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"Attention all staff: I regret to involve you in this matter, so I assure you that as long as the police do not do small tricks and you cooperate, I will fulfill my promise to release you. Finally..." Johnson read To the camera: "I don't know which police officer is in charge of this matter. In order to ensure that most people can be rescued, I must control the contestants. Two kilometers away from the Gausker Building, there is an office building called Taixia. The basement floor of the office building There is a car with the license plate number 123, and there are 44 watches in the trunk, I hope the police officer can bring it for me and hand it to my person through the balcony on the south side of the left side of the conference room."

Johnson said: "Watches are small bombs, used to control the contestants. You don't need to help me, but I hope you can think clearly: the more people you help me control, the fewer people will die this time. .”

……

Because of the sudden increase in the number of people watching the live broadcast of this emergency, the judiciary in London was in a hurry. High-level officials from European countries attached great importance to this incident, and they sent letters through the foot department to ask the UK to ensure the safety of their citizens. Judiciary agencies in various countries have also received orders. The powers cooperate with the work of the British judiciary.

But at this time, the Gausker Building, where it originated, was extremely quiet.

The second floor is a traditional conference room with tables and chairs below and a main stage on top. 44 guests sat scattered in a conference room that can accommodate a hundred people, and there were only two gangsters holding pistols in the conference room.Johnson came in from behind them unhurriedly, and walked onto the main stage under everyone's gaze: "I know that many people wanted to get rid of them and escape from here just now. You should be glad that no one did this, because once I and anyone We will directly detonate the building. You must be asking: what am I doing? Why am I doing this?”

Johnson waited for a while, and said: "Pay attention, pay more attention. The holy religion is already the largest religion in the world, with the most followers and the most pious. Even so, it has always been on the edge. Believers of the Protestant Church can be compared with believers of the Orthodox Church. Chat and eat together, but we can’t. Although you say you respect beliefs, you have never respected believers. Another reason is that I studied media variety shows in college, and I like different reality shows very much. The script kills, but no one has ever adopted my idea. In this case, I made up my mind to be a person qualified to adopt ideas, and I did it. After I did it, I found that I could not find a better idea. Except life and death reality show."

Johnson: "Perhaps you don't know, the British police have already identified me as an Internet celebrity killer. They have no evidence in hand, and they have been unable to do anything about me. I presented the killing process of the Internet celebrity killer to the audience, but found a problem: that is The audience had no sense of participation. And they quickly forgot about the Internet celebrity killer. The first Internet celebrity festival was supposed to be the only Internet celebrity festival. Unexpectedly, Donner took a life-and-death fight and copied the Fairy Tale Hotel... Ha ha , Sorry, too much nonsense."

Johnson said: "Give them back the phone."

A gunman took the bag and dumped dozens of cellphones on a table.Johnson said: "Each of you will give a 1-minute speech, the person with the lowest votes will die, and the two people with the highest votes will be released. If the police cut off the vote, we will be on the road together. You now have 10 minutes to connect by phone From the outside world, you can ask for help with speeches, bid farewell to your loved ones, or call someone you want to scold but dare not scold. You can turn off the phone after 10 minutes, and whoever’s mobile phone is not turned off will die.”

Johnson said: "Speech rules, there are no restrictions. No, in order to protect the physical and mental health of young people, they are not allowed to take off their clothes and reveal too much of their bodies. The time is 1 minute, and if you exceed the specified 30 seconds, you will be killed directly. After you get your mobile phone and start calling, My companion will distribute the number plates to you, and stick the number plates on the left chest for the audience to identify, and those who don’t stick them will die. You will give speeches according to the order of numbers. Of course, you are allowed to snatch other people’s number plates, even Can kill each other."

……

Liang Xi answered the phone, turned on the speakerphone, and asked, "Are you cool? Silly."

Bobby went crazy: "Fuck, don't talk sarcastic now."

Liang Xi said: "Bobby, how can I pass the game?"

Bobby: "Huh?"

