Chapter 30 Chapter 30 New Movie Launches
Zhuo Maichi unexpectedly became famous with the ghost videos edited by An Zhi, and became famous again with the live broadcast of legal issues related to "Sinking" Part 1 and 2. He directly joined his senior brother Bai Puze's law firm as an intern, and his life became smooth sailing. In addition to reviewing the exam content at work every day, he would definitely take an hour to refresh An Zhi's status.
He knew that An Zhi would need a month or so of rest after filming the high-quality two-part "Sinking" series. Even if he was prolific, he wouldn't be able to release a completely new short series or movie right away. But he didn't expect that when he clicked on TK, the first recommendation would be An Zhi's new movie! !
Zhuo Maichi thought he was the first one, but when he clicked on the video, the comments were so exaggerated that he couldn't see the screen clearly. He quickly adjusted the position of the comments, turned on the screen projection, and started watching it on the big screen.
The dark screen lit up, and a bright sidelight shone on Xie Luo's beautiful profile, making it look particularly three-dimensional. He had very fair skin, and his delicate eyebrows lowered as he watched the nurse apply medicine to him.
He was shirtless, with beautiful abdominal muscles and clearly textured shark muscles from his chest down.
Xie Luo's muscles are not obvious, just a thin layer attached to his body, giving people a sense of strength but not oppression. Therefore, the wound that runs from his shoulder to his abdomen does not make people think that he is a violent person. Instead, people will worry that he was accidentally injured while bravely helping others.
The half-closed door was pushed open, and two men in police uniforms walked in. The man in the lead revealed his extraordinary status from his walking posture to the way he waved his hand to ask someone to close the door.
People passing through the hospital corridors peered inside through the cracks in the door, and someone murmured, "Holy crap! Is this the sole survivor of the July 29th Incident?"
The camera follows the police into the ward, simulating the police's gaze looking down at Xie Luo from a high position, a shot full of scrutiny.
People can't help but follow the police's gaze and suspect Xie Luo. This shot gives the audience the impression that Xie Luo is not honest from the beginning.
Xie Luo raised his head, his smile a little pale, and prepared to stand up to greet him: "Captain Li."
Captain Li raised his hand to push the man's shoulders down. "Sit down," he said, and poured Xie Luo a cup of hot water. He then asked, "Moisten your lips. How's your recovery?"
After the nurse finished tying the last circle, Xie Luo thanked her, straightened his collar, and then said to Captain Li, "After all, he's still young. Fortunately, the knife wounds didn't injure his bones, so he recovered well in just one day."
After waiting for the nurse to give Xie Luo some instructions and pushing the cart full of medical supplies out, Captain Li withdrew his gaze and stared at Xie Luo with the same scrutinizing and probing look.
"I'm talking about the mental aspect," Captain Li smiled slightly, hinting at something. "It was a massacre inside the cave. If I had come out of there, I might have had a mental breakdown, but the psychiatrist said you've recovered very well."
Xie Luo remained calm: "Of course I'm different, otherwise how could I become the only survivor by just being calm?"
Captain Li stared at Xie Luo for several seconds before saying, "Relax, it's just a routine inquiry. Let's talk about why you ended up on Linhai Island."
The police officer next to him took notes in his notebook and moved the recorder closer.
"Didn't you investigate? Xie Wenguang ran away with all the family's money, including my mother's share. My mother's illness requires a lot of money. As soon as I got a clue that Xie Wenguang had appeared on this island, I rushed here immediately."
"But from what I know, your mother can't stand stimulation. Why did you bring your mother and sister to this island?"
Xie Luo tilted his head: "Didn't you hear my mom say that if she doesn't see me for a day, her anxiety and panic attacks will make her lose control of her emotions and hurt herself?"
Captain Li frowned, raised his hand and patted Xie Luo on the shoulder, with some warning: "Don't be nervous, we have no ill intentions. Please express yourself in a declarative manner and tell us what happened after you arrived on the island."
"Sorry, I thought I'd recovered well, but my instincts are still keeping me on guard," Xie Luo smiled faintly, nodding to indicate he understood. He sat upright, his hands folded in his lap, and began to explain the story. The camera slowly zoomed out, entering Xie Luo's memories.
A month ago, Xie Luo arrived at Linhai Island and set out to find the person who gave him the clue.
According to a man named Yi Yonggang, Xie Wenguang announced in a high-profile manner that he would gild the 20-meter-high Buddha statue in the temple, and donated a large amount of money. He became a guest of the temple and began to visit the temple for a long time.
After Xie Luo found out where Xie Wenguang had transferred his property, in order to prevent him from transferring it again and not alerting the enemy, he entered the island in a low-key manner. After disguising himself, he followed Yi Yonggang to several dinner parties and finally learned from fragments what Xie Wenguang was trying to do.
Captain Li said in surprise, "Trading lives? Isn't that absurd?"
Xie Luo lowered his eyes. "Xie Wenguang knows my birthday, and the abbot of the Buddhist temple said that my fate is a fate of great luck, harmony of the ten gods, and great fortune. It is rare to see such a fate in a thousand years. If Xie Wenguang can exchange his fate with mine, his cancer will be cured, and he will be rich and prosperous for the rest of his life.
Captain Li sneered, "If that were true, the rich and powerful would have already lined up to risk their lives."
