Chapter 31

It was a private hospital with excellent confidentiality. The nurses and doctors walked very quietly in the corridor. The lights were bright and the place was clean. There was no unpleasant smell of disinfectant.

"Mr. Xiao, Ms. Tian's treatment has ended."

The last door at the end of the corridor opened, and a nurse in a light green uniform came out.

The man addressed as "Mr. Xiao" stood up and followed the nurse inside.

When he entered, Tian Tian was just getting off the physiotherapy bed with the help of her assistant. The assistant quickly zipped up Tian Tian's clothes to prevent her artist from being seen naked by this manager who had barged in.

"Let's go. I've asked the doctor to switch the follow-up treatment to medication. Coming here for treatment is too much of a waste of time."

As he spoke, he walked up, grabbed Tian Tian's arm, and tried to pull her out.

"Brother Xiao, I'm here to help Tian Tian. We'll be waiting for you at the hospital entrance."

The assistant is actually Tian Tian's cousin; the company specifically found her and gave her this position.

Since it was for her own cousin, she wasn't worried about the rumors of being harassed by celebrities happening.

The assistant didn't expect that the one who would be truly made things difficult would be her stubborn cousin.

Although Tian Tian's main profession is now acting, she actually graduated from a music academy. She signed with this company because the company had launched many boy groups and girl groups.

In her first year after signing with the company, they sent her to participate in a talent show, promising that if she got a debut spot, they would definitely release an album and hold a concert for her.

Who would have thought that her debut role would be as an extra in a TV series?

From then on, he switched to acting and never returned to singing.

Xiao Ge's hands were pried open, although that was a small amount of strength for him; otherwise, he really wouldn't want to do work serving others...

He gave his assistant a strange smile, nodded, and strode away.

Only after watching his back disappear into the elevator did Tian Tian and her assistant breathe a sigh of relief.

"Sis, you're so sick, and he still won't let you get treatment. Shouldn't we sue him?!"

Tian Tian's face was pale, and her entire weight was almost entirely supported by her younger sister. Upon hearing this, she simply propped her head up slightly and shook her head.

"We can't afford the penalty for breach of contract."

"But you'll die if you keep going like this! You haven't slept more than three hours a night for a whole week!"

"Look on the bright side, at least we still made money, didn't we?"

Seeing Tian Tian so weak yet still trying to comfort herself, the assistant couldn't help but tear up.

Her salary was paid by her sister, and she was considered one of the few in the industry to receive a high salary of 6,800 yuan after paying the maximum amount of social insurance and housing fund contributions.

Yes, one of the inevitable benefits of high-intensity work is high income; otherwise, why would it be called "208"?

The assistant couldn't smile. She had always followed her sister, and although their schedules were the same, she could rest when Tian Tian was working, and she could rest even more when Tian Tian was resting.

Now that she sees Tian Tian sick but still being forced to work, she desperately wants to grab her hand and say, "Let's quit and go home!"

But it won't work... Even her sister can't afford to pay for so many brands and so many breach of contract penalties.

The assistant hung her head, almost in tears.

"Why are you crying? Okay, stop crying. Hang in there, there are still two years left. My contract will expire in two years."

Tian Tian raised her hand and rubbed her assistant's head. The time lost had given her some energy, allowing her to walk to the elevator on her own without her assistant's help.

"Sis, be careful."

The assistant quickly followed and stood behind her.

Since things have come to this, all we can do is hope that day comes soon!

-

The footage extracted last time led to a major breakthrough in the case, and information on everyone who had worked with Zhu Yu decades ago was unearthed.

Most of them have retired or held high positions, and many others sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.

Shi Ru took the information handed to him by his subordinate. This information contained a list of people who, after being screened, were most likely to have contact with Zhu Yu on his confidential mission.

"Boss." In the conference room, several subordinates looked grave.

In order to find this information, many of their colleagues were dismissed from their jobs for various reasons. The team, which originally consisted of 20 people, is now reduced to less than 10.

From the start of the investigation, there have been constant calls for them to immediately stop this absurd method of evidence pursuit.

“Inhumane,” they said. “Let her rest in peace!”

It seems that these people care about Comrade Zhu Yu more than Shi Ru and his group.

“This person spent three years at the grassroots level in his early years. We found out that the area he served in during his first year was the same organization to which Comrade Zhu Yu belonged.”

The subordinate then produced another document separately.

"I think he's the prime suspect."

The person sitting next to him glanced at the photo on the document and snatched it away.

"Chen Mingrui, have you gone mad? You dare to investigate anyone?!"

"Let me see it." Shi Ru flipped his wrist and tapped the table with his knuckles.

"Boss, this guy is a shoo-in for that position next year. Once he finds out about what we've done to him..."

Shi Ru took the documents and carefully looked through them.

Unfortunately, as one of the potential suspects, this person was one of their direct superiors.

Lin Haodong, a provincial-level cadre, is responsible for the management and logistics of all soldiers involved in the Loyal Souls Project.

Lin Haodong has held this position for more than a decade, making him a general who maintains the status quo.

