Chapter 105 Ghostly Encounter
Wei Lai and Qi Sheng jumped up. If the two female guests got lost in Huai County, it would not only affect the show, but also cause a series of negative chain reactions.
Wei Lai: "Director Xu, we haven't seen them tonight. How long have they been missing?"
Logically, if your phone is out of battery, you should be able to borrow a phone from a passerby or a shopkeeper along the street.
They shouldn't remain silent unless they are unable to respond.
Qi Sheng: "Director, Brother Wei, let's hurry up and help look for it. Leave someone at the hotel, and whoever finds it first will let us know in the group chat that they are safe."
Xu Daolai gestured for them not to worry, “Sister Hu couldn’t contact them half an hour ago, and it’s been less than an hour since then. I’ve already sent people to look for them.”
"You two shouldn't go yet. Hopefully, they're just temporarily held up by something."
Wei Lai and Qi Sheng are well-known, so it's easy for them to be photographed if they go to the old street to find someone late at night. It's better for the program crew to go instead.
After Xu Daolai finished speaking, he turned to leave.
Jiang Mingyue stopped Xu Daolai in time, "Director Xu, wait a moment, please go and call Zhao Xin'er's agent over."
Xu Daolai's heart skipped a beat. It would have been better if Jiang Mingyue hadn't spoken, but as soon as she opened her mouth, his heart started to race.
"Okay, I'll go right now." Xu Daolai didn't dare to guess and quickly went out to call for help.
In short, you can't go wrong by listening to Jiang Mingyue. Netizens say that Sister Jiang never talks nonsense!
Wei Lai and Qi Sheng exchanged glances, realizing that something was wrong.
Wei Lai asked, "Mingyue, did you calculate that Guan Yue and Zhao Xin'er..."
"I'm not that all-powerful, I just have a bad feeling."
Jiang Mingyue's premonitions have never been wrong.
According to her observations on the day the show was recorded, Guan Yue and Zhao Xiner were clearly not familiar with each other. In the entertainment industry, seniority matters, and Guan Yue has a lower status. The fact that she went shopping in the old street with Zhao Xiner is itself intriguing.
Now that the two of them have gone missing together, Zhao Xin'er is the prime suspect. Regardless of the circumstances, the most important thing right now is to find her.
Five minutes later, Zhao Xiner's agent arrived at the conference room on the third floor of the hotel.
When Sister Hu learned that it was Jiang Mingyue who had contacted her, she was a little uneasy. After all, Jiang Mingyue was famous and prestigious, and she was afraid that her artist might have done something wrong and offended her in secret.
As soon as Sister Hu came in, she politely asked, "Teacher Jiang, you wanted to see me?"
Jiang Mingyue didn't waste any words and went straight to the point, asking in front of everyone, "Sister Hu, could you please give me Zhao Xin'er's birth date and time? I don't need the specific time, just the year and month of birth."
Sister Hu exclaimed in surprise, looking at Xu Daolai with a puzzled expression.
What does Jiang Mingyue mean by that? Celebrities' birth years are all available online.
Birth date and time (eight characters)!
Xu Daolai guessed correctly and quickly gestured to Sister Hu, "Xiao Hu, listen to Teacher Jiang, she can help find Guan Yue and Zhao Xin'er, tell her quickly."
Sister Hu had a sudden realization: the sixth episode of the reality show was indeed the missing Chinese girl that Jiang Mingyue found!
Sister Hu let out a few shouts and immediately revealed Zhao Xin'er's real age.
Wei Lai and Qi Sheng exchanged a glance. Zhao Xin'er's real age was three years older than what she appeared to be online; she didn't look like she was thirty-three at all.
People can understand; celebrities tend to report their age as younger.
Jiang Mingyue began to calculate with her right hand, "In which direction of the old street did you get separated from them?"
Sister Hu took out her phone and opened Green Bubble. "I sent my location and took a picture... They were at the pancake shop north of Beidajie Bridge. They were going to buy pancakes. I went to the toilet, and when I came back, I couldn't find them or contact them."
The term "old street" is a general term; it is actually a residential area with two main streets running north-south and three main streets running east-west, crisscrossed by alleys.
First-time visitors with a poor sense of direction are indeed prone to getting lost.
According to Sister Hu's calculations, around 7 PM is the time when the shop is open for business, so even if they can't be reached, they will call someone for help.
Jiang Mingyue zoomed in on the mobile phone map with her left hand and wrote and drew on a piece of white paper with her right hand, marking the Bagua directions along the north side of the Beidajie Bridge pancake shop.
Director Xu and the others were completely bewildered. Some of the characters were unfamiliar; they were too advanced to understand.
