☆, 77 Would selling yourself for 20 million be too little?
"Got it." Rongqing hung up the phone and looked at Yu Jiuyin.
"Go and take a look," Yu Jiuyin said to Rongqing.
"Yeah." Rongqing agreed, and the two of them went out.
Whether it was Rongqing or Yu Jiuyin, they all felt that the bar incident was not over. They even thought that the burning of the so-called store manager was a trick used by the mastermind to escape arrest.
After all, if that was the end of it, then the previous commotion was a bit too hasty. A celebrity's fate was uncertain, a family was murdered, and the anchor, Lao Da, was nearly killed on the spot. Each case was undoubtedly a sensation on the Internet.
So after all this time, it's impossible for a fire to be the end of this. There must be something else going on.
"The most important thing is the dream fox. This kind of monster cannot be raised by ordinary people." Playing with the copper coins in his hand, Yu Jiuyin seemed to be calculating something.
Rongqing turned to look at him and asked silently.
"Dream foxes are invisible, but they feed on human brains. So, to be able to raise a dream fox to the point where it can be ground into powder for medicine, they must have killed quite a few people. Also, Jingfeng's illegitimate fan hasn't been caught yet. I don't think it's that easy. But we'll see when we get there."
"That's right." Rong Qing nodded. He thought the same as Yu Jiuyin.
There was no conversation along the way, and by the time they arrived at the bar, it was already late at night.
Yu Jiuyin and Rongqing got out of the car, and the local police were already waiting there.
"Team Rong, this is it." The police were also helpless. They didn't know why this little bar was targeted by the special case team. Isn't this going to be a big deal?
The key point is that this is an ordinary residential area, and this bar has been around for a long time. Nearby residents say it's just an ordinary, more bourgeois pub, and the business is taken care of by the people around. To be honest, the owner even steams some buns for breakfast this morning. Just because there's a case inside Jingfeng doesn't seem like something an ordinary small business owner would do.
Yu Jiuyin listened to him without interrupting him, but when he finished, he couldn't help but frown. Rongqing's face was also very serious.
"What's wrong?" The police officer thought something was going to happen.
Rong Qing, however, asked for detailed information about the day the bar caught fire. "Including witness testimony, forensic reports, notes from the firefighters who responded to the fire, and the fire department's dispatch records. I want all of it, the most original."
"Rong, Rong team, there's really no problem here, right?" The police officer's heart was in his throat. His colleagues had already explained the concept of the special case team to him today, so when he heard Rong Qing say this, his heart was beating fast. He even felt a little nervous, "Oh my god, it's not haunted, is it?"
On the other hand, Yu Jiuyin had already entered the ruins of the bar which had been burned to the point of leaving nothing behind while Rongqing was chatting with the police officer.
It doesn't look like a place to raise a dream fox. First of all, according to Feng Shui, it's not a very yin place. Secondly, there is no smell of blood here. Monsters are bloodthirsty, and no matter how well they hide, there is no way they won't show any signs of abnormality. Unless I'm mistaken.
But this is the only place in City B associated with the name "Love Bar." Yu Jiuyin felt that there must be some detail they had overlooked. Three copper coins fell to the ground, a form of direction-asking array from Maoshan Taoist magic.
Yu Jiuyin was surprised to find that it finally pointed to this place.
This is quite interesting.
The Direction Array wasn't actually a way to ask for directions, but it could determine right from wrong. Yu Jiuyin was simply asking whether there was a causal connection between this place and the Dream Fox. The answer was yes, meaning that not only before, but now, this place was connected to the Dream Fox.
But how could anyone come to the burned-down bar? Yu Jiuyin checked it carefully here.
The bar wasn't big, and since it was completely burned down, it only took five minutes to walk through. However, Yu Jiuyin unexpectedly found a silver badge at the entrance of the stairs. He bent down to pick it up, and found it was new. Considering the surroundings, it was obvious that someone had been there after the fire.
The pattern looked familiar. Yu Jiuyin remembered a little girl who often came to the haunted house wearing one. The third child even teased her, asking if it was from some club. The girl said it was the logo of an idol fan club she liked. Unfortunately, there weren't many people in the club.
I wonder if the idol is getting involved with sasaeng fans again. Yu Jiuyin pondered for a moment and suddenly thought of a possibility.
Dreams and reality can be separate. Just like after they caught the illegitimate fan in the Boss case, the fan wasn't afraid, even emboldened. As for the murderer in the Jingfeng case, he's still at large. Amazingly, after they identified the killer, they searched all of City B and couldn't find the illegitimate fan's friends. Furthermore, how could a 17 or 18-year-old girl single-handedly kill Jingfeng's wife and his friend's family? These are all questions.
