The correct way to wash a female ghost's hair
"There is a new email."
Nan Yehe opened the email address Xu Jiu had given her, glanced at the email, and then looked at her:
"It seems...someone suspicious has been discovered in your studio."
Xu Jiu leaned closer, and the two of them looked at the young and outstanding face on the screen together.
"Oh, it's him."
Xu Jiu looked thoughtfully at the email content below, and Nan Yehe was also forced to eat her words.
The male star in the photo is a young actor who started to emerge a few years ago. Although Nan Yehe doesn't recognize him, she seems to have seen his face somewhere before, which shows that he has at least good resources.
Then it was revealed that before his debut, he had been a male concubine for a rich woman named Li Xuran, who helped him rise to fame. After his studio discovered this, he immediately cut ties with Li Xuran. He then used Ding Jingyi's fame to create a fake on-screen couple and their on-screen romance turned into a real-life relationship. However, Ding Jingyi's past was subsequently exposed, and he once again dumped her without hesitation.
Nan Yehe stared at the screen, while Xu Jiu rested his chin on his hand and then said, "So you mean... Li Xuran and Ding Jingyi want to kill me because I exposed the truth about that scumbag?"
Xu Jiu asked incredulously, "Shouldn't they have killed that scumbag?"
Nan Yehe analyzed, "The scumbag might just be the trigger; the impact you've had on their careers is also significant."
"If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place." Xu Jiu pouted in dissatisfaction: "Although there are quite a few people criticizing our studio, the silent majority are really looking forward to seeing us make a big splash."
"Hmph." Nan Yehe smiled expressionlessly.
"Let's see who they hired to do this."
Nan Yehe opened a photo; it showed a middle-aged man wearing glasses with an unremarkable appearance.
"Isn't this one of the screenwriters who plagiarized? How can you blame me for their team's script plagiarism? It was his boss who fired him, not me."
Xu Jiu was even more confused: "Just because I seem easy to talk to, they're all putting the blame on me?"
Nan Yehe corrected: "First of all, you don't look like you can talk to people right now."
"Don't interrupt." Xu Jiu clicked his tongue. "This is too much. I lost a life because of these things! Even if it affected their careers, they were the ones who started it. What's the big deal about killing someone?"
Nan Yehe nodded: "So you have two kinds of knife wounds on your body."
"One just wants to teach you a lesson, the other really wants to kill you."
Xu Jiu seemed to have thought of this as well, and the next day, Officer Xu sent word that the screenwriter had been caught and the murder weapon matched part of the knife wounds.
“Someone gave me money, but I didn’t kill her. I just wanted to teach her a lesson using the methods written in the script.”
In the interrogation room, the screenwriter also flinched: "I didn't mean to kill her! That knife was just a prop I picked up on set. She was wearing so many layers that I wasn't even sure if the knife had pierced her. So I put the knife down and was about to kill her, but I was afraid of leaving some DNA like in the script, so I ran away quickly."
"You say you didn't kill her, but do you know her condition in the hospital right now?"
Upon hearing this, the screenwriter knew, of course, that Xu Jiu was still unconscious in the hospital, which was the source of his anxiety these past few days. But after thinking about it carefully for so many days, he realized that Xu Jiu was still strong enough to get up when he left that day, and the knives he used could not possibly have caused such serious injuries to the other party.
The screenwriter asserted, "I definitely didn't kill him. That's all I know. I've even told you who hired me. What else could I possibly hide from you? You must have overlooked some details. Yes, I premeditated the crime, but maybe someone else acted on impulse, was already following Xu Jiu, and then took advantage of the situation when I made my move!"
The more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed, and he even sneered, "Who told her to have such a long tongue, causing so many people to suffer? Now she's getting her comeuppance."
As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed the reflection in the glass next to him out of the corner of his eye, and there appeared a female ghost with a long tongue hanging out.
The gasps coming from the interrogation room were unheard by Nan Yehe outside the police station, but she could guess what Xu Jiu had been up to.
"He actually hurt me and cursed at me, how awful!"
Xu Jiu looked up, brushed aside the long hair that was covering his face, curled his tongue, and said unhappily.
Nan Yehe gazed at the horizon: "He's not the real murderer. It's possible that, as his story suggests, there really was someone following him who killed you while he was making a move, and then framed the other person, killing two birds with one stone."
Xu Jiu frowned in thought: "But who is that person..."
Nan Yehe looked at her. She didn't even have a background to think about. She could only watch Xu Jiu ponder for a long time before suddenly becoming clear-headed.
Nan Yehe: "You figured it out?"
