Chapter 21

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Chapter 21: Star Death Reality Show (IV)

The first winner of the Best of the Day was He Yi.

With the results broadcasted, everyone looked at He Yi, and he looked a little surprised. He was very surprised by this result. He remembered that the invisible camera following him had been shooting him this whole time, so he smiled appropriately: “Thank you for your audience’s love. Thank you very much.”

He Yi’s expression was very surprised, but Janet could only be more surprised than him. She fully thought that her performance yesterday should have been eye-catching, so why couldn’t she get the Best of the Day? Or had He Yi had some unexpected actions while he was alone… She looked at He Yi bitterly and couldn’t help but say: “That’s really great. Does Mr. He have any unique secrets to share?”

Before He Yi spoke, Xue Jiahui already defended him: “He Yi took care of us when he acted with us, being very gentlemanly, and I think the audience appreciated this very much.”

“Oh, I see.” Janet held her arm and put her elbow against Alex beside her. “It seems that you’re not enough of a gentleman, dear Alex.”

Alex smiled reluctantly. Obviously, being buried by the goddess in his mind is a very bad thing for his self-esteem, and his expression when looking at He Yi was getting worse.

Seeing that this group of people were going to erupt, Dr. Lu couldn’t help it: “I say, is now really the time to get tangled up on this? Take the time to look at Jing Siyu’s situation!”

The group of people had a rude awakening and rushed to show their worry, urging Jing Sixue to lead the way.

There’s enough absurd drama, Qi Leren thought. He had been observing the faces of this group of people just now and found nothing unusual. The only irony was that most people here cared more about this reality show than their companions’ lives, meaning that the rescue operation at this time was like a self-promotion.

“I found a med kit when I was looking for supplies yesterday. If someone is injured, it should come in handy.” Even the black man Mark, who had always been quite silent, showed himself in a timely manner.

Unfortunately, he just said a word and was immediately rebutted by Janet who turned on a “cockfighting” state: “Do you really want her to be hurt? Dear, this is too ungentlemanly.”

Awesome, Qi Leren derided this woman in his heart while keeping a straight face. She could kill two people in one sentence. One was Mark just now, and the other is Xue Jiahui who had praised Gentleman He Yi before.

The group of people walked briskly in the snow, and Dr. Lu, who could trip on a flat road, was really afraid of the snow. He took Du Yue’s arm carefully. Qi Leren watched him suddenly stumble and be picked up by Du Yue like a chicken, which made his mouth twitch.

“You should be careful,” Qi Leren whispered.

Dr. Lu flattened his mouth and stretched out his empty left hand: “Then you can give me a hand.”

Qi Leren sighed and was appointed to pull Dr. Lu’s left hand. He and Du Yue held Dr. Lu, like a husband and wife holding their child, so as to avoid him falling over in the snow.

“Hey, He Yi actually got the Best for yesterday. Is it because he cooked well?” Dr. Lu winked at Qi Leren.

Qi Leren understood what he meant. The three of them had heard He Yi’s question about the village at the end of the memories they reviewed. With his intuition, he was able to get the Best for yesterday, which was closely related to that remark.

If Qi Leren watched such a reality show as an audience member and knew what was going to happen here, he would naturally vote for the person who questioned it first.

When they reached Jing Siyu’s house, it was quiet. Jing Sixue led them to a utility room, pointed to a heavy trap door on the ground and said, “This is it! My sister fell down there, but now the trap door is stuck and I can’t open it. I called my sister and she didn’t respond to me…”

“I’m stronger, let me try,” Alex volunteered, stepping out to try it confidently—the door did not move.

He tried again reluctantly, but it didn’t work. Janet sneered rudely. “Come on, dear. To lift this trap door, you can’t rely on the muscles trained in your gym.”

Alex’s face was red and white. He muttered something and pointed to Francis and Mark—perfectly avoiding Qi Leren and Dr. Lu who didn’t look very strong, He Yi, and even Du Yue, who was big and muscular, was ignored and passed by: “Give me a hand.”

Three people tried it together again, but the trap door still acted as if it was welded to the ground.

