Master Swindler

With 7 hostages, this should be the largest kidnapping incident in history.

Regardless of whether it is on or off the court, the live broadcast of the Hero King Cup final, which was originally a grand event of the century, has concentrated the attraction of the whole world here.

There is no need for the off-site media to inquire, and Lu Qingjia does not hinder the on-site media from contacting and reporting with the outside world.

So after hearing the speech that shocked the world, countless people saw the chaos on the scene and the panic in the audience.

But it didn't take long before the restlessness gradually subsided.

One is that the police force on the scene has already refined the area to maintain order, and the other is that several supernatural beings have activated their abilities.

The ability of several people is to emit a calming gas from their bodies, although it is not strong enough to fill the entire venue.

However, the huge hot air balloon inflatable column used for decoration in the arena also broke open, and the sedative gas had been stored in it, which allowed the police on the scene to calm down the possible chaos with the greatest efficiency.

At this point, the Heroes Association and the management at the top are still unclear. This is basically a terrorist activity that has been planned for a long time and participated by many forces?

The president of the association shouted angrily: "Are you crazy? As the police and special forces, your mission is to protect the people, but now you are working hand in hand with terrorists. Look at the national emblem on your uniform."

Lu Qingjia said: "As expected of the president, the representative of the Justice League, he speaks brightly and stalwartly, and vows to die unyielding."

"You have the right to mobilize many heroes, but you have turned the scene where countless heroes are hostage. Should you feel guilty for your incompetence?"

"you--"

"Come on, let's give an order." Lu Qingjia opened his arms: "Let the heroes fight for honor, swear to the death not to be a prisoner, swear to the death to defend the glory of the King of Heroes Cup, and not let evil elements stain the slightest. Although it is possible to sacrifice, the spirit Eternal, the dignity and honor of a hero will last forever, and there will be no dust for a moment."

"Come on, give the order."

The president was trembling with anger at Lu Qingjia's provocative attitude. He glanced at the heroes around him. Under such a situation, almost everyone avoided his gaze.

Not to mention the heroes who just came to watch the game silently shrank back, trying to reduce their sense of presence.

Even the few young, energetic and bloody people who wanted to stand out were held down by the people they knew next to them, motioning them to look at the military guards around them, and in the end they could only hold back indignantly.

Let the silt make you very close to humiliation.

The camera faithfully recorded this scene, and the hostages present and the audience outside the venue who had expected the association were disillusioned.

Leaving aside the comments outside the arena, many spectators stood up and said loudly: "Fight against the gangsters, aren't you heroes?"

"So many people gathered together can't protect ordinary people, are you trash?"

"Is all our money raising waste?"

These voices represented the thoughts of many people on and off the court, although the voices were suppressed after a while.

"Quiet!" Lu Qingjia said in front of the microphone.

He looked at the faces of the heroes around him, most of them were humiliated, but he also pretended not to hear those accusations.

When everyone thought he would pick up the opportunity and continue to mock the hero, they heard him say: "I noticed."

"Whether it is the audience on or off the field, it seems that they have an illusion."

"Heroes, when their lives are in danger, choose to protect themselves rather than fight to the death for unrelated people. Isn't this your own choice?"

"I chose it myself, so what's the complaint?"

If someone usually expresses such a point of view, they will definitely be laughed at, and no one will even remember this sentence.

But now as the biggest terrorist boss, and proved the spineless heroes.

With silt gaining the unparalleled attention in the world at this moment, the weight of what he said would be different.

At least some people have fallen into introspection. Although they still instinctively think that this is a fallacy of terrorists, the facts are powerless.

So a lot of anger and catharsis poured on the inactive associations and heroes.

For a while, there was an endless stream of disappointment and humiliation towards the association and heroes on the Internet. Countless people declared that after this time, they would no longer support heroes.

Lu Qingjia then smiled and said: "It seems that you are not aware of this. While using heroes as spiritual entertainment, at the same time expecting others to risk their lives to protect you."

