A group of six best friends, Shu Xiaomeng and Liu Xiaoyan, were sitting at a dining table not far away, chatting while eating. Their chat content always revolved around the music queen Luo Yan. Several of them have liked the goddess Luo Yan since middle school, mobile phone ringtones, and alarm clocks.
, are all songs by the goddess. It can be seen that they are indeed die-hard fans of Luo Yan. They formed a group to go to the 20th anniversary concert. On the surface, there is no problem.
Ye Qi quickly searched for Luo Yan's information and whispered to his teammates: "This singing queen has more than 80 million fans. Judging from the online reviews, she is not only good at singing, but also very talented. I can't write it myself."
She has few popular pop songs and is also very humble and gentle. Her status in the music industry is almost unmatched by anyone. Several well-known singers in the music industry today are her students. These people will also serve as special guests.
, to support this concert.”
Shao Qingge raised his eyebrows and said, "Isn't there a murder case in the entertainment industry like the 9 of Hearts?"
I still remember the 9 of Hearts murder case in the entertainment industry, which showed the complex interpersonal relationships in the entertainment industry, which opened everyone's eyes. The concert in Sun City three days later was attended by so many singing stars, and everyone always felt that there would be
A situation occurs.
Xiao Lou suddenly thought of a question, looked at everyone, and said softly: "Luo Yan is a well-known singer in this world. The people who go to see her concert should be more aborigines in the card world, and there will be 'outsiders'."
'Go?"
Lao Mo said: "Not necessarily. There are many 'outsiders' who decide to stay in this world. If they are interested in music and go to the concert, it is not a burden to them. The ticket price of Luo Yan's concert
, compared with the concerts of top singers in our real world, it really pales into insignificance."
Shao Qingge agreed: "That's right. I remember that in reality, the official ticket price for VIP seats at celebrity concerts is more than 2,000 yuan, which is 200,000 yuan converted into gold coins. But for Luo Yan's concert, VIP tickets are officially sold
The price is only 50,000, while scalper tickets that are sold at a very high price are only 200,000, which is almost a quarter of the price in reality.”
In other words, in this world, you can buy a VIP ticket to a goddess concert for 500 yuan, while ordinary tickets may cost 200 yuan.
The low price may attract a large number of challengers to go to the concert.
When Ye Qi heard this, he couldn't help but sigh: "That's really cheap. 500 yuan is just the cost of a meal at a party with friends. I don't know about the concert. If I had known it earlier, I would have bought a ticket to go and see it."
"
Liu Qiao said: "If you are not in a hurry to get through, such a low ticket price is indeed very attractive."
There must be many challengers with this idea of "joining in the fun", especially young people who love music. With the low ticket prices, the gimmick of the 20th anniversary concert, and several special guests from the music industry, the idle challenger said
Maybe I will buy a ticket to see it...
Xiao Lou asked: "By the way, what day of the week is the concert?"
Shao Qingge said: "Tuesday."
This is strange. Usually concerts are held on weekends for the convenience of students and office workers, but this time it is on Tuesday? Xiao Lou thought about it carefully and suddenly thought of a key point: "On weekends, all challengers will be forced to attend
Enter Zhou Chang’s secret room.”
Yu Hanjiang frowned slightly: "If the concert is held on the weekend, the challengers have to do their weekly tasks and cannot go to the concert. But if the time is on Tuesday, most of the challengers will be idle. Such an arrangement is
Is it a coincidence? Or is it deliberately attracting challengers to the concert?"
At the moment everything is just speculation without any proof.
However, everyone always felt a little uneasy. Especially after returning to the carriage after breakfast, Xiao Lou randomly asked a few unfamiliar young passengers about the concert. He found that one-third of the people in the entire carriage were
Young people all go to the concert.
Luo Yan's influence in this world can definitely be said to be at the level of a queen.
At noon, the train stopped at the midway station, and many people got off the train. Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou went to the conductor to make up their tickets, and they got eight sleeper tickets. Everyone took their luggage to the sleeper car to rest.
