Entering the trap
Lin Chaoying packed her luggage, with the red rope given to her by Granny Zhao on her left hand and the sleeve arrow given to her by Jiang Chuangu tied to her right. She was inexplicably nervous, holding her arms with both hands, and asked Kong Yue and Qian Fei beside her, "I feel like this time is a little different."
Qian Fei's mind was filled with the script he had memorized yesterday. "Yes, it's different. I've memorized it until my brain is numb. The last time I worked this hard was a few years ago when I was taking the assessment in Chongqing."
Seeing her frowning, Kong Yue comforted her, "Don't worry too much. This time we have seven ability users! Plus Jiang Chuan Valley! Our fighting strength is much stronger than when we were in Taoyuan Village!"
“Yes, yes!” Qian Fei sat down on the bed and said, “Cen Ting’s mobile team, although they all have single superpowers, their assessment scores back then were on par with the leader’s. All three of them almost got management positions, but later, because they didn’t want to separate, they stayed in Chongqing to work in the mobile group and travel all over the country.”
Lin Chaoying heard this for the first time, "So there's a mobile unit?"
Qian Fei nodded, "But we're like a mobile unit now, it feels like we haven't been back to Jiaozhou for half our lives."
Kong Yue explained, "The mobile unit is there to help the local 12th Street management when they are short-handed in the face of serious cases. I remember that many mobile units were left behind back then. They are superhumans with strong offensive and combat capabilities, so don't worry."
Qin Ming knocked on the door, and Lin Chaoying opened it to see two even more distressed faces.
Qin Ming: "Cen Ting's team lost contact yesterday, and we can't find them on the intranet either."
Qian Fei, who had been exceptionally confident, seemed to have lost all his strength. "What did you say...?"
Kong Yue's eyes widened. "Weren't Cen Ting, Chi Jiang, and Feng Yang the ones who went? Each of the three of them could easily take on a deputy general in one-on-one combat. How could they suddenly disappear? Even if all three of them encountered Ghost General Huang Sheng at the same time, they wouldn't be at a disadvantage, would they?"
Qin Ming solemnly stated the only possibility, "This means that there isn't just one Ghost Gate ability user in Yanmen Village, but perhaps many..."
Lin Chaoying asked, "Where can we find the location where they last lost contact?"
Qin Ming: "Wu Family Manor".
Jiang Chuangu stood at the door, his brows furrowed, and said, "If Chu Tang can impersonate Wang Sui in Taoyuan Village, then one of the people in Wu Family Manor must be Huang Sheng in disguise."
Male homeowner, female homeowner, child.
Female housekeeper, female nanny, male bodyguard, male driver.
Lin Chaoying said, "We don't know if Huang Sheng's superpower involves physical transformation, so we can't even be sure if he's male or female. At least he's not a child."
"So there's still one problem." Qin Ming sighed heavily, rubbing his hands anxiously. "We're being told to wait for reinforcements. The person in charge of Fengcheng Twelfth Street can't be mobilized because of a new case. We can only wait for Chongqing to send another mobile team, which will take at least two more days."
Qian Fei suddenly stood up and demanded, "Where's Cen Ting? Boss? The three of them disappeared yesterday. Who knows what happened to them? Shouldn't we have rushed into the village to rescue them immediately?!"
"I'm asking you how you're going to save us!" Qin Ming was frighteningly calm at this moment, and said with difficulty, "We only have three ability users right now! Lin Chaoying isn't even considered a member of Twelfth Street! Your mental strength is not even as good as Cen Ting's. The three of them are equivalent to the six of us, do you understand?"
Qian Fei's breath hitched, and he asked in astonishment, "And then?! The three of them just disappeared! They just vanished suddenly! You know what kind of people from the Ghost Gate are!"
Qin Ming left three words: "Wait for reinforcements."
"If you won't go, I will!" Qian Fei shouted excitedly, "Boss! Those three aren't just our colleagues, they're our classmates too! I'll go save them even if it kills me! I'll jump into a trap!"
"Shut up!" Qin Ming snapped. "Don't be so willful! Always thinking about sacrificing yourself! Think about your sister! And your parents. Your life doesn't just belong to you!"
Kong Yue tentatively began, "Boss..."
Qin Ming: "You're not allowed to speak!"
Lin Chaoying looked at him, took a deep breath, and said, "If I had known back then that Xiao Mei had gone missing after entering Peach Blossom Village, I would have gone even if I were alone. Even if I couldn't save her in time, at least her body wouldn't have been lost forever..."
Qian Fei's eyes reddened as he listened. "I don't care, I can't wait! Cen Ting was the most amazing creation in our class back then. Although she was delicate, she was also the most loyal. Every time I was punished, she would accompany me and help me quickly improve my mental strength. In the past few years, she has been traveling all over the country with those two rough men, covered in injuries. She told me that she cried secretly every day because of the pain. I don't dare to think about what the Ghost Gate can do to them, so I will definitely go today!"
She glared at Qin Ming, raised her chin, and said through gritted teeth, arrogant and furious, "Either you kill me now, or I go to Yanmen Village to die! Boss! You choose!"
Jiang Chuangu patted Qin Ming on the shoulder and said, "Every night I think about it. On the day Li Chao died, I braked at several yellow lights on my way back from the county town. If I had stepped on the gas instead, would I have been able to get back sooner and stop him from being disemboweled by Scarface?" He lowered his eyes slightly to look at Lin Chaoying and said softly, "So Qin Ming, Lin Chaoying and I won't wait."
Qin Ming said dryly, "Okay, then the four of us will go, and Kong Yue will stay behind."
