Chapter 48 Chapter 48
April is a good time to travel, with peach blossoms and green willows.
City M is a famous tourist city, and many people come here for its famous attraction, the Grand Canyon. But who would have thought that even after buying tickets online in advance and booking a time for the tour, when they arrived, they would be told that they could not enter.
"No, why is that? How can we do this when we are open for business?"
Most of the tourists are not wealthy people with plenty of time and energy, and it is not easy for them to take time out to travel to City M. Many people pay for air tickets and hotels, and even plan a route specifically for this attraction.
But when the time came, I couldn't go.
"It is said that some accident happened, and they are trying to capture a fugitive or something." The post was found on a local forum, and soon someone joined in the discussion.
"This fugitive is too exaggerated. Which fugitive would run into the Grand Canyon?"
Similar to many scenic spots, the Grand Canyon is a naturally formed landform. Over the years, only a part of the scenic spot has been developed, and most of it is still closed.
"I heard that a tiger escaped from the zoo next door to M City."
"Is it true? Tiger?"
"This zoo is so weird. Why are there always animals running around in the past two years?"
"It's a tiger... then it's okay."
After learning the reasons from the forum, many tourists felt a little relieved - although they failed to successfully enter the scenic area for sightseeing, at least it was safe, right?
What if you encounter a tiger while playing and lose your life? Wouldn't that be a loss?
"Let's go, let's go."
At this time, some tourists who valued their lives were already planning to leave.
Tigers are creatures that run around everywhere. What if they are not only active in the scenic area but also run outside the scenic area? If we meet them again, who can we complain to?
The tourists at the door gradually dispersed.
The staff at the scenic spot who were surfing the Internet breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally, I don’t have to be pointed at and scolded by tourists anymore.
However, with such a tiger in the scenic area, the safety of their staff is also threatened, and it is unknown when this problem can be solved.
Although they were somewhat curious about how the relevant departments subdued the tiger, for the sake of their own lives, the scenic spot staff chose to stay on standby.
Thinking of this, she took the initiative to close the doors and windows, and prepared a weapon for herself - whether it was useful or not is another matter, at least she would feel safe, right?
However, today's situation seemed to be somewhat different from what this staff member had expected. Just when he was about to take this opportunity to slack off, he received a call from his superior.
"Xiao Li, the comrades from the relevant departments have already caught the tiger and subdued it. Please come over and cooperate with the work of the relevant departments. It would be best if you can take some photos."
ah?
The staff member, who originally thought that it would take three or four days and there would be no results, held the phone and asked in confusion,
Did she hear that correctly? Was this the end?
However, despite being curious, they still had to obey their leader's orders. The staff member named Li picked up his tools, carried his camera, and walked out of the workstation carefully.
Soon, she discovered that the content of the leader's notice was extremely unreliable - this tiger was not "subdued" at all, it was actually beaten to death!
"What are you doing? What are you filming?" When I was staring blankly at a tiger's corpse, a government worker came over and scolded me rudely.
Xiao Li was startled and quickly took out his work ID and explained his background.
The man stared at her, then turned around and said a few words to his colleague, and then urged: "Don't take close-ups, only take general outlines."
This request was made out of consideration for the difficulty in carrying out work in the scenic area.
"Okay, sir." There are soldiers in Xiao Li's family, and he also felt the temperament unique to a special department from the other party.
However, Xiao Li's hands still shook a little while taking the photo.
She studied veterinary medicine in college, so she could tell that the tiger was not shot to death, but its skull was clearly shattered by something.
What is this thing?
"Remember to give us review before publishing the relevant news." Seeing that Xiao Li was still in a daze, the staff member of the relevant department reminded him.
"Our work is all about protecting people's lives and maintaining social order, right?"
Hearing this, Xiao Li stood up and said, "Of course."
Although the Grand Canyon is a scenic spot, as a formal staff member of the scenic spot, she is at least a public official who eats a government salary.
"Let's go." The soldier brother glanced at her.
Long after leaving the scene with the camera, Xiao Li was still recalling the tiger that looked very different and the marks left by the collision on the wall.
After simulating many ways in her mind without success, an idea suddenly came to her mind.
——Could it be that someone hit him with his fist?
In terms of intensity and angle, this is the most likely option.