Yu Hanjiang whispered to his teammates: "Everyone, pay attention to the passengers around you. If you find anything wrong, tell me and Xiao Lou immediately. It's best if everything goes well on this trip. If there is a case, we will probably have to help solve it again."
The replacement tickets were scattered in different carriages. The teammates found their own beds to sleep and followed Yu Hanjiang's instructions to observe the passengers around them.
There were no accidents during the rest of the journey. The 72-hour journey was a bit too peaceful. Except for the appearance of Shu Xiaomeng's group of six girlfriends, which made everyone nervous for a while, no other acquaintances or acquaintances were found on this train.
Suspicious person.
After a long wait, the train finally arrived at the station.
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang deliberately got out of the car behind Shu Xiaomeng and others. When they walked to the exit, no one came to pick them up. The six girls directly hailed two taxis and took a taxi to the hotel. See you there.
The taxi disappeared from sight, and Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang had no choice but to stop following it, hail two taxis, and go to the New Century Hotel booked by Mr. Tang.
This hotel is located on the seaside and is a five-star sea view hotel.
Different from the mountain scenery of Moon City, Sun City is a seaside city. There are coconut trees everywhere along the road. Many people wear cool swimsuits and walk barefoot on the beach. Some people lie on the beach and bask in the sun. Many children squat.
We came down to collect shells and there were young people surfing on the sea.
People here live a really leisurely life.
Ye Qi has loved the sea since he was a child. Sitting in a taxi, looking out the window at the blue sea and the white and delicate beach, he couldn't help but say: "The sun, the beach, the sea, the scenery of this city feels much more beautiful than the City of the Moon."
It’s over!”
Shao Qingge joked: "How about we move our family here? Anyway, I still have a lot of money in my card, and I can buy a sea-view villa here to live in."
Ye Qi hurriedly waved his hand: "Don't bother, it's better to go back as soon as possible. Everything in this world feels unreal to me, just like in a dream. People's lives are so beautiful that it's hard to believe."
There is not a trace of rubbish to be seen on this beautiful beach, unlike some tourist attractions in reality where the beach is stained by tourists. The sea water here is as clear as if it has been washed, and everyone has a smile on their face.
Don't worry about anything.
If there really is a paradise, this is probably the so-called "heaven", right?
But for some reason, looking at the same smiles on the faces of people playing at the beach, Ye Qi felt a chill down his spine.
The car quickly drove to the hotel.
Tang Ci had booked rooms for them in advance, four double rooms. Two girls, Liu Qiao and Qu Wanyue, shared one room, Ye Qi and Mr. Shao shared one room, Lao Mo and Long Sen shared one room, and the remaining one room.
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang live together.
After completing the formalities, everyone took the elevator to the 17th floor and put down their luggage.
The room is large and clean. The floor-to-ceiling windows on one wall provide an unobstructed view of the sea not far away. There is also a large bathtub in the room that can accommodate two adults. It is worthy of being a five-star hotel. The decoration is luxurious and the price should not be cheap.
Xiao Lou was just about to send a message to Tang Ci to say thank you, but the other party took the initiative to send a message: "Restaurant on the seventh floor, let's eat first, I will pick up the wind for you."
Xiao Lou took everyone to the restaurant on the seventh floor.
Following the waiter into the VIP room, he immediately saw Tang Ci sitting in a wheelchair.
The man looked very young, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt, and his clothes were spotlessly clean.
A thin blanket covered his legs. He had a handsome appearance, delicate facial features, and a sickly pale face. However, he did not have the "weakness" of a patient at all. Instead, his eyes were calm, and he just sat there.
He is so full of aura that no one dares to underestimate him.
After seeing Xiao Lou, he nodded politely and said, "Here?"
Xiao Lou smiled at him and took the initiative to introduce to his teammates: "This is the director of the Intelligence Bureau, Tang Ci, Mr. Tang. As for my teammates, Mr. Tang should already know them well, no need to introduce them one by one, right?"
Tang Ci said: "Well, everyone, please take a seat."
Except for Shao Qingge, who had met Tang Ci before, Ye Qi, Liu Qiao and others all met the legendary intelligence bureau director for the first time. They were very curious, but when they met his cold eyes, everyone was not interested.
