Hong Kong film: Rise of Prison Break

He turned back to the two of them, gently placing his hands on their shoulders, his voice like a devil's whisper, clear and slow.

"Love is patient... You have both just swallowed the 'key' to unlock the helmet on each other's heads."

"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, that 'key' is made of special clay. Once it enters your stomach, it absorbs gastric juices and expands rapidly... So, don't even think about spitting it out, you can't."

He paused, admiring the utterly terrified pupils that suddenly widened through the gaps in their helmets, and continued, "Friendly reminder: You only have five minutes. If you can't open each other's helmets within five minutes... then your heads will be like this watermelon—"

He took out an ordinary watermelon from somewhere, shaped like an adult's head, stuffed it into an iron helmet of the same style but slightly larger, and fastened the buckle.

Then, he took two steps back and pressed a button on an inconspicuous remote control in his hand.

"Bang!!!"

A muffled thud!

The helmet with the watermelon inside suddenly split in two at the metal buckle where the watermelon was inserted!

The watermelon inside was instantly pulverized by the enormous internal pressure!

The bright red flesh and juice splattered everywhere, even splashing onto Jin Tianqi and Lili's bodies and helmets.

The visual impact is absolutely terrifying!

Jin Tianqi and Lili's bodies stiffened instantly, as if their blood had frozen.

From inside their helmets came their suppressed whimpers and gasps, like those of dying beasts.

"The game... begins now."

Qian Wendi's voice was like a final verdict.

He pulled out a dagger and swiftly cut the ropes binding their wrists and the chair.

Almost the instant the rope snapped, he had already drawn a dark pistol, its muzzle steadily pointing at the two men, preventing them from joining forces to resist or attack him.

With two "whoosh" sounds, the rope hit the ground.

The instinct for survival instantly overwhelmed fear, resentment, and all other emotions!

The moment Kindaichi felt the countdown ticking behind his head (though he couldn't see it, the psychological pressure was immense), he unleashed an astonishing power!

He suddenly broke free from the remaining ropes, not even having time to remove the heavy helmet from his head. He grabbed the wooden stool from under his buttocks and wanted to smash it at Lili, who had also just gained her freedom—he wanted to force her to spit out the "key," or use a more direct method!

However, Lili, who usually appears delicate, showed a more ruthless and decisive side when faced with life and death!

She didn't pick up the stool at all. Instead, she used her half-kneeling position to suddenly exert force in her waist and abdomen, raised her knee, and used all her strength to thrust hard and accurately into the most vulnerable part between Jin Tianqi's legs!

"Ugh—!!!" Even through his pants and under his helmet, Kindaichi's inhuman groan, a mixture of excruciating pain and despair, was still clearly audible.

His grip on the stool instantly malfunctioned, and he curled up in pain like a shrimp, causing the stool to slip from his grasp and crash to the ground.

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In the back alley of the tenement building, the dusty bread cart sat quietly in the shadows.

In the back seat of the carriage, Zhang Wenjie was holding a bowl of freshly made, steaming hot "Demae Iccho" sesame oil-flavored instant noodles, slurping them down.

In front of him was a small monitoring screen, displaying a "live broadcast" of the inside of Qian Wendi's safe house.

He watched as Jin Tianqi and Lili frantically fought each other on the screen during their death countdown, his eyes filled with no pity, but rather with... anticipation and a kind of detached amusement.

A strong sense of cultism, reminiscent of the low-budget B-movie horror film "Saw," immediately hits you.

"Faced with life and death, humanity..." he mumbled, taking a slurp of noodles.

"Hurry up, smash it down! Yes, aim for the head!"

Seeing Kindaichi lift the stool, he urged him in a low voice, as if watching a tense ball game.

"Tsk, pick up the knife! There's a fruit knife on the ground! Pick it up! You stupid woman!"

Seeing that Lili only used her knee to push him, he felt a bit disappointed.

"Oh? Perfect!" Zhang Wenjie's eyes lit up slightly when he saw Lili's precise and ruthless strike, and he even lightly slapped his thigh. "Indeed, a tough woman shouldn't be underestimated! The change between feint and reality, the decisive and ruthless attack, is truly astonishing!"

He finished the rest of the noodles in a few bites, exhaled a satisfied breath, then rolled down the car window and casually tossed the empty instant noodle container and disposable chopsticks out, where they landed next to a garbage heap in the alley corner.

He took out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep drag, and let the smoke fill the carriage.

He stared at the screen, occasionally offering a brief and cold "professional" comment on the two's "battle," but unfortunately, he was the only viewer of this exciting "reality show," with no one to share this twisted "fun."

However, just as Kindaichi was writhing in pain and Lili seemed to have the upper hand, preparing to proceed with the next "operation," another monitoring screen suddenly flickered and switched the view.

The image shows the stairwell of this tenement building.

Surrounded by a group of henchmen, Liu Yaozu was hurrying upstairs!

Leading the way was none other than "Crocodile Guy," whose head was wrapped in blood-soaked bandages, whose face was as pale as a ghost, and whose eyes were filled with fear and coercion!

They were less than half a flight of stairs away from the third floor where Wendi Qian was!

"Damn it!" The playful anticipation on Zhang Wenjie's face vanished instantly, his brows furrowed tightly, and he cursed fiercely, "It was almost the finale! Why did you have to interrupt it?!"

The "reality show" he was watching was reaching its climax, with the ugliness and struggles of human nature about to shine in their most "dazzling" light, when it was abruptly interrupted by this uninvited guest.

He looked at Liu Yaozu's determined, sinister, and greedy face on the screen, then glanced at Qian Wendi and the other two on another screen who were about to enter the final, brutal stage. His eyes were filled with deep displeasure and contempt at having his interest interrupted.

"Just a little bit more... almost to the 'family drama' and mutual revelations before the happy ending..." He said, a cigarette dangling from his lips, his tone dripping with sarcasm. "To be such a villain... such a failure, with absolutely no patience, what's the point of living?"

He stubbed out the cigarette, his eyes regaining their sharp and coldness.

The plan will eventually get back on track.

The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind.

Now, the oriole needs to adjust its appearance order.

He pressed the button on his headset: "Attention all groups, the prey is all in the cage. 'Cleaners,' get ready; 'audience,' take your positions. The show... is about to enter its final act ahead of schedule."