Liang Xi said: "Normal game play requires obeying the rules to go further. For example, the game sets a cliff in front of you. If you jump, you will definitely fall to your death. Gausker Building is a game, and Johnson is the god of the game. He Enjoying the game. I don't think he's a staunch believer, he just wants to be a god before he dies. If a game doesn't get cleared, it's a failed game for Johnson. From this point of view, I think what he said is the truth, and he will fulfill his promise and abide by the rules of the game he has explained. It is impossible for you to win in this game. Your character is not bad at present, as long as you If you don’t die, you won’t die in this game.”

Liang Xi continued: "But you can't admit it, you are still a flamboyant rich second generation."

Bobby asked back, "Isn't this called death?"

Liang Xi said: "If my guess is correct, many people who will go up to give a speech in a while will cry miserably. One cry miserably sympathizes, and ten cry miserably no one sympathizes. If you talk about a variety show, it is possible to put a personality Should the players be eliminated first?"

Bobby: "You just said the rules of the game yourself, and the rules of the game are voted by netizens."

Liang Xi asked: "Is it easier for an arrogant and domineering person to cry and ask everyone to vote for himself to get a response, or is it easier to get a response for a lovely and pitiful person crying and begging for votes? As long as you are not afraid, your courage Someone will vote for you. Tell Chris that he can’t easily change your character. His character is to help you win the championship. Changing your character is easy to lose votes. Last point, if you have no personality at all, and you don’t have yourself fans, where did you get the tickets?"

Bobby said: "I just called my dad. My dad will notify the companies under the group and let the employees vote for me. Don't forget, I am the real board chairman, and my death is not good for the employees."

Liang Xi looked at Karin, he was speechless.Karin felt that she should be nervous and worried, but seeing Liang Xi's speechless expression, she just wanted to laugh.Perhaps it was Liang Xi's relaxed and calm personality that infected her to a certain extent.

Liang Xi said helplessly, "Remember to explain to Chris."

Bobby said: "Hey, if I die this time..."

Liang Xi waited.

Bobby cried: "Shouldn't you say: You won't die?"

Liang Xi said: "I can't deceive a friend who may die. Do you have anything to explain?"

"Fack." Bobby said, "If I die, you can ask the police to tell Londoners that I am Blonde."

"The blond man is your bargaining chip, and you should have a chance to use it in this Gausker game." Liang Xi originally planned to persuade Bobby to reveal his identity as the blond man during his speech.But he couldn't stand up to his family's big business, and the blond man couldn't handle the Clement Group no matter what.

Poppy: "If there is no chance..."

Liang Xi said, "I will definitely ask the police to tell Londoners that you are Blonde."

Chapter 381 Game ([-])

The public safety emergency meeting held in the UK is actually useless. At this time, there is no need for these strategists to brag, and now it is necessary for practical people to do things.The meeting had only one purpose: to minimize hostage casualties.This is also the purpose of not holding meetings.

Did you cut off the live signal?The director of the police department told the minister and the prime minister that he believed that once the signal was cut off, the Gausker building would collapse. Psychologists profiled Johnson as having the belief that he must die.

In the front-line police department, Downer is holding a combat meeting. The supervisors and senior detectives from the Special Operations Department and the Operations Department are participating in the meeting. The meeting focuses on several main issues: Is there a possibility of a storm?What are the chances of winning by storm? Could 120kg tn cause the Gausker Building to completely collapse?Gangster branch area, bomb burial site, hostage location...

Not just a few questions, but a whole host of questions.The technology sector continues to send in information, but it's not enough.During the break, Tang Na hesitated for a long time with his mobile phone, and finally called Liang Xi.At the first Internet celebrity festival, Tang Na followed Liang Xi's suggestion of taking a gamble and resolved the hostage crisis.But he also took the blame and resigned.

"Hello?" Liang Xi turned on the speakerphone, and sat on the carpet with Karin, leaning against the sofa cushions and watching TV.

Donald: "I'm Donald."

Liang Xi thought for a while: "Oh?"

"Oh?" Donna asked back.

Liang Xi said: "My friend is in the Gausker Building, I have a position, and I can't help you." Liang Xi may be able to provide some strong attack plans, or similar information, but the risk is extremely high.If the police attack because of the information and plan he provided, resulting in the death of the hostages and his friends, even if Liang Xi doesn't want to take the blame.As soon as Liang Xi opened his mouth, he stated that he had a position and disapproved of the police attack.

