Chapter 12 Chapter 12 The unexpected death of a famous star turned out to be homicide...
Some viewers who died too young or paid no attention to this aspect during their lifetime don't know who Song Yuting is and just ask, "Was No. 002 a celebrity before?"
"A big star - a super famous actor!" A fan ghost answered excitedly, and then listed a series of Song Yuting's representative works.
When talking about his works, some audience members who had no impression of him started to chime in, saying that they had seen such and such works and that he had acted in them.
Fan Ghost was proud of it, but when asked about how Song Yuting looked quite young when he died, Fan Ghost suddenly wilted: "I don't know what happened. He was still alive and well when I died... Yeah, how could our Song Yuting also die? I didn't even react!"
A ghost who died behind Song Yuting said, "I know this! There was such a big fuss when his death was announced. I remember he had an asthma attack, but he was home alone and didn't get the spray medicine in time. Anyway, he died because he didn't get treatment in time. I think his agent couldn't contact him and only found out when he went to his house to look for him."
Hearing this, the fan ghost expressed regret and wondered, "He did have severe asthma, so he took on fewer and fewer jobs in the years before he died. He needed to take care of his health. But I remember him saying in an interview before that he never left his inhaler, even at home..."
"Maybe he was just unlucky that day. He was the only one at home when the attack occurred."
Inside the Extradition Office, today's male ghost number 002, Song Yuting, said to You Yunyi, "Hello, Mr. You. My name is Song Yuting. I've been dead for a year. I hadn't planned to come to the Extradition Office before, but yesterday the Extradition Office started live streaming, and it's said that certain people in the mortal realm can see it, so I came to queue up today. I didn't expect to be so lucky, I got in line right away..."
Hearing Song Yuting say this, many of the audience members in front of the live broadcast screen became angry: "Ah, jealous! I've been waiting in line for a long time and haven't been picked!"
Song Yuting then talked about the cause of his death: "During the year I was in the underworld, I once privately asked the ghosts who died after me. They said that the cause of my death in the world of the living was accidental death. I didn't get timely treatment for my asthma attack..."
"But in fact, my asthma attack was caused by someone artificially stimulating it. My agent Chen Zhao was at my house at the time, and he took the inhaler from me."
Hearing this, the audience ghosts became even more excited——
"Oh my God! This is murder!"
"The murderer hasn't been caught yet?"
"I remember Song Ge said in a previous interview that he trusts his agent very much and has a good relationship with his agent's family. For convenience, he and his agent live upstairs..."
"Ahhh, if someone in the mortal realm saw this, they could report it to the police, right?"
"No wonder Song Yuting said he queued up for extradition after learning about the live broadcast to the living world..."
"But aren't agents and artists' interests intertwined? Why would his agent want him dead?"
Inside the extradition office, Song Yuting speculated uncertainly, "My agent lives on the floor below mine. Our building has one apartment per floor. Because of my profession—I used to be an actor—I'm very concerned about privacy, so they asked the property management to turn off the surveillance cameras in the hallway and stairwell."
"So I'm thinking, maybe after I died, my agent Chen Zhao went home as if nothing had happened, and later told people he had been staying home and didn't know what had happened to me. He often went to my house, so it's normal to see traces of him there. If there wasn't any surveillance footage of him walking up the stairs, and as long as his acting was appropriate and I really died of an asthma attack, then it's not surprising that he escaped responsibility."
You Yunyi nodded: "Didn't Meng Po tell you what your obsession is? Let's get to the point."
Although You Yunyi could tell what the ghost's obsession was by looking through the mirror himself, he always liked to let the ghost say it himself.
Song Yuting paused, then turned slightly to glance at the live camera before saying, "I want to expose the dirt hidden in Starlight Entertainment. This is also the reason why I had an argument with Chen Zhao before I died, and why Chen Zhao chose to watch me die. He was afraid that I would make things worse."
"I don't know if anyone in the mortal world can see this live broadcast right now, and I'm not sure if anyone who sees it can be trusted. But I'm already dead, and there's nothing more I can do. Taking a gamble is better than having no chance at all... After all, I had already planned to let go of this obsession."
You Yunyi glanced at Song Yuting.
Song Yuting's words were not subjective. His obsession had indeed faded, and he had resolved it quite well. Even if he didn't come to the extradition center, it would take him at most two months to get rid of his obsession, drink Meng Po soup, and wait in line for reincarnation.
In front of the big screen of the underworld live broadcast, the ghosts in the audience continued to discuss -
"Wow! There really is a conspiracy!"
"Starlight Entertainment? Is that the company that Ghost No. 002 worked for during his lifetime?"
"What kind of secret is it that could kill someone? It's so scary..."
"In the entertainment industry, anything dirty or smelly can happen. It's strange that even though it's the most watched industry, many things can be kept secret."
"Many people who form a 'circle' are like this."
Inside the Extradition Office——
Seeing that the extradition officer didn't interrupt him, Song Yuting continued, "I copied the evidence onto a hard drive before I died. I placed the hard drive under an abandoned public telephone booth across the street from Starlight Entertainment Building A. I taped it there with tape. You should be able to find it by feeling around. Mr. You, could you please use the Zhiyin Wall to help me play the footage from the hard drive... If that doesn't work, forget it."
You Yunyi said lazily: "You arranged it quite well for me."
