American comics: Only I know the plot

Chapter 25 Social Experiment

"Oh, what's going on?!"

"Someone, please help me!"

"Oh my god, why did the ship explode?! God, what are we going to do?!"

Chaos reigned on the cruise ship, which was packed with passengers.

Gordon looked out the porthole and saw another boat moored in the middle of the river.

"Why are there two boats in the river? Why didn't anyone tell me?"

Gordon picked up the walkie-talkie and began to roar angrily.

"Chief, the other ship is for transferring prisoners; it's on the mayor's orders."

A reply came from the other end of the walkie-talkie, "You were maintaining order, so we didn't notify you..."

Upon hearing the reply, Gordon slammed his fist on the table next to him, making a loud 'bang'.

He received a reminder from Li Wei that he had reported all these matters to the mayor, but the mayor still made the decision to transfer the prisoners.

It must be said that the mayor's actions completely disrupted his plans.

"Chief, what should we do next?"

An officer approached Gordon and began asking about the next steps.

"Let's maintain order first. As for what happens next, I don't think the clown will be so bored as to trap us in the river."

Under Gordon's arrangement, the police officers he brought aboard identified themselves and began to calm the frightened crowd.

When they learned that there were police officers on board, the crowd gradually calmed down.

Although the scene was still noisy, it was much better than before.

Seeing that the scene had quieted down, Gordon signaled to several officers to maintain order.

He went straight to the captain's cabin; he had to see what had happened.

"Liberty, this is Spirit. Our ship has stopped. How are things on your end?"

"Our ship has stopped too; both ships are in the same situation..."

As Gordon approached the captain's cabin, he heard the crew talking inside, which struck him as unusual.

"Hey buddy, how's it going?"

Gordon went in and asked about the current situation.

The captain recognized him and told him what had just happened.

"Chief Gordon, there was just an underwater explosion at the stern. Although it wasn't very powerful, our propulsion system is experiencing some problems."

The captain said, "The Freedom, which is transferring prisoners next door, is having the same problem as us. I'm planning to send someone down to check it out."

"Okay, buddy, your plan is very reasonable. Let's do it your way."

Gordon said, "Everyone, just follow the established procedure and ignore me."

After Gordon finished speaking, he stepped aside and gestured for the captain to continue making arrangements.

"Born, go to the engine room right away and see if it can be repaired."

The captain selected a crew member and then carefully inspected the control panel.

Born was a crew member in his thirties. He glanced at the captain, then at Gordon, nodded, and walked toward the engine room.

After passing through the noisy hall, Bonn quickly descended into the cabin.

The scene inside made him involuntarily utter a vulgar curse.

"Holy shit! Who the hell did this?!"

The entire cabin was now densely packed with oil drums.

Many oil drums were wrapped with wires, one end of which extended into the oil drum and the other end was connected to a bomb.

Although Bonn had only been in the game world for a few days, he was already very familiar with it.

That's right, Bonn is also a player at this moment.

Unlike others, he wasn't ambitious; he just wanted to live a quiet life and experience life in another world.

Incidentally, the time ratio between "Second World" and Earth is 30 to 1.

In other words, 30 days passed in the game, but only one day passed on Earth.

Therefore, many people choose to go to Earth to experience life, which is equivalent to extending their lives in a roundabout way.

Born was that kind of person, but now, looking at the ship's hold full of oil drums and bombs, he felt his scalp tingle.

Although players can start over after dying, he is satisfied with his current identity and does not want to change to another one.

After scanning the room, Born suddenly noticed a gift box, which surprised him.

"Who would be so bored as to leave a gift box here?"

Despite saying that, Born picked up the gift box and returned to the captain's cabin at the bow of the ship.

...

"Captain, the hold is currently filled with oil drums and many bombs."

Born took out the gift box. "And, I found this."

No sooner had Bonn finished speaking than the anxious voice of the captain of the Liberty came through the walkie-talkie.

"Spirit, how's the situation over there?"

Our hold was filled with oil drums and bombs; we also found a detonator.

"We're in similar situations." The captain opened the gift box and took out a detonator. "But why give us the detonator?"

Gordon was frustrated by all the changes before his eyes; everything was almost exactly as Levi had guessed.

Gordon was furious, furious that he hadn't been able to stop the citizens from boarding the ship.

He was also furious that the mayor had arranged for the prisoners to be transferred without informing him.

"Dude, the Joker is definitely up to something, we have to..."

Before Gordon could finish speaking, a "beep" sounded from the ship's loudspeaker.

After drawing everyone's attention, the clown's emotionless voice rang out.

"Tonight, you will all participate in a social experiment using the magic of diesel and ammonium nitrate explosives."

I am ready to blow you to pieces if any of you attempt to leave your ship.

I will detonate the bomb directly, and everyone will die.

Each ship has a remote control, which I think you've found by now. The detonator can detonate another ship.

At midnight, I will blow you all up, but if one of you detonates the other first, I will let you live.

So, which ship will be the survivor? The scumbag Harvey Dent hates most, or the sweet, innocent citizens?

The choice is yours, but you may need to decide quickly, as the people on the other ship may not be as noble as you.

With a commotion, the clown's voice disappeared, and both ships became noisy.

On the Freedom, a ship packed with criminals, a policeman holding a detonator looked tense.

The officers surrounding him nervously looked around while loading their shotguns.

In the captain's cabin of the Spirit, the captain held the detonator to his chest and picked up the walkie-talkie.

"Liberty, please respond!"

However, only static came through the walkie-talkie, causing his heart to sink to the bottom.

Hearing the commotion coming from the direction of the cabin, the captain looked at Gordon.

"Sheriff Gordon, perhaps we need your help..."

After hearing the Joker's words and recalling what Levi had said before, Gordon knew the situation was urgent.

"I'm going out to maintain order. You must protect the detonator, Captain!"

Gordon looked intently at the captain, placing his hands firmly on the captain's shoulders.

His intuition told him that the Joker would never be so bored; he must have some other purpose.

As for the Joker's claim that blowing up the enemy beforehand would guarantee survival, he felt that such a thing was unlikely to be credible.

Even the most heinous criminals might not be able to do it.

...

At the Previtational Tower, the Joker, having just finished his speech, looked at the two cruise ships on the river with a satisfied expression.

The experiment had already begun, but the guests hadn't arrived yet, which made him feel like something was missing.