"Could the puppeteer be a... crow?"
Nan Xian offered her conjecture and looked at Diao Yu.
Diao Yu was slightly taken aback. "I don't know much about the bird demon race. I've only heard that the feathers of adult bird demons have a special ability. If you pluck their feathers and refine them into magic robes, they can conceal your figure. But I don't know if the crow race is skilled in puppetry... Sharp beak?"
He looked down at the nightingale's pointed beak.
"I'll go check right away!" Sharp-beaked bird flapped its wings a few times, then turned into a puff of gray smoke and disappeared from the spot.
“I originally thought that the corpse would be the key to solving the loop puzzle, but now it seems that the clue has been broken again…” Nan Xian sighed in distress.
Diao Yu comforted her, "Don't worry, I've seen the magical traces left by that puppeteer. His strength is below mine. If he dares to come again, I will definitely kill him—" Seeing Nan Xian looking over in surprise, he quickly stopped, swallowing back those bloody and violent words, "Cough... I will definitely not let him go!"
He had barely finished speaking when there was a knock on the door of the lounge.
Three rapid knocks at the door indicated the person was extremely anxious.
Nan Xian and Diao Yu exchanged a glance, then called out loudly, "Please come in!"
Ding He pushed open the door. "Sister, something's wrong—" Her gaze fell on Diao Yu, her steps faltered, and her words came to an abrupt halt.
"It's nothing. What happened? Just tell me."
"Ah, this..." She stammered as she stepped forward, glancing at Diao Yu out of the corner of her eye, and handed her the phone to Nan Xian, whispering, "Actually, it's news related to Teacher Yu Lin..."
Yu Lin?
Nan Xian's heart skipped a beat. She quickly took the phone, but after reading only the beginning, her expression gradually changed.
Diao Yu wasn't interested in these entertainment gossips at first, but the topic turned out to be the person she was currently impersonating, and judging from Nan Xian's changing expression, it didn't seem to be a good thing. She couldn't help but become curious and peeked over.
A series of trending keywords highlighted in red were prominently displayed on the phone screen—
Yu Lin's illegitimate child
Yu Lin's public image collapses.
[Qin Keli, former president of Xuanqin Group, has a high profile for having an extramarital affair and fathering an illegitimate child.]
The whistleblower is a well-known paparazzi in the entertainment industry. He claims to have received solid evidence that popular celebrity Yu Lin is not an orphan, but the illegitimate son of Qin Keli, the former president of Xuanqin Group, a leading domestic automobile brand. Furthermore, Qin Keli allegedly had an extramarital affair with Yu Lin's mother, who was a minor at the time.
Yu Lin was raised abroad after birth until Qin Keli's eldest son died in a car accident, at which point he was brought back to the Qin family.
This revelation caused a huge uproar, not only in the entertainment industry but also in the business and political circles. Before the Qin family could even suppress the news, they were propelled to the top of the trending topics list with the help of various forces, instantly reaching number one on the list. In just over ten minutes, the number of views nearly reached ten million.
The discussions and comments on the trending topics page never stopped, refreshing every second.
[Oh my god, I always thought Yu Lin was a resilient and independent little pitiful guy, and I bought his endorsements and magazines several times. Turns out, I was the clown myself...]
[Qin Keli's son died in a car accident a few years ago, right? That means even if Yu Lin didn't know before, he's already the eldest son of the Qin family, yet he's been faking his orphan persona to gain sympathy and fans?]
[Help! Please be rational. Putting aside whether these allegations have evidence, shouldn't the focus be on Qin Keli's infidelity and the harm he caused to a minor? Yu Lin and his mother are innocent!]
[The fans upstairs need to calm down. How do you know Yu Lin's mother isn't a mistress? Don't underestimate the naivety of girls these days!]
[I don't care if she's naive or not, but Qin Keli, as a married man, is still having affairs outside the marriage; he's not a man of virtue! Pah, rotten cucumber!]
[Speechless. Men's words are truly deceitful. The older ones cheat, the younger ones lie. I'm unfollowing Yu Lin; I'll never spend money on male celebrities again...]
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