Searching for someone in northern Myanmar, and you call that earning tuition fees?

The electronic music in the speaker is stuck.

"Check-in?"

The voice processed by the voice changer was full of confusion, completely unable to follow Su Ming's train of thought.

"You're standing on the edge of life and death, with millions of eyes across the internet watching you, and you're telling me you're going to memorize vocabulary words and check off your progress?"

Inside the command vehicle, a technician couldn't help but turn to his colleague and ask, "What...what did he just say? A word processing software?"

"It seems like... my visa application was interrupted?" My colleague's answer wasn't very certain either. "Will interrupting my visa application result in a deduction of points?"

In the dark web live stream, the rapidly scrolling comments suddenly froze.

【? ? ? 】

[Discontinued? What? A new code?]

[Holy crap, Shadow Lord's miracle livestream, he's actually concerned about checking in?! What blasphemy!]

[Shadow: I'm fucking losing my mind!]

Inside the venue, the electronic music started playing again, this time with obvious anger and a hint of bewilderment at being ignored.

"Do you...do you even know who you're talking to?!"

"I know." Su Ming glanced at his watch, his tone still calm. "There are nine minutes and twenty seconds left. You'd better get to the point."

Inside the command vehicle, Jiang Nanyan held her forehead, her temples throbbing. She whispered to Li Changfeng, whose gaze was already glazing over, "Is he... scared out of his wits?"

Li Changfeng didn't answer, but just stared intently at the screen, muttering, "Something's not right... This kid's thought process can't be deduced by common sense... He seems to really care about those five hundred yuan."

Upon hearing this, everyone on the bus began to look at Li Changfeng differently.

Under the spotlight, Su Ming felt that words alone were not enough, so he simply pointed to Lin Xiaoyue, who was tied to a chair on the high platform.

"That," Su Ming said, "she owes me five hundred yuan."

shadow:"?"

Lin Xiaoyue, standing in the stands, had her mouth taped shut, only able to make "mmm" sounds, but her eyes were wide open: "???"

Dark web live streaming rooms have exploded again.

Five hundred yuan? Holy crap! Is it the five hundred yuan I was thinking of?

[Damn! My heart instantly relaxed, and I even felt like laughing!]

[The darkest moment of a kidnapper's life: the hostage was worth only 500 yuan.]

The loudspeaker above was silent for five seconds, then burst out with a sharp static, clearly indicating that the person on the other end was furious.

The voice suddenly turned shrill: "Since you care so much about time, then I'll start the countdown for you!"

"Did you see that?! Your school beauty! The undisputed school beauty of Jiangnan University! Her life hangs in the balance with my decision! And you, you still have the mind to worry about your vocabulary and that pitiful amount of money!"

Su Ming looked up at Lin Xiaoyue in the beam of light and remained silent for a few seconds.

Inside the command vehicle, everyone tensed up.

Jiangnan Yan murmured, "He... has finally realized the seriousness of the situation."

Li Changfeng clenched his fist: "Yes, provoke him, make him angry! Only anger will ignite his fighting spirit!"

In the dark web live stream room, the viewers also got excited.

"Yes! That's it! Let him see the harsh reality!"

"Torture him! Let him watch helplessly as his beautiful life is torn to shreds!"

Su Ming spoke up.

"I saw it. My 500 yuan for food is still alive."

He waved to Lin Xiaoyue in the stands and shouted loudly, "Lin! Don't be afraid! Your creditor has come to your rescue! Remember, the interest on that five hundred yuan will still be calculated! Remember to pay it back when you get back!"

Lin Xiaoyue: "Waaaaaah???"

Inside the command vehicle, Li Changfeng's legs gave way, and he collapsed to the ground.

It’s over.

Hopeless.

This kid probably has nothing on his mind except money and the CET-6 exam.

"There should still be enough time," Su Ming muttered to himself, seemingly quite satisfied with his time management.

"Huh?" The voice from the loudspeaker paused, taken aback.

Su Ming ignored him and continued, "The rules are simple: you release the person, and I'll let you be arrested with dignity. Otherwise, you'll experience something worse than death, like... your personal bank account being closed, and all your game skins and memberships being canceled."

"What are you barking about?!" Shadow was completely enraged. "I set the rules!"

"Thirty-two bombs are buried here, scattered throughout the stadium. And your school beauty is wearing a specially made bomb vest; the detonator is in my hand..."

"Excuse me, can I interrupt for a moment?" Su Ming raised his hand.

The shadow froze: "What?"

Su Ming pointed to the large speakers overhead: "Your voice changer's frequency band isn't adjusted properly. There's feedback at the high frequencies, and the sound is extremely harsh and unprofessional. Are you trying to scare people to death, or annoy them to death?"

"I--"

"And another one," Su Ming continued, "Thirty-two bombs? Do you think this is a wholesale market? This abandoned stadium only has twelve key load-bearing columns. Did you put in twenty extra bombs to blow up rats? Amateurish."

Heavy breathing came from the loudspeaker, interspersed with a few coughs from people who couldn't hold back their anger.

Inside the command vehicle, Li Changfeng had already started taking out nitroglycerin pills.

"Now, the game begins!" Shadow practically roared. "First question: why do you think I'm here, and not at the flour mill?"

Su Ming stood with his hands in his pockets, speaking casually, as if answering a classroom question.

"Because you have a strong performative personality, a place like a flour mill is not worthy of the 'miracle' you mentioned. Moreover, the spot you chose, the shaded area of ​​stand number three, has the best view and best suits your voyeuristic and pathological psychology."

The voice from the loudspeaker fell silent again.

A moment later, he let out a nervous, strange laugh.

"You got it right."

"As a reward..."

Another spotlight suddenly shone, illuminating a spot ten meters to Su Ming's right.

There was a girl standing there, Lin Xiaoyue's best friend, who scared her so much that her legs went weak!

"...Let me introduce you to your other classmate," Shadow said mockingly. "Now, you have two choices. One is five hundred dollars, and the other... apparently doesn't owe you any money. Tell me, optics expert, which one do you want to save first?"