Chapter 196 If I don't go to her, who will?
Qin Xiaowan arrived around nine o'clock and knocked on Fang Ke's door. She stood awkwardly outside the door and apologized to Fang Ke.
"Ms. Fang, I'm sorry, it was my fault today. I said something inappropriate and upset everyone. Please don't hold it against me. The director has already reprimanded me."
Seeing that Fang Ke didn't respond from inside, she didn't leave and kept calling out from the doorway, "Miss Fang, are you there?"
"Miss Fang, could you please come out for a moment?"
"Ms. Fang, I'd like to say a few words to you in person."
Fang Ke finally opened the door for her. Qin Xiaowan was a little surprised to see this. She thought she would have to wait for another hour, and there were hardly any onlookers.
However, she approached nervously, "Miss Fang, you've forgiven me?"
"What's up?"
Fang Ke leaned against the door frame with her arms crossed, looking at her with cold and distant eyes.
"Trying to get on the trending topics again by using me, little actor, you're quite hardworking."
"Miss Fang, do you have a problem with me...?"
"Then tell me, what are you doing at my door in the middle of the night? Summoning a ghost?"
Qin Xiaowan was speechless, but she still forced a smile and said, "Miss Fang, I want to apologize for what happened today. Please don't hold it against me. I'm just an ordinary person from a humble background, and it hasn't been easy for me to get to where I am today. I can't possibly bear your retaliation. I hope you won't be angry. I really just wanted to make a joke. I was... too presumptuous."
She spoke so humbly and truthfully, yet Fang Ke, seeing her self-deprecating smile, remained unconvinced.
"Ordinary people are not a shield for your low emotional intelligence and gossip. There are plenty of kind ordinary people out there. Ask yourself why you've become so twisted and have nothing to do with kindness, and all you do is gossip about your female colleagues?"
"..."
Qin Xiaowan realized that Fang Ke's mouth was really not to be trifled with, it was incredibly sharp, so she forced out an ugly smile again.
"I'm sorry... I didn't mean anything by it. I just came from Director Wu's place. He asked me to tell you that we have to film an early scene tomorrow morning to shoot real rime ice scenes, so we'll meet at Bailang Peak around 4 o'clock... Miss Fang, you've been traveling all day, you should get some rest."
After saying that, she felt she had nowhere to hide under Fang Ke's sharp gaze, so she turned and ran away.
Little B clicked his tongue, "Such a simple trick, and you dare to show it off in front of you, host."
"The timing is definitely problematic; we just don't know if it's too early or too late. Host, what do you plan to do?"
Fang Ke casually put on her coat and went out. She returned shortly after, carrying the notice for tomorrow morning and a small prop.
The notice just happened to say that the first show was at 6 a.m. tomorrow, in Arxan.
"Damn it, this woman was lying to you after all. What is she trying to do? It's minus thirty degrees Celsius at four in the morning on White Wolf Peak. Does she want you to catch a cold too, so that both the first and second female leads are sick, and she, as the third female lead, can take her place?"
Fang Ke was speechless. "...You do have some wisdom, but not much."
Regardless of what Qin Xiaowan was planning to do, Fang Ke intended to reciprocate with a generous gift.
"Some people don't learn their lesson until they suffer the consequences."
Regardless of who she stood up for, she can only blame herself for treating Fang Ke as an easy target.
At four o'clock that morning, all was quiet, and the temperature outside was below zero. Water dripped and froze instantly.
Only then could I change my clothes, put on earplugs and earmuffs, and go out wearing a mask and scarf.
She took the megaphone she had taken from the prop room the night before, turned it up to the maximum volume, and played Wu Cong's voice on a loop in the square.
[Everyone!!! Assemble!!! Now!!! Immediately!!! Everyone!!!]
Fang Ke studied this loudspeaker last night. It's a super-upgraded, powerful, and penetrating model that can be heard from 600 meters away. It's incredibly powerful.
The loudspeaker has pre-recording and loop playback functions. Wu Cong is often on set, and he is present in all kinds of props. He can quickly find usable material for Fang Ke.
The once quiet and dark early morning was shattered by this sudden, earth-shattering thunderclap. One after another, the lights in all the bungalows were quickly turned on, and all sorts of chaotic clattering and banging sounds blended together like a symphony.
