The assistant director continued, "Are you sure you want to use this opportunity?"

"Confirmed." Si Jin nodded, her cool gaze slowly falling on Lu Wenshu's face on the Xiaoyao system screen.

Lu Wenshu's crime did not warrant death.

But now that he has threatened A Yuan's life with a poisonous snake, his remaining life will be... worse than death.

Yu Bai and Lu Wenshu have crossed his bottom line.

So, let's end the game.

… …

Following Si Jin's instructions, the assistant director switched the boxes.

Originally, I planned to include it as a bonus clip in tomorrow's program, but as soon as Lu Wenshu put his hand into the box, a fierce scream rang out.

"Ahhh! A snake bit me! A poisonous snake bit me!!!"

The assistant director's expression changed, and he hurriedly called the staff to pull Lu Wenshu's hand out, comforting him, "It's okay, it's okay, that snake wasn't poisonous."

"No! Poisonous! Poisonous! Yu Bai replaced the snake used in the recording with a poisonous one! He wants to harm Xia Linyuan, the new staff member who goes by the alias Bai Yu!"

"Call 120 and get me to the hospital!!" Under the threat of death, Lu Wenshu could no longer remain calm.

He gripped his bitten finger tightly, trying his best to stop the poison from spreading.

The physical pain and the panic in his heart came crashing down like a raging flood, instantly shattering all his reason.

In order to get to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible, she did not hesitate to reveal Yu Bai's evil deeds.

The assistant director crouched down and carefully examined Lu Wenshu's hands for a few moments, quickly realizing the seriousness of the situation.

The recording of the program was immediately stopped, 120 was called, and all staff members were summoned to search for Yu Bai.

Replacing a snake specifically used for program recording constitutes intentional injury and should be reported to the police.

Seeing that his scheme was about to be exposed, Yu Bai, who had a deep fear of the police, naturally refused to sit idly by and wait for his doom.

He took advantage of the chaos to run out of the inn, and in the heavy rain, he quickly drove away from the ancient city.

After stumbling and falling all the way, they finally managed to find shelter at the edge of a deep forest.

He shakily took out his phone and dialed his underworld boss.

"Brother, I've finally managed to get the PIN for one of Lu Wenshu's bank cards these past few days. I have money now, so I'll give you the card number and PIN right away!"

"Could you get our people to kill that bitch Nan Sijin for me?"

"Okay, I'll personally lead the team there now. Let's wait for good news."

Hearing this agreement, Yu Bai finally felt relieved.

Clutching his phone in both hands, he leaned against the driver's seat, still shaken, taking deep breaths.

It took a long time before he finally came to his senses.

A bloodthirsty and vicious smile gradually spread across his lips.

"Nan Sijin, it's all your fault. You've driven me step by step to this point where I have nowhere to escape."

"I don't want to go to prison again. Even if I'm at my wit's end, I'll make sure you die before me!"

… …

Yu Bai was still missing by the next morning.

Police are expanding the search area, and the guests remain in their rooms, saying nothing.

Even the sound of the rain seemed heavy, making it hard to breathe.

Xia Linyuan was an optimist and couldn't stand the gloomy atmosphere, so he still drove Si Jin to the manor.

The journey continued with continuous rain, but it was still better than being cooped up in the inn.

As he drove, he asked, "If Lu Wenshu wasn't bitten, then I'm the one who was bitten by the poisonous snake, right?"

"Mmm." Si Jin put on a trench coat, leaned lazily against the passenger seat, and sucked on a strawberry lollipop.

"Did you notice something was wrong with the snake during the live stream, which is why you asked the director to change it?"

“Yes, but not entirely,” Si Jin said. “I actually started playing hide-and-seek with Yu Bai a long time ago. Before coming to the ancient town, I had already taken down all the forces behind him.”

"He's courting death, fine, but trying to harm you is unacceptable."

"So I put Lu Wenshu in place. He's just like Yu Bai; neither of them are good people."

"Oh~" Xia Linyuan nodded in realization, a sense of pride rising in his heart: "My Jinjin is so amazing? I had no idea. What other secrets do you have that I don't know? Can you tell me them all?"

The vehicle quickly left the ancient city and drove on a deserted country road.

Soon, three black cars surrounded them from all directions.

Xia Linyuan cautiously stepped on the brakes, and saw that the three cars also stopped.

Dozens of men in black quickly got out and surrounded the entire car.

The gang leader, surrounded by a group of his underlings, approached the passenger seat where Si Jin was sitting.

He pulled out his homemade gun and tapped on the car window.

Because of his deep voice, he spoke in a fierce tone: "You are Nan Sijin?"

Xia Linyuan's eyes instantly sharpened, and he immediately reached for the life-saving gun he always kept in his car.

But just as his hand touched the gun, Si Jin opened the car window and smiled as she replied, "It's me."

The gangster's eyes lit up, and he immediately gave a thumbs-up in praise.

"Dear patron, you were absolutely right! Yu Bai really did give us the money to rob and kill you. Should we continue this charade?"

"Go ahead and act, why aren't you acting?" Si Jin opened the car door, turned around and patted Xia Linyuan: "Get out, let's change cars and go see the show."

Director Xia, whose finger had just pulled the trigger: ? ? ? ? ? ?

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I'm working on my graduation thesis today, so I won't be updating until midnight. I'll probably resume around May Day? Yeah, probably.