Chapter 44 Un Entertainment "I thought you would like it, after all, I..."
"You hit me because I'm the big boss's secretary, right?"
In the last few photos in the album, Nan Ke saw what appeared to be candid shots of the entire Un Entertainment executives' gathering.
Maple wasn't among them, but Roue stood out, moving freely and charmingly in the center of the banquet.
Nan Ke had been observing the blind woman's expression, and as he looked through the photos, he immediately understood the source of her malice.
Behind the two characters "Nan Ke" on the panel is his unique identity tag.
He lied to Jiang Yang.
From the moment he invited Jiang Yang to join Un Entertainment, it was a huge scam.
In investigating Un Entertainment, in addition to the information that everyone can find out, he also used some private methods.
What I understand is that before Un Entertainment was forced to shut down, they held a grand banquet on the 33rd floor.
At the banquet, the big boss's secretary presented a gift, the center of which was Jiang Yang.
But the moment Jiang Yang was brought onto the stage, Un Entertainment was completely wiped out.
In fact, whether this incident really happened eighty years ago or, as Jiang Yang said, in recent years, Nan Ke knew that no matter what, Jiang Yang would always be involved in this trial under various circumstances.
Therefore, he wanted Jiang Yang to go to trial with him.
He tricked Jiang Yang, causing Jiang Yang and Ji Yang to lose their player identities.
But he was even more afraid that the head secretary would send Jiang Yang up there.
I'm afraid to see the battered young man in the cage, and Jiang Yang being pointed at, watched, and ridiculed by others.
Therefore, he wanted to become the chief secretary himself.
Nan Ke tossed the camera aside and collapsed onto the center of the stage. The spotlight shone on his face, and he suddenly felt a bit blinded.
There were three minutes left on the countdown on the panel, and he had already taken back the white thread wrapped around the blind woman.
After hearing the story, the blind woman said, "I'm sorry, I still can't let you take a picture."
Nan Ke said carelessly, "It's okay. I already told you, I don't like taking pictures of people either."
There was a moment of silence between them. After a long while, Nan Ke suddenly asked, "After this is over, I'll be forever preserved in the camera, right?"
The blind woman took two steps toward him, and Nan Ke seemed to realize something and reached out to grab the camera.
The next second, the blind woman kicked him in the stomach with a swift kick. Nan Ke rolled twice on the stage, and then the camera was caught in the blind woman's arms.
"Thank you for your story. You are a very good person. I hope you can save your friend."
Nan Ke clutched her stomach and forced herself to stand up. Perhaps it was too painful, because tears involuntarily streamed down her face. "Are you sick? I'm just a useless piece of trash. I can't save anyone."
"Don't be afraid, bravely move forward," a blind woman said under a spotlight not far away, as she leaped into the air, camera in hand.
As her figure disappeared from the stage, Nan Ke noticed that as the lights slowly faded, she left a camera behind.
The assistant said, "Even if she dies, you can still leave."
Why didn't you tell me?
"I thought you would like it, after all, our Nan Ke was once Leviathan's most skilled disguise... demon, right?"
Nan Ke composed himself, his tone completely unwavering, "One day I will definitely kill you with my own hands."
Back on stage, the space above where the cameras used to be was now empty, and a few beams of light were added.
Just as he was about to look up, a hand reached out from the darkness beside him and pulled him inside.
Just as he was about to strike, a familiar voice rang in his ear.
"Don't be afraid, it's me," it's Huang Er.
"What's the situation now?" Nan Ke asked.
"Shortly after you took the first camera, someone had to go and take one every minute. At first, no one went, but after two people died in a row, I went to take it first."
Nan Ke was displeased, "You got it later than me, so how come you came back earlier? Did you get beaten up?"
Huang Er asked in confusion, "What do you mean by being beaten?"
"So! What happened after you went in!" Nan Ke gritted his teeth.
"Nothing happened. The system just reminded me to take a photo, and I exited after taking the photo."
"That's not the problem. Look at the time."
It was exactly 12 o'clock, which meant that the dialogue class had ended.
Huang Er continued, "Not only that, but after I came out, the camera disappeared, and then those lights appeared on top of it. You can't touch them or look at them directly."
After listening to Nan Ke, Huang Er weighed the camera in his hand and exclaimed, "How come yours is still here?"
"Perhaps... I didn't take any photos..."
Nan Ke aimed the lens at the camera wall above, adjusted the distance to frame the entire wall, and then tentatively pressed the shutter.
A sliver of light fell on the lower left corner of the area, and Huang Er looked up and down uncertainly, glancing back and forth a few times.
In the photo, the spot where the beam of light was shining is only a tiny point in the corner.
"It seems this place is the real camera."
As soon as Nan Ke finished speaking, the camera in his hand slowly disappeared, and a new beam of light appeared above.
He seemed lost in thought. It took him about ten minutes to come out after he took the camera. Excluding the two who died at the beginning, at least eight more people would need to enter the field.
Now that the beam of light is on him, there are at least five beams, meaning there are still a few people who haven't completed their mission.
So, did they also encounter the same situation as you...?
In just a short while, two or three more people went to get their cameras, avoiding the light.
Nan Ke nodded to Huang Er, and the two separated, covering each other as they moved toward the target camera.
To Nan Ke's surprise, there were actually people who shared the same goal as them.
