Chapter 104
Script Escape was, as its name suggested, essentially a more immersive version of a murder-mystery game. The guests were assigned their own scripts, then began performing as they entered the setting.
As long as they remembered their identities and rough character setups, they could improvise the rest. The show was similar to a puzzle-solving game: they had to reach the final answer to clear the stage, or it counted as a failure. There could also be traitors among the characters played by the guests—villain roles. If the righteous characters failed to reach the correct conclusion, the villains won.
This episode's theme was Old House on the Island, with five guests in total.
Li Wenchuan opened the script he had received. His character was a college student who wanted to have a thrilling adventure near the end of summer vacation. He usually enjoyed exciting activities, and after hearing that there was a deserted island near a certain village with many strange legends surrounding it, he had hurried over.
There, he unexpectedly encountered three other people who were also heading to the island.
Li Wenchuan was dressed according to his character setting. When he stepped out, he saw the other three.
One of them was a flamboyantly dressed young woman negotiating with a fisherman who looked like a local.
"I want to go to that island. Can you give me a ride? It's really too far, and I'm afraid I won't make it on foot." Gu Xiaoyou's tone was unpleasant, and her haughty attitude made people uncomfortable just listening to her.
The fisherman looked troubled. "I-I'm not going to that place... It's kind of cursed..."
"Three hundred. Is that enough?" Gu Xiaoyou waved her phone. "WeChat Pay. So, are you doing it or not?"
The moment he heard he could