Soon, some people rushed out looking disheveled, only to find the square empty. Just as they were wondering what was going on, more and more people rushed out, all looking bewildered and glancing around.
"Where's Director Wu? Why are you waking us up at only four o'clock? Are you trying to kill us?"
"Help! This loudspeaker is deafening! Can you turn it off?"
"You dare to turn off Director Wu's loudspeaker? Do you have a death wish?!"
...
But to everyone's surprise, Wu Cong himself appeared in the square wearing thermal underwear, with a murderous look on his face.
"Who! Who's playing a prank! Are you looking for trouble?! Turn off the loudspeaker right now!"
Everyone was surprised, "Director Wu, didn't you put this here?"
"I'm talking nonsense! I was having a sweet dream when this loudspeaker woke me up. Damn it, if I find this guy today, he's dead meat!"
Qin Xiaowan stood in the crowd and felt something was wrong. She looked around for a long time but couldn't see Fang Ke anywhere.
Has Fang already gone to White Wolf Peak? Who was it that set off the loudspeaker at this time, disturbing everyone? It just so happens to be four in the morning.
She felt vaguely uneasy, so she shrank back and pretended not to know anything.
"Where is everyone?! Who put out that loudspeaker? Come out and identify yourself right now, or if I catch you, you're packing your bags and getting out of here today!"
The crowd looked at each other, then shook their heads innocently.
Fang Yefan casually threw on a jacket and trousers and came out, looking grumpy from just waking up. "What's going on?"
Someone suddenly suggested, "Everyone, look around and see if anyone's missing. Are they all here? Maybe the person who's missing is playing a prank and hiding?"
This is a good idea. Everyone started taking stock of their roommates and neighbors, and soon they found that, apart from those who had taken leave or were sick in bed, there was almost no shortage of people.
That's really strange.
At this moment, the driver, Xiao Liu, who remembered Fang Ke vividly from picking her up down the mountain the day before, exclaimed in surprise, "It seems Miss Fang Ke isn't here..."
Everyone: "..."
Is it Fang Ke? But why? It's only her first day here. Does she not want to work here anymore?
Fang Yefan immediately took out his phone and called Fang Ke, hearing a shivering voice coming from the other end.
"Fang Yefan..."
Fang Yefan immediately felt a pang of anxiety. "Where are you?"
“I’m on White Wolf Mountain. Didn’t Director Wu say yesterday that we would meet at White Wolf Peak at four o’clock today? Why is none of you here?”
Wu Cong was completely bewildered. "When did I say we'd meet at four o'clock? The notice said six! And why is it White Wolf Peak? It clearly says Arxan..."
He suddenly sensed something was wrong, and with a stern face, he called over an actor.
"Didn't I ask you to bring the notice to Fang Ke yesterday? You didn't bring it?"
The actor quickly said, "I ran into Qin Xiaowan halfway there. She said she was going to apologize to Fang Ke, so I brought it to her as well."
All eyes immediately turned to Qin Xiaowan, who was huddled in the corner. Qin Xiaowan broke down, repeatedly saying, "No... I didn't... I..."
Fang Yefan was furious. He had always known that there was a lot of backstabbing and infighting in the crew, but he never expected that someone would dare to do this to Fang Ke while he was still alive.
Damn it, treat him like he's dead!
No matter what, she is still part of his family.
Fang Yefan said in a deep voice, "Fang Ke, don't be afraid, we'll come to pick you up right away. First, tell me, who told you to go up White Wolf Peak at four o'clock?"
The snow-covered mountain peaks at dawn are so cold that people can freeze to death. It was absolutely malicious to deliberately lure Fang Ke there!
Qin Xiaowan's face turned deathly pale. During the several dozen seconds of silence and hesitation on the other end of the phone, she felt as if she had been fried in oil or on fire, and cold sweat even broke out on her forehead.
"...I don't know, I only remember that she was a young lady, but I don't know who she is."
Everyone fell silent, surprised by the outcome. Even Qin Xiaowan looked up, trembling as if she had escaped death.
"Fang Yefan, when are you arriving?"
Fang Yefan had no choice but to let Qin Xiaowan go for now. He said to Fang Ke, "I'll be there soon. Don't wander off, you hear me?"
