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Chapter 492: Sitting up in shock while dying of illness

Hearing a cheerful voice coming from the other end of the phone, the production team paused for a moment before immediately realizing: "You stole his phone?"

“This can’t be considered robbery,” Gu Mian said, glancing at the cameraman who had slumped to the side. “I just took it on a whim. If you call it robbery, then I guess so.”

The production team didn't call to discuss the relationship between "petty theft" and "robbery" with Gu Mian; they wanted to confirm with the cameraman what had happened.

Gu Mian heard the other person speak in a commanding tone: "Give him back his phone."

Judging from her tone, it seemed as if Gu Mian would be executed along with her entire family if she didn't follow the other party's instructions.

But Gu Mian is unpretentious and doesn't really have nine generations of relatives to be exterminated. If the production team really finds out Gu Mian's nine generations of relatives because of this, Gu Mian might actually have to thank them.

The television screen was still focused on Gu Mian. The fat man, who was watching Gu Mian's movements, saw a moment of silence on the screen, followed by a distinct, rhythmic "No."

He didn't know what was being said on the other end of the phone, but stared curiously at Gu Mian's two legs on the screen: "It's rare to see a doctor speak in such a disgusting tone."

The production team was clearly bewildered by Gu Mian's varied and dramatic "no".

They paused for a moment, then spoke again a few seconds later: "You should know that your current behavior violates the program rules, and according to the rules, we can..."

"Throw me into a latrine?" Gu Mian recalled Su Xiaochai's ordeal. "Let's wait until you catch me before making such a plan."

"Wait until we catch you?" The production team processed this question for a moment, then asked in astonishment, "What do you want to do? Trying to run away?"

Over the course of filming so many episodes, there have certainly been some uncooperative guests, but I've never seen one actually run away.

And wouldn't you say that was a face-to-face escape?

He almost brazenly shouted the words "I want to run away" to the production team and the audience.

In the past, the guests were all played by gamers, and the players' task was to cooperate with the production team to complete the filming of the show; otherwise, they would not be able to leave.
So no matter how stifling they feel in this instance, they won't think about escaping.

"If we don't cooperate, we'll have to stay in this godforsaken place forever"—this was the thought in the minds of most players. Therefore, they gritted their teeth and cooperated with the production team, behaving themselves obediently and never having any ulterior motives.

“Anyway, whether I break the rules or not, I’ll end up being stuck in this godforsaken place,” Gu Mian said, clutching her phone. “I already know that. I cooperated before because I thought I could complete the mission naturally. Now that you’re telling me I can’t leave no matter what, I don’t need to pretend to be a big shot with you anymore.”

"Ha, I didn't expect you to know. Now that you know, don't you think you're getting a little arrogant?"

The director's forehead veins were bulging, and his knuckles were white as he gripped his phone: "Being so arrogant now, he'll probably suffer a lot later on, haha..."

But this guest clearly wasn't buying it.

What they saw was Gu Mian kicking over the camera with a chuckle. The camera rolled a few times before going completely black, clearly indicating that the camera had been gloriously destroyed by the kick.

Then the director heard the other person's voice from the still-connected phone: "I don't know if I have a future, but you definitely don't."

The director frowned: "What does this mean?"

But the other party did not answer him, and the call was abruptly disconnected.

The people in the studio stared awkwardly at the now-black screen, their expressions strange.

The person ran away.

But one thing is certain: this man won't be able to run for long. He's just a helpless outsider who will soon be discovered and reported, and then he'll be brought back here in disgrace and publicly executed in front of all the onlookers.

But the current situation is quite bad. The most popular guest's blatant escape has angered many viewers, so they need to bring him back as soon as possible.

The director held the phone, which had already been hung up, in silence for a moment, then stared intently at the screen and said in a low voice, "Go find him. You must find him today!"

"Keep a close eye on the remaining few! Don't let them escape too."

Gu Mian's sins have truly affected future generations.
The last thing the fat man saw about Gu Mian was the sole of his shoe. The muddy sole kicked the camera, turning the TV screen black.

The fat man was overjoyed, which was a very serious broadcasting accident!
The production team clearly realized this, and within seconds the camera cut to another guest, "Accompany Me Next Year." By then, "Accompany Me Next Year" had already wandered around the stinking ditch several times, picking up the schoolbags and waste paper left behind by the children.

Of course, those books weren't waste paper before they were thrown in, but after being washed in this stinking ditch and then pulled out, they were no different from waste paper.

Perhaps feeling that he was too compliant in the coming year, the teenagers found him uninteresting and turned to look for new targets.

The following year, she struggled to climb out of the filthy ditch, the pungent stench assaulting her sense of smell and making her want to vomit constantly.

Given Gu Mian's precedent, the production team was worried that the remaining guests might do something similar, so the number of staff members surrounding "Accompany Me Next Year" increased by half.

The following year, as soon as she climbed up, she saw everyone around her looking at her warily, as if she might pull out a bomb at any moment and take them all down with her.
She was too exhausted to think about what was going on. She slumped to one side, gasping for fresh air, trying to suppress the nausea rising from her stomach.

In less than half a day, the next year had already developed a deep fear of this instance.

Unlike other terrifying dungeons I've experienced before, where even though they were horrifying, there was always a sense of relief after escaping, and when I looked back, I only marveled at my resourcefulness or how terrifying the ghosts in the dungeons were.

But this instance is different. It seems safe, but there is no time to catch your breath. Every moment you are worried that something even more disgusting will happen next, and every moment you are worried that the people here will have some tricks up their sleeves.

It was a deep-seated fear, so much so that even after leaving, the mere thought of it would bring back a wave of nausea and humiliation.

She managed to suppress her nausea next year; her mental fortitude is quite strong. I'm afraid some other players are already contemplating suicide.

She wondered how the others were doing. As she thought this, she looked up at two staff members whispering to each other in the distance. She suspected they were discussing how to deal with her next, and a huge sense of helplessness welled up inside her.

She couldn't help but laugh at her own concern for other players; she herself might not even survive this level, so how could she have the mind to care about others...

Just then, a few words drifted into her ears from over there.

"...Escape...Catch them..."

Escape? Upon hearing this word, Hou Nian frowned, then seemed to connect the dots, but immediately shook her head: "Impossible, how could anyone escape... If they escaped, they wouldn't be able to leave this place..."

The fastest way to leave this place is to commit suicide.

Just then, Lai Nian saw a familiar face; it was Chu Meiren, who was walking towards him.

Many more staff members had gathered around Chu Meiren, and with the two groups of people together, the place became even more crowded.

As soon as Chu Meiren arrived, she dropped a bombshell on her: "Someone has escaped."

Someone really ran away? My mind went blank for a moment, and it took me a while to find my voice: "Who?"

"First," Chu Changge replied succinctly.

He quickly realized that if he couldn't complete the mission by escaping, he must have suffered great humiliation and oppression, and might even be looking for a place to commit suicide in order to leave this miserable world.

Seemingly sensing her thoughts, Chu Changge said, "He ran away before he even had a chance to suffer any grievances. Before running away, he grabbed the cameraman's phone and kicked over the camera."

Next year, I felt my face had scrunched up like a steamed bun: "This..."

She frowned and looked at the bespectacled man beside her. She knew this man never wasted words with people, so his coming here specifically to talk to her about this must have some purpose.

The following year, hesitantly asked, "Why are you telling me this?"

“What I mean is,” Chu Changge pushed up his glasses, “you can run too.”

A year later, his back felt numb, and he stiffly turned to look at the camera that had been in front of him: "There's no need to say this to me in front of the camera."

I also want to write, but the game is just too good... too good...

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