Chapter 90 Explosion
On the high-definition screen, Annie's number of votes increased rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, she had surpassed Leonardo to become the number one vote-getter.
Taking fire under the cauldron is so terrifying.
Several players looked like they had seen a ghost, and they all guessed that Annie's move was most likely inspired by the real-world Carroll v. Trump case.
On April 25, 2023, the 79-year-old American female writer Carroll filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court of Manhattan, New York, accusing former U.S. President Trump (then a wealthy New York businessman) of the 1990s. In the mid-1900s, he committed sexual acts against her in a department store dressing room.
Although it was too long ago, the most critical material evidence was lacking, and Carroll himself was still vague about the date of the crime. He could only remember that it was probably in the mid-1990s.
But because she filed a civil lawsuit, not a criminal lawsuit. The jury ruled that Trump bore some responsibility for the case and was required to pay Carroll $2 million in sexual assault damages and $3 million in defamation damages.
(According to American law, criminal proceedings in such cases require clear physical evidence, and civil proceedings only require a unanimous jury opinion to impose a penalty)
Trump is extremely dissatisfied with this result. After making public remarks disparaging Carroll, a year later on January 16, a federal jury in Manhattan, New York, ordered Carroll to pay a total of $83.3 million in damages and fines for defamation.
Looking at her vote count gradually increasing, Anne kept sneering in her heart. evidence? I need some damn evidence. Putting the facts aside, don’t you have any responsibility?
The so-called rumor-mongering is easy, but refuting the rumors is a waste of time. The person who wronged you knows better than you how wronged you are. This matter was originally made up by Anne casually. How could Irfan be able to provide evidence?
Even if Irrfan brought out physical evidence such as photos to prove that he had not been to Boston two years ago, Anne could instantly change her story and say that maybe she had misremembered the time due to long-term psychological torture. Maybe three years ago, four years ago.
‘This is not a court, it’s about who advocates and who gives evidence. What's more, even in a court of law, with the Carroll case at the forefront, the audience can still be provoked to judge Irrfan's guilt. ’
Anne’s mind was wandering, and her face still maintained an expression of fear, pain, and terror.
“You”
Irrfan, a handsome Indian-born man, was so angry that in the real world he was a second-generation Indian elite who immigrated to the United States. His parents were Silicon Valley executives, and he himself belonged to the Brahmin caste with relatively fair skin. In terms of appearance, he will never be inferior to Leonardo and the others.
And he also has the famous title skill called [Kama Sutra], which can temporarily increase his physical fitness and charm attributes after yoga exercise. It clearly has an advantage in the current love variety reality show.
However, the frame-up and slander tactics unleashed by Anne completely disrupted his plan - he had fallen behind and fell into a never-ending self-evidence trap.
It is useless for him to say anything in front of the camera at this time. Reasonable excuses will be regarded as sophistry;
Admitting sins and begging for forgiveness will be regarded as insincere;
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The use of violent means will be considered to be angry and reveal the true face;
"Is this what you want? Okay, let's die together!"
Irrfan's face showed a ferocious expression, and he raised his hands. Zhen, holding a pair of ornately decorated fist swords, rushed straight towards Anne.
Sprinting at full speed, Irfan's figure was as fast as an afterimage, and the blade of his fist and sword cut through the air, making a shrieking sound.
“Help!”
Anne screamed and closed her eyes like a normal person. She had already taken several steps back, but now she took a sideways step and hid behind Leonardo.
‘Fuck! ! ! ’
Leonardo was cursing in his heart. Anne was good at diverting trouble. If he pretended to be unresponsive or avoided at this time, he would end up being considered incompetent and cowardly by the audience. It is bound to lose popularity in the next reality show.
‘Annie, wait for me! ’
Leonardo gritted his teeth and had to pull out a two-handed sword from the backpack rail to block Irfan’s slash.
At the same time, the corners of his mouth were raised slightly, pretending to be calm and unrestrained, and said calmly: "Mr. Irfan, please behave like a gentleman."
"Help her? You die too!"
Irfan's eyes widened in anger, and he pressed forward hard with his right hand to hold Leonardo's two-handed sword. His left hand thrust out like a ghost, stabbing the opponent's neck.
Leonardo remained calm, holding the hilt of the sword with both hands and dragging it to the right, then hit Irfan's wrist with a weighted ball at the end of the hilt. If this blow hits, it will completely shatter the wrist bone and disable the sword before it hits the target.
Irfan knew that this blow could not be taken forcefully, so he immediately changed his attack, changing his forward thrust into a horizontal slash. It was just this brief moment of opportunity that was seized by the opponent. He took half a step back and reached the distance where the two-handed sword was most suitable.
