Luo Ying Bai: “… The dry-fried mushrooms outside are inedible. They’re not mushrooms, they’re just fried Sichuan peppers…”
Xia Xian Ning coolly responded: “Weren’t you just saying you could only eat steamed buns and that even adding some pickled vegetables was luxurious?”
Luo Ying Bai: “Uh…”
Xia Xian Ning saw Luo Ying Bai’s choked expression in the glass and the corners of his mouth slightly lifted.
Both of them were in a light mood, feeling that if they could find the flying head curse through that costume, the entire case would become much clearer.
Gou Songze: “Oh my god!”
As soon as the head popped out of the clay pot, blood immediately flowed from the seven orifices, spinning and flying into the air, with a hoarse laugh emerging from the throat. “Come down!”
Xia Xianning was quick-eyed and swift-handed, throwing a yellow talisman that went “dong” and struck the head down onto the table.
Zheng Yishan opened her mouth wide, eyes staring blankly, seemingly stunned by extreme fear. Among the three, only Xia Xianning, the instigator, remained calm, asking seriously: “Look carefully, have you seen this?” Zheng Yishan took a long moment before stammering: “Never seen it, I really haven’t seen it… I know nothing…” Her fingers curled tightly on her knees, feeling cold sweat in her palms. At this moment, Xia Xianning’s phone lit up on the table. He picked it up and saw a message from Luo Mingbai, his cold expression softening slightly. Opening the screen, he saw Luo Mingbai asking him to ask Zheng Yishan if she knew Dai Weijie. Xia Xianning followed through. His questions were always unexpected, and Zheng Yishan was already struggling to keep up. She nodded: “Know him… not really know him, he’s a celebrity. I know him, but he probably doesn’t know who I am.”
Luo Yingbai said, “Oh brother, don’t be sarcastic. This ear piercing was done by my aunt when I was sick as a child. It was already there. I just wore a pendant for a short while today… Xian Ning, you’ve made it much better by rubbing it. Keep rubbing.”
Xia Xianning was about to stop, but hearing Luo Yingbai’s words, he could only stand silently and continue rubbing Luo Yingbai’s ear.
Yue Ling now understood why he had been searching beauty tutorials earlier. She interjected, “You should disinfect this with alcohol. If you don’t want the piercing to close, buy a silver earring and wear it for a few days, and it’ll be fine.”
Luo Yingbai said, “Is that so? Great, thanks. Xian Ning, since you also don’t think Zheng Yishan is the murderer, what do you want to do next?”
Regardless, the breeding jar was found in Zheng Yishan’s home, and they had already specifically checked the eight characters, confirming Zheng Hui was dead. Although a vengeful spirit was not impossible, a ghost without a physical form couldn’t cast a spell. In the end, it still seemed to be Zheng Yishan’s fault. The case now seemed to have reached a dead end.
Xia Xianning pondered, “Wei Shou and the others will be coming to take the early shift soon. Let’s wrap up for today. I want to take another look at the drama Zheng Hui once acted in.”
Gou Songze might dare to shout at him, but being called “little dog” by Xia Xianning, he was left with only one option: barking.
Gou Songze indeed didn’t dare say anything and agreed to leave with Yue Ling. They then searched for information about Zheng Hui online.
The drama Zheng Hui had acted in, which was widely criticized, had long been taken down. However, because it had been circulated before, some people had preserved the resources. Xia Xianning directly used his privileges to log into an internal account and quickly retrieved the drama.
Honestly, it was not good. Zheng Hui played the male lead named Li Mingxin, set as a perpetually depressed poker-faced character.
However, in the drama, the actor’s confused little eyes showed no melancholy, instead looking more like a 1800-degree myopic patient who forgot his glasses, hardly endearing.
Fortunately, his boyfriend Gao Leipin had unique taste and was blindly fond of him.
They met in a car scratching accident, where Li Mingxin’s bicycle damaged Gao Leipin’s extremely expensive car door. However, he principally refused to compensate or apologize, and then they fell for each other. They then discovered they were long-lost childhood friends, so Gao Leipin began pursuing Li Mingxin, even helping him cheat on assignments.
Luo Yingbai: “???” What a bizarre development.
He couldn’t help but complain to Xia Xianning, “This script… I heard this was adapted from an online novel?”
Xia Xianning said flatly, “His homework was something I copied for you.”
Luo Yingbai laughed and said, “That’s right, so that means you’re the one who secretly loves me?”
Xia Xianning: “…”
He said, “Your imagination is truly rich.”
Luo Yingbai pointed at the computer screen, “It’s not my imagination. Look how they act – childhood friends, reunited after long separation, suddenly realizing ‘Oh, I’ve loved him for so many years’… Isn’t that right?”
He deliberately nudged Xia Xianning with his shoulder. Xia Xianning felt embarrassed and couldn’t help but pin Luo Yingbai down to stop him from moving.
While they were playing around, a sudden “crack” sound came from behind, as if something had broken. Xia Xianning, still holding Luo Yingbai down, turned to look.
It was just a sound from the drama.
He breathed a sigh of relief, having just glanced at the screen before freezing.
This drama was so ridiculous. In just the few moments they had been talking, the two characters had already shed most of their clothes!
That wasn’t the most critical point. The most critical point was that their current posture was remarkably similar to the posture of Luo Yingbai and Xia Xianning playing around!
They hadn’t rested long after rushing to the film set, interrogating Zheng Yishan, and were already quite tired.
Just now, Luo Yingbai deliberately provoked him, and Xia Xianning pressed him onto the bed.
They had been playing like this since childhood, but combined with the scene and dialogue on the screen, it became somewhat awkward.
Gao Lei confessed, and Li Mingxin panicked and refused. The CEO Gao Lei was unhappy and wanted to force himself on Li Mingxin, pinning him down on the bed and kissing him.
Luo Yingbai: “…” Can’t bear to watch.
Gao Lei panted, biting out words near Li Mingxin’s ear: “Are you truly unaware of my feelings, or are you deliberately playing dumb? Who the hell sees you as just a good brother?”
Li Mingxin struggled desperately, but Gao Lei suppressed his resistance.
Luo Yingbai: “…”
Damn, filmed like this, no wonder it was pulled down!
His brain was in a crashed state, unable to even push Xia Xianning off him. It was Xia Xianning who finally snapped back to reality after a moment of shock.
Like being electrocuted, he jumped off the bed, rushing to close the computer.
He was like a strict father protecting his daughter, worried about not letting Luo Yingbai see such content, feeling that even watching would be a defilement.
The two people on the screen were entangled, the image half-concealed, practically becoming pornographic. If Xia Xianning had known beforehand, he would never have invited Luo Yingbai to watch.
His heart was beating violently in his chest, not knowing what he was afraid or panicked about. In his urgency, he was about to close the laptop lid when his troublesome senior suddenly pounced, holding down Xia Xianning’s hand and saying: “Wait, Xianning, let me see, just let me take another look!”
Li Mingxin happened to let out a sob-like moan at that moment, startling both of them.
Xia Xianning felt the skin where Luo Yingbai touched him was almost burning. Gao Lei’s words from earlier flashed through his mind, and he couldn’t help but stare at Luo Yingbai.
