Chapter 620 Blizzard Manor (Part 1) (Two chapters combined) "That was more than seventy years ago."
A table lamp, a small round table, and a sofa.
The lights were dim.
A beam of light shines on the center of the image, where a hunched and emaciated body is slumped in the sofa, like a dried fruit that has been left out for a long time.
If it weren't for the deep voice coming from this body, people would hardly be able to tell that this body, which doesn't even have a breath, is still alive.
The old man slowly sat up straight, and in the flickering light, tears welled up in his aged eyes.
"That happened more than seventy years ago. It was also a snowy day like that, and to this day, I still remember everything that happened that day..."
Snowflakes fluttered and fell around the old man.
The curtain rises.
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"Xiao Gu, hurry up, hurry up!"
Before seeing her, she heard her voice. The moment that familiar female voice rang out, Wu Jia's heart skipped a beat. She's here!
On the cobblestone street, lined with antique buildings, Ye Chu, wearing a gray woolen overcoat and carrying a large bag, strode forward while waving back, saying, "Hurry up, the weather is so gloomy, it's probably going to snow soon."
A handsome young man jogged up to catch up, carrying several bags on his back. He looked at Ye Chu and said, "You're here."
Less than three minutes into the show, the live chat was already flooded with comments:
【Ye Chu! Ye Chu!】
【Baby, Mommy loves you♡♡♡】
[Their attire... it's like Vision, Holmes, and Watson...]
[Edmund Holmes and Watson?]
[Hahahaha, Louis Koo has evolved!]
[Isn't that the researcher from Happiness Street? Turns out it was the director playing the role.]
As the comments streamed by, a magnificent mansion appeared before us, with three neat and upright characters engraved on the plaque in front of the gate:
Mei Mansion.
The screen went black, and then the program's animated commentary popped up.
Welcome to Mei Mansion, No. 444 Happiness Street (the two words "Rules" were crossed out with red crayon)!
This episode features eight players with four different identities.
The four identities are: detective, suspect, real culprit, and accomplice.
During the deduction phase, players can freely deduce and gather evidence; however, only in the final round, "The Truth Revealed," can players vote to select the culprit (self-voting is prohibited), and the player with the most votes is eliminated. If there is a tie, the detective will choose the culprit from among the tied players.
When the real culprit is eliminated by vote, the accomplice "dies" at the same time. The real culprit and the accomplice are eliminated, and the remaining players win.
When the accomplice is eliminated by vote, the real culprit remains unaffected. The accomplice and the detective are eliminated, and the real culprit and the remaining players win.
If neither the real culprit nor the accomplice is eliminated by vote, then all players except the real culprit and the accomplice will be eliminated.
Welcome to Mei Mansion, No. 444 Xingfu Street!
[Huh? Why has the opening narration changed?]
[They used to call them guests, why are they players this time? [laughing and crying emoji]]
[A tribute to "Happiness Street, Come In!", where Ye Chumei and the others, including the red and yellow flying badges, are all players.]
[A thoughtful touch from the production team to welcome Ye Chu~]
[Mom, am I the only one who noticed this game rule? It's insane! The detective's mortality rate is a whopping two-thirds...]
[Still suicidal]
[Wrong! I did the math, the detective's elimination rate is over 85%. The probability of being eliminated by the vote is not high, but the probability of being eliminated in one go because of voting for the wrong person is very high...]
[This is hilarious! What a high-risk profession!]
Old Ye's first job after changing careers was so bumpy.
[You were accused of recklessly bombing and demolishing Happiness Street, and now the production team has you got the upper hand, haven't they?]
Ye Chu looked up at the nameplate of the Mei Mansion for a while, then turned to Gu Wenhua and said, "The name of this mansion is too unlucky. Mei Mansion on Happiness Street, 'Happiness gone,' and 444..."
While adjusting the shoulder strap of his bag, Gu Wenhua said, "Ye Chu, we are at least progressive young people who have received modern education. Can you please stop being so superstitious?"
Ye Chu scoffed, "What's the use of you being more progressive than me in your thinking? I'm more advanced than you in my position."
[It doesn't look like acting]
I couldn't stop laughing...
[Director Lu's personally trained disciple, be like:]
[His superstitious beliefs are deeply inherited from Principal Kou, and his actions bear a strong resemblance to those of the Ninth Bureau.]
Teacher, I also want to improve! [Pleading emoji]
Gu Wenhua was clearly not good with words, and stood there for a long time without responding to Ye Chu's joke. Just as Wu Jia was gloating and waiting for an awkward silence, Ye Chu grabbed his backpack strap and dragged Gu Wenhua into the mansion.
Caught off guard, Gu Wenhua was pulled back and staggered. The scene suddenly became dynamic, and the stiffness from before vanished before it could even show itself.
"Aren't you going to hurry up and leave?" Ye Chu said as they walked. "If it snows and the film gets wet, we won't get our salary next month either."
【It's okay, it's okay. The Kuomintang's gold yuan can be used as toilet paper next month, so it's practically no loss ♡】
【Ughhhhh, why are all the comments on this screen hellish jokes?】
Ye Chu is so determined; even under the scorching autumn sun, she said it would snow without breaking character...
[Happiness Street, Happiness Street, it's closed down! Happiness Street, Happiness Street, it's closed down! The newspaper isn't paying salaries, and the top reporter has run away with his assistant!]
The script the production team wrote for Ye Chu was quite detailed, Wu Jiawumeizhi thought resentfully, unlike Ningning, who didn't have a script and had to improvise entirely. Qingping Entertainment, that dead company.
Wu Jia Plum Juice wouldn't admit, or rather, wouldn't want to think about, that Ye Chu, as a popular actress, has a long and varied schedule that's easily found online. In fact, she had just finished filming "The Heavenly Emperor" two days ago.
If she had to choose between "Ye Chu has a good sense of variety and is good at improvising" and "The production team favored Ye Chu by writing a detailed script, and Ye Chu has an excellent memory and memorized it all in two days," Wu Jiawumeizhi would still grit her teeth and choose the latter.
While Wu Jia was pondering, Ye Chu had already led Gu Wenhua, whose hands and feet were neither hands nor feet, into the Mei Mansion.
The mansion was solemn. It was evening, and the leftovers on the table had not yet been cleared away. A lady in a cheongsam sat on the sofa, admiring the jade bracelet on her wrist in the light; a young master with a frail appearance stood with his back to everyone by the window, gazing at the gloomy sky outside.
"Oh," the noblewoman said, raising her eyelids without getting up as she saw people approaching. "Where have you two come from?"
Ye Chu smiled and said, "We are reporters from the *Happiness Daily*, here to interview Mr. Mei. As the richest man in our provincial capital, Mr. Mei has always, always—"
At this point, Ye Chu stumbled and glanced sideways at Gu Wenhua.
Gu Wenhua smoothly replied, "Always charitable, generous, and philanthropic, he has always been a Robin Hood figure, helping the poor and needy..."
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