Chapter 051 The 51st Melon
Dressing room?
The agent showed a trace of uneasiness on her face. She opened her mouth and tried to give Gu Xicao a hint, but Zhou Minwen shook her head slightly and said to Gu Xicao, "Master, I'll take you there."
As the female lead of the crew, Zhou Minwen's dressing room is not big. There are many costumes and headgear inside. But because Zhou Minwen is relatively tidy, the dressing room is tidy but not messy.
The director and others followed.
On the one hand, everyone was curious about whether this so-called master could find the necklace, and on the other hand, they were wondering if the necklace was hidden by Zhou Minwen.
Gu Xicao went in. She had clearly never been there before, but she didn't need to ask anyone. She walked straight to the corner, looked around, took a hairpin from the prop box, and picked out the jade necklace in the corner.
"Necklace?!" The director's eyes widened. "Yes, this is the missing jade necklace."
Lin Xingyue covered her mouth and said in surprise: "But, didn't Ah Wen just say that they had searched the dressing room thoroughly, how could he suddenly appear?"
The assistant director also nodded and said, "Yes, I also led people to look for it, and that corner was not missed. Director, this matter is not someone crying thief."
As he spoke, he glanced at Zhou Minwen.
Both Zhou Minwen and her agent looked unhappy.
When the necklace was lost, the two of them searched the house thoroughly several times, not only searching every corner but also every costume.
In this case, there is no reason to neglect the corners.
It was obvious that someone brought the things in after they left and framed them!
"Director, are you sure this necklace is the one you are looking for?"
Gu Xicao shook the necklace and asked.
The director's heart trembled. Looking at the necklace, he was very nervous. "Yes, yes, give it to me. Don't break it later. I can't afford to pay for it."
He reached out to take the necklace back.
Gu Xicao suddenly withdrew her hand to prevent the director from touching the necklace.
The director was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized what was going on. He slapped his head and said, "Look at me, I'm so anxious that I'm confused. You want money, right? Master, how much do you want? Just tell me the number. I'll pay for it."
Lin Xingyue and others frowned slightly.
Everyone is an experienced person who has worked in the entertainment industry for many years. How could they not hear the director's subtext? The director wanted to make today's incident a small matter and not pursue what exactly happened.
Zhou Minzhu spoke rashly, "Director, we can't just let this go. We couldn't find this necklace before, and suddenly it was found in my sister's dressing room. If we don't investigate this matter thoroughly, my sister will be treated as a thief!"
When the agent heard this, he almost broke his teeth.
This Zhou Minzhu, who had previously tried to step on Awen to get ahead but failed, somehow got some support, but she actually got into their crew and played the fourth female role.
It would have been fine if everyone was living in peace, but they actually took advantage of others' misfortune!
This is really intolerable!
"Yes, Director, you also heard what Ah Zhu said. We can't just let this matter go."
Lin Xingyue spoke in a coquettish voice and tapped the director's shoulder with her painted nails. "All of us have a lot of valuable things, like other people's watches, which are Rolexes. This time we were lucky to get our things back. What if we can't get our things back next time? I won't accept this loss."
The director awkwardly distanced himself from Lin Xingyue and tried to smooth things over: "There aren't so many things being lost. Miss Lin is worrying too much."
"You can't say that. It's better to find out clearly, Awen, don't you think so?"
Lin Xingyue raised the corners of her lips and looked at Zhou Minwen with a smile, "Awen is innocent, she will definitely not mind, right?"
Zhou Minwen definitely understood what was going on.
It is possible that Lin Xingyue was behind today's incident.
She sneered in her heart, but couldn't help feeling uneasy. Lin Xingyue was a vicious person. It was said that there was a syndicate boss supporting her. Any star in the circle who had offended her had suffered more or less.
This time, they set up such a trap, and they must be absolutely sure that they can frame her.
But she couldn't just say she wouldn't investigate the matter.
The things were found in her dressing room. If I don't check, wouldn't it be like revealing my true colors?
