Trembling At A High Altitude

"Huang Xun couldn't possibly be in cahoots with you, could he? You are the best at plotting schemes," Anna said suspiciously as she looked at Li Teng.

"Damn! You've figured it out? I can't blend in anymore!" Li Teng laughed again.

As they were talking, Liu Huang and Huang Xun also returned to the coffee table.

The half-hour allotted for watching the video had passed, and everyone had returned to the coffee table.

"This time's confrontational performance is still based on 'Lurking War Wolf'," the director announced as he arrived at the table.

Hearing the director's words, the actors around the coffee table, particularly those who had participated in the previous round, couldn't help but react with surprise.

Was there a repeat of the script? Were they to perform the same script again?

"During the Anti-Japanese War, we, the underground workers, carried out secret missions within the Red Star News Agency, making great sacrifices to awaken the people and unite them against the Japanese."

"However, the Red Star News Agency had a traitor who informed the enemy's special service about the underground workers' infiltration. A traitor leader, accompanied by his lackey, under the invaders' direction, came to the agency to arrest the staff and tortured them severely in an attempt to identify the underground worker and kill them."

After listening to the director's further description, everyone looked at each other again.

It seemed they really were going to perform it all over again!

Without saying it, if the same plot meant that one of the eight actors had to 'pick up a boxed lunch' for filming to be considered complete, then it was certain the one to 'pick up the boxed lunch' would be the underground worker.

"The characters appearing in this scene include six editors from the Red Star News Agency, one traitor leader, and one traitor's lackey. Additionally, among the six editors, two are traitors who are lackeys that have reported to the traitor leader."

"Thus, the scene is divided into two camps, one of four editors from the news agency and the other of the traitor leader with three lackeys," the director said and paused briefly, bringing out a lot-drawing tube.

"Damn! The difficulty has increased! There's an extra traitor!" Gao Fei recognized the difference in the script from the last time.

"There are eight lots in the tube, one of which is marked 'Traitor Leader.' The other seven are blank..."

"You eight actors will draw lots according to the order of your ranks."

"As a special guest performer, Liu Huang, according to the Film and Television City rules, enjoys the treatment of the Middle Special Contract Group in this performance and has four priority drawing opportunities; then the others will follow in the order of their ranks."

"Drawing the 'Traitor Leader' lot will immediately end the drawing. The actor who draws the 'Traitor Leader' can actively choose an actor to be his lackey..."

"Doctor Liu, you must find a way to draw the 'Traitor Leader' lot! It's an invincible position! You're not a guild member, they can't possibly self-destruct and take you down! If you draw the 'Traitor Leader,' all initiative will be in our hands! Plus, we get to torture them!" Huang Xun hurriedly suggested a few words to Liu Huang.

"Nonsense, I'm not stupid," Liu Huang retorted. Having watched the complete video of the last session and heard the director's words, he, of course, had his judgment.

Liu Huang was a regular employee of the Film and Television City and didn't have to stay atop a stone pillar. He had been acting as a doctor for over half a year. At first, he was quite honest, but after successfully cheating a newcomer of the treatment fee without being punished, he grew bolder and began to unscrupulously seek personal gain.

Since the installment payments for the treatment of newcomers took a long time to process, some newcomers who signed up for his 999 treatment fee didn't last long in the performance and died, causing his account to have accumulated just over six hundred points to date.

Although it was just over six hundred points, compared to the other actors present, he could already be considered wealthy.

Liu Huang had not joined any guilds. Unlike Feng Dahai, he was not a guild member; therefore, Li Teng and Anna could not self-destruct to harm his points.

For this performance, he would be settled as per the Middle Special Contract Group rank. Choosing the role of the traitor leader, the worst outcome would be losing the confrontation, and by the rules, he would only lose 160 points, which would not be a devastating loss.

Anyway, as long as he was not the so-called underground worker, not fated to be killed by the plot, and not at risk of losing a thousand points at once, sending his score into the negatives, he would already be in an unbeatable position compared to Li Teng in this confrontation.

MOST IMPORTANTLY - the traitor leader would not be subjected to severe torture and could dictate the plot, freely torturing those poor editors.

So, what Huang Xun said was right; Liu Huang was definitely going to choose to play the role of the traitor leader.

With four chances, the odds of selecting the traitor leader's role were high.

Only if Liu Huang failed to draw the traitor leader in all four attempts would the opportunity then go to his peers, Sunglasses Woman Anna and the Pretty Boy Du Qing, depending on who had the higher points balance between them.

After them would be Elsa, Gao Fei, Li Teng, Huang Xun, and others.

Until the role of the traitor leader was determined.

...

The lot-drawing officially began!

Everyone's expression was grave.

Since the plot was already known, the outcome of this lottery was of great significance.

It had nearly decided the life or death of certain individuals.

If Liu Huang drew the Traitor Leader, Li Teng would have no chance to turn the tables this time.

Having seen the video where Feng Dahai was taken down, Liu Huang wouldn't likely make the same mistake.

Liu Huang wasn't a guild member, so the methods Anna and Li Teng had used to self-destruct and reverse-kill Feng Dahai were now utterly invalidated!

Li Teng had used his companion card to forcefully pull Liu Huang into the cast, not expecting to be shooting the same scene now.

Liu Huang now had four opportunities to draw lots, and if he drew the Traitor Leader's lot, Li Teng might as well declare himself dead on the spot.

This wasn't just an ordinary lot; for Li Teng and Liu Huang, it was a life-and-death lot that would determine their fates!

"Crap! Are you kidding me?"

Liu Huang drew a blank lot.

"Damn it! Are you messing with me?"

Liu Huang drew another blank lot.

"Is this rigged?"

Liu Huang once again drew a blank lot.

Liu Huang's first three draws were all blank lots, and his mood became increasingly irritable.

As long as he drew the 'Traitor Leader,' it meant his performance would be one hundred percent safe.

Li Teng's face also turned somewhat pale, evidently due to nervousness.

Among all those present, Li Teng was the most concerned about the outcome of Liu Huang's drawing, as it meant whether he had the chance to kill Liu Huang to avenge himself and even rid himself of that debt of nearly two thousand points.

Liu Huang rubbed his hands vigorously, then glanced at Huang Xun.

"Boss, you've got this! You can draw it!" Huang Xun hurriedly cheered Liu Huang on.

Now, Huang Xun's heart also started to become anxious.

It wasn't going to be like the second round, was it? Guo's mother didn't draw the 'is a ghost' lot, and no one else did either—only to leave that very lot for Li Teng in the end.

This time, they wouldn't leave the Traitor Leader's lot for Li Teng as well, would they?

Under the director's urging, Liu Huang began his fourth draw.

Everyone's nerves tensed to the extreme at this moment.

"Crap! Finally!"

Liu Huang looked at the fourth lot in his hand, his emotions extraordinarily intense.

He had drawn it!

The fourth lot, he had drawn the 'Traitor Leader' role!

Huang Xun cheered loudly after seeing the lot clearly.

Li Teng's complexion turned deathly pale in that instant.

"Damn it!" Anna cursed.

Elsa sighed.

Gao Fei patted Li Teng on the shoulder, wanting to say something but in the end said nothing.

This lot, so crucial to Li Teng, which could have avenged him and changed the fate of his acting career, had eventually been drawn by Liu Huang.

This intensified version of 'Lurking War Wolf,' not only failed to help him achieve his previous goal of killing Liu Huang, but it seemed like a well-prepared cage, forcing him into a desperate situation once again!