After wandering around the town for half an hour, Du Yuanzhe did not find the game site, but he did run into Ming Zhanshu. Du Yuanzhe greeted him and said, "Hello, sir."
Ming Zhanshu was obviously also very into the role. He stroked his fake beard and said, "Yuanzhe, can you find any clues?"
"The student found one."
Ming Zhanshu took out an envelope from his pocket and said, "I found one too. Yuanzhe, are you willing to exchange it?"
Du Yuanzhe took out his own envelope and said, "Students should listen to teachers."
The two exchanged envelopes, and Du Yuanzhe opened the envelope containing Mingzhan's book:
[You are surprised to run into an old friend, and you are ecstatic to learn something by chance]
Ming Zhanshu shook his head after reading Du Yuanzhe's clues: "Both clues are vague and confusing. I really can't see anything."
Du Yuanzhe looked at him deeply and said gently, "Sir, don't worry. Let's continue looking for clues."
Ming Zhanshu nodded, and the two separated again.
Du Yuanzhe was lucky enough to see some young men playing Cuju. He immediately walked over and asked, "Can I play with you?"
The older boy looked at the camera behind him and said stiffly, "Okay, as long as you can beat us, we will give you something you want."
The rules of the game are very simple. There are four boys in a team. They will try their best to block Du Yuanzhe. As long as Du Yuanzhe can successfully score a goal despite their obstruction, he wins.
Du Yuanzhe stood opposite the four people, Cuju under his feet, feeling a little nostalgic. He had not played football since he started acting. Thinking back to when he was young and ignorant, he also had the dream of becoming a football player.
"I'm going to start!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Du Yuanzhe rushed towards them with the ball. Several people immediately dispersed and surrounded him, blocking the direction of his goal.
Du Yuanzhe shook his head secretly. These people had no strategy at all and were only concerned with blocking him. This match was simply bullying a child and there was no sense of accomplishment at all.
Du Yuanzhe had no intention of bullying the weak opponent, so he made a few fake moves and broke through the siege. The moment he broke through, he aimed at the goal and kicked the ball out with force.
BANG——
Right in the goal!
The teenagers immediately became dejected; they had lost too quickly.
Du Yuanzhe consoled them, "You played very well, but I am older than you. I have more strength and experience than you. If you were a few years older, I would have lost today."
The boys looked much happier after hearing this.
Du Yuanzhe got another clue.
【You can find the answer from your father】
Going to find Wang Tianjing?
Du Yuanzhe shook his head. That shouldn't be what he meant. Everyone only had one character card, and the rest of the clues were hidden in the game. How could the program crew be sure that Wang Tianjing had already obtained clues related to Du Yuanzhe at this time?
This sentence should have another meaning. Du Yuanzhe already has an idea and the next game should be determined.
......
Jin Hao was walking on the street in an awkward dress, and people turned their heads back 100%. The extras on the street all lowered their heads and giggled, stealing glances at him while laughing.
Jin Hao had a blank expression on his face. He was already numb. "Laugh if you want to. I don't care."
"Oh, ma'am, you and I are destined to be together."
Wang Tianjing and Jin Hao greeted each other.
Jin Hao's eyes turned, and he pinched his throat and said, "Master~"
Wang Tianjing's whole body was torn apart, and he trembled with fear: "Husband, Madam, please don't scare me."
"Disgusting~"
Jin Hao showed a fake smile on his face and slowly approached Wang Tianjing.
Wang Tianjing felt uncomfortable all over and stepped back, saying, "Don't come over here."
Jin Hao's smile became more and more malicious.
【Ming Zhanshu was assassinated, and the role of the teacher ended here.】
When the program team announced the news, both Jin Hao and the other person were stunned.
Jin Hao was stunned and asked, "How could someone die?"
Wang Tianjing also forgot about his role and said, "We are just performing a short play, how can someone get a box lunch early?"
