When Xiao He saw his own solemn appearance in the mirror again, he felt more emotion than nostalgia.
The person in the mirror wore a simple linen shirt and had their hair tied up with just a chopstick. Loose strands of hair were casually tucked behind their ears. The sleeves of their clothes were rolled up high because they often worked. A not-so-clean towel hung from the cloth belt around their waist, and they wore a pair of plain cloth shoes.
Apart from his face, which was still trying to look presentable, his overall appearance was very ordinary, just like an ordinary innkeeper's waiter.
Xiao He turned around, looked at the person in the mirror, took a deep breath, and then slowly closed his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, his gaze suddenly sharpened, but his overall demeanor became even more reserved.
His gaze swept over the cutting board and props beside him, and he calmly reached out his hand, then clenched it tightly—
The next moment, Shen Jue, an ordinary waiter at Penglai Inn, walked out of the dressing room.
The others who were waiting in the hall heard the noise and looked over.
The person in the middle jumped down from the table and walked happily toward Xiao He: "Chen Jue, long time no see."
"Um."
Xiao He had completely gotten into character. When he saw the tall and straight Jiang Rushuai in front of him, a smile flashed across his eyes, but overall he still maintained a cold and aloof expression, giving a barely perceptible nod.
"Alright, everyone get ready."
Lin Yipeng clapped his hands and looked at the others on set, "Let's hurry up and finish filming the rest of the scenes here as soon as possible so we can head out to film the outdoor scenes."
"good!"
Everyone responded and quickly began preparations.
Xiao He keenly noticed that many of the staff members in this production crew looked more professional and older than the small team that Lin Yipeng had assembled herself, and they were also very efficient in their work.
It's likely that a large portion of them came from Lin Yipeng's father's team and are now officially working with Lin Yipeng on the film set.
That's good. The filming of "The Thief 2" should be more efficient and easier in the future.
So, during the break between filming, Xiao He began to review the script for "The Thief 2".
The script for "The Thieves 2" connects to the timeline of the first film, telling a new story and adventure. So, in general, even if you haven't seen the first film, watching "The Thieves 2" directly won't have any impact and won't hinder your understanding of the story.
At the end of the first part of the story, Jiang Rushuai bids farewell to his friend Shen Jue and continues to take on various capture missions as a thief catcher, embarking once again on a life of chivalry in the martial arts world...
That day, Jiang Rushuai, who had just rested in a small town in the southwest, received a letter from a friend far away. However, he discovered that the letter was more than a month old, and the contents of the letter seemed to have been replaced. It seemed that someone wanted to use Shen Jue's name to lure him to the northwest.
However, Shen Jue always preferred quiet and rarely went out. After retiring from the martial world, he would only stay in the inn. The only friend he needed to visit in the martial world was Jiang Rushuai. But Jiang Rushuai was always carefree and did whatever he wanted. He could endure wind and rain and live a nomadic life in order to capture criminals. So it was always Jiang Rushuai who went to Penglai Inn to find Shen Jue.
Therefore, unless there is a necessary reason, Shen Jue will never leave the inn. The last time he went to Jiangnan was to help Jiang Rushuai.
Therefore, this unexpected letter aroused many doubts in Jiang Rushuai's mind.
What also caught his attention was that there was a copper coin in the envelope.
After confirming the situation with the messenger, Jiang Rushuai looked at the letter that he had received more than a month late. After thinking for a moment, he decided not to go to the Northwest first, but to go directly back to Penglai Inn to confirm the situation.
Unfortunately, Jiang Rushuai was too late.
He traveled day and night, riding his horse back to Penglai Inn, only to find that the inn had been burned down, and the innkeeper and Shen Jue were nowhere to be found.
The inn was also full of other people's corpses!
Through Jiang Rushuai's meticulous excavation and investigation, he discovered that the identities of these corpses were extraordinary—
The remaining physical characteristics of these corpses clearly bear the hallmarks of Northwest Army soldiers.
And this coincides perfectly with the contents of the letter he received!
All the evidence points to the Northwest!
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