After hanging up with Yu Xiaoya, Fu Jianzhi wondered if he had overreacted.
To be honest, she was deliberately avoiding anything related to Fu Jianzhi.
nobody: [For the sake of the Northern Islands, show some concern for Fu Jianzhi.]
It's rare for Him to do something so considerate; this was a reminder to Ruan Chen that Fu Jianzhi was the head of the North District, and it was only natural for her to care.
This was meant to give Ruan Chen a way out.
Ruan Chen opened the map, located the port from which Fu Jianzhi and his group's ship departed, and then headed south.
Her heart sank.
Along the route, up to the high seas, there are approximately seventy isolated islands of varying sizes, of which more than thirty show signs of human habitation.
After arranging for people to check each island one by one, Ruan Chen, for the first time ever, took the initiative to click into the live broadcast of the fourth episode in the afternoon.
Fu Jianzhi and his group had arrived on the island, and Ruan Chen began to refine the coordinates based on the island's scenery and the angle of the sun.
It wasn't that she was making a mountain out of a molehill, but Fu Jianzhi's identity was indeed important, and the isolated island's geographical location made it far too easy for trouble to occur.
She really wanted to point her finger at Fu Jianzhi and ask him, "Don't you know the saying 'A son of a wealthy family shouldn't sit under a dangerous roof'?"
The investigation will take some time, so Ruan Chen went back to episode three and planned to watch it from beginning to end to see if she could find any clues.
When Ruan Chen saw the scene where Song Shengxia hugged Fu Jianzhi from behind, she suddenly narrowed her eyes and repeatedly dragged the progress bar several times.
The number of knives on the knife table changed before and after the water mist obscured the camera!
Originally, it was a set of sixteen dazzling knives, but the thinnest and finest boning knife was missing!
Ruan Chen felt a chill run down her spine. Song Shengxia stole such a knife and followed Fu Jian to the deserted island. What was she planning to do?
You can't just stand in a primeval forest staring at each other blankly, and then suddenly pull out from behind your back and tell everyone you have a big surprise for them.
While watching the live stream, she called Nan Jing, and Secretary Liu answered the phone.
"Looking for Nan? He went to the research institute today. Why don't you give them a call?"
"Okay, I understand, thank you Uncle Liu." Ruan Chen stared intently at the screen, where Song Shengxia was timidly hiding behind Fu Jianzhi, yet deliberately pretending that she didn't want to appear so delicate.
Ruan Chen casually dialed several research institute landlines, but no one answered, which would have been impossible in the past.
Ruan Chen gradually became anxious, and finally someone answered the fifth call.
"Hello, Director Jie, this is Ruan Chen. Where is Director Nan? I have an urgent matter."
"There's an urgent meeting today. I came out to get some documents and the phone kept ringing. What's wrong?"
“I’m worried that someone is trying to harm Fu Jianzhi,” Ruan Chen explained the situation in a few words. “He’s currently participating in a variety show on some small island in the south, with a woman by his side. That woman is hiding a knife.”
The person on the other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "Can you get in touch with Fu Jianzhi to withdraw?"
"No, only the production crew's boat."
"That will have to wait until things at the hospital are over. The situation is very complicated right now, and everyone has been reassigned," the voice on the other end of the phone said gravely. "It really won't work."
"What is it?" Ruan Chen asked.
She's at a level where she's qualified to ask that question.
"Extraterrestrial signal, active contact, originating from outside the Triad Galaxy."
Ruan Chen's pupils suddenly contracted, and the hairs on his arms stood on end with excitement.
She knew all too well what this meant for human civilization—savior or destroyer, to respond or not to respond.
"I understand." She hung up the phone decisively.
On the screen, the program's cameras followed the group's movements. Ruan Chen could vaguely see a dark line moving southward on the horizon, a sign of an approaching storm.
The production team noticed this as well, and a sweet female voice announced, "According to the latest weather records, a once-in-fifteen-year thunderstorm will hit our island in three hours. Will our guests be able to find shelter before then...?"
Ruan Chen was in a state of utter confusion.
What a coincidence!
Just as the research institute meeting was about to begin, a thunderstorm struck, and just as Fu Jianzhi was about to be accompanied by a woman with ulterior motives.
The screen suddenly flickered, the image was stretched into a strange and distorted shape, and the voices of the program staff also changed.
Then there were two crackling sounds, the signal went out, and the screen went completely black.
Leng Yueqiu, who was watching a variety show in bed, muttered a complaint.
Ruan Chen immediately opened the trending topics list, and sure enough, the top few posts were all discussing this show.
[Are the production team idiots? Don't they know that thunderstorms can be deadly? Do they think it's hilarious?]
Don't worry, it's all scripted. The production team must have arranged it all in advance.
A few minutes later, the production team issued an apology, saying that the tugboat had accidentally cut the submarine cable during operations, and that repairs would take a whole day. They also said they would ensure the safety of the guests and that there would be no new episodes today. Please look forward to tomorrow.
Ruan Chen was silent for a moment, then called Su Tan.
"Auntie, do we have any spare repair boats right now? I remember my uncle spent a lot of money to get a few when we repaired underwater cables on Liuli Island. Later, because they weren't used much on the island, we rented them out to a maritime operations company in China. Is it convenient to borrow them now?"
"Yes, it's urgent, please do it as soon as possible."
Su Tan sensed the seriousness in Ruan Chen's words and replied, "I'll make the arrangements right now."
Ruan Chen took advantage of the free time to go for a walk and relax her tense emotions.
Since we can't get in touch with them for the time being, we might as well wait patiently.
Su Tan's efficiency did not disappoint Ruan Chen. Perhaps it was because money really worked. At eight o'clock that night, the previously dark live broadcast room suddenly showed a shaky picture.
To appease the audience, the production team did not shut down the live broadcast even though there was no signal.
I don't know how many people actually stare at a completely black screen, but Ruan Chen always keeps it on, with it right next to him.
She was incredibly agitated; she knew something bad was bound to happen—this wasn't just baseless speculation, but rather a connection between her and Fu Jianzhi's power, and their entanglement in the spiritual network of this world.
When the screen lit up for the moment, Ruan Chen felt a strange sense of unease and a reluctance to look.
Just then, a bolt of lightning streaked across the sky on the screen. She saw it clearly: in front of the makeshift tent, Fu Jianzhi was lying there, a knife completely embedded in his body.
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