It was a murder case.

A Discussion of the Rise of a Top Celebrity

Main characters: Lin Chaoying/Jiang Chuan Gu

Jinjiang Exclusive

Let's take a look at the story of how Jiang Chuan Gu, a top male celebrity, rose to fame over the years.

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In May 3031, the cold winter passed, and large patches of green and yellow grass were revealed under the melting snow. Dry branches stood haphazardly on the trees, and nature's cramped and ugly side, which had not yet burst forth with vitality, was frankly displayed under the sunlight.

An ordinary black sedan was parked in front of a guesthouse in Hoh Xil.

The car radio broadcasted a passionate speech: "After all, Li was known in the industry as a business prodigy, yet he died quietly in a guesthouse in a remote area! A certain male celebrity is actually a suspect? Recently, netizens have been digging into the relationship between the two of them!"

"What kind of conflict could have escalated between the two of them into a high-profile and extremely heinous murder case..."

"...Regardless, everyone should trust the police to uncover the truth, especially since rumors have circulated that this top male celebrity raised a ghost child..."

Lin Chaoying barely listened to a few words before turning off the radio, getting out of the car, and pushing open the gate to the courtyard with the cake in her hand.

The area in front of the guesthouse was messy and littered with trash. She frowned, puzzled. Usually, Linlin, the receptionist, was diligent, capable, and perceptive, and the guesthouse was always kept clean and organized. What was wrong with her today?

Pushing open the glass door of the guesthouse, Zhou Pei, the assistant, stood leaning against the front desk.

He heard the door open but didn't even look up. "Sorry, our guesthouse is closed to the public this month."

"Huh?" Lin Chaoying exclaimed in surprise.

When I occasionally went home before, the guesthouse was handled by two assistants, and it always operated normally without any problems.

She was out of town for two days the day before yesterday, so why is the shop closed?

Hearing the familiar voice, Zhou Pei looked up and exclaimed in delight, "Sister? You're finally back!"

Lin Chaoying put down the cake, took off her coat, and asked in confusion, "Why aren't you open for business?"

"Sister, something's happened to us." Zhou Pei hesitated, swallowed hard, and pointed upstairs, "A murder case."

"A murder case?!" Lin Chaoying exclaimed in disbelief. "What murder case?"

Zhou Pei took out her phone, found the news page, and showed it to her. "Do you know that really popular celebrity, Jiang Chuangu? The day you left, he came, and he brought a man with him. The two of them booked a room, and when Linlin went upstairs to deliver something that night, she witnessed Jiang Chuangu killing that man..."

Lin Chaoying was shocked and incredulous, retorting, "Huh? Murder? How is that possible?"

Zhou Pei sighed heavily, "I've been calling you these past two days, but your phone has been off the whole time. I'm so worried about you."

"My phone broke on the way here." Lin Chaoying asked, "Where's Linlin?"

“The hospital,” Zhou Pei explained. “She was terrified at the scene and is still talking nonsense.”

Lin Chaoying pondered, tapping the table with her finger, her mind even more confused. She asked, "Which one?"

"Top floor, room 402." Zhou Pei asked tentatively, "Sis, you're not going up there, are you?"

Lin Chaoying said dejectedly, "Of course, this is my house. I want to see what kind of mess it's made of."

Zhou Pei advised, "Don't go. There are police cameras everywhere on that floor now. You won't be able to explain yourself if you go up there. It's not a good idea..."

"And then?" Lin Chaoying snatched the keys. "They said I was in the city yesterday, and with such extraordinary abilities, I could kill someone hundreds of kilometers away?"

“Oh dear, sister…” Zhou Pei scratched her head in frustration.

She grumbled as she climbed the stairs, "You always manage to get into all sorts of trouble!"

Zhou Pei thought the person was talking about him, scratched his head, and sighed in annoyance.

The guesthouse is not large, with a total of 4 floors. The first floor has a living room, a small dining room, and 3 rooms in the backyard where Lin Chaoying and her assistant live. There are two rooms on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors, with no distinction in size.

Lin Chaoying stood on the corner of the fourth floor. The corridor, which was usually warm and stylish with its dim yellow light, was now inexplicably shrouded in gloom because of the "murder case".

She walked to the door of 402, crossed the guard line, inserted the key into the lock, and with a "click," the wooden door slowly slid open a crack, and a strong, fishy smell rushed out of the room.

Lin Chaoying suppressed the urge to vomit, pushed open the door, and a horrifying scene rushed into her view.

It's eerily beautiful, eerily beautiful.

Sunlight streamed into the room, where dried cherry blossom petals were scattered on the floor, along with dust and bloodstains, yellow and red hues intertwined.

We're doomed.

The room was covered in blood and flower petals, and she stood there, stunned.