"Miss Zhou, I think it would be good to check it out."
Gu Xicao said, she shook her necklace and winked at Zhou Minwen.
Zhou Minwen understood what she meant in an instant. Master Gu just wanted to achieve his goal!
She said without hesitation, "Then check it out, check it out thoroughly! Once we find out the truth, everyone will feel relieved and there is no need to be suspicious!"
Lin Xingyue's smile deepened as she looked at the director. "Director, I think it won't work just to ask us. We need to ask the crew members to find clues. Why don't we call all the staff members over to ask them?"
The director was helpless. He glanced at Zhou Minwen and felt a little disappointed. But since things had come to this point, he could only investigate and "Call everyone here."
There were not many staff members in the crew. Unlike later generations where a crew would have hundreds of people, many crew members these days had to do multiple jobs. For example, they might also be responsible for props and modeling, or even act as extras.
A film crew now has only about twenty people, especially on the set, where there are even fewer people.
After everyone was gathered, the assistant director went over and told the director what he meant.
Everyone looked at each other, and there was a buzz of discussion.
Gu Xicao's eyes swept over the staff and his gaze fell on one of the middle-aged women.
The woman rubbed her hands and seemed a little nervous.
"Don't just talk about it. If you have any clues, tell me now. I will give a reward of 1,000 yuan to anyone who reports it!"
Zhou Minzhu came out and said something loudly.
One thousand dollars?!
Everyone couldn't help but feel jealous, as this was a lot of money.
The woman finally couldn't help herself and stood up and said, "I, I saw something before."
Zhou Minwen's eyes darkened, and Wang Laoshi asked in a low voice: "Miss Zhou, what does this person do?"
The agent helped introduce: "This is Sister Qi, the makeup artist of the crew."
"Sister Qi, just tell me what you want to say. The director and assistant director are here right now, as are Miss Lin and my sister. If anyone dares to retaliate against you behind your back, they will never agree!"
Zhou Minzhu's tone was clearly filled with excitement.
If one didn’t know about the conflict between Zhou Minwen and her sister, outsiders would probably think that she was a good sister who was fighting for her sister’s innocence.
Lin Xingyue smiled and said, "Yes, you can rest assured!"
Sister Qi swallowed and looked at Zhou Minwen, "Ms. Zhou, I'm sorry, but, but I saw you and your agent secretly taking the necklace back to the dressing room."
There was no expression on Zhou Minwen's face.
As early as when Sister Qi stepped forward, she realized what Lin Xingyue, or the person who planned this incident, was planning.
The thing was in her dressing room, and someone saw her do it. There was both witness and evidence.
In this situation, if the police came, they would think she was the thief and cry "stop thief"!
"You are talking nonsense, how could my sister do such a thing!"
Zhou Minzhu's face flushed red, and she stepped forward to grab Sister Qi, "Sister Qi, think it over carefully, you really saw my sister and the others do this with your own eyes!"
"I'm really sorry," Sister Qi's eyes flickered. She didn't dare look at Zhou Minwen, and her eyes were fixed on the ground. "But, I witnessed this incident with my own eyes. After the assistant director searched the dressing room, I wanted to go back to get something, and I happened to see this scene."
"Then why didn't you say it before?!"
The director's brows were furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death. He was in a very bad mood. He was filled with rage at the moment. Someone in his crew was using tricks to frame someone, and his people were bribed. Although the person framed was Zhou Minwen, the director also felt angry.
Sister Qi's lips trembled. She knew that the director would never use her again, but compared to the money that person gave her, she still chose to do this: "Because I am afraid of offending Miss Zhou. She is a big star. Who would believe me as a makeup artist? And I am not sure whether Miss Zhou really left the necklace in the dressing room, so I dare not speak up."
What a great chain of schemes.
Zhou Minwen almost sneered out loud.
The agent was so angry that he was shaking all over. "You, you are talking nonsense. Awen has always been very kind to you. She buys you things every now and then. When your son got married, Awen even gave him a big red envelope. And you..."
