Chapter 57: Narrow Road of Enemies

  On both sides of the stairs leading to the gymnasium, eight men wearing sunglasses and suits stood. There were also two police officers in uniform. The suited men were private security guards hired by Shen Wan. As Yu Ming and his companions entered the football stadium, they found that there were already over a dozen people inside. In the center of the stadium was a table with numbered seats arranged around it. Yu Ming and Hai Na each looked for their own seat number. Du Qingqing went straight to the table, where a woman received her, verified her computer printout and ID card, and then a security guard escorted Du Qingqing out through a side door of the football stadium.

  At 8 o'clock, the armed police who maintained law and order arrived. Some were distributed outside the stadium, while others were inside the stadium. In addition, there were also forty security guards and several plainclothes policemen present in the gymnasium. However, the number of people in the sea election in the gymnasium was less than what Ming thought. There were only more than 80 people.

  What about the others? Yu Ming nodded again. Including Li Fu and Ni Qiu, most of the contestants were blocked by He Ling Tunnel. An unexpected situation occurred at the exit of He Ling Tunnel, a truck drifted and blocked the passage. There were not many cars from the stadium to the city, but the cars from the city to the stadium stretched for several kilometers.

  Li Fu and Ni Qiu were in the same car, they looked at the long queue in front of them. Li Fu called Yu Ming on the phone. As soon as Yu Ming heard it, he understood: "That truck is a test question. After passing through the tunnel, find a taxi or run directly to the stadium."

  "OK!" Li Fu and Ni Qiu abandoned the taxi and started running. They ran very conspicuously, everyone discussed for a while, and immediately someone followed them to run towards the tunnel. People taking taxis were fine, but those who drove themselves were in trouble. The cars couldn't be moved at all. Some people gritted their teeth and abandoned their cars to run through the tunnel. Most car owners waited anxiously for the trucks to be towed away.

  Li Fu hailed a taxi, and the two were about to get in. A woman rushed over: "Sorry, I have an emergency."

  "Of course." Li Fu helped the woman into the car and even closed the door for her.

  The woman said: "You're really a good person."

  Ni Qiu was furious: "Are you sick?"

  "Ladies first." Li Fu looked around and saw that it was impossible to hail a taxi: "Let's run, I think 40 minutes will be enough."

  "Come on!" Nian Qiu couldn't help it and ran towards the gymnasium with Gentleman Li Fu. The two marathon runners were not to be underestimated.

  After running for ten minutes, Yu Ming called: "There is a shop renting tandem bicycles on the left side of the tunnel entrance."

  Li Fu and Ni Qiu stared at each other for a while. Li Fu said: "I hate him."

  "I am too." Continued running forward.

  The two arrived at the gymnasium at 8:50. As soon as they entered, Li Fuxue called Yu Ming and said, "Your seat is on the left side of the entrance, in the third group. Niu Qiu's seat is on the right side, second group."

  "Ladies and gentlemen, there are only ten minutes left. Those who have not taken their seats or are still standing will be eliminated."

  About a thousand people are gathered at the gymnasium, all concentrated on the south side.

  At 9 o'clock sharp, the security guard closed the door. More than a dozen people who had just arrived and couldn't find their seats were asked to leave by the security guard. The chairman's stage said: "This treasure hunt activity was initiated by Mr. Shen Wan. However, the host, Mr. Shen Wan's butler, is stuck in traffic on the road and will arrive around 10 o'clock. We apologize to everyone here first. Everyone came to the gym early in the morning and may not have eaten anything yet. Mr. Shen Wan instructed us to send some snacks. It's unclear when lunch can be served, so please fill your stomachs first. Don't worry, there are only 1,300 people present, and we have prepared 2,000 portions, so everyone will get a share."

  Afterwards, thirty volunteers began distributing food. Each person received a loaf of bread and a bottle of mineral water.

  "Huh? You've arranged for the exam questions to be delayed, affecting the contestants. Why is the butler also stuck in traffic? Yu Ming picked up and sent a message: "Be careful with food.""

  As soon as the food is in your hand, you know what's going on. The seal of the mineral water bottle has been opened. This is common sense, but countless people still fall for it. Trains, parties, nightclubs. When your drink or food leaves your sight, don't eat it again. Especially women. Also, someone enthusiastically helps you open the mineral water bottle, which is not gentlemanly behavior, but very rude. It's like when you accidentally bump into a lady and she drops things on the ground. Normal etiquette is not to help pick up, but to use your body to block others' sight, letting the lady pick it up herself.

  This is a very shallow trick, but does the bread have any say in it? It's packaged very tightly, and it seems like there isn't. Yu Ming looks at the people around him, some are eating bread, some are eating bread and drinking water. There's only one man wearing a sun hat, three positions away from himself, who is just as still as he is. This person looks a bit familiar... Yu Ming dares not to be certain, generally speaking, even if it's been several years since they've met, as long as their appearance hasn't changed much, Yu Ming can almost always recognize them. But this person, after some thought, really isn't recognized.

  Kid, you're really clever. You know this is a salty bun and it'll make your mouth dry. Wearing the sun hat is Black Peach A himself, and what makes Black Peach A's eyes widen in shock is that Yu Ming starts eating the bun. No way, this kid only has this much ability.

  Hei Tao A was right, this bread really makes people thirsty. Some people didn't suspect the mineral water at all, and when they got thirsty, they started drinking it while eating. Yu Ming ate a few bites, then reached into his briefcase and pulled out a bottle of Coke.

  Can the official document be used as a coaster? I've never heard of that before. You're ruthless. Hei Tao A looked away, feeling a bit hungry after riding his bicycle to get here and staring at the bread in front of him, silently cursing Shen Wan. One hour had passed, and he still didn't know when lunch would be served...

  Yu Ming put the half bottle of Coke back into his briefcase. Hei Tao A swallowed hard. Looking at the bread in front of him, he thought that eating it would make him thirsty and not eating it would make him hungry. Yu Ming looked over at him and asked: "Do you want some Coke?"

  "No." Black Peach A replied coldly, as if she didn't have a hobby of drinking men's saliva.

  A man behind him took out 20 yuan and said, "Brother, do you have Coke? It's an emergency."

  Yu Ming reached into his briefcase and handed a sealed bottle of Coke to the man, who in turn handed over twenty yuan, which Yu Ming stuffed into his wallet.

  Awesome! Black Peach A is beyond regret. There's actually a new one. Quench your thirst and satisfy your hunger with this. This bag shouldn't be able to hold three bottles of Coke without bulging, right?

  "Hey handsome, is there still Coke?" a woman walked down and asked.

  "You have." Yu Ming took out a small can of Coke from his suit pocket and handed it to the woman, taking twenty yuan in return.

  What's up? Black Peach A asked: "Hey, Cola."

  Yu Ming shook his head: "It's gone."

  "...You say this guy doesn't deserve a beating? The Ace of Spades in his mind uses the Dragon Fist to send Yu Ming flying. If you don't eat, then don't eat."

  "Handsome guy, is there still something to drink? My friend wants some." The woman came again.

  "There's also soda." Yu Ming exchanged the soda he had prepared for Du Qingqing for 20 yuan. Yu Ming was a generous person, and he had prepared drinks for himself, Haina, and Du Qingqing as well.

  No reason, no excuse for not teaching him a lesson. None, absolutely none.

  PS: A new day, new votes.