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The next day.
Xiao He was awakened by the constant vibrations of his phone messages.
[Liu Zehang: Oh my god, oh my god, Brother Xiao, wake up! Something terrible has happened!]
Xiao He rubbed his eyes, having roughly guessed what Liu Zehang had said, but still picked up his phone to ask.
[Xiao He: What's wrong?]
[Liu Zehang: There's so much information, I don't even know where to begin—]
[Liu Zehang: Do you remember Uncle Li? The Uncle Li who always gave us water on set! He's dead! He was stabbed to death in a bar last night! And then the police did DNA testing, and they found out that this person is the same person as "Zhu Laosan"!]
[Liu Zehang: Oh my god, Brother Xiao! I never imagined the real-life case we're filming was lurking right among us! It's terrifying! Our director was suddenly taken away by the police for investigation early this morning, and so many people in the crew were taken away too. I was even questioned. It was really scary!]
[Xiao He: Are the director and the others alright?]
[Liu Zehang: It's nothing serious, just basic questioning. They now suspect that Li Zhicheng has actually been lurking near the victims' families for over twenty years! Didn't our screenwriter go to Province C for a while to communicate with the victims' families? It's highly likely that our crew was targeted by Li Zhicheng around that time.]
[Xiao He: Why are you targeting our film crew?]
Even now, Xiao He doesn't quite understand this question.
He didn't understand why Li Zhicheng would target Li Hanyue.
It can't be that they're related by blood just because they both have the surname Li, right?
[Liu Zehang: Ahem, Director Hou heard about this from his brother-in-law, who's a bureau chief. Don't spread it around, okay? Apparently, Li Zhicheng is trying to replicate the murder case.]
[Xiao He: ?]
A replica of... a murder case?
[Liu Zehang: He has set his sights on Li Hanyue! He plans to kidnap her! Simply because Li Hanyue played the role from back then, which holds a fatal attraction for him! He wants to replicate everything he did to "Wu Xiaohua" back then onto Li Hanyue! To prove his criminal prowess and to provoke the police once again!]
Xiao He's expression instantly turned cold.
He really died too easily.
[Xiao He: How is Li Hanyue doing now?]
[Liu Zehang: She was frightened and is currently receiving psychological counseling.]
Xiao He sighed.
As the actress who played "Wu Xiaohua," Li Hanyue knows best the hurt and pain that "Wu Xiaohua" suffered back then.
And that was just a hair's breadth away from becoming reality.
How could this not evoke fear and lingering dread?
Considering that he was playing the role of "Zhu Laosan", Li Hanyue probably didn't want to hear his voice for the time being, so Xiao He only sent Li Hanyue a short message of condolence.
However, Li Hanyue quickly replied to the message, which was a voice message with a nasal tone from crying:
"Brother Xiao, thank you! Now that I think back on what happened before, I realize that every time Li Zhicheng appeared around me, you and Brother Liu would show up and interrupt our conversation. Although you may have just meant it, I am really, really grateful to you for making my memories feel safe."
At least in her memories, she had two companions who faced it together, preventing her memories from becoming a nightmare.
Thinking of Li Zhicheng, who was already dead, Li Hanyue felt that there was nothing to be afraid of.
Xiao He didn't expect that Li Hanyue would only realize this now, but he was also happy that his help could reduce Li Hanyue's psychological trauma.
That's enough.
After comforting Li Hanyue, Xiao He received a call from the police, asking him to go to the police station to give a statement.
The police questioned Xiao He not because they suspected him, but because Xiao He had ridden in Li Zhicheng's car that day. Among all the people in the crew, Xiao He was the last person to come into contact with Li Zhicheng.
Fortunately, Xiao He cleaned up the mess very well, and even the police didn't find out. In the end, Li Zhicheng actually changed his target and turned his attention to Xiao He, who was "the same kind of person" as him.
After completing the statement, Xiao He left gracefully.
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