Esports world champion, debuted as the center of a talent show

The staff member continued, "The entire film and television city is the site for this mission. The entire area is closed off, and outsiders are prohibited from entering."

"We scattered several fragments of inspiration in advance in every possible place in the city, such as streets, corners, attic mezzanines, gaps in steps, dark corners of shops, and cracks in walls."

"The fragments are all small, hard, square cards. The front is printed with inspiration keywords, and the back is printed with a unique code. Each fragment is worth one point. The entire process relies on visual searching in real-world conditions, without any hints or clues."

Immediately afterwards, the most crucial rule of the entire event was announced, instantly raising the tension level: "One hundred dedicated patrol and pursuit officers will be deployed throughout the city, all uniformly dressed in black suits, black shoes, and black gloves, conducting silent patrols throughout the entire process. Their physical fitness, reaction speed, and action capabilities have all undergone professional special training."

"There are two elimination criteria: First, since it is an individual battle, teaming up and cooperating are not allowed; violating these rules will result in elimination. Second, once you are completely controlled by the suited pursuers and brought back to the main city rendezvous point, you will be considered eliminated and immediately withdraw from this round of captain selection."

Jiang Zhiyu listened attentively, raising an eyebrow slightly when he heard the last point, thinking: In other words, even if you get caught, as long as you can escape, it doesn't count as a failure?

The staff diligently continued announcing the rules: "Sixty-one people in total, with a ninety-minute time limit for a treasure hunt and danger avoidance across the entire area."

"The 90-minute countdown has ended. Immediately cease all actions and wait in place for staff to count the number of fragments."

"The top eight trainees with the most fragments will directly secure the captain positions for the eight original stage performances in the second public performance. The eight trainees will be selected in order, and the core original keywords for the second public performance will be randomly drawn on the spot."

"All the rules have been explained. Now you have five minutes to get ready. The countdown will start precisely in five minutes."

As soon as he finished speaking, the live stream was flooded with comments, filling the screen and causing the real-time popularity to soar.

[Wow, it's just the team captain selection for the second performance, why is it being made such a big deal? It's almost like a large-scale variety show game!]

[Hong Liu made money, huh? Such a big spender.]

So, will they wear period costumes? I want to see!

[No way! Historical costumes are too cumbersome for movement; they're not good at running around, and the budget for everyone in historical costumes is just too high. Those who know, know!]

This game was so exciting! I'm declaring I won't be criticizing the production team today.

[It seems the production team wants to test the trainees' running speed and stamina. These men in suits are all so muscular. Trainees: Danger!]

During the five-minute break, everyone automatically dispersed and quickly planned their own routes.

Jiang Zhiyu didn't rush away. Instead, he stood next to the topographic map at the entrance and quickly scanned the entire film and television city's terrain, memorizing the general layout.

The five-minute countdown reached zero, and the staff shouted, "The mission officially begins! Timer activated!"

Jiang Zhiyu avoided the main roads and ventured into secluded alleys.

The production team didn't have enough photographers to film all the trainees one-on-one, but they still assigned one to follow Jiang Zhiyu throughout the entire process.

The photographer walked casually down the street, his camera always pointed at Jiang Zhiyu, who was walking in a corner and looking around.

Jiang Zhiyu turned around and looked at the photographer covered in signs that read, "Come quick, there's someone my camera is pointing at, come and catch him!" He couldn't help but walk closer and whispered, "Brother, can you be a little more discreet?"

The photographer paused for a moment, then smiled sheepishly: "Okay, okay."

Immediately, the cameraman hunched over like a thief and followed Jiang Zhiyu furtively. Unfortunately, he was a dark mass with his camera, making him even more conspicuous from a distance.

[Jiang Zhiyu suddenly leaned close to the camera to remind the photographer of the close-up shot, it's so beautiful (drooling)]

Looking forward to Jiang Jiang's performance; he seems very agile.

[This is from a scene next door; someone was arrested as soon as they stepped outside, completely powerless to resist. Go Jiang Jiang!]

[Ahhh, Jiang Zhiyu, run! Men in black are coming!]

Jiang Zhiyu was looking down and searching near the corner of the wall. In the crack between the bricks on the right side of the wall, there was a hard card with its edge sticking out. It was so small that it was hard to spot unless you looked closely.

Without stopping, he bent down and swiftly pulled out the fragment with a flick of his finger, then casually stuffed it into his personal storage pocket at his waist.

The entire process took less than two seconds, the movements were fluid and seamless, without the slightest pause.

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a dark figure flash by in the distance. He immediately grabbed the photographer's sleeve and pulled him down, and the two of them squatted down behind a nearby earthen wall that was about half a person's height.

The photographer stumbled, steadied himself, and aimed the camera back at Jiang Zhiyu.

The boy being photographed was cautiously looking up ahead when a man in a black suit appeared at the end of his line of sight, pacing back and forth.

Jiang Zhiyu pursed his lips, even softening his breathing, his gaze fixed on the man in black, intently watching him as he pondered something.

They remained crouched quietly, waiting for the men in black to leave.

Some of the comments were inappropriate:

[On a side note, Jiang Zhiyu's skin looks amazing; it's practically flawless.]

[Stunning beauty, yes! Just like that! Cameraman, you can keep shooting right up to her face!]

[I remember this man in black just escorted a trainee to the main city, how come he's back so quickly?]

He's so agile! He's like a nimble little cat... Cat-themed characters are the best!

After the men in black finally left, Jiang Zhiyu peeked out from behind the earthen wall, revealing his eyes, and looked around warily.

Once he was sure it was safe, he straightened up and gave the photographer an apologetic smile: "Sorry, I was in such a rush that I bumped into you."

The photographer was surprised that he would apologize for such a small thing, and waved his hand repeatedly, saying, "It's okay, you can continue."

Jiang Zhiyu nodded before setting off again. After walking less than twenty meters, he noticed a fragment lying in a groove under the old wooden window sill on his left. The fragment was hidden in a concealed position, just hidden by the shadow of the window sill, and could not be seen by normal sight.

Jiang Zhiyu quickened his pace, stepped forward, pinched the fragment, and put it into his pocket.

In just a short while, he found two fragments, instantly becoming the top in terms of fragment count.

[They found it so quickly! How come everyone else can't find a single piece, but Jiang Zhiyu already has two?]

[His eyesight is excellent; trainees had passed by before and didn't notice anything in the windowsill recess.]

[Jiangjiang is playing a collection game here, while the others are playing battle royale.]

Just as Jiang Zhiyu was about to leave, he suddenly heard a scream coming from afar.

He hid in the shadows by the window and looked out, just in time to see Yao Wei shouting and running away on the main road, closely followed by a man in black.

"Big brother! Stop chasing me! I was wrong! Please let me go!"

Yao screamed and waved his arms, trying to run into the small house where Jiang Zhiyu was hiding.

He hadn't run two steps when he suddenly met Jiang Zhiyu's gaze by the window, and was momentarily stunned.

But he quickly realized what was happening and almost immediately turned around and ran to the other side, showing no signs of anything unusual throughout.