It was too presumptuous, so I had to sit quietly around the round table.
Yu Hanjiang asked bluntly: "Where is my brother?"
Tang Ci said: "He is in some trouble and can't get away. Don't worry, Hua Ying is going to pick him up."
Xiao Lou asked doubtfully: "What about Mr. Gui?"
"Gui Lao has a dinner party tonight. I can't come at the moment. I'm here to receive you all and discuss the next plan. You must be hungry after riding the high-speed train for so long. Let's chat while we eat." Tang Ci pressed the button.
The service bell sounded and he said in a low voice: "Food is ready for room 3."
The sumptuous meal was served quickly.
Garlic prawns, spicy crabs, steamed lobsters, white clam tofu soup, abalone, various shells, Pipi shrimps, spicy fried razor clams... This large table of seafood made the hungry people drool.
.
Tang Ci explained: "Sun City is rich in seafood. I wonder if everyone is used to it?"
Ye Qi nodded hurriedly: "I'm used to it! We eat beef and mutton every day in Moon City, and we haven't eaten seafood for a long time."
Shao Qingge smiled and said: "Mr. Tang spent a lot of money."
Tang Ci said: "You're welcome, let's eat first before talking."
After his words, everyone began to eat without ceremony. Tang Ci did not peel the shrimps and crabs, but only filled a bowl of fresh shell soup and drank it slowly. He said he was not very hungry after eating.
After the seafood on the table was cleared, Xiao Lou asked: "Mr. Tang, is your plan to join forces now?"
Tang Ci said calmly: "Brother Ninth said that after we meet up, we should first do one or two weekly tasks to get familiar with each other. Otherwise, if we go directly to the S-level secret room, we will not have a tacit understanding and we will probably drag each other down."
Xiao Lou also agreed with this decision: "Indeed, we are not familiar with the four cards at all. We should do a weekly routine to deepen our understanding first, and it will also be convenient to go to the S-level secret room for cooperation. I just don't know what type this week's weekly routine will be.
The secret room?"
Zhou Chang is randomly generated every time, and it is possible to choose from hearts, spades, diamonds and clubs. But Shao Qingge’s Insect King card can only be used in the spades and clubs secret room. In other words, if
This week's Chamber of Secrets is not about spades and clubs, and Tang Ci's legs still cannot be cured.
Seeing Xiao Lou's thoughts, Tang Ci said calmly, "My wheelchair can also be brought into Zhou Chang's secret room. I can still walk by relying on the wheelchair. I have already tested this, so even if I randomly get hearts and diamonds,
Don’t worry.”
Xiao Lou breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "The weekly tasks will only start on Saturday. Let's get to know each other in the remaining days. Then we will cancel the contract. When Ninth Brother comes back, everyone will sign the Ninth Brother's book together?"
"
Tang Ci said: "Brother Ninth means that you will be the captain, and the four of us will cancel the contract and sign it with you."
Xiao Lou was startled: "Brother Ninth really said that?"
Tang Ci nodded: "Well, he hopes that you and Yu Hanjiang will lead the team this time. Besides, it doesn't matter where you sign. As long as everyone is on the same contract, we are a team."
There is really no need to worry about this. Since Lu Jiuchuan believed in them so much, Xiao Lou stopped refusing and said: "Okay, we are going to attend the concert of Goddess Luo Yan tonight. Mr. Tang, have you received any information about hunting?"
Any news about the killer?"
Tang Ci shook his head: "Their operation was concealed this time. Not to mention me, even Ninth Brother could not find out the specific target of the organization's operation. Ninth Brother only knew that a large number of hunters suddenly came to Sun City, so he sent us a message
The alarm has been raised. Mr. Gui is using his contacts to investigate, and I have also used my intelligence network. At present, the most likely thing to happen is the concert."
He opened the laptop he carried with him and pulled up a data sheet.
This is the floor plan of Luo Yan’s concert venue.
The huge stadium can accommodate nearly 100,000 spectators, and all the tickets have been sold out. Every seat is marked with red and blue. Xiao Lou asked puzzledly: "What do the different colors mean?"
