Huayu 2021: Isn’t he in the technology field?

Chapter 451 Complete Domination, Waiting for a Variable

Chen Duling and Bai Lu shrank into the corner in a panic, their backs pressed tightly against the cold wall, their eyes wide open. Only when they saw that the person who came was Li Chen did they both breathe a sigh of relief and pat their chests to catch their breath.

"Brother Chen! You scared us to death!"

Bai Lu scolded playfully, then her eyes darted around and she quickly grabbed Chen Duling's hand.

"Dudu, quick! Lie down!"

Although Chen Duling was momentarily confused, her trust in her teammates made her act without hesitation. Following Bai Lu's movements, she sat down on the ground with a "plop." Immediately afterward, the two girls lay down in unison, their movements so practiced that it was heartbreaking.

Li Chen's momentum suddenly stopped. He stopped two steps away, hands on his hips, looking at the two people on the ground who were acting like idiots, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Here we go again! White Egret, is this all you know how to do? You think I, Old Li, am too shy to hit you young girls hard?"

The egret, lying on its side on the ground, made a smug face at him upon hearing this, and began to chatter on and on.

"Who told you, the number one powerhouse of the Running Man team, not to confront Jiang Qing and the others head-on, but instead to target us two weak women! Brother Chen, you've changed. You used to be such a gentleman!"

Li Chen felt a little embarrassed by what she said, scratched his head, and was about to argue when he heard footsteps coming from around the corner.

Yang Ying, Deng Wei, and Sun Zhenni came out.

Yang Ying had obviously overheard their conversation, and she shrugged helplessly.

"It's not that we wanted to do it, we were forced into it! We found several mission locations, but the questions on them..."

Her expression was indescribable.

"Don't even mention doing it, we can't even understand it! We've found two that are like this, so let's just start tearing them apart!"

"Right, right!"

Upon hearing this, the egret seemed to have found a kindred spirit, and although it was still lying on the ground, it waved its arms vigorously.

"The show's producers really screwed us over this time! They're completely insulting our intelligence! Were those questions even designed by a human?"

Sun Zhenni and Deng Wei nodded repeatedly, deeply agreeing.

Surrounded by people complaining about the production team, Chen Duling, the only one present who could easily solve the problem, lowered her head slightly embarrassed.

Just then, the reward slot for the task they had just completed opened with a "click," revealing a prop card with a "name tag enlargement" design.

Chen Duling's gaze fell on the prop card, and a sudden idea struck her. She raised her clear eyes and looked at Yang Ying and the others.

"Brother Chen, let us go, or else..."

She pointed to the prop card and turned her gaze to Li Chen.

"I'll use this prop card on Brother Chen."

"what?"

Li Chen was taken aback.

Yang Ying and the other two were also dumbfounded.

Li Chen is the most powerful person in their group. If the nameplate gets bigger, wouldn't his combat power be greatly reduced and he become a sitting duck?
It's the kind that's super eye-catching!
Yang Ying looked at Li Chen with a conflicted expression, then at Chen Duling, who was lying on the ground but whose eyes were shining brightly, and gritted her teeth.

"Okay! Let's go!"

After saying that, he turned and left, looking rather sullen, with a still somewhat bewildered Deng Weisun Zhenni.

Seeing this, Li Chen could only shake his head and follow.

Bai Lu scrambled to her feet and excitedly grabbed Chen Duling's arm.

"Dudu! You're amazing! You're really quick-witted!"

Chen Duling smiled faintly, about to speak, when Yao Yitian's announcement suddenly came over the loudspeaker.

“Zheng Kai, OUT… Zheng Kai, OUT…”

"what?"

"Kai Ge got torn up?"

Chen Duling, Bai Lu, and Yang Ying, who hadn't gone far, all stopped in their tracks in shock and looked at each other in disbelief.

Zheng Kai is one of the strongest fighters on their red team!

The Running Man cast's little cheetah!

Just then, Fan Chengcheng and Luo Yunxi came running in a panic from another direction, with Fan Chengcheng shouting as she ran.

"Oh no! Jiang Qing! It's Jiang Qing and Song Yuqi! We ran into them while we were looking for the mission location! They were lying in ambush, and Jiang Qing suddenly rushed out and tore Kai Ge apart in one go! We rushed over to meet up with you!"

"Jiang Qing..."

Chen Duling murmured softly, a sudden tightness gripping her heart.

She suddenly realized that Jiang Qing's physical abilities were indeed exaggerated. Sometimes... some indescribable images suddenly flooded her mind. She snapped back to reality and quickly shook off those messy thoughts, but her cheeks were burning uncontrollably.