He Yi stepped forward, took out a flashlight, and said, “How did your sister fall in?”

Jing Sixue lowered his head and whispered, “I made a plan with her to go in there in the morning. I got up early and came to look for her. My sister has already gotten up, saying that she wanted to clean up, so I would help her. The two of us came to this room and she found a basement that she wanted to open. At that time, the trap door opened easily. I was a little scared and didn’t dare to go down. She climbed down with a flashlight and saw something. Then, the bracket of the trap door suddenly loosened and the trap door closed. I heard her scream as if she had fallen to the ground, and then there was no sound.”

“Bracket?” He Yi grabbed the keyword in her story and asked: “What kind of bracket was it?”

“The moveable bracket on a door that will automatically jam when the trap door is pulled up, so that it won’t close.” Jing Sixue described it with lively gesticulations and worried again, “Why can’t the door open? It was so easy before!”

He Yi thought, “Maybe it’s stuck. Don’t worry, we can find some tools to pry open the trap door. Annie, Mark said you found an axe yesterday but he didn’t take it in exchange for supplies. He said you kept it. Can I borrow it now?”

Annie wasn’t there when they had exchanged materials yesterday. Mark had said she didn’t feel well and was resting in her room. Considering that most people present didn’t like this religious fanatic very much, her unsociable behavior was praised.

Annie looked at He Yi. It was an uncomfortable look: “Well, if you need it, go ahead.”

“Thank you, where is the axe?” He Yi asked.

“Mark, take him to go get it,” Annie said lightly.

“Wait a minute, I’ll go too,” Qi Leren suddenly stood up.

“Ah, then I also…” Dr. Lu also stood up and pulled Du Yue with him.

“You can watch here, the three of us are enough,” Qi Leren urged Dr. Lu and Du Yue to stay here and observe the situation. It wasn’t necessary to put all their eggs in one basket.

It was obvious that the basement door couldn’t be opened by strength alone, and neither could the knives assigned by the program group be used. You had to split the trap door with an axe. One group of people would stay here and wait, while the other group would get this item. Qi Leren wanted to make sure that both sides had their own people so as not to miss any important plot points.

Qi Leren, He Yi, and Mark walked out of Jing Siyu’s house and headed for Annie’s house.

“Is Annie better?” Qi Leren took the time to ask Mark.

In yesterday’s search for supplies, Mark was in a group with Annie, and only Mark knew Annie’s situation.

“Not bad, she had a migraine. She said that it may be that it’s too cold here, so the blood vessels are tense and contracted. It’s much better now after sleeping for an afternoon and a night,” Mark said.

“It seems that you also went to the west yesterday. Did you run into Lara and Francis?” He Yi freely asked.

“No, uh, no, actually I saw them, but we didn’t say hello,” Mark hesitated. “Annie doesn’t like dealing with strangers.”

“Are you familiar with Annie?” Qi Leren felt the intimacy between his words.

“Not bad, I’ve worked with her before,” Mark said.

As he spoke, the three men came to Annie’s house. Mark went in to get the axe, and Qi Leren and He Yi waited for him by the door.

“How did you sleep last night?” He Yi asked.

Qi Leren suddenly raised his head and abruptly met He Yi’s deep gaze. He was a little afraid of this person and the details always made him have some fear associations, although he knew it was very unreasonable and it was completely a trauma of being bitten by a snake.

“Not bad.” Qi Leren swallowed and stared at the metal exhaust pipe on the outer wall.

“I didn’t sleep very well,” He Yi said.

“Oh, yeah?” Qi Leren was very perfunctory. He didn’t ask why! Don’t just follow the routine!

He Yi frowned and said, “It’s probably because of the unfamiliar bed. I had nightmares for a long time and I woke up in the middle of the night. I also got up and walked around. When I walked to the window, there was a snowstorm outside. I saw…”

Dong- A loud noise came from the room. Qi Leren and He Yi startled at the same time and suddenly looked into the building.

“Mark? What’s going on?” Qi Leren asked loudly.

There was a dead silence.

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