Three lives, one of which was a pregnant woman, and a basin of dirty water almost took Jingfeng away. And the madness of these two illegitimate fans, Yu Jiuyin had always been a little confused before, what on earth were these people trying to do?
If you like someone, don't you want him/her to live? Instead, you want him/her to die. It's not like when you die you can turn into a rag doll and be kept at home for the rest of your life.
Wait, keep it at home. Yu Jiuyin suddenly had an idea and felt that he had finally grasped the key point.
He finally understood why the two sasaeng fans' goal was to force their favorite idol to death, and he also finally understood why the sasaeng fan in the boss's case only revealed the name of the bar after his soul was searched by witchcraft.
Because of the dream. She had never actually been to this bar in person. Furthermore, she wanted to die of old age because only if the boss died could she possess him forever. They wanted to keep the soul of the person they loved forever in the dream space, making it theirs alone.
"Rongrong, let's go find this person first, and then go to Jingfeng to take a look. We'll talk about the rest on the way."
"Yeah." Rong Qing knew that he had made a discovery, and then quickly took people away.
In the car, Yu Jiuyin gave what he found to Rongqing.
"It looks like a contestant's support logo from a talent show that's currently airing. It seems to be a relatively unknown boy."
"Not a girl," Yu Jiuyin was a little surprised.
“Why do you think it’s a girl?”
"Because this thing belongs to men," Yu Jiuyin said firmly. He showed Rongqing the result of the divination.
"Odd numbers are Yang, even numbers are Yin. Yin represents women, and Yang represents men. The hexagram for asking for directions is five, which is a Yang hexagram. The owner of this thing cannot be a man."
"So are there male sasaeng fans?" Rong Qing really didn't know much about star chasing. After all, to some extent, he looked more like an old man than Yu Jiuyin.
Yu Jiuyin's thoughts were more profound than Rong Qing's. "If it's a man, it would definitely be more dangerous. After all, men can do so many things. Let's check out this little star from the talent show first."
When the two of them checked, they were speechless. What a mess this kid had.
Everyone knows about talent shows. The general idea is to select the top few most popular trainees to debut as a group, and the trainees who are ranked behind will be eliminated continuously during the process.
As for the person they were looking for, Yu Zilin, he was considered a relatively good trainee in the talent show. However, he also had a unique personality: he always finished last in the competition, but with a stroke of luck, he always made it past the elimination line.
Yu Jiuyin looked at the child's face and thought he had some celebrity qualities. "He started from a low point and has continued to rise. He can keep his heart. He seems to be a man of great fortune. However, I can't tell much about him. I feel like his fate line is very vague. He must be from the metaphysical circle."
"Yes, but it has little to do with the Metaphysics Association. It is said that his ancestors left him a book and he started reading it when he was a child." Rong Qing couldn't help laughing when he said this.
This kid is the odd one out on this talent show. His singing and dancing are okay, but he wouldn't be at the top of the list. However, his individual talents are quite interesting.
Generally, other people would have some high-end or rare unique skills, or at least some music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but this person's specialty is actually fortune-telling.
The key is that his calculations are quite interesting. There was another stage accident during the show, and it was reportedly because he suddenly made a scene and refused to let his teammates go on stage, which ultimately saved the day. Otherwise, if the stage had collapsed that day, I'm afraid the people who went on stage would have been in trouble. So even though he's not very popular, he has the best public appeal.
Especially the fans of the trainees who were held back by him that day and did not go on stage, basically all had a good impression of him, and they gave him all the extra votes. Otherwise, he really would not have been able to get to the top based on his personal popularity alone.
"So it looks like he can debut," Yu Jiuyin smiled and pointed at the photo, "The earth star is round like a cut tube, and the big hole of the stove door is the three officials. Rongrong, look, isn't this a face that has all the blessings of fortune, wealth and longevity?"
Rong Qing glanced along Yu Jiuyin's hand. The child had a round nose and a straight bridge. He was truly blessed. But for some reason, Rong Qing felt that Yu Jiuyin seemed to have a rather good impression of him.
"You like him very much"
"I just think it's quite interesting." Yu Jiuyin saw Rongqing was silent for a long time, "Why are you jealous? Don't let your imagination run wild. With a beauty like you by my side, I can't let anyone else go."
Yu Jiuyin is used to being naughty and always speaks sweet words casually, but even so, for Rongqing, Yu Jiuyin's seemingly insincere sweet words are the ones that touch his heart the most.
Because Rongqing knew that there were only two kinds of things that could be said without sincerity: either it was too important, or it was just a perfunctory response. But Yu Jiuyin would never give him a perfunctory response.
Rong Qing thought about it, reached out and held Yu Jiuyin's hand, and continued to talk about Yu Zilin. But at the end of their conversation, they inexplicably discovered something very strange.