After a moment, Jiang Mingyue made her decision, "They're still in the old street, I'm going there now!"
"Brother Wei, Brother Qi, you two stay in the hotel and move your bodyguards to the conference room."
Bodyguards?!
Wei Lai and Qi Sheng looked alarmed. What did this mean? Why did they need to call bodyguards up?
"Mingyue, what happened?"
At this critical juncture, Jiang Mingyue no longer wanted to hide it from them.
"It's a long story. Some bad guys were watching me during the South Island concert and have now followed me to Huai County. The disappearances of Zhao Xin'er and Guan Yue are probably related to this. Don't worry, I will find them."
Wei Lai and her three companions were dumbfounded.
Jiang Mingyue looked at Xu Daolai and said, "Xu Dao, please stay at the hotel and make sure you take good care of Brother Wei and the others. I will call the Huai County Criminal Police Team over."
Xu Daolai immediately straightened his back and said, "Don't worry, Teacher Jiang, I will definitely complete the task!"
That feeling of fighting side by side in a foreign land is back! Their production team is determined not to hold them back.
Wei Lai was speechless. Director Xu was so inspiring; she almost saluted Jiang Mingyue.
Sister Hu also became nervous and quickly asked, "Teacher Jiang, what about me? How can I help?!"
Jiang Mingyue instructed her, "Stay here, make sure your phone is fully charged, be ready for Zhao Xin'er to contact you at any time, and absolutely do not post anything indiscriminately on social media platforms."
After giving her instructions, Jiang Mingyue immediately called Meng Huai and Yan Qian, asking them to send people to support Huai County Hotel and the old street.
On the other end of the phone, Meng Huai swore, "Okay, take care of yourself, we'll be there as soon as possible."
Yan Qian remained calm and composed. "There are members of the He family at the Huai County Hotel. I'll notify them to go there now."
It takes twenty minutes to drive from Huai County Hotel to the old street. In order to save time, Jiang Mingyue activated the invisibility and speed-up functions and appeared at the entrance of the North Street of the old street in ten minutes.
She was almost certain that the disappearances of Zhao Xin'er and Guan Yue were inextricably linked to Eric.
Jiang Mingyue is cunning, and so is Eric; the melon-shaped hat is just a smokescreen put out by Eric.
Eric's true target may have always been Zhao Xin'er and Guan Yue; he wanted to use them to keep her in check.
Yan Qian remained on the phone with Jiang Mingyue. "Mingyue, if Eric was this smart back then, why would he have been subservient to the mammoth? This doesn't seem like Eric's doing."
Jiang Mingyue nodded, "It's possible that he has other people helping him."
No. 34 Beidajie Street, Qiaotou Shaobing Shop.
At 10 p.m., the pancake shop was still open, and the owner and his family lived in an old house behind the shop.
When the shop owner saw Jiang Mingyue appear, he smiled and beckoned, "Beautiful lady, want to buy some sesame cakes? There are only five left, I'll give you a discount, three yuan! I'll close up shop after I sell them all."
Jiang Mingyue temporarily hung up the call with Yan Qian, then took out a hundred yuan in cash, "Boss, I'll take all the sesame cakes, and also sell me the rooster you keep in the courtyard."
"I want it alive. Find me a red rope and tie it around the rooster's neck, make sure it's secure."
The pancake shop owner was stunned. Strange customer, strange request. How did he know there was a rooster in his courtyard? It wasn't crowing at all, even late at night!
However, the customer is always right, and if a domestically raised rooster sells for 100 yuan, it's still a profit for the customer.
The pancake shop owner readily accepted the money and carried out the task, bringing out a large rooster in the blink of an eye. The rooster was plump and strong, with bright, intelligent eyes, and a thick red rope tied around its neck.
"Here you go, beautiful lady."
"Thank you, boss."
Jiang Mingyue led the rooster away from the pancake shop at the bridgehead.
The pancake shop owner watched the young woman walk away and muttered to himself, "Strange things happen every year."
Jiang Mingyue led the rooster south. The shops along the street had gradually closed, with only a few remaining open.
Thanks to the efforts of Huai County's cultural and tourism departments, the security situation in the old street is relatively good. However, it is still somewhat puzzling to see a young woman walking on the old street late at night with a large rooster on her leash.
Two minutes later, Jiang Mingyue turned left onto East Street, walked ten steps and then turned onto South Street, arriving at a crossroads.
Fog rolled in at night, gradually spreading throughout the entire street. All the shops on the street closed, with only a few houses behind the shops letting in a sliver of light.
Residents of the old street generally go to bed early.