A flash of sharpness flashed in Tang Ci's eyes, and he said slowly: "Blue is the ticket bought by the aborigines, and red is the challenger."
Hearing this, Yu Hanjiang couldn't help but frown, pointing to the distribution map on the screen: "You mean, all the tickets for these red seats have been bought by challengers? Why is there such a concentration? Judging from the distribution map
Area a, area b, area e and area f are all aborigines, area c and area d are all challengers, aren't the tickets for the concert going on sale at the same time?"
Tang Ci explained: "I hacked into the official website's ticketing system and found that they had set up an internal program. Although the tickets for this concert were released at the same time for everyone to snap up, the internal program classified the seats.
You need to register your ID card when buying tickets. Once it is discovered that the ID card of the ticket buyer is a foreigner, other areas will be automatically locked and you can only buy tickets for areas C and D."
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang looked at each other, and a chill went up their spines at the same time.
Identity card locks ticket purchase? Does this force challengers to sit in areas C and D?
Xiao Lou couldn't believe it and said: "A large-scale concert with 100,000 people, secretly gathering the challengers in a certain area by secretly classifying ticket sales, what do they want to do?"
Tang Ci said: "This is also what I am confused about."
In fact, if Tang Ci was not a top hacker who could hack into the official website's ticketing system and discover this secret, no one would have thought that concert tickets could be divided according to ID cards.
The challengers and aborigines who bought the tickets must not have known that there would be a problem with the ticket position they grabbed. 100,000 tickets were released at the same time, and they were all sold out within 5 minutes. Those who could grab them would only feel that they were lucky, and who would
Are you concerned about whether the location is in Area A or Area C?
Ye Qi whispered: "If it was the hunters who did it, they wouldn't have planted bombs in areas c and d, right?"
Tang Ci shook his head: "In the main city, explosives and guns are all controlled items and cannot be used. Many of our cards will also be banned. Besides, for such a large-scale concert, there will be security inspections on site.
It’s impossible to plant a bomb.”
Ye Qi blushed and said, "I'm just guessing, otherwise, why would they gather the challengers in one area?"
Yu Hanjiang frowned.
The Hunters have an extremely strong hatred for challengers like them, but with tens of thousands of challengers gathered together, including a large number of indigenous people, they wouldn't blow up the concert venue, right? What's the conspiracy?
Seeing that it was already half past six, Yu Hanjiang stood up and said, "Xiao Lou and I will go to the concert in person."
Tang Ci looked at him: "Where did you buy the tickets from?"
Shao Qingge said with a smile: "I bought two scalper tickets online at a high price, both for Area A, with consecutive seats."
Originally, Shao Qingge wanted to buy a few more tickets, but the concert was about to start, and there were very few scalper tickets online. It was not easy to grab two. He sent the redemption code of the electronic tickets to Yu Hanjiang's mobile phone: "You can directly
Just use the ticket collection code to pick up the tickets at the door."
Tang Ci looked at the two of them and said, "You two, be careful."
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[Chapter 364, Concert Accident]
On the way to the concert, they saw a large number of fans holding posters of the goddess along the road, and the two of them could not calm down.
Xiao Lou leaned into Yu Hanjiang's ear and said: "The distribution map compiled by the Tang Bureau is only the result of ticket sales on the official website. However, many people who bought the tickets do not necessarily go to see it themselves, and there are also a large number of scalpers who will resell the tickets at high prices."
For example, the scalper tickets Shao Qingge bought were in Area A.
In other words, the aborigines who bought the tickets transferred the tickets to the challengers. Similarly, there will definitely be challengers in areas C and D who bought the tickets and then transferred the tickets to the aboriginals at a high price.
Although areas a, b, e, and f are all aborigines, and areas c and d are mostly challengers, there will definitely be some errors due to "reselling tickets". Challengers have bought scalper tickets to ride to area a.
, of course, there are also aborigines who will buy high-priced tickets from some challengers who buy and sell, so as to sit in areas C and D.
No matter how powerful the hunter is, it is impossible to monitor the whereabouts of all resold tickets.
What exactly do they want to do?
Xiao Lou felt anxious, and he and Yu Hanjiang lined up with the fans to get tickets.
