Rebirth 09: Starting from taking charge of Running Man on CCTV

Upon hearing Shen Teng's words, Chen He's face turned green.

"Brother Teng, can you please stop targeting me every time?"

Shen Teng patted the Six Doors emblem on his chest with a smile, looking completely innocent.

"Did I target you? I was just stating the facts. Urban management officers are officially employed, but the way we look in our uniforms does make us look more like temporary workers."

On the opposing team, Yang Mi was laughing so hard she was doubled over.

She ran over in her little leather boots, circled around Chen He, looked him up and down, and clicked her tongue twice.

"Chen He, your outfit makes you look like the old man who collects parking fees at the entrance of our film crew."

"All that's missing is a red armband on her arm."

Chen He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word in response.

He looked back at Zheng Kai, wanting to find an ally.

Zheng Kai immediately took a step back, crossed his arms, and his expression clearly said, "Don't look at me, I don't know you."

"Kai Kai! At least say something for me!"

"You do look like it." Zheng Kai didn't even lift his eyelids.

Yuan Hong walked over with a smile and patted Chen He on the shoulder.

"Junior brother, don't mind it, it's just that your hairstyle and this outfit... it's a bit..."

"What's up?"

"It's a bit like a gatekeeper at a government office."

After Yuan Hong finished speaking, he couldn't hold back any longer. He turned his head and looked at Brother Hu, and the two of them burst out laughing at the same time.

Chen He gave up completely.

He covered his face with his hands and let out a wail.

"Alright, alright, is today just the day you bully me, Chen He?"

Deng Chao watched this farce from the sidelines, a smile playing on his lips.

But only he knew that he couldn't laugh at all right now.

The task Chen Yang assigned him last night weighed on his chest like a stone.

He was an undercover agent for the Legend of Sword and Fairy faction.

He has to help the other side win.

Help the other side... to win against your own brother.

Deng Chao glanced at Li Chen out of the corner of his eye.

Big Black Bull was standing there chatting with Wang Baoqiang, grinning and showing his tiger teeth, completely unsuspecting.

Deng Chao's heart skipped a beat.

Brother, I'm sorry.

But this is just for the sake of the show.

He took a deep breath, suppressed his guilt, and put on the expression befitting a team captain.

Relaxed, confident, and in control.

On the other side of the ring, Brother Hu's condition wasn't much better.

He stood in the center of the Legend of Sword and Fairy camp, a gentle smile on his face, occasionally responding to Yuan Hong's teasing remarks, looking unusually calm.

But his right hand was unconsciously clutching the hem of his clothes behind his back.

He was an undercover agent for the Running Man team.

He has to help the other side win.

Helping a group of people you just met yesterday to scam your film crew colleagues you've been working with for half a year.

If Yang Mi found out, she'd tear his name tag off along with him.

When Brother Hu thought of this, a chill ran down his spine.

He glanced at Yang Mi.

Yang Mi was chatting with Baby. The two girls huddled together, whispering and laughing from time to time.

Everything was so harmonious, peaceful, and without any warning.

Hu Ge silently withdrew his gaze and cursed Chen Yang in his heart for the seventeenth time.

Just then, a piercing loudspeaker shrieked through the laughter in the square.

Everyone turned their heads at the same time.

Chen Yang stepped forward, his python robe fluttering in the wind, and his whisk replaced with a large red megaphone.

The soft, high-pitched eunuch voice from before disappeared.

Instead, the voice of the chief director should be heard.

Clear, concise, and formal.

He raised the megaphone, a smile playing on his lips.

"Before we officially begin, on behalf of the 'Running Man China' production team, I would like to welcome the seven actors from the 'Chinese Paladin 3' cast to Running Man!"

He stretched out his hand towards the direction of the Legend of Sword and Fairy camp, making a gesture of invitation.

"Welcome Hu Ge, Yang Mi, Liu Shishi, Tang Yan, Huo Jianhua, Yuan Hong, and Huang Zhiwei!"

Applause erupted instantly.

The seven members of the Running Man cast led the applause, with Deng Chao clapping the most enthusiastically. Chen He whistled, and everyone applauded in welcome.

Brother Hu bowed slightly, his smile gentle.

Yang Mi waved to all directions in a very generous manner.

Liu Shishi lowered her head and smiled, the tips of her ears turning slightly red.

Tang Yan clasped her hands together and softly said, "Thank you everyone."