Bai Lu instinctively grabbed her arm, her previous ease gone.

Yang Ying made a quick decision and led her people back, looking at Bai Lu and Chen Duling with a serious expression.

"You've all seen the situation. Jiang Qing is too strong, and his team has definitely acquired a lot of items by now. I propose that our two teams cooperate temporarily and concentrate our efforts to eliminate Jiang Qing's blue team! Otherwise, neither of us will win!"

Bai Lu glanced at her obviously weaker lineup, and then thought of Jiang Qing, who was elusive and possessed both superior intelligence and martial prowess. Without much thought, she immediately nodded.

"Agreed! We must eliminate Jiang Qing, the biggest threat, first!"

Fan Chengcheng and Luo Yunxi naturally had no objections, and everyone turned their attention to Chen Duling, who had not yet expressed her opinion.

Chen Duling pursed her lips, feeling the attention of everyone.

"I have no opinion."

She was somewhat reluctant to confront Jiang Qing directly, but the current situation was compelling, and everyone had agreed. She couldn't let her personal feelings drag down the entire team.

So the red and yellow teams temporarily formed an alliance, and the eight of them began a grand search for the blue team's whereabouts within the theater's complex structure.

Meanwhile, Jiang Qing had successfully reunited with Song Yuqi and Sha Yizhou.

"President Jiang, was it you who tore Zheng Kai's film just now?"

As soon as they met, Zhou Shen couldn't wait to ask, his expression excited.

Jiang Qing smiled, which was taken as tacit agreement.

"Wow, Mr. Jiang is amazing!"

Sha Yi gave a thumbs up.

"That kid Zheng Kai is very slippery! And he runs very fast."

Song Yuqi proudly straightened her chest.

"Of course! With our Jiang Shen on the case, it's a piece of cake!"

Jiang Qing waved her hand, her smile fading as she became serious.

"They've likely teamed up against us now. Our team consists of the three of you besides me..."

His gaze swept over Song Yuqi and the other two, his tone frank.

"None of them are particularly strong, so we would be at a disadvantage in a head-on confrontation."

All three nodded, clearly aware of their own limitations.

Seeing that the three did not object, Jiang Qing continued with the deployment.

"So, let's change tactics. Yuqi, find a secluded place to hide and protect yourself. Don't come out unless absolutely necessary. Sha Ge, Zhou Shen, I'll trouble you to be the bait outside and lure them over. I'll hide in the shadows and wait for the right moment to strike."

"understand!"

"That's a good idea!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Jiang, we're experts at acting!"

All three agreed on the tactic and immediately put it into action.

Song Yuqi found a corner covered with a heavy curtain and shrank inside, while Sha Yizhou deliberately wandered around in a relatively open corridor, making quite a commotion.

Sure enough, it wasn't long before Yang Ying and her group of four spotted the two of them.

"over there!"

Yang Ying shouted.

Li Chen's eyes narrowed, and he immediately called to his teammates.

"Quick! Call for help! Catch them! Don't let them get away!"

While shouting, he gestured for Chen Duling and the others not far away to come and surround them.

Upon seeing this, Sha Yizhou immediately put on a panicked expression and turned to run towards the direction where Jiang Qing was lying in ambush, but deliberately slowed down his pace to ensure that the other party could keep up.

"Don't run!"

"stop!"

Yang Ying and her three companions chased after them while shouting.

Chen Duling and her three companions also rushed over from the other side, forming an encirclement of Sha Yizhou Shen as the eight of them chased him into a corridor.

Just as their attention was completely drawn to Sha Yi and Zhou Shen ahead, and they were chasing after them with great enthusiasm, a blue figure suddenly darted out like a cheetah from a prop room with a half-open door!
It was extremely fast, carrying a strong gust of wind!
It's Jiang Qing!
With a clear objective, he nimbly cut into the flank of the yellow team's formation, and before anyone could fully react, he extended and retracted his arm!
"Stab!"

A crisp sound of a name tag tearing rang out.

Deng Wei felt a chill run down his spine and froze on the spot. He turned around in disbelief and saw Jiang Qing holding up his name tag.

The broadcast came on at just the right time.

“Deng Wei, OUT… Deng Wei, OUT…”

"Jiang Qing!"

"He's hiding here!"

The scene immediately descended into chaos.