Dang, Dang, Dang, Dang——
The weapons of both sides collided at high speed, and the aftermath of the battle swept through the living room, smashing the tables, chairs and benches to pieces.
This kind of bloody fighting further increased the popularity of the live broadcast, directly breaking through the two million mark and reaching 2.3 million.
A lot of barrages also appeared on the screen at the right time.
【Okay! Hack him to death, chop him to death! 】
[I want to see a river of blood! 】
The black beauty Harley didn't want to get involved in the fight, so she stood up immediately, pretending to be shocked and at a loss.
Kim Huiying also reacted and stood on the spot and shouted, "Stop fighting!"
The acting was so realistic that she burst into tears.
‘Both of them are so good at acting, it’s wonderful. I won’t watch the Oscars this year without you. ’
Li Sheng, who was standing in the corner and watching, called out to the experts. He couldn't do nothing at this time, but he didn't want to take action, so he had no choice but...
"Stop!"
Li Sheng held up the 170 straight He took two steps forward with the knife. As soon as he reached the fighting range, he suddenly raised the blade back, as if the knife was flicked. He stomped back a few steps with a pale face and sprayed blood from his mouth.
Little Red Riding Hood quickly asked with concern: "Mr. Fox, are you okay?!"
"It's okay, I was just escorting a group of vegetarian/environmental protection/animal activist/transgender/depression/ Childhood trauma/minority/disability/terminal illness/over-obese orphans travel across the wasteland to their guardians and fight a dozen mutated beasts alone, leaving behind wounds that have yet to heal.”
Li Sheng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth (actually the blood from biting his mouth) and sighed sadly.
Ha Li and Jin Huiying cast their wary glances without any trace. No, it’s a wasteland outside. How could there be so many orphans with the political correctness buff? And what the hell is vegetarianism and obesity? Byd eats a vegetable every day, right?
This guy named Wei Fei, his speaking skills and acting skills are no less impressive
Ling Ling Ling——
On the TV screen, the countdown to this round is official. At the end, several robotic arms put away their cameras and boom microphones at the same time, transformed into the shape of a cannon barrel, aimed downwards, and violently blasted out long metal poles.
I don’t know what principle the fire control systems of these robotic arms use to firmly track and lock Irrfan who is moving at high speed. Four long poles penetrated his shoulders and thighs at the same time, pinning him to the ground like an insect specimen.
The mechanical arm, which was emitting wisps of green smoke, ignored Irfan's screams of pain, roughly picked him up, and dragged him to the door.
Bang!
The door opened automatically, and the mechanical arm threw Irfan violently into the deep darkness.
The screams became farther and farther, until there was the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, and then there was the roar and howling of some kind of wild beast, and finally there was silence.
The door slowly closed under the action of the damper. One by one, the robotic arms retracted the long poles, took out vacuum cleaners, floor scrubbers and other tools, and cleaned the messy rooms like housekeeping staff. There are even robotic arms that take out glued planks, refill large holes in the floor, and glue chipped china ornaments together.
The repair work was carried out in an orderly and rapid manner, and the radio in the corner of the ceiling also rang, with the same emotional and rich narration voice.
“Aha, it seems that our [Finished! I am surrounded by beauties/handsome guys] Wasteland romance reality show has produced the first elimination, Mr. Irrfan failed to obtain enough votes, Unfortunately, we will give the remaining contestants a 2-hour break to recharge their batteries. After two hours, we will start with a commercial.”
< br>The live broadcast was interrupted. On the TV screen, everyone’s votes were cleared. Irrfan’s head turned gray with a huge red word [WASTED] printed in the middle.
The next round requires reaching three million heat points.
'Something is wrong.'
Will, a handsome black boy, narrowed his eyes slightly. This reality show eliminates one person in each round, but the popularity requirement increases gradually - this is not reasonable. , as the number of contestants decreases, the popularity of the program itself continues to decrease.
Unless artificial conflicts are created and the point is forced to explode.
"Annie, right?" Leonardo, who was forced to be involved in a battle, put away his sword and looked at him coldly. Annie, "I remember you."
"Handsome, don't be so indifferent."
Anne blinked pitifully, "Aren't I also thinking about everyone? If the heat is not up to standard, everyone will be executed. Not to mention that I am also proud. With your support, we can still cooperate in the next round."
"Humph."
Leonardo was too lazy to talk nonsense and left. Others were not willing to follow Annie. This femme fatale made more contacts, leaving the living room and exploring the villa.
The villa covers a huge area. In addition to the living room, master bedroom, secondary bedroom, kitchen, game room, powder room, and cloakroom, there are also facilities such as an indoor swimming pool, an indoor gym, a private cinema, and a parking lot. Likewise, through the window one can only see the darkness outside.
Leonardo walked into a bedroom, closed the door, rubbed his sore shoulders, suddenly grinned, and laughed silently.