Wallace Huo nodded, his expression remaining restrained, but the corners of his mouth twitched.

Yuan Hong clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, saying loudly, "Thank you for your hospitality!"

Huang Zhiwei stood at the very back, nodding slightly, his aura as steady as a mountain.

The applause lasted for more than ten seconds.

The atmosphere was warm and harmonious, and both hosts and guests enjoyed themselves immensely.

then.

Chen Yang put down the loudspeaker.

He raised it again.

The voice has changed.

Cold, hard, and devoid of any emotion.

The devil director has arrived.

"That concludes the welcome."

"Let's get down to business now."

Chen He subconsciously closed his mouth and straightened his body.

Li Chen's expression also changed, and he instinctively tensed his shoulders.

The conditioned reflex left from the last recording means that when Chen Yang speaks in this tone, nothing good is about to happen.

"I'll repeat today's task."

Chen Yang held up the megaphone, his gaze slowly sweeping across the faces of the fourteen people.

"The sacred pearl in the palace's treasure pavilion has gone missing. Your two teams will compete for clues in each round of the game, and the team that finds the sacred pearl at the end will win."

"The outcome of each round of the game directly determines who gets the clues. The more clues you have, the closer you are to the Spirit Orb."

"The team that finally finds the Spirit Orb will win the championship gold medal for this round."

"The losing team..."

He paused for a moment, and the corner of his mouth curved slightly.

All seven MCs present recognized that curve.

The subway punishment in the previous episode was a product of this smile.

Deng Chao felt a chill run down his spine.

"The details of the punishment will be kept confidential for now."

After saying this, Chen Yang put down the loudspeaker.

The square was silent for two seconds.

Then his voice rose again, but his speech was a beat slower than before.

It was like defusing a time bomb.

"But before we begin the first round of the game..."

"I have another very important message to tell everyone here."

Fourteen pairs of eyes were fixed on him.

Chen Yang's gaze swept across the crowd, his expression as calm as if he were reading a weather forecast.

"Currently, each team has a spy hidden within the opposing camp."

"In other words..."

"There is one person in the Running Man cast who is actually from the Legend of Sword and Fairy camp."

"There's also someone in the Legend of Sword and Fairy camp who's actually a member of the Running Man cast."

Quiet.

A deathly silence.

It lasted for a full three seconds.

then.

"What?!"

Chen He's voice was the first to burst out, cracking instantly.

"A spy?! There's a spy in our team?!"

He suddenly turned his head, his gaze sweeping back and forth across the faces of his other six Running Man teammates like a searchlight.

Li Chen frowned.

Zheng Kai was stunned.

Wang Baoqiang scratched the back of his head, looking bewildered.

Shen Teng squinted, the smile on his lips disappearing at some point.

Baby subconsciously took half a step closer to Li Chen.

And Deng copied it.

Deng Chao's reaction was textbook-perfect.

He first looked up at Chen Yang with his mouth agape, as if he had been struck by lightning.

Then he quickly turned around and gave a sharp look at the faces of his six teammates.

Finally, his gaze locked precisely on Chen He.

"Chen He".

Deng Chao's voice turned cold.

"What time did you get back to your room last night?"

Chen He hadn't recovered from the shock when he was startled by the shout and took a step back.

"Me? I went back at 11 o'clock!"

"Really?" Deng Chao crossed his arms and looked him up and down. "What were you looking at while you were at Brother Hu's table last night at dinner?"

"I see Yang Mi! She's sitting next to Brother Hu!"

Chen He got anxious, and his voice cracked.

"Can't a student from the Shanghai Theatre Academy even look at her senior? Why are you suddenly acting like you're checking someone's background!"

Deng Chao had a look on his face that said, "Your explanation is just a cover-up."

Chen He stomped his feet in anger.

Shen Teng then spoke slowly.

Actually...

He smiled and looked around, his tone as calm as if he were telling a bedtime story.

"I don't want to wrong an innocent person, but I have to provide a clue."

All eyes turned to him.

"At 11:30 last night, I went to the first floor of the hotel to get a bottle of water and saw Chen He come out of the elevator and walk out of the lobby."

Chen He's eyes widened.

"Brother Teng! You've mistaken me for someone else!"

"I'm nearsighted, but not blind." Shen Teng still had a smile on his face, but that smile looked more like the light in an interrogation room.

"I can't possibly mistake the green pajamas you're wearing with a cartoon frog printed on the chest."