"Isn't the hero's usual business performance already satisfying the effect you need to spend for it? Why ask for more? In the era of traditional idols, would you place such expectations on idols?"

"No way? Then why are heroes so taken for granted? After all, they are neither policemen nor soldiers, and they don't have the sense of responsibility inherent in their profession. The establishment of the hero organization at the beginning is just people with power. Passionate about helping others.”

The hostages present did not dare to question Lu Qingjia, but that does not mean that the online audience did not dare.

Across a network cable, the other party can't do anything to them.

So after Lu Qingjia's words fell, the Internet was full of abuse and rebuttals.

"This stuff is just a joke, what kind of hero are those who can't save people?"

"Did you forget the rules you had to memorize on the day you got your hero's license?"

"The treatment of the police and soldiers is not as good as your heroes. They still sacrifice their lives for the people. It turns out that so much money and such good treatment have raised such cowardly and shameless things."

"I used to say on the Internet that the rewards for heroes are getting higher and higher these days, and there are still people chasing me and complaining, all in exchange for their lives, how is it now?"

Lu Qingjia is also a pervert. Not only did he not shy away from those remarks, he even linked them on the big screen.

For a while, all the heroes on the scene saw the evaluation from the outside world, and they were ashamed and indignant.

Lu Qingjia was only interested in one message: "Oh? Everyone thinks heroes earn a lot?"

As he spoke, a data table appeared on the screen, which divided the hero's income level and number of people.

The high is naturally astonishing, the endorsement of a top-tier hero is even less than the lifetime income of a middle-class family.

Popular traffic and the second and third tiers are still beyond the reach of ordinary people. Although the fourth, fifth and sixth tiers tend to be ordinary, but based on today's average salary, they can still guarantee a good life.If you are lucky enough to receive endorsements and advertisements, then the year's market will be good.

But going down, it looks pitiful, especially the recognition is not high, the task performance is not bright enough, and it is mostly the [-]th line of foil.

Just like the traditional entertainment industry, the glamorous ones are always at the top, and this figure, although the popular heroes you see every day is dazzling, but the real statistics show that the number of heroes whose income exceeds the average salary, including all the top-tier heroes, is very small pitiful.

Like the former silt envoys, it is the norm for many practitioners in the circle to live in cheap rented houses and get a guaranteed salary.

After seeing this form, the audience was not convinced. Instead, they said that the hero speaks with strength. Which industry has no competition?Who lives without stress?Since you have chosen to enter this line, then implement professional ethics.

Lu Qingjia smiled, as if very happy.

"Choose to enter this line of work? It's as if you gave the ability users another choice."

The smile disappeared on his face: "I'm glad someone has pointed out the key to the problem."

"The tedious conversation ends here for the time being."

"It's the final of the King of Heroes Cup. As I said, I won't let anything get in the way of it being fair and smooth."

"The matching machine has long been passive, and it is not a random match at all. Therefore, the thirteen heroes in the finals are invited to decide who to fight with by guessing fists."

Everyone thought this guy was an anti-hero, and when he took the opportunity to vent his long-suppressed dissatisfaction and distorted ideas, he turned around and started the game.

Who is in the mood to watch the game at this point?The heroes in the final also frowned, not knowing what he was thinking.

One hero sneered: "You let the hostages compete with the robbers? Does it make sense? Where is the fairness?"

But Bullet followed suit and said, "It's just like what was fair before. When the old guy announced that the mud envoy was disqualified from the competition just now, you all laughed smugly."

As soon as the other party choked, they saw Mud Maker, Sweetheart Chocolate, and the other two heroes stretch out their hands: "Come on, guess the punch."

Constrained by others, they had to follow suit, and the ranking came out. The first round of the thirteen people happened to be Lu Qingjia's bye.

He smiled and said: "It seems that I am lucky, so let's start the first game."

He looked at the two heroes who looked a little nervous, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I promise in front of all the audience in the world that once the game starts, no one unrelated to it will intervene in the game."