A smart, stupid woman, hahahaha, she thought she had eliminated a competitor, but little did she know that she was digging her own grave.
"Idiot?"
At the same moment, Little Red Riding Hood, who was exploring the villa with Li Sheng, asked sincerely, "Why does Mr. Pebble say so about Anne?"
"Because She's really stupid."
Li Sheng played with the nuclear lighter and said casually: "She framed and slandered Irfan as a sex offender. While eliminating the latter, she also created a 'violation survivor' persona for herself.
This way Then, in the next game session, if other players try to target her, it will easily be regarded as "hurting the weak", and the audience will be more inclined to vote for her.
Only from the first chapter. After several rounds of consideration, there was nothing wrong with Annie's strategy. But she overlooked one thing. The mission briefing mentioned that the purpose of this program is to continue human civilization."
Little Red Riding Hood wondered: "Is there any problem with this? "
"Regardless of the prevailing political correctness in the West, the continuation of human civilization must at least be achieved by both men and women. The mission briefing and TV advertisements did not mention that this world has cloning technology or artificial human technology. .”
Li Sheng said: "Therefore, the ones who can survive in this show to the end must be one man and one woman. Or many men and many women.
In this case, what do you think is the most beneficial to the individual? What is the situation? "
"The most favorable situation."
Little Red Riding Hood tilted her head and thought for a moment, then realized, "I am the only one of my own gender!"
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“That’s right.”
Li Sheng smiled slightly, "The less one's own gender and the more the opposite gender, the more beneficial it is to oneself. If there is only one of one's own gender, then it becomes a situation where you cannot lose no matter what.
In other words, The essence of this reality show is not about opposite-sex rivalry, but about same-sex competition.
What Annie did was actually trapping herself.”
He held the wall. Jump up on the table and reach down to try to remove the retaining nuts from the ceiling track.
Buzz!
A robotic arm immediately stretched out from the track, holding a small LCD panel with a pattern "X", and loudly said to Li Sheng in a mechanical voice: "Please do not hinder/damage the camera system, or you will be responsible for the consequences."
"Sorry, I committed an occupational disease. Be careful next time."
Li Sheng quickly stopped his hand and said with a sincere expression.
The robotic arm paused for a moment and silently retracted.
Tsk, are you watching so strictly, are you afraid that the players will know the principles of the camera system?
Li Sheng squinted his eyes and thought, then took out several metal cans the size of paint buckets with wires plugged into them from his backpack, and stuck them on the wall surface of the villa with tape.
While posting, also pay attention to the movement of the rail robotic arm.
"Uh"
Little Red Riding Hood looked at Li Sheng's movements, her eyes straightened, and her voice was trembling: "Are these bombs?"
"Well, homemade IED." Li Sheng said casually.
IED, the full name is Improvised Explosive Devices, improvised explosive devices, which come in various forms, and the materials used include but are not limited to waste grenades, artillery shells, civilian detonators, fertilizers, etc. Asymmetric combat, which is common in the real world, is a powerful weapon for the weak side to defeat the armor units and infantry units of the strong side.
These explosives were made by Li Sheng by reading relevant books, purchasing materials from rough streets, and rubbing them by himself in the Corridor of Bones.
The reason why I rub my hands is not only to practice my practical skills, but also because there is a popular saying in player forums - the killing field will, to some extent, remove the "foreign objects" in the backpack column of novice players. It also counts as the player's own strength, thereby increasing the difficulty of the task.
To avoid the situation where novice players buy dozens or twenty rounds of cloud explosive bombs for individual soldiers and stuff them into the backpack column, and then bomb the monsters indiscriminately as soon as they show up.
If it is guns and ammunition, drones, vehicles, etc. that are rubbed by players, they will not be counted as "foreign objects".
During this period, Li Sheng studied theoretical mechanics, material mechanics, structural mechanics, soil mechanics, fluid dynamics, ammunition engineering and explosion technology. Not only could he make his own IEDs, he also learned about military blasting.
All IEDs can be controlled through shortwave signals, and they are placed on the load-bearing walls of the villa - if Li Sheng is eliminated, he does not mind blowing up the entire villa to test the reaction of the program crew. .
We must know that the overall world view, outlook on life and values of society develop rapidly in line with the general environment. Before 1954, the United States was still implementing the apartheid system. By 2020, the Black Lives Matter movement would be launched, which would only last more than 60 years.
From the barrage floating on the TV screen, it can be seen that the outside world is at least the 22nd century. During this period, it has experienced nuclear war, wasteland chaos and even the reconstruction of civilization. According to common sense, morals and values should also undergo earth-shaking changes. . However, the audience's taste did not deviate too much, and Anne's frame-up methods were still effective.
This itself is abnormal.
(End of this chapter)