Floating Island
Lin Ran's previous live broadcast had already caused a stir. Two days ago, when the serious crime team was still in the bureau, he could stay in the municipal bureau for a while to cooperate with the investigation. Now that the serious crime team has gone on a mission, there is no need for him to stay here.
"Mengdie" was facing collapse, and the whole company was in a panic. He conceded that these had nothing to do with him anymore. He no longer logged into his account and did not contact the studio.
In just a few days, some marketing accounts have revealed the real situation behind the entertainment company because of his live broadcast that day. Although many of the things he said were inaccurate, as long as there is discussion, his purpose has been achieved.
He took the elevator and pressed the button for the sixteenth floor. A glass of Americano on ice, along with the hospital's air conditioning, made him feel even calmer.
The inpatient department was relatively empty at seven in the morning. Lin Ran stared at the ever-increasing number, lost in thought, his other hand unconsciously caressing his stomach. His skin, which should have been smooth and even, was now riddled with "ravines." His chest, back, and thighs—visible and invisible places—were all branded with ugly scars, large and small.
He shuffled the memories in his mind, desperately trying to forget these scars, but every time he stood under the shower, the steamy glass mirror would always reflect these scars intentionally or unintentionally. He turned his back and closed his eyes for six years, until Tang Xiaoyou appeared.
Tang Xiaoyou looks so much like that woman.
If Luo Fanyin and Tang Xiaoyou are similar because of their body shape and face shape, then the thing that makes Tang Xiaoyou closest to that woman is his eyes.
On the first day of entering "Dream Butterfly", in the lobby, his first reaction when he saw her was that she had returned safely. Later, the innocent smile on Tang Xiaoyou's face made him realize that they were not the same person at all.
Lin Ran is not good at dealing with women. If there is any reason why he does not resist contact with Tang Xiaoyou, it must be those eyes.
At first, Tang Xiaoyou only asked him about the AB grading. He told her out of some kind of compensation psychology, and even thought about protecting her openly or secretly. But when he realized that Tang Xiaoyou wanted to use the CP hype with him to improve her status, he decisively interrupted this unreasonable compensation.
He was like a drunk who suddenly sobered up. He realized that this kind of compensation was the last thing that should happen to someone like her. From then on, he chose to stay away from Tang Xiaoyou. When he set up his own studio, the two of them had very little interaction. The next news was that Tang Xiaoyou had been demoted.
He was also surprised. A reduction was almost impossible. However, after thinking about it carefully, it was not impossible. After all, he no longer found anything that group of people did strange.
What really stimulated him was Tang Xiaoyou's death.
Those eyes were dead, but they awakened the most fearful eyes in his heart.
Lin Ran fell into a dream again, repeating the same mistake and falling into the abyss of depression again.
When he woke up in the middle of the night, those eyes were still looking at him with hope, telling him not to give in.
In the first year after he came back, they watched him closely and he was unable to tell the truth. Three years of torture and long-term repression made him suffer from depression.
After he came back, he developed very quickly. On the one hand, he had to maintain the bright and beautiful appearance, and on the other hand, he had to endure the nightmares that chased him at midnight. For this reason, he received psychological counseling for a period of time, and he met another woman in the counseling room.
Their consultation times are basically next to each other. Every time, either he or she comes first. When they meet each other often, they will nod and say hello to each other.
Later he learned the woman's name - Meng Jia, a little-known novelist.
After gaining fans, his depression symptoms improved a lot, and he gradually stopped going to counseling. If there is anything that truly saved him from the dire situation, it must be his fans.
A group of young girls traveled thousands of miles to see him. In the beginning, when he was not famous, they only met at the airport. He had to board a plane to catch up with his schedule. In fact, it was only a short distance to the boarding point, but those girls still packed their suitcases and rushed over without hesitation, telling him again and again at the airport that they loved him.
That was the moment when he laughed most sincerely.
After his popularity grew, he secretly sent some reporting materials to the higher-ups. After being discovered, his career was suppressed from all sides, and rumors and negative information flooded towards him like a tide in an instant.
At that time, he was originally scheduled to be blacklisted by the investors, but it was his fans who debunked the rumors and clarified the matter for him, thus clearing up a way out.
He couldn't be a coward. He had been looking for opportunities over the years, but unfortunately the letters he sent fell into the sea and the reporting calls he made went unanswered. Finally, one night when he was tortured by his conscience to the point of being unbearable, he came to the Municipal Bureau with the information. He was received by the then serious crime captain, Liang Qiuchen.
Instead of helping him, he drove him out. When his information was confiscated, he suddenly understood why this industry was so mature but still no one had discovered it.
We hold umbrellas one after another, you hold one for me, I hold one for you, and when we gather together, we naturally form a city.
Later, he took on a big IP "The Legend of Liuguang", but he didn't expect that Meng Jia's death was related to it. After asking people to find out the facts, he decisively resigned from the role and held a memorial service for Meng Jia.
Although the outside world has many misunderstandings about him, it doesn’t matter, as long as he knows it.