"Contestants who do not belong to the same arena, once they enter the arena, it is considered a violation of the rules and they will immediately lose their qualifications."

His tone was ordinary, but his expression was conceited: "After all, I want to win the championship, but I don't want people to criticize me for not being worthy of the name."

Nobody on or off the pitch knew what he wanted to do.

However, unlike the hostages held in the arena, most of the spectators were not life-threatening. Although they sympathized with the audience, most of them had nothing to do with them.

After the long-awaited final officially started, it didn't take long for the atmosphere on the Internet to be mobilized.

There are too many hostages on the scene, and there are bubbles of absolute defense, and it is a large-scale organization. Even if someone wants to carry out rescue, there is not even enough force to suppress it for a while.

Even if they got everything together, they didn't dare to act rashly, so the whole venue formed an isolated island, and Lu Qingjia refused all those who wanted to negotiate outside.

The first duel was very exciting. Compared with the average performance of the selection camp, the strength of the top hero was an essential gap.

Moreover, the top heroes have never fought evenly in front of the public. A gorgeous and thrilling duel, not to mention the audience outside the arena, even many inside the arena are also attracted by this wonderful battle, temporarily forgetting the danger of their own situation.

In six games in a row, six heroes were eliminated, but the six wonderful duels seemed to make everyone downplay the impact of the kidnapping incident.

Lu Qingjia even saw that after the second game, the basic atmosphere of the audience was no different from the beginning, and they were fully immersed in the excitement of the game.

What a world of entertainment to death.

He smiled, and stepped onto the stage to stand side by side with the remaining six heroes: "The few have worked hard, and the six who were eliminated are also honored to lose."

"In the next time, please take a break for the six heroes who have experienced battles to recover their strength."

"During the intermission, we have prepared a wonderful leisure program for the audience on site and in front of the screen, please enjoy it."

I don't know if the finals went smoothly, and the merciless full-strength competition of the heroes gave the audience the illusion.

He thought that the Hero King's Cup would go on smoothly despite his extreme actions, so he didn't think too much about his so-called halftime show.

Many people even prepared to take the opportunity to go to the toilet.

At this moment, the auditorium was completely bored. I thought that cheerleaders or singing and dancing stars would appear, but saw a documentary-like scene appearing on the big screen.

Accompanied by the explanation, the reasons for the evolution of ability users are introduced in an easy-to-understand manner.

The ability person appeared for the first time more than [-] years ago. After the appearance of the first ability person, there have been reports one after another in a certain period of time. The appearance of the ability person almost happened overnight.

There are different speculations about the reason, but the official has not given a specific explanation.

After so many years, society has long adapted to the existence of people with abilities. Although they only account for a small part of the population, this special group has also been well integrated into modern society.

I just didn't expect to see the reveal here.

It turned out that the cause was the invasion of a group of alien bacteria more than 20 years ago. They randomly adsorbed on human beings, and some of the infected people awakened their abilities.

This is a bit like the beginning of many doomsday scripts, but the luck in this world is that there are no mutants and no zombies.

The mutation of human beings is naturally a major event that shocked the world. Even if it is only a small number of people, it also allows others to see the hope of evolution.

At that time, genetic research on ability users became the hottest topic.

Of course, crimes arose, but fortunately, before the conflict between supernatural beings and ordinary human beings became irreconcilable, a joint organization established by dignitaries from all over the world appeared to protect the lives and ordinary rights of supernatural beings, so that social conflicts were eliminated. excitation.

At that time, heroes who were powerful and wanted to use their abilities to maintain social stability and help others formed a group.

In the cities where they operate, the crime rate has dropped sharply and the security has improved. There are four audiences over the age of 50 who have experienced it from that era.

Seeing this, I couldn't help but say to the people around me: "The hero at that time was really good."

Just when people on and off the field lamented that the hero is at the end of the day and his spine is gone, the style of painting on the screen changed.

