Chapter 264
Chapter 264
Li Yang placed a sheet of white paper in front of Zhang Bei.
“Gu Yue said she was going to the bathroom, then disappeared. We found this at her workstation.”
Zhang Bei took the paper. A single sentence was clearly written on it.
[Boss Zhang, if you want Gu Yue safe, come alone to the foot of the Roller Coaster.]
Zhang Bei studied it, then burst out laughing.
“It’s fine. She’s perfectly safe.”
“Huh?”
“Probably Qingqing’s scheme. Those two are lying in wait somewhere right now.”
“So we ignore it?”
As Zhang Bei looked at the paper in his hand, an amused glint appeared in his eyes.
“Since they want to play, I’ll play along.”
Li Yang shivered. “As long as you’re happy!”
With that, he hurried off toward the water park.
He absolutely couldn’t get involved in this. Otherwise, the suffering would surely be beyond imagination.
As for Qingqing and Gu Yue?
Li Yang could only silently wish them well and hope everything turned out all right.
Qingqing, the mastermind behind it all, was lying low in the Monitoring Room, her eyes gleaming.
Beside her, however, Gu Yue looked miserable.
“So, does this plan really have a chance of working?”
“Trust me. He got away with it in the Underground Maze. Surely we can’t let him escape the Roller Coaster too?”
“What if he isn’t afraid of the Roller Coaster?”
Qingqing patted her chest and gave her assurance.
“Relax. I’ve studied him carefully. Zhang Bei has never gone on any of these attractions, not even once. He definitely doesn’t dare try them himself.”
Gu Yue’s eyes were full of worry. Why had she believed Qingqing’s nonsense and agreed to this performance?
Even if she wanted to back out now, it was too late.
She had boarded a pirate ship, and there was no getting off.
Especially now. Whether the plan worked or not, things weren’t going to end well for either of them.
All they could hope was that Zhang Bei would give them some leverage while on the Roller Coaster.
Zhang Bei moved quickly, making a show of urgency.
She was his employee, after all. Even knowing the truth, he ought to put on an act.
He had barely reached the foot of the Roller Coaster when his phone rang.
Looking at the caller ID, Zhang Bei nodded in satisfaction.
The two girls were reasonably clever. They had thought to use a different phone number.
But that was as far as it went. Only so many people knew his number, and this was a local number at that.
Had Zhang Bei been planning it, he would never have used a phone to make contact.
He would only have left a walkie-talkie, and he wouldn’t have chosen this time in the afternoon.
At night, even Zhang Bei would have found it hard to guess immediately that Qingqing was behind it.
“Hello? What do you want me to do?”
Zhang Bei lowered his voice, his gaze constantly searching.
An electronically synthesized voice came through the phone. “Get on the Roller Coaster, or I can’t guarantee this girl’s safety.”
Sitting nearby, Gu Yue rolled her eyes and obligingly let out a scream.
Zhang Bei hung up and sighed deeply.
Their acting was so bad he simply couldn’t listen anymore.
Enough playing along. Time to flip the table!
Using his tablet, Zhang Bei briefly blacked out the security feed, then headed alone toward the Monitoring Room.
You could play by falling into the trap, or you could play by overturning the whole game.
Boss Zhang was done acting. Now they would play his way.
Qingqing stared at the disconnected call in bewilderment.
Hey, hey, hey! I’m the kidnapper here!
Could you show me a little respect?
Hanging up on me like that – don’t I have any dignity?
Beside her, Gu Yue’s eyelid twitched wildly, her unease growing heavier.
Before either of them recovered, the Monitoring Room’s door swung open, and Zhang Bei’s smiling face appeared before them.
Before Qingqing could react, Gu Yue rushed straight up to him.
“She tricked me into coming! I don’t know anything!”
Zhang Bei nodded. “You’re coming on the Island trip too. Back to your post for now.”
Gu Yue opened her mouth, but finally just sighed.
Of course. A little trick like this couldn’t fool the boss at all.
Having been betrayed by a teammate yet again, Qingqing was quite used to it by now.
“Boss Zhang… is it too late for me to leave?”
“What do you think?”
Qingqing abandoned all dignity and lay down on the floor.
“Go on. How do you want to play this?”
Amusement glimmered in Zhang Bei’s eyes. “I’ll join you this time. The full Amusement Park experience.”
“Huh?”
“Really. I’ll go with you this time. We’ll do the whole circuit, starting with the Drop Tower.”
An indescribable terror rose in Qingqing’s eyes.
It seemed she had underestimated him after all.
This bastard would probably do anything to mess with people.
Qingqing forced out an innocent, harmless smile. “Um… could I go to the Island too instead?”
“Sure!”
“Really?”
Just as Qingqing thought she had escaped disaster, Boss Zhang’s next words cast her straight into the abyss.
“But today, you’re still experiencing the entire Amusement Park.”
Zhang Bei restrained the fleeing Qingqing with one hand.
“Forget running. This time, I’m curing that troublemaking habit of yours for good.”
“Wait, hear me make excuses!”
Gripping Qingqing with one hand, Zhang Bei headed straight for the Drop Tower.
If you were going to flip the table, you might as well do it thoroughly.
No one had ever tried the Amusement Park’s full-experience ticket before.
Fortunately, Qingqing would be the brave pioneer to try it first.
Even more fortunately, the new Suxiao Jiuxin Wan was available today.
Even if Qingqing wanted to faint, she wouldn’t have the chance!
Fear was absolutely not the reason Zhang Bei had never ridden these attractions.
That was the sorrow of being their designer: he simply couldn’t experience the fun they offered.
Perhaps the Drop Tower or Roller Coaster could make his heart beat a little faster.
But that was all. When he knew perfectly well that nothing could happen to him, even the greatest fear was diminished.
For Qingqing, however, this was hell on earth.
An entire circuit of the amusement park?
Taking on a whole squad of mercenaries bare-handed right now would be fucking easier, wouldn’t it?
But with Zhang Bei in control, she had no room to resist.
The heartless boss even used Qingqing’s phone to open her Live Stream.
“Remember to share good things like this from now on!”
Qingqing slumped in a Drop Tower seat, utterly despairing.
What was wrong with her?
In all her twenty-odd years, Qingqing had never regretted anything more than she did now.
She had actually believed those Stream Viewers’ bullshit. Why had she agreed to such an unreliable plan?
Unfortunately, there was no turning back now.
Holding up the phone, Zhang Bei greeted the viewers pouring into the Live Stream.
“Long time no see!”
Liyaya: [Boss Zhang spotted!]
Changkong: [Long time no see!]
Qingqing Guardian (Future Boyfriend): [Tell us! Have you already murdered Qingqing?]
Zhang Bei watched the scrolling comments pass before his eyes.
“Today, I’ll be taking your streamer Qingqing through every attraction in the Amusement Park!”