If it were just Lin Haodong, he wouldn't be a threat, since their Loyal Souls Project had been personally reviewed by the top leader.

No matter how powerful he was, he dared not touch them in the slightest.

But the person behind him is extraordinary; that person's military achievements were truly earned, bullet by bullet, from the front lines.

"It's alright, I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong, but we must uncover the truth!"

Shi Ru made the decision, saying that it was precisely because the road ahead was fraught with difficulties that the truth had been hidden until today. If they continued to back down in the face of difficulties, where would the truth be, and where would justice be?

Justice will prevail; we cannot let heroes die with their eyes wide open in disgrace.

"Enter the information of these people into the system and see what kind of people they are in Comrade Zhu Yu's mind."

"An open intelligent closed-loop system—I want to see what these people will look like in her eyes twenty years from now."

"yes!"

The meeting was very quick. After Shi Ru assigned the tasks, everyone rushed back to their posts and began operating.

The boundaries of the world in which Zhu Yu's spirit resides are quietly expanding, and his worldview is gradually being perfected in the process of systemic circulation.

I hope that traitor isn't you, Chief Lin Haodong.

Shi Ru stared at the virtual world projection screen that had lit up again, unconsciously clenching his fist.

-

"The ambulance is here! Make way!"

When Zhu Yu heard this sound, he had already been performing CPR on Tian Tian for more than ten minutes.

She was completely in a mechanical state, and was practically carried off the plane.

Zhu Yu only recovered after the ambulance's siren disappeared at the end of the road.

It wasn't from exhaustion, but from the panic of seeing a vibrant life almost slip away before my eyes.

"Thanks to you, Zhu Yu!"

"That's amazing! If it weren't for you, Tian Tian, ​​I probably would have..."

"I didn't know you knew this. How did you come up with the idea of ​​learning this?"

The crowd that had been watching the ambulance leave from the theater entrance gradually calmed down and gathered around Zhu Yu.

This is the most popular performance she has ever received since she started participating in the play.

"Alright, alright, stop crowding around Zhu Yu, let her rest for a bit."

After the director and Tian Tian's agent finished their call, they returned with grim expressions and told everyone to disperse.

Director Ren had previously disliked Zhu Yu, and if it weren't for Zhu Yu's heroic efforts to save the day, his drama would have been branded with the infamous reputation of "killing people during filming."

His directing career was now burdened with the loss of a life.

No one can bear the weight of life.

The director's face darkened further as he recalled what Xiao, the agent, had said on the phone.

Only when he looked at Zhu Yu did he manage a forced smile: "Thanks to you this time, Zhu Yu."

"As you can see, Tian Tian is in such a state that she definitely won't recover by the time of the actual performance."

"Can you perform in the next scene?"

The director stared intently into Zhu Yu's eyes, as if her agreement would constitute acceptance of some unspoken rule.

"Uh, I'm fine."

Zhu Yu nodded blankly. Upon hearing the reply, the director picked up the phone, turned around, and left.

There have been many fans waiting outside the venue for the actors to finish get off work these past few days. Calling an ambulance today is such a big deal; if not handled properly, it could become a trending topic.

Tian Tian's agent has just stated that this matter must be suppressed, otherwise, the incident happened on his territory.

If the studio were to give him even the slightest guidance, he would be condemned to the pillory of shame by those fans.

"Zhu Yu..." Ye Fan, the assistant to the teacher who played Zhou Fanyi, moved hesitantly to Zhu Yu's side.

"I didn't mean to curse her, I just thought her schedule was too full and she definitely didn't have time to hone her acting skills, that's why I said that..."

Ye Fan was referring to the time she spoke with Zhu Yu on the phone last time, when she confidently asserted that Tian Tian wouldn't be able to perform in next week's show.

"I know you didn't mean it that way. She probably had heart problems before, so it's not your fault. Don't worry."

Seeing that the person's eyes were red, Zhu Yu quickly pulled the person into her arms to comfort her.

This way of getting performance opportunities is not what she wanted.

However, seeing that Tian Tian's assistant always kept quick-acting heart medicine on hand, Zhu Yu knew that Tian Tian's health condition was probably already extremely bad.

Why not rest? Zhu Yu didn't understand.

"Speaking of which, her company is really despicable," Ye Fan suddenly sighed.

"How so?"

"Yangfan is the company that signs the most artists in the industry. Their way of launching artists is like raising poisonous insects; out of dozens of people, only one can make it to the end."

"What if you can't get out?"

Those who cannot leave either receive a fixed salary, barely enough to make ends meet, or pay huge penalties to terminate their contracts.

"Does their company have any other well-known artists besides Tian Tian?"

Ye Fan shook his head. "There have been times before, but no one is stupid. Once they have the ability to break free, no one wants to stay there."

“A friend of mine knows Tian Tian’s assistant. I heard that because Tian Tian’s contract is about to expire, she doesn’t want to renew it. Yangfanqihang doesn’t want to let go of this cash cow, so she plans to take advantage of Tian Tian’s value before the contract expires.”