Jin Hao frowned and thought: "After the filming begins, the program crew will not interfere. Zhan Shu must have been killed by one of us."
Jin Hao's gaze fell on Wang Tianjing.
Wang Tianjing looked ridiculous: "Why are you looking at me? I was with you the whole time."
Jin Hao sneered: "You are the county magistrate, there are plenty of people to do things for you, you don't have to do it yourself."
"It's really not me!"
Wang Tianjing was about to vomit blood. He was just in shock when a pot fell from the sky.
Jin Hao quickly moved away from Wang Tianjing and said, "You are the most suspicious. I have to stay away from you. Don't follow me."
Watching him leave, Wang Tianjing adjusted his official hat, remembered his status, and said sternly, "How dare he doubt me? How can he be gentle and virtuous now?"
After finishing his speech, Wang Tianjing left with a stern face.
After Jin Hao and Wang Tianjing separated, they luckily found a game point. After completing it, they got a clue. As soon as he opened it, his face changed drastically. At this time, Hou Yu came over.
"Aunt Jin..." Hou Yu suppressed a smile and said, "I pay my respects to you, Aunt."
Jin Hao didn't want to joke with her. He looked around and whispered, "Xiaoyu, remember what your aunt said. Remember to be careful of the old man. If anything happens to me, you let Yuanzhe run away quickly."
Hou Yu was confused: "Aunt, what happened?"
Jin Hao said: "Mr. Ming was probably killed by someone sent by the old man."
Hou Yu was horrified: "How is it possible? My uncle has always been fair and honest, how could he kill someone for no reason, not to mention that Mr. Ming has taught me."
Jin Hao shook his head and sighed: "Alas, this is all my fault. I just hope that our death can calm the old man down and not involve Yuanzhe."
The more Hou Yu listened, the more confused he became. Just as he was about to ask again, the program team's announcement rang out again.
[Jin died of poisoning, and the role of the county magistrate's wife ended]
Jin Hao thought to himself, as expected.
The man in black appeared quickly, covered his mouth and led him away without giving him a chance to speak.
Hou Yu had a questioning expression on his face, as if asking, "Where am I and who am I?"
Jin Hao confused told her a lot, but didn't tell her the reason, which made Hou Yu very. Fortunately, she remembered one thing: she was going to find Du Yuanzhe.
"I can't let my aunt's sacrifice be in vain."
Hou Yu turned his head to look at the street and randomly chose a direction to look for Du Yuanzhe.
On the other side, Du Yuanzhe met Wang Tianjing, and both heard the news of Jin Hao's death.
Wang Tianjing was very into his role, and said angrily: "Under my father's rule, two murders have occurred in succession. The murderer didn't take the county government seriously at all. I must arrest the murderer and bring him to justice."
Du Yuanzhe's eyes were filled with grief: "Dad, you must avenge Mom and Mr.
Wang Tianjing was still furious: "Yuanzhe, don't worry, I will never let the murderer go. Do you have any clues?"
Du Yuanzhe shook his head, took out two envelopes from his pocket, and said, "I'm unlucky. I only got two clues."
Wang Tianjing opened the envelopes one by one and asked in confusion, "My father has the answer? How come I don't know it?"
"What clues did Dad get?"
Wang Tianjing has one more clue than Du Yuanzhe.
[You love the people like your own children, and the people love you very much]
[You have many wives and concubines, but only one son]
[Your wife has been acting strange recently, always urging you to quit Mr. Ming]
Du Yuanzhe analyzed: "Dad, this third clue may be related to Mom's murder."
Wang Tianjing nodded: "Father thinks so too, it's a pity that Mr. Ming is already dead, otherwise maybe we could have asked him something."
Because two people had already died, the two decided to move together. As soon as they turned the corner, they saw Lin Bin and Hou Yu walking together.
Hou Yu was very happy to see Du Yuanzhe. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Wang Tianjing next to him.
Hou Yu immediately shut up and said softly, "Sir, I have something to tell you alone."