"People who have been ill for a long time are bound to believe these things. I didn't believe it at first, until she showed up." Xie Luo paused for a few seconds, waiting for Captain Li to cast a curious look, before continuing: "An Ruonan."
[? ? No, An Zhi is using my Nan Nan's data again! Is he crazy?!]
[It's funny, does An Zhi really need to piggyback on An Ruonan's popularity? Now An Ruonan can't even protect herself, and is caught up in rumors. Whoever is around her will be in trouble!]
[Could it be that An Ruonan's fate has been swapped with An Zhi's? Oh my god, I feel like this is what's going to happen next.]
[But An Zhi's first two films both predicted and revealed two cases... It's hard not to start to doubt whether An Ruonan and the people around her are really practicing these evil life-changing magic.]
[Xie Luo is a real person. He was the most handsome guy in our school during college. His father really did get sick and ran away with the money, but this happened only a few days ago...]
The movie continues, and the scene re-enters Shero's memories.
The first time Xie Luo saw An Ruonan was when she had just returned from a boat trip. Many of her friends gathered around her, and they got off the boat like the moon surrounded by everyone. An Ruonan was walking along the beach with her mother. Her eyes passed over Xie Luo and his group, and she quickly looked back, staring straight at Xie Luo with a straightforward and passionate look.
Xie Luo frowned, glanced at her unexpectedly, and then walked towards his sister and mother without looking at her again.
After her elder sister Xie Ruoyi coaxed her mother Ye Liu to divert her attention, she pulled Xie Luo aside and whispered, "What's going on? Are you sure you can stop Xie Wenguang?"
Xie Luo responded, "It's difficult. They live in a temple in the mountains, surrounded by many bodyguards. Furthermore, anyone who lives in that temple has to pay a high price to enter. The informant, Yi Yonggang, said that for another 20,000 yuan, he could introduce me to the daughter of a monk in the temple. He told me to find a way to establish a good relationship with this woman and have her take me in."
Xie Ruoyi was silent for a while: "It's good enough that you don't offend other girls. Should I intervene?"
"It's too dangerous. These people are all extreme religious believers. I don't know what they will do. The life-exchanging ritual is not that simple. You should take Mom away from here first," Xie Luo arranged. "At least if we encounter danger, I am confident that I can escape."
Xie Ruoyi sighed and looked back at Ye Liu, who was being amused by Xie Luo's friends. "How can I leave? Besides, you're my brother. If I'm not with you when something dangerous happens, I'll be worried too. I'll move to a safer house. If she doesn't see you for a day, I really can't control her from going crazy."
The two looked at each other in silence. The camera turned and Xie Luo followed Yi Yonggang towards a wooden house. Outside the wooden house was a grassland. Yi Yonggang lifted the door curtain made of white beads, making a tinkling sound. A woman with pigtails and wearing a dark robe turned around and looked at him.
"Agang, who is the person behind you?"
"He's the person I told you about wanting to sever worldly ties. You can call him A'Luo," Yi Yonggang turned around and introduced Xie Luo, "This one's called Xie Yuhan. She's entered the Buddhist monastery and cut off worldly ties. We usually call her by her Buddhist name, Taoist Wuhan."
Xie Luo looked around the room, his nose filled with the scent of sandalwood, which was so strong that it was a bit pungent. He withdrew his gaze from the eternal lamps on the wall and looked at Xie Yuhan. Her face was very ordinary, with some freckles on her cheeks. He made a gesture of salute in a Taoist temple.
Xie Yuhan seemed a little surprised: "You seem to have an important wish unfulfilled. Are you sure you want to leave this world and become a monk?"
Xie Luo raised his eyebrows, but did not ask why the other party could see his wish. Instead, he nodded and said, "It is precisely because this obsession makes people suffer that I want to use external forces to stop my thoughts."
This answer seemed to clear up Xie Yuhan's confusion. She did not ask any more questions, but instead led the two of them to visit her residence, introducing what she usually did and how she relied on religion to bring peace of mind.
Xie Luo listened more than he asked. After touring the pastures outside the cabin and the various training quarters, he finally asked, "Why are there so many eternally burning lamps here?" when the three of them returned to the cabin.
Xie Yuhan slowly brushed past the ever-burning lamps, the wicks swaying. She smiled but didn't answer, leaving only a vague answer: "This is the reason why my family has been prosperous for so long."
Captain Li couldn't wait to ask, "What do you mean?"
Xie Luo came back to his senses and looked at Captain Li, anger welling up in his eyes: "Later I learned that each lamp represents a life, a total of 97. Soon, my sister and my mother's lamps were among them."
97 lives? Does that include those who died of natural causes? Otherwise, this number is too exaggerated. Is it true? Is there no one to take action?
I've started researching this island. For the past decade or so, every three years at the Fu Sheng gathering, someone would report their family members missing there!
If this case really happened, I think it would shock the entire nation... I can't even imagine how big of a case it would be.
So where is An Zhi now? Someone saw An Zhi go to this island. It's unsettling to see a movie released without any notice.
While this video was playing, Xie Luo was wrapped in a white robe and carried on a sedan chair towards a gloomy cave. A man wearing a mask was dancing a strange dance in front of him. Under the light of the torch, the shadow cast by him looked like a man-eating monster.
At the end of the direction in which the "monsters" were moving along the yellow mud-covered dirt road was a cave. In the cave, An Zhi, who was placed in a transparent coffin, suddenly opened his eyes.
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