I Was Once a Legend

On the endless deep blue sea, a behemoth-like cruise ship is sailing.

This 290-meter-long, 59-meter-wide, and 63-meter-high luxury cruise ship is named Gabriel II. This trip departed from Canada, crossed the Atlantic Ocean, and sailed to France.

It's more like a white fortress moving across the sea than a ship.

The identity of the pilgrims in the box is that people from all walks of life from all over the world are invited by the company where the cruise ship is located to embark on a free luxury sea voyage.But as a price, they must follow the arrangement of the staff to participate in a series of activities, which will be made into a reality show for all amateurs after filming.

There are 30 guests on board, and 500 crew members and program staff.

At first glance, this background sounds like the beginning of a standard horror suspense film, but for now, no one cares.

Lin Hangzhi entered the box and was shocked when he woke up from his cabin. He thought he had entered some kind of palace by mistake. Everything in the room revealed the luxury and elegance of classical Europe, and even the sink was gilded. , also has an open-air balcony, you can directly see the sea.

His identity is a reporter from Malaysia.

Lin Hangzhi was stroking the exquisite pattern on the four pillars of the big bed as if he had never seen it before, when suddenly, the phone by the bed rang.

"Mr. Lin Hangzhi, it's time for dinner soon. The director needs to explain some precautions during the filming process. Please come to restaurant No. 11 at 50:7 and attend in formal clothes."

The other party spoke fluent English, and Lin Hangzhi guessed that the service on board was all European, so he politely replied "Thank you", and finally opened the huge solid wood wardrobe——

A bumpkin exclaimed.

Half an hour later, Lin Hangzhi finally found out where Restaurant No. 7 was. The theme of this restaurant was court style. The waiters in white clothes and black trousers wore bow ties, and served plates of exquisite food on the table.

Putting on a suit for a long time, Lin Hangzhi felt a little uncomfortable. Even with such a temperamental clothes on his body, it still couldn't stop his frustration from the inside out.

There were not many people in the restaurant, Lin Hangzhi looked around, wondering if he had come early.

"Hey brother!" Suddenly someone patted his back hard, almost causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.Ai Lun enthusiastically stopped Lin Hangzhi's shoulder, scratched his head twice, and said with a smile, "Don't you even know how to fiddle with your hair?"

"I'm not used to using hairspray." Lin Hangzhi pulled his arm off and looked back, "Is anyone else here?"

"I didn't see it, let's wait inside first, the lunch looks delicious."

The two randomly picked a round table and sat down. Seeing that no one was paying attention, Allen quietly dipped a fork into the foie gras and tasted it. Lin Hangzhi touched the white lily in the vase, the petals were still stained with crystal water. beads.

People walked into the restaurant in twos and threes. Lin Hangzhi secretly observed these strange pilgrims with different skin and hair colors, and caught a touch of light blue.

Wang Que also saw him at the same time, her eyes lit up, and she wanted to wave at them, but when she raised her arm halfway, she realized that it was not appropriate, so she put it down immediately, and walked over quickly.

Wang Que chose an ankle-length dress, the skirt was inlaid with sparkling diamonds, like stars shining in the sky, her hair was pulled up and fixed with a pearl tiara, and she put on makeup, which made her look a little different from usual.

Allen: "The lipstick color is beautiful."

Wang Que showed him the inside of her wrist, on which there were still many faint marks left after color testing of lipsticks, and said with a smile: "I tried a lot of lipsticks."

Dong Zheng and Dong Linhai also walked in quickly, different from Alan Linhang, whether it was the sleeve length of the shirt that exposed the cuffs of the coat, the edge of the white handkerchief exposed in the decorative pocket on the chest, or the cufflinks that were shining with luxury, walking The unhurried pacing frequency and the attitude of not looking left and right at all clearly explained one thing - the two brothers really looked like the wealthy upper-class people who should appear here.

Lin Hangzhi couldn't help sighing: "The children of the family are different."

Allen said cheerfully: "At any rate, we also have the opportunity to experience the life of a rich man, don't we?"

The Wonton Splitter team gathered, and Allen asked, "Where's Cui Er?"

Dong Zheng: "He is not on the list, and Victor went to find food elsewhere."

As a prisoner, Cui Zuojing was not among the 30 people invited by the director, so he couldn't enter the restaurant, so he went to a bar next door and asked for something to eat.

The young man was wearing a suit with suspenders, and a small plush rabbit doll was pinned to his left chest. Dong Zheng pulled his soft black hair and forcibly sprayed it with hairspray. At this time, each strand was softly staying where it should be.

He was holding the cat, so the black trousers inevitably got Victor's white fur.

Cui Zuojing drank an iced Coke with a straw in his mouth, and looked around lazily. Besides him, there were some program staff in the bar.

Looks like a good place to eavesdrop on intel.