Wang Tianjing showed a fatherly expression on his face: "Go ahead, let your father have a chat with Master Lin."
Du Yuanzhe had no choice but to follow Hou Yu to the other side.
After making sure Wang Tianjing couldn't hear them, Hou Yu said softly, "Sir, my aunt was with me when she died."
Du Yuanzhe's eyes flashed with surprise, and he asked hurriedly, "Did my mother leave any clues?"
Hou Yu said, "Aunt said that it was Uncle who killed him and Mr. Ming. She also said that it was all his fault and asked you to run away after he got into trouble."
Du Yuanzhe looked incredulous: "How could it be my father? Did my mother make a mistake?"
"I don't know either. My aunt died before she could even say anything. The murderer acted too quickly."
Hou Yu was very depressed. He should at least wait for Jin Hao to finish speaking before killing him.
Du Yuanzhe said, "Miss Hou, let me see your envelope. Maybe it contains clues about what happened to my mother and husband."
Hou Yu also had three envelopes.
[Your fiancé is very talented and well-matched with you. You are very satisfied with this marriage.]
[The scholar next door always recites sad poems, which makes you very annoyed]
[You accidentally discovered your fiancé's personal servant coming out of the pharmacy. You were very worried about your fiancé's health, so you sent someone to inquire about the situation in the county government.]
Du Yuanzhe's eyes flickered, and he returned the envelope to Hou Yu, saying disappointedly, "My mother and husband are not mentioned here."
Hou Yu also knew that these clues were useless, otherwise she would not have failed to understand what Jin Hao was saying.
Returning to Wang Tianjing's side, Du Yuanzhe said, "Dad, Miss Hou has something to ask of me, I have to leave with her."
Wang Tianjing waved his hand: "Go ahead."
Lin Bin immediately said, "I can help."
Wang Tianjing held him back and said with a stern look, "Mr. Lin is well-educated. I will test you again."
Lin Bin had no choice but to watch Du Yuanzhe and Hou Yu leave.
Wang Tianjing and Lin Bin chatted about this and that, both of them were absent-minded, and both were trying to find clues as soon as possible.
It is now five o'clock in the afternoon. They have been in this town for almost a whole day, and only had a half-hour break for lunch. Now is exhausted, but they still have to play a role.
With an hour left before the end of filming, they all hoped to find a few more clues.
Many of the games here have been played. The two searched for a long time before finding one that had not been played. They passed the game smoothly and both got the envelope.
Wang Tianjing opened the envelope:
[Mr. Ming's scholar disciple said he has something important to tell you]
After hearing this, Wang Tianjing subconsciously looked at Lin Bin, only to find that Lin Bin was looking at his official hat with a strange expression.
Wang Tianjing felt uneasy and snatched the envelope from him:
[Have you ever seen the county magistrate's wife and the teacher quarreling?]
Wang Tianjing felt like he was struck by lightning.
At the same time, the program team's announcement sounded again.
[Hou Yu was killed. The filming time has ended. Please return to the original gathering point.]
......
Ming Zhanshu and Jin Hao, who had already been killed, also came here. When they saw Wang Tianjing, Jin Hao questioned, "Old Wang, it must be you, right? They say that a husband and wife will be grateful to each other for a hundred days after they marry. You are so cruel."
Wang Tianjing's face was equally unhappy: "How can you be so good that you cheated on me? How can I, a seventh-rank county magistrate, be inferior to a poor teacher?"
Because he died too early, Ming Zhanshu, who knew nothing, looked confused and didn't know why he was involved in this.
Jin Hao lost his temper when he heard this: "You know everything? But you can't kill anyone."
Wang Tianjing denied it again: "I told you long ago that I didn't kill him."
Jin Hao was stunned: "Who could that be?"
Now that it's over, there's no need for Wang Tianjing to lie anymore.
Hou Yu looked at Du Yuanzhe and said in disbelief: "You killed me, right?"
