Free Web NovelChapter 856: Chapter 820: The Mad Mr. Green
Even though 1003 wanted to delay boarding this deadly Ferris wheel, the staff behind him was already quite impatient. Not daring to stall any longer, he simply closed his eyes, steeled his resolve, and stepped into the gondola in front of him.
Seeing him step in, the person behind immediately came forward to close the door tightly.
Each Ferris wheel cabin door has a lock; once closed, it can only be unlocked from the outside. This is to protect the safety of the riders, preventing them from accidentally opening the door and falling when the cabin rises to a high altitude — that’s the reason for this design in the real world.
However, this Ferris wheel in front of him also can only be unlocked from the outside, not to protect the people inside, but to prevent contestants from not being able to hold their breath underwater and opening the door themselves to swim up.
The lock’s switch is outside, and no matter what, the people inside cannot open the door; they can only obediently die inside.
As soon as 1766 stepped into the cabin, he took a deep breath. freewebnøvel.com
As soon as he inhaled, the cabin sank underwater.
Water rushed into the cabin through the iron mesh on the window, and a large stream of bubbles rose from the spot where the cabin had just submerged.
The staff member who closed the door stared at the bubbles with interest, trying to see what was happening underwater.
But he could only see the opaque top cover of the Ferris wheel and lost interest, turning to Li San: "Let’s go back to the side of the stage; there’s nothing to see here."
There’s nothing to see from the audience seats either, but the suspense left by 1766’s entry into the water piqued the Upper Class People’s curiosity, so they didn’t find the ten-minute wait too dull.
"This half-turn takes at least ten minutes," 007 said, watching the slowly rotating Ferris wheel. Ten minutes is not short, and there’s only a small chance the people inside will survive. Even if they’re not completely dead, they’ll be in a coma due to brain hypoxia, and they’ll still die if not rushed to a hospital for rescue.
But the Upper Class People won’t be kind enough to take the contestants to the hospital. It’s estimated that when 1766’s cabin comes up from the water and they see him motionless inside, they’ll just announce that he failed to pass, and then continue with the next group.
At this point, Li San had returned from the Ferris wheel entry point and stood beside the stage again, very close to Gu Mian.
glanced at Li San and noticed that Gu Mian was also looking at him.
"Oh, right," 007 suddenly remembered something, "That Li San seemed to know what the third phase is. After taking 1868 to the champion’s seat, he told him the third phase was not dangerous."
The staff obviously knows the program’s process, which means they probably know if Lu Yi is present, or even where Lu Yi is hidden.
If he passes by the audience seats again, 007 thought, take the opportunity to ask him indirectly.
While 007 was contemplating how to subtly inquire about the third phase from Li San, Gu Mian had already boldly called out his name: "Li San, Nicholas Li San."
The variety show staff are all Upper Class People, and they don’t like being too close to the stage, not wanting to breathe air polluted by lower-class people.
But Nicholas Li San is different from the others; compared to the lower-class, he seems even more unwilling to approach the Upper Class People. His standing position is very close to the Pyramid stage but far from other Upper Class staff.
Gu Mian was almost sure that his Upper Class identity was fake.
At this moment, the attention of the other Upper Class People was on the Ferris wheel, with only Li San uninterested, looking down and lost in thought.
Hearing someone calling him, he looked up and around, and soon saw Gu Mian at the bottom level of the Pyramid, calling for him.
"Damn it," he thought, looking at the enthusiastic lower-class person waving at him, "What does this lower-class want with me? And when did lower-class people become this brave? Normally, they wouldn’t dare call an Upper Class person’s name like this."
When lower-class people see Upper Class People, they usually cower, not daring to lift their heads, let alone call names cheerfully. They barely dare to make a sound.
He looked around, noticing he was far from other staff, and since the audience’s gaze was attracted to the Ferris wheel, no one noticed what was happening here.
Li San glanced at the lower-class person calling him, deciding to pretend not to hear.
His identity was a disguise, and it wouldn’t do to create problems. Talking to a lower-class contestant didn’t align with the Upper Class persona. freёwebnovel.com
However, for some reason, whenever he saw this contestant, he got the jitters, and there was a strange sense of familiarity about him. The more he looked at that lower-class person, the more familiar they seemed, but he couldn’t recall where he had seen them before.
"Must be an illusion, right?" he thought, "How could I find a lower-class person familiar? After all, I just arrived here recently and have never seen any lower-class people before."
Mr. Green was also puzzled, and he secretly tugged at Gu Mian’s sleeve: "How dare you call that Upper Class person’s name directly? If you anger him, we..."
Mr. Green was about to say "we’ll be done for," but then remembered that Gu Mian could always pull out a big baby from the guitar case, which gave him some sense of security, but he still reminded Gu Mian not to provoke the Upper Class People.
He also sneaked a look at Li San, whose name Gu Mian had called, and surprisingly, even though he was called by name by a lower-class person, Li San didn’t get angry. Instead, he turned his head as if he hadn’t heard.
Mr. Green didn’t know about the "Nicholas family" affair and didn’t know that this Li San most likely used an Upper Class identity card.
Gu Mian didn’t listen to Mr. Green’s advice; instead, he raised his voice and called Li San’s name cordially.
Fearing that Gu Mian’s voice would attract attention from others, Li San turned and glared fiercely in this direction, putting on an aggressive face: "What do you want!"
With this response, Mr. Green also noticed something was amiss.
If an Upper Class Person were directly called by a lower-class person, they would never respond this way, asking what they needed. They would likely take action to show the lower-class person.
This Li San, despite his fierce expression, spoke with a weak voice, deliberately lowering it, as if afraid the conversation would be overheard by others.
Recalling all of Li San’s previous behaviors that did not fit with the Upper Class persona, Mr. Green couldn’t help but doubt, is this person really Upper Class?
"Hello, Nicholas Li San," seeing Li San looking over, Gu Mian began to introduce himself, "My name is Nicholas Wang Er."
Mr. Green looked at Gu Mian with a look of surprise and uncertainty, not understanding since when he became Nicholas Wang Er, and how he had a name similar to this Li San, almost like they were a couple’s name.
"What are you up to! And what is Wang Er?" Mr. Green couldn’t help but ask quietly.
Wang Er is the name on 007’s identity card, part of the same series as Li San. Gu Mian’s lower-class identity card didn’t have a name, so he had to use 007’s name to signal Li San.
Upon hearing the name "Nicholas Wang Er," Li San’s expression changed immediately, his face full of surprise and doubt, sizing up Gu Mian, and finally tentatively asking: "Are you also..."
"Yes, I’m also an NPC." Using Mr. Green’s hat to think, he could have guessed that this isn’t an instance, and players can’t enter. The lower-class doesn’t have the means to get an Upper Class identity card, and there’s no need for Upper Class People to disguise themselves further, so the person masquerading as Li San could only be an NPC. Gu Mian pretended to be an NPC to build rapport with him.
Li San’s expression was a colorful spectacle. He hesitated for a moment: "Which instance were you from before?"
Gu Mian lowered his head to look at Mr. Green, then looked up at Li San: "Crazy Guessing Words."
Mr. Green heard the long-lost name of his hometown and felt a lump in his throat.