Because their tickets were in Area A, the staff guided them to enter from Entrance A and walk to the VIP auditorium in the front row to sit down.
When the time arrived at seven o'clock, the entire stadium was brightly lit. Fans entered the venue one after another and took their seats. A large number of fans in the back row raised posters and glow sticks. At half past seven, the stadium was already full.
Xiao Lou unexpectedly discovered that six seats in the third row of area A where he and Yu Hanjiang were sitting were empty.
The two looked at each other, and Xiao Lou took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Tang Ci: "Tang Bureau, please check who is buying the seats 311~316 in Area A? The concert is about to start, and there is no one in the seats.
Come."
Tang Ci just invaded the official system yesterday afternoon and got the list of all ticket buyers for the concert. After seeing Xiao Lou's information, he checked it on his laptop and quickly found the result: "Shu Xiaomeng, Liu Xiaoyan,
Zhang Xiaoning..."
Xiao Lou showed his phone to Yu Hanjiang. The six familiar names on the screen made Yu Hanjiang frown.
The warm-up part of the concert began, and there were deafening screams all around. Xiao Lou had no choice but to lean into Yu Hanjiang's ear and speak almost into his ear: "Shu Xiaomeng and the other six didn't come? They came here specifically to realize their dreams this time.
Sun City, there is no reason not to come to the scene."
Yu Hanjiang's eyes were deep. He leaned over and whispered in Xiao Lou's ear: "Li Mo."
Xiao Lou was stunned and quickly figured out: "Did Li Mo stop him?"
Yu Hanjiang said: "Li Mo is powerful in this world and knows many giants in the business world. Maybe he received some news in advance, so he stopped his wife and best friends from going to the concert."
Xiao Lou: "..."
The absence of the six Shu Xiaomeng and others further confirmed Xiao Lou's suspicion that something was going to happen at this concert.
But what exactly is going on?
The two of them looked at each other, sat quietly in their seats, and looked around alertly.
After the warm-up session, Luo Yan, the heroine of this concert, finally took the stage.
Under the illumination of the spotlight, a middle-aged woman with smoky makeup and a blue sequined fishtail dress walked to the middle of the stage. This woman was worthy of being the queen of the music industry, full of aura. She covered her head with one hand
Her sexy chest bowed towards the surroundings, and deafening screams suddenly erupted from the scene.
"Luo Yan! Luo Yan!"
The screams almost brought down the roof of the stadium.
Luo Yan smiled slightly, picked up the microphone and said: "Thank you very much for coming to today's concert. Today is the 20th anniversary of my debut. I am very happy to be here with you. Over the past 20 years, I am grateful to have your support.
and companionship…”
She said a lot of sensational words, and many die-hard fans around her burst into tears.
After finishing the opening remarks, Luo Yan began to sing.
Most of the songs she sang were ballads. Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang listened to several songs in succession. Half an hour later, the fans at the scene waved their light sticks in accordance with the rhythm of the music, and occasionally sang along with the goddess. The atmosphere of the concert was evident.
It looks very harmonious.
At nine o'clock, Luo Yan took a break and a group of special guests came up to sing a few songs.
At 9:30, Luo Yan took the stage again, changed her appearance, and began to sing more popular fast songs.
At ten o'clock, Luo Yan came off the stage to take a rest, and another group of specially invited guests came on stage to sing.
During the whole process, nothing happened.
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang were very confused. Did they think too much? But all this cannot be explained by coincidence, right?
At half past ten, when the concert was about to end, Luo Yan came on stage again, and all the special guests also came to the stage.
Luo Yan smiled and said: "Today's concert will end soon. For the last song, let's have the whole audience sing. Do you think it's okay?"
"Okay!" The responses in the gymnasium gathered into a wave of sound that broke through the sky.
Luo Yan raised his hand handsomely and made an "invitation" gesture.
A band came to the stage, the drummer played crisp drums, the bassist played a passionate melody, and several young singers sang and danced at the same time.
This song is a typical rock genre. After two hours of exciting concert, the audience's emotions have been completely aroused.
What's more, the stars on the stage kept passing the microphone to the audience: "Everyone come together!" "Dance with me!"
