Fang Juexia felt embarrassed after learning that he had mistaken the puppy for Pei Tingsong's girlfriend. Therefore, he tried to avoid Pei Tingsong and stayed in the practice room.
His phone kept vibrating, but he didn't look at it. When he got home late at night, he found that the messages were all from Pei Tingsong.
[Kaleido Pei Tingsong: Share the pictures]
He sent nine pictures in one go, all of which were pictures of dogs. It was a small white dog with long hair. Its hair was braided, and its eyes were round and very beautiful.
So this was Lily.
Fang Juexia was a little surprised. He didn't expect Pei Tingsong to have such a cute puppy. After all, it was possible for a devil like him to have a Tibetan mastiff.
[Nothing but pretty: Cute.]
Pei Tingsong had waited an entire night for this sentence, and he was almost angered to death.
[Kaleido Pei Tingsong: You are too perfunctory.]
[Kaleido Pei Tingsong: Show me Little Abacus.]
He waited for a long time. After almost twenty minutes, Pei Tingsong's phone finally vibrated.
[Nothing but pretty: Share the video.]
He clicked on the video. It was about three minutes. In the video, there was a beautiful little garden. Fang Juexia was wearing a white baseball cap. He was half-kneeling on the grass, holding a Husky in his arms with one hand and applying dog shower gel with the other. He said, "Little Abacus is so obedient. Let's go out and play after the shower, okay?"
How did the Husky become so obedient in his hands?
At the end of the video, he heard Mother Fang's voice. "Juexia, look here."
In the next second, Fang Juexia turned to face the camera. He seemed to be a little smaller than he was now. At this moment, the soaked Little Abacus shook its fur violently, splashing water all over Fang Juexia. He smiled. His smile was helpless, but it was very beautiful.
It was Fang Juexia, full of smoke and fire.
Pei Tingsong could not explain why, but he kept watching the video for a long time. With his earphones on, the sound of Fang Juexia coaxing the puppy to bathe could be heard.
He couldn't help thinking about that night.
The more the window was opened, the more curious he was about the scenery inside.
"Escape" had a lot of fans and was a hot topic. On the second day after the contract was finalized, the marketing accounts on the Internet suddenly began to expose one after another. Most of them were pointing at the lineup of the show's guests, which was half true and half false. There was only one marketing account that vaguely mentioned that there would be a popular male group member joining in the new season.
This revelation quickly set off a huge wave. Some people in the comments said that Seven Luminaries had contacted the program team very early on, but the fans didn't acknowledge it and pestered them for a while. Later on, the anonymous forum once again built a tall building, claiming that the new guests were Fang Juexia and Pei Tingsong, who had recently sold their CP.
This time, Seven Luminaries and Kaleido's fans collided again. Fang Juexia was inexplicably attacked and was said to be the one who intercepted the show. They tried their best to smear his reputation, causing Star Map to send a lawyer's letter that night, asking them to stop slandering the artist. It had always been a battle in the fan circle, so the passers-by didn't pay much attention to it. Plus, everything was unknown, so the show's fans could only watch from the sidelines.
But the next day, the topic suddenly changed. Liang Ruo posted a selfie on a foreign social media platform.
In the selfie, he seemed to have been pranked. His face was painted with a grimace, and he had an aggrieved expression. There were even tears under his eyes.
This selfie was nothing at all in normal times. It was just a cute benefit given to fans by the popularity. But it just so happened that there was a recent dispute between the guests, and this crying face was suddenly interpreted with a whole new meaning.
23chiwe: What are you hinting at, Mischievous?
[Little Angel Is Me: From a passer-by's perspective, this selfie was posted too coincidentally. I don't believe it wasn't intentional. If the official announcement is really fjx, then Perky is really … Why would a big celebrity want to scam others?]
[3000 Like Water: I'm dying of laughter. The top of the Heavenly Group is scamming a small idol. Does Ning know what scamming others means?]
[Akuma replies to 3000 Like Water: Don't make it sound so bad. The netizens still remember your family's scene two days ago. You can't do anything, but you're number one in attracting hatred.]
[Has The Second Season Started Recording: Anyway, I believe in the show's vision. It's impossible for them to ruin their own reputation. A certain segment of the first season's rating has broken 9, and the guests are all super strong. The show will definitely focus on reputation. PS: It's okay to add new people, but can't the original cast return too?]
[Absolutely Beautiful Scenery: Other people's selfie can also make people associate it with fjx. Fjx is really pitiful. He took away my beautiful brother, doesn't eat pancakes, and doesn't accept slander. On the 17th of March, Kaleido Group will premiere on the website. Welcome to watch!]