But, if one wants to knock a tiger into the wall with one punch, how much strength does this person need...It would take Ultraman to do that, right?
Besides, tigers are first-class protected animals in the country. If you beat a tiger, you will go to jail.
I'm not Wu Song, why am I fighting a tiger?
Thinking of this, Xiao Li finally convinced herself. Considering that the relevant departments might have used some unique weapons to subdue the tiger, she also deliberately avoided many details and only vaguely edited a post and sent it to the soldier brother.
After a moment, the other party replied with an "OK" expression.
Xiao Li finally breathed a sigh of relief.
I received news from the scenic spot staff that the deputy director of the business department of the M City Monster Bureau was handling the aftermath. When I saw the news, I crossed out one of the to-do items in my mind.
Then, he hesitated for a moment and came to Ning Su.
"Chief Ning, this comrade..." Unlike his rude attitude towards Xiao Li, this deputy director surnamed Chu was very polite when facing Ning Su.
Just now, after learning Ning Su's name, his attitude instantly changed from vigilance and curiosity to sudden enlightenment.
If you look closely, there is even a bit of respect.
This change certainly did not come out of thin air. Just as Ning Su became famous among the little demons, he is now also a celebrity in the same system.
Whether it was successfully solving the case of the Xiliang Monster Kingdom or figuring out a way to open the Vegetable Monster Station, it was like a gust of wind that blew through the hearts of the staff of the major monster bureaus.
Of course, if these are just false reputations, then the single punch he just used to defeat the enemy also completely subdued this cadre who is a professional soldier.
If you have ability, you should be respected.
What's more, the opponent's powerful punch directly solved the problem of the mad tiger demon, and invisibly protected the lives and property of the demon bureau staff and the people.
"You're welcome, just call me by my name." Ning Su naturally wouldn't put on airs when facing the front-line staff, but he felt a little headache when he was asked about the situation of his friends.
"He may have been shocked and passed out."
When he said "fainted", Su Yin, who was lying in Ning Su's arms, paused for a moment, and then became very long again.
It seems to be in response to Ning Su’s words.
This obvious change made Ning Su and Director Chu silent for a moment.
"...That's good." When Director Chu realized that his friend was fine and just didn't want to get up and face reality, he took the initiative to change the subject.
"Thank you for your help. I will report the relevant situation to my supervisor."
All along, the several major demon bureaus have been fighting alone and trying to maintain the safety of their own areas. This unintentional alliance has undoubtedly brought benefits to the M City Demon Bureau.
It feels so good to hug someone’s thigh.
No wonder his friend who was assigned to the X City Monster Bureau kept bragging to him about his experiences.
"In addition, we will send staff to clean up the mess, so please rest assured." People had questions about how the tiger demon escaped, what route it took, and why it ran here.
They will also send someone to investigate.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard, it's my duty." Director Chu glanced at Su Yin who was still pretending to sleep, and ended the greeting neatly, "I guess you still have things to do, I'll take my leave first."
Ning Su nodded: "If you need any help, please feel free to ask."
Hearing this promise, Director Chu's eyes lit up and he nodded, "Thank you, Chief Ning. We won't be polite then."
After the greetings, Director Chu left with his subordinates, and also left with them the body of the tiger demon killed by Ning Su.
After the body is taken away, it will obviously have to go through further testing.
In addition, the rest of the people began to clean up the bloodstains and clean the walls, and Ning Su also took the opportunity to change his coat.
After doing all this, seeing that Su Yin had not "woke up", Ning Su said quietly: "If you continue to faint, I will carry you back."
"A princess hug."
Su Yin's breathing paused for a moment.
Seeing that he was still unconscious, Ning Su used his ultimate weapon: "The tiger has been dealt with and tourists will come in. If you don't want to be on the hot search list..."
"Asshole!" Su Yin imagined the scene of himself being on the hot search list and suddenly jumped up, looking at Ning Su with an accusing look.
"I trusted you so much and told you all the secrets, but you lied to me..." Su Yin's hands were shaking, like a poor person who had been let down.
"I didn't lie to you." Ning Su said innocently.
From beginning to end, he just remained silent when talking about related issues. He never admitted that he didn't know about monsters, nor did he say that he was not a monster.
"You, you!" Su Yin's hands trembled even more violently, as if he had received some inexplicable stimulation.