"You said he's very popular with the public, so why doesn't he have a fan club? I saw those eliminated people have them."
"Zhang Yao checked it out and even contacted the production team. They said it might be a physical issue. Yu Zilin is really popular with the public, but he doesn't have any fans. Not only that, but there are even fewer people holding up signs to support him during every performance. But he's pretty calm, and he never gets jealous. So the other trainees in the audition all have a good impression of him. The ones ahead of him even treat him like a younger brother and dote on him a lot."
"Is the entertainment industry really that harmonious?" Lao Er and the others would usually chat about gossip, and Yu Jiuyin often heard fans of certain groups quarreling with each other. Now, to suddenly hear such a harmonious and positive atmosphere was something new.
Rong Qing was a little embarrassed, "This program is invested by the Rong family."
"Pfft." Yu Jiuyin couldn't help laughing out loud, and this time even the driver in front couldn't help laughing.
No wonder this show is so positive, it’s all thanks to Rongqing.
Yu Jiuyin figured that in an entertainment industry teeming with handsome men and beautiful women, only Rong Qing would pull off something like this. After all, Rong Qing hated nothing more than turmoil. He'd invested in this talent show, and those kids who came in with connections, though none as powerful as his, would be sent home if they dared to cause trouble. In the end, wouldn't it be a clean slate with no quarrels or trouble? Everyone relied on their own abilities, and thinking about it that way, it felt quite positive and optimistic.
But coincidentally, thanks to Rongqing's obsession with cleanliness, the show manages to be clean, and there are actually quite a few good-looking and talented kids on it. The entertainment industry is a murky place, with all sorts of people, from all walks of life, all kinds of monsters and demons. But in reality, those who truly stand firm don't rely on hype, scandals, or red carpet appearances, but on their work and their talent.
Those who have nothing to offer will eventually end up in failure, even if they become famous for a while.
In addition, although the show "Rongqing" did not involve any quarrels, the post-production editing was done at great expense. A group of handsome young men worked hard to realize their dreams, with tears, laughter and warmth, which made people feel warm. It actually earned Rongqing a lot of pocket money.
Yu Jiuyin couldn't help but tease Rong Qing as he listened to the driver's words, "Rongrong, I feel really stressed out that you're so rich. After all, I only have the broken Taoist temple of my master on the mountain. qaq."
Rongqing hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to respond.
Yu Jiuyin's next sentence was, "Actually, I'm pretty good-looking too. Why don't you just keep me as your canary? You see, I can tell fortunes and make you happy. The price is not expensive, how about 20 million per year?"
Rong Qing sighed, "Jiuyin, is selling yourself for 20 million too little?"
"Then how much do you want?" Yu Jiuyin instantly put himself into the classic plot of the affectionate overlord vs. the kept little star, and was just waiting for Rongqing to cooperate and say "I'll give you everything I have."
The result was, "Twenty-five million, the extra five million is just your IQ tax."
Yu Jiuyin was speechless, "Rongrong, you've become a bad person."
Rong Qing stroked Yu Jiuyin's fur and said, "You haven't performed enough recently, so your skills have deteriorated. You've been busy all day, why don't you get some sleep?"
Yu Jiuyin suddenly missed the serious, shy and self-disciplined look she had when they first met.
Rong Qing is the biggest investor of the program team after all, so even though it was already very late, when Rong Qing said he wanted to find someone, the program team quickly got him there. After hearing that Rong Qing and the others came for a case, they cooperated and sent Yu Jiuyin and Rong Qing to the dormitory building together.
The trainees' dormitories were similar to university dormitories, with four people per room. Aside from the fact that each room had soundproof walls to prevent them from disturbing each other, everything else was just like a typical university dorm.
It was already past two in the morning, and the trainees had all gone back to their rooms to rest. They were said to have a performance rehearsal tomorrow, so time was pretty tight.
Yu Jiuyin was sitting in the reception room on the first floor. Less than ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
"Hello, are you looking for me?" The boy who came in looked about seventeen or eighteen years old. Yu Jiuyin and Rongqing only took one look at him and immediately understood why he was favored by the sasaeng fans.
Although this child looks young, he has a bit of the flavor of Lao Da and Jing Feng. In two words, clean.
He is not the kind of handsome and charming guy who is popular in the entertainment industry nowadays. Especially now with his bare face, the feeling of first love in school days is even stronger and more obvious.
However, Yu Zilin seemed to be very interested in Yu Jiuyin as well, and he had been staring at Yu Jiuyin since he walked in. Now that Yu Jiuyin didn't say anything, he didn't hesitate and moved closer to Yu Jiuyin, staring at him with shining eyes.
