Chapter 63
Is it because Leng Zhi is a celebrity that he was sentenced so quickly?
[Damn, never mind, the league's serious this time, awesome!]
[After discussion, it has been decided that Sun Wei, a member of the second team, has been dismissed. Thank you for your oversight!]
[Zou Shu: Well done, he should get a refund.]
[Yu Fu: The esports community cannot tolerate this kind of person]
[Leng Zhi: In good spirits? We'll continue training tomorrow to prepare for the qualifiers.]
Zou Shu has accepted your friend request.
The entire escape room was actually filled with small ornaments of various shapes and colors, numbering in the hundreds. When the guests first entered, they thought it was just decoration to create the atmosphere of the room, but they didn't expect it to be a tool for solving the puzzle.
The guests and children need to find the four ornaments that correspond to the patterns on the combination lock box. Only when the corresponding chip is detected inside the box can the combination lock box be opened.
Xixi had an idea: "Why don't we bring all the ornaments back and have Uncle Leng find the corresponding bases!"
Leng Zhi: "Don't rush."
Xixi's suggestion didn't really have any problems, except that he would be overwhelmed by the pile of decorations.
He refused, saying it was a completely avoidable "work-related injury".
He opted for a primitive but hassle-free strategy: "I'll assign you tasks."
Leng Zhi continued, "Jiang Mingzhe, the little red bird."
"Duoduo, blue circles."
"Xixi, yellow clouds." Leng Zhi was silent for a while, then resignedly followed the staff and entered the haunted house through the back door of the workroom.
For esports streamers, wearing women's clothing is nothing new, and even some well-known esports players can't escape the audience's endless fascination.
Some are pledges made before a competition, some are jokes during a live broadcast, and some are even chosen by streamers who want to attract attention.
Leng Zhi has been competing for three years, but he has never succumbed to defeat.
As all fans know, the upright and incorruptible captain of the LSG team rejects these superficial marketing tactics.
Even a member of LSG surnamed Zou, who made a boast during a drunken live stream and ended up having to dress up as a woman for his fans, was reprimanded by Leng Zhi, who told him to focus on the serious competition.
The variety show's live stream room is a specially made module. After clicking in, you will be taken to the main live stream room by default, which is where the kids are playing games. You can also see other sub-venues by scrolling down the page.
Whenever the guests need to split up, the director will keep the most important group in the main live broadcast room, and place the other cameras in separate live broadcast rooms for the audience to choose from.
At this moment, Leng Zhi's live stream is gaining popularity. He only needs to swipe down to find his own view.
But he remained on the first page, intently watching Jiang Mingzhe, who was about to enter the haunted house.
"Welcome little adventurers to the haunted house adventure! The rules are simple: if you successfully reach the final level and solve the problem of the trapped characters, you'll get two stars. If you give up halfway, you won't get any stars!"
Xiaoyu tilted his head: "What will I encounter in there?"
Duoduo answered quickly: "I know! Daddy took me to a haunted house. There are monsters inside that suddenly appear and chase us!"
"I'm fast! They definitely can't catch me!"
"Then if we just run out of the haunted house in one breath, we can get the star!"
The children started discussing it animatedly.
The host quickly steered the conversation: "It's not about running straight ahead. To advance through each level, our little adventurers need to complete corresponding tasks. The specific details of these tasks will be announced via broadcast or from NPCs once you enter the haunted house."
Seeing the children's puzzled looks, he mysteriously added, "There are also mystery guests among the NPC actors!"
The door to the haunted house was slowly opened, and the little adventurers went inside one by one.
They were given new little fisherman's hats and small flashlights. Although the light was weak, the five small flashlights together made the first room clearly visible.
The broadcast was a pre-recorded reading of the plot, and all you could hear was a sinister, dry female voice shrilly: "This is the Horror Adventure House. You uninvited guests are not welcome here! Leave now!"
Xixi remained calm and polite: "We need to pass through, please open the door!"
Youyou tilted her head, looking disdainful of the plot: "Enough with the nonsense, just tell us how to open the door."
A team member surnamed Zou had just seen off the lunchtime customers and closed the door of the small restaurant. He then took out his tablet to watch the team leader's live stream.
Open your tablet, go to the live streaming platform, and the largest screen will be the main live stream room for "Baby Rush Forward".
"Bang--"
He slammed the tablet face down on the table, stared at the wall for a few seconds in disbelief, and then flipped it back over.
On the screen, the beautiful bride gently lifted her veil, revealing a face filled with utter despair.
hiss!
Is this the captain?!
He even suspected that his software was infected with a virus, or that he had clicked into some kind of AI face-swapping live stream.
Therefore, he went back to the homepage of the live streaming platform to make sure he hadn't entered the wrong room.
