On their way to the concert, seeing so many fans holding up posters of their idol along the way, the two of them couldn't calm down.
Xiao Lou leaned close to Yu Hanjiang's ear and said, "The distribution map compiled by Director Tang is just the result of ticket sales on the official website. However, many people who buy tickets may not go to see the place themselves, and there are also a lot of scalpers who will resell the tickets at high prices."
For example, the scalped ticket that Shao Qingge bought was in Section A.
In other words, the Indigenous people who bought tickets transferred them to Challengers. Similarly, in Zones C and D, there will definitely be Challengers who buy tickets but don't go, and then transfer them to Indigenous people at a high price.
Although sections A, B, E, and F are mostly occupied by Indigenous people, while sections C and D are mostly occupied by Challengers, there will inevitably be some discrepancies due to the "reselling of tickets." Some Challengers buy scalped tickets to travel to section A, while some Indigenous people buy overpriced tickets from some reselling Challengers to travel to sections C and D.
Even with all his abilities, Hunter couldn't possibly monitor the whereabouts of every resold ticket.
What exactly do they want to do?
Xiao Lou was nervous as she and Yu Hanjiang joined the line of fans to collect their tickets.
Since their tickets were in Section A, the staff guided them through Entrance A and led them to the VIP seats in the front row.
At seven o'clock, the entire stadium was brightly lit, and fans gradually entered the venue and took their assigned seats.
A large number of fans held up posters and glow sticks, and by 7:30 p.m., the stadium was already full.
Xiao Lou was surprised to find that there were six empty seats in the third row of Section A, where he and Yu Hanjiang were located.
The two exchanged a glance, and Xiao Lou took out his phone and sent a message to Tang Ci: "Director Tang, could you please check who bought seats 311-316 in section A? The concert is about to start, and the seats are empty with no one showing up."
Tang Ci hacked into the official system yesterday afternoon and obtained the list of all concert ticket buyers. After seeing Xiao Lou's information, he checked it on his laptop and quickly found the results: " Shu Xiaomeng, Liu Xiaoyan, Zhang Xiaoning..."
Xiao Lou showed the phone to Yu Hanjiang, and the six familiar names on the screen made Yu Hanjiang frown deeply.
As the concert warm-up began, deafening screams erupted from all around. Xiao Lou had to lean close to Yu Hanjiang's ear and speak almost into his ear: " Shu Xiaomeng and the other six didn't come? They came all the way to Sun City to fulfill their dream, there's no reason for them not to be here."
Yu Hanjiang's gaze was deep. He leaned close to Xiao Lou's ear and whispered, " Li Mo. "
Xiao Lou paused for a moment, then quickly realized: "Was it Li Mo who stopped it?"
Yu Hanjiang said, " Li Mo is powerful and influential in this world, and he knows many business tycoons. Maybe he received some advance warning, so he stopped his wife and girlfriends from going to the concert."
Xiao Lou: "..."
The absence of Shu Xiaomeng and the other six members further confirms Xiao Lou's suspicion that something bad was going to happen at this concert.
But what exactly happened?
The two exchanged a glance, then sat quietly in their seats, their eyes warily scanning their surroundings.
After the warm-up segment, Luo Yan, the female lead of this concert, finally took the stage.
Under the spotlight, a middle-aged woman with smoky eye makeup and a blue sequined fishtail gown walked gracefully to the center of the stage. This woman, as expected of a pop diva, exuded an aura of power. She covered her voluptuous chest with one hand, bowed to the surrounding crowd, and the audience erupted in deafening screams.
" Luo Yan! Luo Yan!"
The screams nearly blew the stadium roof off.
Luo Yan smiled slightly, picked up the microphone and said, "Thank you all so much for coming to today's concert. Today is my 20th anniversary in the industry, and I'm very happy to be here with you all. Over these 20 years, I'm grateful for your support and companionship..."
She said many emotional things, and many of her die-hard fans around her were moved to tears.
After giving her opening remarks, Luo Yan began to sing.
She sang mostly ballads, and Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang listened to several of them in a row. Half an hour later, the fans at the scene waved their glow sticks to the rhythm of the music and occasionally sang along with the goddess. The atmosphere of the concert seemed very harmonious.
At nine o'clock, Luo Yan stepped down from the stage to rest, and the special guest group came up to sing a few songs.
At 9:30, Luo Yan took the stage again, this time with a different look, and started singing some upbeat songs.
At 10 o'clock, Luo Yan went offstage to rest, and then the special guest group came on stage to sing.
Nothing happened during the entire process.
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang were very puzzled. Were they overthinking things? But all of this couldn't possibly be explained by coincidence, could it?
