Lu Yanli watched the village chief's retreating figure, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

It's not hard to sense from Li Chunhua's unfinished words that something is definitely going on in this village. As the village head, he couldn't possibly be unaware of everything happening in the village. Given that there are secrets in the village, he actually nodded in agreement to the program crew's request to film there.

As for Uncle Niu's home, the newly arrived production team certainly knew nothing about it. Moreover, when Uncle Niu passed by the village entrance, his expression was so urgent that it was obviously unusual. The village chief actually brought the production team over to watch the excitement, and even stopped him when Li Chunhua almost let it slip.

Lu Yanli's gaze was deep and sharp. If there were indeed hidden undercurrents in Yunling Village, then what role did this village chief play in it?

Director Xu, who was walking ahead, quietly gave the assistant director beside him a wink.

The assistant director understood immediately, and then turned to the village chief with a beaming smile, chatting and laughing with him.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, Director Xu seemingly casually slowed his pace and strolled over to Lu An'an at the end of the line. After gesturing for Lu An'an to turn off her microphone, he lowered his voice and asked, "An'an, you told Niu Li about Li Chunhua, right?"

Lu An'an nodded, "Yes, otherwise how would I have taken the donkey cart up here? I couldn't have actually climbed up as you wished."

Director Xu: "..."

He hasn't even said she's his nemesis on the show yet! She always finds ways to cheat so easily, it makes him lose face too!

Director Xu coughed twice, the words of rebuttal swirling in his throat, but he ultimately swallowed them back, asking with a cautious tone, "What did Li Chunhua mean by her last sentence? Is there something wrong with this village?"

Lu An'an raised one eyebrow slightly, a hint of amusement in her eyes. "What problem is Director Xu referring to?"

Director Xu glanced at the village chief, who was chatting and laughing with the assistant director, and lowered his voice even further: "It's like the problems with the resort island. I carefully selected this village for a long time before deciding on it, so we absolutely can't have any problems!"

Upon hearing this, Lu An'an looked at Director Xu meaningfully and said, "Director Xu, you have a good eye. You chose a great village. It's really good."

Director Xu was quite lucky; he carefully selected a place where almost every criminal in the law had committed offenses. Amazing!

Looking at Lu An'an's meaningful expression, Director Xu cautiously asked, "Is this... a compliment?"

Lu An'an: "..."

Lu Yanli was already on edge because of his sister's comment that "this place has been the site of half a criminal code," but when Director Xu said this, he looked disgusted and said, "What my sister means is that the place you found, Director Xu, is not just 'problematic,' it's riddled with problems. And you still praise me? How can you say that, Director Xu?"

Director Xu glared angrily at Lu Yanli, "Can't I even make a joke?! What... what did you say?!"

He suddenly realized what Lu Yanli meant, and his tone changed drastically, causing everyone walking in front to turn around and look at the three of them.

Lu Yanli: "..."

Lu An'an: "..."

Can't you be a little more profound?!

The village chief looked at Director Xu with a puzzled expression, his voice filled with confusion: "Director Xu, what happened?"

Director Xu, noticing everyone's gaze, awkwardly touched his nose and then let out two dry laughs, trying to defuse the awkward atmosphere: "It's nothing, it's nothing. It's just that Xiao Lu was joking with me earlier that he wasn't going to film anymore, and I got a little excited. It's nothing, it's nothing. Let's keep going, let's keep going."

Lu Yanli was forced to take the blame, and his smile was stiff: "Yes, I was just joking with Director Xu."

The village chief smiled, said nothing, nodded slightly, turned around and continued leading the group forward. The others glanced at the three of them with confusion, then turned and continued to follow the village chief.

Director Xu's smile vanished as soon as he noticed that everyone's attention and the cameras were no longer on them. He asked urgently, "Is the problem serious? Seriously serious?"

Lu An'an patted Director Xu on the shoulder and teased him, "If you don't handle something this big, your directing career could be over."

Director Xu's expression turned quite terrified, and his voice trembled: "It's gotten that serious?"

Lu An'an nodded and delivered a heavy blow: "Director Xu, a major case, the kind that gets you executed."

Director Xu swayed involuntarily. "I...I'll call the police as soon as I get back."

Lu An'an denied Director Xu's decision, saying, "It's useless to call the police now. This village is very well hidden. Without concrete evidence, calling the police will be of no use."

Director Xu frowned and said worriedly, "What should we do? Should we turn back and go somewhere else?"

Lu An'an was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Director Xu, I want to take charge of things here."

She gently raised her hand, gesturing for the two to come closer, and then told them about the village.

As Lu An'an recounted her story, Lu Yanli and Director Xu's expressions shifted from initial confusion to shock, followed by a surge of anger that welled up in their chests.

Director Xu, in a fit of emotion, made the decision: "We must manage it! We absolutely must manage it!"

Lu Yanli remained relatively calm and asked in a deep voice, "But An'an, this situation is special. Villages like this are usually very close-knit and extremely sensitive to outside interference. If we rashly expose one of the households, it might provoke the hostility of the entire village, which is too dangerous."

Upon hearing this, Lu An'an nodded slightly. "Second brother, I've considered this issue. So, we can give Director Xu a secret signal, just like last time. Once he receives my signal, Director Xu will call the police. When dealing with a mob, we still need the authorities to handle it."

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