Forced to fight in the darkness, Huang Er and Nan Ke nearly lost their two-on-one battle.
It wasn't until Nan Ke threw out a star that hit someone's face and the person suddenly shouted "Azi" that Huang Er recognized him.
"Mengjiang?"
Meng Jiang stopped what he was doing and asked uncertainly, "Huang Er?"
Nan Ke's white thread had already bound A Zi's hands just as he was about to make his move. At this moment, he paused, "You two know each other?"
“We’ve worked together before,” Huang Er said, his face etched with worldly wisdom, as he clung to Meng Jiang’s arm. “I never expected to run into you here.”
Meng Jiang calmly withdrew his arm. "Since we all know each other, who's going to take that thing?"
"What are you going to do with it?" Huang Er asked.
"Based on the item testing, this is at least a Class A item."
The allure of Class A items is certainly worth the risk.
Nan Ke pondered for a moment, "I won't argue with you. I'll just use one noon, with Huang Er as my guarantor."
Huang Er took a deep breath and remained silent.
Their commotion had already attracted the attention of others. Meng Jiang thought for a moment and said, "Okay."
Finally, Nan Ke reached a spot just wide enough for him to reach, and with a strong grab, a camera that looked no different from the others landed in his hand.
A new message popped up on the panel.
[Congratulations to player Nan Ke for completing the mission - finding the real camera]
[This concludes the morning's performance class. Players, please return to your dormitories as soon as possible.]
Without any further explanation, Nan Ke looked at Meng Jiang with suspicion, "Are you sure this is a Class A prop?"
A path appeared at the back of the stage. Meng Jiang took the camera from Nan Ke, but the expected prompt sound for unlocking the props did not play.
"I have no idea."
Nan Ke shrugged. "It's okay, I'll return it to you after I'm done using it."
Meng Jiang nodded and left with Azi through a side path.
Huang Er was about to follow, but after walking for a while, he turned around and saw that Nan Ke had already turned around and was walking off the stage.
"Where are you going?" Huang Er felt inexplicably irritated.
Nan Ke waved to him with her back turned, "You go back first, I won't be going back at noon."
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"He didn't say what he was going to do?" Jiang Yang, sitting in the dormitory, felt a headache coming on.
After Huang Er finished speaking, he opened his lunchbox and took a big bite, speculating, "Actually, I think it's quite strange. At that time, he told Meng Jiang that he only needed one noon, as if he knew he would definitely use the camera even before he got it."
Jiang Yang subconsciously felt a sense of resistance and aversion towards cameras.
He placed his hand on the lunchbox to open it, then glanced back at Ji Yang, who was still unconscious, and removed his hand. Turning back to Huang Er, he continued, "You said there's Tian Yu under the stage?"
"Mmm," Huang Er mumbled, clearly looking quite hungry.
"I have a question. Did Tian Yu go back to the dormitory that night?"
Jiang Yang was referring to the time on the first night when Ji Yang saved Tian Yu, "And was she in the performance class group this morning?"
Huang Er looked up, squinting as he tried to recall, "I don't seem to remember anything..."
"She's not here, cough cough."
Upon hearing the noise, Jiang Yang abruptly stood up from her chair, grabbed her lunchbox, and strode to the bedside. She saw that Ji Yang's condition had improved considerably.
Unable to contain her excitement, Jiang Yang bombarded her with a series of questions, "You're awake! Are you feeling better? Are you hungry? Do you want to eat first?"
Ji Yang smiled helplessly, "Have you eaten?"
"He has to be able to eat a lot too, I've been staring at him for ages," Huang Er said before Jiang Yang could even speak, exposing his ignorance.
Jiang Yang stormed back and snatched the corn that Huang Er hadn't even put in his mouth yet, saying angrily, "Eat less!"
"You eat too, eat more."
Ji Yang spoke gently. Jiang Yang brushed his tongue across Ji Yang's dry lips, unconsciously tracing the surface of his lower lip. He then lowered his head, took a yogurt from the lunchbox, and handed it to Ji Yang.
"You drink this."
The boxed meal includes a small piece of corn, half a portion of whole grain rice, a dish of stir-fried bitter melon with pork, and a bottle of yogurt.
After Jiang Yang opened the package, her face puffed out with displeasure. "I don't like bitter melon."
"Then you can keep it for me to eat later."
"Okay~" Jiang Yang blinked his curved eyes and took a bite of the corn he had snatched, while giving his own to Ji Yang.
Huang Er was very hurt.
After finishing his meal, Jiang Yang didn't forget his business. Even though he didn't understand Nan Ke's true intentions, he knew that he was in the midst of a critical storm.
He couldn't let Nan Ke face all of this alone.
“I’ll go with you,” Ji Yang said.
Huang Er looked worried. "Otherwise, I'll go with Jiang Yang. You should get some rest."
"Yeah, how are you feeling now?"
It was rare for Ji Yang to joke, "It's nothing, how about we ask Boss Huang for a bottle of medicine on credit?"
"Here you go," Huang Er said in a second, but his worries hadn't lessened at all.
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Author's Note: Hint: Leviathan is Hoshino and Tsukie's guild!
Let's see who forgot! Hehe, to prevent everyone from forgetting, I'll add a summary of the related settings at the end of each chapter from now on~
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