Chapter 231: Withstanding the Pressure
Victor had a mysterious smile on his face at this time, and he watched the audience panic quietly.
Is this a magic trick?
In fact, the nouveau riche uncle has already escaped?
At this moment, passionate and inspiring music suddenly sounded at the scene, and a spotlight shone on the back row of the audience.
The panicked crowd at the scene quickly looked back, but there was no one in the spotlight.
At this moment, the smile on the face of the magician Victor on the stage suddenly disappeared, and he ordered the staff to smash the water tank glass like a madman.
Four staff members continued to stand at the four corners of the water tank and began to smash it.
"boom--"
A deafening cracking sound pierced the air, and the tempered glass finally broke apart under the heavy hammer.
In an instant, scarlet blood gushed out like a broken dam, and dozens of ferocious piranhas fell heavily onto the stage with the water flow, their gills still flapping violently.
One of the workers who was smashing the glass was a little slow. Even after the glass was completely shattered, he kept moving forward with the hammer. As a result, he was splashed with blood, glass and fish, and he covered his face in pain.
Amidst the churning waves of blood, a mutilated body slowly slid out of the broken water tank.
The nouveau riche uncle's face, which was once full of smiles, had now been eaten away beyond recognition, with pale bone fragments sticking out from the bloody wounds.
His right hand was still in the position of hitting the glass, and the cracks between his nails were filled with glass fragments scraped off during the struggle.
The illusion before her eyes dissipated like the tide, and Xia Lili realized that her wrist was being held tightly by Li Qiuhan.
He hadn't known when he had taken her out of the audience, and now they were both hidden in the shadows of the stage wings.
She looked up hastily and fell into Li Qihan's eyes unexpectedly.
The concern and worry in Li Qihan's eyes had not yet disappeared, and his usually cold eyes were now filled with rare ripples.
The furrowed brows are particularly clear in the dark.
His fingertips tightened slightly, and his low voice brushed past his ears: "What did you see?"
Xia Lili didn't have time to explain and turned her head to look directly above the stage.
On the stage, the nouveau riche uncle named Chi Hui had already put on his equipment and jumped into the water tank. The staff had already handcuffed and shackled him, and he had just climbed out of the water tank.
Victor snapped his fingers at this moment: "The countdown starts now--"
Before Victor could finish the word "start", a clear female voice interrupted him.
"Wait, stop!"
Xia Lili roared out this sentence with all her strength.
Interrupt Victor and give the order to start the countdown.
Xia Lili pulled Li Qihan over and hurried to the stage: "This performance segment is dangerous!"
Xia Lili felt guilty about stopping the program alone during a global live broadcast, so she had to find someone to give her courage.
Li Qihan was obediently pulled onto the stage by her and stood beside him like a tall guardian statue, blocking the camera for Xia Lili.
The audience erupted in exclamations.
Victor's expression quickly turned from surprise to rage. He slammed the magic wand in his hand and said, "Where are the bodyguards? Please take these two people who are interrupting the performance away!"
The bodyguards surged onto the stage like a tide, but froze a few steps away from Xia Lili and Li Qihan.
Li Qihan shielded Xia Lili tightly behind him and showed his police ID: "Hello, I'm a police officer."
He glanced coldly across the room, and the bodyguards seemed to be paused.
Although Xia Lili didn't have time to tell him what kind of illusion she saw, Xia Lili stopped the performance, which probably meant that someone might die.
Facing the global live broadcast and thousands of spectators, Li Qihan remained unfazed and spoke word for word, "We've just received insider information that someone has tampered with the deep-water cage segment. An accident is imminent. Please pause the performance and cooperate with our investigation."
Li Qihan swept his gaze across the bodyguards in the room, his voice resounding: "Immediately block all exits of the theater—"
“No one is allowed in or out.”
The bodyguards were startled and scattered in an instant to carry out the order.
The police badge flipped at his fingertips, reflecting the cold and stern profile lines.
There was an uproar at the scene!
"Is this a performance accident or a planned plot? I can't tell the difference anymore."
"The two guests invited to the stage for the second segment turned out to be police officers. Are they here undercover, or are they here to watch the show?"
"Insider information? What kind of accident will happen?"
…
Xia Lili heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Li Qihan was there to support her.
She poked half of her head out from behind Li Qihan and said, "Mr. Victor, please get the guests participating in the interaction out of the water tank immediately."
Victor had never encountered such an unexpected situation in his performing career. His face turned pale. "Are you two sure? This is being broadcast live worldwide!"
"If your information is wrong and my performance is delayed, the consequences are not something you can afford."
Li Qihan looked at him and asked, "Do you think human life is more important or performance is more important?"
Victor was stunned. "Then tell me what the inside information is and what kind of accident will happen in this performance?"
Xia Lili had someone to back her up, so she spoke with more confidence: "The lock on the three-dimensional water tank exit won't open, and the interactive guests will be killed by piranhas if they don't escape in time!"
Victor's face turned pale instantly. He forced himself to remain calm and said, "This is impossible!"
"All props have undergone strict safety inspections. I just personally confirmed it backstage and there will definitely be no problems."
Xia Lili glanced at the water tank filled with water and said in a gentle but firm tone, "Mr. Victor, why don't you let this interactive guest come out first? Don't let him catch a cold from soaking in the water?"
She paused and gave an understanding smile, "We are all your loyal audience. If there wasn't a reason, how could we be willing to interrupt such a wonderful performance?"
These words were so flawless that Victor's expression softened slightly.
He signaled the staff to start draining the water and prepare to untie Chi Hui's chains.
Just as a staff member was about to enter the water tank with the key, Xia Lili suddenly stopped him: "Please wait a moment!"
She turned to Victor, her eyes sincere and earnest: "To ensure everything goes well, why don't you go and unlock the door for the guest yourself?"
"This way we can check if there's any problem with the chain."
Victor nodded. "Okay. I want to see who dares to tamper with my props!"
Victor climbs the ladder and enters the tank, while the tracking camera on the stage follows him.
Chi Hui, who was waiting to interact with his idol, hadn't heard what Xia Lili and Li Qihan had said. Seeing the performance pause and the pool draining, he was confused and asked, "What's going on?"
Seeing that his idol Victor personally helped him untie the bracelets and anklets, Chi Hui immediately became excited.
"Master Victor, is this also part of the performance?"
Victor shook his head and said nothing, carefully checking the handcuffs, anklets and the lock on the escape exit at the bottom of the water tank.
"There's nothing wrong with the lock!"
For a successful version of this magic trick of piranhas escaping underwater, you can go watch the movie "Now You See Me", it's very exciting.
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