Chapter 177
The temperature rose early the next day, and water consumption increased. The heat was especially unbearable due to the open fire, and many people couldn't help but splash water on their faces and necks, which further increased water consumption. Of these, the United States and the British Empire had the least water.
The United States had already lost two members in a landslide a long time ago, and much was lost, including the water bottles their members had left behind. The two members of the British Sun were not with Chen Zigao and his team when they were eliminated, so they were unable to recover their water bottles. Russell of the Double Eagles lost four of his members later, and with his own water bottle, he had five water bottles in total. Team Ali had two members and five water bottles. Team Maozi still had three members and five water bottles.
Phil originally thought that Liman would ask for the water, but this man didn't eat anything. He was angry for a moment. Could it be that this man changed to a vegetarian diet after being beaten by Chu?
Chen Zigao saw Phil looking at Liman for a while, then at Russell, and immediately understood what he was thinking. He stood up and walked towards Phil.
The two men talked on the microphone for a while, and after discussion, they decided to send Arnold from the British Empire, and the targets were Russell from the Double Eagles team and Abadi and Aden from the Ali team.
"Aren't you thirsty?" Phili found Liman.
"What do you want to say?" Liman looked at Phil with contempt, which made Phil secretly angry.
"Water." Fili said directly. He thought Liman would respond, but unexpectedly Liman just curled his lips, said nothing, and turned his head away.
Phil was furious for a moment, but he had no choice but to pick up the microphone and negotiate terms with him.
"Don't forget, I was the one who brought you into this show," Fili said. Liman had a grudge against Chu and approached him to request a spot on the show. As a reward, Liman had secured him a spot in the top five.
"But I never said I would help you deal with other people." Liman glanced at him and didn't care at all.
"You," Fili was furious. If he hadn't asked Austin's director team for help, how could Liman have gotten the spot? But it was too late to say anything. He could only say, "Help me get some water, and I'll give you 30% of the final prize money."
Liman raised his eyebrows. This was quite interesting.
When Fili saw Liman stand up, he knew he accepted it, and continued, "Arnold will work with you to deal with Russell from the Double Eagles and Abadi and Aden from the Ali team. It won't be difficult for you."
Liman turned around, gave Phili a cold glance, and walked towards Russell without calling Arnold. His attitude was very arrogant, which made Arnold very unhappy. After all, he was Chen Zigao's bodyguard. Whether in the upper-class business circles of the British Empire or the Chinese business circles, who would not give him some face?
"You follow him." Although Chen Zigao was unhappy, he still wanted to use Phili, so he didn't want to make things awkward.
Arnold tightened his hands at his sides, but still followed.
The first to notice something was wrong with Liman and Arnold were the two monks. As soon as they saw the two men approaching Russell and Abadi aggressively, they knew something was wrong. They quickly grabbed Lin Zhinan and retreated a good distance, ready to run away at any time.
Russell from the Double Eagles felt bad when he saw them coming. The first thing that flashed through his mind was the two little tails following behind him. He thought Chu was really smart.
But he didn't have time to think; his first instinct was to run. There was no way Riman would let him go, so he immediately gave chase. The others were stunned by this sudden change, and before they could react, they saw Arnold lunge at Aden from Team Ali. Vasily from Team Mao immediately pulled his brother back, and Andrei also took a defensive stance.
The United States was quiet for a while, and they all forgot that these people were robbers from the beginning.
The live broadcast room was also confused by this sudden change.
"Oh my god, this is what they were discussing just now!"
"Damn it! The directors and crew are in such a mess. I'm afraid someone will fall into the lava pit if I follow them."
"Oh my God, they are so arrogant. They actually dare to do it here. Aren't they afraid of killing people?"
"Ahhh, there's a lava pit ahead. Russell, are you still running?"
"Ah, Russell's been caught up."
Someone in the livestream screamed. Riman had already pinned Russell down, so close to a lava pit that even Anthony from the director's crew jumped up in shock. Fortunately, he was still about three meters away before Riman pinned him down. His watch was removed, making him the first of the top fifteen to be eliminated, effectively forfeiting the entire Double Eagles team.
“Ahhhh!”
Russell was pinned down by Liman and couldn't move. He roared with red eyes.
By this time, Arnold and Team Ali had already started fighting, and the directors were terrified and in tears. They hoped Anthony wouldn't be so whimsical in finding such places in the future. It was too scary. They were afraid that the contestants would fall in, and they were even more afraid that they would fall into the pit!
Anthony looked solemn. He didn't expect that Phili would let Liman take action here. He thought to himself: Is the environment not harsh enough that they still have the energy to cause trouble, or is human nature really so terrible?
Anthony hadn't left since arriving two days ago. The directors on site were all transferred from various countries. Seeing his solemn expression, he secretly thought that the casting for "Star Wars" might not be going smoothly this time. Rumors had it that the protagonist of this script was either Marshal Feng Ying or the President of the Creation World, Chu Shaoqing. Without a good image for either of these characters, Anthony would never accept them.