[Flying-legged Little Idiot: The previous news had always said that it was a popular male group. Some small dummy groups shouldn't try so hard to rely on the word 'popular'.]
[Absolutely LLLLB: F * ck, Liang Ruo is really a b * tch hahaha.]
[Saving My Dog Life: I'm not a fan of either group. Looking at their faces, I'll choose Fang and Pei.]
The conflict between the fans on the Internet intensified. "Escape" was trending for the entire day. Until the evening of the next day, the show's official Weibo finally released the list of the first guests. It confirmed the fact that Fang Juexia and Pei Tingsong had joined the new season of "Escape", causing a heated discussion again.
Cheng Qiang even deliberately comforted them. "The more popular you are, the more disputes there will be. This is very normal. Don't take it to heart."
Fang Juexia did not care about this. He knew very well that the fiercer the quarrel now, the higher the popularity "Escape 2" would accumulate before the broadcast. Anyway, there was no problem with the ultimate goal. The twists and turns in the middle had nothing to do with him.
Unlike his cold eyes, Pei Tingsong was a tough guy who would never suffer losses.
On the night of the fiercest scolding, he even updated his Weibo and posted a photo. However, it was of his palm with five fingers extended. The interesting thing was that he used a graffiti brush to paint all four fingers except for his middle finger black. Only the finger in the middle was bright and eye-catching.
This Weibo post was naturally recorded in a certain forum's "Pei Tingsong Tiger Forcing Incident Book". It was full of his numerous victories.
"These poor fans think that they have the initiative by scolding a few more words." Pei Tingsong laughed disdainfully. "They don't even know that they are being used as a chess piece to increase popularity. Let them tear into each other like this, the whole world will know that the second season of "Escape" is about to start filming. "
It was also because of Pei Tingsong's photo that the group of crazy fans were attracted, and almost all the firepower was concentrated on him.
Pei Tingsong was not afraid at all and even wrote a sentence in the comments.
[Don't tell me that you really want to compete with the rapper in scolding people.]
He was an anomaly in this circle. He had a background and strength, and he used methods that all the public relations teams tried to avoid to confront the online violence head-on. Crushing the ant colony with a heavy punch was very in line with his violent aesthetics that had no bottom line.
Three days later, Fang Juexia and Pei Tingsong went to the reality show's set, but fortunately, the second season of "Escape" was set up in Beijing this time. It was very convenient to go home after filming. The two of them took Cheng Qiang's car early in the morning. On the way, the Kaledo group was in full swing.
[You Huo Ge: Kaledo's only big boss, can I bring my phone in? If you really can't find me, Huo Ge, I'm very good at picking locks.]
[Sexy Teacher Yuan Online Flower Flipping Hands: Pick locks Hahahaha. There can't be anything scary, right? My God, I'm so timid. Just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle.]
[Shui Shui Shui: There might be a small dark room or something. What if the two of you can't get out? By the way, can you bring water in to drink? Will you give food halfway through the recording?]
[Dash: Oh my God, it's too difficult not to give food. Fortunately, you didn't look for me (I can't get out even if you did). Juexia, don't be in the same room as Xiao Pei. I'm afraid that he'll pry open the door and hurt you by accident.]
Pei Tingsong looked at the chat history and was speechless.
[Kaledo's only big boss: I'm going to record an escape room, not a picnic. Besides, I'll definitely be able to get out. Everything you guys say will be reflected!]
As soon as he sent it, Pei Tingsong looked up and found Fang Juexia digging into his coat pocket.
[nothing but beauty: I packed milk candy and a small cake.]
[Dashes: Awesome! Don't give it to Xiao Pei. Starve this little brat to death.]
[Kaledo's only big boss: …]
"We're here. Let's get out of the car."
As soon as they arrived at the building where the recording was taking place, they were brought to the makeup and styling room by the staff. One person to one room. Fang Juexia couldn't help but sigh. A well-funded program team was indeed different.
"Your skin is so good." The stylist was a young man. "Do you want to hide this birthmark?"
Fang Juexia looked at himself in the mirror and shook his head. "No need."
"Okay."
His clothes didn't seem to have any distinctive features. He was wearing a white shirt and suit pants, a knitted vest, and a pair of flat glasses. He looked very bookish. As a loyal audience member who had escaped, Fang Juexia quickly realized that this might have something to do with his identity in this episode.
"My role can't be a teacher or student, right?" Fang Juexia looked up at the stylist.
"You're too smart." The stylist sprayed some styling gel on his hair. "Done. I like to style good-looking children. No matter what I do, I won't fail. "
Fang Juexia smiled embarrassedly. Before he handed in his phone, he received a message.
