Not only was everyone in the audience puzzled, but even Atlas and I exchanged glances. I whispered, "What's going on?"

The host loudly announced the winning number again, "Please check the number card in your hands. Number 59, please come up on stage to claim your prize! Congratulations, you've become today's luckiest person! You've won the special prize from Sautoir Fine Jewelry!"

But even after the host's words, there was no response.

People were perplexed, looking around and trying to find the individual in question on and off the stage.

I speculated that this person must have arrived very early. In a plaza with tens of thousands of people, it was evident that whoever got number 59 had come very early. Since they came early, how could no one come forward?

The host repeated the announcement several times, but no one answered.

Someone anxiously shouted from the audience, "Who is this? Did they forfeit the prize? Or did the organizers deliberately deceive us?"

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