Chapter 33 Chapter 33 In the basement, the lights were dim,...
Eight people gathered and set off.
The program team gave us a map to the village chief’s house.
As the elder brother, Pei Shuwen took the map on his own initiative.
Not to mention, the map drawn by the program team is very detailed.
But the eight people all felt that something was wrong and did not intend to follow the map.
So as soon as the eight people went out, they started asking where the village chief's house was.
Then, relying on everyone's guidance, we walked all the way to the village chief's house.
The village chief's house is very grand, a three-and-a-half-story Western-style building.
The front of the first floor consists of three four-door doors and two pillars. The doors are all made of aluminum alloy, and the upper half of the door is carved and covered with glass, which is beautiful, translucent and safe.
The second and third floors both have an open-air balcony in the middle with windows on both sides.
The top floor is a rooftop with a sun protection layer installed.
Seeing the eight of them coming, the village chief and his family hurried out of the house to greet them.
Jiang Weihe carefully observed the family, fearing that they were played by people from the program crew.
But looking at everyone's ordinary appearance and their awkwardness in front of the camera, you can tell that they really live here and were just invited by the program crew.
The village chief, a man who looked to be in his fifties, came forward to greet everyone, shaking their hands and saying, "Welcome to my home. It's a little simple, but don't mind. Come in, come in."
After the village chief finished speaking, the other seven people all turned their gazes towards Jiang Weihe.
"Why are you looking at me? The village chief invited us to be his guests. It's such a great honor. Why don't you know how to appreciate it?" Jiang Weihe said as he followed the village chief into the house.
【When the enemy comes, we will stop him; when the water comes, we will block it with earth. Let's go.】
Although Gu Mingyu rolled his eyes when he heard Jiang Weihe say this, he still followed her obediently.
Everyone followed Jiang Weihe into the village chief's house.
After entering the four-door door in the middle, you will see a particularly large dining table in the middle. On the left is a tea room with a sofa and tea sets on the coffee table.
It's eight o'clock in the morning, so naturally there's nothing delicious to eat.
The village chief led the eight people to sit on the sofa and was about to make his opening remarks.
As a result, Jiang Weihe got there first.
"Village chief, to make a long story short, we came here because we heard there's a business here that can make money."
[The troublemaker can't stand even a little bit of clichés.]
"Oh, oh, oh, yes, yes." The village chief silently wiped the sweat from his head. "It's like this. I brewed some wine and pickled some vegetables in the basement. Now I need help to carry them out and sell them. After that, I need to brew some more wine and pickle some more vegetables, and I need help with that too."
Jiang Weihe couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
I'm starting to wonder where the production team buried the trap. Are the jars really heavy? Or are there just a lot of them? Or are they both heavy and numerous? Or did they set up something scary in the basement? Given the production team's skill, I think they could pull off any of these.
"Can we go check it out first?"
"Of course." The village chief stood up excitedly.
Then he saw that they were all looking at him in surprise, and he calmed down a little and explained, "I'm so happy that you guys agreed, haha."
[This explanation is worse than no explanation at all, it's too tricky.]
Jiang Weihe knew it well, but he still said politely: "Then please let the village chief take us with him."
"Okay, okay." The village chief immediately walked over there, looking like he wanted to complete the task quickly.
Jiang Weihe also stood up and followed.
Song Muyan naturally followed Jiang Weihe.
The remaining six people looked at each other in confusion. The village chief's excitement was really weird.
But since they were already here, they knew that this was a trap set for them by the production team.
If they back down now, it would be a waste of their morning time.
So for the benefits given by the program team, the six people looked at each other and stood up and walked over.
…
"Oh, don't go. The production team must be setting something up."
"When I heard the word 'basement', some bad memories came back to me."
"I also feel that the production team must have prepared something in the basement."
"And I think it's going to be scary. After all, basements are definitely associated with some kind of horror."
"Hmm, that jar doesn't give me a good feeling either. I wonder if there's some messy stuff in it."
