiao Long pressed down on her head, ruffling her hair and interrupting her. "What? You want to abandon your own brother, huh? Xiao Chuchu?"

"Hahaha," Xiao Chuchu opened her eyes wide and looked at her brother flatteringly, "Well, I do have this idea, is it okay?"

"Heh, you're quick to betray your own people. Don't you see who's been protecting you all day?" Xiao Long stretched out his left arm. "Look, whose handiwork is this?"

The photographer who was following the filming was very tactful and used their camera to take a close-up shot. He saw red bruises on Xiao Long's left arm, some of which were still very obvious and had not faded.

[Haha, poor Taki-ge, his hands are all blue from Chuchu's scratching. How much strength does that take? She looks like a soft girl, but she actually has a lot of brute force.]

[I swear this was all done unintentionally by our darling Chuchu. Chuchu had been suppressing her laughter and volume all day, and now Long Ge is the one who suffered. — From a netizen who was following Chuchu's camera.]

"Tsk, look at how badly my left arm was hurt today," Xiao Long glanced at her speechlessly, "It was a close call that you didn't cripple me."

"Ahaha," Xiao Chuchu laughed a few times to hide her embarrassment, and faced everyone's surprised and suspicious looks with an awkward smile, "You can't blame me entirely, it's mainly the program crew. No, Director Zhang is too perverted," and said, glaring at Director Zhang unhappily.

Recalling today's scene, Xiao Chuchu really wanted to destroy those videotapes.

Xiao Chuchu looked at the roller coaster, which was almost vertical at 90 degrees. Her vision went dark, and she asked the guide with a trembling voice, "Your production team wouldn't be so crazy as to let us ride this roller coaster, right? 90 degrees! Vertical!"

"Yeah," the other staff members were not as shameless as Director Zhang. They avoided her gaze and nodded.

"I've called you big brothers and big sisters, please, I can't keep my image as a female star sitting here today. And you also told me not to make more than 50 decibels. Is that even possible?" Xiao Chuchu blinked in grievance, "That's just bullying me."

However, the staff member was not thick-skinned, but had a heart as cruel as Director Zhang, and ruthlessly rejected her.

[Chu Chu, it's okay, be brave, your image as a female star is almost gone here.]

[Chu Chu: You let me ride this roller coaster and you don't allow me to make any loud noises. You're really messing with me.]

"Come on, sister," Xiao Long rubbed her head and comforted her, "It's okay. If you can't help it, just pinch my arm. I have thick skin and flesh."

"Okay," Xiao Chuchu pouted and looked at her brother gratefully, "It still has to be you, my brother." If Xiao Chuchu knew about her brother's complaints later, she would definitely take back her words. Haha, there is no love anymore, just fake brother-sister relationship.

Then when they got on the roller coaster with high spirits, intending to complete the task in one go, they found out that dreams are beautiful but reality is so brutal.

They sat in circles again and again, but never completed the task, thanks to Xiao Chuchu's high decibel level that couldn't be lowered.

From screaming in fear at the beginning to becoming numb later, in the end the numbness was greater than the fear. I almost vomited after riding the roller coaster before I finished the task.

Now Xiao Chuchu is in tears when she thinks back on it. She can already imagine that after the show is officially aired, her fans will definitely laugh at her, and her image as a female star will be in jeopardy.

"Tsk tsk, your critical hit is quite powerful," Lu Ge glanced at his arm and joked, but then he thought of something and changed the subject, "At least your damage is physical," he curled his lips and glanced at Lin Chaojin, "but I was hit hard mentally."

"You're never going to stop, are you?" Lin Chaojin looked at him speechlessly.

"Humph, the crisis of trust you've caused me won't be eliminated so easily," Lu Ge said with his neck stiff.

"Alright, whatever you want." Lin Chaojin held his forehead, pulled the corner of his mouth, turned to look at Chi Ling, and took the lead in extending his hand, "Then let's form a group."

"Yeah," Chi Ling reached out and shook his hand back.

