Chapter 107: 0107

Chapter 107

"When will the boat arrive?"

"It's estimated to be in about ten minutes."

"Alright."

Jiang Juyou was waiting with the production team in a small house. Since this reality show was her brainchild, she came along to prevent any uncontrollable situations that no one else could handle.

Upon reaching the small island, she also took on a new role: unlocking her identity as a variety show producer.

The damp sea breeze carried a misty fog, and the small island was enveloped by the night after sunset, leaving only an inky blue sky and the lingering sea mist.

At this time on the boat, five people were still being controlled, with their blindfolds and headphones still on. Due to the noise-canceling mode, they could only vaguely hear the voices of those around them, but most of the time it was just Pei Luming making whimpering and barking sounds.

"Do we need to take a boat to travel through time?"

"Can anyone answer me?"

"I remember this is how they do it in movies. We need to remember the path we've taken. I can smell the salty sea—ugh! It's so fishy!"

"Who's touching me?"

"Who's grabbing my butt?"

"Why are you taking off my clothes? Huh?"

The five of them had been tied up after school, wearing blindfolds and headphones the entire way. They couldn't even reach up to take them off because they were constantly supervised, and any attempt to do so was immediately stopped.

Given their attire, they obviously couldn't go anywhere crowded, so they had chartered a private jet. The private airport lounge was filled with flight attendants who were there to accompany them.

After the flight, they took a car, and then a boat, spending most of the day traveling before finally reaching their destination.

The show started filming on Monday and the first episode was set to air on Saturday at 8 PM. They only officially announced it at noon that day. Everyone was surprised, realizing why they had said last week that they couldn't livestream due to other commitments and had to switch to pre-recorded content. This was what they had been waiting for.

The fan site admins were also completely clueless, not having heard any rumors about this, yet the variety show was already being filmed.

When the first episode aired on time that night, it opened with Pei Luming rushing into a car after school.

At 6 feet tall, he was crouched in the back seat, still wearing his backpack—a surprisingly endearing image.

"I almost forgot my son is still in ninth grade."

"So cute, so cute, so cute! I want to kiss him to death!"

"He still has to go to cram school, poor thing. Thank goodness I've already graduated."

The first few minutes seemed normal, but then the car suddenly stopped, and Pei Luming was carried away by several large men in uniforms. The post-production team even created a special effect to show Pei Luming's perspective—complete darkness and silence.

"Huh?"

"What's going on?"

"Are they filming a show?"

"I didn't see any cameras just now."

"Brother—save me!"

The fans were also worried for a few seconds, but when it switched back to the manager's perspective:

Pei Luming, carried out of the car by the large men, was trying his best to wiggle free, but with all four limbs held up, his entire body suspended in the air, he soon ran out of energy.

From Pei Luming's perspective, he felt like he was being carried a long way, but in reality—the four big guys carried Pei Luming in circles around the car four times.

"Hahahahahahaha!"

"I'm laughing so hard I can't breathe!"

"They really hit us with this right from the start!"

"I'm dying of laughter, folks, hahaha!"

The other four were brought into the car the same way, leaving everyone in stitches.

Later, at the airport, the headphones were briefly set to transparent mode. The staff on site remained quiet, and the director told them: "Next, we'll be boarding the time train. Please get ready."

Upon hearing this, Pei Luming immediately turned to feel for Gao Xiayu, looking panicked, "Bro! Bro! Did you hear that? They said they're going to sit on us!"

Gao Xiayu: "..."

Pei Luming took deep breaths, his arms trembling as he gripped the railing. He swallowed hard before stammering, "I-I'm going to jump now."

"Why don't I go first?"

"Okay, you go first then."

When Gao Xiayu offered to switch the order, Pei Luming didn't hesitate for even a second and immediately turned back. However, as he was going up, he missed a step and fell straight down.

"Ah―"

The staff members rushed forward, protecting Pei Luming as he landed on the cushion and covering his mouth while removing his blindfold.

Another staff member pushed a large rock down, creating the sound of a splash.

Pei Luming, with his blindfold removed: "..."

His mind was racing, but he couldn't utter a word.

A staff member immediately held up a notebook in front of Pei Luming's eyes, with a few large characters written on it: [Trick them]

The danmu comments went wild with laughter, filling the entire screen with "haha"s. It seemed like the viewers were about to faint from laughing so hard.

"Someone save me, my brain hurts from laughing!"

"Isn't this supposed to be a horror show? I've been laughing for twenty minutes straight!"

"My face mask dried up and then got wet again, that's from my tears of laughter."

"Bro, come on down, it's not bad, the water isn't too cold," Pei Luming quickly recovered from the embarrassment of being tricked and started playing along with the show, deceiving those still on the boat.

He answered whatever they asked, and to make it more realistic, he even had the staff stir the water with a pole to create the sound of him splashing around.

Next up was Gao Xiayu. He wasn't particularly scared, so after he took his position, he even told Pei Luming to move aside a bit, warning him to be careful not to get hit.

Hearing this, Pei Luming turned to the camera with a grin, looking extremely schadenfreudian.

The next second, Gao Xiayu jumped down. Pei Luming and the staff sprang into action, covering his mouth and removing his blindfold. Pei Luming held up the notebook high, which now read: [Congratulations, you've been tricked!]

Gao Xiayu: "......"

He felt like a complete fool.

The three people who jumped after him all had the same reaction when their blindfolds were removed, staying silent for a long time.

Especially Ye Xing, who jumped last. Because he couldn't swim, he had spent a long time mentally preparing himself and had said many things to the other members, asking them to catch him safely.

Now he just wanted to actually jump into the sea, preferably drowning himself in the process.

The five who had just snapped out of the deception stood on the shore, curling their toes into the ground, too preoccupied to even notice that they were all wearing rabbit costumes.

But at this moment, the production team announced, "Alright, the joke is over. Now it's time for the real mission briefing."

"We've received a request for help. There's been a murder case in the village of this time period, and we need you rabbit officers to solve it."

As the director explained the mission background, other staff members were quickly tidying up. The cushions were being collected and moved onto the boat, and other staff were gradually moving towards the ship as well.

The danmu comments were all urging the five to look behind them, but they were listening intently to the briefing and didn't notice what was happening in the back.

After finishing the mission background, the director and his team stood up, timing it perfectly to run to the boat. Before boarding, they shouted one last thing: "Oh, by the way, this village seems to be haunted, so be careful―"

The five of them: "......?"

All the staff who had come with them had evacuated, and even the boat had sailed away. Now the island was pitch black, with only the newly distributed tool kits beside them.

The waves crashed against the shore, the sound mixing with the howling cold wind. The full moon in the sky was unnaturally bright, and everything on the island exuded an eerie and sinister atmosphere.

Pei Luming clung to Gao Xiayu's arm, unable to help saying, "Bro, let's just jump into the sea."

Ye Xing raised his hand, "I second that."

The five cowards had already huddled together, even the brave team leader was tightening his sleeves at this moment.

Production team prompt: [The five aren't very brave, please pay attention to adjusting your volume while watching]

The five of them: Don't go... Please.

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