Chapter 4 A Battleground: Among Three, There Must Be One Who Can Teach Me.

Qiu and his two companions waited in the hotel lobby as required, while Liang Guohua and his three friends went to the changing room to change clothes and then found a place to hide.

Qiu and Qiu's group had to wait half an hour before they could move. The three of them weren't afraid of the cold, so they picked up the ice cream prepared by the production team and ate it while familiarizing themselves with the route in front of the hotel layout map.

Carrying a camera and wearing the program crew's uniform, Jiang Mingyue walked straight to the vendor selling cold drinks and filmed Qiu and the other two.

The entire production crew: "..."

Holy crap, she's about to self-destruct!

The live stream on the Taiqi Video platform has started, with the seven guests and three guest stars sharing the screen. Currently, the live stream with the most viewers is Jiang Mingyue, with 100,000 viewers online, followed by Wei Lai with 80,000 viewers, and Qi Sheng with 70,000 viewers.

Netizens are flooding the screen with bets on how many minutes it will take for Jiang Mingyue to be exposed.

Jiang Mingyue is quite bold.

The most dangerous place is the safest place; Jiang Mingyue understands Sun Tzu's Art of War.

Qiu Qiu doesn't recognize Jiang Mingyue, so he'll most likely have no chance of finding her.

[Jiang Mingyue, go to hell! Don't try to frame our Brother Wei!]

[The photographer and the cameraman were both large, muscular men. If they were to block her with a bag of instant noodles, Jiang Mingyue wouldn't last five minutes. With her small frame, it's no wonder she couldn't even run!]

[Jiang Mingyue, get out of the entertainment industry!]

[Not a hater, just a casual observer. I'm somewhat looking forward to the scene where Wei Lai finds Qi Sheng and the two of them discover Jiang Mingyue at the same time!]

Looking forward to it too, sisters!

The number of viewers in the live stream with the ten guests was constantly increasing. Chen Huasheng, the chief director of the program, contacted the assistant director Yang Chun via walkie-talkie to quickly highlight the products of the title sponsor.

Taking the opportunity, Yang Chun asked, "Boss, should we buy a couple of trending topics while we're at it?"

Chen Huasheng scolded him, "You don't believe me when I say you're stupid? Jiang Mingyue brings her own negative attention! Just wait, she'll definitely be trending today."

"What's the rush? There are still two episodes to film!"

Yang Chun was severely scolded by Chen Huasheng, and the worker immediately wanted to quit. However, when he thought of the generous year-end bonus, he gritted his teeth and encouraged himself to keep going.

I think about quitting every day, but I get perfect attendance bonuses every month!

Twenty minutes later, the program announced that Liang Guohua and the other three had hidden themselves, including the three guest stars.

Qiu Qiu, Wei Lai, and Xue Huanyu split up. Qiu Qiu was in charge of the hotel's first-floor restaurant, gym, lobby corridor, and other areas. Wei Lai was in charge of the kitchen and garbage dump areas. Xue Huanyu was in charge of the outdoor sports field, running track, and other areas.

Jiang Mingyue was Wei Lai's cameraman. Wei Lai ran briskly to the hotel kitchen, and Jiang Mingyue followed without saying a word.

In the live stream, viewers were dizzy from the shaky camera work on the two of them.

[Brother Wei, slow down, I'm dizzy!]

[I can understand why Wei Lai is fast because of her long legs, but why can Jiang Mingyue run so fast too?!]

Wow, Jiang Mingyue is so fast! Look at her, she seems to be handling it with ease, not tired at all!

[Five minutes have passed. Those netizens who said Jiang Mingyue wouldn't last five minutes, come out and get your comeuppance!]

Jiang Mingyue was not tired at all. This was nothing. Back when she was being chased by man-eating bees in the primeval forest, she was even faster!

Wei Lai understood the importance of creating a good show. While searching for people, she chatted with the live camera, "Princesses, I can't guess where people can hide in the kitchen. There's no room in the pots, and the refrigerator and freezer are even less likely. Qi Sheng and the others will probably hide in the garbage dump, where there's a lot of clutter and it's easy to get distracted."

After finishing speaking, he didn't forget to ask the PD who was filming him, trying to liven up the atmosphere.

Wei Lai glanced at the PD's name tag, which only had the words "Xiao Jiang" printed on it. "Huh, they changed my person today? Teacher Xiao Jiang, do you think my analysis is correct?"

The live stream camera suddenly focused on Jiang Mingyue, giving her a close-up of her face. Because she was wearing a baseball cap and a black mask, viewers in the live stream could only see her eyes.

A cool and composed gaze.

Wow! Such beautiful eyes! Sister, you're killing me!

[What the hell is Ms. Jiang?! Brother Wei, wake up! She's Jiang Mingyue, the one who tried to scam you!]

[Damn, appearances can be faked, but voices can't, right?! Won't Jiang Mingyue's identity be exposed as soon as she speaks?!]

[Dear viewers, don't hold your breath, relax, it's not like you're about to be exposed.]

To everyone's surprise, Jiang Mingyue answered Wei Lai, "I might dress up as a chef."

The man's voice was completely indistinguishable from a woman's!

The viewers in the live stream were in an uproar, annoyed, surprised, and delighted. The news spread like wildfire, and it became the first trending topic of the day.

[My God! What did I just hear?!]

Jiang Mingyue is a girl group singer. Although her professional skills are lacking, pretending to speak like a man is a piece of cake for her.

[Don't be stubborn, this isn't a fake voice, it's a completely natural male voice!]

