With her boyfriend by her side, Lin Zhuwan watched the latter half of the plot with her heart pounding in fear.
However, the things Lin Zhuwan worried about did not happen.
Lin Yu'an was merely pretending to be weak to deceive the strong from beginning to end.
His highly intelligent mind would never allow him to fall into danger himself. Xu Ning was the sword in his hand; what bound them together was never shared hardship and emotion, but rather profound mutual benefit.
When Lin Yu'an completely overturned the game, using the rabbit cards he monopolized to rewrite the island's game rules, those players who had initially plundered and hoarded greedily for points could only work for him for free. Lin Zhuwan clenched her fists in excitement.
Lin Yu'an was never a rabbit; he was merely trapped in a cage, biding his time.
When the cage of human civilization's rules no longer bound him, he became more ruthless and cruel than anyone else present.
And the moment Lin Yu'an used the game's own rules to rewrite them, this jungle game was already over.
Now it was Lin Yu'an's game!
At that moment, even Xu Ning turned his head to look at Lin Yu'an, his gaze so unfamiliar as if he were seeing him for the first time. In his usually mocking and casual eyes, there was now a trace of vigilance and wariness.
Yet Lin Yu'an remained calm and even smiled at Xu Ning.
Xu Ning ultimately averted his gaze.
However, the audience all noticed that Xu Ning's attitude towards Lin Yu'an underwent a dramatic change later on.
Xu Ning seemed to regard Lin Yu'an with a degree of respect?
When the island's players used gold to exchange for "Life" cards, all the operations were carried out by Xu Ning, while Lin Yu'an stood by watching coldly.
The dominant positions of the two seemed to have quietly shifted.
At the end of the story, Lin Yu'an remained just as he was when he first arrived on the island - empty-handed, carrying nothing. Meanwhile, the casually postured Xu Ning was laden with bags and packages, loading all the gold obtained on the island onto the cruise ship that came to pick them up.
Standing on the ship was the organizer's butler, dressed in a proper suit with a hypocritical smile on his face, bowing as he asked Lin Yu'an if he wished to make an exchange.
Lin Yu'an kept only two small boxes, converting all the remaining gold into money.
But when he turned around intending to split the money with Xu Ning, he discovered that Xu Ning had already disappeared.
The ship had also set sail at some unknown time. That small island filled with bloodshed and tests of humanity grew increasingly distant in his eyes... If not for the weight of the gold in his hand, Lin Yu'an would have thought it was all a dream.
For a moment, he even doubted whether Xu Ning had truly existed.
Yet everything on the island felt so real, and something had already quietly changed in the shadows—
Finally, Lin Yu'an disembarked from the ship alone, returning to the city from the port. He went back to the hospital and paid off all his previous debts, then returned to the orphanage, purchased the land, and prepared to renovate the orphanage.
The film's final scene showed the young man sitting quietly by the hospital bed, carefully rubbing the invitation letter in his hand, his mind empty.
—He seemed to still be reminiscing about the series of events that had occurred on the island.
Although he had left, a part of his soul might have remained on that land forever.
A nurse from next door pushed a cart over. Seeing Lin Yu'an in the seat, she performed a physical check-up on the director in the hospital bed while casually asking, "Such a beautiful invitation letter. Is someone inviting you to a wedding?"
"No."
Lin Yu'an collected his thoughts, leisurely putting away the ornately decorated letter in his hand, a slow smile spreading across his face.
But this smile carried a hint of mockery.
"It's my job offer notification—"
The screen abruptly ended.
The lights in the screening room gradually brightened, pulling back all the viewers' thoughts.
Lin Zhuwan stared blankly at the large screen, watching the cast list scroll up one by one, took a deep breath, and fiercely gripped her boyfriend's hand.
"Satisfying!"
Finally, it wasn't that bullshit scenario where players get manipulated from start to finish and are then forced to participate in a second game. Instead, he directly joined them!
Lin Yu'an is really too powerful!
For him to play with the other players was simply dimensional crushing!
Oh wait, we should add Xu Ning with his maxed-out combat stats too!
This duo's strength is off the charts! They're practically perfect!
However, Lin Zhuwan's surprises were far from over.
Because there was actually an extra scene after this!
The island was still that same island.
But it was pouring rain.
A group of people wearing raincoats suddenly appeared on the island.
The players hid trembling in corners, while the leader in the raincoat revealed the Tang sword in his hand.
"Game time is over."
"Eliminate all players—"
As he spoke, black raincoats moved through the rain, and the leading man drew his Tang sword, charging into abandoned wooden huts and slaughtering all players who attempted to resist.
Blood mixed with muddy water flowed out of the rooms, while the accumulated water under the eaves was ruthlessly trampled by the man.
A flash of lightning struck, revealing Xu Ning's face beneath the raincoat hood.
His eyes carried intense killing intent, and his face was already splattered with the blood of many people. Blood mixed with rain quietly dripped downward.
He made no attempt to wipe it away, simply extending the Tang sword out from under the eave, using the falling rain to wash the blood from the blade surface, then flicking off the water droplets before sheathing the sword with a suave motion.
"Cleanup complete."
He reported calmly into the stormy night.
From the earpiece came another familiar voice.
"Well done. Wrap it up."
"Rumble—"
Accompanied by the suppressed thunder from behind the clouds, the entire video screen suddenly darkened.
The film "Law of the Jungle" officially ended.
The closing credits scrolled with the names of various companies and teams, while the background audio switched to the film's ending theme song. Everyone subconsciously adjusted their seats and looked toward the center of the stage below the large screen.
The host responsible for this preview screening event was already standing on stage, smiling at the audience below: "Thank you all for coming to the first preview screening event of 'Law of the Jungle'. Now let us welcome the main creative team members of 'Law of the Jungle', they are—Director Ren Changwen, actors Liu Zehang, Xiao He..."
In the front rows below, those whose names were called stood up one by one and ascended the stage amid the audience's cheers.
When standing at the center of the stage, looking at the excited gazes of the audience below, Xiao He's heart swelled with pride.
Even viewing this film purely from an audience perspective rather than as an actor, he genuinely liked it.
Battle royale combined with the ultimate white outside black inside plot twist, super high-level fight scenes and seamless plot transitions—even if it couldn't become an artwork displayed in the hall of arts as one of the must-watch films, as a commercial film, it was completely qualified.
Especially with the novel theme of "battle royale," it directly surpassed other overused domestic film genres, standing out uniquely among recent movies.
So as long as the general direction wasn't off, the script was solid, and the actors didn't underperform, this film was certain to leave its mark on recent movie rankings.
"Hello everyone, I'm actor Liu Zehang, playing the role of Lin Yu'an in 'Law of the Jungle'."
Liu Zehang passed the microphone to Xiao He.
Xiao He took a deep breath, raised the microphone, and smiled as he introduced himself to everyone below: "Hello everyone, I'm actor Xiao He, playing the role of Xu Ning in 'Law of the Jungle'!"