0713: You who shine in the parallel world

Yu Yu's series of actions just now was a textbook example of high-level psychological pressure, directly pulling the two school bully teachers into his own hands. As a result, the remaining six brothers, watching from the sidelines, still had the mood to scoff at the NPC teacher's increasingly soft tone.

You know what, when Yu Yu's pretty face looks at people with a cold, fake smile, she does actually have a bit of a boss vibe.

Tsk tsk, the Italian mafia prince truly lives up to his reputation; he's of pure blood.

Of course, Yu Yu's calm and composed attitude when facing the bullies came entirely from his own confidence. It wasn't just because they were filming a show, but because even if he were facing two real-life thugs, he could take them both on.

However, Su Xing wouldn't say that outright. He only emphasized that if viewers who watched this segment happened to encounter a similar situation, they should never confront it head-on like Yu Yu did. The most important thing is to protect themselves and seek help from official channels such as parents and teachers when possible.

If you really run into one, don't think about fighting two people at once. Even if you can beat them, don't act impulsively, because no one knows if the other party has a weapon.

Yu Yu blinked and nodded in agreement: "Indeed, everyone should not follow this example. In a real situation, I certainly wouldn't have done what I did just now."

Su Xing could tell from his expression that he was reminded of something; after all, in the real world, he had gone even further. The others also roughly understood Yu Yu's meaning; this seemingly harmless but actually cunning man was never one to sit idly by and wait for his fate; when he truly struck, he was ruthless.

The seven of them began to exchange knowing smiles again, a secret shared only between them and unknown to outsiders.

“I hate bullies the most,” Wang Yuexin said, her voice rising with indignation as she recalled her painful past when the topic of how to deal with bullying came up. “I was bullied when I was still in school. Someone even stole my phone, which was the latest model and a birthday present from my parents!”

He felt wronged and angry. His first cell phone, which he had just received as a teenager, was stolen by a scoundrel. He would remember this for the rest of his life.

"Is this really going too far?" Wang Zhengliang patted the back of Wang Yuexin's head.

“Mmm.” Wang Yuexin mimicked Chen Chusheng’s speech quirk, “Those bad guys cornered me and wouldn’t let me go home until I handed over my phone. But I’ve gotten over it now. They can only get a false sense of satisfaction from the weak, which is a very sad thing.”

"I think Xiaoyu, what you said at the end was particularly good. Confidence comes from within; you can't get it from others. Those who only know how to bully others will never find themselves."

Land Rover nodded. He had been following Cyrus's show from the beginning, not only because Cyrus was his brother Yu Yu, nor only because he could travel the world online with those videos, but also because he really liked the background music in each of Yu Yu's videos, as well as the philosophical narration.

"Everyone has the right to pursue what they love. Just like we have always pursued music, some people want to learn painting, dance, design, or wear beautiful clothes. These are not reasons for others to laugh at or belittle them. If they laugh, it means they haven't actually found what they love."

Land Rover said he despises those who only know how to bully others; such people are the weakest and most pathetic.

"A person can become any version of themselves that they love." Zhang Yuan's remark was a bit of a mouthful, but he suddenly raised his arms and shouted in a somewhat childish tone, "What doesn't kill me makes me stronger!"

Chen Chusheng and Wang Zhengliang watched him jump around in surprise and couldn't help but laugh.

"Xiao Yuan, since you're so powerful now, why don't you be the first one to go out and scout ahead?" Wang Zhengliang was clearly teasing Zhang Yuan.

"How about we fill in last place? Filling in last place is fine too," Chen Chusheng added.

"...Then you should probably give up on this, it's not that powerful." Zhang Yuan immediately backed down and said in a low voice.

After experiencing three flashback segments, everyone was certain that all of their NPC friends were alternate personalities that Xiaoyu developed after experiencing a series of traumas. The timeline was also clear, from elementary school to junior high school and now to high school. Perhaps next they will encounter university, enter society, and start families.

After all, Yu Yu's friend is a father, and these memories will cover the first half of Xiao Yu's life.

However, before they can move on to the next memory scene, they first need to find a way to escape the toilet. The background music suggests that after "Qiuqiu" was bullied by the school bully, the bully would lock the toilet door and keep him inside. Fortunately, there is a spare key hidden in the bellows. As long as the wind speed is strong enough, the box can be opened and the key can be obtained.

This is definitely not a "physical challenge" where you can simply rely on your lung capacity to blow air into the bellows to pass. Even if you have a large enough lung capacity and can hold out long enough, it's all for nothing if the wind speed and force aren't high enough.

Watching Yue Lai, Yue Jiangzhi, and the other two brainstorm and take turns blowing air into the vent, but the pointer symbolizing the wind force only moved slightly to appease them, the three older brothers from Hai Shang Hua immediately turned around and went to each small compartment to look for clues.

Su Xing picked up a mop from the side and, seeing that the three people were still working hard, immediately suppressed a laugh, picked up the mop and walked over, deliberately teasing them by saying that perhaps the wind generated by swinging the mop could also turn the pointer.

"Go away, go away, how could that be? Use your brain." At this moment, Zhang Yuan actually started to use his brain. He stood aside and let Su Xing turn the mop around. After the pointer didn't move at all, he waved his hand and told Su Xing to go play somewhere else.