A post titled "Jiang Mingyue's male voice" suddenly appeared at the very bottom of the trending topics on Weibo.

Director Chen Huasheng laughed. As expected of Jiang Mingyue, she naturally attracts negative attention.

Upon hearing Teacher Jiang's reminder, Wei Lai's eyes lit up, and she nodded hurriedly, "That's right, they can pretend to be chefs. Thank you for the reminder, Teacher Jiang."

Wei Lai and Jiang Mingyue ran into the kitchen, where everything was bustling with activity as they prepared lunch for hotel guests and meals for hotel staff.

The kitchen is spacious, about 300 square meters, and at a glance, there are chefs who are busy as bees, washing vegetables, chopping vegetables, preparing ingredients, washing dishes and pots, stir-frying vegetables and making soup.

The range hood was humming, and in the November heat, the kitchen was hot; Wei Lai broke out in a sweat shortly after coming in.

Viewers in the live stream were completely engrossed, their hearts pounding in their chests—a real battleground was about to unfold!

Qi Sheng, disguised as a chef, wore a chef's hat and held a spatula, mingling among a group of experienced chefs who were good at stir-frying dishes.

[Brother Qi sometimes cooks, and you know what? With his glasses, darkened face, and fake mustache, the way he flips the wok looks just like a professional chef!]

Oh my god, it's all white! My eyes are going to go blind!

Sisters, a battleground has begun!

[His body trembled; he awaited the carnage to unfold.]

Wei Lai searched for a while but couldn't find Liang Guohua and the others. He was sweating profusely from the heat, but he refused to give up and started searching again.

Qi Sheng stood in front of the fourth stove in the middle of the second row. The live broadcast camera, hidden above the range hood, was pointed at him, and the viewers in his live broadcast room were so nervous that they forgot to breathe.

Just as Wei Lai had reached the second row, a sudden change occurred. Jiang Mingyue, who was filming Wei Lai, turned around and rushed towards another door in the kitchen.

Netizens & the show's production team: "..."

[Holy crap! What is Jiang Mingyue doing?!]

Is she revealing herself?

Jiang Mingyue has gone mad.

[Ginger green tea is a no-go! Don't touch Wei Ge!]

Chen Huasheng jumped up in shock in the conference room, grabbed the walkie-talkie, and yelled, "What are you all standing there for?! Hurry up and follow her! Go see what Jiang Mingyue is up to!"

Wei Lai was unaware of what had happened. Thinking that his paparazzi had found Liang Guohua and the others, he quickly turned around and ran out, leaving Qi Sheng standing there, still stirring the wok.

Qi Sheng, confused, turned to the viewers in the live stream and asked, "Have Hua Ge and the others been exposed?"

The only response he received was a flood of love messages from his fans congratulating him on escaping unscathed.

The live stream camera switched back to Jiang Mingyue, who quickly caught up with the person who ran into the garbage dump with the speed of a cheetah. The person was a man wearing a chef's robe, who looked to be about twenty years old and slender from behind.

Netizens and haters were almost motion sickened by the cameras following Jiang Mingyue, and they typed furiously on their keyboards, forming a united front to question Jiang Mingyue.

[Jiang Mingyue, what are you doing? Why aren't you following Wei Lai to the garbage dump?]

They'll stop at nothing to stand out.

Wei Lai almost found Qi Sheng, but it's all your fault for running away without my permission.

[Jiang Mingyue, get out of the entertainment industry!]

The young man, not expecting any members of the production crew to follow him, quickly turned around, looking curious, and asked, "I came to throw away the trash, what are you doing following me?"

Jiang Mingyue stared intently at the man, then dropped a bombshell: "You killed someone."

Wei Lai slammed on the brakes upon arriving at the garbage dump. What did he hear? And what's with the PD filming? Why did his voice suddenly turn into a woman's?

The program's production team, who had been watching Jiang Mingyue's live stream the entire time, were completely dumbfounded. They looked at each other, bewildered. What was going on? Jiang Mingyue said the hotel chef had killed someone?!

They must be hallucinating.

The program director, sweating profusely, shouted at Chen Huasheng, "Boss, this segment wasn't in the script! Did you change it later? Did you submit it for review?"

He didn't want his perfectly good show to turn into a live broadcast accident; he absolutely couldn't afford to have anything go wrong, otherwise his year-end bonus and his directing career would be ruined.

Unfortunately, it was too late. "Brothers Who Go Forward" already had high viewership, and it consistently ranked among the top five trending topics on the day each episode aired.

The show attracted attention not only from the brothers' fans, but also from executives of video websites, investors from major film and television companies, and the captain of the criminal police squadron of Lingcheng Development Zone.

Captain Meng happened to be on leave today and was watching the live broadcast at home. When he heard Jiang Mingyue say that the young chef had killed someone, Captain Meng's eyes changed and he sat up straight, acting on his intuition as a criminal investigator. He immediately called his contact person.

Two minutes later, Chen Huasheng received a call from his superiors, instructing him not to cut off Jiang Mingyue's live stream and ordering the other eight guests to stop filming and gather in a safe place.

Jiang Mingyue's live stream went black for two minutes and then came back online. The number of viewers not only increased but continued to rise, and even some streamers with millions of followers and official streamers joined in.

Netizens were completely confused, but the young chef was still trying to hold on, saying, "This guest, please don't be unreasonable. I'm not a staff member of your program. Don't try to frame me for the sake of views."

A note from the author:

Haha, secretly catching bugs