Chapter 93 How was the mission completed?
"Speaking of which..."
A trainee seemed to have thought of something: "I remember Boyang... I think he was the first one among us to change clothes and return to the lounge..."
Because the program team had limited staff responsible for costumes, they had to find clothes and accessories for several trainees at once. So even though they went there as a whole group, they did not come back together because of the order and speed of their movements.
Originally this was just a trivial matter, but in the current situation, it suddenly became... very suspicious.
The first one to come back...
There was no one else in the lounge except him...
Isn't this just doing whatever you want?
Others all looked at Boyang with suspicion.
The trainee holding Boyang even pushed him away with a look of disgust as he collapsed on top of him. Boyang, whose legs were already weak, collapsed to the ground with a thud.
"What else do you have to say..." The other trainees looked down at him.
"No, no..." Facing so many pairs of suspicious eyes, Boyang's face turned pale. He opened his mouth and stammered, "This is all a misunderstanding..."
"My in-ear monitor... my in-ear monitor, it's just not flooded!"
"Just because I'm the first one back, you have to doubt me?!"
"What he said... makes sense."
The other trainees' eyes were still filled with distrust, but Xia Linxing nodded, thinking that Boyang was right: "Perhaps the people who destroyed the equipment didn't use the same method..."
So far, everyone has confirmed that this was a man-made "accident" -
After all, it's definitely not a coincidence that every trainee in their group "happened" to have the misfortune of having their in-ear monitors get wet.
There are actually people willing to believe him!
Boyang immediately cast a grateful look at Xia Linxing.
The other trainees all frowned. They looked at Xia Linxing and opened their mouths. Just as they were about to say something, they heard Xia Linxing add enthusiastically, "Then I'll help you check your groin!"
What went wrong? When we report it to the production team together, it can save them some time for review.
As he spoke, the enthusiastic citizen Mr. Xia did not give the other trainees time to react. Amidst Boyang's bloodshot eyes and heartbreaking "No——" cries, his finger lightly pressed the switch.
"Snap", the indicator light lights up in one second.
"1, 2, 3..." Xia Linxing counted silently for a few seconds, then said "Huh".
"The indicator light is not off!" It is completely different from the water-soaked equipment of other trainees. Although the indicator light can light up, it immediately starts flashing after lighting up, and suddenly goes out after flashing for a few seconds.
In other words... Xia Linxing looked up in surprise and enthusiastically reported the good news to Boyang: "Your in-ear monitor is not broken!" No need to ask the staff to replace it!
But it was obvious that after receiving this "good news", Boyang did not look very happy - his expression was awkwardly frozen on his face, and his whole body seemed to have suddenly frozen.
"Oh~~it turns out it's not broken~~~~"
The other trainees nearby asked Boyang in a sarcastic tone, "Boyang, didn't you just say... your in-ear monitor is broken too?"
Boyang opened his mouth and his throat rolled up and down several times, but no sound came out; he felt as if someone was strangling his throat, his fingers unconsciously digging into the ground, his knuckles turning white, and he couldn't say a word to defend himself.
In the end, he just silently closed his mouth and lowered his eyes, as if this could block out all the piercing sights. Only the burning red tips of his ears, exposed when he lowered his head, revealed his inner restlessness.
"It seems... you don't have anything to say..."
The other trainees crossed their arms and stared at Boyang intently: "Tell me...why did you do this?"
"We haven't done anything wrong to you these days, have we?"
Boyang lowered his head and remained silent.
The atmosphere in the room gradually began to become solemn.
Ah...this...
As the only outsider in the group, Xia Linxing looked down at Boyang, then turned to look at the other trainees who were staring at Boyang covetously, and suddenly felt...shouldn't he be here?
Come to think of it, isn't this (Chen Sibai) and his team's business? How could he, an outsider... suddenly become the "judge" here?
The thought of this made Xia Linxing feel a little uneasy. He looked around and tentatively spoke in the heavy atmosphere: "That..."
"How about I contact the staff for you first?"
It looks like... it won't be over for a while, but it's a bit awkward for him to be standing here as an outsider...
Maybe Boyang has been silent and refused to communicate because an outsider like him is still here... He might as well help them notify the staff!
The other trainees then realized that Xia Linxing was still here.
It’s better that Xia Linxing is gone... Family disgrace should not be made public. If Xia Linxing was still here, they would not have been too embarrassed to say some of the things they said, but now that Xia Linxing is gone, things will be different.
Therefore, they were very satisfied with Xia Linxing's knowledge and interests, and nodded politely to Xia Linxing: "Then thank you for your help..."
Xia Linxing heaved a sigh of relief when he got the agreement. The moment he said the agreement, he started moving. He trotted all the way and ran out of the suffocating lounge in a flash.
As for what the people in the room talked about afterwards, Xia Linxing had no idea - because when he came back after notifying the staff, the matter in the lounge seemed to have come to a conclusion.
At least when Xia Linxing came in again, what he saw was Boyang sitting alone on one side, and the other trainees sitting on the other side, with the two sides clearly separated.
Even Shen Sibai, who had gone out earlier to find staff to fix his broken in-ear monitor, came back. At this moment, he was leaning against the wall near the other trainees, with his eyes lowered, wondering what he was thinking.
Xia Linxing quietly rubbed next to Shen Sibai and asked curiously in a low voice: "Has this discussion yielded a result?"
Although I was embarrassed to watch it live, I could still gossip about it after it was over. After all, the days of closed training and filming were really boring.
Shen Sibai sighed softly, "Yeah..."
