Lose Money to Ward Off Calamity

The Bespectacled Man was so brazen for two reasons: firstly, because these two were not real Escaped Prisoners, so there was no real danger.

Secondly, because the library was a public place.

As long as the two 'Escaped Prisoners' weren't stupid, they would absolutely not make a move on him in a public place.

After all, all he had to do was shout, and these two would never make it out of the library.

"Don't be in a hurry, let me explain the situation to you..."

The Bespectacled Man laid out all the predicaments the two 'Escaped Prisoners' were currently facing and made clear his intentions.

"I understand," one of the 'Escaped Prisoners' nodded after hearing what the Bespectacled Man had to say. "We'll do as you say, give you two thousand, and you don't shout or tip off the Investigation Team."

The two thought that since this guy was here for money, it would be easy to deal with.

Just give him the money.

Moreover, the Bespectacled Man wasn't asking for too much; he only wanted two thousand.

With these two thousand, they still had a chance to get the twenty thousand reward from the program.

Without these two thousand, they would be done for, and the twenty thousand would be gone.

They could clearly tell which was more important: two thousand or twenty thousand.

"Don't worry, I definitely won't tip off the Investigation Team. They only offer a thousand, and you're offering two thousand. I'll definitely choose the one with more money!" The Bespectacled Man said with a smile.

In the live stream.

The Bespectacled Man's antics caused the viewers to start sending in barrages of comments.

"Holy crap? This guy, can he really play like this?"

"He's playing with fire, isn't he afraid these two will tie him up?"

"Tie him up? You think they're Xu Mo? When these two 'Escaped Prisoners' were exposed, their faces turned pale with fear. They wouldn't dare to tie anyone up."

"Isn't this blackmail?"

"What kind of blackmail is this? One is willing to strike, the other is willing to take, at most it's just a deal."

"..."

The Bespectacled Man took out his phone's payment code and waved it in front of the two 'Escaped Prisoners'.

"Scan it."

The two 'Escaped Prisoners' exchanged a glance, then one of them scanned a thousand yuan over.

"It's done, the money's already given to you. Don't make a fuss!" As they said this, the two got up to leave the library.

In truth, they felt that the two thousand yuan was well spent.

Not only did it solve the immediate crisis.

But they also learned something along the way—the Investigation Team had already come, and had even mobilized the students to help find them.

They couldn't stay at the school, it wasn't safe, they had to leave quickly.

Because a large number of students at the school were looking for them.

If they stayed at the school, they would definitely be caught.

The Investigation Team's move was ruthless, actually getting the students to help find them!

Students were short on money but had plenty of time, and there were many of them, all very familiar with the campus. For them, this group was a significant threat.

This time, they were lucky, meeting a money-grubber, but next time, they might not be so lucky.

The two bowed their heads and quickly walked out of the library, planning to leave the campus of Jiangcheng University through the south gate.

However, they didn't expect that just as they walked out of the library, passing by the basketball court, they were recognized again.

This time, it was a very Burly Man who recognized them.

Standing at about two meters tall, weighing no less than ninety kilograms, with a body full of muscle, he looked like a small mountain.

In front of this Burly Man, the two 'Escaped Prisoners', both under one meter seventy-five tall and weighing less than sixty kilograms, looked exceptionally weak.

The Burly Man was afraid that if they ran away, he wouldn't get the one thousand yuan reward, so he grabbed their wrists like picking up chicks to prevent them from escaping.

After controlling the two, he took out his phone, ready to call the school leadership.

The two 'Escaped Prisoners' exchanged a glance.

They already had a plan.

Of course, it wasn't to fight.

They didn't think they could beat this mountain-like Burly Man.

Not to mention that this was at the basketball court, where there were more than a dozen students over one meter eighty tall with muscular builds.

Even if they could beat this Burly Man, could they take down all the students on the basketball court?

That was obviously impossible.

Their method was—to buy peace with money!

Just like before.

Spend money to buy safety.

"No, no, brother, don't call," one of the 'Escaped Prisoners' said, extending two fingers. "Two thousand, let us go, how about it?"

The other 'Escaped Prisoner' also nodded at this time.

"Brother, even if you make this call, you can only get a thousand yuan reward. We're giving you two thousand! Think about it, which is more worthwhile, a thousand or two thousand?"

Without thinking, the Burly Man directly shook his head and refused.

"No way, you still want to tempt me with money? You two are Escaped Prisoners, it's my duty to report you, and that one thousand yuan reward is just a bonus."

After saying that, he increased the strength in his hand, firmly gripping the wrists of the two 'Escaped Prisoners' to prevent them from escaping.

He found the school leadership's phone number in the class group, ready to call.

At that moment.

"We'll add money, three thousand! How about three thousand?"

This time, the Burly Man hesitated.

Seeing the Burly Man still hesitating, the other 'Escaped Prisoner' immediately shouted.

"Five thousand! As long as you agree, we can transfer the money to you right now! Besides, you know we're not real Escaped Prisoners, just pretend you've never seen us, okay?"

Hearing the number five thousand.

The Burly Man couldn't hold back anymore, nodding heavily.

Originally, he didn't want to let these two 'Escaped Prisoners' go.

It was just... they were offering too much!

It was because they were offering so much that he suddenly started to think that what they said made sense.

After all, they weren't real Escaped Prisoners, just challengers in a program, and they didn't pose any harm to society. Letting them go was letting them go.

Just pretend he hadn't seen them.

Seeing the Burly Man nod, the two immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

They both took out their phones with the hand not being held by the Burly Man and transferred two thousand five hundred yuan to him.

Seeing the money in his account.

The Burly Man finally let them go.

The two quickly ran off.

"What bad luck, damn it! Didn't get a penny, and I even lost three thousand five hundred."

"Well, I lost three thousand five hundred too, didn't I? It's just small money, don't worry. Don't forget, the program rewards twenty thousand for every day we hide. We're spending small money now to get big money in the future, it's not a loss."

"That's true... let's get out of the school quickly, what bad luck!"