Downer asked, "Could you please share your thoughts?"

Liang Xi said: "Everything is possible. If I were you, I would never confront a terminally ill, strong-willed, crazy-minded person. But since you called, I have to say Something, or I'm sorry John. First question: Why are all the gangsters masked except Johnson? Since they are determined to die, why don't they appear on camera? Second question: Johnson said there were fourteen gangsters , and briefly introduced the discrimination they suffered one by one, don’t you think it’s redundant? On the other hand, this is a very secret thing. Johnson will spend his time reciting the information of the fourteen gangsters? And listen to their voices? I don't think it's logical."

Liang Xi said: "The third question is that blasting a building requires very professional knowledge. Either Johnson has such talents and takes risks to measure, calculate the bomb yield and burying location, or simply steal the ready-made ones. Goske The building will be demolished next year and I believe the technical calculations have been made."

Liang Xi said: "The fourth question, if a person's front yard is on fire, wouldn't those who hate him set another fire in the backyard? I contacted Clement's bodyguards and asked them to pay attention to the symbolic signs of the holy flag." Meaningful Maria Hospital. There is no situation for the time being, I think you can establish contact with them and let them be the police's eyeliner."

Liang Xi said: "The last question, no matter what plan you have, what information you get, who can guarantee that it is true? If you are not sure about Shengqi, you want to blame people. You can't remember your level, so you have to be a director. Only a minister or prime minister can bear the burden of the lives of hundreds of hostages. Under such circumstances, I would like to ask: Who dares to order a storm?"

Liang Xi: "My suggestion is to stand still and wait for the Internet celebrity festival to end."

Downer: "Because there are your friends in it."

Liang Xi replied: "There is this reason."

Downer: "I see, keep in touch."

Liang Xi: "Goodbye."

The police will not and cannot compromise with the gangsters, and the situation is basically the same in all countries.But the Johnson case is different. First of all, Johnson explained his position. He will release many people. He also explained that some guests will die in the game.Even if all 44 guests died, compared with more than 100 staff members, the number is not very large.This is certainly not the main reason why the police gave up the storm.The main reason is that the success rate of storming is too low.

Someone asked, what is the difference between a wife and a fearful identity?Someone replied: Fear of identity can at least be discussed.This joke is not applicable in this incident, and Johnson has no intention of negotiating.

As a bystander, Liang Xi realized that Johnson was looking at this game.In the first Internet celebrity festival, Johnson has already started killing people through the hands of netizens, and netizens vote to decide life and death, so as to mock the Internet keyboard man.Obviously, the destructive power and scale of the first Internet celebrity festival cannot be compared with this time. Liang Xi believes that the main reason is that the first Internet celebrity festival Johnson does not have the courage to break the boat.

Then why did Johnson put aside life and death in the third Internet celebrity festival?There is only one reason: illness.It is difficult for ordinary people to imagine the suffering of terminally ill patients in the last stage of life.Some people say that this may be the kindness of God, because when a person suffers to a certain extent, death becomes his hope and relief, so that the dying can face death more calmly.

Comparing the first and third Internet celebrity festivals, it can be found that the first Internet celebrity festival Johnson is full of energy and vitality.The third Internet celebrity festival Johnson has shown a haggard look.

Bobby must play this game well if he wants to survive.But Liang Xi believes that this game is not simple, it will definitely not be everyone running a race, jumping high or giving a speech, the cruelty may even exceed the squid game.

……

In the Gausker Building, Johnson further explained the situation to the building staff while the guests were on the phone with the outside world.Before the start of the Internet celebrity festival, he entrusted all his assets to a company. According to the calculation of the current 130 staff members in the building, each person can get 150 million pounds.This company only pays living people. As long as everyone cooperates, not only can they leave alive, but they can also become millionaires.Johnson also stated that he has consulted with senior lawyers. In addition to paying taxes, the staff can get their own bonuses.In the end, Johnson hoped that everyone would work together to produce the most exciting and authentic variety show of this century.

Will there be heroes?The few policemen on the first floor are heroes, they still have guns in their hands, and they are heroes if they don't shoot.Now suddenly someone grabs a gun and shoots a gangster, and plans to play Die Hard, but the building collapses with a bang.You can risk your life, but don't bet on someone else's.