The applause and screams were deafening, and all the audience stood up following the music.
The singers on the stage have been excitedly tapping their feet to accompany the drums, and the fans in the audience have also followed suit, waving light sticks with both hands, stepping and jumping to the drums with their feet.
Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou were sitting among the crazy fans, looking so out of place.
Everyone around them stood up and sang and danced excitedly, but they were the only ones sitting.
Yu Hanjiang's heart tightened - No, this situation will probably be difficult to end!
The chorus of 100,000 fans at the same time was so loud that Xiao Lou could not hear what Yu Hanjiang was saying. The two of them were not in touch with each other. If they wanted to have a conversation, they had to shout in each other's ears. In this situation, even if you shout loudly, you may not be heard.
See.
Xiao Lou simply took out his cell phone and typed quickly: "These people seem to be out of control."
Yu Hanjiang's face turned ugly: "It was the singers on stage who were deliberately guiding us. Do you know about the stampede at the Millennium Concert in 1999?"
Xiao Lou shook his head. He usually didn't pay much attention to these things and had never heard of the Millennium Concert.
Yu Hanjiang typed quickly to explain: "At a concert in 1999, under the guidance of the singer, the people participating in the concert kept stepping on the ground with their feet and dancing to the accompaniment of the music. People will form conditions after repeated movements for a long time.
Reflecting on this, when the concert ended, people lost control of their emotions and a large-scale stampede occurred, resulting in many people being trampled to death!"
Seeing Yu Hanjiang's brief description, a chill ran down Xiao Lou's spine.
So, today’s concert is actually...
As if to confirm the two people's thoughts, at this moment, the singing stopped suddenly, and the Queen Luo Yan on the stage said loudly: "Today's concert has successfully ended here. Please leave the venue in an orderly manner and look forward to the next one."
See you again! Goodbye everyone!"
In the darkness, the exit channel was opened, and there were obvious arrow indicators on the ground.
Originally, this was just like when the movie ended, everyone just followed the lights to leave.
But at this moment, a piercing scream suddenly sounded from areas C and D: "Ahhh——"
Several lights on the roof seemed to be loose, and they fell down, hitting the auditorium directly, causing several spectators' faces to be covered in blood.
The already excited crowd, upon hearing the screams, immediately turned and ran towards the exit.
The body that had just been dancing to the rhythm of the music seemed not to obey the instructions of the brain at this moment. Countless people joined the running army. Some people accidentally tripped and fell, and the people behind them stepped over them out of control.
"Ahhhh——"
"My hand, ah! My hand is broken!"
"Oh my God, someone was trampled to death, please don't squeeze in the back!"
"Don't step on me, help me!"
In the crowd, screams like slaughtering pigs occurred one after another. The concert scene instantly turned into a hell on earth.
Xiao Lou's face turned pale as he listened to the hoarse scream.
This is the result...
Affected by the screams in Areas C and D, the audience in Areas A and B also began to leave quickly. The people around him became more and more crowded like crazy. Yu Hanjiang saw that the nearby fans were about to rush Xiao Lou.
Squeezing into the crowd, he immediately stretched out his arms, hugged Xiao Lou into his arms, quickly led Xiao Lou to the corner, supported the pillar in front of him with one hand, and protected Xiao Lou in his arms.
Xiao Lou's heart almost jumped out of his chest.
The venue was in complete chaos. Everyone seemed to have lost their mind. Screams and curses were heard from the crowd. Yu Hanjiang protected him with his body, and he could hear the steady and powerful heartbeat coming from the man's chest.
Xiao Lou stretched out his hand and hugged Yu Hanjiang back hard.
His body couldn't help but tremble.
This cruel and bloody scene is more terrifying than a nightmare.
He saw with his own eyes that after many people fell down, they were trampled under the feet of the crowd and were trampled to death!
He heard those people screaming, heard calls for help coming from his ears, and even the wailing of children...
But there was nothing he could do.
The madness of a hundred thousand people cannot be stopped by him alone.
It turns out that this is the hunter's plan - to let the "outsiders" trample to death their own kind in the chaos!