[Kaleido Pei Tingsong: If there's a small dark room later, remember to call me.]
The corners of his mouth curled up.
[nothing but beauty: If you're Killer, wouldn't I be a sheep in a tiger's den?]
It didn't take long for him to receive a reply.
[Kaleido Pei Tingsong: My tiger's den has been bitten by you. How can there be a tiger's den?]
Fang Juexia's fingers paused. For a moment, he didn't know how to respond. This person was too good at manipulating his feelings, including guilt and sympathy.
However, this feeling of guilt didn't last long because Pei Tingsong sent a new message.
[Kaleido Pei Tingsong: Besides, if I'm really Killer, it's not too late to kill you.]
"Okay, Juexia, we have to go."
"Okay." He could only give up. He handed his phone to the staff and followed them to the elevator to the designated floor. Before he got out of the elevator, the staff blocked his view.
This time, it wasn't as simple as a blindfold covering his eyes. Instead, it was a square hood. In an instant, his vision was dark. He was supported forward.
This operation could easily make the guests nervous, but Fang Juexia was familiar with this feeling, so he didn't think much of it. He just felt that it was a pity. According to this progress, he should have entered the secret room directly, which meant …
He wasn't Killer.
This made Fang Juexia quite disappointed. Although he seemed to have a lukewarm personality, he also wanted to try out a villain like Killer, who required a high psychological quality and strategy. It seemed that the first episode was missed.
Fang Juexia heard the sound of the door opening. He was helped into the room by the staff and sat on a chair. It felt like a very comfortable leather sofa. They tied him up with a rope and fixed his legs, but didn't take off the hood.
"This is the phone you used to receive the show's messages." The staff stuffed the phone into his pants pocket.
"Okay, thank you."
Once in the dark, Fang Juexia, who lost his sight, became extra sensitive. He could determine the trajectory of the rope based on the staff's movements and draw a sketch of the binding in his mind.
The clock in his mind ran for less than ten minutes when Fang Juexia heard the door open again.
It looked like he was not the only one in the secret room. However, he wasn't sure whether that was a good thing or not. Even though one more person meant one more chance of getting help, no one could say for sure whether the other person had a good identity or not.
Listening to the movement, Fang Juexia was sure that the new person was sitting across from him. The distance should be no more than fifty centimeters because he could clearly hear the rustling of clothes. There was also the sound of metal clanking, probably handcuffs.
When all the sound disappeared, the door was closed for the last time, and the room's initialization was finally completed.
The next moment, a familiar slightly metallic voice came from the room. It was the narration of Escape.
"Welcome to the second season of Escape. Now, please forget your original identity. In this game, you are players who are trapped in a secret room. Please note that there is not only one secret room but many connected rooms. This means that when you open the door of your secret room, you will enter a new secret room. There might be other people trapped here like you. "
Fang Juexia had a good memory. Just by listening to the beginning, he knew that the narration was completely copied from the first season.
"Please allow me to introduce the rules of our game. The person who escapes from all the secret rooms and leaves this house in the shortest amount of time will be the winner of this game and receive the highest points. The points earned by the other players will be calculated according to the time taken to escape. For every extra ten minutes, one point will be deducted. "
The voice paused before continuing. "I'm sure everyone knows that the difference between Escape and other escape room games is that there is a killer among the players. Unlike normal players, the killer who hides his identity has the right to 'kill' other players. The killed player's points will be reset to zero. In one episode, the killer can only kill one player.
"Normal players can also find the 'killer' in your heart through deduction. When all the players gather together, they can vote to 'kill' him. The player who successfully votes for the killer will receive 1.5 times the points after the game ends. However, once the 'killer' becomes the final winner, every normal player in the game will be considered dead. The points will be reset to zero, and the killer will receive double the points. "
From the sound of it, the only difference was the change in points. Previously, players who voted for the killer would not receive any rewards, but this was added in the second season.
However, if this was the case, the players would risk their lives to find the killer for the reward. Then, wouldn't the killer's situation be even more difficult?
"You don't have any decryption equipment with you, so I hope that you won't use physical means to break through the secret rooms. Every player will be equipped with a modified phone to receive messages from the show, obtain countdown information, and vote. Please note. "The narration paused." This season, the rule of obtaining clues in advance has been canceled. The only thing you can rely on is your own intelligence and teamwork.
"Then, I wish you all the best. Countdown. "
'That's it?'
"Three …"
"Two …"
He still felt that something was off.
"Wait a minute." The narration suddenly stopped and laughed. "Just a little joke. There is still a key rule that has not been explained. Please pay attention. "
"This season, we will introduce a new character for all players — Double-Faced Knight."