Chapter 295: Grave Robbery 1: The Manor Officials Tricked the Ghost
Such a tall and strong boy, who must be over 1.8 meters tall, suddenly shouted "I am a sister". Even in the later generations who are already quite accommodating to cross-dressing men, it was no less than an explosive shock, not to mention the 1980s when people's thoughts and ideas were still quite traditional.
Without a doubt, when KiKi shouted this, almost everyone in the audience was stunned.
Except for Zhuang Chen who was walking towards the group of men in black - the next second after he finished speaking, he immediately kicked forward, his target was obviously "NiNi" in front of him and the two men in black who were holding her.
This time, both the speed and the force were so great that the three people, who were shocked by the accident, were caught off guard and suffered a heavy blow.
But it was not enough for Zhuang Chen to kick down three men in one breath. After he stood firmly on his feet, he raised his right hand and punched several times in succession. When the men in black came to their senses and dodged to the side, his motionless left hand suddenly raised up and sprinkled out a cloud of white powder!
While the black-clad man's vision was blocked, Zhuang Chen decisively stepped back a few steps and pulled KiKi, who had not yet recovered from the sudden change in a short moment, into the master bedroom at the back. Then he walked to the large carved window, grabbed KiKi's shoulders and jumped out.
After jumping out of the house, he didn't stop at all. He dragged KiKi, who was half a head taller than him, through the back alley and stuffed it into the car. He took out the key and started the engine. The old sports car, which was neither new nor old, suddenly made a loud roar and rushed out a long distance.
The car racing scenes in Hong Kong films were a unique specialty at that time. Even Hollywood did not have such bloodiness. Ever since a series of Hong Kong action films such as "Best Partner" pioneered the use of real-life stunt teams for car racing scenes with real stand-ins, real crashes and real explosions, other regions that paid more attention to the personal safety of the actors naturally had to give way to this kind of life-threatening behavior that could be performed without regard for the consequences and at the cost of one's own life for the sake of performance effects.
As a commercial blockbuster, cool action scenes are inevitable, so this car chase scene is the result of Su Yun and Zhao Liming negotiating resource exchanges with Jiahe. They invited Jiahe's group of desperate car stuntmen to come over, and through a combination of various sophisticated editing techniques and persuading some close-up actors to take risks, they created this exciting car chase scene.
The thrilling car chase scenes are interspersed with some funny elements: when Zhuang Chen discovered that several cars driven by the men in black behind him chose to open fire because they could not catch up with them, he had to forcibly switch positions with the screaming KiKi, letting him drive the car, while he removed two M1911A1s from under the back seat, held them in both hands and started to fight back.
As KiKi, who was shouting that he had not passed the driving test yet, turned out to be a zigzag amid the howling of ghosts and wolves, Zhuang Chen, holding two M1911A1s, made such a random and rapid change of direction, and blew up the tires of several cars behind and injured two men in black, and narrowly fought off all the pursuers.
Generally speaking, under such harsh conditions, even the best marksman would not know where the bullet would hit after he fired.
However, because of the premise of a commercial action movie, Su Yun and the production team cleverly used some camera switches that hinted at Zhuang Chen's extremely accurate predictions, and forced him to create a super sharpshooter setting that could fool laymen, allowing him to create a firefight scene that was extremely handsome, and combined with this tense and exciting plot to hold the audience's attention, many of the audience members were ultimately moved and their blood boiled.
After chasing from the bustling Chinatown to the deserted wilderness and confirming that the men in black had not caught up with him, KiKi sat back in the passenger seat and breathed a sigh of relief in shock.
Then, he looked at Zhuang Chen who was driving next to him with a complicated look: "When did you know?"
"When you first walked into the store." Zhuang Chen's eyes were still looking straight ahead, his hands firmly on the steering wheel, "Your name was not 'Nini', but 'Jongni', right?"
"Ever since I became gender conscious, I haven't wanted to lie to you, but my mother told me that I must never appear in front of the Zhuang family as a man, otherwise they will force me to follow them back to China to learn some weird knowledge and magic!" After his true identity was exposed by his brother, Zhuang Ni gave up his pseudonym KiKi very reluctantly, and then reluctantly explained the reason why he dressed up as a crossdresser once a year.
"I understand. So, even if I found out the truth, I didn't tell the Zhuang family." Zhuang Chen drove the car into a garage next to a remote hotel, and then asked Johnny to get out of the car. "Let's talk later."