The whole audience burst into laughter.

Chen He's face turned a deep purplish-red.

"That's a dinosaur! Not a frog!"

"Oh, a dinosaur." Shen Teng nodded, his smile deepening. "So what were you doing out at 11:30? Going to find your teammates from the Legend of Sword and Fairy faction?"

"I'm going out to buy water! The hotel's bottled water costs eight yuan a bottle, which I can't afford! I'll buy a one-yuan-and-fifty-yuan bottle from the convenience store downstairs!"

Chen He was practically roaring.

Deng Chao shook his head and made a heartbroken expression at the camera.

"Hehe, I've always considered you a brother. I never expected this..."

"Didn't expect it?! I really didn't!"

Deng Chao breathed a sigh of relief.

Great.

All the firepower was focused on Chen He.

Safety.

On the other side of the arena, the atmosphere within the Sword and Fairy faction also deteriorated rapidly.

Yang Mi was the first to move.

She took a step to the side, creating half a meter's distance between herself and Huo Jianhua, then turned her head and stared straight at him.

"Brother Hua".

Huo Jianhua looked over expressionlessly.

"Um?"

"You didn't say a single word in the group chat last night."

"I don't really like chatting in group chats."

"You didn't say a word today either."

"I just arrived, I haven't had time yet."

Yang Mi narrowed her eyes.

"Are you a spy?"

Huo Jianhua's lips finally twitched slightly.

It's not a laugh.

It's out of helplessness.

"What makes you doubt me?"

"It's because you're too quiet. Look at Yuan Hong, he never stops talking. Look at Xiao Shi, she doesn't say much but at least she's smiling. What about you? You're like an outsider."

Yang Mi put her hands on her hips and looked at him as if judging him.

"Who, unless they're a spy, wouldn't react at all in this situation?"

Huo Jianhua remained silent for two seconds.

"That's just my personality."

"With your personality, you'd be perfect for being a spy."

Yuan Hong was laughing so hard he was slapping his thigh.

Liu Shishi said softly, "Sister Mi, Brother Hua is really like this all the time," but her voice was too soft and was completely drowned out by Yang Mi's imposing presence.

Tang Yan covered her mouth, her shoulders shaking with laughter, but she dared not make a sound.

Meanwhile, Hu Ge's performance in the crowd was also in full swing.

He frowned slightly, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and looked serious and earnest.

"I think... everyone should calm down first."

His voice was calm and unhurried, carrying a natural credibility.

"The purpose of a spy is to help the other side win the game, so he won't expose any flaws at this time. The quieter and more normal a person is, the safer he may be."

"On the contrary, it's those who are eager to prove they're not spies..."

He paused meaningfully for a moment.

The entire room fell silent for a moment.

Yang Mi turned to look at him, her gaze sharp.

"Why does what you're saying sound like you're defending Brother Hua?"

Brother Hu gave a gentle and harmless smile.

"I'm just analyzing it."

"Doesn't your analysis sound like a spy trying to divert attention?" Yang Mi pressed.

Brother Hu's smile remained unchanged, but cold sweat began to break out inside him.

Unexpectedly, Yang Mi's intuition for variety shows is so accurate.

At the highest point of the arena, Chen Yang stood with his arms crossed, looking down at the chaos unfolding on the field.

The fourteen people were completely in an uproar.

On the Running Man team's side, Shen Teng caught Chen He and gave him a good scolding. Chen He was so anxious that he jumped up and down all over the place.

Deng Chao stepped forward at the opportune moment to "support" Chen He, saying "give him one last chance," thus clearing himself of all suspicion.

On the Chinese Paladin side, Yang Mi transformed into an interrogation expert, questioning Huo Jianhua and Hu Ge in turn.

Yuan Hong and Huang Zhiwei stood on the outside watching the show. Even Tang Yan was pulled aside by Yang Mi and asked, "You've been playing lovers with Brother Hua for half a year. Do you think he's like a spy?"

Chaos, suspicion, and endless verbal sparring.

The smile on Chen Yang's lips deepened.

perfect.

This is the effect he wanted.

No script is needed.

No design is required.

Just drop a seed of doubt in.

Human nature will do all the rest of the work for him.

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P.S.: Let's continue the discussion: What celebrity, song, or movie/TV show left the deepest impression on you in 2009? Which guest would you like to invite to Running Man? And what games would you like to see?