Li Chen reacted the fastest, pulling Yang Ying and Sun Zhenni behind him. His tall figure blocked their path, and he stared at Jiang Qing, who had just completed a precise kill, with a wary and serious look, as if facing a formidable enemy.

After tearing Deng Wei apart, Jiang Qing did not linger in the fight. He nimbly retreated and joined Sha Yizhou Shen, who had stopped upon hearing the commotion. The three of them stood in a triangular formation, facing an opponent who far outnumbered them.

The atmosphere instantly became tense.

As the four members of the Red Team approached, Chen Duling stood beside Bai Lu, her heart pounding as she looked at Jiang Qing, who stood calmly opposite her.

His series of movements were clean and efficient, full of explosive power, completely different from his usual gentle image.

Even in private, Jiang Qing never showed her this side of himself.

"President Jiang! You're too cunning!"

At this moment, Bai Lu couldn't help but speak up, breaking the tense atmosphere. Jiang Qing raised an eyebrow slightly, her tone playful.

"All's fair in war. Besides, it doesn't seem very fair of you eight people to chase after just two of us, does it?"

As soon as he said this, Sha Yi and Zhou Shen immediately cooperated by pretending to be panting and still in shock.

The egret choked for a moment, then stubbornly stuck out its neck and belittled the situation.

"That...that's a tactic!"

Yang Ying peeked out from behind Li Chen, her face showing lingering fear.

"Thank goodness Brother Chen reacted quickly... President Jiang, you were really scary just now!"

Li Chen kept a close eye on Jiang Qing, not daring to relax for a moment.

"Everyone be careful, stand back to back, don't let him take us down one by one!"

The remaining members of both the red and yellow teams immediately moved closer as instructed, warily guarding against Jiang Qing.

Jiang Qing looked at their well-prepared formation, smiled, and showed no intention of attacking immediately. Instead, she leisurely changed the subject.

"Before we tore Deng Wei apart, we found a task point and got a pretty interesting question. Do you guys want to hear it?"

Everyone was taken aback, not expecting him to bring up the topic at this moment.

Fan Chengcheng was very curious and asked the question subconsciously.

"What question?"

Jiang Qing's eyes flashed, and she cleared her throat before introducing herself.

The problem is: There is a pool with one inlet and one outlet. If only the inlet is open, the pool will be filled in 6 hours. If only the outlet is open, the pool will be emptied in 8 hours. If both the inlet and outlet are open at the same time, how many hours will it take to fill the pool?

When the question was posed, most of the people present looked blank and thoughtful.

Chen Duling blurted it out almost without thinking.

"24 hours."

Her answer was firm and resolute.

Jiang Qing's gaze instantly fell on her, his smile deepening, and he clapped his hands lightly.

"correct answer."

Chen Duling met his gaze and looked away somewhat awkwardly.

Bai Lu shook Chen Duling's arm, her face full of admiration.

"Dudu, you're too fast! I haven't even understood the question yet!"

Zhou Shen held his forehead.

"My brain... just hearing about water inlet pipes and drain pipes makes me dizzy."

Sha Yi simply gave up thinking.

"Leave these kinds of questions to you top students; we'll take care of the manual labor."

Jiang Qing looked at Chen Duling, her tone slightly teasing.

"Teacher Chen is indeed amazing."

Chen Duling didn't want to respond to his words, and vaguely felt that something was wrong. She turned her face slightly away and whispered a reminder to Bailu.

"Let's not let him lead us by the nose, let's find an opportunity..."

Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Qing suddenly moved!

He didn't rush towards Sun Zhenni or Yang Ying, who were under tight protection. Instead, he flashed and moved like a ghost towards Fan Chengcheng, who was standing a little further out!
"Chengcheng, watch out!"

Luo Yunxi exclaimed in surprise.

Fan Chengcheng screamed in fright and instinctively tried to run away, but Jiang Qing was too fast, and his hand had already accurately reached for Fan Chengcheng's back!

At this critical moment, Li Chen roared and charged forward like a tank, trying to stop Jiang Qing.

Jiang Qing seemed to have anticipated this, changing the direction of her outstretched hand from tearing to pushing, gently pressing on Fan Chengcheng's back, and using the force to slide to the side and back, narrowly avoiding Li Chen's collision.

Li Chen missed his attack, regained his footing, and once again stood in front of his teammates, confronting Jiang Qing.

Although Jiang Qing's sneak attack failed, Fan Chengcheng was quite frightened. She covered her back and hid behind others, her face pale.

"My god! That's so exciting! Mr. Jiang, your speed is incredible..."

After this exchange, the red and yellow teams became more vigilant and surrounded each other even more tightly.