After hanging up the phone, Fang Yefan, his face dark and sullen, stepped forward and warned Qin Xiaowan, "It better not be some little trick you pulled, otherwise, not only this film crew, but I'll make sure you can't stay in the entertainment industry anymore."
Qin Xiaowan lowered her head, her teeth chattering from the cold, but she dared not utter a single word.
Because she knew Fang Yefan was capable of doing it, at this moment she felt only deep anger; she had been deceived by that woman!
The woman confidently declared that Fang Yefan utterly despised Fang Ke, hating this fake heiress who was leeching off their family. She said that if he could tease her a little to vent his anger, Fang Yefan would be very happy.
She would then act as a matchmaker, allowing Fang Yefan and herself to spend more time together.
Now it seems we've been completely fooled. Fang Yefan's anxious demeanor just now was definitely not due to any discord in their relationship. He cares a lot about his younger sister, Fang Ke!
Qin Xiaowan trembled all over, knowing she had been used as a pawn. She suppressed the urge to rush into Su Yao's room and confront her, and could only pray that Fang might return safely so she could explain things to him and ask for leniency.
Judging from Fang Ke's reaction just now, he's still soft-hearted and didn't directly betray her.
Qin Xiaowan felt a little guilty, but she quickly suppressed it.
It's alright, it was just a minor misunderstanding, no one was hurt, she didn't do anything wrong...
Just as she was thinking this, she saw Wu Cong answer a phone call himself, and then his expression changed drastically.
"What!!"
Are you telling the truth?
Wu Cong's face was extremely pale, and he quickly called out to Fang Yefan, "Wait a minute, don't go up the mountain."
Fang Yefan was about to explode, "Why?"
"...The local city defense station just called me, saying that three major fugitives have entered the snow mountain and happened to reach White Wolf Peak. The armed police here are organizing teams to go up the mountain to search for them..."
Not only did Fang Yefan's mind go blank, but everyone was stunned, and Qin Xiaowan almost collapsed to her knees.
How is it possible!?
A major fugitive!?
How could it be such a coincidence?!
She turned pale again and almost fainted.
After a brief period of tinnitus and dizziness, Fang Yefan's expression calmed down. He yanked away Wu Cong's hand that was trying to stop him. "I'm going. If I don't go to her, who will?"
"If she really runs into those three fugitives... and something happens to her, I will never forgive myself. I'm the one who asked her to act in this play..."
"Last time she saved me from the fire, this time it's my turn to save her."
Fang Yefan spoke resolutely, so Wu Cong could only say, "I'll call a dozen more strong men, and we'll go together."
Even Han Yu chimed in, "I'll go too, I've practiced Sanda (Chinese kickboxing)."
Fang Ke stood on the rooftop and observed them form a small team and officially head towards White Wolf Peak.
The remaining people were ordered to stay where they were, lock their doors, and not wander around.
Soon only a few people remained in the square, but Fang Ke spotted Qin Xiaowan entering Su Yao's room.
She narrowed her eyes slightly, but ultimately decided to catch up with Fang Yefan and his group first.
"Host, Fang Yefan is really hard to judge. Is he genuinely good to you, or is it just pure heroism? He seems easily trapped in male chauvinism and self-pity..."
"you're right."
"Are you really going to let them up the mountain? Or you could call them and say you've come down. What if you actually run into a fugitive?"
Fang Ke was silent for a while before saying, "This might be the real reason why Qin Xiaowan wanted me to come to White Wolf Peak."
"What!?"
"What would happen if three fugitives entered White Wolf Peak and found a lone woman in the snow?"
It's obvious that a beautiful woman like Fang Ke would most likely be raped and murdered by a vicious fugitive.
Fang Ke had been wondering why the other party had gone to such lengths to lure her to White Wolf Peak, and it seemed the answer was here.
"Holy shit, holy shit, that damn woman, I'm going to kill her!"
Fang Ke said coldly, "Judging from Qin Xiaowan's reaction, she doesn't have the guts. Even Su Yao couldn't do something as big as knowing the whereabouts of a fugitive."
Little B was truly terrified. "Who is that?"
who.
"Who else could it be?"
Fang Ke's eyes were icy cold. "I didn't expect that the other party would give me such a big gift as soon as we met. Su Yao's system, I accept your challenge."
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