Yin Chengjue's expression was not good, but it made Qin Linlin and Director Chen even more satisfied.

If I had to describe their expressions right now, it would be—Here it comes! The feeling is here! This is it! That cold, gloomy gaze is killer! This feeling is amazing!

Yin Chengjue: "..." Did these two forget to take their medicine before going out?

"Brother Yin, you're absolutely perfect for a vampire role! Your skin is so fair, your eyes are so fierce! And most importantly, your looks! You're definitely at least a prince, noble and aloof. Everyone wants to see what kind of expression you'll make when you're drinking blood." Qin Linlin said expectantly, "Are you interested...?"

Yin Chengjue replied firmly, "No."

Qin Linlin instantly deflated: "Oh, okay then."

Yin Chengjue: "Are you done filming? If you are, hurry up and remove it."

"Well..." Qin Linlin suddenly leaned forward and said, "I don't mind, but Brother Yin, don't you want to wear this elegant makeup and this handsome tuxedo to take some beautiful photos with Xiaoyu in the red maple forest?"

Qin Linlin patted Yin Chengjue's shoulder with an expression that said, "I saw it all along," and said, "Who am I? I'm Qin Lingling, the author of romance novels! How could your little little atmosphere escape my sharp eyes?"

Yin Chengjue pursed his lips and squinted at Qin Linlin.

Qin Linlin: "Brother Yin, don't look at me so warily. I'm creating opportunities for you guys right now! By the way, Xiaoyu's outfit today is a burgundy shirt with a black tie. It's an outfit his manager brought for him. You know, we don't have a big budget for clothing here, so everyone brings their own clothes and mixes and matches them for different occasions. Xiaoyu's outfit today just happens to match yours...it goes really well, you know?"

Yin Chengjue was somewhat surprised: "Don't you hate it when your works involve scandalous relationships?"

Qin Linlin: "But you two don't seem to be having a scandal."

Qin Linlin said with a grin, "Brother Yin, I heard from my brother that you've never had anyone around you. Now that you've finally found someone, don't give up easily!"

Qin Linlin patted Yin Chengjue on the shoulder.

Yin Chengjue: "Thank you for your kind words."

They said they were going to find Rong Yu to take photos together, but Rong Yu's break had already ended, and she was filming a scene of chasing each other through the maple forest.

The first victim in the fourth case of "Blood Dance" was a petty thug. He was found in a dark alley, but what was chilling was that when he was found, all the blood on his body had dried up, leaving only a withered corpse.

Upon investigation, it was discovered that this was the fifth such body found this month.

The case was quickly transferred to the Major Crimes Unit, which, based on the clues, found the owner of the villa. Wu Xiaoqing happened to have rescued the villa owner's daughter and was warmly invited by the villa owner.

Thus, the male protagonist and the main characters unexpectedly meet in this villa surrounded by red maple leaves, foreshadowing that this night is destined to be anything but peaceful.

The red maple forest, where leaves fluttered in the daytime, exuded a desolate chill at night, with the rustling of leaves reaching even the windowsill of the villa.

Unfortunately, there were no villas on this hill, only a small Western-style house. After negotiations, the owner of the house agreed to rent it to them for a day to film scenes from this case.

The chase scene that Yin Chengjue is seeing now is because after the group settled in the villa, they found a mummified corpse in the kitchen freezer the next day. They then went to find the villa owner to ask about the situation, but found that they could not find the villa owner anywhere in the villa. The floor-to-ceiling window in the villa owner's room was open, and there was a drop of blood left on the handrail.

Following the trail of blood, they saw a figure slip into the red maple forest.

And so the chase scene began.

Although Wu Xiaoqing is a highly intelligent detective, he has zero athletic ability, so whenever there is an activity that requires physical exertion, he will ask Wu Xiaoye to come to the rescue.

It's strange, since they share the same body, Wu Xiaoye should have amazing martial arts skills, and even if Wu Xiaoqing didn't know how to use them, she should at least be able to run and jump. But strangely, Wu Xiaoqing not only gets out of breath after running a few steps, but she is also very likely to faint from anemia on the spot.

Wu Xiaoqing didn't faint in this scene, but Rong Yu, who played Wu Xiaoqing's special constitution, seemed a bit neurotic.

Rong Yu doesn't always perform as well as she did at the beginning. For example, in this scene, Wu Xiaoqing is chasing after a shadow that is suspected to be the murderer. However, she runs out of energy after chasing for a short distance. The main characters have already chased far away and disappeared into the maple forest, while Wu Xiaoqing is still standing there, supporting her knees and panting heavily.

Logically speaking, this scene should be easy to act, but... no matter how Rong Yu acted, she just couldn't get it right.

It's not that Rong Yu wasn't out of breath, it's just that he was breathing too deliberately, like he was acting for the sake of acting. In reality, he wasn't even blushing or his heart was racing, and there was always a lingering sense of ease on his face.