Jiang Qing looked at their impenetrable defensive formation and knew that a direct assault would be difficult, so he gave Sha Yi and Zhou Shen a wink, and the three of them began to slowly retreat.

"Don't let them get away!"

Yang Ying shouted.

Li Chen, however, was more cautious.

"Be careful, something might be wrong! Yuqi hasn't shown up yet!"

Mentioning Song Yuqi reminded everyone that there was still one person from the Blue Team who was missing, making them even more uncertain and slowing down their pursuit.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jiang Qing led Sha Yi and Zhou Shen to quickly retreat into a side road and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"call……"

Seeing Jiang Qing retreat, Bai Lu breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest.

"I was so scared! I thought Chengcheng was going to die."

Fan Chengcheng was still shaken.

"Thank you so much, Brother Chen, for saving my life!"

Chen Duling frowned slightly as she looked in the direction where Jiang Qing had disappeared.

She knew Jiang Qing; he was not one to give up easily. His voluntary retreat must have been for other reasons.

Li Chen's expression was solemn.
"Jiang Qing is too difficult to deal with. She is intelligent, skilled, and knows tactics. We can't be separated anymore; we must always act together."

Yang Ying nodded in agreement.

"Yes, as long as we don't separate, no matter how powerful he is, he can't tear all of us apart at once."

Once they were temporarily safe, Sun Zhenni couldn't resist her curiosity and whispered a question to Chen Duling.

"Sister Duling, how did you solve that pool problem so quickly?"

Chen Duling looked away and smiled at her.

“可以把水池的总容量看作单位1。进水口效率是1/6，排水口效率是1/8。同时开，每小时净进水量就是1/6减去1/8，等于1/24。所以灌满需要24小时。”

Sun Zhenni seemed to understand but not quite, yet she still looked at her with admiration.

"I don't fully understand it, but it feels amazing!"

Bai Lu put her arm around Chen Duling's shoulder, looking very proud.

"Of course, our Dudu is amazing!"

Everyone agreed, which made Chen Duling blush a little from the praise.

Meanwhile, Jiang Qing and his two companions successfully reunited with Song Yuqi, who had been hiding.

Song Yuqi asked impatiently.

"Jiang Shen, what happened just now? I heard on the radio that Deng Wei was torn apart. Was it you who did it?"

"Ah."

Jiang Qing nodded and briefly explained what had just happened.

"They're sticking together so tightly now, it's hard to make a move against them."

Sha Yi was somewhat worried.

"What should we do? There are too many of them, we can't just keep hiding, can we?"

Zhou Shen raised his hand and proposed.

"Why don't we go find some props too? The more props we get, the better our chances of winning will be."

Jiang Qing pondered for a moment, then shook his head.
“They’re definitely looking for us everywhere right now, and moving around blindly would expose us. Besides, I guess… they won’t stay this united forever.”

A meaningful smile appeared on his lips.

"After all, there can only be one team that ultimately wins."

Song Yuqi's eyes lit up.

"Jiang Shen, you mean..."

Jiang Qing didn't say it explicitly, she just smiled.

"Let's find a place to hide and observe the situation. If they can't find us, they'll naturally get anxious over time, and things will change."

Song Yuqi and the other two naturally had no objections and trusted Jiang Qing completely.

So the four of them found a rest room with multiple exits that was easy to observe and facilitated their retreat, and temporarily hid there to conserve their energy and wait for an opportunity.

Time ticked by, and the sounds of running and shouting could be heard intermittently in the theater, but the announcement of being "out" never came over the loudspeaker again.

Clearly, the joint search by the red and yellow teams was not going well, and they had not been able to find the blue team's hiding place, resulting in a stalemate between the two sides.

Chen Duling followed the group as they searched through the theater, but she was somewhat distracted.

On the one hand, she hoped to find Jiang Qing as soon as possible to end the game; on the other hand, a strange emotion made her somewhat unwilling to confront him directly so soon.

Just as they were searching for a circular exhibition hall on the second floor of the theater, the sharp-eyed Luo Yunxi suddenly pointed to a pillar in the center of the hall.

"Look! Isn't there an 'R' mark over there?"

Following his pointing direction, everyone looked and indeed found an inconspicuous "R" mark on the back of the pillar.

"really have!"

"Go and have a look!"

The seven people immediately surrounded them.

From the shadows in a corner ten meters away, Jiang Qing watched this scene from afar, a slight smile playing on his lips.

And here comes the change.

(End of this chapter)