Du Yuanzhe smiled and did not deny it.
The female staff members who were peeking at him from all directions had a fangirl look on their faces, thinking that he was so attractive because he was handsome and smart.
"What, was it Yuanzhe who killed him?"
Everyone was stunned and couldn't believe it was true.
The program director asked in a loud voice: "Yuanzhe, when did you start to doubt?"
"I was a little suspicious when I saw Teacher Wang's green hat," Du Yuanzhe explained. "In ancient times, the robes of officials of the seventh rank were indeed green, but their hats were not. In fact, in ancient times, green was a lowly color. Even ordinary people would not wear green hats."
"I don't think it's possible for the show's crew to make such an obvious mistake, so it's very likely that it was intentional."
"After playing two games and exchanging clues with Teacher Ming, I basically confirmed my guess. Then the changes in my game rewards further confirmed my guess."
Jin Hao was curious: "What changes?"
"After I finished the game, the game reward became that I could choose to get a character clue or make a request."
Ming Zhanshu was still confused: "But why did you kill the three of us?"
Du Yuanzhe said, "If I'm not mistaken, it should be like this: One day I heard my mother and my husband arguing, and my mother panicked and admitted something - I am actually the son of my husband and my mother. Back then, my mother and my husband secretly got married, but for some reason they separated. Later, my mother married my father, but she found out that she was pregnant."
"Originally, this secret was only known to my mother, but my teacher unexpectedly came to the government office and became my teacher. Then we met. For some reason, my teacher became suspicious of my background, which led to that quarrel. I had the opportunity to learn the truth."
"This incident is like a bolt from the blue for me. I have been taught since I was young to study hard and pass the imperial examinations. It has become my obsession to get a good name on the list of successful candidates. But now my career is about to be ruined before it even begins."
"It's obvious which one has a better future, a bastard born out of a lifetime of marriage or the son of a county magistrate, so I made up my mind to eliminate all those who knew about it, and then continue to be the son of the county magistrate."
"Originally, things were going smoothly. I sent someone to assassinate my master and poisoned my mother. However, Hou Yu saw my personal servant go to the pharmacy. At this time, my obsession became even stronger. I would not allow anyone to affect my career. Even though Hou Yu knew nothing, I still killed her."
As people listened to Du Yuanzhe's story, they felt a chill in their hearts.
"Just because of this? You killed your master, your mother, and finally your fiancée?"
Du Yuanzhe continued to ponder the character's psychology: "Maybe I would be very scared when I kill the first person, so I choose to send someone to do it. Once the arrow is shot, it cannot be retrieved. It is impossible to stop afterwards. I will only get crazier and crazier."
Everyone was horrified: "Human hearts are so scary!"
Du Yuanzhe saw the looks from the others and spread his hands: "I'm just playing a role, don't look at me like that."
Wang Tianjing patted his shoulder and said, "Yuanzhe, I feel you have the potential to play a villain."
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment. I just played a villain."
Luo Xun is a big, stubborn villain.
Jin Hao suddenly realized: "I was wondering how you could handle this so easily, it turns out you have experience."
The program team announced: "I declare that Du Yuanzhe is the final winner. His role-playing similarity is 100%. And the story just now was told very well, and it is basically the truth."
"The other guests performed very poorly this time. I hope they can perform better in the future."
Jin Hao said unhappily, "Who knew you would suddenly change your style? You had to add suspense to a good role-playing game, and you didn't even tell us."
Wang Tianjing also complained: "Exactly, the clues were stated so tactfully, who could have guessed it."
It was only afterwards that he realized that the fact that he had many wives and concubines but only one son was a clue that he was infertile.
Hou Yu and Lin Bin were also dissatisfied. It was not because they were too stupid, but because the program team was not human.
Only Ming Zhanshu had a smile on his face. He was in a daze throughout the whole process. He was killed before he could fully enjoy his performance.
After listening to Du Yuanzhe, he felt that it was a good thing that he died early. Such a complicated plot was not suitable for him.