Rong Yu tried several times, but couldn't find that feeling of being so tired that she was about to faint.

Director Chen had no choice but to guide him to recall the feeling of running endurance races when he was in school.

Rong Yu tried hard to recall and said, "Is it a 5,000-meter city run? Actually, I think it's okay, not as exhausting as Wu Xiaoqing's description in the original text."

Director Chen: "..." Are you kidding me? With your small frame?

Director Chen: "Then you can shoot Wu Xiaoye's fight scene first. When you're tired and sleepy from fighting, then you can shoot this scene."

This suggestion was clearly very effective. Rong Yu seemed more suited to play Wu Xiaoye, and immediately got into character, dashing into the maple forest with incredible speed.

The red maple forest was vast, and the main characters in the original story quickly lost their way. When Wu Xiaoye caught up, he only saw the rich second-generation member of the main characters lying unconscious on the ground—he had been knocked unconscious from behind.

A bizarre mummified corpse, an increasing number of dead, a villa owner obsessed with vampire culture who has suddenly disappeared, an unknown shadowy figure in the maple forest, and the scattered main characters.

The plot twists in this case reach their climax in this part.

Wu Xiaoye dragged the unconscious rich second-generation protagonist into the villa, poured water on him to wake him up, and asked what happened. He learned that the dark figure was agile and strong, not like the villa owner who was bloated and greasy.

Just then, the villa owner's daughter appeared, her face filled with terror, and exclaimed, "It's him! It must be him! The vampire has appeared! The vampire that Father worshipped has appeared! He's no longer satisfied with worshipping him; he's going to go on a killing spree and drain everyone's blood!"

As he spoke, the villa owner pointed to the giant oil painting displayed on the stairs.

The handsome man in the oil painting has blood-red eyes and thin, luscious lips, as if he had just enjoyed a good drink. His cold and aloof gaze sends chills down the spine of anyone who looks at him.

Wu Xiaoye, of course, did not believe it, and Wu Xiaoqing, after regaining her strength and waking up, also did not believe it, but they found the villa owner's body in the red maple forest.

Similarly, their blood was drained.

The rich kid's eyes widened in horror. "No way? Do vampires really exist in this world? The vampire in that oil painting, has it really come out to drink blood?"

Wu Xiaoqing: "Don't scare yourself. There is no such thing in this world. Even if there were, it wouldn't matter. People are much more terrifying than such ghosts, and the human heart is much more complicated than such cases."

The rich kid said, "What should we do now? Go find them and then go down the mountain to call the police?" The signal is bad in the mountains, and we can't make phone calls at all.

Wu Xiaoqing: "It's no use. That 'vampire' has his eye on us and wants to drain our blood one by one. So, the way down the mountain is most likely blocked."

The rich kid: "What are we going to do! We can't find them now, will they be in trouble?"

Wu Xiaoqing: "Let's go back to the villa first."

However, after they returned to the villa, they saw that above the stairs directly opposite the door, the eyes and thin lips of the figure in the huge oil painting were slowly dripping bright red liquid.

"Clang! Okay, this scene is over. The main cast can come over and film a few more shots. Everyone else, take a break," Director Chen called out.

Rong Yu immediately snapped out of her daze, took the bottled water from her assistant Xiao Yang, and drank more than half of it in one go.

Qin Linlin clapped her hands at this moment, "Alright, everyone has a 30-minute break. You can take photos around here. We'll shoot scene 102 in 30 minutes. Supporting actors, get ready!"

"Yay! Time to take pictures!" The actors, who had been eager to capture the beautiful scenery, cheered and left with their phones to find someone to take photos.

Yin Chengjue gestured to Rong Yu, then walked into the maple forest and stopped under a slightly crooked maple tree.

After waiting for ten minutes, Rong Yu walked slowly over, stepping on the red leaves scattered on the ground. The crunching sound made Yin Chengjue look in the direction of the sound.

A long wind blew, and red leaves fluttered down. A man wearing a burgundy shirt, a black bow tie, and well-tailored black suit trousers walked step by step toward Yin Chengjue.

The man had a handsome and refined face, with crescent-shaped eyes that seemed to be born with a smile.

He stood with his hands behind his back, as if strolling in his own backyard, and slowly raised his head slightly, smiling, "Brother, have you ever seen origami?"

Yin Chengjue was taken aback, not quite understanding why Rong Yu asked such a question, so he could only reply, "I have met you."

Rong Yu: "Has brother ever seen a leaf being folded?"

Yin Chengjue: "If you mean those small leaf-shaped spoons, I've seen them."

“Then…” Rong Yu smiled mysteriously, raised her hands from behind her back to Yin Chengjue, and slowly opened them as if presenting a treasure, “Have you ever seen… anything like this before?”