Ning Su blinked and looked at him.
Su Yin seemed to be able to be fooled by this innocent look, if he had not just changed his clothes and had not vividly remembered the scene of him killing the tiger demon with a single punch.
"What a disaster!" Su Yin roared to the sky, no longer paying attention to Ning Su, and returned to the crew angrily.
The male protagonist and the male supporting actor had a quarrel.
Since Su Yin never concealed his attitude, the other people in the crew and the monsters soon noticed something was wrong.
"Wow, he actually dared to give Lord Ning a look, what a hero!"
The little demons were not used to the new environment, but when gossip started to spread among the crew, the little demons became excited again.
"He really is such a fool. He doesn't know how lucky he is."
It also wants to be friends with Lord Ning!
The air in the canyon was very good, and the moonlight was also nice. At night, the little demons did not sleep, but instead found walls to root down and started chatting about gossip out of boredom.
Inside the house, Su Yin heard the undisguised chatting outside the door and turned over angrily.
Hearing what the little demons were going to say, he suddenly sat up, opened the door, and said loudly in the frightened eyes of the little demons:
"Can't you go somewhere else to chat about gossip?"
Can you please respect the person involved?
Since Su Yin's attitude all along was to pretend not to see the little demons, he suddenly exploded at this moment, scaring the little demons so much that they jumped up from the mud.
"Ghost!!" the little demons screamed and ran away.
Su Yin, who was mistaken for a ghost by the little demon, said: "?"
You monsters, aren't you exaggerating a bit?
Because of this little episode, all the monsters in the crew knew that Su Yin was no longer pretending, and many monsters simply avoided Su Yin.
What if Su Yin gets crazy one day and goes to Lord Ning to complain about them? Wouldn't they be in big trouble?
The changes in the relationship between the actors will naturally affect the presentation during filming. Director Gu noticed something when filming normally the next day.
Considering that Su Yin had performed well before, he did not get angry at the first moment, but talked to Su Yin in private.
But who knew, Su Yin seemed to be in conflict with something. Although he had a heart-to-heart talk, he still performed poorly, especially in the scenes with Ning Su, he always showed complicated emotions.
"…You two are just friends, not in a relationship! Can you stop showing such complicated emotions?"
Seeing that the filming was not progressing well, Director Gu started scolding Ning Su as well.
This silenced the rest of the crew.
Director Gu called for a break as the scene couldn't be filmed to the degree he wanted. Ning Su simply called Su Yin aside to have a chat.
"What are you doing? What's there to talk about?"
The scene was shot on a stone path in the Grand Canyon. They were on the side of a mountain, with turquoise water next to them.
In the gentle breeze, Ning Su decisively apologized to Su Yin: "I'm sorry, I just wanted to play a joke on you before. It was my fault from the beginning to the end."
Just as Su Yin pretended to be asleep, Ning Su's initial reaction was also joking. It was not until he found that Su Yin had been feeling awkward for a long time and had not given in, and even affected his work, that he realized that the other party still cared about him.
"How could I dare to ask Lord Ning to apologize?" Su Yin was stunned as soon as he said this.
Perhaps he had heard too much gossip, and without realizing it, he had been influenced by the little demons' tone of voice.
"...I mean, you don't need to apologize." Realizing that he was not suitable for a neutral tone, Su Yin changed his way of expression.
“That’s really my problem.”
After calming down for such a long time, Su Yin gradually sorted out everything that happened that day. At that time, when he took the initiative to find Ning Su to talk about the monster, the other party's reaction was surprise, not fear.
At that time, he thought the other party was surprised by the "existence of a monster". Now thinking about it, the other party's subconscious reaction should be curiosity as to why he came forward to talk about this matter.
Yes, why would he tell a monster leader that there are monsters in the world?
Moreover, he shamelessly promised to protect the other party!
When he thought of this, he wanted to dig a hole and bury himself in it.
"But, we are friends, that's for sure." Just when Su Yin was once again falling into regret and unable to extricate himself, he suddenly heard the person in front of him say.
"I always feel that no matter whether we are human or demon, or what happened, the friendship between us is real."
Looking back on the two-month filming journey, although the two became friends because of the monster, it was not just about the monster during their time together.
As friends who work together, they figured out how to shoot the movie, how to understand the script, and how to cooperate with Director Gu to make this movie well.