Su Xing didn't mind being looked down upon. He put the mop back in the drain, then looked up and found Yu Yu holding a basketball and looking at him.

Seeing Su Xing looking over, Yu Yu directly used her index finger to lift the basketball and spin it, and even raised her eyebrows at him.

The two hit it off, and a spark was about to ignite between them.

They bent their knees slightly and lowered their bodies almost simultaneously. Yu Yu was dribbling the ball, while Su Xing spread his arms and feinted up and down to defend.

Attracted by the sound of basketball, Yue Lai and Yue Jiangzhi immediately took a step back and stood against the wall, instantly turning into a cheerleading squad. Chen Chusheng and Wang Zhengliang stood next to the cubicle, glanced at Su Xing and Yu Yu, smiled as if it were normal, and then turned around and pushed open the cubicle door to continue their search.

The toilet wasn't very spacious, and relying solely on speed and agility wouldn't be enough to easily get past Su Xing. So, after making a few feints to lull him into a false sense of security, Yu Yu suddenly shouted, "Brother Sheng!"

"Huh?" Chen Chusheng turned around in confusion and saw Yu Yu throw the basketball to him. Although he didn't quite understand what was going on, he reflexively raised his hand and caught the ball.

Su Xing hadn't expected Yu Yu to pass the ball. While defending against Yu Yu, he shouted to Wang Zhengliang, who was closest to Chen Chusheng, "Brother Liang, hurry up and get it!"

Wang Zhengliang was also a little confused, but just like Chen Chusheng accepted the fact that he was Yu Yu's teammate in less than a second, he also instantly entered the role of Su Xing's teammate. He was about to snatch the ball from Chen Chusheng's arms when Chen Chusheng, who seemed to be not good at sports, was actually very agile. He slightly turned his body to the side and dodged Wang Zhengliang's outstretched hand, and dribbled the ball forward a few steps.

"So which one is the basketball hoop?" Chen Chusheng asked hastily while trying to avoid Wang Zhengliang.

Without a word, Land Rover stepped forward: "I'll do it!"

He pointed his fingertips together and wrapped his arms around himself to form a circle: "Brother Sheng, throw it this way, this is the basket."

Chen Chusheng paused slightly. He and Land Rover were at opposite ends of the room, with Wang Zhengliang, Yu Yu, and Su Xing in between. Moreover, using Land Rover as a human basketball hoop would be too much of a test of shooting accuracy. What if he accidentally hit someone?

"No, no, it's too dangerous." Wang Yuexin and Zhang Yuan quickly pulled him down, and Wang Yuexin even went back to look for trash cans and other things.

However, Land Rover's interruption gave Yu Yu an opportunity. He broke through Su Xing's blockade and shouted to Chen Chusheng, "Brother Sheng."

Chen Chusheng understood perfectly and passed the ball to him.

Yu Yu jumped lightly, made a standard shooting motion, and threw the basketball into the last small cubicle. Then she rushed up and high-fived Chen Chusheng.

"We won!" Yu Yu said.

Yue Lai, Yue Jiang Zhi, and the other two ran over and circled around them, cheering.

Su Xing and Wang Zhengliang clapped, but Su Xing seemed more perfunctory, chirping defiantly, "I was just letting you guys have your way."

Wang Zhengliang chuckled and snorted, "Hmph, I was just letting Brother Sheng have his way."

Upon seeing them, the three atmosphere-building groups immediately jumped over from the winners' side, hand in hand, and circled around them.

Wang Zhengliang was laughing so hard he could barely breathe, while Su Xing's face was beaming with joy. Finally, unable to contain himself any longer, he snapped, "Do you think I don't want to shoot? That 'basket' is so big, if I wanted to shoot, I would have already done it!"

"Who uses a toilet cubicle as a basketball hoop, Xiaoyu?" Wang Zhengliang complained.

“Because only that door was locked, the others weren’t.” Yu Yu blinked. “There seemed to be some props inside, isn’t that our target?”

Target?

Oh right, I almost forgot their current mission is to escape from here.

So who plays basketball so happily in the toilet? You guys who have found new jobs are really something else; if someone dares to start a group, everyone else will immediately follow suit.

Realizing belatedly what they should do, the group arrived at the locked wooden door and saw two mops, a bucket of toilet paper rolls, and a hair dryer piled up inside.

Having found the key tool, Wang Yuexin climbed over from above without hesitation and handed out the hair dryer. However, the socket was a long way from the air intake, so they obviously couldn't directly aim the hair dryer at the air intake; they needed to find something to connect it to.

Wang Yuexin suggested that they connect all the straight tubes together to form a long tube, with one end facing the air vent and the hair dryer blowing from the other end. They should cover the joint in the middle with their hands to prevent air leakage. This should work for a while, but the hot air would get a bit too hot to handle after a while.

"Is it possible for the hair dryer to blow cold air? Just press here." Yu Yu gestured to the separate button on the handle.

“…! How could this be? I never even noticed before that a hair dryer could blow cold air!” Wang Yuexin was stunned.jpg.

With the combined efforts of the seven people, they finally opened the box, successfully obtained the spare key, and left the restroom.