In March, a sudden cold snap occurred, the nights were as cool as water, and the chill was eerie.
Undeterred by the fog ahead, Jiang Mingyue easily stepped in, riding the rooster. With a gentle wave of her hand, a burst of energy rose up, waving towards the direction of the rooster.
The next instant, a deafening rooster crow pierced the thick fog, banishing all evil spirits and revealing Zhao Xin'er and Guan Yue walking hand in hand ahead!
Zhao Xin'er and Guan Yue were startled by the crowing of a rooster. Their dazed eyes suddenly cleared, and they saw the fog in front of them dissipate, and someone slowly walking towards them.
A young woman wearing a white cotton-padded jacket.
Guan Yue, with her sharp eyes, immediately recognized the other person as Jiang Mingyue, who was leading a rooster. Overjoyed, she let go of Zhao Xin'er's hand and ran towards her.
Jiang Mingyue caught Guan Yue, who was rushing towards her like a cannonball, and noticed Guan Yue's tense and trembling body. She patted Guan Yue on the shoulders.
"It's alright, I'm here."
Guan Yue clung to Jiang Mingyue, sobbing, "Sister Jiang! We were terrified! Sister Xin and I seem to have been trapped in a ghost wall. There's no cell phone signal, and there's no one else on the road. We just keep walking..."
"Waaaah, I never expected you to come and save us, thank you so much."
In Guan Yue's eyes, Jiang Mingyue's appearance with the rooster was comparable to the Buddha and all the bodhisattvas!
From now on, she'll be a Jiang fan and swear to be loyal to Sister Jiang for life!
Guan Yue is a year younger than Jiang Mingyue. Jiang Mingyue could understand Guan Yue's feelings and patiently coaxed her a few times.
Ordinary people are indeed afraid of being trapped in a maze, and those who are timid and have a weak constitution may even fall ill.
Zhao Xin'er ran over with a pale face. Although she was unwilling, she had to admit that Jiang Mingyue had saved her at the crucial moment.
"Teacher Jiang..."
Jiang Mingyue glanced at Zhao Xiner a few times. Apart from being frightened, she had no other problems for the time being.
"Come with me, I'll see you out."
Now is not the best time to question Zhao Xin'er; let's wait until she's dealt with Eric.
Jiang Mingyue's meaningful gaze made Zhao Xin'er uneasy, as if Jiang Mingyue had seen through everything she was trying to hide.
Zhao Xin'er finally realized the gap between herself and Jiang Mingyue, and that she was short-sighted and narrow-minded.
Jiang Mingyue never cared about how many fans or how much traffic she had. She could have chosen not to come tonight, but she did anyway.
Zhao Xin'er felt extremely guilty.
Jiang Mingyue handed the rope holding the rooster to Guan Yue and Zhao Xin'er, so that they could hold the rope together.
She walked behind the two of them, saying, "Walk forward, don't look back, count to one hundred in your mind, then turn and enter West Street."
Guan Yue and Zhao Xin'er didn't understand either, but they followed Jiang Mingyue's instructions. After all, listening to Sister Jiang was always the right thing to do.
As the three walked, they noticed that the once dark and gloomy old street began to brighten, and they gradually heard voices and the sound of bicycles.
Guan Yue and Zhao Xin'er were overjoyed; they were finally about to leave this demonic place!
The change happened in an instant. Someone descended from the sky, holding a cymbal. The cymbal's shrill sound drowned out the rooster's crow, and the thick fog that had spread around returned!
The rooster stood motionless, and Guan Yue and Zhao Xin'er were terrified, trembling with fear.
"Guan Yue, Zhao Xin'er, don't look back, keep going! Turn right in thirty seconds, someone will be there to meet you!"
Jiang Mingyue shouted, then lightly touched the ground with her toes and leaped onto the lamppost. Flames suddenly rose from her right palm, and she swung them fiercely at the cymbal player.
"How dare you! You coward from Jiangdong dare to act so arrogantly in Huai County? Do you really think I'm easy to bully?!"
Guan Yue and Zhao Xin'er didn't dare to look back at all. They ran hand in hand, dragging the rooster forward.
They must believe in Jiang Mingyue! They cannot turn back!
At the sixth second, Zhao Xin'er felt someone calling her from behind, it sounded like Sister Hu's voice.
Remembering Jiang Mingyue's instructions, Guan Yue immediately changed the subject, saying, "Sister Xin, actually I know your secret!"
As expected, Zhao Xin'er's attention was diverted. Just as she was about to ask more questions, the lights ahead brightened, and they saw the program crew and a group of police officers from the local police station.
"They're here!"