When a man in a brown waistcoat with many pockets entered the dining room, the pilgrims who were talking in low voices stopped talking in unison.

He was not tall, with dark brown curly hair, ordinary appearance, wearing a round cap, and a dozen pockets on his clothes were all bulging, and he didn't know what was in them.

Seeing that no one made a sound, he nodded in satisfaction, stood on the aisle of the restaurant, glanced at everyone's faces, and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the shooting site of "The Seventh Day" Lee No. [-], I'm director Akers, and it's a pleasure to meet you here today.

He speaks standard American English. Needless to say, Allen, who is an American, Dong Zheng and Lin Hangzhi are both top students, and Wang Que's English is also good. Only Dong Linhai looks bewildered.

So Allen quietly performed simultaneous translation for Linhai.

"Three weeks ago, I sent an invitation to the 30 guests present to participate in this grand event on the Atlantic Ocean. After the trip, each person will receive an announcement fee of 100 million US dollars, of which [-] US dollars have been paid in advance. You must have received it.

"Our program was sponsored by the American HEM company. It took about two months from filming to post-production and broadcasting. During this period, you need to abide by the principle of confidentiality, and you must not disclose the program to anyone outside the program. Content.

"What we are going to create will be the greatest, most exciting, and most popular show in the entire history of entertainment! When it airs, everyone will be a star enjoying applause and cheers!"

Contrary to Asker's exciting speech, all the pilgrims present were indifferent, with only sparse applause.

Lin Hangzhi whispered to Dong Zheng: "It's obvious that there is something tricky inside."

Asker didn't feel embarrassed, and continued: "We have entered the high seas from today, and we can start filming officially. The content and precautions of the first event will be sent to you after the meal, and there will be staff to help compare the script.

"The main reason for bringing everyone here this time is to get to know each other. In the next month, you will spend this wonderful time together."

A smile appeared on the corner of Akers' lips, he took off his hat and bowed to everyone, "Okay, that's all I want to say, I won't waste everyone's time, I wish you all a happy meal."

The director left the restaurant, and the surroundings became lively again. Everyone was whispering to their companions. Dong Zheng looked around and frowned.

"What's wrong?" Allen asked softly.

"There are only 29 people here."

Allen counted it immediately when he heard the words, and there were indeed only 29.

"Didn't the director count all the people before the meeting?"

Dong Zheng shook his head, not knowing what was going on, he looked away, picked up the knife and fork and started eating.

The plot has not yet begun, and there are no task reminders.The name of the box is Twilight Island. From this point of view, the cruise ship must not have arrived at its destination as safely as hoped.

The so-called program is probably just to give them a reason to gather here, so don't pay too much attention to it.

Might as well enjoy a big meal with peace of mind.

Cui Zuojing was almost full at the bar.

He took a glass of whiskey and fed it to Victor. While drinking, Victor used the cat's sensitive hearing to eavesdrop on the conversation of the program staff not far away.

They are working on the process.

Victor listened for a while, and probably understood what it meant. In the first round of the show, they would announce a different identity to each guest, and the identity of the person they needed to "assassinate". Within three days The guests need to "assassinate" their targets with the props prepared by the program group until there is only one person left.

It is worth mentioning that casualties are allowed during the "assassination" process. If you kill someone by mistake, according to the terms of the signed contract, you don't have to pay legal responsibility.

The announcement fee of $100 million for each person is actually money for life.

If this program can really be broadcast normally, relying on this operation will definitely shock people's attention.

Cui Zuojing took the last sip of Coke, poured ice cubes that hadn't completely melted into his mouth, chewed them, and left here with Victor.

Because of the many facilities, the route on the ship is a bit complicated for Cui Zuojing, who has only been here for a few hours, and he didn't know which floor he was on for a while, but he was not in a hurry, and wandered around aimlessly .

He also experienced the box on the cruise ship before, but at that time he was too busy with intrigue and murder, and didn't enjoy it.

Now finally have a chance.

When he turned a corner, he almost bumped into a man coming from the other side.

Cui Zuojing took two steps back, moved to the side, and gave way to the other party: "Sorry."

In most cases, he is quite polite with strangers.

"It's okay." The man's voice was low. He was about 1.9 meters tall, with short blond hair, light gray eyes, and deep nasolabial folds on both sides of his lips. He looked a little indifferent.

The suit and leather shoes made him exude an aura that strangers should not get close to.

He stared at Cui Zuojing for two seconds, the corner of his mouth twitched, and there seemed to be something violently surging in the depths of his pupils, and finally everything returned to a depressive calm.

The man shifted his gaze to the white cat in the boy's arms, then retracted his gaze, and walked past Cui Zuojing without looking sideways.

Cui Zuojing was inexplicably looked at, and turned his head to watch his back disappear at the end of the corridor.

The man walked without the slightest sound.