His long-standing injuries have been examined, and he doesn't know if they will be of any use. But now that he has told everything, he finally feels unprecedented relief. Now he can only pray that this huge criminal system can really end here with Chen An.
"bite--"
The elevator stopped on the sixteenth floor. Lin Ran lowered his hat and walked out.
A gust of wind blew off Qu Mengting's sun hat. After a few days of bumpy ride in the car, they arrived at a place whose name they couldn't remember. As soon as they got off the car, the strong wind blew her hat off.
When she came back after picking up the hat, she saw a black jeep coming up the winding yellow dust road.
She quickly ran back and stood next to Jiang Li, "There's another car coming over there."
She was still frightened by the last time she was kidnapped. Although she had done a lot of psychological preparation after returning home and had recalled those scenes countless times, she still felt scared when she saw this situation.
She tugged at Jiang Li's sleeve and whispered, "There's a car coming over there."
Jiang Li said "hmm" lightly.
The car stopped suddenly and a familiar-looking man got out.
Jiang Li frowned and watched the driver respectfully light a cigarette for him. After the cigarette was burnt out, Yuan Yi came over with his cane.
The last time I saw him, this man had tried to touch him, which made me feel sick. I didn't expect that after all this time, he was still alive.
"We have a connecting flight here, so please hand in your documents for me to go through the paperwork."
Yuan Yi supported his cane with both hands, and faced them with the silver tiger head, revealing an irresistible majesty.
At this point in the situation, everyone has a rough idea of what's going on.
Zhang Yunqi said to his brother in fear, "Were we abducted?"
Zhang Yunhan hugged his brother tightly and protected him behind him.
The driver had a fierce look on his face, a piece of foxtail grass between his lips, and he was nonchalant. He spread out his hands and said impatiently, "Behave yourself. I won't do anything to you."
Yuan Yi lectured him, "Hey, how can you talk like that? These are all distinguished guests, rising stars of the floating island, how can you talk like that?"
When the time comes, these misleading words are nothing but nonsense spoken on the lip, without any basis or guarantee, but some people take them seriously.
Those girls who wanted to be stars really put on airs. They straightened their hair and said arrogantly, "That's right, just be nicer."
Yuan Yi smiled and walked over to her. "This little girl is very self-aware. I hope everyone can actively cooperate so that we can quickly reach the headquarters."
Zhao Yan, who was praised, continued to ask, "Boss, where is the headquarters?"
Yuan Yi fumbled with the tiger's head twice and happily coaxed her, "You've seen those celebrities who became famous overnight, they all went abroad to get a gilded reputation. Our headquarters is overseas, so it's perfect for us to get a gilded reputation. Just practice for two years, and you'll all be big stars when you come out."
"Really?" Zhao Yan's eyes lit up, then dimmed after a few minutes. "But I saw on the news a few days ago that the famous star Lin Ran was..."
Yuan Yi immediately interrupted her, "That's not true. He made a mistake and was caught by his rivals, who are deliberately trying to discredit the agency."
"oh oh."
The plastic bag was already in front of them. Zhao Yan saw that they put everything in and handed in their ID cards.
Yuan Yi nodded in satisfaction. "Now you can all walk around and buy what you need. I'll have Xiao Liu give you the money later. Get on board at 9pm!"
Everyone took the money from driver Liu and lowered their guard again. They agreed to go shopping at the night market together, but as they were shopping they unconsciously dispersed, with girls in one group, boys in another, and a few gathering in twos and threes. Jiang Li and Qu Mengting followed silently behind.
"Shouldn't we buy something?"
Qu Mengting said in a low voice.
Jiang Li said, "Even if I buy it, I can't take it with me."
If he guessed correctly, they would be searched before boarding the ship.
Qu Mengting looked at the unfamiliar night market and asked, "Are we still in Jianan Province?"
She had no sense of direction and made her judgment based solely on the things sold there.
Jiang Li said: "Not here."
On the other end of the tablet, Bai Shuo was looking up Yuan Yi's profile while opening a channel and saying, "You are indeed not in Jianan Province, but in a small fishing village in the neighboring province."
Chen An looked at his watch. It was less than an hour until nine o'clock.
Once on board, Jiang Li's mission truly began. He said, "Jiang Li, check if there are any sharp accessories. It would be best if Qu Mengting wears them for protection."
Qu Mengting's voice came from the other end, "Can you do this?"
Jiang Li asked her to wear the hairpin on her head and repeatedly tested its sharpness until he found a modified hairpin at a street stall.
It was made entirely of translucent silver, and the body was shaped like a knife. He picked it up, touched it, and said to her, "Change it to this."
At nine o'clock, everyone gathered on the shore. Among the ordinary little things, the driver saw the hairpin on her head. He looked at it for a moment and asked, "What are you wearing?"
Qu Mengting dodged his hand sideways, lowered her eyebrows and said anxiously: "A hairpin, a very ordinary hairpin!"
There was a boat docked in the distance, and Yuan Yi didn't want to waste time. "Okay, let's get on board."
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