Several regular guests mercilessly complained about the program team, who repeatedly promised not to do so in the future and would remind them in advance even if it happened again. However, Du Yuanzhe felt that the program team would only become even more inhumane.
However, after a whole day of searching for clues, the search finally came to an end. Everyone took a car back to the hotel, had a satisfying meal, and then sat together to talk.
Jin Hao said: "Yuanzhe has a good sense of variety shows. Are you interested in going to the variety show I host?"
Jin Hao is a pillar of the TV station. The celebrity interactive variety show "Weekend Entertainment" hosted by him has always been a popular variety show. Basically every actor with some fame has been on his variety show, and many have been there more than once, so Jin Hao has a wide network of contacts in the entertainment industry.
Du Yuanzhe said: "Of course I am interested. Even if Brother Hao didn't tell me, I would still go."
Before each work is broadcast, the actors will appear on several variety shows for promotion. "Weekend Entertainment" is a very good promotional channel, and Wang Ligang will definitely not miss such a good promotional variety show.
It's impossible for Du Yuanzhe not to think about it.
Jin Hao smiled and said, "Then I'll wait for you."
Du Yuanzhe was once scolded by the entire network for playing Luo Xun, but after seeing Du Yuanzhe's performance today, he felt that Du Yuanzhe was not a random person, and Jin Hao became more interested in his new drama.
After gathering with the guests, Du Yuanzhe returned to his room, and soon Xiaopang opened the door and came in.
"Brother Zhe, is the reality show fun?"
Du Yuanzhe closed his eyes and lay on the bed: "It was fun, but too tiring. Except for the half-hour break for lunch, I walked all day. Fortunately, I didn't miss my exercise, otherwise my feet would have been covered with blisters. People without some physical strength can't participate in reality shows."
Seeing that he was so tired, Xiaopang stopped bothering him and said, "Then you should have a good rest, we will go back tomorrow afternoon."
Du Yuanzhe nodded: "Okay."
"By the way, Brother Zhe, it's a rare trip to Xingcheng. Do you want to buy some gifts for your family?"
Du Yuanzhe suddenly opened his eyes: "You reminded me that I should buy some gifts."
The last time he returned from filming without bringing any gifts, Chen Rongshan complained to him, saying that he didn't even have her as his mother in his heart.
In his previous life, Du Yuanzhe had a very traditional relationship with his family. He always cared about each other, but they didn't call each other often, let alone buy gifts for his family during festivals. The only thing he remembered was taking his parents for a physical examination every year.
"Xiaopang, go check out what specialties Xingcheng has. We'll go buy some tomorrow."
"Okay, Brother Zhe."
This time no one came to disturb him in the early morning. Du Yuanzhe slept comfortably until he woke up naturally. All the fatigue from yesterday was swept away with this sleep.
Pulling open the curtains and looking at the bright sunshine, Du Yuanzhe stretched his body, looking very comfortable.
Another beautiful day.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon. After Du Yuanzhe finishes filming this variety show, he will not have any other schedule before the New Year.
It’s not that there are no advertisements looking for him, but they are all small brands. Du Yuanzhe is not short of money, and endorsing some small brands is meaningless to him. It is better for him to wait until the drama is broadcast before taking some high-end advertising endorsements.
High-level endorsements generally come with land advertisements, which is great publicity for actors.
After a simple breakfast, Du Yuanzhe and Xiaopang went to buy gifts for their family. He had given up on buying Xingcheng’s specialties.
Xiaopang searched online yesterday and found that most of Xingcheng’s specialties are food, and the rest are some tonic products.
The thing that the family lacked the most was supplements, and since there were more noble people there than in Xingcheng, Du Yuanzhe decided to buy some other things for Chen Rongsan and the others.
......
It was already late at night when he returned to Yancheng. Du Yuanzhe went back to Huahu Apartment first. The Du family should all be asleep. Going there now would only be a hassle. It would not be too late to deliver the gift tomorrow.
