Chapter 158
Chapter 158
The three teams filled the baskets of two Hot Air Balloon attractions. Once everyone’s safety harnesses were locked in place, they slowly rose into the air.
Sitting beside Nangong Zhi, Su Ban stared ahead with despair in his eyes.
Fuck!
Why am I such a glutton for punishment?
Why did I have to make that stupid bet?
Now I’ve really gone and backed myself into a corner!
As time passed, the Hot Air Balloon drifted toward the coast.
The beautiful scenery gradually eased everyone’s nerves.
Xu Kuan even leaned back in his seat and narrowed his eyes in contentment.
The Captain of the Smuggling Division rolled his neck. When he happened to glance down, he spotted Nangong Zhi’s rope beside his foot.
“What’s this?”
Hearing him, Nangong Zhi turned his head as well-just in time to watch the Captain of the Smuggling Division tug on the rope.
Before his brain could even process what was happening, he was sent plunging through the air in an impromptu high-altitude bungee jump.
“Fuck! Narcotics Unit, grab their ropes!”
At the Captain’s command, none of his team members dared hesitate. They immediately snatched up the smugglers’ ropes.
“Don’t! I didn’t mean to… Stop!”
But Nangong Zhi was already furious. There was no way he was in the mood to listen to an explanation.
Scream after scream rang across the sky, and the Captain of the Smuggling Division’s face darkened.
“Are you all idiots? Do something!”
As the Hot Air Balloon climbed all the way to three hundred meters, Xu Kuan simply closed his eyes.
I’m tired. Just end it all.
Can’t you people even enjoy the view without causing trouble?
The battle between the two sides never stopped for a moment, with every fresh scream testifying to just how brutal it had become.
Meanwhile, Boss Zhang was staring at a trending topic, lost in thought.
The Amusement Park was no longer some small operation.
With so many visitors coming through every day, he felt he ought to contribute something to the world.
After a long while, he finally got to his feet and entered the Monitoring Room.
Ignoring all the turmoil outside, Zhang Bei opened the script editor for Another Life and began typing at lightning speed.
Before he knew it, night had fallen.
Standing by the main gate, the doctor watched a young man with a backpack full of bricks sprint after a van.
Inside the Monitoring Room, Zhang Bei stretched, then clicked the button to generate the script.
“Boss, we’re closing for the day!”
Li Yang’s voice came from outside. Zhang Bei glanced at the progress bar.
“Another Life will have a new script tomorrow. One ticket will let visitors play all the way through to the end.”
Li Yang gave Zhang Bei’s computer screen a puzzled look.
“Got it!”
It was dinnertime at the Amusement Park, while a well-known provincial television station had also begun airing its news report.
Footage of the sprawling Amusement Park and the screams echoing throughout it, combined with edited interviews and the reporter’s firsthand experience, instantly drew countless viewers’ attention.
“Holy crap, that looks like so much fun!”
“I want to go!”
“Seriously? That Drop Tower is only a few meters tall, and they’re already that scared?”
“What a bunch of wimps. Just wait till I go this weekend!”
Thanks to the editor, the entire Amusement Park looked utterly harmless.
It even seemed to possess a hint of fairy-tale charm.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, the next day arrived.
Having heard the news, Qingqing came to the Amusement Park first thing in the morning.
A new script!
And the boss had said it wasn’t haunted!
Now that sounded interesting!
Could it be a sequel to 1999?
While her imagination ran wild, the Amusement Park opened for business.
Qingqing charged straight into Another Life ahead of everyone else.
“Little Yangzi, what’s the new script about?”
Li Yang thought back to what he had experienced the night before. “There aren’t any ghosts, but the story is kind of upsetting.”
Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief. As long as there were no ghosts, she could handle anything!
With practiced ease, she fastened the headset over her eyes, and the title of the new script appeared before her.
[Ghost School!]
The moment Qingqing saw the name, she was stunned.
What the fuck, Zhang the Thief? Li Yang?!
Didn’t you two say there wouldn’t be any ghosts in the new scenario?
Clinging to her last shred of trust in Zhang Bei, Qingqing entered the Ghost School scenario.
Her vision shifted, and a brightly lit classroom appeared before her.
Smack!
Before Qingqing could even get a good look at her surroundings, a vicious slap landed across her face.
What the hell?
You hit me?
I just learned how to fight. Like hell I was going to take that lying down!
She followed the hand back to its owner and found a teacher dressed in a suit.
“What are you looking at? Are you deaf?”
After being slapped out of nowhere, Qingqing had no interest in listening to his nonsense. She grabbed the man’s arm with one hand, then swung her other hand in a wide arc.
Smack!
An even more satisfying crack rang through the classroom.
The moment the slap landed, Little Fatty, who sat beside her, stared wide-eyed. His entire body began trembling uncontrollably.
The man stared at Qingqing in disbelief, one hand pressed to his cheek.
“Huang Zigang, you actually dare hit me?”
As he spoke, the man pulled out a remote control and pressed a button.
A stabbing pain shot through Qingqing’s wrist, growing more intense by the second.
The pain quickly turned into a powerful electric shock. The sustained current made her collapse limply to the floor.
The man planted his foot on Qingqing’s face.
“Have you forgotten the lesson I taught you last time?”
Qingqing was furious. Anyone would be pissed after getting beaten up the moment they entered a scenario.
But the man wasn’t finished. He dragged Qingqing out of the classroom and into the hallway, then gave her another brutal beating.
Once he had vented his anger, the man took out a tissue and wiped his hands.
“Have you forgotten how your mother got down on her knees and begged? Do you really think this school is so easy to get into?”
With that, he kicked Qingqing in the stomach again.
“Huang Zigang, I’m warning you. If your grades still don’t meet the standard this time, you’re getting kicked out of this school-even if your mother gets on her knees again!”
Qingqing lay on the floor, gritting her teeth.
Fuck you, you little piece of trash! Cheap-shotting me, huh? Turn off the goddamn electricity and see if I don’t beat you to death!
The bell rang. Rubbing his cheek, the man left the hallway.
A chubby hand helped Qingqing to her feet.
“Zigang, you were too impulsive.”
Qingqing stared at Little Fatty, her deskmate, in utter confusion.
He hit me first! Was I supposed to just let him?
Supporting Qingqing, Little Fatty hurried out of the classroom building.
The moon hung high in the sky. It was already late at night.
They made their way back to the dormitory, where Qingqing found an exceptionally clean room.
It was an eight-person dorm. Aside from her and Little Fatty, the other six students were already lying in bed.
“It’s time. Don’t talk. Hurry up and lie down!”
The instant the warning came, the lights went out.
By the faint glow spilling in from the hallway, Qingqing could barely make out a schedule posted at the head of her bed.
It clearly laid out every minute of the day.
They had to wake up at four, were given five minutes to wash up, then just seven minutes for breakfast.
After that came a full day of classes. There was no lunch break, and they were only given ten minutes to eat.
At night, they even had to attend self-study until ten!
Qingqing stared at the schedule with wide eyes.
This was a school?
Even working in a coal mine would be easier than this!
Footsteps sounded outside the door. A face peered in through the glass, then moved on.
Little Fatty rolled over and lowered his voice.