After taking a break after saying this, Johnson returned to the conference room.Time is up.

After inspection, the police found that the so-called watch was not a bomb at all, but a voting device with a positioning function.Downer decided to hand the watch over to Johnson.At this time, Downer can only choose to trust Johnson and let Johnson have more control, so as to reduce the disastrous consequences of personal heroism.

During this period, the police in the hall on the first floor of Gausker called to explain the situation. All five of them stayed on the first floor, and two guards did not allow them to approach the explosion-proof door or leave the area.There are restrooms, lounges, and a lot of food in the area.There were five of them, five guns, and the gangsters didn't take them seriously at all. This sense of insult made them very irritable.They very much hope that Tang Na will order an attack, even if they die in battle, it is better than living like this.

Downer's order is not to attack them, and the duty of the five is to use the gangster's arrogance to provide as much information as possible to the police headquarters.There is so little information available to the police right now.

The situation explained by the police is similar to the situation grasped by the headquarters. The 50-story building is divided into four areas, one area is the 1st and 2nd floors.The second area is the 3rd to 6th floors. The 3rd to 5th floors are the work, life and rest places of the live broadcast technology department. The 6th floor is the guest rest area, and each guest has a room.The third area is the 49th and 50th floors, and the corridors were physically blocked by people.The remaining area belongs to the play area.

Deducting Johnson, there are at least four known assailants, two on the ground floor and two on the second floor.There are a total of six elevators in the building, only two are operational, and someone controls them.The police speculated that there were hackers in the building.

This news is bad news. If Johnson is technically prepared, no one can make a storm plan with a success rate.

Downer asked: What about the detonation method?

The police officer replied: I don't know.

Donald: Watch, don't act.

While they were talking, a gangster approached and listened for a while, then walked away slowly, making the police officers curse continuously.Downer has been reassuring the police officers, telling them not to act without authorization, and that he will contact him if necessary, and defeat them with their arrogance.

……

The watch was hooked up by gangsters and handed out one by one. Johnson told everyone that it was a game voting tool, and losing the tool would mean being eliminated.This watch is waterproof and dustproof, so don't worry about quality problems.

Johnson: "Now we are playing a big game. At the beginning, the rule was to eliminate one person and release two. If you want, we can release four, eight, or even ten people, and the number of eliminations will increase accordingly. If you agree, press Green button, if you disagree, press the red button, if you agree with more than 50% of the people, then we will randomly select a number within 4-20 as the number of people to be released. Voting starts, 1 minute, thank you.”

The red and green scores appeared on the screen on Johnson's back, and everyone looked at the screen with serious expressions.The numbers on the screen kept jumping, and the red and green values ​​kept clenching.

The final score was fixed at 20:21, and Johnson's proposal was rejected.

As soon as the result came out, the No. 5 man in the suit went straight to the frying pan, jumped onto the chair and shouted: "Are you idiots? I tell you that there will be no more 1:2 ratios below, and we are the only ones who will die. Use your brains to think Come to think of it, now is the best chance to feel unwell? Falk." No. 5 didn't know what to say,

A 50-year-old man said on the 6th: "Assuming that there are ten release quotas now, and the quotas are voted by netizens, who will be released? Is it a star Internet celebrity with tens of millions of fans, or us ordinary people? The voting rule is not to vote for Those who want to be eliminated, but vote for those who are released. Then who will get the fewest votes? The less famous you are, the fewer votes you will get."

Woman No. 7 asked back: "You just choose red to protect yourself? To avoid being eliminated in the first round?"

No. 6 said: "Yes, I am protecting myself, and I am also protecting ordinary people. Since we are here and participated in this damn game, we must at least show ourselves and at least need a fairer stage. The first round of elimination is just It's not fair because we're normal people."

The scene quickly divided into two factions, blaming each other. In fact, there were not many ordinary people. Some people who attacked No. 5 and No. 7 actually agreed with No. 5 and No. 7's decision.But this is a vote, and you must be a good identity, and you must perform to let netizens know that there is someone like you.

