Chapter 361: Yao Dao

Next, a scream would ring out from every room.

"Director, can you please act like a human being? I’m begging you. You’re the one who told us to rest early and recharge our batteries, and you’re the one who came to disturb our sleep. Now, you’ve even come up with such a bizarre method to scare us!"

Soon, everyone got up following the director team's special wake-up service and arrived at the center of the lobby one after another.

Sha Yi clutched his chest and spoke to Yao Dao with feigned seriousness.

"Exactly, Director. If you don't mess with us one day, do you feel so uncomfortable that you can't sleep? It’s past four in the morning, everyone is still dreaming, and you’ve already gotten up early to torment us all!"

Guo Da also couldn't care about his image; he frowned and complained to Yao Dao.

After all, no matter who it is, if they suddenly open their eyes while in a deep sleep and see a large rooster inches away, their heart wouldn't be able to take it.

And what they didn't know was that the special wake-up service had already recorded their most authentic reactions upon waking. The prank-like program setup had already surged into the top ten of the trending search list, with each of them occupying a spot.

"Alright, this is an extra segment meant to foster our relationships. Next, we will head to our first stop—Dianchi Lake."

It was the familiar opening line and the familiar director; everyone immediately entered filming mode.

Immediately after, the group boarded a business van and headed toward Kunming's famous tourist attraction, Dianchi Lake.

"As everyone knows, Dianchi Lake is known as the soul of Kunming." On the way, the director began to educate everyone on the history of Dianchi Lake and its related titles. "The most famous aspect is the presence of black-headed gulls. A large number of black-headed gulls fly to Dianchi Lake every year at the beginning of December and leave by the beginning of March the following year."

While listening to Yao Dao's explanation, everyone immediately voiced their dissatisfaction.

"Since you know that black-headed gulls are the most famous feature of Dianchi Lake, why did you choose to bring us here in the hot summer? We can't see a single black-headed gull!"

Deng Chao shouted his dissatisfaction.

"Stay calm, I haven't finished yet. Since the black-headed gulls haven't arrived at Dianchi Lake, our mysterious guests will meet everyone using the black-headed gull as their code name."

Once these words were spoken, they immediately grabbed everyone's attention.

Finally, at the start of the program's recording, they heard the director mention the existence of mysterious guests.

They had been looking forward to these mysterious guests; after all, the director had been keeping it under wraps and hadn't clearly stated who they were.

Now that the director had personally brought them up, they naturally took it to heart.

"Director, what do the mysterious guests have to do with black-headed gulls? Don't tell me they're going to turn into black-headed gulls and fly over Dianchi Lake?"

Sha Yi said with his usual glibness.

"Exactly."

What was meant to be a joke received Yao Dao's confirmation, which made everyone immediately open their mouths in surprise, looking completely incredulous.

The camera swept across each of their faces, allowing the audience in front of the screen to empathize.

At this moment, the audience in front of the screen had the same authentic reaction, mouths agape, waiting for the next segment.

"This time, the mysterious guests will appear around Dianchi Lake as 'abandoned' black-headed gulls. There are many tourists around the lake right now, so it won't be easy for you to find them."

Hearing Yao Dao say this, everyone felt eager to try.

They knew the game had officially begun. Once they found a mysterious guest, that person would become their partner.

The brothers thought this to themselves, and their anticipation for the upcoming visit to Dianchi Lake grew.

In the van, the director didn't say much more. Once they reached their destination and the brothers slowly stepped out, the director stood straight in front of the camera.

"This time, we have invited mysterious supporting guests for you all. Furthermore, our Qin Mu will serve as a supporting member and continue to push the game segments forward with you."

Hearing the director say this, Qin Mu walked out from among the staff.

The brothers were very welcoming of Qin Mu's addition.

After all, Qin Mu had displayed extraordinary deductive abilities and courage last time, and they admired him greatly.

Games only become interesting when played with strong people.

Only Yao Dao knew why he had done this.

After all, Reba had personally set a condition: she would only come as a mysterious guest and become Qin Mu's partner to participate in the game if Qin Mu was involved.

This wasn't a difficult task, and Yao Dao was naturally happy to have Qin Mu come and contribute to the ratings.

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"There are no hints this time. You can only rely on the knowledge in your minds to find the black-headed gulls. Where exactly do the abandoned black-headed gulls exist? The countdown begins!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the brothers immediately scattered in all directions, searching for their own partners.

The countdown had begun, and every second counted. Everyone quickened their pace, searching for the unknown mysterious guests among the crowds of tourists.

"With so many people, where should I even start?"

Chen Chichi looked at the vast number of tourists and couldn't help but feel troubled.

He wasn't in a rush to find the black-headed gulls. He sat down for a moment, saw a book next to the tourist spot, and opened it out of curiosity.

"If they are 'abandoned' black-headed gulls, they naturally wouldn't exist in crowded places. After all, black-headed gulls come here in December and leave in March. They aren't used to being around so many people for just over three months."

Chen Chichi began to guess based on his superior reasoning.

"Therefore, the black-headed gulls must not be in the immediate vicinity, but in a more desolate area further away. At the same time, they need to eat, and their food is the small fish in the lake, so they would never leave Dianchi Lake too far behind."

Chen Chichi's brain began to run at high speed.

Thinking of such an important detail, Chen Chichi began to walk toward less populated areas.

At the same time, the other brothers were also quickening their pace to find the mysterious guests.

"There are so many people, and there are no detailed hints, let alone a secret code. How am I supposed to find them?"

Deng Chao was a bit slow to react. He looked at the vast sea of people ahead, and next to him was the clear, bottomless Dianchi Lake. The pure water left him not knowing where to go.

"With so many people, finding a mysterious guest with no features is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Yao Dao really knows how to stir up trouble, coming up with such a game segment."

Sha Yi was also walking forward without a clue. He followed the flow of the crowd, muttering to himself.

The other brothers were in a similar state to the two of them, still aimless, following the crowd without knowing where they were going, forced to take it one step at a time.

Only Chen Chichi and Qin Mu had some rough guesses in their minds.

— Author's Notes —

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