Chapter 31 The Murderer

The filming of "Qi Tian Jiao" has been suspended. Hou Siping is furious and is asking who posted this matter online. He is just about to check everyone's cell phone.

Zhong Xue, on her part, had confirmed that she had no external injuries and was just a little frightened. She was drinking hot water with her head down, her face extremely pale. The assistant beside her bent down to comfort her, while the agent ran to negotiate the responsibility issue with the props team.

The set was in chaos. Only Jiang Wu was leaning against the wall in the corner, looking at his phone calmly. The vague eyes around him were secretly observing him.

Zhang Xiaoyu felt numb from being stared at, but he couldn't help but look at Jiang Wu. The scene just now was really too shocking.

There were more than 30 people on the set, and everyone saw Jiang Wu jump into the air without even a rope to catch Zhong Xue, and then land lightly on the ground, just like his mother was in a martial arts movie. It was outrageous.

The second male lead Cheng Hongwen was standing nearby at the time. He was stunned after watching the scene up close. He kept muttering like a madman: "This is outrageous, brother. This is outrageous, brother. This is really outrageous..."

Fortunately, after everyone got over the shock, they immediately went to check on the two people, and then began to investigate the safety of the props. Soon after, someone posted the video online, so that no one has come to ask Jiang Wu what the Qinggong-like thing just now was about.

"Brother Jiang, people on the Internet are saying that you are a martial arts master, and some are even saying that you have a system on you...Haha, that's hilarious."

Zhang Xiaoyu was talking while secretly glancing at Jiang Wu's expression. Jiang Wu caught him red-handed. He said bluntly, "If you have anything to ask, just ask."

Zhang Xiaoyu asked quickly, "Do you really know Qinggong?"

"Um."

"Can it be published? I want to learn it, too."

“You can’t learn it.”

"Okay." Zhang Xiaoyu paused for only a second before continuing to ask, "Which sect are you from?"

"I don't have a sect, I have a master, but I'm pretty much self-taught."

Zhang Xiaoyu instantly thought of a story about a legendary martial arts genius who ventured into the entertainment industry. The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. "Besides swordsmanship and martial arts, what else do you know?"

"Internal strength."

The inner strength he practiced was the "Bi Xiao Yin" passed down by successive fortune-tellers. It was good at overcoming strength with softness and was tolerant but lacked the murderous aura. That was why he learned a set of sword techniques specifically for killing from his Taoist friend.

"Then was the method you used to predict the wind and rain on the island also taught by your master?"

“I guess so.”

Zhang Xiaoyu was so excited that his face turned red. He wanted to post an anonymous message online every minute, saying that a martial arts master had appeared next to me and was involved in the entertainment industry and looked very handsome!

Compared to the enthusiasm of Zhang Xiaoyu, the atmosphere on the set was very serious. After finding out who uploaded the video, Hou Siping quickly fired the person and began to investigate the issue of the pressure failure.

After confirming that Zhong Xue and Jiang Wu were fine, everyone checked the intimidation belt and found that the lower side of the belt had been completely torn, which was a serious problem of negligence in the inspection.

However, the prop master was an old master who had been in the business for many years. He insisted that he had just checked it in the morning and there was absolutely no problem with the equipment at that time. The venue staff also checked it together and the other party could testify for him.

The situation was at an impasse. Jiang Wu put away his phone and walked over to look at the prop master. "Who was the last user of this equipment?"

The prop master said: "It should be Teacher Shen."

Shen Yan was stunned for a moment. "It was fine when I used it. It was quite sturdy and had soft edges. I didn't see any damage."

"Soft-edged?" Jiang Wu looked at him intently, "Is the equipment you are using soft-edged?"

"Yes." Shen Yan nodded. "Originally I wanted to give it to Xiaoying, but she said that I had more fighting scenes today and she only had one, so she gave it to me."

"But Zhong Xue gave me the equipment with soft edges, so the previous user of this problematic equipment was actually you, right?" Jiang Wu looked at Mu Xiaoying outside the crowd.

Mu Xiaoying's expression was a little stiff. "Maybe there was a crack at the time and I didn't notice it. Later when Sister Zhong Xue used it, it couldn't hold up."

The prop master's face turned red with anxiety. "No, I really checked it, there is no crack. If there is a crack, I will never let the actors use it!"

There was no surveillance on the set, so there was no way to find evidence. But if we called the police, it would become a big deal and would definitely delay the filming progress.

After all, an accident happened, so Hou Siping asked the actors to leave work early today, and the rest of the logistics staff stayed to check all the props used in filming.

Of course the actors were very happy. After all, they had been working non-stop for more than half a month and of course they wanted to take a break.

In the lounge not far away, Mu Xiaoying was packing her things absentmindedly. When she zipped up her small bag, she felt a pain in her fingertips and subconsciously retracted her hand.

The next second, a hand reached into her bag from behind and took out a palm-length black knife.

Mu Xiaoying was startled and rushed to grab it, but she caught nothing. When she raised her head, she saw Jiang Wu's face and her face changed. "You——"

Jiang Wu looked at the tiny fibers stuck between the teeth of the blade and said slowly, "The pressure protection belt is made of special fabric. It must be cut with a knife with teeth like this in a short time."

Mu Xiaoying looked tense, trying to stay calm, "I picked this up."

"After calling the police, we can check the purchase records and find out whether it was you who picked it up."

“…”

Mu Xiaoying's face turned pale and she said nothing.

Jiang Wu handed the knife to Zhang Xiaoyu behind him and said calmly, "What is your relationship with Zuo Ran?"

Mu Xiaoying was visibly flustered, "…What Zuo Ran?"

"Didn't you two work together before? Don't you know each other?"

“…”

"Knowing that I was drinking and eating barbecue with my teammates in Hong before, it should be Zuo Ran who told you." Jiang Wu turned around and looked at the fate that was entangled and changing around her, "Did he ask you to harm me?"

"It has nothing to do with him!" Mu Xiaoying turned around abruptly, "I just couldn't stand you bullying him, causing him to quit the group and almost commit suicide due to depression. Now you've snatched the role he had worked so hard to get, and you're even distorting right and wrong on the Internet!"

Jiang Wu looked at her as if she were a fool, "You believed it?"

Mu Xiaoying choked up, "If I don't believe him, how can I believe you?"

"Are you two a couple?"

“…”

"It seems so." Jiang Wu suddenly raised his eyebrows, "Then do you know that he has a special relationship with his agent?"

Mu Xiaoying's face changed, "Impossible!"

Jiang Wu didn't intend to persuade her, and turned to look at the door of the lounge, "Director Hou, did you hear clearly?"

The door of the lounge was pushed open, and Hou Siping walked in with an angry face, "If you have a brain, you should know that Zuo Ran is unreliable! And you want to steal his role? Is he worthy of it? It was obviously his own fault that I found out, and he still has the nerve to say that someone else stole his role!"

Mu Xiaoying's face turned pale, her eyes filled with shock and disbelief.