Why bother with guesthouses? Just turn them into haunted houses!

Lin Chaoying covered her nose and slowly walked in through the door. The closer she got to the door, the heavier the bloodstains became. The deceased might have been lying near the door. She squatted down and ran her fingers over the bloodstains on the floor. At this level of residue, the deceased must have bled to death.

It's strange, why are there so many cherry blossom petals inside the house?

She picked up a small piece, crushed it between her fingers, and looked around. The petals were not evenly distributed; some were piled up in corners, while others were just a thin layer.

On second thought, the petals were originally evenly distributed, but during the fight, the wind or the air from the back-and-forth tumbling caused them to fall unevenly.

The thinnest part is where the fiercest fighting takes place.

At the entrance?

Lin Chaoying left the room, locked the door, and quickly ran to the front desk, asking Zhou Pei, "Give me the guesthouse's spare phone."

Zhou Pei randomly picked one out of the drawer, saying incessantly, "Sis, you're so calm? I only dared to glance at it when I went upstairs."

She realized, "This is the cleaned-up crime scene. Was the body at the door when you looked?"

“No.” Zhou Pei explained, “Linlin was on duty that night. When I arrived, the bodies had already been taken away. In fact, Linlin was probably the person who knew the scene best besides the police.”

Lin Chaoying quickly switched between her SIM card and WeChat account. "Send me the location of Linlin's hospital and room on WeChat."

After she finished speaking, she opened Weibo and searched for the keyword: Jiangchuan Valley.

The square was filled with text discussions, but there wasn't a single picture. The occasional gray-background image that popped up was a banned one.

[I heard that the room where LZ and JCG lived was full of flower petals, so is JCG really gay? If so, was his relationship with JX real too?]

[What time is it? Still being insensitive...]

[Wait for the official truth! Trust the police! Trust Jiangchuan Valley!]

Since everyone's got plenty of free time, why not check out Gu Zige's achievements and the videos he's streamed!

JCG and Gu Zige are Jiangchuan Valley, who is LZ? Is the deceased LZ?

Lin Chaoying jumped, and with a thud, her phone fell to the table. She asked, "Zhou Pei, was the deceased's name Li Chao?"

Zhou Pei nodded, "Sis, did you also see that discussion group? You found out so quickly?"

"Discussion group?" Lin Chaoying asked.

Zhou Pei forwarded a WeChat message to her: "Check it out these next couple of days, it's already got tens of thousands of posts, I have a feeling it'll explode in a few days..."

Lin Chaoying picked up her phone and instructed, "Put the cake in the refrigerator. I'm going to the hospital to see Linlin first." With that, she turned around and went back to her car. As soon as she sat down, she vaguely remembered what the radio had just said and quickly opened the discussion thread.

The team couldn't uncover Li Chao's specific identity information. They found his holding company and scattered photos of him attending parties and unveiling ceremonies, but they couldn't find any connection with Jiang Chuan Gu.

In the photo, Li Chao is dressed in a black suit, looking clean and refreshing. His eyes and brows do not show the shrewdness of a businessman, and his whole person exudes a gentle and mild feeling.

If I were Gu Zi, I'd love him too! Rich, good-looking, and powerful!

[What's this? Love turned to hate. Is there an older brother who can help analyze who doesn't love whom?]

[Speaking of which, Gu Zi Ge is inherently eccentric. You can check out this link to analyze his life from his family background to his time as an idol trainee. He was definitely a dark character in that environment...]

[Oh my god, a dark ghost raised in a broken home has fallen hopelessly in love with a sunny, mature, and elite man. In the end, the sun can't stand being controlled, and the ghost can't stand the betrayal. Their love turns to hatred?]

A good chef can cook a meal in a single sentence.

[When you guys are being insensitive, does nobody care whether the original poster (OP) lives or dies...?]

[Upstairs, to be blunt, this guy is probably reincarnated by now...]

That's a very unethical thing to say.

[I'm just curious, are Gu Zi Ge, the old captain, and LZ in a love triangle?]

[I can't imagine the old captain's first reaction? Was he relieved that he didn't stay with Brother Gu for long, or resentful that Brother Gu didn't love him as much?]

The comment above is brilliant.

[Isn't the veteran captain a positive and supportive older brother figure?]

[Brother Gu just loves this kind of thing...]

【Shuangjiang 99】

[There's still the Shuangjiang group, this one mainly concerns Gu Zi's killing of people.....]

[The police haven't even issued a public announcement yet, why are they in such a hurry to charge someone? Who's behind this account?]

[Never mind who I am, I don't drink blood sugar...]

[If Gu Zi and LZ were truly in love, would Gu Zi be the type to commit violent murder? I heard the scene was quite gruesome?]