"Ali, stop talking." Zhou Minwen shook her head at her agent. She had long seen clearly that this circle was like this, full of intrigue and double-dealing.
Sister Qi’s betrayal was unexpected, but not too surprising.
"Awen, did you really do this?"
Lin Xingyue turned pale, her eyes widened, and she looked at Zhou Minwen in surprise.
The assistant director sneered: "Why do you need to ask? We have all the evidence. I think we should just call the police!"
“I also support calling the police.”
Gu Xicao said with a smile.
Everyone immediately looked at her, everyone had a different look on their face, the director frowned and said, "Don't talk nonsense, why call the police, this is just a small matter."
"Director, calling the police will help us find the real culprit." Gu Xicao shook her head and said, "Otherwise, will Miss Zhou Minwen be wrongly accused?"
"What are you talking about? There are witnesses and evidences. Who wrongly accused her?!"
The assistant director scolded with a dark face.
Gu Xicao raised her eyebrows: "Evidence can be faked. For example, who said that this necklace was in Zhou Minwen's dressing room? They stole it. Maybe this woman stole it and put it in her dressing room."
She pointed her finger at Sister Qi.
Everyone's eyes also turned to Sister Qi.
Sister Qi was startled and waved her hands quickly: "How could it be me? How could I do such a thing? Besides, the director and others have asked everyone before. I have no chance of touching the necklace at all."
"Oh." Gu Xicao nodded. She suddenly raised her head and looked at Zhou Minzhu. "Then, it's you!"
Zhou Minzhu was not expecting to be named, and her eyelids trembled with shock, but she pretended to be calm: "Are you kidding? If you say so, I am who I am. Show me the evidence. I am the same. I have no chance of touching the necklace."
"Are you sure?"
Gu Xicao raised his eyebrows and asked.
Zhou Minzhu said confidently: "That's right, if you don't believe me, you can ask others. Only my sister and Miss Lin need to wear this necklace. My role doesn't need it, so I have never touched this necklace, let alone taken it away."
Lin Xingyue also echoed: "That's right, Master, please be responsible for your words and don't speak without thinking."
"I have always been responsible in what I say."
Gu Xicao smiled, with a playful look on her fair face, "Then I'm very curious, since Miss Zhou Minzhu said that she had never touched the necklace, how come there are your fingerprints on the necklace?"
Fingerprints?!
Everyone was stunned.
The agent responded, pointing at the necklace and asking, "Are you saying that there is Zhou Minzhu's fingerprint on this necklace?"
Gu Xicao nodded: "That's right, that's why I used a hairpin to pick it up and didn't let anyone else touch it. Jade is easy to leave marks, but because the surface of jade is smooth, it is easy to drop if you don't hold it tightly, so it is easy to leave clear fingerprints. Miss Zhou Minzhu, do you want to try to compare the fingerprints?"
Zhou Minzhu's breathing almost stopped instantly.
A chill ran down her back, and almost subconsciously, she put her hands behind her back.
This action alone was enough to make everyone realize that she was guilty.
"You did this?!"
The director was furious and pointed at Zhou Minzhu, "How dare you cause trouble in my crew!"
"No, no, I, I..."
As calm and confident as Zhou Minzhu had been just now, she was as flustered now.
Putting aside her vicious and mean thoughts, she was essentially just a 20-year-old girl who was very well protected by Zhou Minwen. She had just left school and entered the entertainment industry, so she had never seen any big scenes.
"If it's not you, then why don't you put your hands away?" The director was so angry that he laughed, "Ah Wen is still your sister. You actually did her a favor by doing such a thing!"
The director now suspects that what Zhou Minwen said in a previous interview, that Zhou Minzhu wanted to kill her, was true.
"You didn't do this alone. Is there someone working with you?"
Zhou Minwen's heart was completely dead at this moment. Looking at her sister, she was no longer moved. She just wanted to get to the bottom of this matter so that certain people could get what they wanted.
