"President Yin! We've caught that clothes thief!" Just then, someone turned around, saw Yin Chengjue, and called out to him.

Hearing the sound, Yin Chengjue looked over and first saw Rong Yu standing to the side watching the commotion. Then, following Rong Yu's gaze, he saw... two people surrounded in the crowd?

The two men were each wearing a long black overcoat, which was open to reveal a dark blue robe underneath. The robe had a cloud pattern outlined in gold thread embroidered on the front and dark green bamboo embroidered on the hem.

The man had his hands in the pockets of his trench coat, one foot raised, revealing a black ankle boot, under which was standing a man who looked disheveled.

The disheveled man was the other one of the two surrounded. He groaned and begged for mercy, saying he would never dare to do it again.

Director Mo also saw Yin Chengjue and waved to greet him, saying, "President Yin, it's like this, you went to bed early last night, so I didn't want to disturb you. This is a friend I met on a previous film set. As you know, when we're making this type of film, we have to be a bit particular, so that the actors won't feel uneasy while filming. Don't let my friend's youth fool you, he's quite old. I've encountered several strange things before, and he's the one who solved them all. So I asked him to come this time, but unfortunately he's been busy lately and only arrived in the early hours of last night. And look, he solved it in less than a night."

"Director Mo is exaggerating too much. It's not that mysterious. Strange things are just because someone is causing trouble." After saying that, the young man kicked the man who was lying on the ground and sobbing. "For example, this guy has already confessed. He was paid by another film crew to come and interfere with you. He knows you are filming a supernatural movie and wants to scare you and slow down your progress."

When the young man was silent, Yin Chengjue only felt that he looked somewhat familiar. Now that the man had spoken, his voice sounded even more familiar. Yin Chengjue tried to recall carefully, but he really couldn't remember where he had seen this person before.

“Huh? Aren’t you that…” Rong Yu, who was standing to the side, stopped halfway through her sentence, looking unsure whether she should continue.

Director Mo, observing the situation, cleared his throat and said, "My friend has some experience in this industry, so it's normal that he looks familiar to everyone."

Yin Chengjue suddenly remembered that this was the man he and Rong Yu had seen in the maple forest who had asked them where the child had run off to.

Moreover, this person didn't just have a slight contact with this circle; he actually entered it several years ago because of a certain live-streaming incident, so much so that his extremely damaging verbal sparring video is still circulating online to this day.

He was the public partner of the Eastern Azure Nightmare.

As for his name, it doesn't matter to many people anymore. Just saying "Dong Ge's mouth cannon" is enough to tell them it's him.

If someone thinks this nickname is too long, they can use the initials, and those who know will immediately recognize it as referring to them.

What surprised Yin Chengjue was that this man was also doing such a strange job.

Not only Yin Chengjue, but many people present had the same question in their hearts after hearing Director Mo's words.

The man seemed to see through everyone's thoughts and said with a grin, "Oh dear, Director Mo, you've made everyone misunderstand me. I'm really not a Taoist priest, let alone someone who can exorcise ghosts. Just think of me as someone Director Mo hired to catch a thief. Now that the thief is here, let him confess the truth himself."

The man smiled, but stomped hard, causing the man lying on the ground to cry out in pain, raise his head, and beg for mercy.

Yin Chengjue then noticed that the man was not only covered in dirt, but also had been beaten black and blue, looking quite miserable.

“I told you, I told you everything, I’m just doing this for money! Someone paid me to scare you, preferably to the point where you can’t continue recording. If it works, they’ll get another paycheck. I thought it was a good deal, so I took it,” the man sighed.

Yin Chengjue walked up to him: "You still haven't made it clear who sent you."

"It was a director, surnamed Wei. I think their film crew was called 'Chase.' I saw their name on the poster that day," the man confessed honestly.

Yin Chengjue frowned as he listened: "The 'Chase' production team? They want to slow down our progress? How do they know where we are in the project?"

The man hesitated and didn't answer.

So the foot pressing down on his back tightened its grip, and the man screamed in pain once more.

Yin Chengjue glanced at the young man in the long robe with some confusion, finding it rather strange.

Logically speaking, stepping on his back shouldn't cause much pain, so why does the thief seem to be slashed every time the young man in the robe exerts force? He looks like he's in so much pain he's about to die on the spot?

The thief coughed painfully a few times before saying, "I don't know the specifics. I actually overheard it by accident. It seems they found out you're rushing to finish filming and want to release your film at the same time as them, so they want to hinder you."