Compared with the long time that followed, a small mistake about a monster was simply not worth mentioning.
"Sorry, I decline the sugar-coated offer." Su Yin glanced at Ning Su.
He is not the kind of person who would quickly forgive others just because they say something nice to him.
Even if we take a step back and say that he certainly made a fool of himself in the beginning, Ning Su never exposed him and even cooperated with him in acting. Isn't there nothing wrong with that?
"Here." Ning Su knew that words were powerless, so he simply took out his gift to apologize.
"What is this?" Su Yin swore that he didn't want to look at it at first, but unexpectedly, he saw the jade token in Ning Su's hand with just one glance.
"Amulet of good fortune."
Compared to Su Yin's talisman paper which was pronounced as "peace talisman" but was actually a talisman for clearing obstacles, the one prepared by Ning Su was purely for the purpose of ensuring safety.
A trace of Ning Su's divine consciousness was infused into this talisman. With this amulet, small demons with evil thoughts could not easily get close to him. If it was a big demon, Ning Su would arrive quickly.
In order to make this jade token, Ning Su consulted a lot with the snake demon.
In the end, even the snake demon was jealous: "It's such a waste to give this gift to a mortal."
Ning Su shook his head: "It's for a friend, so it's not a waste no matter how much effort I put into it."
Ning Su originally planned to give this gift to Su Yin when the filming was finished, but unexpectedly, his identity was exposed in advance due to some coincidences.
"...This is very valuable, right?" Su Yin took it, touched it twice reluctantly, and wanted to return it with great pain.
Ning Su explained: "This is specially made for you. If you don't want it, no one else can use it."
Hearing this, Su Yin finally accepted it, and the depressed mood of the past few days was swept away. However, although he accepted the gift, he said that he had not completely forgiven Ning Su, and he still needed to see how the other party behaved.
Ning Su knew that Su Yin was still trying to save face, so he didn't expose her and just nodded.
Perhaps because he thought he had reconciled with Ning Su, Su Yin's long-suppressed curiosity finally burst out, and he kept asking Ning Su questions.
"Are you a demon, or a person with special abilities? Do you have an organization of people with special abilities?"
"Why did that staff member surnamed Chu call you Section Chief Ning? What section are you in?"
"Is that tiger a monster? Was it implanted with violent genes by criminals like what was said in the movie?"
As the hundred thousand whys turned into a million whys, Ning Su felt a faint regret in his heart.
If he had known that Su Yin had so many problems, he would have delayed the reconciliation.
Pretending not to hear, the two returned to the set. Director Gu saw Su Yin was so cheerful, knowing that the conflict between them had been resolved, and he heaved a sigh of relief.
Sure enough, in the following filming, Su Yin's condition improved, and many of the previously stuck plots were completed in one take.
But soon, Su Yin found out that he knew about the existence of monsters, and that reconciling with Ning Su was not a good thing.
During a shoot one day, Director Gu frowned as he saw the bright sunny day overhead, which was completely different from the rainy day in the weather forecast.
"Since Xiao Su already knows everything, let's adopt plan B?"
Su Yin, who was waiting to put on makeup, said: "?"
What, what did he know?
Before he got the answer, he saw the props team whispering with the elusive heroine.
Immediately afterwards, the heroine waved her hand, and a curtain of rain suddenly appeared in the originally clear sky.
What’s even more exaggerated is that this rain curtain can actually adjust its size, angle and transparency.
The props team gave the snake demon a thumbs up and said, "Teacher She, you have this skill, which makes it much easier than us to put on the props!"
After saying that, the props team staff gave Su Yin a grateful smile.
Fortunately, Xiao Su finally reacted, otherwise they would have to find a way to solve the weather problem - how troublesome it would be in this wild environment.
Su Yin: “…”
Su Yin was silent.
It seems like he is the only fool in this crew!
With this, the crew started to rush to make progress smoothly. The reason for being so anxious was not the budget, but the latest important news provided by the M City Monster Bureau not long ago.
It turned out that the tiger demon was usually lazy and went crazy because of some unexpected factors.
While examining the tiger demon's corpse, the M City Demon Bureau observed bite marks on its body from a mysterious creature.
"That's it."
When the news was delivered by the Demon Bureau in City M, the snake demon happened to be there. When he saw the wound in the picture, he immediately identified the identity of the mastermind behind the incident.