However, for the sake of the live broadcast, You Yunyi agreed.
The Zhiyin Wall began to fluctuate slowly, and the audience soon saw Song Yuting in his lifetime - he was sitting in the dark living room, the night came in from the window, and he stared at the computer screen connected to the hard drive with a frown.
The picture moves and the audience sees the contents of the hard drive on the computer screen.
There were several videos on the hard drive, but no clear information could be obtained from the preview images until Song Yuting, who was still alive, clicked on one of the videos.
In the video, several men are sitting around a card table, playing cards. Five or six other young and beautiful men and women in the box are smiling and helping to light cigars or pour red wine.
——Seeing this, some audience ghosts in front of the big screen of the underworld live broadcast have recognized that those men and women who were smiling and saying things were all celebrities who had appeared on the screen and were at least slightly famous.
Gui still had a vague impression that these stars were from the same entertainment company. Thinking about what Song Yuting had just said, it was no surprise that they should all be from Starlight Entertainment.
But the artist who is very popular and even protected by fans is lowering his head and looking submissive in this box as if he is not even as good as a pet.
Several men at the card table started talking, not shying away from referring to the toy artists. Their tone and the content of their words were extremely obscene.
"Among the new artists signed by the company some time ago, can the most outstanding ones be sent to the villa?" said the man sitting in the north-facing seat.
When they heard the word "Villa", the people in the box who were responsible for smiling froze for a moment, and only the few people sitting by the card table showed a "knowing" and obscene smile.
The man facing south replied, "Look, you're the only one impatient. Just wait a little longer. You know that every time those newcomers go to the villa, they basically have to go through a period of depression and hardship, which greatly affects their ability to meet deadlines. Some even fall and can't get up again. It's not easy for the company to train them. Let them earn more money for the company first."
The man in the west also said: "Exactly, if this one becomes a hit, it will be more exciting to play, wow."
The man from the north who had first brought up the topic sighed and, while stroking the body of the man pouring the wine beside him, said, "These old things are no longer fresh, but it's been a while since I've tried something new."
"They're all our own artists, how could they possibly get away? Be patient," the man in the east seat said, then couldn't help but spit. "It's all because of someone's carelessness last time. They didn't even keep an eye on that little idol who went to the villa and called the police the first time. It almost got out in the open... Although they were eventually appeased, the villa still carries a bit of an increased risk of exposure. We just have to be patient for now and go there less often."
The man in the south frowned. "Is Song Yuting really quiet? I heard that when that young man surnamed Fang came to him and asked for his help, he was very attentive. He even had someone follow the bodyguard guarding that young man surnamed Fang and almost made him find the villa. Is he really quiet?"
"Don't worry. His current agent, Chen Zhao, has brought his artists to the villa before. Even if we don't mention that he is an employee and we are shareholders, he is still in the same boat. Would he dare to let Song Yuting make a big deal out of this? I've already dispelled Song Yuting's suspicion." The man in the east position replied.
Speaking of Song Yuting, the man in the west puffed out his cigar and said, "Song Yuting... I actually liked him back then. Why wasn't he brought to the villa? It's such a pity."
The man in the east seat tutted, "Isn't that the Chen Zhao I was just talking about? He treated Song Yuting like a treasure, thinking he could become a big hit. He was afraid he would be ruined at the starting line, so he refused to take him out, saying that Song had asthma and a bad temper, and he was afraid someone would die."
"Tsk, but Chen Zhao was right. Song Yuting has really taken off. Once he becomes even more famous, it will be hard to bring him to the villa. It's not like the newcomers who just debuted and gained fame, who are so easy to control. But it's a pity that Chen Zhao was too accurate. Song Yuting's asthma attacks are getting more and more frequent, and he's almost ready to retire. The company has lost a lot of money because of him."
"Well, since he's ready to retire... Although he's old, he's still in good shape. Let's have some fun and satisfy our curiosity. Otherwise... when he really retires, let's ask his agent to take him to the villa and make use of his surplus value?" The man in the north licked his lips.
The man in the west seat echoed, "Of course not. Since he's not making any money for the company, what's the point of keeping him around? I say, after we've had our fun, let this Song guy make some adult films with other young actors and actresses. He's got a lot of fans, right? If he sells more, that's real 'surplus value'... hehe."
The men sitting at the card table were fantasizing about this new "big project," returning to their original topic. The man in the north seat asked, "Didn't we sign up a group of children this year? The oldest one isn't over fourteen, right? Bring them all along next time. The villa hasn't been bustling for ages..."
In front of the big screen of the underworld live broadcast, the ghost audience was already very excited——
"You beast! You didn't even spare the children..."
"Oh my God, this is the devil, how can such a company be run smoothly?"
"They picked out qualified newcomers and brought them to that so-called 'mountain villa'. They definitely forced them in and filmed them. This not only made them feel good, but they could even use it to win over other powerful people. They also gave them leverage over those qualified newcomers so they could make money for the company... Of course, they could keep it going. Ugh—"
"Damn it! If we use a hand mirror to post comments, will the people in the mortal world who are watching the live broadcast see it? Let's get the people in the mortal world to get the evidence quickly. We must not let those with ulterior motives get there first. Once we get the evidence, call the police!"
"Catch all these demons! They're so disgusting! Are they still human?"
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