Yin Chengjue: "They tried to stop us when they found out we wanted to compete with them at the same time? Are they so sure they can't beat us?"

After Yin Chengjue finished speaking, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind, and he fell silent instantly.

Director Mo also frowned.

"So that means your script has been leaked?" the young man in the long robe said lazily.

Unlike those big IP novels that have original texts, and even various fan art and extended fan works, this script was written by Yin Chengjue himself. After finishing it, he immediately started looking for a filming team and then auditioning and selecting actors.

Because the auditions were all internal, the script was not made public, and everyone signed a confidentiality agreement before joining the crew.

It's supposed to be a suspenseful supernatural drama. If the script is leaked, where will the suspense go? It will definitely have a huge impact on box office numbers!

This is a very serious problem!

Not to mention that the script was also leaked to the production team of "The Chase".

Although they didn't openly confront each other, there was some resentment between them because of the previous role reshuffle.

Although director Wei replaced Rong Yu in the role of "Chasing", he did not want to let go of Rong Yu's current popularity and still wanted Rong Yu to participate in the role of "Chasing".

However, Sally didn't want her artists to suffer such injustice, so she refused outright and wouldn't agree no matter how much Director Wei begged, which embarrassed Director Wei greatly.

"Ghost Trail" is currently rushing to meet its deadline, and so is "Chase." Ever since "Ghost Trail" released its character photos on its official Weibo account, "Chase" has also been rushing to start filming, showing a competitive spirit.

Besides that, there's the annual Best Film award in the second half of the year. If you miss it this time, you'll have to wait until next year. There are more and more newcomers in the entertainment industry now, who knows which dark horse will emerge next year?

Some people at the scene didn't understand why Yin Chengjue was silent, but after hearing the explanation from the young man in the long robe, they immediately understood. They then looked around, wanting to know which bastard had violated the terms of the confidentiality agreement.

"I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly," Yin Chengjue said coldly.

Director Mo also looked angry: "If I find out who is betraying us, I will expose them! If you don't even know how to follow the most basic rules, then you can forget about working in this industry. Get out of here as soon as possible!"

Yin Chengjue looked around, his gaze sweeping over everyone's faces, his tone icy: "Those who don't follow the rules should be prepared to pay the penalty for breach of contract. This movie doesn't need your role, and the entertainment industry doesn't need someone like you who doesn't understand the rules. We're all adults. You know very well what you can and can't do. You're just being swayed by lust and greed, taking chances, and thinking you've done everything perfectly."

"Yes! People like this should be exposed!"

"Are you out of your mind? You signed a confidentiality agreement and still leaked information. You have absolutely no sense of contractual responsibility!"

"Don't let me find out who it is! We've been working so hard to film and meet the deadline, and this guy just gave our script to our rival! He's insane!"

"I'm so angry! How could our crew have such an idiot!"

"If I find him, I'll definitely beat him up!"

The other staff and actors were also filled with righteous indignation.

"Well... that's your business now. I have something to do at home, so I'll be going." The young man in the long robe took out his constantly vibrating phone from his pocket and pressed the answer button: "Hello? Darling~"

"Huh?! What?!" The young man's voice suddenly rose: "What are you doing here?!"

The young man had always given off an image of composure, but his sudden change in expression drew curious glances from many onlookers.

Young man: "...Don't even mention being fully armed, even if you were reduced to ashes, your fans would still be able to smell you and recognize you."

Others: "..." What kind of fans are these?

Um?

etc?

Who's here?!

The staff who had already recognized the young man were excited, and one of them couldn't help but ask, "Is...is it Brother Dong here?"

"What? Brother Dong is here? Where is he?" The five teenagers who could only stand outside and watch because they couldn't squeeze in were instantly excited.

The young man hung up the phone with a dark expression. "Director Mo, I'll be leaving now. When you're interrogating this guy, remember not to untie the ropes binding him. This guy is very vengeful. If he gets away, he'll definitely try his best to get revenge, and that will be troublesome. After the interrogation, just send him to the police station like this and say that I caught him. They'll know what to do."

Director Mo nodded repeatedly: "I know, I know, Mr. Xi, don't worry."

Yin Chengjue's gaze swept between Director Mo and the young man with a puzzled look, feeling that their conversation was somewhat strange.

As soon as the young man left, Director Mo directed his men to drag the thief into a temporarily vacated room. The actors who had filming duties began to prepare for shooting, since one thing at a time, and the schedule still needed to be followed.

Yin Chengjue had already made time to come over, so he used this time to interrogate the thief.