Arnold was quite capable since he could be hired by Chairman Chen at a high price to be Chen Zigao's personal bodyguard. He knocked Abadi down with one punch, turned around and grabbed Aden's neck, tore off his watch, and got the backpack containing three water bottles.
Abadi's eyes turned red with anger. He roared and was about to rush forward when a voice rang out.
"Abadi, we only need these three bottles of water. We won't hurt you." Chen Zigao came out with a kind look on his face.
The audience in the live broadcast room who had a bad impression of him were about to vomit, but some of his brainless fans, who were from who knows which country, were shouting "Chen is so kind" in English.
Passerby: ???
Chinese audience: "Little friend, do you have a lot of questions..."
Chinese audience: "Why is there a voice message playing in the previous part?"
Abadi sneered. The two were puzzled when Abadi suddenly pounced on Chen Zigao. Chen Zigao and Arnold were standing in a triangle, and it was too late to save his life. Chen Zigao had no other choice but to scream and run back, but how could he match Abadi's speed? Just as he was about to catch up, Chen Zigao suddenly pounced on Valeri of the Russian team. Valeri was caught off guard and was grabbed by the clothes by Chen Zigao and pulled back, pushing him towards Abadi. Abadi swung his hand suddenly, throwing him towards Arnold behind him. But how could he be so accurate in such a panic? Valeri lost his balance and fell straight into the lava pit.
Both the director team and the people in the live broadcast room were shocked. Vasily was standing next to his brother, but the distance was too far and it was too late. Just when everyone thought something big was going to happen, Arnold stretched out his long arm, grabbed his collar and pulled him back.
His legs went weak and he fell to the ground. The moment his brother rushed over to him, Valery hugged his brother and cried. He thought he was going to die.
This chaos also brought Abadi, who was chasing the man, back to his senses. He stood there, looking at the crying Valeri, then looked at Chen Zigao who was hiding behind Arnold, glared at him hatefully, and turned away.
The incident affected quite a few people, but at least everyone calmed down. Sam and the British Empire had a bumper harvest, Chen Zigao and Abadi each received a yellow card, and the livestream was ablaze with insults.
"Oh my god, these scumbags! These scumbags from the land on which the sun never sets!"
"No, he's not from our country. Don't turn this kind of garbage towards us."
"Haha, isn't this rubbish Chinese? Why is he assigning it to our country?"
"How ridiculous! He's representing your country, the land on which the sun never sets. If it's not yours, then whose garbage is it?"
"I don't care what country this garbage is from. Garbage should go to the landfill. Who is it harming here?"
"I don't agree that it's garbage. This is no longer garbage, it's poison gas."
"Ahhh, where did it come from? Can you take the poison gas and garbage away, please?"
"Shouldn't Abadi be blamed? He was the one who pushed Valeri over."
"If Chen Zigao hadn't pushed Valeri out, how could this have happened? And Abadi had just lost a teammate and was furious, so he instinctively attacked. Ultimately, it was Chen Zigao's fault."
"Oh my god, there are still people washing Chen at this time, it's terrible."
"It wasn't him who did it in the first place. You guys are going too far by calling me trash."
"Oh, I thought of a joke. You only lost your life, but he had to bear the scolding from the audience. Ugh!"
"A yellow card from the production team is too much! He should be kicked out immediately. Out!"
The audience in the live broadcast room was so angry that they felt like they had a heart attack. The audience in China was also angry, but they were more worried about Lin Zhinan and the little monk. However, seeing them standing far away, they were relieved. After all, their brother had good eyesight.
This incident was so egregious that within minutes, word spread everywhere. The question of which country Chen Zigao belonged to was particularly prominent, trending both domestically and internationally. The topic of Chen Zigao's nationality also remained high on the search list. Whether in the British Empire or China, no one acknowledged he was from their own country, believing they had never encountered such a horrible, disgusting person.
The Chen Group's stock price also fell a lot because of Chen Zigao. Chen Minghui, who had been targeted by some unknown force recently, was furious when he saw the news.
"Didn't I say that he was not allowed to participate in this competition? Why did he go in with the quota of the British Empire?" Chen Minghui threw the report to the ground and scolded several subordinates.
His son has been stupid since he was a child, so he placed a lot of people around him, hoping that these people would help keep an eye on him, but he didn't expect that something would still happen.
Several of his subordinates were also distressed. They tried to persuade him and even considered reporting him to Chen Minghui, but Chen Zigao threatened them that if they dared to complain, he would come after them once he took over Minghui Group. After much deliberation, they finally made three demands on Chen Zigao: to keep a low profile, avoid attracting attention, and not to participate under his real name, but under an alias. Chen Zigao agreed to all of this, but who could have imagined it would turn out like this?
The competition has been going on for a long time, and because Chen Zigao kept a low profile, everything was fine at the beginning. Although he was on the hot search twice later, they quickly deleted the online information. Unexpectedly, it was still exposed to Chen Minghui today.
They suffer too!
The author has something to say: Children, do you have a lot of questions? From the song "Listen to Mom" sung and written by Jay Chou
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