Johnson pressed the microphone to end the quarrel: "Quiet, let's start the speech on the 1st, and open the Internet vote after everyone's speech, and the voting time is 15 minutes. Remind again, if the speech takes more than 1 minute and 30 seconds, you will be directly eliminated. "After speaking, he left the main seat, sat down on the side, and gave up the main seat.

A gangster stood next to the main seat with a stopwatch in one hand and a pistol in the other. Johnson: "No. 1, the timing begins."

No. 1 is an economics blogger who teaches people how to manage money and make money. There are many criticisms and fans. No. 1 picked up the microphone and looked at the camera: "I believe that I will not be eliminated, and I also believe that I will not be released. Our current situation is similar to what Mr. No. 6 said. Ordinary people can only pray that they are not the last. This rule is unfair, but no rule is fair. Although resources have not determined the winners and losers, resources have determined the range of winners and losers."

"It is very unfortunate to encounter this kind of thing. It is the misfortune of all of us. I hope that when the eliminated is produced, everyone can secretly rejoice that it is not you who was eliminated, but please don't gloat. Don't forget that we are all on the same boat. Please help each other in this situation. Thank you, I'm done."

No. 2 came to the stage and immediately sprayed: "No. 1, don't pretend to be a saint. Do you think that the people here don't know your details? How many people have gone bankrupt because of your advice? Countless people. How many people have gone bankrupt because of your advice? As for getting rich, no, none of them. But if you can determine the way to get rich, will you tell others? Last year, you praised the concept of entity manufacturing and belittled financial concept stocks, but you bought financial concept stocks yourself and made a lot of money .Last year you received marketing fees from a large group and tricked people into raising the stock price. As a result, the group has survived the crisis, and the investors’ money is still locked in the stock market. I don’t understand. There are too many fools in this world, or you There are too many of them. I'm done."

No. 3 came to the stage: "No. 2, why didn't you look in the mirror before other people? Except spraying, spraying, everything is black. If they don't donate money, you say it's nothing. If they donate money, you say it's a drop in the bucket. You have millions Fans, it’s because there are a large number of losers in society who need to rely on your abuse to decompress, not because you are so awesome.” He pointed a middle finger at No. 2, and No. 2 stood up and returned it.

No. 4: "Several, we have to get through this difficult time together..."

The first 9 people all made speeches without any new ideas. The reason No. 1 has already been said. The people who will be eliminated have been determined, and the people who will be released have been determined.

Chapter 382 Game ([-])

Bobby on the 10th came to the stage. Like most of the guests, he was still in a relatively stable mood.Some people say that what humans fear is not death or violence, but the unknown.Just like the law, the ancient law county magistrate has the final say, if you say you are guilty, you are guilty, if you say you are innocent, you are not guilty. Be careful and go in.

When Johnson spoke up, everyone was calm.

Bobby said to the camera: "Hello everyone, I am the chairman of the Clement Group. I am very happy, no, unfortunately I met you under such circumstances. I just want to say one thing, if I am released this round, I will donate £100 billion in cash over [-] years to food, children and related charities."

As soon as these words came out, the guests were in an uproar. Even Johnson was dumbfounded and watched Bobby step off the stage and return to his seat.

"100 billion?" Karin asked back, this is not a small amount of money, not 100 billion in assets, but 100 billion in cash, and the billions of the richest man is because his equity and assets are worth so much money.The Clement family should be able to spend 100 billion in cash within ten years, but the Clement family is basically abolished.

Liang Xidao: "Most ordinary people shout casually and use charity as a tool of moral kidnapping. How many people really care about charity. Compared with those African children who died of starvation and disease, it is the first priority for idols to survive. Big deal. But Bobby’s move definitely attracted supporters and laid a foundation for the subsequent games. Sometimes this guy has a watt of brain, and sometimes he is very smart.”

Karin can explain this question: "You are also very smart. If you discuss computers with Fiona, you are an idiot compared to Fiona. Same thing."

Since Fiona was included in the example, Liang Xi fully supported Karin's opinion and avoided getting involved in the crisis.

Chris appeared on the 11th, took the microphone and paused for ten seconds, raising everyone's attention.Chris said: "I have the blood of the Danish royal family. As a descendant of the Vikings, I will only say one thing."

