Chapter 191 - 173: Ji Xizhi’s Bewitching Fried Rice
Chapter 191: Chapter 173: Ji Xizhi’s Bewitching Fried Rice
Director Xu suddenly stood up, and found Ji Xizhi’s figure indeed missing from the live broadcast.
Did Ji Xizhi vanish into thin air?
In a daze, Director Xu’s gaze fell onto Ji Xizhi’s live feed camera on the central screen.
The program’s follow-up PD is usually responsible for filming their respective guests. Each fixed guest’s camera is focused on their artist, as per the PD’s job regulations.
But now, why is Ji Xizhi’s camera shooting from so far away, behind a glass door? The PD is filming inside the cafeteria, aiming at the NPC extras outside the doorway.
Even stranger is that these NPC extras are all gathered together, lined up in a long queue, and starting to receive boxed lunches?
Director Xu’s expression turned bewildered, remembering that boxed lunches weren’t supposed to be handed out at this hour. Where did these lunches come from?
Turning his head, he called for the logistics staff, who had just started eating their boxed lunch, and they hurried over upon hearing Director Xu’s call.
Director Xu: “Did you deliver boxed lunches to the school?”
Logistics staff: “No, you said to wait until the live broadcast finishes before ordering collectively.”
Director Xu turned back to the camera: “?”
Then what the heck are they queuing for?!
Grabbing the walkie-talkie, intending to connect with the NPCs in the camera, before his vision shifted, the logistics staff beside him sharply commented: “That person handing out the boxed lunches doesn’t seem to be from our crew either?”
Director Xu’s brow twitched, watching the figure in front of the camera, skillfully handing out the lunches.
The figure, the headset, and the person who suddenly disappeared earlier.
Director Xu felt like something cracked open inside him.
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At the side door of the cafeteria, Ji Xizhi timed it right, handing out fried rice one by one.
Some NPCs who got the fried rice early already started eating. Initially, many were puzzled seeing that the lunch box only contained fried rice.
“Why is there only a portion of fried rice, without any side dishes?”
“Is the program out of funds? Can’t be true!”
After taking a bite of fried rice, the crowd’s attitude took a sharp turn.
“Whoa, this fried rice smells amazing, so soft, and delicious! Did logistics switch to a new restaurant to order?”
“But the quantity is way too small!”
A few NPCs gathered together, eating vigorously while chatting.
Eating time regarded as lunch break, they were colleagues comfortable with casual chit-chat.
Ji Xizhi stood silently near the doorway, listening.
When all the boxes were handed out, some still hungry approached Ji Xizhi excitedly, asking: “Bro, which restaurant is today’s fried rice ordered from? It tastes great! I’ll go eat there after work!”
Standing by the side window of the cafeteria, when the NPC extras came to ask, Mo Anxia already entered with Le Qiqi inside.
Ji Xizhi didn’t delay, calmly replied: “Ordered from Green Tree Restaurant.”
After speaking, extended long legs, flipping directly into the cafeteria in front of all the NPC extras, and locked the window with a click.
NPC extras: “?”
“Green Tree Restaurant… feels like I’ve seen it somewhere before?”
The NPC closest to Ji Xizhi, in a daze watching Ji Xizhi flip into the cafeteria, hadn’t yet figured out the reason, then saw the green banner printed with “Green Tree Restaurant” on the transparent window.
“Huh? Isn’t Green Tree Restaurant the school cafeteria? Who ordered…”
The NPCs’ questioning caught in their throats, seeing inside the cafeteria, Le Qiqi lively appeared.
NPC extras: “…” Damn, when did Le Qiqi get inside???
Everyone looked at their lunch box, then at the logistics staff who just flipped inside.
The chopsticks in their hands trembled like a wave.
There were no logistics staff handing out boxed lunches; it was all Ji Xizhi’s trick!
This job is really not safe anymore!
[Ha! This is the first time I’ve seen fear on so many horror NPCs’ faces!]
[Green Tree Restaurant hahaha, why didn’t Ji Xizhi just say she cooked it herself? This batch of NPCs is too difficult, probably traumatized!]
[Aww, I want this trauma too, it’s fried rice cooked personally by Zhi Zhi!]
Fans felt both pity for and envy of the NPCs.
#JiXizhiTrickRice# quickly raced to the top of trending searches.
Director Xu was just thinking about buying a trend, but now there’s no need; nothing beats this trend!
Director Xu watched the disguised Ji Xizhi on the monitor, clutching the walkie-talkie, wanting to speak but hesitant.
He wished Ji Xizhi would follow the plot, but her non-serious trends were overwhelmingly many.
So much that this broadcast’s viewership nearly doubled the last episode.
If words could appear on Director Xu’s face, they’d surely read, “She gave too much!”
Director Xu hesitated without deciding on plot or popularity, internally conflicted.
Suddenly, his assistant exclaimed, “Director Xu, Director Wang from ’Life Experience’ seems to be riding our trending wave! Look, Director Wang posted a new cooking behind-the-scenes, featuring Ji Xizhi too!”
Director Xu: “!!!” Shameless scoundrel! He worked hard to reach the trend!
He instantly abandoned the plot; since it’s skewed this way, grabbing popularity is priority!
Director Xu and Director Wang fiercely battled on Weibo.
Inside the cafeteria, the Sherlock Holmes group of six came together.
Ji Xizhi secured time, Mo Anxia went to rescue, and Ji Xizhi’s pre-guessed location mostly matched, their cooperation extremely smooth, saving Le Qiqi swiftly.
Once Le Qiqi arrived, everyone finally relaxed.
Six people sat around a long table, eating fried rice, and began discussing methods to escape next.
Mo Anxia took up the role of logic captain, saying, “We discussed each of our clues, any ideas on escaping through the school gate?”
Qian Huiyi’s voice sweetly, “Based on my clues, I still think the key lies over by the teaching building.”
Qiu Lin agreed, “I think so too!”
Xie Ming chuckled bitterly, “I have no thoughts, dragging the team down~”
Le Qiqi: “Anyway, nothing’s in the infirmary.”
[Feel like this episode’s clues are way too few, the key’s too small, can’t determine the location at all!]
[Indeed, this episode’s plot is weak! Although intriguing, how would they escape next?]
[They reached the cafeteria, the buzz is sufficient, but the teaching building is the info center; can’t deny, Ji Xizhi faced a setback this time~ Without chance, how could they escape by night!]
Barrage fans felt confused after listening to the guests’ analysis.
Many began questioning Ji Xizhi in the comments.
Doing tasks, tricking NPCs, cooking fried rice – yes, Ji Xizhi is adept, but this is ’Escape Room,’ escaping is the real skill. If not, it’ll be laughable.
Livestream fans started watching the spectacle.
On-site, Mo Anxia and the others looked at Ji Xizhi.
Mo Anxia hesitantly asked, “Master, do you have any speculative locations or clues?”
Ji Xizhi: “No.”
Mo Anxia’s face fell.
If the Master of deduction has no clue, likely it’s like finding a needle in a haystack.
Mo Anxia, head down, declared, “Then we can only…”
Ji Xizhi: “No clues, only got the key. Do you want it?”
Mo Anxia’s speech halted, looking down, seeing Ji Xizhi suddenly pulled out a long golden key.
Mo Anxia: “?”