Xia Ningmi was still working in the living room when she saw Du Yuanzhe walk in with a lot of bags. "Why do you have so many things?"
Du Yuanzhe's hands were occupied, so he had to use his butt to push the door open: "I bought this for my parents, so that my mother won't keep nagging me for being unfilial."
Xia Ning looked at him quietly, and when she saw that he had nothing else to say, she looked away.
Du Yuanzhe put all the gifts on the sofa. He didn't want to go into the room, so he just left them in the living room overnight and took them home the next day.
Du Yuanzhe had been on the plane for several hours and felt a little hungry. He asked, "Boss Xia, is there any leftovers at home?"
Xia Ningmi was concentrating on reading the documents and seemed not to hear what he said.
Du Yuanzhe didn't get a response, so he got up and walked into the kitchen to open the refrigerator. Seeing the refrigerator full of ingredients, he was very satisfied and planned to make a midnight snack. He leaned over and asked Xia Ningmi, "Boss Xia, I want to make a midnight snack. Do you want to eat?"
Xia Ningmi replied coldly: "No."
Du Yuanzhe shuddered all over.
[What's going on? I haven't felt this familiar air conditioning for a long time.]
Xia Ning glanced at the kitchen, and the cold air around her became even thicker.
Since he was the only one eating, Du Yuanzhe didn't make too much trouble and just made himself some egg noodles.
He sat in the restaurant eating, while Xia Ningmi was still working in the living room.
After dinner, Du Yuanzhe passed by Xia Ningmi and almost got frostbite. He couldn't help but ask, "Boss Xia, did someone in the company make you angry?"
[To be so cold, he must be very angry. Sigh, being a president is not easy.]
Xia Ningmi put down the pen and looked up at him: "You have been training for several months, your physical fitness should be good."
Du Yuanzhe didn't understand what she meant and said, "It's indeed much better than before I started exercising."
Xia Ningmi stood up and said, "Come to the gym and practice with me."
"Practice? Practice what?"
Du Yuanzhe followed Xia Ningmi to the gym in confusion.
After filming, Du Yuanzhe did not stop exercising. He still maintained an hour of exercise every day.
Xia Ningmi was wearing home clothes which made it convenient for her to move. She was the first to walk onto the mat and said, "Come here!" while moving her wrists and ankles.
Du Yuanzhe walked over and looked around: "What are you practicing...ah——"
Before Du Yuanzhe could react, he was thrown over the shoulder and landed on the mat. He was lying on the ground in a daze. It didn't hurt that much, after all, there was a mat to cushion him, but he just didn't understand.
【Why did you throw me? What did I do wrong?】
Xia Ning looked down at him: "Get up and continue!"
Du Yuanzhe shook his head: "I can't get up."
Only a fool would fight when he can't win.
[With her proficient judo skills, it would be useless for me to train any longer]
Xia Ningmi's eyes flickered, but in the end she did nothing and turned around to leave the gym.
I didn't go to the living room anymore and went straight back to my room.
Xia Ningmi stood in front of the bathroom mirror, looking at her indifferent self in the mirror, silently asking herself what she wanted.
She had long realized that she had a strong possessiveness over Du Yuanzhe. From the moment they confirmed their relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend, she classified Du Yuanzhe as one of her own, which was why she helped Du Yuanzhe at the charity gala.
But is this love?
Does someone like her who has forgotten how to laugh really know what love is?
Xia Ningmi asked herself this question countless times, but she never got an answer.
Her understanding of love comes entirely from Xia Yiyao.
Xia Yiyao loved Zhou Heng to death at first, and even disobeyed Old Master Xia for him. After they got married, she even hated him because Zhou Heng never returned to the old house once. But after they divorced, Xia Yiyao found a new love in less than a month.
Her parents taught her that even the strongest feelings will fade.
How long can this relationship last where she isn't even sure whether she loves him or not?
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