Does your brother know you're this stupid?!

Tonight was pretty important. After all, this was the first time the rankings would be announced.

So the cafeteria had added a few dishes, letting the guests eat while they waited.

There was beer on the tables, too. The director said it was for celebrating.

He had never dared to imagine that their first Live-Action Field Battle would end in such a resounding victory.

Especially with the livestream comments full of praise, he felt it really made him look good.

He had chosen all the guests himself, so he felt a sense of collective responsibility: they rose and fell together.

Except for Lu Yuanhang, of course.

The investors had foisted this guy on him. His success or failure had nothing to do with the director!

The director was assigning production duties when the control room door suddenly swung open. Lu Yuanhang stormed in. "They're all ganging up on me! Are you going to do something about it or not?!"

"Do I have to get my brother involved?"

Suppressing his irritation, the director looked up. "How are they ganging up on you? Give me the specifics."

"Do I really need to explain?" Lu Yuanhang sat down without being invited and crossed his legs. "Look at how full of themselves they are. Do they really think they're something special? They snap back at everything I say. What, do they think having Panda Blood makes me an easy target?"

"Oh, who would dare bully you?" The director gave him a smile that never reached his eyes. "Your brother is a famous entrepreneur, after all, and Lone Warrior's biggest investor."

Unable to recognize sarcasm, Lu Yuanhang assumed the director was flattering him and put on airs again. "As long as you know. The voting results are in, right? Am I first?"

The director leaned back. "We'll announce them all together in a bit. Asking now won't help. I'm not telling you."

"You-"

Lu Yuanhang choked on his words, almost unable to catch his breath.

After waiting a long time and seeing that the director had no intention of budging, he could only rise indignantly. "If you're going to be this uncooperative, don't expect my brother to invest in you again!"

With that, he turned and left.

The director curled his lip. "Pain in the ass."

"What did you say?!" Lu Yuanhang whipped around.

The director shrugged innocently. "Nothing."

Lu Yuanhang was speechless. Just you wait!

Only after all the dishes had arrived did the guide stand in front of the livestream screen. "Good evening, everyone! The most exciting moment is here!"

"To protect the privacy of whoever came last, we won't be announcing the full rankings." He waved the slip of paper in his hand, looking excited. "But I do have the top six right here!"

"Do you want to know who they are?"

"Yes-" The guests kept eating without even looking up.

"..." The guide's smile gradually stiffened. "Such enthusiasm. Well, I'll announce them one by one."

"In sixth place, Zhou Nan. Congratulations!"

He looked over but received no response, so he could only continue awkwardly. "In fifth place, Shi Huayi. In fourth, Luo Xiaohong. In third, Yuan Feng."

"In second place... Huo Xiao."

As the guide's voice grew increasingly animated, Lu Yuanhang felt both nervous and excited. Could I have ranked even higher than Best Actor Huo?!

Would people question whether the votes were rigged?!

Whatever. I can't worry about all that.

I have to use this ranking to boost my popularity!

With that thought, he looked over eagerly, only for his expression to turn ugly the next second.

"That's right, first place goes to Jian Li!" the guide announced excitedly. "With 1.35 million votes, he's the number one contestant of Lone Warrior's first episode!"

"Let's congratulate Brother Li!"

Before he had finished speaking, Lu Yuanhang shot to his feet. "Impossible! Did you count them wrong?! Jian Li doesn't even have a hundred thousand followers on Weibo. Where did all those votes come from?!"

"That number is obviously fake!"

Seeing this, fans flooded the livestream with comments.

[Is Lu Yuanhang just a sore loser? Why does he keep questioning everything?!]

[The production team's pretty funny, too. They said they wanted to spare whoever came last the embarrassment, then announced the top six. There are only seven guests. Isn't it obvious who came last?!]

[Brother Li deserved it, okay? Anyone who watched him on the show would give him a thumbs-up. Without Brother Li as captain, they never would've won the field battle so easily.]

[Agreed! I didn't notice during the livestream, but watching the replay, I realized how incredible Brother Li's combat experience was. He looked like he'd just come off a battlefield!]

[Have you noticed? Jian Li seems to have gotten more muscular. His abs are getting more defined, and he's looking more and more like a blessing for thirsty fans!]

[Every guest except the one in last place is blessing my eyes!]

The guide wasn't pleased by Lu Yuanhang's accusations, either. "The show's voting process is open to public scrutiny. If you think something shady is going on, you're welcome to report it."

"I won't interrupt your dinner any longer. Enjoy your food and drinks."

He turned and left, while Lu Yuanhang sat down looking resentful.

Jian Li picked up his chopsticks, levered them against the bottle cap, and popped it off with a bang, then poured himself a glass.

To the guy with Panda Blood, that smooth, effortless move was blatant provocation. He snorted. "Don't celebrate too soon. I'll find proof sooner or later!"

Jian Li cast him a sidelong glance, the corners of his lips curling upward. "Does your brother know you're this stupid?"

As expected of the vicious male supporting character, he was second to none at making trouble and courting disaster.

"I'm stupid?" Lu Yuanhang gradually lost his head and began blurting out whatever came to mind. "I'm still better than a broke bastard like you! If you can't pay the interest, let's see whether those people let you off!"

"They might even cut out your kidneys!"

Jian Li's expression suddenly sharpened. "You seem awfully familiar with their business. Have you been dealing with them on the side?"

The moment he said that, the four undercover officers whipped their heads around, their gazes turning sharp in unison.

Realizing he had let something slip, Lu Yuanhang gave a guilty chuckle. "That's what the news reports all say. It's common knowledge."

"Is that so?"

Jian Li's smile deepened as he glanced at the other guests. "..."

I've handed you the clue. Now let's see if you're any good.

And so, late that night in the dormitory...

Lu Yuanhang crept out of bed, only for a dark figure to spring up and pin him down. "You're under arrest!"

The night owls in the livestream were caught completely off guard by those words.

[? A cop snuck in?]