Chris turned to look at Johnson: "Send Q to your wife's family."

Johnson immediately flew into a rage, took out a pistol and pressed it against Chris's chest, Chris remained motionless: "Shoot, it's cool to break your own rules. You are God, you can temporarily modify the rules. I will greet your wife , if it’s a man, it should be shot. Or go back.”

Johnson broke the rules when he shot. Although the whole game can still be played, it has become meaningless to Johnson.

Liang Xi was very surprised: "Chris is so smart? He actually found out that this game was Johnson's last glimpse, and took a gamble." If Chris is killed, it means that Johnson's reputation is not reliable.If Chris is alive, that means Johnson's credibility is solid.Johnson's credibility is a very important criterion for the police to measure whether to take action.If it is determined that Johnson has broken his promise, even if there is only a [-] in [-] success rate, the police must attack.

Liang Xi especially admired Chris's courage. In his previous relationship, he had never found such qualities in Chris.

Karin had a different opinion: "I don't think Chris is smart, so the probability of courting death is very high."

Liang Xi repeatedly said: "No, no, if Johnson doesn't abide by his own rules of the game, as a person whose fame, physical strength, money, and prestige are not as good as others, it is only a matter of time before Chris is eliminated. Because he has no value in creating a variety show effect." .He has this value now, as a media mogul knows, a prick like Chris can attract traffic. If Johnson plays by the rules of his game, then he can't hurt Chris without being attacked."

Karin: "An angry person is irrational."

Liang Xi: "If he didn't make sense, he would have already shot."

Johnson put away the pistol and looked at Chris: "I follow the rules, and I remember you, No. 11. Listen, everyone, one more rule: Whoever dares to insult my wife must die."

Liang Xi said, "At least in this round, Chris won't be voted out."

There were 10 opponents of a resolution, and they attacked with keyboards angrily, looking menacing, making the proposer feel that he was an enemy of the world.But after voting, it was found that there were 80 people who supported this matter.The 80 people just kept silent.This is an Internet phenomenon. Many times it seems that a person has been sprayed miserably, but in fact, after comparing the population base, it is found that the proportion of spraying this person is less than one ten thousandth, or even one millionth.

Why did this person become so miserable?Because there are not many people who support him, more of them are neutral factions, and it is impossible for them to speak out for this person.Their most thoughtful thoughts: these idiots, it's none of my business, let's go.In their world view, they know that there is a group of idiots objectively existing on the Internet.

The next person who started to sell miserably was the former mayor.He told everyone that he was bankrupt after he was released from prison, and his wife separated from him.He is glamorous in front of others, but he has nothing to show for himself.He came to participate in the Internet celebrity show to make money, as a father to make money, his children need money.That's all I've said, and I'll let you figure it out for yourself.He was going to attack someone and use this person as a scapegoat, but he soon realized that this time it was not an elimination vote, but a rescue vote, and the effect of erecting an enemy for the public was too small.It's better to sell miserably, get some votes from women who are overflowing with kindness, and first keep yourself alive this round.

The speech is divided into three parts.

The first part is the low-level people. Half of them can't let go, they are awkward, they want to say something but they are too embarrassed to say it, and the words don't express their meaning.The second part is the middle legion. They don't have much hope for the speech. They greet their family members through the camera and tell them that they love them.The third part is the most intense, and the contenders are all heavyweight stars and Internet celebrities, who have a huge fan base.In these 10 minutes, their team has given them advice and taught them how to make good use of the speech time.

Kou Kou is the most low-key person among the big names. Compared with the sensational, brave and calm performance of others, she looks very scared.It took me a long time before I started to say: "I don't know what to say, my mother's phone was turned off, and I called my father. I haven't had a formal relationship yet... I have to answer a question here. I didn't answer it well yesterday. Now answer again: Why can’t steak be 8 rare? Yes, you can eat 8 or even 10 rare, but you accuse those who eat 3 rare that they think they are superior, aren’t you the one you accused? Do you know the concept of ordering 8 points cooked in a formal western restaurant? It’s like you are walking on the road, wearing pants on your upper body and clothes on your lower body. Of course you can wear it like this, but do you think it looks good? Do you think those who laugh at you Do you not understand art? Do you respect others?"