Its nemesis, Jin, is also a great demon among snakes.
"I don't know what happened to it over the years. Its personality has become much weirder." In his early years, Jin was also a lazy monster. Although the two monsters had a grudge, it was not to the point of a fight to the death.
But in recent years, the other party's thinking has changed and he has become more meticulous.
"This is its fang, which can make the monster enter a bloodthirsty state."
"Is it chasing you?" Ning Su asked curiously after hearing the introduction of the snake demon named She Ji.
“That’s part of the reason, but not entirely.”
Speaking of this, She Ji sighed: "In fact, its original home was on this river bank."
Decades ago, humans built water conservancy projects and constructed several dams. For humans, the completion of water conservancy projects is naturally a good thing for people's livelihood, but for monsters like Jin, it completely destroyed their homes.
The moment the dam was built and the gates were opened to release water, Jin's home was destroyed by the pouring torrent.
"So, you suspect it has malicious intent toward humans?"
She Ji nodded: "Of course."
"However, I suspect this is not the most fundamental reason." As she said this, She Ji's gaze shifted to Ning Su.
"It's so cautious, I'm afraid it's coming for you."
"I?"
It turned out that this great demon named Jin also had the blood of an ancient dragon in his body. After thousands of years of training, he had already reached a bottleneck.
To break through the bottleneck, She Ji chose to give birth to a child, but Jin probably wanted to defeat her by force.
"It wants to challenge me?"
She Ji nodded: "Yes."
There is nothing more effective than challenging a real dragon and succeeding, not to mention that this dragon king is still a cub.
Ning Su nodded thoughtfully.
Now that they understood the possible threat that was about to come, the crew began to work overtime. Although they didn't know when Jin would catch up, it was obvious that they all wanted to finish the work quickly and leave.
The Grand Canyon is a scenic spot and has been crowded with people recently. They were able to choose a small area to shoot, but there was no guarantee that the fight would not be seen by the public.
However, no matter how hard the crew tried, they were still unexpectedly stopped in the last few days.
"Why is there a festival here?!"
It is not a legal holiday, but a "Dragon God Festival" organized spontaneously by the people.
Hearing the crew's questions, the Grand Canyon staff also felt a little aggrieved: "It has always been like this all these years."
Especially in the first few years after the dam was built, many strange things happened, and the surrounding residents barely managed to get by by holding the Dragon God Festival.
"Let's stop working today." Director Gu took a deep breath as he saw more and more passengers coming.
"It's okay, don't let your imagination run wild, and don't set flags!"
The crew members kept their mouths shut.
However, things did not go as planned. Just as the Dragon God Festival began, the surroundings suddenly began to be stormy. Soon after, wind and waves surged and evil spirits filled the air.
“It really knows how to choose a day.”
In the distance, the evil spirit was getting closer and closer, and a battle was inevitable. The new tourists stared with wide eyes, trying to see what was happening. Ning Sufu suddenly had an idea in his mind.
"Director Gu, set up the camera and lighting board!"
After that, he found the crew members and contacted the scenic spot.
"Do we really want to do this?" The scenic spot was a little hesitant.
"There is no other way."
After saying this, Ning Su found a secluded location, transformed into his original form, and released his demonic aura as well.
The two evil spirits collided in the air, and the snake demon Jin suddenly became eager to fight.
At the same time, the scenic spot broadcast sounded: "In order to give back to new and old tourists, the scenic spot specially provides special effects programs for new and old customers during special holidays. Please move to the safe area to enjoy."
Are there any other programs at the Dragon God Festival?
The tourists were stunned for a moment, then relieved - the economy is bad and the scenic area is having a hard time.
Now that you are here, just take a look.
Unexpectedly, this show was much more exciting than expected, and after a while, two dragon-shaped creatures appeared in the air.
After a while, the two creatures started to wrestle with each other.
The audience never expected such a wonderful performance and they immediately burst into applause.
In the air, the snake demon Jin that arrived from afar was full of malice and awe-inspiring, as if he was going to subdue the young dragon. However, he didn't expect that before he could even make any effort, he heard enthusiastic applause and cheers from humans in the distance.
Even in the middle of a fight, Jin still lost focus for a second.
Wait, is it crazy, or are these humans crazy?
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