The organization established by dignitaries from many countries approached the League of Legends and expressed their willingness to provide them with funding to make heroic activities more efficient, attract more capable young people, establish values ​​of actively helping others, and promote social development.

The heroes believed in their promise and jointly established the Hero Association with them.

The operation of the association and the cost of assisting hero activities are very high. As more heroes are absorbed, it is definitely unrealistic to rely solely on the funding of the powerful.

It was inevitable that the League of Legends would become self-sufficient as a for-profit organization.

At that time, people's gratitude and admiration for heroes was relatively pure, but as the heroes compromised with the association step by step, things changed.

At the beginning, it only authorized the video of on-site rescue to be sold to TV stations and online platforms, and then produced hero figures, and then some heroes with better images received advertising endorsements, which in turn affected the selection criteria of heroes and business distribution.

Obviously at the beginning, everyone acted simply because they wanted to help others. Later, heroes with low popularity and commercial value did not even have many mission opportunities.

Can you imagine?Helping others, deterring crime, and saving lives requires permission at this time.

Some heroes came to their senses and felt that the rescue of heroes had gone against their original intentions. They reacted strongly and argued with the association.

But they failed!

I don't know where Lu Qingjia got the video data. The faces of the top heroes of the first generation appeared in front of everyone when they were young.

There are still many viewers who remember them, even if they are younger, as long as they are hero fans, they will also explore the heroes of the past dynasties.

Many people fell into nostalgia, remembering that the top heroes at that time really quit the association overnight, announced that they would no longer carry out hero activities, returned the hero license, and left behind many regrets and fans.

Therefore, in their impression, whether they are old or new fans, those heroes are Bai Yueguang-level idols to them. That's right.

At this point, some people seem to have grasped what the silt priest meant by 'choices you made'.

Sure enough, the next thing I saw were those heroes who were unable to recover and were forced to retire.

The Hero Association is in charge of funds and operations. With the increase in the number of registered heroes, the early batch of heroes are no longer irreplaceable.

In addition, many of the heroes in the early days have been fascinated by the rich rewards of flowers, applause, and lavish life. How can they remember their original ideals? They even ridiculed the heroes who were forced to leave because they didn't know how to adapt, couldn't adapt to the times, and were destined to be abandoned.

Seeing this, even ordinary viewers feel uncomfortable, let alone fans who regard those heroes as Bai Yueguang.

It turned out that my idol left in such a downcast.

At this time, I don't know who will speak first, and suddenly noticed: "Isn't it the ability of the bubble maker to block the soap bubbles in the audience?"

"I also feel like it. I saw it at a close distance back then. The ability of the bubble maker is absolute defense. Before he releases the ability to puncture the bubble, no matter whether it is a knife, gun, water, fire or smoke poison, it can't hurt the bubble. people."

"Because of this ability, he has saved the lives of countless people. I remember that once a shopping mall caught fire and the passages were congested, thousands of people couldn't get out. It was he who saved the lives of these people."

"That includes my father."

"The appearance of the Bubble Envoy means that everything the Silt Envoy said is true?"

"I don't believe that Bubbles will join forces with terrorists."

"Look again, look again."

This is also the psychology of many people outside the arena at the moment. They have a high degree of recognition for those heroes who were really pure and simple in the early days and retired with regrets at their peak.

Different from how I look at idols today, I saw the inside story of the other party's retirement at that time, and used their abilities to prove it.

At this time, many people couldn't help but start to reflect on whether the nature of this kidnapping was what they thought at the beginning.

After the veteran heroes left, the Hero Association became even more unscrupulous, and after several years of development, it replaced the traditional idol industry and formed a huge chain of interests of heroes and idols.

They succeeded. This is the victory of capital. Sure enough, when capital came to the world, dirty blood dripped from every pore.

If this is what the Mud Master wanted to express, most of the audience thought they understood his philosophy.

But a very small number of sober people understand that even if the association's underpants are stripped clean and their ugliness exposed to others, the status quo will not change.