[Ah, what a cool sister and cool sister combination, two beautiful women, so fragrant!]

[Great! My two favorite kids are together! I'm so happy! Go ahead, Jinjie and Lingmei!]

"I want to too," Xiao Chuchu looked at them enviously.

"Do you want to go together?" Lin Chaojin raised his eyebrows.

"No," Xiao Chuchu waved her hand and sighed, "I'd better go with my big brother. Although he looks strong, he has strong limbs but a simple mind. I'm afraid he will lose badly if he encounters something that depends on his IQ," Xiao Chuchu looked at her brother and said seriously.

Xiao Long twitched his lips and looked at her speechlessly, "Then I really thank you."

"You're welcome," Xiao Chuchu replied, waving her hand.

[Hh, since when did Xiao Chuchu and her brother start bickering like the eldest daughter and Mr. Ge? It's unbelievable.]

[What? Young Miss and Master Ge are arguing with each other? Wasn't it Ge Songsong who was the only one being silenced by the arguing, you dog head?]

"I'll be in the same group with my brother," Yan Ruo said after seeing that everyone had divided into groups.

"Okay, now that you've divided into groups, let's begin escaping the amusement park," Director Zhang picked up his personal speaker again and spoke to the crowd. "Let me briefly explain the rules of the game. Escaping the amusement park is also known as the cat-and-mouse game. As the name suggests, you each have two identities: the cat and the mouse."

"Sure, Director Zhang, we've even set up the cat-and-mouse game for you," Lu Ge crossed his arms, marveling.

"Wait, do people in a team have the same identity at the same time or can two people have different identities?" Lu Ge pondered his words, stared at Director Zhang, and asked loudly.

Director Zhang paused holding the loudspeaker and looked at him quietly.

[Haha, we Ge Songsong are afraid of ropes for ten years after being bitten by a snake once.]

[Lu Ge: No, I want to know if there are any traitors in my team.]

"A team of two can only have one identity. If you're a cat, you can't be a mouse," Director Zhang replied woodenly. He then continued, "Of course, not only cats are hunters, mice can also become hunters. As long as you find the corresponding cards, you can gain the corresponding skills."

"What? There are cards to be obtained? I thought it was just a simple cat and mouse game." Xiao Chuchu's eyes widened in confusion. "How complicated."

"Tsk, you just said your brother was simple-minded," Xiao Long said after looking at her.

Xiao Chuchu looked innocent, "Is it me? Did I say that, brother? You must have heard it wrong. I was talking about myself."

"hehe."

"In addition to cats and mice, there is a third party, humans. Please welcome our human team to the stage," Director Zhang applauded.

Then a dozen big men in black lined up in an orderly manner and came on stage.

"Really? Director Zhang, is it really necessary to waste so much manpower? You think too highly of us."

"Director, you're awesome! Compare the physique of the man in black to ours. They're really trying to trick us. Can I abstain?"

"No," Director Zhang flatly refused, ignoring their complaints and continuing calmly, "The human camp can be either the enemy or the neutral side. You might gain support from them, or you might encounter obstacles."

"You must first find your ID cards along the way. There will be four groups, two cats and two mice. You will then eliminate each other. The group that escapes the amusement park before the fireworks go off at midnight will be the winner."

"Of course, if one person in a group fails, the other can continue to escape. The ranking will be based on your total points."

"Also, friendly reminder: 1. Skill cards aren't always useful. 2. What are the characteristics of Tom and Jerry? 3. Nothing is set in stone."

After hearing this, everyone looked at the director with an indescribable expression.

"Director, listen for yourself. Are your friendly tips useful? The more I listen, the more complicated it feels. And why does this game have so many tricks?" Lu Ge rolled his eyes and complained.

"That's right, Director, my head is about to explode. Can we just start a fight?" Xiao Chuchu stuck out her tongue. "Using force to solve it, how simple and crude it is."

[Haha, not to mention them, I was also confused, so what on earth did the director say? How do you play this game?]

[Ah, sister, let me tell you, it’s like this first, then like this, and finally like this, over.]

