150: Chapter 150 Random Temporary Missions
The charity gala was held successfully over the weekend.
Lin Chuge attended with Lin Xiao, and they attracted a lot of attention as soon as they arrived.
On one hand, the Lin family rarely attended such events, so everyone was curious about why they appeared this time.
On the other hand, Lin Xiao had been quite prominent on the internet recently.
Many people were interested in this young man who had appeared on a variety show and helped The Police solve cases using Fortune Telling.
However, in such a gathering of big shots, Lin Xiao naturally did not want to stand out.
He was only there today to secretly observe The Jin Family and Lin Yu to see what they were actually up to.
Therefore, the more inconspicuous he could be, the better.
Unexpectedly, he didn't see The Jin Family or Lin Yu appear even until the Auction started.
Just as Lin Xiao was pondering, the system in his mind suddenly spoke up.
[Random Temporary Task: Prevent the disaster and save everyone at the Auction.]
"What?"
Lin Xiao was startled by this task notification.
It was one thing for a task to suddenly appear, but it was actually such a serious matter?
But he didn't have any preparation beforehand!
Fortunately, this time, the system didn't just drop that one sentence and disappear.
According to the system's description, a male waiter had deliberately set a fire in retaliation against the Auction.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Xiao decided to remain calm and composed for now.
People like this who want to take revenge on society cannot handle even the slightest provocation.
In case his scheme was exposed, he might do something even more extreme.
Lin Xiao continued to sit in his seat, silently observing the waiters around him.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Chuge asked in a low voice.
"Sis, have you seen a waiter acting strangely?"
Lin Xiao didn't have much hope, but he asked anyway.
Unexpectedly, after reflecting for a moment, Lin Chuge actually nodded silently, "When I first came in, I saw a waiter accidentally spill wine from his tray onto the carpet. Usually, in this situation, they would call housekeeping to clean it up, but he was slowly wiping it himself, seemingly not worried about being scolded by the supervisor... Now that I think about it, the smell of that wine seemed a bit off."
"Where did he spill the wine?"
Lin Xiao instantly grasped the key point.
"Right there by the entrance."
Lin Chuge pointed in a direction.
Lin Xiao felt that something was wrong.
It was a relatively open area near the main entrance; if what the waiter spilled wasn't wine, but some more potent accelerant.
As long as he sealed off the other exits in advance, once the fire started, it was feared that not a single person here would be able to get out, and they would all be choked to death!
To verify his guess, Lin Xiao stood up, pretended he was going out to take a call, and walked toward the nearest emergency exit.
Sure enough, the door was locked.
Not only that, he discovered that the fire hydrant nearby was also empty.
The places where fire extinguishers should have been placed according to regulations had also been replaced with potted plants.
The more Lin Xiao saw, the more alarmed he became.
"System, you're only telling me about such a serious matter now; are you trying to kill me!"
The system did not respond.
There was no other way. Since the firefighting tools were gone, he had to make sure the fire couldn't start at all!
Lin Xiao couldn't care less at this moment and walked straight toward the main entrance.
At this moment, he suddenly saw a waiter at the entrance acting suspiciously, trying to close the main door.
He immediately quickened his pace and shouted loudly, "Don't let him close the door!"
The Auction venue had been very quiet.
His shout startled everyone.
But whether it was the guests or the other waiters, they only looked at him with curiosity and didn't notice what he was actually trying to do.
"What are you still standing there for? Stop him, don't let him close the door!"
Lin Xiao pointed at the other waiters at the entrance and shouted again.
This time, those waiters finally heard clearly.
But they didn't know the severity of the situation and just assumed it was a guest making trouble after drinking.
Two of them stepped forward, intending to pacify Lin Xiao, while the other two walked to the entrance, intending to communicate with the waiter to see why he wanted to close the door.
Seeing this, Lin Xiao was furious.
How could they be so lacking in crisis awareness?
Sure enough, as soon as those two got close, they were shoved inside by the waiter.
Before they could react, he forcefully closed the door and threw a lit lighter in through the door gap!
The moment the carpet touched the flame, it instantly ignited.
"How could this happen..."
The waiters who had come to pacify Lin Xiao were also stunned and immediately wanted to go find fire extinguishers.
Of course, they couldn't find anything.
There was no Restroom inside the venue, and apart from the wine and drinks on the tables, there was no other water source.
The other guests also panicked and rushed toward the nearest emergency exits.
After discovering that all the doors had been locked from the outside, the scene descended into complete chaos.
A few calm people took off their clothes and kept slapping the ground.
But because there was accelerant on the carpet, not only did they fail to extinguish the fire, but their clothes also caught fire.
Thick smoke billowed; fortunately, someone shouted in time for everyone to crouch down.
This allowed those rich men and noble ladies to gradually calm down a bit.
Lin Xiao tried to smash the door, but unfortunately, the quality of the door was too good, and it couldn't be opened at all.
In this enclosed environment, cell phone signals were also very weak.
Someone finally managed to call The Police, but judging by the development of the fire, it was estimated that by the time The Police and firefighters arrived, more than half of the people here would be dead or injured.
"System, what good does it do you if I die?"
[None, if you die, it will affect my KPI.]
"Then why don't you think of a solution?"
[Fine.]
The system seemed to realize that things had blown up this time...
[I can provide the host with a point advance service. Pre-advancing points requires interest based on the number of days used. Do you want to advance?]
With his life at stake, Lin Xiao couldn't care about that much anymore.
He immediately confirmed and advanced a portion of points.
Immediately after, he exchanged for an item called "Powerful Fire Extinguisher" in the mall.
At the same time, a small fire extinguisher appeared in his hand.
Its size was about the same as a car fire extinguisher, less than twenty centimeters tall.
"Wait, are you messing with me again?"
Lin Xiao was both angry and helpless.
The fire around him was already huge; what use could such a small fire extinguisher have?
Forget it.
Now was not the time to bicker with the system; no matter what, he had to treat a dead horse as if it were alive.
Lin Xiao rushed to the front and sprayed directly onto the carpet.
To his absolute surprise, while a burst of white foam sprayed out, he was actually pushed directly against the wall by the recoil of the fire extinguisher!
Seriously, how could such a small fire extinguisher have such high pressure inside?
Newton's coffin lid is about to fly off!
Newton: Let me see what's going on here?