After all, they are the ones who control the capital and the market, so what if a few people are handed over to appease the public anger?

But then they realized that their thinking was too simple. Since the mud envoy dared to act and kidnap 7 people, what he planned was naturally not such a trivial result.

After the documentary was finished, the mud ambassador appeared on the podium, ignoring the ugly faces of the association and the management.

He raised his hand and pressed it to signal the audience to stop whispering, then smiled and said, "Don't be in a hurry to express your opinion, this is just a prelude to the halftime show."

"What we want to talk about is the truth about the entire hero industry, about the treatment of all mutants, about the promotion and guidance of some people, and even the bullying of superhumans by the whole society. This is just the beginning."

Many people frowned when they heard this. If the so-called bullying of the whole society means that most people are bullying.

But for ordinary people, they don't have the evolutionary advantages of mutants. Most people spend their entire lives working hard, while capable people have unlimited possibilities from birth. How can you say that the other party is still a weak person?

Even the law has issued a lot of clauses to protect their interests, obviously they are preferential treatment groups in society?

But I heard Lu Qingjia say: "When the situation is stabilized, the Hero Association is established, and everyone's impression of capable people is transferred to heroes."

"Some people have already started the plan that has been laid out."

"Please look at the screen behind me. From that time until now, there have been countless newspapers and articles advocating the superiority of those with abilities, advocating that people with abilities are evolved humans, and are naturally superior to ordinary people."

"Using the survivor's bias, people can see the glamorous life of heroes and idols, with a lot of income, and those who instill abilities can easily separate from the fate of ordinary people with a little effort. People take it for granted that people with abilities should be born excellent, if If you don’t enter the hero industry, then you should respond to more expectations in school and the workplace, and have higher efficiency for the same working hours.”

"But in fact, just like the table I published at the beginning, well-paid heroes only account for a small part. If the denominator is replaced by capable people from all over the world, this number is even more pitiful, but it is regarded as a representative."

"It is true that there are quite a few people with powerful abilities, but for the vast majority of mutants, their abilities will not bring convenience to their lives and daily life. Just because they have abilities, they have to raise their expectations and even their employment threshold. Social conventions formed under prejudice are already a major malice against mutants."

"Among ordinary people, no one would insist that a person with a strong physique must learn to be smart, a person with a good sense of music must be good at painting, and a certain talent must be able to rely on it to make a fortune, but they don't think so for mutants."

"It is difficult for mutants to engage in other industries, and those with a little outstanding ability will choose to become heroes."

"This ingenious creation of opposition cannot make people accuse them of prejudice and discrimination. On the contrary, they seem to be advocating on the opposite side, but they have achieved their ultimate goal."

Lu Qingjia's voice was calm and soothing, and his enunciation was clear, which reached everyone's ears word by word, together with all kinds of evidence that appeared on the big screen following his words and rhythm.

Those accustomed notions are being impacted at this moment. It is not that no one has discovered this, and it is not that no one has admitted their envy and jealousy of mutants when they reflect on themselves.

Because no matter how you look at it, mutants with abilities seem to be higher life forms than normal people.

Many people think that this kind of conventional mentality is the inferiority of human beings, and it is true, but at this time the mud ambassador told them with evidence.

This inferiority was actually deliberately guided by someone, and there was a hand that controlled and guided everything many years ago.

This is true for ordinary audiences, but the other mutants are even more furious when they recall what they have encountered over the years.

At this time, they no longer regard the silt as a terrorist, but think that he is a revolutionary who is about to lead the reform.

All of a sudden, the trend of the Internet has changed drastically, and countless people have begun to complain about the unequal encounters they have received because of their abilities.

"I just have a little flame on my fingertips. It's not useful except for lighting a cigarette. Besides, I don't smoke. Why do I have to be dismissed for not being good enough when I look for a job every time? Obviously my resume is considered high. In their eyes, As a mutant, I’m a waste if I don’t get admitted to a nationally famous school. My colleagues in the company caused a fire by improper operation, and they saw it all with their own eyes. They turned out to be blind and insisted on investigating me first.”