The crew members rushed forward, and Guan Yue and Zhao Xin'er rushed over. The two, having survived the ordeal, were overjoyed to see their loved ones and burst into tears, their legs giving way and collapsing to the ground.
I'm saved! I'm finally saved! I'll never walk alone in unfamiliar places at night again.
When the staff saw Guan Yue and Zhao Xin'er covered in sweat and looking terrified, they knew perfectly well that they had most likely encountered something unspeakable.
Having worked in the entertainment industry for many years, I've seen all sorts of strange things.
They helped the two up and immediately called the director to report.
Meng Huai rushed over and saw the rooster lying on the ground with a red rope around its neck. He immediately guessed that this was Jiang Mingyue's doing.
He immediately instructed his local colleagues, "Send someone to escort them back to the hotel."
It wasn't just the two female guests, but also the program staff.
Someone asked, "Captain Meng, what should we do with this rooster?"
"Take him to the hotel first and wait for further instructions."
After giving his instructions, Meng Huai headed in the direction Guan Yue and Zhao Xin'er had come from.
The criminal police captain of Huai County grabbed him, "Xiao Meng, are you sure you can go in alone?"
Meng Huai laughed and said, "It's alright. I'm upright and not afraid of these things. I've been to many places like this."
Meng Huai wasn't joking. An ordinary person might get lost in a maze, but he wouldn't.
Because of his work, he used to travel all over the country and walked at night a lot, so he wasn't afraid of these things, and these things didn't dare to get close to him.
The old captain didn't insist. "Alright, then we'll do as we agreed before and provide support from the outside."
Meng Huai nodded, "Okay, everyone be careful."
Just as Meng Huai had said, the moment he stepped inside, the thick fog around him automatically receded, not daring to approach. The streetlights on the old street shone again, and Meng Huai, dressed in black, hid in the shadows of the buildings to avoid being exposed and becoming Eric's target.
Meng Huai wasn't wandering around aimlessly; he was wearing Bluetooth headphones and connecting with Yan Qian.
When Jinghua Group first came to Huai County to inspect the film and television city project, they took the old street into consideration. Later, for some reason, they removed this residential area, but retained the 3D street view image.
"No abnormalities found so far, continue on."
How are things on your end?
"Not even a fly can get in."
Yan Qian was self-aware and did not cause trouble in the past. He guarded the entrance to Dahuai Village and protected the rear for Jiang Mingyue.
The other side of the old street.
Tongza has a bald head with sunken eyes and a scar on his nose that runs through the corner of his eye and cheek.
Jiang Mingyue called him a Jiangdong rat, directly pointing out his identity: a foreigner from eastern Cangjiang, belonging to the Huaxia people.
The bald man with the cymbals was almost singed on the eyebrow by the flame thrown at him. He quickly retreated, secretly shocked by the girl's mystical methods. China had actually produced such a person!
Eric's intelligence gathering was incomplete; no wonder the mammoths fell into their hands.
"This pretty young lady is quite capable! It's a shame to keep her hidden in this small place. Why don't she come work with us? She can earn millions a year."
Jiang Mingyue sneered, "A gentleman loves money, but he earns it in a proper way. I, your grandma, am not going to make money off the dead."
The phrase "dead man's money" struck a nerve with the bald man with cymbals, enraging him and accusing Jiang Mingyue of being stubborn and refusing to listen to reason.
"Don't think you're so great just because you can play with fire. Let me show you what I'm capable of!"
After uttering this harsh remark, the bald man with the cymbals took out a bamboo whistle and played it. The tone was obscure and strange, giving everyone goosebumps.
In an instant, a dense hissing sound filled the surroundings, as if tens of thousands of long worms were crawling out from every nook and cranny.
Standing on high ground and looking down, Jiang Mingyue saw five poisonous creatures emerging from the old street's waterways, roads, and underground sewers: poisonous snakes, poisonous spiders, poisonous centipedes, and so on!
Countless venomous creatures were rushing towards her, moving at a speed that was visible to the naked eye.
What would make an ordinary person's scalp tingle is child's play in Jiang Mingyue's eyes.
She remained unfazed and continued to provoke him, "These are your special moves? You underestimate me."
Without waiting for the bald man with the cymbals to react, Jiang Mingyue used her water manipulation technique, turning all the water in the river into countless geese that rushed towards the poisonous creatures on the ground.
Geese are natural enemies of snakes and centipedes. Wherever geese go, poisonous creatures retreat in unison.
The bald man with the cymbals was dumbfounded. This woman had mastered both water and fire magic! She had broken through two of the Five Elements techniques!
Author's Note: [Cat head emoji][Cat head emoji] Sorry for the long wait!
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