Chapter 79: There is no guide anymore.
"Fire! The wine cellar is on fire!!"
Amid the commotion, some figures, who appeared to be servants, were shouting.
Immediately afterward, someone shouted, "Madam...Madam is dead in the wine cellar..."
"The...the lady had a dagger stuck in her chest, the blood was in the bowl...the wall...there were also large words written in blood on the wall..."
Upon hearing this, Song Rui frowned, and everyone present was shocked, pressing the NPC disguised as a servant for details about the blood-written words on the wall.
But the servant said tremblingly, "Priceless treasures are easy to find... but a loving husband is hard to come by..."
Song Rui was shocked and immediately stood up to ask the servants what was going on.
Luo Jiayin looked around intently, but couldn't find Lin Manyi anywhere.
Could it be that they're suddenly not coming?
It's unlikely. This script only features one female character. If she were to quit, that would be truly outrageous.
Besides, with Gu Yishen, the person she cherishes dearly, here, it's impossible for Lin Manxi not to come.
Just as Luo Jiayin was thinking, she heard a soft, weak exclamation.
"master!"
Immediately afterwards, Lin Manxi, her face filled with fear, stumbled over from who-knows-where.
Upon seeing Gu Yishen, she tightly grasped his hands and said in a trembling voice, "Young...Young Madam...is also dead..."
Luo Jiayin's heart skipped a beat.
Two dead people...
Indeed, there's something to the script for today's episode.
Luo Jiayin observed everyone's reactions calmly.
Song Rui seemed to be engulfed in rage. He slammed his fist on the table and immediately ordered someone to report to the authorities and seal off the entire Jiang family compound.
Gu Yishen and the others didn't seem to have much of a reaction, and the character she was playing didn't have much of a relationship with the Jiang family, so Luo Jiayin remained calm throughout.
As for Lin Manxi, she seemed to be greatly frightened. She almost collapsed to the ground, trembling uncontrollably, and said intermittently, "I just passed by Ning'er's courtyard and saw that she seemed to be talking to someone in her room. I saw that it was almost time and I was afraid that she would miss the banquet, so I thought of calling her to return to the banquet together."
"I never expected..." Lin Manxi sobbed a few times.
"I never expected to see Ning'er as soon as I went in... Ning'er was covered in blood, with a dagger stuck in her chest... dead..."
"There were words written in blood on the wall... There was no one in the room..."
As she spoke, Lin Manxi rushed forward and grabbed Song Rui's sleeve, crying in a trembling voice, "Master!! Ning'er was still alive before I pushed the door open, but in the blink of an eye, she was dead..."
At this point, a look of fear flashed in Lin Manxi's eyes. She gripped Song Rui's collar tightly and screamed, "Haunted...it must be haunted...!!!"
When Song Rui heard Lin Manxi's words, his brows furrowed.
After a moment of contemplation, Song Rui stepped down from his seat and walked to Luo Jiayin.
Song Rui bowed deeply to Luo Jiayin and said very politely, "I humbly request that Master Luo Chenzi lend my Song family a hand and help investigate the Song residence, so as to ward off misfortune and pray for blessings for my Song family...!"
[Ms. Luo Jia, this is the control room. Could you please guide the audience through the self-introduction process?]
Just as Luo Jiayin was about to continue acting along with Song Rui's words, she suddenly heard the director's voice coming through her earphones.
So this is what makes today's episode special.
This episode did not have a "guide," which is similar to a MC or host when playing a murder mystery game offline.
The entire process of identifying the culprit was entirely driven by the guests' immersive performances and their actions, which were carried out according to the director's on-the-spot commands.
After receiving instructions from the control room, Luo Jiayin quickly adjusted her state and changed the lines she originally wanted to say.
Luo Jiayin nodded slightly to Song Rui.
"Master Song, there's no need to be so polite. Since your family has suffered such a calamity, I will do my best to help you."
"But before that, I think we should first find out who you are."
Upon hearing this, the guests knew that it was time for the usual self-introduction segment, so they all tacitly gathered together and sat down, with Song Rui taking the lead in speaking.
"My name is Song, the head of Zuixian Winery. Today, a servant came to report that the first wife who died in the wine cellar was my first wife, and the second dead woman, Ning'er, was my daughter-in-law."
"To my shame, although I have devoted myself to the study of winemaking and worked diligently in business over the years, making the Drunken Immortal Winery in the capital better and better, it is a pity that the family business is not doing well."
"Although I have a wife and a concubine, only my concubine, Lin, gave birth to a son, Young Master Gu."
"Fortunately, my son is handsome and clever, which makes things much easier for me."
"After he married Ren Ning'er, the daughter of the head of the Tianxiang Restaurant family, a few years ago, he became much more mature."
"I imagine they were a harmonious and happy couple, how could I have imagined that today, my wife... and my poor daughter-in-law, would both..."
At this point, Song Rui seemed saddened and turned his head away, no longer speaking.
Luo Jiayin couldn't help but admire Song Rui.
Although he started out as a well-known host, Song Rui is actually quite talented in acting. He handled several emotional transitions very well, and the changes in tone and the points of pause in his speech were in no way inferior to some professionally trained actors.
No wonder Song Rui and Gu Yishen had the best relationship among all the show's cast members; it turns out that outstanding people do tend to prefer hanging out with other outstanding people.
What's that old saying again?
"Birds of a feather flock together." Right?
Seeing the suggestive look Song Rui gave her, Luo Jiayin knew that Song Rui was probably telling her that he had finished speaking.
Luo Jiayin nodded and looked at Gu Yishen, who was sitting next to Song Rui.
Luo Jiayin stared at Gu Yishen with great interest, somewhat looking forward to his performance today.
Gu Yishen, the "widower" who had just "lost his wife," remained expressionless and said calmly:
"I am the son of the head of the Song family, and my name is Young Master Gu."
Despite Gu Yishen's bitter expression, it didn't stop the fans in the live stream from spamming the chat with messages for him.
【Ahhh, Brother Shen, you're finally here!!】
I'm truly captivated by Gu Yingdi's looks no matter when or where!
Wait a minute, are they starting to introduce themselves? Is there no facilitator today?
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