"I can only make some small earthen bags. I have never dared to get too close to people since I was a child. If anyone near me falls down, he will first suspect that I am playing a prank."

"Yes, you should work overtime. Otherwise, you are a capable person, and you are hired for better efficiency. If you do the same amount of work as others, then what's the point of asking you? Haha, then why do you pay wages? Won't you give me two people?"

After realizing that the years of unequal treatment were a man-made conspiracy, the mutants couldn't sit still. Many people even came out of their homes, made banners with great efficiency, and started parading.

Those living near the venue also surrounded the venue, asking the association to make an explanation.

Countless people watched this scene.

The atmosphere that was already like boiling water was dropped by Lu Qingjia again.

"Some people want to enjoy a series of benefits brought about by the genetic evolution of mutants, but also keep the mutant spirits in captivity, and have been creating conflicts among the mutants over the years to ensure that the mutants will not unite to fight for their own due interests. .”

"However, there is a question that I think everyone will be curious about. Although the number of mutants is small, it is relative to the total population."

"Mutants will also marry and have children to reproduce. Although mutants are discriminated against in their studies and work, they are very popular in the marriage and love market. Many people also hope that their offspring will become evolved new humans."

"However, why is there a law that intermarriage between mutants and mutants is not subject to restrictions on the number of children, and there are even subsidies and rewards. Ordinary people and ordinary people, or mutants and ordinary people, do not have this treatment."

"This regulation was once the proof of the superiority of mutants going abroad. When it was first promulgated, it caused dissatisfaction from all parties, but it was still implemented."

It is also for this reason that the proportion of mutants marrying ordinary people is not high. After all, marrying the same kind can bring good living conditions with subsidies alone. The relative benefits of marrying ordinary people are much less. After all, the essence of marriage is economic behavior.

"Why do those people limit the living space of mutants instead of joining the genes of evolved humans? Don't they worry that if mutants appear after their offspring intermarry with mutants, they will suffer from the disadvantages they created?"

"Of course the people at the top are at the top no matter whether they are mutants or ordinary people, but I just want to prove to everyone why they didn't have the idea that ordinary people would have."

Speaking of Lu Qingjia showing a malicious smile to the camera, the senior management of the association and those top capitals immediately realized that it was not good.

However, they are controlled by others, and they can't stop Lu Qingjia from revealing the truth they most want to hide.

"Because they've tried it. It's absolutely impossible for ordinary people's genes to give birth to capable people. Only when capable people combine with capable people can they produce capable offspring."

"Someone has made statistics in this area, but they have been restricted from publishing."

"Understood? The so-called heroes and idols, the so-called superiority of those with abilities, the so-called halo of the center of the world that attracts everyone's attention."

"Even if it's the top heroes present here, as well as the king of heroes from the match of the century."

"It's all a group of despicable dignitaries who envy the genes of capable people. After they can't ask for it, they want to take the opportunity of capable people as an opportunity to bring major development dividends, and ensure that their dominance will not be replaced by better humans. Those who live in captivity in social farms controlled by themselves, the worms that are jealous and wary, create nothing but clowns for everyone to see."

"Nonsense!" The president of the Heroes Association immediately stood up and retorted loudly: "It's ridiculous. Do you think we can influence national policies and the entire social ideology?"

"Of course!" Lu Qingjia resolutely said: "If you fund a politician in a capitalist country, the other party must fulfill his promise and pass a powerful bill for you after he comes to power."

"Create turmoil in the society and the country, and let the higher-ups give priority to solving the social hidden dangers brought by those with abilities. You quickly took advantage of the vacancy, and the country pursued the efficiency at the time, and finally made the minority groups oppressed."

As he said that, he smiled maliciously at the president and the old men: "So why do you think that the military troops are here today?"