Zou Shu looked at it several times before he dared to confirm that the face was indeed that of his captain dressed as the wealthy stepfather.
Meanwhile, countless vulgar and offensive words were floating across the screen. Some of them were banned by the live stream's moderators after only a moment because of their extreme language.
Then, a deafening burst of laughter erupted from behind the tightly closed doors of Zou's small restaurant, drawing the attention of the neighboring merchants.
"Hahahaha! Captain Leng, I never thought you'd have a day like this!"
"Xiaoyu, purple rabbit ears."
Finally, he said, "Alright, just four words, you should be able to remember them. Go find them."
The other three children obediently took on their tasks and began the search, while Jiang Mingzhe remained where he was.
Jiang Mingzhe stared wide-eyed at Leng Zhi, who remained motionless: "We each have one, so what about you?"
Jiang Yijing felt a subtle emotion welling up inside her when the phone was suddenly hung up on.
Although he still had a lot of unfinished work on his hands, he still inexplicably typed Wa Zong's name into the search engine.
The browser automatically redirected to the main live stream page of "Baby Rush Forward".
The live stream page on the computer is more complete, and you can see the content of the sub-live streams on both sides, so Jiang Yijing can locate Leng Zhi's location at a glance.
To better adjust the program's effect, there was a slight delay in the live broadcast. The moment Jiang Yijing clicked in corresponded to the moment when Leng Zhi was lifting the hood.
Jiang Yijing's heart skipped a beat.
He immediately realized that what he could see was also being seen by tens of thousands of viewers in the live stream.
Not to mention, the screen in front of me right now is filled with suggestive and provocative words that make people blush and their hearts race.
Fortunately, the camera angle did not change, and the live stream remained focused on this somewhat blurry profile due to the dim lighting and distance.
Jiang Yijing suddenly felt a little regretful.
We shouldn't have called back that video call. If we hadn't made that call, the expert's witty side wouldn't have been shown in the live stream.
To be precise, he shouldn't have so easily agreed to let Leng Zhi and Jiang Mingzhe participate in this variety show.
Jiang Yijing closed the webpage, not wanting to see those screaming comments anymore.
This is by no means an attempt to tie down employees, he thought to himself.
This is to protect him.
Leng Zhi: "I'm in command."
Jiang Mingzhe yelled, "You're slacking off!" The two NPCs were dressed as the Black and White Impermanence, their pale faces with long tongues hanging out, making them much scarier than the relatively cartoonish monsters from before.
Perhaps sensing the children's relaxed mood, the production team arranged for these two actors with the scariest haunted house costumes.
The choice was successful. Although they were mentally prepared, the little adventurers still let out a shrill scream when they saw the Black and White Impermanence.
"Aaaaaah!"
"Run!"
However, before they could even choose a path at the fork in the road, they heard screams from adults behind them.
"Aaaaaah!"
"There's a ghost!"
So the little adventurers shouted even louder.
"Aaaaaah!"
A strange duet of screams formed on both sides.
Before Zou Shu could even complain about the exorbitant price of charging electric vehicles, Leng Zhi had already paid the order for him: "Why didn't you say so earlier? I would have given you a ride."
Zou Shu burst into tears: "I had no idea you drove a luxury car!"
Leng Zhi said, "These are all Jiang Yijing's assets, there's nothing to envy. They have to be returned. Once our team is reassembled, what kind of car can't we buy?"
He made a lot of sense, and Zou Shu nodded vigorously, forgetting about the current wealth gap.
It's okay! Even if our captain becomes the president's wife, she'll still be our good captain!
The two walked into the building side by side and pressed the elevator button.
“Hey, this elevator comes down from the 16th floor. I remember our interview was on the 18th floor, right?” Zou Shuqi said.
"Hmm," Leng Zhi responded without giving it much thought.
Soon the elevator doors opened, and several young people of similar age poured out, carrying peripheral bags and muttering curses.
"I'm fed up. What's wrong with this lousy team? They don't have a team base, they don't have any equipment, and after I only asked a few questions, they said I wasn't suitable for their role..."
"But they gave me a huge red envelope, which cost more than my travel expenses, so the trip wasn't a loss. I didn't expect to get a subsidy for the trial training. The boss is very generous!"
"That's true, but I really don't understand what this team is trying to recruit. My friend's good prospects from the youth training program, who won several rounds in the city tournament, have all been eliminated."
"Forget it, it's good enough that they're paying me. I've interviewed in so many places where the people are so grumpy, and they don't even provide meals for the whole day."
"Alright, that's settled then."
Their conversation drifted past their ears, clearly audible.
As they entered the elevator and pressed the floor button, Zou Shu hesitated for a moment: "Captain Leng, their description makes them sound like a shell company? Have we been scammed?"
