"First of all, I'd like to ask why I feel like the atmosphere today is a bit tense?"

“I saw that there were people guarding the fire exits, and it felt like we were surrounded.”

"Hey buddy, your posture is too perfect. Could you be an undercover cop?"...

Xue Qian took the microphone, stood up, and first looked at a serious-looking young man in the passageway, then smiled and joked.

His intention was just to make a joke and lighten the mood.

Unexpectedly, after hearing Xue Qian's words...

The few young and middle-aged male spectators who were originally sitting around him all turned their heads and stared at him warily.

It was as if they were about to rush over and pin him to the ground at any moment.

"Hehe, just kidding, just kidding..."

Upon seeing several cold, icy gazes suddenly appear around him, Xue Qian broke out in a cold sweat.

I wondered if there really was an undercover police officer here to catch bad guys.

"Haha, Xue Shen's expression is hilarious!"

"You're supposed to be a guest on the song guessing game, so why are you acting like a guilty criminal..."

"The audience today is a bit strange. I just saw several people sitting up straight, like soldiers."

"Rumor has it that Jiang City dispatched a large number of police officers to the vicinity of the TV station today to catch thieves. It's said they caught almost a whole train car full!"

"Isn't a whole train carload a bit too much? Did all the thieves in Jiang City gather there today?"

"It's true. My distant cousin who lives in the southern part of the city was also arrested."

"The police station called his family to come and bail him out, and even told them to bring him a pair of pants..."

"Could it be that Jiang City has recently launched another crackdown on organized crime?"

"Perhaps it's a special campaign to catch thieves and pickpockets."

"What if one of today's singers is a wanted fugitive? That would be hilarious..."

After seeing Xue Qian, a member of the guessing team, speaking nervously and stammeringly.

The viewers in the live stream burst into laughter.

Then they started discussing the news that a large number of thieves had been arrested by Jiangxi TV.

Some even speculated that so many police officers were there to arrest a criminal.

The criminals were hiding among the singers on stage.

"Next, let's look forward to the performances by our singers!"

After finally finishing their guessing declaration on behalf of the guessing team...

Xue Qian discovered that his clothes were almost completely soaked with sweat.

The atmosphere just now gave me the feeling that if I said the wrong thing, I would be sent to jail.

Even the producer, Ni Yongying, reminded him in his earpiece not to mention any words related to undercover police officers.

This completely frustrated Xue Qian, who loved to joke.

"Thank you, Teacher Xue Qian, for your guessing mission."

"Actually, after these episodes aired, people online have already guessed most of the identities of the six singers who made it to the finals."

"Our guessing team is here today to help the audience confirm the final identities of the singers."

"Especially Bei Xuan, the singer with the highest level of mystery!"

"Regarding this singer, many netizens have offered no fewer than a dozen guesses about his/her identity."

"Today, let's see what our guessing team members and the audience in the studio and online live stream have to say."

"Can you accurately guess the identity of each masked singer in the final round before the final reveal?"

"Next, let's give a warm round of applause to our first masked singer to take the stage in tonight's final!"

"Miss Mermaid!"

"The song they will be performing in the finals is their original song, 'Listening to the Rain Tonight'! Let's give them a big round of applause!"

After Xue Qian finished his guessing declaration, the host Yi Yi took over and continued.

As the stage lights shone brightly.

A tall, slender singer, dressed in a stunning long gown covered in scales, gracefully stepped onto the stage with the help of staff.

Even their face was adorned with exaggerated clothing.

It's like a mutated, bizarre mermaid.

"With that height, you don't even need to guess which female singer she is! It's none other than Myolie Lin, who's 1.7 meters tall!"

"Hehe, don't overthink it. What if the other person is wearing ten-centimeter high heels?"

"If I weren't a guest on the guessing game, I probably would have guessed that the singer was Zhang Bichen!"

"The production team is as ruthless as ever. With everyone masked like this, no one can guess which singer it is from their appearance."

"I don't care who the mermaid is, I just want to know which number Bei Xuan appears in."

As the "Mermaid Lady" took the stage, the audience both at the venue and in the live stream immediately began to discuss it.

This also means...

Tonight, the final battle of "Masked Singer" has truly begun.

That night, the cold rain fell incessantly.

Your figure disappeared.

"In the dead of night, amidst the rain"

At that moment, tears turned into rain.

"It has become my nightmare..."

But what caught everyone off guard was...

As the "Mermaid Lady" began to sing.

A deep, neutral voice rang out.

Although it's not particularly harsh or magnetic, you can still hear it.

The Adam's apple plays a very important role in singing.

The first "Mermaid Girl" to take the stage was actually a male singer!

"Pfft~"

"..."

“…”

"!!!"

In an instant.

A string of exclamation marks and colons, representing silence, floated across the live stream screen.

Those viewers who had previously speculated about which beautiful singer "Miss Mermaid" was were now completely astonished.

I never expected the production team to come up with such a creative idea.

"The production team is clearly trying to make us associate him with Bei Xuan, the singer of 'Big Fish'..."

"If his voice weren't so much worse than Bei Xuan's, I would have really been fooled."

"Please, can't the bandit group Beixuan at least find a reliable person?"...

Soon, netizens and viewers who realized what was happening started to complain.

They believe the show's producers are deliberately implying that the cross-dressing singer is Bei Xuan.

Even the song has the feel of Bei Xuan's previous competition song, "Salvation".

"Zhao Ouhao, is that you, Zhao Ouhao?"

"That voice, plus that skinny build, it can only be him."

"I bet ten packs of spicy strips that this guy is the skinny singer Ou Hao!"

"Didn't expect that, did you? You tried to pretend to be a woman, but ended up revealing your true appearance instead, hahaha..."

"His singing is passable, but with Bei Xuan overshadowing him, he can forget about winning the championship."

Not long after.

The masked singer's name was typed out by netizens.

Some audience members even shouted out Zhao Ouhao's name.

While hearing the cheers from the fans and audience below the stage.

The "mermaid lady" was still singing loudly and energetically.

He attempted to continue deceiving the audience by using his loud, androgynous voice...

"Wow, that's amazing. I think the entire internet audience has already guessed Zhao Ouhao's identity..."

Sitting in the backstage control room, Ni Yongying watched as the first masked singer's identity was revealed by the audience, and shook her head with a wry smile.

Having gone through several episodes of training.

The audience has clearly evolved to have "eagle eyes and keen ears" and is no longer so easily deceived.

at the same time.

The same competition of "I Am a Singer 2024" on Hunan TV was also taking place simultaneously.

Just as Ni Yongying had predicted.

At that time, the number of people watching the "Masked Singer" live stream was only about nine million.

Even when Wang Yueheng sang "Salvation" before, less than half of the peak 20 million people were online at the same time!

And many people just come to take a look.

After discovering that Bei Xuan did not appear on stage, they quickly switched back to the "Singer 2024" live stream.

As a result, the number of viewers watching the Jiangxi TV online live stream fluctuated.

"Producer Ni, the number of online viewers for Hunan TV's 'Singer 2024' has already surpassed 30 million..."

The person in charge of monitoring the ratings of other satellite TV programs then reported to Ni Yongying.