I didn't expect that Lu Zimo would be right about this...
The reason why Boyang did this was not because he had any ill will or dislike towards the other trainees in their group, but simply because -
He had been under too much pressure during training these days, and he felt that he had no hope of advancing this time, so he suddenly became desperate and wanted to drag everyone down with him.
And when he was tampering with the equipment, Boyang was also aware that "when other trainees' in-ear monitors had problems, only his in-ear monitors were intact", which was a very suspicious thing - it is no exaggeration to say that doing this was almost like writing the words "there is something wrong with me" on his face.
But Boyang still held a glimmer of hope——
What if... the other trainees didn't notice before going on stage?
He even had a naive fantasy: for example, other trainees would panic on stage because of problems with their in-ear monitors, or would force themselves to continue performing but their performance would be affected. At this time, he would be the only one who completed the performance smoothly and without mistakes. Maybe the audience would vote for him, and he would advance and not be eliminated after this performance.
He is not afraid even if he is checked after leaving the stage: as soon as he leaves the stage, he can immediately find an opportunity to break his own in-ear monitor and pretend that his in-ear monitor was broken from the beginning just like them.
If his luck is really bad and he doesn't have time to do anything, or if he does do something but is still found out, his goal... has been achieved anyway.
After all, if he doesn't do this, unless something unexpected happens, this performance will be his last stage in this show.
Boyang hesitated again and again, but still couldn't start using his in-ear monitor - he still wanted to complete his last stage well.
"So that's how it is..."
Xia Linxing looked at Boyang, who was sitting in the corner with his head down and not saying a word, and felt a little emotional.
I always feel that Boyang’s starting point for doing this is more regrettable and unacceptable than if he was simply jealous of the trainees in the same group or simply had conflicts with other trainees.
And this matter came to an end.
As for the subsequent treatment of Boyang by the production team, Xia Linxing didn't pay much attention. He only knew that during the second performance, after the other trainees replaced their in-ear monitors, Boyang, as expected, ended up at the bottom of the group.
Xia Linxing always felt that Boyang could have performed better, but on stage, his absent-mindedness was too obvious. It was obvious that the incident that had been exposed before the performance had had a significant impact on his mentality.
Although he forced a smile on the stage and tried hard to keep up with the others' movements, the audience had sharp eyes, so when the votes were announced, Boyang had the least - and the gap between his votes and the second-to-last trainee's in their group was huge.
So on the night after the second performance, Boyang left the trainee dormitory with his suitcase.
Boyang's unusual behavior obviously attracted the attention of other trainees resting in the dormitory:
"What happened to Boyang? Why did he leave with a suitcase?"
"Did something happen at home? Or did the agency call him away for something?"
"No way... Whether it's a family emergency or something at the agency, you can always ask for leave... The production team isn't that unkind..."
"No way, the suitcases have been taken away... This must mean he's withdrawn from the competition..."
"Withdraw from the competition?!!! Why?!"
"Come to think of it, during yesterday's performance, Boyang's vote count... seemed to be the lowest (among all the trainees)..."
"Ah? Just because of this? That's not the case... Aren't there still online voting numbers? Isn't elimination based on the total number of votes?"
"That's good. At least I can wait until the rankings are announced tomorrow (before leaving)..." Even if I am really eliminated, I can still be on one more episode of the show, get more shots, and gain the love of fans. Why leave in such a hurry?
"Did something happen? Oh, by the way, aren't you in the same dorm with him? Do you know anything?"
"Brother, look at my face. Do you think I know anything?! I'm confused too... I asked Boyang about this when he was packing his luggage, but he just shook his head and refused to say a word..."
"Then it seems like something really happened... Hey, what do you think? If we ask the production team, will they tell us?"
"Maybe we'll tell you when the rankings are announced tomorrow?"
…
The next day, when the trainees' second rankings were announced, the trainees actually heard Boyang's name.
However, the program team only said that Boyang chose to withdraw from the competition due to reasons with his agency, and did not explain the specific reasons.
The trainees below glanced at each other and knew there was probably some hidden secret behind this matter. However, now that the production team and Boyang's agency had apparently reached an agreement, they probably had no way of knowing.
Only the trainees in Boyang's group during the second public performance exchanged glances before dropping their gazes. According to their agencies, the production team had already negotiated compensation with their companies, including but not limited to additional screen time and promotional opportunities, so they hoped they would keep this matter to themselves.
After all, if the news of "trainees maliciously destroying other trainees' in-ear monitoring equipment before the performance" spread, it would be a huge negative news.
Not only will the fans of these trainees make a fuss and demand an explanation from the program team, but other competing (talent show) programs will probably also take the opportunity to step in. Some are even more disgusting and will report them under the pretext of "having a negative influence on teenagers" and take the opportunity to have their programs removed from the air.
So after Boyang's agency was willing to pay compensation for all the agency's losses and give some compensation that was beneficial to their program, the program team naturally chose to keep the matter quiet.
However, what surprised all the trainees was that when the trainees' rankings were announced, the number of votes Boyang received in the online voting... was actually not a small number.
In other words... if he completes this performance well, seriously, and without any trouble, he might be able to just barely make it to the next round by being eliminated.
It’s a pity... one wrong step leads to all wrong steps - Boyang ranked last in the second public vote count. Even if he didn’t withdraw from the competition early, he would still be on the elimination list this time.
Xia Linxing just sighed and stopped paying attention to this matter.
because--
System 999 suddenly informed him that his mission to cause trouble for Shen Sibai in Ergong...was actually completed.
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