"Qin Ming!" Kong Yue angrily picked up a nearby doll and threw it at him. "If you treat me any differently again!"
The sound of the lock opening came from the door. Lin Guan and Lin Yang, carrying several large bags of food, happened to see this scene. Lin Chaoying rushed out of the room and said anxiously, "Mom and Dad! You're back! We might not be able to have lunch, so we're leaving early. It's all Qin Ming's fault for buying the wrong sightseeing tickets! He bought the ones for noon!"
Lin Yang: "So you're not coming back after you've finished touring the resort?"
Thinking of the argument just now, Lin Chaoying concealed her emotions without showing any emotion and forced a smile, "I still have things to do in Jiazhou. I'll be staying in Yanmen Village tonight and flying back tomorrow. It might be difficult to contact you for the next few days, but I'll definitely pick you up when the off-season for homestays comes around in two months!"
Lin Guan carried the things into the kitchen, and Jiang Chuangu helped put them on the counter, sorted the meat and vegetables, put them in the refrigerator, and took out his phone to say, "Uncle, why don't you add me on WeChat?"
Lin Guan lowered his head and said, "Okay, okay."
The sudden parting and the uncertainty of the future brought a mix of complex emotions. After the five people put their luggage away and got into the car, everyone was immersed in their own world. While driving, Qin Ming sent a final message to his superior to set off, which was met with a barrage of voice messages for several tens of seconds.
Qian Fei couldn't wait to get into Yanmen Village, but he thought the four-wheeled vehicle was too slow.
Kong Yue sat in her seat, looking at the scenery outside the window, and recalled her life in Yuzhou when she was the only one who was allowed to enter the assessment period without age restrictions.
Jiangchuan Valley then contacted the local tourism bureau to find the contact information for the Yanmen Village Committee, briefly explained his purpose, and continued to postpone the original plan.
When Lin Chaoying saw her parents waving goodbye, she had the thought of retreating for the first time, but she had no choice but to keep going. She had to keep investigating and delve deeper into the Ghost Gate. She had to find the murderer who killed her younger brother back then, and she would definitely come out alive!
She's always like that; she trusts herself more than anyone else.
Even when it seems like throwing an egg against a rock, she firmly believes that she will be the only egg that can break the rock.
It took Qin Ming nearly three hours to drive from the city to the village. When the group got out of the car, they all clutched their backs and buttocks. Qian Fei, who was carsick, sat directly in the bushes and vomited again while hugging a tree.
Kong Yue handed her some water. "Next time, how about I give you sleeping pills again? At least you won't feel so uncomfortable?"
Qian Fei sneered: "Thank you, you're such a kind person..."
Before Jiang Chuan Gu could make a call, he saw a man running towards him from a distance, shouting, "Jiang Mingxing!" in an extremely obsequious manner.
Lin Chaoying quickly reminded everyone, "Character image! Character image!"
So everyone immediately struck a pose. Qian Fei stumbled out of the car, grabbed his camera, and hung it around his neck. Qin Ming deliberately put on sunglasses. Kong Yue pulled out her black-rimmed glasses and slung her notebook over one shoulder. Lin Chaoying pretended to pose with a tablet in her arms. Only Jiang Chuangu was comfortable, able to be himself.
Jiang Chuan Gu greeted him with a smile, saying politely, "You must have been sent by the village chief to pick us up, right? Sorry to bother you."
The man said with a smile, "I am the village chief. You can just call me Uncle Hong!"
Jiang Chuan Gu turned his head and saw that the group of people looked unwell. He took the initiative and said, "Are there any restaurants nearby? Our team has been working day and night lately. We haven't even had breakfast this morning because we were scouting locations. So, you choose a place and I'll treat you!"
"Oh dear!" Hongshu clapped her hands and said, "What a coincidence! Knowing you were coming at noon, Wu Liang and I had already booked a restaurant! It's right up ahead!"
Jiangchuan Valley: "Wu Liang is?"
Uncle Hong: "He is from the main branch of the Wu family and now lives in the villa. You can't go wrong by talking to him about this cooperation!"
Jiangchuan Valley: "This is really too much of a bother!"
Uncle Hong: Your presence truly honors our humble abode!
The few followers behind them almost popped their eyes out when they heard the conversation between the two. Kong Yue whispered in Lin Chaoying's ear, "Jiang Chuan Gu has really made it in the entertainment industry. He speaks with such eloquence."
Qin Ming whispered a warning in Qian Fei's ear: "Behave yourself when you see Wu Liang! Don't ruin everyone's plans!"
Qian Fei was still angry, shook off his hand, and said, "I know."
The restaurant was a very ordinary stir-fry restaurant. Walking into the innermost private room, I pushed open the door and saw a middle-aged man in a polo shirt sitting in the main seat. He had strong features, dark skin, short stubble, and a very gentle look in his eyes and brows, and seemed very approachable.
Before they even entered, Qin Ming stood in the middle of the group and reminded them, "No matter what happens later, you are not allowed to separate!"
Jiang Chuan Gu walked into the private room with a smile, shook hands with Wu Liang who had stood up, and introduced them one by one: "These are my team leaders, the director's surname is Qin, the screenwriter's surname is Kong, the cinematographer's surname is Qian, and my assistant, who is also the producer of this film, is surnamed Lin."
Wu Liang's smile was just the right curve, unlike Uncle Hong's fawning or the smugness of an arrogant capitalist, but rather the aura flowing from the bloodline of his family.
He said, "I'm curious, why would a big star choose Yanmen Village? Did he hear something?"
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