Johnny followed his brother, who had seen through everything but secretly laughed at his poor acting, into the hotel. He then quietly waited for him to check in a double room and locked the door before he could not help but ask, "What on earth... is going on tonight?"
"The Zhuang family is an ancient family with a very long history in China, and I run an antique shop, so it's normal for some enemies to suddenly come to my door." Zhuang Chen explained to him patiently while packing his things, "And this is one of the reasons why I don't want you to return to the Zhuang family."
"Due to the special nature of the Zhuang family's ancestral business, it has been passed down to males rather than females from ancient times to the present. I was already born, so your father and your mother pretended to be a girl after you were born. I can understand that," Zhuang Chen explained.
Seeing that his naive brother wanted to ask more questions, Zhuang Chen closed the small box on the bed and said, "Since you are no longer involved, don't ask too many questions."
“Sometimes, the more you know, the more dangerous it is.”
However, Zhuang Ni could not understand Zhuang Chen's intention. He sat up like a furious cat and said, "Do you want me to continue like this, pretending to be clueless and watching my only brother being in danger?!"
"Do you think I'm protecting you?" Zhuang Chen suddenly sneered, "I just don't want you to drag me down like you did tonight."
Stunned by Zhuang Chen's words, Johnny lowered his head in grievance: Although he didn't want to admit it, but now thinking back, Zhuang Chen's disgusted look when he told him to get out was obviously to let him leave so that he could deal with the group of men in black alone.
Perhaps Zhuang Chen was planning to take advantage of the situation and do what the men in black wanted, and then obtain more information to uncover the mastermind behind the scenes.
However, he foolishly revealed his true identity, so Zhuang Chen had to take the risk and take action in advance to run away with him.
Although he acted impulsively, he was not completely stupid: the mastermind behind the group of men in black must be someone extraordinary, as they could find an imposter who looked very similar to him in women's clothing and launch a fully equipped night raid in the dead of night.
The silence in the room continued until the next morning. When Johnny woke up from his bed in a daze, he saw a cold breakfast on the small cabinet beside the bed.
The person in the next bed disappeared.
He climbed out of bed, angrily holding a piece of toast and a fried egg in his mouth, and went to the bed next to him to feel around - there was not a trace of residual heat, and he had no idea how early Zhuang Chen had left.
Looking back at the alarm clock, he saw it was a quarter to eleven. Feeling guilty, he quickly took two bites of bread: Maybe... I was too thrilled and excited last night and tossed and turned in bed until the early morning before falling asleep, so I woke up so late.
When I had eaten most of the bread, Zhuang Chen pushed the door open and walked in, looking a little tired: "I will send you to your grandparents' house in a while. Don't worry about what happens next. You'd better not come to see me again. If there is a chance, I will visit you."
There is no doubt that Zhuang Chen's behavior of handling the dangerous situation alone made his younger brother Johnny very dissatisfied and worried, so he completely ignored his own ability and started arguing with Zhuang Chen.
Finally, Zhuang Chen ended his quarrel with one sentence: "If I let you continue to stay with me, then everything our father and your mother have done over the years may become in vain."
"No matter where we started from, from the beginning to the end, we just wanted to protect you." Zhuang Chen sighed, "I was already helpless from the beginning, so I hope you can fulfill my wish and walk freely under the blue sky and white clouds instead of being immersed in darkness."
Comforted by Zhuang Chen's sincere words, Johnny finally nodded and agreed with his brother's decision.
Unfortunately, just as the two opened the door and prepared to go out, a man in black was standing outside the door again.
The fake NiNi with a bloodstain on the corner of her eye no longer had the fresh and lovely look she had before. The black leather dress made her look delicate and powerful. The white fingertips that seemed to be wandering in the honey syrup cream cake were actually pressing on the trigger that could take someone's life in an instant.
After Zhuang Chen and Zhuang Ni were forced back into the room by the fully armed fake NiNi, an old man with white hair and beard slowly walked into the small room surrounded by several men in black.
"Sophie, we are here to discuss cooperation with Mr. Zhuang Chen, you should be more polite." Upon hearing this, the fake NiNi, who was called Sophie by the old man, had to reluctantly put down the weapon in his hand.
"It turns out that there is a traitor among us. No wonder..." Zhuang Chen closed his eyes and then shot his gaze at the old man like a sword. "If I am not mistaken, you are here for the 'Goddess Picture'?"
The old man shook his head: "Not only is it the 'Goddess Picture', but also... the 'Goddess Tomb'."