[Haha, the sister's words above have enlightened me. I've finally gotten it. Seriously, look at my sincere face.]

"No," Lu Ge was the first to refuse. "Using force, well, my sister is really powerful."

Lin Chaojin clenched his fists, a smile on his face, "Brother, you are quite self-aware."

Lu Ge turned his head and snorted.

[Lu Ge: What? Solve it with force? No way. My sister is a ninth-degree judoka. That's no joke.]

[Haha, if we use force, I'm afraid Lu Ge will get beaten up.]

"Okay, do you all understand the rules?" Director Zhang asked a routine question.

"Haha," the guests all rolled their eyes at Director Zhang.

[Guest: Director Zhang, what do you think? You seem quite intelligent this way.]

[Smart people have already started to think of the Thirty-Six Stratagems. Look at how calm our Huai Shen and the eldest lady are. This is what a master is.]

Lin Chaojin and Chi Huai looked calm, as if they were confident about the game.

[Haha, the eldest lady probably feels relieved and carefree without the burden of Ge Songsong. As for Huai Shen, well, he probably feels that teaming up with Lu Ge and thinking about the ending makes him feel calm and indifferent.]

[Haha, after hearing you say that, I feel like I'm inexplicably hooked. I'm hooked.]

[The expert with the strange angle in front, please guide me.]

"Okay, now each of you put on a smart electronic watch, which has a full map of the amusement park and navigation, and each of you will be shown as a red dot on the watch," the director instructed the staff to hand them the watch straps one by one.

"No way, Director, each of us is displayed on a watch, and there is also navigation. Doesn't that make us living targets?" Xiao Long scratched his head and said.

"Of course, your own red dot can be hidden, provided that you trigger the hiding conditions." Director Zhang explained calmly.

"Still triggered?"

"Remember, this watch represents your life. If it goes out, you're eliminated." Director Zhang paused and asked Assistant Li to hold a box with the smart watch on it, showing it in full 3D in front of the camera. "Ahem, this watch is a new generation watch launched by the Lin Group this year. It's full-screen, touch-sensitive, waterproof, fireproof, drop-proof, and has an artificial intelligence brain... Thank you, brand sponsor."

A long and smooth oral broadcast without pauses left the guests and netizens in front of the camera speechless.

[What a pathetic director, he has to read the sponsored commercials himself, learning as he goes along. Haha, it's incredible, I've never seen anything like this before.]

Director: I said, let's leave professional work to professionals. Director Zhang: No, I'll do it myself, and I don't have to pay kickbacks.

[No, I think Director Zhang's commercial is genuine and unpretentious. I'm drawn to it. I really want this watch, but unfortunately, I checked and it's not on the market yet.]

[The one in front, hold on tight to the lady's legs and maybe you'll be lucky enough to have a dog head.]

"Finally, it's 6:00 PM Beijing time," Director Zhang glanced at his watch and continued, "There are still six hours until the end of the game. Everyone, please strive for victory. I declare the Escape from the Amusement Park Party open."

As soon as he finished speaking, "whoosh" those dozen or so men in black surrounded the eight people. Their skillful movements made the guests freeze.

"No, again."

"Okay, big brother, I get it. I'll wear the eyepatch myself."

Then, the eight guests were divided into four groups and boarded the sightseeing buses in the amusement park to four directions.

"Hehe," Lu Ge said happily as he sat in the car, "Wait, when I find the cat card, I will eliminate Lin Chaojin first, hehe, let her know how powerful I am, right, big brother," Lu Ge patted Chi Huai who was sitting next to him.

Chi Huai leaned back in the car seat with an eye mask on, curled the corners of his mouth, and said nothing.

[Brother, please don't set up any flags randomly, I'm scared.]

[Believe in your ghost, brother, is it Liang Jingru who gave you the courage, you dog head?]

[Miss: Oh, really? I'll give you one chance. Say it again.]

The author has something to say:

To be honest, I didn't even understand my rules.

What to do, an author confused by his own rules, light a cigarette.