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Chapter 809 Mr. Green outsmarts Gu Bengbeng
Chu Changge is right.

When the teacher rushed back, the traces left in the central square had been completely cleaned up.

He recounted his ordeal to the staff who remained in the square, describing how he was beaten and how he was humiliated by having his head covered.

But everyone just thought he had been hit on the head by a street lamp and was delirious.

"I never thought you'd have a dream like this, being kidnapped and knocked unconscious by lowly people. Even if you gave lowly people two hundred lives, they wouldn't dare to do that."

“There were quite a few people in the square back then. If you had just called out, he would have been spotted. I don’t think any lowlife would have had the guts to kidnap you in broad daylight. Besides, what would a lowlife do with you? There’s no benefit in punching you a couple of times, and it would only endanger your life.”

Hearing this, even the Killer Teacher hesitated.

Was I really held hostage by low-class people? Or did a street lamp really damage my head?
He also felt that lower-class people wouldn't have the guts to kidnap him in broad daylight.

His head still ached, and the more he thought, the more it hurt. The Killer Teacher had to clear his mind and let it rest.

"I can tell you're still a bit out of it. You can't work properly like this. Why don't you take a break? The second-ranked host would be happy to take over your job."

"I'm fine!" Now the killing teacher became anxious. He stared at the person in front of him with wide eyes, but he no longer said anything about being held hostage.

"Where are the fifty lower-ranking people who advanced? I should be working with them to prepare for hosting the next two stages." He abruptly changed the subject.

"On the cruise ship outside the carnival pier, they were selected from two thousand people, each with extremely high popularity. The cruise ship provided each of them with a private room, each room with at least ten cameras, and in addition, each of them had a camera following them;
"The cruise ship will travel upstream along the river from the dock tomorrow until it reaches the vicinity of the variety show venue. You were supposed to be with them, but you were still lying in the hospital when you boarded the ship."

"Oh, by the way, the situation on the cruise ship is being broadcast live on TV. You can watch it if you're interested. The audience has also set up a new 'popularity ranking' for those fifty people. Contestant number 1118 in your area is currently the most popular contestant."

Mentioning number 1118 reminds Teacher Killer of his days of robbing people while dragging a ballot box around.

Thinking about this made him grit his teeth in anger, but fortunately his performance was not affected much and he was still number one.

At this moment, Gu Mian, who was filled with hatred for the murderous teacher, was resting in a magnificent room. The room was 200 square meters in size, and there was a large terrace outside the room, from which one could see the shimmering water.

This is the largest and most luxurious room on the cruise ship.

After the first phase ended, the fifty people who advanced were sent to this luxury cruise ship. In their spare time, the upper class even held an online 'most popular vote' and allocated rooms according to the voting rankings.

It's unclear whether it was the mockery buff on Gu Mian that worked, but most of the votes went to Gu Mian, which is why he was assigned to the best room.

The second place went to 1095, a familiar face. He was the first and only person in Huanyu Tiandu to give a speech on stage, which is probably why he got second place.

Mr. Green was ranked outside the top 30, but there were no bad rooms on the cruise ship. Even the last-ranked person was assigned a room that was not small and had rich decorations.

The sun slowly sets on the horizon, and the hour hand on the clock is about to point to five o'clock.

At 5:30, everyone must gather at the open-air restaurant on the deck for dinner—this is a rule set by the upper class.

Of course, there are no upper-class people on the cruise ship; the concentration of lower-class people here is too high, and they probably feel that boarding a cruise ship would tarnish their status.

Two cameras were filming Gu Mian from head to toe, one of them almost touching his face, when a knock came at the door.

The three of them turned to look at the doorway.

The room's doors were also quite ornate, consisting of two solid wood panels joined together. They were a bit difficult to pull open.

Gu Mian grabbed the doorknob and pulled the door open forcefully. The two cameras beside her moved up and down next to the door, as if they were also exerting force.

After opening the door, Mr. Green appeared before me.

He stood nervously outside the door, with two cameras following him overhead.

Mr. Green walked in awkwardly. He wanted to whisper something to Gu Mian, but two cameras followed him around his head without leaving him for a moment.

He could only awkwardly refer to Gu Mian as number 1118, and subtly hinted that he might not be able to advance to the third stage of tomorrow's variety show.

Today's program gave him a deeper understanding of the depravity of the upper class. In the first stage, he could take advantage of the large number of people and follow Gu Mian to fish in troubled waters, but in the next stage there were only fifty people, and in the third stage there were only ten left. He could no longer just stand by and watch.

He wanted to find an opportunity to sneak out and escape to the NPC gathering place.

But now, with four cameras following them and countless other cameras inside the house, Mr. Green couldn't openly discuss their escape. He could only offer subtle reminders and plead with his eyes.

But the other party clearly misunderstood his intention.

Gu Mian patted Mr. Green on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I will do my best to help you advance."

After he finished speaking, he looked for the camera and flashed a helpful, enthusiastic, and perfect smile at the camera lens.

Mr. Green's eyebrows twitched twice, and he resisted the urge to jump up and yell at Gu Mian for not understanding human language.

Just as he was taking a deep breath to suppress his emotions, a bell rang.

That was a reminder that it was almost dinnertime.

This is their first meal of the day.

The participants haven't eaten anything since morning, and they've also gone through intense physical activities. Many of them are starving.

As soon as the bell rang, the contestants in their rooms poured out and headed towards the deck.

Of course, not everyone stayed in their rooms. Most people wandered around the cruise ship out of curiosity, while those who stayed in their rooms were mostly injured in the first phase and needed to rest.

The event planned by Teacher Killer had the highest injury rate. A total of eight contestants from Joyful Heaven advanced. Apart from Gu Mian and Mr. Green, everyone else had injuries of varying degrees, but none of them were fatal. The most seriously injured was contestant number 1166.

1166 climbed into the hot air balloon and was lucky enough to get a permit.

But before the hot air balloon had fully landed, a crowd of people had gathered below, waiting to snatch it. So 1166 jumped out of the air when the balloon was still three or four meters above the ground, trying to escape the encirclement below.

However, the effect was not good. He not only failed to jump very far, but also broke his leg, and the license in his hand was immediately snatched away by the people who caught up with him.

Although it ended in a major failure, his action was so entertaining that it garnered him a lot of votes.

Damn it, it's 2:08!