Chapter 289: Xiao Hua, Wang Ju, and Their Boyfriends — A Day on the Water Slide
These two couples were naturally not the only victims today.
After them, more than twenty people had already signed liability waivers and taken turns riding the slide.
Without exception, all of these people died inside the slide.
Soon, the slide welcomed the next group of people.
This group consisted of two men and two women, appearing to be couples as well.
However, these couples were different from the first group of guests today.
They were Asian, and from their speech, James guessed they were probably from Hua Country.
These two Hua Country couples held their phones, preparing to speak with him.
James explained the precautions, the warning sign, and the requirement to sign the liability waiver.
After hearing this, the two couples prepared to sign the agreement and ride, but suddenly a voice sounded from the staircase. The two couples instantly stopped their actions and looked toward the staircase in unison.
There stood a quite handsome Hua Country young man.
The young man stood with hands on his hips, looking surprised:
"Well, well, well, if it isn't Xiao Hua and Wang Ju? What a coincidence, isn't it?"
After climbing up the stairs, Xiao Peng saw the people before him and began speaking with sarcasm.
The person before them was indeed Xiao Peng, and these two couples were none other than Xiao Peng's ex-girlfriend Xiao Hua, Xiao Hua's current boyfriend, Wang Ju, and Wang Ju's boyfriend.
You might ask why they weren't seen on Xiao Peng's flight?
Quite simply, their flight tickets weren't for the same flight as his.
They arrived one day later than Xiao Peng.
Fang Xiao was the same - his flight was also one day later than Jiang Ran's, coincidentally on the same flight as Xiao Hua's group.
But everyone arrived at Macedonia Island on the same date.
Because they all took the same ship that departed three days after Jiang Ran's group arrived at the island with the airport.
Xiao Hua and the others hadn't expected to encounter each other here so coincidentally either.
Xiao Hua remained silent, but her boyfriend spoke up instead.
Her boyfriend, and Wang Ju's boyfriend, hadn't known Xiao Peng originally.
After the pancake shop incident.
Both young men had sensed that the relationship between them wasn't so simple, more than just acquaintances.
So they asked.
Xiao Hua didn't hide it either, directly saying that Xiao Peng was her ex-boyfriend, that they had gotten along very well originally, but Xiao Peng chose another wealthy girl because of his vanity, namely Xiao Nuo.
After learning this, Xiao Hua's boyfriend was quite shocked, then promised Xiao Hua in front of her that he would absolutely never do such a despicable thing as Xiao Peng - dumping his girlfriend because of money.
And now, encountering Xiao Peng again, with Xiao Peng's expression and tone exactly like that day at the pancake shop.
Xiao Hua's boyfriend resolutely chose to step forward to protect his girlfriend.
He pointed at Xiao Peng and said: "Xiao Peng, right? I know you're my girlfriend Xiao Hua's ex-boyfriend, but since you're already an ex, please speak properly with my girlfriend, don't use that sarcastic tone, otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."
Xiao Peng was momentarily stunned by Xiao Hua's boyfriend's sudden outburst.
Then, he nodded with a half-smile: "Fine, fine, fine, I won't be sarcastic anymore."
"Xiao Hua, you really found yourself a great boyfriend! So protective."
Despite promising not to be sarcastic, Xiao Peng's tone still carried a hint of sarcasm.
Xiao Hua's boyfriend wanted to say more, but Xiao Hua pulled him back.
Xiao Peng looked at these four people, walked over, and asked while looking down: "Do you need to sign something to play this?"
James couldn't understand Chinese, so he used his phone translator to communicate with Xiao Peng.
During the communication with Xiao Peng.
Xiao Hua's group of four had already signed the liability waivers.
After signing the agreements, they prepared to ride this water slide.
They chose the number 1 and number 2 slide entrances.
Just at that moment.
James stopped them, suggesting that entrances 4 and 5 were more suitable for two people sliding together.
Thus, Xiao Hua and her boyfriend chose number 4, while Wang Ju and her boyfriend chose number 5.
Their sitting positions were the same as the first group of white couples.
The girl sat in front, the boy sat behind, both pressed closely together.
Then with preparations complete, Xiao Hua's group of four pushed forward forcefully, following the water flow to begin their rapid descent.
Xiao Peng had actually been secretly observing Xiao Hua the whole time.
After he signed his liability waiver, he prepared to enter the number 4 slide entrance that Xiao Hua and her boyfriend had chosen.
And just as he sat at the number 4 slide entrance, both hands firmly gripping the sides - letting go would mean being swept into the slide by the seawater diverted by this amusement park.
Whether it was because of the nervousness from about to ride the water slide causing his heart in his left chest to beat rapidly.
Or because of the sudden inexplicable sense of crisis causing his heart to beat rapidly.
Xiao Peng only felt that the sound of rushing water beside his ears inexplicably made him feel panicked.
"Forget it, I'd better not ride for now."
Somehow, Xiao Peng himself couldn't figure it out, but he felt that if he rode this slide, something bad would happen.
He got cold feet, preparing to grip with his hands and move his buttocks backward.
But just at that moment, he suddenly felt a pair of large hands press against his back.
He turned his head and from the corner of his eye discovered it was the water slide owner, James.
Then, before he could react, James pushed with both hands and shoved him violently downward.
......
Inside the number 5 slide.
Wang Ju and her boyfriend felt incredibly carefree, laughing heartily as they slid down the slide.
Both were so stimulated by the thrill of the slide that all their pores seemed to open, feeling as if life itself was burning.
And soon, their feeling of life burning stopped.
Because after rounding a bend, they entered a long straight section.
At the end of the long straight section appeared a vertical blade.
The blade was quite large, inserted at the very top and bottom of the slide.
The blade edge glimmered in the countless white waters, the seawater seemingly continuously sharpening the blade, making it even more sharp.
Both people suddenly saw this thing appear inside the slide and didn't immediately realize what it was.
Only when they drew closer did they discover that the thing seemed to be... a blade?
"Stop! Stop! Stop quickly!"
Wang Ju was sitting in front of her boyfriend, so she was in much greater danger than him.
Both she and her boyfriend, upon seeing the vertical blade, panicked and tried to stop their slide, but the more urgently they tried, the faster they actually slid.
As they were about to approach the vertical blade.
Wang Ju's boyfriend behind her stared at Wang Ju, then at the blade ahead.
As if he had realized something.
He made up his mind, clenched his teeth tightly, and forcefully shoved his girlfriend violently forward.
Wang Ju had already been desperately trying to stop her descent, especially as she drew closer and saw what appeared to be blood on the blade, which frightened her even more.
But what she never expected was that her own boyfriend, at this critical moment, actually pushed her from behind.
And with this push, Wang Ju lost her balance and collided sideways with the vertical blade.
Instantly, the blade cut into Wang Ju's abdomen, though perhaps because the impact force wasn't too great.
Wang Ju wasn't cut in half by the blade.
But rather hung there on the blade.