[Agreed. No matter how dark Gu Zi's past is, anyone who knows about his past and has seen the materials and behind-the-scenes footage wouldn't think he'd be so emotionally unstable as to commit murder, right? This guy has a pretty good reputation...]

[As a complete bystander, didn't he trend on social media for almost half a year back then, with the entire feed filled with rumors and mockery, but there wasn't any real dirt on him?]

[Another passerby? Gu Zi has been detained for a day; otherwise, he would have been released long ago. Let the fans try to defend him again.]

[To be cynical, could they really force the old captain to be the killer? Their verdict: "Let me help you one last time."]

[Where did all these amazing people come from? They're shipping them again and again! The person upstairs is the real Shuangjiang fanboy, isn't he?]

[Hilarious! Why not say the old captain killed him and framed Gu Zi? Look at the materials yourself, when was it ever the old captain who was always clinging to him? Especially after Gu Zi won the Best Actor award and completely rose to fame, the old captain clung to him even tighter?? He's got a lot of ulterior motives. Gu Zi is actually more positive, isn't he?]

Seriously, over the years, Gu Zige's career has skyrocketed, while the old captain is practically the worst of the worst, a complete flop, and utterly washed up.

[No one can hide their true intentions anymore. Who dares to watch Gu Zige's meteoric rise? It's been so smooth that even the group previously suspected he was raising a ghost?]

[Agree +1. Gu Zi Ge has been involved with the original poster for a long time, hasn't he? With such powerful backing, everything makes sense now?]

[Wow, are the teammates' fans now complaining? Haven't they been dragging you useless idols along like a rocket all these years? Otherwise, who would know about ATW-7, this flop group?]

[Just a cheeky interjection: even without the money, this group was pretty well-known, right? Everyone knows they're the industry's number one backstabbing boy band... Back then, the fans never got a chance to fight or argue; it was always the members themselves getting involved, wasn't it?]

[Over the years, only Brother Gu has maintained a respectable image.]

[The fans are still trying to defend their idol? Instead of talking about this now, you should go home and burn incense and pray that your idol won't actually kill anyone and will be released soon. Otherwise, your only chance to see your idol again will be through the "Heavenly Umbrella" incident...]

[The person upstairs is a useless piece of trash who can only make money through mukbang. They should focus on preventing their idol from turning into a giant. With a huge head and thick neck, every gym photo makes them look like a bullfrog. They should just go beg restaurant owners not to grab their idol and cook them in the pot...]

Why are they arguing here? Isn't this group supposed to be discussing the case?

"What nonsense is this?" Lin Chaoying closed the discussion group, opened the navigation, and rushed to the hospital. Following the room number and directions, she arrived at the 9th floor of the inpatient department.

Linlin has a private room? She was a little surprised.

This little girl comes from a poor family and has younger siblings, so she didn't finish school and started working. Unexpectedly, she encountered a scammer and was rescued by Lin Chaoying by chance. She was taken in by Lin Chaoying and put to work as a receptionist and cleaner at her guesthouse, where she was paid a higher salary than the market rate.

Would a little girl from such a poor family be willing to stay in a single hospital room?

Lin Chaoying pushed open the ward door and saw the nurse had just removed her IV. Linlin saw the door, and was both surprised and delighted, tears streaming down her face. "Sister Lin! What brings you here?"

The nurse asked, "Are you her sister?"

Lin Chaoying did not deny it, "Yes, how is she now?"

The nurse sighed, holding the medicine. "Try to comfort her. Her emotions are too volatile; she can barely speak. The police are coming to question her tomorrow, and I'm afraid she'll provoke them again."

Lin Chaoying nodded in agreement, "Thank you."

Linlin sobbed, her face full of grievance, "Sister, I'm sorry..."

"What did you say sorry for?" Lin Chaoying sat down on the edge of the bed. "Get some rest these next few days."

Linlin wiped away her tears and said, "Sister, I feel like I did something wrong."

"Huh?" Seeing that Linlin was in such a bad state, Lin Chaoying gave up the idea of ​​asking about the crime scene, but unexpectedly Linlin kept talking.

Linlin: "I really saw Jiang Chuan Gu kill someone that day. He was standing at the door with a knife, and the man was lying there, covered in blood... but..."

"A knife?" Lin Chaoying asked, "You mean Jiang Chuan Gu killed the person right at the door?"

Upon hearing this, Linlin suddenly sat up straight, her eyes vacant. She stopped crying, her expression no longer aggrieved, and said stiffly, "Jiang Chuangu killed him! It was him! He was kneeling at the door, holding a knife, stabbing that man in the stomach repeatedly! And that man even looked at me!!!"

"His eyes were fixed, his dark pupils gradually widening, like this..."