novelraw Chapter 480 - 479: Consecutive Deductions
Chapter 480 - 479: Consecutive Deductions
Everyone started clapping, even the staff off-camera joined in, so how could the others not follow suit?
Of course they had to. People in the entertainment industry can do anything but disrespect their seniors or be rude, especially on a live show.
That would get you roasted online.
So when Jiang Lu came out of character and sat down again, not only did Qiu Shuang bow, clap, and shake hands saying "glad to learn from you," the rest of the deaf, mute, and lame gang also clapped foolishly.
Then—
"Li Yang has violated the Control Lock for the third time, third point deducted!"
"Guan Yu has violated the Control Lock for the second time, second point deducted."
"Mu Qiu has violated the Control Lock for the third time, third point deducted!"
Mu Qiu: Oh no, it’s over.
The three deaf ones all stiffened at once.
Jiang Lu raised an eyebrow, a bit surprised: "Three points gone from everyone just like that?"
Shu Ran wanted to laugh but couldn’t, and filled her tablet with notes: [Hahahahahahahaha ×n]
Getting docked points for no clear reason and being laughed at? Can you tolerate this?!
Guan Yu slapped her thigh and stood up.
"This isn’t right! We were just clapping with them, it doesn’t mean we heard anything! It was just herd mentality!"
Li Yang stood up suddenly: "Yeah! This really shouldn’t deduct our points!"
Mu Qiu saw him stand up and start talking non-stop, immediately tried to pull him down.
"Why are you standing up and talking?! You’re blabbing away, did you forget you’re deaf?! She says it’s wrong and so do you? Sit down!"
"But it’s really unfair..."
Qiu Shuang quickly covered his mouth and glanced angrily at Mu Qiu.
"We could have canceled the deduction, but now it’s a done deal."
Mu Qiu & Li Yang: "......"
Both of them wanted to headbutt and confess their guilt, holding their foreheads, not daring to look at Qiu Shuang’s expression.
Guan Yu also had a "Oops! Major misstep" embarrassed smile, then got a long, expressionless stare from Shi Yuhuai, decisively shut up and stared at the sky silently.
This game is so unfair to hearing-impaired people! It’s downright discrimination!
The director initially intended to explain that the AI of the bracelet is like a phone’s Siri and can’t make precise judgments like humans, so these three people actually didn’t need point deductions.
However, it was too late for explanations, and those three points were solidly confirmed. No point in explaining anymore, just deduct them.
The scene was filled with mixed emotions—some were happy, and some were sad. The happy ones were Shu Ran and Jiang Lu, while Cheng Zhirang just shook his head and sighed. As for the others, three hung their heads and didn’t dare move, and the other three poked their heads in frustration.
Qiu Shuang felt he couldn’t handle two hyperactive people and had to use the most "ancient and cruel" method to restrain them.
He borrowed a pack of tissues from the staff, tore open a sheet to make four little balls, and let Mu Qiu and Li Yang choose their own.
The two culprits didn’t dare say much, silently took the tissue balls and stuffed them in their ears.
As soon as they stuffed them in, the electronic voice began to announce: "Qiu Shuang’s time limit is over!"
Now it was Shi Yuhuai’s turn to be questioned.
Having just had a few points deducted, and now finally it was the opposing team’s turn to be questioned, Mu Qiu was full of fighting spirit, and as soon as he saw Shi Yuhuai stand up, he couldn’t help but be the first to challenge him.
"I’ll ask the first question!"
Guan Yu saw her stand up and mumbled: "It’s over, it’s over, Mu Qiu standing up can’t mean anything good, it’s not going to end well, Brother Huai, watch out!"
Shi Yuhuai was about to write "don’t worry" on the tablet when Wei Yi leaned over to Guan Yu and said: "I remember, we can’t use real names."
Guan Yu: "?!
"Guan Yu violated the game rules once, third point deducted!"
In this case, the two who just got three points deducted would surely be happy.
Qiu Shuang thoughtfully communicated this news with sign language to Mu Qiu and Li Yang. This time the sign language was more specific and clear, and anyone could understand it.
So Mu Qiu and Li Yang, who had their ears properly blocked, easily understood, and unsurprisingly, they were very happy indeed.
"Oh, Meng Lu’s Tears, you also got three points deducted in a row hahaha! You dared to laugh at me!"
"Now we’re not the only ones with three points deducted! It feels great to have company~"
Too smug, these two are way too smug, Guan Yu couldn’t bear it and almost retorted, Shi Yuhuai suddenly scribbled a few words on the tablet, placed it in front of her with a thump, and nodded to indicate.
[From now on, you’re deaf, mute, and blind.]
Guan Yu: "......Alright...then..."
The reply was trembling.
Then she gave a wail, pushed her chair aside, squatted down, and with a mournful face, said, "Then I’ll just watch the fish. Give me a poke when you’re done playing, and I’ll take the fish I like and steam it."
Shi Yuhuai: That’s very good.
The questioning began.
Mu Qiu stuffed his ears tightly, not giving himself any chance, stood up only intending to ask questions, not caring what Shi Yuhuai answered.
"May I ask the great Fenrir who eats bones without spitting out bone chips, I’ve heard you’re a famous ancient astronomy research master in the country, I’ve admired you for a long time, today I have a very simple question—what is the name of the star at the tip of the Big Dipper’s handle?"
Shi Yuhuai was very serious and earnestly wrote on the tablet: [Answering the question from Zi Lenghuan Falls in Love with Me, Tantai Tieniu Are You Scared]
It was hard enough to write her pen name, Shi Yuhuai felt he was well-prepared. Although the crib sheet he wrote had somehow been swallowed by the tablet, he had memorized the two hardest characters, so theoretically there shouldn’t be any issues.
But unexpectedly, writing it in front of everyone, a sense of shame suddenly overcame him.
He felt the characters under his pen were terrible, messing up the "Tantai" characters multiple times, finally taking a deep breath, getting it right, and showed it to Mu Qiu, then deleted it to start writing the next sentence.
Mu Qiu just stood there waiting for him to finish writing.
After half a minute she ran out of patience, looked at the camera with an exasperated face and said: "Mute people have it too good in this game, right? Just writing a few more words and you pass the time!"
Guan Yu, who was squatting and counting fish, gave Wei Yi a look, and Wei Yi immediately stood up: "How can this be called killing time? It’s taking your question seriously."
Mu Qiu just watched his lips move, talking, but couldn’t quite hear clearly what he was saying.
She mockingly dug her ear, casually asked: "What are you saying? You think it’s a waste of time? Kid, you’re not bad, how about considering joining us?"
Wei Yi: "Can you poach people live?"
Mu Qiu: "Huh? You say you’ve thought about coming over? Then come, we don’t charge group fees here."
Wei Yi: "......Do you know what I’m saying?"
Mu Qiu: "Don’t worry, we really don’t charge group fees."