Chapter 1005: Chapter 29: Not a Serious Punch!

Bang!

The organizer’s body slammed onto the ground, making a loud thud.

Instantly, everyone’s attention was drawn to the scene.

Some curious onlookers even tried to get closer.

“Nobody move!”

Hui Lijing shouted loudly, stopping the crowds that were trying to approach.

Then, this female detective with aspirations of being a barista quickly approached the organizer to confirm the individual’s death.

Although from her previous position, she strongly suspected that the organizer was already dead, her face still registered surprise when she confirmed it.

Because this was murder!

There was a faint almond scent on the organizer’s body, and the skin had an unusual discoloration.

According to the detective’s knowledge, only cyanide could cause such effects!

Murder was common.

Murder by cyanide was also common.

But to use cyanide to commit murder under the watchful eyes of so many, that was unusual.

The female detective looked up and scanned the crowd around her.

At this moment, everyone looked like a suspect to her.

“There’s been a death.”

“Call the police.”

“Lockdown… try to keep everyone from leaving.”

The female detective subconsciously made a request to the surrounding staff to secure the scene, but she had to change her instruction midway through.

Because–

“There’s been a murder!”

“There’s been a murder!”

A slightly panicked voice rang out sharply in the crowd.

It was like pouring cold water into a hot oil pan.

Whoosh!

The dense crowd instantly began to boil.

People started to push and shove.

“Wait, everyone!”

“Don’t panic!”

“Everyone stop!”

Hui Lijing shouted loudly, but such yelling was futile against the chaotic crowd, who couldn’t hear her at all; the noise of the commotion, panic, and cries filled her ears.

The crowd became increasingly unruly.

Just when a stampede seemed unavoidable, the female detective didn’t care about anything else and picked up the microphone that the organizer had been holding.

“Quiet down!”

“This is just a drill!”

“Repeat, this is just a drill!”

The shout amplified by the loudspeakers suddenly overpowered the noise from everyone present.

The tumultuous crowd went silent.

A drill?

Wasn’t there a dead person?

What drill?

Everyone stared blankly at the female detective.

“This is a drill in preparation for emergency situations, aimed to enhance everyone’s ability to respond to sudden events. Our host is an actor participating in the performance, and he’s now ‘dead’ and cannot move, so the event has started.”

Facing the crowd’s gaze, the female detective showed no panic, confidently spouting nonsense.

As if everything happening was just part of a drill.

Then, without waiting for the audience to speak, the detective continued.

“Everyone, please stand to my left.”

“Those with children, and the elderly, please go to the right.”

“Please line up in an orderly fashion.”

“The staff will assist everyone.”

While saying this, the detective signaled to the staff.

They immediately understood.

Promptly, they dispersed to calm the crowd.

Meanwhile, one of them ran towards the phone inside the establishment.

The staff member hadn’t forgotten to call the police.

The crowd began to move in order.

Hui Lijing let out a sigh of relief; she had been genuinely worried that something terrible might happen.

Good thing she remembered seeing Hui Lixiang pull off something similar.

She had committed it all to memory.

Back then, the situation was similar–there had been an accident, and people around were in a mess.

‘Why do those people listen to you?’

‘They’re not listening to me; they’re just obeying ‘authority’.’

‘I don’t understand.’

‘Put simply, treat them as a flock of sheep, and see yourself as the shepherd.’

‘Still don’t get it?’

‘Then let’s put it another way; take the initiative, act ‘above them’, and they will submit.’

She still clearly remembered those words even now.

Although she still didn’t quite understand, she knew this method was very effective.

As it turned out, Hui Lixiang’s approach was even more effective than she had thought.

Looking at the crowd that had chosen to comply, Hui Lijing inexplicably thought of her sister’s ‘boyfriends.’

‘Could that guy be taming men the same way?’

Hui Lijing thought subconsciously.

Finally, she shook her head vigorously.

Unwittingly, her thoughts had gone astray.

Not allowed!

Love is wonderful, pure!

Such methods cannot be used!

Hui Lijing reminded herself, seeking a way to divert her attention.

This wasn’t difficult.

The very next moment, Hui Lijing looked at Jason.

Jason was still sitting behind the competition table; he had finished his hamburgers, and no new ones had been sent by the staff, so he got up and walked towards the other two male contestants.

Without a word, just a glance from Jason, and the two male contestants immediately jumped up from their chairs like they were stricken by cold.

Jason raised his hand and gathered the hamburgers in front of the two men back to his own table.

Sagaraso, who had finished her hamburgers, was stunned by the scene.

She felt like Jason, just now, was like a fierce beast driving rabbits out of its territory.

Yes!

Rabbits!

Miss Sagaraso looked at the two tall, hefty, yet trembling men, and reaffirmed her thoughts.

Then, she curiously turned to look at Jason.

This was the first time she had seen someone who could eat even more than her.

“Um, everyone’s busy with the drill, how about I go get you some hamburgers?”