No matter if we find the Devil Bomb or not, the outcome is the same. Either Cary leaves or Lin Yan goes away; anyways, FOR must eliminate one person.
The program team is nauseating. If they want predetermined slots, why still wave the flag of fair competition? They’ve wasted so much of their anticipation and effort.
At this point, Lin Yan shook his head, "Everyone has already tried their best; things that can’t be changed, we have to accept. Top Flow started with eight guests; now, with you three remaining, it’s already FOR’s glory, I..."
"Wait!"
Ye Xian stared closely at the names on the list, "Do you remember the rules of the Devil Bomb?"
"Of course."
Jiang Wanze: "If we find the name in the Devil Bomb, we can choose to protect or detonate the bomb on them."
Lin Yan: "If we can’t find it, the bomb detonates automatically, and the person on the bomb list will replace the eliminated one."
Cary: "What do you mean by asking this?"
"That’s from our perspective, but what if someone else finds the Devil Bomb?"
Cary: "The rules are the same, no change."
"Yes." Ye Xian nodded, "But what if they make a mistake, then what?"
As she finished speaking, the three paused for a moment; the hidden rules of the Devil Bomb: Search for the list of people inside the bomb according to the clues. If a mistake is made and announced, that guest will replace the listed person’s elimination!
It’s like a buzzer question; if you don’t buzz in, you won’t get the chance to score. But if you buzz in and respond incorrectly, you’ll lose points.
Risk and benefit are always intertwined.
The three vaguely seemed to understand her words, "You mean..."
Ye Xian walked over, "Captain, may I borrow your paper and pen?"
Jiang Wanze handed her the paper and pen from his wallet, and Ye Xian pressed the paper against the trash can, writing her name on it.
Lin Yan, "Ye Xian, what are you..."
Ye Xian shredded the original list, put the new list into the box, and then returned it to the trash can.
"Let’s pretend we haven’t been here, nor did we find the Devil Bomb. Leave this surprise for Chu Yao."
"Wow! This is brilliant!"
Cary finally turned around, "When Chu Yao finds it, mistakenly thinking you’re the one hit by the Devil Bomb, and publicly detonates you, doesn’t he end up eliminated!"
"Bingo!"
Ye Xian snapped her fingers.
Jiang Wanze: "But what if, to be safe, he chooses not to publicly detonate? Anyway, he thinks we don’t know who’s on the list."
"He will announce it."
Ye Xian affirmed.
"Because the person on the list is me."
In front of the big screen, the director watched her ingenious maneuver with awe, clapping admiringly after a long pause.
Remarkable, truly remarkable!
They had laid traps everywhere, yet he found loopholes.
The netizens were right: no matter how strong the equipment, it can’t top a sharp mind.
As long as you’re smart enough, any equipment and strategy can be broken; no preset and rules can stump him.
The mysterious person handed the bomb box to the program team for the general director to announce this episode’s final results.
"Next, we announce the list of guests eliminated this episode: Liang Liang, Chu Yao!"
"Congratulations to FOR for becoming the final winner this episode, successfully breaking through and returning as kings!"
Chu Yao was enjoying the moment, but hearing the program team’s announced results, his expression froze.
What? Did he hear it wrong?
Meanwhile, the FOR members, previously sitting dejectedly on the bench, all stood up, coolly tidying their clothes and smiling as if about to accept an award.
As they passed by him, they collectively raised their middle fingers, "Trash."
The live chat was filled with messages celebrating FOR, the universe’s number one boy band, winning perfectly.
"How is it possible? Why me? I clearly found the Devil Bomb; you must be wrong!"
Chu Yao’s face changed dramatically as he looked at the program team. Some staff approached to explain FOR’s winning reason, but he seemed provoked, refusing to listen to explanations, unable to accept the final result, pointing at the staff claiming unfairness, a scandal.
Beside him, his assistant quickly rushed over to stop the PJ from filming, "Don’t film, don’t film, please pause for now!"
"Keep filming! The Devil Bomb was set by the program team; why can Ye Xian arbitrarily change it?! Isn’t it against the rules?"
Chu Yao shouted red in the face, accusing the program team, seeing him, the director frowned, "If the rules don’t prohibit it, it’s allowed."
"What’s allowed? You just favor Ye Xian because he has President Bo backing him! Sacrificing me to shield him! How much did you get from President Bo? If he wants to nominate Ye Xian directly, just say it, why bother having him show off on the program!"
Nearby, agent Wang Wei and the assistant, hearing his words, turned ashen with fright; is he crazy?!
Daring to defame President Bo in front of the camera! Is he courting death?

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