Leng Zhi also fell into deep thought.
Based on his understanding of Yu Fu, Yu Fu had never experienced any setbacks since childhood. He had a smooth and successful life and was pampered by his family. Although he was considered a veteran, Leng Zhi had always been in charge of managing the team's affairs both on and off stage, and Yu Fu didn't know much about it.
It's quite possible that they'll end up with a company that's neither fish nor fowl.
"Let's go take a look and decide." He put aside all other thoughts and made the final decision.
Since we're already here, we should at least take a look, even if there's only a 1% chance.
The team manager was outside in charge of receiving and calling out the players' numbers. Although she couldn't understand why the boss had suddenly changed his mind and asked her to try her best to dismiss everyone, and even gave her a big red envelope, only asking her to keep the three people on the list.
The Black and White Impermanence are seasoned haunted house actors, highly skilled at scaring people. Their only flaw is that both sibling actors are secretly terrified of ghosts.
They chose this industry because of their superb acting skills and strong special effects makeup techniques.
Today is the first time they've encountered an unofficial ghost in a haunted house.
When Jiang Mingzhe, wearing a wig dressed as a witch, suddenly appeared on the ground and grabbed Bai Wuchang's ankle, the young lady playing Bai Wuchang immediately felt a chill run down her spine.
She stiffly looked down, and in the dim light, she could only see a tiny water ghost wrapped around her legs.
Ahhh!
Didn't they say that only the two of them were here to hold their own?
How could there be other ghosts! How terrifying!
White Impermanence pulled her Black Impermanence partner directly to the ground.
Even Black Impermanence couldn't stay calm now.
The two of them screamed in terror. Bai Wuchang shook off the "little water ghost," grabbed Hei Wuchang, and ran away, completely unaware that the little monster was actually the little guest in disguise.
Watching the Black and White Impermanence flee in panic and slam the door shut, Jiang Mingzhe sat up from the ground and let out a "giggle" laugh.
The reverse haunted house was a huge success!
The fleeing child stopped and turned around.
Jiang Mingzhe proudly removed his wig and waved at them: "Don't be afraid, it's me! I scared them away!"
After fleeing following their bodies' first instincts, the Black and White Impermanence realized something was wrong—could there really be ghosts here?
This must be because the props team hastily arranged for a different NPC without even notifying them! This new NPC is really outrageous, grabbing the children's feet! Why grab a fellow NPC's ankles?!
Just as they were about to unleash a torrent of abuse on the props team, the director's exasperated voice came through their earpiece.
"You guys...you're really good at making a show of things! That kid is Jiang Mingzhe! Can't you even tell?! And you ran out in fright!"
The director couldn't help but facepalm; he wasn't sure if this was a good thing or a bad thing. Although it was a major blunder in the production team's arrangements, according to the data team's real-time reports, the viewers in the live stream were having a great time.
In a sense, Jiang Mingzhe's actions were a lucky accident.
Leng Zhi spread his hands, not refuting him, and said, "All I know is that if you don't go look for it now, you'll be the last one to find it."
Jiang Mingzhe: "!!!"
This sentence immediately ignited Jiang Mingzhe's competitive spirit. He instantly forgot about his lazy father and rushed towards the living room of the secret room like a cannonball, repeatedly chanting, "The little red bird! I'm looking for the little red bird!"
Leng Zhi pulled up a chair, took a long stride, and sat down leisurely, beginning to examine the toy car parts he had found.
The scene next door, however, was completely different.
The combination lock box wasn't hard to find, but finding the correct four items among hundreds of randomly arranged ornaments was no easy task.
The adults didn't perform much better than the children.
Although they had memorized the four color and shape combinations after carefully reciting them once, the noise around them kept interrupting their thoughts on identification.
Shaoqi picked up an ornament, looking at the yellow rabbit ears at the bottom, wondering if it was the right match, when Lei Ling suddenly blurted out from behind, "Purple clouds? That's not right."
Shaoqi stood there stunned for half a minute before confirming what she was looking for.
Such disturbances were everywhere, and before long, all four adults were somewhat listless.
As a result, the overall efficiency was reduced a lot. Only Youyou was happily slacking off. She didn't care about whether it matched or not. She would grab four ornaments and put them on the combination lock. If it didn't match, she would take them off again.
"Incorrect password!"
"Incorrect password!"
"Incorrect password!"
[Tree Bro: Captain Leng, I didn't have a chance to ask you earlier.]
[Brother Tree: What exactly is the identity you're wearing now?]
[Brother Shu: Do you think President Jiang will sponsor our e-sports industry?]
[Tree Bro: In novels, don't the CEOs always secretly support the female lead?]
[Leng Zhi: It seems your training volume has been severely insufficient lately.]
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