Chapter 230 Blood-stained Water Tank
Afterwards, Victor said to Xia Lili and Li Qihan, "Thank you both for your cooperation."
Finally got off the stage!
Xia Lili and Li Qihan came down the stairs on the side of the stage.
The die-hard fan who was chosen to be the guest of the third magic show looked very excited. He was already trotting over, ready to go on stage.
Xia Lili couldn't help but smile when she saw this nouveau riche uncle.
However.
Just as Xia Lili and the nouveau riche uncle looked at each other, the scene in front of them suddenly became blurred!
She was standing on the steps and her figure swayed, her fingertips instinctively reaching forward -
The next second, a pair of strong arms caught her falling body.
Li Qihan noticed her abnormality almost instantly. When Xia Lili was dazed and her eyes were empty, his left hand had already wrapped around her waist and brought her down directly from the stairs.
His angular profile looked particularly stern under the spotlight, but the strength with which he held her was incredibly gentle.
“Wow—”
There was a sudden commotion all around.
Even the nouveau riche uncle who was about to go on stage smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into slits, and the wrinkles on his face were squeezed into a flower: "It's great to be young, and the young couple is so sweet!"
At this time, Xia Lili could no longer accept the images and sounds around her.
The hallucinatory images had penetrated into her mind.
With the help of the staff, the nouveau riche uncle had already put on a tight diving suit. The metal buckle of the oxygen mask left a shallow indentation on his round chin.
He climbed clumsily into the giant cabinet-like aquarium. The water in the transparent tank shook violently due to his movements, reflecting ripples under the spotlight.
A circular fish pond is suspended above the water tank. Through the glass, you can clearly see the school of fish swimming inside - those fish have sharp serrated teeth and are anxiously hitting the wall of the pond.
In front of the fish pond, a bright red countdown timer was frozen at the number "60" and had not yet started ticking.
Victor gracefully tapped the tank glass, his voice carried across the microphone. "I'm sure you've all grown tired of my underwater escape routines." A mysterious smile played on his lips. "Tonight, this brave audience member will perform a 60-second thrilling escape!"
At this time, the staff were putting heavy shackles and handcuffs on the nouveau riche uncle, and the metal chains made a dull clashing sound at the bottom of the water tank.
An antique brass lock hung on the trapdoor at the bottom of the water tank, and the key was dangling in Victor's fingers.
Far from being afraid, the nouveau riche uncle excitedly blew kisses to the audience through the glass.
He twisted his round body awkwardly in the water, like a seal thrown into a fish tank, making the audience burst into laughter.
Amid the rippling water, he even improvised a few funny breaststroke moves, with a string of cheerful bubbles gushing out of his oxygen mask.
Victor raised his hand gracefully and pointed to the fish pond hanging above his head: "Please allow me to introduce these little guys from the Amazon basin-"
He tapped on the glass, and the piranhas immediately slammed against the pool wall fiercely, their jagged teeth gleaming coldly under the light. "They haven't eaten for three days in preparation for tonight's performance."
"When the countdown reaches zero," he slid his finger along the mechanism at the bottom of the fish pond, "this gate will automatically open. If you don't escape from the exit at the bottom of the tank, you'll come into close contact with these hungry little cuties!"
The audience exploded instantly:
"Oh my god! This is crazy!"
"Are you sure you don't need to sign a death warrant?"
"Could that uncle be the magician's hired help?"
"What do you know? This is the absolute trust a true fan has in their idol!"
"No, I know this uncle. He's a friend of my father's. He's a real estate tycoon named Chi Hui. He's a huge fan of Victor and knows a lot about magic."
Amidst the uproar, the countdown suddenly started!
The nouveau riche uncle, Chi Hui, held the key given by Victor and struggled to align it with the handcuffs lockhole despite the resistance of the water flow.
Behind the oxygen mask, beads of sweat were already oozing from his forehead, but he made a victory gesture to the audience the moment he successfully unlocked the handcuffs. It took him 18 seconds to unlock the handcuffs.
Now it's time for the shackles.
The buoyancy underwater caused the key to slip from my fingers repeatedly, and the timer ticked relentlessly: 45 seconds... 44 seconds... 43 seconds...
The audience held their breath at the same time, and some even covered their eyes nervously.
The bubbles in the water tank grew more and more rapid, reflecting light and shadows that danced on Chi Hui's flushed face. The piranhas above seemed to sense something and began to swim frantically...
When the countdown jumped to 23 seconds, Chi Hui finally broke free from the handcuffs.
After regaining his freedom, he swam quickly to the escape exit at the bottom of the fish tank like a nimble catfish, and the key in his hand drew an anxious silver line in the water.
“10, 9, 8…”
The countdown of the mechanical female voice resounded throughout the theater, and each number was like a heavy hammer hitting the audience's heart.
Chi Hui's originally rosy face was now as pale as paper. His fingers that were unlocking the door trembled violently, and the key slipped out of the keyhole several times.
“6, 5, 4…”
The audience was in chaos. Some people stood up and shouted, while others covered their eyes and dared not look.
In the fish tank, Chi Hui's wildly twisting figure was like a nightmare in the distorted water light. His mouth behind the oxygen mask was wide open, but he couldn't make a sound.
“3, 2, 1!”
Chi Hui had given up trying to unlock the door. He pounded on the tempered glass in despair, his fat body rolling comically in the water.
The gate of the piranha pond slowly opened, and the first ferocious predator could not wait to burst out of the water.
With a sharp "click" sound from the mechanical device, the gate at the bottom of the suspended piranha pool suddenly opened.
In an instant, dozens of hungry piranhas poured down like a waterfall, and their silver-gray bodies drew deadly arcs under the spotlight.
A few fish that escaped the net fell heavily on the stage, and their sharp teeth made a terrifying sound when scraping on the floor.
“Wow—”
The moment the fish entered the water, the entire fish tank boiled instantly.
Those hungry predators pounced on the nouveau riche uncle like arrows.
His fat body twitched violently in the water, and blood spread in the water.
In just a few seconds, the clear water turned into a vat of scarlet soup, and only the vague afterimage of his struggle could be seen.
Heart-wrenching screams erupted from the audience. Four or five staff members rushed onto the stage carrying demolition hammers, their hammers hitting the tempered glass with a dull "thump, thump" sound.
Cracks spread like spider webs in the four corners of the glass.
Xia Lili witnessed the horrifying scene in the illusion of doom and hurriedly looked for the magician Victor on the magic stage.
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