Zhou Minzhu bit her lip, feeling hesitant.
The smile on Lin Xingyue's face disappeared at some point. She stared at her coldly and made a gesture as if she was wiping her neck.
Zhou Minzhu was so frightened that her face turned pale. She walked up to Zhou Minwen and knelt down with a bang, "Sister, I was wrong. I did this all by myself. I wanted to take revenge on you. I was wrong!"
She raised her hand, slapped herself twice cruelly, then looked up at Zhou Minwen pitifully.
From childhood to adulthood, no matter what she did wrong, as long as she showed a little weakness, her sister would forgive her.
Zhou Minzhu used to laugh at her sister behind her back for being easily influenced, but now, she just hopes that her sister's bad habit will let her off the hook again.
Zhou Minwen looked at her. Zhou Minzhu was not a very scheming person. At least, for Zhou Minwen, most of her thoughts were written on her face.
Therefore, Zhou Minwen knew exactly what Zhou Minzhu wanted to do at this moment.
She stepped back, her eyes filled with disgust.
Zhou Minzhu's face suddenly became extremely ugly, and shame and anger surged in her heart, "Even if it was me who did it, so what? I've asked people and called the police, but they won't handle this matter!"
Lin Xingyue breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu Xicao shook her head and said helplessly, "Then that person must want to kill you, Zhou Minzhu. Family members who commit crimes are treated leniently, but there is an exception, and that is joint theft. Even if you don't give out the person behind the scenes, Sister Qi is also your accomplice. You two might as well discuss who is the principal offender and who is the accomplice. This necklace is worth more than 8 million. I'm afraid you two will have to spend your whole lives in jail."
What? !
Zhou Minzhu and Sister Qi were both panicked.
The other people in the crew were even more shocked. Most of the people who joined the crew these days were from poor families who could not afford to go to school, so their legal awareness was very weak.
Who would have thought that stealing a necklace would result in a lifetime in jail.
"No, you scared me, I don't believe it, I don't believe it!"
Zhou Minzhu was terrified. She looked at Lin Xingyue in panic, "Sister Lin, you said it doesn't matter if we are discovered!"
Sister Qi was also scared and cried, "Ms. Lin, I can't go to jail. My son and daughter-in-law still depend on me for support!"
Lin Xingyue's face almost turned green.
She cursed these two people in her heart as being hopeless.
Just because someone threatened her, she actually got bald.
The director looked at her, "Lin Xingyue, did you instruct them to do this?"
Lin Xingyue showed a look of grievance on her face: "Director, I am innocent. Awen and I have no hatred or grudge. Why do you want to scheme against Awen like this!"
The agent sneered, "What's the point of having no grudges? Aren't you always jealous that Awen snatched the role of the heroine away from you?"
Lin Xingyue pursed her lips. "This kind of thing is very common. Do I have to deal with a colleague every time I shoot a movie? Ah Wen, please believe me. I am really innocent. It was your sister and Sister Qi who teamed up to frame you."
Zhou Minzhu was furious and stood up, pointing at Lin Xingyue, "You're still trying to argue. Sister Qi was bribed by you. You paid her to give false testimony!"
"Do you have any evidence?"
Lin Xingyue's lips flashed a hint of sarcasm, and then she covered it up with a helpless look: "It's not good to wrongly accuse someone without any evidence. If you have evidence, show it to me!"
Zhou Minzhu looked at Sister Qi with an urgent look. At this moment, she only hoped that Sister Qi could produce evidence.
But Sister Qi's lips trembled, "She, she gave all in cash."
Zhou Minwen felt a little disappointed.
Cash is the most difficult to trace. Bank transfers and checks are easy to catch, but how can you trace cash?
"Okay, Awen, what are you going to do now?" The director looked at Zhou Minwen.
Zhou Minwen looked at Zhou Minzhu and Sister Qi.
At this time, the two of them looked at Zhou Minwen begging for mercy, hoping that Zhou Minwen would let them go.