"But I believe Jiang Weihe. I feel like she has it all planned out."
"I'm just worried Jiang Weihe might flip over."
"Don't mention it, I'm kind of looking forward to Jiang Weihe's downfall."
"I want to see Jiang Weihe throw herself into Song Muyan's arms in fear."
"I'm just the opposite. I want to see Song Muyan throw himself into Jiang Weihe's arms in fear, hahahaha."
"In the basement, under dim lights, two figures intersected..."
"The guy upstairs is such a good cook."
"Write it down and I'll subscribe to it."
…
The comments were full of joy, but the show was filled with an eerie silence.
When the village chief and the eight people walked into the door behind the dining table, all the surrounding sounds suddenly disappeared.
Gu Mingyu subconsciously grabbed Li Wangshu's hand.
When Pei Shuwen, who was behind, saw this, he also hurriedly grabbed Shen Erya's hand and patted it soothingly.
Liu Chenjun didn't expect it, but An Hongdou took the initiative to hold his arm.
The nine people walked in and passed through an aisle. They saw the stairs leading upstairs at a glance. On the left side of the stairs was a wall with a door on it.
The village chief stepped forward, took out the key and opened the door.
The iron gate made a creaking sound when it opened, which added a bit of eerie atmosphere to the quiet environment.
The village chief pushed the door hard.
With a bang, the iron door hit the wall.
This caught everyone off guard.
Jiang Weihe stood at the front and rubbed his ears which were a little sore from the vibration.
An Hongdou, the youngest and the bravest among the group, was so frightened that her whole body trembled violently.
Liu Chenjun tried to comfort her quickly, but it only stopped An Hongdou's trembling. However, he couldn't suppress the fear in her heart at all.
But when the iron gate was opened, An Hongdou couldn't help but stick her head out to take a look. It was pitch black underneath, and she could only see the first few steps. The steps behind were hidden in the darkness, which made her feel a sense of unknown fear.
Fortunately, the village chief quickly pressed a switch on the wall next to him and turned on the light below.
But this only allows you to see the first flight of stairs clearly. The second flight of stairs requires a right-angle turn to reach. Therefore, the actual appearance of the basement is completely blocked by the wall on the right, and nothing can be seen clearly from above.
Seeing this scene, An Hongdou grabbed Liu Chenjun's arm even tighter, her fingernails almost digging into Liu Chenjun's flesh. She also kept licking her lips, pursing her lips, and swallowing her saliva nervously, and couldn't stop at all.
The others were actually in the same boat, all feeling a little uneasy.
This kind of scene is still a bit beyond their scope.
Jiang Weihe, however, calmly made a gesture of invitation and said to the village chief, "Village chief, please go first."
"Okay." The village chief agreed immediately and went downstairs first.
Obviously, this was something that the village chief or the program team had expected, so he went down very happily.
Jiang Weihe followed without any hesitation.
As a result, as soon as she took a step forward, she was pulled back by a hand from behind.
Jiang Weihe turned around and saw Song Muyan holding her, and a group of uneasy faces behind him.
[Shh, what's going on with all of this? Are they really that scary?]
Jiang Weihe said speechlessly, "It's a live broadcast after all. The production team shouldn't be too crazy, right?"
Song Muyan said, "You still have to be careful."
Jiang Weihe nodded, and then out of the corner of her eye she saw couples behind her, their arms tightly intertwined.
[Eh? Did I mess up my character again? Can't a troublemaker be so brave?]
Jiang Weihe thought about it and quickly pretended to be scared and hugged Song Muyan's arm: "You're right, it's so dark down there, I'm so scared."
Song Muyan: ...
No, you really don’t think this transition is too abrupt?
However, when he saw Jiang Weihe holding his hand tightly, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips.
He also reached out and grabbed Jiang Weihe's hand, preventing her from shaking it off easily, and then walked past her into the basement.
…
"Although this is the scene I want to see, it's really weird. Ahahaha, Jiang Weihe, your acting is really bad."
"Jiang Weihe: I've tried my best to fit in.