"Well, is your last name Yu?"
"You know me?" Yu Jiuyin was surprised.
"You saved me, but back then you seemed like a young lady. There are so few people as pretty as you, so I feel I'm not mistaken." The child was quite persistent, lifting her sleeve to reveal a slightly worn red string. The knot was crooked, revealing poor craftsmanship. Even so, the amulet attached to the red string was easy to spot. It was clearly written by Yu Jiuyin herself, though the handwriting was a little more immature than it is today. Plus, the surname Yu wasn't very common, so Yu Zilin really wasn't mistaken.
"So what's going on with the young lady?" Rong Qing asked Yu Jiuyin with her eyes without saying anything.
Yu Jiuyin suddenly felt awkward. He had deliberately teased Rongqing into wearing a skirt before, and they had even played the girl together in the hot spring egg case. But now that Yu Zilin had pointed that out in public, he felt an inexplicable sense of embarrassment, as if his dark past had been exposed.
The key point is that Yu Jiuyin couldn't remember where he had seen Yu Zilin.
It wasn't that his memory was bad, it was simply that he'd saved so many people since he'd started. The child was pretty, and he must have been adorable when he was little, so it was logical that he couldn't forget about her. But he simply had no recollection of her.
And what the hell is a little sister? He has worn skirts a few times, but those were only a few times, and basically he went out with his master. There was no such person as Yu Zilin in those times.
Yu Jiuyin was puzzled, but Rongqing couldn't help but smiled.
He could already imagine what Yu Jiuyin was like as a teenager. He must have been unbridled and bold, daring enough to do anything. But now, he had unexpectedly become quite calm, though a little more shrewd.
"Your craftsmanship is much better than before. By the way, were you also called Zhaodi back then?"
Zhao Diyu Jiuyin gritted her teeth and said, "I'm very good at handwork, boss, do you want to try it?"
Rong Qing: "No, little sister, I'm afraid your skirt is bigger than mine."
Yu Jiuyin covered her face, "You are older, you are older, you are the greatest, let daddy and I talk about something else."
Yu Jiuyin also breathed a sigh of relief and returned his focus to the case.
"Let's put the past aside for now. Yu Zilin, let me ask you, have you encountered anything special recently or had any strange dreams?"
"No," Yu Zilin said blankly, "Because I've been very tired from rehearsals recently, I fall asleep as soon as I touch the pillow every day. I don't even have the chance to dream."
"Have you met any strange people, like crazy fans or something?"
"No." Yu Zilin was even more helpless when he said this. "Brother Yu, you know I had no fans a few years ago, and I have even fewer now."
"This kid became a star a few years ago." Yu Jiuyin still couldn't remember who Yu Zilin was. Finally, he and Rongqing went to their dormitory to check and let him go after making sure there was nothing wrong.
"If you don't remember, just ask him directly next time." Rong Qing saw that Yu Jiuyin was having a headache because of thinking about it, so he simply advised him.
"No, I just feel it's not a good idea to ask directly. He looks very familiar to me, and the amulet in his hand should be something I made five years ago. How old was that child five years ago? Was he twelve? What kind of child star is a twelve-year-old?" The more Yu Jiuyin thought about it, the more it didn't match.
This doubt was not completely resolved until I saw them rehearsing on stage the next morning.
When Yu Jiuyin discovered that almost all trainees had their own dedicated support teams except Yu Zilin, he suddenly remembered who this kid was.
Five or six years ago, Master Yu Jiuyin took on a feng shui bureau. The boss at that time was a female star. To express her gratitude, she took Yu Jiuyin and his master to see a star’s New Year’s Eve concert.
At that time, there was a very famous youth group. The oldest was 16 and the youngest was 9, so there were about six of them in total. They sang well and danced explosively. At the end of the show, the host was interviewed. Every time a child came out to introduce himself, there was a loud cheer. Only the last one, after introducing his name, the whole audience was silent, as if he had been ignored by the world. Thinking about it carefully, it seems that his name was Yu Zilin.
But that's not right. Yu Jiuyin took out his phone and checked Yu Zilin's current photos for a while, then suddenly turned to Rong Qing and said, "Rong Rong, did he say he had plastic surgery? Why do I remember that this kid had a dark face when he was young?"
The author has something to say to Yu Zilin, I am not a black face.
Yu Jiuyin e, but not very white
Updated, forty little red envelopes dropped in the comment area. I was so busy this morning that I finally had time to write secretly. I don’t know if it’s because I’m too busy, but I’ve been feeling very depressed lately, and I feel very tired for no apparent reason. Everyone, please take care of your health. The weather has been changing a lot recently, and there’s smog. It’s also the end of the year and it’s the overtime exam season. Let’s work hard together.
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