He glanced out the window for a moment before handing the tablet to Mingzhuo.
"I had someone check the information about that fanfiction online. When it was first published, there weren't many readers, until someone started recommending it."
The immense popularity of this story is clearly due to behind-the-scenes manipulation, coupled with the continuous enthusiasm for fan fiction and its ever-expanding audience.
He paused for a moment, then continued, "Although Cheng Jingru hasn't shown her face for a long time, her popularity online doesn't seem to have been affected at all."
Although the program only vaguely stated that Cheng Jingru withdrew from the competition for some reason, many people knew about the funeral and vigil at that time.
The Xuanmen sect did not deliberately hide it; those who needed to know knew that Cheng Jingru had made a mistake and was imprisoned.
There are rumors circulating online, but most people don't think there's anything wrong with it; it's normal to do something outrageous to save one's birth mother.
He Wangyao was unaware of this and asked curiously, "Why are you investigating this?"
Just as Mingzhuo was about to say something, his phone rang.
Last night, when she returned from the night market, she called Wu Jiao and asked him to visit Cheng Jingru if he had time today. He replied.
"Cheng Jingru injured the guards last night and ran away!" Wu Jiao said in a deep voice as soon as the call connected.
Mingzhuo: "I understand."
He hung up the phone calmly.
He Wangyao was taken aback: "She ran away? Why did she run away?"
The most serious offense Cheng Jingru committed was trying to have her mother possess her aunt's body, but fortunately, she didn't make a big mistake; the other offense was framing Mingzhuo.
Even if the two crimes are combined, it would only mean going to jail, so why would he need to escape?
Mingzhuo: "I just asked Wu Jiao to check on her last night, and she ran away first thing this morning. Don't you think it's too much of a coincidence?"
Everyone else frowned and pondered, unable to understand what necessary connection existed between the two events.
“Unless, she doesn’t want to meet Wu Jiao.” Gu Xu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and a guess, “Could it be… that the Cheng Jingru who was imprisoned before was a fake?”
Everyone was shocked. Cheng Jingru had been switched? Why?
Li Wenhe frowned deeply: "Could it be that there's some force behind her that hasn't been eliminated?"
After Cheng Jingru was arrested, both the Xuanmen (a secret society) and special departments investigated her background.
Apart from his collusion with Yuan Qingwan, Cheng Jingru's behavior has always been perfectly normal.
She was indeed quite diligent and studious, never perfunctory in carrying out missions for the Xuanmen, nor did she compete for credit; she was generous and kind.
So even though many people knew her behavior was wrong, they still felt sorry for her, thinking that she had just made a mistake in a moment of weakness.
He Wangyao hesitated for a moment: "Won't she come looking for trouble with you?"
Pei Di: "She dares to cause trouble for the boss again? Impossible."
In Pei Di's mind, no one had ever dared to come back for revenge after being dealt with by Ming Zhuo.
Mingzhuo thought for a moment: "Nothing is absolutely impossible. If she comes looking for trouble, I'd be more than happy to oblige."
She also wanted to figure out what was so strange about Cheng Jingru.
The threads that the other party used to bind me earlier had some really interesting things on them.
Looking at Mingzhuo's smile, a thought vaguely arose in everyone's mind: if Cheng Jingru really came looking for him... he would probably be in trouble again.
Why do these people keep throwing themselves into Mingzhuo's hands? Wouldn't it be better to live a good life?
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The production team of the program "Slaying Spirits".
Although the conditions in the town were simple, the production team still set up a simple set.
The event began with the host cuing the flow of the program, introducing the advisors and contestants.
The consultants made their appearance first, with chairs and tables specially prepared for them; then the contestants took the stage one by one.
Mingzhuo casually placed the resin doll on the table.
The host was immediately drawn to the topic, "Advisor Ruan, this is..."
"Oh, I saw it at the night market. I thought it looked a lot like Professor Luo, so I bought it," Mingzhuo said with a smile.
The host took a closer look and exclaimed, "It really does look like it!"
He reached out to grab it, but somehow his hand trembled and the resin doll fell onto the cement floor, chipping off a corner.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..." the host said, somewhat embarrassed.
That's really strange. He was holding on tightly, so how could it have fallen?
Mingzhuo: "So what if it's broken? It's only a few dozen yuan anyway. Professor Luo won't mind, will he?"
The resin doll fell right at Luo Wenxin's feet. He picked it up and said with a smile, "Don't mind? Is this me? But I don't think it looks quite right."
In particular, if a piece of the doll's face is chipped, it loses its mysterious, ambiguous quality.
Mingzhuo: "So Professor Luo didn't authorize it? This character is from a book, and it's become very popular."
She took out the novel, smiled, and pointed to the title, "Although you're not the main character, the author clearly favors you; even the title is your name."
Luo Wenxin closed her folding fan and sighed regretfully: "Advisor Ruan, you reminded me that I should ask the author for portrait rights fees! I feel like I've lost a hundred million!"
He seemed to be just joking, which made him exceptionally witty and humorous, and the crew and some fans watching all laughed.
Mingzhuo: "Professor Luo, you are really bold. If it were me, I might be scared."
The host asked with some doubt, "Consultant Ruan, you're so capable, are you ever afraid?"
"Of course there are," Mingzhuo said in surprise. "I'm so gentle, yet ghosts and monsters always come to my door to cause trouble, saying they want to kill me. Tell me, aren't I scared?!"
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