At 10:30, when the concert was about to end, Luo Yan came back on stage, and all the special guests also came up on stage together.
Luo Yan smiled and said, "Today's concert is coming to an end soon. For the last song, let's all sing along. What do you all say?"
"Bravo!" The response from inside the stadium surged into a powerful roar that seemed to break through the clouds.
Luo Yan raised his hand stylishly, making an "invitation" gesture.
A band came onto the stage, the drummer struck a crisp drumbeat, the bassist played a passionate melody, and several young singers sang and danced at the same time.
This song is a typical rock song, and after two hours of exciting concert, the audience was completely aroused.
Moreover, the celebrities on stage kept handing microphones to the audience, shouting, "Everyone, come on!" "Dance with me!"
The applause and screams were deafening, and all the audience members stood up in time with the music.
The singer on stage kept excitedly stomping his feet to accompany the drumbeats, and the fans below the stage followed suit, waving glow sticks with both hands and stomping and jumping with their feet to the beat of the drums.
Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou sat amidst a frenzied crowd of fans, looking utterly out of place.
Everyone around them stood up and sang and danced excitedly, but the two of them remained seated.
Yu Hanjiang's heart tightened—this situation is likely to be difficult to resolve!
The sound of 100,000 fans singing together was so loud that Xiao Lou couldn't hear what Yu Hanjiang was saying at all. The two weren't connected via Telepathic Connection, so if they wanted to talk, they would have to shout into each other's ears. In the current situation, even shouting loudly might not be heard.
Xiao Lou quickly took out his phone and typed: "This group seems to have lost control."
Yu Hanjiang's face darkened: "The singers on stage were deliberately leading the crowd. Do you know about the stampede at the 1999 Millennium Concert?"
Xiao Lou shook his head. He didn't usually pay attention to these things and had never heard of any "millennial concert".
Yu Hanjiang quickly typed an explanation: "During a concert in 1999, led by the singer, the audience repeatedly stomped their feet on the ground and danced to the music. People develop a conditioned reflex from this repetitive movement over a long period. When leaving the concert, people lost control due to emotional excitement, resulting in a large-scale stampede."
The incident resulted in many people being trampled to death!
Upon reading Yu Hanjiang's brief description, Xiao Lou felt a chill run down his spine.
So, today's concert is actually...
As if confirming their thoughts, the singing suddenly stopped, and the diva Luo Yan on stage announced loudly, "Today's concert has come to a successful end. Please leave in an orderly manner and look forward to meeting again next time! Goodbye everyone!"
In the darkness, the exit passage opened, with clear arrow indicator lights on the ground.
Normally, this is the same as when a movie ends; everyone just needs to follow the signs to leave.
But just then, a piercing scream suddenly rang out from areas C and D: "Ahhh—"
Several lights on the roof seemed to have come loose and crashed down, hitting the audience and leaving several spectators with blood on their faces.
The already excited crowd turned and ran toward the exit upon hearing the screams.
The bodies that had been dancing to the music seemed to have a mind of their own, and countless people joined the running crowd. Some people tripped and fell, and those behind them trampled over them in a loss of control.
"Ahhh—"
"My hand! Oh no! My hand is broken!"
"Oh my god, someone's been trampled to death! Don't push!"
"Don't step on me, help me!"
Screams like pigs being slaughtered echoed through the crowd. The concert venue instantly transformed into a living hell.
Xiao Lou turned deathly pale as he listened to the desperate screams.
This is the result...
Affected by the screams from Sections C and D, the audience in Sections A and B also began to leave quickly. The crowd around them became more and more crowded, as if they had gone crazy. When Yu Hanjiang saw that the fans nearby were about to push Xiao Lou into the crowd, he immediately stretched out his arms and hugged Xiao Lou tightly. He quickly led Xiao Lou to a corner, braced himself against a pillar in front of him, and protected Xiao Lou in his arms.
Xiao Lou's heart almost jumped out of his chest.
The venue was in complete chaos; everyone seemed to have lost their minds, and screams and curses filled the air. Yu Hanjiang shielded him with his body, and he could hear the man's steady, strong heartbeat from his chest.
Xiao Lou reached out and hugged Yu Hanjiang tightly.
His body was trembling uncontrollably.
This cruel and bloody scene is more terrifying than any nightmare.
He witnessed firsthand how many people fell down and were trampled to death by the swarming crowd!
He heard people screaming, heard cries for help constantly coming from his side, and even heard children wailing...
But he was powerless to do anything about it.
The madness of 100,000 people cannot be stopped by him alone.
So this was Hunter's plan—to let the " outsiders " tram
ple their own kind in the chaos!