Xu Jiu shook his head: "No, but I would like to meet Officer Li. Could you help me make an appointment with him? I would like to talk to him alone about some things."
What could be so mysterious that it has to be kept from her, a grown woman?
Nan Yehe had some doubts, but she could tell that Xu Jiu really had something to do this time, so she helped her out.
Even after they finished talking, Nan Yehe still didn't know what the human and the ghost had discussed.
Forget it, she's just a tool. I'd better relax on Saturday.
On Saturday, Nan Yehe chose to go to the movie premiere.
The title of this film, "Old Tales Across the Strait," gives you a good idea of what kind of movie it is. However, it takes a unique perspective, starting with the capture of spies in modern times and then flashing back in time to interweave the deeds of unsung heroes before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China. It covers the lives of the characters, the shift in perspective, and the changes in the times. Overall, there are no intense battle scenes; the main focus is on recollections and narration. But the content is far from bland. The tension and excitement of intelligence gathering before the founding of the PRC, and the fate of spies across the strait in the new era with economic and technological progress, all seem to have their answers gradually revealed over time.
Returning home is the lingering longing, while unification is the inevitable trend. The film's technique is very clever. There are not many slogans throughout the film. It simply uses specific events from the past and present to tell a series of unresolved old stories. By the end, the audience will shed tears for those who cannot return home and will also believe that that day will surely come.
Xu Jiu sat lightly in the chair, watching the last words freeze on the screen, and couldn't help but applaud.
It's rare to find that the combination of a movie theater and a female ghost doesn't evoke any sense of horror in Nan Yehe. Red movies certainly have a strong magnetic field.
As the movie ended and the meet-and-greet was about to begin, the main actors entered one after another. Nan Yehe looked straight ahead and whispered to Xu Jiu, "But you're watching such a serious movie, how come you're not affected at all? Aren't you a ghost?"
"Please, apart from not having a [missing item], how do I look like a ghost? Even the police officers didn't treat me like one!"
Nan Yehe: "First of all, we believe in materialism. Logically speaking, it is indeed unreasonable to treat you as a ghost."
Xu Jiu retorted: "Then you're being dogmatic. Let's analyze specific problems in specific ways. The fact that I've become like this shows that there's some truth to it. Even with such a big incident, Li Jiangui didn't question it, which means they must have had their own complete system all along, they just haven't told us yet."
Nan Yehe glanced sideways slightly: "You want to dig again?"
“I certainly wouldn’t dare.” Xu Jiu immediately shook his head like a rattle-drum: “You don’t know who they are…”
Before she could finish speaking, the host's voice came through the microphone and filled the entire theater.
As soon as his own artist took the stage, Xu Jiu immediately turned to look at Yang Lai.
Having just finished watching the movie, Yang Lai is no longer Yang Lai in her mind; she seems to have transformed into the character in the story. The same goes for the other actors. Xu Jiu is certain that the movie will receive a good response when it is released.
At the premiere, Yang Lai behaved impeccably, showing no signs of her casual nature in real life, and spoke fluently about the plot and character biographies.
"Therefore, I am fortunate to join this team and perform in such a work. I believe this is not only an affirmation of my acting career, but also a deepening and enrichment of my personal understanding. It makes me believe that history has left behind more than just fragments in books; it also represents the continuation of the ideas that an entire era has given to future generations. It allows us to clearly recognize that every individual, when connected, constitutes this world. Separation takes away this connection, but we should..."
Yang Lai paused for a moment: "Bring back this connection, break down the division, and let the two sides of the strait no longer look at each other from afar."
Yang Lai's speech elicited a warm response from the audience. As the applause from the host and others subsided and the atmosphere calmed down, Yang Lai was about to hand the microphone to the next person when suddenly, a man in black from the audience rushed forward with a water bottle and splashed the water from the bottle at Yang Lai.
The incident happened so suddenly that Xu Jiu appeared in front of Yang Lai without even thinking!
A ghostly figure suddenly appeared before him, causing the crazed man to pause for a moment. It was in that instant that the security guard stepped forward and subdued him.
While everyone was still in shock, Yang Lai raised her sleeve and wiped away the liquid that had accidentally splashed onto her face, even though it was blocked.
"It's water."
Yang Lai said to the audience, "Don't worry, everyone."
How could I not worry?
Xu Jiu sat on an empty chair in the hospital with her arms crossed. As a patient was about to sit down, she skillfully moved to another empty seat.
Nan Yehe sat opposite her. Seeing her like this, she first yawned, then picked up her phone and said, "You're quite the responsible one. You're more concerned about your own life than about the health of your artist."