"Call the police and let them handle it." Zhou Minwen said.
With a thud, Zhou Minzhu's legs went weak and she fainted.
But this time, Zhou Minwen was no longer lenient. Half an hour later, a police car came and took Zhou Minzhu and Sister Qi away.
The director probably sympathized with Zhou Minwen and gave her two days off. Before she left, he reminded her, "Lin Xingyue is very tricky. I think you should be careful."
"Thank you, Director."
Zhou Minwen is not a child, so she naturally would not question the director why he did not fire Lin Xingyue.
The director is just working for the TV station. He has no right to fire anyone.
The paparazzi who rushed over after receiving the news almost blocked the set. Zhou Minwen was afraid of delaying Gu Xicao's business, so she asked the agent to send Gu Xicao and the others back.
Wang Laoshi watched the gossip for the whole afternoon and was greatly enlightened. He sighed, "I never thought the entertainment industry is so complicated. It's not easy for Miss Zhou."
"Who said it wasn't?" The agent took out a pack of cigarettes and asked, "You don't mind me smoking, do you?"
"It's okay, go ahead."
Gu Xicao could also understand her current mood and waved her hand.
The agent smoked a cigarette to catch his breath, and said to Gu Xicao: "Master Gu, we have to thank you again this time. If you hadn't come here today, Awen would never be able to clear herself from the blame. We will definitely give you a big red envelope later."
"That's not necessary. I just did my part."
Gu Xicao said, "Go back and comfort Miss Zhou."
"Don't worry, Awen is not that fragile." The agent said, "You have to be more careful. That Lin Xingyue has some relationship with □□. Although she was not caught this time, she will definitely bear a grudge. She may also seek revenge on you."
Wang Laoshi was shocked when he heard this. "Ah, she was related to □□, she's dead, so what's the point?"
He turned his head to look at Gu Xicao, who actually had the leisure to chew gum. Wang Laoshi was immediately helpless and stamped his feet, saying, "Lao Sha, you are about to die, and you are still chewing gum."
"Good luck, and stop being such a pessimist."
Gu Xicao threw the remaining piece of chewing gum to Wang Laoshi, "Are you showing off?"
Wang Laoshi took the chewing gum and said, "The black-headed guy is a big shot. He can stab anyone he wants and take revenge on anyone he wants. Don't take it seriously."
Gu Xicao shrugged, "Then I'm not someone who can be bullied."
Wang Laoshi showed some curiosity in his eyes, "Lao Sha, do you have any way to deal with them?"
Gu Xicao was stunned for a moment and pointed at herself: "Me?"
"Yes, it's you. Isn't it you who supports our Divine Calculation Studio?"
Wang Laoshi gave a flattering smile and said, "If you have any ideas, please tell me."
Gu Xicao calmed down, crossed his arms, thought for a while, and said, "I have an idea."
Wang Laoshi immediately asked, "What is it?"
The agent driving in front was also aroused by his curiosity. He seemed to be driving seriously, but he was actually secretly pricking up his ears.
Gu Xicao snapped his fingers and said seriously: "If the black letter leader really comes to our door, then we will--"
"Just?" Wang Laoshi's appetite was whetted.
"Just argue with them." Gu Xicao nodded with a serious face.
The Mercedes nearly hit the curb, made an S-turn on the road, and then resumed driving straight ahead.
Wang Laoshi shut up and was speechless.
The agents who were driving were also silently wondering if there was any big shot in the circle who could help. This master was usually very reliable, why was he being so frivolous this time?
The agent coughed and said, "Mr. Wang, please leave me your number and I'll see if I can find two people to help you. They can even serve as bodyguards."
"Okay, okay, thank you so much." Wang Laoshi quickly gave the phone number of Shensuanfang.
Gu Xicao said helplessly: "I was serious just now. This is not a big deal. I can handle it."
"I know. Go ahead and chew your gum."
Wang Laoshi waved his hand and said perfunctorily.
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