"But Jiang Weihe actually believed that the production team wouldn't do anything crazy for the sake of the live broadcast. I feel like she's going to fail."
"I also think Jiang Weihe is completely clueless about the show's insane behavior."
"Honestly, I'm claustrophobic. I couldn't stand the sight of that staircase."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. And when the door opened, it really gave me a fright."
"Oh~ That time, the headphone guy almost died on the spot."
"Really, it feels like the production team has tricked the audience as well."
“But it would be more frightening if the guests faced that scene head-on.
Not to mention the timid An Hongdou, even Li Wangshu, who had always acted calm, had a change of expression when she saw that staircase. I even saw a muscle twitch on her face.
"Not to mention Li Wangshu, even Song Muyan's expression turned serious."
"Thinking about it this way, Jiang Weihe seems really brave."
"He was really brave. He walked in the front the whole time and didn't react at all. He was able to talk to the village chief with a smile and guide him, trying his best to avoid the plot of the production team."
"When playing the escape room, you really need teammates like this."
"Definitely a tank."
"It feels pretty good. Look at how she's suddenly acting like a spoiled brat with Song Muyan."
"Really, when she suddenly did this, it felt like the atmosphere changed instantly, and everyone felt relieved."
"Yes, everyone was speechless at that moment."
"But Mr. Song is definitely happy."
"Yes, yes, yes. I saw him smile, and I was afraid that Jiang Weihe would stop pretending, so I held Jiang Weihe's hand tightly."
"That's hilarious."
The people in the barrage were happily discussing, and everyone on the show followed the village chief downstairs.
…
Song Muyan walked past Jiang Weihe and came to the village chief who was looking back and waiting for the eight people to come down.
Because Jiang Weihe was being pulled by Song Muyan, she could only keep hanging on Song Muyan's arm and followed him in.
The six people behind also held each other's arms and moved forward.
Of course, An Hongdou, the most timid one, was almost hanging on Liu Chenjun, and her legs seemed so weak that she couldn't even walk. She was basically dragged in by Liu Chenjun.
As a result, when An Hongdou was dragged in, she looked back and saw an empty aisle behind her. No one from the program crew followed her down.
She hurriedly and fearfully ran in front of Liu Chenjun: "Wow, I don't dare to walk at the back."
Liu Chenjun quickly took a step back and stood behind An Hongdou, protecting her as she walked forward: "Okay, okay, don't be afraid, I'll be behind you to protect you. I'll be the first to face any danger."
An Hongdou looked like she wanted to cry but was too scared to cry: "You can't be in any trouble either."
Liu Chenjun quickly reassured her, "It'll be fine. Didn't Jiang Weihe say this is a live broadcast? The production team won't be too perverted."
An Hongdou hugged Liu Chenjun tightly and silently comforted herself in her heart.
In this atmosphere, everyone walked down the stairs.
It was not until they turned the right-angled bend that everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Once they turned the right-angled corner, everyone could see the entire basement clearly.
The view of the entire basement is still very open, and there are not so many scary things.
The first thing that caught my eye was the jars of various sizes, followed by a variety of dry goods, some in bags and some scattered on the ground in small piles.
The ventilation is not very good and there is a damp smell.
In addition, no one from the program crew followed down, not even the cameraman, because they had installed cameras on the four corners of the ceiling in the house.
This must have been arranged by the production team long ago. It makes sense. If so many people from the production team came down, they would probably not be able to breathe given the size of the basement.
Seeing all eight people coming down, the village chief immediately introduced the situation to them as if he wanted to complete the task quickly.
"These jars here are filled with wine and pickles. However, when we packed them, we mixed the jars of different sizes together and didn't put any labels on them. Now we can't tell which ones are wine and which ones are pickles. Now that we want to sell them, we need your help to open them one by one and tell them apart.
Oops, I didn't bring a jar opener with me. Let me get it for you."
Without even a twist, the village chief quickly finished all his lines without taking a breath, then turned around and ran away impatiently.
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