"Of course I'm in a hurry! I'm already in this state, I can't let Yang Lai become the next me!"
Xu Jiu said.
"What's the meaning?"
Nan Yehe raised an eyebrow: "Do you know who the real murderer is?"
Xu Jiu glanced at her and sighed, "I wasn't sure at first, but after what happened today, I've completely figured it out."
Nan Yehe looked at her seriously.
It turns out that Xu Jiu's investment in "Old Stories Across the Strait" stemmed from an unintentional investigation by his studio into an artist. Originally, he just wanted to diligently produce entertainment news, but he inadvertently discovered that the artist's behavior seemed a bit off, and that the artist was in contact with suspected spies. So he quietly collected clues and reported those things to the relevant departments, dismantling the artist and the profit chain behind him. Several film and television works were ruined as a result. When the news of the "Old Stories Across the Strait" project was approved for filming, it completely aroused the other party's dissatisfaction. For a while, Xu Jiu received some threatening letters, but since he received many of them all the time, he didn't pay much attention to them.
But she didn't expect that the other party would actually be so bold as to hire someone to follow her, and she just happened to run into the screenwriter, who became her once-in-a-lifetime scapegoat. And then, she almost died.
Today, Yang Lai's actions were merely a warning to those who threatened their interests. Xu Jiu, on the other hand, genuinely helped arrest their people and cut off their source of income, thus incurring the most severe retaliation. The very things Xu Jiu had to discuss with Li Jiangui yesterday, without Nan Yehe's knowledge, were precisely these matters. She had recalled these events and realized that Li Jiangui and his associates were not ordinary police officers. All the suspicious points gradually became clear as their identities were compared. She had to tell them everything she knew, otherwise, those people would continue to commit evil.
After listening, Nan Yehe curled his lip and said disdainfully, "It seems that for them, money is more tempting than faith. Otherwise, they would have taken action against you when those people were taken down."
"That era is long gone. How many people still really consider themselves spies?"
Xu Jiu raised his hands and rested them behind his head: "Just like the ending of the old stories between the two sides of the strait, the old stories are all things of the past. The old stories that have not been resolved, whether good or bad, should all have an ending."
Nan Yehe's phone rang at that moment. The person on the other end glanced at her, who was still holding her phone, and then turned away to play with their phone with a puzzled look. Nan Yehe calmly answered the call without showing any emotion, and then responded again and again. When she finished the call and looked up again, Xu Jiu had suddenly disappeared.
Nan Yehe was taken aback, because she sensed that Xu Jiu's disappearance this time was different from before, because the phone call just now was from Li Jiangui, and the content was only one thing—
The real suspect has been caught.
Two weeks later—
Half a month has passed, and Xu Jiu still hasn't woken up. But while she's been asleep, the movie has been doing well both critically and commercially, and it's about to break the 3 billion mark today. Nan Yehe arrived at the hospital with flowers and encountered Gao Ling, Tang Xuan, Li Jiangui, Yang Lai, and others in the parking lot, all also carrying flowers...
There are so many people.
Nan Yehe glanced at everyone, each holding a large bouquet of flowers, wondering where they all got the idea to choose today. But there was one thing that bothered her...
Nan Yehe questioned Nan Fengting, "Why are you here?!"
Nan Fengting closed the car door and calmly took out her bouquet: "I'm here to drop someone off."
Nan Yehe complained bitterly: "Can you please not suddenly throw in some kind of happy ending without any foreshadowing in the finale?!"
Nan Fengting exclaimed in bewilderment, "What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't have anything with Yang Lai... Hey, Lai Lai, wait for me!"
Seeing Nan Fengting chase after him, Nan Yehe was quite speechless, but whatever, even though some people didn't know why they were here, it was still... lively.
Looking at the flower-filled ward, everyone fell silent for a moment.
"What a coincidence."
Someone awkwardly started the conversation, and everyone began exchanging quiet greetings in unison.
Strangely enough, they wanted Xu Jiu to wake up, but they didn't dare to actually "wake" her up.
It's unclear how long it will take for him to wake up. When everyone was talking about it, they expressed their concern. Yang Lai happened to be there, so they also chatted about the movie, since the recent hot topics have been espionage and movies.
Just then, someone spoke up:
"The movie... has grossed 3 billion."
"That's three billion!" Everyone took out their phones to check, and then realized that the voice in that sentence seemed a little off.
Xu Jiu looked at the people in the room, his voice hoarse, but every word was exceptionally clear—
"Who exactly... decided that the finale... would involve everyone getting together to make dumplings?!"
Everyone panicked, but Nan Yehe calmly smiled.
See? She was just saying it was lively.
[End of article]
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